Rediscovery of Winter
15 years ago
Friday, September 17, 2010
"Those Voices Don't Speak for the Rest of Us"
What is so amazing about the speech Regan was giving here is it was given in the 60’s! It’s as if he were giving insight directly to us in our political climate today. We have a dysfunctional, arrogant government bent on passing legislation that is against the will of the people, and their actions will fundamentally change this nation for the worse—yet, they press on. Cap and Tax was just passed in the House. Are they genuinely trying to break the country, or are they just so insulated and out of touch with the American people and how to improve the economy that they pass reckless legislation under the mantra of “hope and change”? Meanwhile, our President plays more rounds of golf in 20 months than his predecessor did in eight years!
It dosent matter. The majority of the people in the country are against this administration, this congress, and the direction they are taking us. And it is up to us to bring the run-away train to a screeching halt before our country is unrecognizable.
Friday, July 9, 2010
Tyranny, Taxes, and Tanning
What encroaches upon liberty? What replaces liberty when liberty is lost? The answer is tyranny. Call tyranny by any other name: totalitarianism, despotism, dictatorship, oppression, and tyranny is still tyranny—the antithesis of liberty.
When government pays for a product or service for the governed it creates a nasty liberty-compromising consequence. Once government pays for something, they make whatever they paid for their business, and the people lose out on a little something called: Choice. Look at it this way; you can’t just go get a driver’s license at any Macy’s can you? No, you have to go to the one place and one place only--the dreaded DMV. This was one of the many reasons so many liberty-loving Americans were so adamantly opposed to the federal government take-over of our health care industry.
Obamacare painfully articulates the dark truth about the current administration and congressional democrats: Their agenda will trump personal freedom and liberty every time. They would much rather dictate to you how you should run your life. Of course, they think they are mandating things which are for your own good; however, as C.S. Lewis pointed out in God in the Dock, “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive”.
For a relevant example, look at the 10% tax increase on indoor tanning beds congressional democrats wrote into their health care overhaul. This is a perfect example of how they do not think you are worthy of personal freedom and liberty of choice—how you are too stupid to make personal choices on your own.
Fundamentally speaking, I can understand where their health-conscious thinking comes from. Most sane, rational people value their health, and I would go as far as to contend anyone not living in an underground cavern for the last 50 years comprehends the potential risks associated with too much exposure of UV light on their precious sensitive skin. However, if you want to lay under UV lights from time to time in order to keep others from writhing in agony every time you wear shorts or remove your shirt because their retina cant stand the white-glare you emit, you should be able to do so at your digression—without being taxed by the federal government!
Sales for non-essential luxuries are down already due to the state of the economy. Why impose an additional tax burden on businesses? Anyone who at least understands the basics of economics comprehends that raising taxes—any kind of taxes—during a recession is counterproductive to recovering from the recession. People do not go into business to hire other people; they go into business to first-and-foremost make money. Hiring people is a byproduct of making money. Only when a business makes money and needs to grow will it hire more. When businesses get taxed—when the money they work hard to generate is taken from them, when government intervenes more—they hire less, or worse still, shrink their workforce. I know it is hard for the current administration to comprehend these economic fundamentals, but what should we expect given the vast majority of them have never worked in the private sector… One of the main reasons we have not seen unemployment go down since the Obama regime took over is because they have forced themselves too deep into our GDP. We will not see unemployment go back to 4 or 5 percent until government shrinks, and that will not happen as long as democrats are in control of congress. They have been in control of congress for four years now.
Anyway, back to the tanning tax; can anyone intelligently articulate to me why it is the prerogative of the federal government to tax tanning? The aforementioned question is facetious by the way; I know exactly why they are taxing tanning. The federal government just bought our entire health care industry which means they will now legislate how we live our lives as it pertains to health (according to their agenda of course).
When will enough be enough? What exactly is too overreaching? Where is the limit? If they can basically tax our right, choice, and privilege to tan indoors, what’s next? By their logic, they should be taxing anything and everything that can be potentially hazardous to our health—just look at what they have done to the price of cigarettes. Should they line the beaches with toll booths so that those wanting to sun-bathe in the free and open air have to pay a tax to do so? Or how about eating a nice greasy fat-filled cheese burger? Why don’t we pay a federal tax to do that? Why not pay a federal tax to drive a vehicle? God knows driving is potentially hazardous to your health, and liberals love to demonize the automobile for it’s consumption of oil and vicious destruction of the environment. Why doesn’t the federal government tax or ban all sodium and sugar, and why not federally mandate that we all have to do 20 sit-up’s and jog for 20 minutes a day? I had better stop there, I am starting to sound 1984ish and some congressional democrat will read this and start thinking “Hey those are some great ideas…” Too late, it has already started. My point is: there is no limit to what they will try to control unless we the people put a stop to it and vote them out of office!
The left called us crazy when we said Obamacare will lead to rationing, but look what just happened. Obama personally appointed—no congressional hearings mind you—Donald Berwick, the unabashed socialist as head of Medicare and Medicaide, and guess what? He is in favor of rationing! He favors a government dictated “point system” which assigns points to people based upon how many times they visit a doctors office. The higher points you accrue (more doctor visits you have) the lower on the list you are placed. So in other words, my 85 year old grandpa had better not get sick or need surgery any time soon because based on the doctor visits he has had in the past 24 months, he has accrued a lot of “points”. Scary.
What is it again that replaces liberty when liberty is lost?
Tyranny.
When government pays for a product or service for the governed it creates a nasty liberty-compromising consequence. Once government pays for something, they make whatever they paid for their business, and the people lose out on a little something called: Choice. Look at it this way; you can’t just go get a driver’s license at any Macy’s can you? No, you have to go to the one place and one place only--the dreaded DMV. This was one of the many reasons so many liberty-loving Americans were so adamantly opposed to the federal government take-over of our health care industry.
Obamacare painfully articulates the dark truth about the current administration and congressional democrats: Their agenda will trump personal freedom and liberty every time. They would much rather dictate to you how you should run your life. Of course, they think they are mandating things which are for your own good; however, as C.S. Lewis pointed out in God in the Dock, “Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive”.
For a relevant example, look at the 10% tax increase on indoor tanning beds congressional democrats wrote into their health care overhaul. This is a perfect example of how they do not think you are worthy of personal freedom and liberty of choice—how you are too stupid to make personal choices on your own.
Fundamentally speaking, I can understand where their health-conscious thinking comes from. Most sane, rational people value their health, and I would go as far as to contend anyone not living in an underground cavern for the last 50 years comprehends the potential risks associated with too much exposure of UV light on their precious sensitive skin. However, if you want to lay under UV lights from time to time in order to keep others from writhing in agony every time you wear shorts or remove your shirt because their retina cant stand the white-glare you emit, you should be able to do so at your digression—without being taxed by the federal government!
Sales for non-essential luxuries are down already due to the state of the economy. Why impose an additional tax burden on businesses? Anyone who at least understands the basics of economics comprehends that raising taxes—any kind of taxes—during a recession is counterproductive to recovering from the recession. People do not go into business to hire other people; they go into business to first-and-foremost make money. Hiring people is a byproduct of making money. Only when a business makes money and needs to grow will it hire more. When businesses get taxed—when the money they work hard to generate is taken from them, when government intervenes more—they hire less, or worse still, shrink their workforce. I know it is hard for the current administration to comprehend these economic fundamentals, but what should we expect given the vast majority of them have never worked in the private sector… One of the main reasons we have not seen unemployment go down since the Obama regime took over is because they have forced themselves too deep into our GDP. We will not see unemployment go back to 4 or 5 percent until government shrinks, and that will not happen as long as democrats are in control of congress. They have been in control of congress for four years now.
Anyway, back to the tanning tax; can anyone intelligently articulate to me why it is the prerogative of the federal government to tax tanning? The aforementioned question is facetious by the way; I know exactly why they are taxing tanning. The federal government just bought our entire health care industry which means they will now legislate how we live our lives as it pertains to health (according to their agenda of course).
When will enough be enough? What exactly is too overreaching? Where is the limit? If they can basically tax our right, choice, and privilege to tan indoors, what’s next? By their logic, they should be taxing anything and everything that can be potentially hazardous to our health—just look at what they have done to the price of cigarettes. Should they line the beaches with toll booths so that those wanting to sun-bathe in the free and open air have to pay a tax to do so? Or how about eating a nice greasy fat-filled cheese burger? Why don’t we pay a federal tax to do that? Why not pay a federal tax to drive a vehicle? God knows driving is potentially hazardous to your health, and liberals love to demonize the automobile for it’s consumption of oil and vicious destruction of the environment. Why doesn’t the federal government tax or ban all sodium and sugar, and why not federally mandate that we all have to do 20 sit-up’s and jog for 20 minutes a day? I had better stop there, I am starting to sound 1984ish and some congressional democrat will read this and start thinking “Hey those are some great ideas…” Too late, it has already started. My point is: there is no limit to what they will try to control unless we the people put a stop to it and vote them out of office!
The left called us crazy when we said Obamacare will lead to rationing, but look what just happened. Obama personally appointed—no congressional hearings mind you—Donald Berwick, the unabashed socialist as head of Medicare and Medicaide, and guess what? He is in favor of rationing! He favors a government dictated “point system” which assigns points to people based upon how many times they visit a doctors office. The higher points you accrue (more doctor visits you have) the lower on the list you are placed. So in other words, my 85 year old grandpa had better not get sick or need surgery any time soon because based on the doctor visits he has had in the past 24 months, he has accrued a lot of “points”. Scary.
What is it again that replaces liberty when liberty is lost?
Tyranny.
Sunday, July 4, 2010
Reflections This Independence Day
The Declaration of Independence, elegant in its composition, forthright in its annotation of Natural Law, and moving in its conviction, is an authentic American founding document as important as the Constitution itself. Abraham Lincoln referred to the Declaration of Independence as “an immortal emblem of man's humanity” and “the father of all moral principle because it incorporates a rational, nonarbitrary, moral and political standard”.
As the Declaration asserts:
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.
The pursuit of happiness cannot be sought without liberty, and liberty cannot be had without life. Oppressed people throughout history have known this undeniable truth all too well.
To be sure, the founding fathers of our nation were an unconventional and radical lot for their time. By standing up for the laws of nature and openly opposing tyranny they marked themselves as independent thinkers, believers in liberty and natural law – the same natural law which provides certain undeniable rights for humankind.
Many of the founders were executed as traitors for their beliefs pertaining to the unalienable rights the Declaration so boldly proclaims. By signing the Declaration of Independence some founders were indeed signing their own death warrant.
So moved were the French by America’s embrace of independence and defiance of tyranny that they bestowed upon our nation one of the most iconic tributes to liberty the world has known. For 124 years the Statue of Liberty has stood, foot forward, arm raised, torch in hand as an undeniable reminder: Liberty is an American value. This torch shines its light on the land of the free and the home of the brave.
The composition of the Declaration of Independence forged for this nation an experiment never seen before in the history of humankind. To this day the American Experiment endures scrutiny and disdain from forces both domestic and foreign. Some seek to redirect, recreate, and “change” the fundamental nature and original intent of the Declaration of Independence. Further still, some even try to argue that the Constitution is a “living breathing” document up for individual interpretation.
As American citizens, we benefit from the honor, privilege, and right to maintain the integrity of our government as it was so brilliantly conceived by our forefathers. The honor of having a government of the people, by the people, and for the people comes from our duty to ensure no one President, administration, or political party or foreign power ever succeeds in bastardizing the Declaration of Independence or Constitution—that our elected officials never reach beyond the scope of limited power they are entrusted with.
This Independence Day, let us remember the Declaration of Independence and how it is still relevant today. Let us remember those that risked everything, even gave their lives, so that future generations would benefit from living in a free and independent nation. On this day, let us celebrate and revere our Independence!
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
With Apologies and Double Standards For All
When President Obama invited the President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, to the White House and allowed him to lecture the United States on his opinion regarding Arizona’s recent decision to enforce illegal immigration law, Obama revealed an ugly fly in the ointment of his appeasement policy regarding foreign affairs – a double standard that can no longer go unnoticed.
During his “apology for America” tour Obama revealed he was of the belief no country had the right to tell another country what to do – and yet at Obama's beckon, Calderón stood on American soil and chastised the US for Arizona’s attempt at enforcing federal law regarding illegal immigration. Deepening the double standard, in the midst of his apology tour Obama directly told Israel not to build settlements on their own land.
I contend – through logic and common sense – even the most hardened liberal can easily point out the glaring contradictions Obama has presented in his actions and reactions when it comes to representing America and interacting with other nations – namely Israel.
Moreover, Obama has dangerously shown much hesitance in “telling” Iran through hard-line sanctions not to build weapons designed to wipe nations from the face of the earth – a much more atrocious action than building settlements on land one doesn’t need to seek permission to build upon. Unfortunately for Americans (yet fortunately for those that wish us harm) Obama has not even shown much interest in condemning radical factions and regimes that have declared war on us and our allies.
It seems The President is more concerned with beating the “blame America first” drum than standing in defense of our constitution, sovereignty, and friends. This type of depressing behavior does nothing but discourage Americans and encourage our enemies. What can be said about a country whose Commander in Chief apologizes profusely to other nations for his country’s influence and strength in the world, snubs his only ally in the Middle East, and most recently, condemns a State law which enforces already existing federal law?
Although I do not think it is fair to say Obama hates America, I feel it’s accurate to say he does not speak with the conviction and passion of one who holds authentic American love and loyalty in his heart. In my observation, Obama’s default manner and conduct is to identify with people that have grievances with America, and in my humble opinion as an American citizen and Marine veteran, he sympathizes with these types of people far too much for an American President.
The whole business regarding Arizona enforcing federal immigration law polarizes people because it reveals an ugly truth among Americans. Some view national security, protecting our boarders, and enforcing federal law as paramount to our Nation's sovereignty. Others do not. Our President and his administration seem to be of the later persuasion.
The issue of boarder security is not whether immigrants are good or bad people – as the left on the issue so adamantly stress -- nor is the issue whether law enforcement officials will all-of-a-sudden start perpetrating mindless random racial profiling of anyone not of a light skin tone now that they can finally enforce immigration law in their state.
The root of the issue is enforcement of the law, or apathy of law enforcement. Realistically speaking, the only people I have found concerned with making this an issue about race are the very people attempting to divide people on the subject by using their emotional opinions regarding race. By creating an erroneous pretext by using race as the fuel for their agenda they divert and avoid hitting the brass-tacks on the issue: Do we enforce our laws or do we not? Any village idiot can make this issue about race, but common sense loving people prefer not to bother themselves with witless arguments on this multifaceted issue.
Let me make one thing very clear: Like millions of Americans who believe in American Exceptionalism and authentic American values, I view immigration to this country as a good thing. Yes, I am pro immigration. As Dr. Bill Bennett would say, America is the last best hope for humanity, and I agree with him. Obviously millions of immigrants in this country agree with him as well. The elegant meaning of the Latin motto E Pluribus Unum: many uniting into one, proudly graces our nation’s Official Seal. Our currency also carries the motto as a constant reminder: Out of many, we are one.
As a responsible American citizen however, I also support federal law as it pertains to immigrants obtaining citizenship legally. The bottom line is: dissent to the Arizona law from anyone, whether from a President of a nation or an actual illegal alien basically advocates lawlessness. Furthermore, groaning about enforcement of federal immigration law is a slap in the face to the millions of law-abiding immigrants who had the dream, integrity, honor, and fortitude to become an American citizen legally – for it is not a capricious task.
I have read Arizona SB 1070 and find it completely reasonable. I contend any reasonable person who actually takes the fifteen minutes required to read it would agree with me. Although the law itself will not do much to curtail illegal immigration, it will -- as an enforcement law -- provide law enforcement officials the much needed legal recourse to do what our tax dollars pay for – enforce the law!
I find it utterly astounding that high-profile public officials such as President Obama, President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, and even Attorney General Holder have publicly opposed the Arizona law without even knowing what the law says or does. And calling for a boycott of Arizona commerce or business is as juvenile as it is disgusting. Anyone advocating this type of behavior is advocating lawlessness, illegality, and perpetuating a gross perversion of a state’s right to protect itself. Prematurely and unjustly jumping to the liberally-conceived and divisive conclusion that this issue is about race reveals one’s ignorance on the matter.
Is this really what the present administration has reduced us to? Are we so divided and categorized through fabrications of the media’s propaganda that we cannot see clearly the root or truth of an issue? This type of dismal behavior is simply appalling, especially coming from a President who ran a campaign on Hope and Change and bringing people together.
The federal government is charged with protecting our boarders – it is in our constitution. Arizona enacting a very popular law that helps enforce current federal immigration law is necessary and just; however, it also sheds light on how big a problem illegal immigration is in our country when a state enacts a law that the White House condemns and federal government refuses to enforce.
I would like to offer a vigorous salute to Arizona for SB 1070. Immigration has never a problem in America; however, Illegal immigration is a major problem, and I am proud of Arizona for stepping in the right direction regarding a sensitive yet important issue. Regardless of the dissent and mischaracterization coming from the left and the current occupants of the White House, I sincerely hope Arizona’s decision to make a concerted effort to do something about illegal immigration will positively influence illegal immigration reform. Those that would try to besmirch supporters of SB 1070 as racist-right-wing-nut jobs are wrong in every connotation of reasonability and rationale.
During his “apology for America” tour Obama revealed he was of the belief no country had the right to tell another country what to do – and yet at Obama's beckon, Calderón stood on American soil and chastised the US for Arizona’s attempt at enforcing federal law regarding illegal immigration. Deepening the double standard, in the midst of his apology tour Obama directly told Israel not to build settlements on their own land.
I contend – through logic and common sense – even the most hardened liberal can easily point out the glaring contradictions Obama has presented in his actions and reactions when it comes to representing America and interacting with other nations – namely Israel.
Moreover, Obama has dangerously shown much hesitance in “telling” Iran through hard-line sanctions not to build weapons designed to wipe nations from the face of the earth – a much more atrocious action than building settlements on land one doesn’t need to seek permission to build upon. Unfortunately for Americans (yet fortunately for those that wish us harm) Obama has not even shown much interest in condemning radical factions and regimes that have declared war on us and our allies.
It seems The President is more concerned with beating the “blame America first” drum than standing in defense of our constitution, sovereignty, and friends. This type of depressing behavior does nothing but discourage Americans and encourage our enemies. What can be said about a country whose Commander in Chief apologizes profusely to other nations for his country’s influence and strength in the world, snubs his only ally in the Middle East, and most recently, condemns a State law which enforces already existing federal law?
Although I do not think it is fair to say Obama hates America, I feel it’s accurate to say he does not speak with the conviction and passion of one who holds authentic American love and loyalty in his heart. In my observation, Obama’s default manner and conduct is to identify with people that have grievances with America, and in my humble opinion as an American citizen and Marine veteran, he sympathizes with these types of people far too much for an American President.
The whole business regarding Arizona enforcing federal immigration law polarizes people because it reveals an ugly truth among Americans. Some view national security, protecting our boarders, and enforcing federal law as paramount to our Nation's sovereignty. Others do not. Our President and his administration seem to be of the later persuasion.
The issue of boarder security is not whether immigrants are good or bad people – as the left on the issue so adamantly stress -- nor is the issue whether law enforcement officials will all-of-a-sudden start perpetrating mindless random racial profiling of anyone not of a light skin tone now that they can finally enforce immigration law in their state.
The root of the issue is enforcement of the law, or apathy of law enforcement. Realistically speaking, the only people I have found concerned with making this an issue about race are the very people attempting to divide people on the subject by using their emotional opinions regarding race. By creating an erroneous pretext by using race as the fuel for their agenda they divert and avoid hitting the brass-tacks on the issue: Do we enforce our laws or do we not? Any village idiot can make this issue about race, but common sense loving people prefer not to bother themselves with witless arguments on this multifaceted issue.
Let me make one thing very clear: Like millions of Americans who believe in American Exceptionalism and authentic American values, I view immigration to this country as a good thing. Yes, I am pro immigration. As Dr. Bill Bennett would say, America is the last best hope for humanity, and I agree with him. Obviously millions of immigrants in this country agree with him as well. The elegant meaning of the Latin motto E Pluribus Unum: many uniting into one, proudly graces our nation’s Official Seal. Our currency also carries the motto as a constant reminder: Out of many, we are one.
As a responsible American citizen however, I also support federal law as it pertains to immigrants obtaining citizenship legally. The bottom line is: dissent to the Arizona law from anyone, whether from a President of a nation or an actual illegal alien basically advocates lawlessness. Furthermore, groaning about enforcement of federal immigration law is a slap in the face to the millions of law-abiding immigrants who had the dream, integrity, honor, and fortitude to become an American citizen legally – for it is not a capricious task.
I have read Arizona SB 1070 and find it completely reasonable. I contend any reasonable person who actually takes the fifteen minutes required to read it would agree with me. Although the law itself will not do much to curtail illegal immigration, it will -- as an enforcement law -- provide law enforcement officials the much needed legal recourse to do what our tax dollars pay for – enforce the law!
I find it utterly astounding that high-profile public officials such as President Obama, President of Mexico, Felipe Calderón, and even Attorney General Holder have publicly opposed the Arizona law without even knowing what the law says or does. And calling for a boycott of Arizona commerce or business is as juvenile as it is disgusting. Anyone advocating this type of behavior is advocating lawlessness, illegality, and perpetuating a gross perversion of a state’s right to protect itself. Prematurely and unjustly jumping to the liberally-conceived and divisive conclusion that this issue is about race reveals one’s ignorance on the matter.
Is this really what the present administration has reduced us to? Are we so divided and categorized through fabrications of the media’s propaganda that we cannot see clearly the root or truth of an issue? This type of dismal behavior is simply appalling, especially coming from a President who ran a campaign on Hope and Change and bringing people together.
The federal government is charged with protecting our boarders – it is in our constitution. Arizona enacting a very popular law that helps enforce current federal immigration law is necessary and just; however, it also sheds light on how big a problem illegal immigration is in our country when a state enacts a law that the White House condemns and federal government refuses to enforce.
I would like to offer a vigorous salute to Arizona for SB 1070. Immigration has never a problem in America; however, Illegal immigration is a major problem, and I am proud of Arizona for stepping in the right direction regarding a sensitive yet important issue. Regardless of the dissent and mischaracterization coming from the left and the current occupants of the White House, I sincerely hope Arizona’s decision to make a concerted effort to do something about illegal immigration will positively influence illegal immigration reform. Those that would try to besmirch supporters of SB 1070 as racist-right-wing-nut jobs are wrong in every connotation of reasonability and rationale.
Friday, May 7, 2010
The Amazing Insight of Bill Maher
If you are a racist, you are probably a republican!
At least that is what far-left-loons like Bill Maher believe. Last Sunday he revealed his staggering narrow-minded-madness on the ABC morning show, This Week. Although This Week is routinely graced by left-leaning panelists, Bill out-did himself. This Week – as liberally slanted as it is – at least attempts to maintain the perception that it is a legitimate political show worthy of an intelligent audience. Bill Maher on the other hand specifically speaks to and for other far-left-loons. His ignorant assertions are to be used for comedic purposes only and not worthy of any real credence or merit.
I will allow Bill’s own words to prove my point:
Maher: "Government intrusion, you know government power, is something that really bothers conservatives unless it's directed at people that are not white. It seems like there is something like that going on there."
I think George Will was utterly flabbergasted by the mind-numbing ignorance of Bill’s statement.
Will: "Mr. Maher, just said -- if I heard him right -- that conservatives basically are racists and like government intrusion only against people that aren't white."
Maher, in attempt to back-step makes an even bigger ass out of himself and insults republicans.
Maher: "I would never say and I have never said, because it's not true that Republicans, all Republicans are racists. That would be silly and wrong. But nowadays, if you are racist, you're probably a Republican. And that is quite different."
Thank you Bill, the insight and brilliance of your comments are absolutely staggering! In reality, there is nothing “quite different” about it. The only part of his statement that had merit was “…it’s not true…all republican are racist. That would be silly and wrong.”
That is silly and wrong; however, he crapped allover that statement with the whole ‘if you are racist, you are probably a republican’ thing.
This type of rhetoric is as daft as saying “If you are a democrat, you are probably stupid.” There is absolutely nothing fact-based contained in this opinionated assertion of generalizing non-sense whatsoever.
Unfortunately for the intelligent listener out there, Bill Maher has a large platform to spew his blathering puke from. His ilk would claim the same for Rush Limbaugh and other similar conservative thinkers; however, Rush and individuals like him tend to keep their arguments rooted in fact and truth rather than emotional opinion. If you don’t like Rush – that’s fine; however, I contend that you cannot argue with the facts and truth he tirelessly presents.
As a side note: Every time I notice someone mention how much they hate Rush, I don’t ask why, I ask if they listen to his radio show. The answer is almost always an emphatic NO! So if you have a negative opinion of him yet never listen to his show isn’t it safe to say your opinion is basically a fabrication of the media’s propaganda? Just food for thought…
Those of us who choose to the listen to conservative speakers (while we still have the right) enjoy doing so because we are attracted to truth and common sense. Conservative TV and radio show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, Sean Hanity, Mark Leven, Hugh Hewitt, Dennis Prager, Laura Ingram, Mike Gallagher, Jason Lewis, Ann Coulter, et al tend to deliver facts and offer concrete rationale instead of slushy conjecture. By doing this, they perform the job our lefty media is derelict in doing.
Common sense loving people tend to appreciate arguments more when fact and truth are presented first, opinion second. Liberal-loons like Bill Maher are notorious for spouting opinion, followed by more opinion as if it were fact. The troublesome part of their rhetoric is that truth is relative to these people. Truth is what they “feel” to be true. It doesn’t matter if they can’t provide any intelligent arguments or objective facts – if they “feel” it is true, they will project what they feel as the truth.
For Bill Maher (a white liberal), and for many other white liberals, only conservative whites can be racist. Furthermore, they can only be racist by the terms that white liberals define.
Anyway, this is what ABC gets for having a white liberal comedian as a guest on a political morning show.
Thanks for revealing yourself to a national audience as what you are Bill – a far-left-loon. Of course, other far-left-loons insatiably gobbled-up your mindless comments and asked for seconds; however, those of us who prefer a little more truth, fact and common sense in our rhetoric are still laughing at you. And since I think we all need to laugh a little more these days – I thank you!
At least that is what far-left-loons like Bill Maher believe. Last Sunday he revealed his staggering narrow-minded-madness on the ABC morning show, This Week. Although This Week is routinely graced by left-leaning panelists, Bill out-did himself. This Week – as liberally slanted as it is – at least attempts to maintain the perception that it is a legitimate political show worthy of an intelligent audience. Bill Maher on the other hand specifically speaks to and for other far-left-loons. His ignorant assertions are to be used for comedic purposes only and not worthy of any real credence or merit.
I will allow Bill’s own words to prove my point:
Maher: "Government intrusion, you know government power, is something that really bothers conservatives unless it's directed at people that are not white. It seems like there is something like that going on there."
I think George Will was utterly flabbergasted by the mind-numbing ignorance of Bill’s statement.
Will: "Mr. Maher, just said -- if I heard him right -- that conservatives basically are racists and like government intrusion only against people that aren't white."
Maher, in attempt to back-step makes an even bigger ass out of himself and insults republicans.
Maher: "I would never say and I have never said, because it's not true that Republicans, all Republicans are racists. That would be silly and wrong. But nowadays, if you are racist, you're probably a Republican. And that is quite different."
Thank you Bill, the insight and brilliance of your comments are absolutely staggering! In reality, there is nothing “quite different” about it. The only part of his statement that had merit was “…it’s not true…all republican are racist. That would be silly and wrong.”
That is silly and wrong; however, he crapped allover that statement with the whole ‘if you are racist, you are probably a republican’ thing.
This type of rhetoric is as daft as saying “If you are a democrat, you are probably stupid.” There is absolutely nothing fact-based contained in this opinionated assertion of generalizing non-sense whatsoever.
Unfortunately for the intelligent listener out there, Bill Maher has a large platform to spew his blathering puke from. His ilk would claim the same for Rush Limbaugh and other similar conservative thinkers; however, Rush and individuals like him tend to keep their arguments rooted in fact and truth rather than emotional opinion. If you don’t like Rush – that’s fine; however, I contend that you cannot argue with the facts and truth he tirelessly presents.
As a side note: Every time I notice someone mention how much they hate Rush, I don’t ask why, I ask if they listen to his radio show. The answer is almost always an emphatic NO! So if you have a negative opinion of him yet never listen to his show isn’t it safe to say your opinion is basically a fabrication of the media’s propaganda? Just food for thought…
Those of us who choose to the listen to conservative speakers (while we still have the right) enjoy doing so because we are attracted to truth and common sense. Conservative TV and radio show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh, Glen Beck, Sean Hanity, Mark Leven, Hugh Hewitt, Dennis Prager, Laura Ingram, Mike Gallagher, Jason Lewis, Ann Coulter, et al tend to deliver facts and offer concrete rationale instead of slushy conjecture. By doing this, they perform the job our lefty media is derelict in doing.
Common sense loving people tend to appreciate arguments more when fact and truth are presented first, opinion second. Liberal-loons like Bill Maher are notorious for spouting opinion, followed by more opinion as if it were fact. The troublesome part of their rhetoric is that truth is relative to these people. Truth is what they “feel” to be true. It doesn’t matter if they can’t provide any intelligent arguments or objective facts – if they “feel” it is true, they will project what they feel as the truth.
For Bill Maher (a white liberal), and for many other white liberals, only conservative whites can be racist. Furthermore, they can only be racist by the terms that white liberals define.
Anyway, this is what ABC gets for having a white liberal comedian as a guest on a political morning show.
Thanks for revealing yourself to a national audience as what you are Bill – a far-left-loon. Of course, other far-left-loons insatiably gobbled-up your mindless comments and asked for seconds; however, those of us who prefer a little more truth, fact and common sense in our rhetoric are still laughing at you. And since I think we all need to laugh a little more these days – I thank you!
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Leftist Smear Tactics
How low will sleaze-bag liberals stoop to marginalize, mischaracterize, and bring discredit to anyone who does not think/feel the way they do?
Apparently they are willing to lie and misrepresent themselves in order to bring erroneous discredit upon others. Crashtheteaparty.org is such a group. Forget constructive, civil, intelligent means of disagreeing such as, oh I don’t know, DEBATE.
Oh no, crashtheteaparty.org sympathizers are dedicated to infiltrating the TEA parties as if they were like-minded yet misrepresenting themselves in various moronic, racist, and potentially damaging ways in an effort to damage and discredit. Aren’t these people lovely? Basically, these people are willing to make complete asses of themselves simply because they do not agree with the TEA parties or the people that do.
Jason Levin, creator of crashtheteaparty.org was quoted in AP as saying
"Do I think every member of the tea party is a homophobe, racist or a moron? No, absolutely not. Do I think most of them are homophobes, racists or morons? Absolutely."
And there you have it folks: The ugly underbelly of the left. I wish I knew a whole bunch of these people, they sound like they would make wonderful friends! They think they are so much better than you; anything you believe in has got to be stupid, moronic, racist, or out-dated, right? They are not even willing to take tea partiers to task and construct civil debates or create opportunities for exchange of thoughts on the issues. They just childishly seek to destroy using sleazy tactics. And why not? You are nothing more than a dumb, uneducated, red-neck, racist-gun-freak out to spew your hate against Obama and his administration simply because he is not a republican and he’s black… (Well, half-black anyway) The Lame Stream media has labeled you as such, so it has to be true! Right?
Right now, leftists – and I don’t just mean liberals I’m talking about the True Believers – are in a state of flux. They are currently in a form of denial because their Oracle – The Chosen One – is not blindly supported by all, and of course in their emotional opinions, people who do not support Obama and his administration must be monumentally stupid or racist or both.
As a matter of fact, Obama’s approval numbers are reaching record lows for the first term of any President. It’s not just the TEA Parties – people are on to this administration's divisive tactics and aristocratic, arrogant view of themselves. People know that there is not a single person working in the White House that ever worked in the private sector – you know – the Real World, where you actually create wealth, drive the economy, run a business, meet a payroll etc.
The TEA Parties send leftists into a complete state of irritation and anger because leftists do not know how to debate facts. They use emotion in their arguments, rarely logic. So rather than actually debate they attempt to smear, suppress, marginalize and discredit their opposition.
For a relevant example, look at the April 19th article in the New York Times former President Bill Clinton wrote. The article appears to be a remembrance letter of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. However, halfway through, the article takes a turn and jumps on the “everyone who disagrees with the current political climate is a terrorist” band-wagon that the left has recently created out of desperation. Basically he marks anyone who does not fully support our current politicians in power as violent, fringe-crazies – that we need to be watchful of these people as they are probably prone to committing horrible terrorist acts much like Timothy McVeigh did. Gee, thanks for the partisan low-blow Bill, your insight is as enlightening as it is nausiating. I think your article would have worked better if you were actually a King or better yet, some sort of deity. But as it is, you are not a King, and whenever you talk-down to the general public, especially when you did nothing to calm the clamor against your predecessor for eight years, people take notice, and guess what? They don’t like it!
This is one of the many reasons our lefty media is going the way of the Dodo. People are getting tired of their crap, plain and simple.
Apparently they are willing to lie and misrepresent themselves in order to bring erroneous discredit upon others. Crashtheteaparty.org is such a group. Forget constructive, civil, intelligent means of disagreeing such as, oh I don’t know, DEBATE.
Oh no, crashtheteaparty.org sympathizers are dedicated to infiltrating the TEA parties as if they were like-minded yet misrepresenting themselves in various moronic, racist, and potentially damaging ways in an effort to damage and discredit. Aren’t these people lovely? Basically, these people are willing to make complete asses of themselves simply because they do not agree with the TEA parties or the people that do.
Jason Levin, creator of crashtheteaparty.org was quoted in AP as saying
"Do I think every member of the tea party is a homophobe, racist or a moron? No, absolutely not. Do I think most of them are homophobes, racists or morons? Absolutely."
And there you have it folks: The ugly underbelly of the left. I wish I knew a whole bunch of these people, they sound like they would make wonderful friends! They think they are so much better than you; anything you believe in has got to be stupid, moronic, racist, or out-dated, right? They are not even willing to take tea partiers to task and construct civil debates or create opportunities for exchange of thoughts on the issues. They just childishly seek to destroy using sleazy tactics. And why not? You are nothing more than a dumb, uneducated, red-neck, racist-gun-freak out to spew your hate against Obama and his administration simply because he is not a republican and he’s black… (Well, half-black anyway) The Lame Stream media has labeled you as such, so it has to be true! Right?
Right now, leftists – and I don’t just mean liberals I’m talking about the True Believers – are in a state of flux. They are currently in a form of denial because their Oracle – The Chosen One – is not blindly supported by all, and of course in their emotional opinions, people who do not support Obama and his administration must be monumentally stupid or racist or both.
As a matter of fact, Obama’s approval numbers are reaching record lows for the first term of any President. It’s not just the TEA Parties – people are on to this administration's divisive tactics and aristocratic, arrogant view of themselves. People know that there is not a single person working in the White House that ever worked in the private sector – you know – the Real World, where you actually create wealth, drive the economy, run a business, meet a payroll etc.
The TEA Parties send leftists into a complete state of irritation and anger because leftists do not know how to debate facts. They use emotion in their arguments, rarely logic. So rather than actually debate they attempt to smear, suppress, marginalize and discredit their opposition.
For a relevant example, look at the April 19th article in the New York Times former President Bill Clinton wrote. The article appears to be a remembrance letter of the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing. However, halfway through, the article takes a turn and jumps on the “everyone who disagrees with the current political climate is a terrorist” band-wagon that the left has recently created out of desperation. Basically he marks anyone who does not fully support our current politicians in power as violent, fringe-crazies – that we need to be watchful of these people as they are probably prone to committing horrible terrorist acts much like Timothy McVeigh did. Gee, thanks for the partisan low-blow Bill, your insight is as enlightening as it is nausiating. I think your article would have worked better if you were actually a King or better yet, some sort of deity. But as it is, you are not a King, and whenever you talk-down to the general public, especially when you did nothing to calm the clamor against your predecessor for eight years, people take notice, and guess what? They don’t like it!
This is one of the many reasons our lefty media is going the way of the Dodo. People are getting tired of their crap, plain and simple.
Monday, April 12, 2010
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