Okay, I've had enough ...

Time to start it up again!

Early this year, I followed my own advice and did a "self assessment." This laborious process consists of asking myself a bunch of questions, the most important of which is ...

"In what mood am I spending my day?"

I looked at what I as writing, how I was communicating and what I was telling others to do ...
Not that I expect anyone to listen, of course.

Whatever. (By the way, don't you hate when someone says that to you?)

ANYWAY ... I spent a few days asking myself that question, looking at what I was projecting and writing, and came to a singular conclusion:

I was ANGRY!

Now, I know that I wasn't projecting that all of the time and to everyone, but that anger was the filter I'd started looking through, and humor had begun to slowly creep away. I was starting to take myself too seriously, to imagine that I was more than a "little cog."
I realized that there was little more I could do or say that was worth my being angry.

So, it was time to step back for a look at my life, and to concentrate on new and long desired goals for a few months. And great gains were made, new doors opened.

But ... With the primaries over, and the silly season upon us, it's time to pick up the lantern again, and see who I can shine the light on.

Jeeze, it's hard to start doing this again ...
Naaaaaaaahhhh, not really ... They give me soooo much to work with!

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From the "And the Dweebs just keep coming" file ...

Career twerp and well known "Jerk o' the World" U.S. Rep. (D-Hades) Pete Stark has made a life's work out of saying and doing things that would have caused a mere mortal to lose, by dint of fist, most if not all of their teeth. He's sooooooo obviously the fella for whom the line "Some guys just never learn ..." was coined.

But, who needs more of a screed from me when Pete can explain it so well by just being his own scabrous self, eh?



At least we know what to point to when trying to explain the fruits of "Voter Apathy," eh?

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 Which brings us to B. O. ...

And His latest stinker ...

Gee, what a great Prez ... Isn't it great to have someone in charge to tell us how things could be so much worse? It almost eclipses the moment at the G-20 when he told the World that America can no longer be expected to lead the World out of Crisis ... But wait, aren't we supposed to "Never let a good Crisis go to waste"?

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And now for our own "Big Stinker" ...

For sheer gall, Central Valley residents can always point to Gov. Arnold Scharzenheimer. After treating us to a cacophonic symphoney of self-back-patting for the past year as he "lead the fight" (sic) to get us more water while constantly declaiming how he couldn't get us more water, Ahnold told us this week how the "Water Bond" must wait until 2012. Supposedly, by waiting until 2012, the "Legislative Leaders" (sic) will magically come up with a new revenue source to replace the loss of tax revenues that were formerly generated by such ruinous pursuits as farming, ranching & logging. 

Add, or more pointedly subtract the loss of revenue to San Benito & Fresno Counties by continually restricting Public Land Access for recreation & tourism, and Gov. Ahnold is looking more & more like Prez Obama in whiteface.

However, I do have to give Ahnold kudos for holding a great "Town Hall" meeting in Fresno yesterday.

Of course, I didn't attend, having not been INVITED. Still, I don't feel any more slighted than most Fresnans, since they weren't invited either. In fact, only (some of) the Press and a few carefully chosen "Community Leaders" were given the signal privilege of being "chosen" to attend. Not that they were "allowed" to ask any questions.

No, there were no "impromptu" or "off the cuff" questions at this "Town Hall" meeting. No embarrassing demands for answers or solutions, no troubling questions of why the Governor hasn't done his job, or why he is attempting to go back on his word on the "Water Bond."

No, there we NO pesky calls for inconvenient & truthful answers. The fact is, an exhaustive FIFTEEN questions were asked of our harried and overburdened Governor. Add to this a wonderfully self congratulatory statement about how he's spent so much time "advocating" for the Central Valley, and how he'll still "fight" for the Water Bond after he's left office, and it was clearly a "Peachy!" Town Hall.

However, I really can't tell you too much about this fine, historic "Town Hall" ... Since it won't be aired until July 17th, if I remember correctly. I wonder if there'll be any movement on the historically (and traditionally) late budget by then.

Yeah ... Sure ... As if!

"The Excuse"

"The Excuse"

Throughout history, the "Straw Man" has been a time tested instrument of tyrants, despots and just plain power mad bastards.
From the Popes, Bishops and feudal Lords of  Medieval Europe to the decimation of the American Indian Nations to the violent reaction of the British Government to the passive resistance of Mahatma Ghandi, the Straw Man has been used to create "the Excuse."
The Indian Moghuls and Chinese Emperors used the trumping up of "Enemies" to impose brutal domination of perceived and convenient foes.
Even in the Land of the Free, the Straw Man has proven to be a useful tool of political control for many now vilified political figures. Sen. Joe McCarthy & President Nixon are simply the most prominent examples, but examples abound.

From W.R. Hearst to Adolf Hitler, those who would control and rule others for their own Power compose an ever present, countless horde. And their excuses are countless as well.

Hitler had the Jews, McCarthy the Communists, and Che Guevara had ... Well, anyone who stood in the way of his thirst for Power. The same for Mao, Stalin and countless others.

Now, the path of the despot isn't easy, and the quest to demonize and vilify for Powers sake requires many collaborators. Hitler had the ruin of the Weimar Republic, a willing Press & a depressed, desperate populace. McCarthy had the Communist "threat" and a Press that was hungry for a sensation and a target. Nixon was afraid of pretty much anyone who spoke out against him, especially the Press.
Which of the above "gentleman" fell with comparative ease, was disgraced and vilified by all and sundry, and spent years in exile? Nixon, of course.

The determining factor in all "successful" despotism has always been a willing and cooperative Press. From the Town Crier to Lippmann & Linkletter, the Media has been key in guiding and sometimes dictating the amount of Freedom the Populace expects and enjoys.

Nixon was taken down by his failure to court, flatter and seduce the Press. There is no doubt that his open distrust and contempt for the Press was his undoing. It wasn't his lies, which the Press are quick to forgive "their" Friends. It wasn't his "crooked" behavior or any incompetence.

Nixon was "taken down" by a hostile & confrontational Press, a supposedly "Free Press" which had openly taken sides, and was determined to prove that no man could become and remain "King" without their consent and approval.

The Medieval Press was controlled by the Church, Bishops, Kings and Lords. The early 20th Century Press was controlled by the "Yellow Journalists," and the euphemistically coined "Progressives."
And the Press proved in the 70's that they could depose "King Richard" and elect President Carter.

And then came Obama.

We've been given a President who enjoys, even in the midst of a continually falling approval rating and despotic (and Constitutionally suspect) legislative collusion, a smiling and proud Press. They crow of his "accomplishments" while ignoring faults, foibles and outright lies, actions that would destroy any Republican or Conservative. They ignore and openly make excuses for the failures to keep his campaign promises of  transparency & accountability. They continually, and with ever louder voices, vilify "the Opposition," even though that opposition is currently powerless to stop any legitimate and truly sensible legislation.

So, why the continued acceptance of the crooked behavior of men (and women) named Dodd, Rangel, Stupak & Pelosi. Why the conspicuous lack of fanfare upon the passing of (the openly conniving) Sen. Murtha, compared with the near deification of Sen Kennedy?
The answer; They know who their "friends' are ... At least for today.

The simple fact is that they are beginning to truly understand that We, the People, are now being considered an open threat to the Power of the Press. And those who teach and promote a "conservationist" attitude are vilified for not "giving" what the "Progressive" Press dictates should be considered "entitlements."

"Bread and Circuses for All" is the attitude of the Press. The Press espouses a philosophy of forcing more productive Citizens to "pay for it" since they have been "more fortunate." The reality of confiscatory taxation is now upon us.
The reality is, since I don't have and have not had for over 20 years any health insurance, and have depended upon my self to maintain my health at a minimal cost, I will now be "fined" (i.e. pay a head tax) for my choice.
And it has been by choice.
I am not a VICTIM.

The Press has now openly become the puppet of the "Progressives." And the People have become aware, and are slowly, so slowly, turning away from them.
And, as the People turn to sources of information, commentary and entertainment that are "free" as well as truly Free, the "King making" Press flails and whines over its waning Power and Profit.

The Press now, instead of becoming truly Free, cries over their falling readership, listenership, and PROFITS. They make noises about Government subsidies, since they're so (self) important to the maintenance of the ("Progressives") Power.

The People now hold the Power, the Power to comment, inform and demand the Truth. We the People now constitute the truly Free Press.

So, dear friends, fellows and Citizens, stand ... Well, sit at your keyboards and write.
Stand with your signs, raise your voices, and inform your neighbors. Email your "Representatives" and call and visit their offices and, above all, do so with good cheer and unfailing good manners.

Do as Ghandi taught us: Resist with your voices, and your vote. But do so with peaceful words, and stubborn actions. Don't raise your fist.
Instead, sit down, and decline to move.
And raise your voice as you do so.

Don't give them their "Excuse."

Become and participate in being the New Free Press, and We the People will WIN.

For they rely on our terror, and we're less and less afraid (and more angry) every day.

UP THE VOLTAGE!

This week's "Videos You Can Use!"

This week's "Videos You Can Use!"

This one's recommended by our 

Roving Correspondent,C. Brooks Neilsen:

This video speaks for itself, and speaks eloquently of the lies that we've been taught all of our lives. Send it to a friend, and help them to wake up, too. I think you'll agree that it should be a mandatory part of civics classes.

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Next up is the landmark program by Glenn Beck from January 22, 2010:

"Revolutionary Holocaust."

 

When my life partner and I sat down to see this, "rapt attention" would be a pale description of our attitude. Don't expect to sit down to dinner with this one. The Truth has seldom been quite so raw, quite so grim, and quite so appropriate. 

See it, or you may live it!

"Distorted Water" - answering the Enviro-Hypoctrites - from Rep. Devin Nunes

Dear Friends,

I recently updated my blog with a new document – Distorted Water.  In this piece, I have answered the most common distortions used by radical environmental activists related to the man-made drought.  It is important for us to understand these distortions and to be equipped to answer them as we work to restore the flow of water to San Joaquin Valley communities. 

I hope you have a moment to check out the blog entry and encourage you to download the print version to share with your friends and neighbors (a high quality print edition is also available).

Thanks for your interest,

Devin Nunes

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

If you would like to contact me, please visit my website at www.nunes.house.gov.
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This public announcement is re-published without the express permission of Rep. Devin Nunes, and should be viewed as an endorsement by the NObama County Register, and it's Editor.

"The End of Party Politics and the Rise of the Individual."

It's been my contention for some years now that, with the great equalizing force of the Net, it was simply a matter of time before we saw the mass dynamics of Party politics give way to the power of a truly educated and activist electorate.  What we are now seeing is the stripping away of the Emperors clothes, and those of his simpering sycophants.

The near blasphemous "do-si-do" that the Obama puppet masters have tried to use is crumbling before them, as the sheer weight of their own lies catches up with them.
Not only was there never any truth to the campaign promises, they've proven that what they really intended was a wholesale reinforcement of "business as usual."
The Oz-like calls to "ignore the man behind the curtains," as I like to think of the Czars, have given way to a paralyzing path of indecision that has lead the President to take 2 months to even admit that a decision must be made on Afghanistan.
As one news source put it, with the accelerating death toll among U.S. troops "it appears that a decision must soon be made."

The "Mainstream Media" (sic) has ignored until this week the fact that Gen. McCrystal was appointed commander by President Obama. The Bush bashing isn't working. The President is ignoring his own appointee!

Indecision won't work, and can't be deflected!

What we are now witness to, in forms such as the Presidents insistence, is a defiance of reality. The repeated statements that "all flu's are H1N1 now" are policy, not reality.
When Doctors and nurses come out and openly advise patients not only to not take the vaccine for the "swine flu," but that they've been instructed to report ALL flu's as H1N1, the Emperor has "cried wolf" too many times.

Now, look at Harry Reid's "no-answer answer" to the question of whether he has the votes to pass his promised 'Government Option Health Bill' in the Senate. After repeated questions by multiple reporters, he had to admit that Sen. Snowe had reiterated her opposition and intention to post a 'No' vote on any such Bill. The Bill will, as his failed S.B. 1776 (oh .. yeah .. sure ... like that Bill number was a co-incidence!) also FAIL!

And good 'ole Harry will spit fire and brimstone at those "obstructionist" Republicans, all the while trying desperately to ignore the truth that the "Leadership" plans for the grand takeover, and their "Final Solution" to Conservatism, were doomed to failure from the very start.

What Harry, Nancy, Michelle and "His Excellency" refuse to see is the bedrock truth of America. People just aren't that stupid!

They may, in an excess of hubris and desperation, elect an empty suit when promised "Hope & Change."
But, when the promises turn out to be bald faced lies, and the only change is that the new President doesn't restrict his attacks to terrorists and despots ( No, not at all ... They're His FRIENDS!) but attacks everyone who dares to disagree with him, the American Citizen slowly starts to turn.

So, my friends, buckle your seat belts and return your tray tables to the upright and locked position, 'cause the fun's just starting ... and it's gonna make "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" look like a Sunday stroll in the Park.

And remember, dear friends, that Sen. McCain and the majority of the "Minority" Party Politicians are just Dem's in Elephants clothing. That Party is on it's way out, too.


Now, we of the Tea Parties, diverse and pissed off, have risen to the challenge; Stand up, raise our voices, grab our cell phones and keyboards, pick up our signs, and make NOISE!
 

The rise of the Outsider as a political force has begun ... and the "Business as Usual," and "Never waste a good crisis" gang have only themselves to blame.

Oh, and while you're watching the fun, be sure to participate, too. Call your Sen's and Rep's, send them email & snail mail, fax 'em, too ... In other words ...

UP THE VOLTAGE!


Because, dear friends, we were happy being the "Silent Majority," but we're even happier being vocal!
And the thing we're most vocal about is ... WE WANT THE TRUTH!

Where next for "Adventure?" - Let's finish Afghanistan first, okay?

So, my friend, you've decided that we need to attack Iran ... But, how do you support this choice?

In this World of incredibly difficult choices, you've zeroed in on one of the worst we could make ... To begin another "Adventure." In my tired eyes, I think we need to end what we've begun, first.

From Prez George, who left the "tough stuff" in His last year to Dick Cheney, to Prez "Brak" (anybody remember Brak? Check The Brak Show.) Obama, the gestalt mood-swing is like day & night.
Cheney's "uber-man" toughness was outdone only by his rampant "pro-corporate interests" stance. The reality index, however, was far higher than the "Beta-Male" yes-man-ism of Prez Obama. If this was only an economic choice, I would applaud his reluctance to make any "sudden moves."

The sad and ultimately shameful fact is that the lives of our best citizens are being wasted by the Presidents hesitation to do "the right thing." But, just what is "the right thing?"
The moral path was laid out by President Bush in the weeks after the Taliban crowed over their involvement with Al-Queda. "Remove & replace" was what we heard.
Sadly, this was not the reality. The devolution into the Vietnam standard "Military-Industrial" opportunity came all too soon, and was disgustingly thorough. The opportunity for all "sides" to play Politics was too attractive for Patriotism to overcome, as was raw commercial opportunism. "No-bid" contracts were not only expedient in our "fast food" society, they made great opportunities for officials to build & reward personal alliances.
So was set the sordid proof that, as with McNamera & Johnson, the "interests" of the Administration, not the interests of the People, would guide and command "Military" Policy.

And "we the People" must share the blame. In the national "head-rush" of our consumer orgy, we decided that what we'd been told were "rights & entitlements" truly were such. Our selfishness knew no bounds, as did our overweening demand for someone to "blame." We rushed headlong to try and prove to ourselves that what the Terrorists made plain was actually a strength. We gladly said, "Here, do with our Rights what you will, as long as we don't have to doubt that we're 'safe.'"

Iraq proved that America still had not learned "the Law of the Jungle:"
The Tiger who has the Biggest Teeth must use them.

Herein lies the basic fact of Nature: Do, or Die. Speak Boldly, and Use the Big Stick.

In Afghanistan, "Papa" Bush screwed the pooch. We had, and gave away with a will, a great opportunity. Papa Bush could have decided to help the Mujaheddin after their victory over the Soviets in the 80's, and we would have been Afghanistan's first true Allies, and their Mentors. But, for reasons that are long, complicated and ultimately, self-serving, he chose not to do the right thing.

The Afghani's were left with a power vacuum, and as any student of physics or Nature knows, every vacuum is sooner or later filled. The Taliban rose.
Iraq was treated in the same way, with the same concurrent results: Hundreds of billions of dollars, and many thousands, if not millions of lives were wasted. Our children may well pay for our hubris, and our childish self-indulgence.

So, for the final point: There are only 2 correct paths to take in Afghanistan.

One is to pull out, and let the chips fall. This will be ruinous, but at least we'll be out of "the Money Pit," for awhile. Iy will lead, as did the Vietnam pull out, to the same sort of action as lead to the Iranian Revolution. It will also necessitate "Fortress America," and the police state that would require.

The other is to put our full support and efforts behind what is actually best for ourselves and the Afghani People. simply put, that is to stop screwing around with maintaining a "balance of terror,' and overcome the Taliban wherever they choose to hide.
Make it clear, in no uncertain terms, that any Temple, Village or entity of any sort that harbors them will be destroyed. Make clear where a "safe haven" will be, and make it safe. This can be done, if President Obama has the cojones to stand up and be a Man.

This will require him to displease those he wishes most to serve. He will be reviled and despised by many in the World.

But, in doing this one defining act, he would become more than the wounded "child of the streets" he still obviously is, deep inside. He would become an Alpha-Male, a maker of Nations, a Man of Decision ...

A Maker of Peace.

And let those who would "Play Games" be damned.

But, will this happen? Will the second path be taken?

NO.

Why? Because, no matter how deft a Politician He is, Mr. Obama doesn't have what it takes to be a Great Leader.

He craves the approval of others. Simply, He doesn't know how to lead.

So ...

Learn to duck.

Thugs v.s. The Truth - Why Everyone Wants to Leave California ...

"Why are "they" leaving California?"

I had a young "skull full of mush" ask me that question, when he overheard my dinner conversation about why folks were leaving California.

I had to sit back and think for a moment ... Why indeed, in a word?

"It's the Thugs," I replied. "The entire culture has gone Thug."

The young man looked at me, closed his eyes, opened them again and said ...

"I understand."

And I could see that he did. But, do you?

"As goes California, so goes America ..."
That might seem a silly old saying, were it not so very true.

Yes, the Thugs have taken over. And they think that they can run the show and tell us how we can live, what we can eat, what we can grow, what we can smoke, what we should drive, where we can go ... the list is quite literally endless.

Look all around you ... Thuggery is lauded on TV ... In Popular music ... In the Movie Theaters ... on your child's very head. ("Turn that cap around, Billy!")

The Thugs have institutionalized rudeness. You can see that simply by looking at them ("Nice underwear, dude!"), and by hearing them speak. Their habits creep into every corner of our society, and poison the minds of our future leaders.

The Thugs will treat rudely customers they've been hired to serve, while covering their name tags to hide from justified retribution. They "justify" their outright rudeness with answer like "Well, I should be off the clock by now!"
Obviously, it's the customer's fault that the store owner kept the store open long enough for them to come in and keep the Thug "customer service" employees too busy to "get off the clock" in time to catch the Simpson's reruns that are the overriding priority of their life.

Don't bother trying to make the point that they HAVE A JOB, and that they should have figured that "customer service" means you're actually there to SERVE the customer!

The Thugs feel "entitled". They're entitled to "free" (meaning someone else, ANYONE ELSE picks up the tab) schooling, lunches, health care, retirement, etc., etc., etc.

If you mention that they demanded that "free benefit", they will answer that "Well, EVERYBODY voted for it!" This generally comes from the same folks who're paying overdraft charges since they CAN'T balance their checkbooks. This is nearly always said in the same sentence with "Thank GOD for the banks overdraft coverage!" Then when the bill arrives ...

We all grew up with Thugs. We moved to the 'burbs to (try and) get away from them. Guess what, sparky ... They're running things now.

We now live in a State where Thugs run everything. They run the Cities, they run the Schools, they run the "Mainstream" Media outlets, and on and on and on and ...

But undeniably worst of all, They "run" the Federal and State Bureaucracies. Their unofficial motto is "All for One and that means US!"

This distasteful "Institutional" Politician knows that "One hand washes the other, and be sure and wash yours before you service Me." This has lead to the current rash of Politicians who "Jump Party" for the express and unhidden purpose of kissing certain Voters tushies. (Anyone see that Specter over in the corner? Be sure to wink at him.)

And like most Productive Americans, I'm tired of muttering to myself; "Give me a break ..."

But this isn't really about me. I'm still here, and I'm fighting.

It's about Truth tellers like Rep. Joe Wilson, and 'Thugs' like Nancy Pelosi, George Miller & "Ma'am" Boxer.
It's about career Politicians who call one President the nastiest things they can imagine, and when "their guy" is elected, complain when a lone voice dares to speak the Truth.

And what Rep. Joe Wilson said is the simple Truth. It's the Truth because the current President hasn't offered a Bill to Re-Form Health Care, and the only one that was anywhere near a vote (H.R. 3200) was offered by His Party, and totally ignored any sort of verification of citizenship when offering health care that would be payed for by the Government (Single Payer) Option.

In not doing anything, it would tacitly commit The People to picking up any and all of the bill for Illegal Immigrants.

Funny how that works, isn't it? If I decide to do something illegal that no one told me was illegal, I'm a criminal.
If Nancy Pelosi decides to provide an Illegal Immigrant Health Care by not requiring proof of Citizenship, she's supposed to be a Hero. No matter that YouTube is filled with videos of her calling Pres. Bush names ... She's a Democrat Hero.



Of course, that seems to be consistent.
After all, George Miller has made a career of being a "Environmental Hero" by keeping NObama County farms from growing food that would feed a hungry World, and we should be sure and thank Him for allowing us "food aid" from China.
In fact, I know that George is a Hero to Sacramento Delta Municipalities, since He says that "Big Ag" in NObama and surrounding counties are the villains, and not the Delta Municipalities who spew untreated sewage and urban runoff into the Delta.

Now, we can't forget the Republican Politicians who seem to be unable to keep their zippers shut. Even California's "Conservative Bastion" of Orange County lost an Assemblyman last week to what he later claimed was just idle bragging about an alleged affair with an employee of a company that he had a role in overseeing and ... Well, no more Assembly for him. (And, the "buddy" he was bragging to was booted off the 'Ethics Committee." Ya' sure ... Ethics.)

Which begs even more questions on so many different levels, such as:

#1: If he wasn't really having an affair, why resign? Why not simply just say that you were bragging out of 'low self esteem,' as you did the day after you resigned?

#2: You're an Assemblyman, elected by your fellow citizens to represent them, and given their implicit trust. Why do you have low self esteem?

#3: Are you stupid, as well as neurotic? Any "simple joe" knows that, if you say things around microphones, someone whom you might not want to "impress" with your real or imagined illicit sexual "conquests" might hear you.

#4: Being an Assemblyman isn't enough to give you 'self esteem'? You're pathetic.

So, why don't they simply tell the Truth? Why can't they stand the Truth?
Well, that's a simple question with a complex answer, but I'll try a simple answer.

The Truth doesn't serve them the way they wish. The Truth empowers freedom loving people, people who yearn to create abundance. It doesn't create entire counties full of unemployed farm workers who're dependent upon Politicians to "grant" them aid after shutting off their water. It doesn't create higher unemployment or economic disasters for them to "fix" or "re-form" or "Change!"
It doesn't create new opportunities for ACORN to tell pimps how to enslave underage female illegal alien hookers by not allowing them to learn to read.

And the Truth certainly doesn't allow Politicians to call Citizens with opposing views "Nazi's" and "Racists" every time they try to employ their Constitutional Right to Free Speech.

And the final upshot is this: In much the same way as Mr. Obama did, we Tea Party Patriots are saying "You Politicians created these problems, not us. We've produced, and you wish to plunder and impoverish us. We've elected you with your word that you'd "represent" us, not "resent" us."

"And if you won't represent us, we'll elect someone who will, someone who will sign a legally binding commitment to do what is right and realistic, instead of pandering to Unions and "special interests" and "Environmentalists" and ... Ya' get my drift?"

So, sit back and read if that's enough for you ... or, if you like, stand up, pick up a sign or bullhorn & join the conversation. But please, don't be a Thug.

Bienvenido, comrades.
Kris

The Core purpose of Obamacare - "What have you done for ME today?"

After spending a day with my own mouth uncharacteristically quiet ( imagine that! ) and examining Mr. Obama's behavior since taking office, I think I've gotten the core purpose of ObamaCare figured out, and can put it into one simple sentence:

Mr. Obama; "What's in it for Me? What have you done for ME today?"

Now, it was a real skull grinder to figure this one out. I had to look at Mr. Obama's pattern of lies ... errrr ... changing of His "public stance" on issues continuously since He burst into the Public Spotlight at the Dem Convention, 'lo these many years ago.

Whenever you look at Mr. Obama, you see that His modus operandi has been to continually point out "Just wait 'til they see what's in it for them!" This explains the seemingly powerful "Hope" and "Change!" Looked at on a Global scale, these words seem to speak for a common good, a shared and benevolent goal. Don't be fooled.

Taken by each and every Citizen in the "Obama Way", to say simply the most personal of manners, these words mean exactly what He's said again and again, in so many different ways: "What's in it for ME?!?"

'Hope' and 'Change', when applied in a personally subjective manner, means an infinite variety of things, each dependent upon that individuals personality & viewpoint. To one individual, it may mean that we all learn to work together to increase the comfort and success of alll humankind. To another, it may mean that they no longer have to worry about how they'll pay the mortgage, or put gas in their car, or ... Hey, why does that sound familiar?


Thanks to Dr. Levin for this clip, and his pithy comments.

And to yet another individual, it means that they'll get what they want or need, and won't have to personally be "on the hook" to pay for whatever it is they decide they need ...

Such as, say, just f'rinstance, a night on the town in Manhattan, with full security ... or a Summer Vacation near Yellowstone Park, with all of the costs paid by the Government, "by and for the Peo ... "

Oh, wait ... Somehow, I don't really think that Mr. Obama was taking an all expenses paid vacation with you or me in mind. In fact, I think He hoped that we would just shut up, go away, and leave Him to accomplish whatever it is that He's finally deciding to tell us He wants for us to pay for in the way of "Health Care Re-Form."

On a Global scale, 'Hope' & 'Change' seems to signify great strides forward in all things good, for each and every man, woman & child of the Earth.

But, on Mr. Obama's scale, it means "What's in it for Me?"

Update from the Front Lines; Visalia, 2.9.09, Pro-Health Care ReForm Demonstration from the "Con" side.

From our Roving Correspondent, C. Brooks Nielsen

Wednesday, Sept 2, 9 p.m.
Just got back from the Visalia street rally. Tea Party folk gathered at the last minute to offer another side to a preplanned organized Obamacare demonstration.
There we were, signs a-waving, cheering the honks and waves of passersby, almost as big a showing on our side of the street as the candle-bearing group that spent most of its time in a huddle listening to speakers in their midst.
We agreed we'll get together again locally on 9/12 to cheer on those of us there tonight who will be representing us in D.C. for the finale of the Tea Party Express.
Life is good when you know it!
cbn

JFK - The least edited version of "The speech that got JFK killed" that could be found ...

I saw several versions of this speech on YouTube, and this was the truest version I could find. When I say true, I mean least filled visually with the particular message that the poster desired, instead of JFK's actual message to the American Newspaper Publishers Association.



Unfortunately for "the cause of freedom," other postings of this incredible speech have been edited, both in audio and visually. Some, as in the example below, have been filled with negative and ominous references to "The Illuminati" or Masonic traditions. Others attempt to "blame" particular groups or conspiracies for JFK's assassination.



If you close your eyes while listening to the full speech, you will hear the message: The President is detailing to this august gathering their Constitutional Freedoms and Responsibilities. He is putting them 'On the Hook.' In doing so, he openly and freely puts himself and his Administration on the same 'Hook.' That, to me, is the single most public act of openness and transparency any Administration has yet to perform.

I hear an exhortation to truth and openness, and to the inherent responsibilities of a Presidential Administration & "Free Press", but leave it to you to decide your own take on his words.

As Mr. Obama has found, sooner or later, 'The Truth' will out.

Saturday, August 15, 2009 Two-faced Pelosi: If you protest Republicans, you’re “very American”; if you protest Democrats, you’re a “Nazi”

It's a real comfort to see that, in a city of such diverse people and interests as Washington, D.C., some things never change.

Conservatives will preach personal responsibility, Liberals will preach that individuals shouldn't be held responsible, "Progressives" will simply say whatever thy like and lie whenever they want.

And then there's Nancy.

From Real Truth Online comes a neat little article with video that (once again) exposes Ms. Pilosi's duplicitous nature in full. Enjoy and remember that, according to Nancy, the CIA is the "liar".

Obama Administration Foot 'n Mouth Disease continues: Sibelius & Specter on the Road for "Blind" Healthcare Bill

"Oh, what tangled webs we weave, when first we practice to deceive ..." - Sir Walter Scott

That pithy sentence certainly applies to the Obama Administration, the Democrat Rep's & Sen's, and saddest of all, The "Mainstream" (sic) Media.

What beggars disbelief is that, with the ever shifting and constantly warning and easily self congratulating and "Ooops! We underestimated ..." and "Look what this new report by our lapdogs says, we were right the first time!" and ... Well, you get my drift.

Sorry, never finished that thought. These guys give a fellow too much ammo, then they shoot themselves in the foot!

What truly beggars disbelief is that, and I'm going to attempt to summarize this, according to a multiplicity of Democrat sources, we have a Congressmen that openly declare "Why would I read the Bill?", with ill disguised scorn and ridicule for those demanding accountability.

We hear from The Administration's "Spokesmen" (Apparently, one just isn't enough, we have to trot one out to every Sunday Politishow) that apparently it depends what day it is as to whether there will be a Middle Class Tax Hike, or a Middle Class Tax Cut ... and then this from Spokesperson Gibb: "No Middle Class Tax Hike." "The President is committed ... "

Yeah ... sure ... well, we Hope he gets "Committed".

We have Cabinet members and Senators who demand that "We the People" stand aside while they "Do this fast ..."

And why must they "Do this FAST ..." ???

Well, lets look at "The Likelies." (Yes, I like making up words, don't I?)

The most Likely explanation is that they're trying to sneak in things that "The People" won't really like.
The next most Likely is that they want to claim, as they have with the Stimulus debacle, that "We never got to read the Bill before we voted on it." As unreal as it seems, my Rep. & Sen. both voted for the Stimulus, even though they knew they're "Constituents" (sic) "Back Home" were overwhelmingly ... wait, that's too weak a word for the opposition ... LANDSLIDINGLY against bailing out the Crooks!

Now we hear that many Democrat Congresspersons will likely hide their heads in the sand while on recess, or completely avoid going back to their "Constituents" (sic). They've declared the "Tactics" being used by "The Fringe Opposition" to be "unfair." These include such "underhanded tactics" as showing up for Town Hall meetings, which are now being held in secret locations for "Members" of the Congressperson's Email list, invitation only, with RSVP a MUST.

Apparently, this is meant to "stack the deck" with a handpicked audience, in the attempt to influence the rest of their "Constituents" (sic) as to how they should "just go along" with their sheep-like neighbors, and trust those who "Know Better."

Well, how 'bout this, Congresspersons: We see what you're trying, we won't stand for it, and our replies will make "The Bonus Army" look like a County Fair.

"Accountability ... Transparency ... Ethics ..."

We have them. The Government doesn't.