Leftist on Leftist action when it comes to Nazi Poster

I was recently on youtube because a video of Barney Frank belittling a woman at a Town Hall Meeting is getting a lot of hits. I normally don't like to respond to youtube commentary because intelligence avoids that environment as much as a cat loves a bath. I couldn't resist this time because of the pure garbage being spewed today about people who don't want universal healthcare, so I posted some comments. This ultimately led me to investigate where the Nazi poster originally came from. I find it dubious when a democrat says we are a bunch of Nazis. BTW, are you aware that Nazi stands for the National Socialist Party? Just a little context.




Here's the video of Barney Frank and the lady:


Originally, I felt bad for her, but then my natural BS meter went off. She lobbed Barney Frank such and easy pitch that he couldn't help but hit it out of the park with his rehearsed speech. Anyhow, I eventually came across this video talking about an organization called La Rouche. If you click that link and head to the right of the page you will see their banner link for the single payer healthcare position.

I would add more commentary to this situation, but I'll just link to this video:


So, it seems that Dems are fighting Dems. "A house divided shall fall." Thanks Obama.

Update: Jer mentioned it would be prudent to provide additional information on who started La Rouche PAC. The gentleman's name is Lyndon LaRouch and his wikipedia entry is here. You will find his history and political stances there. Good luck.

A Great Sign for A Bankrupt Obama

If they were wrong before, could they be wrong now?

According to the BBC News, "The Federal Reserve has suggested that the worst of the US recession is over." I know that prices across the board for homes have risen on average a little bit, but that only means the foreclosed homes are finally being removed from the inventory list. I still have much concern about inflation since the Fed has printed so much money this year.

Peter Schiff, owner of Euro Pacific Capital, is running against Chris Dodd in Connecticut. I'd vote for him if I lived there. He writes in an article entitled "Experts" Never Learn,

"There is an inexplicable, but somehow widely held, belief that stock market movements are predictive of economic conditions. As such, the current rally in U.S. stock prices has caused many people to conclude that the recession is nearing an end. The widespread optimism is not confined to Wall Street, as even Barack Obama has pointed to the bubbly markets to vindicate his economic policies. However, reality is clearly at odds with these optimistic assumptions.

In the first place, stock markets have been taken by surprise throughout history. In the current cycle, neither the market nor its cheerleaders saw this recession coming, so why should anyone believe that these fonts of wisdom have suddenly become clairvoyant?"

In an earlier article he responds to the "positive" news that recession is showing signs of ending with "Since we have learned nothing from past mistakes, we are condemned to repeat them. As if we have not already suffered enough as a consequence of the Bush/Greenspan stimulus, Obama/Bernanke are giving ever larger doses, which will prove lethal to any recovery. The recession is over; long live the depression!"

Keep in mind that this is the gentleman that was laughed at and mocked as a doomsayer in 2007 when he predicted our current economic crash. Should we laugh at him again? I don't like reporting bad news, but in order to fix problems, we must not only acknowledge there is one, but understand why it is so. The economic problems are caused by government policies that artificial stimulate the economy and never face the reality of bad monetary policies.

Alcoholics must not only admit they have a problem, but have to face the fact that they are responsible for it. And when they go through withdraws for the booz, do we give them a drink to ease their pain? Absolutely not! Funny how the government disagrees with your common sense.

Another side thought, although I enjoy drinking, did you know that alcohol is a poison and that is why you get inebreated? Well, if you drink alcohol enough you develop a tolerance to it's negative effects. In all actuality, the poison is still there, but you don't feel it anymore. Perhaps, our country has been drinking the cool-aid long enough to not feel the pain anymore. The poisonous monetary policies are still there, but we don't feel it anymore. And when the pain emerges of our bad habits, we just drink more to dull it away for a later date.

It's time to toss the cool-aid and return to a healthy economy.

Left wing on left wing bashing? Did I get sucked into another dimension?

It's amazing to me what happens to a liberal news reporter when they are treated exactly how socialist administration would. In case you are not familiar with what I am referring to, I am talking about how Helen Thomas, a left wing journalist, bashed Obama and Gibbs in a press release back on July 1st. Below is the video of the exchange between CBS' Chip Reid, Helen Thomas of Hearst News, and Press Secretary Robert Gibbs.

Essentially, the press is upset that Obama's "Town Hall" was not truly an open forum for the public. They make the case that since the questions are screened and the people are invited, it is not transparent and therefore, not a town hall forum.

I've got to give kudos to Helen and Chip for their hard questions, but I wish they had the same fervor for transparency and accountability during the presidential elections, TARP, the Omnibus Bill, and bailouts. Maybe, the honeymoon phase is ending for the press and Obama. One can only hope. Enjoy!

Gibbs: (Talking to Chip Reid) “… But, again, let’s–How about we do this? I promise we will interrupt the AP’s tradition of asking the first question. I will let you (Reid) ask me a question tomorrow as to whether you thought the questions at the town hall meeting that the President conducted in Annandale…“

Chip Reid: “I’m perfectly happy to…”

Helen Thomas: “That’s not his point. The point is the control…

Reid: “Exactly.“

Thomas: “We have never had that in the White House. And we have had some, but not… This White House.”

Gibbs: “Yes, I was going to say, I’ll let you amend her question.”

Thomas: “I’m amazed. I’m amazed at you people who call for openness and transparency and…”

Gibbs: “Helen, you haven’t even heard the questions.”

Reid: “It doesn’t matter. It’s the process.”

Thomas: “You have left open…”

Reid: “Even if there’s a tough question, it’s a question coming from somebody who was invited or was screened, or the question was screened.”

Thomas: “It’s shocking. It’s really shocking.”

Gibbs: “Chip, let’s have this discussion at the conclusion of the town hall meeting. How about that?”

Reid: “Okay.”

Gibbs: “I think…“

Thomas: “No, no, no, we’re having it now…”

Gibbs: “Well, I’d be happy to have it now.”

Thomas: “It’s a pattern.”

Gibbs: “Which question did you object to at the town hall meeting, Helen?”

Thomas: “It’s a pattern. It isn’t the question…”

Gibbs: “What’s a pattern?”

Thomas: “It’s a pattern of controlling the press.”

Gibbs: “How so? Is there any evidence currently going on that I’m controlling the press…poorly, I might add.”

Thomas: “Your formal engagements are pre-packaged.”

Gibbs: “How so?”

Reid: “Well, and controlling the public…”

Thomas: “How so? By calling reporters the night before to tell them they’re going to be called on. That is shocking.”

Gibbs: “We had this discussion ad-nauseam and…”

Thomas: “Of course you would, because you don’t have any answers.”

Gibbs: “Well, because I didn’t know you were going to ask a question, Helen.
Go ahead.”

Thomas: “Well, you should have.”

Reporter: Thank you for your support.

Gibbs: “That’s good. Have you e-mailed your question today?”

Thomas: “I don’t have to e-mail it. I can tell you right now what I want to ask.”

Gibbs: “I don’t doubt that at all, Helen. I don’t doubt that at all.”

Obama moves from Senator to Emperor

Did you know that America now has a Death Star? And it's near San Francisco. Follow the link to Colbert's Report.

Comedy Central

News Story

Obama confirms GM bailout yesterday, Conservatives across America say, "I told you so."

Yesterday, GM and Obama released speeches and information relating to the Chapter Bankruptcy filing of General Motors. You can watch Obama's press release here, but if you apply this formula, you will already know what he said. The formula goes like this:

Assumptions:

• I inherited this problem, it is not my fault.
• It's a crisis we have never seen and can only be fixed by government help.
• Not only can I help, but I can fix it because what I am about to do you have never seen.
  
• My solution requires everyone to sacrifice.

Assuming these 4 things, we'll label as "ASSumptions", makes it very easy to accept the formula:

If we add Obama to ASSumptions, then a New Utopia (New U) will result naturally.

The beauty of this liberal formula is that we can substitute anything for the ASSumptions, sit on it a while and feel the comfort that Obama brings. For example, insert Health Care and you get the New U. In fact, maybe if we put the old you into the formuala, let's see what happens.

Obama + Old You = New U. Wow, this formula is magic. We'll let's see what happens when you put me in the formula.

Obama + Rusty Pang, Awesome Asian = Rusty Pang, Adolescent Asian. Hmmmm...What happened? Why did I revert to my pubescent days of idealism and impracticality? Oh, because back then I didn't use my brain. I made decisions based upon my feelings. Kind of like modern liberals today, the more developed ones anyway.

When are we going to learn that the real formula of life is Government + Anything = innefficiency and self-growth. If this wasn't true, please explain to me why TARP has not worked and lending is still restricted. If government involvment was the solution, can someone please tell me why GM is declaring bankruptcy? I thought that Obama + GMC = Jobs, stability, andgoodness.

So then you say, "Rusty, why did you not warn us of this earlier?" This is to which I reply, I did.

Here's the link to my commentary on the idiocacy of the Stimulus Bill.
When I railed against government spending click here.
My predictions for the effects of the socializing privatized business can be found here.

Ultimately, I'm not saying anything new. When you pause and think like an adult, it makes sense. We joke about government jobs and how cush they are. Never, do we ever credit the government with any brains, nor efficiency. So, my question is why did we think that it was a good thing for Congress to get into the car business?

I know Obama says he doesn't want to run GM, but I am more concerned with what he does. And what he has done is fire the CEO, require increased CAFE standards, mandated vehicle price increases, and the closure of dealerships across America. Don't fall for it. They are "just words, just speeches.

Here's what's going to happen to GM. Obama and the democratic congress is going to come in with their Kangaroo courts and portray GM leadership as devils since they have to close dealerships across America. As they emerge out of bankruptcy, GM will be 60% owned by government, effectually controlling GM. This means that Obama successfully nationalized a private car company. This is also referred to as SOCIALISM, which is a stepping stone to COMMUNISM. Read the Communist Manifesto.

Once this is complete, Obama (no car or business experience) will begin to tell CEO's of a major automotive manufacturer how to do it right. In what world does that make sense? Apparently, in ours it does.

Anyway, as GM's value plummets because consumers aren't buying their vehicles, more money will be required to be sent to this company because "they are too big to fail." Once again, the infusion of cash will require more printing of money, therefore, sending our inflation up again.

This will lead to another recession, or at least prolong this one. Mark these words, because I'm not trying to be a doomsday dude. I'm just trying to tell it like it is.

Inflation, recession, and unemployment numbers are on the rise people. This administration and our state governments are trying to fix problems using broken tools and I am not going to sit here and take it. What about you?

Obama vs Cheney: Judges decision goes to...

Bloggers, newspapers, news shows seem to have the Obama/Cheney fight buzz. I am no different. Let me summarize both speeches since they take a lot of time. Obama continued in his normal rhetoric saturated fluff that sounds great (transcript reads well too), but ultimately had no substance and lacked specific evidence. I'll admit, that if it were different circumstances, and if I didn't have B.S. Meter installed, I would swallow his tall, dark, and handsome oratory ambrosia everyday. But, since the meter went off the charts today, please allow me articulate why.

Here's Obama's summary:

1. America has values, subsequently, I am speaking from a position of moral authority so don't question me.
2. Fear drove the inept decision making that led to abuse of powers and we should not be fear mongers to promote our illegal policies.
3. We [America] went awol on morality and I will bring us back.

I have to admit, the frustration and misinformation that was so draining, I had to stop watching the video and just read the transcript. It was faster and less brain cells had to die in the process.

Cheney's Speech Summary:

1. I just PWNED Obama.

Nice job Cheney. Too bad you could not have been this eloquent during your time in office. I wonder if you were held back, like Palin.

Here's the problem I have with all of Obama's (and those who agree) commentary. What gall does he have to declassify the methods of obtaining information (waterboarding) but is not willing to disclose the information extracted (i.e. the plans of killing and death averted)? By the way, Cheney asked last week to fully disclose everything so that the American people could decide for themselves, but instead, we are kept in the dark by the only guy with the power who preaches transparency. Kind of hypocritical Obama, don't you think?

Furthermore, if waterboarding is torture, and I don't agree that it is (we train our troops with waterboarding), why does Obama still reserve the right to implement it in the future? Does he really believe that it's torture? Answer: No, because if it's wrong, then it needs to be outlawed. However, he does not believe that and I think he reads the results and wants to keep it in reserve. A tool in the back of the shed for special circumstances.

I'm sorry, but intellectual dishonesty Mr. President. Wrong is wrong, not wrong if Bush uses it and right because I may want to. Aaaaaaaaah! It's not relative to the name on the Oval Office door.

Here's the deal, at the end of the day, we were terrorist attack free for 7.5 years. At the end of the day, Bush and Cheney did their job. I don't agree with everything they have done, in fact, I disagree with most of their financial policies except for the tax cuts, but it worked. We were not attacked and I, for one, am very very very very very happy for this.

If you believe waterboarding is torture, fine, we will have to agree to disagree. But I find it completely disingenuous for a follow-up administration to criminalize and consider prosecuting the employees who produced a perfect record when this new administration has not been in office for 6 months.

There is no way he could have taken the appropriate amount of time necessary to analyze the last 8 years in this short amount of time, especially when his first 100 days were spent bailing out companies who should have gone bankrupt, driving our debt mind boggling levels, and firing the CEO's of a major automotive manufacturer. How can he condemn a president for taking unprecedented measures to protect American citizens from death (Homeland Security) and yet be the only president in history to overstep his authority and fire a private company's boss? The only way is through hypocrisy.

If you want to get a hold of the same source material, here it is.

Obama's Transcript of Speech

Cheney's Speech: Part 1 2 3 4

P.S. To California voters...GREAT JOB YESTERDAY! You pwned Arnold and our legislatures. I'm so proud.

When everyone is charging it on the Obamacard, I'm glad to be debt free.

A humorous take on Obama's spending. In effect, let's deal with our problems by just charging it to our kids. YES WE CAN!!! But I wish we didn't. When are we going to realize that you cannot borrow your way out of debt?





There are some things [me] money can't buy. For everything else, there's Obamacard.

A valiant effort by Obama to save America 100 Million

The latest news to roll out of Washington is Obama's plan to require his cabinet to come up with 100 million dollars in savings in the next 90 days. This is of course out of a 4 trillion dollar budget. **cough cough choke cough, clears throat**

100 million out of 4 TRILLION. That is the same as asking a family to increase their taxes by $4,000 to save them 10 cents. I love socialist math. It's so dreamy. So childlike that I just want to squeeze his pudgey little cheeks. Barry want a lollipop? A sucker? We've got lots of those in America.

Here's the story at MSNBC.com

Oh, before I sign off, one of the highest savings they came up with is Homeland Security should start buying office supplies in bulk. WHAT?! Have they heard of Dunder & Mifflin? I mean, cmon Obama, I don't even watch The Office and I know they sell paper in bulk.

Al Gore's "Inconvenient Truth"

Were you aware of the Earth Hour movement? It started in Australia and is born out of the Global Warming hoax...ahem...excuse me, it's now referred as "climate change." Not to travel too far down this rabbit trail, but it begs the question: When isn't the climate changing? Funny, freaky fact: Obama has just banned the use of the words: "terror," "war on terror," and "terrorists" from terrorist acts. They are now renamed "Overseas Contingency Operations." If I can restate this in non-gov doublespeak. It means Obama wants to change Foreign Policy when we respond to terrorist activities (Contingency = in response to). For the layman, preventing terrorist activities is not an option because we only have operations that respond to terrorists. They kill people first, then we act. How is this good for us?

I digress to more humorous hypocrisy, back to Al. So, Mr. Global Warming himself didn't get the memo that he was supposed to shut off his electricity last Saturday night for an hour. Here's the article.

Let me leave you with these thoughts:
"Do you really believe that what you believe is really real." -Del Tackett

Does Al Gore really believe what he preaches? Or perhaps, maybe he holds to a different belief, one that allows him to be hypocritical. I shall call it liberalism.

Thanks to Jer for the keeping me up on Mr. Internet.

Evangelicals betrayed by a prodigal son.

I came across this video and, if there was a Richter scale (Yes, that is how it is spelled, I checked) in Pangea, I would put this at an 8 for how pissed off I was. And if you know me, it takes a lot to even register on my scale. However, when a "evangelical" starts opening his mouth and only crap comes out...well, I can't help but respond.

I'm going to let you watch the video where he is interviewed on DL Hughley's show and then continue on for my response.

Warning: This video contains intellectual dishonesty and psychological absurdity. Viewer discretion is advised.


Other sources to read:
Wikipedia Entry
Article in Christianity Today
Interview with Frank by John Whitehead from Rutherford.org

Now, let me start by confirming some, yes there is some, truth to his story. Did the Evangelical Right go nuts in the 80's and early 90's? Yes, absolutely they went wacko. Did many preachers, teachers, and motivational speakers become celebrities, daresay, approach demigod status? Yes, many did. Do I believe that is currently valid today? Absolutely not!

After viewing this video, reading opposing viewpoints, and reading Frank Schaeffer's own words I believe that I know too little about his father, Francis Schaeffer, to come to any definite conclusions. The only impression I get is Frank grew up in a dysfunctional family and became disillusioned with who his family was. There was the public and private Francis who existed very differently, maybe in fact, completely opposed. I am not sure, but one thing I know is it was not a life of integrity, therefore, Frank had no example to follow.

With that said, I leave you to your own conclusions or research about this man, the ministry he was involved with and dynamics of his family. I will now only address items in the video I found deplorable.

Video Response:
First, Bush was unqualified? How was he less qualified than our current president? He's getting his executive experience for the executive branch...on-the-job. Do you really want to make that case Frank?

Second, Sarah Palin energized the Republican Party because she actually was a Republican. I know that simple statements are hard to understand for all you educated on television folk, but we down here in little ol' America like simple. And in case you wanted to know why a Republican president wasn't elected? Well, that is simple to. There wasn't a republican to vote in for president. McCain is a moderate. Maw-dur-ett. No, not murderer. Just because he was in Vietnam does not make him a murderer **cough** Kerry **cough, cough**

Third point of notice...You "changed" your mind? I would argue you hopped out of the frying pan into the fire. A.k.a. From hypocritical father to hypocritical president. On one end, according to your own words, you're father lived one life in the public and one life in private. Obama says one thing and does the opposite.

Man this guys audacity and uninformed conclusions astound me and offend my intelligence. The Religious Right is responsible for "8 years of a bad presidency, a collapsed economy, two wars (one of which we should not have been in)." Um, 8 years of Bush may have not been America's golden years, but I'm damned well pleased to have him over Dean or Gore. The collapsed economy is not Bush's fault entirely. He contributed to the government's growth which widened the door for an already ticking time bomb in the housing market (Thanks Clinton and Carter). They are the real originators of this problem. 2 wars, yes two wars. Bush had a very good economy, until the last year, despite the largest attack on American soil ever and two wars.

Furthermore, Mr. Schaeffer, it is your democratic party that also voted the war possible. The executive branch does not have the power to engage in wars. Only Congress does. They are responsible for your two "unjustified" wars. If you want to call terrorists attacking America (Osama, Afghanistan) and 300,000+ murders in mass graves (Hussein, Iraq) unjustified. We won't go into detail about the 14 broken UN resolutions, chemical weapons development, or oppressive regime Sadam was responsible for.

I have to say that this Schaeffer guy really urks me. He uses his background in religion to legitimize his shaky and unfounded political opinions. It is very shaky ground to weave religion and politics together. They exist together harmoniously in very few places and even fewer places, but to use this platform in this way makes criticism especially difficult. For to criticize men who are affiliated with piety, one must tread carefully to separate Christ from the human. He does not do this well, in fact, he does it horribly at the expense of the memory of his parents, those who were involved in the ministry and those of the "religious right" he hopes to sway.

Did you guys catch the phrase, "the greatest miracle of your lifetime...is the election of Barack Obama?" Hmmm, how about the Blacks getting the right to vote? What about landing on the moon? How about the birth of your child? You are telling me that a man who was put into office less than 2 months ago is miraculous? Please. I refuse to allow my judgment on a man's legacy to be determined when a few fortnights haven't even passed.

Here's the last hypocritical statement I'll leave you readers with today. This blatant disregarding of his own words is what current political powers today are echoing. Be on the look out for this fallacy at about 6:15.

"[We] would rather take the whole country down and be proved right, than be patriotic Americans and stand up and do the thing that every American who loves this country would do right now, which is to support the president whether you voted for him or not." Followed by exuberant applause.

Excuse me, Mr. Schaeffer, can I borrow your soapbox so that I can state to liberals across America: WHY DIDN'T YOU SUPPORT BUSH WHEN HE WAS PRESIDENT WHETHER YOU VOTED FOR HIM OR NOT?! Hypocritical panderers to masses.

When it's not popular to have your viewpoint, then we'll see how vocal you are. It's only when you stand alone do you realize your beliefs are all that you have. Christ or otherwise. Don't tell me to fall into line like a little American lemming. The government was founded out of a revolution moron! Our country realized it's birth from a mother country that oppressed and abused the writers of the Constitution.

You scoff at the Republican party and Conservatives, call us oppressive and intolerant. Yet it is your party who tried to draft and is still trying to create the Fairness Doctrine to silence free speech. We are the ones who defend your right to try IDIOT! And you stand on your soapbox and tell me I'm a "woman molester." C'mon dude. Really? And I'm the one who is crass and loud.

I'm sorry folks, but people like this who have religious backgrounds and still claim some watered down form of it upset me greatly. I know what it is like to live a hypocritical life where one marries flesh to spirit. It is an unholy abomination to all the is pure and right. I am ashamed of the old life I once lived and if there is anything I don't tolerate, it's a double-minded human.

Obama's speech needs some clarification

Here's a good link if you need some balance to his speech from last night.

Click Here.

I am an armchair economist! Nice...

Letter to the Editor in response to "Obstructionists, naysayers abound"

Dear Ms Norine Matteson,

It is with great trepidation and concern that I pen these words in response to yours, “Obstuctionists, naysayers abound,” dated 2/20/09. Although I do not personally know you, your perspective and opinions carry the aroma of a scent that permeates an already rampant sickness. This sickness does not display itself in one’s body, for you, I’m sure, are a healthy and beautiful young woman. No, this sickness saturates the mind of an Obamanation, with a euphoria only witnessed between lovers who blindly think the other can do no wrong.

Please afford me the grace to correct your statements, although passionate, are unfounded with fact. I wonder who you are imagining in your mind when you refer to “armchair economists.” Who are qualified to speak in this area? Perhaps, you, with your many degrees and accolades in economics, sociology, central planning, and finance can speak more firmly than those, but allow me to humbly state, one does not need a degree of higher learning to declare rightly “Shenanigans!” And believe me, this “vocal minority” is, in fact, the silent majority.

You stated we “haven’t any official idea of what the stimulus contains,” intending that we reserve judgment for our congressman and president to see the fruits before we take any stance. The official documentation has been made public and is viewable. I also find it rather humorous and saddening that you blame Bush for the housing deflation, when the only thing we should be upset with is his increase of the deficit to $482 Billion. Look up the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 the seeds of your malcontent. The hypocrisy in America today is astounding when it judges so harshly a man who took 8 years to create the $482 Billion deficit despite the largest attack on American soil in history, yet Obama has tripled the deficit to more than $1.4 Trillion in just 2 months. More on this subject material can be found at RustyPang.com.

Ultimately, my dear Matteson, I am disappointed in your words, not because you penned them, but that so many in America echo them, and the many more who disagree have not rioted over their elected abuse. Your blessed elected president, Mr. B.O. himself, tells you one thing and does another. He passes the largest “stimulus” bill in history, more than double our federal budget in 1982, but more than 65% of the spending is social programs and non-job creation spending and has the gall to tell you he will not allow wasteful spending. He is attempting to nationalize banks, the auto industry, and others just because his socialist and Keynesian economic ideals tell him to do so, despite any real evidence of its successful application. I know you want change, but so does every human being. Life is not perfect and we desire to improve ourselves; this is a great thing. However, blind belief in a man who passes failed laws, in a failed system, based upon failed ideals…Well, such a man will be deemed as a failure.

Benjamin Franklin once stated, “those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither.” Obama sells security, and you are buying it.

Rusty Pang, Armchain Economist and Vacavillian
"With all thy getting, get thy understanding."

I am surrounded by morons!

Here's what it looked like in Mesa, AZ yesterday when Obama gave his speech promoting his another bailout, this time for $75 Billion for Mortgages.

Rock star entrance for Obama's speech yesterday in Mesa, AZ.


Speech Part 1


Speech Part 2


Speech Part 3


Text of Speech Link

I just want to comment in one area. He ended his speech on "Core Values" if it was some profound truth we somehow missed these past 8 years (Bush Administration). He said that all must share in responsibility and it was broken down like this:

Government: Responsible for making more fair rules and that they are fairly enforced.
Banks: It's your fault for lending poorly and causing this crisis. You will be punished.
Individuals: Take responsibility for your actions, i.e. you borrowed too much.
Everyone: Live within your means.

Um...Mr. President? Can you take your own advice and have this government live within it's own means? What's with the 789 billion increase in deficit, 700 Billion in TARP 1, and now 75 Billion in a foreclosure bailout? That totals to 1.564 TRILLION DOLLARS in less than 2 months that this government is spending. We aren't even in the 2nd Quarter yet.

The part that upsets me the most about this whole situation, government doesn't get a single blame in this whole thing. Let me layout some common sense, and common blame. I'll save the government for last.

Banks: You've are stupid. You lended too much too quick to try and make as much money as possible. You got sloppy drunk on credit and now you have to pay for the headache you caused yourself. This is why I left Travis Credit Union. When my promotion became dependent upon getting members to fill out credit card applications for credit they did not need...Well, peace out to you.
Individuals: You were also stupid and greedy. You bought too much house, spent more than you make and dropped it on credit cards, and then when you realize you couldn't afford it all...You complain. Greed and gluttony. You deserve the foreclosure and bankruptcy, unless you are a Christian, to whom God still expects you to repay the debt. "Poor" people have cars, televisions, cell phones and fat guts to boot. I don't pity you.
Individuals: Grow up. Become an adult. Children eat more than they should. Children spend their money without care. And only children complain they have nothing after they spent it all. Adults say "No" to themselves. Adults, as Dave Ramsey would state, "Live like no one else today, so tomorrow you can live like no one else." It's called delayed gratification. If you want this "crisis" to end, grow up America!
Government: As for you. What non-four-lettered word can I use to describe you? Are there words to describe the level of despicable and abhorrent behavior I have seen over these past 4 years, yes, Bush to. The housing crisis started with Carter's Housing and Community Development Act of 1974. It was expanded during the Clinton years and this is the real agent to blame. Stupid government mandated that lenders have to, not should, but have to lend to poor people. I'm sorry, did I not get the memo? I thought being poor meant you could not afford a house payment? So, why should they have to lend to people who couldn't afford house payments?

The natural result was sub-prime mortgages, which make lenders a lot of money, and then pass them off to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. I'm not saying people and lenders were dumb for doing this, but Obama, for God's sake, stop blaming everyone else except the government.

Am I the only crazy one here? When I first heard about interest only loans, I thought, "Why would you do this? Mortgage rates are at a 40-year low, which means it can only adjust up. So, if you can barely afford as it is now, what are you going to do when it adjusts?" This is a bad deal for everyone. WHY IS THAT SO HARD TO SEE?

I was 19 and understood this. How can a 19-yr old who never has taken a mortgage out know this, but everyone who took out this type of loan did not? I am not a genius. It does not require a math degree to understand this?

Why do I feel like I am surrounded by morons? I have lost faith in the American people. Someone please tell me we are not this dumb.

If we are so dumb to think that more debt can fix our already overly leveraged lives, than God help us. I think I want to emigrate to the moon. At least real estate is affordable over there. Someone shoot me before I steal the space shuttle, America will be dubbed the Obamanation upon my departure.

Update: A quote by Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner to reporters yesterday, "This is necessary policy. It’s smart economics. And it’s just and fair." This is the guy running our treasury.

Can anyone teach me how to build a bomb shelter and refine my urine into drinking water?

Obama causes another American pillar to roll in his grave, this time it's Lincoln.

Did you see Obama speak yesterday? His speech celebrating Lincoln's bicentennial birthday was actually good. Watch it here:



I have to say that whoever wrote that speech, kudos. Also, later at the banquet for Lincoln's birthday Obama gave another speech. The transcript can be found here. I'm not going to comment on the entirety of the speech but let me point to something that caught my attention. Furthermore, let me say this felt like Judas kissing Jesus on the cheek right before he sold him out to the Pharisees. Allow me to explain.

The president began to address problems and admitting government failed in welfare and education because, "when government has done things that people can -- and should --do for themselves" and "sometimes we've lost sight of the role of parents, rather than government, in cultivating a thirst for knowledge and instilling those qualities of good character, hard work and discipline and integrity." These things I agree with wholeheartedly. To this I say, good job Obama, you got this right.

However, and this is a big freaking however, the next series of statements blew my mind. Subsequently, I had to pick my jaw off of the floor of the car it had fallen so far.

Read this first and then pause and think about it. I will rejoin you in a moment. If you prefer to see it live, then click here.

"But in recent years, we've seen the pendulum swing too far in the opposite direction. What's dominated is a philosophy that says every problem can be solved if only government would step out of the way; that if government were just dismantled and divvied up into tax breaks, that it would somehow benefit us all. Such knee-jerk disdain for government -- this constant rejection of any common endeavor -- cannot rebuild our levees or our roads or our bridges. It can't refurbish our schools or modernize our health care system. It can't lead to the next medical discovery or yield the research and technology that will spark a clean energy economy." -President Obama

WHAT?! EXCUSE ME? I don't use profanity, but I really really want to right now. Did I just hear him say that?

Let me answer his quote with one of my own by Henry David Thoreau, "I heartily accept the motto,—“That government is best which governs least;” and I should like to see it acted up to more rapidly and systematically. Carried out, it finally amounts to this, which I also believe,—“That government is best which governs not at all;” and when men are prepared for it, that will be the kind of government which they will have. Government is at best but an expedient; but most governments are usually, and all governments are sometimes, inexpedient." Civil Disobedience 1849

This is not a recent belief Mr. Obama. Limited government was the foundation on which we have our country. Every founding father believed this. EVERY FOUNDING FATHER. Socialism is a recent phenomena, a new belief that emerged in the early 20th century. It is the baby belief, the one that has tried and failed in Russia, China, Europe, and North Korea. Yet, our free, limited government mentality is older and lasts longer.

Let me say that you, sir, are not a centrist and do not hold to the same beliefs that keep this country prosperous. Governments build levies that break, bridges that are never paid for, and regulate a medical industry that drives up the price of healthcare every year.

Government is the problem, not the solution. As much as I want to be blind and believe your altruism for this state, all you ever show me is your blatant disregard for factual evidence and blind loyalty to broken idealism. What's worse is you get others to follow you behind the deceiving banner of liberty, equality, and peace.

Abraham Lincoln, the very man you celebrated yesterday has some fitting words for you.

"We all declare for liberty; but in using the same word we do not all mean the same thing. With some the word liberty may mean for each man to do as he pleases with himself, and the product of his labor; while with others, the same word may mean for some men to do as they please with other men, and the product of other men's labor. Here are two, not only different, but incompatible things, called by the same name - liberty. And it follows that each of the things is, by the respective parties, called by two different and incompatible names - liberty and tyranny." -Abraham Lincoln

Now, to those who read my blog and still believe I should take it easy on our president. I'm sorry but it is my duty as an American citizen, in the spirit of what this country represents, and as a Christian who believes in a God that sets people free from sinful slavery, this man is both wrong and dangerously deceptive.

There are only two conclusions one can reach about people who reject truth. Either, the man is truly blind to it, or he knows better but intentionally deceives the people.

Here's Obama's 3 week record as president. He has effectively passed the largest socialized spending bill in all of American history which includes very little actual "stimulus" material. He wants to silence and regulate talk-radio, a private industry. He wishes to increase the nationalization of the auto industry, also a private market. He closed a prison for terrorists and wants them to be transferred onto American soil. All of this happened in only 3 weeks and I'm supposed to "Give Obama a chance?" The man is a socialist who hides behind centrism.

Why am I, and others, made to feel bad because I oppose a man who stands behind everything I believe don't believe in? I refuse to accept my dissent as unpatriotic, not unchristian. He is the president of the United States, but I didn't vote for him, therefore, he is not my president.

Men of great conviction always attract the greatest critics. Therefore, to the world I raise my glass to you and say, "BRING IT!!!"

900 Billion and growing...

Have you ever read an article, heard someone speak, and the double take wasn't enough? You almost had to slap yourself into the past to review it again? I was reading an article on CNN's website that went like this:

"'We don't want a package that is too small because that will end up just wasting money. On the other hand, we're very leery of having an enormous package that would not be necessary and would just boost the federal deficit,' Collins told CNN as Nelson nodded in agreement."

Did you react the same way as I did? If Congress was concerned about wasting money, they wouldn't be Congress anymore. Wasting money is what they do and they are about to do it to the tune of almost a trillion dollars. Let me put it to you this way, if I gave you a trillion dollars to spend, you would have to spend $54,794.52 a day for the next 50 years to use it up. But Congress wants to do this in less than 2 years.

The arrogant part is, they say it is with your best interest in mind.

I predict that we will see more and more people take money out of the market and save it. The Federal Reserve will print more money to compensate and once the American people "feel" better, they will start to spend again. Unfortunately, with the infusion of more printed money from the Fed, inflation will begin to rise as more and more Americans spend. We will see a second recession caused by this bill and only a bigger, increasingly inefficient government to "fix" it.

Keynesian economics doesn't work, supply side (free market) does. Why can't we just do what works.

What's in Obama's $825 billion "Stimulus" Package?

I know everyone is talking about Obama's stimulus package, but how are we allowing them to call it a "Stimulus" package. It is a ruse to hide billions of dollars for pork, special interest spending. He is driving the fear of Americans to place where we will accept anything he says, even spending 5.6% of the GDP from your tax dollars to fund his social programs and agenda. Don't be fooled. Read on if you want to be informed.

Source material: 13-page summary, Article explaining GDP

Let me give you some perspective on how much $825 billion is. If it were it's own country, we'll call it SODOMEE America (Socialist Obama Deception Of Magnanimously Expensive Economics), then it would have it's own GDP and stand in 20th place in the world, right in front of Australia. Not part of Australia, the entire country.

The official title of the bill is the American Recovery and Reinvestment Bill of 2009. The first line in the reads, "The economy is in a crisis not seen since the Great Depression." Sigh, what about the Carter years? I don't see people building little communities out of cardboard or tin like they did in the thirties. Anyway, I'll refrain from commenting for the next paragraph while I summarize this Obaminational document.

It states:
-"Since 2001, as worker productivity went up, 96% of the income growth in this country went to the wealthiest 10% of society. While they were benefitting from record high worker productivity, the remaining 90% of Americans were struggling to sustain their standard of living. They sustained it by borrowing… and borrowing… and borrowing, and when they couldn’t borrow anymore, the bottom fell out."
-"A historic level of transparency, oversight and accountability will help guarantee taxpayer dollars are spent wisely and Americans can see results for their investment."
-$30 billion for highway construction
-$10 billion for transit and rail to reduce traffic congestion and gas consumption
-$24.1 billion for health information technology and preventative care
-$102 billion for unemployment benefits, COBRA insurance subsidy, and food stamps
-$87 billion in Medicaid matching for states
-$52.65 billion in various energy and environment related spending
-$6 billion for broadband internet in rural areas
-$8.671 billion for various research in energy, space, agriculture and geology
-$880 million for small business loans
-$65 million in coupons to convert from analog to digital television
-$965 million to replace or improve IT in government facilities (SSA, Dept of Ag, etc)
-$9.96 billion for national defense improvements to healthcare, facilities, cemeteries and housing

Okay, you bored yet? Are you thinking, how long is this list? Let me just say that this is only page 7 of 13 and I summarized most of the specific spending. For those of you who don't believe me, read it yourself and you'll see I'm not lying. The basic numbers is this: $550 new spending and $275 in tax relief through SS payroll deductions.

Now for the fun part...

WHAT IN THE...WHO VOTED THIS GUY IN? STIMULUS? WHO DOES HE THINK HE IS?! I DON'T SWING THAT WAY, STOP RAPING ME! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!

**Remembers Happy Gilmore**
"In with the good air, block the bad. In with the good, block bad." Okay I'm better now.

This is NOT a stimulus plan. There is nothing in this bill that directly links this spending to actual numbers or alludes to any principle, not even Keynesian Economics. They believe, blindly I might add, that by spending more of your money, jobs will magically appear. If food stamps were humans, they would crap jobs.

Okay, let me explain a few things so you may understand why this is soooo freaking retarded. It is a simple supply and demand function. If people, businesses or employees, supply a service or produce a product (working a job) that someone else demands (sale) then the economy moves forward. The more supplying and demanding, the better the economy. So give job makers (businesses) an easier time and jobs will result.

Now, Obama, and the caving republicans are saying you don't have enough incentive (Keynesian principle) to make money, so that is why you don't work. I, conservatives, and the founding fathers believe that you have the incentive to work but the government's involvement retards this incentive. You want to eat? There's your incentive. Let me explain.

If corporate tax rates are the highest in the world of any modern country, which they are, then the business has less money (less incentive) to keep more employees. This money is now in the government's coffers and they think they can spend it better (that's laughable) than the business they just took the money from. So, now they have a large sum of money they didn't earn, from people who did, and get to decide how they want to distribute it amongst the masses for the "betterment" of people. Oh, and they subtract large salaries out of this pool to pay people to think about these decisions.

Does this make sense? They are making economic decisions with little or no economic experience, for people who are laboring in the economy as they ponder their liberal and socialistic agenda. Sounds like a nightmare. The only problem is, we're not dreaming.

Example: Congress now has oversight, a hand in, the big 3 auto companies and gets to tell them how to best make a car. People (Congress) who aren't in the car business telling them (GM, Chrysler, Ford) how to make and sell a car.

Class, repeat after me, "Retarded."

I'd sell off all my Big 3 stock if I were you because they are headed for far worse days. When you get in bed with the government, you find yourself chained there the following morning with a bad headache, wondering where your pants were and why you have a number for Frank.

Other than my crazy aversion to anything govern-mental, is the unrestrained gall of this administration to call this package a "stimulus" package. What's even worse, most people are happy or hopeful. Why isn't America grabbing their pitchforks and torches? Let's call this for what it is people; it's not a stimulus package, it's a reshaping of America package. They are taking your money and redistributing it to the tune of $825 BILLION and no one seems to care a rip.

So many people thought Obama was a centrist politician who would bring the people together. The reality, he has deceived 53% of America for their vote, McCain took the remaining 42% with his lies, and that leaves the remaining 5% wackos, to which I am now considered one of them. I voted JOE THE PLUMBER.

So, hats off to you America, if you allow this to happen, thanks for selling my freedom and the liberty of my unborn children. That is, of course, if the government will allow me to have kids.

Update: Even though the bill passed in the House, all republicans vote no. Good for you GOP. You finally grew some balls. Now, let's hope repubs in the Senate can do the same.

Obama's speech is now renamed: "I think I have a dream, can I get an interpretation?"

ABC News Transcript

Obama's Speech Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

I'd like to give kudos to President Obama, formerly known as President-elect Obama. Well done sir. You have yet to disappoint me in material. Here we are only in your first day and I already have a chest of gold nuggets to cash in. Please, keep doing your thing so that I can keep writing.

Although, I have plenty of content to write about, I honestly walked away from the ceremony disappointed. Obama didn't shine like he normally does when he reads the teleprompter. Feel free to read my blog about Rev. Lowery's prayer for some fun.

However, allow me to bring to light some of the more deceptive aspects of Obama's words. I will try to interject some humor...No promises.

He began with opening remarks of grace for Bush's contribution, which was kind of him. But he then laid the foundation of crisis: bad economy, war, failure to make hard choices, lost homes, failing schools, and expensive health care. Though I agree with the state of affairs, we certainly disagree on the causes. Furthermore, his intended methods are misplaced as well.

He "proclaim[s] an end to the petty grievances and false promises, the recriminations and worn out dogmas" stating, like a father mentoring a young adult "the time has come to set aside childish things." That's nice rhetoric but your speech is just like every other so far.

Now comes the stuff I want to hear.

"What the cynics fail to understand is that the ground has shifted beneath them - that the stale political arguments that have consumed us for so long no longer apply. The question we ask today is not whether our government is too big or too small, but whether it works - whether it helps families find jobs at a decent wage, care they can afford, a retirement that is dignified."

Um...what do you mean the "ground" has shifted. Who moved the dirt from under my feet? Can't they see I'm walking here. Oh, you mean politically. So, you mean that I can't disagree with you? I'm gonna pull from V and say, "People should not fear their governments, governments should fear its people." If being a cynic means you are completely wrong, count me in. Government doesn't work, it's inefficient and that is common knowledge. The only thing government knows how to do well is take, not earn, money from people through taxes and then overspend what it gets.

"then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government." I'm going to call say you're full of crap on this one. I will never trust the government to do a better job for me than I can do for myself.

"a nation cannot prosper long when it favors only the prosperous." Socialism? I could have sworn "HE'S NOT A SOCIALST!" Economies only thrive when it favors the successful. In other words, it only works when it benefits the prosperous. They are prosperous because they provided a service, or product to many people who needed it.

"Recall that earlier generations faced down fascism and communism not just with missiles and tanks, but with sturdy alliances and enduring convictions." Do I sense a measure of appeasement? Yeah, that worked really well for Chamberlain.

"What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility - a recognition, on the part of every American, that we have duties to ourselves, our nation, and the world, duties that we do not grudgingly accept but rather seize gladly, firm in the knowledge that there is nothing so satisfying to the spirit, so defining of our character, than giving our all to a difficult task."

What difficult task are you referring to? Bigger government? More taxes? Naw...

I implore you to watch or read the transcript. There is more non-information to soak up. I tried to put myself in the place of a liberal democrat and I would find it hard to be inspired.

The whole event had an air of solemnity rather than celebration. He spoke of hope but what are we supposed to place our confidence in? This speech parallels every other speech and this is the reason why I can only resort back to his voting record. And his voting record is extremely liberal.

Just words. Just speeches. No substance.

Sorry white folk, but you just got screwed!

First off. WOW! I say again, WOW! Did you watch the inauguration yesterday? I hope you did. Transcript

Mwuahahahahhaha…Time to begin.

I’m not going to say Obama jumped the shark on election day, but his speech
did not live up to the hype. I was expecting something akin to FDR or JFK, but the most motivational portion of the inauguration was Reverend Joseph Lowery's benediction.

Watch this before you continue on.


REV. JOSEPH LOWERY: Lord, in the memory of all the saints who from their labors rest, and in joy of a new beginning, we ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get in back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man, and when white will embrace what is right. That all those who do justice and love mercy, say 'Amen'. Say 'Amen.' And 'Amen.'

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA! He just pissed on white people. Let's review, if you are:

Black: You get to move to the front of the bus. Upgrade to first class baby!
Brown: We won't kill you, you can stay.
Yellow: Simma don naw! Calm down down Asians! You're looking too white.
Red: Casinos aren't enough, we'll figure out a better deal.
Whites: You are still in white guilt purgatory. "Just when I thought I was out... they pull me back in." Thank you Michael Corleone for your words of wisdom on this situation.

I find it funny that the most pleasant portion of the inauguration was not a speech, but a prayer, that functioned like a speech. Lowery has an orator's presence and I've got to be honest, I expected more from Obama.

Well, white people. I'm sorry to say you've got to kill off your KKK members and wait for old black people to die off. The only way for racism to die in America is if old racists and victims go first.

So, anyone want to start a petition for the euthanasia of whites and blacks in America? Anyone?...Bueller...Bueller...