The President is being hailed in some corners for his “heartfelt speech” at the so called memorial service, (looked more like a pep rally to me) for the victims of the Tucson shootings. I would like to think that in fact he was “Presidential”’, but the sad fact is he was in my mind the same insincere piece of garbage he had proven to be since the electorate stuck their heads up their asses and voted him into office.
Yes, I said “up their asses”! A word of warning here. I am going to be completely politically incorrect today! Better than that, I am going to say exactly what is on my mind, Big Brother be damned. That’s right folks. The day of Big Brother has in fact arrived. And our country is in deep trouble because of this fact.
Over the last couple of weeks, we have witnessed a deplorable chain of events beginning with the shootings. Within minutes of the event, the Press, a completely political sheriff and the majority of politicians including Comrade Obama have gone out of their way to blame or at least try to implicate those on the right as the cause of a wacko’s actions. For days, the propaganda machine bleated their lies, blaming Rush, Sarah, Beck, Hannity, O’Reilly and every other person on the right who had the utter audacity to question the policies of Comrade Obama as he marches this country to socialist ruin. And yes, Comrade Obama is as much to blame for this as the rest, his bullshit speech aside.
For four days, the leader of the Democratic Party hid in his fortress, choosing to let Katie, Chris and the rest of the Goebells influenced media and scum politicians do a hatchet job on the right. Then, he comes out to give the people a lecture on civility! His party hacks and the co-opted media even now are happily vilifying Sarah Palin. If she had answered the charges against her early on she would have been pilloried. As she didn’t for 4 days, she was branded as not caring. She finally answered and she was once again reamed for her choice of words which by the way were perfect. Meanwhile, our malevolent dictator allowed a so called memorial service degenerate into an Anti-American political rally. The President with one word could have stopped the deplorable actions of the crowd there. But no, he couldn’t do that. As with most want to be dictators, it’s all about him.
The other day, US Rep. Steve Cohen used and analogy I have used many times as to the lies put forward by government referring to the people on the right as Nazis as to telling a lie over and over until people believe it. Everyone who follows me knows I feel that way about the far left and it has in fact been proven over and over that this is the way they get their message across. What Comrade Cohen said in effect was the truth doesn’t mean shit to the on the left if it is not what we want the people to believe. The President calls for civility than chooses to ignore the vitriol emanating from his own followers! And why not? They’re only voicing his true feelings!
Some things form my past posts that are relevant here:
"There is a common thread to this story as with most things that are involved with a leftist and/or dictatorship way of doing things! Control of the media! Overwhelm the people’s senses with Lies, Lies and more Lies! The fact that a corrupt administration would use the Mainstream Media for this purpose is just a logical extension of the above! What amazes me is that anyone would be shocked by this or any other tact taken not only by this administration, but also all the other misleading hacks in office in either party. They all do the same thing to some level! The only difference now is that they are not afraid or ashamed to openly insult the electorate as we have let them do that for way to many years!
I do believe with all my heart their is an ultra left radical element now running the country. It is there, in their own words and actions. And one other point. The Press! History teaches that in every country that had a compliant press, the government turned against that same press once they had taken complete control. This is fact! It's bad enough we ourselves did not self police our politicians, but the press has almost completely abrogated their responsibilities".
I’m not going to cite all the garbage here as others have done a great job of it. Let it suffice for me to say that I for one will not stand here and allow my Freedom of Speech to be stomped into the ground by Comrade Obama and his Marxist legions. In my future writings, I will continue to “TARGET” the lies and deceit coming from the left and in some cases the hard right. The hatred coming from these people will be in my “CROSSHAIRS” and I hope to point it out along with the hypocrisy associated with it. This is in fact a “WAR” whether one wants to see it that way or not. It is a war for the survival of our country and ideals. It is a war against the Marxist Socialist moron now sitting in the White House.
In the book 1984, Big Brother had his NEWSPEAK. We are now witnessing that very thing the book warned us against. Who in the hell do these people think they are to force us how to think or talk? A publisher has just issued a new volume of Huckleberry Finn that redacted the N word. What the hell gives them the right to do this? For those of you who feel this is ok, you can all kiss my ass! The written word is history, whether one likes it or not. Back to 1984. One of the jobs described in the book was the re-writing of history and books. Good Grief! Have we become so blind that we in fact want to allow this?
I saw the following the other day from J.D Longstreet’s blog and it fits here perfectly:
“Here goes: As long as Americans have the freedom to speak their minds openly, there will be, at least, some civility. If American’s freedom to speak freely is taken, or restricted, all hell will break loose and that includes the strong possibility, and yes, even the probability of armed resistance.”
I happen to agree with him The fact that a co-opted media along with Comrade Obama and his followers are in fact trying to take away our Freedom of Speech and thought is a chilling proposition! According to our Constitution, no one has the right to take away our basic freedoms. And if we as a people cannot defeat this at the ballot box as is preferred, it could in fact lead to what Mr. Longstreet suggests, something I would hope would not occur. But Comrade Obama and others think they do. There was one Congressman the other day (his name escapes me at the moment) who said in effect, it is up to the government to use regulations or whatever is needed to control the people!
The below is from Glen Beck on 6/10/10 and was on Newsbusters today. It is an excerpt in which he is trying to explain his feelings that the Marxists now in control could in fact be held responsible4 (I’m not trying to use the blame game here) for violence that could occur in our society. In reading it, I find I agree fully with it’s premise. Glen of course was taken out of context and accused of fomenting violence when in fact he was just pointing out what has always been historical fact. Our propaganda ministers would have one believe the opposite.
“But what the politicians don't understand, the ones who have co-opted these revolutionaries and brought them in the process, is they are dangerous. Why? Why? Well, because a lot of them have called for violent revolution in the past and they never distanced themselves from it…
Tea parties believe in small government. We believe in returning to the principles of our Founding Fathers. We respect them. We revere them. Shoot me in the head before I stop talking about the Founders. Shoot me in the head if you try to change our government.
I will stand against you and so will millions of others. We believe in something. You in the media and most in Washington don't. The radicals that you and Washington have co-opted and brought in wearing sheep's clothing — change the pose. You will get the ends.
You've been using them? They believe in communism. They believe and have called for a revolution. You're going to have to shoot them in the head. But warning, they may shoot you.
They are dangerous because they believe. Karl Marx is their George Washington. You will never change their mind. And if they feel you have lied to them — they're revolutionaries. Nancy Pelosi, those are the people you should be worried about.”
There is also this from Charles Krauthammer, again from Newsbusters that once again easily pointing out the hypocrisy and in effect the blatant lies as put forth by the hard left.
“CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER: Look, I think it's a bogus issue that was concocted, particularly after the Tucson shooting. It's a continuation, what we heard from Cohen and Jackson Lee is a continuation of the liberal hypocrisy on this.
The worst in uncivil discourse that we have had in the last decade occurred in the Bush years when the President was vilified, attacked, he was demonized, compared to Nazis. He was called Hitler. There was an article in the New Republic, a leading liberal magazine, which began, it was by an editor, "I hate George Bush. There I've said it" closed quote.
Howard Dean, a not insignificant Democrat, the former head of the Democratic National Committee, said openly, "I hate Republicans and everything they stand for." That is literally hate speech. I do not remember the Times or the mainstream media all of a sudden wagging a finger and pulling a chin about the rise of uncivil discourse at the time. So I don't take any of this seriously.
There was an attempt by liberals, an obscene attempt to link conservatives with the Tucson shooting through this accusation of civil discourse, and I'm not surprised that uncivil discourse is quite prominent on the Left as we saw today"
1984 is finally arriving folks. We must do everything in our power to prevent this, Comrade Obama be damned! I am going to close with something from one of my earliest posts.
Debate and civil discourse. It's where ideas come from! It's a forum to if not fix a problem, at least address it and come up with some consensus to at least try! As such, debate or discussion can hurt one's feelings and/or illicit some rather harsh reactions
My point is until we as a people can discuss stuff without hate, until we can cast aside our own ideologies, our biases, etc. and approach a subject with open minds, there cannot be fixes. As a society we must work together. Listening is a fine art. Learning and changing one’s mind due to constructive criticism, and I want to emphasize that, constructive criticism is a sign of maturity and leadership. Can you even remotely understand this view Mr. President, or is your head stuck so far up your elitist ass that you as most politicians are too far above us mortals to bother worrying about it? From my little part of the world, it sure appears that way!
I've been patting myself on the back! It was so cool to me that someone had suggested I start a blog because they liked what I had to say. I never took into consideration in any way that I was just blurting out my feelings in short bursts. When I first got the comment on my second post as to "the wall of words" I was at first hurt and burned. But as I reread my stuff, I realized not only was he correct, but I was in fact bridling against exactly what I stated in many of my posts! I first closed my mind to constructive criticism! And for that I am sorry. Looking into past stuff, I see how we have somehow denigrated down to hate and condescending tripe in many comments, throwing out our true nature, but refusing to listen! It's true in discussions here as it is in this crazy political world.
Debate is imperative for this country to survive. Criticism is good, provided it is true! As I said, debate must be accompanied by open minds. This must be conducted by using the Truth and Facts! This must be done by educating yourselves! Keep an open mind, but dig up everything you can from both sides. Then make an informed decision. As we go forward, we will be called fear mongers and worse! WEAR IT AS A BADGE OF HONOR. Radicals of any persuasion FEAR the truth and facts, so shout it out as loudly as possible. This is our country. Love for country and the ideals it was founded on IS NOT HATE as the hard left keeps saying. Opposing bad policy IS NOT RACISM as we are charged with! Fight the BIG LIE with the TRUTH! Our country depends on this!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Free Press or Propaganda Ministers Which Is It?
My heart and prayers go out to the families and victims of the heinous shooting in Tuscon as well as a fervent wish for a speedy recovery.
I want to now address the loathsome behavior that has come about as a result of this horrifying incident. The word disgust does not even come close to how I feel about the media, the Democrats in general and the hypocrisy that is on display here.
We have witnessed one of the most shameful displays of media and leftist bias in our history. Not only the vilification of Sarah Palin, Rush, Beck, Levine, Savage and others, but in this case a slam against the very core of this country. Thankfully, it seems that most of the U.S. as to this issue is looking back to our founding principles and are in fact against this deplorable media frenzy to place blame on the common American.
We have a sitting U.S. Congressman actually using this incident as a fund raising tool! We have others pushing once again for restricting our Freedom of Speech. We had a Democratic operative advising the President to “use this crisis to push your agenda” (my paraphrasing)!
And the saddest part of all is that the so called liberals, the so called party of tolerance, want to silence anyone who they disagree with. Already we hear calls for restraints on Freedom of Speech based on the very lies the Left is using to once again slam the majority of Americans. And of course, we “now need a further rush against gun ownership”.
Out and out lies were used and quoted by major news organizations to openly slander the majority of Americans, none of which could be substantiated! The Sherriff of Pima County has in my opinion jeopardized the prosecution of this shooter. He has put the blame squarely on the right. This so called "officer of the law" is nothing other than a cancer in our society. Full of the same hatred towards everything we as Americans hold dear, he viciously slandered the majority of Americans. What do you do with a cancer? You cut it out! This guy, as all the other Anti-American, Anti- Free Speech scumbags in positions of power (including the MSM) must go!
These people knew this! Don't anyone out there pretend for one moment they didn't! It goes back to the media NOT DOING THEIR JOBS! Forget the hard left bias for a second. These people did not check their facts. They did not confirm! Instead, they marched lock step to the talking points of the radical left and gleefully reported it as fact! Then when caught in the lie, they apologize, citing BS like they were misled, etc. No different than the Dan Rather story slandering President Bush. Unsubstantiated and unconfirmed, they report it as fact anyway! WHY!
Easy one here. The Big Lie! Tell it enough until the people believe it. Until it in fact becomes fact! We aren’t allowed to say Islamic Terrorist” as to the Ft. Hood shooter. No, we have to “wait for the facts”. Yet, the media and government officials can immediately brand a mentally disturbed man as a “right wing terrorist” This isn’t hypocrisy! This is pure open hatred for Conservatives and American values.
The fact that the left has chosen to use this as another way to not only spread their hatred for our entire system of government, but to further foment turmoil as to the differences between the left and right is not only demoralizing but to me completely unpatriotic!
Repeat from an earlier post! Who made the following quotes? "How fortunate for governments that people they administer don't think. The broad masses of a population are more amendable to the appeal of Rhetoric than any other force. Make the lie Big. Make it Simple, and eventually they will believe it." The answer: ADOLF HITLER . " Lies, Lies and more Lies! That’s all the Left has as ammunition (I purposely used that term just to tick off you libbies out there).
And what do so called reporters politicians and other leftist hacks get once they’re caught (in this case, the shameful slander against Conservatives as to this shooting)? NOTHING, other than a pat on the back from the left for vilifying an opponent enough to cause them harm! One has to give these jerks credit though. They are performing their duties in the highest tradition! That is if one considers the likes of Pravda, Tass, maybe our friends in Venezuela, or any other totalitarian regime an ideal.
I for one have had enough. This isn’t about political correctness, heated rhetoric or whatever other term these idiots want to use. Moron Alert! This is about Freedom of Speech! This is about the fact that we have a co-opted media that will only put out the propaganda issued by government officials, truth be damned. This is about the lies that pour forth from these people that are intended to wipe from the electorate’s memory the basic ideals this country was founded on.
I want to now address the loathsome behavior that has come about as a result of this horrifying incident. The word disgust does not even come close to how I feel about the media, the Democrats in general and the hypocrisy that is on display here.
We have witnessed one of the most shameful displays of media and leftist bias in our history. Not only the vilification of Sarah Palin, Rush, Beck, Levine, Savage and others, but in this case a slam against the very core of this country. Thankfully, it seems that most of the U.S. as to this issue is looking back to our founding principles and are in fact against this deplorable media frenzy to place blame on the common American.
We have a sitting U.S. Congressman actually using this incident as a fund raising tool! We have others pushing once again for restricting our Freedom of Speech. We had a Democratic operative advising the President to “use this crisis to push your agenda” (my paraphrasing)!
And the saddest part of all is that the so called liberals, the so called party of tolerance, want to silence anyone who they disagree with. Already we hear calls for restraints on Freedom of Speech based on the very lies the Left is using to once again slam the majority of Americans. And of course, we “now need a further rush against gun ownership”.
Out and out lies were used and quoted by major news organizations to openly slander the majority of Americans, none of which could be substantiated! The Sherriff of Pima County has in my opinion jeopardized the prosecution of this shooter. He has put the blame squarely on the right. This so called "officer of the law" is nothing other than a cancer in our society. Full of the same hatred towards everything we as Americans hold dear, he viciously slandered the majority of Americans. What do you do with a cancer? You cut it out! This guy, as all the other Anti-American, Anti- Free Speech scumbags in positions of power (including the MSM) must go!
These people knew this! Don't anyone out there pretend for one moment they didn't! It goes back to the media NOT DOING THEIR JOBS! Forget the hard left bias for a second. These people did not check their facts. They did not confirm! Instead, they marched lock step to the talking points of the radical left and gleefully reported it as fact! Then when caught in the lie, they apologize, citing BS like they were misled, etc. No different than the Dan Rather story slandering President Bush. Unsubstantiated and unconfirmed, they report it as fact anyway! WHY!
Easy one here. The Big Lie! Tell it enough until the people believe it. Until it in fact becomes fact! We aren’t allowed to say Islamic Terrorist” as to the Ft. Hood shooter. No, we have to “wait for the facts”. Yet, the media and government officials can immediately brand a mentally disturbed man as a “right wing terrorist” This isn’t hypocrisy! This is pure open hatred for Conservatives and American values.
The fact that the left has chosen to use this as another way to not only spread their hatred for our entire system of government, but to further foment turmoil as to the differences between the left and right is not only demoralizing but to me completely unpatriotic!
Repeat from an earlier post! Who made the following quotes? "How fortunate for governments that people they administer don't think. The broad masses of a population are more amendable to the appeal of Rhetoric than any other force. Make the lie Big. Make it Simple, and eventually they will believe it." The answer: ADOLF HITLER . " Lies, Lies and more Lies! That’s all the Left has as ammunition (I purposely used that term just to tick off you libbies out there).
And what do so called reporters politicians and other leftist hacks get once they’re caught (in this case, the shameful slander against Conservatives as to this shooting)? NOTHING, other than a pat on the back from the left for vilifying an opponent enough to cause them harm! One has to give these jerks credit though. They are performing their duties in the highest tradition! That is if one considers the likes of Pravda, Tass, maybe our friends in Venezuela, or any other totalitarian regime an ideal.
I for one have had enough. This isn’t about political correctness, heated rhetoric or whatever other term these idiots want to use. Moron Alert! This is about Freedom of Speech! This is about the fact that we have a co-opted media that will only put out the propaganda issued by government officials, truth be damned. This is about the lies that pour forth from these people that are intended to wipe from the electorate’s memory the basic ideals this country was founded on.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year. Let's Get Our Kids To Read
As we enter the New Year, I see we are being bombarded with the usual caustic lies and propaganda from the so called Mainstream Media. In my last post, I mentioned that fact that I had my grand kids here for the holidays and wondered what we had done to them for the future. As I said, the education system is in shambles and the younger generation can’t (or won’t) even read much less pay attention to what’s really important. And that is everyone’s fault.
Having said that, just a few samples of the hate and vile from the left:
MSNBC: Bush’s book is selling so well because he was so hated
Kos: What If Christians Were Treated as Badly as Muslims? (What a joke here! Check the stats from NY. 250 or more reported hate crimes against Jews as compared to 11 against Muslims)
Ezra Klein: ( This is one of the most assine statements I have ever seen from the Liberals, but shows their pure hatred for the law of the land) “One, is that it has no binding power on anything; and two, the issue of the Constitution is not that people don't read the text they think they're following, the issue of the Constitution is that the text is confusing because it was written more than a hundred years ago, and what people believe it says differs from person to person; and differs depending on what they want to get done. So, I wouldn't expect much coming out of this."
I could go on and on, but you get the drift. We are being besieged with sound bites and lies all with one purpose in mind. To subvert everything that our founding fathers gave us. Marxist Socialists with the help of power lusting Republicans (as we know there are many in government who don’t give a damn about anything other than the power as proven by their actions).
We must somehow get the message to our kids that our country is being destroyed from within. The way to do this is through READING! Schools teach our kids to only read what the elite want them to read. We, as parents and grandparents must push our kids beyond the limits of the education system.
Take the Narnia Chronicles for one example. A superb series now in movie form and all we hear from the left is “oh, it’s horrible that it has so many religious overtones”. Let the kids read the book s and decided for themselves.
My kids and grandkids love to read. I tell them if they are studying a subject, they should try to look at both sides as they persue it. Read everything they can about something than make their decision. Kids are smarter than the establishment would have one think and surprisingly will come to the right decision more often than not, given all of the information.
I for one have always been a history buff. David Halberstam has some outstanding historical stuff. Newt Gingrich, a history professor in his own right also shines in this venue. I would highly recommend Dame Margaret Thatcher’s memoirs as well as Nancy Reagan’s fine book of letters. I also would recommend anything by the late Senator Patrick Moynihan. While I didn’t side with all of his stands, his arguments are compelling. And (libbies get ready to choke) Glenn Beck. Say what you want about him pro or con, but his books are not only good reads, but well researched. And as always, these particular people along with Rush always have said one thing. Do not just take their words for something. (I remember Dame Thatcher saying that in one of her speeches). Study everything than make a decision. Sage advice to our kids.
Below are the blogs I follow constantly. These folks seem to be tireless in not only exposing the Liberal Hypocrisy, but also laying out the fact; something the MSM has forgotten how to do. Please note here. These are some of my favorites. I make it a point to read as much as possible from all points of view. These in my mind stick out.
Atlas Shrugs http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/
Fabulous Pamela Geller fights what seems to be a losing battle as to the open anti-Semitism in this country and the world. This woman is tireless and absolutely WOWs me.
Warning Signs http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com
Alan Caruba is a genuinely great writer. I have learned so much from his essays, all well researched and based on years of knowledge.
Flopping Aces www.floppingaces.net/
This is an absolutely great sight. They have a group of regular contributors as well as welcoming Reader Posts. Some of the best stories I’ve ever read by Skookum as well as the others.
The Liberal Lie - The Conservative Truth http://theliberalslies.blogspot.com/
Ken Taylor lays his heart and soul out there. He loves his country. What more is there to say.
Michelle Malkin http://michellemalkin.com/
Michelle is well known and is easily one of the best Conservatives out there. Her books are must reads! She has fact on her side. A great lady in my book.
The New Jacksonian Blog http://newjacksonianblog.blogspot.com/
Mike Kaplan’s blog is insightful in many ways. Again, I’ve learned so much as he lays out the Jacksonian philosophy.
Insight on Freedom http://csadispatch.blogspot.com/
J.D. Longstreet has a fabulous blog here. He takes no prisoners and comes directly to the point. Patriotic and good.
These are only some of the blogs I follow as is evidenced by my list on the left. However, as I said. My reading is not relegated to those few sites. And that is the message I’m trying to get across to everyone. Our children and grandchildren must READ! They must be taught to look at all aspects of something than make a decision. They must be taught the principles this country was founded on, not the garbage that they are now being force fed! They are the future of this country and we would all be remiss if we let this chance to steer them correctly slip by. That would mean parents are going to have to take the raising of their children away from the government!
I want to wish one and all a safe and prosperous Happy New Year!
Having said that, just a few samples of the hate and vile from the left:
MSNBC: Bush’s book is selling so well because he was so hated
Kos: What If Christians Were Treated as Badly as Muslims? (What a joke here! Check the stats from NY. 250 or more reported hate crimes against Jews as compared to 11 against Muslims)
Ezra Klein: ( This is one of the most assine statements I have ever seen from the Liberals, but shows their pure hatred for the law of the land) “One, is that it has no binding power on anything; and two, the issue of the Constitution is not that people don't read the text they think they're following, the issue of the Constitution is that the text is confusing because it was written more than a hundred years ago, and what people believe it says differs from person to person; and differs depending on what they want to get done. So, I wouldn't expect much coming out of this."
I could go on and on, but you get the drift. We are being besieged with sound bites and lies all with one purpose in mind. To subvert everything that our founding fathers gave us. Marxist Socialists with the help of power lusting Republicans (as we know there are many in government who don’t give a damn about anything other than the power as proven by their actions).
We must somehow get the message to our kids that our country is being destroyed from within. The way to do this is through READING! Schools teach our kids to only read what the elite want them to read. We, as parents and grandparents must push our kids beyond the limits of the education system.
Take the Narnia Chronicles for one example. A superb series now in movie form and all we hear from the left is “oh, it’s horrible that it has so many religious overtones”. Let the kids read the book s and decided for themselves.
My kids and grandkids love to read. I tell them if they are studying a subject, they should try to look at both sides as they persue it. Read everything they can about something than make their decision. Kids are smarter than the establishment would have one think and surprisingly will come to the right decision more often than not, given all of the information.
I for one have always been a history buff. David Halberstam has some outstanding historical stuff. Newt Gingrich, a history professor in his own right also shines in this venue. I would highly recommend Dame Margaret Thatcher’s memoirs as well as Nancy Reagan’s fine book of letters. I also would recommend anything by the late Senator Patrick Moynihan. While I didn’t side with all of his stands, his arguments are compelling. And (libbies get ready to choke) Glenn Beck. Say what you want about him pro or con, but his books are not only good reads, but well researched. And as always, these particular people along with Rush always have said one thing. Do not just take their words for something. (I remember Dame Thatcher saying that in one of her speeches). Study everything than make a decision. Sage advice to our kids.
Below are the blogs I follow constantly. These folks seem to be tireless in not only exposing the Liberal Hypocrisy, but also laying out the fact; something the MSM has forgotten how to do. Please note here. These are some of my favorites. I make it a point to read as much as possible from all points of view. These in my mind stick out.
Atlas Shrugs http://atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/
Fabulous Pamela Geller fights what seems to be a losing battle as to the open anti-Semitism in this country and the world. This woman is tireless and absolutely WOWs me.
Warning Signs http://factsnotfantasy.blogspot.com
Alan Caruba is a genuinely great writer. I have learned so much from his essays, all well researched and based on years of knowledge.
Flopping Aces www.floppingaces.net/
This is an absolutely great sight. They have a group of regular contributors as well as welcoming Reader Posts. Some of the best stories I’ve ever read by Skookum as well as the others.
The Liberal Lie - The Conservative Truth http://theliberalslies.blogspot.com/
Ken Taylor lays his heart and soul out there. He loves his country. What more is there to say.
Michelle Malkin http://michellemalkin.com/
Michelle is well known and is easily one of the best Conservatives out there. Her books are must reads! She has fact on her side. A great lady in my book.
The New Jacksonian Blog http://newjacksonianblog.blogspot.com/
Mike Kaplan’s blog is insightful in many ways. Again, I’ve learned so much as he lays out the Jacksonian philosophy.
Insight on Freedom http://csadispatch.blogspot.com/
J.D. Longstreet has a fabulous blog here. He takes no prisoners and comes directly to the point. Patriotic and good.
These are only some of the blogs I follow as is evidenced by my list on the left. However, as I said. My reading is not relegated to those few sites. And that is the message I’m trying to get across to everyone. Our children and grandchildren must READ! They must be taught to look at all aspects of something than make a decision. They must be taught the principles this country was founded on, not the garbage that they are now being force fed! They are the future of this country and we would all be remiss if we let this chance to steer them correctly slip by. That would mean parents are going to have to take the raising of their children away from the government!
I want to wish one and all a safe and prosperous Happy New Year!
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Our children's Future
For my Christmas this year, I am lucky enough to have my grand kids here with me. As I look at them, I wonder just what our legacy is actually going to be. What have we left them or maybe a better question, what have we done to them?
My forefathers fought for and built the greatest country this world has ever known, one that opened her arms to all and embraced them with the promise of equal rights and freedom. Yes, we had some bad bumps on the way, but slowly and surely we built upon the foundations left to us from those wonderful folks who fought a Revolution and a Civil War. There were mistakes and there were triumphs. One wondrous thing came out of it. The United States of America!
However, one must be circumspect and take a look at us now. So many people in this nation now stand with their hands out, unwilling to help themselves. They only concern themselves with their own selfishness. Even as we try to right the wrongs of the past, the racist leaders out there prefer to preach hate and entitlement instead of “strive for perfection’, a right that is granted to all.
We have the powerful pitting the rich against the poor. They penalize achievement. They take away incentive. And they have the utter gall to tell a family that government are the only ones that have the right to one’s life earnings once they die, family be damned! Funny, I don’t remember anything in the constitution saying government has the right to my family’s trust. Yet people like Barney Frank says it belongs the government.
We have a Mainstream Media that is nothing more than a propaganda arm for this government. Lies galore as this one:
Republicans block youth immigration bill
“Senate Republicans on Saturday doomed an effort that would have given hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants a path to legal status if they enrolled in college or joined the military”
Anyone with one ounce of brains knows that the Democrats had unstoppable majorities in both houses, yet the media reports that the opposition blocked this and other so called worthy bills when in fact as in this instance, the President’s own party had defections and they in fact stopped this bad bill. Yet, the media prefers to tell the big lie. Yes Virginia, we are teaching our children to lie. The President does it, our elected officials do it and the media follows suit. In turn, our educators teach the same lies and parents are vilified (Michelle Obama statement: We can’t leave it to the parents”). When does it stop?
The list is too long to go on and I’m sure you get my drift. The lies keep coming and our future generations will suffer. As if that isn’t bad enough, we have the fact that this country is now following the socialist model that this treasonous President and Congress have chosen for it. The debt owed by our children and grandchildren is staggering! The income redistribution espoused by this President and his Marxist cronies is not only destroying our country as we know it, it is taking away any hope for our children's and grand children’s future.
I for one do not want my children to live under the Marxist dictatorship that is headed our way. I do not say this lightly! History is supposed to teach us yet this country led by this Socialist president and congress is in the process of yanking our children’s future out from under them. Our education system is in shambles as is evidenced by a study that came out just the other day that 23% or something like that (forgot the exact figure, but it was high) of people enlisting in the armed services cannot pass the simple basic knowledge testing! This is what we’ve done for our children. Basically we have a government that wants the people to be nothing more than servile.
Our children do not deserve this! For the first time in my life, I do not see us being able to leave our children a better country! I look at my grandchildren and wonder. What could I have done better? What can we as a people do to save our country for our children? This might be the most important question of them all. Our children are indeed our future. If we choose to keep going down the path we are now pursuing, I fear their future will be one of Marxist enslavement. I fear for our children as we all should! We need to take our country back now, for their sake if not for ours.
My forefathers fought for and built the greatest country this world has ever known, one that opened her arms to all and embraced them with the promise of equal rights and freedom. Yes, we had some bad bumps on the way, but slowly and surely we built upon the foundations left to us from those wonderful folks who fought a Revolution and a Civil War. There were mistakes and there were triumphs. One wondrous thing came out of it. The United States of America!
However, one must be circumspect and take a look at us now. So many people in this nation now stand with their hands out, unwilling to help themselves. They only concern themselves with their own selfishness. Even as we try to right the wrongs of the past, the racist leaders out there prefer to preach hate and entitlement instead of “strive for perfection’, a right that is granted to all.
We have the powerful pitting the rich against the poor. They penalize achievement. They take away incentive. And they have the utter gall to tell a family that government are the only ones that have the right to one’s life earnings once they die, family be damned! Funny, I don’t remember anything in the constitution saying government has the right to my family’s trust. Yet people like Barney Frank says it belongs the government.
We have a Mainstream Media that is nothing more than a propaganda arm for this government. Lies galore as this one:
Republicans block youth immigration bill
“Senate Republicans on Saturday doomed an effort that would have given hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants a path to legal status if they enrolled in college or joined the military”
Anyone with one ounce of brains knows that the Democrats had unstoppable majorities in both houses, yet the media reports that the opposition blocked this and other so called worthy bills when in fact as in this instance, the President’s own party had defections and they in fact stopped this bad bill. Yet, the media prefers to tell the big lie. Yes Virginia, we are teaching our children to lie. The President does it, our elected officials do it and the media follows suit. In turn, our educators teach the same lies and parents are vilified (Michelle Obama statement: We can’t leave it to the parents”). When does it stop?
The list is too long to go on and I’m sure you get my drift. The lies keep coming and our future generations will suffer. As if that isn’t bad enough, we have the fact that this country is now following the socialist model that this treasonous President and Congress have chosen for it. The debt owed by our children and grandchildren is staggering! The income redistribution espoused by this President and his Marxist cronies is not only destroying our country as we know it, it is taking away any hope for our children's and grand children’s future.
I for one do not want my children to live under the Marxist dictatorship that is headed our way. I do not say this lightly! History is supposed to teach us yet this country led by this Socialist president and congress is in the process of yanking our children’s future out from under them. Our education system is in shambles as is evidenced by a study that came out just the other day that 23% or something like that (forgot the exact figure, but it was high) of people enlisting in the armed services cannot pass the simple basic knowledge testing! This is what we’ve done for our children. Basically we have a government that wants the people to be nothing more than servile.
Our children do not deserve this! For the first time in my life, I do not see us being able to leave our children a better country! I look at my grandchildren and wonder. What could I have done better? What can we as a people do to save our country for our children? This might be the most important question of them all. Our children are indeed our future. If we choose to keep going down the path we are now pursuing, I fear their future will be one of Marxist enslavement. I fear for our children as we all should! We need to take our country back now, for their sake if not for ours.
Friday, December 3, 2010
A Loss and some Tirades
Before I get into my tirade of the day, I want to comment on the loss today of Ron Santo. Many days when I was young, I sat on the third base side of Wrigley and was privileged to witness the play of one of the greatest third basemen of our time (no disrespect here to Brooks Robinson who, Cubs fan that I am was and is the greatest). A skilled player and feisty competitor, Santo, along with Banks, Kessinger, Williams and the others always were able to remind me that the game is just that, a game. He, along with Banks, spent God knows how much time signing autographs and talking to us kids. Imagine that! He actually would walk up to us and talk. And although one could always see the joy in his game. I will never forget the look on his face when the last out was played in “69” and the Cubs had blown that lead. The pain was there for all to see. We have lost a marvelous ball player and a hell of a man.
Now, Tirade number 1. As all now know, we have in progress for all to see the Wikileaks fiasco going on. We have the NYT stating these leaks make for transparency and as such they should be published (this from the same entity that refused to publish the leaked memos that debunk climate change due to the fact that they were stolen. Such hypocrisy) We have Hillary expressing her outrage and for all practical purposes, not a word from our moron in chief who at this moment, as usual has run away, in this instance to Afghanistan to avoid addressing any situation that reflects badly on his administration. My question here. Where is the real outrage from these clowns? This is the third set of leaks! We had a statement for the Attorney General. He said they were going to investigate this severe breach of security. Probabaly the only reason he commented at all is because this set of leaks illustrates how badly this administration conducts foreign policy. Don’t have to defedt the Bush administration, but sure as heel, he has to defend the Bozo administration. Then what? He headed across the pond to lobby for the World Cup! Can anyone out there tell me why the AG needed to do this? That was more important than enforcing our laws?
As if that isn’t bad enough, we have the Anti-American left propaganda machine known as the MSM actually trying to justify and find excuses for the man who stole the secrets (For what it’s worth, I truly believe there is more than just PFC. Manning involved in this). So, my slant on this as I’ve posted on other sites.
“First and foremost. This is treason of the highest order! PFC. Manning and if possible this Assange guy ( and I know we cannot charge him with treason, he’s a foreigner) should be tried and executed as should any others involved. Those are my beliefs. As an example, being a Jew, my ears perked up when Bibi put as a condition to stall settlements on the West Bank the release of Jonathan Pollard. As we all know, he was spying for Israel. Some folks seem to think as he was doing it for an all, he should be cut some slack. NO! He is a spy! He committed treason against this country. As such he should have been shot as should the 2 people mentioned above.
The really galling part is the NYT as well as our moron Attorney General? This has been going on for some time now. As one will never convince me that there are not so many more people involved than just the PFC in these releases, one must ask not only where is the outrage against scum bag papers like the NYT, but also exactly what are our investigative entities doing about this? There seems to be little outrage on the left. The President is hiding, the Secretary of State is out trying to pull the covers over it and security apparatus of this country is too busy branding our own citizens as extremists, choosing to ignore the real enemies of this country. One could well start with the NYT as one of those real enemies. The very fact that this so called “Paper of Record” can openly try to justify publishing this is in my view an act of treason as well. They put their open leftist agenda above the good of our country.”
Now as to the leaks. So far, what has come out has pretty well been known or suspected by all. The one leak I really want to comment on is in reference to missiles that have not only been sold to Iran from N.Korea, but also they in fact have missiles that can travel 2,000 miles. In effect, the NORKS can easily deliver a bomb over the border where we have 35,000 troops based. I have commented on this numerous times in the past. When madmen rule, bad things can and do happen. One cannot and should not negotiate with madmen and ideologues. One must put this politically correct B.S, aside and do what they must! In Iran’s case, the hell with the we mustn’t upset the Muslims crap! In the case of N.Korea, we must not stand by and wait until the madman does something stupid. Our weakness is on display for all and China is reaping the benefits! As I posted on other sites:
“This whole problem stems back to our friend Weird Willie (Mr. Clinton for you leftists out there) He allowed missile guidance technology to be sold to the Red Chinese who in turn gave it to the NORKS. The fact that the NORKs in turn sent entire missiles to Tehran fits in perfectly with the Red Chinese aim of disrupting the U.S. and her allies. Also, as I have said in past posts. This proves not only the fact that the NORKs do indeed have a delivery system, but also points out the grave danger to not only our troops in the south, but to the entire region.”
Finally, there have been numerous stories and what not as to the obsession the MSM and the Left have with Sarah Palin. Other than the fact that they basically will continue to throw hate and condescension towards her hoping to convince the electorate she is in effect not worthy of their votes, I find most of it quite funny. However, I am fed up with Media idiots going not only after her family, but most politicians’, families if they don’t agree with what the left wants! Case in point, Bristol Palin.
There’s no need to go into the Dancing With The Stars B.S. or anything else as to this discussion. The other night, Keith Olberman, as is his wont, went off on Bristol, basically questioning her right to speak out in behalf of abstinence as to teenage sex. Basically as Bristol is a teen mother, this should in effect disqualify her from trying to inform the teens of our country to not make the same mistake she made. I wonder sometimes how the Palins and other political families ( I would even include the President in this if they ever go after his children) put up with this. Enough from me on this. I will let Bristol defend herself in her own words below. She states perfectly how a person can and should mature and learn from their mistakes, a lesson many politicians and journalists should learn themselves.
“What Mr. Olbermann lacks in originality he makes up for with insincere incredulity. Mr. Olbermann fails to understand that in order to have credibility as a spokesperson, it sometimes takes a person who has made mistakes. Parents warn their children about the mistakes they made so they are not repeated. Former gang members travel to schools to educate teenagers about the risks of gang life. Recovered addicts lecture to others about the risks of alcohol and drug abuse. And yes, a teen mother talks about the benefits of preventing teen pregnancy.
I have never claimed to be perfect. If that makes me the "worst person in the world" to Mr. Olbermann, then I must apologize for not being absolutely faultless like he undoubtedly must be.”
Now, Tirade number 1. As all now know, we have in progress for all to see the Wikileaks fiasco going on. We have the NYT stating these leaks make for transparency and as such they should be published (this from the same entity that refused to publish the leaked memos that debunk climate change due to the fact that they were stolen. Such hypocrisy) We have Hillary expressing her outrage and for all practical purposes, not a word from our moron in chief who at this moment, as usual has run away, in this instance to Afghanistan to avoid addressing any situation that reflects badly on his administration. My question here. Where is the real outrage from these clowns? This is the third set of leaks! We had a statement for the Attorney General. He said they were going to investigate this severe breach of security. Probabaly the only reason he commented at all is because this set of leaks illustrates how badly this administration conducts foreign policy. Don’t have to defedt the Bush administration, but sure as heel, he has to defend the Bozo administration. Then what? He headed across the pond to lobby for the World Cup! Can anyone out there tell me why the AG needed to do this? That was more important than enforcing our laws?
As if that isn’t bad enough, we have the Anti-American left propaganda machine known as the MSM actually trying to justify and find excuses for the man who stole the secrets (For what it’s worth, I truly believe there is more than just PFC. Manning involved in this). So, my slant on this as I’ve posted on other sites.
“First and foremost. This is treason of the highest order! PFC. Manning and if possible this Assange guy ( and I know we cannot charge him with treason, he’s a foreigner) should be tried and executed as should any others involved. Those are my beliefs. As an example, being a Jew, my ears perked up when Bibi put as a condition to stall settlements on the West Bank the release of Jonathan Pollard. As we all know, he was spying for Israel. Some folks seem to think as he was doing it for an all, he should be cut some slack. NO! He is a spy! He committed treason against this country. As such he should have been shot as should the 2 people mentioned above.
The really galling part is the NYT as well as our moron Attorney General? This has been going on for some time now. As one will never convince me that there are not so many more people involved than just the PFC in these releases, one must ask not only where is the outrage against scum bag papers like the NYT, but also exactly what are our investigative entities doing about this? There seems to be little outrage on the left. The President is hiding, the Secretary of State is out trying to pull the covers over it and security apparatus of this country is too busy branding our own citizens as extremists, choosing to ignore the real enemies of this country. One could well start with the NYT as one of those real enemies. The very fact that this so called “Paper of Record” can openly try to justify publishing this is in my view an act of treason as well. They put their open leftist agenda above the good of our country.”
Now as to the leaks. So far, what has come out has pretty well been known or suspected by all. The one leak I really want to comment on is in reference to missiles that have not only been sold to Iran from N.Korea, but also they in fact have missiles that can travel 2,000 miles. In effect, the NORKS can easily deliver a bomb over the border where we have 35,000 troops based. I have commented on this numerous times in the past. When madmen rule, bad things can and do happen. One cannot and should not negotiate with madmen and ideologues. One must put this politically correct B.S, aside and do what they must! In Iran’s case, the hell with the we mustn’t upset the Muslims crap! In the case of N.Korea, we must not stand by and wait until the madman does something stupid. Our weakness is on display for all and China is reaping the benefits! As I posted on other sites:
“This whole problem stems back to our friend Weird Willie (Mr. Clinton for you leftists out there) He allowed missile guidance technology to be sold to the Red Chinese who in turn gave it to the NORKS. The fact that the NORKs in turn sent entire missiles to Tehran fits in perfectly with the Red Chinese aim of disrupting the U.S. and her allies. Also, as I have said in past posts. This proves not only the fact that the NORKs do indeed have a delivery system, but also points out the grave danger to not only our troops in the south, but to the entire region.”
Finally, there have been numerous stories and what not as to the obsession the MSM and the Left have with Sarah Palin. Other than the fact that they basically will continue to throw hate and condescension towards her hoping to convince the electorate she is in effect not worthy of their votes, I find most of it quite funny. However, I am fed up with Media idiots going not only after her family, but most politicians’, families if they don’t agree with what the left wants! Case in point, Bristol Palin.
There’s no need to go into the Dancing With The Stars B.S. or anything else as to this discussion. The other night, Keith Olberman, as is his wont, went off on Bristol, basically questioning her right to speak out in behalf of abstinence as to teenage sex. Basically as Bristol is a teen mother, this should in effect disqualify her from trying to inform the teens of our country to not make the same mistake she made. I wonder sometimes how the Palins and other political families ( I would even include the President in this if they ever go after his children) put up with this. Enough from me on this. I will let Bristol defend herself in her own words below. She states perfectly how a person can and should mature and learn from their mistakes, a lesson many politicians and journalists should learn themselves.
“What Mr. Olbermann lacks in originality he makes up for with insincere incredulity. Mr. Olbermann fails to understand that in order to have credibility as a spokesperson, it sometimes takes a person who has made mistakes. Parents warn their children about the mistakes they made so they are not repeated. Former gang members travel to schools to educate teenagers about the risks of gang life. Recovered addicts lecture to others about the risks of alcohol and drug abuse. And yes, a teen mother talks about the benefits of preventing teen pregnancy.
I have never claimed to be perfect. If that makes me the "worst person in the world" to Mr. Olbermann, then I must apologize for not being absolutely faultless like he undoubtedly must be.”
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Happy Thanksgiving
Today is the day we give thanks. Looking around, one would think that Thanksgiving has pretty much degenerated to nothing more than a family gathering at the most on an extra day off, but not much more. I wonder how many folks out here even remember the true meaning of this holiday. So many kids I see now haven't a clue, nor do many of our citizens grasp what this holiday means and why we should be so thankful. For those who do care, however, for those who understand, this holiday is so much more than family thankfulness. It is a time to give thanks for everything our country stands for as well.
When the pilgrims came over, they faced many extreme obstacles. A severe winter and unfamiliar surroundings combined with having to fend for themselves was a daunting task. yet, they persevered. They made friends with the Indians and with their cooperation and help survived. Thus, came the day of Thanksgiving.
Enough of the very brief history lesson from my little world. The main point is what is it that one should be thankful for in these crazy stressful times? I've thought about this alot and here is my little slant on it.
First and foremost I am thankful for my wonderful wife of 35 years, our kids and grandkids and all the people throughout my life, parents, etc, who have been there for me. Family and friends are one of the most cherished things one can have and I am blessed.
Once one gets passed the obvious family thing though, what else should we be thankful for. Many people in this country are to busy with their own insane (in my view) agendas to even remotely stop to be thankful for this country and the very thing that gives them the right ot be who they are. This saddens me to no end. Therefore, here is what else I am thankful for.
I give thanks to the founding fathers, the men and women who gave us the basic foundation of this wondrous country. Everything we are stems from their efforts and sacrifices and they did in fact sacrifice so much more that many folks want to admit to. Thanks to them, I have the right to express my opinion without fear of prosecution, that is at least I do at this moment. The fact that there are people in this country who feel our leaders should be allowed to stifle free speech is abhorrent to me. To many people have sacrificed the ultimate to give me and everyone that very basic right.
I give thanks to the wonderful men and women who comprise our military, the best in the world. These people selfishly give of themselves yet so many people in this country openly despise them. How can this be? Thousands have given their life and blood for our freedom yet so many cannot find it in their hearts to give them thanks?
I give thanks to the people of this country who still hold true to her core values. These folks, patriots all are at the forefront of trying to restore our core values to their rightful standing.
I don't want to be long winded here, so I hope you all get my drift. We have so much to be thankful for and so much to fight for.
Finally, I want to give thanks to the United States of America, my home! Despite our apologetic leaders open disdain for her, our country is in fact the greatest country this world has ever seen. While our leaders now openly work to tear apart our very fabric, the main population refuse to march lockstep to the Pied Piper in the White House. Instead they have chosen to look deep inside their history and themselves and have chosen to stand up and be counted in the fight against the the cancer that is seeping through our government and country. To those brave people. I give my profound thanks!
When the pilgrims came over, they faced many extreme obstacles. A severe winter and unfamiliar surroundings combined with having to fend for themselves was a daunting task. yet, they persevered. They made friends with the Indians and with their cooperation and help survived. Thus, came the day of Thanksgiving.
Enough of the very brief history lesson from my little world. The main point is what is it that one should be thankful for in these crazy stressful times? I've thought about this alot and here is my little slant on it.
First and foremost I am thankful for my wonderful wife of 35 years, our kids and grandkids and all the people throughout my life, parents, etc, who have been there for me. Family and friends are one of the most cherished things one can have and I am blessed.
Once one gets passed the obvious family thing though, what else should we be thankful for. Many people in this country are to busy with their own insane (in my view) agendas to even remotely stop to be thankful for this country and the very thing that gives them the right ot be who they are. This saddens me to no end. Therefore, here is what else I am thankful for.
I give thanks to the founding fathers, the men and women who gave us the basic foundation of this wondrous country. Everything we are stems from their efforts and sacrifices and they did in fact sacrifice so much more that many folks want to admit to. Thanks to them, I have the right to express my opinion without fear of prosecution, that is at least I do at this moment. The fact that there are people in this country who feel our leaders should be allowed to stifle free speech is abhorrent to me. To many people have sacrificed the ultimate to give me and everyone that very basic right.
I give thanks to the wonderful men and women who comprise our military, the best in the world. These people selfishly give of themselves yet so many people in this country openly despise them. How can this be? Thousands have given their life and blood for our freedom yet so many cannot find it in their hearts to give them thanks?
I give thanks to the people of this country who still hold true to her core values. These folks, patriots all are at the forefront of trying to restore our core values to their rightful standing.
I don't want to be long winded here, so I hope you all get my drift. We have so much to be thankful for and so much to fight for.
Finally, I want to give thanks to the United States of America, my home! Despite our apologetic leaders open disdain for her, our country is in fact the greatest country this world has ever seen. While our leaders now openly work to tear apart our very fabric, the main population refuse to march lockstep to the Pied Piper in the White House. Instead they have chosen to look deep inside their history and themselves and have chosen to stand up and be counted in the fight against the the cancer that is seeping through our government and country. To those brave people. I give my profound thanks!
Sunday, November 14, 2010
A Soldier's Plea For Resposinilty By All Of Us!
I saw this on the “ Maggie’s Notebook Blogsite”. As I read it, I thought of my son-in-law who is at this moment in Afghanistan as well as my father and step-fathers, Veterans from WWII who sacrificed so much as did countless thousands to give us and defend our country and her liberties. This is one of the most powerful things I have ever read! It is an indictment of an electorate, well deserved that has failed in their most sacred duty to their country. That is taking their right to vote seriously! Because of that one fact, this country is on the edge of total destruction both morally and financially. The men and women who have fought for us do not deserve what is now happening here in the U.S.
Please read this letter and remember exactly what it is that these men and women stand for. Duty, Honor and Country. They fight for us! They sure as hell do not deserve seeing their sacrifices all for naught as the Leftist leaders of this country whittle away the very rights these fine men and women have fought for! God Bless You Major Banzet! And thank you for you service and sacrifice!
By MIKE BANZET: WHY I QUIT
I never expected to write this letter, but my Mom e-mailed me to get information about my career for a writeup on Veterans Day, and as this is the first such holiday in 22 years when I will not be on active duty, I felt compelled to let you know why I decided to quit.
Quit is a strong word, I know. Everyone I’ve talked to has repeated that I’ve had a marvelous career and that I’ve retired with honor. Maybe that’s true on paper; I guess that it’s reflected by the record. But that’s not how I feel. I feel like I’ve quit. And because I’m not a quitter, I feel I have to explain why — not that anyone is asking, but because perhaps they don’t know to ask.
Briefly, my career had been a representation of the promise of this country. Starting out on the lowest rung of the rank ladder as an F-4G Wild Weasel crew chief, continuing on F-16s and the F-117A Stealth fighter in Desert Storm, then a small part of Desert Fox as a nuclear Maintenance Officer and finally a pilot that took part in numerous deployments in Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. I finished up an awesome year on the ground in Iraq, and was selected to receive a coveted “Definitely Promote,” assuring me of promotion to lieutenant colonel. They don’t pass out many of those. My dreams were right in front of me. All I had to do was grab them. And then I retired. Why?
Atlas Shrugged.
I had chosen, freely, to place my life between those that would do harm to the U.S. and those whom I would protect: her citizens. I had always believed in the best of America and the people of her lands; that despite occasional missteps there was a general “rightness” to our way. I lived that belief for 22 years, leading and following warriors into combat. I’m certainly no war hero; my brothers in arms have seen far more combat, more intense and personal than I. But I have become acquainted with death in a way that I hope you never do. My last tour, on the ground in Iraq was where my heart started to be hardened towards you, the electorate, and culminated in this letter, written two days before our elections. And here’s why.
You’ve elected officials who, for partisan points, spoke openly that the “…war is lost.” I happened to be in a dining facility in Baghdad that day, filled with the (mostly) young faces of (mostly) Army men and women. CNN was on the TVs, and things got very quiet when this elected official continued on, railing that the mission that some of these very people were here to do, had “…failed.” Yet, they would be donning their body armor, strapping on med kits and weapons, mounting HMMVs or MRAPs and heading outside the wire, ensuring that the newborn democracy in Iraq, purchased with so many lives, would be safe another night. The newly re-invigorated insurgents would be waiting, teeth bared back in a hateful smile, gripping the IED detonator, the RPG launcher, or the AK-47s to ply their trade with new energy, because the Senate Majority Leader had said they were winning.
You elected officials who continually defame and berate military members, whether it is the observation that if you’re not too bright, you’ll get “…stuck in Iraq” (this from a guy who has two Purple Hearts for self-inflicted wounds, and known for throwing someone else’s medals away in protest), or the calling of combat Marines cold-blooded killers (in a war; before trial). You’ve elected officials in the role of commander-in-chief who “loathe” the military, while using ROTC deferments and special treatment to avoid military service that the less “connected” take as a responsibility. On the basis of “change,” you elected someone who had close, ongoing associations with people who were part of an organization that tried to kill us [U.S. military] on our own soil.
You elected officials that promised to take property from some Americans, and give it to you, merely because they had more than you did. Those Americans that these officials have labeled as the “rich” are your neighbors, who provide jobs and pay far more in taxes than you ever will. That means they are already subsidizing your lifestyle choices; you just want more of their property without the responsibility of risking your wealth and labor to get it. You would rather hire someone to take it from them. And you have.
Yet these same officials from this same party are the wealthiest group of people in both the House and Senate. They have offshore accounts, forbid unions in their businesses and use every tax loophole they can find with their armies of accountants. But you keep sending them back to those jobs, because they promise to steal from some Americans and give to you.
You elect officials who openly embrace illegal activity; but they don’t have to live with the consequences. Other Americans pay the price. You support “sanctuary cities” and open defiance of federal law, including supporting administrations who sue our sister states as they desperately try to control a crime epidemic by supporting federal law. You support an administration that leads a party that gives a standing ovation to the leader of a country that exploits our kindness and actively encourages law-breaking in our country while insulting our fellow citizens who dare to try to enforce the law. Check out your elected officials; did they stand and applaud the racist diatribe of the president of Mexico? Did they join the attorney general and the head of Homeland Security in applauding this gaping hole in (homeland) security and law? Do you have locks on your doors? Why?
You elect officials who are openly racist, decrying that “White folks’ greed drives a world in need…” and that their own grandmother was a “…typical white person.” Someone who sits in admiration as their pastor (small p; no capital letters for racists), in a church he attended for 20 years, slanders the United States as the “…U.S. of KKK America” and delights that the 9/11 “…chickens have come home to roost.” Someone who refused to denounce a paramilitary, racist organization that placed its members in front of polling places armed with billy clubs, and yelling racist, threatening epithets. On video. And the Attorney General did nothing.
Oh, wait. The Justice Department is now apparently, under sworn testimony, the Department of Racial Payback. And you continue to support the party that supports this blatantly racist behavior because they say that they will stick it to “the man” on your behalf. A Nation of Cowards? I don’t think so; the courage of this breathtaking racism is without equal in modern times. One would think that you would use your votes to eradicate these racist policies from the U.S. But that assumes eradicating racism is your aim. It’s not, or you would be as incensed at this blatant racism as you would if sheet-covered whites were there. But longtime Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd’s old gang has been rightfully disgraced and shamed into a virtual non-existence. Thank goodness that 52 percent of you discourage that kind of behavior.
But you don’t. You support the tactic of using the epithet of “racist” as the cudgel of choice for racists who don’t like policies that conservatives advocate. Don’t like illegal activity? Racist. Your party insists that to provide a photo ID — proving you are who you say you are — is not only too much of a burden to ask a voter to bear, but it’s racist as well. This not only terribly insulting to all races, but when the burden of proof to rent the DVD “Second Hand Lions” (amazing movie!) is higher than that required to vote for someone who has control of nuclear weapons or deploying men and women into harm’s way, there is something wrong.
It doesn’t end there. Don’t like a particular female’s policies? Sexist. Yet, you support politicians who prey on 20-year old interns, seduce underage male interns, and, as a double bonus, support a person for the Supreme Court who says she is “wiser” than white people because of her race and sex. And any opponent of hers must be sexist and racist. Yet the prevailing double standard makes “bitch” an acceptable term for a conservative grandmother with the temerity to want to stop illegal activity. And “whore” is acceptable terminology for any conservative woman.
Sarah Palin seems to be a nice person, the kind you would love to have as a neighbor, regardless of her policies; but you insist that she is stupid and vile. She is ignorant and inexperienced, clearly not ready for anything, as holding a variety of elected and appointed positions culminating in the governorship of Alaska clearly doesn’t hold up against… an organizer of race-based communities. Sexist, if a conservative said those words about a liberal, but because she is not pro-killing-little-kids, 52 percent of you decided she was worth vicious ad hominem attacks that continue to this day. Not just saying that you disagree, but saying she is evil. You support it all. All because the folks that practice this abhorrent behavior promise to give you free health care stolen from other Americans who haven’t paid their ill-defined “fair share.”
My oath was this: “I, Mike, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
I took that oath seriously. But you have responsibilities, too. You should take them seriously.
Mike Banzet, a retired major in the U.S. Air Force, is a 1986 graduate of Flathead High School in Kalispell, Montana.
Please read this letter and remember exactly what it is that these men and women stand for. Duty, Honor and Country. They fight for us! They sure as hell do not deserve seeing their sacrifices all for naught as the Leftist leaders of this country whittle away the very rights these fine men and women have fought for! God Bless You Major Banzet! And thank you for you service and sacrifice!
By MIKE BANZET: WHY I QUIT
I never expected to write this letter, but my Mom e-mailed me to get information about my career for a writeup on Veterans Day, and as this is the first such holiday in 22 years when I will not be on active duty, I felt compelled to let you know why I decided to quit.
Quit is a strong word, I know. Everyone I’ve talked to has repeated that I’ve had a marvelous career and that I’ve retired with honor. Maybe that’s true on paper; I guess that it’s reflected by the record. But that’s not how I feel. I feel like I’ve quit. And because I’m not a quitter, I feel I have to explain why — not that anyone is asking, but because perhaps they don’t know to ask.
Briefly, my career had been a representation of the promise of this country. Starting out on the lowest rung of the rank ladder as an F-4G Wild Weasel crew chief, continuing on F-16s and the F-117A Stealth fighter in Desert Storm, then a small part of Desert Fox as a nuclear Maintenance Officer and finally a pilot that took part in numerous deployments in Southern Watch, Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. I finished up an awesome year on the ground in Iraq, and was selected to receive a coveted “Definitely Promote,” assuring me of promotion to lieutenant colonel. They don’t pass out many of those. My dreams were right in front of me. All I had to do was grab them. And then I retired. Why?
Atlas Shrugged.
I had chosen, freely, to place my life between those that would do harm to the U.S. and those whom I would protect: her citizens. I had always believed in the best of America and the people of her lands; that despite occasional missteps there was a general “rightness” to our way. I lived that belief for 22 years, leading and following warriors into combat. I’m certainly no war hero; my brothers in arms have seen far more combat, more intense and personal than I. But I have become acquainted with death in a way that I hope you never do. My last tour, on the ground in Iraq was where my heart started to be hardened towards you, the electorate, and culminated in this letter, written two days before our elections. And here’s why.
You’ve elected officials who, for partisan points, spoke openly that the “…war is lost.” I happened to be in a dining facility in Baghdad that day, filled with the (mostly) young faces of (mostly) Army men and women. CNN was on the TVs, and things got very quiet when this elected official continued on, railing that the mission that some of these very people were here to do, had “…failed.” Yet, they would be donning their body armor, strapping on med kits and weapons, mounting HMMVs or MRAPs and heading outside the wire, ensuring that the newborn democracy in Iraq, purchased with so many lives, would be safe another night. The newly re-invigorated insurgents would be waiting, teeth bared back in a hateful smile, gripping the IED detonator, the RPG launcher, or the AK-47s to ply their trade with new energy, because the Senate Majority Leader had said they were winning.
You elected officials who continually defame and berate military members, whether it is the observation that if you’re not too bright, you’ll get “…stuck in Iraq” (this from a guy who has two Purple Hearts for self-inflicted wounds, and known for throwing someone else’s medals away in protest), or the calling of combat Marines cold-blooded killers (in a war; before trial). You’ve elected officials in the role of commander-in-chief who “loathe” the military, while using ROTC deferments and special treatment to avoid military service that the less “connected” take as a responsibility. On the basis of “change,” you elected someone who had close, ongoing associations with people who were part of an organization that tried to kill us [U.S. military] on our own soil.
You elected officials that promised to take property from some Americans, and give it to you, merely because they had more than you did. Those Americans that these officials have labeled as the “rich” are your neighbors, who provide jobs and pay far more in taxes than you ever will. That means they are already subsidizing your lifestyle choices; you just want more of their property without the responsibility of risking your wealth and labor to get it. You would rather hire someone to take it from them. And you have.
Yet these same officials from this same party are the wealthiest group of people in both the House and Senate. They have offshore accounts, forbid unions in their businesses and use every tax loophole they can find with their armies of accountants. But you keep sending them back to those jobs, because they promise to steal from some Americans and give to you.
You elect officials who openly embrace illegal activity; but they don’t have to live with the consequences. Other Americans pay the price. You support “sanctuary cities” and open defiance of federal law, including supporting administrations who sue our sister states as they desperately try to control a crime epidemic by supporting federal law. You support an administration that leads a party that gives a standing ovation to the leader of a country that exploits our kindness and actively encourages law-breaking in our country while insulting our fellow citizens who dare to try to enforce the law. Check out your elected officials; did they stand and applaud the racist diatribe of the president of Mexico? Did they join the attorney general and the head of Homeland Security in applauding this gaping hole in (homeland) security and law? Do you have locks on your doors? Why?
You elect officials who are openly racist, decrying that “White folks’ greed drives a world in need…” and that their own grandmother was a “…typical white person.” Someone who sits in admiration as their pastor (small p; no capital letters for racists), in a church he attended for 20 years, slanders the United States as the “…U.S. of KKK America” and delights that the 9/11 “…chickens have come home to roost.” Someone who refused to denounce a paramilitary, racist organization that placed its members in front of polling places armed with billy clubs, and yelling racist, threatening epithets. On video. And the Attorney General did nothing.
Oh, wait. The Justice Department is now apparently, under sworn testimony, the Department of Racial Payback. And you continue to support the party that supports this blatantly racist behavior because they say that they will stick it to “the man” on your behalf. A Nation of Cowards? I don’t think so; the courage of this breathtaking racism is without equal in modern times. One would think that you would use your votes to eradicate these racist policies from the U.S. But that assumes eradicating racism is your aim. It’s not, or you would be as incensed at this blatant racism as you would if sheet-covered whites were there. But longtime Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd’s old gang has been rightfully disgraced and shamed into a virtual non-existence. Thank goodness that 52 percent of you discourage that kind of behavior.
But you don’t. You support the tactic of using the epithet of “racist” as the cudgel of choice for racists who don’t like policies that conservatives advocate. Don’t like illegal activity? Racist. Your party insists that to provide a photo ID — proving you are who you say you are — is not only too much of a burden to ask a voter to bear, but it’s racist as well. This not only terribly insulting to all races, but when the burden of proof to rent the DVD “Second Hand Lions” (amazing movie!) is higher than that required to vote for someone who has control of nuclear weapons or deploying men and women into harm’s way, there is something wrong.
It doesn’t end there. Don’t like a particular female’s policies? Sexist. Yet, you support politicians who prey on 20-year old interns, seduce underage male interns, and, as a double bonus, support a person for the Supreme Court who says she is “wiser” than white people because of her race and sex. And any opponent of hers must be sexist and racist. Yet the prevailing double standard makes “bitch” an acceptable term for a conservative grandmother with the temerity to want to stop illegal activity. And “whore” is acceptable terminology for any conservative woman.
Sarah Palin seems to be a nice person, the kind you would love to have as a neighbor, regardless of her policies; but you insist that she is stupid and vile. She is ignorant and inexperienced, clearly not ready for anything, as holding a variety of elected and appointed positions culminating in the governorship of Alaska clearly doesn’t hold up against… an organizer of race-based communities. Sexist, if a conservative said those words about a liberal, but because she is not pro-killing-little-kids, 52 percent of you decided she was worth vicious ad hominem attacks that continue to this day. Not just saying that you disagree, but saying she is evil. You support it all. All because the folks that practice this abhorrent behavior promise to give you free health care stolen from other Americans who haven’t paid their ill-defined “fair share.”
My oath was this: “I, Mike, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”
I took that oath seriously. But you have responsibilities, too. You should take them seriously.
Mike Banzet, a retired major in the U.S. Air Force, is a 1986 graduate of Flathead High School in Kalispell, Montana.
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