A few question Mr. President

In honor of President Obama finally taking tough questions from Fox News Bret Baier, I thought I'd come up with some questions I'd like him to answer.

1a. Mr. President you have stated through yourself and your subordinates that you are not a socialist. How do you explain surrounding yourself with devote socialist and out right communists in your White House?

1b. A follow up question, if you didn't know they are socialist than would you please tell people not to call you "the smartest President we've ever had"?

2. Mr. President how do you explain that the same things you advocate(i.e. universal health care, government takeover of banks, businesses, etc) are the same things the Socialist Party of America wants? Is this just a coincidence? Here's a link to back up what I've just asked.

A Bill of rights for Workers

3. Mr. President why is there a provision for the federal government to take over financial aid in this health bill? Also once you get control of this does this mean you(or some Czar) decide what colleges get money? Will students going to religious schools be able to get financial aid, or will you say "separation of church and state"? Will all the financial aid go to students that take a major you like, i.e. environmental science, community planning, etc?

4. Mr. President as a former constitutional professor could you explain where in the constitution it allows the federal government to mandate the people must buy something? Also could you explain how the government can decide what is a right? Didn't our founding fathers feel that rights were given by God(or Creator) and enforced by government?

5. Finally Mr. President you said repeatedly on the campaign trail that you wanted to change Washington. Mr. President isn't arm twisting and bribing congressmen the same thing that's been in Washington since the boundary markers were laid in 1791? Or is this a new type of corruption brought from Chicago?

To read the transcript of the Fox interview check out the link below. Meanwhile I'll wait patiently for a response.

Special Report w/Bret Baier

State of Obama

It's about an hour until the anointed one takes the podium at Constitution Ave(irony) I decided to break out my crystal ball and predict what will be said and what will happen.

1. First off, he will be late by 10-15 minutes. Its an old trick speakers use to get people excited. And now with Plouffe back in the picture, you can guarantee we'll see campaign mode Obama. In fact if he could get away with it, he'd show up without a jacket, tie, and have his sleeves rolled up to prove he's just a regular Joe six-pack.

2. He will blame Bush, I mean the past administration. This is just easy money.

3. Banks/Wall Street. This is the newest group in his cross hairs. Remember when it was doctors, the chamber of commerce, insurance fox news, talk radio and of course the tea party protesters. Now he'll go after the people that invest in America. The people that give credit lines to small businesses.

4. He will use the terms "let me be clear" and "its just not me saying this". Again he does this so much that back in college we'd take a shot every time he says it.

5. Obamacare. Massachusetts and every poll available means nothing to him. They have invested too much to stop now. They see the top of the mountain of socialism and how dare the idiot masses tell him they don't want something!

6. Spending freeze. See he's as conservative as Goldwater! Except for the fact that the freeze doesn't take into account his health care proposal. Plus it doesn't start for a year. Oh and anything else he wants shouldn't be effected.

7. Haiti. I would like to see if he acknowledges that people in this country(you know the one his wife is ashamed of)opened up their wallets before he or Hollywood even asked. I doubt it though. This would be a great time for him to talk about amnesty. This is another big thing he and Dems want done. They realize that they need more votes(after Mass)and Mickey Mouse can only vote so many times!

8. Green jobs. Here's another great one he keeps beating like a rented mule. All these great green jobs that we have to subside. Funny...all the jobs that aren't green start without gov't help and most do just fine. Heck the bane of environmentalists, the car, changed the way we live and work without a government hand out.

9. Education. He'll have you believe our kids are below Haiti when it comes to education. Of course the only way to change this is throw more money at it. No need to attack the real problems of top heavy administrations, teachers unions, and teaching how great it is to be gay(instead of focusing on teaching what kids need to learn).

10. Middle Class. He's gonna help out by giving more tax credits for child care and elder care. Ever notice how every time a lib wants to give a tax break you have to do something to get your own money? Wouldn't it make more sense to say everyone gets x% of money?

Here is a partial list of the people invited by Obama to be his guest tonight. A soldier , a student, the Haitian ambassador, a college student studying to be a teacher, a Philly grocer, and an Arizona businessman that received 99 million in stimulus money. With that he created 50 jobs in the green sector. So it costs 99 million for 50 jobs? That's about 1.9 million a job! Maybe he should be going after green bosses instead of bankers!

The one thing that is for sure, I doubt this speech will make the Queens ipod.

No its not the onion news, its reality

Yesterday when I woke up to the news Obama won the Nobel peace prize I thought "What?!" then thought "How long was I asleep?!" I couldn't believe a man who hasn't accomplished anything other than divide a nation could win a prestigious prize. Then as I looked up past winners I realized how ridiculous the prize is. Yes they gave medals to Martin Luther King Jr., Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Lech Walesa and Mother Teresa. All of these people are deserving of this as they actually worked for peace their whole life. However lets look at others that won it: Arafat, for his middle east peace effort...huh?, Gorbachev, for ending the cold war(take that Reagan!), Kofi Annan, Jimmy Carter(both make Jews squeamish)and of course Al Gore(for inventing global warming). Looks like he's in good company.

I think I should have won. I've done about the same as Obama in the efforts towards world peace. Plus I've never met a terrorist(Ayers) or a communist(just about everyone else he knows). This alone should have vaulted me past Obama!

So kudos to you Nobel prize committee for giving a ego maniac an award for something he hasn't done. Maybe next week you can give a match and a gas can to an arsonist and go for the hat trick!

BREAKING NEWS: Obama's acceptance speech has been awarded the Nobel prize in literature!

Obama care will overload the system

This past weekend I saw two great examples of the problem when the government messes with things they don't understand. I was at my local watering hole and one of the regulars and his wife was nursing a beer. I struck up a conversation and he told me he just got back from WV. Why? Because he had to go to the VA. So I asked him why would he drive 2 hours away to the VA when there's one the next town over. He informed me that he needed to get a test. The results are sent to the one in WV, read, interpreted and then shipped back to our local VA. Then read, make sure its interpreted right call and ask you to make an appointment for them to tell you the results. So he decided to cut out the middle man and drive 2 hours so he wouldn't be worrying for 2 weeks while waiting. He also informed me that before doing this they had lost his tests in the mail already. I'm sure that kind of bureaucratic stupidity won't happen with Obamacare.

The second one is about Pennsylvania's version of Obamacare, Adult Chip basic. Its purpose is to give the poor folks that can't afford health care, or lost health care coverage. I mosied over to their website to see how it rated vs my health insurance. The website informed me about how great it is, and it already has covered 90k Pennsylvanians. I went through the quiz to see if I was eligible and at the end I was told yes I could get it. However they've can't cover me or anyone else because they didn't figure that a lot of people would want cheap health care. In other words they don't have enough money for everyone. So if we get Obamacare what makes people think the same thing won't happen to it? I'm sure Pa isn't the only state that has the same problem. So if the states drop it to save money and all those people rush into Obamacare it will short circuit the system! But I guess whiz-kids in DC already thought of this and have planned for it. Probably has something to do with running the money presses again.

Obama's heart is as cold as Fairbanks

First a little history, in case you went to public school. Back in June of 1942 the Japanese attacked the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. Alaska had no national guard, it was called up and moved to Washington state in August 1941. So the 34,000 miles of coastline would be defended by a volunteer group of men(and women). Their ages ranged from 12-80. Even the territorial governor was a member. They were trappers, prospectors, and hunters. Their backgrounds were Aleuts, Yupik, and European Americans. They were all patriots. They were invaluable to the military as the majority of troops were unprepared for Alaska's brutal terrain and climate. They served as scouts, special forces and also helped forage for food for the troops. One year after the Japanese took over two of the islands the military was able to retake the islands.

The veterans of America's forgotten battle never asked for kudos. Most went back to their small villages after the war. Some went on to join the Alaskan guard. Some helped bring Alaska to statehood. In 2000 Senator Ted Stevens' bill passed granting full veteran status to all members of Alaska's territorial guard. Of the 20,000 that protected Alaska, only 300 are still alive today. Of the 300, 26 have the required 20 years of military service to qualify for retirement benefits, that is until Obama got into office. He had the Army stop payment to these 26 and throw out the other 37 applications. He did stop short of asking for the money back they already received. Mighty nice of them. Alaska's senators(one a Rep, the other a Dem) wanted to fix this with the current defense bill. The white house has sent a message saying it disproved of including pensions for these heroes.

"its not appropriate to establish a precedent of treating service performed by a state employee as active duty for purposes of the computation of retired pay."

Apparently fighting for your country is "state service", nothing more. They are no more important than a DOT worker! Once again Obama has proven he holds the military in contempt. Please contact your senator and tell them to vote against Obama's hatred for WWII veterans. Or better yet call Obama and ask him why he wants to eliminate the pensions for brave veterans of Alaska's Territorial Guard.

http://tinyurl.com/eskimo-guard

White house phone number:(202) 456-1414

*Update* The senate passed the defense bill yesterday, and kept the provision to pay the Alaskan vets. We'll see if Obama will use a line item veto on this.

Obama lied not Rep. Wilson!

Last night Rep. Joe Wilson spoke for most of us that have read the health care bill when he yelled "YOU LIE"! I wasn't surprised when all the news wanted to talk about was how terrible it was that a congressman would yell at the president. I didn't even bat an eye when they failed to mention the fact that democrats booed President Bush. I am shocked(although I shouldn't be) is that they didn't ask the question "why does he feel this way?" If they did they would look at the ways and means committee that struck down an amendment that Rep. Dean Heller (R-NV) that actually would have used the IEVS(Income and Eligibility Verification System) and SAVE(Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) to make sure the people using Obamacare would 1. need it, and 2. be legally able to!

Lets look at some other lies our President said last night.

1. " Nothing in our plan requires you to change what you have"

This is actually a half-truth. The reason is he used the word "requires". No it doesn't require it, however it puts so many taxes on your employer that they have to decided on profits(and re-investing in their company) or cutting costs and putting you on the public plan. However if you have a high deductible with an HSA plan, this plan would eliminate it! What's more unless you are enrolled in a private health plan before 2013 you CAN'T get private health care!

2. "I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to the deficit now or in the future"

The CBO has stated it adds 220 billion to the deficit over the next 10 years. However, this might work out for him. Friday he told congress he needed the deficit ceiling raised to over 12 trillion dollars. I guarantee this is how he can justify not adding to the deficit.

3. "Under our plan no federal money will be used to fund abortion"

Another half truth. All health care bills will mandate all private insurance companies to have abortions covered in their plans. Rep. Johnson(R-TX) and Rep. Canton(R-VA) tried to pass amendments against this. Canton specifically wanted to add an amendment to make sure no taxpayer money went to funding health care. It was defeated.

4. "A claim made not just by radio and cable talk show hosts, but by prominent politicians, that we plan to set up panels of bureaucrats with the power to kill off senior citizens. Now, such a charge would be laughable if it weren't so cynical and irresponsible. It is a lie, plain and simple"

No sir you are lying! H.R. 3200 wants to increase CER(comparative effectiveness research) to determine which treatments are the most cost and/or clinically effective in handling particular cases. Back in 2003 France was in a heat wave. Over 17 thousand people died, because the government could save money by letting doctors go on vacation, instead of saving lives. Just like the evil insurance company it came down to the bottom line.

5. "Requiring insurance companies to cover preventive care like mammograms and colonoscopies makes sense, it saves money, and it saves lives."

1/3 of this is a lie. It makes sense and it saves lives, however it does not save money. The reason being not every person needs this preventive care. For instance lets say you check 1 million people. Only 100 have a disease. The check up costs $50. You've just spent 50 million dollars. The treatment costs 50 thousand dollars, that adds up to $500,000. So how can you say this saves money?

The problem with a half-truth is its still a lie!

http://blog.heritage.org/2009/08/03/the-house-health-bill-the-house-ways-and-means-amendments/

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g5ewCvsGcSPBeHJurb6qYZLVU8OgD9AKAF902

Comrade Obama

More proof that our President is a communist. According to china daily website (http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2009-07/13/content_8422505.htm) our President, and his administration, will allow the Chinese flag to be flown at the White house on Sept. 20th! Why....to celebrate 60 years of the People's Republic of China. Chen Ronghua, chairman of Fujian Association of America told reporters that:

"their application was approved not only because of sound Sino-American relations, but also China is a responsible country"

Responsible? Ask those students in Tienanmen square, a Christian, Muslim or Tibetan or Taiwanese people how responsible they are!

Maybe this is Obama's way of thanking China for allowing a joint venture with GM(now Government Motors) and China's FAW auto group.* You see while GM is closing plant here, they're bolstering China's economy. Maybe its a thanks for buying GM's hummer line**. Obama and his "greenies" could never allow his company to build an anti-eco monstrosity, however allowing China to do so is ok to them. Maybe its a thank you for staying communist for so long, proving to Obama(and his administration) communism can work! Or maybe its a way to thank them for giving our government more money to print worthless paper. If anything the Chinese should be thanking us, for showing them how they can defeat capitalism(something the Soviet Union couldn't do). Lenin once said "the capitalist will sell us the very rope to hang them with". It looks like comrade Lenin misspoke. In fact we'll buy the rope from the communist and vote in a comrade to hang us all with it!

I know how can I say that our President is a communist? That's crazy talk! Let's look at the facts; his mother was a communist sympathizer(a fellow traveler), his mentor Frank Marshall Davis a communist, his community organization in Chicago was molded from Saul Alinsky's(communist sympathizer) book, he was hand picked by outgoing incumbent Alice Palmer(executive of the US peace council, the US affiliate of the world peace council a communist front group funded by USSR), and backed by weather underground terrorists and communists Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn. He has now put a communist in charge of creating green jobs, Van Jones. The real question we should ask Obama is "why'd it take you so long to show your true colors?"

*http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ge-omd3Vre_gXjdLDjlAtuW8JHkwD9ADRTB00

**http://money.cnn.com/2009/06/02/news/companies/gm_hummer/?postversion=2009060216

http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/07/what_barack_obama_learned_from.html

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/JB26Aa01.html

Obama doesn't like oppressed people

I always felt that one of America's best qualities was that it was that we spread the hope of liberty to all oppressed people. We showed that the common man could throw down the shackles of oppression to form a government of the people. We stood up to the most powerful nation(twice) and beat them. We are the first country in history that has not used our superior armies to conquer foreign nations. We have stood up to tyrants throughout history before they could conquer the world, and when we couldn't(or wouldn't) stand up we gave aid to our oppressed brothers and sisters. We started VOA(voice of America) to get our message of freedom and liberty to oppressed nations. Maybe this is a Frank Capra-ish view, but it is my view. The last 2 weeks however America has changed, thanks to the Obama administration.

First was the Iranian election. For those of you that don't know how Iran works, here's a brief rundown. The supreme leader(Khamenei) has the final say over all matters, he decides if the person elected is the one that is best for Iran's(and more importantly HIS) ideas. After the June elections Ahmadinejad was declared the winner. His opponent Mousavi and his followers cried "foul"! They took to the streets in the 100's of thousands. There were brutal crackdowns on these peaceful protests that included the now infamous killing of a young woman. After a week of protests, killings and beatings our President finally spoke to the people of Iran to give them hope by saying to the government of Iran "stop all the violent and unjust actions against their own people" Wow that's pretty harsh, what's more interesting is he made this weak statement after being pressured by his own staff to make a statement. Nothing saying America will stand with the oppressed, or anything else to give support to the Iranian people.

Now lets look at Honduras. The president (Manuel Zelaya) wanted to become a dictator by being allowed to be president longer than the constitution says. The supreme court and congress of Honduras said no to this, however he wasn't going to let his dreams of a dictatorship rest. The congress contacted the military to "get rid" of the president. Now here's the interesting thing. The military arrested the president and took him to the airport to go to Costa Rica. After doing this the military gives power BACK to the congress! They in turn vote in an interim president, who is from the same party as the ousted president! The interim president says the January elections will go on as planned and he WILL NOT run for president. This has to be the most peaceful and democratic coup of all times! When was the last time you heard of a coup that the military didn't want to control the country, and that congress put the same party back in power? Now here's how Obama reacts. He says that Zelaya is the democratic president and the coup was illegal! He does however have some people that back him on this, most notably Chavez, Ortega and the Castro bros. That's some good company for an American president to have. Take that Honduras how dare you oust a would be dictator!

What does this say to our neighbors? America will no longer stand with the just and right, and will stand with dictators and tyrants! Sorry world Obama doesn't care about your right to freedom and liberty.

Tea Party round up

By now you have probably heard that Obama's homeland security department sees you as a threat.  Basically if you vote republican, served your country, feel that illegal immigration is just that ILLEGAL, and have a moral opposition to abortion you will become a terrorist.  I know that may shock you.  Most of you probably don't think you have enough time to plan let alone execute an attack on the country you love!  So if you went to a tea party and wondered "who's that guy in the suit with sunglasses, and why is he talking into his cuff link?" don't worry....its just Homeland Security making sure you weren't buying a copy of the anarchist's cookbook.  

It's bad enough that the Obama administration thinks this, but now Janeane Garofalo is sounding off.  In case you don't know who she is she's a b-lister that is now on 24.  She was on MSNBC's "The Countdown with Keith Olbermann" in which she said:

"Let's be very honest about what this is about. This is not about bashing Democrats. It's not about taxes. They have no idea what the Boston Tea party was about. They don't know their history at all. It's about hating a black man in the White House. This is racism straight up and is nothing but a bunch of teabagging rednecks. There is no way around that."

Since Ms. Garofalo is a fan of history, here's a quick history of the word redneck.  The first time it was used in print was as an adjective during the Battle of Blair Mountain.  You see when the pro-union miners marched on the mine they wore red handkerchiefs around their neck.  That way their union brother's would realize who they were, and aim their guns elsewhere.  That's right rednecks were pro-union democrats.   Oh and p.s. Janeane a little more history...conservatives make a majority of the viewers of 24.  So if you want to give back your "dirty money" I'll understand.

Anyway as a person that was at a tea party I didn't notice the Klan, or Nazi's.  I didn't see anyone burn Obama in effigy, nobody was goose-stepping up the street.  What I saw was 2500 people that believe that bailing out companies and mortgages are wrong.  People that feel that our government is becoming a bloated monster that is getting involved in areas it should never be.  I also so people that feel that the constitution should be the law of the land, not any person or group of people.  I saw people that feel that our government is giving up this nation's sovereignty to the U.N.  I saw people that feel if the government would step back we can fix all our own problems.  I saw people that know that this stimulus package will put our children and grandchildren in the chains of debt. 

So if it makes liberals sleep better at night to label me a threat, or a racist...then go ahead.  I know who I am and what I believe.  If anyone gets a liberal in secret Santa, don't buy them a label maker, apparently they already have one!

http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/back-story/2009/apr/17/liberal-actress-says-tea-parties-were-racist/

Giving props

I just want to give Obama his props for having the courage to take care of the Somali pirates that were holding an American merchant captain hostage.  To be honest I really didn't think he'd give the red light to the Navy Seals.  I only hope he can use this new found chutzpah towards Kim Jon Il.  As we speak he has thrown out the U.N. nuclear monitors as it revamps its attempt to become a nuclear superpower. 

Let the Obamagic envelop you!

I'm sure by now you have seen the video where our president is bowing to the Saudi king.  This was a big deal, as protocol says that a sitting president should never bow to a foreign dignitary.  The reason being, as a fellow blogger reported:

"Our ancestors believed that all men are created equal and did not bow to kings out of dedication to that principle. They understood that bowing was a societal gesture designed to acknowledge and highlight the fundamental inequality between different men in a social hierarchy"-moderncounterculture.com

What is interesting in the bow, is how far he bows.  You see the farther you bow the more you are submitting to the other person.  Back in the day people carried swords, so when you bowed and showed your full neck you were saying "I know I'm not worthy.  I only hope in your infinite mercy don't cut my head off".  If you notice he bows so far he actually has to bend a knee.  If more amazing is that the Saudi king has his hand out awaiting a handshake!  Even he knows protocol!  

Now here's the real puzzler...the white house is denying that he bowed.  According to an anonymous white house aide:

"It wasn't a bow. He grasped his hand with two hands, and he's taller than King Abdullah,"

Really?  Then why later on does he only shake hands of a leader who is the same height as the king?  More importantly why even try to cover this up?  With the fact that you are destroying the foundation of America taking away rights, and capitalism altogether...why not save your lies for more important things?

The bow comes at the 50 second mark, the handshake around the 1:45 mark

France loves Obama...whoop-tee-do!

Barrack Obama is currently on his 09' European tour(t-shirts will be available at all concession stands) and so far isn't acting like much of a President.  He has given the Queen of England an Ipod(which surprisingly she already has one) filled with Broadway show tunes and his speeches.  He has bowed to the Saudi king(breaking protocol) as the King extended his hand.  And now he had a town hall meeting in France! Apparently we really want Europe to love us!  He wants to "listen" to Europe to see what they have to say.  So at the town meeting, after giving a 25 minute speech(via teleprompter) he took questions....5 to be exact.  Of the five, two Americans, two Germans, and a Hungarian.  Not one French person!  However these questions were very topical and provocative.  Among the question were: "Is the family dog in the white house", "Do you regret running for President", and "Did you know your name in Hungarian means peach".  Riveting stuff for sure, and definitely not shills.  

The more important thing here is that our President in the midst of what he calls "the worst economy of our times" is out vacationing in Europe!  How is this different than the CEO's that go to Vegas after asking for bailout money?  As for his listening tour, why does he want to listen to Europe on anything?  They didn't, and can't vote for you!  Why not listen to the Americans who are shouting(not just saying) "YOU CAN'T SPEND YOUR WAY OUT OF DEBT!" or "SOCIALIZING HEALTH CARE WILL NOT CREATE JOBS"

And on a final note would someone teach Obama how to give a gift!  He's given a DVD collection to Prime Minister Gordon Brown, who is not a film buff(not to mention it was region 1 when Europe is region 2), and an Ipod to the Queen.  You give a gift based on what the other person likes, not on what you like or think they should like.  This lesson could also be applied to running the country!

http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/03/curl-france-obama-takes-no-questions-french/

Obama's brown shirts

Yesterday the house approved H.R. 1388 the so called "give act" that would give $6 billion to Americorp over the next 5 years.  It will also fund "new programs and studies" that some say may be the start of Obama's "National Civilian Security Force".  Last year at a rally Obama said:

"we have to have a civilian national security force that's just as big, just as powerful, just as well funded as our military"

This "Give Act" would be operated by Michelle Obama, who until her husband ran for president was ashamed of America.  When Obama first talked about his civilian force, he wanted people to volunteer starting in elementary school.  People started to object to this, so his website changed it to secondary school.  This "volunteer" force would be required to wear uniforms, and would be trained on campus(originally called camp, it was later changed to campus).  Is it me or does this sound a lot like the "Hitler Youth" and the "brown shirts".  Just another way to put down opposition and indoctrinate our youth.  Why doesnt' the media report on this? If you elimate the mandated volunteer wording, you still have the fact he wants to spend as much in this as we do on the military!  

Hypocrisy they name is Dodd!

So yesterday I posted how Obama and his flunkies are upset that AIG gave bonuses to some of its employees with the money they gave them.  Now they were obligated by contract to pay these bonuses.  Sen. Dodd (D-CT) has came up with a brilliant idea, TAX the bonuses so they can get the money back!  Here's the thing Sen. Dodd put in an amendment in the stimulus bill to allow bonuses to go to contracted employees!  Oh and by the way guess who gave more money to Dodd's "war chest"....that's right AIG!  Guess you get what you pay for!
http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/markets/industries/finance/dodd-cracks-aig---time/