Don't Bring a Knife to a Gunfight

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Our most liberals seem to always turn against the few that are holding our country together.

This week they seek to destroy those in the military and CIA that have worked so diligently to protect us all from the shear evil we felt on 9/11.  Now that we are feeling safer, they cry about the methods that got us here.

Torture by the CIA.  What torture?  Have the Democrats forgot about the Islamic Jihadists that hijacked our airliners and flew them into our country's most sacred places killing thousands of innocent civilians?  How dare the liberals excuse Islam for the public beheading of our civilian citizens while condemning our soldiers for using torture to keep us safe?    What torture?

And this week those same liberals are protesting in our nations greatest cities over what they call Excessive Force by our police.  Excessive Force?  What about the force that Travon Martin used against the Neighborhood Watch volunteer trying to keep his community safe.  What about the excessive force that Michael Brown used against the liquor store owner as he robbed him of a box of cigars?  Or the force that Brown used while he pushed the cop into his car and beat him nearly into unconsciousness?  Or the latest idiot in NYC that used his 350 pounds of blubber to resist an arrest?

Both of these idiots have been takers all of their lives and have been accustomed to living like animals by doing whatever it takes to get what they want.  It's a cycle that began at birth and allowed to continue by their fatherless-parent households where their mentors are doing the very things that got them killed.

Such a shame, but White America did not cause this insanity, either in our homeland or overseas. But rather, it is White America that keeps our sanity.

So had these idiots respected our peaceful way of life like the vast majority of us all, they would be alive today.  And had our liberals done the right thing instead of hiding in their closets shouting obscenities from behind closed doors, America would not feel the weakness we have today.

It's that thin line that holds our society together.  Cherish it.  Don't destroy it.
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How Fun is (or isn't) That?

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I know that most of you are in some way, in some sport, a fan.  But if not, I think you can understand my point in this post.

I remember that as a kid, my Dad took me to Shea Stadium to watch baseball.  Later, I made a pretty good habit to take my family to Dodger Stadium, and the Rose Bowl,  Later, I attended the summer games during the LA Olympics, football and dirt track racing at the L.A. Colosseum, and horse racing at Santa Anita and auto racing in Pomona, CA.  And all were Fun Times.

But today, these events seem different to me.  Some I continue to attend at the venue, while others I watch on TV at home, or with friends at their house or in a public setting. And for the most part, the atmosphere is the same.

Noe days it seems fans arrive  prior to game for tailgating parties dressed in bizarre ways from ridiculous make up, to bizarre wigs and clothing (or lack of clothing.)  For many, theses fan leave home with the intention of acting like a fool, getting drunk, or provoking a fight with opposing fans.  And once at the venue they do exactly that.  For hours, the suds flow freely, conduct grows increasingly obscene, and tensions grow.

A few days ago, my wife and I visited Levi Stadium near San Francisco to see  a college football conference championship game.  What a thrill it was for us to see a live game of that caliber.  Kind of equivalent to seeing a divisional playoff at Dodge stadium, I guess.

The first clue that things were going to be different for us came as we were leaving the motel for the game.  We noticed a group of guys dressed in their quacky game attire enter a van in the parking lot. The driver blew into a breathalizer tube connected to the ignition to get it to start while the others in the van were guzzling beer as if there were no tomorrow.

Then a $35 parking fee gave access to the tailgaters.  Making our way through the drunken crowds, we reached the entrance to the stadium.  Following a TSA style search, were were rejected and forced to return to our car to off load 2 bottled waters, and my wife's purse as only clear carrying bags were allowed.  But eventually were made it inside and found our seats.

Soon we realized the era of visiting a ball park with your family, having a great time with tickets, food and drink for under $100 are over.  Beyond our travel, and inflated lodging and ticketing expenses came the reality of $12 draft beer, $5 bottled water (8oz.) restaurants for backyard bbq style food.

As the game progressed, the fans became drank even more and grew increasingly obnoxious. Screams of "Kill him!" were routine during tackles.  No one remained, so the stadium,s big screen was my only way to see most of the games.  Fans screamed so loudly that the noise pierced through the Harley Davidson ear plugs I wore.  Tensions rose between opposing fans and fights began.  And soon the thrilling experience I expected to enjoy was gone.

I guess I can only blame the change of American culture throughout our country for what happened there, that day.  Like places elsewhere in the world were will soon be lynching referees over a disputed calls.  We already have fans being murdered by other fans, and football players trying to hurt one another severely.

So are we headed thee?  No me.  Because I'll watch the game on TV.  How fun is that!  Go Ducks!!
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Who really killed Michael Brown?

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Ok, I know that I’m about to be called a racist by most of you.  But nothing could be further from the truth because what I know is based upon my personal experiences during the 33 years I’ve served in a big-city police department.  My career began with 9 months of vigorous academy training, then another six months of assignments with a veteran training officer.  Then it was time as a patrol officer and times as a training officer, detective and vice assignments before spending the last six years investigating fellow officers of all ranks accused of misconduct.

So, you can conclude I've seen it all.  The good, the bad and the ugly.  Traffic accidents, homicides, robberies, rapes, child, spousal, and elder abuse, riots, bombings, natural disasters, dignitary protection, gambling, narcotics, and police corruption.  I’ve Been There – Done That.  I’ve testified as an expert witness in crime scene reconstruction, and introduced evidence that both exonerated and convicted the accused, including police officers accused of crimes.

Why all this??  It’s because it shows that I base things of facts.  I offer few opinions that are not fact based and when I do, I’ll preface my response with stating, “I think, but I’m really not sure.”

But this is what I’m sure of. . . . The killing of Michael Brown was not motivated by race.  Rather that Michael Brown was a product of failing American culture.  Michel Brown and millions before him were given many opportunities to succeed.  Through the likes of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action, our government has given minorities education and job opportunity, financial assistance, welfare, healthcare, and other incentives not available to the rest of Americans.  Yet these programs have led to a decline in the building of successful minority citizens.

The traditional American families, especially in the inner cities, no longer have two parents in the home, and in most cases the child had no idea who his father is.  The child is raised on handouts, and has no interest in becoming a productive working person (outside of sports, music or drug dealing), and no will to remove himself from that environment.  He, without any family structure survive merely on thievery, intimidation, or violence to fill his needs.  He blames everyone but himself and screams cries of racism, blaming everyone but himself for his woes.  And the cycle continues.

Michael Brown’s killing was a tragedy.  A tragedy felt by everyone.  But the real tragedy was the lack of any apparent morality that should have been taught to him by his parents.  The tragedy was not race based, but caused by Brown’s own sense that he could do anything he wants without remorse.  He used his size and appearance to his advantage when he walked into that liquor store to rob the owner of a box of cigars.  He believed that it was his given right and that he would challenge anyone’s authority to stop him.  

That led to his assault on the cop that was merely doing his job.  The cop merely pulled the trigger that saved his life, but  Michael Brown caused his own death. 

Michael Brown fell victim to the teachings, tolerances and attitudes, which have been building since the days of Rosa Parks and Caesar Chavez.  And Michael Brown died because of it.  And so will many more.

Raped

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Webster's Dictionary defines Rape in one sense as:  to plunder (a place); despoil, or to seize, take, or carry off by force.

This blog reflects that I've been writing about President Obama for the past 8 years.  And over that time, many readers left because they felt I was just just a Right Wing conservative having no love for the Leftists.  While that is true, I've never lied to justify my views.  But interesting enough, the blog history reflects that many of those that left are now returning.  It must be that they were able to pull their heads from the sand and are now realizing Obama for the devil that he is.

Obama has raped America during his reign, and most of you (since most Americans elected him) let him do it.

So think about it for a moment.  Has Obama ever told the truth?  Prior to his election, he refused to disclose his birth certificate, Produce cursory financial records to establish how such a poor sheep herder in a 3rd world country came to America and obtained a Harvard education.  He once announced that he was a Christian and a follower of the radical, Anti American, Reverend Jeremiah Wright, but later disassociated himself from him.  He denied being a friend of William Ayers, the convicted terrorist, yet reversed himself when records reflected Obama was at an election fund raising dinner at Ayers' Chicago home.

And after you elected Obama, he continued his deceit to this very day.  How about, "If you like your doctor" and Obama care will lower health costs for every one.."  Or, "I first heard about Benghazi when it was reported in the news."  How about more recently, "Jonathan Gruber had no role in Obama care."  Yet he was paid millions as a consultant and had met in the White House with the devil several times.  You see, Obama could never have convinced even the dumbest of you, that his health care plan was great, with out lying about it.

Obama was quick to remove our Missile Defense system from our strongest ally in the area, Turkey, as he kissed the but of Russia.  He prematurely pulled our troops from Iraq and Afghanistan against the advice of all military advisers.  He promised never to return to those lands militarily, yet he has.  He ignored cries for help from freedom fighters in Syria, Egypt, Libya, and Ukraine, yet now he is doing as little as possible for them.

He refused to strengthen our own border allowing millions of unskilled people and children to flow across.  Now, against the will of most Americans, intends to give them amnesty.  Against the will of the people, he refuses to allow oil development.  And repeatedly used branches of our government to impose his will.  He has misused his authority with the DHS, IRS, NSA, and DOJ, while denying his involvement the entire time.  And most recently the devil has used the EPA to declare millions of acres across the oil and coal fields as endangered habitats of the sage grouse, thus closing the area to development of those resources.

I am an American and I presume most of you are too.  I have been Raped by Obama, and so have you whether you know it or not.  But together (especially those that are returning to the blog) can defeat this devil, or at least limit his remaining term from the further destruction of American values.

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Glory Hallelujah

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Happy days are here Again.  The skies above are clear again.  So let's sing a song of cheer again. Happy Days are here Again!! 

Well, almost.  Much was accomplished during the recent mid-term elects.  A return to a Republican controlled Congress, and the ouster of some very worthless politicians from both parties.

But along with that, Marijuana laws were dispensed with in my state.  So now I can stay One Toke Over the Line, if I so choose.  I can grow it, bake brownies and make Gummy Bears and tea out of it.  I can possess it, sell it, buy it and grow it with out fear of arrest from the local cops.  But, don't laugh too soon at Oregon, as I'm sure it will spread to wherever you call home.

Maybe it's California where you overwhelmingly gave support to the dope smoker himself, Gerry Brown, and then filled the local legislative seats throughout the state with even more liberals that do stuff like placing a tax on sugar products.  They would have to pry my hands off the Gobs of Bon-Bons that I have stored in hiding if I lived there!.

Well, congrats to all our you for voting however.  It has been reported to be the largest turnout in recent history, and that's a good thing.  Because if that continues, even more crappy politicians will be ousted in the next election.

In the meantime, I'm just curious just how much more division Obama will cause in his last two years.
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Reason

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So, just what is Reason?  Is it judgement?  Or common sense.  Perhaps Logic?

The dictionary defines it as " the mental powers concerned with forming conclusions, judgments, or inferences," "sound judgment; good sense," "normal or sound powers of mind; sanity," and "logic. a premise of an argument.

Perhaps, but I think it goes much further.  I believe we all have reason within us.  It's given to us at birth.  So even the youngest infant has the basics of reason.  The ability to know Right from Wrong, Good from Evil, and Sane versus Insane

Well, I believe in God and know that the Holy Ghost is within me.  He controls Reason, but has a never ending battle with the devil to preserve it.  And that Reason is based upon the instructions of God given directly to Moses, which I know as the Ten Commandments.  But, at risk of losing some of my followers, I'll stop referencing my faith, but continue on about Reason as we all have it whether we admit it or not.

So what is the root of all evil.  Some say sex, others money, while greed, power and lust all all in the running.  And when Reason is abandoned, it strikes the sole of what living is all about.  We then are able to justify or accept lies, murder, rape, theft, illicit sex, drunkenness, suicide, drugs, greed, and every one of the things that is tearing this World apart.

Now, as we set off to the polls today, I know I should have blogged this subject earlier.  But hopefully I'll catch some of you before you punch that ticket.  So, before you do, remember this:

NO SHEPHERD WANTS THEIR SHEEP TO THINK FOR THEMSELVES.

They want you to believe everything they say is the truth.  But use your own God given ability to Reason and vote your gut feeling if need be.  If what they campaign on seems far fetched it is.  If their background and history don't support their promises, they must be lies.  If their personal conduct does not meet your standards Reason, don't punch their ticket.  Or if they've been in office so long that they no longer care vote them out.

And......Never Forget.... " If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor."

Vote smart using your God-given ability to reason.
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Read and Weap

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In the year:

732:  The Muslim Army which was moving on Paris was defeated and turned back at Tours, France, by Charles Martell.

1571: The Muslim Army/ Navy was defeated by the Italians and Austrians as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to attack southern Europe in the Battle of Lepanto.

1683: The Turkish Muslim Army, attacking Eastern Europe, was finally defeated in the Battle of Vienna by German and Polish Christian Armies.

1783: When the British Colonies that would become the United States of America gained independence from Great Britain, 5 Muslim countries of North Africa declared war on the newly independent country, hijacking and kidnapping merchant sailors and selling them for ransom, or into slavery.

1805: Following their independence from England, the United States was forced to pay extortion fees amounting to 20 – 25% of our federal budget to those Muslim countries to keep them from their hijacking and kidnapping.. It took two administrations, Washington and Adams, to build a sufficient Navy so that President Jefferson, in 1805, could send the Navy and Marines to conquer Tripoli and end the piracy. Islam has been at war with the USA since our founding.

Reflect back a moment to more recent times.  Do you remember that:

1968, Bobby Kennedy was shot and killed by a Muslim male.  
1972 at the Munich Olympics, athletes were kidnapped and massacred by Muslim males. 
1972 Pan Am 747 was diverted to Cairo where it was blown up after landing by Muslim males.
1973 Pan Am 707 with 33 people killed, when it was attacked with grenades by Muslim males.
1979 the US embassy in Iran was taken over by Muslim males.
1980's a number of Americans were kidnapped in Lebanon by Muslim males.
1983 the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by Muslim males.
1985 the cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked and a 70 year old American passenger was murdered and thrown overboard in his wheelchair by Muslim males.
1985 TWA flight 847 was hijacked at Athens , and a US Navy was murdered by Muslim males.
1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by Muslim males.
1993 the World Trade Center was bombed the first time by Muslim males.
1998, the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by Muslim males.
9/11/01 four airliners were hijacked and thousands of people were killed by Muslim males.
2002 the United States fought a war in Afghanistan against Muslim males.
2002 reporter Daniel Pearl was kidnapped and beheaded by a Muslim male.
2013  Boston Marathon Bombing, 4 people and were killed and 264 injured by Muslim males. 
2014 thousands of Christian men, women, and children are slaughtered, defiled, and beheaded by Muslim males.

Yet President Obama insists that Islam is a peaceful religion.
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To Hell in a Handbasket

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So why is it that most of you (the ones out there that voted for Obama) are now turning against him?

Is it because that you realized that his only prior leadership skill came when he was a Neighborhood Organizer in South Chicago and that his few month term as an Illinois Senator was insufficient?  Or could it be that he lied and refused to release a valid birth certificate?  Or perhaps his ties to the convicted terrorist Bill Ayers, and his radical Black preacher who denounced America for its blame on 911.  Maybe his refusal to wear an American flag on his lapel or not knowing how to salute a soldier.

Or was it because of his radical wife's admission that she only loved America after Obama's election. Or the fact that Michelle's only accomplishment was to disrupt the school lunch programs?

Was it the fact that Obama built his cabinet upon incompetents like Hilary, Janet Napoltano, Lois Lerner, and racists like Eric Holder?  Maybe it was Obama's apologies to the Muslim world for their past mistreatment by America.  Perhaps it was the Affordable Care Act, and the lies that Obama fed us about how we would keep our plans and our doctors, while lowering our premiums.

Maybe it was because he withdrew our forces from Iraq causing it to fall to ISIS within months.  Or his refusal to intervene in Syria.  Or was it that he removed our Missile Defense System from Turkey to appease Putin?  Did you loose faith in Obama for making concessions with Iran and relaxing tough sanctions put in place for sever decades ago by other more competent presidents?

How did Obama's interventions affect you when he sided against the White cop in Cambridge to favor his Black friend college professor.  Or was it because he injected himself into defending that Black teen, Trayvon, that tried to kill the Neighborhood Watch guy; an event that even the DOJ refused to prosecute.  Or was it the more recent incidents in the St. Louis area?  Did they convince you that Obama was the radical Black that I suspected?  Maybe it was Obama's denial that the Fort Hood Massacre, or the more recent beheading were merely acts of workplace violence.

Was it Obama's lies and cover ups in the Fast and Furious, IRS, DHS, Secret Service, and Benghazi issues.   Or is it more about his refusal to enforce our borders or stop travel from Ebola infected countries.

Could it be Obama's tax policies, and lack of corporate growth since he took office?  How about his stance against coal and other fossil fuel in America?  Or his overwhelming support for the wind and solar industry failure?  Maybe it is the increase in food prices because of the competition for corn to make ethanol.

So what ever it is, is any of this enough to remove your support for the Obama administration?  Today's poll shows nearly two thirds of you have had their fill of him.  If you are still one of the few in denial, please comment.

And - Vote Accordingly.
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Hammer and Nail

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Recently I was participating in a group discussion when the leader asked "When was the last time you were angry?  Several silent minutes passed before the first person offered that anger only a state of mind which he/she refuses to allow to occur.  Another person stated that he/she is never angry.  And yet another said that he/she does not worry about things outside their control.

I have to admit that I was shocked, but I also knew the group was comprised of mostly liberal minded, loving, and spiritual people.  As an ultra conservative, I felt the need to speak out as I told the group that I was very angry with many things and carefully chose the topics to speak out against, just as often speak out about supporting issues that I believe in.

You see there are a variety of issues were face every day in America that are neither liberal or conservative  Issues like Islamic terror, drug abuse, gay marriage and the right to life.  And I take every opportunity to voice my opinion.  Because I believe that if you don't speak out - then either you support the issue - or - you are a coward.  And most of the time it's the latter.

You know, I know I didn't convince everyone at that meeting that speaking out is the proper thing to do, but that was not my intention.  My goal was simply to bring awareness of my views and perhaps be able to convince only a few of my views.  And I knew that they would then continue to spread my views, which became their views, at other forums.

We must speak out about the issues facing life in America.  Not so much about my life, but of our children and their children.

In closing today, I say that there are only two types of people in this country,  Hammers and Nails. So which type are you?          
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Remembering the KKK

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For those of you that can remember the radical 60"s in America, you surely remember the KKK and although they are still here today, they are no longer what they once were.  Here's why.

Similar to Germany's NAZI Party, The KKK first believed that only White people with an Aryan heritage were pure.  It was religious based and was created to keep their pure, pure.  As it progressed they broadened their base to include Whites of any culture with the exception of Jews.  Hidden by masks and cloaks to conceal their identities, the KKK grew in strength and began persecuting people that were believed inferior to them.  Gruesome murders, assassinations, tortures, and radical (sometimes public) ceremonies attracted more and more attention to their cause, which ultimately lead to their demise in America when true Americans rose and pressured our government into action. It was only by the public outcry that caused their demise.

Very similar, but much more radical than the Nazis or the KKK, we now see the rise of Islam around the world.  Islam, just as the KKK and Nazis believe their culture is pure and seek to destroy anyone outside their cult.

Yet this time, there is little outcry from Americans, yet they have attacked and slaughtered thousand of our people.  Our government seems to provide a haven for these murderers, while it denies many of the incidents as being motivated by Islam.

Wake up America.  The Fort Hood shooter, yelled, "Allah Ackbar" (god is great) as he gunned down tens of American soldiers right here in America, yet our Government labeled it as "workplace violence?"  More recently, an American was captured and publicly beheaded, yet our government refuse to acknowledge it was perpetrated by Islam.  And most recently, In America, a followere of Islam chopped off the head of one coworker, and attempted to kill another when they refused to convert to Islam, yet the government called it another incident of workplace violence.

Islam, by their very doctrine advocates killing anyone outside their religion.  You know neither the Nazis nor the KKK had doctrines that specific, yet it was primarily public outcry that resulted in their demise.  Australia is planning to make laws making "Preaching Hate" illegal which would cover every hate group, and in particular, Islam.  In addition they are in the process of closing their borders to Islamic immigration, even though Australia has not yet had attacks of the kind that America has, all motivated by public pressure of the government.

We can do it in America, if we just call it what it is.  Jus as the Nazis and KKK were, Islam, all of Islam is a detriment to America.  It is our greatest threat, and must be curtailed to preserve our culture.        

Sound off!!!!  It is already almost too late.
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Obama, Lies and Islam

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Just why can't the liberals in this country just call things what they are?  What once were called Hobos, Vagrants, or Bums are now called Homeless or Under Privileged Citizens. Wives and husbands are now Significant Others. Illegal Aliens are now called Foreign Migrants or Refugees.
And this softer-gentler approach to public speaking is absurd.

And Obama leads the pack and last night's speech about using force in Iraq and Syria really angers me, and so it should you.

Obama began his presentation by stating that "ISIS" does not mean "Islam" as no religion promotes violence.  Although there are several interpretations about what the last two letters in ISIS mean, there is no doubt that the first two stand for "Islamic State."  And how wrong could he be to state that Islam is not violent when they murder anyone they contact that refuses to convert to Islam?  And Islams guidebook, the Quran, advocates the eradication of any non-Islam believer?

But this is not Obama's first reference to disguise (or more accurate Lie about) the truth about Islam.  Although the Fort Hood shooter yelled Allah Akbar (god is great) as he gunned our soldiers, and has since applied to be accepted into Al-Queda, Obama labeled the shooting incident as, "Workplace Violence."

Obama sides with Blacks and Muslims at his every opportunity.  I remember clearly that Obama came in the limelight in support the Black Panthers (who are Muslims) in their interference at the voting polls.

And Obama's World tour of the Arab nations were he apologized to foreign Muslim kings for America's intolerable acts of the past.

And then there was his support for his Black professor friend that was detained by the police in Cambridge.  And his public support for Trayvon Martin, another incorrigible Black.

And more recently Obama intervened again into the shooting of that Black robbery suspect by the White cop in Missouri.

Personally, I know that Obama is not stupid.  But instead he is a Racist and a continual Liar.  Nothing could be more offensive to me than Obama.
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The Greasing of California

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I was stunned this morning by a press release revealing that more than a third of those across the country that receive Welfare, live in California.

And when you add to that number, those that receive Unemployment and Disability compensation, coupled by California's fourth place nationally ranking of 7.6% unemployment, it is apparent that California is a huge drain on every American across the country.

California, much like Greece where 67% of its population does not work, is a place that has been greased by our socialist Democrats.

And even deeper the state will plunge when future candidates for office will almost certainly be Democrats who will over tax their citizens and businesses into bankruptcy.

Betty Lee, the Democratic candidate for State Controller announced in a televised campaign speech that she will seek to raise taxes statewide in an effort to replenish the accounts that have been devoured since the Democrats took control of the State.

Can you believe anyone driving their campaign with promises of tax increases?

So, you might ask why would I even care since I don't live in California?  Simple - I don't want those Greasers moving into my neighborhood when they run out of their own money.
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Who are the Racists?

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Author Unknown.

Does anyone remember Detective Melvin Santiago?  He was a Jersey City police officer, who was shot to death just a month ago, on July 13th.   Santiago was white.  His killer, Lawrence Campbell, was black.

Does anyone recall Obama appearing before national television and calling for justice for Officer Santiagos' family?  Does anyone recall Eric Holder rushing to Jersey City to see that justice was done?

How about Officer Jeffrey Westerfield.  He was a Gary, Indiana, police officer who was shot to death last month on July 6th.  Westerfield was white.  His killer, Carl LeEllis Blount, Jr. was black.  Where was Obama?  Where was Holder?

Or Officer Perry Renn?  He was an Indianapolis, Indiana, police officer who was shot to death just last month on July 5th, the day before Officer Westerfield was killed.  Officer Renn was white.  His killer, Major Davis, was black.  I don't recall any mention by Obama about the untimely death of Officer Renn.  I doubt that Eric Holder rushed to Indianapolis to make sure justice was done.  Or, maybe I just missed it.

Vermillion Parish Deputy Sheriff, Allen Bares, was gunned down by two men just last June 23rd in Louisiana.  Deputy Bares was white.  His two killers, Quintlan Richard and Baylon Taylor, were black.  Was Obama outraged?  Did Eric Holder rush to Louisiana to make sure that the family of Deputy Bares found justice?

 

Detective Charles Dinwiddie, of the Killeen Police Department, was murdered by Marvin Lewis Guy, a black male.  Officer Dinwiddie was white.  This happened on May 11th, just over two months ago.  I don't even recall seeing anything about that on the news.  Certainly, the white citizens in Killeen didn't take to the streets to loot and burn businesses.  Again, I don't recall any mention by Obama or Holder.

Then, there is Officer Kevin Jordan of the Griffin, Georgia Police Department.  He was gunned down just two months ago on May 31st.  Officer Jordan was black.  His killer, Michael Bowman, was white.  This was a white man murdering a black police officer.  Where was Jesse Jackson?  Where was "The Reverend"  Al Sharpton?  Was there looting and burning on the streets of Griffin, Georgia?  No.  In fact, I don't recall hearing about this one in the news, as well.  Why?  You can draw your own conclusions.

Over the past 60 days, there have been five reported deaths of police officers by gunshot in the US.  Of those, four were white officers who were murdered by black men.  Blacks complain that white officers treat black men more aggressively on the street.   You can draw your own conclusions on that one, as well.  Is there an election coming soon?  Is there an agenda here?

A Travesty

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The following contains portions of an article was published in Los Angeles Police Protective League's blog on August 19, 2014. The author is unknown to me. 

Over the last 72 hours, there have been a number of attempted murders of police officers in Los Angeles County, yet there has been no community or media outrage.

Two prime examples include an LAPD SWAT officer who was severely injured during a shootout with a suspected gunman following a pursuit in South Los Angeles. In another case, a sheriff’s deputy is facing a long recovery after undergoing surgery for life-changing injuries he suffered in an unprovoked attempted murder by an “unarmed” man already on probation for assaulting a peace officer. Witnesses said the deputy was escorting a male suspect in a mall when the suspect unexpectedly turned on the deputy and hit him several times, knocking the deputy to the ground, and continuing his assault.

We should all be should be alarmed when those whose job it is to fight crime on a daily basis are being targeted for murder. Why are there so many others become reflexively critical of police? Why do these individuals jump to the twisted conclusion that police officers’ lives are any less endangered when encountering “unarmed” suspects than when they’re staring down the barrel of a gun? Why do these same individuals assume all officer-involved shootings—while always tragic—are always “bad” shootings? These individuals are cherry-picking the facts and doing a disservice to the communities they serve.

Recently the LA Times editorial about the Ezell Ford shooting stated, “It is hard to believe that police cannot refine their encounters with unarmed citizens to avoid the use of deadly force.” In other words, according to the Times, “unarmed” residents pose no threat to officers.

The reality is that when somebody attacks a police officer, they should expect the reaction to their attack will be swift, sure and met with enough force to end the assault. LAPPL President Tyler Izen respnded by stating,  “While waiting for the facts to be determined, I feel the need to restate the obvious. When a person attempts to take an officer’s gun from them, no matter their physical or mental condition, we should expect an officer to respond accordingly to save their life—and that likely includes the use of deadly force.”

We also note with dismay that while compelled to devote numerous pages of coverage to the unfolding situation in Ferguson, Missouri, the Los Angeles Times Editorial Board cannot be stirred to write even a murmur of protest over the violence directed against police officers there. Apparently, throwing Molotov cocktail bottles, rocks, and other debris at police officers is just not worthy of their commentary. Yet, you can be sure that if a police officer were the perpetrator of equivalent violence, entire forests would be decimated to print the hand-wringing editorials from the Los Angeles Times.

If a suspect takes or attempts to take an officer’s gun by force, he has sent a clear message that he intends to murder that officer and possibly others, and must be stopped for the safety of all. Whether that aggressive suspect is under the influence of a controlled substance, alcohol, or has a mental illness, the target of his attack will be in immediate danger nonetheless. When anyone grabs for the officer’s gun, they become an armed suspect, and in most cases, predetermined the tragic outcome of events.

I must ask why there is such little outcry from the public when an officer is murdered?  And why is there little mention of police shootings of young unarmed White men.  Had the races been reversed in Missouri, there would have been no outcry.  You know, there were just over a hundred Blacks shot by police, yet there were over 5000 Blacks shot by Blacks last year alone?  Where is the respect for Blacks for one another?

I'm sure this will become yet another travesty of justice like Rodney King and Travon Martin.

"Nuff said.

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Grading (perhaps de-grading) our Leader

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I know that I previously said I would provide you with information useful in deciding how to cast your vote intelligently in our upcoming elections.  But since most primaries are over and the real elections are still distant,I thought I'd review a few things that our President has done in the past.  Some you will remember, perhaps not so with others that have seemed to fade from memories with the passing of time.

Most, I'm sure remember, "If you like your doctor  . . . .," but do you remember him denying that he knew William (Bill) Ayers (the convicted terrorist), who hosted a campaign fundraiser where the President attended?  Two lies, long ago, but I remember.  

Remember the "Cash for Clunkers" program that enabled to auto dealers to sell their wares at inflated prices knowing that the buyers would agree because they were to receive the federal handout?  I'm sure many of you smart ones made the wise decision welcome that handout.  I wouldn't blame you, but who had their good job they once had?  What about the bail out of GM, and the subsequent losses to investors after the company received amnesty for their debt obligations, then re-selling their stock at grossly inflated prices?

Remember his Executive Order providing free health care to illegals, which has since been deemed an overreach of his powers by the Supreme Court?  What about him publicly calling that Cambridge cop a racist while defending his black professor friend's involvement?  Or his statements condemning the white Neighborhood Watch guy when he killed the black gangster who was assaulting him.  

This morning, my Pastor used scripture to support that how a reasonable leader must surround himself with reasonable thinking people to help him make reasonable decisions.  Nothing could be worse than the cabinet members that our President has appointed.  Like Eric Holder, who has been in the limelight of nearly every action he has taken, beginning with his refusal to prosecute the Black Panthers involved in voter intimidation. Or Janet Napolitano's DHS appointment.  The only thing she accomplished was redesign the security threat sign during her reign.  DHS is still incompetent.  How about Hillary Clinton, who spearheaded the Benghazi cover up?  Lois Lerner, and Holder again in another cover up with the IRS and Fast and Furious incidents. NSA, and the list could go on and on..

His failed policies.  The agreement to remove our missile defense system from Turkey, his concessions to Iran in their nuclear development program, his refusal to intervene in the Syria or Libya collapses, his announced recall of our forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, and his reduction and lack of support for our military, have all been disasters. Health care, border security, amnesty. spreading the wealth, school lunch mandates, and his racists remarks continue to defy imagination.  

Surely I could name more.  Quite frankly I can not recall a decision that the President which I can support. Obama is a Buffoon, but incredibly to me, fewer and fewer of you refuse to take an open stance against his failures.  

But know this....... When nobody stands, I'll stand alone.
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Pardon the Interruption

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So what happened?  Where have you been?  Have you given up, or been sick?  Been away?  Can I help?  How can I be more like you?

These were all comments that were made to me during the past two months.  Phone calls, e-mails, blog comments and face to face confrontations.  Some glad.  Some mad.  And some just plain ignorant.

The fact is that I just took time off to rest and relax from the constant barrage of frustrations regarding our government that I feel.  So, after pondering quite a while, I am changing my approach to this blog.  No, I'm not throwing in the towel as some of you have suggested.  And I'm not swinging far left as some of you would prefer.  Quite the contrary.

I'll let you decide.  I'll just present the facts.  And my focus will highlight inappropriate behaviors made by our elected officials, regardless of their political affiliation.  Senior officials that are in bedded in their position who no longer work hard or respond to the views of of their constituents.  Officials who have been convicted of crimes, or immoral acts regardless of the legality.  Things like drug or alcohol abuse, lies, fraud, racism, adultery, improper spending of public funds, and corruption.

Through the power of the Thought Dock portal, I will provide the factual information you need to decide whether to vote for, or retain that public official in their next election.  You just ask, and I'll do the investigation to present you with the facts.  It's as simple as that!       

Now rest assured, it will not be difficult to disclose the appropriate information for you to make your decision.  However, due to the sheet number of politicians that I receive request from, I would only ask that you limit the requests to Federal officials, or others at the State level that have committed acts so flagrant that they have come to the level of national attention.

Now how fun, or sad will that be?  Contact me however you see fit, to learn about your candidate before you vote.  No holds barred.  Together we can restore America's greatness.
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The Bar

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There sure are many types of Bars. I know because at one time or another I've visited or used many of them. Sand Bars, Crow Bars, Gay Bars, Beer Bars, Gray Bars, Steel Bars, MilLibars, and so on.

But my subject in this post involves the Grading Bar. I know you know what it is, but might not recognize it by name. It is a threshold used throughout education, industry, government, and sporting communities. You will easily recall more as you read though this.

But it is the Grading Bar that I am about to blast here, for it is the single most eason for the failures in our government that we hear about nearly everyday. Like the failure of the Veteran's Administration, NSA, FBI, IRS, and nearly everywhere we look.

You see, Grading Bars are in place all over. Employers use it to set a minimum education requirement for hiring. Police departments use it to set minimum physical strength or indurance limits. Football players are expected to run so fast, and Olympians have minimum heights to jump before they are allowed to compete in pole vaulting. Get my drift yet?

But what happens when qualified candidates can not be found?

Until recently, the Bar would be raised as the competition improves. But now, more and more often, especially in our government, we have seen the Bar lowered to allow more competition among the less qualified. For example, as females applied for police officer positions, the bar was lowered to allow them to climb a shorter wall than males. Use of marijuana was once always a felony, but the Bar has been lowered so low that it is now legal in some states, Marriage, which was always considered to be reserved for a man and a woman, have been lowered to an anything and anything. And the continued use of these practices has led to a decline in the industry for which they were hired.

The Democratic way has lead the way in lowering the Bar everywhere we look. You see the liberal left wants everyone to eat the same, earn the same, and march the same, but only to the tune of the Democratic band. The liberal left and the unions they support allow the hiring and retention of just about anyone. Obama himself just lowers the bar and routinely retains and supports his own substandard cabinet appointments.

Did you know that a doctor employed by the Veteran's Administration earns only about a third the salary of a similar doctor in a private office? So why then would you expect him to work his butt off to see as many veterans as he could during his shift when he could just sit on his bar and do the minimum? You've seen it: 6 street repair workers gather aroung a hole and watch another do the digging. The failure of the USPS can be directly linked the the bar for employment being lowered so far, that many of them can barely read or write. Over 600 New York City school teachers meet every day at a union hall because they are deemed unfit to teach, yet they can not be fired. Our elected officials lie, cheat and somtimes are convicted of crimes, but somehow they retain thier positions. McDonald's workers demanding that they be paid the equivelent of a college graduate?

I have no problem with hiring a Gay football player if he is the best. But to hire a 7th round draft pick that most likely will not make the team, simply because he is Gay is nuts! I could go on and on.

The system has failed and you should know why. It's the liberal left, their corrupt unions, and the ignorance of most of us because we are unwilling to do what is right.
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Someone wrote:

Conundrums

 

Common sense. 

 

The definition of the word "Conundrum" is: "Something that is puzzling or confusing."

Here are six Conundrums:

 

1. America is capitalist and greedy - yet half of the population is subsidized.

2. Half of the  population is subsidized - yet they think they are victims.

3. They think they are victims - yet their representatives run the government.

4. Their representatives run the government - yet the poor keep getting poorer.

5. The poor keep getting poorer - yet they have things that people in other countries only dream about.

6. They have things that people in other countries only dream about - yet they want America to be more like those other countries.

 

Think about it! And that, my friends, pretty much sums up the USA in the 21st Century.

Makes you wonder who is doing the math.

 

These three, short sentences tell you a lot about the direction of our current government and cultural environment:

 

1. We are advised to NOT judge ALL Muslims by the actions of a few  lunatics, but we are encouraged to judge ALL gun owners by the actions of a few lunatics.  Funny how that works.  And here's another one worth considering...

2. Seems we constantly hear about how Social Security is going to run out of money. How come we never hear about welfare or food stamps running out of money? What's interesting is the first group "worked for" their money, but the second didn't. Think about it.....and Last but not least,

3. Why are we cutting benefits for our veterans, no pay raises for our military and cutting our army to a level lower than before WWII, but we are not stopping the payments or benefits to illegal aliens.

 

Am I the only one missing something?

Lipstick

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It's been said that even the best lipstick can't make a pig pretty.  And so true it is.

President Obama's neatly dressed attire, and his casual humor with a sly smile can't mask the evil that he has within.  No matter how many lies he tells, if you wipe away his lipstick, his true intent is revealed.

Unless, of course your wearing the same lipstick.  As in Nancy Pelosi.  Even a full thick coat of the lipstick wouldn't cover her ignorance, as she bobs her head up and down each time Obama enters the room.

And right behind her are the likes of Harry Reid, Jim Carney, Lois Lerner, and leading that pack of liars, Eric Holder.  All covered in lipstick.

The lying, adulterer Billy Clinton, and his lovely lying bag Hilary, can't fully be covered by the gooeyness of the lipstick they wear.  Clowns, they are.

And the masquerade continues.
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Normal

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Since a good many of my Followers are educators, I'm sure you recognize the chart at the right.  For those that have never paid attention in life, I'll explain it a bit.

It first came to my attention in the 1990's when some smarty came up with this graph as a model to measure one's intelligence and wrote a book about it. The graph reflects his findings and shows the intelligence level of humans.  Basically, it shows that 68% of us fall into what he determined was normal.  All others are either ignorant or smart.  I must add that the graph caused a lot of controversy in its day..  But I like it, although I use it a bit differently than it's creator.  To me it means nothing more than what is normal, and what is not.  And you can use this graph for most anything.

I have always loved to be in the normal area.  Hidden in what I call the "Middle 50 " (with the exception of taking pride in my almost perfect honesty).  I liked being the one that rarely stood out in a crowd.  Not the fastest runner in the group, but at least I ran faster than the 50% that finished behind me.  Just "Normal" so to say.

I grew up in an era where everyone knew their father, whom just happened to live in the same house I guess. Fathers worked 50 to sixty hours a week.  We had one television and one telephone in the house which we all shared, but never during dinner time.  We gathered at the dinner table at the same time every day and began with a prayer.  Most people didn't work on Sundays or after 6 pm.  We each had two pairs of shoes; one for church and the other for school or play.  We had a bicycle, although it was usually a hand-me-down.  And at times, we had two cars.  Our six siblings shared 2 bedrooms; one for the boys and the other for the girls (and of course the biggest room one was for our parents).

Whether it was raking leaves, shoveling snow, or washing dishes, everyone I knew had jobs after school and during the summer.  Boys got dirty climbing trees and building forts while girls were prissy and played with dolls.  There were sissies and tomboys but they didn't marry one another. Everyone I knew moved away from home the summer following graduation, either to join the Army or marry their girl, even though she was often already pregnant.  For me this is what being in the Middle Fifty was - Normal that is.

Not so anymore.  The normal graph has changed.  That 68% that was once normal has now dwindled to about 25%.  The Bell Curve now is much steeper as spikes to the center leaving those trapped inside to now become "Abnormal."  That's where I think I fit in.  What was once referred to as "Alternate Living" has dominated our culture and has become the ":Normal."          

Today it seems few want to work even 40 hours per week.  Children remain at home into their 30's and seem to only leave if they are arrested for narcotics, then join the Service if it is offered as a way to get out of jail.  So many men father children to someone they never asked their name, leaving the State to pay for and often raise the child.  Islam is rapidly over taking the religions that America was founded upon, but many Americans now have no religion at all.  

Kids don't have after school jobs anymore.  They get trophies simply by participating in a team sport. Sissies are now called Gays and marry one another.  Tomboys are marrying each other and are now called Lesbians. Families now most often have one car per family member, but sometimes more. Bicycles and clothing are most often always new and families have never held more debt than now.    

No one leaves home after high school unless they obtain a student loan which they will never pay back while they study some worthless and simple subject which can neither be graded effectively nor used for useful employment.     

Full time employment will soon give way from 40 to 30 hours a week, and most will never actually work at all.  Owning your home will give way to living on the streets or squatting where ever one can.  Taxes will be paid only by those that strive to work, and a child waiting for his father to come home for dinner doesn't exist.

Today, I live in the Alternative Lifestyle because what once was normal is no longer.

Please pray.

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The difference is REAL

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"What difference does it make now?"  The question echos through my head almost non stop even though it seems like ages have passed since Ms. Clinton blurted it out before Congress in an apparent heat of rage meant to defend herself from the deliberate lies she made to cover up her role in the Benghazi murders.

The costume doesn't make the clown.  What business did Hilary even have being appointed to a Secretary of State position?  Well, I suppose she was well versed in stress when the world found out about her arrogant husband having sex with most anyone?  Perhaps he was the one that taught her to lie so well.

But look who appointed her.  The suit doesn't make the man.  The always well dressed President can fool most of us.  Appearing smart and caring inside his suit masks his true person of a lying, arrogant, and controlling manner.  Adolf was that way as well before he murdered so many of his own countrymen, if my memory serves me well.

And now his stylish suits allow him to write his own laws as he sees fit, and most of us ignore that.  Exactly what Hitler did, and Satin himself does on a daily basis without much interference until it is too late.

And it might be already too late for America as Obama makes peace deals with his Muslim friends who hate America.  Shaking their hands during his world travels and apologizing for American colonization five years ago didn't seem to rouse enough of us about what was to come.

The Difference the Obama administration has made is REAL, and I doubt whether American will ever overcome the harm that has been done.          

Just Marvelous

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Marvel Comics just released that it remake the 1970's era female superhero, Ms. Marvel.  It was a disaster then, but it is a sure bet this time around.

I'm sure you've at least heard of Marvel Comics, if not a huge fan in your yester years.  Superman, Spiderman, Captain America, Wonder Woman, and the list goes on.  Ring some bells, huh?

My bell was rung when I heard the news.

The latest release is another female American super hero.  This Ms. Marvel has super powers to change her body mass to fit any time of challenge.  But this time she is not clad in the traditional red/white/blue outfit symbolizing American greatness.  Today, Ms. Marvel's face is covered by a dark burka above an ankle length cloak type dress.  She's a dark skinned, teenager, proud of her valiant Muslim religion, who has immigrated to America from Pakistan just in time to save our day.  .

True Jihad from within.
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An American President?

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My oh my, has America changed during my lifetime.  I'm sure all of you can say the same.  You've seen it, but perhaps not in the way that I have.  America surely is a better place than what it was when I came to be, and I want it to be even better I cease to be.  But, somehow I don't believe that it will.

America, from what I've come to know, was built on Christianity, family values, hard work, perseverance, and ethics. And for me, it seems we have devalued those things.  We've come to accept lying, corruption, drug and alcohol abuse, divorce, adultery, gays and lesbians, and most every value of life that I know.

Perhaps I was sheltered in some way, but while I was growing up, I never knew anyone that did not have both a mother and a father at home.  No interracial marriages.  I never knew anyone that served in prison, or used narcotics, or had sex with another of the same, or physically hurt anyone beyond throwing a snowball or having a fight after school fight.  Everyone I knew had jobs, graduated from high school and went off to work, college, or the military. I never heard of an Illegal Alien, or a Muslim and the word "terrorist" was outside my vocabulary when I was growing up.  My oh my.

I have to wonder what kind of American could Obama be.  We seem so far apart.  Worlds apart in so many ways.  One who did not have a stable adolescence.  Likely born outside America, in a region so different from America, where Islam reigns. And the child of an interracial marriage.  A marriage torn by divorce and the pairing of his father with four other women, building a family that Obama, aside from his mother, never knew.  And then in his latter years, coming to America where he aligned himself with anarchists, radical preachers, the suburbs of Chicago and convicted terrorists.  My oh my.

I have to wonder, with a background so different from any other American president during my lifetime, how Obama could love America as I do.  Why would I expect him to have the same values as I have after having such a different uobringing that I?  How could he be supportive of our military when he has never served?  How could he understand American capitalism when he has never worked?  How can he love America when his own wife has denounced it?  How can he take a strong stance against America's enemies when he was raised in those regions and most of his family are still there?  Why would I expect Obama to have ethics when has was raised where ethics do not exist?  Why would I expect the Truth from him?  Why would I expect him not to be a racist?

Well, I do expect him to have integrity to the American people.  Is that too much?  Or should I just join the rest of you and accept what he is?  My oh my.
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More Lies - More Applause

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I couldn't believe last night's State of the Union address.  Obama continues with his path of constant lies and deception and so many of you applause. The following are exerts from an article published by (shockingly I must say) by MSNBC.  Obama continue to lie or distort the facts with every breath

OBAMA LIE #1: Obama lied when he stated that his Plan lowered costs for seniors with high prescription drug bills. The Truth is that his Plan has caused Medicare's monthly premium for outpatient care to rise. And that was really exaggerated for upper-income beneficiaries.

OBAMA LIE #2.: Obama lied when he said "Today, after four years of economic growth, corporate profits and stock prices have rarely been higher, and those at the top have never done better. But average wages have barely budged. Inequality has deepened. Upward mobility has stalled."  The Truth is the most recent evidence suggests that mobility hasn't worsened. A Harvard study released last week found the United States isn't any less socially mobile than it was in the 1970's.   And a child born into poverty who makes it to the top 20 percent in income hasn't changed either.

OBAMA LIE #2: Obama lied again with this statement, "More than 9 million Americans have signed up for private health insurance or Medicaid coverage."  That's not to say 9 million more Americans have gained insurance under the law.  The Truth is that the administration says about 6 million people have been determined to be eligible for Medicaid since Oct. 1 and an additional 3 million roughly have signed up for private health insurance through the new markets created by the health care law. That's where Obama's number of 9 million comes from. But it's unclear how many in the Medicaid group were already eligible for the program or renewing existing coverage.  Likewise, it's not known how many of those who signed up for private coverage were previously insured. A large survey released last week suggests the numbers of uninsured gaining coverage may be smaller. The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index found that the uninsured rate for U.S. adults dropped by 1.2 percentage points in January, to 16.1 percent. That would translate to roughly 2 million to 3 million newly insured people since the law's coverage expansion started Jan. 1.

OBAMA DISTORTION: "In the coming weeks, I will issue an executive order requiring federal contractors to pay their federally funded employees a fair wage of at least $10.10 an hour, because if you cook our troops' meals or wash their dishes, you shouldn't have to live in poverty."  The Truth is that would be a hefty boost in the federal minimum wage, now $7.25, but not many would see it.  Most employees of federal contractors already earn more than $10.10. Only about 10 percent of those workers might be covered by the higher minimum wage. And the increase would not take effect until 2015 and it doesn't apply to existing federal contracts.

And that list of lies and deceptions will go on and on as it does every time the man speaks, and so many of the Ignorants applause!
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Glacier Gateway

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We are here: Kalispell, Montana; The Gateway to Glacier National Park.  Just a few miles south of the Canadian border and 800 northeast of the Central Oregon Coast.  No Wheeled Manor this trip as we will not be here long enough, and it's not quite far enough to justify the expense.  Sure miss it though.

Soaring eagles above.  A brisk coolness in the air.  Snow flurries and freezing temperatures overnight. Flathead Lake, the largest west of the Mississippi seems infinitely endless.  Simple, friendly people who wave as you pass.

Time passes slower here.  Time to eat, relax, rest, and play.  It's a different way here.  A way that should be. The way it was.  A way I remember and the way I prefer.  Levis and boots.  Wool caps and furry coats. Snowmobiles and 4x4's.  Fireplace smoke and gambling halls.  An obvious lack of beggars.  Churches galore and shopping a sparse.  Rivers run free and clear, and no trash littering the highways.

But soon I realize there is no escape from the Obama baloney.  I overhear even these folks ranting about his lies as I polish off my pastry at the local coffee shop.  The lies seem endless and more and more of them surface each day.  But still, some defend him while not enough of us call for his impeachment.  Much like sheep, so many seem not to care.  

But remember, A Nation of Sheep breeds a Government of Wolves.
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A Point in History

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Have you ever realized how soon significant incidents become insignificant or are even forgotten?

Think about it, and so that we stay somewhat current, I'll name just a few occurrences in American History.

Most say that Christopher Columbus discovered the America.  We had a war to gain our freedom from England, and another with the French, and another between ourselves.  Railroad crossed our counter from coast to coast.  Two world wars.  Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, and then a cold war, and one war with Korea.  Civil rights came.  We launched men into space.  President Kennedy was assassinated.  Americans walked on the moon as we fought in Vietnam.  Russia fell, and the Chinese grew.  Mohammad Ali reigned as did did Joe Namath. The Black Panthers rose for a while as did Patty Hearst and the Simbianees Liberation Army.  L. Ron Hubbard, Rodney King and O.J. Simpson came and went as Los Angeles was on burned. 

But do you realize how much quicker things pass now.  And with every new day, we seem to forget more and more.  9-11 seems mostly forgotten now as our children we too young to remember it.  Our schools de-emphasize the importance of history and barely talk about it.

Most of us have forgotten the Liar that Obama has proved to be, and make excuses for his inability to lead this country effectively.  Our parents have passed, and our babies are being killed on our own streets or in a war abroad that makes little sense.  And everything just becomes anothe point in history with meaning, without love, and without learning.   So Sad....

You know I'm spinning my wheels preaching this stuff.  Some of you know what I'm talking about.  Others not.  But it really doesn't much matter to me any longer.  As Frederick E. Perl once wrote -

I do my thing, and you do your thing.
I am not in this world to live up to your expectations.
and you are not here to live up to mine. 
You are you, and I am I
and if by chance we find each other, it's beautiful.
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When you stop dreaming

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I guess I've been a dreamer for about as long as I can remember.  As a young boy, I'd thumb through the Sears catalog.  It seemed they had the answers to all my dreams, including a Honda moped with at top speed of 33mph that I believed would take me across the United States.  Well, the moped I wanted never actually materialized, but some 50 years later a Harley Davidson and a Motor Home with which I travelled America the past few years.

My dad was a career soldier.  Aside from the Army, he had second and third jobs to provide for Mom and her six kids. We never really had a home we could call our own, but when he retired in the late 70's, I saw the product of his hard work and the value of a pension.  So I dreamed of that. 

And from that day forward I followed his lead.  Got a wife and some kids of my own.  A house to raise them and a job that could support my goal of retiring before my health ran out.  And so it was.  My dreams materialized.  And I still dream, and they still come true.

Not so with today's generation it seems.  Children being given everything they ask for.  Few are ever held accountable.  Most are liars.  Some go to school only to do drugs or play sports.  Most grab irrelevant subjects in college and soon return home to again be coddled by their parents.  Government entitlements permit them to survive until they die.  Some sooner than later.  Some never having a dream fulfilled.

And so it is, especially in third world countries where there is endless violence and hunger.  Where most kids never have a dream long enough to experience it.  The just don't care and they join the hoards of others just like them.  All without a dream.  And the few that did, stopped.
     
What’s this got to do with you and me? A lot of people in America sleepwalk through life having no real dreams. Somewhere along the line we’ve lied to ourselves and believed a lie that chasing dreams is for kids, that we’re grown-ups now, that we need to make the best with what we have, just get through this day and forget about tomorrow.

And nothing could be further from the Truth.  You see, when you stop dreaming, you begin to die.
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