Thursday, September 03, 2009
Most Americans Want to Can U.S. Congress
By Douglas V. Gibbs
According to Rasmussen Reports, 57% of Americans would like to replace the entire U.S. Congress. Considering the Leftists in control, and the large number of RINOs (Republicans In Name Only, aka Moderate Republicans), it doesn't surprise me.
The Congress holds the purse strings, and they passed bailouts that were very unpopular with the American People.
Now, that same collection of looney tunes are pushing for a health care bill most Americans want nothing to do with.
I agree with the 57% of Americans - and you can throw out the Republicans too for not standing up for the American People more than they have.
Start from scratch, and use the U.S. Constitution as the guide.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
57% Would Like to Replace Entire Congress - Rasmussen Reports
According to Rasmussen Reports, 57% of Americans would like to replace the entire U.S. Congress. Considering the Leftists in control, and the large number of RINOs (Republicans In Name Only, aka Moderate Republicans), it doesn't surprise me.
The Congress holds the purse strings, and they passed bailouts that were very unpopular with the American People.
Now, that same collection of looney tunes are pushing for a health care bill most Americans want nothing to do with.
I agree with the 57% of Americans - and you can throw out the Republicans too for not standing up for the American People more than they have.
Start from scratch, and use the U.S. Constitution as the guide.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
57% Would Like to Replace Entire Congress - Rasmussen Reports
Cash For Clunkers Remembered
By Douglas V. Gibbs
Dearly beloved, we gather here today to remember Cash For Clunkers. . .
Ah, forget it, the failed program isn't worth remembering.
How crazy is it to expect people who can't afford a new car, especially during an economic downturn, to buy one? Then, how crazy is it to destroy the trade-in, when it is those vehicles the next step down on the economic ladder can afford, leaving less vehicles available for the lower income range, and driving up the cost of vehicles in that range due to the decrease in supply? The destruction of the vehicles also eliminated the use of salvageable parts. Used parts are also an important commodity used by the lower incomes. I thought the Left was "for" the poor?
American Companies sure didn't do well. Only Ford's sales went up (you know, the one American company that refused government bailout money). The most bought car out of the program was the Toyota Corolla.
The Federal Government couldn't keep up with the paperwork, leaving the dealers holding the bag for a lot of money.
The government funds were taxed in many cases. Many of the deals were disapproved. The reduction in gasoline consumption, when figured out, turned out to be minimal, cutting our oil consumption by 0.2 percent per year, or less than a single day's gasoline use.
Cash for Clunkers was a major failure, and it was a few billion dollar program. And these incompetent Leftists in Washington, after showing us how lousy they were at administering the Cash for Clunkers program, expects us to let them increase government intrusion into other parts of the free market?
As if. . .
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Irwin Stelzer: Seven lessons of Cash-for-Clunkers' failure - The Examiner
Dearly beloved, we gather here today to remember Cash For Clunkers. . .
Ah, forget it, the failed program isn't worth remembering.
How crazy is it to expect people who can't afford a new car, especially during an economic downturn, to buy one? Then, how crazy is it to destroy the trade-in, when it is those vehicles the next step down on the economic ladder can afford, leaving less vehicles available for the lower income range, and driving up the cost of vehicles in that range due to the decrease in supply? The destruction of the vehicles also eliminated the use of salvageable parts. Used parts are also an important commodity used by the lower incomes. I thought the Left was "for" the poor?
American Companies sure didn't do well. Only Ford's sales went up (you know, the one American company that refused government bailout money). The most bought car out of the program was the Toyota Corolla.
The Federal Government couldn't keep up with the paperwork, leaving the dealers holding the bag for a lot of money.
The government funds were taxed in many cases. Many of the deals were disapproved. The reduction in gasoline consumption, when figured out, turned out to be minimal, cutting our oil consumption by 0.2 percent per year, or less than a single day's gasoline use.
Cash for Clunkers was a major failure, and it was a few billion dollar program. And these incompetent Leftists in Washington, after showing us how lousy they were at administering the Cash for Clunkers program, expects us to let them increase government intrusion into other parts of the free market?
As if. . .
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Irwin Stelzer: Seven lessons of Cash-for-Clunkers' failure - The Examiner
Media's Twisted Vision, From Bush to Kennedy
By Douglas V. Gibbs
Okay, so when Jenna Bush stuck her tongue in 2004, the press decided it was a message for them. Oh, gosh, Laura Bush must've not mentioned to the girl that you don't do such things. . .
When a member of the Kennedy clan flips up a middle finger during Teddy's funeral motorcade? Oh, that is acceptable behavior. Oh, and you won't see it in the mainstream media as you did Jenna sticking out her tongue. Only local TV showed the Kennedy moment of disrespect.
Jeeeez.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Bush Twin's Message For Media - CBS News
Okay, so when Jenna Bush stuck her tongue in 2004, the press decided it was a message for them. Oh, gosh, Laura Bush must've not mentioned to the girl that you don't do such things. . .
When a member of the Kennedy clan flips up a middle finger during Teddy's funeral motorcade? Oh, that is acceptable behavior. Oh, and you won't see it in the mainstream media as you did Jenna sticking out her tongue. Only local TV showed the Kennedy moment of disrespect.
Jeeeez.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Bush Twin's Message For Media - CBS News
Obama Addresses our School Children
By Warner Todd Huston
We’ve been fortunate enough to receive an advanced copy of The One’s address to the nation’s children and have been authorized by the fairness Czar to reproduce it here.
Hello my little children.
Welcome to your first day of school, and for those of you that already started, I welcome you, as well.
In this historic address to all our precious children, I have decided to offer a new tone, a tone unlike what I was left with by the former president. I think we need to get beyond politics. You great kids aren’t interested in all that anyway, right?
I do, though, want to urge you all to study hard, do your homework, and strive always to do the right thing. We all must work hard to overcome the mess left us by others, of course. And to do that we all need to pay close attention to the world around us.
For instance, if you hear someone dissing your school, making fun of education, or telling you to just forget all that hard work, well you tell them I said forget that noise. If they keep it up, you tell your teacher about it.
And if you hear someone making fun of your leaders, why call me up and tell me about it. Even if it happens to be your friends or your family. . .
Read the Rest on American Daily Review
We’ve been fortunate enough to receive an advanced copy of The One’s address to the nation’s children and have been authorized by the fairness Czar to reproduce it here.
Hello my little children.
Welcome to your first day of school, and for those of you that already started, I welcome you, as well.
In this historic address to all our precious children, I have decided to offer a new tone, a tone unlike what I was left with by the former president. I think we need to get beyond politics. You great kids aren’t interested in all that anyway, right?
I do, though, want to urge you all to study hard, do your homework, and strive always to do the right thing. We all must work hard to overcome the mess left us by others, of course. And to do that we all need to pay close attention to the world around us.
For instance, if you hear someone dissing your school, making fun of education, or telling you to just forget all that hard work, well you tell them I said forget that noise. If they keep it up, you tell your teacher about it.
And if you hear someone making fun of your leaders, why call me up and tell me about it. Even if it happens to be your friends or your family. . .
Read the Rest on American Daily Review
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Alan Colmes Don't Like Me Much Over Van Jones Article
By Douglas V. Gibbs
Alan Colmes, the former Democrat Party second half of the Hannity and Colmes team on Fox News, took exception to me calling Van Jones a "radical communist and black nationalist."
Van Jones has admitted to being a communist, and a black nationalist, in an interview with the very liberal East Bay Express. He also is an admitted communist, and a black nationalist, in his STORM Manifesto, "Reclaiming Revolution."
Alan acts like Van Jones is the victim of baseless name calling.
He is what he is, and Van Jones has admitted to being a communist and black nationalist. All I am doing is calling attention to it - and the fact that Barack Obama tends to surround himself with communists and black nationalists/black liberation theology that takes its roots in Marxism (Reverend Wright, Frank Davis, and Bill Ayers comes to mind) should be alarming to you, Mr. Colmes.
But like the rest of the Leftist sheep, you are blinded by your devotion to the big government mentality, and the Democratic Leadership that will toss you aside (as they did Cindy Sheehan) once you are no longer useful to them.
What kind of mindless tools get all giddy over a radical communist like Van Jones calling Republicans "A**holes" anyway?
Oh, your readers are those giddy sheep, Mr. Colmes. As an American, I am disappointed in you, and your bleating readers.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Obama Advisor Van Jones: Republicans Are A**holes - Alan Colmes Liberaland
Van Jones an admitted black nationalist and radical communist - Political Pistachio
Obama's Circle of Friends and Support - Jeffhead
Alan Colmes, the former Democrat Party second half of the Hannity and Colmes team on Fox News, took exception to me calling Van Jones a "radical communist and black nationalist."
Van Jones has admitted to being a communist, and a black nationalist, in an interview with the very liberal East Bay Express. He also is an admitted communist, and a black nationalist, in his STORM Manifesto, "Reclaiming Revolution."
Alan acts like Van Jones is the victim of baseless name calling.
He is what he is, and Van Jones has admitted to being a communist and black nationalist. All I am doing is calling attention to it - and the fact that Barack Obama tends to surround himself with communists and black nationalists/black liberation theology that takes its roots in Marxism (Reverend Wright, Frank Davis, and Bill Ayers comes to mind) should be alarming to you, Mr. Colmes.
But like the rest of the Leftist sheep, you are blinded by your devotion to the big government mentality, and the Democratic Leadership that will toss you aside (as they did Cindy Sheehan) once you are no longer useful to them.
What kind of mindless tools get all giddy over a radical communist like Van Jones calling Republicans "A**holes" anyway?
Oh, your readers are those giddy sheep, Mr. Colmes. As an American, I am disappointed in you, and your bleating readers.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Obama Advisor Van Jones: Republicans Are A**holes - Alan Colmes Liberaland
Van Jones an admitted black nationalist and radical communist - Political Pistachio
Obama's Circle of Friends and Support - Jeffhead
Infant Mortality Argument on Health Care
By Douglas V. Gibbs
My foolish fascination with the unintelligent Left amazes me, sometimes. About the time I finally determine to ignore them, remembering that my biggest error is harboring thoughts that they actually "think," a liberal lefty comes up with a real nice piece of ignorance that I just have to talk about.
Since conservatives oppose government involvement in the health care system, and specifically, a hijacking of the medical insurance industry, the liberal left assumes that conservatives love the insurance companies, thinks the current system is wonderful beyond reproach, and believes that there is absolutely nothing wrong with American health care. Daring to speak out against government involvement in a health care system that is broken "because" of government intrusion, opens conservatives up to be called racists, hatemongers, and extremists. To argue against Obama's government takeover of health insurance opens one up to accusations of desiring that people be refused health care by greedy insurance companies, contributing to the refusal by insurance to cover pre-existing conditions, and defending an American health care system that is "horrible" (according to the Left) in many ways, including infant mortality rates.
Some of these crazies even tout Cuba's medical system as being superior, and a model we should follow.
One of the recent comments left by far leftist traitor to the American Form of Government, leaving his name as Thomas, on Political Pistachio reads as follows:
Once again.. nice straw man. Love the way you argue Doug. Did you compare those statistics to the US? How about we compare a relevant one. Infant mortality rates UK - 22 in the world US - 33 in the world Every last one of those "ruined" European nations have a better mortality rate than we do. Canada does as well. Feel free to question the source of the statistics... but notice the domain first. cia.gov/library/publications/...
Steve Chapman of Real Clear Politics explained quite well a week ago in a piece titled "Health Care and Infant Mortality: The Real Story" how arguments like Tom's are so simple minded.
As Chapman explains, trying to say that America's health care system is lousy, and that the infant mortality rate being higher here than in other nations is evidence of that, is like saying that a boxer suffers more concussions because of his doctor.
Facts are that the American medical system is the worldwide leader in technology, new drugs, and resources. Ours is the best in the world. That is why people come to America for critical treatments.
So if American Health Care is so fantastic, how could it be that the infant mortality ranking of the United States, when compared to the rest of the world, is so bad?
One of the factors is that as citizens in the richest nation on Earth, Americans partake in habits that are not in our best interest, sometimes. We are obese. We are a society with a high percentage of substance abusers and smokers. We have more teenage pregnancies (a real testament to sex education in the schools, don't you think?), and nearly 40 percent of American babies are born to unwed mothers. American mothers also do not spend a lot of time in pre-natal care, either.
Our lifestyles, in other words, are a large contribution to the low birth weights in babies, preterm births, and higher instances of infant death syndrome.
In other words, our poor infant mortality rate is not due to poverty, or by poor medical care as the Left would have you believe, but by our habits, behaviors, and lifestyles.
I can hear the Left now: "Then government needs to make sure people change their behaviors."
No, that would be nothing short of a nanny-state dictatorship.
We, as individuals, need to make an independent decision to improve our lifestyles, and teach our children to practice safer lifestyles (which includes eating reasonably, drinking in moderation, avoiding unhealthy behaviors like smoking and promiscuity, and treating our bodies like a temple . . . oh, wait a second, that sounds like what those crazy right wing Christians have been teaching since the dawn of time!
Ahh, but this understanding of infant mortality rates gets better. It turns out that although the infant mortality rate may be better in Canada according to the current numbers, underweight babies fare better here in the United States, than in Canada. That, coupled with the better technology and superior overall care in America, explains why high-risk pregnant Canadian women are being sent to the U.S. to ensure safe deliveries and newborn survival.
According to the article by Chapman, in a 2007 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists June O'Neill and Dave O'Neill also points out that "among the smallest infants, survival rates are better on this side of the border" suggesting "if we lived under the Canadian health care system, we would not have a lower rate of infant mortality. We would have a higher one."
Also, we must consider something else. The argument is that for those poor folks that don't have health insurance, if they get sick, they are screwed, and will be left unseen by any medical personnel. These poor uninsured people will be, according to the Left, allowed to go without the "right" of health care, should they need to go to a doctor without insurance, because without insurance they will be refused. This is the argument they use to push government controlled health care often. Even Hillary Clinton tried to use such an argument, arguing that the hospital wouldn't see a woman if she couldn't pay a hundred dollars. The story, by the way, turned out to be a great big lie.
Of course, the argument that folks without private health insurance will be rejected medical treatment is false from its very roots. The thing is, a public option already exists. The poorest in America, and those poor souls that get caught with a medical emergency between insurances, do have a public option to turn to. A great example of an individual facing such a dilemma is my son. He had left one employer, and was on probation on his next job, and wouldn't be eligible for his benefits for six months. Low and behold, a couple weeks into his new job he went in for a visit to his private doctor, paying cash for the routine visit, to complain about a pain he was having. The pain turned out to be testicular cancer, and it needed to be treated immediately.
He used a public option made available at a county hospital an hour drive away. He temporarily used a governmental program, and was grateful it existed. The care was not the best, the hospital was crowded, and he had to wait nearly two hours in the emergency room when he arrived, but they eventually removed the tumor, and made sure all of the cancer had been removed with a series of post-operation visits.
I had a conversation with my son recently, and he would hate for the entire system to be like the public option he used, but he believes that the existence of limited governmental care as it is now is helpful for those caught in an unenviable position as he was.
But why should we change the entire American health care industry to be like the governmental program my son used temporarily in an emergency? Most Americans like their current private insurance, and the private system is awesome for most Americans. A few Americans are caught without insurance, and may be forced to take advantage of governmental programs like the one my son used. For that minority of people, does it make sense to change the whole system? For a minority of those who actually do have a public option available should they seek it out, does it make sense to destroy the American health care system as it exists now?
I am not saying that our current medical system is flawless. There are many problems with the current health care system that need to be addressed. Each problem needs to be approached individually, however. You don't pull the entire engine out of your car for replacement because an injector is misfiring, and the alternator is undercharging - so why would you revamp the entire American system of health care because a minority of people are uninsured, or have experienced less than fortunate situations, or that costs are high because of a number of factors that can be adjusted with Tort Reform, and backing government intrusion out of the industry?
If we allow the Democrats to begin the process with H.R. 3200 towards a single payer system, our system will become like those European medical care models, where, for example, in Britain bed shortages have forced 4,000 mothers to give birth in elevators, offices and hospital toilets.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Health Care and Infant Mortality: The Real Story - Real Clear Politics
Infant Mortality Rate Prompts Canada To Send High-Risk Pregnant Women Across The Border - All Headline News
Confidence in U.S. Health Care System Has Grown in Recent Months - Rasmussen
Poll Finds Large Majority Of Americans Happy with Their Health Insurance - Newsweek
The babies born in hospital corridors: Bed shortage forces 4,000 mothers to give birth in lifts, offices and hospital toilets - Mail Online
My foolish fascination with the unintelligent Left amazes me, sometimes. About the time I finally determine to ignore them, remembering that my biggest error is harboring thoughts that they actually "think," a liberal lefty comes up with a real nice piece of ignorance that I just have to talk about.
Since conservatives oppose government involvement in the health care system, and specifically, a hijacking of the medical insurance industry, the liberal left assumes that conservatives love the insurance companies, thinks the current system is wonderful beyond reproach, and believes that there is absolutely nothing wrong with American health care. Daring to speak out against government involvement in a health care system that is broken "because" of government intrusion, opens conservatives up to be called racists, hatemongers, and extremists. To argue against Obama's government takeover of health insurance opens one up to accusations of desiring that people be refused health care by greedy insurance companies, contributing to the refusal by insurance to cover pre-existing conditions, and defending an American health care system that is "horrible" (according to the Left) in many ways, including infant mortality rates.
Some of these crazies even tout Cuba's medical system as being superior, and a model we should follow.
One of the recent comments left by far leftist traitor to the American Form of Government, leaving his name as Thomas, on Political Pistachio reads as follows:
Once again.. nice straw man. Love the way you argue Doug. Did you compare those statistics to the US? How about we compare a relevant one. Infant mortality rates UK - 22 in the world US - 33 in the world Every last one of those "ruined" European nations have a better mortality rate than we do. Canada does as well. Feel free to question the source of the statistics... but notice the domain first. cia.gov/library/publications/...
Steve Chapman of Real Clear Politics explained quite well a week ago in a piece titled "Health Care and Infant Mortality: The Real Story" how arguments like Tom's are so simple minded.
As Chapman explains, trying to say that America's health care system is lousy, and that the infant mortality rate being higher here than in other nations is evidence of that, is like saying that a boxer suffers more concussions because of his doctor.
Facts are that the American medical system is the worldwide leader in technology, new drugs, and resources. Ours is the best in the world. That is why people come to America for critical treatments.
So if American Health Care is so fantastic, how could it be that the infant mortality ranking of the United States, when compared to the rest of the world, is so bad?
One of the factors is that as citizens in the richest nation on Earth, Americans partake in habits that are not in our best interest, sometimes. We are obese. We are a society with a high percentage of substance abusers and smokers. We have more teenage pregnancies (a real testament to sex education in the schools, don't you think?), and nearly 40 percent of American babies are born to unwed mothers. American mothers also do not spend a lot of time in pre-natal care, either.
Our lifestyles, in other words, are a large contribution to the low birth weights in babies, preterm births, and higher instances of infant death syndrome.
In other words, our poor infant mortality rate is not due to poverty, or by poor medical care as the Left would have you believe, but by our habits, behaviors, and lifestyles.
I can hear the Left now: "Then government needs to make sure people change their behaviors."
No, that would be nothing short of a nanny-state dictatorship.
We, as individuals, need to make an independent decision to improve our lifestyles, and teach our children to practice safer lifestyles (which includes eating reasonably, drinking in moderation, avoiding unhealthy behaviors like smoking and promiscuity, and treating our bodies like a temple . . . oh, wait a second, that sounds like what those crazy right wing Christians have been teaching since the dawn of time!
Ahh, but this understanding of infant mortality rates gets better. It turns out that although the infant mortality rate may be better in Canada according to the current numbers, underweight babies fare better here in the United States, than in Canada. That, coupled with the better technology and superior overall care in America, explains why high-risk pregnant Canadian women are being sent to the U.S. to ensure safe deliveries and newborn survival.
According to the article by Chapman, in a 2007 study for the National Bureau of Economic Research, economists June O'Neill and Dave O'Neill also points out that "among the smallest infants, survival rates are better on this side of the border" suggesting "if we lived under the Canadian health care system, we would not have a lower rate of infant mortality. We would have a higher one."
Also, we must consider something else. The argument is that for those poor folks that don't have health insurance, if they get sick, they are screwed, and will be left unseen by any medical personnel. These poor uninsured people will be, according to the Left, allowed to go without the "right" of health care, should they need to go to a doctor without insurance, because without insurance they will be refused. This is the argument they use to push government controlled health care often. Even Hillary Clinton tried to use such an argument, arguing that the hospital wouldn't see a woman if she couldn't pay a hundred dollars. The story, by the way, turned out to be a great big lie.
Of course, the argument that folks without private health insurance will be rejected medical treatment is false from its very roots. The thing is, a public option already exists. The poorest in America, and those poor souls that get caught with a medical emergency between insurances, do have a public option to turn to. A great example of an individual facing such a dilemma is my son. He had left one employer, and was on probation on his next job, and wouldn't be eligible for his benefits for six months. Low and behold, a couple weeks into his new job he went in for a visit to his private doctor, paying cash for the routine visit, to complain about a pain he was having. The pain turned out to be testicular cancer, and it needed to be treated immediately.
He used a public option made available at a county hospital an hour drive away. He temporarily used a governmental program, and was grateful it existed. The care was not the best, the hospital was crowded, and he had to wait nearly two hours in the emergency room when he arrived, but they eventually removed the tumor, and made sure all of the cancer had been removed with a series of post-operation visits.
I had a conversation with my son recently, and he would hate for the entire system to be like the public option he used, but he believes that the existence of limited governmental care as it is now is helpful for those caught in an unenviable position as he was.
But why should we change the entire American health care industry to be like the governmental program my son used temporarily in an emergency? Most Americans like their current private insurance, and the private system is awesome for most Americans. A few Americans are caught without insurance, and may be forced to take advantage of governmental programs like the one my son used. For that minority of people, does it make sense to change the whole system? For a minority of those who actually do have a public option available should they seek it out, does it make sense to destroy the American health care system as it exists now?
I am not saying that our current medical system is flawless. There are many problems with the current health care system that need to be addressed. Each problem needs to be approached individually, however. You don't pull the entire engine out of your car for replacement because an injector is misfiring, and the alternator is undercharging - so why would you revamp the entire American system of health care because a minority of people are uninsured, or have experienced less than fortunate situations, or that costs are high because of a number of factors that can be adjusted with Tort Reform, and backing government intrusion out of the industry?
If we allow the Democrats to begin the process with H.R. 3200 towards a single payer system, our system will become like those European medical care models, where, for example, in Britain bed shortages have forced 4,000 mothers to give birth in elevators, offices and hospital toilets.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Health Care and Infant Mortality: The Real Story - Real Clear Politics
Infant Mortality Rate Prompts Canada To Send High-Risk Pregnant Women Across The Border - All Headline News
Confidence in U.S. Health Care System Has Grown in Recent Months - Rasmussen
Poll Finds Large Majority Of Americans Happy with Their Health Insurance - Newsweek
The babies born in hospital corridors: Bed shortage forces 4,000 mothers to give birth in lifts, offices and hospital toilets - Mail Online
How Sick Is This?
Toy companies have come out with a doll that dances on a stripper's pole, and a shirt for girls with nipple tassles.
I am at a loss for words.
I found out about this at Gateway Pundit, so you can go over there to learn more if you wish.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
If Britain's Health Care Is So Great. . .
By Douglas V. Gibbs
In defense of Obama's Health Care plan in which the government gets involved in the industry, often the Left uses health care in Europe as a shining example of how good universal health care truly is.
So if health care in Europe is so great, then why in Britain did they see:
* 63 births in ambulances and 608 in transit to hospitals;
* 117 births in A&E departments, four in minor injury units and two in medical assessment areas;
* 115 births on other hospital wards and 36 in other unspecified areas including corridors;
* 399 in parts of maternity units other than labor beds, including postnatal and antenatal wards and reception areas.
Additionally, overstretched maternity units shut their doors to any more women in labor on 553 occasions last year.
Babies were born in offices, lifts, toilets and a caravan, according to the Freedom of Information data for 2007 and 2008 from 117 out of 147 trusts which provide maternity services.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
The babies born in hospital corridors: Bed shortage forces 4,000 mothers to give birth in lifts, offices and hospital toilets - Mail Online
In defense of Obama's Health Care plan in which the government gets involved in the industry, often the Left uses health care in Europe as a shining example of how good universal health care truly is.
So if health care in Europe is so great, then why in Britain did they see:
* 63 births in ambulances and 608 in transit to hospitals;
* 117 births in A&E departments, four in minor injury units and two in medical assessment areas;
* 115 births on other hospital wards and 36 in other unspecified areas including corridors;
* 399 in parts of maternity units other than labor beds, including postnatal and antenatal wards and reception areas.
Additionally, overstretched maternity units shut their doors to any more women in labor on 553 occasions last year.
Babies were born in offices, lifts, toilets and a caravan, according to the Freedom of Information data for 2007 and 2008 from 117 out of 147 trusts which provide maternity services.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
The babies born in hospital corridors: Bed shortage forces 4,000 mothers to give birth in lifts, offices and hospital toilets - Mail Online
They Know Not What They Do
By Douglas V. Gibbs
When Christians say that they "Pray for their enemies," it doesn't mean they should pray for the agenda of the opposition.
Interestingly enough, those that are in opposition of the "Religious Right" proclaims that those conservative Christians are "hatemongers."
Hate may be an emotion that the Left feels toward Conservatives of the Christian Faith, but that does not mean that Christians hate these hateful people as well.
In fact, to the surprise of these people, we pray for them, and understand that in truth, they are not the enemy. Leftists are simply mindless tools, and they know not what they do.
I don't believe there is some organized effort to make America a totalitarian state, or to bring about a New World Order, any more than I believe that humanity is capable of such things on their own. The push in that direction is an effort they don't even realize they are a part of. These people on the left, I believe, truly do think what they are doing is best for society, their country, and humanity. It is this attitude that lends them to join together in a move toward a totalitarian state and a globally governed society, whether they realize it or not.
I do believe that the Left is unable to recognize true evil. They see everything as some big misunderstanding. Bullies are misunderstood, and terrorists attack Israel because the Jews and the United States did something to upset them. In the liberal world those that oppose their agenda just simply don't understand it, and must be simple-minded people who need all the more to be coddled by the government.
The Left may have many motivations to support such an enslaving political agenda that includes their hopes to justify their lifestyles, too. Yet they don't understand that their "motivations" are the very things they will lose should such a government entity rise up and take control of America, and the world. After all, when a government entity takes control for the good of the community, traits that do not contribute to the common good will become unacceptable.
The agenda is called liberalism, leftism, statism, socialism, communism, Marxism, and a number of other labels. Ultimately, it is a blend of two -isms: Utopianism and Collectivism.
After Jesus Christ was beat to a bloody pulp by wicked, and ignorant people, he prayed for those people to the Father while dying on the cross. He stated that those same people "know not what they are doing." (Luke 23:34)
Spiritually blind and deceived by principalities, powers, and the rulers of the darkness, they say and do things they would never say and do if they knew the ramifications of their actions in eternity.
Political systems are a reflection of the faith of the people. If the people are wretched, the state will be wretched. If the foundation is man-centered, then the laws of man will belong to them, and eventually destroy the society. If the people are God-fearing, adhering to Biblical standards, then the society will be much like America has been.
The founding fathers in no way wanted a theocracy, and I am in no way suggesting that is what we should have. Theocracies tend to be more controlling, and farther to the political left, than even an atheistic totalitarian state. Using religion as a political tool creates a fervor among the people that can become dangerous. A great example of religion being intertwined with political leftism like that is Islam.
Being a man of faith, however, and ensuring that a good life filled with Biblical standards as a guide to making sound political decisions, is not using religion to control politics. The men that forged this nation did not wish for government to establish a religion because it is not for government to dictate what a man can worship. But they did expect for the leaders of this nation to be deeply religious men of standards, moral grounding, and Christian upbringing. If you learn about the signers of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, you not only learn that the majority of these men were God-fearing, but also that many were actually clergy in their churches.
This is not to say that non-Christians would be rejected. Ben Franklin was hardly a man of faith, but his contributions to the founding of this nation are legend. He, however, respected the faith of the men around him, and understood the importance that this nation remain in God's camp, and be founded on Christian-Judeo principles.
This nation was expected to follow God by ensuring liberty for all. Freedom comes with responsibility, however. The founders did not wish for the government of this nation to be so far to the right that anarchy ensued. This is why the Articles of Confederation turned out to be unacceptable, and needed to be changed. In the attempt to limit the Federal Government, the founding fathers so limited the federal government that it had little ability to protect the states, and to quell squabbles between the states. For this reason, the U.S. Constitution was written. The Constitution was designed to limit the powers of the federal government, while giving it enough power to hold together the Union.
God gives mankind free will to do whatever he wishes, but warns that if those actions are disobedient to His standards, serious consequences may be the result. The liberty this nation offers is very similar, and not coincidentally. This is a nation of laws, and to break those laws carries consequences. These laws are not designed to limit freedom, but are designed to protect the populace, and deliver justice as necessary.
Some things, however, were not restricted by laws because the ability to flex one's individualism was important to the founding fathers. The citizen was responsible for his own welfare, though the government would provide for the general welfare (such as protecting the nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic). After all, the Declaration of Independence did spell out that our rights are inalienable, given to us by God, and it was for those rights of individualism we fought the Revolutionary War.
The idea was for the citizen to keep more of what he worked for, or produced. A free market without government control would be the system of economics. The capitalistic system would give everyone the opportunity to pursue happiness. The wealth, health, and retirement of the citizen was entirely in his hands. If he fell short, it was on his shoulders. Of course family and friends participated in helping each other out when some members of society fell behind, but it was not for government to get involved in any way.
Collectivism and Utopianism was what had ruined Europe, and America wanted nothing to do with that.
Evil men cannot produce a good society, and a strong central government cannot provide the choices necessary to breed liberty. Your rights are yours to exercise and protect.
Now, we see the Utopian/Collectivism of the Liberal Leftist Democrats at work in America. They claim to be about freedom, and for the preservation of America, yet tell us they plan to "change" America by increasing the power of the central government. How is it freedom when suddenly the government begins to tell you they will "let" you keep your health insurance, or that if you are "religious" your opinion means nothing, or that if your preacher dare says anything about political opinion the church will be punished by the government by the church being stripped of its tax exempt status?
With freedom comes responsibility - but how can I be responsible with my freedoms if they are being taken away?
But I don't hate these people for it. They have been deceived, and they know not what they do.
And I choose not to become dependent upon the government, nor accept the leftist belief that people are unable to be personally responsible for their lives.
Our nation is on a slippery slope, and has been for a long time. With this latest push of Leftism, however, comes an increase in corruption, moral decay, and a steady move away from the things that made this nation great.
As Ronald Reagan once said, "If we ever forget that we are one nation nder God, then we will be a nation gone under."
Pray for this nation, pray for the Left, and be active in the political debate.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
When Christians say that they "Pray for their enemies," it doesn't mean they should pray for the agenda of the opposition.
Interestingly enough, those that are in opposition of the "Religious Right" proclaims that those conservative Christians are "hatemongers."
Hate may be an emotion that the Left feels toward Conservatives of the Christian Faith, but that does not mean that Christians hate these hateful people as well.
In fact, to the surprise of these people, we pray for them, and understand that in truth, they are not the enemy. Leftists are simply mindless tools, and they know not what they do.
I don't believe there is some organized effort to make America a totalitarian state, or to bring about a New World Order, any more than I believe that humanity is capable of such things on their own. The push in that direction is an effort they don't even realize they are a part of. These people on the left, I believe, truly do think what they are doing is best for society, their country, and humanity. It is this attitude that lends them to join together in a move toward a totalitarian state and a globally governed society, whether they realize it or not.
I do believe that the Left is unable to recognize true evil. They see everything as some big misunderstanding. Bullies are misunderstood, and terrorists attack Israel because the Jews and the United States did something to upset them. In the liberal world those that oppose their agenda just simply don't understand it, and must be simple-minded people who need all the more to be coddled by the government.
The Left may have many motivations to support such an enslaving political agenda that includes their hopes to justify their lifestyles, too. Yet they don't understand that their "motivations" are the very things they will lose should such a government entity rise up and take control of America, and the world. After all, when a government entity takes control for the good of the community, traits that do not contribute to the common good will become unacceptable.
The agenda is called liberalism, leftism, statism, socialism, communism, Marxism, and a number of other labels. Ultimately, it is a blend of two -isms: Utopianism and Collectivism.
After Jesus Christ was beat to a bloody pulp by wicked, and ignorant people, he prayed for those people to the Father while dying on the cross. He stated that those same people "know not what they are doing." (Luke 23:34)
Spiritually blind and deceived by principalities, powers, and the rulers of the darkness, they say and do things they would never say and do if they knew the ramifications of their actions in eternity.
Political systems are a reflection of the faith of the people. If the people are wretched, the state will be wretched. If the foundation is man-centered, then the laws of man will belong to them, and eventually destroy the society. If the people are God-fearing, adhering to Biblical standards, then the society will be much like America has been.
The founding fathers in no way wanted a theocracy, and I am in no way suggesting that is what we should have. Theocracies tend to be more controlling, and farther to the political left, than even an atheistic totalitarian state. Using religion as a political tool creates a fervor among the people that can become dangerous. A great example of religion being intertwined with political leftism like that is Islam.
Being a man of faith, however, and ensuring that a good life filled with Biblical standards as a guide to making sound political decisions, is not using religion to control politics. The men that forged this nation did not wish for government to establish a religion because it is not for government to dictate what a man can worship. But they did expect for the leaders of this nation to be deeply religious men of standards, moral grounding, and Christian upbringing. If you learn about the signers of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, you not only learn that the majority of these men were God-fearing, but also that many were actually clergy in their churches.
This is not to say that non-Christians would be rejected. Ben Franklin was hardly a man of faith, but his contributions to the founding of this nation are legend. He, however, respected the faith of the men around him, and understood the importance that this nation remain in God's camp, and be founded on Christian-Judeo principles.
This nation was expected to follow God by ensuring liberty for all. Freedom comes with responsibility, however. The founders did not wish for the government of this nation to be so far to the right that anarchy ensued. This is why the Articles of Confederation turned out to be unacceptable, and needed to be changed. In the attempt to limit the Federal Government, the founding fathers so limited the federal government that it had little ability to protect the states, and to quell squabbles between the states. For this reason, the U.S. Constitution was written. The Constitution was designed to limit the powers of the federal government, while giving it enough power to hold together the Union.
God gives mankind free will to do whatever he wishes, but warns that if those actions are disobedient to His standards, serious consequences may be the result. The liberty this nation offers is very similar, and not coincidentally. This is a nation of laws, and to break those laws carries consequences. These laws are not designed to limit freedom, but are designed to protect the populace, and deliver justice as necessary.
Some things, however, were not restricted by laws because the ability to flex one's individualism was important to the founding fathers. The citizen was responsible for his own welfare, though the government would provide for the general welfare (such as protecting the nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic). After all, the Declaration of Independence did spell out that our rights are inalienable, given to us by God, and it was for those rights of individualism we fought the Revolutionary War.
The idea was for the citizen to keep more of what he worked for, or produced. A free market without government control would be the system of economics. The capitalistic system would give everyone the opportunity to pursue happiness. The wealth, health, and retirement of the citizen was entirely in his hands. If he fell short, it was on his shoulders. Of course family and friends participated in helping each other out when some members of society fell behind, but it was not for government to get involved in any way.
Collectivism and Utopianism was what had ruined Europe, and America wanted nothing to do with that.
Evil men cannot produce a good society, and a strong central government cannot provide the choices necessary to breed liberty. Your rights are yours to exercise and protect.
Now, we see the Utopian/Collectivism of the Liberal Leftist Democrats at work in America. They claim to be about freedom, and for the preservation of America, yet tell us they plan to "change" America by increasing the power of the central government. How is it freedom when suddenly the government begins to tell you they will "let" you keep your health insurance, or that if you are "religious" your opinion means nothing, or that if your preacher dare says anything about political opinion the church will be punished by the government by the church being stripped of its tax exempt status?
With freedom comes responsibility - but how can I be responsible with my freedoms if they are being taken away?
But I don't hate these people for it. They have been deceived, and they know not what they do.
And I choose not to become dependent upon the government, nor accept the leftist belief that people are unable to be personally responsible for their lives.
Our nation is on a slippery slope, and has been for a long time. With this latest push of Leftism, however, comes an increase in corruption, moral decay, and a steady move away from the things that made this nation great.
As Ronald Reagan once said, "If we ever forget that we are one nation nder God, then we will be a nation gone under."
Pray for this nation, pray for the Left, and be active in the political debate.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Tuesday, September 01, 2009
Left Teaches Their Sheep How To Shout Down Opposition
The reason that the Left believes the grass root effort against Obama's Health Care nightmare at the Town Hall meetings are manufactured, scripted, and paid for by special interest groups is because that is what they would do. In fact, in their response, rather than argue specifics, they wish to simply shut up the opposition by shouting them down. And guess what? The effort to silence anyone that disagrees with Obamacare at the meetings is manufactured, scripted, and paid for by Leftist organizations.
In fact, before the meetings start, the people going in to the meeting in support of Obama's government health care plan are being coached on how to shout down, frustrate, and silence those that oppose H.R. 3200.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Thanks to my buddy Twana for the video
In fact, before the meetings start, the people going in to the meeting in support of Obama's government health care plan are being coached on how to shout down, frustrate, and silence those that oppose H.R. 3200.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Thanks to my buddy Twana for the video
Fierce California Fires: Station Fire
By Douglas V. Gibbs
In Southern California there are a number of fires raging. A few in Riverside and San Bernardino counties have burned thousands of acres, but the most fierce of the current fires is on the northeast side of Los Angeles, burning in the foothills that separates the L.A. basin from Santa Clarita.
The Station Fire doubled in size yesterday, destroying 62 structures, 53 of which were homes. Numerous evacuations are being enforced as the tremendous flames tower over residential neighborhoods on the northern and southern edges of the fire. The areas affected include the densely populated foothill communities of Altadena, La Canada-Flintridge, Glendale, La Crescenta, Tujunga and Sunland in the south to the high desert ranchlands of Acton to the north.
Firefighters have come from all parts of California, including many companies down from Northern California, to battle the blaze that has been inching down toward about 300 homes near the Angeles National Forest.
The burned area consists of more than 190 square miles, 127,513 acres. Heat has been a factor as the Los Angeles area has been experiencing temperatures well over 100 degrees. The heat wave is expected to cool as the week progresses.
According to CBS News, Channel 2, up to 12,000 homes are still threatened and 2,000 residents have been chased from their homes.
CBS also reports: "Fire spokesman Paul Lowenthal said Tuesday that the blaze won't be fully surrounded until mid-September."
Though more than 28 miles of fire lines (not containment lines) have been established, the difficulty of adding about 75 more miles of fire lines to establish a circle of firefighting crews around the fire is difficult largely because of the rough terrain of the Angeles National Forest foothills.
Two firefighters have been killed during the battle to contain the Station Fire. The deceased are Capt. Tedmund Hall, 47, of San Bernardino and firefighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones, 35, of Palmdale. They were killed when their vehicle plummeted off a mountain road on Sunday.
One of the strategies in fighting the immense Station Fire has been the setting of backfires. Many of the backfires are being lit near the homes in danger, with the hopes the fuel for the Station Fire in those areas will already be consumed, therefore saving the homes from the larger inferno.
One of the major concerns, along with the homes that are threatened, is Mount Wilson. Fire crews have sprayed fire retardant at Mount Wilson, which is home to at least 20 television transmission towers, radio and cell phone antennas, and the century-old Mount Wilson Observatory which houses two giant telescopes and several multimillion-dollar university programs in its role as both a landmark for its historic discoveries and a thriving modern center for astronomy.
With Hurricane Jimena to the south striking Mexico's Baja California, and dotting up the peninsula, it is hoped that Southern California will receive a little rain to lower the temperatures, and dampen the fires.
The Station Fire has burned 127,513 acres, and is only 5% contained.
Other Southern California fires include the Riverside County Oak Glen Fire which has burned 1,012 acres, has damaged one residence, threatens 2,000 homes and 75 commercial properties, and is 40% contained. The Cottonwood Fire has been just fully contained. It burned 2,409 acres. The Pendleton Fire is 45% contained, threatening 400 residences, and has burned 640 acres. The Morris Fire in Los Angeles County is just east of the Station Fire. It is 95% contained, and has burned 2,168 acres. In Northern California there are three fires burning. The Big Meadow Fire in Mariposa County is 55% contained, and has burned 5,257 acres. That fire is currently threatening 50 residences. The Forty Nine Fire just north of Sacramento is 80% contained, burned 340 acres, and destroyed 50 homes, and 10 commercial properties. The Red Rock fire in the northwest corner of the State of California is 85% contained, and has burned 1,382 acres.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Station Fire Rages On Toward Homes, Mount Wilson - CBS 2 News
Statewide Fires Map - California Wildfires
Tourists in Mexico flee Hurricane Jimena - Yahoo News
In Southern California there are a number of fires raging. A few in Riverside and San Bernardino counties have burned thousands of acres, but the most fierce of the current fires is on the northeast side of Los Angeles, burning in the foothills that separates the L.A. basin from Santa Clarita.
The Station Fire doubled in size yesterday, destroying 62 structures, 53 of which were homes. Numerous evacuations are being enforced as the tremendous flames tower over residential neighborhoods on the northern and southern edges of the fire. The areas affected include the densely populated foothill communities of Altadena, La Canada-Flintridge, Glendale, La Crescenta, Tujunga and Sunland in the south to the high desert ranchlands of Acton to the north.
Firefighters have come from all parts of California, including many companies down from Northern California, to battle the blaze that has been inching down toward about 300 homes near the Angeles National Forest.
The burned area consists of more than 190 square miles, 127,513 acres. Heat has been a factor as the Los Angeles area has been experiencing temperatures well over 100 degrees. The heat wave is expected to cool as the week progresses.
According to CBS News, Channel 2, up to 12,000 homes are still threatened and 2,000 residents have been chased from their homes.
CBS also reports: "Fire spokesman Paul Lowenthal said Tuesday that the blaze won't be fully surrounded until mid-September."
Though more than 28 miles of fire lines (not containment lines) have been established, the difficulty of adding about 75 more miles of fire lines to establish a circle of firefighting crews around the fire is difficult largely because of the rough terrain of the Angeles National Forest foothills.
Two firefighters have been killed during the battle to contain the Station Fire. The deceased are Capt. Tedmund Hall, 47, of San Bernardino and firefighter Specialist Arnaldo "Arnie" Quinones, 35, of Palmdale. They were killed when their vehicle plummeted off a mountain road on Sunday.
One of the strategies in fighting the immense Station Fire has been the setting of backfires. Many of the backfires are being lit near the homes in danger, with the hopes the fuel for the Station Fire in those areas will already be consumed, therefore saving the homes from the larger inferno.
One of the major concerns, along with the homes that are threatened, is Mount Wilson. Fire crews have sprayed fire retardant at Mount Wilson, which is home to at least 20 television transmission towers, radio and cell phone antennas, and the century-old Mount Wilson Observatory which houses two giant telescopes and several multimillion-dollar university programs in its role as both a landmark for its historic discoveries and a thriving modern center for astronomy.
With Hurricane Jimena to the south striking Mexico's Baja California, and dotting up the peninsula, it is hoped that Southern California will receive a little rain to lower the temperatures, and dampen the fires.
The Station Fire has burned 127,513 acres, and is only 5% contained.
Other Southern California fires include the Riverside County Oak Glen Fire which has burned 1,012 acres, has damaged one residence, threatens 2,000 homes and 75 commercial properties, and is 40% contained. The Cottonwood Fire has been just fully contained. It burned 2,409 acres. The Pendleton Fire is 45% contained, threatening 400 residences, and has burned 640 acres. The Morris Fire in Los Angeles County is just east of the Station Fire. It is 95% contained, and has burned 2,168 acres. In Northern California there are three fires burning. The Big Meadow Fire in Mariposa County is 55% contained, and has burned 5,257 acres. That fire is currently threatening 50 residences. The Forty Nine Fire just north of Sacramento is 80% contained, burned 340 acres, and destroyed 50 homes, and 10 commercial properties. The Red Rock fire in the northwest corner of the State of California is 85% contained, and has burned 1,382 acres.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Station Fire Rages On Toward Homes, Mount Wilson - CBS 2 News
Statewide Fires Map - California Wildfires
Tourists in Mexico flee Hurricane Jimena - Yahoo News
Defining Torture and Paine
By Douglas V. Gibbs
Glenn Greenwald, liberal writer extraordinaire, has likened the plight of an entire young nation during the Revolutionary War to the treatment of detainees captured because they waged war against American Troops and the American People. In his article, "Thomas Paine v. the Right's torture defenders," Mr. Greenwald is willing to utter that the treatment of people who desire to topple all non-Muslim entities worldwide somehow are similar to the young Americans who fought selflessly against a tyrannical British Government. Somehow, in Mr. Greenwald's mind, torture equals anything that may be considered unpleasant.
I wonder if making the Gitmo prisoners sleep on beds not approved by the orthopedic association is torture to Mr. Greenwald, and his Leftist buddies?
In Greenwald's article he takes pop shots at GOP Congressman Peter King for daring to speak out against Eric Holder's decision to investigate the CIA interrogators. Specifically, he cites court cases to prove that the terrorists fall under the Geneva Convention.
Greenwald also proclaims that "scores of people have died in American custody as a result of interrogation tactics," thus placing the lives of these cold blooded killers as more important than the lives of Americans (and he's lying, by the way - "scores" have not died as a result of American interrogation tactics).
Glenn also cites Ronald Reagan and his signing of the Convention Against Torture which compels the U.S. to prosecute anyone authorizing torture.
He even evokes Thomas Paine's name, and his writings about "barbarity" in his pamphlet called "Common Sense." Who does he think he is comparing the "plight" of the murderous terrorists to the war the revolutionaries fought to forge this nation?
Ultimately, the whole argument comes down to the definition of torture. Greenwald obviously knows how to roll over and bark like his Leftist handlers have taught him to do, but my question is: Can Glenn Greenwald think for himself?
What is torture? Is it discomfort? Or is it physical harm to the individual? Does the extreme nature of what these terrorists do warrant the enhanced interrogation techniques being used to gather information to save American lives?
Are these murderous terrorists, that could care less about your rights, tortured by the very fact that they are being held? Is it torture every time we even look at them wrong? Maybe they should have been just killed in the field. Maybe our troops should take careful aim and make sure these killers meet Allah sooner. That way, at least they won't be tortured by being captured.
Imagine if one of these people broke into your home and slaughtered your family without feeling remorse, later declaring to an applauding crowd they did it for the Jihad, and Allah. Would you feel so merciful if your family's blood was on their hands? Would you be so worried about whether or not they went through a few enhanced interrogation methods to get more information out of them to stop others like them from killing more families?
Thomas Paine was right. We should not punish innocent soldiers from an enemy country who is only doing what they were ordered to do. But these Islamic terrorists are not innocent soldiers fighting a war between nations. They are blood-thirsty jihadists doing the killing because they want to. They do it because they hate all that is non-Muslim. They do it because they believe they will receive an eternal reward for killing your family, your friends, and all of your fellow Americans. And Mr. Greenwald, these people that you are trying to protect would kill you, too, in a heartbeat, if given the chance.
I don't believe they are being tortured. If the tables were turned, however, I guarantee they would torture you - and to them, that involves permanent physical disfigurement.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Thomas Paine v. the Right's torture defenders - Glenn Greenwald, Salon
Glenn Greenwald, liberal writer extraordinaire, has likened the plight of an entire young nation during the Revolutionary War to the treatment of detainees captured because they waged war against American Troops and the American People. In his article, "Thomas Paine v. the Right's torture defenders," Mr. Greenwald is willing to utter that the treatment of people who desire to topple all non-Muslim entities worldwide somehow are similar to the young Americans who fought selflessly against a tyrannical British Government. Somehow, in Mr. Greenwald's mind, torture equals anything that may be considered unpleasant.
I wonder if making the Gitmo prisoners sleep on beds not approved by the orthopedic association is torture to Mr. Greenwald, and his Leftist buddies?
In Greenwald's article he takes pop shots at GOP Congressman Peter King for daring to speak out against Eric Holder's decision to investigate the CIA interrogators. Specifically, he cites court cases to prove that the terrorists fall under the Geneva Convention.
Greenwald also proclaims that "scores of people have died in American custody as a result of interrogation tactics," thus placing the lives of these cold blooded killers as more important than the lives of Americans (and he's lying, by the way - "scores" have not died as a result of American interrogation tactics).
Glenn also cites Ronald Reagan and his signing of the Convention Against Torture which compels the U.S. to prosecute anyone authorizing torture.
He even evokes Thomas Paine's name, and his writings about "barbarity" in his pamphlet called "Common Sense." Who does he think he is comparing the "plight" of the murderous terrorists to the war the revolutionaries fought to forge this nation?
Ultimately, the whole argument comes down to the definition of torture. Greenwald obviously knows how to roll over and bark like his Leftist handlers have taught him to do, but my question is: Can Glenn Greenwald think for himself?
What is torture? Is it discomfort? Or is it physical harm to the individual? Does the extreme nature of what these terrorists do warrant the enhanced interrogation techniques being used to gather information to save American lives?
Are these murderous terrorists, that could care less about your rights, tortured by the very fact that they are being held? Is it torture every time we even look at them wrong? Maybe they should have been just killed in the field. Maybe our troops should take careful aim and make sure these killers meet Allah sooner. That way, at least they won't be tortured by being captured.
Imagine if one of these people broke into your home and slaughtered your family without feeling remorse, later declaring to an applauding crowd they did it for the Jihad, and Allah. Would you feel so merciful if your family's blood was on their hands? Would you be so worried about whether or not they went through a few enhanced interrogation methods to get more information out of them to stop others like them from killing more families?
Thomas Paine was right. We should not punish innocent soldiers from an enemy country who is only doing what they were ordered to do. But these Islamic terrorists are not innocent soldiers fighting a war between nations. They are blood-thirsty jihadists doing the killing because they want to. They do it because they hate all that is non-Muslim. They do it because they believe they will receive an eternal reward for killing your family, your friends, and all of your fellow Americans. And Mr. Greenwald, these people that you are trying to protect would kill you, too, in a heartbeat, if given the chance.
I don't believe they are being tortured. If the tables were turned, however, I guarantee they would torture you - and to them, that involves permanent physical disfigurement.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Thomas Paine v. the Right's torture defenders - Glenn Greenwald, Salon
Van Jones an admitted black nationalist and radical communist
By Douglas V. Gibbs
Long argued to be an attempt to control the people through behavior patterns, the environmentalist movement has long been a darling of the political left. So, who better to pick for a movement that desires to control the people by controlling their habits as they relate to the environment, than a committed communist?
Van Jones is President Obama's new environmental adviser. This new job will have him advising the White House on green jobs, green enterprise, and green innovation. His appointment was announced last March.
At Power Shift '09, an event billed as the largest youth summit on the mythical climate change in history, Van Jones declared that it is time to "change the whole system."
Change what system? Change America? Change America into what?
That sounds eerily like Michelle Obama's declaration that we need to change our traditions and history in Puerto Rico last year.
Van's anti-American speech also claimed that the American Indian was "pushed," "bullied," "mistreated" and "shoved into all the land that we didn't want."
Spread the wealth, that great Marxist ideal that the far left Democrats seem to be singing daily, was spread throughout Van's speech, as well. In fact, when it came to the Native Americans, he cried out, "Give them the wealth! Give them the wealth! No justice on stolen land ... we owe them a debt."
Reparations, perhaps?
Van Jones then said, "We have to create a green economy that Dr. King would be proud of."
What does radical environmentalism have to do with Martin Luther King's message?
"If all you did was have a clean energy revolution, you wouldn't have done anything. You'll have bio-fueled bombers and we'll be fighting wars over lithium for the batteries instead of oil for the engines. . . This movement is deeper than solar power. ... Don't stop there! We are going to change the whole system!"
So apparently, according to Van Jones, to be an environmentalist, you must be an anti-war activist too.
Note that this speech occurred a couple weeks before Van Jones began in his position.
But Jones' radical nature goes deeper than that. According to World Net Daily, one day after the 9/11 attacks, Jones led a vigil that expressed solidarity with Arab and Muslim Americans as well as what he called the victims of "U.S. imperialism" around the world.
U.S. imperialism? If we are so damn imperialist, then why haven't we invaded Canada and Mexico?
In 2001, Jones was the leader and founder of a radical anti-American group, the communist revolutionary organization "Standing Together to Organize a Revolutionary Movement," or STORM. This is the same group that Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck showed America, via a section of STORM's manual (called "Reclaiming Revolution" - what kind of revolution? Something in line with Cuba's? Russia's? China's?), that describes Van Jones' radical organization as having a "commitment to the fundamental ideas of Marxism-Leninism."
So it turns out that Jones is an anti-American, communist revolutionary, and now this piece of trash is advising Obama on environmental issues.
And do you think Obama knew about Van Jones' history? Of course he did. Remember, Obama is the same guy that spent twenty years listening to Reverend Wright spew out anti-American drivel through a Black Liberation Theology lens. Obama not only knows of Van Jones' radical past, he agrees with it. That is probably why he picked him.
Unlike Obama, however, Van Jones has no problem admitting that he is a communist. In fact, in an interview with the East Bay Express, Jones said he first became radicalized in the wake of the 1992 Rodney King riots. "I was a rowdy nationalist on April 28th, and then the verdicts came down on April 29th. By August, I was a communist." He also told the East Bay Express that his environmental activism was a means to fight for racial and class "justice."
What kind of class justice is it to destroy the opportunity for all Americans to become successful with a socialist system that kills individualism, and punishes achievers?
Once Van Jones' STORM organization fell apart due to internal bickering, he moved on to environmentalism. In 2007 he announced the establishment of "Green For All." In 2008 he held a national green conference. Jones also wrote a book called, "The Green Collar Economy."
Now, combined with all of the other radicals and tax cheats in the Obama Administration, Van Jones believes he's poised to bring "change" to America along with his socialist buddy, Barack Obama.
Interestingly enough, the liberal response to this (or at least a few) will declare that since I am against the environmentalist movement I must desire the world to become a slimy pit of pollution. Either you buy into their radical eco-terrorism, or you hate the planet.
It must be painful to be so small minded. I truly feel sorry for those pea-brained far left radicals.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Czar: 'Spread the wealth! Change the whole system' - World Net Daily, Aaron Klein
Will a 'red' help blacks go green? - World Net Daily, Aaron Klein
Van Jones - Power Shift Keynote (video) - YouTube
Obama 'czar' on 9/11: Blame 'U.S. imperialism'! - World Net Daily, Aaron Klein
STORM Manifesto "Reclaiming Revolution"
Long argued to be an attempt to control the people through behavior patterns, the environmentalist movement has long been a darling of the political left. So, who better to pick for a movement that desires to control the people by controlling their habits as they relate to the environment, than a committed communist?
Van Jones is President Obama's new environmental adviser. This new job will have him advising the White House on green jobs, green enterprise, and green innovation. His appointment was announced last March.
At Power Shift '09, an event billed as the largest youth summit on the mythical climate change in history, Van Jones declared that it is time to "change the whole system."
Change what system? Change America? Change America into what?
That sounds eerily like Michelle Obama's declaration that we need to change our traditions and history in Puerto Rico last year.
Van's anti-American speech also claimed that the American Indian was "pushed," "bullied," "mistreated" and "shoved into all the land that we didn't want."
Spread the wealth, that great Marxist ideal that the far left Democrats seem to be singing daily, was spread throughout Van's speech, as well. In fact, when it came to the Native Americans, he cried out, "Give them the wealth! Give them the wealth! No justice on stolen land ... we owe them a debt."
Reparations, perhaps?
Van Jones then said, "We have to create a green economy that Dr. King would be proud of."
What does radical environmentalism have to do with Martin Luther King's message?
"If all you did was have a clean energy revolution, you wouldn't have done anything. You'll have bio-fueled bombers and we'll be fighting wars over lithium for the batteries instead of oil for the engines. . . This movement is deeper than solar power. ... Don't stop there! We are going to change the whole system!"
So apparently, according to Van Jones, to be an environmentalist, you must be an anti-war activist too.
Note that this speech occurred a couple weeks before Van Jones began in his position.
But Jones' radical nature goes deeper than that. According to World Net Daily, one day after the 9/11 attacks, Jones led a vigil that expressed solidarity with Arab and Muslim Americans as well as what he called the victims of "U.S. imperialism" around the world.
U.S. imperialism? If we are so damn imperialist, then why haven't we invaded Canada and Mexico?
In 2001, Jones was the leader and founder of a radical anti-American group, the communist revolutionary organization "Standing Together to Organize a Revolutionary Movement," or STORM. This is the same group that Fox News Channel's Glenn Beck showed America, via a section of STORM's manual (called "Reclaiming Revolution" - what kind of revolution? Something in line with Cuba's? Russia's? China's?), that describes Van Jones' radical organization as having a "commitment to the fundamental ideas of Marxism-Leninism."
So it turns out that Jones is an anti-American, communist revolutionary, and now this piece of trash is advising Obama on environmental issues.
And do you think Obama knew about Van Jones' history? Of course he did. Remember, Obama is the same guy that spent twenty years listening to Reverend Wright spew out anti-American drivel through a Black Liberation Theology lens. Obama not only knows of Van Jones' radical past, he agrees with it. That is probably why he picked him.
Unlike Obama, however, Van Jones has no problem admitting that he is a communist. In fact, in an interview with the East Bay Express, Jones said he first became radicalized in the wake of the 1992 Rodney King riots. "I was a rowdy nationalist on April 28th, and then the verdicts came down on April 29th. By August, I was a communist." He also told the East Bay Express that his environmental activism was a means to fight for racial and class "justice."
What kind of class justice is it to destroy the opportunity for all Americans to become successful with a socialist system that kills individualism, and punishes achievers?
Once Van Jones' STORM organization fell apart due to internal bickering, he moved on to environmentalism. In 2007 he announced the establishment of "Green For All." In 2008 he held a national green conference. Jones also wrote a book called, "The Green Collar Economy."
Now, combined with all of the other radicals and tax cheats in the Obama Administration, Van Jones believes he's poised to bring "change" to America along with his socialist buddy, Barack Obama.
Interestingly enough, the liberal response to this (or at least a few) will declare that since I am against the environmentalist movement I must desire the world to become a slimy pit of pollution. Either you buy into their radical eco-terrorism, or you hate the planet.
It must be painful to be so small minded. I truly feel sorry for those pea-brained far left radicals.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Czar: 'Spread the wealth! Change the whole system' - World Net Daily, Aaron Klein
Will a 'red' help blacks go green? - World Net Daily, Aaron Klein
Van Jones - Power Shift Keynote (video) - YouTube
Obama 'czar' on 9/11: Blame 'U.S. imperialism'! - World Net Daily, Aaron Klein
STORM Manifesto "Reclaiming Revolution"
Monday, August 31, 2009
Despite Leftist Attacks, Glenn Beck's Ratings Rise
By Douglas V. Gibbs
It is almost comical - but it is typical. Whenever the Left tries to do something wicked, it always backfires on them.
Liberal groups have been boycottig the Glenn Beck Program, and he has been under constant attack by the Left.
The result? "Pure Ratings Gold."
According to Newsmax, On Wednesday, Beck had more than 3 million viewers, just slightly behind Bill O'Reilly's No. 1 show, which airs in prime time - and Beck's show is not in prime time. Glenn Beck did, however, pull ahead of Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren, both of whom also appear in prime time.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
It is almost comical - but it is typical. Whenever the Left tries to do something wicked, it always backfires on them.
Liberal groups have been boycottig the Glenn Beck Program, and he has been under constant attack by the Left.
The result? "Pure Ratings Gold."
According to Newsmax, On Wednesday, Beck had more than 3 million viewers, just slightly behind Bill O'Reilly's No. 1 show, which airs in prime time - and Beck's show is not in prime time. Glenn Beck did, however, pull ahead of Sean Hannity and Greta Van Susteren, both of whom also appear in prime time.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Democratic Party Big Top - Leftist Circus Report
By Douglas V. Gibbs
Come one, come all, come see the most amazing collection of misfits, freaks, and far left humans that could never survive in the mainstream society. They are royalty from Camelot and community organizers from Chicago. They come from San Francisco to Vegas, from Los Angeles to Massachusetts, from Arizona to Florida. Clowns, liberal lions, and the acrobatic wonders of deceptive illusions are all available for you to see. These far left liberal freaks of nature are the most amazing assortment of Leftist Radicals you will see under one governmental circus tent since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Here, under the big tent, lies a lion. He is now dead, yet people come from miles around to see how he amazingly still has an impact, even in death, on the circus of leftist policies. He is the youngest of three self-proclaimed kings. These three brothers of American Royalty had the amazing ability to do horrendous things, and yet still come out smelling like a rose. Adultery? Murder? (Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune is just happy cable wasn't around back then for the Chappaquiddick Scandal, otherwise, Teddy Kennedy may have been forced to face the consequences for his actions) Public drunkenness? If you are a Kennedy, nothing can stop you - not even yourself. Then, in death, watch carefully for the youngest of the three, the Lion of the Senate, Senator Edward Kennedy to have his name invoked by the Democrats in Calling for Health Care Reform.
Then, when you think you are done with Kennedy, more about Teddy's exploits arises from the ashes like a phoenix rising from the dead, in the form of a traitorous letter to the USSR, made available when the KGB made their files available to the public. What was the letter about? Senator Edward Kennedy wanted to work with the Soviets to help the Soviet Union defeat Reagan’s efforts to build up the nuclear deterrent in Europe.
Absolutely amazing!
Marvel at the incredible skills of the Two-Faced Liar, Nancy Pelosi, who will amaze with her untruths, and crazy stories to cover up her blatant lying. She knew about water boarding, encouraged its use, and then claimed it was horrid and she knew nothing about the technique being used. Grand Ma'am Pelosi, and the bearded, pant-suited Clintonista (aka Hillary Clinton), will amaze young and old alike with their horrific lies in ways you never thought they could be told. Hmmm, no wonder they sent her off to Africa. Good place to make sure she stays out of the way, and doesn't foul things up with her wayward, screeching mouth.
Watch in Amazement as the bare-armed woman, Michelle Obama, claims that America must change its traditions and history while visiting Puerto Rico, while not only escaping unscathed and unburned, but receives applause instead for her daring feat. Some would say this was yet another clue that the Left desires to change America's form of government from a Capitalistic Republic, to a Socialistic Democracy (and eventually a fascist totalitarian state).
Listen in awe as Diane Watson, a Democrat Representative out of Los Angeles, California proclaims Fidel Castro is a man to be admired, and that he is a bright leader. Listen as she walks the tight-wire, praising radical murderer Che Guevara for disposing of the wealthy in Cuba, and being a part of the team that made the country the murderous communist regime it became, and remains today. Watch in amazement as she magically pulls out the race-card and verbally communicates that she believes people are against Obamacare because Barack Obama is black.
Marvel at the mainstream media's ability to attack anyone that opposes the Obama Administration, while being unwilling to jump through fiery rings of openly reporting on the stories that could make Democrats look bad.
- Never mind the fact that Hassan Nemazee, CEO of Nemazee Capital and former Finance Chairman to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, was arrested and charged with bank fraud.
- Forget that the EPA came up with a report that questioned the man-made global warming scam, and then the Obama Administration muzzled it. Of course when that very same EPA, in another report, proclaims Carbon Dioxide a pollutant, and that Carbon Dioxide needs to be regulated, suddenly what the EPA has to say is important. But, of course (sarcasm pump number one on full blast) there is no political motivation in what the press is willing to report, and what they don't - oh, and be careful breathing. Your exhales are destroying the planet.
- Who cares about the fact that a '08 Democrat Supporter and Worker shattered eleven windows at the state Democratic Party headquarters in Colorado in the hopes it would be blamed on those dangerous right wing extremists (you know, those rabid senior citizens that have been dangerously confronting our poor, innocent, defenseless representatives at the Town Hall Meetings?). If you didn't notice, sarcasm pump number two was full blast for that one.
- Never mind that the federal government mistakenly sent out stimulus checks to 1,700 inmates in a perfect example of how well they administer their policies.
- The News about the ACLU trying to ensure a couple of school administrators go to jail for daring to pray wasn't even worthy enough for the mainstream media clowns to report.
- And if you are even willing to mention the words "Obama" and "internment camp" in the same sentence, in the eyes of the Left you are automatically falsely assuming that the Democrat's plan to round up all dissidents (and you are wearing a tin foil hat to protect your brains from the aliens) - of course the fact that H1N1 outbreak precautions are being taken to ensure everyone is mandatorily vaccinated, and internment activities are in full swing by the government just in case such measures are needed, are to be forgotten and buried by the unicycle riding clowns of the mainstream media.
- Never mind the trampling by a herd of elephants of religious freedoms, and parental rights, in this country too - You didn't think the press would say anything about a Christian homeschool girl in New Hampshire being ordered to a government-run public school for having "sincerely held" religious beliefs, did you? The guardian ad litem wouldn't even look at the homeschool curriculum, saying, "I don't want to hear it. It's all Christian based." Oh, how dare those parents teach their kids Christianity - good thing the government was there to stop such child abuse (sarcasm pump number 3). Richard Dawkins would be proud.
- But the media clown's anti-Christian agenda doesn't stop there. Their red nose honking at the First Amendment extends to their belief that if a church, or Christian University, even utters a word about anything that some clown, somewhere, determines to be political, immediately the Left swoops in to challenge their tax exempt status. How dare those religious people have an opinion, right? That's hardly Constitutional. Last time I checked the U.S. Constitution, the federal government can't "prohibit the free exercise" of religion. That's in the First Amendment, in case you didn't know. You know, a part of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution? You ought to read it some time.
No wonder, then, that I heard on the radio that after Obama met with 75 pastors in the hopes of dividing and conquering those religious folk, 400 churches requested giving up their tax exempt status so that they could speak out against the compromises many of the denominations are now committing.
As for the greatest clowns among the television broadcasters? They are truly the most acrobatic clowns of all in this vast, left wing political circus. They get thrills (tingles?) up their legs when Obama speaks, or at least Chris Matthews does. Hey, Chris, maybe you should get that checked out. Maybe it's restless leg syndrome.
Since then, Chris' tingling problem has apparently gone to his brain, and is being deposited as manure from the mouth. One of his most recent bouts with Leftist Acute Moronic Eccentricity (LAME) is that he decided to compare Sarah Palin to Howard Stern, and Bill Clinton to God. Hmmm, if Bill is God, and Barack Obama is the Messiah, would that make Billy-boy Barack's daddy? Bill doesn't look like he was born in Kenya.
That wild and crazy Keith Olbermann isn't exactly a man of journalistic integrity, either. Keith's latest inability to get the facts right occurred when Olbermann claimed that Joe Kennedy Jr., the eldest Kennedy brother, was "shot down in World War II." I am sure the tiny little libtard audience didn't catch the poor journalism on Keith's part. They never do. In reality, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was part of an experimental program called Operation Aphrodite that attempted to turn a bomb-laden plane into a remote controlled explosive device. Kennedy was one of many pilots who lost their lives trying to make this program a reality.
More amazing than those crazy clowns of the press is the ring leader himself. Uncle Barry has surrounded himself with radicals and tax cheats. Mr. Obama proclaims he is a "man in charge" that settles for no less than all the power he can grab, or whatever his teleprompter allows him to say. That hunt for power includes power over the Internet with revised bill S.773, which still appears (after a lot of hulla-bulloo over the original powers allowed the president in the bill) to permit the president to seize temporary control of private-sector Internet networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency. To keep his opposition occupied, and on the defense, the Obama Administration has opened an investigation of CIA interrogators in an insane attempt at misdirection. Meanwhile, just to make sure no other dissidents become a problem, Obama is ready with a strong arm tactic using College Students. Uncle Barry is building an army of citizen volunteers. The first step in the recruiting of these fine Obama supporters is being done at colleges across the country. The sales pitch? Join the Obama Team to "build support for President Obama's agenda" – and earn college credit while advocating for "change."
Meanwhile, the ring leader's fall in the polls is the third fastest drop to 50% since Hoover. Only Gerald Ford (probably because of his pardon of Nixon), and Bill Clinton, fell faster. Some polls, like Zogby, have Obama well below 50%. Rasmussen's poll has shown the people that strongly disapprove of President Obama to outnumber those that strongly approve of his presidency since June, and consistently all throughout July and August, with the differential now at -11.
So far, that's all I have regarding the Letist Circus of Crazies. I am sure we will be reporting again soon. In fact, next time on the Democrat Leftist Circus Report maybe we'll talk about some of the other freaks, like Harry Reid, Maxine Waters, Rahm Emanuel, and the many other members of the liberal cast of crazies.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Adultery Was His Thing - Telegraph U.K.
Chappaquiddick's unanswered questions - The Boston Globe, Jeff Jacoby
Columnist Cheers Cable News Wasn't Around for Chappaquiddick 'Media Bombardment' - News Busters
Ted Kennedy's Top Drunk Moments - The Shark Guys
Democrats Invoke Kennedy's Death in Calling for Health Care Reform - Fox News
Letter Details Kennedy Offer To USSR - Sweetness and Light
Nancy Pelosi Knew About Waterboarding - Stop The ACLU
Hillary's List of Lies - The Hillary Project
Michelle Obama in Puerto Rico - You Tube Video, Obama-Biden Campaign
LA Rep: ObamaCare Opponents Want to Destroy ‘First President Who Looks Like Me’ - Breibart TV
Hassan Nemazee arrested and charged with bank fraud - Thaindian News
EDITORIAL: Bury the messenger, The White House muzzles a global warming skeptic - The Washington Times
Don't Exhale: EPA Expected to Declare Carbon Dioxide a Dangerous Pollutant - Fox News
'08 race worker held in damage to Colorado Democratic HQ - The Denver Post
Stimulus Checks Mistakenly Sent to 1,700 Inmates, Federal Agency Says - Fox News
ACLU Anti-Prayer Case Crumbles - Stop The ACLU
Global Government, International Swine Flu Conference Implications, Controlling the Populace Through Quarantines - Political Pistachio
40th Military Police Internment and Resettlement Battalion Activates - The Fort Leavenworth Lamp
New Hampshire Court orders Christian homeschooled girl to attend public school - One News Now
Court orders Christian child into government education - World Net Daily
Dawkins: Religion equals 'child abuse' - World Net Daily
Christian University’s Tax-Exempt Status Challenged - CNS News
Chris Matthews: "I Felt This Thrill Going Up My Leg" As Obama Spoke - Huffington Post
Chris' Crazy Comparisons: Palin Like Howard Stern and Bill Clinton is 'Voice of God' - News Busters
Olbermann Falsely Claims Joe Kennedy Jr Was Shot Down in WW II - News Busters
Bill would give president emergency control of Internet - CNET News
King on Holder: 'You wonder which side they’re on' - The Politico
College kids recruited to join Obama's 'army' - World Net Daily
Presidential Approval Usually Falls Below 50%; Timing Varies - Gallup
Zogby: Obama Hits Record Low in Poll - Newsmax
Obama Approval Index History - Rasmussen
Come one, come all, come see the most amazing collection of misfits, freaks, and far left humans that could never survive in the mainstream society. They are royalty from Camelot and community organizers from Chicago. They come from San Francisco to Vegas, from Los Angeles to Massachusetts, from Arizona to Florida. Clowns, liberal lions, and the acrobatic wonders of deceptive illusions are all available for you to see. These far left liberal freaks of nature are the most amazing assortment of Leftist Radicals you will see under one governmental circus tent since the fall of the Soviet Union.
Here, under the big tent, lies a lion. He is now dead, yet people come from miles around to see how he amazingly still has an impact, even in death, on the circus of leftist policies. He is the youngest of three self-proclaimed kings. These three brothers of American Royalty had the amazing ability to do horrendous things, and yet still come out smelling like a rose. Adultery? Murder? (Eric Zorn of the Chicago Tribune is just happy cable wasn't around back then for the Chappaquiddick Scandal, otherwise, Teddy Kennedy may have been forced to face the consequences for his actions) Public drunkenness? If you are a Kennedy, nothing can stop you - not even yourself. Then, in death, watch carefully for the youngest of the three, the Lion of the Senate, Senator Edward Kennedy to have his name invoked by the Democrats in Calling for Health Care Reform.
Then, when you think you are done with Kennedy, more about Teddy's exploits arises from the ashes like a phoenix rising from the dead, in the form of a traitorous letter to the USSR, made available when the KGB made their files available to the public. What was the letter about? Senator Edward Kennedy wanted to work with the Soviets to help the Soviet Union defeat Reagan’s efforts to build up the nuclear deterrent in Europe.
Absolutely amazing!
Marvel at the incredible skills of the Two-Faced Liar, Nancy Pelosi, who will amaze with her untruths, and crazy stories to cover up her blatant lying. She knew about water boarding, encouraged its use, and then claimed it was horrid and she knew nothing about the technique being used. Grand Ma'am Pelosi, and the bearded, pant-suited Clintonista (aka Hillary Clinton), will amaze young and old alike with their horrific lies in ways you never thought they could be told. Hmmm, no wonder they sent her off to Africa. Good place to make sure she stays out of the way, and doesn't foul things up with her wayward, screeching mouth.
Watch in Amazement as the bare-armed woman, Michelle Obama, claims that America must change its traditions and history while visiting Puerto Rico, while not only escaping unscathed and unburned, but receives applause instead for her daring feat. Some would say this was yet another clue that the Left desires to change America's form of government from a Capitalistic Republic, to a Socialistic Democracy (and eventually a fascist totalitarian state).
Listen in awe as Diane Watson, a Democrat Representative out of Los Angeles, California proclaims Fidel Castro is a man to be admired, and that he is a bright leader. Listen as she walks the tight-wire, praising radical murderer Che Guevara for disposing of the wealthy in Cuba, and being a part of the team that made the country the murderous communist regime it became, and remains today. Watch in amazement as she magically pulls out the race-card and verbally communicates that she believes people are against Obamacare because Barack Obama is black.
Marvel at the mainstream media's ability to attack anyone that opposes the Obama Administration, while being unwilling to jump through fiery rings of openly reporting on the stories that could make Democrats look bad.
- Never mind the fact that Hassan Nemazee, CEO of Nemazee Capital and former Finance Chairman to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign, was arrested and charged with bank fraud.
- Forget that the EPA came up with a report that questioned the man-made global warming scam, and then the Obama Administration muzzled it. Of course when that very same EPA, in another report, proclaims Carbon Dioxide a pollutant, and that Carbon Dioxide needs to be regulated, suddenly what the EPA has to say is important. But, of course (sarcasm pump number one on full blast) there is no political motivation in what the press is willing to report, and what they don't - oh, and be careful breathing. Your exhales are destroying the planet.
- Who cares about the fact that a '08 Democrat Supporter and Worker shattered eleven windows at the state Democratic Party headquarters in Colorado in the hopes it would be blamed on those dangerous right wing extremists (you know, those rabid senior citizens that have been dangerously confronting our poor, innocent, defenseless representatives at the Town Hall Meetings?). If you didn't notice, sarcasm pump number two was full blast for that one.
- Never mind that the federal government mistakenly sent out stimulus checks to 1,700 inmates in a perfect example of how well they administer their policies.
- The News about the ACLU trying to ensure a couple of school administrators go to jail for daring to pray wasn't even worthy enough for the mainstream media clowns to report.
- And if you are even willing to mention the words "Obama" and "internment camp" in the same sentence, in the eyes of the Left you are automatically falsely assuming that the Democrat's plan to round up all dissidents (and you are wearing a tin foil hat to protect your brains from the aliens) - of course the fact that H1N1 outbreak precautions are being taken to ensure everyone is mandatorily vaccinated, and internment activities are in full swing by the government just in case such measures are needed, are to be forgotten and buried by the unicycle riding clowns of the mainstream media.
- Never mind the trampling by a herd of elephants of religious freedoms, and parental rights, in this country too - You didn't think the press would say anything about a Christian homeschool girl in New Hampshire being ordered to a government-run public school for having "sincerely held" religious beliefs, did you? The guardian ad litem wouldn't even look at the homeschool curriculum, saying, "I don't want to hear it. It's all Christian based." Oh, how dare those parents teach their kids Christianity - good thing the government was there to stop such child abuse (sarcasm pump number 3). Richard Dawkins would be proud.
- But the media clown's anti-Christian agenda doesn't stop there. Their red nose honking at the First Amendment extends to their belief that if a church, or Christian University, even utters a word about anything that some clown, somewhere, determines to be political, immediately the Left swoops in to challenge their tax exempt status. How dare those religious people have an opinion, right? That's hardly Constitutional. Last time I checked the U.S. Constitution, the federal government can't "prohibit the free exercise" of religion. That's in the First Amendment, in case you didn't know. You know, a part of the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution? You ought to read it some time.
No wonder, then, that I heard on the radio that after Obama met with 75 pastors in the hopes of dividing and conquering those religious folk, 400 churches requested giving up their tax exempt status so that they could speak out against the compromises many of the denominations are now committing.
As for the greatest clowns among the television broadcasters? They are truly the most acrobatic clowns of all in this vast, left wing political circus. They get thrills (tingles?) up their legs when Obama speaks, or at least Chris Matthews does. Hey, Chris, maybe you should get that checked out. Maybe it's restless leg syndrome.
Since then, Chris' tingling problem has apparently gone to his brain, and is being deposited as manure from the mouth. One of his most recent bouts with Leftist Acute Moronic Eccentricity (LAME) is that he decided to compare Sarah Palin to Howard Stern, and Bill Clinton to God. Hmmm, if Bill is God, and Barack Obama is the Messiah, would that make Billy-boy Barack's daddy? Bill doesn't look like he was born in Kenya.
That wild and crazy Keith Olbermann isn't exactly a man of journalistic integrity, either. Keith's latest inability to get the facts right occurred when Olbermann claimed that Joe Kennedy Jr., the eldest Kennedy brother, was "shot down in World War II." I am sure the tiny little libtard audience didn't catch the poor journalism on Keith's part. They never do. In reality, Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. was part of an experimental program called Operation Aphrodite that attempted to turn a bomb-laden plane into a remote controlled explosive device. Kennedy was one of many pilots who lost their lives trying to make this program a reality.
More amazing than those crazy clowns of the press is the ring leader himself. Uncle Barry has surrounded himself with radicals and tax cheats. Mr. Obama proclaims he is a "man in charge" that settles for no less than all the power he can grab, or whatever his teleprompter allows him to say. That hunt for power includes power over the Internet with revised bill S.773, which still appears (after a lot of hulla-bulloo over the original powers allowed the president in the bill) to permit the president to seize temporary control of private-sector Internet networks during a so-called cybersecurity emergency. To keep his opposition occupied, and on the defense, the Obama Administration has opened an investigation of CIA interrogators in an insane attempt at misdirection. Meanwhile, just to make sure no other dissidents become a problem, Obama is ready with a strong arm tactic using College Students. Uncle Barry is building an army of citizen volunteers. The first step in the recruiting of these fine Obama supporters is being done at colleges across the country. The sales pitch? Join the Obama Team to "build support for President Obama's agenda" – and earn college credit while advocating for "change."
Meanwhile, the ring leader's fall in the polls is the third fastest drop to 50% since Hoover. Only Gerald Ford (probably because of his pardon of Nixon), and Bill Clinton, fell faster. Some polls, like Zogby, have Obama well below 50%. Rasmussen's poll has shown the people that strongly disapprove of President Obama to outnumber those that strongly approve of his presidency since June, and consistently all throughout July and August, with the differential now at -11.
So far, that's all I have regarding the Letist Circus of Crazies. I am sure we will be reporting again soon. In fact, next time on the Democrat Leftist Circus Report maybe we'll talk about some of the other freaks, like Harry Reid, Maxine Waters, Rahm Emanuel, and the many other members of the liberal cast of crazies.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Adultery Was His Thing - Telegraph U.K.
Chappaquiddick's unanswered questions - The Boston Globe, Jeff Jacoby
Columnist Cheers Cable News Wasn't Around for Chappaquiddick 'Media Bombardment' - News Busters
Ted Kennedy's Top Drunk Moments - The Shark Guys
Democrats Invoke Kennedy's Death in Calling for Health Care Reform - Fox News
Letter Details Kennedy Offer To USSR - Sweetness and Light
Nancy Pelosi Knew About Waterboarding - Stop The ACLU
Hillary's List of Lies - The Hillary Project
Michelle Obama in Puerto Rico - You Tube Video, Obama-Biden Campaign
LA Rep: ObamaCare Opponents Want to Destroy ‘First President Who Looks Like Me’ - Breibart TV
Hassan Nemazee arrested and charged with bank fraud - Thaindian News
EDITORIAL: Bury the messenger, The White House muzzles a global warming skeptic - The Washington Times
Don't Exhale: EPA Expected to Declare Carbon Dioxide a Dangerous Pollutant - Fox News
'08 race worker held in damage to Colorado Democratic HQ - The Denver Post
Stimulus Checks Mistakenly Sent to 1,700 Inmates, Federal Agency Says - Fox News
ACLU Anti-Prayer Case Crumbles - Stop The ACLU
Global Government, International Swine Flu Conference Implications, Controlling the Populace Through Quarantines - Political Pistachio
40th Military Police Internment and Resettlement Battalion Activates - The Fort Leavenworth Lamp
New Hampshire Court orders Christian homeschooled girl to attend public school - One News Now
Court orders Christian child into government education - World Net Daily
Dawkins: Religion equals 'child abuse' - World Net Daily
Christian University’s Tax-Exempt Status Challenged - CNS News
Chris Matthews: "I Felt This Thrill Going Up My Leg" As Obama Spoke - Huffington Post
Chris' Crazy Comparisons: Palin Like Howard Stern and Bill Clinton is 'Voice of God' - News Busters
Olbermann Falsely Claims Joe Kennedy Jr Was Shot Down in WW II - News Busters
Bill would give president emergency control of Internet - CNET News
King on Holder: 'You wonder which side they’re on' - The Politico
College kids recruited to join Obama's 'army' - World Net Daily
Presidential Approval Usually Falls Below 50%; Timing Varies - Gallup
Zogby: Obama Hits Record Low in Poll - Newsmax
Obama Approval Index History - Rasmussen
Why We Need Socialized Health Care Rebutted
The Competitive Enterprise Institute sent me a note, recently, bringing my attention to a You Tube video floating around that proclaims it has the facts as to why we need a Government-Run Universal Socialized Health Insurance system. Watching the video I quickly recognized misunderstandings of the real world by the maker of the little cartoon. Apparently, I was not the only one. As advised by CEI, Lee Doren also saw a lot of holes in the argument, and using the ridiculous liberal lefty video as the backdrop, Doren made the video below as a rebuttal:
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-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
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-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
FEMA Internment Camps: Truth? Or Fiction?
By Douglas V. Gibbs
In an Internet group I am a member of, a lot of talk about FEMA Camps built to imprison rounded up dissidents has come up. Like those folks that believed George W. Bush was planning on instituting martial law and throwing anyone that disagreed with his policies into a Nazi-style internment camp (complete with ovens), an argument has arisen that the Obama Administration plans to jail dissidents as well. I, myself, have played around with the idea that the Left is capable of such atrocities a couple times. But when one sits down and thinks about it, you realize that nothing could be farther from the truth. Not because the Democrats see how wrong it is, but because such a blatant misuse of power, without a viable explanation, is not in their nature. Don't get me wrong, I could see them very easily deciding to take such actions in the face of a "National Emergency." Perhaps an outbreak of Swine Flu, or another Katrina-style Hurricane, is just the excuse they are waiting for. In the end, however, that is not how this kind of tyranny takes over. They are patient. They are conniving. And they are deceptive.
Below is my response to a debate that arose in my Internet group regarding whether or not FEMA Camps really exist, and whether or not we should be worried that the Left is going to round up us rightwing extremists anytime soon:
Internment camps may be on the minds of some on the Left. I am sure that some of the leftist Democrats have entertained the idea of throwing those crazy members of the rightwing loon brigade into a camp just to be rid of us. But these people on the left in control of the American Government right now, though they are using a classic overreach right now with their policies, for the most part understand that the takeover of America must be done incrementally.
Creeping Incrementalism is how they've been doing it all along, and though the pace has been stepped up a little, they are not about to ruin generations of deception with a quick jump over the shark.
Anything that is obviously against the law, and can't be explained away with their typical rhetoric, is not something these people will attempt. . . yet. I believe as most of you do that the Left has its eyes on changing the American Form of Government, and going into Uncle Barry's presidency they really thought that they could step across that line of no return, and "change" America into something it was never intended to be. But, they underestimated the American People. They did not expect us to refuse to be fooled.
I do believe the Left wishes greatly to be able to shut up all dissidents, and that to some degree force may be used. In fact, strong-arm tactics have already been employed by Obama supporting groups like ACORN and SEIU at the Town Hall meetings. I will also be the first to admit that often the Democrats amaze me at their willingness to overstep lines I thought they'd never cross. I believe that some of them have even toyed with the idea of internment camps for dissidents, and I have joked about it a few times on my Political Pistachio site, daring them to come and get me. But, as crazy as these people are, and as in line as they are politically with National Socialism (Nazism) and Soviet idealism (communism, Marxism), I do not think that they are capable of the kinds of murderous atrocities (or detainment of dissidents) that Hitler, Stalin, Lenin, and every other Leftist dictator in history, has exhibited. I don't think they have camps built with barbed wire around them, and I don't think they have goon squads at the ready to begin rounding up anyone that disagrees with them.
That said, however, I do believe they are capable of some of the things you fear.
I do believe the Leftist Democrats are willing to take steps to silence the opposition. I do believe many of them are frustrated that they can't do what you fear they are up to, like FEMA Camps. But you have to remember, these people are deceivers. Masters of deception. They don't perform such injustices in the open. They wrap tyranny nicely, placing labels that claim whatever it is they are offering is actually something other than what is in the package. They smile, as they hand you the gift, promising you that it is all for the common good of our society. In other words, they are capable of all you think they are, but they will only do so in a deceptive manner, giving us the shaft as we smile and accept it willingly. That is how these people work. The Left will convince you that their idiocy is for your own good, and only they can inject it properly. Then, after smiling, winking, and truly believing what they say, you look down and have shackles on your ankles you didn't realize were there.
FEMA Camps are too obvious. They would rather imprison you with your permission, and your happy willingness to do so, because you have been convinced it is for the good of America.
Doug
www.politicalpistachio.com
Glenn Beck: FEMA camps debunked - Glenn Beck dot com
In an Internet group I am a member of, a lot of talk about FEMA Camps built to imprison rounded up dissidents has come up. Like those folks that believed George W. Bush was planning on instituting martial law and throwing anyone that disagreed with his policies into a Nazi-style internment camp (complete with ovens), an argument has arisen that the Obama Administration plans to jail dissidents as well. I, myself, have played around with the idea that the Left is capable of such atrocities a couple times. But when one sits down and thinks about it, you realize that nothing could be farther from the truth. Not because the Democrats see how wrong it is, but because such a blatant misuse of power, without a viable explanation, is not in their nature. Don't get me wrong, I could see them very easily deciding to take such actions in the face of a "National Emergency." Perhaps an outbreak of Swine Flu, or another Katrina-style Hurricane, is just the excuse they are waiting for. In the end, however, that is not how this kind of tyranny takes over. They are patient. They are conniving. And they are deceptive.
Below is my response to a debate that arose in my Internet group regarding whether or not FEMA Camps really exist, and whether or not we should be worried that the Left is going to round up us rightwing extremists anytime soon:
Internment camps may be on the minds of some on the Left. I am sure that some of the leftist Democrats have entertained the idea of throwing those crazy members of the rightwing loon brigade into a camp just to be rid of us. But these people on the left in control of the American Government right now, though they are using a classic overreach right now with their policies, for the most part understand that the takeover of America must be done incrementally.
Creeping Incrementalism is how they've been doing it all along, and though the pace has been stepped up a little, they are not about to ruin generations of deception with a quick jump over the shark.
Anything that is obviously against the law, and can't be explained away with their typical rhetoric, is not something these people will attempt. . . yet. I believe as most of you do that the Left has its eyes on changing the American Form of Government, and going into Uncle Barry's presidency they really thought that they could step across that line of no return, and "change" America into something it was never intended to be. But, they underestimated the American People. They did not expect us to refuse to be fooled.
I do believe the Left wishes greatly to be able to shut up all dissidents, and that to some degree force may be used. In fact, strong-arm tactics have already been employed by Obama supporting groups like ACORN and SEIU at the Town Hall meetings. I will also be the first to admit that often the Democrats amaze me at their willingness to overstep lines I thought they'd never cross. I believe that some of them have even toyed with the idea of internment camps for dissidents, and I have joked about it a few times on my Political Pistachio site, daring them to come and get me. But, as crazy as these people are, and as in line as they are politically with National Socialism (Nazism) and Soviet idealism (communism, Marxism), I do not think that they are capable of the kinds of murderous atrocities (or detainment of dissidents) that Hitler, Stalin, Lenin, and every other Leftist dictator in history, has exhibited. I don't think they have camps built with barbed wire around them, and I don't think they have goon squads at the ready to begin rounding up anyone that disagrees with them.
That said, however, I do believe they are capable of some of the things you fear.
I do believe the Leftist Democrats are willing to take steps to silence the opposition. I do believe many of them are frustrated that they can't do what you fear they are up to, like FEMA Camps. But you have to remember, these people are deceivers. Masters of deception. They don't perform such injustices in the open. They wrap tyranny nicely, placing labels that claim whatever it is they are offering is actually something other than what is in the package. They smile, as they hand you the gift, promising you that it is all for the common good of our society. In other words, they are capable of all you think they are, but they will only do so in a deceptive manner, giving us the shaft as we smile and accept it willingly. That is how these people work. The Left will convince you that their idiocy is for your own good, and only they can inject it properly. Then, after smiling, winking, and truly believing what they say, you look down and have shackles on your ankles you didn't realize were there.
FEMA Camps are too obvious. They would rather imprison you with your permission, and your happy willingness to do so, because you have been convinced it is for the good of America.
Doug
www.politicalpistachio.com
Glenn Beck: FEMA camps debunked - Glenn Beck dot com
Sunday, August 30, 2009
The Listening Guy joins Political Pistachio Radio
Looking for a different angle to explore with the economy?
Employment, sales training expert, and founder of thelisteningguy.com, Tom Armour, says the #1 skill you need to develop in order to navigate this tougher than ever job market is...LISTENING. "Being a good listener, and then responding to what you learn when listening, is crucial in so many ways, especially now. And unfortunately, most Americans are much better at talking than listening, which has become something of a lost art."
Dubbed "The Listening Guy", Tom will give us the lowdown on this crucial lost skill, and why it's so important.
I will ask Tom about:
- How being a great listener can help you hang onto the job you have longer, or better position you for a transition
- Three ways that "listening" to the phrasing of a Help Wanted ad can help you give you a leg up on other applicants
- How listening is the most important strategy in selling yourself to potential employers before, during and after a job interview
- The reason that the best listener in a company are often the most highly paid
- What President Obama has said repeatedly about his own listening skills
Join us live at 7:00 pm tonight, or catch the archive later, at BlogTalkRadio.com/politicalpistachio.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
Political Pistachio Radio Revolution: Two Guests For The Price Of One
Ralph Reed has strongly endorsed it. Mike Huckabee, Newt Gingrich and Bobby Jindal are reading it. Conservative News-Talkers everywhere are abuzz about it. "Animal Colony" could be the novel that will change America and stop our slide into socialism, much in the way ANIMAL FARM by George Orwell helped put an end to the communist movement by changing public opinion about the Soviet Union.
A unique retelling of ANIMAL FARM, "Animal Colony" tells how Jamestown's animals flee captivity for a Promised Land of liberty and prosperity. Tragically, they lose it all to collectivism and overtaxation, trading one form of tyranny for another. The message of "forced sharing" by a runaway government couldn't be more timely, or relevant.
Tonight, co-author Mark Olsen is the guest of the Political Pistachio Radio Revolution during the first segment of the program. Listen live at BlogTalkRadio.com/PoliticalPistachio at 7:00 pm Pacific Time.
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Grace Lee says "Our culture has lost its manners!"
Perhaps it's because we live knee deep in a digital age, when personal phone calls yield to unspoken emails. Maybe it's the fact that more homes with single parents or two working parents means less time for family dinner. Maybe it's because our world has become a world of privacy fences.
Most likely, its all of those factors, and more.
Ms. Lee will be joining the Political Pistachio Radio Revolution during the second hour of the broadcast to further explore with us the intriguing and complicated reasons why this is happening, and when the erosion really began. But, more importantly, she'll enlighten us to the inherent benefits, in both business and personal lives, of exercising our "social graces." And, she'll explain how we can reclaim them.
From that big job interview, to that nerve rattling baptism meeting with the girlfriend's parents - and every turning-point encounter we experience in between - Grace Lee says etiquette is critical in reaching our goals.
"If you don't make a positive first impression," she says, "you may not get the chance to make a second. How you impress others determines whether they'll hire you, give you that promotion or investment capital . . . or say 'yes' to a date."
Grace Lee is our guest during the second hour, beginning at 8:00 pm Pacific Time. Join us for the eye-opening discussion with Ms. Lee that will resonate with everyone, because the subject is so much a part of our lives. Join us live at BlogTalkRadio.com/PoliticalPistachio, or catch the archive later.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Friday, August 28, 2009
United Nations Report Advocates Teaching Masturbation to Kids
By Douglas V. Gibbs
I don't know what to say. Creeping incrementalism that began with teaching sex education in the classroom, eliminating prayer from the schools, and the push for the justification of homosexual behavior, I believe are a big part of this insanity.
The United Nations, in a report, recommends that young children as young as five receive mandatory sexual education teaching about masturbation and gender violence - in other words, anti-gay attacks.
The report is 98 pages long, and insists the program is "age appropriate."
I am speechless. It does not get more disgusting than this. Who are they to decide what our children should be taught?
And they think kids will "understand" these topics?
How early, and disgusting, is their indoctrination of the children going to get?
We have a problem in our society with teen pregnancy (and pre-teen pregnancy sometimes), abortion, promiscuity, etc. Could it be that their plan to teach these kids all about the dangers of sex has backfired? Could it be that conservatives like myself were right all along?
And remember, these are the same people that actually demonize the teaching of abstinence. They actually believe telling kids to wait until marriage is damaging. That's like arguing that teaching children not to lie, or steal is futile. It is as if they wish to push their culture of sex on the kids.
The innocence of childhood means nothing to these people. What the leftist mind is doing is destroying society one child at a time.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
U.N. Report Advocates Teaching Masturbation to 5-Year-Olds - Fox News
I don't know what to say. Creeping incrementalism that began with teaching sex education in the classroom, eliminating prayer from the schools, and the push for the justification of homosexual behavior, I believe are a big part of this insanity.
The United Nations, in a report, recommends that young children as young as five receive mandatory sexual education teaching about masturbation and gender violence - in other words, anti-gay attacks.
The report is 98 pages long, and insists the program is "age appropriate."
I am speechless. It does not get more disgusting than this. Who are they to decide what our children should be taught?
And they think kids will "understand" these topics?
How early, and disgusting, is their indoctrination of the children going to get?
We have a problem in our society with teen pregnancy (and pre-teen pregnancy sometimes), abortion, promiscuity, etc. Could it be that their plan to teach these kids all about the dangers of sex has backfired? Could it be that conservatives like myself were right all along?
And remember, these are the same people that actually demonize the teaching of abstinence. They actually believe telling kids to wait until marriage is damaging. That's like arguing that teaching children not to lie, or steal is futile. It is as if they wish to push their culture of sex on the kids.
The innocence of childhood means nothing to these people. What the leftist mind is doing is destroying society one child at a time.
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
U.N. Report Advocates Teaching Masturbation to 5-Year-Olds - Fox News
The Transfer of Camelot to the Borg
By Douglas V. Gibbs
Leftists don't understand why the GOP doesn't have a "leader." They see it as some kind of weakness, or disorganization. Symbolism, and Royalty-like figures, are important to the Left. That comes naturally to them. They have trouble with conservatives considering themselves individuals.
It's a liberal "collectivist" thing, I suppose.
With the death of Senator Edward Kennedy, the closest thing the Democrats had to royalty has come to an end. Camelot is no more. The Liberal Lion has left the Left without a roar.
In the "Star Trek The Next Generation" television series there was a character group called "The Borg." The creatures were organic beings, turned machine. Their individuality had been abandoned for the betterment of "The Hive." They thought as one collective mind, and served under a queen that kept them occupied with activities that were for the common good of The Hive.
Sound like the Left?
With each passing election cycle the Democrats become more and more like those fictional Borg. They become more about the collective every time they speak, and you can almost hear the sucking sound as their individuality incrementally fades.
The problem with Teddy Kennedy, though he was a very loud Liberal Senator that fought hard for what he believed, is that he was not going to ever be President, and the Democrats knew it.
What good was it to have a royal family like the Kennedys if they were never going to retake the throne?
Enter, stage left, the Obamas. (Bill and Hillary have got to be spitting flames, being passed up like that).
Even Chris Matthews has proclaimed that Camelot has been transferred to Barack Obama. Obama is the new liberal royalty, and the liberals are willing to blindly follow him, and his policies, like the trained doggies that they are. That's why the politicians don't read the legislation. They trust his majesty's liberalness. Why read the bills? Oh, Mighty Obama, will make it all be good.
I can hear that Borg chant now.
"We are the Democrats. We are here to assimilate you. Resistance is futile."
Hate to break it to you lefties out there that are in the minority (remember, most of the country considers themselves conservatives). . . Resistance is working. The Town Halls and Tea Parties have taken a toll on the Democrats.
I am almost enjoying watching the Democrats running around in a panic - like a Borg separated from The Hive.
Shall we name them Hugh?
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
Leftists don't understand why the GOP doesn't have a "leader." They see it as some kind of weakness, or disorganization. Symbolism, and Royalty-like figures, are important to the Left. That comes naturally to them. They have trouble with conservatives considering themselves individuals.
It's a liberal "collectivist" thing, I suppose.
With the death of Senator Edward Kennedy, the closest thing the Democrats had to royalty has come to an end. Camelot is no more. The Liberal Lion has left the Left without a roar.
In the "Star Trek The Next Generation" television series there was a character group called "The Borg." The creatures were organic beings, turned machine. Their individuality had been abandoned for the betterment of "The Hive." They thought as one collective mind, and served under a queen that kept them occupied with activities that were for the common good of The Hive.
Sound like the Left?
With each passing election cycle the Democrats become more and more like those fictional Borg. They become more about the collective every time they speak, and you can almost hear the sucking sound as their individuality incrementally fades.
The problem with Teddy Kennedy, though he was a very loud Liberal Senator that fought hard for what he believed, is that he was not going to ever be President, and the Democrats knew it.
What good was it to have a royal family like the Kennedys if they were never going to retake the throne?
Enter, stage left, the Obamas. (Bill and Hillary have got to be spitting flames, being passed up like that).
Even Chris Matthews has proclaimed that Camelot has been transferred to Barack Obama. Obama is the new liberal royalty, and the liberals are willing to blindly follow him, and his policies, like the trained doggies that they are. That's why the politicians don't read the legislation. They trust his majesty's liberalness. Why read the bills? Oh, Mighty Obama, will make it all be good.
I can hear that Borg chant now.
"We are the Democrats. We are here to assimilate you. Resistance is futile."
Hate to break it to you lefties out there that are in the minority (remember, most of the country considers themselves conservatives). . . Resistance is working. The Town Halls and Tea Parties have taken a toll on the Democrats.
I am almost enjoying watching the Democrats running around in a panic - like a Borg separated from The Hive.
Shall we name them Hugh?
-- Political Pistachio Conservative News and Commentary
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