A Note to the Left and the Right

Something has touched a nerve today, I’m not quite sure why.  I was sitting her surfing the interwebz when I, again, became annoyed with the political establishment in this country.  For several generations now we, the citizenry, have sat back and allowed our government to become extremely top heavy on the Federal end.  In some cases, an extremely vocal minority have called for this increase.  In most cases, an extremely apathetic majority simply sat back and did nothing. 

We have lost something that the founders had enjoyed and come to love.  I do not say founders in meaning the Big Boys of American History, but rather the citizens who supported the Big Boys.  The citizens of the original 13 Colonies had spent almost 170 official historical years governing themselves.  Lifted from the source of all truth and knowledge, Wikipedia – “Each colony developed its own system of self government. The[y]… voted for their local and provincial government.” 

Yes, the early years of American history are not the golden age that many on the right try to paint them.  They are not, however, the historical arm pit that many on the left try to paint them.  It was imperfect, what with indentured servitude and slavery and what not, but it was 17th and 18th Century America.  The one thing they truly got right was local government and a citizenry active in that government. 

The British government started poking their nose in where the American Colonials felt it didn’t belong.  The Americans rebelled, declaring

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.

The War was fought, the Americans won (with the help of the French who wanted to spite England), and The United States of America was quickly recognized as a nation by Morocco.  The people then set out to “form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity….”  On September 13, 1788 the United States Constitution was confirmed ratified and the country was set on its historical course. 

The US citizenry then fought another war about slavery and about independence in government.  For the better, the Union won the War of Northern Aggression and the United States stayed intact, to some extent.

So, what am I rambling on about?  “Federalism,” the great American experiment, has changed many, many times over the last 235 years (see the source of all truth and knowledge).  The authors of the Declaration of Independence were correct when they said, “Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed.”  In modern speak, Common sense (because “common sense” has replaced prudence) tells us that when a government has been around for a long time it shouldn’t be changed on a whim.  History also shows us that the people will mumble under their breath against government overreaching rather than giving up the entitlements granted while their rights are being trampled.” 

Sound familiar?  It should, because we are living it!  The Federal Government has gotten too large and overstepped its constitutionally set limitations.  Several factors are involved, not the least of which is the ever expanding authority of the Executive Branch, the weakness of the Legislative Branch and its relinquishment of authority to the Executive, and the failure of the citizenry to remember that the Judicial Branch exists outside of the Supreme Court (apart from viewing the Judicial as a tool to circumvent the Legislative).  I’m not saying that the Federal Department of Education can’t exist, but I am saying that it shouldn’t under our current Federal Constitution.  Do you want a Federal Department of Education?  Then convince your state legislature, or your Senator or Representative, to make a push for a Constitutional Convention or Constitutional Amendment so that the Federal Department of Education can be instituted properly. 

Your role as a citizen is to read and understand the United States Constitution and your State Constitution.  If you haven’t read them then you can’t know when your governments are overstepping their bounds and what their constitutional limitations are.  When you know these things then you can become active in your community and allow the private sector to do what the government has no authority to do. 

Governments are not all powerful.  If you think they should be, please remove yourself to Europe.  They favor that type of thinking over there.  The United States of America was founded on principles of INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.  To members of the Right and the Left who have special interests, you are partially at fault for the current state of American politics.  The apathetic also hold responsibility, as do the political weasels who have found “public service” to be a career and not service. 

There, my rant is over.  Return to your regularly scheduled programming.

 

Cry Babies

I’d like to invite Lane Kiffin and the other pansy coaches of the SEC to quit whining to the press and to handle their complaints in a manner that isn’t going to take up space in my sports news reading.  I’d also like to invite ESPN, CBS Sports, Fox Sports, and each and every other sports news agency/ affiliate to stop getting a hard on and showing it to the world every time one of these second graders complains to the press.

Most people that I talk to agree that high-profile athletes aren’t worth their salaries, regardless of their talent and what they do for our favorite teams.  And it’s strange to see how that attitude is starting to apply to coaches.  For example: I think Urban Meyer is an amazing football coach and I’m very grateful for what he did with the University of Utah program, leading us to our 2005 Fiesta Bowl win.  But now he’s whining to the press about how SEC refs blew a call against the holy child Tebow (the call didn’t even determine the outcome of a game).

All of this crying has led to the decision by the SEC to no longer hand out reprimands but to start fining or even suspending coaches who act like 8 year olds.  I think it’s a good move.

Okay, I’m done.

 

Stupid People

I wish that once, just once, when you tell someone that they’re doing something stupid, and later, after everything that you told them was going to happen actually came to fruition, and the person to whom you told it would happen realized that it had in fact happened just as you said it would; I wish that just once that person would listen to you again when you tell them that they’re doing something else stupid.

But no. Unfortunately, stupid people enjoy living in their delusions and foolishness, until one day they wake up and say, “Oh! Why have I been so stupid?! Why did I let my stubborn foolishness get in the way? What am I to do now?”

By then it’s too late, and the fool must suffer with the consequences – unless, that is, they are not allowed to suffer the consequences because others seek to protect them from learning life’s lessons.

And the cycle continues…

 

In This Game…

… race always trumps.

[Officer] Crowley wrote in the Cambridge police report that Gates refused to step outside to speak with him, the police report said, and when Crowley told Gates that he was investigating a possible break-in, Gates opened the front door and exclaimed, “Why, because I’m a black man in America?” the report said.

The report said Gates initially refused to show the officer identification, but eventually produced a Harvard identification card, prompting Crowley to radio for Harvard University Police.

“While I was led to believe that Gates was lawfully in the residence, I was quite surprised and confused with the behavior he exhibited toward me,” Crowley said, according to the report.

Gates was arrested for “loud and tumultuous behavior in a public space” and was released from police custody after spending four hours at the police station.

So, the police get a call about a potential home invasion. When they knock on the door the homeowner refuses to be cooperative and becomes belligerent. I wonder, does his Harvard ID have his address on it?

The Supreme Leader was all to happy to send mixed messages and play the race card.

“But I think it’s fair to say, No. 1, any of us would be pretty angry; No. 2, that the Cambridge police acted stupidly in arresting somebody when there was already proof that they were in their own home; and, No. 3 … that there’s a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately.”

No.1, Yes, I would be pretty angry if I was trying to do my job – you know, protect and serve – and someone was being uncooperative and accusing me of racism when there was absolutely NO reason; No. 2, I guess those Harvard ID badges must have the identified’s address printed on the card; No. 3, Those racist cops! I can’t believe that they just randomly go around knocking on people’s doors an arresting minorities.

Just for fun, look at the second picture in the article. See anything of interest?

 

Annoyed

There are a couple of things annoying me tonight:

1. Dogs that bark for long periods of time. Most of you know that I’m not a huge fan of dogs in the first place. They’re always in the way and they are too needy. Then, they bark, and bark, and bark, and bark, etc. I need to find a pillow that will muffle the kaboom from my .45…
2. Smokers. Now, not all smokers bother me. I have smokers in my family and I love them very much. What annoys me is when it has been raining (which it has been) and the air is clean and I’ve got the windows open so as to enjoy the clean air and some jack ass smoker stands right outside my window and allows me to enjoy his poison gas. Wonderful.

Okay, return to your business.

 

Again, Giving It To You Straight

Found Here.

 

He Said It, And He's The Law

If you don’t voluntarily make friends with people of all creeds, races, and colors, then you are a cowardly racist.  

That’s just a short summery of Eric Holder’s latest hate speech.  Thanks again, Senator Hatch, for not standing up for the American people.  

 

Chuck Hawks on Smith & Wesson

S&W has been ripping off other companies’ products, especially Colt’s, for over 150 years, and the leopard hasn’t changed his spots. The current management is following in the footsteps of their predecessors, as evidenced by the recent introduction of their “new” 1911 auto pistol. Not only are they copying the famous Colt/Browning pistol, they aren’t even making their knock-off themselves; it is assembled largely from after market parts.

Smith & Wesson is not a tiny shop assembling these pistols individually. They are the largest handgun maker in the world! Have they no pride? (A rhetorical questions, since they obviously don’t.)

S&W is a huge print advertiser, and that has made them a “holy cow,” insulated by the press from the consequences of their actions. Or, in the case of the Smith & Wesson/Clinton Administration sell-out (creating what some called “Clinton & Wesson”), forgiven as soon as they (again!) changed their management team.

 

Wow

Tam threw up a great link to a post on MHN!

But I do have some news for the people that take issue with me. I’m not just selling guns to racist stormtrooper hillbillies. I’m selling guns to everybody. My customer base looks more like America than Barack Obama’s cabinet. I’ve sold guns to people who don’t speak English. I’ve sold guns to Asians, Blacks, Hispanics, Arabs, Mormons, Catholics, Muslims, Buddists, Wiccans, Lesbians, a Democrat state legislator, the head of a union that supported Obama, and your momma.

Self defense is a human right. Ironically it is the so-called champions of freedom and diversity and acceptance that want all of us to be defensless and dependant on the teat of government to protect our sorry asses. It isn’t just people like me that are worried about having guns banned. I’ve sold piles of guns to brand new people recently. People who have never in their life thought about it, but are worried now. I’ve sold guns in the last month to HIPPIES. I didn’t even know we had those anymore!

Everybody needs guns.

You got a problem with that?

Too damn bad. Because we’re going to keep selling them as long as we can.

 

A Rebulic If You Can Keep It (Part 4)

November 20 was the last time that we addressed this talk by Ron Paul to the US House in February 2000. So let’s continue with the excerpts where we left off. Section 4: Social and Philosophical Changes.

America has not only changed technologically in the past hundred years, but our social attitudes and personal philosophies have changed as well. WE have less respect for life and less love for liberty. We are obsessed with material things, along with rowdy and raucous entertainment. Needs and wants have become rights for both rich and poor. The idea of instant gratification too often guides our actions, and when satisfaction is not forthcoming anger and violence break out. Road rage and airline passenger rage are seen more frequently. Regardless of fault, a bad outcome is almost anything, even if beyond human control will prompt a lawsuit. Too many believe they deserve to win the lottery, and a lawsuit helps the odds. Unfortunately the only winners too often are the lawyers hyping the litigation.

Lying and cheating are now acceptable by the majority. This was not true a hundred years ago when moral standards were higher. The October 1999 issue of US News and World Report reveals that 84% of college students believe cheating is necessary to get ahead in today’s world, and 90% are convinced there’s no price to pay for cheating. Nor surprisingly , 90% of college students believe that politicians often cheat. An equal percentage believe the media cheats as well. There’s no way to know if the problem is this bad in the general population, but these statistics indicate out young people do not trust our politicians or media. Trust has been replaced with a satisfaction in the materialism that a speculative stock market, borrowing money, and a spendthrift government can generate. But what happens to our society if the material abundance, which we enjoy, is ephemeral and human trust is lost?

Social disorder will surely result and there will be a clamor for a more authoritarian government. This scenario may indeed threaten the stability of our social order and significantly undermine all our constitutional protections. But there is no law or ethics committee that will solve this problem of diminishing trust and honesty – that is a problem of the heart, mind, and character to be dealt with by each individual citizen. The importance of the family unit today has been greatly diminished compared to the close of the 19th Century. Now, fewer people get married, more divorces occur, and the number of children born out of wedlock continues to rise. Tax penalties are placed on married couples; illegitimacy and single parenthood are rewarded by government subsidies, and we find many authoritarians arguing that the definition of marriage should change in order to allow non-husband and wife couples to qualify for welfare handouts. The welfare system has mocked the concept of marriage in the name of political correctness, economic egalitarianism, and hetero-phobia.

Freedom of speech is still cherished in America, but the political correctness movement has seriously undermined dissent on our university campuses…. It was commonplace in the Soviet system to incarcerate political dissenters in “mental” institutions. Those who received a Soviet government designation of “socially undesirable elements” were stripped of their rights. Will this be the way we treat political dissent in the future? We hear of people losing their jobs because of “socially undesirable” thoughts or for telling off-color jokes. Today sensitivity courses are routinely required in America to mold social thinking for the simplest of infractions. The thought-police are all around us. It’s a bad sign.

…”Free speech” is permitted in our universities for those who do not threaten the status quo of welfarism, globalism, corporatism, and a financial system that provides great benefits to powerful special interests. If a university professor does not follow the party line, he does not receive tenure.

We find ourselves at the close of this century realizing all our standards have been undermined. A monetary standard for our money is gone; the dollar is whatever the government tells us it is. There is no definition, and no promise to pay anything for the notes issued ad infinitum by the government.

Standards for education are continually lowered, de-emphasizing excellence. Relative ethics are promoted, and moral absolutes are ridiculed. The influence of religion on our standards is frowned upon and replaced by secular humanistic standards.

The work ethic has been replaced by a welfare ethic, based on need not effort. Strict standards required for an elite military force are gone, and our lack of readiness reflects this.

Standards of behavior of our professional athletes seem to reflect the rules followed in the ring by the professional wrestlers where anything goes.

Managed medical care, driven by government decrees, has reduced its quality and virtually ruined the doctor-patient relationship.

Movie and TV standards are so low that our young people’s senses are totally numbed by them

Standards of courtesy on highways, airplanes, and shops are seriously compromised and at time lead to senseless violence.

With the acceptance of abortion, our standards for life have become totally arbitrary as they have become for liberty. Endorsing the arbitrary use of force by our government morally justifies the direct use of force by disgruntled groups not satisfied with the slower government process.

The standards for honesty and truth have certainly deteriorated during the pasat hundred years.

Property ownership has been undermined though environmental regulations and excessive taxation. True ownership of property no longer exists.

There has been a systematic undermining of legal and constitutional principles once respected an followed for the protection of individual liberty.

A society cannot continue in a state of moral anarchy. Moral anarchy will lead to political anarchy. A society without clearly understood standards of conduct cannot remain stable any more than an architect can design and build a sturdy skyscraper with measuring instruments that change in value each day. We recently lost a NASA space probe because someone failed to convert inches to centimeters – a simple but deadly mistake in measuring physical standards. If we as a people debase our moral standards, the American Republic will meet a similar fate.

 

The Big Question

As politics continue to get more and more partisan (See: Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi) there is one question on the minds of those who hope to see civility return to the U.S. Legislature: Just as Barack Obama’s rhetoric became more centrist as his two year campaign wore on, will his policies do the same?

The answer, clearly, is no. He will go after guns and the 2nd Amendment. He will go after free speech and the 1st Amendment. He will continue to expand the welfare state, handicapping the citizens of this country. He will appoint Liberal judges to the U.S. Supreme Court, creating a Super Legislature and further unifying our three, separate branches of government.

At what does this mean? It means that he will have exploited the people so that he could rule them. If his goals succeed then we the people will not have the chance to fight back, because our arms will be gone. We will not be able to speak out because our voice will be gone. We will not be able to petition the government for a redress of grievances because they will not hear the voice of the commoners.

Oh yes, Mr. Obama has used the system against us. He used it perfectly. He is a political whelp who believes, as many Americans believe, that his position will allow him to change America single-handedly. That somehow his policies will amount to something on their own. They won’t and they can’t. But with the assistance of a Democratic controlled Senate, his policies can become reality.

We must stand up to any incursion upon our freedoms and rights. Too long have Conservatives been called ignorant bigots. Too long have we stood by and watched as the few have screamed and protested and rallied, claiming wants as rights, degrading our beliefs and turning hypocritical when theirs are questioned.

Two years is all we need, America. Two years is more than enough to expose Mr. Obama for the fraud that he is. His policies will not move to the center, but his silver tongue will. Two years to protect our rights until another conservative revolution can surge upon the American political scene. God help us until that day.

 

If It's True…

He’ll have pulled off the biggest scam since Glow Ball Warming in U.S. History!

The Pennsylvania Democrat who has sued Sen. Barack Obama demanding he prove his American citizenship – and therefore qualification to run for president – has confirmed he has a recording of a telephone call from the senator’s paternal grandmother confirming his birth in Kenya.

The issue of Obama’s birthplace, which he states is Honolulu in 1961, has been raised enough times that his campaign website has posted an image purporting to be of his “Certification of Live Birth” from Hawaii.

But Philip J. Berg, a former deputy attorney general for Pennsylvania, told the Michael Savage talk radio program tonight that the document is forged and that he has a tape recording he will soon release.

The remainder of the article goes on to describe Mr. Berg’s accusations and his reasons, and claimed evidence, of Obama’s lack of proper status, i.e. being a natural born citizen of the U.S.

If you haven’t followed the above posted link and read this, it’s about time you did. And when you’re done, follow this link and listen to the interview!

And when you’re done with all of that, go to Phil Burg’s website, ObamaCrimes.com.

Please take the time to go over and follow this information. What more important do you have to do with your time? Also, be sure to email this to everyone that you can think of. The MSM is NOT going to pick up on this so we must help each other spread the word.

 

If They've Read It They've Not Understood It

This article by Tom Curry, a National Affairs Writer for MSNBC, shows just how little he understands what the Founders wanted in a President, and how little he understands about the US Constitution.

Is it time to scrap the Electoral College? is an attempt to mislead and misinform the American people by telling them, incorrectly, how the Constitution outlines electing the President. Yes, Mr. Curry sites Article II Section 1, but states that “All but two states (Maine and Nebraska) use the winner-take-all system. This means that the candidate who gets the most popular votes in a state gets all of its electoral votes.” This is misleading and false.

US Constitution, Section II Article 1, Clause 2 states “Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.” As was discussed earlier, it is true that 26 States and the District of Columbia have passed legislation that their electors in the Electoral College must cast their ballots for the state wide popular vote winner.

Yet, 24 States’ electors can cast their ballots for the Presidential and Vice Presidential candidate of their choice. While it is traditional that electors in these States generally follow the popular vote, they do not have to. Most recently we were reminded of this in 2000, when Man-Bear-Pig won the popular vote, but W received the Electoral College vote.

And regardless of your opinion of Bush’s second term, I’m glad that Man-Bear-Pig wasn’t in the Oval Office on 9/11.

So, Mr. Curry, and all of the other liberals who are trying to destroy our Constitution and our Country, please learn your history. The Founders knew that the President should not be the winner of a popularity contest. He is supposed to be an administrator, who can balance a budget, protect the interests of the American people by signing/vetoing laws that fit the needs of the people, and fighting against Congress and the Courts to maintain a balance of power. Yet, we are seeing this election cycle a result of why national popularity is not the proper judge of who is best able to lead this nation. Hillary Clinton is vastly more qualified than Barack Obama, yet he somehow proved to be more popular. Probably because he’s black and she’s a woman; all of you bigoted Democrats.

And please don’t feed me this line that America is a Democracy. That, also, is a falsehood. America is a Democratic Republic, or in other words a Republic based on Democratic Principles.
This means that you give up certain political freedoms and powers, by handing the decision making process over to others, those who are, hopefully, more qualified than the people as a whole.

Historically the major Party National Committees were in charge of selecting their candidate to put forth to the people, and more importantly their electors, for their vote. However, during the 1950′s we saw the modern Primary system more fully emerge, with the Democratic National Committee leading the charge. And the popularity contest began.

At the close of the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia on September 18, 1787, a Mrs. Powel anxiously awaited the results, and as Benjamin Franklin emerged from the long task now finished, asked him directly: “Well Doctor, what have we got, a republic or a monarchy?” “A republic if you can keep it” responded Franklin.

I believe, my friends, that we are losing it. Mr. Curry and your liberal, Constitution hating friends, please go read the Constitution and stop trying to destroy this Republic and turn it into a Democracy.

 

Taxes

Kim gives some wonderful advice to the Democrat in Republican’s clothing. And the advice is for him to say:

“I have thought long and hard about the tax issue, because it’s one which affects a vast number of Americans—not all Americans, of course, because under current IRS rules about one fifth of American citizens pay no taxes at all. So I’ve decided to change my tax policy, and will work tirelessly as President to make this a reality.

“My opponent keeps talking about tax “breaks”, and tax “exemptions” and so on, and to be frank, he makes the whole issue even more complicated than it already is.

“So I’m going to make things simple.

“Under my Presidency, the United States will become the most fairly-taxed nation on Earth. Americans will pay federal taxes at three rates: adjusted gross incomes at or under $35,000 will pay 5%, incomes of $35,000 – $75,000 will pay 10%, and incomes greater than $75,000 will pay 15% tax.

“That’s it. No exemptions, no withholdings, no “credits” and no deductions except for the per-dependent allowance of $5,000.

“Corporations will pay a flat 10% tax rate on net profits, but with no deductions allowed, whatsoever. There have been times when a multibillion-dollar corporation ends up paying no taxes at all because of the hundreds of deductions and tax loopholes. My friends, those days are over.”

I highly recommend reading the rest.

 

Baldwin gets it, why don't you?

Just when you thought Alec Baldwin was inept, he turns around and totally redeems himself!!!  

The, the thing we have to remember, a friend of mine who is very close to the financial community in New York pointed out that Democrats have a lot of the responsibility for this as well. I mean, it was Clinton who killed the Glass-Steagall, and it happened under a Democratic president. Barney Frank and his committee, they, they kept propping up Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac saying everything’s fine, everything’s fine, everything’s good. And it was his job to know everything wasn’t fine. And Barney Frank let you down and let us down as well. And so, but I want to say there’s blame to go both ways. But I will say, I want to, I maybe keep beating this to death, but I still think anyone in this Congress who voted to add $140 billion to that bill, they should be ashamed of themselves. That is a disgrace. It’s a disgrace. This Congress is a disgrace, Democrat and Republican. 

Now go read the rest.