Thought I would cross post this article here. It brings up a lot of good points to think about. I will have some more things to discuss throughout the week. As always, keep yourself informed and don't be afraid to speak out.
Are these The Actions Of A President Who Loves His Country?
By Doug Patton
November 30, 2009 I have grown weary of pretending that Barack Obama has anything but disdain for the United States of America. So let us ask the question on all of our minds: Are the actions of this president those of a man committed to what is best for his country?
With small business, the engine of our economy, on the ropes, Obama and his myrmidons in Congress are trying to ram through a health care reform bill that will, in the words of Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn, bring about our "fiscal ruin."
Is this the action of a president committed to doing what is best for his country?
Obama continues to push his "Cap and Trade" legislation, with all the taxes, fees, energy price increases and restrictions on freedom that inevitably accompany it, on the strength of junk science that is being discredited every day. A growing number of reputable scientists are expressing doubt that global warming even exists, and recently a hacker or a whistleblower made public thousands of insider e-mails showing that climate change advocates know the whole thing is a scam. Yet the president intends to go to the Copenhagen climate conference and pretend that none of this ever happened.
Is this the action of a president committed to doing what is best for his country?
So preoccupied with his domestic agenda is this president, that an urgent request for more troops from Gen. Stanley McChrystal, his hand-picked commander in Afghanistan, has been collecting dust on his desk in the Oval Office since August. It is now almost December. Gen. McChrystal has said that anything less than 40,000 troops will guarantee failure, so naturally Obama will send fewer than that.
Is this the action of a president committed to doing what is best for his country?
Obama was quick to jump to conclusions when Harvard Professor Henry Gates was arrested breaking into his own house. Although he admitted that he didn't have all the facts, the president nonetheless proclaimed that the police "acted stupidly." Yet when an Islamist fanatic in our own armed forces murdered 13 innocent people at Fort Hood, Texas, in an obvious act of terror, we were told by our president not to jump to conclusions.
Is this the action of a president committed to doing what is best for his country?
The president and his attorney general, Eric Holder, have decided that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of 9/11, along with his fellow terrorists, will get a trial in civilian court in New York City, with all the rights afforded American citizens under the U.S. Constitution. This outrageous decision even caused some in the generally uncritical media to question its wisdom, whereupon both Obama and Holder immediately poisoned the jury pool by pronouncing the defendants "guilty" and promising that they will be executed.
Is this the action of a president committed to doing what is best for his country?
And finally, there is the tale of Matthew McCabe, Jonathan Keefe and Julio Hertas, three Navy SEALs who should be receiving commendations from their commander in chief, but who, sadly, will instead receive court-martials. The charge? They gave the most wanted terrorist in all of Iraq a boo-boo on his lip! That's right. The man responsible for murdering four American contractors in March of 2004, mutilating and burning their bodies, dragging them through the streets of Fallujah and hanging what was left of them from a bridge over the Euphrates River for the world press to dutifully photograph, was finally captured by these three brave Navy SEALs. But in the course of subduing him, apparently he got slugged in the mouth. Do you care? I know I don't. But apparently our politically correct military does, from the commander in chief on down. Obama pardoned a turkey last week, but heroes he court-martials.
For the last time, I ask you, are these the actions of a president committed to doing what is best for his country?
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Doug Patton is a freelance columnist who has served as a political speechwriter and public policy advisor. His work has been published in newspapers across the country, such as the Washington Times and the Tampa Tribune, on web sites such as Human Events Online and GOPUSA.com, where he is a senior writer and state editor, and featured on the Mike Gallager and Sean Hannity radio shows. Readers can e-mail him at dougpatton@cox.net.
Monday, November 30, 2009
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Progressive Corruption
So, the progressives have been having a field day the last 100 years working to tear down what our founding fathers have established. They tend to do lots of things in secret. One of the things I mention in my upcoming research paper, I promise I will have it written by next week and will post when it is graded, is the progressive need to pass legislation and shifts in the direction of the country in little pieces at a time. If they do it all in one swoop, they know the people will reject it. I believe this is what has happened in the last year. They have tried so hard to pass as much as they can as fast as possible, it jolted the people awake.
So, what does one do if you are a progressive and you are losing public support? You start to hide things in the shadows of course. In the past, legislators would hide things in bills to pay each other off and deny it if caught. This last weekend however, we saw the death of shame in Washington....please, let's have a moment of silence. Senator Landrieu from Louisiana admitted to being bought off by Harry Reid to the tune of $300 million to her state if she would vote to bring the health care bill to the floor for debate. It was originally thought to have been $100 million dollars. She got up in front of the entire Senate and said, actually it was $300 million. I know, we Nevadans have to work harder to kick him out of office. I did see a great sign over the freeway the other day. It said, "Reid the Bill."
Progressive corruption isn't limited to just the politicians. It of course has been entwined in some of the worlds greatest institutions of higher learning. Last week some hackers broke into the University of Anglia in Britain and obtained a whole lot of data. As my son would say, la lots of data. In it, they mention covering up and deleting evidence that would discredit man made global warming. They discuss how to silence global warming skeptics and that it would be better to destroy information then to comply with Freedom of Information Act requests. Particularly the one available in Britain that a lot of people don't know about. John Lott gives a good breakdown. Why should you be concerned about this? Because progressives are using "scientific" consesus to push global warming legislation that will cost trillions of dollars and exert international control over sovereign nations.
For some reason I don't find it surprising that there would be corruption in the halls of academia. Progressives started their movement in the Universities and feel strongly that the people should be guided by scientific experts. However, I do believe most Americans to be untrusting of "university certified" experts. It has been the work of Elite Experts over the last 100 plus years that have brought us down into all the messes we are facing.
I know everything seems like a jumble right now that is impossible to fix. Just remember that if we as individuals and families take some baby steps together, we can slowly fix this great nation of ours. Remember to keep yourself informed and speak out. Don't let anyone shame you into silence. Senator Landrieu didn't.
So, what does one do if you are a progressive and you are losing public support? You start to hide things in the shadows of course. In the past, legislators would hide things in bills to pay each other off and deny it if caught. This last weekend however, we saw the death of shame in Washington....please, let's have a moment of silence. Senator Landrieu from Louisiana admitted to being bought off by Harry Reid to the tune of $300 million to her state if she would vote to bring the health care bill to the floor for debate. It was originally thought to have been $100 million dollars. She got up in front of the entire Senate and said, actually it was $300 million. I know, we Nevadans have to work harder to kick him out of office. I did see a great sign over the freeway the other day. It said, "Reid the Bill."
Progressive corruption isn't limited to just the politicians. It of course has been entwined in some of the worlds greatest institutions of higher learning. Last week some hackers broke into the University of Anglia in Britain and obtained a whole lot of data. As my son would say, la lots of data. In it, they mention covering up and deleting evidence that would discredit man made global warming. They discuss how to silence global warming skeptics and that it would be better to destroy information then to comply with Freedom of Information Act requests. Particularly the one available in Britain that a lot of people don't know about. John Lott gives a good breakdown. Why should you be concerned about this? Because progressives are using "scientific" consesus to push global warming legislation that will cost trillions of dollars and exert international control over sovereign nations.
For some reason I don't find it surprising that there would be corruption in the halls of academia. Progressives started their movement in the Universities and feel strongly that the people should be guided by scientific experts. However, I do believe most Americans to be untrusting of "university certified" experts. It has been the work of Elite Experts over the last 100 plus years that have brought us down into all the messes we are facing.
I know everything seems like a jumble right now that is impossible to fix. Just remember that if we as individuals and families take some baby steps together, we can slowly fix this great nation of ours. Remember to keep yourself informed and speak out. Don't let anyone shame you into silence. Senator Landrieu didn't.
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Freedom of Speach and the Voice of Opposition
There are a few things I have thought about the last couple of weeks that really hit home hard. Kind of like opening the eyes more and more. Some of that has been from my research on my paper, you guys are going to love it. It seems that nothing changes from the Progressive view of things. Same goals for the last 130 years. Other stuff has been from paying attention to events and things that are happening in this great country of ours. The quote below from Frederick Douglas pretty much sums up my biggest concern at the moment.
"Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down."
It seems that anyone who dares to utter any thought that is against what President Obama and his allies are trying to shove down our throats is labeled as a racist, corrupt, trying to keep the status quo, a luny, or just being the voice of no trying to stop what they are trying to do. As my wife would say, that is just craptastic. Of course there are people trying to stop what they are doing. If you don't agree with something, you stand up and say no!
It seems that anyone who is standing up and asking questions. Even if just to get more clarification, they are being personally attacked. It seems that nobody likes a voice of opposition when your group is in power. If you show up to a town hall meeting or a tea party they label you as astroturf. They try to use the things they have control over that you want access to, to stifle your voice. Hmmm, don't seem to see lots of people at tea parties wearing color coordinated clothing. Which brings me to one of the things that has me in an outrage. First is the quote below from Andy Stern. He is the President of the Service Employees International Union.
"We're trying to use the power of persuasion. And if that doesn't work, we'll use the persuasion of power."
To get an idea of what that looks like, lets look at the case of Kenneth Gladney who was assaulted by SEIU members outside a town hall meeting in August. This story has come to light again because the police report was just released. Mr. Gladney was handing out American Flags outside of a townhall meeting in St. Louis. He was assaulted by purple shirt wearing, that's how you identify SEIU members. They wear purple shirts when they are organized at a gathering that say SEIU on them. Anyways, this man was physically assaulted for nothing more than exercising his first ammendment rights. Interestingly enough, although there is video and witness statements of the incident, no charges have been filed against these men. Maybe they were angry because he was a black conservative and that just blew their mind. Just remember what Mr. Stern said, the persuasion of power.
Another thing that got me thinking is net neutrality. This basically is a stepping stone that allows the government in to regulate the internet. They want to make share that all content from a varitey of sources is easily accesible to all people. That sounds all nice and fluffy on the outside, but it is about regulating content. The internet is the most free place in the world to express your opinions. I would hate to think that they could say, oh we need to cut down traffic to this blog, but another should be able to get more traffic based solely on what they view as acceptable content.
On a final note, for those saying that I am just fighting to stop what the President is trying to do when it comes to healthcare (although you can see from my previous post I have suggested many alternatives that don't infringe upon anyones free will) the Republican leadership in the house released their own version of a health care bill. It's only 230 pages compared to the 1,990 page bill that Ms. Pelosi has introduced. So at least we know our congressional leaders will have time to read it. It does not require employers to purchase insurance for their employees and it does not have the individual mandate either. This means they are respecting your free will. It will increase incentives for people who use health savings accounts (something the democrat bill is looking to penalize), it caps non-economic injury rewards in malpractice suits at 250k, provides incentives to states to drive down the cost of health insurance, and the biggy, it allows you to purchase insurance across state lines. All of these would bring down cost and the last one would bring true competition into the marketplace.
Oh, total ADD moment here. Last week when Nancy Pelosi was asked in a press conference if the individual mandate violated the Constitution her response was, "Are you serious?" Since when is a question about the Constitution asked of someone who swore an oath to "protect and defend the Constitution" not a serious question?
Remember to keep voicing your thoughts and opinions. Let those around you know what is going on and speak up. A voice of opposition is a good thing. It allows you the opportunity to slow down and think. As Mr. Douglass said, you cannot have liberty without the ability to exercise the most basic right of free speech.
"Liberty is meaningless where the right to utter one's thoughts and opinions has ceased to exist. That, of all rights, is the dread of tyrants. It is the right which they first of all strike down."
It seems that anyone who dares to utter any thought that is against what President Obama and his allies are trying to shove down our throats is labeled as a racist, corrupt, trying to keep the status quo, a luny, or just being the voice of no trying to stop what they are trying to do. As my wife would say, that is just craptastic. Of course there are people trying to stop what they are doing. If you don't agree with something, you stand up and say no!
It seems that anyone who is standing up and asking questions. Even if just to get more clarification, they are being personally attacked. It seems that nobody likes a voice of opposition when your group is in power. If you show up to a town hall meeting or a tea party they label you as astroturf. They try to use the things they have control over that you want access to, to stifle your voice. Hmmm, don't seem to see lots of people at tea parties wearing color coordinated clothing. Which brings me to one of the things that has me in an outrage. First is the quote below from Andy Stern. He is the President of the Service Employees International Union.
"We're trying to use the power of persuasion. And if that doesn't work, we'll use the persuasion of power."
To get an idea of what that looks like, lets look at the case of Kenneth Gladney who was assaulted by SEIU members outside a town hall meeting in August. This story has come to light again because the police report was just released. Mr. Gladney was handing out American Flags outside of a townhall meeting in St. Louis. He was assaulted by purple shirt wearing, that's how you identify SEIU members. They wear purple shirts when they are organized at a gathering that say SEIU on them. Anyways, this man was physically assaulted for nothing more than exercising his first ammendment rights. Interestingly enough, although there is video and witness statements of the incident, no charges have been filed against these men. Maybe they were angry because he was a black conservative and that just blew their mind. Just remember what Mr. Stern said, the persuasion of power.
Another thing that got me thinking is net neutrality. This basically is a stepping stone that allows the government in to regulate the internet. They want to make share that all content from a varitey of sources is easily accesible to all people. That sounds all nice and fluffy on the outside, but it is about regulating content. The internet is the most free place in the world to express your opinions. I would hate to think that they could say, oh we need to cut down traffic to this blog, but another should be able to get more traffic based solely on what they view as acceptable content.
On a final note, for those saying that I am just fighting to stop what the President is trying to do when it comes to healthcare (although you can see from my previous post I have suggested many alternatives that don't infringe upon anyones free will) the Republican leadership in the house released their own version of a health care bill. It's only 230 pages compared to the 1,990 page bill that Ms. Pelosi has introduced. So at least we know our congressional leaders will have time to read it. It does not require employers to purchase insurance for their employees and it does not have the individual mandate either. This means they are respecting your free will. It will increase incentives for people who use health savings accounts (something the democrat bill is looking to penalize), it caps non-economic injury rewards in malpractice suits at 250k, provides incentives to states to drive down the cost of health insurance, and the biggy, it allows you to purchase insurance across state lines. All of these would bring down cost and the last one would bring true competition into the marketplace.
Oh, total ADD moment here. Last week when Nancy Pelosi was asked in a press conference if the individual mandate violated the Constitution her response was, "Are you serious?" Since when is a question about the Constitution asked of someone who swore an oath to "protect and defend the Constitution" not a serious question?
Remember to keep voicing your thoughts and opinions. Let those around you know what is going on and speak up. A voice of opposition is a good thing. It allows you the opportunity to slow down and think. As Mr. Douglass said, you cannot have liberty without the ability to exercise the most basic right of free speech.
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