Monday, November 16, 2009
LAST STRAW: Coward in Chief has controversial announcements made by his minions while he is conveniently out of country
One pattern in Obama's presidency continues with the Coward in Chief's latest overseas trip. Those that wonder why Obama would schedule so many non-urgent trips when the economy is in such a mess, need only look at what happens when he is gone. This trip alone has featured the announcement from AG Holder that the 9-11 Terrorists are going to be tried in civilian court in NYC; Guantanamo detainees may be moved to Illinois; plans for Amnesty will pushed through congress early next year; and now we know the Coward in Chief has scrapped all options for winning the war in Afghanistan and is asking for more exit strategies, further delaying making any decisions about sending more troops.
Saturday, November 14, 2009
LAST STRAW: How Low Will 'O' Go?
Obama violated protocol. American presidents do not bow before foreign dignitaries, whether they are princes, kings, or emperors. No Americans of any station are required to bow to royalty. It is one of the pillars of American exceptionalism that our country rejected traditional caste divisions. Article I Section 9 of the Constitution forbids titles of nobility and stipulates that no officeholder or government employee may "accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state" without the consent of Congress.
Judith Martin wrote in her Miss Manners column in 2001 that bowing "is not an ordinary bit of foreign etiquette one might adopt out of courtesy when traveling. ... Americans do not properly bow to any royalty. We show respect for other countries' leaders the same way we do to our own."
Modern Japanese do not expect a deep bow from Americans as they would from another Japanese, and what makes it even more mind-boggling that Obama would make such a glaring error is the furor he created when he bowed to the Saudi King. Barry seems to have a very low learning curve when it comes to presidential protocol and governing.
The New York Times made no mention at all of Obama's submissive posture, which is odd since the paper used to consider such a gaffe "unthinkable." Here is Doug Jehl in 1994 on Bill Clinton's near bow to Emperor Akihito:
"It wasn't a bow, exactly. But Mr. Clinton came close. He inclined his head and shoulders forward, he pressed his hands together. It lasted no longer than a snapshot, but the image on the South Lawn was indelible: an obsequent President, and the Emperor of Japan.
Canadians still bow to England's Queen; so do Australians. Americans shake hands. If not to stand eye-to-eye with royalty, what else were 1776 and all that about? But Mr. Clinton, alas, is not the only one since George Washington who has seemed not quite to know what to make of monarchs."
Friday, November 13, 2009
LAST STAW: Obama brings the 9-11 Terrorists to NYC for Trial
This is beyond beyond idealistic naivety... beyond stupid... beyond outrageous... it is INSANE! I don't throw the word treason around as easily as some people, and I am not positive it fits the legal description, but...
Do we even have to point out that this is yet another example of Obama's cowardliness. Have you noticed how many times he leaves it to his minions to make announcements about decisions he knows are going to be unpopular. He avoids the issue if possible and addresses it only if forced to or after the furor has died down.
And even then, he often claims he was not involved. Remember the decision to open up the investigation of possible violations of law by CIA agents that he had previously said he was not going to do? He blamed that on Holder and said he, as president, did not want to interfere in legal affairs. How about the Pay Czar cutting CEO salaries? Notice that the announcement was made on a Friday and while Obama was conveniently out of the country?
I don't include more links and info here like I normally do, because one does not need to back-up, link or justify this opinion. All it takes is common sense to know how wrong it is to try terrorists in civilian court.
TREASON - This word imports a betraying, treachery, or breach of allegiance.Giving these terrorists months and probably years a worldwide, front-page stage to continue their attacks upon the United States of America could be construed as giving the enemy aid. And that is just the start of what is so wrong-headed with this decision... it is an open invitation for terrorists to hit NYC again... there is the millions or billions this will cost... the damage it will do to our intelligence agencies is incalculable. And it is all being done for petty, small-minded, self-serving reasons.
The Constitution of the United States, Art. III, defines treason against the United States to consist only in levying war against them, or in adhering to their enemies, giving them aid or comfort. This offense is punished with death. By the same article of the Constitution, no person shall be convicted of treason, unless on the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt act, or on confession in open court.
Do we even have to point out that this is yet another example of Obama's cowardliness. Have you noticed how many times he leaves it to his minions to make announcements about decisions he knows are going to be unpopular. He avoids the issue if possible and addresses it only if forced to or after the furor has died down.
And even then, he often claims he was not involved. Remember the decision to open up the investigation of possible violations of law by CIA agents that he had previously said he was not going to do? He blamed that on Holder and said he, as president, did not want to interfere in legal affairs. How about the Pay Czar cutting CEO salaries? Notice that the announcement was made on a Friday and while Obama was conveniently out of the country?
I don't include more links and info here like I normally do, because one does not need to back-up, link or justify this opinion. All it takes is common sense to know how wrong it is to try terrorists in civilian court.
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The Retreat From Reason and Reality-Part One
Don't jump to conclusions. He was crazy! It was vicarious Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder! It was 'Pre-Traumatic' Stress Disorder! It was alienation and discrimination from fellow soldiers! It might be part of a tiny fringe of radical extremism! It doesn't represent Islam!
The lame stream media, the president and even the Army was quick to spread the spin and attempt to define the debate before the bodies of the 13 murdered at Fort Hood were even cold.
The truth is that Hasan is an American-born Muslim with strong beliefs that Islamic Jihad against the United States is not only understandable, but inevitable and acceptable. His views were well-known by colleagues who would not file a formal complaint for fear of being labeled as anti-Muslim, a career killer. The unofficial heads-up that was given to superiors resulted in non-action, for fear of being perceived as intolerant of the religious beliefs of Muslims.
Then this officer buys a gun nicknamed 'Cop-Killer' and then in the days before the shooting gives away his belongings... even his frozen veggies. He told his neighbor he was going "to do good work for God." He then goes to the Army base carrying two weapons, with extra magazines and enters a processing area at Fort Hood. After acting like he was there to help soldiers being deployed, he jumps upon a table and yells "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great)
Imagine if a fundamentalist Christian soldier had shot up a room full of unarmed Muslims while shouting “Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.” Imagine that he had a fascination with Old Testament stories of how God smote His enemies. Perhaps his pastor used rhetoric calling for a crusade to rid the land of non-Christians. Imagine there were indications that he had corresponded with and met with a cult that killing the heretics was a mission from God.
The chattering classes who are currently trying so hard to minimize the religious aspects surrounding Hasan would all be scrambling and screaming that Evangelical Christianity (egged on by right-wing wackos like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh) was inherently violent and then demand something be done to rein in this hateful theology.
There can and should be a rational debate (and eventually a decision) on whether Hasan committed an act of terrorism or treason but this insane retreat from reason and reality can no longer be tolerated or accepted.
In the years since 9/11, the Voice of Reason has issued many warnings that Political Correctness was going to get Americans killed. Contrary to common belief, this is not the first homeland attack against Americans by Muslims. This attack is the one that, in number and circumstance, is so dramatic it can't be ignored or covered with PC.
NOTE: Many in the media are now starting to point fingers toward the Army and why it did not remove Hasan from military service. We have to bear in mind that hindsight really is 20/20. My mom use to tell me that when you point your finger at someone else you have four fingers pointing back at you. The Bible says to take the plank out of your own eye before worrying about the splinter in your brother's.
Now imagine what the media would have said about the Army if they had kicked Hasan out. It would probably go something like... Here's this upstanding American citizen volunteering to serve his country who is being picked on by the very people he serves. All he's doing is exercising the free speech and freedom of religion rights that we all hold so dear... And how many articles would have been written about Muslims being profiled and discriminated against in the Army?
Of course a full investigation should be conducted and let the chips fall where they may. It could result in an overhaul of the US intelligence community as a Houston Chronicle article points out. We can only hope that the overhaul will be done to protect US citizens and not propagate even more of the Political Correctness so favored by Team Obama.
Click on MORE INFO and LINKS for links to Attacks on America during October; Examples of the Retreat from Reason and Reality concerning the Ft Hood Massacre; Examples of past Warnings about the dangers of Political Correctness and other articles, essays and posts discussing the PC brouhaha surrounding the shooting.
Part II of The Retreat of Reason and Reality will look at the definitions, origins and intentions of Political Correctness. In the meantime, I will leave you with this definition that is out on the blogs, "Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
* POWER POINT PRESENTATION
Maj. Hasan, was supposed to discuss a medical topic during gave a presentation to senior Army doctors in June 2007. Instead, he lectured on Islam, suicide bombers and threats the military could encounter from Muslims conflicted about fighting wars in Muslim countries.
The lame stream media, the president and even the Army was quick to spread the spin and attempt to define the debate before the bodies of the 13 murdered at Fort Hood were even cold.
The truth is that Hasan is an American-born Muslim with strong beliefs that Islamic Jihad against the United States is not only understandable, but inevitable and acceptable. His views were well-known by colleagues who would not file a formal complaint for fear of being labeled as anti-Muslim, a career killer. The unofficial heads-up that was given to superiors resulted in non-action, for fear of being perceived as intolerant of the religious beliefs of Muslims.
The refusal to face reality and respond with reasonable action has resulted in an Unintended (albeit foreseeable) Consequence of Political Correctness.One might think that the slaughter of 13 and wounding of 29 Americans on our homeland, on a military base no less, might be enough to shake loose the entrenched idiocy of Political Correctness. But that was not to be. The immediate reaction of We The People was outrage that once again the homeland had been attacked and our people killed because Muslim terrorists want us dead. The Misguided Marginal Media, Team Obama and the Army officials immediate reaction was to control and contain any suggestions that it was a terrorist act by a radical Islamic Muslim.
Massacre by a radical Muslim + Political Correctness = Attack by a disturbed individual.Think about it: An officer in the US Army has frequent arguments, many heated, with various fellow officers in recent years. He ranted about the stupidity and immorality of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He gave a Power Point presentation* to other doctors in 2007 where he lectured on Islam, suicide bombers and threats the military could encounter from Muslims conflicted about fighting wars in Muslim countries, instead of the medical topic he was suppose to give. This same officer lives a very spartan life. Although he earns over $100,000 annually, nothing in his life style accounts for how he spent the money.
Then this officer buys a gun nicknamed 'Cop-Killer' and then in the days before the shooting gives away his belongings... even his frozen veggies. He told his neighbor he was going "to do good work for God." He then goes to the Army base carrying two weapons, with extra magazines and enters a processing area at Fort Hood. After acting like he was there to help soldiers being deployed, he jumps upon a table and yells "Allahu Akbar" (God is Great)
Imagine if a fundamentalist Christian soldier had shot up a room full of unarmed Muslims while shouting “Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior.” Imagine that he had a fascination with Old Testament stories of how God smote His enemies. Perhaps his pastor used rhetoric calling for a crusade to rid the land of non-Christians. Imagine there were indications that he had corresponded with and met with a cult that killing the heretics was a mission from God.
The chattering classes who are currently trying so hard to minimize the religious aspects surrounding Hasan would all be scrambling and screaming that Evangelical Christianity (egged on by right-wing wackos like Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh) was inherently violent and then demand something be done to rein in this hateful theology.
There can and should be a rational debate (and eventually a decision) on whether Hasan committed an act of terrorism or treason but this insane retreat from reason and reality can no longer be tolerated or accepted.
In the years since 9/11, the Voice of Reason has issued many warnings that Political Correctness was going to get Americans killed. Contrary to common belief, this is not the first homeland attack against Americans by Muslims. This attack is the one that, in number and circumstance, is so dramatic it can't be ignored or covered with PC.
NOTE: Many in the media are now starting to point fingers toward the Army and why it did not remove Hasan from military service. We have to bear in mind that hindsight really is 20/20. My mom use to tell me that when you point your finger at someone else you have four fingers pointing back at you. The Bible says to take the plank out of your own eye before worrying about the splinter in your brother's.
Now imagine what the media would have said about the Army if they had kicked Hasan out. It would probably go something like... Here's this upstanding American citizen volunteering to serve his country who is being picked on by the very people he serves. All he's doing is exercising the free speech and freedom of religion rights that we all hold so dear... And how many articles would have been written about Muslims being profiled and discriminated against in the Army?
Of course a full investigation should be conducted and let the chips fall where they may. It could result in an overhaul of the US intelligence community as a Houston Chronicle article points out. We can only hope that the overhaul will be done to protect US citizens and not propagate even more of the Political Correctness so favored by Team Obama.
Click on MORE INFO and LINKS for links to Attacks on America during October; Examples of the Retreat from Reason and Reality concerning the Ft Hood Massacre; Examples of past Warnings about the dangers of Political Correctness and other articles, essays and posts discussing the PC brouhaha surrounding the shooting.
Part II of The Retreat of Reason and Reality will look at the definitions, origins and intentions of Political Correctness. In the meantime, I will leave you with this definition that is out on the blogs, "Political Correctness is a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end.”
* POWER POINT PRESENTATION
Maj. Hasan, was supposed to discuss a medical topic during gave a presentation to senior Army doctors in June 2007. Instead, he lectured on Islam, suicide bombers and threats the military could encounter from Muslims conflicted about fighting wars in Muslim countries.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
LAST STRAW: Yet another Empty Suit Summit
Obama announced that he will hold a Jobs Summit in December. He said the White House forum will gather CEOs, small business owners, economists, financial experts and representatives from labor unions and nonprofit groups "to talk about how we can work together to create jobs and get this economy moving again."
"We all know that there are limits to what government can and should do, even during such difficult times. But we have an obligation to consider every additional, responsible step that we can take to encourage and accelerate job creation in this country," he said.
He added that the forum is intended to prevent making "any ill-considered decisions -- even with the best intentions -- particularly at a time when our resources are so limited. But it's just as important that we are open to any demonstrably good idea to supplement the steps we've already taken to put America back to work."
(FOX NEWS: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/12/obama-hold-jobs-summit-december/)
This is my interpretation of what Obama was really thinking when he decided to have another summit.
While that description definitely applies to Obama, there’s an old Texas saying that also reminds me of Obama “All hat and no cattle.” That describes a person that is all talk and no substance or action.
Originally used in reference to cowboy wannabes. People who wore the hats, but had no experience on the ranch -- thus, all hat and no cattle. Similar to talking the talk without walking the walk (which was originally used in reference to wannabe gunslingers).
"We all know that there are limits to what government can and should do, even during such difficult times. But we have an obligation to consider every additional, responsible step that we can take to encourage and accelerate job creation in this country," he said.
He added that the forum is intended to prevent making "any ill-considered decisions -- even with the best intentions -- particularly at a time when our resources are so limited. But it's just as important that we are open to any demonstrably good idea to supplement the steps we've already taken to put America back to work."
(FOX NEWS: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/12/obama-hold-jobs-summit-december/)
This is my interpretation of what Obama was really thinking when he decided to have another summit.
It is clear from the polls and Fox News that those tea-bagging right-wing Nazi's are so wrapped up in their stupid little lives that they will never understand my magnificent plans for transforming America. Maybe, I could appoint a Jobs Czar. It might get those wee-wee'd up extremists off my back about the czars. Nah, too risky.An empty suit is defined as an ineffectual executive or politician who is not effectively performing the job for which they were elected.
Hmmmm... Now what bone could I throw these rabid dogs that will keep them quiet long enough to get health care passed? Hmmm... I got it! Oh, Barry you even impress me. They are so worried about their unimportant, little, dead-end jobs I will make them think that I am really concerned and trying to do something about creating jobs. National Job Fair? Doesn't sound grand enough. Has to be something simple enough for the yokels to understand but important sounding so they will believe that I really am doing something.
Summit... that's the ticket, we haven't had a summit in at least a couple of weeks. Yeah, we'll have us a Job Summit. I can do the slow, serious, deliberation thing again... I won't have to do anything stupid and boring like help out small business or (shudders) lower taxes. Plus it will also shore up the Afghanistan stall ruse. And by the time they start suspecting that nothing is going to get done, the health care bill will be passed.
Oh, O... O... My genius just amazes even me... I can use the Job Summit to buy health care votes from certain Senators by letting them have their pet projects disguised as job creation programs. It's win, win... I get health care, the Senators get their pork and the deluded dolts can go back to docilely having their tea parties at their kitchen tables instead of the townhalls.
Hey Guys, We're going to have a Job Summit. Have the screenwriter put together a speech that will convince the rubes that I really care.
While that description definitely applies to Obama, there’s an old Texas saying that also reminds me of Obama “All hat and no cattle.” That describes a person that is all talk and no substance or action.
Originally used in reference to cowboy wannabes. People who wore the hats, but had no experience on the ranch -- thus, all hat and no cattle. Similar to talking the talk without walking the walk (which was originally used in reference to wannabe gunslingers).
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Thursday, November 05, 2009
CIC OBAMA compared to CIC BUSH
My previous post got me to thinking about how CIC Bush respected the troops in comparison to CIC Obama. Here's a video that compares Bush talking to the Marines and Obama talking to the Marines.
This version of the same speech shows more of O's departure, after shaking hands with the brass he does indeed walk right past the soldiers without so much as a nod and smoozes with the suits.
See another comparison at Of Cabbages and Kings.
Other comparisons can't be done with pictures or videos. For example, we got pictures of Obama saluting the fallen warriors at Dover AFB, but not Bush. Not because Bush never went like the moonbats claim, but because Bush didn't take the media with him. We could show some comparison pictures of the presidents visiting wounded warriors but we can't because Obama has been way too busy with date nights, Olympic bids, golf, campaign speeches, fundraisers, etc, to squeeze it into his schedule
This version of the same speech shows more of O's departure, after shaking hands with the brass he does indeed walk right past the soldiers without so much as a nod and smoozes with the suits.
See another comparison at Of Cabbages and Kings.
Other comparisons can't be done with pictures or videos. For example, we got pictures of Obama saluting the fallen warriors at Dover AFB, but not Bush. Not because Bush never went like the moonbats claim, but because Bush didn't take the media with him. We could show some comparison pictures of the presidents visiting wounded warriors but we can't because Obama has been way too busy with date nights, Olympic bids, golf, campaign speeches, fundraisers, etc, to squeeze it into his schedule
LAST STRAW: Obama gives a Shout Out and some remarks to the Native American gathering before speaking about the shooting at Fort Hood.
I was watching the news for Obama's comments on the shooting at Fort Hood and was stunned when he did a Shout Out and made some remarks to the Native Indian conference before mentioning the shooting. I questioned my reaction, wondering if it was just because I dislike Obama he sounded like he felt inconvenienced because he couldn't make the broader remarks he had planned. Check out the video for yourself.
VIDEO NOTE: In his initial televised remarks following the devastating American tragedy, Barack Obama first addresses White House conference attendees -- even giving one a chummy "shout-out" -- before finally turning his attention towards the horrific mass killing at the Ft. Hood Army base in Texas.
While waiting for my sweetie to get home from work, I visited some discussion boards, just to feel a connection with others that were also upset over what happened to our soldiers on our homeland. It turns out that others got the same feeling from Obama's remarks that I did.
Obama’s Pet-Goat Moment?
by Linda Chavez
“We still don’t know what was behind the killings at Ft. Hood this afternoon, in which 11 soldiers and the killer died, but President Obama’s rushed press conference was surprising in its flippancy nonetheless. Before he got to the issue on everyone’s mind — namely the deaths of Americans in uniform — the president gave a “shout-out” to government bureaucrats gathered for a previously scheduled conference at the Interior Department, complete with appreciative chuckles. He treated the event like a pep rally rather than a tragic occasion with a wider audience than those gathered in the room. I wonder how many media outlets will compare Obama’s performance to President Bush’s “Pet Goat” moment on 9/11. I won’t hold my breath.”
Obama Fort Hood Tragedy - shame on you Obama
“During the Presidential address on Nov. 5, 2009, President Obama gave a shout out to his friend, and continued talking about his Native American meeting instead of addressing the nation in the tragedy that took place at Fort Hood. He was more concern about his image then the status of our service men and women, and how worried their families were. At 5 pm we needed a leader, not a politician. Obama, shame on you! You failed to lead when we needed you to.”
This next comment addresses what many of us are thinking whether we are saying it out loud or not.
President Obama called the shootings “tragic” and “a horrific outburst of violence.” (CNN)
“The horror and atrocity mass murders that occurred today at Fort Hood were not a “tragedy”; a car crash is a tragedy, the Titanic disaster is a tragedy, the lost Dickinson University students is a tragedy. More accurately, the result of this attack of cruel murder and treason was a tragedy, a tragedy for the victims and their families and for the entire country. The tragedy was a result of jihad. Jihad is Islamic warfare against the unbelievers.
The country is in mourning this evening because a traitor murdered his former comrades specifically because of his Islamic beliefs. There is no other explanation for this horror. The jihadist officer killed non-believers because that is what Allah and Mohammed command. Jihad is an obligation for every adherent of this ideology; there is no option. Jihad is the finest thing any adherent of Islam can do. It is the epitome of Islamism. We must accept the truth of Islam -that it is hostile and violent- and protect ourselves, our culture and country (and our friends) from this menace that is Islamic supremacism and jihad against us all.”
VIDEO NOTE: In his initial televised remarks following the devastating American tragedy, Barack Obama first addresses White House conference attendees -- even giving one a chummy "shout-out" -- before finally turning his attention towards the horrific mass killing at the Ft. Hood Army base in Texas.
While waiting for my sweetie to get home from work, I visited some discussion boards, just to feel a connection with others that were also upset over what happened to our soldiers on our homeland. It turns out that others got the same feeling from Obama's remarks that I did.
Obama’s Pet-Goat Moment?
by Linda Chavez
“We still don’t know what was behind the killings at Ft. Hood this afternoon, in which 11 soldiers and the killer died, but President Obama’s rushed press conference was surprising in its flippancy nonetheless. Before he got to the issue on everyone’s mind — namely the deaths of Americans in uniform — the president gave a “shout-out” to government bureaucrats gathered for a previously scheduled conference at the Interior Department, complete with appreciative chuckles. He treated the event like a pep rally rather than a tragic occasion with a wider audience than those gathered in the room. I wonder how many media outlets will compare Obama’s performance to President Bush’s “Pet Goat” moment on 9/11. I won’t hold my breath.”
Obama Fort Hood Tragedy - shame on you Obama
“During the Presidential address on Nov. 5, 2009, President Obama gave a shout out to his friend, and continued talking about his Native American meeting instead of addressing the nation in the tragedy that took place at Fort Hood. He was more concern about his image then the status of our service men and women, and how worried their families were. At 5 pm we needed a leader, not a politician. Obama, shame on you! You failed to lead when we needed you to.”
This next comment addresses what many of us are thinking whether we are saying it out loud or not.
President Obama called the shootings “tragic” and “a horrific outburst of violence.” (CNN)
“The horror and atrocity mass murders that occurred today at Fort Hood were not a “tragedy”; a car crash is a tragedy, the Titanic disaster is a tragedy, the lost Dickinson University students is a tragedy. More accurately, the result of this attack of cruel murder and treason was a tragedy, a tragedy for the victims and their families and for the entire country. The tragedy was a result of jihad. Jihad is Islamic warfare against the unbelievers.
The country is in mourning this evening because a traitor murdered his former comrades specifically because of his Islamic beliefs. There is no other explanation for this horror. The jihadist officer killed non-believers because that is what Allah and Mohammed command. Jihad is an obligation for every adherent of this ideology; there is no option. Jihad is the finest thing any adherent of Islam can do. It is the epitome of Islamism. We must accept the truth of Islam -that it is hostile and violent- and protect ourselves, our culture and country (and our friends) from this menace that is Islamic supremacism and jihad against us all.”
Sunday, November 01, 2009
LAST STRAW: Obama uses our Fallen Warriors for Photo Op
Obama took the White House Press Pool with him to Dover Air Force Base for a photo-op with slain troops as their plane arrived. Obama had not previously attended the return of any soldiers since he lifted the 18-year ban against press coverage. Nor had he met personally with any of the families.
Obama arrived at Dover AFB around 12:30 AM and met briefly with the families of the fallen soldiers. Typically about 2/3rds of the families give permission for the media to record the event, but of the 18 fallen warriors only one family gave Obama permission for their loved one to be used for the photo op.
When some objections were voiced concerning Obama using the fallen warriors for a photo op, many from the left do what they typically do, bring up some Bush Argument. Some of of them have said that Bush never went to pay his respects to the fallen. I have even heard accusations that Bush didn't personally sign the letters of condolence sent out by the White House.
Facts are so inconvenient for the left. President Bush sent a handwritten letter to the family of each and every soldier lost to the war on terror. Bush just didn't trumpet it and pat himself on the back telling the world what a great guy he was and the media would not have printed it, even if he had. 'W' also spent much time visiting wounded soldiers. Some of the visits were publicized to encourage support and funding for various programs that benefit wounded warriors and other visits were totally private with no media and no publicity. Much of what President Bush did became public knowledge only because the soldiers, families or staff have told the story.
George W. Bush routinely reached out to the families that had loved ones killed in action. They would often receive a call from the White House and were brought to locations where the President was visiting on other business so they could meet with him. There was no fanfare, no media. The families were briefed before the President’s arrival so they would know what to expect and told that “the President is on a tight schedule and while he wants to spend time with each of you, he needs to leave at ‘X’ time…”
President Bush would come into the room, make a few short remarks and then meet with each family. In every instance he would talk to individual family members about anything they wanted to talk about, he never rushed them and he stayed until the families suggested he should talk to someone else. There was always a White House photographer present to take pictures that were made available only to the families. Repeat, ONLY the families. The press was NEVER present. There was NEVER a public announcement from the White House that the President was meeting with the families of the fallen. Their privacy, and their loss was always respected.
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Obama arrived at Dover AFB around 12:30 AM and met briefly with the families of the fallen soldiers. Typically about 2/3rds of the families give permission for the media to record the event, but of the 18 fallen warriors only one family gave Obama permission for their loved one to be used for the photo op.
When some objections were voiced concerning Obama using the fallen warriors for a photo op, many from the left do what they typically do, bring up some Bush Argument. Some of of them have said that Bush never went to pay his respects to the fallen. I have even heard accusations that Bush didn't personally sign the letters of condolence sent out by the White House.
Facts are so inconvenient for the left. President Bush sent a handwritten letter to the family of each and every soldier lost to the war on terror. Bush just didn't trumpet it and pat himself on the back telling the world what a great guy he was and the media would not have printed it, even if he had. 'W' also spent much time visiting wounded soldiers. Some of the visits were publicized to encourage support and funding for various programs that benefit wounded warriors and other visits were totally private with no media and no publicity. Much of what President Bush did became public knowledge only because the soldiers, families or staff have told the story.
George W. Bush routinely reached out to the families that had loved ones killed in action. They would often receive a call from the White House and were brought to locations where the President was visiting on other business so they could meet with him. There was no fanfare, no media. The families were briefed before the President’s arrival so they would know what to expect and told that “the President is on a tight schedule and while he wants to spend time with each of you, he needs to leave at ‘X’ time…”
President Bush would come into the room, make a few short remarks and then meet with each family. In every instance he would talk to individual family members about anything they wanted to talk about, he never rushed them and he stayed until the families suggested he should talk to someone else. There was always a White House photographer present to take pictures that were made available only to the families. Repeat, ONLY the families. The press was NEVER present. There was NEVER a public announcement from the White House that the President was meeting with the families of the fallen. Their privacy, and their loss was always respected.
SOURCES:
WA TIMES
As the nation slept, President Obama received home the bodies of 18 U.S. military and law enforcement personnel killed Monday in AfghanistanASSOCIATED PRESS
In adherence to family wishes, a small group of reporters was permitted to watch just one of the transfers, that of Sgt. Dale R. Griffin of Terre Haute, Ind., who died Monday along with seven other U.S. soldiers and an Afghan interpreter when their armored vehicle was hit by a roadside bomb in the Arghandab River Valley in southeast Afghanistan.
The president's trip to Dover is his first since he lifted the 18-year-old ban on press coverage of the arrival of dead U.S. service men and women at Dover, where all U.S. casualties are processed before being returned to their families.
Obama goes to Dover to honor fallen soldiersAP NEWSWIRE
After landing, the president, wearing a dark topcoat, got into a motorcade to a base chapel, where he met privately with families of the fallen Americans. He had arrived on the base at 12:34 a.m. Thursday and was expected to be back at the White House before dawn.
The Pentagon this year lifted its 18-year ban on media covering the return of U.S. service members killed in action if family permission is provided. With Obama in attendance, the media were to witness the transfer of one fallen soldier.
An 18-year ban on coverage of Dover homecomings, dating to the 1991 Gulf War and strengthened by former President George W. Bush, was relaxed this year under Obama's watch. Now, families get to decide whether cameras can document the return. Nearly two-thirds have said yes to the media and even more to coverage by Pentagon cameras. In this case, the return of only one of the 18 was open to the media.
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Labels:
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Dover AFB,
fallen warriors,
Liz Cheney,
obama,
Photo Op
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Scariest Halloween Ever
2008 Chapter 1
Halloween is near and it's scary here
As I roll into Washington D.C.
Politicians are out, exercising their clout
Unashamed, for all to see.
"We're headed for hell if we don't pass this bill"
Was their frantic anxious scream
So they took out the fork and loaded some pork
To gather the pigs to the team
Maverick McCain vowed, "I‘ll change the game
I will veto all bills loaded up"
The bailout came by with a load from the sty
He marked ‘yes' and dropped in the cup
Barack is in lock with the Democrat stock
What we need are more taxes, you see
"Tax em' to hell -- "That'll be swell
Then we'll go on a spending spree"
The people have spoken -- the system is broken
Damn Politicians have their nerve
But we vote em' there, and so I will swear
We get exactly what we deserve
Decorations are out as I look about
Tombstones, coffins, a scary figure masked
Will our Constitution survive or be buried alive
Is a question I think should be asked
Halloween is near and it's scary here
As I roll into Washington D.C.
Politicians are out, exercising their clout
Unashamed, for all to see.
"We're headed for hell if we don't pass this bill"
Was their frantic anxious scream
So they took out the fork and loaded some pork
To gather the pigs to the team
Maverick McCain vowed, "I‘ll change the game
I will veto all bills loaded up"
The bailout came by with a load from the sty
He marked ‘yes' and dropped in the cup
Barack is in lock with the Democrat stock
What we need are more taxes, you see
"Tax em' to hell -- "That'll be swell
Then we'll go on a spending spree"
The people have spoken -- the system is broken
Damn Politicians have their nerve
But we vote em' there, and so I will swear
We get exactly what we deserve
Decorations are out as I look about
Tombstones, coffins, a scary figure masked
Will our Constitution survive or be buried alive
Is a question I think should be asked
2009 Chapter 2 - Makes me blue
A full year has spun and Obama has won
And yet the corruption has spread
ACORN is funny and stimulus money
Has been doled out to the dead
Clunkers and health for spreading the wealth
Are now the things that we hear
We have emptied the store and they still want more
And bankruptcy is now a real fear
Government has grown by ‘The One' on the throne
At an increasingly frantic pace
I think I should mention - we should pay attention
Lest we be crowded out of our space
Do we now give thanks that we own the banks
And the business of building the cars
Are we led by the nose as we sleepily doze
Is freedom slipping away to the Czars
Nikita pounded his shoe -- said ‘We'll bury you
We will do it by working within"
The media blight is now far left of right
We should be aware of the spin
Esau the fool traded birthright for gruel
Therein is lesson to be learned
Will there come a day we give the Constitution away
In exchange for mere tax dollars returned
Let us rise from the grime -- I think we have time
To escape the corruption I see
If we just use our brain to get out of the rain
Would you like to join me for tea
by Lee Kayser
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
LAST STRAW: Obama will not allow his Czars to testify before Congress
It was bad enough that the Pay Czar Kenneth Feinberg was responsible for the decision to slash corporate pay at the bailed out banks and automakers. Politico reported Oct. 22 that sources within the administration said Feinberg didn't even brief the president.
Politico Article: WH Pay Czar decided on his own by Eamon Javers
Then, another day and another LAST STRAW. A report by YID with LID details how Obama is intentionally and insidiously circumventing the Constitution with his Czars and he has now proved it by openly stating that his Czars will not be allowed to testify before Congress.
The Washington Times reports on Oct. 23:
“ Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, said White House counsel Greg Craig told her in a meeting Wednesday that they will not make available any of the czars who work in the White House and don't have to go through Senate confirmation. She said he was "murky" on whether other czars outside of the White House would be allowed to come before Congress.
Miss Collins said that doesn't make sense when some of those czars are actually making policy or negotiating on behalf of Mr. Obama.
"I think Congress should be able to call the president's climate czar, Carol Browner, the energy and environment czar, to ask her about the negotiations she conducted with the automobile industry that led to very significant policy changes with regard to emissions standards," Miss Collins said at a hearing Thursday that examined the proliferation of czars. ”
(The Camel's Back will be taking a close look at the CzarNation in the near future.)
James Madison: Federalist #48
It is agreed on all sides, that the powers properly belonging to one of the departments ought not to be directly and completely administered by either of the other departments. It is equally evident, that none of them ought to possess, directly or indirectly, an overruling influence over the others, in the administration of their respective powers. It will not be denied, that power is of an encroaching nature, and that it ought to be effectually restrained from passing the limits assigned to it. After discriminating, therefore, in theory, the several classes of power, as they may in their nature be legislative, executive, or judiciary, the next and most difficult task is to provide some practical security for each, against the invasion of the others.
CZARS EVERYWHERE CZARS
Cute song and video if you can stand the 'not so great' singing
Twinkle, twinkle little Czar
Gee, I wonder what you are...
How'd you get that job so high
Can you please just tell us why?
Gee, I wonder what you are...
How'd you get that job so high
Can you please just tell us why?
Labels:
attack on constitution,
czar,
obama,
transparency
Monday, October 26, 2009
LAST STRAW: Juan Williams is called a "Porch Negro"
Juan Williams is a left-leaning, liberal commentator who appears regularly on Bill O'Reilly's Fox News 'OPINION' show. (Emphasis is added to 'opinion' for anyone that has a problem distinguishing between news and opinion.)
Juan can be counted on to excuse and defend almost every idiotic liberal person or idea except, unlike many liberals, he has integrity and won't excuse or defend the indefensible. One such case was the attack on Rush Limbaugh. It was his stance that the attacks on Rush Limbaugh were wrong is what led Warren Ballentine to call him a "porch monkey."
That was the LAST STRAW for Juan Williams and he took Ballentine to task. But the story can be better told by these video clips than my keyboard.
Warren Ballentine calls Juan Williams a "Porch Negro"
Juan Williams strikes back
Juan Williams
Bill O'Reilly talks to Juan Williams
ALFONZO SAYS IT BEST
Juan Williams experiences with the Liberal Left has opened Juan's eyes to what everyone on the Right already knew. There is nothing tolerant about the Left. They do not accept any words, opinions, actions or indeed thoughts that are contrary to their ideology. The Liberal/Left will demonize anyone who disagrees with them; even their own.
I don't know what the Moonbat blogs and so-called 'news' shows on the Demwitted Networks are saying about Juan, but I'll bet what is being thrown at him is not nearly as bad as what Right-Wing Blacks have gotten. But either way, Juan is in good company... Condi Rice, JC Watts, Clarence Thomas, Michael Steele...
Some of the examples of liberal vile is disgusting that I can't post them even as examples of what we are fight against. (Eph 6:12: For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.)
AL SHARPTON OK'S CALLING CONDI RICE A HOUSE NEGRO
This video was shot by WKRN Video Journalist Beau Fleenor at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Question: "Rev. Al Sharpton, Do you believe that political leaders such as Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell are viewed as "house Negroes" by other African Americans, by going along with the President against their beliefs?"
DIARY OF A HOLLYWOOD STREET KING
Condi is tired she needs a time out exercise. It’s Ladies Week at the Cabin and she’s the first house niggette to check in. She is very proud of her achievements -Condi doesn’t want to hear anything about this black stuff. It’s bores her! She is invited to a Shindig held in the Cabin by the Fox News and Friends. The Cabin Landlord Sean Hannity is the host of this gala event. He greets Condi and tells her how proud he is to be in her presence.
Condi is introduced to Michael Steele, Colin Powell, Larry Elder, Prince, Jesse Jackson, Clarence Thomas, Tyler “flip wilson” Perry and America’s favorite house negro, Travis Smiley. Condi is pleased and she will be seated by Ann Coulter. They are both laughing and having some wine. Condi is taking some time off she doesn’t wanna hear about Black History Month she is spending some quality time with her Republican and Christian friends.
BLACK COMMENTATOR
Harry Belafonte is an icon in Black America, especially among those who remember his deep involvement in our struggles over the decades. When he called Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell "house Negroes," only a minority of Black people were upset. And George Bush's name is anathema to the vast bulk of African Americans, especially after Katrina. Belafonte can say anything he wants about Bush, and most of us will applaud.
WIKIPEDIA
House Negro is a pejorative term for a black person, comparing them to a servant inside the house of a master during slavery. The term comes from a speech by Malcolm X where he explains that during slavery, there were two kinds of slaves, "House Negroes" who worked in the master's house and "Field Negroes" who performed the manual labor outside. He characterizes the House Negro as having a better life than the field negro, and thus unwilling to leave the plantation. The speech can be taken both literally and figuratively. It is similar but distinct from Uncle Tom.
MALCOLM X
Text of speech
Juan can be counted on to excuse and defend almost every idiotic liberal person or idea except, unlike many liberals, he has integrity and won't excuse or defend the indefensible. One such case was the attack on Rush Limbaugh. It was his stance that the attacks on Rush Limbaugh were wrong is what led Warren Ballentine to call him a "porch monkey."
That was the LAST STRAW for Juan Williams and he took Ballentine to task. But the story can be better told by these video clips than my keyboard.
Warren Ballentine calls Juan Williams a "Porch Negro"
Juan Williams strikes back
Juan Williams
Bill O'Reilly talks to Juan Williams
ALFONZO SAYS IT BEST
Juan Williams experiences with the Liberal Left has opened Juan's eyes to what everyone on the Right already knew. There is nothing tolerant about the Left. They do not accept any words, opinions, actions or indeed thoughts that are contrary to their ideology. The Liberal/Left will demonize anyone who disagrees with them; even their own.
I don't know what the Moonbat blogs and so-called 'news' shows on the Demwitted Networks are saying about Juan, but I'll bet what is being thrown at him is not nearly as bad as what Right-Wing Blacks have gotten. But either way, Juan is in good company... Condi Rice, JC Watts, Clarence Thomas, Michael Steele...
Some of the examples of liberal vile is disgusting that I can't post them even as examples of what we are fight against. (Eph 6:12: For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world-rulers of this darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.)
This video was shot by WKRN Video Journalist Beau Fleenor at Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee. The Question: "Rev. Al Sharpton, Do you believe that political leaders such as Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell are viewed as "house Negroes" by other African Americans, by going along with the President against their beliefs?"
DIARY OF A HOLLYWOOD STREET KING
Condi is tired she needs a time out exercise. It’s Ladies Week at the Cabin and she’s the first house niggette to check in. She is very proud of her achievements -Condi doesn’t want to hear anything about this black stuff. It’s bores her! She is invited to a Shindig held in the Cabin by the Fox News and Friends. The Cabin Landlord Sean Hannity is the host of this gala event. He greets Condi and tells her how proud he is to be in her presence.
Condi is introduced to Michael Steele, Colin Powell, Larry Elder, Prince, Jesse Jackson, Clarence Thomas, Tyler “flip wilson” Perry and America’s favorite house negro, Travis Smiley. Condi is pleased and she will be seated by Ann Coulter. They are both laughing and having some wine. Condi is taking some time off she doesn’t wanna hear about Black History Month she is spending some quality time with her Republican and Christian friends.
BLACK COMMENTATOR
Harry Belafonte is an icon in Black America, especially among those who remember his deep involvement in our struggles over the decades. When he called Condoleezza Rice and Colin Powell "house Negroes," only a minority of Black people were upset. And George Bush's name is anathema to the vast bulk of African Americans, especially after Katrina. Belafonte can say anything he wants about Bush, and most of us will applaud.
WIKIPEDIA
House Negro is a pejorative term for a black person, comparing them to a servant inside the house of a master during slavery. The term comes from a speech by Malcolm X where he explains that during slavery, there were two kinds of slaves, "House Negroes" who worked in the master's house and "Field Negroes" who performed the manual labor outside. He characterizes the House Negro as having a better life than the field negro, and thus unwilling to leave the plantation. The speech can be taken both literally and figuratively. It is similar but distinct from Uncle Tom.
MALCOLM X
Text of speech
Labels:
black conservatives,
house negro,
racial slurs
Saturday, October 24, 2009
LAST STRAW: Democrats want to give ACORN supervisory position in new government agency
The public has been outraged over the videos of ACORN employees (giving advice on how to get around the law to who they thought was a prostitute and her pimp) ... And if that isn't enough to cast away ACORN, there is the investigations for numerous infractions of the law including misuse of government funds and the use of strong-arm tactics and extortion in demanding money and mortgage partnerships from a number of financial and lending institutions.
BUT... the LAST STRAW is the Democrat's continued support and protection of ACORN. They just can't seem to stop!
In considering legislation to create the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) Democrats voted to accept an amendment to HR by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) that will make ACORN eligible for a board position that plays a role in setting regulations for financial institutions.
Trading Markets Magazine reports that the Waters amendment would add five representatives to the Oversight Board from fields of “consumer protection, fair lending and civil rights , representatives of depository institutions that primarily serve under-served communities, or representatives of communities that have been significantly impacted by higher-priced mortgages to join Federal banking regulators in advising the Director on the consistency of proposed regulations, and strategies and policies that the Director should undertake to enforce its rules.”
Trading Markets points out how the move will create an enormous, government-sanctioned, conflict of interest. ACORN and other similar organizations would have a supervisory role in regulating financial institutions from whom they receive millions annually in direct contributions and special partnership arrangements.
ACORN and the others are the same organizations that pressured banks to make sub-prime mortgage loans and thus bear a major responsibility for the collapse of the housing market.
See the full article: http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2599000/#
BUT... the LAST STRAW is the Democrat's continued support and protection of ACORN. They just can't seem to stop!
In considering legislation to create the Consumer Financial Protection Agency (CFPA) Democrats voted to accept an amendment to HR by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) that will make ACORN eligible for a board position that plays a role in setting regulations for financial institutions.
Trading Markets Magazine reports that the Waters amendment would add five representatives to the Oversight Board from fields of “consumer protection, fair lending and civil rights , representatives of depository institutions that primarily serve under-served communities, or representatives of communities that have been significantly impacted by higher-priced mortgages to join Federal banking regulators in advising the Director on the consistency of proposed regulations, and strategies and policies that the Director should undertake to enforce its rules.”
Trading Markets points out how the move will create an enormous, government-sanctioned, conflict of interest. ACORN and other similar organizations would have a supervisory role in regulating financial institutions from whom they receive millions annually in direct contributions and special partnership arrangements.
ACORN and the others are the same organizations that pressured banks to make sub-prime mortgage loans and thus bear a major responsibility for the collapse of the housing market.
See the full article: http://www.tradingmarkets.com/.site/news/Stock%20News/2599000/#
Labels:
acorn,
conflict of interest,
maxine waters
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