CONSERVATIVE PERSPECTIVE

The State Of Our Disunion

2012-01-29T07:28:00.000-05:00

Quote Dejour [verbatim]

The following comment by 'Jim' to Weasel Zippers shamelessly and justifiably lifted and redistributed (in the real sense) by Iowntheworld (and subsequently myself) will give you the real sense of "disunion",,,

jim says: January 27, 2012 at 7:07 pm

This is what happens when a little boy grows up with parents that don’t want him! It is really easeier than you think to understand.

If liberals are unhappy than no one can be happy!

If a conservative sees a U.S. flag, his heart swells with pride. If a liberal sees a U.S. flag, he feels shame.

If a conservative doesn’t like guns, they don’t buy them. If a liberal doesn’t like guns, then no one else should have one either.

If a conservative is a vegetarian, he won’t eat meat. If a liberal is, they want to ban all meat products for everyone.

If a conservative sees a foreign threat, he thinks about how to defeat it. If a liberal see an enemy he wonders what he can do to appease him.

If a conservative is homosexual, he’ll quietly enjoy his life. If a liberal is homosexual, he’ll demand everyone get involved in his bedroom activities.

If a successful conservative is black or Hispanic, he’ll see himself as having succeeded on his own merits. Successful liberal minorities still claim “racism” and want government to give them even more.

If a conservative is down-and-out, he thinks about how to work to better his situation. A liberal wants someone else to take care of him.

If a conservative doesn’t like a talk show host, he switches channels. If a liberal doesn’t like a radio show, he demands that the station be shut down or censored.

If a conservative is a non-believer, he just doesn’t go to church. Non-believing liberals demand that everyone cease believing and demands churches be censored.

If a conservative needs health care, he shops for it, or chooses a job that provides it. Liberals demand that everyone else provide him with healthcare for free.

If a conservative sees a law, he thinks long and hard before suggesting a change. If a liberal sees a law he assumes it is just a suggestion and does what he wants anyway.

Conservatives feel there is a right and wrong. Liberals feel that nothing is really wrong… unless it is believed by a conservative.

Conservatives believe in freedom, responsibility, tradition, and self-reliance.
Liberals believe in license, government restrictions, upending tradition, and collectives.

Please, by all means, share this and a HUGE thanks to Jim for seeing and thinking clearly!

Just added via American Power (Thanks Donald),,,

How Soon We Forget,,,,Wide Open Thread

2012-01-28T07:21:00.000-05:00

Folks, I obviously do not know what you personally think of this GOP primary debacle but wish to unload a few of my thoughts if you wish to read on and of course opine,,,,

I am very tired as a conservative of going through this bullshit called a "Republican Primary" only to see a RINO nominated.

This shit, RINO's, plus actual self-described socialists, Marxists, Communists, Keynesian's, Islamofaciasist sympathizers,,you get the idea who actually win. This is why, albeit a brief 8 year interruption of decline beginning in 1980 and ending in 1988, "we the people" find ourselves in the retched state of decay we are in.

The Interruption

The very first vote for POTUS I made as a legal adult was for Ronald Reagan and that was for his 2nd term as I was not old enough at the time for his 1st term. That said, had I attained the age of 18 so as to vote for him then I certainly would have done so without any hesitation whatsoever.

Those who may read this and actually lived in those times will know of my enthusiasm for not only voting for Reagan but also knowing what he said and did was right, not politically 'right', although he was, but actually right due to it was based on conservative ideals. This was and is historically true be it economics to national defense and yes patriotism.

When Reagan was running for his second term I knew for a fact that I, my family and many others were doing and living much, much better in the America that he was leading during his previous/current term.

A Personal Story

I do not "come from money". That said, my family was hit with hard times due to my Mom falling ill and then to add insult to injury the "we the people" elected a fucking peanut farmer, Jimmy Carter. Needless to say shit went downhill and fast on a national scale and of course in our own homes to and including my Dad being unemployed.

Mom passed January 19, 1979. Dad was grieving as we all were (2 older brothers) but we all knew the "show must go on".

Long story short, by the time I was voting for Reagan's 2nd term (age 18) I was already paying the mortgage on the house my parents bought but at the same time provided me a roof and the opportunity to give much deserved relief to my personal hero, my Dad.

Obvious or Anecdotal?

My answer to that would be obvious.

I am sure there are attitudes, circumstances or stories that would differ from mine but I argue that my story or similar of others be they American, or for that matter foreign, are very abundant at least until George Herbert Walker Bush, Reagan's RINO V.P. who took office afterward.

Since that time conservatives have been abandoned in the Republican Party even though Reagan not only stood for, but actually in modern times, proved conservatism works for everyone. I again point to history on this - not one but two landslide elections in Reagan's favor and dare say both American's and the worlds as well. One could argue it was for "the man" and his demeanor but those with knowledge know better, people in general vote with a mind toward personal economics with an eye towards National defense, the latter to protect the former and the American promise of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happieness.

Sure Reagan, or any president for that matter, surrounds themselves with advisor's but they do so normally with those that advance their own ideals so as to advance their agenda.

Exit Question

Considering my last sentence above and very true story previous to it I ask;

Do you believe that under a RINO or even God forbid worse a 2nd Obama term, this could be achieved by a current 16-18 year-old?

Your answer decides this years election.

Watch if you will below and see and hear very similar themes, albeit different names and places, that may strike a very similar chord from the only conservative POTUS in my life.

The year 1992, the venue GOP Convention, the Keynote speaker former 2-term United States President Ronald Reagan.

- Perinent part 0 - 20:40 mark (I know long but well worth it) -

My God in Heaven, does the United States that we live in today not have such an individual and above all patriot such as Reagan to step up to the plate?

Romneycare (read no repeal), Newts' Moon bases (read more spending), Santorum (read no popular vote) and Paul (read WTF?)

Hmm, Just what could this be?????

2012-01-27T14:52:00.000-05:00

Maybe?

Departing, momentarily, from the political spectrum,,,,,,,

No matter what this turns out to be i.e., a natural occurrence, an underwater 'Stonehenge' type creation or an ever elusive UFO I certainly look forward to the findings. Being it is rather large, spherical in shape and in waters that keep it well preserved I think the results of further investigation will be very interesting indeed.

Obamacare's Impact on,,,,,,

2012-01-24T14:00:00.000-05:00

The Heritage Foundation has done a good job in the following video's explaining the dangers of Obamacare should it not be repealed. They cover the impact of Obamacare on small business/economy, doctors, seniors, the States and of course on families and the future.

Most who may view these may indeed already realize what lies ahead should the supremes fail in their constitutional role in striking down this monstrosity known as Obamacare, but I ask that you share these videos with those who you suspect are still as yet willing to see a 2nd term for Obama.

These are separate issues so to speak when viewed as such, but one has to use the faculties that God has given to see that they are indeed intertwined so as to be viewed as a whole. When viewed in that context one can see the absolute devastation heading our way should the supremes or the voting public fail this year.

Obamacare's Impact on Small Business

Obamacare's Impact on Doctors

Obamacare's Impact on Seniors

Obamacare's Impact on the States

Obamacare's Impact on Families and the Future

Obama on abortion: "Continue our efforts to ensure that our daughters,,, fulfill their dreams"

2012-01-23T15:31:00.000-05:00

President Barack Obama says the 39th anniversary of Roe v. Wade is the chance to recognize the “fundamental constitutional right” to abortion and to “continue our efforts to ensure that our daughters have the same rights, freedoms, and opportunities as our sons to fulfill their dreams.”

Happy Reset,,,If We can ?

2011-12-30T06:13:00.005-05:00

The picture I chose to display is meant in both fun and reflection. I do not worry what the Mayan culture thought or meant nor that of what current "archaeologists" think. But rather, I do care what current day humans think about and act in our own society and culture (or lack thereof), as this is what will determine our collective future.

As we reflect on the past year and contemplate the next be it personal, national or international I ask God that we as people remember that we are all human no matter where on His Earth we reside and remain with His Gift of Free Will and use it very, very carefully.

Okay, I will admit both of those tunes no matter who performs them bring tears to this mans' eyes.

Could it be that I have achieved yet another year on this rock we humans call Earth? Sure.

But the main reason are the one's who gave me life, my parents through the Grace of God, and who gave me two Brothers, taught me how to love with humility, act with intelligence and pepper it all with good natured humor. Those thoughts along with those very familiar sounds bring tears of Joy not to mention my Bride and Daughter without which I just may not have made it this long!

(Cough)

As to the implied question proposed in my blog title, well I follow the preceding with the same artist, Andr'e Rieu with an answer,,,

I thank all for your friendship and wish all a very Healthy and Happy New Year of our Lord 2012 !

On a personal reflection of this past year if I may,,,

R.I.P
Bailey

1995-2011

My friend, you are missed dearly!

Ron Paul BLR - Art Imitating Life

2011-12-12T05:11:00.000-05:00

"A pretty, a pretty, a pretty goose for you and a pretty racing car"

OK, Bad Lip Reading is just having fun in the following video but I myself must say this installment featuring Ron Paul comes very close to the real deal in my humble opinion.

No matter what ones position on Ron Paul might be or that of any other GOP nominee wannabe, these videos from BLR are fun to watch.

As we come to the end of Ronald Reagan's Centennial Year,,,

2011-12-11T07:31:00.000-05:00

There is no doubt in this bloggers mind that Ronald Reagan was and is to this day the best President of the United States in my lifetime or that of my parents or grandparents.

Just recently I was having a conversation with a co-worker and it turned to Reagan somehow? Anyway, my co-worker went onto say that he had read a book about Reagan and how it said, or he read it to say, that Reagan was really "out there". This was in the tone of many of Reagan's opponents of then and now and of course got me going a tad to say the least.

I myself who lived and thrived during Reagan's presidency (as did the country and world) require no book to tell me of the man let alone one written by a detractor of his (I assume this without the title/author), God knows we have the New York Times archives for that.

I do not know at this time exactly what 'book' my co-worker read but I found the following about the best summation of the man and the office he held, President Ronald Reagan, I and so many others admire and wish those seeking office would emulate,,,,,

Reagan's Moral Courage
Andrew Roberts, Historian

ANDREW ROBERTS received his Ph.D. at Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge, where he is also an honorary senior scholar. He has written or edited 12 books, including A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900, Masters and Commanders: How Four Titans Won the War in the West, 1941-1945, and The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War

The following are excerpts from a speech delivered at Hillsdale College on October 7, 2011, at the dedication of a statue of Ronald Reagan by Hillsdale College Associate Professor of Art Anthony Frudakis.

The defining feature of Ronald Reagan was his moral courage. It takes tremendous moral courage to resist the overwhelming tide of received opinion and so-called expert wisdom and to say and do exactly the opposite. It could not have been pleasant for Reagan to be denounced as an ignorant cowboy, an extremist, a warmonger, a fascist, or worse by people who thought themselves intellectually superior to him. Yet Reagan responded to those brickbats with the cheery resolve that characterized not only the man, but his entire career. What is more, he proceeded during his two terms as president to prove his critics completely wrong . . . .

During Reagan’s presidency, America enjoyed its longest period of sustained economic growth in the 20th century. Meanwhile, in the realm of foreign policy, the Reagan Doctrine led to the defeat of the worst totalitarian scourge to blight the globe since the defeat of the Nazis in World War II. By the time he left office, the faith of Americans in the greatness of their country had been restored. In retrospect, Reagan’s was a great American success story. Born in rented rooms above a bank in Tampico, Illinois, he ended his days as the single most important American conservative figure of the last century. Not bad for an ignorant cowboy.

From his own reading and observation of life, Reagan understood that the doctrines of Marxism and Leninism were fundamentally opposed to the deepest and best impulses of human nature. Enforcing such doctrines would require vicious oppression, including propaganda, secret police such as the KGB, a debased and corrupt judicial system, huge standing armies stationed across Eastern Europe, children spying on their parents, the Berlin Wall, a gagged media, a shackled populace, a privileged nomenklatura, prisons posing as psychiatric hospitals, puppet trade unions, a subservient academy, and above all, what Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn dubbed a “gulag archipelago” of concentration camps. In sum, the entire apparatus that Reagan characterized so truthfully in a March 1983 speech as an “evil empire.” Yet he was immediately accused—not just in Russia, but also here in the West—of being mad, bad, and dangerous. He was written off as stupid, provocative, and oafish by huge swaths of the Western commentariat. Today, thanks to his published correspondence, we know that he was anything but. Indeed, he was very widely read and a thoughtful man, but it suited his purposes to be underestimated by his opponents. The cultural condescension of those experts and intellectuals who denounced his evil empire speech as unacceptably simplistic—even simple-minded—might have been despicable, but it worked to Reagan’s advantage. Although history was to prove him right in every particular about the true nature of the U.S.S.R., none of his critics have ever admitted as much, at least publicly, let alone apologized.

What helped to make Reagan great was that he couldn’t care less what his critics thought of him. He knew the image of the swaggering cowboy was very far removed from reality, but if his opponents chose to be mesmerized by it, all the better for him. It was he, not they, who in 1987 would stand at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and demand: “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!” The Left’s strategy of détente had been tried for 40 years, and it had led to ever wider Communist incursions, especially during the 1970s, into territories across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The Reagan Doctrine, by contrast, marked a turn away from the doctrine of containment, adhered to by every president since Harry Truman. Reagan bravely declared that communism’s global march would not merely be checked but reversed.

For decades the Politburo in the Kremlin had been testing the West’s defenses, looking for weakness. Where it encountered strength and willpower, as during the Berlin airlift and the Cuban missile crisis, it pulled back. Where, as was all too often the case, it instead found vacillation and appeasement, it thrust forward until whole countries fell under its control. Under the Reagan Doctrine, non-Communist governments would be supported actively, and Communist governments, wherever they were not firmly established, would be undermined and if possible overthrown. Reagan did not act in the name of American imperialism, as his opponents predictably alleged, but rather in the name of human dignity. As he fought the Communists, he received gradually more and more support from the American people. He supported anti-Communist movements in Poland, El Salvador, and Guatemala, as well as open insurgencies in Afghanistan, Cambodia, Ethiopia, Laos, and Nicaragua. The Kremlin soon recognized that in Reagan it had a powerful and committed ideological foe on its hands, one who took seriously JFK’s words in his Inaugural Address, that the United States “shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, and oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and success of liberty.” Believing in American exceptionalism, Reagan deployed an extensive political, economic, military, and psychological arsenal to confront the Soviet Union. And he did so mostly through proxies: Except for the Caribbean island of Grenada, where American citizens were in danger, he did not commit American troops to the battle . . . .

* * *

In the 1980s, Americans felt confident enough in their country’s future to spend, produce, and consume in a way they hadn’t under Jimmy Carter and don’t today. Reagan genuinely believed, as the 1984 campaign slogan put it, that it was “Morning in America.” His confidence in the country and its abilities spread to the American people and to the markets. After all, strong, confident leadership is infectious. There can be a virtuous cycle in economics, just as there can be a vicious one. Reagan’s Economic Recovery Act and his Tax Reform Act were the twin pillars of America’s renaissance in the 1980s. He reduced the highest marginal tax rate to 28 percent and simplified the tax code. He deregulated industry, tightened the money supply, and reduced the growth of public expenditure. By 1983, America had completely recovered economically, and by 1988, inflation, which had been at 12.5 percent under Carter, was down to 4.4 percent. Furthermore, unemployment came down to 5.5 percent as 18 million new jobs were created.

In one area, however, Reagan knew that he had to increase public spending dramatically, if the global threats to America were to be neutered. The overly cautious, nerve-wracked, and humiliated America of 1979 and 1980—when 52 American diplomats were taken hostage in Tehran for 444 days and were paraded, hooded and blindfolded, in the streets—was about to give way to a virile and self-confident America. It was no accident that, on the very day of Reagan’s inauguration, the Iranian regime released the hostages rather than face the fury of the incoming President. It was the last smart thing that regime ever did.

When Reagan entered office, defense spending had fallen to less than five percent of GDP from over 13 percent in the 1950s. His belief that the Soviet system would eventually crack under steady Western pressure encouraged him to increase defense spending from $119 billion under Carter to $273 billion in 1986, a level that the U.S.S.R. simply could not begin to match. The Left criticized what they believed to be wasteful spending, but this expenditure led to a massive savings once the U.S.S.R. no longer posed the global existential threat it once had.

America had achieved a huge technological advantage by the 1980s, which allowed Reagan to embark on the controversial Strategic Defense Initiative, nicknamed “Star Wars” by its opponents. The system was based on the idea that incoming ballistic missiles could be destroyed over the Atlantic or even earlier. Though the technology was still very much in its infancy, judicious leaking of suitably exaggerated test results further rattled the Soviet leadership. As Vladimir Lukin, the Soviet foreign policy expert and later ambassador to the U.S., admitted to the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in 1992: “It is clear that SDI accelerated our catastrophe by at least five years.” Besides SDI, Reagan pursued rapid deployment forces, the neutron bomb, the MX Peacekeeper missile, Trident nuclear submarines, radar-evading stealth bombers, and new ways of looking at battlefield strategies and tactics . . . . In response to the deployment of these weapons, the Left issued strident denunciations and organized massive anti-American demonstrations all across Europe. These were faced down with characteristic moral courage by Ronald Reagan, ably supported by Margaret Thatcher. “Reagan’s great virtue,” said his former Secretary of State George Shultz, “was that he did not accept that extensive political opposition doomed an attractive idea. He would fight resolutely for an idea, believing that if it was valid, he could persuade the American people to support it.”

. . . In the words of Margaret Thatcher, Reagan helped the world break free of a monstrous creed. He understood that, in addition to being morally bankrupt—as it had been since the Bolshevik Revolution—the Soviet system was also financially bankrupt. Numerous so-called five-year plans had not delivered, because human beings simply will not work hard for an all-powerful state that will not pay them fairly for their labor. By contrast, Reagan believed that low taxes, a minimal state, a reduction in bureaucratic regulation, and a commitment to free market economics would lead to a dramatic expansion of the American economy. This would enable America to pay for a defense build-up so large that the Soviets would have to declare a surrender in the Cold War. That surrender began on September 12, 1989, when a non-Communist government took office in Poland. Within two months, on the night of November 9, the people of East and West Berlin tore down the wall that had separated them for over a quarter of a century. This was the greatest of Reagan’s many fine legacies.

The extension of freedom to Eastern Europe was not merely a political or military or economic phenomenon for Reagan; it was a spiritual one, too. Reagan believed that America had lost its sense of providential mission, and he meant to re-establish it. Beneath his folksy charm and anecdotes was a steely will and a determination to re-establish the moral superiority of democracy over totalitarianism, of the individual over the state, of freedom of speech over censorship, of faith over government-mandated atheism, and of free enterprise over the command economy. As the leader of the free world, he saw it as his responsibility to defend, extend, and above all proselytize for democracy and human dignity.

Reagan understood leadership in a way that I fear is sadly lacking in the West today. “To grasp and hold a vision,” he said in 1994, “that is the very essence of successful leadership. Not only on the movie set where I learned it, but everywhere.” Indeed, in some ways the world is an even more perilous place than it was in Reagan’s day. For all its undoubted evil, at least the Soviet Union was predictable, and it was fearful of the consequences of mutually assured destruction. By contrast, President Ahmadinejad of Iran is building a nuclear bomb while publicly calling for Israel to be wiped off the map. We know from the experience of 9/11 that Al Qaeda and its affiliates would not hesitate to explode a nuclear device in America if they got the chance. As the IRA pronounced when it narrowly missed murdering Margaret Thatcher in 1984: “You have to be lucky every time, we only have to be lucky once.” Yet, when looking at the dangers facing civilization today, there is this one vital difference from 30 years ago: I can see no leaders of the stamp of Ronald Reagan or Margaret Thatcher presently on hand to infuse us with that iron purpose and that sense of optimism that we had in the 1980s. Indeed, some of our present-day leaders only seem to make matters worse. This is why it is all the more important to erect splendid statues like this one. “The longer you can look back,” said Winston Churchill, “the further you can look forward.”

The point of raising a statue to Ronald Reagan is not just to honor him, although it rightly does do that. A statue inspires and encourages the rest of us to try and emulate his deeds, to live up to his ideals, to finish his work, and to “grasp and hold” his vision. Reagan wrote in his farewell message to the American people in November 1994 announcing his retirement from public life: “When the Lord calls me home, I will leave with the greatest love for this country of ours and eternal optimism for its future. I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America, there will always be a bright dawn ahead.” Though characteristically upbeat, it will only remain true so long as America continues to produce leaders with the moral courage and the leadership abilities of Ronald Reagan, one of America’s greatest presidents.

Excerpted from IMPRIMIS, a publication of Hillsdale College

Was Reagan "out there"? No

The real question is are we? Just who will we select as the next POTUS given the last time out we got Carter on steroids and are paying for it dearly as will our children and grandchildren and more.

Smart Move: Cameron Says No, Nein, Non !

2011-12-09T05:25:00.000-05:00

I actually heard this address by UK PM Cameron live on BBC America radio and was thrilled to hear it.

Cameron maybe allot of things to the voters of the British Isles but for this action of his they should be proud.

At least in terms of National sovereignty as opposed to some central socialist (actually communist) control from Brussels, Cameron gets it.

NEWS of the FUTURE: October Surprise 2012

2011-12-08T05:58:00.000-05:00

Sure it's the Onion, but they have been known to be "art" imitating life before the fact previously. And yes the Onion being a satirical show tends to exaggerate.

But with the Europe Union imploding (predictable), Iran exploding from within (not predicted but welcomed) and Chinas economy shrinking (predictable again) what else could happen in 2012 to shift the voters attention away from a lousy, detestable POTUS but that of North Korea?

I'm Back With Some Street Justice Fun !

2011-12-06T06:14:00.000-05:00

Well I cannot say I am well rested after this sabbatical from blogging being my work schedule has not changed but I have got some things done around the old abode that needed my attention.

With all that is going on with Herman Cain down, Newt or Romney?, Iran, Russia, Europe, Afghanistan, Pakistan, College pedophilia,,,, Lions, Tigers and Bears oh my! Just where does one begin?

I know! Real justice!

And from none other than Obamas' adoptive hometown, Chicago,,,,,

CHICAGO (WLS) - A convicted felon chose the wrong victim when he tried to rob an ultimate fighting champion Friday night on the Southwest Side and ended up with two black eyes and a gunshot wound to the ankle.

Police say 24-year-old Anthony Miranda walked up to a car which was parked near 55th and Kenneth about 11:30 p.m. and asked the driver for a lighter.

When the driver said he didn’t have one, Miranda allegedly pulled a handgun, pointed it at the driver and demanded money. And even after getting some money, he ordered the driver out of the car, police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said.

At some point, Miranda’s attention was diverted and the victim was able to grab control of the gun and the two wrestled.

During the fight, Miranda accidentally discharged his gun, shooting himself in the ankle, Mirabelli said.

The victim -- who told police he’s a martial arts expert and ultimate fighting champion -- was able to pin Miranda down until police arrived. Police arrived to find Miranda with a face full of lacerations and two black eyes. He was taken to Holy Cross Hospital for treatment, police said.

Miranda, a convicted felon, is charged with armed robbery and aggravated discharge of a firearm, a Class X felony.

He was ordered held on $350,000 bond Sunday, according to the CooK County Sheriff’s office.

Records show he has several convictions, including at least one for a residential burglary.

For those who may be unaware of what the intended unnamed victim does to earn such a title as an "ultimate fighting champion", well here is a taste,,,,,,

Yes, I would say justice, a heavy dose of it, was done in this case before "authorities" arrived.

On a much, much more lighter note I would like to kick off the Christams season here at CP with a terrific song to our British friends with a particular seasonal favorite of our friend Banned,,,

Time for a Break (I believe in the 110%)

2011-11-09T07:19:00.000-05:00

After two years (Oct. 24, 2011) of blogging and my work schedule not letting-up one iota I find myself needing a long overdue absence from posting.

As most of you who blog know it takes time, effort, research and yes thought to put together a decent post that others may find of interest or enjoy whether or not they may agree with it and in my case the dilemma is time.

This is not to say my presence on your blogs themselves in comment form will be absent as I enjoy them all. In fact, my taking a break from posting myself will give me the opportunity to comment more being I read allot of your work, but due to time constraints I refrain from commenting all too often usually because someone has covered to some extent what I might have said. That is not meant to excuse myself from refraining but rather to point out again the time.

This fiscal year until election day 2012 is going to be a very bumpy ride so I do not see my "Gone Fishing" sign being up very long but I just need to recharge the batteries so-to-speak.

Hold down the fort, keep up the good fight (and it is a fight) and above all keep your heads high as those of you on the right are on the right side of history on either side of the pond!

By the by, THANK YOU OHIO ON ISSUE 3 ! 66% !

State Issue 3, constitutional amendment to block national health care expansion, approved with 66 percent of the vote.

To Obama, the "left" and "#occupy":

You got another thing coming,,,,,,

[I could not help that, HUGE Judas Priest fan here and the meaning fits- "JP" fans know]

On another serious note I wish all of our U.S. Veterans and standing Military along with their families a sincere and heartfelt THANK YOU!

A favorite salute of mine (blogging that is) to you all,,,,(Sure it is cerimonial but one just has to love the U.S. Navy on this!) If my UK friends may notice (the British Military and Commonwealth might) the U.S. Navy gives a tip of the hat to ya'all with a hint at the Queen Anne Salute in this as well,,,,,

A final thought: My Dad always stated and meant that if I was right he would back me 110%, but if I was to be wrong he would come down on my ass 110% to and including me (if not hospitalised) be in prison.

I still live my life with my Dad's promise and it has served me well. Thanks Dad for being 110% !

Americans, STAND UP AND BE ON YOUR OWN!!!!! (This message is worth spreading)

2011-11-06T15:17:00.000-05:00

I am quite sure most who might view the following are more than aware of our current state of affairs in the U.S. and most likely share the views contained within.

That said, the level of intensity and frustration in this message of a learned Professor, Terry J. Lovell, displays is what I believe deserves further audience as we fight to collectively save our Nation from certain ruin.

Cross-posted on Left Coast Resistance

CLOSE ENCOUNTER ! Video: Surfer Almost Swallowed by Whale

2011-11-05T05:09:00.000-04:00

You Tuber bqnbarb13 - A woman floating on a surfboard near Santa Cruz, California almost ended up on the lunch menu for a humpback whale over the weekend. Barb Roettger had her camera rolling as two hefty whales popped out of the calm waters not far from the unsuspecting surfer and a pair of kayakers.

A pod of humpback whales has been hanging out off the Santa Cruz coast, noshing on anchovies that flock to the area to feed on plankton. The woman found herself in the middle of a feeding frenzy called lunge feeding, which occurs when whales herd anchovies and shoot straight up out of the water with their mouth wide open to catch the fish.

[Note the anchovies breaching the water just before the Whale]

The whales have had quite a few dangerous close encounters with humans and boats in recent months. Whale watchers are warned to stay at least 100 yards away from the feeding area. Roettger says she has now gained a greater respect for whales, their feeding patterns and will now only spectate from the decidedly safer dry land.

2011 Election Watch: Ohio

2011-11-03T10:36:00.000-04:00

reason.tv -"If you're going to take away liberty and property, there has to be some sort of due process involved," says Chris Littleton, the head of Ohioans for Healthcare Freedom and a Tea Party leader in the Buckeye state. "In this case, as citizens, we feel that those things are fundamentally inhibited and we want the Supreme Court to hear our case on this."

Littleton's group is pushing an upcoming ballot initiative that would amend the state constitution to prevent citizens' involuntary participation in any health-insurance system. The U.S. Supreme Court is widely expected to issue a ruling on the constituationality of what's known as the "individual mandate" in Obamacare and Littelton thinks passage of the Ohio Healthcare Freedom Amendment will give his state unique legal standing:

"This is citizen-initiated, which is very unique. If it passes, Ohio will be the only state that's done something like that."

While most challenges to the individual mandate revolve around the limits of Congress' commerce clause powers, Littleton believes the amendment will activate due process and 10th Amendment considerations.

Herman Cain Knows His Place: It's in the Oval Office , Zo Breaks it Down Brilliantly

2011-11-01T16:02:00.000-04:00

Many have posted on the recent attacks on Herman Cain but I have abstained due to just what I may write as my anger and patience is growing quite thin to be honest. I will leave my thoughts to be expressed by one who I believe gets it right 100% of the time. Alfonzo Rachael or Zo.

That last quote of Harriet Tubman sums it up does it not;

"I freed thousands of slaves and could have freed thousands more,

if they had known they were slaves"

Sunday Songstress - Ange Boxall

2011-10-30T05:05:00.000-04:00

This talented gal comes from Tasmania, Austrailia originally and currently lives in London, England. Her residence just might change with a sound like this and the draw of Nashville and we in America would be lucky to have her!

angeboxall.com

Russian Rule #5 Flashback

2011-10-29T06:23:00.000-04:00

OK, Got your attention. James over at Reaganite Republican did a nice (very nice) post on 'Know Your Enemy' and it got me to thinking of my youth and I had a flashback so thought what the hell as I still laugh at this to this very day,,,,,

With all those vegetables mentioned and the Soviet "glamor" maybe Michelle Obama caught this on You Tube as well?

"Change you can believe in" or "Back to the future" Soviet Moscow style, is there a difference really?

Pats Back ! Halloween burka

2011-10-28T15:02:00.000-04:00

As usual Pat can speak for himself,,,,

Halloween Comes Early for Detroit Zoo's Animals (Plus a word or two about this Halloween)

2011-10-27T05:55:00.002-04:00

As Halloween approaches, where do I begin? Well why not with animals as they have no clue as to what it means but get a treat from the idea. Plus this sheds some light on one of the more positive things going on in my neck of the wood's.

Now a dose of reality on the human side,,,,,

With Halloween fast approaching the idea of private parties is not new but highly advised with all the "occupiers" running about and God knows we do not want to feed these miscreants of society one iota.

The "occupiers" are not the only problem but also the everyday criminal who seem ever more emboldened due to Obamas economy, these types are to be watched ALL AROUND THE PREMISES.

Now to those of you who remain steadfast in the idea of an open door (Which is ill-advised) ; First I would say get armed, be trained in using a firearm and above all shoot to kill should you need to.

I am not talking children here as they will be about most assuredly but it is those "adults" (using the children) lurking past the illumination of your porch light who just may seek ill will upon you and yours with your open door,,they will be there.

Think about it, with all the commotion at the front door while no one is watching the back!

If you insist upon a door-to-door event for the kiddies, well set it up as closed-off block party and have all the men or women trained in firearms patrolling the perimeter meaning the backyards.

Folks, it is the left who invoked the words of war against us Americans and I myself take them at their word quite honestly. Do not let your guard down, ever.

Maybe, just maybe I might be wrong in my thinking but if I am not?

Think about what they are asking for, the "occupiers" that is, help, and what residents and business owners in places such as New York are having to put up with?

What better opportunity would they have than your open door?

Back to the Future - 1987 Sitcom Predicted the Year Muammar Gaddafi would Die

2011-10-25T04:59:00.000-04:00

H/T BuzzFeed

'You Are More', Hillsong (Teresa in Mind)

2011-10-23T05:14:00.000-04:00

I have been remiss considering this blogs sub-title .

It has been awhile since I have posted a positive thought or two on Faith and I wish to amend that remission with this post.

I mention my/our friend Teresa in the title as some maybe aware (and for those who are not) of her recovering from a recent medical situation and wish that all keep her in our prayers.

Now I also wish for my Jewish friends in both America and Israel to know I do not exclude you in this whatsoever as we all share the same Father, and pray with all of you that together we may prevail against those who wish our collective demise.

A tad dated in this next video as I had posted it previously on Israels 2011 Independence Day, but not versed in Judea songs and tradition I wish to show solidarity with our kin folk as always,,,,

I would like to add that, as a Christian, I pray for our Brethren in the Middle East being Coptic Christan's in Egypt and Chaldean's in Iraq as examples. The former we know are being brutalized, the latter yet to come with Iraq's "government" decision.

GOD IS MORE !

Prayers are answered, I believe, if we ask of Him correctly and sincerely, so always remember that what YOU ask for maybe sincere but may not be correct to HIM.

Choose wisely your wording and intent as we as the human race just might be facing a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah thanks in no small part to those we wish to remove from,,well lets just say between 1900 Pennsylvania Ave. and Zuccotti Park.

Woohoo!!! We SPENT 3.6 TRILLION$$$$$$$$$$$

2011-10-22T05:03:00.000-04:00

You bet your sorry ass it is !

Prof. Terry J. Lovell - Commentary on Herman Cain and the 999 plan

2011-10-20T05:49:00.000-04:00

I ask that you please give the Professor a moment of your time,,,,,

I would like to add that I agree that Mr. Herman Cain is the only Conservative candidate to offer such a tax plan on the campaign trail, ever, at least in my lifetime of 47 years. Sure GW talked about Social Security but that was about an entitlement program (Ponzi scheme).

Now there are those tearing apart the Cain 999 plan and that of course is fair game. I myself might differ on some aspects of it. But the under-lying point here is we have to change the status quo as to taxing policy and Mr. Cain has started a very serious conversation about this topic and actually proposed a plan how to do so unlike his rivals.

It would be wise for all to remember as well that any legislation on any taxing policy must go through the House of Representatives first and then the Senate. These bills of course differ in both chambers with many, many changes from both. Should they agree to a compromise in a joint chamber bill, that does not mean a President Cain would even sign it if he sees as not meeting the goal(s) he set out to achieve which the Tea Party stands for.

Bottom line: 999 is a good starting point to real tax policy change this Nation needs, not only for growth, jobs in the private sector, shrink back government but more importantly have every American have some skin in the game.

COOL: The cabbage patch skull: Artist turns heads with his horrific vegetable sculptures

2011-10-19T04:34:00.000-04:00

Full story here but these are some of Russian artist Dimitri Tsykalovs fantastic creations:

Are we all Galileo Now? Here We Go Again, Another Catholic Scandal?

2011-10-17T06:22:00.006-04:00

"Scandal" is actually a HUGE understatement on my part,,,,,,,,

"Up to 300,000 Spanish babies were stolen from their parents and sold for adoption over a period of five decades, a new investigation reveals.

The children were trafficked by a secret network of doctors, nurses, priests and nuns in a widespread practice that began during General Franco’s dictatorship and continued until the early Nineties.

Hundreds of families who had babies taken from Spanish hospitals are now battling for an official government investigation into the scandal.

Several mothers say they were told their first-born children had died during or soon after they gave birth. "

Read more

This is the problem when religions of any belief become entangled with politics of any ideology in any one country. The two are are like oil and water as they do not mix. If and when they do both are corrupted and lives, many very real human lives are ruined. One need only to look at Islam to prove that and yet this abomination is revealed in the West.

The situation here in Spain is yet another example of the Church being, well completely fallible from the top down and in my humble opinion is in an unforgivable position yet again.

Yes, I am a Christian and said "unforgivable".

Before those who would attack me for my stance on this I would remind you first that we are all children and many including myself treasure our upbringing with our natural parents and would not trade that experience for the world.

Then there are those of us that are parents and some have actually and very unfortunately suffered (and I mean suffer) the loss of a child or children at birth.

Considering both of those facts I highly advise you think through what has happened here in this revelation in Spain should you wish to comment.

Please, again to those who might differ with me, do not attempt to say it was the socialist governments fault alone as the Church in Spain governed by the Vatican in Rome was completely complicit in this decades long abomination.

The Church, the last bastion of security for millions the world over, continues to be just the opposite.

I am a Christian, I am human and I am fallible but will die before I renounce Jesus Christ and His Father before Him or Their teachings which begs the question of just what the Church will do,,,next.

Exit question: Are we all Galileo now?

Obama's Pig

2011-10-16T16:14:00.001-04:00

Most are aware of the Pigford v. Glickman case but Wild Bill for America revisits the topic due to recent development's regarding the issue,,,,,,

I wish to expand on Wild Bill's theme here

The Pigford case is exactly what the "occupiers" want, redistribution of anybody else's money to them for absolutely nothing in return or otherwise known as theft.

The key point in the Pigford case that swelled and still is swelling the settlement payout(s) was that any black farmer who had "attempted to farm" was eligible for payment. Some prerequisite huh?

Now apply the word 'attempted' in conjunction with school, work/employment, pay back a loan,, etc. and you begin to see just what these "people" want - everything for nothing so long as they claim they "attempted" normal life and this will come at your expense.

Are you willing to accept this as the "new norm"?

Wild Bill gives his take on the "occupiers" in the following (ya' just gotta love this guy!)

I Pose a Question about the Federal Reserve,,,,Wide Open Thread

2011-10-15T05:57:00.015-04:00

I posed this following question in a response to a comment on an earlier post to reader and Blogger Trestin who is justifiably concerned as to the actions of the Federal Reserve and I admittedly not waiting for his response (my apology Trestin), I thought I might pose it to all:

Q; If not the Fed or politicians controlling our monetary policy just who do you suggest do this?

This came about by obvious maleficence by the current, well past decade or so, Fed actions as it goes beyond their purpose as Constitutionally established and for total disregard of long established economics due to political fortunes and interests.

I really want to know if those who want to get rid of the Fed entirely as opposed to reining it in back to it's stated purpose as created and furthermore do not want politicians directing the United States monetary policy, well just what or who would you replace it with?

Food for thought

I have no answer to this except to say that some entity must do this, responsibly that is, as even though we conservatives believe in a free market we are also talking about a stable monetary system yet with the fortitude to foresee or forestall global monetary forces to protect our National interests.

Wall Street Protester Has World's Greatest Meltdown

2011-10-14T15:27:00.001-04:00

You're right honey, what you and your ilk represent is not what America is supposed to be.

You shit heads should be in school, working, looking for employment or all of the aforementioned and not stinking up yourselves and American streets and parks!

Support you? You have got to be joking!

Although you may be badly in need of some soap (if you even know what that is) don't come knocking on my door at least not until fire-hoses have hit you first, then I might consider it.

Michelle Bachmann,,Really ?

2011-10-12T06:56:00.000-04:00

I am sure Rep. Bachmann, whom I do admire, was seeking a good line in the last debate but really?

"If you turn Herman Cain's "9-9-9" plan upside down it becomes 6-6-6"

Who wrote that for her, Cornel West?

This does not bode well for her at all and if people were wondering about who was advising Newt I think we now know what camp they went to with that line.

There is nothing wrong with disagreeing on economic issues but certainly it should be done on an adult level.

In addition along those lines, it should be constrained to the issue at hand with an opposing proposition and not sound like someone wearing a tinfoil hat!

With that line she just gave an open invitation to the Christian-hating left to open-fire,,,on BOTH OF THEM!

WTF was she thinking? (Rhetorical question, she was not)

If she wishes to speak as a member of the "Tea Party Caucus", by God get her new advisor's!

Oh and Huntsman, stupid and a cheap shot as well but then again what do you expect from one who worked for Obama.

Red Meat Part Deux - The Man

2011-10-11T06:33:00.000-04:00

I don't care who you are, ya' just gotta love the absolute in-your-face honesty of Herman Cain!

I know I myself will pull for the eventual nominee of the GOP but God willing it will be this MAN,,,,,

Oh, and apparently Romney would seem to imply he agrees with me,,,

The difference between the two is huge and I am not referring to race.

Cain is a self-made success,,nuff said,,, while Romney rode and is still riding the coattails of his dad, George Romney, a career politician within the republican party with connections lasting throughout the GOP to this very day.

If you want to change the GOP on a real grassroots American effort (Tea Party) to bring it back to it's founding based on the Constitution then I suggest Mr. Herman Cain.

If you like the status quo, party be damned, well you are a lost cause and deserve,,,well what we have now, and that brings with it a wrath that has not be seen on this landscape called the United States since the Civil War.

By the by, the liberals lost that one as well.

Red Meat - I am an American

2011-10-10T15:31:00.000-04:00

Simply put by an American worker,,,,,

Source:

(Image is a live link)

I'm Hot for Teacher,,,Really (Rule 5 ?)

2011-10-09T10:46:00.000-04:00

In paraphrasing Dr. Martin Luther King I wish to say "I had a dream". Actually I had a very good looking science teacher in 7th grade but nothing like the following.

Just for fun, play the video for effect as you read below,,,,,,

Harrow again, boys! Teacher in topless photos row is back... and she doesn’t look too embarrassed

9th October 2011

When topless photographs of Harrow School teacher Joanne Salley were passed around by her pupils, she was understandably mortified and pledged to focus on her career.

But now it seems Miss Salley has overcome her embarrassment.

Not only is the Cambridge graduate back teaching art at the £30,930-a-year school, she is also fronting a new lingerie campaign for a department store.

Schoolboys' fantasy: Harrow School teacher Joanne Salley gets undressed again - this time for an ad campaign

Miss Salley, 33, poses in a negligee and black lacy underwear – in another shot she wears a colourful bra and her jeans are undone.

Parents of pupils at the top public school may deem Miss Salley’s modelling assignment for Irish department store Menarys ill-advised given that it comes just six months after the storm over the topless pictures.

Those photos were taken for private use by professional photographer and fellow art teacher Fiona Corthine.

They were later discovered by a pupil on a memory stick in the school’s photography laboratory and then circulated via pupils’ mobile phones.

Hard lesson: Miss Salley was first exposed to the world when topless photos of her were discovered by pupils at the elite Harrow School, where she teaches

Naked truth: The private photos of the art teacher that were revealed to the world

Students were told at the time that the trained ballet dancer feared her reputation had been so damaged she would never teach again.

‘I feel under pressure to prove all over again I am serious about teaching,’ Miss Salley told a magazine last month.

Before her teaching career, the former Miss Northern Ireland co-hosted Channel 4’s The Big Breakfast and starred in a Peugeot 106 advert.

Harrow School declined to comment on Miss Salley’s latest photoshoot, saying: ‘It would be inappropriate.’

Miss Salley was unavailable for comment yesterday.

This is the "protest",,,

2011-10-08T05:28:00.000-04:00

This is also a snapshot of the state of "education" in America,,,,,,

Can you say LANDSLIDE 2012!

To Friends of Conservative Perspective,,,,

2011-10-07T05:09:00.000-04:00

I have received a few complaints of comments not appearing as they should and am finding out a few things about it and addressing them.

Those familiar with my former comment forum will note it no longer is there as I have dropped it and reverted back to the standard Blogger comment section. This was only part of the problem as I am discovering but has restored some comments.

Blogger itself is the other part as I am also discovering comments I myself have made on others blogs have been prevented from even showing?

All comments made to CP I have sent (burned) to (3) email sources via Blogger and what I have seen in those is exactly what has appeared on this blog with the exception of my last post. My friend 'Banned' comment about this situation did not show up as it did in a burned email prompting the disposal of 'Echo' and a more vigorous attempt at fixing this issue.

The comment I refer to by 'Banned' above is now appearing but I am not satisfied until I find out what is behind this occurring.

I have always kept this an open forum and will continue to do so and appreciate all who visit and of course wish to leave a comment.

Zo Hits 'em Hard - Hope & Change Liberals Protest Obama, So Why Aren't They Called Racists Like the Tea Party?

2011-10-05T05:34:00.000-04:00

2011 Iran Defense Week (Don't Ask and Definitely DON'T TELL,,,Too Late) - Wide Open Thread

2011-10-02T06:53:00.002-04:00

Revolutionary Guard to be sure, question is just what kind of revolution or should I say revelation?

Iranian Militant Wannabe Albino Drag Queens on Parade (and you thought we had a problem?)

Iran Military Forces Parade During Iran's Defense Week

Iranian soldiers march during the annual military parade on September 22, 2011 in front of the mausoleum of the Iran's late leader Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran,Iran. The parade marks the beginning of the 1980-1988 war between Iran and Iraq. UPI/Maryam Rahmanian

H/T Fark

Ole' Slick Willy wants more credit? So be it, I liked his policy of "Don't ask, don't tell" and think the Persians might follow suit albeit with a stricter dress code. The photo above shows it may be too late but I am sure a tyrant such as Ahmadinejad can quickly crush this movement that "does not exist" in Iran.

LMAO - Rocket's red glaring error: China sets space launch to America the Beautiful

2011-10-01T13:54:00.001-04:00

The title (minus the LMAO) belongs to the Guardian and please do visit the link for the full story but this is priceless,,,

'Little threat to Earth from big asteroid: NASA' (I don't feel any better)

2011-09-30T05:47:00.009-04:00

I love how NASA tries to put on a happy face on this,,,,,,,,,

Fewer giant asteroids are out in space than once thought and most of the biggest near-Earth asteroids have been found, leaving little threat of one smashing into the planet, NASA said Thursday. (So just because they have found some means they can guaruntee they will not hit us? Um, how well did NASA do with caculating just where THEIR satellite would crash?)

The latest data from the US space agency's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE telescope, shows that 93 percent of asteroids 3,300 feet (one kilometer) and larger (Or, 11 football stadiums combined and larger) have been found. (Leaving 7% of GIANT asteroids NOT FOUND)

Scientists used to think there were about 1,000 of them, but they have revised that number down to 981, of which 911 have been located and are being tracked. (WOW! Only 19 less and 70 yet to be found if, and thats a big IF, the numbers are to be trusted.)

"The risk of a really large asteroid impacting the Earth before we could find and warn of it has been substantially reduced," said Tim Spahr, (Substantially? Really?) the director of the Minor Planet Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Where the challenge remains is with mid-sized near-Earth asteroids 330 feet (100 meters) and larger (Or, a football stadium and larger). The WISE data shows there are about 19,500 -- not 35,000 as previous data suggested -- and that only 5,200 of these are being tracked.

That leaves nearly 15,000 yet to be found, NASA said. (Actually 14,300 but who's counting?)

A near-Earth asteroid is defined as a space rock that orbits within 120 million miles (195 million kilometers) of the sun into Earth's orbital vicinity. (Or, in less astronomical terms - DAMN CLOSE)

Amy Mainzer, lead author of the latest research which appears in the Astrophysical Journal, said WISE has given astronomers a better sense of what is out there, and what is not.

"It's like a population census, where you poll a small group of people to draw conclusions about the entire country," she said. (Yea and we all know how well that works?)

Oh well, have a pleasant night sleep knowing that NASA has it all under control.

Original source; Breitbart / AFP

A Nearly 17-Year Love Comes to a Quiet End

2011-09-28T17:44:00.001-04:00

Some readers may be aware of the CP family canine matriarch Bailey as I have written here and elsewhere about this one particular family member.

Bailey had reached the end of her rope today after nearly 17 years of pure and unrelenting mutual love, fun and loyalty. Without a doubt it is a very sad day in our household as she will be missed greatly.

In short my Wife (then Girlfriend) and I happened upon a scene where we ended-up rescuing this puppy to be later named Bailey and it was with very heavy hearts that we came to the decision to have her euthanized today. Bailey basically 'told' us it was her time; walking, eating and drinking one day then enough was enough for her, she was ready to go.

We love you Bailey and thank you for everything!

“Save a pretzel for the gas jets”

2011-09-28T04:55:00.000-04:00

What is politics without a little humor? This bad lip-reading is just too funny!

H/T HotAir.com

Can You See the Racist Part II - The Anti-Semite POTUS !

2011-09-26T04:52:00.001-04:00

The following clip is labeled a "gaffe", I think not,,,,

What say you?

H/T- IOwnTheWorld

Can You See the Racist "Journalism" of the AP?

2011-09-25T15:42:00.002-04:00

Apparently Pres. Obama seeks to shore-up his base and particlarily the black portion of it as it has been slipping greatly as of late along with all other "groups" as well and this is for obvious reasons.

Now the screaming headline across the Drudge Report today; 'OBAMA TO BLACKS: 'PUT ON YOUR MARCHING SHOES' links to an AP (Associated Press) account of Obama meeting with the Congressional Black Caucus; 'Obama tells blacks to 'stop complainin' and fight'.

The third paragraph in the AP's story is what caught my attention;

"It gets folks discouraged. I know. I listen to some of y'all," Obama told an audience of some 3,000 in a darkened Washington convention center.

Did you catch it?

That is what to me is the very obvious racial and offensive overtone in that AP accounting and I am not talking about Obamas quote in that. Obvious to myself that is and purposely veiled by the AP for those who would just 'skim-over' such an article.

I have stated before that words are very important as is the knowledge to read them. But that does not do anyone any good if they do not understand the words or the context of them when strung together be the context obvious or veiled.

The context of the example given above is veiled racism from none other than a left-wing MSM outlet and they should be called-out on it, everytime.

Light Rail Can Injure (Stupidity as Well)

2011-09-24T06:47:00.000-04:00

Woman lighting cigarette walks into moving train

Dateline- Boston 09/23/2011 12:05 PM

By Jaime Lutz, Globe Correspondent

A woman is recovering today after she walked into a moving train at Needham Center Station while trying to light her cigarette, according to an MBTA Transit Police report.

At about 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Sandra Gawlik, 44, of South Natick, was walking across the platform attempting to light the cigarette, police said. She did not notice the incoming train and walked into its side.

The force of the speeding train knocked her to the ground, police said.

She was transported to Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, where she is being treated for a broken clavicle and an injury to the left side of her head, the police report added.

Gawlik works at the Center Cafe, which is connected to the Needham Center Station platform.

The passengers on the train were bused to Needham Heights. Service resumed at about 11:14 p.m.

Jaime Lutz can be reached at jaime.lutz@globe.com.

OK, I am not necessarily calling this woman "stupid" as suggested in my title but rather myself as I am a cigarette smoker. (Although it is a direct swipe at "light rail")

Now as a long-time smoker I do not excuse this woman from not knowing her surroundings (nor anybody), I do however understand the urge to smoke. For those who do smoke or who have know of this habit all too well.

I do not use the term 'stupid' in general terms but rather in individual scenarios and in this one, smoking cigarettes, fits me just perfectly. I have had my fill and then some of this particular, insidious habit.

HI, MY NAME IS CHRISTOPHER AND I AM A SMOKER (Some may know that drill?)

It is my wish to rid myself of this habit for many a reason most notably health and money and not my worry of hitting a moving train.

The only reason I announce this is that I wish your encouragement in this endeavor of mine, as all of you have given me much promise we can together save our futures both here in the U.S. and abroad.

[Note to Smokers: No, I will not become a rabid anti-smoker. This is a personal choice of my own volition]

This outreach of mine may sound selfish,,,because it is. When one knows their friends support them it makes it all the easier a task to accomplish.

I of course wish the woman in the article above a speedy recovery and thank all reading this for even the smallest of good will and yes a prayer, it's a tough habit to break.

Video: Perry’s first ad — “Proven Leadership”

2011-09-21T14:58:00.000-04:00

Going straight to the point - president ZERO

H/T HotAir.com

Why Do We Put Up With It? (Just a Thought/Open Thread)

2011-09-20T03:52:00.000-04:00

I am 46 years of age going quickly on 47 and am, for lack of stronger word's, dismayed at the lack of voter angst?

I do not know how many reading this lived during the Carter years but know damn sure I did and cannot believe we as a people, a collective, wish to punish ourselves again?

Just what will be the catalyst to kick off a return to reality?

Holy Cow, What an Onion!

2011-09-18T04:08:00.000-04:00

I believe in American exceptionalism but you just got to give our brethren in the UK a hand here!

Peter, a 67-year-old retired chartered surveyor, who lives near Newark, has broken ten world records in his 30 years of gardening.

He has been trying for the honour of cultivating the world’s heaviest onion for 25 years but always missed out until yesterday’s victory at Harrogate Flower Show.

I have a few ideas just what to do with that monster onion but also know my Dad, God rest him, would be pleased with this baby being he ate an onion sandwich at least twice a week, really.

I love onions myself but thought my Dad was nuts in this regard? He was not, as he explained that growing up during the Great Depression people ate and got used to the very staples we today take for granted.

I am very happy my Dad explained that to me at a young age as it is very important information right now.

Congrats Peter and hold onto that onion!

Austin City Limits Music Festival - Foster The People

2011-09-17T11:16:00.001-04:00

While vegging out on my short hiatus from work I stumbled across YouTube and found myself via that site catching from the beginning a live performance from a band I had never heard of before 'Foster The People'.

I must say it was well worth the visit at least for me as I enjoyed their sound and energy and it seems the audience down in Austin, Texas did so as well. If this sound is what is deemed "indie music" count me as a fan, of at least this band anyhow.

Here are just two of their songs that were performed yesterday down in Austin and I hope you enjoy,,,,

It is rare these days for me to find time to actually be at a venue for live music so I wish to say thank you to YouTube for their service in this regard. If interested in more click on the image below.

Time to Fight my Republican Michigan Governor

2011-09-15T05:42:00.000-04:00

Some of you may have seen this story linked on the Drudge Report; State to begin tracking children's weight...

Well that state is where I reside, Michigan.

It would seem that the Governor of MI, Rick Synder (R) has to pay back the Obama administration for throwing money his way for a pet project of his and this is my response directly to his office,,,,

Subject: Tracking weight

TO:Rick.Snyder@michigan.gov Thursday, September 15, 2011 5:12 AM

Governor Snyder,

I will state first off that I supported your candidacy and voted for you. Second, I have supported nearly everything you have proposed and the legislature has passed up until this point, except for one which I believe is connected (continue reading),,,,

Now, I as a conservative have to respectively ask - Have you lost your mind? Or is this 'tracking children's weight' a pay-back to the Obama administration for throwing money at you for your bridge project? By the by, I do not support that bridge idea either as the private sector can do it better, faster and cheaper and you of all people should know this.

Back to this liberal, socialist nanny-state idea of tracking anything that is of a private and personal nature by any type or size of government is un-American at it's core and you should rescind any and all actions toward this end.

This, your 'policy', is exactly why nearly 88% across the Nation are AGAINST the current POTUS and his Marxist policies (Obamacare) and will see him unemployed in 2012.

What you have put into motion with this action is the deepest intrusion into the privacy held between a doctor and his or her patient no matter the age and furthermore disrupting what would normally be a private matter between parents and their offspring.

This action is deplorable on your part and will face fierce and bitter rejection on the part of Michigan residents of all stripes and they will be justified in doing so.

Should you not rescind this socialist decision and continue with it, by God's Good Graces I will be front and center in the effort to UN ELECT YOU!

Christopher

A Patriots Answer to Jimmy Hoffa Jr.

2011-09-14T05:42:00.000-04:00

Pastor Joe Morecraft gave a rousing and moving speech and poetry reading at the "Stand Up America" Rally,,,,,,,

[CP Note below the fold]

The Rising

by Thomas Buchanan Read

Out of the North the wild news came,

Far flashing on its wings of flame,

Swift as the boreal light which flies

At midnight through the startled skies.

And there was tumult in the air,

The fife's shrill note, the drum's loud beat,

And through the land everywhere

The answering tread of hurrying feet;

While the first oath of Freedom's gun

Came on the blast from Lexington;

And Concord, roused, no longer tame,

Forgot her old baptismal name,

Made bare her patriot arm of power,

And swelled the discord of the hour.

Within its shade of elm and oak

The church of Berkely Manor stood;

There Sunday found the rural folk,

And some esteemed of gentle blood.

In vain their feet with loitering tread

Passed 'mid the graves where rank is naught;

All could not read the lesson taught

In that republic of the dead.

How sweet the hour of Sabbath talk,

The vale with peace and sunshine full

Where all the happy people walk,

Decked in their homespun flax and wool!

Where youth's gay hats with blossoms bloom;

And every maid with simple art,

Wears on her breast, like her own heart,

A bud whose depths are all perfume;

While every garment's gentle stir

Is breathing rose and lavender.

The pastor came; his snowy locks

Hallowed his brow of thought and care;

And calmly, as shepherds lead their flocks,

He led into the house of prayer.

The pastor rose; the prayer was strong;

The psalm was warrior David's song;

The text, a few short words of might,-

"The Lord of hosts shall arm the Right!"

He spoke of wrongs too long endured,

Of sacred rights to be secured;

Then from his patriot tongue of flame

The startling words for Freedom came.

The stirring sentences he spake

Compelled the heart to glow or quake,

And, rising on his theme's broad wing,

And grasping in his nervous hand

The imaginary battle brand,

In face of death he dared to fling

Defiance to a tyrant king.

Even as he spoke, his frame, renewed

In eloquence of attitude,

Rose, as it seemed, a shoulder higher;

Then swept his kindling glance of fire

From startled pew to breathless choir;

When suddenly his mantle wide

His hands impatient flung aside,

And, Lo! he met their wondering eyes

Complete in all a warrior's guise.

A moment there was awful pause,---

When Berkeley cried, "Cease, traitor! cease!

God's temple is the house of peace!"

The other shouted, "Nay, not so,

When God is with our righteous cause;

His holiest places then are ours,

His temples are our forts and towers,

That frown upon the tyrant foe;

In this, the dawn of Freedom's say,

There is a time to fight and pray!"

And now before the open door-

The warrior priest had ordered so-

The enlisting trumpet's sudden roar

Rang through the chapel, o'er and o'er,

Its long reverberating blow

So loud and clear, it seemed the ear

Of dusty death must wake and hear.

And there the startling drum and fife

Fired the living with fiercer life;

While overhead, with wild increase,

Forgetting its ancient toll of peace,

The great bell swung as ne'er before;

It seemed as it would never cease;

And every word its ardor flung

From off its jubilant iron tongue

Was, "War! War! War!"

"Who dares?" - this was the patriot's cry,

As striding from the desk he came,-

"Come out with me, in Freedom's name,

For her to live, for her to die?"

A hundred hands flung up reply,

A hundred voices answered, "I!"

Note to the wannabe thug Hoffa;

You and your barbarian ilk are but 12% of the working population and we Patriots - the Tea Party and alike are the 88% working and unemployed portion of that same population who you wish to make war with.

If you, Hoffa, are actually capable I ask that you do the math on this equation. Remember as you calculate that those counted in the overall union 12% may not adhere to your un-American and socialist calls such as myself.

Oh yes Jimmy, I am UAW not by choice mind you which is just part of the point being there are millions of people such as myself forced into union membership and we fight from within. Then there are those who may like unions but at the same time are disgusted with you (Teamsters), Bob King (UAW), Mary Kay Henry (SEIU), Richard Trumka (AFL-CIO) and last but not least Obama.

Considering the aforementioned you may want to cut that 12% down to maybe 9% or 6% in actual support of your Marxist ways.

Your 'army' if not small to begin with is in reality a thing of fiction but if you insist on war so be it as there are millions of Patriots that say "Come out with me, in Freedom's name, For her to live, for her to die?" A MILLION hands flung up reply, A MILLION voices answered, "I!"

Bring it on you son of a bitch,,,,please.

PJTV's ZoNation: Zo Smacks Down Anti-Capitalist, 'YouTube' Liberal

2011-09-12T15:34:00.000-04:00

The problem,,,,,

The answer,,,,,

I Lost a Bet Today

2011-09-11T17:48:00.000-04:00

No, Football is not my forte nor should it be the focus on this 10th Anniversary of 9-11-01 but I have to admit I was totally shocked, shocked I say to hear the Detroit Lions won against Tampa Bay 27-20.

This news set me back $10!

Oh well, I am sure I can make that $10 back next week.

September 11, 2001

2011-09-10T15:36:00.000-04:00

Just who could forget?

The Americans that perished on that fateful day 10 years ago

still stand tall in my heart to this very day and forever will.

Rest in Peace as those of us left behind continue to fight against those who slaughtered you as well as fight those who wish to diminish our memories of you, neither will succeed.

Your Thoughts on the Amanda (Foxy Knoxy) Knox Murder Trials - Open Thread

2011-09-08T06:01:00.001-04:00

To be completely honest I have obviously heard about this story but never really followed any of the details.

Sure I heard the blurbs on news programs but the story was picked up so fast by the tabloids that I lost interest in any of it fast. In addition it was not really political and I was not yet a blogger in 2007.

In the blurbs I did hear, mentioned above, I gained no real information so as to form an opinion on Knox's' innocence or guilt in the crime she was and is in retrial charged with, murder of a British Subject in Italy.

This brings me to those of you that have paid attention to this crime and subsequent trial(s). I bring this story up due to a recent article by Ann Coulter pertaining directly to this subject and if all true (I have never been given reason to doubt Coulter) it is pretty damning.

So what say you that are more in-the-know on this than obviously myself? Do you support what Coulter has to say on the matter and Knox's original conviction or do you say Knox was framed or otherwise innocent of the crime she was convicted of?

I have no dog in this fight, just seeking information and opinion.

"The Jobs Speech" Preview Trifecta

2011-09-07T06:30:00.000-04:00

First up, the AP's take and background. You know they are in Obamas camp using the wording about the unemployment rate "stubbornly stuck above 9%" as though it is unemployments fault itself, thereby elevating Obama of any blame for it.

I am sure you can find other lines similar in this but for what it is worth here is your MSM

Now the red meat,,,copy and spread at will

Sound familiar,,,You betcha,,,,,

Bob makes some excellent points here,,,

"Son of a Bitches" and "Barbarian's",,Really?

2011-09-06T05:32:00.000-04:00

We all heard Hoffa Jr. call Real Americans "son of a bitches" and advocate violence, in Detroit no less and then comes Joe "Stand-up Chuck" Biden at yet another socialist rally call Real Americans "barbarian's".

The former is somewhat expected from a Teamster thug (may he end up like his father) but the latter is from the sitting Vice president of the United States.

Let us visit what these two union whores and their son of a bitch barbarians are advocating, defending and more than willing to fight for shall we,,,,,

DETROIT

(Yes, just where Hoffa and Obamas "army" camps)

By Frosty Wooldridge

For 15 years, from the mid 1970's to 1990, I worked in Detroit , Michigan . I watched it descend into the abyss of crime, debauchery, gun play, drugs, school truancy, car-jacking, gangs and human depravity. I watched entire city blocks burned out. I watched graffiti explode on buildings, cars, trucks, buses and school yards. Trash everywhere!

Detroiters walked through it, tossed more into it, and ignored it. Tens of thousands, and then hundreds of thousands today exist on federal welfare, free housing, and food stamps!

With Aid to Dependent Children, minority women birthed eight to 10, and in one case, one woman birthed 24 children as reported by the Detroit Free Press, all on American taxpayer dollars.

A new child meant a new car payment, new TV, and whatever mom wanted.. I saw Lyndon Baines Johnson's 'Great Society' flourish in Detroit . If you give money for doing nothing, you will get more hands out taking money for doing nothing.

Mayor Coleman Young, perhaps the most corrupt mayor in America, outside of Richard Daley in Chicago, rode Detroit down to its knees... He set the benchmark for cronyism, incompetence, and arrogance. As a black man, he said, "I am the MFIC." The IC meant "in charge".

You can figure out the rest Detroit became a majority black city with 67 percent African-Americans.

As a United Van Lines truck driver for my summer job from teaching math and science, I loaded hundreds of American families into my van for a new life in another city or state.

Detroit plummeted from 1.8 million citizens to 912,000 today. At the same time, legal and illegal immigrants converged on the city, so much so, that Muslims number over 300,000. Mexicans number 400,000 throughout Michigan , but most work in Detroit . As the whites moved out, the Muslims moved in.

As the crimes became more violent, the whites fled. Finally, unlawful Mexicans moved in at a torrid pace. Detroit suffers so much shoplifting that grocery stores no longer operate in many inner city locations. You could cut the racial tension in the air with a knife! Detroit may be one of our best examples of multiculturalism: pure dislike, and total separation from America .

Today, you hear Muslim calls to worship over the city like a new American Baghdad with hundreds of Islamic mosques in Michigan , paid for by Saudi Arabia oil money. High school flunk out rates reached 76 percent last June, according to NBC's Brian Williams. Classrooms resemble more foreign countries than America .. English? Few speak it! The city features a 50 percent illiteracy rate and growing.

Unemployment hit 28.9 percent in 2009 as the auto industry vacated the city. In Time Magazine's October 4, 2009, "The Tragedy of Detroit: How a great city fell, and how it can rise again," I choked on the writer's description of what happened. "If Detroit had been ravaged by a hurricane, and submerged by a ravenous flood, we'd know a lot more about it," said Daniel Okrent. "If drought and carelessness had spread brush fires across the city, we'd see it on the evening news every night." Earthquake, tornadoes, you name it, if natural disaster had devastated the city that was once the living proof of American prosperity, the rest of the country might take notice.

But Detroit , once our fourth largest city, now 11th and slipping rapidly, has had no such luck. Its disaster has long been a slow unwinding that seemed to remove it from the rest of the country.

Even the death rattle that in the past year emanated from its signature industry brought more attention to the auto executives than to the people of the city, who had for so long been victimized by their dreadful decision making."

As Coleman Young's corruption brought the city to its knees, no amount of federal dollars could save the incredible payoffs, kickbacks and illegality permeating his administration. I witnessed the city's death from the seat of my 18-wheeler tractor trailer because I moved people out of every sector of decaying Detroit .

"By any quantifiable standard, the city is on life support. Detroit 's treasury is $300 million short of the funds needed to provide the barest municipal services," Okrent said. "The school system, which six years ago was compelled by the teachers' union to reject a philanthropist's offer of $200 million to build 15 small, independent charter high schools, is in receivership. The murder rate is soaring, and 7 out of 10 remain unsolved. Three years after Katrina devastated New Orleans , unemployment in that city hit a peak of 11%. In Detroit today, the unemployment rate is 28.9%. That's worth spelling out: twenty-eight point nine percent.

At the end of Okrent's report, and he will write a dozen more about Detroit, he said, "That's because the story of Detroit is not simply one of a great city's collapse, it's also about the erosion of the industries that helped build the country we know today. The ultimate fate of Detroit will reveal much about the character of America in the 21st century.

If what was once the most prosperous manufacturing city in the nation has been brought to its knees, what does that say about our recent past? And if it can't find a way to get up, what does that say about America’s future?"

As you read in my book review of Chris Steiner's book,"$20 Per Gallon", the auto industry won't come back. Immigration will keep pouring more and more uneducated third world immigrants from the Middle East into Detroit , thus creating a beachhead for Islamic hegemony in America . If 50 percent illiteracy continues, we will see more homegrown terrorists spawned out of the Muslim ghettos of Detroit . Illiteracy plus Islam equals walking human bombs.

You have already seen it in Madrid, Spain, London, England, and Paris, France with train bombings, subway bombings and riots. As their numbers grow, so will their power to enact their barbaric Sharia Law that negates republican forms of government, first amendment rights, and subjugates women to the lowest rungs on the human ladder. We will see more honor killings by upset husbands, fathers and brothers that demand subjugation by their daughters, sisters and wives. Muslims prefer beheadings of women to scare the hell out of any other members of their sect from straying. Multiculturalism: what a perfect method to kill our language, culture, country and way of life.

One of my Favorite Movie Clips ; Sister Act 2 - 'Oh Happy Day'

2011-09-04T16:45:00.000-04:00

This post is filed under 'Just Because',,,,,,,,

Happy Labor Day Weekend All !

They Say a Picture is Worth,,,,,,,,

2011-09-03T15:51:00.000-04:00

Courtesy of AfterMath and h/t to American Thinker

About that George Clooney quote,,,,

2011-09-02T16:06:00.000-04:00

"Look, there’s a guy in office right now who is smarter than almost anyone you know, who’s nicer and who has more compassion than almost anyone you know. And he’s having an almost impossible time governing." - George Clooney

This is typical from a Hollywood socialist and of course there is absolutely nothing of substance to back up any one of those adjectives that he attributes to Obama nor does Clooney attempt to offer any.

Smart

The president may be in fact smarter than anyone Clooney knows but that is a far cry from those you or I may know personally or admire for their intellect from afar such as Thomas Sowell for instance. If one were to compare Obama to Sowell, Obama comes out dumber then the dimmest bulb of anyone you know.

I suppose if one wants to see unemployment remain at 9.1% or higher, the economy stagnant and shrinking and millions of more homes going into foreclosure they would see the president as being smart. Of course this line of thinking, if it can be called that, would include how the world sees us under Obama with even more countries hating the U.S. to and including our supposed allies. G.W. Bush was chastised (and also called dumb) by the left for the image of the U.S. around the globe, but as I remember our allies were still in our corner at that time.

Taking the above into account, smart is not an adjective I myself would attribute to Obama.

Nice

One has to wonder if Clooney is speaking again on a personal basis here in that he has met with Obama one would guess numerous times. On a personal level I would guess this to be an honest appraisal of Obama by Clooney.

I myself would not mind sitting down with Obama sharing a beer or two and 'shootin the shit' so-to-speak just as I would welcome the opportunity to do so with GW, although Bush would prefer a substitute beverage.

But honestly, I know plenty of nice people personally, all are of different backgrounds; White and Blue collar, Black and White, Male and Female, G.E.D. to College educated,,,etc. and there is not one I would recommend for the highest office in our Nation.

The point here is of course is that Clooney mentioning this is basically a ploy on "feelings" as in we can't make Obama a one-term president, he is too nice. Feelings do not translate into good policy, as a matter of fact, when "feelings" do make it into policy it turns out they are not very nice at all as we have all seen time and again in "unintended consequences".

Being nice is all fine and dandy but lets get back to sound policy based in reality and standing law rather than the ever murky realm of feelings.

Compassion

This word is bandied about so often that most do not understand the definition of it any longer, so let's revisit it shall we:

com·pas·sion [kuhm-pash-uhn] noun

1. a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.

Here again we see the word "feeling" with the addition of the wording "strong desire" which the latter is a product of the former.

This is not to say having compassion is wrong but I would argue that there are many existing private institution's such as Church's, Synagogues and Temples (1) that not only have the "strong desire to alleviate the suffering" but actually do just that based on Faith and from the charity given of free will by others.

Now government can help in this regard and that is by getting the hell out of the way, stop attacking God and return to welcoming His presence - quickly I might add - and lowering taxes so as to allow individuals to help even more so than they do now.

We the people of the United States are in fact the government so stated in the Constitution. We the people of the United States are collectively smart, nice and very compassionate so we do not need nor ever have needed elected representatives, no matter the office bestowed upon them, creating and signing laws to bend these qualities in any one direction other than what we as individuals choose to apply them.

As to the American people being collectively smart, this is not always evident as in 2006 and 2008 but we are known to make an honest effort to correct our mistakes.

In 2010 we corrected to a certain extent the 2006 mistake. Now we must continue on this honest pattern of reform and correct the 2008 blunder in 2012, we simply cannot afford to do otherwise.

"Racists That They Are, Blacks Voted For Obama Because He's Black, Not Because He's Qualified"

2011-09-01T14:41:00.000-04:00

There are those who are very keenly aware of what Kevin Jackson has written and reiterates in the video interview below but there are those, many in fact that are in need of some real education,,,,,,

(Click on image for link to Amazon)

Gov. Rick Perry Speech to National VFW; Gives Special Salute to Heroes of Vietnam (w/ASL)

2011-08-29T15:21:00.000-04:00

Perry gets it big time !

A Great Dual-Purpose Idea for Remembering 9/11

2011-08-29T05:46:00.000-04:00

As the 10th year Anniversary of 9/11 draws near (its hard to believe 10 years have passed) there are many events in many communities to commemorate and remember those who we lost on that fateful day.

I am sure most reading this are more than aware of their local events and I am wondering if this idea that is being promoted in my area by Metro Detroit Chevy Dealers might be being replicated around the Nation?

In brief,,,,,

Public Is Encouraged To Participate In 9/11 Floating Sky Lantern Ceremony

Here’s how it works:

– Stop by any Metro Detroit Chevy Dealer beginning August 25th

– Make a $5 donation and receive a floating sky lantern (All proceeds to benefit the Salvation Army Eastern Michigan Division Emergency Disaster Services)

– On 9/11 at 9:11 p.m. please join us in lighting the lantern in remembrance.

In any event I hope my local fellow Patriots will join in this event as I myself believe it's a good idea and a very good cause.

Weekend Faith Blog - Rise

2011-08-27T05:52:00.001-04:00

Those familiar with this blog and it's author are aware that I am an unabashed Christian but at the same time follow no human created orthodoxy to the same. This is not to fault any that do as that is a very worthy and good practice and a time-honored American tradition of freedom to assemble.

I digress.

The following gave me a smile physically and emotionally and it is my sincere wish it does exactly the same for whomever views it.

To my cherished and great friends of the Jewish Faith I wish to say you are always welcome here as we share in belief and Faith the same God. My door is always open for you, without fail.

Let us pray for those in Hurricane Irene's path!

Note to Self; Don't Die in Wayne County, Michigan

2011-08-25T15:31:00.000-04:00

Not surprisingly the Wayne County Seat (government) resides within the borders of it's largest city, Detroit.

Not knowing how other cities stack-up on this situation (excuse the pun) I highly advise not only avoiding Detroit for yet another addition of justifiable reason's, but also the entire county should you or loved ones happen to die there in either a hospital setting or fall victim to rampant crime there.

Problems Haunt the Wayne County Morgue: MyFoxDETROIT.com

The question posed by the news anchor before the report "How do we solve the issues?" is quite simple really and can be found in the report if liberal minds were not so, well liberal.

The Wayne County Commissioner speaks of turning the medical examiners department into a "training facility" which is not too terrible an idea as a cost-cutting move and improving expediency. But if one thinks further on it that means there are many students in this field who eventually will be seeking employment and most clear thinking people know just what entity is best able to fill that need, the private sector.

Privatize the damned department and for God's sake keep it non-union!

Just a Reminder on East Coast / Midwest / South Earthquakes

2011-08-24T06:03:00.000-04:00

I posted the following graphic in a reply to my (our) good friend a fellow blogger, banned (What a great and well informed guy!) from the UK yesterday regarding our recent earthquake and thought it might be wise but not alarming (at least in the government's eyes) to remind all of the danger that still exists considering the region in general.

(Click on image for larger)

I will not go on and on about what happened between 1811 and 1812 in this region but you can imagine by the numbers in population and subsequent infrastructure what a series of (4) earthquakes ranging from 7.0 - 8.1 in magnitude would do.

Considering magnitudes mentioned above and also the proximity I found this map / graphic to be most illustrative as to what I speak of:

We all hear the question of when will the "Big One" hit California along the San Andreas fault line but I think the better question is when will the next "Big One" hit the New Madrid?

Just food for thought.

Watch live quake coverage from Washington area by WUSA TV

2011-08-23T15:46:00.000-04:00

Watch live streaming video from usa_today1 at livestream.com

Size Matters,,,A Fun Diversion

2011-08-23T13:46:00.001-04:00

No word's here for this graphic but if you have any please add them below,,,,

It's the caffeine that keeps them going,,,,,

He was a man among men,,,,,

We have reached an impasse,,,,,

No wonder they call it the 'Big Show'!

This board could come in handy when Hurricane Irene rolls in,,,,

Gentle giant here, but I think this fella ought to go to Yosemite to find trees closer to his size for feeding,,,,,

Similar to our economy, going nowhere fast in a huge mess,,,,

Just a cool graphic,,,,

Tiger Woods could use this size golf hole right now,,,,,

Awww

Worth1000.com

A Modern Day Irish Poem 'Omagh-ah' (Maya Angelou can't touch this)

2011-08-21T05:30:00.002-04:00

Many speak of famed American Maya Angelou as some great poet and for the life of me I will never understand why? I have suffered through listening to her, in her own word's, and all I hear is of experiences not of her own but rather of ghosts long gone. I claim no 'critic status' but prefer, as I have found in the past, that poetry be of a first-hand nature as in say Francis Scott Key for instance, a strong instance I might add.

What I present here is not of the usual nature found on CP but is somewhat related as it regards to world politics and the state of terrorism we all face today, but more specifically what I myself regard as poetry.

Some, knowing of my background might believe this presentation to be biased in that I have Irish heritage and there maybe some truth to that, but would remind those of that thought that my Irish heritage dates back to that of the Republic of Ireland, not the Northern Six Counties affiliated with and in the family of the United Kingdom. I myself see all Irish as just that, Irish, and was raised that way. Sure there is the religious institutional affiliation difference but Christianity in general, soil, a way with word's and what all of us share - blood - that is whats bond's us, all of us no matter where we hail from.

I digress.

This is a first-hand account set into poetry by an Irish Lass (obviously younger when the event actually occurred) about a terrible tragedy in 1998 that only terrorists, of any stripe or nationality, could set into motion. If those reading/hearing this have forgotten the event this Gal Catherine Brogan speaks of or are to young to know of this tragedy in Omagh, N. Ireland I have included a link below.

Again, Maya Angelou 'can't touch this'.

[Note; For those unfamiliar with the Irish brogue,,listen a tad more intently]

May God Bless the fallen and injured and this Lass for keeping their memories alive.

Learn more about the 1998 Omagh Bombing

Nero in the White House

2011-08-19T03:34:00.001-04:00

Nero in the White House

By Mychal Massie

(Ilustrations added by CP)

Three significant historical events have been eclipsed by Obama: 1) Jimmy Carter will no longer be looked upon as the worst president in American history; 2) Richard Nixon and Bill Clinton will no longer be recognized as the greatest liars in presidential history; 3) Clinton's stain on Monica's dress, and what that did to the White House in general and the office of the president specifically, will forever pale in comparison to the stain and stench of Obama.

I need not spend much time on the failure of Obama as president. His tenure has been a failure on every measurable level. So much so, in fact, that some of the staunchest, most respected liberal Democrats and Democratic supporters have not only openly criticized him – some even more harshly than this essayist – but they have called for him to step down.

Richard Nixon's words "I am not a crook," punctuated with his involvement in Watergate, and Bill Clinton's finger-wagging as he told one of the most pathetic lies in presidential history, in the aftermath of Obama, will be viewed as mere prevarications.

Mr. Nixon and Clinton lied to save their backsides. Although, I would argue there are no plausible explanations for doing what they did, I could entertain arguments pursuant to understanding their rationales for lying. But in the case of Obama, he lies because he is a liar. He doesn't only lie to cover his misdeeds – he lies to get his way. He lies to belittle others and to make himself look presentable at their expense. He lies about his faith, his associations, his mother, his father and his wife. He lies and bullies to keep his background secret. His lying is congenital and compounded by socio-psychological factors of his life.

Never in my life, inside or outside of politics, have I witnessed such dishonesty in a political leader. He is the most mendacious political figure I have ever witnessed. Even by the low standards of his presidential predecessors, his narcissistic, contumacious arrogance is unequaled. Using Obama as the bar, Nero would have to be elevated to sainthood.

As the stock markets were crashing, taking with them the remaining life savings of untold tens of thousands, Obama was hosting his own birthday celebration, which was an event of epicurean splendidness. The shamelessness of the event was that it was not a state dinner to welcome foreign dignitaries, nor was it to honor an American accomplishment – it was to honor the Pharaoh, Barack Hussein Obama. The event's sole purpose was for the Pharaoh to have his loyal subjects swill wine, indulge in gluttony and behavior unfit to take place on the property of taxpayers, as they suffer. It was of a magnitude comparable to that of Tyco CEO Dennis Kozlowski's $2 million birthday extravaganza for its pure lack of respect for the people.

Permit me to digress momentarily. The U.S. Capitol and the White House were built with the intent of bringing awe and respect to America and her people. They were also built with the intent of being the greatest of equalizers. I can tell you, having personally been to both, there is a moment of awe and humility associated with being in the presence of the history of those buildings. They are to be honored and inscribed into our national psyche, not treated as a Saturday night house party at Chicago's Cabrini-Green.

The people of America own that home Obama and his wife continue to debase with their pan-ghetto behavior. It is clear that Obama and family view themselves as royalty, but they're not. They are employees of "we the people," who are suffering because of his failed policies. What message does this behavior send to those who today are suffering as never before?

What message does it send to all Americans who are struggling? Has anyone stopped to think what the stock market downturn forebodes for those 80 million baby boomers who will be retiring in the next period of years? Is there a snowball's chance in the Sahara that every news program on the air would applaud this behavior if it were George W. Bush? To that point, do you remember the media thrashing Bush took for having a barbecue at the White House?

Like Nero – who was only slightly less debaucherous than Caligula – with wine on his lips Obama treated "we the people" the way Caligula treated those over whom he lorded.

Many in America wanted to be proud when the first person of color was elected president, but instead, they have been witness to a congenital liar, a woman who has been ashamed of America her entire life, failed policies, intimidation and a commonality hitherto not witnessed in political leaders. He and his wife view their life at our expense as an entitlement – while America's people go homeless, hungry and unemployed.

Mychal Massie is chairman of the National Leadership Network of Black Conservatives-Project 21 – a conservative black think tank located in Washington, D.C. He was recognized as the 2008 Conservative Man of the Year by the Conservative Party of Suffolk County, N.Y. He is a nationally recognized political activist, pundit and columnist. He has appeared on Fox News Channel, CNN, MSNBC, C-SPAN, NBC, Comcast Cable and talk radio programming nationwide. A former self-employed business owner of more than 30 years.

Department of Departments

2011-08-16T13:03:00.002-04:00

I am one who religiously reads the WSJ' 'Best of the Web' by James Taranto for years now and think this is the first time I have shared his wit and wisdom on the pages of CP.

Mr. Taranto has the ability to make me LOL at some very serious subjects while making very valid points. Granted, this current administration and congressional liberals make his work fairly easy but no matter his target you get educated on the subject, the English language and all the while you get a laugh to boot, enjoy,,,

Department of Departments
(Excerpt of Best of the Web Today - James Taranto, WSJ 8-15-2011)

President Obama's Gallup approval rating has dipped below 40%--or, as the White House prefers to put it, the president has saved or created 39 approval points. The New York Times reports that Obama and his advisers are plotting a comeback.

"It is their judgment that moderate voters want tangible results rather than speeches," the Times reports. We're not sure about that. Obama has delivered plenty of awful speeches, but his tangible results have been far, far worse.

"Administration officials . . . have increasingly concluded that the best thing Mr. Obama can do for the economy may be winning a second term," the Times reports without evident irony. How about not winning a second term?

Some administration officials think the way to go is to ape Jimmy Carter and create a new cabinet department:

The administration may . . . merge the Department of Commerce, the Office of the United States Trade Representative and some economic divisions at the State Department into a new agency, administration officials said. Possible names include the Department of Jobs or the Department of Competitiveness.

So let's see if we have this straight: There's already a Department of Labor, so we need a Department of Jobs? If we really need a new cabinet-level agency to deal with unemployment, why not at least have a little wit and call it the Department of Redundancy Department?-

An aside but related - All of this "focused like a laser beam" on jobs by this administration rekindled and repackaged of course for his on-going campaign for re-election reminded me that I know I had heard the same word's before?

And then it hit me,,,,,

(Click on image)

Sound familiar?

Outta' My Monday Mornin' Mind, It wasn't the Tequila,,,,

2011-08-15T03:49:00.001-04:00

Looking back on time I get a kick out of how my Bride and I met which was not to dissimilar to that of my parents albeit in another era,,in a saloon. Chance meeting really and too long a story to tell but will say that my Bride does not partake in drinking alcohol but maybe twice a year if that, God Bless her.

I heard this song again and the theme of "one time is never enough" hit me more than the mention of Tequila as I am currently working almost as many hours as I was then (actually way more hours back then) when we first met and the balance wire I walked between keeping her and maintaining my job did indeed almost kill me. One date with Jackie was never enough, no I married her,,,,,,

(p.s. The guitar in this is excellent)

Alas, it did not kill me and I am a better man for it as it taught me much and finalized direction for me, Jackie saved me from myself. No, not an alcoholic here but a rather hard-working and hard-playing man and was in much need of slowing down. Medicine is actually poison and she is the poison I needed sent by God!

Have a great Monday and cherish those you Love!

Regarding 2012,,,,Does it matter now???????

2011-08-14T04:39:00.001-04:00

From the 'inbox' (multiple times) -

Most of us already know of the facts contained in the following but when compiled together it makes for a very strong arguement AGAINST Obama to those in the "undecided" camp if it actually exists. If you have not yet recieved this in your 'inbox' I strongly encourage all to copy and paste this and "redistribute" it as you see fit.

Does it matter now???????

WHEN Obama wrote a book and said he was mentored as a youth by Frank (Frank Marshall Davis was his Mother’s boyfriend) an avowed Communist, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN it was discovered that his grandparents were strong socialists who sent Obama's mother to a socialist school where she was introduced to Frank Marshall Davis. He was later introduced to young Barrack Hussein Obama. People said it didn't matter.

WHEN people found out that Barrack Hussein Obama was enrolled as a Muslim child in school and his father and stepfather were both Muslims, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he wrote in another book he authored "I will stand with them (Muslims) should the political winds shift in an ugly direction" people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he admittedly, in his book, said he chose Marxist friends and professors in college-- people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he traveled to Pakistan after college on an unknown national passport, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he sought the endorsement of the Marxist Party in 1996 as he ran for the Illinois Senate, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he sat in a Chicago Church for twenty years and listened to a preacher spew hatred for America and preach black liberation theology, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN an independent Washington organization, that tracks Senate voting records, gave him the distinctive title as the "most liberal senator," people said it didn't matter.

WHEN the Palestinians in Gaza set up a fund raising telethon to raise money for his election campaign, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN his voting record supported gun control, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he refused to disclose who donated money to his election campaign, as other candidates had done, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he received endorsements from people like Louis Farrakhan and Mummar Kadaffi and Hugo Chavez, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN it was pointed out that he was a total newcomer and had absolutely no experience at anything except community organizing, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he chose friends and acquaintances such as Bill Ayers and Bernadine Dohrn who were revolutionary radicals, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN his voting record in the Illinois senate and in the U.S. Senate came into question, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he refused to wear a flag lapel pin, and did so only after a public outcry, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN people started treating him as a Messiah and children in schools were taught to sing his praises, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he stood with his hands over his groin area for the playing of the National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he surrounded himself in the White house with advisors who were pro-gun control, pro- abortion, pro-homosexual marriage and wanting to curtail freedom of speech to silence the opposition people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he aired his views on abortion, homosexuality and a host of other issues, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he said he favors sex education in Kindergarten, including homosexual indoctrination, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN his personal background was either scrubbed or hidden and nothing could be found about him, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN the place of his birth was called into question, and he refused to produce a birth certificate, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he had an association in Chicago with Tony Rezco--a man of questionable character and who is now in prison and had helped Obama to a sweet deal on the purchase of his home-- people said it didn't matter.

WHEN it became known that George Soros, a multi-billionaire Marxist, spent a ton of money to get him elected, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he started appointing White House Czars that were radicals, revolutionaries, and even avowed Marxist/Communist, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he stood before the Nation and told us that his intentions were to "fundamentally transform this Nation" into something else, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN it became known that he had trained ACORN workers in Chicago and served as an attorney for ACORN, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he appointed cabinet members and several advisors who were tax cheats and socialists, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he appointed a Science Czar, John Holdren, who believes in forced abortions, mass sterilizations and seizing babies from teen mothers, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he appointed Cass Sunstein as Regulatory Czar who believes in "Explicit Consent," harvesting human organs without family consent, and allowing animals to be represented in court, while banning all hunting, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he appointed Kevin Jennings, a homosexual, and organizer of a group called gay, lesbian, straight, education network as Safe School Czar and it became known that he had a history of bad advice to teenagers, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he appointed Mark Lloyd, as Diversity Czar, who believes in curtailing free speech; taking from one and giving to another to spread the wealth; who supports Hugo Chavez, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN Valerie Jarrett was selected as Obama's Senior White House Advisor and she is an avowed Socialist, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN Anita Dunn, White House Communications Director said Mao Tse Tung was her favorite philosopher-- and the person she turned to most for inspiration, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he appointed Carol Browner as Global Warming Czar, and her being a well known socialist working on Cap and Trade as the nations largest tax, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he appointed Van Jones, an ex-con and avowed Communist as Green Energy Czar, who since had to resign when this was made known, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN Tom Daschle, Obama's pick for health and human services secretary could not be confirmed, because he was a tax cheat, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN as President of the United States , he bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia , people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he traveled around the world criticizing America and never once talking of her greatness, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN his actions concerning the Middle-East seemed to support the Palestinians over Israel , our long time ally, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he took American tax dollars to resettle thousands of Palestinians from Gaza to the United States , people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he upset the Europeans by removing plans for a missile defense system against the Russians, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he played politics in Afghanistan by not sending troops early-on when the Field Commanders said they were necessary to win, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he started spending us into a debt that was so big we could not pay it off, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he took a huge spending bill under the guise of stimulus and used it to pay off organizations, unions, and individuals that got him elected, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he took over insurance companies, car companies, banks, etc., people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he took away student loans from the banks and put it through the government, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he designed plans to take over the health care system and put it under government control, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he claimed he was a Christian during the election and tapes were later made public that showed Obama speaking to a Muslim group and 'stating' that he was raised a Muslim; was educated as a Muslim; and that he is still a Muslim-- people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he set into motion a plan to take over the control of all energy in the United States through Cap and Trade, people said it didn't matter.

WHEN he finally completed his transformation of America into a Socialist State , people finally woke up--- but it was too late.

Add these up one by one and you get a phenomenal score that points to the fact that Barrack Hussein Obama is determined to turn America into a Marxist-Socialist society.

All of the items in the preceding paragraphs have been put into place. All can be documented very easily. Before you disavow this do an internet search. The last paragraph alone is not yet cast in stone. You and I will write that paragraph. Will it read as above or will it be a more happy ending for most of America ?

If you are an Obama Supporter don't be angry with me because I think Barrack Hussein Obama is a socialist. Far too many facts support he is indeed a Socialist.

If you seek the truth you will be richer for it.

Don't just belittle the opposition.. Search for the truth. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Constitutionalists, Libertarians all need to pull together or watch the demise of a free democratic society.

Pray for Americans to seek the truth and take action for it will keep us FREE. Our biggest enemy is not China , Russia , North Korea , and Iran our biggest enemy is a contingent of politicians in Washington DC . The government will not help, so we need to do it ourselves.

Question....will you ignore this, or pass it on to others who don't know about Obama's actions and plans for the USA , so that they may know how to vote in November, 2012 and the ensuing years?

It's your decision.

I believe it does matter. How about you?

Priceless,,Literally - Have You Been Paid to be a part of the Tea Party? Dick Armey on the Piers Morgan Tonight Show

2011-08-12T15:04:00.000-04:00

I honestly laughed out loud at the Blondie liberal in this suggesting what I lead with in the title.

We all have heard of this claim before but I had not seen it done in front of Dick Armey before, his face is priceless just as our support is for the Constitution.

I do no advertising, I take no donation's and definitely do not take any money whatsoever from anyone except for what I work for and I am a member in good standing of the ever elusive Tea Party better known as AMERICANS. It is high time the socialists realize this!

Britain is a riot - Pat Condell (UPDATE) U.K. vs. U.S. on Class Warfare

2011-08-11T13:35:00.000-04:00

Pat could very well be speaking about the U.S. in this for surely it sounds quite familiar,,,,

- UPDATE -

Dick Morris gives a little history on class warfare in the U.S. and how it , at least in the past differed from that of Britain,,,

Dangerous indeed!

Newsweek Photoshops Bachmann! You Decide

2011-08-10T04:16:00.000-04:00

Seems plausible to me as I did not think that 'picture' looked natural either.

Freaky Video - 'Roman god cloud' cruises past Canadian cameraman

2011-08-09T14:12:00.000-04:00

We all have the ability to see in cloud formation's whatever our minds perceive but rarely if ever do any one of us "see" the same as it is an individual perception and usually last but only seconds. However this is nothing short of phenomenal as all are able to clearly see the same 'face'.

metro.co.uk - Posted on YouTube, the footage was filmed as a storm rolled across the picturesque region of Grand Falls, New Brunswick.

As the cameraman pans across his backyard the huge face (1min 45sec) can be seen forming a human-like side-profile with a nose, mouth, eyes and a beard all clearly discernible.

The distinctive features have sent the internet into a buzz and some users have even spotted other weird goings-on in the clip, including what appears to be a pig flying (3 secs in).

Questions will surely be asked as to whether this was just a spooky occurrence or an elaborate message beamed down from the gods.

For now though, lets just agree that it's nothing more than a natural wonder.

When I viewed that my first thought was about the sandstorm face in the movie 'The Mummy',,,,

The difference of course is one is real nature and the other Hollywood and I myself prefer the former as God has one helluva show for us if we would just take the time to appreciate it.

A Posthumous Happy Birthday to my U.S. Army Dad on This Day 8/8/2011

2011-08-08T04:10:00.000-04:00

I was at work thinking on my Dad, his birthday and how much I missed him and then the radio station I was listening to played the following,,,,,,

If I were a lesser man I might have lost it right then and there when that played on the radio given my thoughts at the time but I was at work and that is not at all the way I was raised.

It is simple as I was taught, there is a time and place for everything so I decided this forum might be appropriate to give a shout-out (I pray Heaven has ears) to my Dad,,,,

Damn, I miss him! (Sorry, drying eye's,,,,)

No, my Dad was not a millionaire nor a stranger to me but that video and song reminds me much of the many good times we did have together.

What my father did give and leave with me though is priceless, integrity.

There are those that ask themseves in situation's "What would Jesus do"? I on the other hand ask myself "What would Dad do"? To those on the wrong side of civility I ask; Do you really want to know the answer?

God IS Great,

Beer IS Good,

and

People ARE Crazy

But hey Dad, I have many new friends who believe the very same and we are collectively called the 'Tea Party' and we mean to get rid of the third part of that chorus, God willing.

Thank you Dad for everything you imparted onto me and Happy Birthday!

"Three up, three down"

Please keep all of our Military in your prayers,,always!

Rich Man, Poor Man - Afterburner with Bill Whittle

2011-08-07T13:27:00.000-04:00

Ah, More Change We Can Believe In,,,

2011-08-06T12:51:00.000-04:00

Well it's official now as I am sure the entire world knows, Barack Hussein Obama is officially the worst POTUS of these United States in history. He is personally responsible as sitting POTUS for losing, for the first time in history, America's AAA credit rating.

The caption on the picture is a tad misleading in that what Obama has achieved thus far in damaging the country as bad as he has, it can and will get worse so long as he remains in office. So no, his work is not done, not by a long shot.

When this actually starts to hit all of us, and no one individual or company will go untouched by this in the U.S. let alone worldwide by rising cost's or better said inflation we can expect much unrest as most of us have never been witness too previously.

Be sure to thank a liberal and yes a RINO if you encounter either say in the breadline for their fine choice in "leadership".

Exit thought, It is said the behind every good man is a good woman so the opposite must be true as well should it not? Makes one wonder if this is what Michelle is finally proud of?

Economic Downturn "Still" Felt Near Chicago

2011-08-05T05:16:00.000-04:00

I thought of using "OMG" in the title being this is a report from the Associated Press (AP) as in I believed they might have seen the light,,, then I thought again.

In not one word of the following 'report' do they mention this is Obamas, then Senator Obamas that is, "hometown". Nor do they mention that his former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is now the Mayor let alone his replacement in said CoS post is also from Chicago and family to the reckless and corrupted Daley dynasty.

No, the AP skipped all of that recent history but did a good job in illustrating what this current definition of 'change' means and the certain destruction left in their wake,,,,,,

We were told that all the stimulus; TARP, Bailouts, QE1 & 2, Obamcare, Shovel Ready, Recovery Summer I & 2, printing of worthless paper (dollars), green energy,,you name it,,by liberals, that these "programs" would create or save millions of jobs and yet we have unemployment @ 9.2% and growing.

Then of course the promise of a grand future by passing an INCREASE in how much the government can BORROW to pay for those "programs" already passed in congress and signed by shit-head Obama we could not afford to begin with.

Well, we all witnessed what that fucking shit brought didn't we, worldwide for that matter most notably in world markets.

All one has to do to see where all of this is going is to look at and study Chicago politics which is not that dissimilar to that of Moscow, Caracas, Havana or better yet Pyongyang to get a fucking clue!

Note to Chicagoland, cease and desist from exporting and recycling your garbage, it's toxic!

Damn, where was Cate O'Leary when we needed her?

To All; I Believe I am Back at Full Strength,,,,,Thank You!

2011-08-04T04:49:00.000-04:00

I believe I owe all my blogging friend's an explanation as to why I have been somewhat hit or miss and or absent from commenting on your wonderful sites and posts.

Google awhile back had a problem and am sure most felt it where as some of us including myself could not log on to our own blogs. Well I just got that back. I have commented on a few to see if my smiling Leprechaun face showed up and thus far it has.

Needless to say I was very frustrated with Google about this! I was going to change the look of my blog anyhow but thought if I did during this dilemma it might change my status (signing in), but alas it did not.

During this 'brownout' I found I could not comment on many of your sites due to a rule on commenting on these sites of not being able to sign in under "Name" and this includes a site I am part of; Left Coast Resistance.

This situation created by Google did not prevent me from posting but it has been irregular due to a heavy work schedule (60-68 hours a week as of late) and I cannot thank all of you enough for sticking around and keeping up the good fight yourselves!

I sho down't fit dem dere deyscripshuns but halv sho dun payed my fer shcere uf dews in dis hur lyfe an' inten'in to kep on wurkin' 'ard!

Something Is Really Wrong With This Child! (WTF)

2011-08-02T03:23:00.000-04:00

I suppose this could be filed under "Don't ask, don't tell" but it also could mean this 'person' needs an exorcism,,,,

Gotta love the end with the guy holding the camera saying "That's good"? If that was indeed good I would hate to hear the real 'song'!

I myself would have had a tranquilizer gun handy should he have ventured one inch out of the camera view!

Government Overregulation Threatens Economic Growth

2011-07-29T04:08:00.001-04:00

As the current financial "crisis" continues and all assume it will be avoided by August 2nd or there abouts our Nation will still suffer and suffocate under the current regime and this will not at all put confidence in business owners due to regulations put upon them.

All these new regulations really equate to hidden taxes or "unfunded mandates" on business and most informed folk's know full well what two major things happen when this occurs;

1) The business's of all sizes and industries pass on those higher taxes or cost of new "regulation's" to the consumer be it individuals or other business's and

2) When the cost of doing and or operating a business rise they cease to do any hiring of new worker's and most likely will begin a new round of layoff's.

Even if this so-called "crisis" is averted we will not be out of the wood's of a dangerous financial forest until we stop all the culprits such as Green Peace, Van Jones and Al Gore with his ilk from lobbying against American interest's and that is people working to support their families.

The following video from the Heritage Foundation contains links for more information if the viewer so chooses. At the 1:15 mark, pause the video and there are two active links to click on to learn more.