tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10404614503761990822024-02-19T06:22:19.642-10:00Liberty Pole PostNews & Events Impacting YOUR Individual Liberties!Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-89063549280203273342020-05-23T08:25:00.001-10:002020-05-23T08:25:46.557-10:00Who is THEY that we hang our day to day lives upon<h3><font face="georgia" size="2"><span class="TitleChar"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriKYPwXzgvnBIuXqK21So6G8mcN9k4pKw0Fn5GbX8Si7-Z24AbFChody8C1fzeoGxDSh9gQV4lHKW_aN3ZSwiPf9tujKH8d62pqugTwoW2DcxP3wDhPeN_dVr9cZBPwerwKsG5xhZmP_z/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="1173" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjriKYPwXzgvnBIuXqK21So6G8mcN9k4pKw0Fn5GbX8Si7-Z24AbFChody8C1fzeoGxDSh9gQV4lHKW_aN3ZSwiPf9tujKH8d62pqugTwoW2DcxP3wDhPeN_dVr9cZBPwerwKsG5xhZmP_z/s320/Liberty+bell.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>‘</span></span><span class="TitleChar"><span style="line-height: 107%;">They</span></span><span class="TitleChar"><span style="line-height: 107%;">’</span></span><span class="TitleChar"><span style="line-height: 107%;"> Say </span></span><span class="TitleChar"><span style="line-height: 107%;">“</span></span><span class="TitleChar"><span style="line-height: 107%;">Hindsight is 20/20</span></span><span class="TitleChar"><span style="line-height: 107%;">”</span></span><o:p></o:p></font></h3>
<p class="MsoSubtitle"><font face="georgia" size="2">Who are ‘They’?<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><font face="georgia" size="2">They say: “Hindsight is 20/20”<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2">They say: “Stay at home order for State of Ohio--…all
individuals currently living within the state of Ohio are ordered to stay at
home …” <a href="https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/Directors-Stay-Safe-Ohio-Order.pdf">https://coronavirus.ohio.gov/static/publicorders/Directors-Stay-Safe-Ohio-Order.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2">They say: “The Intent of the Order is<span> </span>to ensure that the maximum number of people
self-isolate in their places of residence to the maximum extent feasible, while
enabling additional day to day activities to continue, TO SLOW THE SPREAD OF
COVIDE-19 to the greatest extent possible….”<o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2">They say: ““Take notice, 18% of the people came
from nursing homes, less than 1% came from jail or prison, 2% came from the
homeless population, 2% from other congregate facilities, but 66% of the people
were at home, which is shocking to us,” Cuomo said.” –<a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/06/ny-gov-cuomo-says-its-shocking-most-new-coronavirus-hospitalizations-are-people-staying-home.html">https://www.cnbc.com/2020/05/06/ny-gov-cuomo-says-its-shocking-most-new-coronavirus-hospitalizations-are-people-staying-home.html</a><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2">They say: ”Get sunshine and fresh air while
sheltering in place” <a href="https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/blog/get-sunshine-and-fresh-air-while-sheltering-in-place">https://wexnermedical.osu.edu/blog/get-sunshine-and-fresh-air-while-sheltering-in-place</a><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2">They say: “Powerful effect solar light has on
killing the virus on surfaces and in the air.” <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E94pqy2rB7g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E94pqy2rB7g</a><o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>Who is ‘they’ that we hang our day to day lives
upon? Who are ‘they’ to us that we should acquiesce our good sense? Our life’s
experience. Our own knowledge base. Who are ‘they’ that we would so easily bow
low and follow blindly every edict no matter the consequence?</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>‘They’ have moved into our lives and rearranged
them so radically that our lives no longer resemble what used to be.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>For some time, our culture has flung upon the doors
to emotion. What used to be mostly understood as acceptable decorum in ‘polite
society’, ‘respect for others’, ‘don’t say anything if you cannot say something
nice/positive’, ‘do onto others as you would have them do unto you’. Now, we
have emotions driving every facet of culture and if you turn your head and look
out for a moment you may notice it is negative emotions that moved into the lead.
Hatred and anger are now reflected by a substantial number of people from all
walks of life.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>To catch up on what exactly happened to change the
mood of a nation -- and to some extent a world -- let’s be frank. The current
president of the United States has garnered and galvanized quite a following of
persons who have allowed their words and actions to deny and devalue their own
alleged principles. What happened to no hate? Surely you know many who now
routinely indulge in hate towards him. When you remark they are supposed to be
accepting, tolerant, inclusive not hating ‘they’ respond it is not hating but disdain
or strong dislike<span> </span>-- but hate drives
people to abandon long held ideals when they wish ill upon him or by extension anyone
who says anything positive about him. Yet, the emotional fatigue many are
beginning to complain is causing physical, psychological, and emotional damage
to themselves which shows they spend way too much negative energy over a man
who holds an office for 4-8 years, a man they categorically vehemently detest.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>Then there were those who were out in black masks
and gear beating up and threatening seniors and young people who support the
object of disdain that drove the angry mob’s hatred. Again, people are getting
hurt by the free flow of anger with no public pressure to stop.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2">The economy was on full blast humming along; more
people had jobs than in any other time; trade with different countries was
being overhauled to bring equitable balance to Americans who until this time
had been hemorrhaging money and jobs to foreign entities. Trump doesn’t play
well with the globalist elite who had a plan they felt was progressing along as
well UNTIL he took office. After his election other countries followed suit
electing nationalist based leadership.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>With all of this an equalizer had to happen. To
capitalize on the ‘emotion’ led cultures around the world, primarily in the
western nations, FEAR was given a megadose injection into societies all over
the globe and with that the world came to a stop. Reversal of fortunes,
cessation of free practice of religion, the attempt to literally muzzle the
muzzles of firearms, cessation of free movement whenever and wherever
unencumbered converted to stay at home orders. Who exactly are ‘they’ to step
out of the screen on your device and hold you hostage to their edict?</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpLast"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>The key to understanding</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><font face="georgia" size="2">Hindsight is the cumulative bibliography of all
things related to the answer of who ‘they’ are. <o:p></o:p></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>In 2008, a call went out from Public Health in
different places for volunteers to become part of a newly formed Medical
Reserve Corps [MRC]. These volunteers would be from the healthcare field and
would be able to administer flu shots/sprays if asked to, would be called to
assist if available during a mass injury disaster, to assist in communities
separated from others from disaster related events. Those who attended the
initial meet and greet a power point presentation we heard from the Director of
Public Health in the state this author lived which included the definition of
pandemic and the introduction of how a quarantine might be ordered/necessary in
the event of a pandemic.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>In 2017, Dr. Fauci is on record as saying this: ““If
there’s one message that I want to leave with you today based on my experience,
it is that there is no question that there will be a challenge to the coming
administration in the arena of infectious diseases,” Fauci said.” <a href="https://gumc.georgetown.edu/gumc-stories/global-health-experts-advise-advance-planning-for-inevitable-pandemic/">https://gumc.georgetown.edu/gumc-stories/global-health-experts-advise-advance-planning-for-inevitable-pandemic/</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>Trump was sworn into office January 20, 2017, 8
days after that announcement. Dr. Fauci served five presidencies according to
the article. But this administration will be challenged.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>On October 2019 a table top exercise at John Hopkins
Center for Health Security ‘Event 201’ gamed out a ‘pandemic’ as their
exercise. <a href="https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/videos.html#seg1">https://www.centerforhealthsecurity.org/event201/videos.html#seg1</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>And then there is this: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-x934In-Ao">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-x934In-Ao</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>“Suspicion is a virtue as long as its object is
the public good, and as long as it stays within proper bounds. ... Guard with
jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect every one who approaches that
jewel”—Patrick Henry</font></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2">Full Quote here: <a href="http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1786-1800/the-anti-federalist-papers/speech-of-patrick-henry-(june-5-1788).php">http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/documents/1786-1800/the-anti-federalist-papers/speech-of-patrick-henry-(june-5-1788).php</a></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2">This is merely a tip of the tip of an iceberg of
who comprises the authoritative ‘they’ that seem to govern the people apart
from the ideology expressed in our Constitution: The government DERIVES it’s
power from the people.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>This article merely covers our current invasion of
anti-rights, anti-freedom edict and dictates from the folks who today, and at
least from the beginning of March of this year, make up ‘they’. Once more, for
emphasis, we allowed ourselves to consider the greater good as “they” explained
why it was necessary to take unparalleled reach from the Nation’s Capitol down
deep into the lives of all Americans sequestered in our respective domiciles
with rare exceptions to depart on specially approved errands. And, further heavy-handed
restraints that while out and about on your ‘approved’ errand you were to be
mindful of maintaining ‘social’ distance together with the ever changing on-with-the-mask-off-with-the-mask-
on-with-the-mask-AGAIN stipulations. We did that despite many of us feeling
that deep-down ring of our internal ‘Liberty Bell’.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>We all began to release the pent-up air from our diaphragms
as we awaited the next message ‘they” would be uttering to ostensibly release
us from self-incarceration to the routine that was our lives before THEY devitalized
them.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>From that date to now the original group of ‘they’
have grown to include local and state government officials some of whom have long
held latent precepts of their respective authority. Those included power grabs via
a coup of immediate mandates that tight fistedly ruled our roost! Now the depth
of our internal drive to live free surfaced all the way to our mind’s eye as oppressive,
even extreme injunctions against our free roam tendencies, our way of life, our
routine, our abilities to provide for our families and selves in no way measuring
up to our former recently past lives. ‘They’ now cleverly moved the chess
pieces of our lives around and introduced us to the ‘NEW’ normal.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>ONLY by consent do we give authority over our
lives to the rules ‘they’ wish to enforce. When we have demonstrated good citizenship
by initially considering our neighbor, loving them as we love ourselves, the ‘old
normal’ golden rule but the rules of our lives under ‘their’ dominion did not
suffice the rules became burdensome, fully restrictive, tyrannical in reality.
Now we begin to use Constitutional authority granted to us to move the influence
of those regulations away from our family reestablishing the routine that cohesively
binds us to our family, neighbors, and community.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>The drone of the 1<sup>st</sup> amendment rights
may annoy many, but those rights are to be secured by the government. If ‘they’
[the governments] operate outside of the authority of the US Constitution and
we the <span> </span>subjugated relent to what ‘they’
demand then we have the answer as to who ‘they’ are and we get what we give in
the way of direct or tacit approval—a country with rights on an ancient piece
of paper with no power drawn from them as they sit in the National Archives
preserved for all posterity to see what used to be.</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p>If on the other hand, we decide not to be crushed
until the liberty is eked out of every pore in our bodies by trying to reason
with the existing authority via communications then the other part of the 1<sup>st</sup>
amendment which is the ‘right of the people peaceably to assemble and to petition
the Government for redress of grievances.’ is our answer. <span> </span>With freedom of speech and freedom of religion
being truncated and freedom of press being exploited via biased narratives we
engage last things left to us; publicly call attention to the untenable – or illogical
disfunction of the prevailing governments by trying to urge them to return to
the ‘rule of order’ as codified in the US Constitution and the associated Bill
of Rights. In so doing, remember, the 1<sup>st</sup> Amendment uses the word ‘peaceably’
in the people assembled.</font></p>
<h4 style="text-align: left;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p> </o:p><span style="font-weight: normal;">Let us be the united ‘they’ to the government and
reclaim our NORMAL routine not some reimagined or transformed ‘New’ normal. Liberty
is not negotiable; Freedoms cannot be transformed or reimagined.</span> Opiniated, but
submitted. </font></h4><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p></o:p></font></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><font face="georgia" size="2"><span>EM: <a href="mailto:contact@libertypolepost.com" target="_blank">contact@libertypolepost.com </a></span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></font></h4><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><font face="georgia" size="2"><o:p></o:p></font></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoIjFKMT9-lz42bv_jovwkKBjdDMGYocZTlrTtbbpYk5ZOOM_lOJpPNq3KPuTnJi7LsWMILH27KMLMUEkaDZOm021O_gAVQREwZ9AxAjZzZBjPWJCe2QoCX0qBOjxwkwoXygbNXpQTpVe/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="96" data-original-width="563" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoIjFKMT9-lz42bv_jovwkKBjdDMGYocZTlrTtbbpYk5ZOOM_lOJpPNq3KPuTnJi7LsWMILH27KMLMUEkaDZOm021O_gAVQREwZ9AxAjZzZBjPWJCe2QoCX0qBOjxwkwoXygbNXpQTpVe/s320/Post+header.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><p class="MsoNormalCxSpFirst"><b>DISCLAIMER</b>: The thoughts published on this
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A John Newberry Award winning Childen's Book: Breaking Stalin's Nose</span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sometimes the best way to learn a lesson is through a
child's personal story. “Breaking Stalin's Nose” depicts a loyal young boy
named Sasha who is devoted to Stalin's teachings and deeply proud of his
father, a member of the Secret Police. He dreams of becoming one of the Young
Pioneers who march in the parades and take their oath of loyalty to their
Leader. The mysterious arrest of his father sends him on a quest to alert
Comrade Stalin of this great mistake, unaware that his neighbors had falsely
accused the father of a crime in order to steal the family's bigger room in the
apartment. The book exposes the living conditions, the government secrecy, and
the events surrounding the disappearance of other neighbors and friends of
Sasha, including his mother. The boy's eagerness and faith in his Leader,
Comrade Stalin, tugs at the heart.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The story is fiction but it springs directly from the life experience of its author. While Mr. Yelchin wasn't born until the 1960's in the Soviet Union, and Stalin reigned from 1923 – 1953, the communist way of life was firmly established and the government practices borne from the Stalin era were still in use during the author's childhood. In the author's own words: “The communal apartment where Sasha lives with his father is similar to the one I grew up in. In addition to my family, several other families had to share one kitchen, one toilet, and one sink with a cold-water tap. My father and mother, my grandmother, and my brother and I were crowded into one small room. At night when the sofas, cots, and folding chairs were converted into beds, the only room left for my small cot was under our round dinner table.”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The book was written in 2011, many years after the author
migrated to the USA and became a US citizen. But the interim years after his
departure from Russia were spent researching and learning the Stalin regime. He
writes in his personal note: “All of my schooling in Russia – elementary,
middle, high school, and college – happened under Communist rule. Any
information about the crimes of Stalinism had been repressed. Any attempt to
gather or disseminate such information was severely punished. Now, I was living
in America, a citizen, a father myself, but for the first time in my life, I
was discovering the full extent of the events I had been only vaguely aware of.
I realized it was my duty to tell the truth.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The short story has black and white, but very realistic,
drawings that highlight the chapters. It is recommended reading from the
Newberry Honor Book as a distinguished American children's book. It is best
understood by readers eleven and up. Younger readers may not grasp its meaning.
The last section of the book is as equally captivating as the central theme
when the author answers a Q&A on both his childhood and his Soviet life. I
highly recommend this book which can be read for free from your community
library or purchased for $7. I bought it to give as a gift after reading it at
the library because I felt it imperative for my younger relatives to know. The
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">“<span style="color: blue;">If liberty means anything at all, it means the
right to tell people what they do not want to hear.”</span> —George Orwell<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">For several years there has been a changing [I would even speculate a 'challenge] of
thought—culturally—about freedom of speech. Younger folks want much less of it
because it seemingly offends them. Freedom of speech is attacked via many
angles not just head on. We have become adept at use of euphemisms to ‘soften
the effect’ of the actual word that would directly explain our thoughts. George
Carlin had a great routine he did exposing political correctness. He died in 2008
and yet much of what he said in the 1990’s is still applicable today with this
exception: it has escalated to a tyrannical obsession! Interestingly, this too
was addressed by actor Charlton Heston who opined: ‘Political Correctness is
Tyranny; Just tyranny with Manners’? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There is no need to itemize the many ways our
speech is now censored, curtailed, monitored and protested all of that is daily
in our face from news and other sources. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">What happens now as we approach a time when the elected
leader of the free country of America may be a self-described socialist? How
will you deal with your speech at that time when freedoms are absolutely abated?
If right now, social media algorithms censor speech which doesn’t measure to
the proper level of alleged political correctness as regulated by the 'ordained' yet one sided pillars
of speech, what then? When a comment about a former fascist leader from the 20<sup>th</sup>
century is removed as a violation of ‘posting’ standards; Or, merely a photo of
that same person is removed and the person’s account that featured it is closed
or put on temporary time out? If, for instance, one was to write a tidbit of truth
germane to some conversation about freedom of speech which showed historically what
happens when freedom of speech is forbidden by some dictatorial leader, what
then? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When even the mere allusion to the
example above, as a way to remind people how important it is to be free to
express one’s self is penalized, what then? How can you teach lessons from the past
if your words are censored? Better yet, your words being censored actually turn
out to be disproportionate censuring by the very one who removes it. Then both you and your speech have been wiped.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">There are topics that are of no interest to many
of this world. Some people actually have a vehement response to things like
religion, right to keep and bear arms, and now, who you believe to be the most
reliable candidate to support your values! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Freedom of speech is verboten in many places,
not by the government so much as by people who have authority over others among
them educational, social media, and sadly, even in our circle of family and
friends. Soon the generation who could have a lively debate between one another
yet walk away with no damage to family or friendships will be gone and the only
example for them will be ostracizing the individual at the very least, or death
for defying acceptable decorum and etiquette as established by the ‘big brother’
class of the time, most generally the oppressive government. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Those who want to continue to enjoy not only their
own freedom of speech but that of others but who continue to be thwarted by ‘time
outs’ must figure out what best to do with their frustration. Exactly which
battle to fight and which one to die on, figuratively speaking, as time passes
and the squeeze on how we self-express is ever constricting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">On November 3<sup>rd</sup>. 2020, people will cast
a vote for the candidate that best represents their values. It, in and of
itself, is a manner of freedom of speech, or self-expression. If you are leaning
towards democratic socialism, which is actually a mutually exclusive term,
please do your research on the actual historic right to free speech in any of
the known socialist or communist countries during the 20<sup>th</sup> century
and those now in totalitarian power around the world. There are historic and
current iconic photos of young people standing up to their tyrannical
governments wishing to express their freedom of speech. In those countries
things remain the same for decades. So, what about western nations who are voting
for ‘democratic socialism’? They believe it is some utopia where ideally everyone
will simply embrace their speech restrictions. And if they don’t? Reeducation centers
will help them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The word ‘construct’ has become synonymous with what
one believes then being framed by a person’s assigned identity. For instance, now
my years of life on earth where my belief has been formed through empirical, experiential
and intuitive knowledge actually frames my worldview. Am I not the sum of a
life of my own observations or am I reduced to my assigned identity as a specific
ethnic, religious, gender, age thus? What if I am from an era already redefined
by revisionists as hate filled whose sense of pride in this country is colored
with such terminology as racism, bigotry, etcetera? See, while I was raised by
two parents in a home with 3 siblings and a four legged canine family member in
a small town and taught the wonder and privilege<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of being born in this country; because I hail
a specific religion, I adhere to my beliefs faithfully, am married to a veteran
who shares my values about family, faith and pride of country; the construct
foisted upon us is that of ‘white privilege’ and ‘racism’. And frankly, that
entire construct is altogether inapplicable in our case. Yet, the frustrations
we feel when we see an entire culture just wholly accepting such thoughts almost
as if via osmosis, is sad to watch. Sooner than we think, an entire generation
of people will be so inculcated with notions which run antithetically to
freedoms and rights they will not be able to comprehend what independence in
all things and pride in one’s individualism and uniqueness actually looks like,
feels like and is like. When they care more that a calf needs its milk so dairy
farmers should be closed down than a baby being murdered via abortion any
moment from conception to after being born -- the values of that generation and
possibly the generation itself will be doomed. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">How do we forestall that unsatisfactory reality? Perhaps,
by teaching everyone what free speech really is; by living an independent and individual
life; by making sure we inculcate in young minds the idea that their elders
have much to share in knowledge and wisdom and their choice to live the beauty
of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, to experience a truly free press [not
governed by corporate agendas designed to garner maximum dollars], the freedom
to gather together and the freedom to redress our government when we feel they
have wronged us. It means they know implicitly the only way to secure all our
freedoms is by way of the second amendment which ‘shall not be infringed’. When
they inquire of us why and how we can think and act the way we do -- we take
the time to explore why and what they refer to that you may clearly explain with
the answer they seek. Be sure to remind them they have a right to form their
own opinions and those opinions can be changed with more information. To be
fair, this is important to do with all people who object to your life. We have
individual rights – not collective rights. We have equal rights but not all
things happen equally. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Do not sheepishly paw at the ground in
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braved the 18 degree weather on a weekday evening to quiz Nathan
Martin, candidate for State Representative to Richland County. From Jobs to 2<sup>nd</sup> Amendment
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Community and a citizen servant. As he
spoke, you could hear the echos of the character of George Washington whose
daily regimen included much prayer and a lifelong routine of working on character
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faith as it threads it's way through his family and public life was on immediate display.
He opened the ‘Meet and Greet’ with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance,
followed by a specific set of rules which included the request that any questions about his opponent show respect for her -- referring to her by her title as Commissioner.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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it is likely to take an eight year commitment to fully secure these objectives.
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;">A] A flyer mass mailed to Republicans contained the allegation he
was a 'never Trumper'. Acknowledgement was made he did not support Trump in
2016 election although he has been very pleased with President Trump’s policies especially those
supporting ‘religious freedom’. He assured those present he fully supports
President Trump. Here is a link to find his responses to the flyer: </span><a href="https://campaign.nathanjmartin.com/facts/">https://campaign.nathanjmartin.com/facts/</a></span></blockquote>
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<span style="color: #990000; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A] Accessibility, debate policy, care for constituents.
At this time, there is no debate scheduled and the candidate stated he had
asked everyone he could to make it happen. He did refer folks to the
IVoterguide for their assessment of him. <a href="https://ivoterguide.com/my-ballot?Address=44906">https://ivoterguide.com/my-ballot?Address=44906</a> </span></blockquote>
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what is going on in Virginia right now and how would you stop that from
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">A] “<span style="color: red;">Fight like the dickens to make sure it doesn’t
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and getting a job outside of Ohio which makes it difficult for the cohesion of
the family. How do we get jobs to Richland County?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #990000;">A] Ohio is not business friendly. Ways to change
that would need to be done through tax reform, etc. Councilman Martin would
like to see access to high speed internet for everyone as a way to create
opportunity for innovation and to spur ingenuity together with tax breaks for
all as part of the solution to job creation in Richland County. He also acknowledged
the outsourcing of jobs overseas as a culprit that needs to be addressed.</span></span></span></blockquote>
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included how to develop better support the Foster Care system in Richland County;
What can be done with the opiate crisis – to which he mentioned institutional
assistance to break addiction like faith-based institutions. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Live [nathan martin for state representative on Facebook]. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He invited
everyone to write Letters to the Editors both to Digital --Richland Source --and
traditional sources --Mansfield News Journal.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Councilman Martin appears to be fully connected to his personal integrity and
displays it comfortably when queried about his politics -- an admirable quality
in this day and age. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Lowry's, How the Nation was Won; America's Untold Story</span><span style="font-family: "Georgia",serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">(1630 –
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; text-indent: 0in;"> </span><span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> I found the timeline in this
book's title to be intriguing considering the current push to rewrite America
from the year 1619. Why would the author select 1630, but not 1620, or even
1624 since that year new settlements were forming in the “New World”, or the
New England? In his introduction the author covers the early 1600's as he lays
the groundwork for the state of affairs of 1630. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Governments were dominated by
oligarchical Jesuits, the Ottoman Empire was destroying entire countries. King James
I and then his son, Charles I, were lusting for more power and were intolerant,
abusive. By 1629, King Charles I had mandated that the English Parliament be
completely disbanded. The ensuing anarchy brought momentary collapse of
monarchy rule and seizing the moment, stepping into this mayhem, came John
Winthrop. Having inherited land in what we now call Massachusetts, land that
was awarded to his grandfather from Henry VIII, Winthrop and a band of clever
rebels rushed to mobilize like-minded Puritans to form new settlements in New
England. It would be established with legal sanction from the crown as he had
written a charter which he submitted as soon as the chaos erupted. The document
was formed under the Massachusetts Bay Company. As explained in Lowry's book
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="color: #351c75; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">“To secure the constitutional
freedom required to nurture a republican society, Winthrop and his allies
managed a diplomatic coup, with not a little subterfuge and considerable sums
of money, which gave the Massachusetts Bay Company a charter, enabling it to
govern its own affairs in New England. It was signed by Charles I, just two
days after the attempt to arrest parliamentary leaders who defied the order to
dissolve. The language omitted the standard requirement that the governance of
the company be based in England. Moreover, the charter empowered the 'freemen'
of the company to elect their own governor and other officials, and make laws
and ordinances for their own benefit and for the government of persons
inhabiting their territory. The royal docket item explaining the charter
stipulated holding the election of the company's 'governor and officers here in
England,' but no such provision appeared in the charter itself.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="text-indent: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> This brilliant move to omit England's
authority in the charter would not be realized for some months and by the time
of the discovery the colonialists self-rule would be rooted and their fight to
continue its purpose well ingrained. Furious with the deception when discovered,
Charles I demanded immediate retrieval of the charter, a well resisted fight
lasting well into the late 1600's. This is a fascinating read, deeply
informative, delving into the early settling on American shores and the impact
on world affairs from this infant nation. The author's academic approach to
these historical times includes the countries whose laws and traditions helped
to form the eventual laws and doctrine of early America. It is completely
unlike the academic textbooks of today.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"> Written in 1987, its price runs from $20 to $85,
perhaps reflecting the quality of original historical material revealed. It is
a riveting page-turner loaded with suspense and treachery including the
Parliament's poisoning of Queen Anne, the debauchery of England's church and
government, to the battles secretly waged against the English commissioners who
were sent to New England to retrieve the freedom charters and to assume
governance of the colonists. It is filled with mystery and suspense, and
perhaps a bit of humor, when exposing how the greed and arrogance of English
conquerors was fodder for manipulation in the hands of colonial spies waging
their own secret coups both within and without the English Parliament. The
breathless excitement builds during this timeline of 1630 – 1754. The bold and
daring actions of freedom fighters lay the groundwork for the eventual American
Revolution. The book fully honors the memory of these incomparable patriots and
even raises the curiosity of the reader. Can this determination, this
shrewdness and commitment to freedom, rise again in the hearts of Americans
when their country is at stake?</span></div>
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cents. It is a collector's item now and can be found selling from $23 - $150 on
various websites. It is an interesting commentary written from the author's
perspective as he pivots from his hardcore fervor for a global, socialistic
ideology to the realization of the ultimate, proven failure of such idealism. I
found this book to be a basic explanation of our world today in 2020, some 65
years later. His arguments and reasoning still apply. His words of wisdom,
borne of self-experience, soberly taps the shoulder of any liberty-minded
patriot, evoking self-conscious examination of our own personal responsibility
in maintaining the precious freedoms we so casually enjoy.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The author, Max Eastman, a US citizen, <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">delves
into his dreams</span> of a utopian, socialistic community. He lived the lofty principles he
hoped would provide the foundation of a common society based on socialism. He
writes of his decision to support, and then live, in the aftermath of the
Bolshevik revolution of 1917. He was present for the hopeful adoption of the
Marx – Engles philosophies, then the Nazi German occupation, and Chinese
Revolution, after which he was driven to sadly conclude that these styles of
governments 'work only if under a dictator'.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Mr Eastman's greatest surprise was the apathy his peers
showed when confronted with the idealism of communism against the actual harsh
reality of its implementation. He writes, (p 57): “I still think the worst
enemy of human hope is not the brute facts, but men of brains who will not face
them. … I never dreamed, however, that they could sink to the depths of maudlin
self-deception and perfectly abject treason of truth, freedom, justice, and
mercy that many of them have reached in regard to the Russian debacle. That has
indeed profoundly, and more than any other shock, whether emotional or
intellectual, disabused me of the dream of liberty under a socialist state.”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">He further explains the clever manipulation of language used
to veil the atrocities he witnessed. For instance, (p69): “The term 'working
class' was detached from the actual workers and attached to party believers in
the Marxian theory about what the workers were going to do. This innocent-looking
maneuver set the style for such etymological atrocities as calling it
'liberation' when the Red Army marches in and arrests, jails, rapes, deports,
or shoots 50 percent of a nation's population, and pinning upon the resulting
perfect tyranny the name of the “People's Democracy”.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is a revealing read that provides many uncomfortable
parallels to our current 2020 political climate. The devolvement of the duty of
our own American government from being 'for the people' into what has become
the <span style="background: white; color: #222222;">controlling of the people is</span> proven through endless, unelected
bureaucracies who write legislation empowering them to actually jail its
citizenry. For instance, the Internal Revenue Service, Environmental Protection
Agency, or even the Child's Protection Service where children are forcibly
removed from their parental homes, are rarely questioned and work without
oversight. The cost of the socialist/communist ideology, the death toll and
misery it brings, becomes all to clear in this brief 127-page book. It is an
unofficial plea to the American Public.</span><o:p></o:p><br />
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supports the title of his newest release. Out today, January 22, 2020, the book
ends up with 90 pages of notes with resource sites to establish veracity of the
authors findings on your own. In the coming days watch for commentary detailing
some of the more interesting details.</span></div>
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OPINION: <span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As this site is predicated on ‘News &
Events Impacting Your Individual Liberties’ [libertypolepost.com – Title Description]
a review of this and other books is relevant as to how our individual liberties
are being impacted by the electoral process. In this case, by way of vetting
some of the candidates seeking election to the Presidency in 2020. </span></span></h4>
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EDITORIAL: W<span style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">ith the election some 285 days away, it
would seem there may be some inconvenient facts which will be exposed that adds
critical information into the public domain for the electorate to read, prove
and decide how they will vote. It will be interesting to see the struggle for
some who will clearly see the rock and the hard place their ideologies and
their favorite candidate have put them in. For some 3 years so many folks have vaunted
their high moral ground by making inflammatory remarks, engaging in impeachment
frenzy, in parading out every miniscule mistake or seeming mistake the man they
believe stole the election -- while it appears living pretty much like the very
man they have alleged with great disdain is the scourge of the world. While our
President has lived a life unlike most of those who support him having lived
out loud for decades in New York in a fairly flamboyant lifestyle with all the
trappings, he has toned it way down since being sworn into office as President.
His supporters know he is known for making what some call ‘shady’ business
decisions before becoming president and many found his character assassinations
of his 2016 Republican rivals very uncomfortable, unacceptable. And, that
quality has not subsided since becoming President. He has refocused his ire toward
a completely different batch of people from the ‘media’ and ‘entertainment’ personalities
as well as some of his political opponents. But, interestingly, the first strike
has always been the ones who ultimately wind up in his Twitter cross hairs. They
hold up obscene images of him, make public announcements with vulgar and
profane words about him, make editorial remarks as if they are in the know setting
him in a most unbecoming and negative light and so much of America, who did not
like it in 2016 has grown to understand there are many who just will not let
his election go. Most of his supporters would never themselves behave like he
does but you see and hear his rallies. They are fed up with being discounted
and disregarded; tired of being called despicable names and accusing them of
abysmal character traits, prejudices while demeaning their cultural traditions.
President Trump becomes a sort of proxy voice for those who have far more grace
and self-restraint to voice their thoughts. They need not. He has and as a
consequence, together with many of the positive affects of his presidency they
support this flawed man. </span></span></h4>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This book’s timing is incredible, and I suspect
not coincidental. It may be picked up by those in the media who exhibit such contemptible
behavior towards President Trump and if so it will likely be focused on the
candidates they do not wish to be elected leaving out the information on the candidate
they want.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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digital format. I couldn’t wait. I went to Barnes Nobles and got mine. Check online
where the nearest store is to you. Follow my commentary here and chime in. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for,
and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and
Misdemeanors.” -Article 2, Section 4 U.S Constitution.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">January 21, 2020, the Senate is set to begin their
role in an impeachment process designed to remove the 45th president of the
United States, President Donald J. Trump. The actual authority for an impeachment
process is set out in Article 2, Section 4, [above] and is quite clear what
constitutes grounds for impeachment. Drawing your attention to this sort of
plain – though a dichotomy too – language: “Impeachment for, and
Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors”. The
president must be found guilty, convicted, of treason, bribery -- plain; or other high crimes and misdemeanors. -- Some ambiguity in order to be removed from office. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The two articles in the Senate for impeachment: ‘Abuse
of Power’ and ‘Obstruction of Congress’. Sadly, in today’s culture, wisdom,
common sense and logic have slipped through the figurative fingers of an affect driven polity. In place of the aforementioned wisdom etc., is the new big important
decision maker and authority: FEELINGS, an emotive premise. This reduces
everything to what little kids say all the time when things don’t go their way,
‘it’s not fair’. Right? Right! Instead of looking at all things rationally most
today want short clips of news parsed out to meet the most common emotions,
fairness and outrage, and if it does not deliver either one or both the dissonant
jar to their emotions becomes intolerable. Hence, the two nonsensical articles
handed to the Senate to try the president. Abuse of Power? The President of
this country is generally referred to as the ‘most’ powerful man on earth. And,
in this case, for the first time in 3 decades, it is appropriate to recognize
this as factual. You might imagine to ‘abuse’ that power it must have been
something really big. But did he actually abuse his power in requesting
assistance from the Ukrainian Government in their investigation of their
corruption. Did you know at least a billion dollars went missing given to them
by our former administration? A billion taxpayer dollars? Don’t you think we
should have some accounting? <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The other charge ‘obstruction of congress’ boils
down to certain key administration personnel, past and present, have been charged
with ‘executive privilege’ and thus until the Court deems their privilege revocable,
they cannot testify. Why privilege? This is a big NATIONAL political cum criminal
[if the House has their way] case. But, while it is congressional it still is
required to follow certain amendments of the Constitution, like the 6<sup>th</sup>
Amendment: “In all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right to
a speedy and public trial, by an impartial jury of the State and district
wherein the crime shall have been committed, which district shall have been
previously ascertained by law, and to be informed of the nature and cause of
the accusation; to be confronted with the witnesses against him; to have
compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor, and to have the
Assistance of Counsel for his defence.” In<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>other words, a criminal defendant's right to an attorney is
found in the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It requires the "assistance of counsel"
for the accused "in all criminal prosecutions." This means that a
defendant has a constitutional right to be represented by an attorney
during trial. In the case of client/attorney there is understood a ‘privilege’
where the attorney cannot be compelled to divulge his client’s conversations without
the express and specific permission by the client. In the case of the
President, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to understand you do not want the
world to be informed of sensitive and strategic national security related information.
Nor do you want the president’s own attorneys to be compelled to divulge their
client’s conversations without the expressed and specific permission of and by
the president. These matters too could be strategic as related to national security.
It is doleful indeed that this administration is faced with an intolerable and
unacceptable number of questionable individuals who have divulged [leaked] information
with negative causal results both to our nation and our national security. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Not a few citizens who watched the laborious House
Committees Impeachment process found it a total bore. They trotted out people
with clear biases against the president who manifested clear vehemence even in
general conversation as well as testimony. The two leaders did not exercise
their right to subpoena any of the individuals they felt were key to their
case. Without actual treason, bribery or other high ‘crimes’ and ‘misdemeanors’
they created their own charges both of which could be found easily dismissed or
found not guilty. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">First, the Senate has to lay out and agree on the
ground rules. The agreed upon rules will dictate how the Senate proceeds. Will
they dismiss immediately as there were no acceptable charges? Will they call
witnesses, witnesses the House hastily opted not to call so they could rush the
process to its finale before Christmas break? Will they require one for one
witness testimony vis-à-vis, they bring theirs the Senate bring theirs? Will
they limit the time the Senate will allow the trial to last or will they let it
run its course cutting into the 2020 presidential campaigns for those Senators
running for president? Will the Senate leader hold his ground and keep the
process as pure and close to constitutional process as can be? <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">It all begins Tuesday, Jan 21, 2020, 287 days before
the next presidential election.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Updates as interesting and new points arise from
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<br />Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-58877439550609256162020-01-19T20:24:00.000-10:002020-01-24T12:28:18.013-10:00Will YOU Go?<br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Perhaps the biggest statewide case of prying guns
and rifles from the not so cold not so dead hands of citizens of Virginia, is
now afoot. Monday, January 20, 2020, will find who knows how many thousands of protesters
in front of the Virginia State Capitol regarding the State’s legislation to slow the
roll of ‘semi-automatic’ weapons, big and small, owners currently possess and to
seriously limit the ability to purchase any in the future. This is a list of the current troublesome bills:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><a href="http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB70">http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+SB70</a>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This one has been stricken but read the summary of
the bill. It will likely rear its head again. <span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">à</span> <a href="http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=201&typ=bil&val=sb16">http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=201&typ=bil&val=sb16</a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">To be clear, the most troubling of all of these
bills is SB 240 titled: “Firearms; removal from persons posing substantial
risk; penalties.” Their ‘red flag’ law so to speak. Yet, the most fundamental
issue with all of the laws comes back to these words: “A well regulated
Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the
people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">From
dictionary.com online this definition is offered: <span class="luna-pos"><b><i><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">verb (used with object),</span></i></b></span><span class="css-t9jmot"><b><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></span></b></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">in</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">·</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">fringed,</span></span><span class="css-t9jmot"><b><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></b></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">in</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">·</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">fring</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">·</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">ing.</span></span><span style="color: windowtext; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="one-click-content"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; z-index: 1;">to
commit a breach or infraction of; violate or transgress:<span data-linkid="nn1ov4" data-term="infringe" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><span class="luna-example"><i><span style="color: #4a4a4a;">to infringe a copyright; to
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="luna-pos"><b><i><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">verb (used without object),</span></i></b></span></span></span><span style="box-sizing: border-box;"><span class="css-t9jmot"><b><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></b></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">in</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">·</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">fringed,</span></span></span><span class="css-t9jmot"><b><span style="color: #1a1a1a;"> <span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span></b></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">in</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">·</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">fring</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">·</span></span><span class="luna-inflected-form"><span style="color: #1a1a1a;">ing.</span></span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></h3>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><span class="one-click-content"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><span data-linkid="nn1ov4" data-term="encroach" style="box-sizing: border-box; cursor: pointer; z-index: 1;">to encroach or trespass (usually followed by <span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><span class="italic"><i><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">on</span></i></span></span><span class="one-click-content"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;"> or <span style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><span class="italic"><i><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">upon</span></i></span></span><span class="one-click-content"><span style="color: #1a1a1a; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 107%;">):<span data-linkid="nn1ov4" data-term="privacy" style="box-sizing: border-box;"></span></span><span class="luna-example"><i><span style="color: #4a4a4a;">Don't infringe on his privacy.</span></i></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 11.5pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">So, January 20, 2020, people will arrive with
their beliefs, their ideals, their opinions, and their words – some to defend
their Constitutional right to keep and bear arms; some to argue against the
same; some there to just say Government is way too intrusive and enough is
enough; some to posit the idea that the 10<sup>th</sup> Amendment empowers the
state to create laws that are NOT enumerated to the federal government in the Constitution.
As the second amendment of the US Constitution is clearly enumerated to the
federal government is it really legal for any state to enact laws which clearly
INFRINGE on the individual right to keep and bare arms. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">As citizens gather on the 1/20/2020 it is everyone’s
desire and hope the event will be absent violence of any kind by any person. And
IF there should be violence it is good sense to wait until all the facts are in
before laying any sort of blame, enacting any further drama to capitalize on
any act of violence. In the end, the clear message even before this event is
the person’s RIGHT to self defense against deadly force. Support of the portion<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>of our Declaration of Independence that
reads:”<span style="color: #555555;"> </span>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….” MUST always be vigilant. To lose the battle
is to lose life – liberty – and any pursuit of happiness. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-44177928363490089762011-10-12T10:36:00.000-10:002020-01-24T12:29:51.802-10:00Occupy Wall Street -- Revolution or Devolution<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Anyone else a little bored with the whole 'revolution' movement as represented in NY? Really? The 99 Percenters are sitting around with their blue tooth headsets in their ears; their smartphones; some with their tablets and talking about POVERTY in America? Really? For a long long time, America had a clue about destitution and how it looked; about poverty and how it appeared. They saw it when pictures of little malnourished children were shown to incite the viewer to join in a monthly donation to a save the children charity. We see it every time a natural disaster hits a truly underdeveloped area of the world. We don't see people living in squalor with blue tooth devices, smartphones, even electricity. We don't hear of Pizza's being delivered or smoked salmon being made available to them.<br />
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This may be the beginning of a revolt against boredom and austerity but it is no revolution against poverty! The folks who are hanging out down there on the streets, many of them as shown in video on various news channels, or interviewed by documentary producers, manifest more middle class than poverty. They may be unemployed; may be even unemployable but they do not know poverty or destitution. In watching the many shots it is interesting to see so many people deliberately crowding around with one another manifesting the baser qualities of humankind 'taking' what they can and while defecating literally on the world. But it is a choice they have made. How utterly embarrassing for America that such a collection of people should be gathering together giving way to a slothful demonstration against hard working and successful Americans!<br />
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What is with the whole 'repeat after me' chanting thing..oh wait! That is called 'brain washing'. That is the leadership of the minions telling their groupie friends 'If I want your opinion I will give it to you!' And are these alleged adults in preschool? Wiggle your fingers upwards if you agree? What? <br />
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This is no revolution. This is camping in the park with a bunch of bored people who are enjoying their 15 minutes of fame BUT becoming conditioned to listening to the repeat after me leadership without 'thinking' why? What is next? There is already a segment of the folks there who have made no bones about being ready to commit violent acts against anyone who does not agree or approve of their presence, message or tactics. The foundation and camaraderie is being developed. The large group is forging friendships based on a cause and so long as that cause is kept alive their commonalities will be a powerful emotional and psychological bond. With the right leadership a true REVOLUTION would be easily called to pass. Then the movement veers away from the town centers and vilified icons they are revolting against to the people who 'have' what they believe they are entitled too.<br />
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Right now, we are seeing DEVOLUTION. This is a manifestation of a willful break down of societal constraints that have traditionally been engrained in the 'good citizen' with regards to property rights; personal safety and respect for others. It appears the 'ME' generation that has been being groomed for decades has finally arrived at their time, locked and loaded with flashpoint buttons set to call for all out anarchy. We have gone from flash mobs dancing in malls in a seeming spontaneous outburst of innocuous and artful creativity to just mobs waiting for the a flashpoint and artful creativity will only be evident in how those who are pulling the strings, supporting this break down in our society, bring about the anarchy that has plagued country after country for this whole past couple of years! Remember the G20 Summit?<br />
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Do you really WANT to encourage a violent revolution? Will you pooh pooh the obvious DEVOLUTION? This is not just another phase. This is an eruption that has been building for a long time, a MANtural disaster sure to bring the world to its knees...I don't know about you but my knees can't take that much pressure!<br />
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RESOLUTION through Constitution is the answer to this. A person's character and their faith provides their personal constitution and our interaction with others is based on the application of principles held in America's Constitution! The Bill of Rights provides for the obvious. The right to peaceful assembly is guaranteed but not when it is to the destruction of someone's person or property. The right to free speech is a guarantee but it has consequences when you 'speak' the wrong thing. There are laws against threatening violence against another; or death of another.<br />
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Hope I am not alone in praying this plan to overthrow traditional America with a fundamental change will never reach critical mass. The question is, 'can you sleep on a stormy night?'Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-40183197609179835202010-12-07T09:22:00.003-10:002020-01-24T12:31:26.812-10:00As Assange goes, so goes Free Press/Speech<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaY6t3nHn0-djopkCDPSJHh7Li5fRteg1eS6awZ8Uu06lVs_DnoAHel3qis5Il63eXBA2j98pLxbvnPkWb2GHDmtA3VL75JBhTYzilt5MjcI6GDbV-JOtXi6ECuJiwVP593bZg-eDqiiHv/s1600/free+press.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548023015244277970" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaY6t3nHn0-djopkCDPSJHh7Li5fRteg1eS6awZ8Uu06lVs_DnoAHel3qis5Il63eXBA2j98pLxbvnPkWb2GHDmtA3VL75JBhTYzilt5MjcI6GDbV-JOtXi6ECuJiwVP593bZg-eDqiiHv/s200/free+press.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 123px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Doesn't matter what our individual opinion is on the content, the intent, or the reprint of the Wikileaks vs US scandal. From a 'LIBERTY' point of view, once we begin to muzzle FREE PRESS, or if you disagree with his site as 'press' then FREE SPEECH, to this extent you can kiss YOUR OWN speech and press goodbye!<br /><br />The morality of his actions with regards his web site will be dealt with by plenty of others. News reports have Mr. Assange and those associated with him, like his attorney, being threatened daily with murder. What happens to him once incarcerated may be an intended -- unintended consequence. He and those who assist him have to make peace within themselves for whatever actions they take, and finally, they must face the music after it is all said and done before the great JUDGE!<br /><br />However, the idea that one entity -- like Wikileaks -- can post documents and the nations appear incensed enough to rattle their respective sables, while other press/speech that is protected, like renown American Newspapers, continues to release the same information with impunity, manifests an obvious 'bigger picture' conspiracy! In fact, it is rather ironic the US Govt is allegedly INCAPABLE of protecting its 'secret' information but thus far no news agency has been able to uncover the real reason why the US or any other nation is so OBVIOUSLY playing the public with staged outrage seeking the shutdown of the man and his business! Facts are: all the while the intelligence agencies for the different countries, like the US, were fully informed as to where he was and how accessible all along!<br /><br />There has been details released through the media, for instance on Fox Business Network's "Freedom Watch", where the attorney for Ms. Assange has openly shared that his client's whereabouts have been known by the government authorities in the country he was staying! Yet if you listened to the news [even on FBN's sister agency, FoxNews] it is WHERE IN THE WORLD IS ASSANGE?<br /><br />For what? To be questioned as to his sources? Like the US cannot figure out exactly when and where the documents were downloaded? Questioned as to what else he may have? Again, like the US cannot figure out the nature of the documents? Like the US hasn't got hackers working for them who could access Assange's stash?<br /><br />We have had the release of military docs; now the release of state department docs; the threat of release of alleged Bank docs. What is it that the US knows he has they do not want released? Or, what is it they are calling his bluff to force him to release!?!<br /><br />The headline today is most telling: "Assange arrested for not wearing a condom"! And yet, here we are America. We are drawn to a story because of its titillating headline while we neglect the FREEDOMS that are being forever altered, yet again, for our 'safety'! It may be a crime in Sweden to refuse to wear condom, I don't know, but I am so thoroughly distrustful of our government that I would not be surprised to find out AMERICAN dollars will have been spent or promised to everyone from the Swedish Government down to the women making the allegations to get to this point. Again, I ask, what is the end game for the US?<br /><br />His being arrested for alleged crimes is a separate issue from the international cry to SHUT down Wikileaks and to classify the site as some sort of terrorist consortium as impetus to that end!<br /><br />His site today; NY Times tomorrow? Unconstitutional abridgment of free speech and <span style="font-style: italic;">we sit by and let it happen</span>.<br /><br />Wake up! SPEAK up! Let the morality police deal with no condoms. Let the individual governments deal with their 'alleged' lack of internal security. But YOU, YOU stand up and SPEAK your mind and support the right to FREE speech before you have neither!</span></span>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-87402919218081633112010-11-02T22:09:00.002-10:002020-01-24T12:31:41.351-10:00Better to be Red than Dead!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ10Stov3UE0BbtEe_qKyTL7MGwSd0y89Q8w7UH17JZwnCGgVRkUzYC3NCIRQceJNXdHuPlrBMQyeFDO7g3_SWeHEdxkVxmjj1wggaS3hNRSv9QhDhdN9FS74LJaODFb6SnECNhjbUMnvU/s1600/americas+2010+win.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5535232614969831730" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ10Stov3UE0BbtEe_qKyTL7MGwSd0y89Q8w7UH17JZwnCGgVRkUzYC3NCIRQceJNXdHuPlrBMQyeFDO7g3_SWeHEdxkVxmjj1wggaS3hNRSv9QhDhdN9FS74LJaODFb6SnECNhjbUMnvU/s200/americas+2010+win.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 188px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 183px;" /></a>CONGRATULATIONS AMERICA! You stood up, signed up, polled up and stayed up and today began the long trek to bring it home for the kids and the grandkids!<br />
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As a child, I was taught to say 'I would rather be dead than red.' Of course, that was the brainwashing verbiage of a generation who feared a communist take over where anyone under the age of 30 would be executed because they could not be taught. But this evening as I contemplated the win I grinned. AGAIN! Communism has been foiled and interestingly by two generations: 1] the one who feared it during the cold war years and 2] their kids!<br />
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What is even better is being able to say; thanks to the RED superimposed over the majority of the lower 48 citizens in this country -- the elderly, the infirm, the unfortunate -- will not be denied treatment because of government run HEALTH CARE! Instead, thanks to the vote, America is now on a path to repeal and obstruct the implementation of various aspects of this law through refusing appropriations and initiating legislation to remove the burden from upon the fine folks of this great land.<br />
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It will not be easy. And it will not be swift. But it is not the most impending disaster that needs immediate attention. Reining in the deficit, especially in light of the Fed's getting ready to devalue the Dollar by at least 20% Nov 3!<br />
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How does that play out? The out of control train wreck America has been riding since January 2009 has had the brakes put on. Will it be enough to bring it to a safe stop? Time will tell. But what will happen is the democratic governors who would indulge their state in 'big government' policies will have fewer and fewer dollars from the Feds to use for their own out of control spending. In reality, the dems who survived the vote tonight will have the hardest time governing in whatever office they hold because the gravy train's engineering staff has been replaced with a leaner more efficient director!<br />
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This will have serious consequences for states like NY, CA and HI who are all blue and who have such deficits they are on the brink of financial collapse. Hawaii has a 20 percent food stamp dependency and the State has actively been trying to get as many people enrolled in its food stamp program as possible. Without federal funding that will be a program which will no doubt see drastic cuts. CA hasn't learned its lesson yet. They'd rather be taxed to outrageous levels than to vote in anyone with 'business' savvy. They are so far in the hole they will likely not see the light of day for a very long time. Going back to the teat of the Obama Government is no longer an option. Congress will NOT support it.<br />
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The wisdom of our forefathers in designing a terrific republic where the 'people' have the power and the inherent drive to protect their freedoms has in our lifetime never been more self evident than today! Sharia Law in Oklahoma, shot down by the people! I am not sure how come that was on the ballot for this is not a country which recognizes a single religious state/authority. Possession and right to carry a gun was voted in by the good folks of Kansas. Freedoms preserved even on a state level.<br />
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Today was a true voter revolution in state after state. With the majority of governors aligned with a conservative bend those states will be brought back from the brink of collapse. Within those states, a conservative change in the majority of their legislators solidly sets the respective states on track for fiscal discipline, albeit tough, which will be unpopular with socialist leaning Americans but in time will see the quality of life begin to rise up as the mythological Phoenix.<br />
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It is way too early to predict 2012 and the after math of that vote, but if the newly elected Congress and their corresponding partners in the Senate begin immediately the long process of slowing the momentum of the Obama Train until it can safely be turned it may be possible to head it down a more rational and reasonable path. It could build equity -- perhaps building on the 2010 historic success.<br />
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For the record, I think the balance is great right now. The power is in Congress. The Senate has its own character, the President his own. It is finally as it should be. No one party in power.<br />
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Thank God for the respite. We may never fully know the disaster that has been averted. While there are many people who have sacrificed much to make this happen, there are a core group of visionary people who I hope history will remember well. The media: FoxNews. The people: Glenn Beck and his entire entourage; leaders in the political field, some of whom were elected today, while others were not but in includes those who championed the candidates from the sidelines through their support as well. The nation: Americans who stopped long enough to see there was something wrong with the route the O Train was taking and began to actively stop it. And God, whose Patience, Righteousness, Faithfulness and Mercy has blessed us once more with a call to our core principles and values and a reminder of the responsibility we have as caretaker of the single most powerful form of government since HIS theocratic rule of Israel of old. It is my hope today's victory would be approved as a right course by such American Icons as John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. It took a bit of Thomas Paine and Benjamin Franklin to get us motivated and moving but surely their spirit rejoices at the train as it chugs along "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can!"Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-86981954008986901722010-11-01T23:06:00.006-10:002020-01-24T12:32:59.230-10:00And the winner is? Envelope please<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ35np7k4b64SWW7JLK6Sj4hDloDXKHxHVSAGhGZo5AcmkDObgiIuoHKjGsHGaal_XI4fDN4Pq6ng-gnAmj6-J4bsnOdWoMCbQJwbslUbEgLa9q6Vrapn3zNUkgCbzSxRx2hsYqL6zQe9/s1600/demogop.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534876393298088146" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvQ35np7k4b64SWW7JLK6Sj4hDloDXKHxHVSAGhGZo5AcmkDObgiIuoHKjGsHGaal_XI4fDN4Pq6ng-gnAmj6-J4bsnOdWoMCbQJwbslUbEgLa9q6Vrapn3zNUkgCbzSxRx2hsYqL6zQe9/s200/demogop.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 94px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 155px;" /></a><span style="font-size: 130%;"><span style="font-family: "georgia";">Thought I would join the universal clicking of nails on keyboards around the world as bloggers sit in their respective basements in their jammies, sipping their diet coke and madly recording their pebble of opinion!<br /><br />I watched most of the day, mostly to see if Rossi, Miller, McDonnell, Fiorina, Whitman, Kasich, Angle and Tancredo were starting to move ahead. Some are, some aren't.<br /><br />Gagged when I saw McCain trying to sound all 'on it' when he is so part of the 'demogop'! [Of course, in case you haven't figured it out..'demogop' is my contraction of Democrat/GOP.] Listened to Boehner turn a nasty by Obama around to a positive recognizing the 'patriots' who have spent the last 18 months doing what many of them have never done before, get out and 'speak up'. The silent majority has found their collective voice and tomorrow, NOVEMBER 2, 2010, it will resound through the valleys, on the mountains, in the desserts and the plains, over the lakes and hopefully across the ocean. When the day is done, the challenge begins!<br /><br />Demogops beware! Americans have had enough. Tea Party candidates please learn the lesson of the past few years..<span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">do not</span> leave the folks in the dark. Get your work out there. Let us know what you are doing, how it is going, who is impeding it, what we have to do to assist you in sitting down, rolling up your sleeves and getting down to the NATIONAL AUDIT!<br /><br />We have an exciting election ahead of us tomorrow. Often in our days we have witnessed history in the making. Some has been horrible, traumatic and inconsolable. Some of it was eventful, hopeful, inspirational, awesome and unimaginable. Tomorrow's election will be a bookmark for the first decade of the 21st Millennium! It is likely to dwarf the 2008 landmark election by putting the exclamation mark right over it!!!<br /><br />It has been great fun these past few months keeping track of what is what. Tomorrow ushers in a new era and new headlines. Hopefully, we can get dressed, emerge from our basements and check out the bright new future...of course, the bright new future is afar off...between now and then there is a lot of hard work, sacrifice and some uncomfortable times. But, when it finally starts to emerge, and we are feeling good about ourselves again, the national pride will be palpable!<br /><br />November 2, 2010, alas, LIBERTY begins her restoration.<br /><br />May God bless America.</span></span>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-13651329033107829412010-10-22T08:37:00.007-10:002010-10-22T10:41:30.451-10:00Juan Willams & Political Correctness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJy2FmVGfDqL1uLG2a8OdtqA0E95oDprLBqNMagqPwFCthuf-bm7Rq3eMR2HplMBUoEiAcywVfCy2RGfQZ4H5coPyb5QxTJyDh0ccSYkawA9ctG_upmF3REpP_IjMu4Tv7a9VR3l7izMw-/s1600/band+wagon.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 192px; height: 133px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJy2FmVGfDqL1uLG2a8OdtqA0E95oDprLBqNMagqPwFCthuf-bm7Rq3eMR2HplMBUoEiAcywVfCy2RGfQZ4H5coPyb5QxTJyDh0ccSYkawA9ctG_upmF3REpP_IjMu4Tv7a9VR3l7izMw-/s200/band+wagon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530941617147251522" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">Folks in America are having their minds, their attention and their 'news' viewing narrowly focused these past four days because of a single incident that involved the termination of an employee from a Radio broadcast company. People are fired from their jobs in radio and television often. So what's the big deal here?<br /><br />POLITICAL CORRECTNESS! And who came up with the term 'politically correct' when using euphemisms to try and be sensitive or tactful. In the olden days, before everything became 'politic' centric, people communicated with each other from a position of familiarity. If they were very familiar with whom they were speaking, say they shared sentiments and opinions on a topic, they felt free enough to just speak their mind. It was how you knew there were no 'games' being played between you. If one was unfamiliar with the other they would use somewhat more opaque terminology initially switching to translucent as the commonalities were established. It is how we got to know each other. First, start off with safe topics then move on to more controversial in baby steps to begin to mentally and emotionally catalog the individual. One may start of for instance establishing standards of acceptable expression by referring to someone who is grossly overweight by just that vernacular: grossly overweight. It isn't personally directed, it is an acceptable and reasonable statement of fact, and it is not considered objectionable when not personally directed. As you become more free to speak your mind, or, less guarded in your speech, you might next say 'obese' then move on to 'huge' and lastly, just say FAT! It is development of a comfort zone in self expression and communication with others.<br /><br />Then, along came the 'politically correct' culture where everything must be diffused to its most obscure representation, tantamount to lying, or at the very least, covering intent, and voila you have a community as a nation of people who are afraid to simply express themselves.<br /><br />The unspoken truth in all of this is the reality that today, our culture as a nation does not support reading, or in depth analysis of any situation not part of our job. Instead of words we now learn through pictures/graphics. Instead of using our heads to figure out a math problem we reach for a calculator. Instead of sitting around a dinner table encouraging frank, open and intense 'co'mmunication we grab a bite whenever, sit and eat in front of the television or sit at the table 'texting' by using a series of consonants to convey thoughts. The 'art' of communication is disappearing from every day life between all relationships from the most intimate to the most casual and yet EVERYONE knows the POLITICALLY CORRECT way to say something. Why? Because WE ARE BEING TOLD the right choice in verbiage! To what end? Well, what happens when you use an electric prod on a bunch of cattle? Or shepherds nipping and barking at a flock of sheep? They go, behave and think what you want them to and personal resistance is minimized. What is else is minimized?<br /><br />Think about it! Critical thinking, personal freedoms, sense of self. There are so many people unable to cope with life anymore that masses are taking mood altering drugs; the way information is delivered in any medium is directed in terms of 'sound bites' and 'headlines' we even have a growing social medium which deliberately restricts the number of characters you can actually use to transfer data to 140 characters! Hence the need to use a combination of letters and numbers and symbols to convey the full idea between individuals.<br /><br />So now 3 decades later, firmly rooted as a stalwart part of our society, we have POLITICAL CORRECTNESS! Let us not forget, the 'high minded' the 'elitist' believe one is judged on their ability to speak in PC terms! If you speak your mind, clearly, succinctly and honestly you are uneducated, lack class, socially challenged and inevitably dismissed without any consideration as to the substance, quality or genius the self expression may have contained. You are marked as 'Homer Simpson'!<br /><br />In the olden days [50 years ago] we were taught if we did not have something nice to say about someone to keep our mouth shut! Now, we can indulge in 'talking stink' about someone so long as we use PC terms. Now, we can destroy someone's life and reputation by using PC terms. Ah, that reminds me, Juan Williams. The man was a guest on a FoxNews program and made a statement in conversation about how he feels about traveling via public transportation in the presence of someone dressed in a particular way whose appearance is generally understood to represent a 'group' -- the fringes of which is understood to have murdered thousands of people in several countries for no reason excepting those we would consider 'radical'. See how long that took to say politically correct? Instead of just saying, Mr. Williams said when he sees Muslims dressed in certain attire when boarding a plane he is uncomfortable. What's the big deal? Isn't he saying what most people here and abroad feel? Yet, it cost him his job with the company he worked with for over a decade. Why? Because they are so keenly focused on TELLING YOU AND I what to think by disallowing certain forms of self expression. They'd rather you 'hide' your honest feelings so as to circumvent any discomfort among a group of people who either represent the group as 'radicals' or who have failed to denounce the 'radicals' and distance themselves from such ones sufficiently to allow for comfortable co-habitation on an airplane! They are also part of a system that continues the 'indoctrination' of the practice of acceptable PC. COME ON!!!<br /><br />It seems as though this has come to a boiling and roiling point and the PC movement may be in danger of crumbling down around the ankles of its master while people begin to slip back into habits from long ago where they express themselves honestly with each other and at the same time build trust among each other. TRUST, TRUTH, two things which the POLITICALLY CORRECT culture has surgically removed from the communication between people and instead of bringing us closer has insulated each of us from each other while creating 'group think' and 'group speak'!<br /><br />The BORG from Star Trek had a saying 'you have been assimilated!' We have. It is through learned speech habits that creates the antithesis of commonality by making us all strangers while branding us all with the same iron.<br /><br />It is definitely time to recapture our right to FREELY THINK, FREELY SPEAK, FREELY ENGAGE with each other, if so inclined. Time to be truthful, trust WORTHY and most of all, be a MAN [insert 'person' for PC] of our word.<br /><br />Word to the 'wise'? If you don't want to be called a nut, don't act, dress, speak or live as one. Otherwise, you will be called a nut! There are provocateurs among us who position themselves to trap those who would 'react' to the art of provocation. After one reacts they are punished through public chastisements and law suits. Why? Because of honest reaction to a staged situation! You wear black leather vests, bandannas, look unkempt, ride motorcycles and have large gutting knives in your back pocket you will be called a motorcycle gang member with all the negativity that conjures. In my face with your lifestyle and I will respond based on the perception you want me to have. Leave me alone and no problem. The loss of 'quiet living' of 'personal' space and of honest self expression is one of the many underlying problems with the 'society' today as it is in the throes of decay and it is not at all by chance! It is by design and the 30 years of implementation have wrought exactly the fruitage intended by its designers.<br /><br />So, what will you do? Help me grow thick skin? Call me fat? I am...you are speaking the truth. Is it your place to discuss my being fat? The whole of the US is a FREE SPEECH ZONE so have at it. That street runs both ways.<br /><br />Juan Williams winds up scoring big on this in one way...he wound up with a contract making more money working more full time at a place he spent a part of each day anyway. Sadly, to get there his whole life has been the 'headline' one way or another everywhere, including here!<br /><br /></span>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-12551493038143209682010-09-17T11:19:00.003-10:002010-09-17T12:35:23.525-10:00Is Someone Else Cueing up your Mind?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdD5ywFa9qzzvTOyT-82X8ZQBCuigA6i16ruyY_sk1UMeccxdMORedPMUBsZh-7ybLN4gnobecz_34yqe-TjSadOQuZGe52aLKqngAGWRrEtD30qyBjO1TAR83rDiZUM15N4N04khtJHfG/s1600/BAIT.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdD5ywFa9qzzvTOyT-82X8ZQBCuigA6i16ruyY_sk1UMeccxdMORedPMUBsZh-7ybLN4gnobecz_34yqe-TjSadOQuZGe52aLKqngAGWRrEtD30qyBjO1TAR83rDiZUM15N4N04khtJHfG/s200/BAIT.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517995354457269282" border="0" /></a>In the mad dash to 'level the playing field politics' currently in play, albeit in peril, people who watch Television or read Newspapers and Magazines or spend time perusing the myriad of op-ed blogs on the internet have been conditioned over time to envision certain iconic images whenever they hear certain words in a specific context. For instance, say the word Terror, what pops in your mind? Say the word 'terror' attack and 9/11 and what iconic image pops in your mind, the Twin Towers? Say the word 'terror' and Nightmare on Elm and likely the iconic image will be of Freddy Kruger. We fasten 'events' or impressive visuals to words which translate into images and we store them for contextual and cognitive access. This is no secret and it is one marketing firms have exploited for a very very long time!<br /><br />Enters the cause based politician whose world view provides the context of all of his/her mental imagery and in an effort to garner acceptability and to propagate the cause beyond themselves they have learned the lessons of marketing and have fine tuned the art of mind manipulation, even so subtly those who believe themselves 'strong minded' and 'immune' to such nonsense fall prey to the masterful employment of a tried and true craft: Sleight of hand! Watch this hand...OH! DID YOU SEE THAT? The other hand produced a surprise as if out of thin air!! Wow, what a surprise.<br /><br />Recently we have been given to much discussion, especially related to Ms. Obama, where words like 'obesity' and 'poverty' are linked together. It is no secret she and her husband believe everyone in the world should have everything they need regardless of any known impediment needed to get them. They have used terms like 'equality' and 'level playing field' to lock in our minds their message. So how exactly does that work?<br /><br />Americans are known worldwide for their generosity. They have historically established a national compassion which is based on the individual manifestation of the same! So, when individual Americans hear things like the 'poverty level' has gone up, because most people have never experienced 'real' poverty in context iconic images like little children with bloated bellies lying about on dirty streets, or whole hospitals with children laying on cots with open oozing sores and flies crawling all over them are their reference images. They see other children who have hands cupped around small containers with white rice in them as their day's ration of food. America intellectually grasps what real poverty is because it has been being introduced into their consciousness via the television for decades. But that is the image of poverty and when we hear our national 'poverty level' has increased we start accessing the stored images we have contextually stored under 'poverty' in our mind's bank of files to perceive what is being said.<br /><br />Then there is the 'obesity' problem in kids that keeps being introduced and reintroduced into our daily consciousness via television images of stranger's butts walking down the street overflowing their pants or waddling in a skirt, most of which are adult behinds in any case. That is actually a correct image of obesity. Yet, what a dichotomy to have the mind juggle 'obesity' which is always associated with eating too much, which is associated with having the means to feed yourself too much, with the horrid images of poverty -- also being discussed daily. Confuse the mind? First you say 'fat' then you say 'skinny' and then you say this is a epidemic in our nation and your mind is trying to juggle horrific images of children dying of malnutrition and opportunistic disease and butts falling out of pants and the first lady determined this is a problem needing aggressive intervention, and you have a society starting to just fall into lock step because it must be so!<br /><br />STOP! Think! In 2003, 0.88 billionth of the world's population subsisted on $1.00 a day. That represents 13.6% of the world population in 2003. 48% of the world population subsisted on $2.50 a day. How much are you living on? Really? When you break down the cost of the roof over your head, the food and water you have access to, utilities, just the necessities, what is the per day cost? In our country, even those who exist on the streets in dire poverty, for America, manage to come in for a free meal, but it still costs someone to provide it? No way it can be broken down to $2.50 per day! The mental images we have of poverty really is poverty. America has difficult times and many are without the standard of living other may enjoy and that is where the manipulation begins to connect and move the people. Because American's feel such compassion for lessor fortunate people when they hear kids are going hungry they immediately think little kids with bloated tummies laying in cots with oozing sores and tons of flies. But is that really America's childhood reality? What public school in all of America does not offer 'poverty level' kids free breakfast and lunch? And is it a small container of white rice or is it a nutritious somewhat balanced meal? The kids are given ample opportunity to exercise and maintain the natural immunity their system produces from nutritious meals and regular exercise.<br /><br />We must slow down and watch both hands! Just because we are fooled into thinking the kids of America live in inequality when it comes to basic needs doesn't mean it is the same level of destitution we see from other countries where it really exists. They have taken on a bold cause trying to reduce obesity while touting poverty simultaneously. But what comes from the message? Being on message with Ms. Obama now has 'choice' being modified. Where we could go and choose a container of regular cottage cheese, many stores no longer offer anything but reduced fat or fat free choices. Fast food chains are being asked to replace their popular food items with vegetables and fruits. This does nothing to change the behavior of the consumer but if you federally mandate it what it will do is reduce the choice in places to take your family for a meal. When you raise the taxes on items considered a source for obesity, such as soda, you reduce the choice of beverages until the beverage companies no longer exist. And people comply because? They have allowed their minds to be cued up by external stimuli such as television and newspapers and then fall right into formation making choices until one day when they begin to miss their favorite french fries or a guzzle of their favorite cola and they go to buy either only to find out neither are there to buy that it dawns on them they've been had! Freedoms were yanked right out from underneath them with their full consent conditioned like the frog in a pot of water quickly warming to a boil..felt good until it didn't.<br /><br />Maybe you don't frequent fast food chains or drink sodas but you appreciate the 'freedom' to make that choice for yourself enough to understand others should have the freedom to choose for themselves to imbibe in a soda with fries.<br /><br />Stand up! Don't be deceived by the agenda of the folks who wish to bring you the quality of life that looks like everyone wearing military green work clothes, living in apartments that look exactly the same and eating whatever is served by the government down at the community kitchen. A nation whose freedoms are daily being surreptitiously stolen by the current powers at be is only the latest in a long line of politicians who have used 'words' and 'images' married and stored in our mental filing cabinet to launch a long term assault on our individuality while trying to reign us in under the control of big government. If I were to say 'terror' in the context of 'Solient Green' would that move you to WAKE UP? It is a few minutes until we cross the line of 'no return' and YOU and others like you becoming politically savvy and coming of age in this time of crisis of consciousness stand just this side of extinction. Our parents gave us a better world than we are giving our kids. Is that right?<br /><br />At every level of life, not just food, our choices are being modified without our conscious consent and to our nation's detriment. I hope my grand child will grow up in a world where they can choose to relish a dark chocolate fudge brownie ice cream cone from 31 Flavors or relish a shiny bright red ripened tomato from their own garden. It should be their choice as to what they want to feed their body and their mind. No one else should have the powerful authority to rip from their lives critical thinking and personal choice both of which are currently on our national endangered species list!<br /><br />Vote November 2, 2010 to block the movement away from choice and into servitude!Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-11832551691163589832010-08-29T23:35:00.006-10:002010-08-30T02:05:33.807-10:00Obama did not watch Beck's Restoring Honor Rally<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq8Q03Re8O3oR8N2tVa4ogms_CgPyjUau8SUulD7zbo-5D7GbtnV50WuwbSlL6XKLxcLBck5sMCKTs_il0-0Q3u_Hk5psZezq-Hu1icVZSzFsGt7qajKpmJIkUpu_LSudhr1wSBGFDivK/s1600/HONOR.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 116px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQq8Q03Re8O3oR8N2tVa4ogms_CgPyjUau8SUulD7zbo-5D7GbtnV50WuwbSlL6XKLxcLBck5sMCKTs_il0-0Q3u_Hk5psZezq-Hu1icVZSzFsGt7qajKpmJIkUpu_LSudhr1wSBGFDivK/s200/HONOR.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5511164858176623058" border="0" /></a>Is it a big surprise that the US President, Barak Obama, would remark that he did not watch the 'Restoring Honor Rally', the biggest event at the Mall on 8/28/2010?<br /><br />According to '<a href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38906337/ns/nightly_news/">Nightly News</a>' Mr. Obama said: "<span style="font-style: italic;">It’s not surprising that somebody like a Mr. Beck is able to stir up a certain portion of the country. That's been true throughout our history</span>,”.<br /><br />Not surprising someone is able to stir up certain portion of the country? Ya think?<br /><br />Why would the <span style="font-style: italic;">President</span> be interested in 'restoring honor'?<br /><br />This past week we have witnessed a couple of points of DIShonor; here is one:<br /><br /><ul><li>The <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/26/AR2010082606353.html?hpid=moreheadlines&sid=ST2010082700364">Administration has halted the prosecution</a> <span style="font-style: italic;">of the man alleged to be behind the bombing of the USS Cole, which took the lives of 17 military personnel and injured 39</span>.<br /></li></ul>Why in the world would President Obama be interested in Restoring Honor? He might show an interest in honoring the dead and injured on that ship by not thwarting the trial for political purposes! These folks and their families they left behind, and indeed the nation, deserve to see justice meted out for the murder of our nation's sons in the persons of our military.<br /><br />Mr. Beck's underlying theme for the rally was a nearly year long focus on Hope, Faith and Charity. While the rally's focal point was clearly on God, this rally was the culmination of an 18 month long message that started with the '912 Project' where Principles and Values were outlined and an invitation was made for people all across the nation to sit down and review them, adopt them, commit to them and then share them with neighbors. They were based in part on the Military code of HONOR.<br /><br />How ironic that Mr. Beck's guest speaker, Sarah Palin, honored 3 soldiers at the rally just 48 hours after the announcement was made to halt prosecution of USS Cole bombing! Less than 24 hours later Mr. President said he did not watch the Rally. Did he 'just' miss the Rally? Or, did he miss the point.<br /><br />Here is another point of dishonor:<br /><ul><li>John Morton, Assistant Secretary of ICE, shares '<a href="http://breakingnews2u.com/new-immigration-policy-to-halt-some-illegal-immigrant-deportations-foxnews.html">New Immigration Policy to Halt Some Illegal Immigration Deportations</a>'</li></ul>How is this HONORING '<span style="font-style: italic;">We The People</span>' who in consistent polling shows 2 to 1 support for those states, like Arizona, who are making an effort to suppress the flood of illegal immigrants into the U.S. Honor would dictate the President lead by example in upholding the laws of this land especially, when not doing so undermines the efforts of those who do demonstrate respect for their fellow Americans and has resulted in kidnappings, murders and general mayhem to U.S. residents who live close to the southern border.<br /><br />Actually, for this past year and half there have been many times when 'honor' should have been the leadership quality and character utmost in evidence by the President and administration but wound up being replaced instead by turning a willful eye to recreating the 'standard' of character with watered down [formerly called dumbing down] vernacular designed to misdirect the mind of the person who would ordinarily find the replacement ideology objectionable and unacceptable. Nowadays, honor is reclassified and the ideals one held before have been rezoned in our psyche to the extent that we are developing mental blurred vision. If we squint our mind's eye we can barely make out the familiarity of the kinds of honor that President John Kennedy was regaled for in the movie PT-109; or Audie Murphy stood for as the most decorated soldier of World War 2! Those of us raised right after that war -- the legendary time of the 'greatest generation' -- learned from our parents all about honor. A 'man's word' and his 'good name' were related to his honor. It meant something to possess a fine reputation. We had leaders for this country who from time to time have manifest exceptional honor. And some who have not, and today, one who <span style="font-weight: bold;">WILL</span> not!<br /><br />The message to restore honor is resonating with many Americans because we understand and recognize the need to reverse the curse of 'me'ism'. Where is Mother Theresa today? She <span style="font-style: italic;">was</span> honor. Where is Ghandi today? He <span style="font-style: italic;">was</span> honor. Where is Dalai Lama today? <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">NOT HONORED</span> by this President. A truly peaceful and honorable man and our President closed the door to the White House and put out the 'do not disturb sign' to this man in October 2009. After the nation winced in a collective sigh of incredulity he finally agreed to meet with him in February of 2010 .<br /><br />Shame on ALL OF US for allowing an America to develop which relegates all things to the realm of politics. When we would postpone justice until after an election because it might 'effect' the outcome; When we will grant permission to 5 states to not meet the deadline for absentee balloting for our military thus thwarting their voices in the representational government they are putting their lives on the line to protect; When we will release ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS already INCARCERATED back out onto the streets, into the neighborhoods onto the social systems of states that are already operating in the red in no small way because of the burden of costs associated with illegal immigrants, to effect an outcome at the ballot place; we have manifestly abandoned all evidence of honor. If our own men in uniform cannot depend on our word though they have fulfilled theirs, where is the honor? 17 dead and 39 injured military personnel deserve to be honored with justice! Tens of thousands deserve to vote! 1200 deserve to be at home working their real jobs and loving their families not stationed at an out of control border due to dishonorable management of it by the administration responsible.<br /><br />Glenn Beck's timing is essential. The train is about to run out of track and we will all be in a fix soon if we don't put on the brakes of this forced re-creation of our nation by people without honor and without desire to hearken back to the kind of America where honor was 'the way of life' and respect was the consequence to its presence in our lives. This Restoring Honor campaign has touched many of us. It has been the eye drops that have removed the film that obstructed our vision from seeing even how we, ourselves, have forsaken honor.<br /><br />The passionate discussion about the Ground Zero Mosque is a 'sign' of the return of Honor. Those who have stepped up and acknowledged there is no doubt a constitutional premise for this mosque to be built there but the 'honorable' thing is not to impose the religious practice of building a monument at a place where that religion believes they have made a conquest. Honoring the sensibilities of many Americans would be a demonstration of character.<br /><br />It is too bad Mr. O did not catch the many demonstrations of Faith at the Restoring Honor Rally.<br /><br />Perhaps the seed has been sown and as it is watered God will make it grow and we will once again be a people and nation that will attract men and women of honor from all sorts of countries seeking to live free rather than the crooks who seem to see America as a land of exploitation and not exploration!<br /><br />Alas, it is clear. Those who voted for change got it. The honor we have now is referred to as 'honor among thieves'. Ironically, the attempt to abscond with honor nearly succeeded.<br /><br />Will we freely sing this with honor in our hearts? "`<span style="font-style: italic;">Alleluia! the salvation, and the glory, and the honour, and the power, [is] to the Lord our God</span>;" Rev 19:1 [Young's Literal Translation]Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-30627313702465882462010-08-19T01:09:00.003-10:002010-08-19T01:43:45.369-10:00Pelosi * Ground Zero Mosque & the Word!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTWzHRjve5l0_ugSiwthZCwANsO3mi_0L5edhE09-qrAjk54xRP-bPo3xMrD4rNMCKGX8Y0ZfuP_PR3AOxpXDYEIaJqbBgthAyyuhUDQUzS4igPd7PPi40xylZLklFMeHahCR7ZtZEv6-/s1600/pelosi.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 180px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgTWzHRjve5l0_ugSiwthZCwANsO3mi_0L5edhE09-qrAjk54xRP-bPo3xMrD4rNMCKGX8Y0ZfuP_PR3AOxpXDYEIaJqbBgthAyyuhUDQUzS4igPd7PPi40xylZLklFMeHahCR7ZtZEv6-/s200/pelosi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507076517780352098" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">The 'Word' is, we must be punished!<br /><br />Fantasy Island has a dark cloud hanging over it and Ms. Pelosi is not happy! She wants to know WHO is FUNDING the OPPOSITION to the Ground Zero Mosque!?!? :::::reaching into my pockets and turning them inside out:::::: Yep, must be me. I am broke, somebody took my money in order to finance opposition, no wait! Because I think it an insulting, ludicrous and ill advised idea, thus I oppose this abomination, <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">I am the opposition!</span><br /><br />Before today, I was opposed -- but quietly. You know, the quiet that when you hear something so wrong you have a little talk with yourself in your head and decide on the whys and wherefores that make it wrong and then you file it in your silent majority opinion file. But, today, Ms. Pelosi interjecting herself into my RIGHT to speak my mind has caused me to get it out of my head and out into public domain. I OPPOSE THIS and NO FREAKING BODY IS FUNDING MY OPPOSITION...I am of sound mind and self will and I OPPOSE THIS! Got the WORD yet?<br /><br />Why do I oppose it? Because I don't approve of anyone coming to my country, slaughtering my fellow American's, and then erecting a trophy on the mantle of the killing field! It is not about their religion or their right to practice it. It is not because they are coincidentally of the same religious affiliation that when radicalized has focused malicious intent against my country. It is because it offends the sensibilities of Americans and it imposes an attribute of arrogance over our sensibilities. If you don't like America the way we are LEAVE ALREADY! No one put a gun to your heads and forced you to immigrate to this country. You are free to return to your culture any time you wish. Just stop trying to change ours.<br /><br />As for Nonsense Pelosi, November 2nd can't get here soon enough. It will be sweet victory to know that your days are numbered as house speaker. You will be moved out of that very important office and your finger wagging, name calling, chiding and impudent manner will be out of the public eye, yet again. Relegated to just another representative from California, you will no longer wield the power to belittle the fine citizens of this great nation. By the way, I am sure the countries where the Mosque and Islam religion is the ONLY church you will see would welcome you with opened arms to their little close nit family. You will have to get used to sitting down and shutting up unless spoken to; dressing more modestly; wearing a head scarf at least and a burkha at most as a sign of your lack of standing. You being the wrong gender and all. Hold an office where you can wag your finger at a man? Oh, please, try it there.<br /><br />Lady, you have stepped way over the line and are seriously standing on the last nerve of the people of this country.<br /><br />Hear me really well...read my lips...I OPPOSE THE MOSQUE BEING BUILT NEXT TO GROUND ZERO. And NO ONE IS FUNDING ME. I just opened my mouth and said it..then I sat down and wrote it here. I paid for this site!<br /><br />That's my opinion and I am sticking with it.<br /></span>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-44292814075873692622010-07-25T07:57:00.005-10:002010-07-25T09:04:28.826-10:00Are we finished with the RACE CARD YET?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7ZxleHHPWEEpHSaVGtjHmCneA9BeMvOKgobg6_ekQL70kIhnsZJPLYX5nDWidBAjl59xQsculFpQJr3-t-Xu7GH1kO6eRbAwPPjDC4e1gx0rhbmPT-x0nQTuikTAblSrE9HrCyWUx9bd/s1600/race+card.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 146px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn7ZxleHHPWEEpHSaVGtjHmCneA9BeMvOKgobg6_ekQL70kIhnsZJPLYX5nDWidBAjl59xQsculFpQJr3-t-Xu7GH1kO6eRbAwPPjDC4e1gx0rhbmPT-x0nQTuikTAblSrE9HrCyWUx9bd/s200/race+card.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5497905549863735058" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:georgia;">Here it is, Sunday, and the past couple of weeks we have been inundated with blasts of heat from the 'post racial' gang about race! At the end of the week we find out there was, or is, a concerted effort from some who consider themselves 'liberal' and 'progressive' to 'play the race card' when one wants to obfuscate an issue. Now, mind you, the English language is a lot of fun to play with, like 'LIBERAL'. There are a few choice ways one can use the word liberal. Liberal means copious amounts...for instance when you are supposed to baste a bird you are to be liberal with the amount of basting. And 'PROGRESSIVE' has equal many ways to use it.<br /><br />Now consider this: </span>With the release of discussions back and forth on the JournoLIST site, now defunct because of exposure, it was a concentrated and concerted decision for some in the 'media' business to deflect interest from a serious set of associates for then candidate Barack Obama, like his minister, by putting the report of Mr. Wright's theological sermons and his closeness to the Obama couple and the expose' of this coupling of friends into the context of 'race'. Because some reported on this volatile association some in the 'liberal progressive' media began their 'race' campaign. We have been bombarded with this strategy over and over again until most in America are wondering what happened to our peaceful and united citizenry! It wasn't until this past week we found out it was actually a PLOT to pull out the old standby Race Card that puts everyone in a place of discomfort. It has backfired on those who promoted this idea BIG TIME. How?<br /><br />Well, first of all, in reality. Since the narrative from the liberal progressive left is that America has had a long history of not liking people of color, specifically black individuals it is time for a tad bit of a reality check. In my life I have been a fan [sometimes way more than I should] of some of these: Diana Ross & the Supremes; The Four Tops, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Stevie Wonder [even naming my daughter partly from one of his songs], Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Sidney Poitier, Bill Cosby, Greg Morris, Nicole Nichols, Denzel Washington, Wesley Snipes, Chris Rock, Chris Tucker, Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and many more. I don't do sports but come on, who in America can deny the long time love affair with celebs from the Football and Basketball sports fields? My life has been so blessed and surrounded by the beautiful talent of these folks that it would not be the same without them. Yet, when I listen, watch, read or discuss these same individuals it is not to see them as 'black' but to see them as PEOPLE! Just like everyone else but exceptionally talented...in comparison to myself!<br /><br />Now with that out of the way, to the repugnant charge 'white' America is 'anti-black' or 'anti-people of color', let's get real. Are there ignorant people who not only possess but practice bigotry and is that bigotry sometimes directed towards people of color? Absolutely! But there is a segment of society that also is ignorant and bigoted with regards to anything that is not 'traditional' or 'acceptable' to their world view, including religion, more specifically, even against different Christian denominations. Are they the 'majority' no way. Do they even amount to enough they should get noticed other than as a concession ignorance is alive and living even in America!<br /><br />Does playing the Race Card advantage anyone? Especially those in America who go about their daily business enjoying living in this country many of whom are people of color? Only the political movement that may be trying to foster a special agenda which runs counter to the wishes of the majority of Americans, including all people of color. Have we seen this before? YES, YES, YES! Back in the '60's we were being faced with a couple of big movements: Anti-war, Anti-establishment and the Race issues! We had demonstrations on campuses all over the U.S. against the Viet Nam war, Love Ins that showed the previous generation the social mores of their time were being changed and it was 'in their face' change. We also had a campaign by one group of strong militant young black people while at the same time faced with peaceful demonstrations for equal rights led primarily by a minister whose name is synonymous with peace and love, Martin Luther King. Unfortunately, as a teen from that time, I can tell you I confused the one with the other, or more to the point, I saw the violence of the one and superimposed and coupled it with the demonstrations of the other and classed them all as dangerous, not in message so much as in aim. With maturity I was able to divorce the RIGHTS and purposes of Mr. King -- whose message was not to call people to war with each other but to embrace -- from the message of Malcolm X, or the original Black Panther group and others from that time. Even murderer Charles Manson had the black vs white conflict of the time as a strong under current to his maniacal life.<br /><br />Today, it is a matter of disgust to most Americans to see or be personally aware of any sort of discrimination. We point it up and deal with it when we witness it and we consider it a matter of national pride to do so!<br /><br />Will this latest move by the 'alternate reality' folk, the mass cry of RACIAL unrest that the media is trying to develop and move along, last? Or, lead to another summer like those of many of the mid and later part of the '60's and early '70's? Not if we don't allow it. We must minimize it in our lives and not let provocative images and statements stir our outrage. Taking the high road is the essential now. We lose only if we let masterful manipulation move us from the place we have been comfortable for a few decades now, life without division, without segregation, without noticing color because we dislike it but because it's diversity enhances our lives!<br /><br />Shame on EVERYONE who has promulgated this lame and divisive narrative. Shame on those who plotted to make it so in the media community. Shame on the President and his staff that they would make such a public issue out of a media incident and SHAME on the the same for using this instance as an opportunity to further the RACE NARRATIVE!<br /><br />The one thing I figure will come from all of this is the 'DISGUST' that most Americans will feel from being assaulted in this way will be to begin to push back with counter media, via such places as blogs like this, and with a vote which replaces those who would ride on this sort of dangerous narrative in any way! So, those of you who want to be voted out please feel free to be as 'liberal' as you like, really baste the voting public with as much of your nonsense as you wish. We will remember your name at the polls when we vote for your opponents, doesn't matter what party you or they are, it is ABY! [anyone but you]<br /><br />This has become boring to most of us because it is nonsense.<br /><span style="font-family:georgia;"><br /></span>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-12280964639018859952010-06-28T22:44:00.003-10:002010-06-29T00:05:32.550-10:00Jan Brewer: One Feisty Lady!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FJ-A8bNZ_PQnXHzQleiR_-mwg7bpwc8XIQsGc5ftEPEKVUHjMwswKG51FFHg6Avx7q73R5g4lyPYJZfj2S6UG6e-SOxKS0IdKQyrb-3RRDQshK-0I6S1mEAD5YioQMPBKntpwRZfhSf2/s1600/az+gov.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 189px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6FJ-A8bNZ_PQnXHzQleiR_-mwg7bpwc8XIQsGc5ftEPEKVUHjMwswKG51FFHg6Avx7q73R5g4lyPYJZfj2S6UG6e-SOxKS0IdKQyrb-3RRDQshK-0I6S1mEAD5YioQMPBKntpwRZfhSf2/s200/az+gov.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5488126465942597586" border="0" /></a>In case you haven't had a chance to <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCMM01VX6rg">watch this</a>, I thought I would post this here. [the actual youtube video of the commercial] I am just disgusted with the way the security needs of Arizonans are being trifled with as each day passes.<br /><br />We have crisis after crisis, all of which have solutions, but none of which are being resolved. Could it be purposed this way?<br /><br />Something as simple in 'theory' as border security. It is fairly scary to think third world countries have better border security than does the 'mighty' U.S.A! 524 National Guard troops for a whole 120 days for Arizona. Really, Mr. President? Really, Dir. of HOMELAND SECURITY Napolitano?<br /><br />Over a little east of Arizona, in the Gulf of Mexico a growing oily nightmare is undulating towards pristine beaches while wiping out eco systems and wildlife in its path. All the while a huge skimmer with impressive equipment sits in the docks of Virginia that could make a significant difference in the Gulf in terms of clean up. But the pesky 1920 law, known as the Jones Act, prevents it from leaving the docks to head over and start cleaning up. It is a Taiwan Flagged skimmer.<br /><br />Desperate to protect Alabamans, the governor of Alabama secures the 200 miles of his coastline first with huge booms, 7 meters high and weighing tons; they are ripped up by the coast guard and moved to Louisiana. Then, Alabamans bring in snare booms to catch the oil before it washes up on shore. They are foiled by the Fish & Game folks. Lastly, they hire 400 people to patrol their beaches scooping up oil, and OSHA shuts them down saying they could only work 20 minutes out of each hour and no more than 40 minutes in 2 hours! [see <a href="http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/2010/06/28/how-obama-bungled-the-oil-spill-an-inside-story/#more-1124">dickmorris</a>.com for detail] These incidents are becoming common place. The Barakracy that is this administration has become so frustrating and inhibiting when it comes to innovative ways to stop or clean up the spill, stifling the initiative of thousands whose livelihoods, culture and homes are being threatened. Then there is helpless wildlife falling victim!<br /><br />The president is preaching 'stimulus' to countries who are no longer able to sustain their own governments instead of being fiscally responsible. His prognosis for the patient known as the US Economy is to leave the gaping wound open and pulsing life blood out while continuing to pump blood replacement in through the heart! Doesn't work.<br /><br />Jobs: In April of 2009 we all thought the big stimulus package was going to put people back to work and right the messed up economy but here we are 14 months later and hearing that most of the jobs lost are simply gone forever! OOPS!<br /><br />Treasury Secretary, Tim Geitner declares: "I think the world understands now that growth in the future around the world cannot depend as much on the United States as it did in the past." Really? Why do you suppose this is?<br /><br />All these crisis, daily growing in disastrous proportions, BUT, not to worry! The senate agreed to give the President the power to shut down the internet for up to 4 months at a time! There you have it folks!!! Imagine, if it becomes law, how many months is it until November exactly? If the internet is shut down the INFORMATION HIGHWAY would no longer be a problem for this administration! Let's face it, with all these bloggers, the news folks, this president is stuck between a hard place and a rock under 24/7 scrutiny and having to adjust his daily policy on the whim of the majority du jour!<br /><br />It is thoroughly disgusting! First part of his reign had our heads spinning as he announced he would close Gitmo by year's end; that he would allow the CIA and prosecutors to be tried for their part in alleged torture of the bad guys; that he changed the terminology from War on Terror to 'man made conflict' and spent a week and a half traveling the middle east apologizing for what he perceived as America misbehaving for the past 8 years. As if he were a parent and making a huge apology to the school authorities for his child's acting out. We braced ourselves as the Congress passed Cap and Trade and then the focus shifted to a rush to pass Obamacare! We began this year with a reaffirmation of many of the same topics in his State of the Union speech but as the year has progressed many begin to suffer from PTSD as we are hit day after day with one crisis, one foolish mistake, one act of Chicago Style politics after another. I feel like I should go on an apology tour and ask the world to forgive my President for embarrassing them and us with his attempt to 'fundamentally transform' America!<br /><br />Enough already! It is bad enough so many of the folks in this country have hit upon hard times. There is not much security in their lives. Some have family and friends they are saying good bye to for the last time as they head over to Afghanistan for a 2nd or 3rd tour only to become a casualty. We have murder and mayhem in one of our border states that has robbed many of all sense of safety and security, and they live in a 'mighty nation'. Now untold destruction of the ocean, the teeming life in the ocean, the coast line and the people who will be adversely affected for years by this. Not to be forgotten those who were killed and injured in the initial explosion. This is just too much for the folks of this nation to endure all at once with NO credible assurance from the President or his administration that even a single one of these can be alleviated! Actually, you are hearing, Jobs? Gone forever! Border Security? Not until we get Immigration reform! War over in 2011? We'll be transitioning as is practical based on the assessment of the military. Oil spill clean up? What do you want me to do, suck it up in a straw? Hope and change 'who' can believe in? Promise everything; deliver on nothing.<br /><br />November 2, 2010 seems likely to be the way Americans can pick themselves up by their boot straps, vote in the REAL CHANGE and then buckle down for the ride back to normalcy. There are many things that need reversed, overturned, fixed. Until then, GOD bless America! We surely need it!Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-80901006774820771212010-06-16T13:05:00.003-10:002010-06-16T13:22:25.046-10:00BP, Feds New Bailout Patsy<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAy6ch5_UABNq-QUuRmPN-FyTogMMUx5cBtUa03TE_CbPbhDqKtdGYv11zYT2a2ROilx7K_jRJFldLotSbBcoL1J29CAw1uiZQkTLEfXbNsrDR5OlmTOyeQUzuixW63Q2hzcAH65Tse1w/s1600/bp+bail+out.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 124px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzAy6ch5_UABNq-QUuRmPN-FyTogMMUx5cBtUa03TE_CbPbhDqKtdGYv11zYT2a2ROilx7K_jRJFldLotSbBcoL1J29CAw1uiZQkTLEfXbNsrDR5OlmTOyeQUzuixW63Q2hzcAH65Tse1w/s200/bp+bail+out.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483511706224053202" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:georgia;">It's official!</span></span><br /></div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><span style="font-family:georgia;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">B</span>ritish <span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);">P</span>etroleum is now the official banker for the Obama administration's 6 month moratorium on off shore drilling! Yep, the Obama administration made a federal decision to halt all offshore drilling, effectively shutting down some 30 plus drill sites and just as effectively putting tens of thousands of employees out of a job at least for the period of the moratorium. So now the new <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">B</span>ailout <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">P</span>atsy, <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">bp</span> will be anteing up the money to support those out of work during the moratorium, at least to the tune of $100, 000, 000.00!<br /><br />It's one thing to hold the company responsible for the death and injuries of its employees as a result of the explosion. It is also expected and understandable to hold them responsible for the clean up costs, the recovery costs and the losses incurred due to the explosion and subsequent gushing well! Making them squirrel away $20B in an escrow account to be overseen and monitored by an 'independent third party' who just happens to be serving the US Gov, at least for a little while longer, is hardly an 'independent' third party. And this guy was also involved in the disbursements of the 'after 9-11' costs! [More on that red flag later.]<br /><br />In addition to the 20 billion escrow and the 100 million moratorium associated costs there is also the reference to the folks there having a hard time since Katrina and Rita...as if that is also <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);">bp</span>'s fault! The economy stinks because it stinks. Recovery has been slow, even absent the disasters of Katrina and Rita. This incident is surely going to have long term consequences but reach back and pull in hurricane recovery and manipulate Americans into seeing all of this as some how due them by<span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);"> bp</span> is wrong! The moratorium is Obama's administration's doing. It is a knee jerk response, and many believe a political one, to this event. While <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">bp</span>'s explosion and subsequent disaster was the precipitous factor in the moratorium <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">bp</span> had nothing to do with the decision to enforce the moratorium. Why are they being made to pay? Political equity!!! That's it.<br /><br />About the independent third party doling out of dollars...mark my words...look at the date of this blog entry...I venture in 2 or 3 months, maybe even longer, we will be hearing of accounts of people who had been getting payments from <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">bp</span> but once the government's 'independent third party' took responsibility the disbursements are not forthcoming! Do we need a replay of how miserably the funds were disbursed after 9-11?<br /><br />All in all, on the President's comments after his meeting with the <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">bp</span> folks, I heard NADA about what is being done to 'clean it all up'! He still hasn't addressed why he has not suspended the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920">Jones Act</a>; or, why he has not taken the Dutch up on their offer to assist? The precedent exists.<br /><br />Yes, there needs to be an accounting. The why's, the how's and the when's. Yes, <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">bp</span> and their associated partners bear absolute culpability for this incident, at this time. But, as we see the economy continue to sink, as we see jobs lost that are even remotely related to the Gulf region, will <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">B</span>ritish <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">P</span>etroleum now be the new China writing checks to bail out America [with out the pay back factor?] with every nuance that something may be related? Do I get to send a request to <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">bp</span> for damages because the price of oil is sure to go up and due to my own unemployment the hardship of the additional costs is something I should not have to bear? Where does it all stop? When do we stop gutting private business? When do we stop the blood letting of corporations simply because they have money? When do we begin to live within our own means, understand in order for people to get back to work, for the economy to be revved back to life we need to stop rendering the life's blood of this country anemic?<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">bp</span> is a multi national corporation. When we eviscerate them and render them incapable of paying the bill who then will pick up the tab? What is the 'administrative' fee going to be for the 'independent third party' to dole out monies? What legal language is in place to assure ALL the money goes to those who will need it and not just to pay back the coffers of ill spent federal monies? The president said they took steps to set up this fund, including all the LEGAL steps, to make sure the people who need the money get it.<br /><br />No doubt, this is an horrific event, an incomparable crisis and will destroy much before it assimilated by mother nature. There is accountability. <span style="color: rgb(51, 255, 51);">bp</span> so far is willing to step up and do their part. Let it be minus the Chicago style tactics, let it be without alienating allies, let it be apolitical and let it bring all things back to a balance as soon as possible.<br /><br />These are my thoughts...what say you?</span>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-18563621849136502922010-05-23T01:37:00.003-10:002010-05-23T02:11:22.598-10:00Charles Djou wins Congressional seat Hawaii!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxdzDcHgMu9XTTjGy8zFmW9Ve8-VEkpGKxjCLYff_SpHA-0gymsgYXrUm3uEhqS9onX9U4wPFcvJRiH8B7s4sMQE1r_AYD7jloMrHhwnBnkPsEFthzsbzeyy4droCAlx6r4cStb05CP0A/s1600/djou.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxdzDcHgMu9XTTjGy8zFmW9Ve8-VEkpGKxjCLYff_SpHA-0gymsgYXrUm3uEhqS9onX9U4wPFcvJRiH8B7s4sMQE1r_AYD7jloMrHhwnBnkPsEFthzsbzeyy4droCAlx6r4cStb05CP0A/s200/djou.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474428317100748274" border="0" /></a>Congratulations to Charles Djou and his campaign for successfully rooting out a staunchly democratic seat!<br /><br />The Honolulu Paper, Star Bulletin reports:<br /><p class="storytext">“<span style="font-style: italic;">This is a momentous day,” Djou told a jubilant crowd at state party headquarters. “We have sent a message to the United States Congress. We have sent a message to the ex-governors. We have sent a message to the national Democrats! We have sent a message to the machine.</span></p> <p class="storytext"><span style="font-style: italic;">“We have told them that we will not stand idly by as our great nation is overburdened by too much taxes, too much debt and too much wasteful spending</span>.”</p><p class="storytext">This seat was vacated by Neil Abercrombie whose voting record as one of two Hawaii Representatives was definitely party line with his last monumental vote being 'yes' on the Congressional 'Cap n Tax' bill H.R. 2454, passed in July 2009. It is expected Congressman elect Djou will vote down conservative lines. His win is phenomenal in a state where the Republican Governor has taken serious heat over some of her fiscal decisions, 'Furlough Friday' being the most discussed by residents of the state.<br /></p><p class="storytext">Though the win is an interim win and clearly his record between now and the election to fill this seat for an entire term will be his campaign platform, his election is not only about a dysfunctional local democratic party, it is also a referendum on Obama's administration. Charles Djou just ripped a seat from the majority party in the Congress right out from under Obama's alleged home state! A state that overwhelming voted for him for President just 18 months ago! How quickly the tide has changed. There is some hope this state will elect yet another candidate to replace Mazie Hirono and her liberal voting record with a candidate whose fiscal and national security platforms seem more in line with the majority of Americans! Watch Ramsay Pualani Wharton as she manages her campaign. <a href="http://www.ramsay2010.com/">www.ramsay2010.com</a></p><p class="storytext">Liberty may prevail as one incumbent after another falls to the will of the people; a people who comprise the government 'for the people, by the people and of the people'!<br /></p><p class="storytext">The primaries are only the beginning. The general election in November is the key! It would be so great to see 2 new conservatives sitting in Congress representing the fine people of Hawaii!<br /></p>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-13970861884629294252010-05-03T22:50:00.003-10:002010-05-03T23:56:41.628-10:00Little this; Little that!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMBD_JpenJT0D-tZEnuvP2i_0IONilkFoQuOPNFPix2NHxhXhki_WvoRfMXKmrKyuSWIoisBqEmkq300PupTeaiCiduToY-OIs88XjaeMAJy15T3R-G2REKnFNUdQEkmrmz5OqrGbrZPe/s1600/RANDOMTHOUGHTS.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 184px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJMBD_JpenJT0D-tZEnuvP2i_0IONilkFoQuOPNFPix2NHxhXhki_WvoRfMXKmrKyuSWIoisBqEmkq300PupTeaiCiduToY-OIs88XjaeMAJy15T3R-G2REKnFNUdQEkmrmz5OqrGbrZPe/s200/RANDOMTHOUGHTS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5467351126539971346" border="0" /></a><br />Thought I would share my thoughts on a couple of current events which make no sense to me.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">Franklin Graham/Dissedinvited</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:georgia;">I am no fan of any particular minister, preacher or alleged man of the cloth. I think they are fairly equal opportunity purveyors of their wares.</span> Some actually do great charitable work; others not so much. Be that as it may, about the Pentagon and the flip flop invitation to Franklin Graham for the National Day of Prayer: just because some insignificant unfamiliar group grumbled that he had made some statement about the Islam religion that was taken by some as offensive. Okay, and? Speaking of offensive, most Americans, of all religions, and of no religion were offended on 9/11. Thereafter, we were offended when Spain and London had their own event. We were offended to see women being forced to kneel in stadiums and beheaded by the 'MORALITY POLICE' in Afghanistan. Offended indeed! Yet, the single common denominator to all of these events is the radical segment of Islam, or so they say. Haven't noticed a huge outcry from the American community of Muslims renouncing such notions. Find that offensive as well.<br /><br />One more thing offensive is some obscure group can write a letter to the Pentagon and belly ache about Mr. Graham's comments and the government immediately bows to their complaint. So, who is representing the Christian Faith at the Pentagon that day?<br /><br />Mr. Graham has a son in Afghanistan who is giving of his own life to serve this country. I should think since most of the troops serving in Muslim countries fighting wars against dangerous radicals of the Islam faith are Christian in faith and Reverend Franklin Graham would represent and lead them in his prayer that day. As I said, I am no fan of the man but I believe wholly that the CHRISTIAN troops fighting for our freedoms in 2 wars have a right to be represented by a man of their faith.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">About Illegal Non Citizens:</span><br /><br />How many illegal individuals do you suppose were among the 50 thousand who marched in Los Angeles; 20 thousand who marched in Dallas and the other groups who marched elsewhere? They enjoyed the 1st amendment right guaranteed by the Constitution for 'citizens' of this country to gather in peaceful assembly. I will give them that...most of them were peaceful. Just curious, how do you think Fidel Castro, Hugo Chavez and Iran's Ahmadinawhatever would have handled large crowds who were demonstrating against those country's immigration laws? Oh, wait...just their own citizens gathered in protest to an illegal election in Iran got those LEGAL citizens shot at, beat up, arrested and sprayed with lye from hovering helicopters. Yet, the crowds gathered about AZ's controversial law were accorded the freedom to speak their minds in protest! Suppose that is why they are here? Because the US honors the inalienable rights of her citizens? Why not come here legally, not as a burden to the country? Work, live and love as a legal citizen? Why are you fleeing Mexico? Why not stay and change your own country? Here is a quandry: What if the US sent troops to Mexico, all the way into Mexico to 'occupy' the country? How many of the folks who are here illegally would immediately return to take as stand for their country? As well they should! Divided loyalties, perhaps?<br /><br />Return home, come into the country the right way, legally. All of America has NO PROBLEM with that. Then, doesn't matter if AZ has a bill 1070 because you would be here legally.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">About the Kook from Iran:</span><br /><br />Why was he here? Who in this country allowed this wing nut to come here? It is time someone at the government level begins to understand THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA is not a door mat! 'Bring the huddled masses to us' does not mean to walk all over us, spit upon us, threaten us and insult us. How much air time do you think anyone from the US would get if they went to Iran and started speaking of Iran as Satan with sulfur wafting up, or engaged in demagoguery with the license this guy does? Right, NONE! In fact, the person would likely be arrested for spying or some trumped up charge. Yet, here we are, again, having to see his face on television mouthing off and condemning the US. ENOUGH ALREADY. I loved former UN Ambassador John Bolton's thoughts tonight: "The strong words mean nothing to these people." Further, he contended Hillary's remarks were more for political purposes and not to effect some resolution. Hillary and Bill live in NY. Suppose the coordinates for NY are in the cross hairs of Iran's long range nuclear missiles? Think her strong words will matter then? Just down the road a tad is the White House...think it will matter to them that those 'strong words' were used? The innocent lives that will be lost if one of those missiles gets off while this government dances with the Madman of Iran will be the legacy of the 'apology diplomacy'. The words of a song come to mind: "Who's sorry now?"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(51, 0, 0);">The Oil Spill:</span><br /><br />What a sad sad situation! So much life will be lost because of this. Who knows if this was a freak accident or negligence right now. Frankly who is responsible is not now relevant to getting a grip on the escaping crude decimating our ocean and its teeming life. Further, the serious impact upon those communities who have the crude wash ashore is incalculable. The responsible party is alleging to be stepping up to bear all responsibility. My question, though this company is headquartered in Europe, will they be too big to fail? Will their cost soar so high they will ask for a bail out? Seriously! I am not being facetious here. The company should be paying for all the government resources that must be used to assist in getting this under control. But will they?<br /><br />Will this become the crisis necessary to just slam Cap n Tax through...it's about the environment you know...It is a huge sad event with unspeakable consequences. It needs to be dealt with and then dealt with. But in no way should the folks of this country be subject to extra taxation for clean up; or threat of extreme EPA regulations that stifles our independence from foreign oil. It should not be seized upon as a crisis to manipulate politically for gain for either party.<br /><br />The news scene is alive with so many hot stories right now...and then there is yet another DUDley bomber! Oh, the current news story is this Dudster is of Pakistan origin...hmmm...what is the dominant religion there? The Dudster tried to detonate in New York...that is not offensive at all! So, explain to me again please, the rationale behind forbidding a Christian minister who has spoken TRUTH about the radical branch of Islam, to be included in the National Prayer Day events at the Pentagon? I AM OFFENDED! I was born here. My parents were born here. Their parents were born here. Their parents were born here! Why should my family's long lived culture and religious preference be singled out and denied especially with the Veterans who comprise our family tree!<br /><br />I deplore the 'fundamental transformation' with all that is me! I did not vote for this and I shall vote against its continuance on Nov 2.<br /><br />That's my opinion and I am sticking to it...how 'bout yours?Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-24229922019837913742010-04-25T22:38:00.005-10:002010-04-25T23:32:44.757-10:00National Guard to Chicago? R U Kidding me?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0p4yfrhSf8lVziHKDSpLndYQYaEzAxNgMsz33UUaWjY5Leovr90-QImw1oNuI6snr7ZqRMUQ-x-YUPru5nsvND-NL5wQ71g4nsC__Kfd0agPtYbGoN0VotXswwWQnsYdajpr9fi0wwdD/s1600/POSSE+COMITATUS.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp0p4yfrhSf8lVziHKDSpLndYQYaEzAxNgMsz33UUaWjY5Leovr90-QImw1oNuI6snr7ZqRMUQ-x-YUPru5nsvND-NL5wQ71g4nsC__Kfd0agPtYbGoN0VotXswwWQnsYdajpr9fi0wwdD/s200/POSSE+COMITATUS.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464363127723424690" border="0" /></a>So, people are up in arms about Jan Brewer signing bill 1070 authorizing the police to verify legal status of the folks in the state of Arizona. Really! Imagine, the police enforcing law.<br /><br />Yet, Chicago politicians want the National Guard to roll into town and 'enforce' the law because of the increase in violent crime. Can we spell P O S S E C O M I T A T U S?<br /><br />Yes, according to the '<a href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/2010/04/state-reps-want-to-fight-violence-with-national-guards-help.html">Chicago Tribune</a>'. The article says: "<a class="autolink" href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/neighborhoods.html?region=1435491">Chicago</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 51);">Democrats John Fritchey and LaShawn Ford said they want Quinn, Mayor Richard Daley and</span> <a class="autolink" href="http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/neighborhoods.html?region=1435491">Chicago</a> <span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);"> Police Supt. Jody Weis to allow guardsmen to patrol streets and help quell violence. Weis said he did not support the idea because the military and police operate under different rules.</span> <p style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">"Is this a drastic call to action? Of course it is," Fritchey said. "Is it warranted when we are losing residents to gun violence at such an alarming rate? Without question. <span style="font-style: italic;">We are not talking about rolling tanks down the street or having armed guards on each corner</span>."</p> <p><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">What he envisions, Fritchey said, is a "heightened presence on the streets," particularly on the roughly 9 percent of city blocks where most of the city's violent crimes occur.</span>"</p><p>Color me confused, but how does one have 'heightened presence on the streets' without there being armed guards on each corner?<br /></p><p>Is this the same Chicago the President flew to Copenhagen to sell for the Olympic site? </p><p style="font-style: italic;">What does the Police Superintendent have to say about this? "<span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">Alluding to the 1970 Kent State University incident where the National Guard was called in and protestors and students were shot, Weis said having guardsmen handle crime could be "disastrous." But he said if the Daley suggested it, he would consider the option.</span></p> <p><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">"I'm open to anything that reduces violence. <span style="font-weight: bold;">But I have concerns when you mix law enforcement and the military</span>," Weis said</span>." Ya think?</p><p>I was thinking the other day when AZ passed their law, will they wind up with the Nat'l Guard protecting the borders, which is supposed to be the Border Patrol's job, or will they just have the police do it all! Of course I'd not want to be a police person in a state with such a law and the increased kidnapping, murder and mayhem that has become AZ's reality, but until the turf war is finally decided, turf being...who is on first when it comes to enforcement of immigration laws, I guess the police will have the job.<br /></p><p>Chicago is no stranger to gangland violence. It has quite a rich history [pun intended] with notorious gangsters from several eras who have used Chicago for their pistol practice and other sordid gangland activities/proclivities. I think the last time the 'crime level' was addressed in this area was when they sent in a Federal Law Enforcement agent in the person of Eliot Ness! Alas, those were the days.</p><p>There is no doubt, with the economy where it is, housing where it is, two wars going on for a decade, a government that seems bent on keeping the country off kilter never knowing what to expect next -- how much of their lives will be the next pound of flesh, times are tough. But is it practical to break the Posse Comitatus act to address crime?<br /></p><p>This could escalate into a crisis with 'martial law'. What an incredible precedent to set. Oh wait! It was set back in 1970 at Kent University, as noted in the article! </p><p>We need to keep our eyes open to the insidious way this incident or another event or activity, all needing the National Guard or the Military to fix instead of law enforcement, lays the ground for routine use of soldiers with weapons walking the street, and curfews in place to force people to be in their homes by a certain time. It is more than a slippery slope. It is the pathway to a national nightmare where our military may be expected to marshall the citizens of this country.<br /></p><p>Why hasn't anyone thought of organizing volunteer militias? Remember in the western movies and shows when the Sheriff would deputize a posse to clean up the town? It is provided for in the 2 amendment. Here it is: "<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 51, 0); font-weight: bold;">A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State</span><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 0);">, the right of the People to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed</span>."</p><p>Let's not press the martial law button. To the lawmakers of Chicago, why not think in terms of the Constitution and Bill of Rights? Work within the guidelines of the existing UBER law of the land and remember the Posse Comitatus act.</p><p>That's my opinion. What's yours?<br /></p><p><br /></p>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-69958138166536835542010-04-23T01:39:00.003-10:002010-04-23T02:24:56.395-10:00Tea Party. Say what? Confessions of Housewife<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N3-GTUxK-G6DGR4DwmFwL46A0wHQizEVx1Eqf8nxBhiQo3Evvoy4ny6xqkB-EuOd0gMwerC_M5bObnmaqYDwSD2Sk8Fuw3EJ1E-8lc2AsHhtb-9qXhWF_yccbCKV44fS0Yk8EV8oGj4I/s1600/bewitched.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8N3-GTUxK-G6DGR4DwmFwL46A0wHQizEVx1Eqf8nxBhiQo3Evvoy4ny6xqkB-EuOd0gMwerC_M5bObnmaqYDwSD2Sk8Fuw3EJ1E-8lc2AsHhtb-9qXhWF_yccbCKV44fS0Yk8EV8oGj4I/s200/bewitched.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463296250356272498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: georgia;">I chose this picture because it perfectly catches my sense of consternation. I loved Samantha Stevens as a housewife! I loved that she was 'bewitching'. And her face says it all in this photo!<br /><br />I am a 59 year old housewife, married for 43 years next month. Last April 15th, 2009, after only 3 months of watching what the new administration was up to I decided to attend my first 'protest' as a novice activist. I attended the Honolulu Tea Party! WOW! What an exhilarating and awesome experience. Not only were there great people carrying creative signs but the folks driving by in city buses, fire trucks, police cars, delivery trucks, cars, all honking and waving. I saw toddlers in their strollers and seniors in their wheel chairs. I saw a couple of kids around 8 years old drawing pictures that represented what they were seeing. I saw young teens and older adults dressed up in costumes that made a statement, mostly period pieces from the 17th century. I saw people laughing, sharing and enjoying their right to 'PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY'.<br /><br />On September 12th, 2009, I attended another such protest in Hilo. This time I was even quoted in the local paper!!! Again, I saw all ages, all walks of life, many ages, holding clever signs and waving flags. This time motorcycle groups revved their Harley engines and waved at us, motorists honked in support and one little old lady yelled obscenities from her car. All enjoying their 'PEACEFUL ASSEMBLY'.<br /><br />I missed this year's tax day event because I was participating in another new found civic responsibility, that of attending our local County Council meetings, especially when discussing important issues, even testifying when I feel so moved.<br /><br />I diligently watch the national news and find the terms being used to describe me and those who have gathered at the protests I have been at by mighty unkind and very maligning untruths!<br /><br />"Bowel Movement", really? Neo Nazi, really? Racist, really? Terrorist, really? I listen to the folks that do not come to the protests and have no idea who is there describe the folks who are wondering if they are living in a parallel universe somewhere where Alice in Wonderland sort of stuff happens..what is, is not and what is not, is?<br /><br />I own no weapon; I bear no ill will; I abhor racism; I totally despise confrontation; I do not 'learn war'; I do not hate America; am not a seditionist nor a conspiracy theorist; and yet if you listen to what is being said about the growing phenomenon that has been called the 'Tea Party Movement' you'd think you'd be able to point me out in a crowd by the multiple assault weapons, hateful signs and horns sticking out of my head! Nope, not me. No amount of saying it will make it so. I will however exercise my 'freedom of speech' and engage in 'peaceful assembly' and talk 'freely about my God' while I remind anyone who wants to listen that our Constitutional government is under siege and being held hostage by those who have fully exploited their power by legislating their will, their beliefs and their rules over everyone -- denying each of us our right to choose. EXAMPLE: The recent passage of National Healthcare was the most autocratic move to date.<br /><br />Unlike Samantha Stevens, I cannot twitch my nose and make it all right. I have to be patient, grow in knowledge on how things are SUPPOSED to be done and work within my freedoms and those parameters to correct what I can. Malicious intent is being impugned on those of us who dare to actually 'live the constitutional life' yet the sorts of things being said and done clearly evince from whence the malice emanates.<br /><br />I lay my head down each night and as I begin my good night discussion with my Father, I contemplate what is going on here and then I let my mind wander around to places where freedom does not exist in any form; where it is a struggle to draw the next breath, or the pain of life is screaming aloud from the center of every cell in a body, and I realize, God must surely be patient and loving as HE watches us pick fights with one another. While we play the whole 'sticks and stones' game. We each ought to be unabashedly ashamed of ourselves for being so involved in tearing down the many blessings inherent in our beautiful REPUBLIC as it was CONSTITUTED and using the opportunity -- while you rip down the structure of our historic home -- to throw pieces of it at others. What will you leave us with? Green fatigues and caps? No, I don't think so...not for me...I will defy a cookie cutter world of boring by wearing bright colors and independence as my garb...even while I vacuum and clean house!<br /><br />What is the price of tea in China? <br /></span>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1040461450376199082.post-9758001994724720772010-03-12T11:08:00.006-10:002010-03-12T11:32:30.455-10:00Posse Comitatus Work Around? I don't think so!What in the world is the US Border Patrol and Military up to?<br /><br />According to <a href="http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/state/Mexican_military_helicopter_seen_over_US_home.html">http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/state/Mexican_military_helicopter_seen_over_US_home.html</a> some time earlier this week a Navy Helicopter from Mexico entered our nation across the Rio Grande River into Sovereign US soil! The article says: "<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The Zapata County sheriff Thursday was questioning why a Mexican military helicopter was hovering over homes on the Texas side of the Rio Grande</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">.</span>" Also according to this article:<span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;"> "Gonzalez, the Zapata sheriff, said he couldn't confirm reports that the <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">helicopter was scoping out the home of a drug criminal</span>. He said the incursion about a mile over the border took place over a neighborhood populated by many U.S. Customs officers who work at area border crossings — and that they knew what they were seeing.</span> <p><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0); font-style: italic;">“<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">My understanding is<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> the U.S. military were informed</span>,” he said. “I don't know what action was taken, if any</span>.”</span>"</p><p>Is this the way the US Government side steps Posse Comitatus? If we cannot use our own military to 'police' crime we will allow foreign governments to do so? I don't think so!</p><p>This article is just breaking on Drudge Report right now and will likely be picked up and discussed through the day and week end. This writer wonders though will the obviation of our own Posse Comitatus Act be lost in the discussion because of the 'Drug Cartel Crisis' on the border? Will we see further erosion of our 'RIGHTS' while everyone looks the other way?</p><p>With the push for Gun Control at a local, national and U.N. level, [the U.N. bid would be the global monster step which would render our 2nd amendment rights moot] the apathetic CITIZEN of this country who 'just goes along with stuff because it sounds good' may be left at the hands of foreign military agencies as possible law enforcement!<br /></p><p>This is a slimy path we are slipping down with fewer and fewer handholds to prevent total loss of our sovereignty. Please do not let this 'crisis' be the one the government uses to come in an mow over us. Bang the drums and let your representative governmental leaders know "<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">this is not okay!</span>" Foreign military incursion into our air space, above our soil is not acceptable in the losing battle against drugs. It is a crack in our veneer that will be exploited.</p><p><br /></p>Tonihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05210793612376217980noreply@blogger.com1