Freedom & The Constitution

You Gotta Listen to this Youtube Interview

2011-07-01T15:04:00.001-05:00

NRA-ILA :: Obama's Hollow Words On The Second Amendment

2011-06-29T20:22:00.000-05:00

Good Article on Obama and The Second Amendment....follow the links for various other information of interest.

NRA-ILA :: Obama's Hollow Words On The Second Amendment

DON'T REGISTER YOUR GUNS! THEY ARE THE ONLY THINGS THAT KEEPS US FREE!

REMEMBER THE 2ND AMENDMENT IS YOUR LICENSE TO OWN, CARRY, AND USE, TO PROTECT YOURSELF.

Just a Note about Superb Software

2011-06-27T15:20:00.003-05:00

Just wanted to let everyone know that I will now be including Computer Tips on my Blog, as part of my First Amendment Rights to share information. I will also attempt to address any pc problems that you need help solving.

My first Tip:

Highly Recommended Software....ADVANCED SYSTEM OPTIMIZER by Systweak. Have been using this software as well as their ADVANCED VISTA OPTIMIZER for a few years now. Both Software packages are the best of their type and they get a ***** (five star) rating from me. Their trial packages can be downloaded at http://www.systweak.com/ .

Any questions or problems you may have with your Computer, you can post or email me at cliff.tread@gmail.com.

Thanks for following me......

Anyone Surprised by THIS ????

2011-04-30T12:14:00.001-05:00

http://youtu.be/QNJfdKClbH4

PRICE OF OIL DUE TO OUR STUPIDITY

2011-04-14T11:44:00.001-05:00

READ THIS;

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Here's an astonishing read. …….

Important and verifiable information :…….

About 6 months ago, the writer was watching a news program on oil and one of the Forbes Bros. was the guest. The host said to Forbes, "I am going to ask you a direct question and I would like a direct answer; how much oil does the U.S. have in the ground?"

Forbes did not miss a beat, he said, "more than all the Middle East put together."

Please read below.

The U. S. Geological Service issued a report in April 2008 that only
scientists and oil men knew was coming, but man was it big. It was a
revised report (hadn't been updated since 1995) on how much oil was in this area of the western 2/3 of North Dakota, western South Dakota, and extreme eastern Montana ..... check THIS out:

The Bakken is the largest domestic oil discovery since Alaska 's Prudhoe Bay and has the potential to eliminate all American dependence on foreign oil.

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) estimates it at 503 billion
barrels. Even if just 10% of the oil is recoverable... at $107 a barrel,
we're looking at a resource base worth more than $5...3 trillion.
"When I first briefed legislators on this, you could practically see their
jaws hit the floor. They had no idea.." says Terry Johnson, the Montana
Legislature's financial analyst.

"This sizable find is now the highest-producing onshore oil field found in
the past 56 years," reportsThe Pittsburgh Post Gazette. It's a formation
known as the Williston Basin , but is more commonly referred to as the
'Bakken.' It stretches from Northern Montana , through North Dakota and
into Canada . For years, U. S. oil exploration has been considered a dead end. Even the 'Big Oil' companies gave up searching for major oil wells decades ago. However, a recent technological breakthrough has opened up the Bakken's massive reserves..... and we now have access of up to 500 billion barrels. And because this is light, sweet oil, those billions of barrels will cost Americans just $16 PER BARREL!

That's enough crude to fully fuel the American economy for 2041 years
straight. And if THAT didn't throw you on the floor, then this next one
should - because it's from 2006!

U.. S. Oil Discovery- Largest Reserve in the World
Stansberry Report Online - 4/20/2006

Hidden 1,000 feet beneath the surface of the Rocky Mountains lies the
largest untapped oil reserve in the world. It is more than 2 TRILLION
barrels. On August 8, 2005 President Bush mandated its extraction. In three and a half years of high oil prices none has been extracted. With this mother load of oil why are we still fighting over off-shore drilling?

They reported this stunning news: We have more oil inside our borders, than all the other proven reserves on earth.. Here are the official estimates:
- 8-times as much oil as Saudi Arabia
- 18-times as much oil as Iraq
- 21-times as much oil as Kuwait
- 22-times as much oil as Iran
- 500-times as much oil as Yemen
- and it's all right here in the Western United States.

HOW can this BE? HOW can we NOT BE extracting this? Because the
environmentalists and others have blocked all efforts to help America become independent of foreign oil! Again, we are letting a small group of people dictate our lives and our economy.....WHY?

James Bartis, lead researcher with the study says we've got more oil in this very compact area than the entire Middle East -more than 2 TRILLION barrels untapped.

That's more than all the proven oil reserves of crude oil in the
world today.

Reports The Denver Post.

Don't think 'OPEC' will drop its price - even with this find? Think again!
It's all about the competitive marketplace, - it has to. Think OPEC just
might be funding the environmentalists?

Got your attention yet? Now, while you're thinking about it, do this:
Pass this BLOG along. If you don't take a little time to do this, then you should stifle yourself the next time you complain about gas prices -

by doing NOTHING, you forfeit your right to complain.
Now I just wonder what would happen in this country if every one of you sent this BLOG to every one in your address book.

By the way...this is all true. Check it out at the link below!!!
GOOGLE it, or follow this link. It will blow your mind.
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=1911
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Top 10 ways to fix our Government

2011-04-14T07:37:00.001-05:00

Congressional Reform Act of 2011

1. Term Limits.
12 years only, one of the possible options below..
       A. Two Six-year Senate terms
       B. Six Two-year House terms
       C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms

2. No Tenure / No Pension.
A Congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office. (or when not in session)

3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security.
All funds in the Congressional retirement fund move to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, and Congress participates with the American people.

4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan, just as all Americans do.

5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%. The median income of the United States is around 44,000 a year, our Senators and Congressman make over 175,000 a year. Jefferson warned us about creating a professional political class!

6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

7. Congress must equally abide by all laws they impose on the American people, and cannot exempt themselves from any law they pass that affects any citizen of the US.

8. All contracts with past and present Congressmen are void effective 1/1/12.
The American people did not make this contract with Congressmen. Congressmen made all these contracts for themselves. Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, so ours should serve their term(s), then go home and back to work.

9. The Second Amendment is your right to protect yourself and congress shall make no law limiting the right to own, carry, conceal or license firearms. That is a function that belongs to and should be left to the states.

10. Voting/Election Reform….Women and Men who have reached the age of majority, 21, AND Own Property should have a full vote, Anyone not owning property and have no vested interest in their government should have a vote count 1/2 that of Property owners. Owning property and having a vested interest in government was a founding principle of our Republic. Candidates must be limited in the amount of money spent on elections. It is foolish to think someone can spend a billion dollars to get elected to a job that pays roughly 250,000 dollars a year.

THIS IS HOW YOU FIX Government!!!!!

What Words Can Do

2011-04-13T20:06:00.001-05:00

Offer to reduce fraud SPURNED by obama!

2011-04-12T16:53:00.001-05:00

IBM OFFER REFUSED...

This should be sent to every American to show them what this President really thinks and that he is anti-capitalist, anti-private-sector and cannot be trusted in telling the truth.

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This message has links at the bottom to verify it's content.

IBM offered to help reduce Medicare fraud for free...

What if I told you that the Chairman and CEO of IBM, Samuel J. Palmisano, approached President Obama and members of his administration, before the healthcare bill debates, with a plan that would reduce healthcare expenditures by $900 billion? Given the Obama Administration's adamancy that the United States of America simply had to make healthcare (read: health insurance) affordable for even the most dedicated welfare recipient, one would think he would have leaned forward in his chair, cupped his ear and said, "Tell me more!"

And what if I told you that the cost to the federal government for this program was nothing, zip, nada, zilch? And, what if I told you that, in the end and after two meetings, President Obama and his team, instead of embracing a program that was proven to save money -- projected to save almost one trillion dollars - a private sector program costing the taxpayers nothing, zip, nada, zilch - said, "Thanks but no thanks" and then embarked on passing one of the most despised pieces of legislation in US history?

Well, it's all true.

Samuel J. Palmisano, the Chairman of the Board and CEO for IBM, said in a recent Wall Street Journal interview that he offered to provide the Obama Administration with a program that would curb healthcare claims fraud and abuse by almost one trillion dollars but the Obama White House turned the offer down.

Mr. Palmisano is quoted as saying during a taping of The Wall Street Journal's Viewpoints program on September 14, 2010:

"We could have improved the quality and reduced the cost of the healthcare system by $900 billion...I said we would do it for free to prove that it works. They turned us down."

A second meeting between Mr. Palmisano and the Obama Administration took place two weeks later, with no change in the Obama Administration's stance. A call placed to IBM on October 8, 2010, by FOX News confirmed, via a spokesperson, that Mr. Palmisano stands by his statement.

Speaking with FOX News' Stuart Varney, Mort Zuckerman, Editor-in-Chief of US News & World Report, said, "It's a little bit puzzling because I think there is a huge amount of both fraud and inefficiency that American business is a lot more comfortable with and more effective in trying to reduce. And this is certainly true because the IBM people have studied this very carefully. When Palmisano went to the White House and made that proposal, it was based upon a lot of work and it was not accepted. It's really puzzling...These are very, very responsible people and don't have a political ax to grind.

In Mr. Obama's shunning of a private sector program that would have saved our country almost $1 trillion in healthcare expenditures, presented to him as he declared a "crisis in healthcare," he proves two things beyond any doubt: that he is anti-Capitalist and anti-private sector in nature and that he can no longer be trusted to tell the truth in both his political declarations or espoused goals.

For more info. check these links:

> http://capitolhillcoffeehouse.com/index.php/article/574

> http://reimagineamerica.org/tag/sam-palmisano/

> http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/02/ibm-exec-offers-save-900-billion-health-care-costs-obama-turned-h

ALARMING! PLEASE WATCH AND COMMENT.

2011-04-06T20:56:00.001-05:00

Please, Pray that this doesn’t happen here. Already there is a Muslim community in Dearborn, Michigan.

email from a friend

2011-03-29T09:14:00.001-05:00

I AM A GLENN BECK FAN BUT I THOUGHT I WOULD SHARE THE EMAIL INFORMATION BELOW FROM A GOOD FRIEND OF MINE.

http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/glenn-beck/transcript/beck-do-we-need-fed

I’m not a big fan of Glenn Beck and his style of presenting information on TV. But, no matter how you feel about him, you can’t watch his show that aired this past Friday (3.24.2011), or read the transcript of this broadcast, and not be extremely concerned about the unchecked power wielded by the Federal Reserve.

I’ve been complaining to everyone who might listen for months now about how the Federal Reserve has been creating restrictive rules, without the authority to do so, that fly directly in the face of proven facts, common sense and financial well-being for American consumers, not to mention that these same rules will eventually put small businesses out of business, in favor of a monopoly by the four largest banks in the U.S. Higher costs for all mortgage loans will result, as well as job losses in the hundreds of thousands caused by a rippling effect in all associated industries: realtors, title companies, insurance agents, appraisers, inspectors, builders, etc., will all be affected.

This is not “crazy” talk. This is actually happening and the Fed’s rule will take effect on April 1^st, 2011, unless a temporary restraining order (TRO) or injunction against the Federal Reserve is obtained by one of two industry associations that represents thousands of other mortgage loan originators just like me. Both associations have recently filed lawsuits to stop the Fed’s insane, unfair attempts to rid big banks’ competition. One of these plaintiffs has been granted a TRO hearing for 9:30, tomorrow morning. I’m praying for U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell and that she will easily see the facts presented to allow for the plaintiff’s victory in federal court tomorrow & hope you will too.

http://nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news24035/namb-slaps-fed-lawsuit-prevent-lo-compensation-rule-changes

http://www.naihp.org/

SB 34….A Sneaky Attempt to go around 2nd Amendment

2011-03-19T14:44:00.001-05:00

I wrote the following to my Senator Roger Wicker and urge all to do the same for their’s.

Senator,

I understand that SB 34 is in Judiciary Committee.

Summary

This Bill states the following;

Denying Firearms and Explosives to Dangerous Terrorists Act of 2011 -

Amends the federal criminal code to authorize the Attorney General to deny the transfer of a firearm or the issuance of a firearms or explosives license or permit (or revoke such license or permit) if the Attorney General:

(1) determines that the transferee is known (or appropriately suspected) to be engaged in terrorism or has provided material support or resources for terrorism; and

(2) has a reasonable belief that the transferee may use a firearm in connection with terrorism. Allows any individual whose firearms or explosives license application has been denied to bring legal action to challenge the denial.

Extends the prohibition against the sale or distribution of firearms or explosives to include individuals whom the Attorney General has determined to be engaged in terrorist activities. Imposes criminal penalties on individuals engaged in terrorist activities who smuggle or knowingly bring firearms into the UnitedStates.Authorizes the Attorney General to withhold information in firearms and explosives license denial revocation lawsuits and from employers if the Attorney General determines that the disclosure of such information would likely compromise national security.

I urge you to vote against this bill should it get out of committee. I see a further encroachment by the federal government thru regulation to possibly deny my right to own a firearm as guarranteed me by the 2nd Amendment of the Bill of Rights.

Regulation is control and should not be allowed as it concerns ANY denial of rights under the 2nd Amendment.

I trust you will answer me in a positive manner and I urge you to lobby other Senators to offer resistance to the Obama administrations attempt to regulate ANY Firearms.

Sincerely,

Clifford J. Treadaway

Snopes Exposed

2011-02-19T11:24:00.001-06:00

Surprise, Surprise,...

And so it goes on & on & on. This way they keep you focusing on the right hand but watch out for the left hand. Makes one dizzy trying to get the truth

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SNOPES EXPOSED

Snopes is heavily financed by George Soros, a huge financial supporter of Obama!

In a Search for the truth department, we find what has been suspected on many occasions. Went to Snopes to check this out and they said it was false and there were no such dockets so I Googled the Supreme Court, typed in Obama-Kagan, and guess what? Yep you got it.Snopes lied. Everyone of those dockets are there.

So Here is what was written to Snopes:

Referencing the article about Elena Kagan and Barak Obama dockets: The information you have posted stating that there were no such cases as claimed and the examples you gave are blatantly false. I went directly to the Supreme Court website, typed in Obama Kagan and immediately came up with all of the dockets that the article made reference to.. I have long suspected that you really slant things but this revelation is really shocking.

You exist behind a veil of half truths and distorted facts. Hoping you will be honest and forthcoming in the future is probably expecting too much.
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That being said, if you really didn't know THIS then your investigative reporting is a sham;

Kagan was representing Obama in all the petitions to prove his citizenship. Now she may help rule on them. Folks, this is really ugly. Chicago Politics; and the beat goes on and on and on...
Once again the US Senate sold us out! Well, someone figured out why Obama nominated Elana Kagan for the Supreme Court.... Pull up the Supreme Courts website, go to the docket and search for Obama.

Kagan was the Solicitor General for all the suits against him filed with the Supreme Court to show proof of natural born citizenship. He owed her big time. All of the requests were denied of course. They were never heard! It just keeps getting deeper and deeper, doesn't it?

The American people mean nothing any longer. It all comes down to payback time for those who compromised themselves to elect someone that really has no true right to even be there.

Here are some websites of the Supreme Court Docket: When you look up some of these hearings and guess what?? Elana Kagan is the attorney representing Obama!!!

Check out these examples:

http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/09-8857.htm

http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/09-8857.htm
http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/09-6790.htm

http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/09-6790.htm
http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/09-724.htm

http://www.supremecourt.gov/Search.aspx?FileName=/docketfiles/09-724.htm

If you are not interested in justice or in truth delete this.

However, If you hold sacred the freedoms granted to you by the U.S. Constitution By all means, Tell Others!

2011-02-19T10:57:00.000-06:00

Post from a contributor

I read something today that really got me wondering about how little some people think before they speak/write/whatever. Granted, there are lots of people who speak after thinking, but who should still not speak without supervision. Still, everyone is entitled to their own opinions (at least I hope that's still allowed by our government), but I believe everyone would benefit far better by praying for stability & peace in Egypt right now, than for simply encouraging an uprising against its admittedly tyrannical government. Mubarek will certainly be forced to leave. There's no question about that. The potential, most concerning problem is what he and the current government will be replaced with and who will be controlling it.

A democracy is what many people reportedly desire as a result of these demonstrations, but the overwhelming majority of the population in Egypt is at least 80-90 percent Muslim, many of whom I believe support the implementation of Sharia law into national law. I don't know about you, but there isn't a single nation I know of with a true democracy and respect for human rights, where Sharia law is incorporated into the laws of that nation. The religion of the majority of Egyptians wouldn't necessarily be an issue, except for the largest faction in support of overthrowing Mubarek & his government. But before getting into the Muslim Brotherhood, we need to recall some important history.

Mubarek's predecessor, Anwar Sadat, was removed from office through assassination by Islamic terrorists in 1981. His assassination was carried out by extremists who opposed Sadat's successful attempts to develop peace with Israel (a Jewish nation), after their numerous wars & battles with each other, basically over control of the Sinai Peninsula & Suez Canal. This happened about a year after Reagan took office and the Americans hostage in Iran had been released. But we really need to go back a little further than Sadat and look at other areas in close proximity within the Middle East, not just Egypt.

The Shah of Iran, during WWII, nearly joined sides with Hitler, Mussolini & Hirohito, primarily because of popular Iranian resentment towards the Jewish people and Iranian support of the Holocaust. The Allies invaded Iran in 1941 to prevent Hitler from acquiring the oil reserves there. American & British support for Iran after 1941 was generally accepted & approved of by most Iranians, until the early 1950's. Afterwards, Iranian support turned to resentment, which developed into full-blown hatred of the U.S. and its allies for our support of Israel. After all, we were formed as a Christian nation and, in spite of what today's biased media would have us believe, we still are.

In comes the Ayatollah Khomeini into power in Iran and they are poisoned against Israel and, by association & for our support for Israel, the U.S., ever since his labeling of us as the "Great Satan." His lies and terrorist-motivating, hate-filled speeches and direction were what fired up the Iranian students who overran the American Embassy there. You know about the ensuing hostage situation that took place in Tehran over the next 444 days.

We all know about human rights' violations in Iran, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Afghanistan, pretty much anywhere there are areas controlled by governments that accept Sharia law as part of national/regional law. None of these countries have true democracies, although we're trying to support one now, in Iraq and elsewhere. We also see the huge resistance to this by growing numbers of brain-washed, Islamic extremists, a/k/a terrorists.

The Muslim Brotherhood is one of the largest, well-organized groups in support of the current revolt against the Mubarek regime in power in Egypt now. This group is nearly a hundred years old, with splinter groups, terroristic groups & individuals, that have spun off of it, most of which you may not have heard of before. However, unless you've been living under a rock for the last 10 years, I know you have heard of the terrorist groups, Al Qaeda & Hammas, as well as the individuals, Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, Ayman Al-Zawahiri and Sheikh Hassan Yousef. These individuals & groups are not nice folks and they all have something in common: they were all members of the Muslim Brotherhood at one time.

So, since the government has cut off internet and other means of communications, as well as transportation and other vital systems in Egypt, guess who steps in as the primary disseminator of information to organize the uprisings and demonstrations against Mubarek? That's right, the Muslim Brotherhood.

No doubt, there are a large number of Muslims who would like to see a peaceful transition to a new form of government in Egypt. I'm also highly prone to believe there are a larger number of Muslims, in Egypt and elsewhere in close proximity, that would prefer to see a new government in place that hasn't had close ties to and support from the U.S. and our allies.

I'm not anti-Islamic. I'm anti-Islamic extremist. I find it difficult to tolerate or even sympathize with any group that demands the conversion of all non-believers or their destruction by any means available.

I don't want to see this opportunity abused by the next Khomeini or Ahmadinejad who might take power in Egypt. That would be catastrophic for peace between Egypt and Israel, as well as the U.S. and our allies. This instability is exactly what Egypt and this entire region does NOT need.

As for human rights and living conditions within Egypt, we need to support those ideals with which we agree and potential leaders who have a proven track record of supporting & promoting just such ideas. Overthrowing an entire government in this mostly Muslim region is an insanely complex and extremely dangerous prospect that has to be done carefully and has to be done right the first time. Right here in our own country, we've seen the damage that can so quickly be done by putting an idiot with his own, liberal agendas, and his liberal-backed administration, into the highest office in the land.

You may not agree, but that's how I see it. History lesson for today, free of charge

2011-01-04T10:32:00.001-06:00

FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

Hunters

Add up all the hunters in just a handful of states, and come to a striking conclusion:

The state of Wisconsin has gone an entire deer hunting season without someone getting killed. That's great. There were over 600,000 hunters.

Allow me to restate that number. Over the last two months, the eighth largest army in the world - more men under arms than Iran; more than France and Germany combined - deployed to the woods of a single American state to help keep the deer menace at bay.

But that pales in comparison to the 750,000 who are in the woods of Pennsylvania this week. Michigan's 700,000 hunters have now returned home. Toss in a quarter million hunters in West Virginia, and it's literally the case that the hunters of those four states alone would comprise the largest army in the world.

The point? America will forever be safe from foreign invasion with that kind of home-grown firepower.

Add those figures to those who bear arms in the home for protection, and law enforcement..

"Hunting -- it's not just a way to fill the freezer. It's a matter of national security!"

I love my country......It's the Government I'm afraid of!

God Bless America!!

Predictions for the Future

2010-12-16T10:45:00.001-06:00

There is nothing political about this post. It simply points out very probable changes that are in our future.It comes from an email I received.

Whether these changes are good or bad depends in part on how we adapt to them.

#1. The Post Office. Get ready to imagine a world without the post office. They are so deeply in financial trouble that there is probably no way to sustain it long term. Email, Fed Ex, and UPS have just about wiped out the minimum revenue needed to keep the post office alive. Most of your mail every day is junk mail and bills. (My add: Even though postage rates are increasing on an annual basis, we still ran a $7.5 Billion deficit this past year.)

#2. The Check. Britain is already laying the groundwork to do away with checks by 2018. It costs the financial system billions of dollars a year to process checks. Plastic cards and online transactions will lead to the eventual demise of the check. This plays right into the death of the post office. If you never paid your bills by mail and never received them by mail, the post office would absolutely go out of business.

#3. The Newspaper. The younger generation simply doesn't read the newspaper. They certainly don't subscribe to a daily delivered print edition. That may go the way of the milkman and the laundry man. As for reading the paper online, get ready to pay for it. The rise in mobile Internet devices and e-readers has caused all the newspaper and magazine publishers to form an alliance. They have met with Apple, Amazon, and the major cell phone companies to develop a model for paid subscription services.

#4. The Book. You say you will never give up the physical book that you hold in your hand and turn the literal pages. I said the same thing about downloading music from iTunes. I wanted my hard copy CD. But I quickly changed my mind when I discovered that I could get albums for half the price without ever leaving home to get the latest music. The same thing will happen with books. You can browse a bookstore online and even read a preview chapter before you buy. And the price is less than half that of a real book. And think of the convenience! Once you start flicking your fingers on the screen instead of the book, you find that you are lost in the story, can't wait to see what happens next, and you forget that you're holding a gadget instead of a book.

#5. The Land Line Telephone. Unless you have a large family and make a lot of local calls, you don't need it anymore. Most people keep it simply because they've always had it. But you are paying double charges for that extra service. All the cell phone companies will let you call customers using the same cell provider for no charge against your minutes.

#6. Music. This is one of the saddest parts of the change story. The music industry is dying a slow death. Not just because of illegal downloading. It's the lack of innovative new music being given a chance to get to the people who would like to hear it. Greed and corruption is the problem. The record labels and the radio conglomerates are simply self-destructing. Over 40% of the music purchased today is "catalog items," meaning traditional music that the public is familiar with. Older established artists. This is also true on the live concert circuit. To explore this fascinating and disturbing topic further, check out the book, "Appetite for Self-Destruction" by Steve Knopper, and the video documentary, "Before the Music Dies."

#7. Television. Revenues to the networks are down dramatically. Not just because of the economy. People are watching TV and movies streamed from their computers. And they're playing games and doing lots of other things that take up the time that used to be spent watching TV. Prime time shows have degenerated down to lower than the lowest common denominator. Cable rates are skyrocketing and commercials run about every 4 minutes and 30 seconds. I say good riddance to most of it. It's time for the cable companies to be put out of our misery. Let the people choose what they want to watch online and through Netflix.

#8. The "Things" That You Own. Many of the very possessions that we used to own are still in our lives, but we may not actually own them in the future. They may simply reside in "the cloud." Today your computer has a hard drive and you store your pictures, music, movies, and documents. Your software is on a CD or DVD, and you can always re-install it if need be. But all of that is changing. Apple, Microsoft, and Google are all finishing up their latest "cloud services." That means that when you turn on a computer, the Internet will be built into the operating system. So, Windows, Google, and the Mac OS will be tied straight into the Internet. If you click an icon, it will open something in the Internet cloud. If you save something, it will be saved to the cloud. And you may pay a monthly subscription fee to the cloud provider.

In this virtual world, you can access your music or your books, or your whatever from any laptop or handheld device. That's the good news. But, will you actually own any of this "stuff" or will it all be able to disappear at any moment in a big "Poof?" Will most of the things in our lives be disposable and whimsical? It makes you want to run to the closet and pull out that photo album, grab a book from the shelf, or open up a CD case and pull out the insert.

#9. Privacy. If there ever was a concept that we can look back on nostalgically, it would be privacy. That's gone. It's been gone for a long time anyway. There are cameras on the street, in most of the buildings, and even built into your computer and cell phone. But you can be sure that 24/7, "They" know who you are and where you are, right down to the GPS coordinates, and the Google Street View. If you buy something, your habit is put into a zillion profiles, and your ads will change to reflect those habits. And "They" will try to get you to buy something else. Again and again.

All we will have that can't be changed are Memories.

THIS COMMENT BELOW JUST ADDS FUEL TO MY FIRE THAT OUR SYSTEM IS BROKEN........................

19 Facts About The De-industrialization Of America . . .

The United States is rapidly becoming the very first "post-industrial" nation on the globe. All great economic empires eventually become fat and lazy and squander the great wealth that their forefathers have left them, but the pace at which America is accomplishing this is absolutely amazing. It was America that was at the forefront of the industrial revolution. It was America that showed the world how to mass produce everything from automobiles to televisions to airplanes. It was the great American manufacturing base that crushed Germany and Japan in World War II.
But now we are witnessing the deindustrialization of America . Tens of thousands of factories have left the United States in the past decade alone. Millions upon millions of manufacturing jobs have been lost in the same time period. The United States has become a nation that consumes everything in sight and yet produces increasingly little. Do you know what our biggest export is today? Waste paper. Yes, trash is the number one thing that we ship out to the rest of the world as we voraciously blow our money on whatever the rest of the world wants to sell to us. The United States has become bloated and spoiled and our economy is now just a shadow of what it once was. Once upon a time America could literally out produce the rest of the world combined. Today that is no longer true, but Americans sure do consume more than anyone else in the world. If the deindustrialization of America continues at this current pace, what possible kind of a future are we going to be leaving to our children?
Any great nation throughout history has been great at making things. So if the United States continues to allow its manufacturing base to erode at a staggering pace how in the world can the U.S. continue to consider itself to be a great nation? We have created the biggest debt bubble in the history of the world in an effort to maintain a very high standard of living, but the current state of affairs is not anywhere close to sustainable. Every single month America goes into more debt and every single month America gets poorer.
So what happens when the debt bubble pops?

The de-industrialization of the United States should be a top concern for every man, woman and child in the country. But sadly, most Americans do not have any idea what is going on around them.
For people like that, take this article and print it out and hand it to them. Perhaps what they will read below will shock them badly enough to awaken them from their slumber.

The following are 19 facts about the de-industrialization of America

that will blow your mind....
# 1– The United States has lost approximately 42,400 factories since 2001. About 75 percent of those factories employed over 500 people when they were still in operation.
# 2– Dell Inc., one of America ’s largest manufacturers of computers, has announced plans to dramatically expand its operations in China with an investment of over $100 billion over the next decade.
# 3– Dell has announced that it will be closing its last large U.S. manufacturing facility in Winston-Salem , North Carolina in November. Approximately 900 jobs will be lost.
# 4– In 2008, 1.2 billion cell phones were sold worldwide. So how many of them were manufactured inside the United States ? Zero.
# 5– According to a new study conducted by the Economic Policy Institute, if the U.S. trade deficit with China continues to increase at its current rate, the U.S. economy will lose over half a million jobs this year alone.
# 6– At of the end of July, the U.S. trade deficit with China had risen 18 percent compared to the same time period a year ago.
# 7– The United States has lost a total of about 5.5 million manufacturing jobs since October 2000.
# 8– According to Tax Notes, between 1999 and 2008 employment at the foreign affiliates of U.S. parent companies increased an astounding 30 percent to 10.1 million. During that exact same time period, U.S. employment at American multinational corporations declined 8 percent to 21.1 million.
# 9– In 1959, manufacturing represented 28 percent of U.S. economic output. In 2008, it represented 11.5 percent.
#10– Ford Motor Company recently announced the closure of a factory that produces the Ford Ranger in St. Paul , Minnesota . Approximately 750 good paying middle class jobs are going to be lost because making Ford Rangers in Minnesota does not fit in with Ford's new "global" manufacturing strategy.
#11– As of the end of 2009, less than 12 million Americans worked in manufacturing. The last time less than 12 million Americans were employed in manufacturing was in 1941.
#12– In the United States today, consumption accounts for 70 percent of GDP. Of this 70 percent, over half is spent on services.
#13– The United States has lost a whopping 32 percent of its manufacturing jobs since the year 2000.
#14– In 2001, the United States ranked fourth in the world in per capita broadband Internet use. Today it ranks 15th.
#15– Manufacturing employment in the U.S. computer industry is actually lower in 2010 than it was in 1975.
#16– Printed circuit boards are used in tens of thousands of different products. Asia now produces 84 percent of them worldwide.
#17– The United States spends approximately $3.90 on Chinese goods for every $1 that the Chinese spend on goods from the United States .
#18– One prominent economist is projecting that the Chinese economy will be three times larger than the U.S. economy by the year 2040.
#19– The U.S. Census Bureau says that 43.6 million Americans are now living in poverty and according to them that is the highest number of poor Americans in the 51 years that records have been kept.
So how many tens of thousands more factories do we need to lose before we do something about it?
How many millions more Americans are going to become unemployed before we all admit that we have a very, very serious problem on our hands?
How many more trillions of dollars are going to leave the country before we realize that we are losing wealth at a pace that is killing our economy?
How many once great manufacturing cities are going to become rotting war zones like Detroit before we understand that we are committing national economic suicide?
The de-industrialization of America is a national crisis. It needs to be treated like one.

If anyone can explain how a de-industrialized America has any kind of viable economic future, please do so.

It is time to wake up

License for Your House “SURPRISE FROM OBAMA”

2010-09-25T13:16:00.001-05:00

Here is the latest "surprise" that Obama and his Democratic friends have up their sleeve to screw middle class Americans who own homes. This is part of the infamous "Cap and Trade Act" that is in Congress now and which Democrats hope to get passed and signed into law before the Nov. elections (before they get voted out of office). The people who proposed and wrote this Bill should be taken out and shot! This is worse than outrageous!

THIS HAS BEEN PASSED BY THE HOUSE........HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT "CHANGE" NOW???????????

Subject: H.R. 2454 -

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW...

License will be required for your house

Something every home owner should be made aware of!
Don't want to be bothered with "Political stuff?" You'd better read this one. It will come as a huge shock to you if you aren't informed as to what Obama is up to, and apparently it has already passed one hurdle. It will take very little now to put it into actual law!! YOU'D BETTER WAKE UP AMERICA !!!! So you think you live in a free country, boy have you got a surprise coming.

A License Required for your HOUSE?

If you own your home you really need to check this out. At the end of this email is the Google link to verify. If the country thinks the housing market is depressed now, wait until everyone sees this; no one will be buying homes in the future.

We encourage you to read the provisions of the Cap and Trade Bill that has passed the House of Representatives and being considered by the Senate. We are ready to join the next march on Washington ! This Congress and whoever on their staffs that write this junk are truly out to destroy the middle class of the U.S.A ....

A License will be required for your house...no longer just for cars and mobile homes....Thinking about selling your house. Take a look at H.R. 2454 (Cap and Trade bill). This is unbelievable! Only the beginning from this administration! Home owners take note & tell your friends and relatives who are home owners!

But wait. This awful bill (that no one in Congress has actually read) has many more surprises in it. Probably the worst one is this: A year from now you won't be able to sell your house. Yes, you read that right.
The caveat is (there always is a caveat) that if you have enough money to make required major upgrades to your home, then you can sell it. But, if not, then forget it. Even pre-fabricated homes ("mobile homes") are included. In effect, this bill prevents you from selling your home without the permission of the EPA administrator.

To get this permission,you will have to have the energy efficiency of your home measured. Then the government will tell you what your new energy efficiency requirement is and you will be forced to make modifications to your home under the retrofit provisions of this Act to comply with the new energy and water efficiency requirements.

Then you will have to get your home measured again and get a license (called a "label" in the Act) that must be posted on your property to show what your efficiency rating is; sort of like the Energy Star efficiency rating label on your refrigerator or air conditioner. If you don't get a high enough rating, you can't sell. And, the EPA administrator is authorized to raise the standards every year, even above the automatic energy efficiency increases built into the Act. The EPA administrator, appointed by the President, will run the Cap & Trade program (AKA the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009") and is authorized to make any future changes to the regulations and standards he/she alone determines to be in the government's best interest. Requirements are set low initially so the bill will pass Congress; then the Administrator can set much tougher new standards every year.

The Act itself contains annual required increases in energy efficiency for private and commercial residences and buildings. However, the EPA administrator can set higher standards at any time. Sect. 202 Building Retrofit Program mandates a national retrofit program to increase the energy efficiency of all existing homes across America .
Beginning 1 year after enactment of the Act, you won't be able to sell your home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and water efficiency standards of this Act. You had better sell soon, because the standards will be raised each year and will be really hard (I.e., ex$pen$ive) to meet in a few years. Oh, goody!

The Act allows the government to give you a grant of several thousand dollars to comply with the retrofit program requirements IF you meet certain energy efficiency levels. But, wait, the State can set additional requirements on who qualifies to receive the grants. You should expect requirements such as "can't have an income of more than $50K per year", "home selling price can't be more than $125K", or anything else to target the upper middle class (and that's YOU) and prevent them from qualifying for the grants.

You will have to get your house measured. Then the government will tell you what your new energy efficiency requirement is and you will be forced to make modifications to your home under the retrofit provisions of this Act to comply with the new energy and water efficiency requirements.

Then you will have to get your home measured again and get a license (called a "label" in the Act) that must be posted on your property to show what your efficiency rating is; sort of like the Energy Star efficiency rating label on your refrigerator or air conditioner. If you don't get a high enough rating, you can't sell.
And, the EPA administrator is authorized to raise the standards every year, even above the automatic energy efficiency increases built into the Act. The EPA administrator, appointed by the President, will run the Cap & Trade program (AKA the "American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009") and is authorized to make any future changes to the regulations and standards he/she alone determines to be in the government's best interest. Requirements are set low initially so the bill will pass Congress; then the Administrator can set much tougher new standards every year.

Beginning 1 year after enactment of the Act, you won't be able to sell your home unless you retrofit it to comply with the energy and water efficiency standards of this Act. You had better sell soon, because the standards will be raised each year and will be really hard (I.e., ex$pen$ive) to meet in a few years. Oh, goody!

CHECK OUT Just a few of the sites;
Cap and Trade: A License Required for your Home
http://www.nachi.org/forum/f14/cap-and-trade-license-required-your-home-44750/

HR2454 American Clean Energy & Security Act:
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-2454111-2454

Cap and Trade: A License Required for your Home:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2393940/posts

Cap & Trade A license required for your home:
http://www.prisonplanet.com/cap-and-trade-a-license-required-for-your-home.html

Cap and trade is a license to cheat and steal:
http://www.sfexaminer.com/opinion/columns/oped_contributors/Cap-and-trade-is-a-license-to-cheat-and-steal-45371937.html

Thinking about selling you House? Look at HR 2454:
http://www.federalobserver.com/2009/10/01/thinking-about-selling-your-house-a-look-at-h-r-2454-cap-and-trade-bill/
www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=A+License+required+for+your+home-+Cap+and+Trade&btnG=Google+Search

This is bad.....real bad....these guys MUST be stopped, stopped now, and stopped HARD!!!!

BPaLaya

2010-06-15T11:39:00.001-05:00

BREAKING NEWS..JUNE 10 obama NOT A US CITIZEN

2010-06-15T10:54:00.003-05:00

BREAKING NEWS..JUNE 10 obama NOT A US CITIZEN

2010-06-15T10:54:00.001-05:00

The Czechs Have It Right!

2010-05-28T11:26:00.002-05:00

the czech have this one right. how embarressing.

and…..that’s the truth…………………..

Prince of the fools

Some people have the vocabulary to sum up things in a way you can understand them.

This quote was translated into English from an article appearing in the Czech Republic as published in the Prager Zeitung of 28 April 2010.

“The danger to America is not Barack Obama but a citizenry capable of entrusting a man like him with the Presidency. It will be far easier to limit and undo the follies of an Obama presidency than to restore the necessary common sense and good judgment to a depraved electorate willing to have such a man for their president."

"The problem is much deeper and far more serious than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails America . Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince."

The Republic can survive a Barack Obama, who is, after all, merely a fool.

It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president.”

BP Oil Spill Frustrated Plaquemines Parish President Nungesser Lashes Out

2010-05-27T14:31:00.000-05:00

Make Mine Freedom (1948)

2010-05-27T13:01:00.000-05:00

Health bill #HB3200 highlights… UNBELIEVABLE

2010-03-26T10:06:00.001-05:00

Health bill #HB3200 highlights… UNBELIEVABLE

** Page 50/section 152: The bill will provide insurance to all non-U.S. residents, even if they are here illegally.

** Page 58 and 59: The government will have real-time access to an individual’s bank account and will have the authority to make electronic fund transfers from those accounts.

** Page 65/section 164: The plan will be subsidized (by the government) for all union members, union retirees and for community organizations (such as the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now – ACORN).

** Page 203/line 14-15: The tax imposed under this section will not be treated as a tax. (How could anybody in their right mind come up with that?)

** Page 241 and 253: Doctors will all be paid the same regardless of specialty, and the government will set all doctors’ fees.

** Page 272. section 1145: Cancer hospital will ration care according to the patient’s age.

** Page 317 and 321: The government will impose a prohibition on hospital expansion; however, communities may petition for an
exception.

** Page 425, line 4-12: The government mandates advance-care planning consultations. Those on Social Security will be required to attend an “end-of-life planning” seminar every five years. (Death counceling.)

** Page 429, line 13-25: The government will specify which doctors can write an end-of-life order.

HAD ENOUGH????

read this quote by a Federal Judge;
“Finally, it is specifically stated that this bill will not apply to members of Congress. Members of Congress are already exempt from the Social Security system, and have a well-funded private plan that covers their retirement needs. If they were on our Social Security plan, I believe they would find a very quick ‘fix’ to make the plan financially sound for their future.”

GOVT INTRUSION???

2010-03-23T23:28:00.001-05:00

Can anyone tell me why the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THRU MEDICARE IS REQUIRING ALL INSURERS THAT FILE WITH THEM TO REPORT ANY AND ALL TRANSCRIPTS OF TOWNHALL MEETINGS THAT THEY ATTEND.

FOLLOW THIS LINK: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/mandatoryinsrep/04_whats_new.asp?

28th Amendment to the Constitution

2010-03-20T10:53:00.001-05:00

Why do we let our Representatives and Senators get away with lawmaking that violates the Constitution as amended.

Think about this when you think about all the perks they have, including health care.

Amendment 28

Congress shall make no law that applies to the citizens of the United
States that does not apply equally to the Senators or Representatives,
and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators or
Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the
United States .

Representative Tom Price Rebukes Healthcare

2009-08-03T11:50:00.003-05:00

Thank God we have men like Tom Price in Congress. In this video he states plainly what most of us think of the Health Care Bill now being considered in Congress and makes no bones about it!

Call your Congressman and Senator and help KEEP YOUR FREEDOM!

Kick them all out!

2009-07-08T18:11:00.002-05:00

Some of you may have seen this video, but I believe it is worth posting so people that stumble upon it will have a chance to see it.

Our Government, especially the Executive Branch and the Democratic Controlled House is out of control.

They have lied to us time after time and yet we still like Obama. They have infringed on our liberties by attempting to force Universal health care and gun control legislation, and they have intruded into our daily lives with all the regulations on energy, light bulbs, gasoline, and have almost totally destroyed our freedom of choice. Wal*Mart should be boycotted for giving support to Obama's health plan, they only did it because Target's health care plan costs less. To force Target to become part of Universal Health Care, it would give Wal*Mart a competitive advantage.

Car dealerships worth millions of dollars have been closed because of politics. GM has closed dealerships by political whim unless you have supported the "right" democrats.

THIS IS SERIOUS. OUR VERY LIBERTY IS AT STAKE.

IT IS TIME FOR SOMEONE TO STANDUP AND PROTEST BIG TIME!

Watch this video and you will know what I mean.

KICK ALL INCUMBANTS, REPUBLICAN OR DEMOCRAT OUT!

IT'S TIME TO TAKE OUR GOVERNMENT BACK!

Obama Cuts 100,000,000 from budget

2009-06-25T14:35:00.001-05:00

What it really means.......watch video!

Waxman & Markey Named Comrades of the Month

2009-06-21T09:08:00.005-05:00

According to an article on The Club for Growth Website (http://www.clubforgrowth.org/2009/06/waxman_and_markey_receive_comr.php)

Reps. Henry Waxman of California and Ed Markey of Massachusetts are working on a bill that would raise gasoline costs further, earning them the Club for Growth's fifth Comrade of the Month award.

The Bill would limit how much gasoline Americans can use by capping fossil fuel emissions and imposing a massive new energy tax.

The Bill is HR:2454 and can be found at Open Congress.org,
http://tinyurl.com/lch4y3

A Heritage Foundation analysis of Waxman-Markey found devastating economic impacts. Specifically, the analysis projects that by 2035 the bill would:
Reduce aggregate GDP by $9.6 trillion; Reduce employment by 1,105,000 jobs per year, on average. In some years, it would reduce employment by over 2,479,000 jobs; Raise electricity rates 90 percent after adjusting for inflation; Raise inflation-adjusted gasoline prices by 74 percent; Raise residential natural gas prices by 55 percent; Raise an average family's annual energy bill by $1,500; Drive up the national debt 26 percent.

Call your Congressman and make your thoughts known on this issue of "Cap and Trade" control of your LIFE!

News Everyone Should Read!

2009-06-17T18:31:00.005-05:00

CBO Says Dems’ $1-Trillion Health Care Plan Would Eliminate Private Insurance for 23 Million

Major Newspapers Expunge Obama’s Comment That 'Single-Payer System Works Pretty Well’

Obama to Establish New Financial Regulatory Agency with Broad Powers

Report Says 200 Housing Agencies Regularly Bounced Checks; HUD Monitoring 'Inadequate'

Obama Sought to Enlist a Wide Consensus on Finance Rules

White House Claim of 46 Million Uninsured Americans is False, According to Census Bureau Data

As Obama Pushes Health Issue, New Cost Concerns Arise

U.S. to Confront, Not Board, North Korean Ships

Obama Tries to Woo Doctors on Health Care

Muted Response from Obama Administration to Iran’s Post-Election Ferment

State Department Says China to Get U.S. Aid under New Climate Deal

Some Democrats Consider Healthcare Co-Op Over Obama’s ‘Public Option’

Eddie Bauer Files for Bankruptcy

Reprint from Glenn Beck Website

2009-06-16T18:10:00.001-05:00

Reprinted from Glenn Beck’s Website,http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/198/26742 Open letter to Barack Obama;

Well, these are briefly my views and issues for which I seek representation:

One, illegal immigration. I want you to stop coddling illegal immigrants and secure our borders. Close the underground tunnels. Stop the violence and the trafficking in drugs and people. No amnesty, not again. Been there, done that, no resolution. P.S., I'm not a racist. This isn't to be confused with legal immigration.

Two, the TARP bill, I want it repealed and I want no further funding supplied to it. We told you no, but you did it anyway. I want the remaining unfunded 95% repealed. Freeze, repeal.

Three: Czars, I want the circumvention of our checks and balances stopped immediately. Fire the czars. No more czars. Government officials answer to the process, not to the president. Stop trampling on our Constitution and honor it.

Four, cap and trade. The debate on global warming is not over. There is more to say.

Five, universal healthcare. I will not be rushed into another expensive decision. Don't you dare try to pass this in the middle of the night and then go on break. Slow down!

Six, growing government control. I want states rights and sovereignty fully restored. I want less government in my life, not more. Shrink it down. Mind your own business. You have enough to take care of with your real obligations. Why don't you start there.

Seven, ACORN. I do not want ACORN and its affiliates in charge of our 2010 census. I want them investigated. I also do not want mandatory escrow fees contributed to them every time on every real estate deal that closes. Stop the funding to ACORN and its affiliates pending impartial audits and investigations. I do not trust them with taking the census over with our taxpayer money. I don't trust them with our taxpayer money. Face up to the allegations against them and get it resolved before taxpayers get any more involved with them. If it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, hello. Stop protecting your political buddies. You work for us, the people. Investigate.

Eight, redistribution of wealth. No, no, no. I work for my money. It is mine. I have always worked for people with more money than I have because they gave me jobs. That is the only redistribution of wealth that I will support. I never got a job from a poor person. Why do you want me to hate my employers? Why ‑‑ what do you have against shareholders making a profit?

Nine, charitable contributions. Although I never got a job from a poor person, I have helped many in need. Charity belongs in our local communities, where we know our needs best and can use our local talent and our local resources. Butt out, please. We want to do it ourselves.

Ten, corporate bailouts. Knock it off. Sink or swim like the rest of us. If there are hard times ahead, we'll be better off just getting into it and letting the strong survive. Quick and painful. Have you ever ripped off a Band‑Aid? We will pull together. Great things happen in America under great hardship. Give us the chance to innovate. We cannot disappoint you more than you have disappointed us.

Eleven, transparency and accountability. How about it? No, really, how about it? Let's have it. Let's say we give the buzzwords a rest and have some straight honest talk. Please try ‑‑ please stop manipulating and trying to appease me with clever wording. I am not the idiot you obviously take me for. Stop sneaking around and meeting in back rooms making deals with your friends. It will only be a prelude to your criminal investigation. Stop hiding things from me.

Twelve, unprecedented quick spending. Stop it now.
Take a breath. Listen to the people. Let's just slow down and get some input from some nonpoliticians on the subject. Stop making everything an emergency. Stop speed reading our bills into law.

I am not an activist. I am not a community organizer. Nor am I a terrorist, a militant or a violent person. I am a parent and a grandparent. I work. I'm busy. I'm busy. I am busy, and I am tired. I thought we elected competent people to take care of the business of government so that we could work, raise our families, pay our bills, have a little recreation, complain about taxes, endure our hardships, pursue our personal goals, cut our lawn, wash our cars on the weekends and be responsible contributing members of society and teach our children to be the same all while living in the home of the free and land of the brave.

I entrusted you with upholding the Constitution. I believed in the checks and balances to keep from getting far off course. What happened? You are very far off course. Do you really think I find humor in the hiring of a speed reader to unintelligently ramble all through a bill that you signed into law without knowing what it contained? I do not. It is a mockery of the responsibility I have entrusted to you. It is a slap in the face. I am not laughing at your arrogance. Why is it that I feel as if you would not trust me to make a single decision about my own life and how I would live it but you should expect that I should trust you with the debt that you have laid on all of us and our children. We did not want the TARP bill. We said no. We would repeal it if we could. I am sure that we still cannot. There is such urgency and recklessness in all of the recent spending.

From my perspective, it seems that all of you have gone insane. I also know that I am far from alone in these feelings. Do you honestly feel that your current pursuits have merit to patriotic Americans? We want it to stop. We want to put the brakes on everything that is being rushed by us and forced upon us. We want our voice back. You have forced us to put our lives on hold to straighten out the mess that you are making. We will have to give up our vacations, our time spent with our children, any relaxation time we may have had and money we cannot afford to spend on you to bring our concerns to Washington. Our president often knows all the right buzzword is unsustainable. Well, no kidding. How many tens of thousands of dollars did the focus group cost to come up with that word? We don't want your overpriced words. Stop treating us like we're morons.

We want all of you to stop focusing on your reelection and do the job we want done, not the job you want done or the job your party wants done. You work for us and at this rate I guarantee you not for long because we are coming. We will be heard and we will be represented. You think we're so busy with our lives that we will never come for you? We are the formerly silent majority, all of us who quietly work , pay taxes, obey the law, vote, save money, keep our noses to the grindstone and we are now looking up at you. You have awakened us, the patriotic spirit so strong and so powerful that it had been sleeping too long. You have pushed us too far. Our numbers are great. They may surprise you. For every one of us who will be there, there will be hundreds more that could not come. Unlike you, we have their trust. We will represent them honestly, rest assured. They will be at the polls on voting day to usher you out of office. We have cancelled vacations. We will use our last few dollars saved. We will find the representation among us and a grassroots campaign will flourish. We didn't ask for this fight. But the gloves are coming off. We do not come in violence, but we are angry. You will represent us or you will be replaced with someone who will. There are candidates among us when he will rise like a Phoenix from the ashes that you have made of our constitution.
Democrat, Republican, independent, libertarian. Understand this. We don't care. Political parties are meaningless to us. Patriotic Americans are willing to do right by us and our Constitution and that is all that matters to us now. We are going to fire all of you who abuse power and seek more. It is not your power. It is ours and we want it back. We entrusted you with it and you abused it. You are dishonorable. You are dishonest. As Americans we are ashamed of you. You have brought shame to us. If you are not representing the wants and needs of your constituency loudly and consistently, in spite of the objections of your party, you will be fired. Did you hear? We no longer care about your political parties. You need to be loyal to us, not to them. Because we will get you fired and they will not save you. If you do or can represent me, my issues, my views, please stand up. Make your identity known. You need to make some noise about it. Speak up. I need to know who you are. If you do not speak up, you will be herded out with the rest of the sheep and we will replace the whole damn congress if need be one by one.

We are coming. Are we coming for you? Who do you represent? What do you represent? Listen. Because we are coming. We the people are coming.

OPEN LETTER TO OBAMA

2009-06-15T09:47:00.001-05:00

AN OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA

Dear President Obama:

You are the thirteenth President under whom I have lived and unlike any of the others, you truly scare me.

You scare me because after months of exposure, I know nothing about you.

You scare me because I do not know how you paid for your expensive Ivy League education and your upscale lifestyle and housing with no visible signs of support.

You scare me because you did not spend the formative years of youth growing up in America and culturally you are not an American.

You scare me because you have never run a company or met a payroll.

You scare me because you have never had military experience, thus don't understand it at its core.

You scare me because you lack humility and 'class', always blaming others.

You scare me because for over half your life you have aligned yourself with radical extremists who hate America and you refuse to publicly denounce these radicals who wish to see America fail.

You scare me because you are a cheerleader for the 'blame America ' crowd and deliver this message abroad.

You scare me because you want to change America to a European style country where the government sector dominates instead of the private sector.

You scare me because you want to replace our health care system with a government controlled one.

You scare me because you prefer 'wind mills' to responsibly capitalizing on our own vast oil, coal and shale reserves.

You scare me because you want to kill the American capitalist goose that lays the golden egg which provides the highest standard of living in the world.

You scare me because you have begun to use 'extortion' tactics against certain banks and corporations.

You scare me because your own political party shrinks from challenging you on your wild and irresponsible spending proposals.

You scare me because you will not openly listen to or even consider opposing points of view from intelligent people.

You scare me because you falsely believe that you are both omnipotent and omniscient.

You scare me because the media gives you a free pass on everything you do.

You scare me because you demonize and want to silence the Limbaughs, Hannitys, O'Relllys and Becks who offer opposing, conservative points of view.

You scare me because you prefer controlling over governing.

Finally, you scare me because if you serve a second term I will probably not feel safe in writing a similar letter in 8 years.

Lou Pritchett

Lou Pritchett is one of corporate America 's true living legends- an acclaimed author, dynamic teacher and one of the world's highest rated speakers. Successful corporate executives everywhere recognize him as the foremost leader in change management. Lou changed the way America does business by creating an audacious concept that came to be known as "partnering." Pritchett rose from soap salesman to Vice-President, Sales and Customer Development for Procter and Gamble and over the course of 36 years, made corporate history.

OBAMA WANTS TO BE PRESIDENT FOR LIFE

2009-06-15T06:36:00.003-05:00

H.J. Res. 5 - Repealing 22nd Amendment Well folks, this should make your day.

You have notheard this on the mainstream media, but that doesn't mean anything. This bill was referred to the House Committee on Judiciary on 1/6/09 and thenreferred to the Subcommittee on Constitution, Civil Rights and CivilLiberties on 2/9/09. (Check it out on the government web sites listed below.)

House Considers Repealing 22nd AmendmentEarlier this year, Rep. Jose Serrano, D-N.Y. introduced H. J. Res. 5, abill that would repeal the Constitution’s 22nd Amendment which prohibits a president frombeing elected to more than two terms i office, thus potentially paving the way to make Barack Obama president for life.

Not surprisingly, the corporate media currently caught upin Obama-mania has not covered this story.“Will George W. Bush end up being the last true U.S. President?” asked SherZieve, writing for the Canadian Free P ress on Januar 14. “ As I warned youon mulple times prior to the 2008 General Election,‘Once Obama is elected, we won’t be able to get rid of him.’ Tragically, this warning is now being realized.

Not only has Obama established his election-fraudorganization ACORN nationwide, his adherents have now begun the process torepeal the U.S. Constitution’s 22nd Amendment.”See the proof on any of these websites.

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=hj111-5 http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hj5/show http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/111_HJ_5.html

Or go to Google and do your own search by typing in H. J. Res. 5

Call your representatives in Congress.

The Constitution is being trampled upon!

Protecct you political Freedom.

SAY NO TO REPEAL OF THE 22ND AMENDMENT!

Obama and the Military

2009-06-03T10:08:00.002-05:00

Whether you served in the military or not, this is a horrible thing our president says about our military!!! And he is the Commander In Chief? Pray saints, pray!!!

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/o/obama-veteran-insurance.htm

Bad press, including major mockery of the plan by comedian Jon Stewart, led to President Obama abandoning his proposal to require wounded veterans' private health insurance to cover the estimated $540 million annual cost to the federal government of treatment for injuries to military personnel received during their combat tours on active duty. HERE IS HIS RESPONSE WHEN HE BACKED OFF FROM HIS DECISION TO LET THE MILITARY PAY FOR THEIR WAR INJURIES.

The President admitted that he was puzzled by the magnitude of the opposition to his proposal. "Look, it's an all volunteer force," Obama complained.. "Nobody made these guys go to war. They had to have known and accepted the risks. Now they whine about bearing the costs of their choice? It doesn't compute."

; "I thought these were people who were proud to sacrifice for their country," Obama continued. "I wasn't asking for blood - just money. With the country facing the worst financial crisis in its history, I'd have thought that the patriotic thing to do would be to try to help reduce the nation's deficit. I guess I underestimated the selfishness of some of my fellow Americans.”

Isn't this the most ridiculous thing you ever heard? The man is a lunatic! Assume it to be just another "change" the stupid voters of the USA made by electing him and then watch as he selects crooked and dishonest people to serve in his cabinet! Snopes has nothing on the statement. When will our equally inept senators and legislators stop this crazy man?

SEND THIS TO EVERYONE TO SHOW JUST WHAT HE THINKS OF OUR MILITARY WHO FIGHT FOR OUR COUNTRY AND GET HURT PROTECTING OUR FREEDOM!

WHAT A STUPID, UNCOMPREHENDING IDIOT!

One Big Awful Mistake America

Now, this Nominee is a product of the "system"

2009-05-27T17:50:00.002-05:00

While it is no secret that a liberal will be nominated to replace the retiring Supreme Court Justice David Souter, Obama's choice of Sotomayor is extremely poor (big surprise, I know). As if her comment about her ability to make better decisions than white men weren't enough, a more detailed analysis of her past is provided in the article via the link below.

Her decision on the firemen that didn't get promoted because they are white is a totally racist decision and didn't focus on the CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUE of REVERSE DISCRIMINATION.

HER DECISION WILL BE OVERTURNED BY THE SUPREME COURT, BECAUSE THEY KNOW....YOU CAN'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS!

http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=45d56e6f-f497-4b19-9c63-04e10199a085

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The Old Man

2009-05-27T17:29:00.002-05:00

I received this email from a friend and thought it was worth blogging!

The Old Man...
As I came out of the supermarket that sunny day, pushing my cart of groceries towards my car,I saw an old man with the hood of his car up and a lady sitting inside the car, with the door open.

The old man was looking at the engine. I put my groceries away in my car and continued to watch the old gentleman from about twenty five feet away. I saw a young man in his early twenties with a grocery bag in his arm, walking towards the old man. The old gentleman saw him coming too, and took a few steps towards him. I saw the old gentleman point to his open hood and say something.

The young man put his grocery bag into what looked like a brand new Cadillac Escalade and then turn back to the old man and I heard him yell at the old gentleman saying, 'You shouldn't even be allowed to drive a car at your age.' And then with a wave of his hand, he got in his car and peeled rubber out of the parking lot.

I saw the old gentleman pull out his handkerchief and mop his brow as he went back to his car and againlooked at the engine. He then went to his wife and spoke with her and appeared to tell her it would be okay. I had seen enough and I approached the old man. He saw me coming and stood straight and as I got near him I said, 'Looks like you're having a problem.'

He smiled sheepishly and quietly nodded his head. I looked under the hood myself and knew that whatever the problem was, it was beyond me. Looking around I saw a gas station up the road and told the old man that I would be right back. I drove to the station and went inside and saw three attendants working on cars. I approached one of them and related the problem the old man had with his car and offered to pay them if they could follow me back down and help him.

The old man had pushed the heavy car under the shade of a tree and appeared to be comforting his wife. When he saw us, he straightened up and thanked me for my help. As the mechanics diagnosed the problem (overheated engine) I spoke with the old gentleman.

When I shook hands with him earlier, he had noticed my Marine Corps ring and had commented about it, telling me that he had been a Marine too. I nodded and asked the usual question, 'What outfit did you serve with?'

He had mentioned that he served with the first Marine Division at Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima and Guadalcanal. He had hit all the big ones and retired from the Corps after the war was over. As we talked we heard the car engine come on and saw the mechanics lower the hood. They came over to us as the old man reached for his wallet, but was stopped by me and I told him I would just put the bill on my AAA card.

He still reached for the wallet and handed me a card that I assumed had his name and address on it and I stuck it in my pocket.. We allshook hands all around again and I said my goodbye's to his wife.I then told the two mechanics that I would follow them back up to the station. Once at the station I told them that they had interrupted their own jobs to come along with me and help the old man. I said I wanted to pay for the help, but they refused to charge me..

One of them pulled out a card from his pocket looking exactly like the card the old man had given to me. Both of the men told me then, that they were Marine Corps Reserves. Once again we shook hands all around and as I was leaving, one of them told me I should look at the card the old man had given to me. I said I would and drove off.

For some reason I had gone about two blocks when I pulled over and took the card out of my pocket and looked at it for a long, long time. The name of the old gentleman was on the card in golden leaf and under his name...... 'Congressional Medal of Honor Society.'

I sat there motionless looking at the card and reading it over and over. I looked up from the card and smiled to no one but myself and marveled that on this day, four Marines had all come together, because one of us needed help. He was an old man all right, but it felt good to have stood next to greatness and courage and an honor to have been in his presence.

Remember, OLD men like him gave you FREEDOM for America.

Thanks to those who served...& those who supported them.

America is not at war. The U.S. Military is at war.

America is at the Mall. If you don't stand behind our troops,

PLEASE feel free to stand in front of them!

Remember, Freedom isn't "Free" --

thousands have paid the price so you can enjoy what you have today.

LET'S DO THIS --

JUST 19 WORDS
GOD OUR FATHER,
WALK THROUGH MY HOUSE

AND TAKE AWAY ALL MY WORRIES AND ILLNESSES;
AND PLEASE WATCH OVER AND HEAL MY FAMILY

IN JESUS ' NAME.

AMEN

SUPPORT THE 10TH AMENDMENT AND STATES RIGHTS!

2009-05-26T12:07:00.010-05:00

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.-- U.S. Constitution, Tenth Amendment

Fed up with Washington's involvement in everything from land use to gun control to education spending, states across the country are fighting back against what they say is the federal government's growing intrusion on their rights.

At least 35 states have introduced legislation this year asserting their power under the Tenth Amendment to regulate all matters not specifically delegated to the federal government by the Constitution.

"This has been boiling for years, and it's finally come to a head," said Utah State Rep. Carl Wimmer. "With TARP and No Child Left Behind, these things that continue to give the federal government more authority, our rights as states and individuals are being turned on their head."
The power struggle between the states and Washington has cropped up periodically ever since the country was founded.

But now some states are sending a simple, forceful message:

The government has gone too far!

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!

Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer recently signed into law a bill authorizing the state's gun manufacturers to produce "Made in Montana" firearms, without seeking licensing from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. Similar laws are being considered in Utah, Alaska, Texas and Tennessee.

The Montana law is expected to end up in the courts, where states' rights activists hope judges will uphold their constitutional right to regulate firearms. That would reverse a longstanding trend, said Martin Flaherty, a professor of constitutional law at Fordham Law School.

"From 1937 to 1995 there is not one instance of the Supreme Court knocking back Congress," he said. "In the Constitution the interstate commerce clause gives Congress the right to regulate commerce between the states. That gives them a lot of power. There were questions of how far they can reach, but then comes the New Deal, and Roosevelt gets all these picks on the [Supreme] Court, and they come upon a theory whereupon congressional power is almost infinite."

That 1930s understanding of the Constitution is now the norm, with advocates for the federal government arguing that issues of a certain size and scope can be addressed only by an institution with the resources of the federal government. As an example, federal authority is necessary in the economic crisis, said U.S. Rep. Dan Boren, whose home state of Oklahoma recently passed a sovereignty resolution. "The economic situation in our nation over the past year has not been contained in any one community or state. The industries and institutions affected by the recent economic crisis touch multiple layers of our economy and are not confined to any one state or region," he said in a statement. "I feel there was Constitutional justification for Congress's recent efforts to stabilize our economy."

But for many state leaders, the degree to which Congress regulates issues within their boundaries, using the interstate commerce clause to regulate just about everything and anything, has become untenable.

Texas Gov. Rick Perry made headlines recently when he made a passing reference to the possibility of the Lone Star State seceding from the U.S., saying, "if Washington continues to thumb their nose at the American people, you know, who knows what might come out of that?"

States rights advocates offer countless examples of what they believe is Washington's overreach.

In Utah, 67 percent of the state's land is controlled by the federal government through wilderness preserves, limiting state leaders in their bid to fill government coffers through oil and natural gas drilling after Interior Secretary Ken Salazar cancelled 103,000 acres of leases this year.

In Idaho, ranchers are furious that federal endangered species law prevents them from shooting the wolves that prey on their cattle.

"The balance of power between the states and the federal government is way out of whack," said Georgia state Senator Chip Pearson." The effect here is incalculable. Everything you do from the moment you wake up until you get to bed, there is some federal law or restriction."

Up until recently, the state sovereignty movement has remained almost entirely Republican, drawing supporters from the ranks that voted against President Obama and attended tea parties last month to protest federal tax hikes. But the movement's rank and file are just as likely now to criticize Obama's predecessor, George W. Bush, as they are the new president, pointing to what they believe were Bush's overreaching policies on education and homeland security.

Many are becoming frequent visitors to a Web site, http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/, which was founded in early 2007 and has become a community bulletin board for states rights activists and politicians. Up to 20,000 viewers log on to the site every day. The site's founder, Michael Boldin, a 36-year-old Web marketer in Los Angeles who says he has no political affiliation, says he decided to launch the site after watching the Maine State Legislature fight the Department of Homeland Security on the Real ID act, a controversial Bush-era law that will require states to issue federally regulated identification cards, complete with biometric data and stringent address checks. "Maine resisted, and the government backed off, and soon all these other states were doing the same thing," Boldin said.

"The bottom line is, if there's widespread support, people can resist the federal government at the state level." The deadline for states to comply with Real ID has now been pushed back until 2011.

The Tenth Amendment movement is not without controversy. In Georgia, a columnist for The Atlanta Journal Constitution called a sovereignty resolution in the state Senate a threat "to secede from and even disband the United States."

The resolution, which was passed as part of a group of bills that were banded together, affirmed the state's powers under the Tenth Amendment, taking its inspiration and language from Thomas Jefferson's 1798 resolution opposing the Alien and Sedition Acts -- laws enacted by the federal government during wartime to quiet protest against the government.
The resolution asserts that any instance of the federal government taking action beyond its enumerated powers "shall constitute a nullification of the Constitution for the United States of America by the government of the United States of America."

"It's been taken out of context by some editors," said Pearson, who sponsored the bill. "It certainly never meant secession. The intent was to communicate that the actions of the federal government are an infringement on states' rights."

Robert Natelson, a law professor at the University of Montana who was involved in drawing up that state's sovereignty resolution over a decade ago, argues that states up until now have been unwilling to take action of any real consequence in checking federal power. He said, "Back then they passed the resolution, but they didn't turn down any federal dollars."

He also said. "If the states are serious about returning the federal government to its historical origins, they're going to have to do more than pass resolutions. They're going to have to turn down money and litigate."

SUPPORT YOUR STATE IN

REGAINING

YOUR RIGHTS!!!

Worthy of Sharing this email

2009-05-25T10:15:00.001-05:00

I took my Catholic Season of Lent very seriously this year and prayed primarily for the Truth. I already accepted the fact that Jesus was my way, my truth, and my life (and light), but I needed things to become clear as to how that fit into my personal life and place in the world in which I survive in for a time.

I discovered quickly in the first week of Lent that the very last question God will ever have for me is "What denomination were you on earth". Many folks seek to confuse me by saying that we as humans are as ants to God, then without taking a new breath of air quote scripture where God cares for even the sparrow and has the numbers of hairs on our often balding heads numbered, and then right on to the necessity of having a "personal" relationship with a God who is so far above our understanding and knowledge and wisdom we can never see him or even recently told we cannot even name Him. To make matters even worse the same folks share with you that in order to live a life of faith you need to remove all logic, never trust your feelings and senses, and God is in charge of this decaying egg shaped globe we are loaned a short life upon no matter what we experience here with our senses and daily doses of reality.

I was amazed that in about the 3rd week of Lent I realized that life is simply God and choices. If God is that far above my understanding, and senses, and even my imagination, I am wasting too much time and energy and brain cramps to continue this discernment for even one more Easter Season.

I simply have made the choice to trust that Jesus died out of love for me and forgiveness of my sins and doubts and also choose to live among the weeds in the wheat until the harvest is complete.

Exactly how a Virgin can have a child of God, how many people were named Adam and Eve, if an angel can really have free will to become a devil over a jealous attitude where a human is concerned, how God had a male and female of every animal walk into a boat made of wood and pitch and survive the end of the world or part of it and all these other quiz questions, no longer matter to me.

I pray for forgiveness from those I may have insulted or even ignored or were too critical of along my almost 52 year quest and look forward to a life left of old age and grandchildren.

I always considered myself a fighter and Lord knows I have had the temper to compliment that mind set.....now I spend much time in prayer and thanksgiving for my friends and family and gifts of love and faith.....but no longer dream about changing this world in big ways.....it's not mine to change...the world can keep the change...

Keith Landry SFO

A MUST READ FROM DICK MORRIS

2009-05-24T18:40:00.004-05:00

By DICK MORRIS & EILEEN MCGANN

Published on DickMorris.com on May 24, 2009

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From Caroline Glick, deputy editor and op-ed writer for the Jerusalem Post, comes alarming news. An expert on Arab-Israeli relations with excellent sources deep inside Netanyahu's government, she reports that CIA chief Leon Panetta, who recently took time out from his day job (feuding with Nancy Pelosi) to travel to Israel "read the riot act" to the government warning against an attack on Iran.More ominously, Glick reports (likely from sources high up in the Israeli government) that the Obama administration has all but accepted as irreversible and unavoidable fact that Iran will soon develop nuclear weapons.

She writes, "...we have learned that the [Obama] administration has made its peace with Iran's nuclear aspirations. Senior administration officials acknowledge as much in off-record briefings. It is true, they say, that Iran may exploit its future talks with the US to run down the clock before they test a nuclear weapon. But, they add, if that happens, the US will simply have to live with a nuclear-armed mullocracy."

She goes on to write that the Obama administration is desperate to stop Israel from attacking Iran writing that "as far as the [Obama] administration is concerned, if Israel could just leave Iran's nuclear installations alone, Iran would behave itself." She notes that American officials would regard any harm to American interests that flowed from an Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities as Israel's doing, not Iran's.

In classic Stockholm Syndrome fashion, the Obama administration is empathizing more with the Iranian leaders who are holding Israel hostage than with the nation that may be wiped off the map if Iran acquires the bomb.Obama's end-of-the-year deadline for Iranian talks aimed at stopping its progress toward nuclear weapons is just window dressing without the threat of military action. As Metternich wrote "diplomacy without force is like music without instruments." By warning only of possible strengthening of economic sanctions if the talks do not progress, Obama is making an empty threat. The sanctions will likely have no effect because Russia and China will not let the United Nations act as it must if it is to deter Iranian nuclear weapons.All this means is that Israel's life is in danger.

If Iran gets the bomb, it will use it to kill six million Jews.

No threat of retaliation will make the slightest difference. One cannot deter a suicide bomber with the threat of death. Nor can one deter a theocracy bent on meriting admission to heaven and its virgins by one glorious act of violence. Iran would probably not launch the bomb itself, anyway, but would give it to its puppet terrorists to send to Israel so it could deny responsibility. Obama, bent on appeasement, would likely not retaliate with nuclear weapons. And Israel will be dead and gone.

Those sunshine Jewish patriots who voted for Obama must realize that we, as Jews, are witnessing the possible end of Israel. We are in the same moral position as our ancestors were as they watched Hitler rise but did nothing to pressure their favorite liberal Democratic president, FDR, to take any real action to save them or even to let Jewish refugees into the country. If we remain complacent, we will have the same anguish at watching the destruction of Israel that our forebears had in witnessing the Holocaust.Because one thing is increasingly clear: Barack Obama is not about to lift a finger to stop Iran from developing the bomb. And neither is Hillary Clinton.Obama may have held the first White House cedar, but he's not planning to spend next year in Jerusalem.

Some Saturday Humor to make you laugh

2009-05-23T10:54:00.002-05:00

A father was approached by his small son who told himproudly, "I know what the Bible means!"His father smiled and replied, "What do you mean, you'know' what the Bible means?The son replied, "I do know!""Okay," said his father. "What does theBible mean?""That's easy, Daddy..." the young boy repliedexcitedly," It stands for 'Basic Information BeforeLeaving Earth.'

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There was a very gracious lady who was mailing an oldfamily Bible to her brother in another part of the country."Is there anything breakable in here?" asked thepostal clerk."Only the Ten Commandments.." answered the lady.

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"Somebody has said there are only two kinds of peoplein the world. There are those who wake up in the morning andsay, "Good morning, Lord," and there are those whowake up in the morning and say, "Good Lord, it'smorning."

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A minister parked his car in a no-parking zone in a largecity because he was short of time and couldn't find aspace with a meter.Then he put a note under the windshield wiper that read:"I have circled the block 10 times. If I don'tpark here, I'll miss my appointment. Forgive us ourtrespasses."When he returned, he found a citation from a police officeralong with this note "I've circled this block for10 years. If I don't give you a ticket I'll lose myjob. Lead us not into temptation."

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There is the story of a pastor who got up one Sunday andannounced to his congregation: "I have good news andbad news. The good news is, we have enough money to pay forour new building program. The bad news is, it's stillout there in your pockets."

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While driving in Pennsylvania, a family caught up to anAmish carriage. The owner of the carriage obviously had asense of humor, because attached to the back of thecarriage was a hand printed sign... "Energy efficientvehicle: Runs on oats and grass. Caution: Do not step inexhaust."

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A Sunday School teacher began her lesson with a question,"Boys and girls, what do we know about God?"A hand shot up in the air. "He is an artist!"said the kindergarten boy."Really? How do you know?" the teacher asked."You know - Our Father, who does art in Heaven..."

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A minister waited in line to have his car filled with gasjust before a long holiday weekend. The attendant workedquickly, but there were many cars ahead of him. Finally,the attendant motioned him toward a vacant pump."Reverend," said the young man, "I'm sosorry about the delay. It seems as if everyone waits untilthe last minute to get ready for a long trip."The minister chuckled, "I know what you mean. It'sthe same in my business."

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People want the front of the bus, the back of the church,and the center of attention.

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Sunday after church, a Mom asked her very young daughterwhat the lesson was about.The daughter answered, "Don't be scared,you'll get your quilt."Needless to say, the Mom was perplexed. Later in the day,the pastor stopped by for tea and the Mom asked him whatthat morning's Sunday school lesson was about.He said "Be not afraid, thy comforter is coming."

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The minister was preoccupied with thoughts of how he wasgoing to ask the congregation to come up with more moneythan they were expecting for repairs to the churchbuilding. Therefore, he was annoyed to find that theregular organist was sick and a substitute had been broughtin at the last minute. The substitute wanted to know what toplay."Here's a copy of the service," he saidimpatiently. "But, you'll have to think ofsomething to play after I make the announcement about thefinances."During the service, the minister paused and said,"Brothers and Sisters, we are in great difficulty; theroof repairs cost twice as much as we expected and we need$4,000 more. Any of you who can pledge $100 or more, pleasestand up."At that moment, the substitute organist played "TheStar Spangled Banner."And that is how the substitute became the regular organist!

In the NEWS with Comments

2009-05-21T05:37:00.004-05:00

NEWS ITEMS W/COMMENTS (IN RED)

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius Addresses World Health Assembly Plenary Session

"It is my honor to represent the United States of America and address the World Health Assembly and I want the world to know that the United States is here to work with you and we are here to listen.
President Obama and I know that this is a unique moment in our history, a moment where we must unite to improve the health of all our nations. We are committed to partnering with you to advance the cause of social justice, to expand access to health care and reduce health disparities. And we know that working together, we will achieve the goals that we all share."

AND I THOUGHT THE DEPT OF HHS WAS TO WORK FOR OUR GOVERNMENT AND OUR PEOPLE! THIS CONCEPT OF WE WORK FOR THE WORLD HAS GOT TO BE LIMITED.

7 Freed Detainees Rejoins Fight, Report Finds By ELISABETH BUMILLERAn unreleased Pentagon report concludes that about one in seven of the 534 prisoners transferred abroad from the prison in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, returned to terrorism.

OUR GOVT WANTS TO RELEASE THESE PEOPLE OR TRY THEM IN OUR COURTS JUST AS A CITIZEN OF THE USA. THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT COVERED BY ANY TREATY, GENEVA OR OTHERWISE. THEY SHOULD BE TRIED BY MILITATY TRIBUNAL AND EITHER RELEASED IN THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN OR SHOT! THEY ARE THUGS! WE ARE OUR OWN WORST ENEMY! THEY ARE NOT ENTITLED TO THE PROTECTION OF OUR CONSTITUTION.

California, a Broke State, Reels as Voters Rebuff Leaders By JENNIFER STEINHAUERAfter voters rejected measures to prevent financial catastrophe, calls for an overhaul of the state’s Constitution grew louder.

CALIFORNIANS VOTED FOR NO NEW TAXES. I HOPE THE CITIZENS OF THE OTHER STATES REFUSE TO BAIL THEM OUT! WHY SHOULD MY STATE PAY FOR CALIFORNIA'S MISTAKES?

4 Arrested in Bomb Plot in New York The F.B.I. arrested four men in New York City in an alleged plot to detonate a bomb outside a Jewish temple, The Associated Press reported. The authorities said the suspects had planned to detonate a car with plastic explosives in the Bronx.

NOW WE HAVE DOMESTIC WAR ON TERRORISM I GUESS. WE DON'T HAVE A WAR ON TERRORISM ABROAD! BY THE WAY, FOX REPORTS THESE GUYS WERE HOME GROWN MUSLIMS AND ON HAITIAN MUSLIM

Defense Official: Some Detainees May Go to U.S. Prisons By ELISABETH BUMILLER
For Michele A. Flournoy, the under secretary of Defense for policy, "never'' is a long time - and way too long in the intensifying battle in Congress over what to do with the detainees in the American prison in Guantanamo Bay.

GREAT! WE ARE GOING TO PUT THEM IN OUR PRISONS SO THEY CAN SPREAD THEIR HATRED TO FELONS WHO WILL DO ANYTHING FOR MONEY!

Senate Denies Obama Funds to Close Guantánamo By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
The 90-to-6 vote intensifies pressure on the president to lay out a more detailed road map for closing the prison.

I NORMALLY WOULD SAY THIS IS A GOOD THING BUT THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISTS WILL EVENTUALLY FIND A WAY TO BRING THESE PEOPLE TO THE US UNDER THE GUISE THAT THEY WOULD BE KILLED IF SENT TO THEIR HOME COUNTRIES. DON'T LET THIS HAPPEN. LET THEM GO BACK AND SAY THEY GAVE US INFORMATION!

Obama Seeks to Reduce Costs by Limiting Medicare Reimbursements for Hospital Readmissions(CNSNews.com) - In a cost-saving measure tied to the proposed expansion of health care, the Obama administration is seeking to reduce hospital readmission rates by rewarding or penalizing hospitals through Medicare payments. Proponents say this will force hospitals to do a better job of follow-up care, follow a more responsible discharge policy and promote better preventive measures. Opponents say it would result in the rationing of health care.

WE HAVE THE BEST HEALTH CARE IN THE WORLD. WHY LET THE LEFTIST SCREW IT UP? ALL THEY WANT IS POWER AND MONEY!

Liberals Hold Prayer Breakfast in U.S. Capitol to Pray for Bill to End Secret Ballots in Union Organizing Washington (CNSNews.com) – Union leaders, clergy and liberal members of Congress gathered in the mostly empty U.S. Capitol Visitors Center early Tuesday morning to hear multicultural choir music, speeches from religious leaders--and to pray for the passage of the Employee Free Choice Act. The prayer breakfast was sponsored by Faith Leaders for Workplace Fairness--a coalition of liberal religious groups that was formed for the sole purpose of promoting the “card-check” bill.

CARD CHECK DOES AWAY WITH FREE CHOICE. IT OPENS INDIVIDUALS TO HARRASSMENT AND WORST BY TAKING AWAY THE RIGHT TO A SECRET BALLOT ON UNION ELECTIONS!

Obama Wants U.S. to Loan $100 Billion to Global Bailout Fund(CNSNews.com) - President Obama has asked Congress to authorize $100 billion in loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to help create a $500 billion global bailout fund. If passed by both the Senate and the House, the bill would allow the IMF to borrow up to $100 billion from the U.S. and increase the U.S. fiscal contribution to the IMF by $8 billion. “It’s a new appropriation,” Rob Blumenthal of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, the committee that drafted the bill, told CNSNews.com.

WHY WOULD WE WANT TO BORROW MORE MONEY TO FINANCE OTHER COUNTRIES BAILOUTS! HEIGHT OF ABSURDITY! WE ARE ALREADY TRILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DEBT DUE TO SOCIALIST BORROW AND SPEND. WE HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY OUTSIDE OF OUR OWN BORDERS!

U.S. Courts Should ‘Download’ International Law into Domestic Law, Obama Nominee Says(CNSNews.com) – Harold Koh, nominated by President Barack Obama to be the State Department’s top legal adviser, advocatest the concept of “transnationalism,” which he has described as the “downloading” of international laws and customs into domestic law, either through the legislative process or through the federal courts’ using international law in interpreting the Constitution of the United States.

THE SUPREME LAW OF THE LAND IS OUR CONSTITUTION. NOMINEES LIKE KOH WILL NOT EVEN READ THE CONSTITUTION, ACKNOWLEDGED FOR OVER 200 YEARS AS ONE OF THE GREATEST DOCUMENTS EVER WRITTEN! THE SOCIALISTS WANT US TO BECOME A PART OF ONE WORLD GOVERNMENT LED BY EUROPEAN SOCIALISM/COMMUNISM.

Pelosi Should Apologize to CIA, Says Senate Intelligence Committee's Vice Chairman (CNSNews.com) - “Speaker Pelosi should apologize to the CIA for calling them liars to protect her own hide,” Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond (R-Mo.) told CNSNews.com in a written statement Tuesday. “It’s up to Speaker Pelosi to come clean and set the record straight.” Bond is the vice chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.

PELOSI IS LYING! SHE NEEDS TO GO! SHE IS A BIGGER THREAT TO OBAMA THAN TO THE CITIZENS OF THE US BUT MAYBE THE NEXT SPEAKER WILL STAND ON PRINCIPLE!

White House Declines to Defend CIA against Pelosi’s Charge It Misled Congress(CNSNews.com) - Twice in four days, White House spokesman Robert Gibbs declined to defend the Central Intelligence Agency against the charge made by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D.-Calif.) that the agency misled the Congress of the United States. When asked specifically whether President Obama believed his CIA director was right or wrong, Gibbs evaded the question.

THIS IS DOUBLE SPEAK, OBAMA WON'T TAKE A PUBLIC SIDE. HITLER TURNED DIETRICH LOOSE ON ERNST ROEHM, OBAMA IS TURNING PANNETTA LOOSE ON PELOSI! SEE ANY SIMILARITY?

Conservatives Urge Americans to Pray for a Troubled Nation(CNSNews.com) - America is in desperate need of spiritual healing, say conservative Christian leaders who are organizing a day of mass prayer and repentance on behalf of the nation.

THIS IS A GOOD THING. "LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED" HE HEARS ALL!

US Shares Responsibility for Pakistan Crisis, Clinton Says(CNSNews.com) - Declaring a “qualitatively different” U.S. approach towards Pakistan following three decades of “incoherent” policy, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday announced $110 million in emergency assistance for the South Asian nation. She said the assistance was being provided not only because it was the right thing to do, but also because “we believe it is essential to global security and the security of the United States.”

HERE WE GO AGAIN, BLAMING OURSELVES FOR OTHERS PROBLEMS. WHEN WILL THIS STOP. WE CAN'T KEEP FLAGELLATING OURSELVES. WE NEED TO BE LEADERS NOT APOLOGISTS

Prescriptions require a driver's license now. Jackson, MS. today I had my prescriptions filled. the pharmacist said I needed to give him a driver's license. Not a state law a federal regulation.

JUST ANOTHER INVASION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY BY THE GOVERNMENT. I GUESS CONSTITUTIONAL GUARRANTEES OF "LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS" AND THE TENTH AMENDMENT (The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.) MEANS NOTHING!!

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I'M A BAD AMERICAN

2009-05-18T15:04:00.008-05:00

YES, I'M A BAD AMERICAN

I Am the Liberal-Progressives Worst Nightmare.

I am an American..

I am a Master Mason and believe in God.

I ride drive a truck and believe in American products. I own a hunting dog and treat him well!

I believe the money I make belongs to me and my family, not some Liberal governmental functionary be it Democratic or Republican!

I'm in touch with my feelings and I like it that way!

I think owning a gun doesn't make you a killer, it makes you a smart American.
I think being a minority does not make you noble or victimized,
and does not entitle you to anything. Get over it!

I believe that if you are selling me a Big Mac, do it in English..

I believe everyone has a right to pray to his or her God
when and where they want to..

My heroes are John Wayne, Babe Ruth, Roy Rogers, and Willie G. Davidson that makes the Awesome Harley Davidson Motorcycles.

I don't hate the rich. I don't pity the poor.

I know wrestling is fake and I don't waste my time watching or arguing about it.

I love Football, not soccer

I've never owned a slave, or was a slave, I haven't burned any witches or been persecuted by the Turks and neither have you!
So, shut up already.

I believe if you don't like the way things are here,
go back to where you came from and change your own country!

This is AMERICA ..We like it the way it is!

If you were born here and don't like it you are free to move to any Socialist country that will have you.

I want to know which church is it exactly where the Reverend Jesse Jackson preaches, where he gets his money, and why he is always part of the problem and not the solution.
Can I get an AMEN on that one?

I also think the cops have the right to pull you over if you're breaking the law, regardless of what color you are.

And, no, I don't mind having my face shown on my drivers license.

I think it's good...... And I'm proud that 'God' is written on my money.

I think if you are too stupid to know how a ballot works, I don't want you deciding who should be running the most powerful nation in the world for the next four years.

I dislike those people standing in the intersections trying to sell me stuff or trying to guilt me into making 'donations' to their cause.

Get a Job and do your part!

I believe that it doesn't take a village to raise a child, it takes two parents.

I believe 'illegal' is illegal no matter what the lawyers think.

I believe the American flag should be the only one allowed in AMERICA !

If this makes me a BAD American, then yes,

I'm a BAD American.

Alan Keyes...Smartest MAN in America

2009-05-18T12:09:00.003-05:00

In MY Opinion, Alan Keyes is one of the SMARTEST MEN in America and is a modern version of the Founding Fathers.

Look and Listen to the following Videos of Alan Keyes on the Constiturion;

PART 1

PART 2

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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Who was Patrick Henry?

2009-05-15T17:30:00.005-05:00

PATRICK HENRY - THE STATESMAN

The American political leader Patrick Henry was the most celebrated orator of the American Revolution. He was born on May 29, 1736, in Hanover County, Virginia. Henry failed as both a storekeeper and a farmer before being admitted to the Virginia bar in 1760. However, he won fame in 1763 after his impassioned pleading in the Parsons' Cause, a case in which he defended the right of the colony to fix the price of the tobacco in which the clergy were paid, despite a contrary ruling from London.

When Henry entered the House of Burgesses in 1765, he and Richard Henry Lee successfully compelled the entrenched oligarchy to share power with them. Henry's effectiveness as an orator gave him a commanding influence in the legislature throughout his life. After the passage of the Stamp Act (1765) he introduced a set of radical resolutions denouncing the British Parliament's usurpation of powers vested in the colonial legislature, which alone had the power to tax. He supported the resolves in a speech ending "Caesar had his Brutus--Charles the first his Cromwell--and George III--may he profit from their example." Widely circulated throughout the colonies, the resolves made Henry famous.

Henry was the focal point of Virginia's opposition to British policy. When the royal governor, Lord Dunmore, dissolved the Virginia legislature after the closing of the port of Boston in 1774, Henry organized a rump session of the legislature, which met in the Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg. It issued an invitation to the other colonies to send delegates to a Continental Congress. As a member of the Congress, Henry was an outspoken advocate of strong measures of resistance. At a meeting of the Virginia assembly in Richmond on Mar. 23, 1775, he called on the colonists to arm themselves, with the words: "Give me liberty, or give me death." Soon after, he led the militia of Hanover to force Governor Dunmore to surrender munitions belonging to the colony.

With the outbreak of the Revolution, Henry became commander in chief of the Virginia troops, but he was prevented from actively exercising his command by state leaders who considered him too erratic. He continued in the legislature, fostering the move for independence and helping draft the first state constitution. In June 1776 he was elected governor. In this position, which he held until 1779, he vigorously supported the war effort, dispatching George Rogers Clark to secure the western regions. After the war Henry's influence in the legislature tended to be sporadic because of his habit of leaving before the end of the session. He astonished his contemporaries by advocating state support of religion and amnesty for Loyalists.

Henry served as governor again from 1784 to 1786 but declined to attend the Constitutional Convention of 1787. An ardent supporter of state rights, he led the Virginia opposition to ratification of the federal Constitution, losing the vote by a small margin. His hostility to centralized government and to measures favoring commercial interests led him initially to protest the Federalist program of the Washington administration. As the years passed, however, his fear that the radicalism of the French Revolution would infect the nation brought him to support the Federalist party. Just before his death, on June 6, 1799, he was elected to the state legislature as a Federalist.

HARRY AMMON

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Beeman, Richard - PATRICK HENRY (1974) Henry, William Wirt - PATRICK HENRY: LIFE, CORRESPONDENCE, AND SPEECHES, 3 vols. (1891) Mead, Robert Douthat - PATRICK HENRY, 2 vols. (1957-62).

Join ME in the Patrick Henry Caucus
http://www.thepatrickhenrycaucus.org/default.aspx

THE PATRICK HENRY CAUCUS PLATFORM

"Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!" - Patrick Henry

Purpose

We, the Patrick Henry Caucus, unite to sustain the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States. We pledge to support and uphold the principles embodied therein. Whereas the federal government has usurped powers beyond those delegated to it by the Constitution, we reclaim the Constitutionally protected rights of the States, and reject the position that States' sovereignty must be subordinate to the federal government.

Goal

To restore and uphold the sovereignty and rights of the individual States as guaranteed by the tenth amendment of the United States Constitution, which states, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

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TRICKLE-DOWN CORRUPTION - THE REAL SCANDAL

2009-05-14T16:16:00.001-05:00

REPOST FROM ONE OF MY FAVORITE BLOGS

By Jonah Goldberg

Some days you have to ask yourself: My God, what if these people were Republicans?

Democrats took back Congress in 2006 and the presidency in 2008 in no small part because of their ability to bang their spoons on their high chairs about what they called the Republican “culture of corruption.” Their choreographed outrage was coordinated with the precision of a North Korean missile-launch pageant. And, to be fair, they had a point. The GOP did have its legitimate embarrassments. California Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham and lobbyist Jack Abramoff were fair game, and so was Rep. Mark Foley, the twisted Florida congressman who allegedly wanted male congressional pages cleaned and perfumed and brought to his tent, as it were. Of course, it wasn’t as if Democrats were without sin. Louisiana Rep. William Jefferson was indicted on fraud, bribery, and corruption charges in 2007, after an investigation unearthed, among other things, $90,000 in his freezer. Then–New York governor Eliot Spitzer was busted in a prostitution scandal.

But that’s all yesterday’s news. Let’s look at the here and now. Barack Obama, who vowed he’d provide a transparent administration staffed with disinterested public servants with the self-restraint of Roman castrati, appointed an admitted tax cheat to run the Treasury Department — and he’s hardly the only one in the administration. New York representative Charles Rangel, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, is under investigation for, among other things, failing to report income from his Caribbean villa.

Meanwhile, Sen. Christopher Dodd, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, got sweetheart deals from subprime lender Countrywide and has yet to adequately explain his too-good-to-be-true deal on his million-dollar “cottage” in Ireland, which he may have gotten in exchange for finagling a pardon (from President Clinton) for a felon. Oh, Dodd also secretly protected those AIG bonuses that raised such a ruckus.Rep. Jack Murtha of Pennsylvania, Nancy Pelosi’s moral authority on military matters during the Iraq war, has been revealed as a kleptomaniac of sorts, delivering as much of the federal budget as possible to various cronies and lobbyists. Former senator John Edwards, who had an affair even as he was scoring Oprah-points as the supportive husband during his wife’s battle with breast cancer, is being investigated by the feds for the improper use of campaign funds. It looks like the silky-haired champion of the little guys may have used their donations to bribe the alleged “baby mama” into silence. And it would be a shame to let it pass that Obama’s Senate seat was put up for sale by the then-governor of Illinois, Rod Blagojevich. A congressional ethics board is investigating whether Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. tried to buy it.

But you know what? We ain’t seen nothing yet. For starters, the real corruption isn’t what the media are ignoring or downplaying as isolated incidents. It’s what the media are hailing as strokes of bold, inspirational leadership. The White House, as a matter of policy, is rewriting legal contracts, picking winners (mostly labor unions and mortgage defaulters) and singling out losers (evil “speculators”), while much of the media continue to ponder whether Obama is already a greater president than FDR.

If a Republican administration, staffed with cronies from Goldman Sachs and Citibank, were cutting special deals for its political allies, I suspect we’d be hearing fewer FDR analogies and more nouns ending with the suffix “gate.”

Take Obama’s “car czar,” Steven Rattner. According to ABC’s Jake Tapper, Rattner is accused of threatening to use the White House to smear a Chrysler creditor if it refused to back the administration’s Chrysler bankruptcy plan. He’s also connected to a massive pension-fund scandal involving the investment firm he used to run. It’s alleged that Rattner’s firm bought the less-than-worthless DVD distribution rights to the achingly awful film Chooch — produced by the brother of an official in the New York comptroller’s office — as a thinly veiled bribe to gain access to New York pensions funds. Chooch, by the way, is Italian slang for “jackass,” which just happens to be the Democrats’ mascot.

More to the point, political corruption is inevitable whenever you give hacks — of either party — too much discretion over public funds. Businesses look to Washington for profits instead of to the market. The thing is, this has become the governing philosophy of the Democratic party, from banking and cars to health care and now student loans. The federal government is taking over, and the culture of corruption inevitably trickles down. That in itself should be a scandal. Call it “Choochgate.”— Jonah Goldberg is editor-at-large of National Review Online and the author of Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning. © 2009 Tribune Media Services, Inc.

THOMAS PAINE LIVES!!!

2009-05-14T03:21:00.005-05:00

THE REPUBLIC IS IN DANGER!

WATCH AND LISTEN TO THE FOLLOWING VIDEO.

WHAT IF THOMAS PAINE WERE ALIVE TODAY! WHAT WOULD HE THINK OF THE CURRENT COURSE OF OUR NATION?

We have drifted from the original meaning of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. WE have ALLOWED Interpretation of what the word "NO" means.

As ex president Clinton said, "it depends on what the meaning of is...is"

To me "MAKE NO LAW" means exactly that. That term is shown several times in the Constitution under which we live, yet it has been interpreted to mean over regulation and over taxation.

YOUR "INALIENABLE RIGHTS" ARE UNDER ASSAULT. Our government is falling from within and so is our culture that is based on the fundamental principles voiced by Thomas Paine, Jefferson, Adams, Washington and the FOUNDERS OF OUR COUNTRY.

COMEDY VIDEO ABOUT THE ECONOMY!

2009-05-13T07:18:00.004-05:00

Thought I would inject some humor today in our discussion of the direction the country is headed.

HOPE YOU DON'T MISS THE MESSAGE IN THIS VIDEO!

I hope you enjoyed this one as much as I did!

Comment please!

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INTIMIDATION BY OBAMA ADMINISTRATION

2009-05-11T09:10:00.002-05:00

As with most socialist and fascist government, intimidation and threats are often used as a tactic to get business on board. They following article is Opinion;

JOHN LOTT: Thugs In the White House
By John R. Lott, Jr.Senior Research Scientist, University of Maryland/Author, Freedomnomics.
So much for any hope that the government would uphold rules and abiding by contracts. Instead, we keep getting examples of something else – that when President Obama fails to persuade firms to follow his wishes, he does not hesitate to use threats of financial destruction.
Cliff Asness, the co-founder of the $20 billion hedge fund AQR Capital Management, laid bare the latest attacks with an open letter on Wednesday:
“The President screaming that the hedge funds are looking for an unjustified taxpayer-funded bailout is the big lie writ large. Find me a hedge fund that has been bailed out. Find me a hedge fund, even a failed one, that has asked for one. In fact, it was only because hedge funds have not taken government funds that they could stand up to this bullying. The TARP recipients had no choice but to go along.”
This is just the latest in a string of intimidating tactics starting with threatening costly public audits to get compliance. Then there were the threats of firing CEOs who had the audacity to oppose government plans. The very latest is threats to use “ the full force of the White House press corps [to] destroy [the firm Perella Weinberg's] reputation” if it resisted the government stealing their money, according to Thomas Lauria who represented the firm up until last week. ABC News’s Jake Tapper reports that Mr. Steven Rattner, the head of the auto task force, made the threat.
The White House has been pushing hard to nationalize the automobile companies. While bondholders and the government have loaned similar amounts each to GM and Chrysler, the White House feels that the government should get 50 percent ownership of GM and the creditors about 10 percent.
The Wall Street Journal reports that unions are also being given stock that should be going to the creditors – 39 percent of GM and 55 percent of Chrysler.
Most of the financial institutions holding these bonds have gone along with Obama’s nationalization of the car companies for a simple reason – the government has already nationalized them and they do the government’s bidding. As ABC News and the Wall Street Journal note: JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup, Morgan Stanley, and Goldman Sachs have been given up to $100 billion by the government. The irony is that the feds gave these financial institutions money because they were hemorrhaging financially and now the government orders these same institutions to throw away money and take loses that no private company would voluntarily do. Not surprisingly, with this waste, there is talk that Citigroup may need another $10 billion from the government.

Full Article: http://foxforum.blogs.foxnews.com/2009/05/08/lott_chrysler/

"Most Bad Government results from too much Government".......Thomas Jefferson

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Obama Intentionally Leading US to Ruin #2

2009-05-09T20:49:00.006-05:00

Whether you are an Obama fan, or not, EVERYONE IN THE U.S. needs to know....

1. Something happened... H.R. 1388 was passed yesterday, behind our backs. You may want to read about it. It wasn't mentioned on the news... just went by on the ticker tape at the bottom of the CNN screen.

2. Obama funds $20M in tax payer dollars to immigrate Hamas Refugees to the USA. This is the news that didn't make the headlines...

3. By executive order, President Barack Obama has ordered the expenditure of $20.3 million in "migration assistance" to the Palestinian refugees and "conflict victims" in Gaza.

4. The "presidential determination", which allows hundreds of thousands of Palestinians with ties to Hamas to resettle in the United States, was signed on January 27 and appeared in the Federal Register on February 4.

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

6. Let's review...itemized list of some of Barack Obama's most recent actions since his inauguration:

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

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

9. His first executive order was to fund/facilitate abortion(s) not just here within the U.S., but wthin the world, using U.S. tax payer funds.

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

11. He ordered overseas CIA interrogation centers closed.

12. He withdrew all charges against the masterminds behind the USS Cole and the "terror attack" on 9/11.

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

14. These important, and insightful, issues are being "lost" in the blinding bail-outs and "stimulation" packages.

15. Doubtful? To verify this for yourself:

http://www.thefederalregister.com/d.p/2009-02-04-E9-2488

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HOW OUR MISSISSIPPI REPRESENTATIVES VOTED;

Rep Travis Childers D MS voted YES
Rep Greg Harper R MS voted NO
Rep Gene Taylvoted D MS voted YES
Rep Bennie Thompson D MS voted YES

Is this how you wanted them to VOTE!

ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION EXPENSE TO THE TAXPAYER

2009-05-08T15:12:00.004-05:00

Crooks In D.C. will NEVER Admit this and will NEVER attempt to fix it . The only politicians on record that speak out on this issue are republicans and they are vilified by the liberal media and politicians as racists.

WHY ARE WE BANKRUPT?

You think the war in Iraq is costing us too much? Read this:

I have been hammered with the propaganda that it is the Iraq war and the war on terror that is bankrupting us. The war is only "one" of many reasons that our Country is facing a financial crisis.
I hope the following 14 reasons are forwarded over and over again until it finally sinks in so that the reader will get completely sick of reading them. Also included are the URL's for verification of all the following facts:

1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments. Verify at: http://tinyurl.com/zob77

2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. Verify at: http://www.cisorg/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html

3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. Verify at: http://www.cisorg/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html

4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English! Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.0.html

5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies. Verify at http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for Welfare & social services by the American taxpayers. Verify at: http://premium.cnn.com/TRANSCIPTS/0610/29/ldt.01.html
9. $200 Billion dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html

10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that's two and a half times that of white non-illegal aliens. In particular, their children, are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US . Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ldt.01.html

11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, meth, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border. Verify at: Homeland Security Report: http://tinyurl.com/t9sht

12. The National policy Institute, estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.' Verify at: http://www.nationalpolicyins/%0d%0a%20titute.org/pdf/deportation.pdf

13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances to their countries of origin. Verify at: http://www.rense.com/general75/niht.htm

14. 'The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One million sex crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States.' Verify at: http://www.drdsk.com/artic%0d%0a%20leshtml

The total cost is a whopping .....................................
..........................$ 338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR.

Are we THAT stupid?

FROM EMAIL

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The Real Threat to Western Culture

2009-05-08T06:01:00.006-05:00

The video presented below includes some statistics that are alarming for the continued existence of Western Culture.

Our birthrates have fallen to the point where our world WILL CHANGE drastically in the next generation. Our western governments are aware. This is another example of why abortion should be outlawed and births should be encouraged. Our government has taken the exact opposite position. Please watch the video and understand. We as a people, as a culture, as a nation will not long exist unless we repopulate our country from the basic European Gene pool.

Alarming isn't it!

TODAY'S HEADLINES IN THE NEWS

2009-05-07T10:42:00.003-05:00

Today's Headlines Wednesday, May 6, 2009

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Criminal Charges against ACORN Raise Concerns About Its Partnership with Census Bureau <http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47675>
(CNSNews.com) – ACORN, a liberal political activist group under investigation for alleged voter registration fraud in 2008, has entered a partnership agreement with the U.S. Census Bureau to help recruit workers for the national headcount, but criminal charges filed against ACORN in Nevada are raising concerns: “The Bureau needs to reconsider ACORN’s involvement as a partner in light of these new charges in Nevada,” Rep. Patrick McHenry (R-N.C.) told CNSNews.com.

House Republicans Hold ‘Energy Summit’ to Blast Cap-and-Trade Legislation <http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47679>
Washington (CNSNews.com) – A group of Republican congressmen say the Democrats’ proposed cap-and-trade program amounts to a “war” against sections of the country hard-hit by the economic downturn.

U.S. Spent Twice as Much on HIV/AIDS as on Flu in ‘06, Despite Five Times More Flu Deaths <http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47666>
(CNSNews.com) – The federal government spent $6.1 billion on influenza-related programs in 2006, roughly half as much as the $13.7 billion dollars it spent on HIV/AIDS programs that year, according to figures provided to CNSNews.com by the Department of Health and Human Services. During that same time, seasonal flu claimed 56,326 lives in the U.S., while AIDS-related deaths stood at 12,113.

Swine-Flu Expert says Human from Eurasia May be Origin of Recent Outbreak <http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47644>
(CNSNews.com) – A top expert on swine flu in pigs says it’s likely that the most recent strain of swine influenza A H1N1 didn’t originate in Mexico or the United States – but came to North America from Europe or Asia. And it may not even have originated in pigs.

Abstinence Earns Praise at Teen Pregnancy Event Promoting ‘Comprehensive’ Sex Education <http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47664>
(CNSNews.com) – At a conference of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy on Tuesday, panelists and participants said “comprehensive” sex education for teens that includes access to contraception and abortion is needed to reverse a recent up-tick in teenage pregnancies. But some at the event said abstinence should not be overlooked as the only certain way to avoid pregnancy.

Pro-Lifers Plan to Get Arrested -- 'Until the South Bend Jail Is Overflowing' <http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47711>
(CNSNews.com) - Dr. Alan Keyes, a conservative Republican who ran for the U.S. Senate seat that Barack Obama ended up winning in 2004, says he plans to be among those arrested at Notre Dame on May 17, when President Barack Obama shows up in South Bend, Ind., to deliver the commencement address and accept an honorary degree.

‘Circumstances Changing Rapidly in Our Favor,’ Iranian President Says Amid Obama’s ‘Engagement’ Efforts <http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47702>
(CNSNews.com) – At a joint press conference with Syrian President Bashar Assad Tuesday, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boasted that “those who one day called Iran and Syria part of the axis of evil now want to develop relations with Iran and Syria.” “Circumstances are changing rapidly in our favor,” Arab media quoted him as saying. “We are on the road to victory.”

Mark Levin Says Obama’s Vision of ‘Change’ is Destructive <http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=47682>
(CNSNews.com) - Mark Levin’s “Liberty & Tyranny” debuted as No. 1 on the New York Times Bestseller list and has retained that position for five straight weeks. In the book, Levin explains his understanding of American conservatism. In an interview with CNSNews.com, he discussed why he believes President Obama’s vision of “change” is destructive and contrary to America’s founding principles and why conservatives must reacquaint themselves with those principles and recommit themselves to the cause of individual liberty.

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9/11 Video NEW!

2009-05-07T10:31:00.004-05:00

I do not believe Our Government had anything to do with the Terrorists of 9/11, however, this video brings up some interesting points!

From an email.

9/11 Video NEW!

2009-05-07T10:31:00.001-05:00

Support the 2nd Amendment

2009-05-06T21:20:00.006-05:00

Since my last post on the 2nd Amendment people have asked.................................

Why I Should Have a Gun...

My old grandpa said to me 'son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckles and starts bustin' caps and usually it's when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin'.

I don't have a gun to kill people. I have a gun to keep from being killed.

I don't have a gun to scare people. I have a gun because some times this world can be a scary place.

I don't have a gun because I'm paranoid. I have a gun because there are real threats in the world.

I don't have a gun because I'm evil. I have a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.

I don't carry a gun because I hate the government. I have a gun because I understand the limitations of government.

I don't have a gun because I'm angry. I have a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.

I don't have a gun because I want to shoot someone. I have a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon

I don't have a gun because I'm a cowboy. I have a gun because, when I die and go to heaven, I want to be a cowboy.

I don't have a gun to make me feel like a man. I have a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.

I don't have a gun because I feel inadequate. I have a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.

I don't have a gun because I love it. I have a gun because I love life and the people who make it meaningful to me.

Police Protection is an oxymoron. Free citizens must protect themselves. Police do not protect you from crime, they usually just investigate the crime after it happens and then call someone in to clean up the mess.

Personally, I have a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'

******A LITTLE GUN HISTORY******

The Soviet Union established gun control in 1929 and from 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Turkey established gun control in 1911 and from 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.

China established gun control in 1935 and from 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Guatemala established gun control in 1964 and from 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Uganda established gun control in 1970 and from 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Cambodia established gun control in 1956 and from 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.

Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.

It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by their own Government, a program costing Australia taxpayers more than $500 million dollars.

The first year results are now in: List of 7 items: Australia-wide, homicides are up 3.2 percent. Australia-wide, assaults are up 8.6 percent. Australia-wide, armed robberies are up 44 percent (yes, 44 percent)! In the state of Victoria alone, homicides with firearms are now up 300 percent.

Note that while the law-abiding citizens turned them in, the criminals did not, and criminals still possess their guns! While figures over the previous 25 years showed a steady decrease in armed robbery with firearms, this has changed drastically upward in the past 12 months, since criminals now are guaranteed that their prey is unarmed. There has also been a dramatic increase in break-ins and assaults of the ELDERLY.

Australian politicians are at a loss to explain how public safety has decreased, after such monumental effort, and expense was expended in successfully ridding Australian society of guns. The Australian experience and the other historical facts above prove it. You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information. Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.

Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late! The next time someone talks in favor of gun control, please remind them of this history lesson. With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'. During WWII the Japanese decided “not” to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!

The purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible victory in defense. The sword is more important than the shield, and skill is more important than either. The final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental. SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN! SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY ISSUE A RIFLE.

SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!! IT'S A NO BRAINER!

DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW ABIDING CITIZENS AN EASY TARGET.

Obama Dissed!!!

2009-05-06T15:37:00.002-05:00

The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr

.Attorney General of the United States

United States Department of Justice

950 Pennsylvania Avenue,

NWWashington, D.C. 20530-0001

Dear Attorney General Holder:

This letter is respectfully submitted to inform you that I must decline the invitation to participate in the May 4 roundtable meeting the President’s Task Force on Detention Policy is convening with current and former prosecutors involved in international terrorism cases. An invitation was extended to me by trial lawyers from the Counterterrorism Section, who are members of the Task Force, which you are leading. The invitation email (of April 14) indicates that the meeting is part of an ongoing effort to identify lawful policies on the detention and disposition of alien enemy combatants -- or what the Department now calls “individuals captured or apprehended in connection with armed conflicts and counterterrorism operations.” I admire the lawyers of the Counterterrorism Division, and I do not question their good faith. Nevertheless, it is quite clear -- most recently, from your provocative remarks on Wednesday in Germany -- that the Obama administration has already settled on a policy of releasing trained jihadists (including releasing some of them into the United States). Whatever the good intentions of the organizers, the meeting will obviously be used by the administration to claim that its policy was arrived at in consultation with current and former government officials experienced in terrorism cases and national security issues. I deeply disagree with this policy, which I believe is a violation of federal law and a betrayal of the president’s first obligation to protect the American people. Under the circumstances, I think the better course is to register my dissent, rather than be used as a prop.

Moreover, in light of public statements by both you and the President, it is dismayingly clear that, under your leadership, the Justice Department takes the position that a lawyer who in good faith offers legal advice to government policy makerslike the government lawyers who offered good faith advice on interrogation policymay be subject to investigation and prosecution for the content of that advice, in addition to empty but professionally damaging accusations of ethical misconduct. Given that stance, any prudent lawyer would have to hesitate before offering advice to the government.

Beyond that, as elucidated in my writing (including my proposal for a new national security court, which I understand the Task Force has perused), I believe alien enemy combatants should be detained at Guantanamo Bay (or a facility like it) until the conclusion of hostilities. This national defense measure is deeply rooted in the venerable laws of war and was reaffirmed by the Supreme Court in the 2004 Hamdi case. Yet, as recently as Wednesday, you asserted that, in your considered judgment, such notions violate America’s “commitment to the rule of law.” Indeed, you elaborated, “Nothing symbolizes our [administration’s] new course more than our decision to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay…. President Obama believes, and I strongly agree, that Guantanamo has come to represent a time and an approach that we want to put behind us: a disregard for our centuries-long respect for the rule of law[.]” (Emphasis added.)

Given your policy of conducting ruinous criminal and ethics investigations of lawyers over the advice they offer the government, and your specific position that the wartime detention I would endorse is tantamount to a violation of law, it makes little sense for me to attend the Task Force meeting. After all, my choice would be to remain silent or risk jeopardizing myself.

For what it may be worth, I will say this much. For eight years, we have had a robust debate in the United States about how to handle alien terrorists captured during a defensive war authorized by Congress after nearly 3000 of our fellow Americans were annihilated. Essentially, there have been two camps. One calls for prosecution in the civilian criminal justice system, the strategy used throughout the 1990s. The other calls for a military justice approach of combatant detention and war-crimes prosecutions by military commission. Because each theory has its downsides, many commentators, myself included, have proposed a third way: a hybrid system, designed for the realities of modern international terrorisma new system that would address the needs to protect our classified defense secrets and to assure Americans, as well as our allies, that we are detaining the right people. There are differences in these various proposals. But their proponents, and adherents to both the military and civilian justice approaches, have all agreed on at least one thing: Foreign terrorists trained to execute mass-murder attacks cannot simply be released while the war ensues and Americans are still being targeted. We have already released too many jihadists who, as night follows day, have resumed plotting to kill Americans. Indeed, according to recent reports, a released Guantanamo detainee is now leading Taliban combat operations in Afghanistan, where President Obama has just sent additional American forces. The Obama campaign smeared Guantanamo Bay as a human rights blight. Consistent with that hyperbolic rhetoric, the President began his administration by promising to close the detention camp within a year. The President did this even though he and you (a) agree Gitmo is a top-flight prison facility, (b) acknowledge that our nation is still at war, and (c) concede that many Gitmo detainees are extremely dangerous terrorists who cannot be tried under civilian court rules. Patently, the commitment to close Guantanamo Bay within a year was made without a plan for what to do with these detainees who cannot be tried. Consequently, the Detention Policy Task Force is not an effort to arrive at the best policy. It is an effort to justify a bad policy that has already been adopted: to wit, the Obama administration policy to release trained terrorists outright if that’s what it takes to close Gitmo by January.Obviously, I am powerless to stop the administration from releasing top al Qaeda operatives who planned mass-murder attacks against American citieslike Binyam Mohammed (the accomplice of “Dirty Bomber” Jose Padilla) whom the administration recently transferred to Britain, where he is now at liberty and living on public assistance. I am similarly powerless to stop the administration from admitting into the United States such alien jihadists as the 17 remaining Uighur detainees. According to National Intelligence Director Dennis Blair, the Uighurs will apparently live freely, on American taxpayer assistance, despite the facts that they are affiliated with a terrorist organization and have received terrorist paramilitary training. Under federal immigration law (the 2005 REAL ID Act), those facts render them excludable from theUnited States. The Uighurs’ impending release is thus a remarkable development given the Obama administration’s propensity to deride its predecessor’s purported insensitivity to the rule of law.

I am, in addition, powerless to stop the President, as he takes these reckless steps, from touting his Detention Policy Task Force as a demonstration of his national security seriousness. But I can decline to participate in the charade.

Finally, let me repeat that I respect and admire the dedication of Justice Department lawyers, whom I have tirelessly defended since I retired in 2003 as a chief assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York. It was a unique honor to serve for nearly twenty years as a federal prosecutor, under administrations of both parties. It was as proud a day as I have ever had when the trial team I led was awarded the Attorney General’s Exceptional Service Award in 1996, after we secured the convictions of Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman and his underlings for waging a terrorist war against the United States. I particularly appreciated receiving the award from Attorney General Renoas I recounted in Willful Blindness, my book about the case, without her steadfastness against opposition from short-sighted government officials who wanted to release him, the “blind sheikh” would never have been indicted, much less convicted and so deservedly sentenced to life-imprisonment. In any event, I’ve always believed defending our nation is a duty of citizenship, not ideology. Thus, my conservative political views aside, I’ve made myself available to liberal and conservative groups, to Democrats and Republicans, who’ve thought tapping my experience would be beneficial. It pains me to decline your invitation, but the attendant circumstances leave no other option.

Very truly yours,

Andrew C. McCarthy

PRESIDENTIAL COMPARISON

2009-05-05T17:52:00.004-05:00

Presidential comparison quiz

If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given Tony Blair a set of inexpensive and useless (to Tony Blair's UK video formatting) DVDs, when Tony Blair had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia, would you have approved? If George W. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the non-existent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?

If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current on their income taxes, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had proposed to double the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?

If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?

So, tell me again. What is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive?

CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING, CAN YOU!

Don't worry. He's done all this in 10 weeks -- so you'll have three years and nine-and-a-half months to come up with an answer.

2009-05-05T12:19:00.000-05:00

Thomas Paine said "Arms discourage and keep the invader and plunderer in awe, and preserve order in the world as well as property... Horrid mischief would ensue were the law-abiding deprived of the use of them.

Blair Holt's Firearm Act of 2009 WHAT IT MEANS!

2009-05-04T21:15:00.003-05:00

This is Obama gun control by secrecy.

It is very Important for you to be aware of a new bill HR 45 introduced into the House. This is the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act of 2009.

We just learned yesterday about this on the Peter Boyles radio program. Even gun shop owners didn't know about this because it is flying under the radar. To find out about this - go to any government website and type in HR 45 or Google HR 45 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sales Act of 2009. You will get all the information.

What this bill means is it would make it illegal to own a firearm - any rifle with a clip or ANY pistol unless: ..It is registered. If you decide to abide by this law, You will be fingerprinted, You would be required to supply a current Driver's License, You would need to supply your Social Security #. You will be made to submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their choosing. You would be required to report to the government on change of ownership through private or public sale would require you to pay a $25 fee. Failure to do so and you automatically lose the right to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail.

There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child-access provision. Gun must be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18. The Government would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up to 5 yrs. in prison.

If you think this is a joke - go to the website and take your pick of many options to read this.. http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/text It is long and lengthy. But, more and more people are becoming aware of this. Pass the word along. Any hunters in your family - pass this along. Peter Boyles is on this and having guests. Listen to him on KHOW 630 a.m. in the morning. He suggests the best way to fight this is to tell all your friends about it and "spring into action". Also he suggests we all join a pro-gun group like the Colorado Rifle Association, hunting associations, gun clubs and especially the NRA.

This is just a "termite" approach to complete confiscation of guns and disarming of our society to the point we have no defense - chip away a little here and there until the goal i s accomplished before anyone realizes it. Did Obama promise transparency? His motives are more and more transparent while his methods are hidden in back rooms.

This is one to act on whether you own a gun or not.
The Second Amendment......

..................America's original homeland security.

Fact: You can lead a liberal to the truth but you can't make them think.

Is Obama Intentionally leading US to ruin

2009-05-04T18:15:00.002-05:00

"The 10 Biggest Amateur Mistakes By the Obama Administration So Far"
by John Hawkins

"During the 2008 presidential campaign, people speculated whether someone like Barack Obama, who has never really run anything or had any major achievements other than winning political office, could handle a three AM crisis call. Well, as it turns out, Obama has been such a bumbling incompetent that he probably couldn't handle a trip through a Wendy's drive-in window without a teleprompter telling him what to order and whether he wants a Coke or a Mountain Dew. Even though Obama has been in office less than two months, he has already made more boneheaded errors than most Presidents do in an entire term.

10) After doing the "We've got to have this stimulus package passed right this second or the economy is going to explode" routine so convincingly that not one single soul in Congress actually had time to read the entire bill before it was signed, Barack Obama then promptly went on a three day vacation to celebrate before he signed it. If the bill was so important that no one could even have time to read it before it was passed, then why wasn't it important enough for Obama to skip dinner at Table Fifty-Two in Chicago to immediately make it a law?

9) In a juvenile stunt, reminiscent of something a third grader might come up with, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton handed Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov a button that was supposed to say "reset." However, incredibly, the word on the button translated to "overcharge," not "reset." Apparently, despite the enormous deficit the government is going to run up this year, Team Obama forgot to budget enough money to hire someone who speaks Russian for the State Department. If only America could just press a button and reset the entire Obama presidency so far and start over.

8) When Barack Obama was trying to sell America his stimulus bill that will put the country more than a trillion dollars in debt, he alerted America that, "Caterpillar's chief executive…told him the company will rehire some laid-off workers if the stimulus bill passes." But, when he was asked about Obama's statement, Caterpillar CEO Jim Owens said, "I think realistically no. The truth is we're going to have more layoffs before we start hiring again."

7) A large part of Barack Obama's appeal was the idea of racial reconciliation. The implicit deal was that by putting our first black President in office, America would prove once and for all that it wasn't racist, and we could put all this silly squabbling about race in the rear view mirror once and for all. However, not only has it failed to work out that way, Obama's Attorney General Eric Holder issued an an insulting challenge on the topic to the American people,"Though this nation has proudly thought of itself as an ethnic melting pot, in things racial we have always been and I believe continue to be, in too many ways, essentially a nation of cowards."Maybe someone should ask the poor guy who did an innocent cartoon for the New York Post that made fun of the stimulus bill and the rampaging monkey that was in the news why people might be afraid to get dragged into a debate about race.

6) Typically, Presidents don't pick fights with pundits and talk radio hosts for obvious reasons. It draws more attention to their criticisms, elevates their status, and comes across as thin skinned and a little creepy, much like Richard Nixon's "Enemies list."But, the Obama Administration hasn't figured this out -- yet. They've launched attacks at Rick Santelli, Jim Cramer, and most prominently, Rush Limbaugh. Ratcheting up the creepiness factor a couple of notches in Limbaugh's case, the President of the United States, members of the mainstream media, and liberal interest groups are all coordinating an attack on a private individual for daring to criticize Barack Obama. That sounds more like something that would happen in the old Soviet Union than in the United States.But happily, if you look at the results of the White House campaign, it has backfired in every instance. Rush Limbaugh is on pace to make more revenue by the end of March than he made all last year, there are Santelli inspired "Tea Parties" popping up all across the country, and every criticism of Obama that Jim Cramer utters is now linked by the Drudge Report.

5) The first task a new President engages in is bringing a staff on board. After choosing Joe Biden, who has behaved like he was kicked in the head by a horse as a child, things have really gone down hill from there. Bill Richardson quit as Commerce Secretary after coming under investigation. Republican Senator Judd Gregg accepted, then declined Obama's offer to be his Commerce Secretary over irreconcilable differences. Tom Daschle quit after having tax problems. So did Nancy Killefer. Ron Kirk also has tax problems, but he's trying to hang in there like Hilda Solis and another cabinet member who gets his own special entry -- and keep in mind, Obama has a considerable number of positions left to fill. Hey Barry, the word of the day is "vetting." You should look into it.

4) George Bush spent a lot of time strengthening our ties to Eastern European nations like Poland and the Czech Republic during his two terms in the White House. Yet, it took Barack Obama less than two months to undo much of Bush’s good work with those nations.Obama wrote a "secret" letter to Dmitri Medvedev offering to leave Poland and the Czech Republic twisting in the wind on missile defense in return for Russia's help in stopping Iran from getting nukes. The problem was that the letter went public even as Russia turned down the deal. So, in other words, our friends in Eastern Europe were publicly alerted that we were willing to sell them down the river to the Russians, who they were already afraid of, and yet we got nothing out of the deal. That's a real "welcome to the Big Leagues" maneuver from the Russians for our naive, rookie President.

3) After making a stink by sending back a Winston Churchill bust, Barack Obama blew off a press conference with British Prime Minister Gordon Brown -- but, the real kicker was the gifts.After Brown presented Obama with a pen holder crafted from the timbers of the 19th century British warship HMS President (whose sister ship, HMS Resolute, provided the wood for the Oval Office's desk), Obama offered up ... 25 DVDs of American movie classics.The Brits offered Obama a thoughtful, priceless gift and he handed them back a bad Netflix queue that was probably picked up at Wal-mart earlier that day.

2) Choosing tax cheat Timothy Geithner to be his Treasury Secretary was such an incredible screw up that it deserves it own entry. It's mind boggling that any Administration would choose a tax cheat to run the department that's in charge of the IRS. Moreover, in Obama's case, he has already announced plans for the largest tax hike in American history, nearly a trillion dollars, and the man in charge of that effort doesn't pay his taxes? Prediction: a few years from now, if the New York Times isn't out of business by then, they'll write an article telling you that they're baffled, baffled I tell you, by the massive increase in the number of people cheating on their taxes.

1) Barack Obama may be a liberal thriller, but he's also a stock market killer. Since he came into office, his Bunyanesque new spending proposals, his plans for a trillion dollar tax hike, his regular badmouthing of the economy, and his incessant tinkering with banks and the housing market have caused the stock market to go into a freefall. Granted, stocks would have likely dropped anyway because of the economic crunch we're in, but the market wouldn't have already reached the lowest level since 1997 without lots of help from Obama.

As Democratic financial wiz, Jim Cramer, has said of Obama’s performance, "it's amateur hour at our darkest moment" and it's "crushing nest eggs around the nation.

"---------------TARP BAILOUT $2.1 trillion Costing taxpayers $18,584 household
----------------COMMITTED POTENTIAL BAILOUT $9 trillion Costing taxpayers $79,646 per household (50+ years)

These figures DO NOT include the Stimulus and Omnibus Bill"

My Question is.....Are these things intentional?

You must create chaos to be able to impose radical change.

People will not allow it, otherwise.

Yes, this is done on purpose, but obama is only a puppet, he reads his lines fed to him through the teleprompter and follows his masters' dictates in order to serve the USA on a golden platter to the PTB. When they are done needing him, he will be discarded, just as they did with bush.

This whole thing is much bigger than one man...

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Obama Intentionally Leading to Ruin

2009-05-04T17:52:00.000-05:00

Are Fed Excise taxes and State Taxes legal

2009-05-04T09:48:00.004-05:00

Is the current Tax on Cigarettes, Alcohol, and any other Federal or State tax applied to a product produced by one state and sent to another LEGAL?

Article 1 of the Constitution, Section 9 includes the following statements:
No Bill of Attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.
No Tax or Duty shall be laid on Articles exported from any State.
No Preference shall be given by any Regulation of Commerce or Revenue to the Ports of one State over those of another: nor shall Vessels bound to, or from, one State, be obliged to enter, clear, or pay Duties in another.

These Statements in Article 1 of the Constitution have no amendments abrogating their enforcement.

As stated in the common language, do these statements negate State and Federal taxes on Cigarettes, Alcohol, and any other product produced in one state and shipped to another?

For discussion. Please comment.

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Irritated Obama 'Stares Down' Reporter

2009-05-03T08:58:00.002-05:00

Obama gave a typical liberal answer when posed a question during a visit to the Press Room in the White House. This shows his arrogance and unwillingness to have a "transparent" administration. It also shows his elitism and lack of REAL communications skills. If he had a teleprompter he may have answered the question. Obama is a puppet, but who pulls the strings? You decide!

"WASHINGTON -- President Obama paid a surprise visit to members of the White House press corps Thursday evening when he walked through their working area of the West Wing, but he quickly became agitated when he was confronted with a question by one of the journalists.
According to reports, when the Politico's Jonathan Martin asked the president about his nominee for deputy secretary of defense, William Lynn, Obama refused to answer, saying he was not there to take questions.

"I came down here to visit. I didn't come down here -- this is what happens. I can't end up visiting you guys and shaking hands if I am going to grilled every time I come down here," the president said.: Link to full Story here: http://tinyurl.com/dhn7sx

What do you think of the Obama's lack of preparedness when facing the press without a prepared script?

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FYI . . . . . . IMMIGRATION???

2009-05-02T12:24:00.003-05:00

1. 40% of all workers in L. A. County ( L. A. County has 10.2 million people)are working for cash and not paying taxes. This is because they are predominantly illegal immigrants working without a green card.

2. 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens.

3. 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens.

4. Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal , whose births were paid for by taxpayers.

5. Nearly 35% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally

6. Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.

7. The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border...

8. Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.

9. 21 radio stations in L. A. are Spanish speaking. 10.

In L. A. County 5.1 million people speak English, 3.9 million speak Spanish. (There are 10.2 million people in L. A. County ) (All 10 of the above are from the Los Angeles Times) Less than 2% of illegal aliens are picking our crops, but 29% are on welfare.. Over 70% of the United States annual population growth (and over 90% of California , Florida , and New York ) results from illegal immigration. 29% of inmates in federal prisons are illegal aliens.

We are a bunch of fools for letting this continue

WAR ON CAPITALISM

2009-05-02T11:14:00.003-05:00

Obama's recent statement that the shareholders (Chrysler) that refused the government deal were "speculators" just underlines his war on capitalism. These bond holders/share holders are being portrayed as preditory capitalists and not the true investors that they are. This is another example of the Obama Administrations hatred for capitalism. When liberals are stymied by legal efforts to restrain the march to socialism, they do what they always do and resort to name calling and casting aspersions on the perpetrators of the blocking action.

"Judge Arthur Gonzalez approved a series of motions at Friday's hearing, launching a chain of events designed to ensure Chrysler's bankruptcy process is the quick and "surgical" one the company and the U.S. government have promised. But what could prove to be the case's biggest challenge still lies ahead. Chrysler must eventually deal with creditors who defied government pressure to wipe out the automaker's debt and might have helped the company avoid a bankruptcy filing in the first place."

"Gonzalez approved Chrysler's motion to allow the automaker to pay $48.8 million in employee and contract worker pre-bankruptcy wages, benefits and businesses expenses. The motion also references an estimated $86 million in employee vacation benefits that it may not ultimately have to pay."

"President Barack Obama on Thursday chastised the funds for seeking an "unjustified taxpayer-funded bailout" after Chrysler and his auto task force cleared the company's other hurdles, including the Fiat deal and a cost-cutting pact that the UAW ratified this week."

I read nothing in the constitution that allows for government interference in the auto business.
I think Obama has us on a fast tract to total Socialism which has already proven to be ready and willing to violate the Constitutions protections of "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"!

Biography of JAMES MADISON

2009-04-30T09:39:00.003-05:00

One of my favorite Presidents is James Madison. He was a two time elected President and the first President to defend the young United States from foreign invasion. below is the introduction to his biography;

"It is not easy to appreciate James Madison's importance to American history. His writing avoided the wit and informality that Franklin excelled in, and he left no record of himself by which he could be more intimately known. He led no armies and gave no stirring speeches; his work as the major contributor to the U.S. Constitution took place in long sessions of intricate negotiations behind closed doors. Even in his greatest published work, The Federalist, he was a pseudonymous collaborator with two other men. In his own time and afterward he was thought by many to be a mere subordinate of his older Virginia colleague Thomas Jefferson. His virtues as congressman, secretary of state, and finally as the fourth president were those of prudence, self-control, a broad sense of history, and a loyalty to the republican ideology he held to all his life; none of these will make him seem heroic to an age that looks for originality and easily observable achievements."

Link to full Biography HERE: http://www.bookrags.com/biography/james-madison-dlb/

I urge everyone to read about this fascinating President and founder of what has become the Democratic Party.

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WHY WE NEED TERM LIMITS!

2009-04-29T06:33:00.005-05:00

We Need To PUSH for TERM LIMITS.

Arlen Spector's recent defection to the Democratic Party underscores why we need term limits. Senators and Congressman get elected and go into office without a pot to pee in and come out multimillionaires. That is one reason we need term limits

Their ability to accumulate money which only goes to aid in the accumulation of power ensconces our legislators in an almost heredity right to a position in their minds. Power not only corrupts but it insulates the legislator from the true feelings and position of the people.

Where do they get the money? The military industrial complex, corporations, foreign governments, anyone who has the money that feels they can influence a vote. The legislator gets this money as "contributions". Contributions my aunt fanny, this is outright bribery! It is also traitorous. They won't investigate themselves, so who can do it.

Only you using your vote can make changes. Vote incumbents out of office, Vote for representatives that you can trust to initiate some type of term limits legislation.

Our government has become corrupt because of money and the quest for power.

Arlen Spector is just the tip of the iceberg. Just think of your senator or congressman and see what his assets were before being elected and if he has been there more than 2 terms check his net worth.

I think you will be surprised and how self aggrandizing these people have become.

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H.R. 1728 Help Appreciated

2009-04-28T09:12:00.002-05:00

The House of Representatives is considering a Bill that would over regulate Mortgage Lenders and make Banks the primary lenders for Home Loans and effectively cut out mortgage brokers. Your help would be appreciated;

IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED! Today the House Financial Services Committee will hold a mark-up session on H.R. 1728 to decide which provisions will be included in the bill. Please contact your Congressmen and urge them to support the Childers/Miller Amendment (which imposes a 12-month moratorium on the Home Valuation Code of Conduct ["HVCC"]). Click here to find your Congressman's contact information.In addition, please stress the importance of Title I, Section 103 that was carefully drafted and negotiated as part of HR 1728. This Section does its part to ban incentivized compensation from all distribution channels while still protecting mortgage brokers' ability to earn a living. It offers true consumer protection.You must act NOW! Below are talking points to assist in your conversations. Preserve your ability to make a living by urging your Congressmen to vote for the Childers/Miller Amendment in H.R. 1728!
Talking Points:I. Support the Childers/Miller AmendmentA) Imposes a 12 month moratorium on the HVCC.B) Additional information about the HVCC is available here. II. Title I, Section 103: YSPA) Protects small business.B) Bans incentivized compensation from all distribution channels.C) Provides true consumer protection: protection from incentive-driven practices while still allowing competition in the market.D) Consumers want zero-point or no cost loans. In order to make a living and compete with larger banks, brokers must be able to earn indirect compensation as part of the rate or financed into the mortgage amount

Grade Obama's First 100 Days

2009-04-28T07:48:00.003-05:00

Obama's First 100 days are strife with political mistakes, outright lies, unfulfilled promises, unfilled cabinet seats, and a myriad of other problems. He has spent more money in the first 100 days of his administration that all of his predecessors combined. He has had his administration do more in the intrusion of the daily lives of citizens than any previous president. He has done more to limit freedoms than any other administration. He has Divided the country along Party Lines. He has embarrassed the citizens of the country by his comments on his European travel.

I would like to see a discussion on this post about his social agenda of which many Americans are seemingly unaware.

"From the conscience clause to stem cell research, President Obama has shifted social policy to the left in his first 100 days in the White House. But the reversal of several of his predecessor's regulations has garnered hardly a whimper -- leaving many to wonder how much social issues matter to Americans amid two wars and an economic crisis." From FoxNews Politics http://tinyurl.com/corrs for full article.

I feel that his effort to get his agenda thru Congress is due to coming elections next year that would probably produce and uncooperative majority in at least the House of Representatives.

What do you think?

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LETTER TO PRESIDENT....couldn't say it better!

2009-04-27T14:43:00.001-05:00

April 17, 2009
The White House1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NWWashington , DC 20500

Mr. Obama:
I have had it with you and your administration, sir. Your conduct on your recent trip overseas has convinced me that you are not an adequate representative of the United States of America collectively or of me personally.

You are so obsessed with appeasing the Europeans and the Muslim world that you have abdicated the responsibilities of the President of the United States of America . You are responsible to the citizens of the United States . You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on earth.

I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing for the United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not care about their status in the world. Sir, what do you think the First World War and the Second World War were all about if not the consideration of the peoples of Europe ? Are you brain dead? What do you think the Marshall Plan was all about? Do you not understand or know the history of the 20thcentury?

Where do you get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does not consider itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States ? This country was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles governing this country, at least until you came along, come directly from this heritage. Do you not understand this?

Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia . You don’t show Great Britain , our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia . How dare you, sir! How dare you!

You can’t find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation because you don’t want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a mosque in Turkey . You offended our dead and every veteran when you give the Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from themselves. What’s the matter with you?

I am convinced that you and the members of your administration have the historical and intellectual depth of a mud puddle and should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you.

You are so self-righteously offended by the big20bankers and the American automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the real thieves in this situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelic, the Fannie Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses. What do you intend to do about them? Anything? I seriously doubt it.

What about the U.S. House members passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to their staff members – on top of the $2.5 million in automatic pay raises that lawmakers gave themselves? I understand the average House aide got a 17% bonus. I took a=2 05% cut in my pay to save jobs with my employer. You haven’t said anything about that. Who authorized that? I surely didn’t!

Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving $210 million in bonuses over an eighteen-month period, that's $45 million more than the AIG bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie executives have already been awarded $51 million – not a bad take. Who authorized that and why haven’t you expressed your outrage at this group who are largely responsible for the economic mess we have right now.

I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not caring about what you idiots do. We are watching what you are doing and we are getting increasingly fed up with all of you. I also want you to know that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive to every one of my sensibilities. I promise you that I will work tirelessly to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my beautiful country.

Sincerely,

Every Real American

ARROGANT AMERICANS, MR. PRESIDENT?

2009-04-27T10:11:00.004-05:00

FROM Peter Heck - Guest Columnist - 4/14/2009 7:50:00 AM

As I was sitting in church waiting for the start of the service, my grandpa came walking towards me pointing his finger. No matter how old I get, and no matter how long he's been out of the U.S. Navy, that's still an intimidating sight. As he approached me, his voice quivered as he said, "We saved that continent twice...how dare my president apologize for this country's arrogance." My grandpa is right. Americans need not apologize to the world for their arrogance; rather, Americans should apologize to their forefathers for the arrogance of their president. Barack Obama's first foreign trip as President of the United States has confirmed the naiveté so many of us feared during the election cycle.

But worse than that, it has also demonstrated that our president suffers from either a complete misunderstanding of our heritage and history, or an utter contempt for it. Neither is excusable. Garnering cheers from the French of all people, President Obama declared, "In America, there is a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world. Instead of celebrating your dynamic union and seeking to partner with you to meet common challenges, there have been times where America has shown arrogance and been dismissive, even derisive." Consider that Obama spoke these words just 500 miles from the beaches of Normandy, where the sand is still stained with 65-year-old blood of "arrogant Americans."

Indeed, columnist Mark Whittington observes, "One should remind Mr. Obama and the Europeans how America has 'shown arrogance' by saving Europe from itself innumerable times in the 20th Century. World War I, World War II, the Cold War, and the wars in the Balkans were largely resolved by American blood, treasure, and leadership." But all that appears lost on the president's seemingly insatiable quest to mend fences he imagines have been tarnished by the bullish George W. Bush. If Obama wishes to continue trampling the presidential tradition of showing class to former office holders and publicly trash Bush for his own personal gain, so be it. But all Americans should make clear that no man – even if he is the president – will tarnish the legacy of those Americans who have gone before us.

Ours is not a history of arrogance.

It is a history of courage, self-sacrifice, and honor.

When abusive monarchs repressed the masses, Americans resisted and overthrew them. When misguided policies led to the unjust oppression of fellow citizens, Americans rebelled and overturned them. When millions of impoverished and destitute wretches sought a new beginning, Americans threw open the door and welcomed them. When imperial dictators were on the march, Americans surrendered their lives to stop them. When communist thugs threatened world peace, Americans bled to defeat them. When an entire continent was overwhelmed with famine and hunger, Americans gave of themselves to sustain it. When terrorist madmen killed the innocent and subjugated millions, Americans led the fight to topple them. This is the legacy that generations of Americans have left.

If President Obama seeks stronger relations with the world community, perhaps he should begin by reminding them of these very truths, rather than condemning his own countrymen on foreign shores. This "obsessive need to put down his own country," has caused blogger James Lewis to call President Obama a "stunningly ignorant man" who has evidently never spoken to a concentration camp survivor, a Cuban refugee, a boat person from Vietnam, a Soviet dissident, or a survivor of Mao's purges.

Unfortunately, I can no longer bring myself to give Mr. Obama that benefit of the doubt. Not after looking at the pain in my grandpa's eyes...a man who still carries shrapnel in his body from his service to this country. As a student and teacher of history, I recognize that America has made mistakes...plenty of them, in fact. But one of the great things about our people has been their courage and humility in admitting and correcting those mistakes. God willing, they will prove that willingness again in four years and correct the mistake that is the presidency of Barack Obama.

2009-04-26T17:14:00.000-05:00

John F. Kennedy Said . . . "A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten."

How Prophetic!

Have we forgotten Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Lincoln, and Reagan?

Would like to see your thoughts.

Message from RNC

2009-04-26T11:16:00.000-05:00

Recently in his speech in France, Barack Obama called America "arrogant." I'm sure the French loved it -- And so did the liberal press.

But who is this president who calls the American people arrogant?

This is the same politician whose supporters anointed him "The One" and a candidate who boasted that his election would be remembered as "the moment when the rise of the oceans began to slow and our planet began to heal."

This is the same man who indicated his disdain for small town and working Americans when he said they "cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them," while addressing a group of San Francisco caviar and champagne liberal elitists.

How arrogant is that? Arrogant enough?

In truth, President Obama seems to champion the twisted "Blame-America First" mentality of the worst of the American left.

More importantly, it shows an absence of wisdom to criticize the United States while on foreign soil, and then join with the Pelosi-Reid Democrats in Congress to do everything possible to end American exceptionalism and create a weak, dependent socialist state patterned after the examples of Europe.

He has taken steps towards nationalizing American auto companies; firing executives while leaving in power the same Union Bosses who funded his campaign and helped cripple the U.S.'s manufacturing base.

He has refused to let financial firms pay back taxpayer-funded bailout loans so he can make them hostages to the whims of the Federal government.

As a lawyer, Obama once sued the same financial institutions on behalf of radical groups like ACORN for failing to use leftist social engineering criteria for lending instead of an applicant's ability to repay a loan.

He campaigned on "transparency" and "integrity" in government and then has nominated a rogue gallery of tax evaders, Washington bureaucrats, and lobbyists to run his Administration.

Obama brazenly follows his chief of staff's maxim of "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste...This crisis provides the opportunity for us to do things that you could not do before" to cripple our free markets with massive taxation and spending that wrests away our freedoms and puts even our great-grandchildren in debt. And now, anyone who dares speak out against or challenge Obama's ultra-liberal agenda, such as the hundreds of thousands of patriots who attended last week's Tea Parties, should expect to be labeled "unhealthy" by this Adminstration.

Now, THAT is arrogance!

You know that Barack Obama's hubris and charisma conceal the inexperience and lack of wisdom that our country cannot afford in its president. And though the teleprompter and mainstream media liberals may delay America's realization of the peril the Obama White House portends for our future for a while, the eventual failure of leftist policies and ineffective leadership will not.

We must be ready when that time comes.

Please help the Republican Party's effort to spread the word about the Democrats' arrogance of power and support GOP Members of Congress as they work to hold the Obama Democrats accountable to the American people, by making a contribution of $1,000, $500, $100, $50, or $25 to the Republican National Committee today. Your gift will also help support the recruitment and election of principled candidates who will defeat the Democrats in 2009 and 2010 and lay the groundwork for ending Barack Obama's grip on power in 2012.

Post of Emails From and To Maria Conchita Alonzo

2009-04-26T09:40:00.000-05:00

This post is to alert you on the severe Repression of Freedoms and problems of Latin America.

It is a communication between myself and Ms. Maria Conchita Alonzo. She is one of the most outspoken critics of repression of Latins both here in the USA and in Central and South America.

She MUST Be Heard!

Maria,

Thank you for your kind reply. I hate politics too. I think that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. I fully support you “MISSION” to let the world know what is happening “next door”.

I feel that the security of Latin America should be our TOP CONCERN here in the USA and have expressed my views to my congressman and senators. Even though we are engaged in the mid east and should support Israel, we must make Latin America a priority and not forget what is "Next Door"!

I think we should start in our hemisphere to help our latin American cousins in their struggle for freedom. I descend from a Spanish Explorer and feel a real connection with the people of Mexico , Cuba,Venezuela, Nicaraugua, Panama, and all of the other countries South of our Borders. I have a friend in Guatemala I met thru “Catholic Mountain”, a web site for Catholic men around the world, that I communicate with weekly. Although I do not speak Spanish, I am trying to learn. I see so many immigrants being taken advantage of by ruthless employers who do not help them to assimilate into our culture and keep their own at the same time.

I think you are doing a tremendous job communicating your “mission” and wish I could see more of you on TV political commentary shows so your views can be “aired”!

Wishing you all the Best from the great state of Mississippi, USA!

Sincerely,

Cliff (not Chris..he is my son) Treadaway

From: maria c Sent: Saturday, April 25, 2009 9:05 PMTo: cliff@treadaway.org

HELLO CHRIS, THIS IS MARIA CONCHITA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS! THAT IS SO NICE OF YOU. IF I LIKED POLITICS I WOULD PROBABLY BE UP THERE WITH THE CONGRESS PEOPLE FIGHTING A LITTLE :-) BUT, I HATE POLITICS, ALTHOUGH I HAVE MADE MY MISSION TO LET THE WORLD KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING NEXT DOOR THAT SLOWLY WILL DESTROY NOT ONLY THE DEMOCRACY OF LATIN AMERICA, BUT THAT OF THE USA, CHAVEZ HAS ALREADY STARTED. WHERE ARE YOU FROM?ALL THE BESTMC >

Cliff has sent information.> Email: cliff@treadaway.org

I think Ms. Alonzo is not only one of the world's most beautiful women but has one of the most beautiful souls in America. I think she should take more of a role as a true American leader by running for Congress. She thinks like Monroe, Jefferson, Paine, and Washington. I believe she is a true patriot and is concerned about not only her original people but the Americans that support what she stands for.

Respected Conservative Organization

2009-04-24T17:59:00.000-05:00

The Club for Growth is one of the most highly respected CONSERVATIVE organizations you will find. I highly reccommend it for our readers.

The site is http://www.clubforgrowth.org/index.php

It has posted a Ranking of Senators and Representatives and how they voted on Conservative issues.

If you want to inside information on conservative issues and how your Senator or Representative voted, go to the site and join.

From Dick Morris Reports by Email

2009-04-23T07:05:00.000-05:00

President Obama showed his hand this week when The New York Times wrote that he is considering converting the stock the government owns in our country's banks from preferred stock, which it now holds, to common stock.This seemingly insignificant change is momentous. It means that the federal government will control all of the major banks and financial institutions in the nation. It means socialism.
The Times dutifully dressed up the Obama plan as a way to avoid asking Congress for more money for failing banks. But the implications of the proposal are obvious to anyone who cares to look.

When the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) intervention was first outlined by the Bush administration, it did not call for any transfer of stock, of any sort, to the government. The Democrats demanded, as a price for their support, that the taxpayers "get something back" for the money they were lending to the banks. House Republicans, wise to what was going on, rejected the administration's proposal and sought, instead, to provide insurance to banks, rather than outright cash. Their plan would, of course, not involve any transfer of stock. But Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) undercut his own party's conservatives and went along with the Democratic plan, ensuring its passage.
But to avoid the issue of a potential for government control of the banks, everybody agreed that the stock the feds would take back in return for their money would be preferred stock, not common stock. "Preferred" means that these stockholders get the first crack at dividends, but only common stockholders can actually vote on company management or policy. Now, by changing this fundamental element of the TARP plan, Obama will give Washington a voting majority among the common stockholders of these banks and other financial institutions. The almost 500 companies receiving TARP money will be, in effect, run by Washington.And whoever controls the banks controls the credit and, therefore, the economy. That's called socialism.Obama is dressing up the idea of the switch to common stock by noting that the conversion would provide the banks with capital they could use without a further taxpayer appropriation. While this is true, it flies in the face of the fact that an increasing number of big banks and brokerage houses are clamoring to give back the TARP money. Goldman-Sachs, for example, wants to buy back its freedom, as do many banks. Even AIG is selling off assets to dig its way out from under federal control. The reason, of course, is that company executives do not like the restrictions on executive pay and compensation that come with TARP money. It is for this reason that Chrysler Motors refused TARP funds.With bank profits up and financial institutions trying to give back their money, there is no need for the conversion of the government stock from preferred to common -- except to advance the political socialist agenda of this administration.Meanwhile, to keep its leverage over the economy intact, the Obama administration is refusing to let banks and other companies give back the TARP money until they pass a financial "stress test." Nominally, the government justifies this procedure by saying that it does not want companies to become fully private prematurely and then need more help later on. But don't believe it. They want to keep the TARP money in the banks so they can have a reason and rationale to control them.The Times story did not influence the dialogue of the day. People were much more concerned with the death of 21 horses at a polo match. Much as we will miss these noble animals, we will miss our economic freedom more.

John Adams Said...

2009-04-23T06:11:00.000-05:00

"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.".....John Adams

Do you trust President Obama. Most of his change seems to be endangering Public Liberty, IMHO!

Please Comment!

Blair Holt's Firearm Act of 2009

2009-04-22T11:09:00.000-05:00

H.R. 45 full text here http://tinyurl.com/85zz2l , is the most serious threat yet to our 2nd amendment Rights!

It carries criminal penalties for possessing a gun! Read the text of the Bill and call your Congressman that this is a severe infringement on the Bill of Rights!

ATTEMPT TO CONTROL INTERNET

2009-04-22T05:52:00.001-05:00

Another attempt is being made to limit YOUR Freedoms by the OBAMA ADMINISTRATION.

Senate Bill 778 Establishes a National Cybersecurity Advisor, ANOTHER CZAR!

This position will have the power to draw on other Agencies within the Federal Govt. as written in section 7 of the bill

EXCERPT from the Bill;
(7) may consult with Federal departments, agencies, and other entities, and draw upon their resources in connection with the performance of the Advisor's functions, and assign to the head of any such department, agency, or entity the performance of duties incidental to the administration of laws of the United States relating to cybersecurity to the extent not inconsistent with the performance of their official duties.

Let me Summarize, the "Internet Czar" will have the power to use the FBI, NSA, BATF and any other agency in the Federal Government to monitor and assign duties to these agencies concerning "cybersecurity".

I see this as an attempt by the Federal Government to CONTROL the Internet and gather information on YOU, the citizen of this country AND is a VIOLATION OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

EXCERPT FROM The Bill
S. 778 Introduced by Sens. Rockefeller, Snowe, Nelson
To establish, within the Executive Office of the President, the Office of the National Cybersecurity Advisor

full text of the BILL S.778 at http://tinyurl.com/clhyzu

H.R. 97 violates Bill of Rights

2009-04-21T07:25:00.000-05:00

Your Right to Free Speech is Under ATTACK! The following Bill in the House seeks to regulate Federal Elections and stifle and penalize free speech prior to federal elections.

Write or call your congressman and senators that this bill is unconstitutional. The Obama Administration is seeking to stifle criticism 60 days prior to Elections.

YOUR RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH IS UNDER ATTACK!

Revolutions have started for less than this.

Below is an excerpt from H.R. 97 and your Bill of Rights!

First Amendment to the Constitution

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

Excerpt from H.R. 97
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain deceptive practices in Federal elections, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act of 2009''.SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DECEPTIVE PRACTICES IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS.

(a) In General.--Chapter 29 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:``Sec. 618. Deceptive practices in Federal elections ``(a) Whoever, within 60 days before a Federal election, knowingly communicates election-related information about that election, knowing that information to be false, with the intent to prevent another person from exercising the right to vote in that election, or attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.
(1) the term `Federal election' means any general, primary, run-off, or special election for the office of President, Vice President, presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, or Delegate or Commissioner from a territory or possession.

Don't be fooled by the title...It is not about intimidation it is about stifling free speech.

Discuss, comment, and take action!!

Immigration?

2009-04-20T14:32:00.000-05:00

"Illegal immigration is crisis for our country. It is an open door for drugs, criminals, and potential terrorists to enter our country. It is straining our economy, adding costs to our judicial, healthcare, and education systems." Timothy Murphy

Go here for a good discussion of LEGAL IMMIGRATION http://tinyurl.com/c4htm9

Flooding in Iowa (From Email)

2009-04-19T17:21:00.000-05:00

Where are the Hollywood celebrities holding telethons asking for help in restoringIowa and helping the folks affected by the floods? Where is good old Michael Moore? Why is the media NOT asking the tough questions about why the federal governmenthasn't solved this problem? ......Asking where the FEMA trucks and trailers and food services are? Why isn't the Federal government moving Iowa people into free hotels in Chicago and Minneapolis ? When will Spike Lee say that the Federal government blew up the levees that failed in Des Moines ? Where are Sean Penn, Bono, and the Dixie Chicks?

Where are all the looters stealing high-end tennisshoes, cases of beer and television sets?

When will we hear Governor Chet Culver say that he wants to rebuild a 'vanilla' Iowa .. because that's what God wants? Where is the hysterical 24/7 media coverage complete with reports of shootings at rescuers, of rapes and murder? Where are all the people screaming that Barack Obama hates white, rural people? My God, where are Angelina Jolie and rad Pitt, Oprah, and Ray Coniff Jr? How come you will never hear about the Iowa flooding ever again? Where are the government bail out vouchers? The government debit cards?

There must be one hell of a big difference between the value of the people of Iowa and value of the the people of Louisiana .

Tell people about this post unedited, un-doctored, factual information ..... to get Americans thinking

HEADLINES OF THE FUTURE!

2009-04-19T13:13:00.000-05:00

HEADLINES FROM YEAR 2029
Ozone created by electric cars now killing millions in the seventh largest country in the world, Mexifornia, Formerly known as California.
White minorities still trying to have English recognized as Mexifornia's third language.
Spotted Owl plague threatens northwestern United States crops and livestock.
Baby conceived naturally! Scientists stumped.
Couple petitions court to reinstate heterosexual marriage.
Iran still closed off; physicists estimate it will take at least 10 more years before radioactivity decreases to safe levels.
France pleads for global help after being taken over by Jamaica . No other country comes forward to help the beleaguered nation!
Castro finally dies at age 112; Cuban cigars can now be imported legally, but President Chelsea Clinton has banned all smoking.

George Z. Bush says he will run for President in 2036.

Postal Service raises price of first class stamp to $17.89 and reduces mail delivery to Wednesdays only.

85-year $75.8 billion study: Diet and exercise is the key to weight loss.

Average weight of Americans drops to 250 lbs.
Global cooling blamed for citrus crop failure for third consecutive year in Mexifornia and Floruba.

Japanese scientists have created a camera with such a fast shutter speed they now can photograph a woman with her mouth shut.
Abortion clinics now available in every High School in United States.Senate still blocking drilling in ANWR even though gas is selling for 4532 Pesos per liter and gas stations are only open on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Massachusetts executes last remaining conservative.
Supreme Court rules punishment of criminals violates their civil rights.
Average height of NBA players is now nine feet seven inches with Only 3 illegitimate children.
New federal law requires that all nail clippers, screwdrivers, fly swatters and rolled-up newspapers must be registered by January 2030.

IRS sets lowest tax rate at 75 percent.

Floruba voters still having trouble with voting machines.
Now, send this to whomever you want and as many as you want; then, guess what....NOTHING will happen. No miracles, no money, absolutely nothing, except you might make someone smile or very very scared. I Love This Country!
It's The Government That Scares Me!

George Washington Said

2009-04-18T07:54:00.000-05:00

George Washington said "The basis of our political system is the right of the people to make and to alter their constitutions of government. "

WHAT DO YOU THINK, SHOULD WE ALTER THE CONSTITUTION WITH A TERM LIMITS AMENDMENT? Or an Amendment that money contributed for a campaign must come from the contributors in the state in which a candidate is running for office?

Chris Dodd of Connecticutt has been in Washington for 35 years, an ultra liberal, yet he got contributions of abt 4500 dollars from 5 constituents recently from his own state, yet he got over 650,00 dollars from out of state contributors. He can only be successful with out of state money!

POST YOUR COMMENTS!!

Freedom of Speech

2009-04-17T09:39:00.000-05:00

Thomas Sowel said "What is ominous is the ease with which some people go from saying that they don't like something to saying that the government should forbid it. When you go down that road, don't expect freedom to survive very long."

Was the DHS in violation of 1st Amendment in issueing the alert about "right wing" extremists?

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Tea Parties

2009-04-16T18:52:00.000-05:00

What do you think of National (NBC, CBS, ABC, & FOX) Coverage of the Tea Parties?

I was involved in one and I can truly say they were not "ORGANIZED" nor funded by any outside group!

National Media)NBC, CBS, ABC) haven't got a clue!

I am beginning to wonder if leftists/liberals who consider themselves so educated....really are!

The obviously haven't read the Constitution, and have lost touch with the "silent" majority, which is not going to remain silent very much longer. I am afraid we are headed for a violent confrontation between "old fashion" American Values and the Liberal leftists who do not "let a good chrisis go to waste".

What do YOU think?

This is your forum!

Read the Link to this post

DHS being used as a political TOOL!

2009-04-15T12:36:00.000-05:00

The Department of Homeland Security has issued an alert saying essentially that law enforcement be aware of returning veterans being possible recruits for Radical groups also an alert aimed at the tea parties.

Do you think this violates your First Amendment Rights. See article here http://tinyurl.com/cpgx6q .

Amendment 1 - Freedom of Religion, Press, Expression. Ratified 12/15/1791. Note
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.

I think this is a threat to free speech by the Obama Administration.

WHAT DO YOU THINK!

Change of FORMAT

2009-04-14T21:14:00.000-05:00

I am changing the format of this blog for discussion of today's news and how it relates to the Constitution. For instance, the firing of GM's CEO, was it Constitutionally legal? I don't think so. Under what law did the president Obama have the right to fire him? Another instance is the law passed by the house to retroactively tax bonuses given by a non governmental business at 90%?

The Constitution - Article 1 Section 3&4 DISCUSS

2009-04-14T06:45:00.000-05:00

Section 3 - The Senate
The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, (chosen by the Legislature thereof,) (The preceding words in parentheses superseded by 17th Amendment, section 1.) for six Years; and each Senator shall have one Vote.
Immediately after they shall be assembled in Consequence of the first Election, they shall be divided as equally as may be into three Classes. The Seats of the Senators of the first Class shall be vacated at the Expiration of the second Year, of the second Class at the Expiration of the fourth Year, and of the third Class at the Expiration of the sixth Year, so that one third may be chosen every second Year; (and if Vacancies happen by Resignation, or otherwise, during the Recess of the Legislature of any State, the Executive thereof may make temporary Appointments until the next Meeting of the Legislature, which shall then fill such Vacancies.) (The preceding words in parentheses were superseded by the 17th Amendment, section 2.)
No person shall be a Senator who shall not have attained to the Age of thirty Years, and been nine Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State for which he shall be chosen.
The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate, but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.
The Senate shall chuse their other Officers, and also a President pro tempore, in the absence of the Vice President, or when he shall exercise the Office of President of the United States.
The Senate shall have the sole Power to try all Impeachments. When sitting for that Purpose, they shall be on Oath or Affirmation. When the President of the United States is tried, the Chief Justice shall preside: And no Person shall be convicted without the Concurrence of two thirds of the Members present.
Judgment in Cases of Impeachment shall not extend further than to removal from Office, and disqualification to hold and enjoy any Office of honor, Trust or Profit under the United States: but the Party convicted shall nevertheless be liable and subject to Indictment, Trial, Judgment and Punishment, according to Law.
Section 4 - Elections, Meetings
The Times, Places and Manner of holding Elections for Senators and Representatives, shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by Law make or alter such Regulations, except as to the Place of Chusing Senators.
The Congress shall assemble at least once in every Year, and such Meeting shall (be on the first Monday in December,) (The preceding words in parentheses were superseded by the 20th Amendment, section 2.) unless they shall by Law appoint a different Day.

The Constitution - Article 1 Section 1

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Article I - The Legislative Branch Note
Section 1 - The Legislature
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.
Section 2 - The House
The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States, and the Electors in each State shall have the Qualifications requisite for Electors of the most numerous Branch of the State Legislature.
No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.
(Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.) (The previous sentence in parentheses was modified by the 14th Amendment, section 2.) The actual Enumeration shall be made within three Years after the first Meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent Term of ten Years, in such Manner as they shall by Law direct. The Number of Representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty Thousand, but each State shall have at Least one Representative; and until such enumeration shall be made, the State of New Hampshire shall be entitled to chuse three, Massachusetts eight, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations one, Connecticut five, New York six, New Jersey four, Pennsylvania eight, Delaware one, Maryland six, Virginia ten, North Carolina five, South Carolina five and Georgia three.
When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies.
The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

In regards to the backward tax on executives bonuses

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Ex post factoex post facto adj. Formulated, enacted, or operating retroactively. [Med Lat., from what is done afterwards] Source: AHD
In U.S. Constitutional Law, the definition of what is ex post facto is more limited. The first definition of what exactly constitutes an ex post facto law is found in Calder v Bull (3 US 386 [1798]), in the opinion of Justice Chase:
1st. Every law that makes an action done before the passing of the law, and which was innocent when done, criminal; and punishes such action. 2d. Every law that aggravates a crime, or makes it greater than it was, when committed. 3d. Every law that changes the punishment, and inflicts a greater punishment, than the law annexed to the crime, when committed. 4th. Every law that alters the legal rules of evidence, and receives less, or different, testimony, than the law required at the time of the commission of the offense, in order to convict the offender.

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I will be posting one part of the Constitution each day and would appreciate your comments on each.

Today's discussion is on the Preamble.

What does it mean?

Preamble Note
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Concerned

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I am concerned about the continual drift of our country, it's culture, and it's media, and it's leaders, from strict contructionist interpretation of the Constitution.

This Blog is for you to sound off on any issue concerning the degrading situation of the United States Culture and Government and lack of adherence to the Constitution.

Remember.....E. Pluribus Unum.

Cliff