As we wind down the Death March of the 2008 presidential campaign, I can not tell you what one of these examples of America under the reign of The One is worse.
But, I think you will agree with the order I put these in.
An Obama supporter who prostrated at a gathering of the Obamacultists had the following to say upon hearing The One:
"I never thought this day would happen. I won’t have to work on puttin’ gas in my car. I won’t have to work at payin’ my mortgage. You know. If I help him [Obama], he’s gonna help me."
Peggy Joseph
Obama Devotee
You have to see the video of this Peggy Joseph for yourself. It is a sad commentary for I really think that she believes that The One will pay her gas and mortgage and she will not have to work to do that.
Sad, so sad.
But, The One himself tries his best to shame the average American. You know the Joe the Plumbers and Tito the Builders. How does The One try to shame the average American?
By telling us that not paying higher taxes is a sign of selfishness.
Let me show you in print how The One swoons the Peggy Joseph's that swarm to him as the disciples swooned to the Saviour himself:
"The reason that we want to do this, change our tax code, is not because I have anything against the rich. I love rich people! I want all of you to be rich. Go for it. That’s the America dream, that’s the American way, that’s terrific...
"John McCain and Sarah Palin they call this socialistic. You know I don’t know when, when they decided they wanted to make a virtue out of selfishness."
Again, see The One in action at the link.
It is very disturbing that The One thinks that he has this election so in the bag that he can have a supporter say something absurd as The One paying her gas bill and home mortgage. And it is just as disturbing that The One thinks that he has it so in the bag that he will call a whole bunch of hard working, taxpaying Americans as selfish because they are just a bit concerned that their hard work is not being rewarded when a government takes away their money to give it to someone else.
Well, I for one am proud of my hard work and being able to pay for gas for our automobile. And, Mrs. rightviewfromtheleftcoast and I are not home owners. But we pay our rent every month. And, we do a lot on our own to make people's lives better and that is mostly through our church. In the last month, we donated over five garbage-size bags of clothing for members of our transitional housing group that our church sponsors. We brought happiness to many people that are trying to get their lives on track just out of jail, or state prison or just trying to get off the drugs an or alcholol that has ruined their lives.
I, for one, do not want to put up with this mindlessness for the next four years. I want Sen. John "F--- You" McCain to be my president. I believe in his message. It is so much more hopeful than the message of The One.
Go to the McCain/Palin website and take 20 minutes of your time to call people to vote Tuesday.
We need someone like John McCain and Sarah Palin now more than ever.
Or, get ready for this for the next four years under the reign of The One.
HT: Gateway Pundit @ http://www.gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/
*****Do not forget. If you are for Barack Obama for president, please go to Why Are You For Barack Obama?*****
Friday, October 31, 2008
Perfect Game Can Kill
Too bad for Don Doane.
Poor fellow was on the same bowling team for 45 years at a Ravenna, Michigan bowling alley.
And when he bowled his first perfect game, he celebrated with his teammates, collapsed and died of a heart attack.
But, what a way to go!
*****Do not forget. If you are for Barack Obama for president, please go to Why Are You For Barack Obama?*****
Poor fellow was on the same bowling team for 45 years at a Ravenna, Michigan bowling alley.
And when he bowled his first perfect game, he celebrated with his teammates, collapsed and died of a heart attack.
But, what a way to go!
*****Do not forget. If you are for Barack Obama for president, please go to Why Are You For Barack Obama?*****
More Hope And Change-Get Rid Of Reporters From Newspapers That Endorsed John McCain
Ahh, that Messiah Barack Obama fellow, he of the thin skin, has found a way to get rid of some reporters that did nothing that worked for newspapers that dared, dared I tell you, to endorse Sen. John "F--- You" McCain according to the Drudge Report.
So, after months and great expense from the dead tree media, reporters from the Dallas Morning News, New York Post and Washington Times are being asked to leave the press plane. Supposedly, it is to make room for other, probably favorable reporters.
Let us see the pattern.
Go after any one that dares to ask tough questions of Sen. Messiah.
All I can say is that if hope and change leads to this, it is not hope and change but more of the same. And, this from the man many have called a Messiah.
*****Do not forget. If you are for Barack Obama for president, please go to Why Are You For Barack Obama?*****
So, after months and great expense from the dead tree media, reporters from the Dallas Morning News, New York Post and Washington Times are being asked to leave the press plane. Supposedly, it is to make room for other, probably favorable reporters.
Let us see the pattern.
Go after any one that dares to ask tough questions of Sen. Messiah.
All I can say is that if hope and change leads to this, it is not hope and change but more of the same. And, this from the man many have called a Messiah.
*****Do not forget. If you are for Barack Obama for president, please go to Why Are You For Barack Obama?*****
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Charles Krauthammer Makes A Strong Case For John McCain
In the latest column by Charles Krauthammer, the Washington Post's moderate conservative voice makes a strong case why he is for Sen. John McCain.
I have little to add but this.
I was dragged to the McCain side when he officially became the Republican nominee for president.
But, now I am using a lot of this column to articulate why I am for Sen. McCain over Sen. Obama.
I really believe that at this point it is why one is for their candidate rather than against the other.
So, read the link, let me know if it changes your mind.
*****Do not forget. If you are for Barack Obama for president, please go to Why Are You For Barack Obama?*****
I have little to add but this.
I was dragged to the McCain side when he officially became the Republican nominee for president.
But, now I am using a lot of this column to articulate why I am for Sen. McCain over Sen. Obama.
I really believe that at this point it is why one is for their candidate rather than against the other.
So, read the link, let me know if it changes your mind.
*****Do not forget. If you are for Barack Obama for president, please go to Why Are You For Barack Obama?*****
An Interesting Take On The Conservative Debate Over Sarah Palin
My friend Gay Patriot West over at Gay Patriot has a great post on the conservative debate over the Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin.
It is not so much a debate as a distinction. The intellectual class of the Republican party, led by people like David Frum and David Brooks are people who have never actually had to sell their ideas to voters. In other words, they have never ran for office.
Then there are those who have been in the arena. And that is exactly Sarah Palin.
It is really wonderful that there are debates within conservatism. Clearly, the liberals have either given up or just figure that the hard left is the way to go. There has been no debate on their side.
But the reality is that there are few politicians on the conservative side that can articulate a broad conservative message and give it a face to the electorate at large.
The last one to do that is Newt Gingrich. An intellectual and a political street-fighter.
Now, I do not put Gov. Palin in that category.
But, as Gay Patriot points out, she just needs to complete a conservative education.
These same intellectuals love to go on conservative talk radio to hawk their books, but really do not care if the books or whatever they are selling is put into practice. If they did, they would run for office.
I will submit once again that many of these same types of people have always existed within conservatism. Remember, these people did not have much use for Ronald Reagan. Yet now, many wax so eloquently about the Great Man.
Great post and do read Gay Patriot West's link to the Jennifer Rubin article.
The debate over Sarah Palin continues.
*****Do not forget. If you are for Barack Obama for president, please go to Why Are You For Barack Obama?*****
It is not so much a debate as a distinction. The intellectual class of the Republican party, led by people like David Frum and David Brooks are people who have never actually had to sell their ideas to voters. In other words, they have never ran for office.
Then there are those who have been in the arena. And that is exactly Sarah Palin.
It is really wonderful that there are debates within conservatism. Clearly, the liberals have either given up or just figure that the hard left is the way to go. There has been no debate on their side.
But the reality is that there are few politicians on the conservative side that can articulate a broad conservative message and give it a face to the electorate at large.
The last one to do that is Newt Gingrich. An intellectual and a political street-fighter.
Now, I do not put Gov. Palin in that category.
But, as Gay Patriot points out, she just needs to complete a conservative education.
These same intellectuals love to go on conservative talk radio to hawk their books, but really do not care if the books or whatever they are selling is put into practice. If they did, they would run for office.
I will submit once again that many of these same types of people have always existed within conservatism. Remember, these people did not have much use for Ronald Reagan. Yet now, many wax so eloquently about the Great Man.
Great post and do read Gay Patriot West's link to the Jennifer Rubin article.
The debate over Sarah Palin continues.
*****Do not forget. If you are for Barack Obama for president, please go to Why Are You For Barack Obama?*****
An Open Thread: Why Are You FOR Barack Obama?
Here it is!
It is your chance to give your reasons for supporting the Democrat nominee for president, Sen. Messiah Barack Obama.
Just a couple of guidelines:
Firstly, please do not just use this to bash President Bush. I really want to know why you are for the junior senator from Illinois.
Second, be clean! You can articulate why you are for your candidate without going in the gutter.
I really want to know why you are for Sen. Messiah Barack.
So, here is your chance. Have fun!
It is your chance to give your reasons for supporting the Democrat nominee for president, Sen. Messiah Barack Obama.
Just a couple of guidelines:
Firstly, please do not just use this to bash President Bush. I really want to know why you are for the junior senator from Illinois.
Second, be clean! You can articulate why you are for your candidate without going in the gutter.
I really want to know why you are for Sen. Messiah Barack.
So, here is your chance. Have fun!
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
When The Los Angeles Times DOES Release A Tape
If you think that the Los Angeles Times is engaging in protecting the integrity of a source in reference to a video tape that the "newspaper" will not release, you would be wrong.
There is a video tape that The Times will not release showing then little-known Illinois Democrat state senator, Barack Obama, at a rousing going away party for Rashid Khalidi, a man with very close ties to the PLO during the height of its reign of terror before the Palestinian Authority was established.
But, when it comes to a Republican, in this case, Gov. Benedict Arnold Schwarzenegger, thinking he was in a private conversation, the "newspaper" had no problem writing about it and releasing the audio tape.
Oh, and the same "newspaper" also wrote extensively about Gov. Benedict Arnold allegedly sexually harassing a co-worker on a movie before he entered politics.
So, again, I urge you to either e-mail the Los Angeles Times or call their toll-free number to urge them to release the video tape and let us judge for ourselves.
One more thing.
Read this from a former Los Angeles Times staff writer, Evan Maxwell. The following last two paragraphs are what makes what Mr. Maxwell wrote compelling:
I am not inured to the nuance of the practice of journalism. But even in the good old days of the last century, reporters who came into possession of confidential material from a source usually were smart enough not to admit in print that they possess the material. The moment a journalist says he is using a secret report to validate his work, and then refuses to reveal the full contents of the report, he is guilty of the kind of conduct that deservedly brought Sen. Joseph McCarthy to disgrace.
You let the cat’s tail out of the bag and you admitted you still possess that bag. Now I think you have no choice but to show us the rest of the animal so we can see it for ourselves. We are, after all, big boys and girls out here now. Hell, they even let us cast our votes. So help us to do that.
So, what Mr. Maxwell is saying is simple. The Times screwed up in the first place and now must find a way to release what is on that video tape in detail.
With that in mind, here is the contact information:
E-mail: readers.rep@latimes.com
Toll-free phone number: 877-544-4000
There is a video tape that The Times will not release showing then little-known Illinois Democrat state senator, Barack Obama, at a rousing going away party for Rashid Khalidi, a man with very close ties to the PLO during the height of its reign of terror before the Palestinian Authority was established.
But, when it comes to a Republican, in this case, Gov. Benedict Arnold Schwarzenegger, thinking he was in a private conversation, the "newspaper" had no problem writing about it and releasing the audio tape.
Oh, and the same "newspaper" also wrote extensively about Gov. Benedict Arnold allegedly sexually harassing a co-worker on a movie before he entered politics.
So, again, I urge you to either e-mail the Los Angeles Times or call their toll-free number to urge them to release the video tape and let us judge for ourselves.
One more thing.
Read this from a former Los Angeles Times staff writer, Evan Maxwell. The following last two paragraphs are what makes what Mr. Maxwell wrote compelling:
I am not inured to the nuance of the practice of journalism. But even in the good old days of the last century, reporters who came into possession of confidential material from a source usually were smart enough not to admit in print that they possess the material. The moment a journalist says he is using a secret report to validate his work, and then refuses to reveal the full contents of the report, he is guilty of the kind of conduct that deservedly brought Sen. Joseph McCarthy to disgrace.
You let the cat’s tail out of the bag and you admitted you still possess that bag. Now I think you have no choice but to show us the rest of the animal so we can see it for ourselves. We are, after all, big boys and girls out here now. Hell, they even let us cast our votes. So help us to do that.
So, what Mr. Maxwell is saying is simple. The Times screwed up in the first place and now must find a way to release what is on that video tape in detail.
With that in mind, here is the contact information:
E-mail: readers.rep@latimes.com
Toll-free phone number: 877-544-4000
Messiah Barack And 70s Pop Culture
Apparently, The One, aka Democrat presidential nominee Sen. Messiah Barack Obama is not all that swift about a couple of the great comedy sitcoms of the 1970s.
In a very bad attempt at humor, The One actually said the following:
"You would be having Sanford and Son," the senator said, referring to the 70s sitcom featuring Redd Foxx as the proprietor of a junkyard."I'm comin', Weezie," he said, laughing, botching one of the signature lines from the show, in which Foxx clutched his chest in a mock heart-attack and prepared to meet his late wife in heaven.
Well, The One is 47 and your humble blogger is 44. And I watched Sanford and Son faithfully every Friday night.
One problem is that I just do not remember the small businessman, Fred Sanford, ever saying "I'm comin', Weezie".
BECAUSE FRED SANFORD NEVER SAID IT!
The One should get his black-cast 1970s sitcoms right.
FTR, the correct line that Fred Sanford, the late Redd Foxx, is "I'm comin', Elizabeth!" And it was almost always said in the presence of Elizabeth's holier-than-thou sister, the infamous Aunt Esther.
"I'm comin', Weezie!" was never uttered by another successful, black, small businessman, George Jefferson, the lead in The Jeffersons and played by Sherman Hemsley. But, George Jefferson did have a pet name for his wife, Louise Jefferson, played by the late Isabel Sanford (what a coinkidink!). And it was, ta da! WEEZIE!
Now, I do not know if this was the period in which The One was in Indonesia, or catching a wave in Hawaii, but either way, I can not imagine that he never saw an episode of either show and could not get an easy, funny, throw-away line right.
Has The One not ever caught an episode of The Jeffersons or Sanford And Son on TV Land?
It goes to this.
Had either Sen. John "F--- You" McCain or Gov. Sarah Palin had botched it like The One, it would be a front-page item. It would be played, oh that both are ignorant of the black culture and had no clue about pop culture.
But, once again, The One makes a faux-paux and the media will let it go, as if he is the most brilliant speaker since, well, the most brilliant speaker.
After next Tuesday, when Sen. "F--- You" McCain and Gov. Palin are doing the victory dance, Sen. Messiah Barack can get over to TV Land and catch up on some old time television culture.
HT: Jammie Wearing Fool @ www.jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com
In a very bad attempt at humor, The One actually said the following:
"You would be having Sanford and Son," the senator said, referring to the 70s sitcom featuring Redd Foxx as the proprietor of a junkyard."I'm comin', Weezie," he said, laughing, botching one of the signature lines from the show, in which Foxx clutched his chest in a mock heart-attack and prepared to meet his late wife in heaven.
Well, The One is 47 and your humble blogger is 44. And I watched Sanford and Son faithfully every Friday night.
One problem is that I just do not remember the small businessman, Fred Sanford, ever saying "I'm comin', Weezie".
BECAUSE FRED SANFORD NEVER SAID IT!
The One should get his black-cast 1970s sitcoms right.
FTR, the correct line that Fred Sanford, the late Redd Foxx, is "I'm comin', Elizabeth!" And it was almost always said in the presence of Elizabeth's holier-than-thou sister, the infamous Aunt Esther.
"I'm comin', Weezie!" was never uttered by another successful, black, small businessman, George Jefferson, the lead in The Jeffersons and played by Sherman Hemsley. But, George Jefferson did have a pet name for his wife, Louise Jefferson, played by the late Isabel Sanford (what a coinkidink!). And it was, ta da! WEEZIE!
Now, I do not know if this was the period in which The One was in Indonesia, or catching a wave in Hawaii, but either way, I can not imagine that he never saw an episode of either show and could not get an easy, funny, throw-away line right.
Has The One not ever caught an episode of The Jeffersons or Sanford And Son on TV Land?
It goes to this.
Had either Sen. John "F--- You" McCain or Gov. Sarah Palin had botched it like The One, it would be a front-page item. It would be played, oh that both are ignorant of the black culture and had no clue about pop culture.
But, once again, The One makes a faux-paux and the media will let it go, as if he is the most brilliant speaker since, well, the most brilliant speaker.
After next Tuesday, when Sen. "F--- You" McCain and Gov. Palin are doing the victory dance, Sen. Messiah Barack can get over to TV Land and catch up on some old time television culture.
HT: Jammie Wearing Fool @ www.jammiewearingfool.blogspot.com
Have The Los Angeles Time Release The Video Tape
Apparently, the Los Angeles Times has a video tape of Palestinian terrorist supporter Rashid Khalidi being given a rousing send off from Chicago to his professorialship at Columbia university.
Attending the send off was a seemingly obscure Democrat Illinois state senator by the name of Barrack H. Obama.
For multiple reasons, the Los Angeles Times refuses to release this video tape.
The latest reason is that the newspaper assured the source that they would not release the video tape.
Well, there is more to write about this.
But, in the mean time, you may e-mail the Times or call the reader representative at the following:
E-mail: readers.rep@latimes.com
Toll-free phone: 877-554-4000
Attending the send off was a seemingly obscure Democrat Illinois state senator by the name of Barrack H. Obama.
For multiple reasons, the Los Angeles Times refuses to release this video tape.
The latest reason is that the newspaper assured the source that they would not release the video tape.
Well, there is more to write about this.
But, in the mean time, you may e-mail the Times or call the reader representative at the following:
E-mail: readers.rep@latimes.com
Toll-free phone: 877-554-4000
Monday, October 27, 2008
Megyn Kelly, Best Cable News Anchor!
Megyn Kelly is the best cable news anchor and that is because she takes no crap from anyone.
Go to the link and watch her trying to get Obama spokesman Bill Burton to answer some simple questions about the Democrat presidential nominee's comments about redistribution of wealth.
I know people like our friendly lefty, Mr. Snarkle, will not agree, but Fox News has been fair and balanced to both campaigns. I have watched Mrs. Kelly be just as tough on Republicans, especially McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds.
You watch and you decide!
Go to the link and watch her trying to get Obama spokesman Bill Burton to answer some simple questions about the Democrat presidential nominee's comments about redistribution of wealth.
I know people like our friendly lefty, Mr. Snarkle, will not agree, but Fox News has been fair and balanced to both campaigns. I have watched Mrs. Kelly be just as tough on Republicans, especially McCain spokesman Tucker Bounds.
You watch and you decide!
Dean Barnett 1967-2008
Today, the world lost a real gentleman in blogger and fill-in radio talk-show host Dean Barnett as he finally went to the glory and gave up the fight against the insidious disease he had, cystic fibrosis.
Mr. Barnett died this morning.
Like almost everyone here in the blogging community, we almost never meet, but feel like we really know each other through our blogs. That is the way I felt with Mr. Barnett. No, Dean. He would not care for the formality.
It was reading him along with Hugh Hewitt that got me interested in blogging. And, we did comment on each others work on a rare occasion when I would comment on his own Soxblog or on Hugh Hewitt's blog. And every so often, he would write back.
I will comment on this later in more detail, but I will leave you with this.
I recently lost a friend from my church who also suffered from this horrible cystic fibrosis. And, I want to let you know what I have learned from both my friend from church and my inspiration in the blogosphere, Dean Barnett.
May you be at peace with God, my friend!
Mr. Barnett died this morning.
Like almost everyone here in the blogging community, we almost never meet, but feel like we really know each other through our blogs. That is the way I felt with Mr. Barnett. No, Dean. He would not care for the formality.
It was reading him along with Hugh Hewitt that got me interested in blogging. And, we did comment on each others work on a rare occasion when I would comment on his own Soxblog or on Hugh Hewitt's blog. And every so often, he would write back.
I will comment on this later in more detail, but I will leave you with this.
I recently lost a friend from my church who also suffered from this horrible cystic fibrosis. And, I want to let you know what I have learned from both my friend from church and my inspiration in the blogosphere, Dean Barnett.
May you be at peace with God, my friend!
Sunday, October 26, 2008
A Solid Conservative's Case Against "Obama Temptation"
Many in the DDBMSOWM are swooning over "Republicans" and "conservatives" that have publicly endorsed the Democrat presidential nominee, Sen. Messiah Barack Obama over the Republican, Sen. John "F--- You" McCain.
But in this piece by Mark Levin, he lays out the case against this way of thinking. Or lack thereof.
What Mr. Levin does is attack the reality that the whole Obamamessiah complex is a front to remake the very essence of what American society is.
It is solid as Mr. Levin is one who actually worked in the Reagan administration. Mr. Levin is one that does not forget the very essence of Mr. Reagan was that he trusted the American people. The essence of Barack Obama is that he does not trust the American people.
That is why the answer in response to the infamous question from Joe the Plumber about taking more money from him to give to others has struck a chord. When Sen. Messiah Barack says that he wants to "spread the wealth", he makes a seriously bad point that if one makes $250,000 a year, that means they have "wealth" and someone else does not. Well, to many people, $250,000 is not wealth and its their money and they have the right to do with it want they want.
I commented a while back that many on the left never really got Ronald Reagan. They thought that he was just all about celebrity and platitudes and that he really did not know what he was talking about. And, they have found their Reagan in Sen. Messiah Barack.
I think that Mr. Levin makes this point better than I did. The reality is that Sen. Messiah Barack does know what he is talking about, but has no discernible paper trail like Mr. Reagan did. For if Sen. Messiah Barack did, he would have never been selected by the Democrat party.
Election day is before us. We need to talk to those that are on the fence or taken in by Obama temptation. And, this piece by Mr. Levin is a great place to start.
But in this piece by Mark Levin, he lays out the case against this way of thinking. Or lack thereof.
What Mr. Levin does is attack the reality that the whole Obamamessiah complex is a front to remake the very essence of what American society is.
It is solid as Mr. Levin is one who actually worked in the Reagan administration. Mr. Levin is one that does not forget the very essence of Mr. Reagan was that he trusted the American people. The essence of Barack Obama is that he does not trust the American people.
That is why the answer in response to the infamous question from Joe the Plumber about taking more money from him to give to others has struck a chord. When Sen. Messiah Barack says that he wants to "spread the wealth", he makes a seriously bad point that if one makes $250,000 a year, that means they have "wealth" and someone else does not. Well, to many people, $250,000 is not wealth and its their money and they have the right to do with it want they want.
I commented a while back that many on the left never really got Ronald Reagan. They thought that he was just all about celebrity and platitudes and that he really did not know what he was talking about. And, they have found their Reagan in Sen. Messiah Barack.
I think that Mr. Levin makes this point better than I did. The reality is that Sen. Messiah Barack does know what he is talking about, but has no discernible paper trail like Mr. Reagan did. For if Sen. Messiah Barack did, he would have never been selected by the Democrat party.
Election day is before us. We need to talk to those that are on the fence or taken in by Obama temptation. And, this piece by Mr. Levin is a great place to start.
Saturday, October 25, 2008
Before You Vote, Consider A Few Things
Folks, it is almost time for us American citizens to exercise our most important obligation after jury duty and that is to cast our ballots and vote.
Before we do that, I would just like to point out a few things about some of those who would like to do certain things when they take power.
So, here we go:
1) Cut the defense budget 25%, raise taxes, relax unemployment insurance requirements and extended the same benefits.
And all of that was said in one interview by Massachusetts Democrat congressman, Barney Frank.
2) An increase in government spending that would be 4,300,000,000,000 (that is trillion) over the course of the next administration.
Read the whole article for what that amazing increase in government spending is going to be for.
3) The tax break that one gets for investing in a company 401k plan will be possibly on the chopping block. And to replace it-Social Security II.
Now I get it. We should not be encouraged to invest our money the way we see fit. No, we will have to give it to the government. For a three percent return.
4) It is safe to say that the Democrats foreign policy will look a lot like. . .Jimmy Carter. And we know how well that worked out.
There is a lot more, but these are just some of what one should consider when you cast your vote. Whether it is early voting or on election day.
There will be more of these as we get closer to election day.
I leave this post with this.
It is a lot more than whether a candidate has "temperament" or "erratic" behavior. It in a lot more than who gives a great speech and who sounds more like the parent that has to be the disciplinarian. It is more than whether one is grandiose or common-folk.
It is about the fundamental direction of the United States. In many aspects of our everyday lives.
And, every election is important.
But this one really is because the Democrats really believe that the United States is no longer a center-right nation. Because the Democrats believe that the American people so loathe one George W. Bush, they do not care who they vote for. As long as it is not a Republican and or a Bush. And with that, when the mask of change, hope, togetherness is ripped away from The One, somehow the people will not notice.
So, it is the duty of those of us who care to continue the fight. For it is a good fight. It is the fight for the heart and soul of what kind of nation the United States will be.
And, there will be a lot more of these kind of posts from now until election day.
Because you need to consider everything before you vote.
Before we do that, I would just like to point out a few things about some of those who would like to do certain things when they take power.
So, here we go:
1) Cut the defense budget 25%, raise taxes, relax unemployment insurance requirements and extended the same benefits.
And all of that was said in one interview by Massachusetts Democrat congressman, Barney Frank.
2) An increase in government spending that would be 4,300,000,000,000 (that is trillion) over the course of the next administration.
Read the whole article for what that amazing increase in government spending is going to be for.
3) The tax break that one gets for investing in a company 401k plan will be possibly on the chopping block. And to replace it-Social Security II.
Now I get it. We should not be encouraged to invest our money the way we see fit. No, we will have to give it to the government. For a three percent return.
4) It is safe to say that the Democrats foreign policy will look a lot like. . .Jimmy Carter. And we know how well that worked out.
There is a lot more, but these are just some of what one should consider when you cast your vote. Whether it is early voting or on election day.
There will be more of these as we get closer to election day.
I leave this post with this.
It is a lot more than whether a candidate has "temperament" or "erratic" behavior. It in a lot more than who gives a great speech and who sounds more like the parent that has to be the disciplinarian. It is more than whether one is grandiose or common-folk.
It is about the fundamental direction of the United States. In many aspects of our everyday lives.
And, every election is important.
But this one really is because the Democrats really believe that the United States is no longer a center-right nation. Because the Democrats believe that the American people so loathe one George W. Bush, they do not care who they vote for. As long as it is not a Republican and or a Bush. And with that, when the mask of change, hope, togetherness is ripped away from The One, somehow the people will not notice.
So, it is the duty of those of us who care to continue the fight. For it is a good fight. It is the fight for the heart and soul of what kind of nation the United States will be.
And, there will be a lot more of these kind of posts from now until election day.
Because you need to consider everything before you vote.
Friday, October 24, 2008
The Death Of Journalism
This is a very sad piece written by Michael Malone, but it is one of the most honest critiques of the Dinosaur, Drive-By, Mainstream, Obama-Worshiping Media concerning the current election season.
What Mr. Malone admits is that there is a bias. And, I understand that. I actually studied journalism in college. Even then we were always taught the four Ws. Who, what, when and why. And it was always emphasised to get both sides of any story.
But, we are not getting that what so ever.
What we are getting according to Mr. Malone is the last gasp of a dying industry.
Read these last three paragraphs of Mr. Malone's piece to get an idea of what is really going on here:
In other words, you are facing career catastrophe -and desperate times call for desperate measures. Even if you have to risk everything on a single Hail Mary play. Even if you have to compromise the principles that got you here. After all, newspapers and network news are doomed anyway - all that counts is keeping them on life support until you can retire.
And then the opportunity presents itself: an attractive young candidate whose politics likely matches yours, but more important, he offers the prospect of a transformed Washington with the power to fix everything that has gone wrong in your career. With luck, this monolithic, single-party government will crush the alternative media via a revived Fairness Doctrine, re-invigorate unions by getting rid of secret votes, and just maybe, be beholden to people like you in the traditional media for getting it there.
And besides, you tell yourself, it’s all for the good of the country . . .
What Mr. Malone is writing is so frightening. Because I am afraid that it is true.
But, I offer a little bit of sanity in this insane bias.
From here on in, most Americans are now convinced more than ever that there is a wholesale, left-wing bias in most newspapers, all of network television (except for that pesky Fox News Channel that seems to be picking up viewers on a daily basis), and those who are in charge of how information is disseminated.
These people are living in the past. They have no clue about the alternative media. And because of that, they would rather sell their souls to maybe make it one more generation. And there is the hope that a one-party town will make that happen.
Oh, did I say alternative media.
Well, what is failing on these fossils is the fact that alternative media has made even the threat of a so-called fairness doctrine seem old and archaic.
And it is.
And that is why even in the worst case scenario, it will not come to pass.
Oh, the left will try. But, alternative media, both right and left, will oppose it like nothing else. They will make the lives of congressmen and senators miserable. If you thought that the DDBMSOWM assault on Joe the Plumber was disgusting, the congressmen and senators will have a wrath on them that will make the assault on Joe the Plumber look like nothing.
But, the sad fact is that these fossils, rather than looking at the new ways to get information, with little bias as possible, out to the public, are selling their souls to the devil.
And with that, many an honest journalist, not afraid of being truth tellers, are turning to this medium, talk-radio and yes, outlets like Fox News Channel to work for and or to be the next Woodward and Bernstein.
No matter who wins, the DDBMSOWM will continue the sclerosis and bleeding and it is so not necessary.
But, once a fossil, always a fossil.
What Mr. Malone admits is that there is a bias. And, I understand that. I actually studied journalism in college. Even then we were always taught the four Ws. Who, what, when and why. And it was always emphasised to get both sides of any story.
But, we are not getting that what so ever.
What we are getting according to Mr. Malone is the last gasp of a dying industry.
Read these last three paragraphs of Mr. Malone's piece to get an idea of what is really going on here:
In other words, you are facing career catastrophe -and desperate times call for desperate measures. Even if you have to risk everything on a single Hail Mary play. Even if you have to compromise the principles that got you here. After all, newspapers and network news are doomed anyway - all that counts is keeping them on life support until you can retire.
And then the opportunity presents itself: an attractive young candidate whose politics likely matches yours, but more important, he offers the prospect of a transformed Washington with the power to fix everything that has gone wrong in your career. With luck, this monolithic, single-party government will crush the alternative media via a revived Fairness Doctrine, re-invigorate unions by getting rid of secret votes, and just maybe, be beholden to people like you in the traditional media for getting it there.
And besides, you tell yourself, it’s all for the good of the country . . .
What Mr. Malone is writing is so frightening. Because I am afraid that it is true.
But, I offer a little bit of sanity in this insane bias.
From here on in, most Americans are now convinced more than ever that there is a wholesale, left-wing bias in most newspapers, all of network television (except for that pesky Fox News Channel that seems to be picking up viewers on a daily basis), and those who are in charge of how information is disseminated.
These people are living in the past. They have no clue about the alternative media. And because of that, they would rather sell their souls to maybe make it one more generation. And there is the hope that a one-party town will make that happen.
Oh, did I say alternative media.
Well, what is failing on these fossils is the fact that alternative media has made even the threat of a so-called fairness doctrine seem old and archaic.
And it is.
And that is why even in the worst case scenario, it will not come to pass.
Oh, the left will try. But, alternative media, both right and left, will oppose it like nothing else. They will make the lives of congressmen and senators miserable. If you thought that the DDBMSOWM assault on Joe the Plumber was disgusting, the congressmen and senators will have a wrath on them that will make the assault on Joe the Plumber look like nothing.
But, the sad fact is that these fossils, rather than looking at the new ways to get information, with little bias as possible, out to the public, are selling their souls to the devil.
And with that, many an honest journalist, not afraid of being truth tellers, are turning to this medium, talk-radio and yes, outlets like Fox News Channel to work for and or to be the next Woodward and Bernstein.
No matter who wins, the DDBMSOWM will continue the sclerosis and bleeding and it is so not necessary.
But, once a fossil, always a fossil.
Thursday, October 23, 2008
More Hope And Change-The Beating Edition
UPDATE: As I was suspecting, according to KDKA television, the beating was a hoax. It appears that Ashley Tood self inflicted the wounds and carved the "B" on her own face. Of course, our friendly lefty who likes to stroll over here, Mr. Snarkle, actually believes that this means the election is over. Really?! Not a chance. The DDBMSOWM can not even nail Gov. Palin on the clothes issue. What is troubling is that obviously, Miss Todd has problems beyond a presidential election campaign and I hope that she gets mental help.
It appears that even robbers are making their political views known and in no uncertain way.
According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, as well as other local Pittsburgh media, 20 year-old Ashley Todd of College Station, Texas was getting cash around 9pm yesterday evening when a man accosted her and robbed her.
But, it does not end there.
When the thug saw Miss Todd's car, and the McCain/Palin bumper sticker, the thug made his feelings known:
Now, let me be fair and write this. It is possible that the beating and the thug carving a "B" on Miss Todd's face could be a hoax. One reason is the way that the photo shows the "B" seemingly backwards. But, Ace shows that if the photo is put upside down, it is possible that the thug had her in a position that the "B" was carved in such a way that it was not self-inflicted.
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Now, as I write this, there are doubts to Miss Todd's story.
As I write, we have to be skeptical about these stories because there are always people looking for their 15 minutes of fame.
But, I want to relate some reality.
Tonight I was phone banking here at the local Republican headquarters. And while doing so, a call came in that a slew of McCain/Palin signs were stolen and or destroyed. And worse, it was not far from the rightviewfromtheleftcoast manor!
And, it is not like it will be close here in Pasadena, California. It is pretty safe to write that Sen. Obama will win this burg with ease.
So, why do the Obama supporters have this need to steal signs and the like?
My thought is that they can not handle the fact that there are some people that actually believe that The One, in this case, is not the right one to lead this nation at this time. And it is sincerely on that basis, based on what many of us have come to know about him that we oppose him, not race, class or anything of that nature.
The left has been afraid of debate. So their solution, which was all but encouraged by Team Obama, is intimidation. Pure and simple.
So, it is why many believe this story of Miss Todd on face value. I am skeptical.
But, sign stealing is a real problem.
BTW, the phone banking was rather positive. More contacts said that they were voting for McCain/Palin.
Hope and change, baby! Hope and Change!
It appears that even robbers are making their political views known and in no uncertain way.
According to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, as well as other local Pittsburgh media, 20 year-old Ashley Todd of College Station, Texas was getting cash around 9pm yesterday evening when a man accosted her and robbed her.
But, it does not end there.
When the thug saw Miss Todd's car, and the McCain/Palin bumper sticker, the thug made his feelings known:
Now, let me be fair and write this. It is possible that the beating and the thug carving a "B" on Miss Todd's face could be a hoax. One reason is the way that the photo shows the "B" seemingly backwards. But, Ace shows that if the photo is put upside down, it is possible that the thug had her in a position that the "B" was carved in such a way that it was not self-inflicted.
Now, as I write this, there are doubts to Miss Todd's story.
As I write, we have to be skeptical about these stories because there are always people looking for their 15 minutes of fame.
But, I want to relate some reality.
Tonight I was phone banking here at the local Republican headquarters. And while doing so, a call came in that a slew of McCain/Palin signs were stolen and or destroyed. And worse, it was not far from the rightviewfromtheleftcoast manor!
And, it is not like it will be close here in Pasadena, California. It is pretty safe to write that Sen. Obama will win this burg with ease.
So, why do the Obama supporters have this need to steal signs and the like?
My thought is that they can not handle the fact that there are some people that actually believe that The One, in this case, is not the right one to lead this nation at this time. And it is sincerely on that basis, based on what many of us have come to know about him that we oppose him, not race, class or anything of that nature.
The left has been afraid of debate. So their solution, which was all but encouraged by Team Obama, is intimidation. Pure and simple.
So, it is why many believe this story of Miss Todd on face value. I am skeptical.
But, sign stealing is a real problem.
BTW, the phone banking was rather positive. More contacts said that they were voting for McCain/Palin.
Hope and change, baby! Hope and Change!
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Youts For McCain?
Here is a pleasant surprise in the Death March of an election season.
Youts, er youths, are surprisingly supportive of presidential candidate. . .JOHN MCCAIN!
Shocking!
But true!
Our friends over at Powerline have this poll from IBD/TIPP and it breaks it down by region, area and age.
And, lo and behold!
Look at the 18-24 age bracket. Sen Messiah Barack Obama has the alligence of 43% of 18-24 year olds while Sen. "F--- You" McCain has the allegiance of 53% of 18-24 year olds. And only four percent of this group are undecided. These are the most committed of the age brackets. The least committed and the ones that those of us who support the McCain/Palin ticket need to work on is the middle-agers. The 45-64 age bracket in which 16% are undecided.
Now, one can poo-poo this poll all one wants, but many including the Architect, the EEEEEVVVVIIIIILLLL Karl Rove, said this was the most reliable public poll in the 2004 campaign. And, I have not seen numbers that discount that at all.
So, now we just have to make sure that if it is true, get these youts out on election day. Also the 65+ crowd. These are the two strongest demographics in Sen. "F--- You" McCain's corner.
Interesting, indeed!
Youts, er youths, are surprisingly supportive of presidential candidate. . .JOHN MCCAIN!
Shocking!
But true!
Our friends over at Powerline have this poll from IBD/TIPP and it breaks it down by region, area and age.
And, lo and behold!
Look at the 18-24 age bracket. Sen Messiah Barack Obama has the alligence of 43% of 18-24 year olds while Sen. "F--- You" McCain has the allegiance of 53% of 18-24 year olds. And only four percent of this group are undecided. These are the most committed of the age brackets. The least committed and the ones that those of us who support the McCain/Palin ticket need to work on is the middle-agers. The 45-64 age bracket in which 16% are undecided.
Now, one can poo-poo this poll all one wants, but many including the Architect, the EEEEEVVVVIIIIILLLL Karl Rove, said this was the most reliable public poll in the 2004 campaign. And, I have not seen numbers that discount that at all.
So, now we just have to make sure that if it is true, get these youts out on election day. Also the 65+ crowd. These are the two strongest demographics in Sen. "F--- You" McCain's corner.
Interesting, indeed!
Can We Really Have A Violent Election?
This piece in The Hill newspaper concerning election day is very disturbing.
The fact that we are facing the potential of violence on election day is something that I have never thought about before.
What the article did was say that the violence could occur if the Democrat presidential nominee, Sen. Messiah Barack Obama wins or loses the election.
That is just mind bending.
Has this election so deteriorated that people will resort to violence? I would like to think that we are a mature enough nation that we would not resort to such activities.
But, a lot of police departments are worried and trying to figure out how to have a strong police presence in some minority neighborhoods and not intimidate voters.
I can not believe that I am reading this, but it has become a reality.
Are we this close to becoming no better than some third-world banana republic?
I do not think so. I like to think that the American people, no matter who we are for in the upcoming presidential election, will be mature enough to accept the results. And if indeed Sen. Messiah Barack does win the election, that while many will be happy, it will be a bad act to resort to violence to celebrate.
It would behoove both Sen. Messiah Barack and Republican standard-bearer Sen. John "F--- You" McCain to speak out in some kind of joint statement telling all Americans that there is no room for violence in the election.
If these two can not even get to a point of having a joint statement regarding potential election violence, than we will deserve what we get.
Let us hope that the election is glitch and violence free.
HT: American Power @ www.americanpowerblog.blogspot.com
The fact that we are facing the potential of violence on election day is something that I have never thought about before.
What the article did was say that the violence could occur if the Democrat presidential nominee, Sen. Messiah Barack Obama wins or loses the election.
That is just mind bending.
Has this election so deteriorated that people will resort to violence? I would like to think that we are a mature enough nation that we would not resort to such activities.
But, a lot of police departments are worried and trying to figure out how to have a strong police presence in some minority neighborhoods and not intimidate voters.
I can not believe that I am reading this, but it has become a reality.
Are we this close to becoming no better than some third-world banana republic?
I do not think so. I like to think that the American people, no matter who we are for in the upcoming presidential election, will be mature enough to accept the results. And if indeed Sen. Messiah Barack does win the election, that while many will be happy, it will be a bad act to resort to violence to celebrate.
It would behoove both Sen. Messiah Barack and Republican standard-bearer Sen. John "F--- You" McCain to speak out in some kind of joint statement telling all Americans that there is no room for violence in the election.
If these two can not even get to a point of having a joint statement regarding potential election violence, than we will deserve what we get.
Let us hope that the election is glitch and violence free.
HT: American Power @ www.americanpowerblog.blogspot.com
Why Don't These Two Just Merge Completely
Here it is folks. The new symbol for ACORN when they just be upfront and merge their operations with the Obama campaign/administration!It seems that as we learn more and more about ACORN and their ties to not just the Obama campaign but a potential Obama administration, it is really troubling what kind of government the United States will have.
Fox News Channel is doing yeoman's work exposing the voter registration and voter fraud of ACORN.
Will be enough to get voters upset? I think so.
Remember, only 13 days left. Get busy folks. Time to get McCain/Palin in the White House!
HT: Ed Morrisey @ www.hotair.com
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Some Confused Conservatives Need To Read This
In this election Death March that is about to end? in two weeks from today, I have found myself on the opposite end of many of Michael Medved's points, especially since he jumped on the Johnny Mac bandwagon in the primary season.
But, what I have linked you to is spot on.
I am not happy when I see other bloggers such as PoliPundit willing to vote third party because they can not stomach voting for Johnny Mac and the Saracuda.
Mr. Medved is right that we can look back on how Ronald Reagan became president in 1980.
This is very important to read:
The common (and historically illiterate) formulation claims: “We had to go through jimmy Carter to get Ronald Reagan.” According to this logic, a disastrous Obama presidency will prepare the electorate for a future, Reagan-like conservative champion.
Well, we do not know that a disastrous Obama presidency is in the offing.
My guess is that if Sen. Messiah Barack Obama is elected with a stronger Democrat congress, they will crazily get as much of the left-wing agenda through congress and on a President (gulp!) Obama's desk. And, while people's taxes are raised because of the deficit, a la Clinton, under the right leadership, the Republican's can possibly take back congress and force a President (gulp!) Obama to the center, again a la Clinton.
But that is one heck of a risk to take when we do not know that could happen.
W. C. Varones over at PoliPundit seems to be willing to take that risk judging by this assessment: I can’t vote for McCain. Not that my vote would matter in California. I, like PoliPundit, am voting for Bob Barr. It’s the only way to send a message that the candidates the GOP keeps giving us are unacceptable. It looks like we’ll have to burn the party down and start from scratch in 2010.
First of all, it is the attitude that California does not matter that keeps the Republicans down at all levels. The Republican party does matter in California. We do not have to wait to burn it down. We can be doing work right now and yes, we will have some losses in a very Democrat year. But this talk of waiting another two years is madness.
And I want to remind Mr. Varones of my comment on PoliPundit:
I’m sorry that you are not happy with the choice we face for president. But, I ask all you who DID NOT WANT John McCain to be the GOP nominee this. Who did you support in the primaries? Huh? Who? You see, if we had all agreed to support ONE conservative candidate, there maybe another candidate other than Sen. McCain. I supported Mitt Romney. So many had doubts. But, by the time they realized that McCain might just win, they came over to Romney. But it was too late. And we have McCain.
Hey, you have to get behind a candidate in the primaries. There were quite a lot to choose from. When your candidate does not win, in an election of this nature, you have to back the last man standing. And that is John McCain.
I am not willing to take such a risk with such a candidate as what the Democrat party selected in Sen. Messiah Barack. We are in a titanic struggle with radical Islam. We need someone who at least gets that much. Sen. John McCain gets that.
I have a lot of issues with Sen. McCain. But, he is who we have and we need to stand by him, not be a sellout because we are not happy. I am not going to throw away my vote. I am voting for Sen. John McCain. We need a strong leader in these strong times.
I have been on the bandwagon since Sen. McCain won the nomination. Really excited when he chose Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. He at the very least saw the future of the Republican party, and it was not with a Colin Powell or a Tom Ridge or anyone else in the D. C. Beltway establishment.
So, I urge those that want to take a risk of an eight-year, unfettered Obama presidency, remember how President Dole worked out!
But, what I have linked you to is spot on.
I am not happy when I see other bloggers such as PoliPundit willing to vote third party because they can not stomach voting for Johnny Mac and the Saracuda.
Mr. Medved is right that we can look back on how Ronald Reagan became president in 1980.
This is very important to read:
The common (and historically illiterate) formulation claims: “We had to go through jimmy Carter to get Ronald Reagan.” According to this logic, a disastrous Obama presidency will prepare the electorate for a future, Reagan-like conservative champion.
Well, we do not know that a disastrous Obama presidency is in the offing.
My guess is that if Sen. Messiah Barack Obama is elected with a stronger Democrat congress, they will crazily get as much of the left-wing agenda through congress and on a President (gulp!) Obama's desk. And, while people's taxes are raised because of the deficit, a la Clinton, under the right leadership, the Republican's can possibly take back congress and force a President (gulp!) Obama to the center, again a la Clinton.
But that is one heck of a risk to take when we do not know that could happen.
W. C. Varones over at PoliPundit seems to be willing to take that risk judging by this assessment: I can’t vote for McCain. Not that my vote would matter in California. I, like PoliPundit, am voting for Bob Barr. It’s the only way to send a message that the candidates the GOP keeps giving us are unacceptable. It looks like we’ll have to burn the party down and start from scratch in 2010.
First of all, it is the attitude that California does not matter that keeps the Republicans down at all levels. The Republican party does matter in California. We do not have to wait to burn it down. We can be doing work right now and yes, we will have some losses in a very Democrat year. But this talk of waiting another two years is madness.
And I want to remind Mr. Varones of my comment on PoliPundit:
I’m sorry that you are not happy with the choice we face for president. But, I ask all you who DID NOT WANT John McCain to be the GOP nominee this. Who did you support in the primaries? Huh? Who? You see, if we had all agreed to support ONE conservative candidate, there maybe another candidate other than Sen. McCain. I supported Mitt Romney. So many had doubts. But, by the time they realized that McCain might just win, they came over to Romney. But it was too late. And we have McCain.
Hey, you have to get behind a candidate in the primaries. There were quite a lot to choose from. When your candidate does not win, in an election of this nature, you have to back the last man standing. And that is John McCain.
I am not willing to take such a risk with such a candidate as what the Democrat party selected in Sen. Messiah Barack. We are in a titanic struggle with radical Islam. We need someone who at least gets that much. Sen. John McCain gets that.
I have a lot of issues with Sen. McCain. But, he is who we have and we need to stand by him, not be a sellout because we are not happy. I am not going to throw away my vote. I am voting for Sen. John McCain. We need a strong leader in these strong times.
I have been on the bandwagon since Sen. McCain won the nomination. Really excited when he chose Gov. Sarah Palin to be his running mate. He at the very least saw the future of the Republican party, and it was not with a Colin Powell or a Tom Ridge or anyone else in the D. C. Beltway establishment.
So, I urge those that want to take a risk of an eight-year, unfettered Obama presidency, remember how President Dole worked out!
Monday, October 20, 2008
Keep It Classy, Dems
In more of the politics going to the gutter this Death March of a campaign season, the loser of the 2004 presidential election, Sen. John F. Kerry had this little ditty at a speech to Massachusetts business summit on energy issues:
"Barack got asked the famous boxers or briefs question," Kerry went on. "I was tempted to say commando."
The senator said Obama successfully parried that question but that John McCain, the GOP nominee, had some problems.
"Then they asked McCain and McCain said, ‘Depends,'" Kerry said to lots of laughter from the crowd.
Besides not getting what the heck Sen. Kerry meant by commando, real classy to talk about Depends and Sen. John "F--- You" McCain in the same sentence.
Maybe Sen. Kerry thinks this is a possible way to be asked to serve in a McCain administration.
Right!
HT: Drudge Report @ www.drudgereport.com
"Barack got asked the famous boxers or briefs question," Kerry went on. "I was tempted to say commando."
The senator said Obama successfully parried that question but that John McCain, the GOP nominee, had some problems.
"Then they asked McCain and McCain said, ‘Depends,'" Kerry said to lots of laughter from the crowd.
Besides not getting what the heck Sen. Kerry meant by commando, real classy to talk about Depends and Sen. John "F--- You" McCain in the same sentence.
Maybe Sen. Kerry thinks this is a possible way to be asked to serve in a McCain administration.
Right!
HT: Drudge Report @ www.drudgereport.com
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