Our Gangster Government

I have been busy commenting on another blog today. Therefore, I thought that I would make my latest blog post about those comments.

As many of the blogs in my sidebar are reporting there has been a small victory in one of the Obama ineligibility cases.

I have been commenting at the Citizen Wells blog, mainly in the following two threads:

Citizen Wells:
Miami Herald, Macon ledger-enquirer, Obama not a natural born citizen, Soldier: Obama not U.S. born, can’t send me to Afghanistan

My comment there:

Christinewjc // July 14, 2009 at 11:20 am

I may end up having a view that’s in the minority here, but I don’t agree that we should “keep this development under wraps” for fear that the ObamaFRAUD & cohorts will burst this balloon of progress. Remember Alinsky’s rules for radicals? Their job is to intimidate, debase, criticize, mock , cast fear, threaten – even with death and (add your own description here) in order to silence us all.

Think about the people (including Orly) who have been out there working hard to expose the usurper. These people are far to well known to have anything happen to them by the Obot thugs and not have raised much suspicion their way.

Yes. The “powers that be” may have already (allegedly) committed murders (e.g. Donald Young and several others) but they were done against people who were not well known at the time. We shouldn’t let the “fear” stop us from shouting from the rooftops about this issue! As Jacqlyn stated here, there are other cases that may well end up being successful at finally getting the usurper out of office.

The lawyers need to be careful about what they reveal – and what they should not reveal at this time. Hopefully all that are currently involved in cases against the fraud will not reveal their cards too soon…so to speak. I think that most are intelligent enough not to do anything that would inadvertently sabotage their own case(s).

As more and more Americans are becoming increasingly aware of the facts surrounding Obama’s ineligibility, they are realizing that there is good reason to doubt that Obama was Constitutionally eligible in the first place. The more people who come on board the “eject the usurper” train, the better it will be for our nation when the verdict comes down.

Think about how many more millions of people would have likely rioted if Obama was found guilty of being ineligible for POTUS and taken out of office just a few months after the inauguration. All hell would have broken loose!

Today, many hundreds of thousands of people WANT to know the answer to this question :

“During the election, then Senator Obama published a statement at his website which said that his birth status was “governed” by the British Nationality Act of 1948. Can you please tell the American people how a natural born citizen of the United States can be governed – at birth – by British law?”

They have also regretted their votes for him as they witness his continuing efforts to destroy our Constitutional Republic with his awful errors and terrible policies – including his Marxist/pro-Islam/terrorist releasing/bankrupting America/job losing/unconstitutional czar appointing/tax cheat Geithner appointing/ business destroying/anti-captitalism actions/ bank takeovers/car industry takeovers/the Crap and trade bill/ the Obama Hellcare/ the Stimulus bill that was a total bomb and went to cronies like ACORN/the Gitmo closing fiasco/the horror of the families of the U.S.S. Cole bombing victims when he halted the terrorists trial/….and the list goes on and on.

I have been posting about Obama for over a year at my blog- warning people about the dangers of this man. Sometimes, it’s necessary for people to see with their own eyes that a person IS dangerous, before they will believe us.

I have been praying for Obama’s removal since day one. It is hard to be patient. However, God’s timing is always perfect. He sees the future – we don’t. We can only surmise what may happen. I pray that Obama’s removal will be a peaceful transition – because the majority of Americans (except that 20% who will ALWAYS support Obama – no matter what crimes he would be found guilty of) see it as a necessary thing.

Just some of my opinions and views on the matter at hand.




Citizen Wells:
LA Times, blog, July 13, 2009, Alan Keyes, et al. v Barack H. Obama, et al, Orly Taitz, U.S. District Judge David O. Carter, Opponents of Barack Obama’s presidency claim small court victory

In this comment thread, I was replying to Ms. Helga who wrote:

ms.helga // July 14, 2009 at 4:21 pm

I am listening to Sean Hannity on the radio and he keeps saying that Drudge has a story on about some real estate plan that the gov. has that blah,blah,blah. You know what he is doing? He is afraid to say there is the story about Orly and the serviceman case against the usurper. He is still afraid of being called a Right Wing Nut instead of being called a Patriot. Oh well, he is trying to guide the unknowing into the fold.

I also replied to what Katie said:

Katie // July 14, 2009 at 3:01 pm

Anybody counted 60 days from July 13th yet?

It’s September 11th.

My response:

Christinewjc // July 14, 2009 at 6:58 pm

Ms. Helga -

I could be mistaken about this, but it is my understanding (from others who have told this to me) that Sean Hannity, Glenn Beck, and other Fox News ANALYSIS pundits are prohibited from mentioning the Obama ineligibility issue. Why? Because of that Saudi billionaire that owns 7% (?) of the Fox News Channel stock.

If you notice, Glenn often does not blame Obama (directly, or only) for the mess we are in today. Glenn “spreads the blame around” and even encouraged protesters at the TEA Parties on April 15th not to “make it about Obama” or only blame Democrats.

One day during his radio show, I heard Beck claim that when he is able to, he will share more than he can share right now about what is really happening in America. I think this has to do with him keeping his job at Fox. If he was fired, then we wouldn’t be able to get the important information that he is sharing every day about our out-of-control government. The investigations that he does about it are very educational – and what I heard on the radio show today was quite astounding.

Remember how MSNBC mocked the “birthers” on several of their leftie pundit shows? They are trying to make the issue sound like a ridiculous conspiracy theory that is just a “rumor” going around the Internet via “right-wing nuts.”

Also, notice that Savage and Limbaugh have spoken about the COLB issue. They don’t have T.V. shows and so are more free to do that. I think I recall Mark Levin speaking about Obama’s BC on his radio show too.

Today, I did a search to see if Jon Voight has a blog. Couldn’t find one. I’m sure that he is aware of the ineligibility issue, but when he is interviewed on Fox he is (probably) forewarned not to discuss that. Does anyone know more about Voight’s stance on the issue?

Many pundits who agree with us may not think that anything can (or will) be done about this. I hope and pray that they are wrong!

I went on a couple other blogs today to read comments. Some are very suspicious that Orly got her hearing. They think that the Obots are about to present a forged COLB that will look so real that it will shut everyone up about the issue.

People are nervous about this issue and we all hope to God that ObamaFRAUD ultimately gets exposed and this usurper doesn’t get away with his flagrant treasonous actions against our country!

Also – notice that Brett Baier only reports the “straight news.” He doesn’t do any commentary about it. Did he bring it up with the panel of “all-stars” (as they call it) at the end of the show?

The naysayers on this issue will continue to pooh-pooh the evidence. The patriots will continue to expose the usurper. The lawyers will continue to bring their cases and all we need is for ONE to succeed.

Katie -

When you wrote this:

Anybody counted 60 days from July 13th yet?

It’s September 11th.

It sent chills down my spine! Coincidence? Only each individual can decide when we see the outcome of the case on that day.

A neighbor of mine (Christian) once told me that there appears to be a huge demonic spirit hanging over Washington D.C. As I thought about that comment, it seemed to me that the deception is so real upon those who would hold to Obama’s agenda. It is only those who “have eyes to see and ears to hear” what the Spirit of God is saying to the churches (meaning all believers in Christ) who were NEVER deceived about this issue in the first place. Sharing this information with all people (no matter what religion/faith etc.) is the duty of Christians everywhere. People are waking up to the TRUTH each and every day. The “scales are falling from their eyes” and they are realizing that we need to DO SOMETHING or we will lose our freedoms and Constitutional Republic.

I thank God for all the people (like Citizen Wells) who have been up close and in the center of this issue from the start. I’m certain that each and every patriot is being ridiculed and disparaged for their beliefs and work to expose Obama’s deception and lies. But we all need to consider it good works to help save this Republic.

Keep on talking, fellow patriots!! God is on the side of truth! One day, the truth will be made known. I just pray that it will be sooner, rather than later!

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After I posted that comment I noticed that some news shows are reporting on the two cases:

ms.helga // July 14, 2009 at 6:13 pm

Brett Baier on Fox just said soldier not going to war because CIC is not eligible-
The South // July 14, 2009 at 6:33 pm

ms.helga,

You beat me to the punch…lol

Yes, Bret even mentioned Taitz lawsuit in Georgia as well.
Jon S // July 14, 2009 at 6:34 pm

I just here’d Fox report the Soldier Obama Eligibility lawsuit!!

OMG I almost fell out of my seat-LOL
The South // July 14, 2009 at 6:34 pm

I meant to say,

Bret even mentioned the California case yesterday, and said a judge has agreed to hear the case on it’s merits.

Glad to see FOX saying something about it anyway!

zachjonesishome // July 14, 2009 at 6:40 pm

Here’s a report from CBS News

Soldier Challenges Deployment, Citing Obama’s Birth
CBS News – Brian Montopoli – ‎32 minutes ago‎
Reports the Ledger-Enquirer out of Columbus, Georgia: “Cook’s lawyer, Orly Taitz, who has also challenged the legitimacy of Obama’s presidency in other …

This is certainly good news that the media blackout seems to be lifting...albeit very slowly.

There is a not-to-be-missed video where Congresswoman Michele Bachmann exposes the current government take-overs as a "Gangster Government."


Here's a very poignant comment over at the Youtube site:

ls4vols (1 hour ago) This is only the beginning of what this country is facing. Gangster government - AMEN!! Hopefully those citizens out there who have half a brain, & who can think beyond their own specific needs will see what is happening to this country & stand up, be counted & boot out these radical, dishonest, hidden agenda types who are in it for themselves. Speaker Pelosi, Obama, Harry Reid, Barney Frank - all of them are crooks who are in it for themselves - no honor among thieves! GO SAVE THIS COUNTRY!!!!

Lastly, there is a very long essay that I will be reading soon. I have already mentioned some details about these groups here at my blog. This paper should give us all quite an education about them.

I thought that I would share it here so that readers can see the powerful characters that are behind the destructive policies that are being forced upon our nation through this current gangster government. Our current struggles for our freedoms and our beloved Constitutional Republic are at stake! Please become active in sharing this information so that more and more people will become aware!!

70 years: Chart Illustrates the Dominance by CFR, Trilaterals and Bilderbergers


Hat Tips:

Citizen Wells

RepubX

FYI - the RepubX site has has over 2,180 views today. A lot of people follow the information shared on that blog.

What is the "Coexist" Message Really About? [Add-on]

Have you seen the new "Coexist" bumper stickers? Over the past few months I have seen several. I wondered where they came from and what type of message that it's really all about. Of course, I instinctively knew that it was just another covert attempt to downplay the fact that Jesus Christ is the truth. Jesus told us, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except by me."

A "Coexist" message made up with differing religious symbols that attempts to combine religious beliefs (which, in some cases are polar opposites of each other) cannot portray an honest type of message.

A Little Leaven has a brief explanation of where this new phenomenon was started. Figures. I should have known that George Barna would some day go over the deep end in heretical thinking.

Lots of really good comments at the "Leaven" site.

The Christian Post title: "Researcher: America's Faith Tribes Can Restore Nation" is a perfect example of how the writers at that publication have abandoned the true, genuine Christian gospel and have elected to run in the direction of the murky Gospel-light, Jesus-plus-something-else mentality that creates a counterfeit type of Christianity. Scripture repeatedly warns us against getting fooled by such heresies.

At the Christian Post article site, a commentator named "Prophet" reveals the truth:

Prophet » Tue Apr 28, 2009 2:17 pm

What kind of new age garbage is this guy peddling?

That's exactly what it is. New Age garbage.

Commentator "Paul" over at the "Leaven" site explains:

If you add up the percentages of all those groups mentioned it totals 99.5%. These groups aren't going to save the culture--these groups ARE the culture!

Barna's analysis is what happens when Christians think their job is to save the culture, rather than proclaim God's truth.

Poor Paul the Apostle. He preached "Jesus Christ and him crucified" instead of trying to find common ground with pagans to save the culture of the Roman Empire.

Posted by: Paul L. April 28, 2009 at 12:55 PM

Eric adds:

I see bumper stickers on people's cars at my university all the time. I go to a public college and stuff like this is taught in almost every class I'm in. It is just a ply for tolerance. But I'm afraid it appears they're tolerant of every religion except true Christianity

Posted by: Eric April 28, 2009 at 07:19 PM

Yep....

Update:

Sothenes has just posted the following over at my Talk Wisdom message board:

Pray for Bono


Relevant Magazine

About five songs into their set, Bono stopped the show and strapped on a headband with writing on it. I stared up at the JumboTron to see that the handwritten lettering said: COEXIST.

Coexisting sounds like a great idea. I fully support the peaceful philanthropy that Bono has encouraged, and this seemed like another way that he was trying to spread the message.

Except, it started to feel like more than a political message. The “C” in “coexist” was the Islamic crescent moon, the “X” was the Star of David, and the “T” was the cross of Christ. Bono pointed at the symbols on his headband—first to the cross, then to the star, then to the crescent moon—and he began to repeat:

“Jesus, Jew, Mohammed—all true. Jesus, Jew, Mohammed—all true.”

He repeated the words like a mantra, and some people even began to repeat it with him. I suddenly wanted to crawl out of my skin. Was Bono, my supposed brother in Christ, preaching some kind of universalism? In just a few seconds, I went from agreeing with him about Christ-like “coexistence” to being creeped out by the ungodly, untrue thing he was saying. What’s going on here? What if he believes that all ways are the same, and he just thinks of Christianity as his particular way? Aren’t universalism and true Christianity mutually exclusive?

Hat tip:

A Little Leaven

Christian Post

Sothenes' post at Talk Wisdom message board

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Another great read related to this subject:

Albert Mohler: Two Rival Religions?

Excerpts:

"The chief modern rival of Christianity is 'liberalism,'" Machen asserted. "Modern liberalism, then, has lost sight of the two great presuppositions of the Christian message--the living God and the fact of sin," he argued. "The liberal doctrine of God and the liberal doctrine of man are both diametrically opposite to the Christian view. But the divergence concerns not only the presuppositions of the message, but also the message itself."

Kainz offers a crucial insight here, suggesting that one of the most important factors in the nation's cultural divide is that persons on both sides are deeply committed to their own creeds and worldviews--even if on one side those creeds are secular.

"This explains why talking about abortion or same-sex 'marriage,' for example, with certain liberals is usually futile. It is like trying to persuade a committed Muslim to accept Christ. Because his religion forbids it, he can only do so by converting from Islam to Christianity; he cannot accept Christ as long as he remains firmly committed to Islam. So it is with firmly committed liberals: Their 'religion' forbids any concessions to the 'conservative' agenda, and as long as they remain committed to their secular ideology, it is futile to hope for such concessions from them."

No wonder liberals hate true Christian believers so much! It competes with their secular IDOLATRY; and as Mohler states, "it is futile to hope for such concessions from them." Kind of destroys the idea of that "Coexist" propaganda...doesn't it?

The next segment explains the ObamaFRAUD mess and why he and his cohorts push their radical ideology upon an unwilling populace:

Looking back over the last century, Kainz argues that Marxism and ideological Liberalism have functioned as religious systems for millions of individuals. Looking specifically at Marxism, Kainz argues that the Marxist religion had dogmas, canonical scriptures, priests, theologians, ritualistic observances, parochial congregations, heresies, hagiography, and even an eschatology. Marxism's dogmas were its core teachings, including economic determinism and the "dictatorship of the proletariat." Its canonical scriptures included the writings of Marx, Lenin, and Mao Tse Tung. Its priests were those guardians of Marxist purity who functioned as the ideological theorists of the movement. Its ritualistic observances included actions ranging from workers' strikes to mass rallies. The eschatology of Marxism was to be realized in the appearance of "Communist man" and the new age of Marxist utopia.

Similarly, Kainz argues that modern secular liberalism includes its own dogmas. Among these are the beliefs "that mankind must overcome religious superstition by means of Reason; that empirical science can and will eventually answer all the questions about the world and human values that were formerly referred to traditional religion or theology; and that the human race, by constantly invalidating and disregarding hampering traditions, can and will achieve perfectibility."

Sorry ObamaFRAUD and cohorts - what you clueless people up there in Washington D.C. are doing is RUINING OUR CONSTITUTIONAL REPUBLIC!!

God help us to get a judge to hear the Kerchner et al vs. Obama et al lawsuit case!!! It will only take ONE HEARING to get the evidence out there. Then the usurper can be removed.

Liberals Own "Good Think/Bad Think" Propaganda

While reading the comment section over at Citizen Wells, I noticed that the blog author was encouraging people to go over to Atlas Shrugs blog and watch the movie "1984."

I thought to myself...hmmm...I can either spend the next two hours watching that movie or go out into the sunshine (it's very hot here today!) and take a dip into the pool. My better judgment told me to opt for the pool and sunshine. But my curiosity led me to watch the movie. I can still swim after dinner!

I had already been familiar with some of the plot and message of the movie, but it has been decades since I read the book. My mind needed a refresher course.

FYI, this post will contain some "spoilers," so if you would rather watch the movie first and then come back to read the rest of this post, I will understand.

The drab, dark, and ugly existence portrayed by the "workers" in the movie is truly a very sad thing to witness. With "big brother" looking in on every corner of their lives, the people appeared to be sullen-faced zombies. The only time that they got to express their emotions was during the propaganda meetings - where they were allowed to only express loyal emotions towards what was being told to them. They all chanted the same phrase and raised their crossed arms above their heads in solidarity with their "dear leader" and his various messages of propaganda.

I could not help but recall seeing a similar reaction during the 2008 election cycle. All of the ObamaBorg Bots were enthralled with Obama's campaign speeches. Did they know that this man was a teleprompter reading fraud? The true loyalists of the "hope," "change," and "yes we can" mantra were spellbound. It is too bad that they didn't recognize it for what it truly was - a load of propaganda designed to dupe them into voting for the biggest most inexperienced Marxist liar that has ever run for office. At the time, they fell for his rhetoric - not knowing that they were being hopelessly and continually lied to by Obama and his cohorts. This is becoming more and more obvious as time goes by.

The current realization of Obama's lies and propaganda (magnified by the all-adoring media) are all to similar to the lies and propaganda that was constantly being inflicted upon the people of "Oceania" in the movie.

Back to the film.

In this discussion, I am going to fast forward to a part where the lead character, Winston, was being tortured. His torturer (played by Richard Burton) placed him on a stretching machine and held up four fingers. He asked Winston, "how many fingers do I have up?" Winston answered, "four." Burton (forget his character name at the moment) told him that was the wrong answer and told his assistant to painfully torture Winston with the body stretcher. This went on for quite some time. Finally, Winston just begged to know what the "right" answer was. He said he would say "three" or "five" (when in reality, four fingers were up) just to avoid being tortured. Burton told the assistant to stretch him once again, just for saying that "lie."

What Burton, a member of the "thought police" wanted Winston to answer was "five." When Winston finally said "five," he wasn't stretched. This was all for the purpose of breaking the man's free will.

At this point, I found myself getting sleepy. I had done some heavy work around the house prior to watching the film, so I decided to take a break (with only 20 minutes left in the film) and cuddle up with my puggle dog on the couch for a brief nap. Just fifteen minutes usually refreshes me and then I'm up and ready to do the next task.

As I was waking, I thought about the parallels between the plot of "1984" and what is going on in today's government, media, and culture.

I thought about how the current members of the new "thought police" verbally bashed and endlessly tortured Miss California - Carrie Prejean - because she didn't give the "right" answer that would have pleased and satisfied the gay judge at the Miss U.S.A. pageant. It wasn't enough to keep her from winning the Miss U.S.A. crown, however. Just because today's "thought police" determined that she didn't deserve to be Miss U.S.A. (due to that "bad think" answer) the "thought police" collective decided that even more torture was needed to be inflicted upon this young woman. The gay activist director of the Miss California organization saw to it that she also lost her Miss California crown.

I thought of Sarah Palin. She is a Conservative Christian, happily married to Todd with five beautiful children. She is a member of the Republican party. Her vision for our nation, love for our country , love for our people, and love for our military - the defenders of our nation and Constitution - was evident in all of her speeches during the campaign. Ordinary people were drawn to her! Here was a person who was in politics for the right reasons! Her down to earth morals, values, and ethics appealed greatly to millions of women and men all across the United States of America.

However, the "bad think" liberals, (including the Media of Mass Deception, the ObamaBorg supporters, Hollywood, the feminists, the gays, the pro-abortion Trig haters - because as a Down Syndrome baby - he wasn't earmarked for abortion), and (add your own group here) all the other haters of the Palin family found it a great sport to criticize, ridicule, debase, defame, verbally abuse, continually attack, and falsely accuse the Governor of ethics violations through frivolous lawsuits. The reason for this? It was an attempt to utterly destroy this woman, her career, her future political aspirations and her happy family. The only kind of torture that was missing in their mentally deranged arsenal was the utilization of physical torture - like the one that was depicted in "1984" movie. If they could have legally gotten away with putting her on a stretching machine - I doubt that they would have hesitated to do Sarah harm in that respect as well. Heck - many even went so far as to threaten to kill her and rape female members of her family!

This also represents the mentality of the "good think...bad think" creeps who were behind all of the Bush derangement syndrome attacks that the liberals in the media spewed against our former president for eight years.
I think it's so despicable!!

America, and AMERICANS deserve better!!!

The so-called "hate crimes" legislation that the homosexuals (plus a dozen more sexually deviant lifestyle persons) want to inflict upon our nation is another example of "doublespeak" and "good think...bad think" derangement syndrome which would ultimately be used (incorrectly) to shut up those who disagree with their lifestyles.

All of the people who have been gathering at the TEA Party Protests instinctively know what the so-called "progressive" movement is all about. The progressives are, in reality, a retro group of Marxists who think they are right (oops...I mean "correct") in their views. They label anyone who disagrees with them (such as Conservatives, Christians, Republicans, Libertarians -add your group) as "wrong" in their thinking. Therefore, the opposition group must be criticized endlessly and silenced permanently through "thought crimes" legislation.

We live in a culture where every evil you could imagine is being portrayed as "good" and Good is being disgustingly portrayed as "evil."

God is not mocked!

One day, those who reject Him, His Son Jesus Christ, and His Laws will face Jesus as Lord of Lords and King of Kings in eternity. They will stand before Him with their own sins upon their souls and have no recourse to be forgiven for their sins and return back to God. Such a decision must be made in this lifetime. The Bible informs us that after a person dies - it is too late.

I hope that you will take the time to view the movie, "1984." I am going back to the film now to view the final 20 minutes. Perhaps I will have more to add later. Please share your thoughts as well.

Christine

Just finished preparing dinner. My family and I enjoyed baked salmon with peanut satay/ barbecue sauce, brown rice pilaf, steamed broccoli (only needs salt and pepper!) and tossed salad. It was yummy. If anyone is interested in the recipe for the salmon sauce - let me know.

I just finished watching the final 20 minutes of the movie. Very frightening - yet also presents a very powerful message at the very end.

Here's the most poignant quote from the movie:

The question is a philosophical, anthropological, and psychological one. It is: can human nature be changed in such a way that man can forget his longing for freedom, for dignity, for integrity, for love - that is to say, can man forget that he is human??

The final scene gives us the answer. It's a resounding NO!!

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Update 7/13/09:

It figures. Gateway Pundit Reports: The NYT (a.k.a The Nasty Yellowbellied Traitor) newspaper didn't waste any time in providing another hit piece against Sarah Palin; proving itself as an example of what I have already written regarding groups like this "bad think" and despicable member of the rabid liberal leftist Media of Mass Deception propaganda!

While Obama Visits 'Continent Of His Birth'...

Here in America the blogs are abuzz and sizzling with Obama ineligibility questions. This week, it was discovered that Obama has been caught claiming to have been born in two different hospitals in Hawaii!

RepubX: Snopes and Kapio'lani Medical Caught in Infinite Loop

The Obama File - Go read the last several days of posts!

Next, we now have a reporter on MSNBC in a video stating that Obama is Kenyan!

RepubX: MSNBC Reporter - Barack Obama is Kenyan

Citizen Wells: Obama Kenyan - MSNBC Verifies, Ghana Visit Confirms, July 10, 2009 - Obama Note Eligible, Obama Not Natural Born Citizen

Even Canadian bloggers know the truth!

The Canadian Sentinel: Africa 'Continent of Obama's Birth' - Ghana Paper

So, why did Obama skip visiting Kenya?

It's not only because of the birth certificate issue. There is more to it than that...much more!

WorldNetDaily reports:

FROM JEROME CORSI'S RED ALERT
Skipping over Kenya
Does itinerary continue cover-up of president's political links?

USA Africa Online: Obama Kenyan Born image

Hat Tips to all links.

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Add-on 7/12/09:

No Quarter USA: Whats Wrong With This Picture? Obama's Mysterious Special Friends

Don't miss reading the above article and comments. Might want to have a barf bag handy...

Sad For Her Generation

My daughter (who is 21 years old) sent me an email a few moments ago with a run-down of a recent Face book conversation that she had with a former friend (you will see why they are no longer friends after reading the essay) about Obama.

Here is what she wrote:

Hi Mama-

I just wanted to share something with you since you and I are always talking about how many liberals are such EVIL people. If anyone goes against their beliefs, they immediately resort to bashing the person instead of retaliating with LOGIC. It's insane! You always talk about it, and I agree with you, but I have never blatantly seen it in front of my face. I am ashamed to say that I actually used to be friends with this person!

On Face book, an old girlfriend of mine who is a HARDCORE Obama lover, made her "status" to say something about how Obama is going to Africa. I commented on it and made a JOKE saying "I bet he feels right at home being back in his birth place" and she wrote back saying "He was born in F*****G Hawaii get a clue please or don't write anything at all. Good day!"

I was SHOCKED Mom, I cannot believe this girl! So I wrote back "WHOA. Calm down. I'm your friend, remember? Just because we disagree on absolutely everything regarding politics doesn't mean you have to belittle my knowledge and opinions. You won our battle, remember? Your guy is president, not mine lol."

I tried to make a joke out of it so she wouldn't fly off the handle.

She and I got into many conflicts over Obama and McCain. So I jokingly tried to calm her down by saying how "her guy won". BUT after reading what another girl wrote to her, I decided that not only is she an insane Obama loving ignorant moron who can't even back up her facts - she also resorts to name calling and tries to belittle ANYONE who has different ideology. It seems like she thinks that if she pisses someone off enough or hurts them enough, that they will back off and not challenge her beliefs.

This is what the other girl wrote

"haha Id like to see his "real" birth certificate....since nobody else has....get your facts in order!"

Excuse the language in the girl's response but this is what she wrote:

"Blair, U are a C**T, why are we even friends, delete me, I don't want to be friends with ignorant people like u! I haven't even talked to u in like 6 years!"

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!?!?!?! I am literally in shock. SHE is the ignorant one! I am embarrassed to say I was ever friends with her. I can not believe she would call someone one of the most disgusting names in the book SIMPLY because she disagrees with her. How immature! EW! I am disgusted and annoyed and I had to share this with you. You should post it on your blog. I am really sad for my generation. What a bunch of IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!

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We sent texts back and forth.

I wrote:

Just read it! You are so correct! The Oblahblah drones are a cult. Who is the ObamaBorg Bot? Do I know her?

She gave me her name. From what I recall (from my daughter's high school days) this particular girl was not very wise with the boyfriend scene.

I also suggested that she give the link to The Obama File to the Obama cult girl so she can get a real education about our bogus POTUS!

I was glad to see that there was another girl on the Facebook page challenging the OBot, too.

It is so typical of the liberal left Obama lovers - who don't question ANYTHING about Obama or his terrible policies - and can't seem to have a calm, logical conversation about differences. All that they typically do is stoop to cursing, ranting and raving at anyone who challenges their political stance.

At least there is hope for SOME in my daughter's generation. All of them did not fall for the Obama-hype. There are many with morals, values, ethics, and political leanings that show common sense rather than falling for the celebrity status, the lies, the evil policies (e.g. abortion), and confusion - which is what Obama and his cronies are all about.

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IN OTHER NEWS....

Obama Ineligibility for POTUS update links:

WorldNetDaily: Eligibility claims attracting high-level interest
Joint Chiefs counsel, Justice Department now involved

A Place to Ask Questions to Get the Right Answers

GovTrack.US: H.R. 1503: 111th Congress This is a bill in the U.S. Congress originating in the House of Representatives ("H.R."). A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate and then be signed by the President before it becomes law.

Bill numbers restart from 1 every two years. Each two-year cycle is called a session of Congress. This bill was created in the 111th Congress, in 2009-2010.

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2009-2010 To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the principal campaign committee of...

What H.R. 1503 states:

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require the principal campaign committee of a candidate for election to the office of President to include with the committee's statement of organization a copy of the candidate's birth certificate, together with such other documentation as may be necessary to establish that the candidate meets the qualifications for eligibility to the Office of President under the Constitution.

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Update At 8:24 p.m. PT:

As Obama's poll numbers continue to drop, Politico reports: Independents begin to edge away from President Obama

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Related story of Obama corruption:

Washington Examiner: AmeriCorps stonewalls questions of White House involvement in IG firing

Many good comments there. Here's two:

mikeinarizona

Jul 10, 2009

Americorps must be commanded by congress to reveal the details of this illegal firing. Let the President then be forced to either come clean about Walpin's firing, and the corruption by Kevin Johnson that Walpin uncovered... or, declare "executive privilege," thus proving his complicity in the cover-up.



denise.tucker@co.yuma.az.us

Jul 10, 2009

It seems that obama and his cronies are above the law, and at every corner they are flipping off the american people with their arrogance. when is this going to end? those democrats cannot stay in for office forever.

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Update @ 11:05 p.m. PT:

Conservative Meanderings: Electing a Moron

Red Room.com: FROM HUMAN EVENTS MAGAZINE: BARACK HUSSEIN OBAMA MAY NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE WHITE HOUSE

Palin Haters Find a Reason to Attack Trig

Found this post: It Has Always Been About Trig over at Legal Insurrection which I found tonight via WorldNetDaily.

I started to tear up immediately, upon reading the cruel posts by rabid liberal left lunatics who have absolutely no decency, empathy, care or love for those they deem as "imperfect."

Why is that?

Two reasons.

1. They believe that Trig should have been aborted and hate the child and the mother because she chose LIFE FOR HER DOWN SYNDROME UNBORN BABY.

2. As the author of the article states:

"There is something about a Down syndrome child in plain view which has exposed the moral and emotional bankruptcy of the left-wing of the Democratic party. And they hate Sarah Palin because deep down, they hate themselves for being who they are."

These people on the left should be SO VERY ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES!! It makes me sick to my stomach to think about them and their awful, despicable treatment of a mother who they hate - simply because they hate her politics and/or ideology; and they hate her for choosing to give birth to her Down Syndrome baby boy, Trig. My eyes just well up with tears for the Palin family and all that they have suffered and endured by these horribly evil, ranting people.

Jesus had harsh words against adults who would harm a child. I don't think he only meant physical harm - he also meant emotional and spiritual harm being inflicted upon innocents as well.

Mat 18:6 "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were drowned in the depth of the sea.

Mar 9:42 "But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.

Luk 17:2 It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck, and he were thrown into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones.


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Update 7/9/09:

Isn't THIS AWFUL!!!

Read what Ginsburg originally thought Roe v. Wade was for!!


LAW OF THE LAND
Ginsburg: I thought Roe was to rid undesirables
Justice discusses 'growth in populations that we don't want to have too many of'

This is solid proof of the liberal left mindset that babies in the womb considered "undesirable" should be "rid of" through abortion.

HOW CRUEL AND DISGUSTING!! And this sorry excuse for a woman is a Supreme Court justice??

College Paper Shows Obama as Anti-American/Military Kook! [2 Updates!]

This is certainly interesting and quite the eye opener! Gateway Pundit reports:

College Paper Shows Obama Was a Raving Anti-American Kook

I would have been more specific. He was a raging anti-AMERICAN MILITARY kook! Be sure to read Gateway Pundit's brief commentary (below). A lot of the comments are really good, too.

The fact that there is a lot of rambling about nothing (an Obama trait that lasts to this day), misspelled words, improper grammar, and what looks to me like some copied content (without crediting references) shows how inarticulate the author is without his teleprompter! Ha!

Gateway Pundit:

Well, what do you know?

The state-run media can do research. It only took them 8 months after the election to release this crazy Far Left anti-American article Barack Obama wrote while in college.

Nearly six months into the Obama presidency, the mainstream media has finally done a bit of the candidate background reporting it declined to do during the campaign — other than in Wasilla — and whaddya know? The New York Times unearthed a 1983 article called, "Breaking the War Mentality," that Columbia student Barack Obama wrote for a campus newspaper. The article shows that Obama dreaded American "militarism" and its "military-industrial interests," while effusing enthusiasm for the dangerously delusional nuclear-freeze movement.

Moreover, while indicating a preference for the political wisdom of reggae singer Peter Tosh over Ronald Reagan or Scoop Jackson, Obama bewailed the "narrow focus" of anti-militarism activists, worrying that they were targeting the "symptoms" rather than the real "disease," namely, America's underlying economic and political injustice... Student Obama summed up with near incoherent Lefty gobbledygook:

Indeed, the most pervasive malady of the collegiate system specifically, and the American experience generally, is that elaborate patterns of knowledge and theory have been disembodied from individual choices and government policy. What the members of ARA and SAM try to do is infuse what they have learned about the current situation, bring the words of that formidable roster on the face of Butler Library, names like Thoreau, Jefferson, and Whitman, to bear on the twisted logic of which we are today a part. By adding their energy and effort in order to enhance the possibility of a decent world, they may help deprive us of a spectacular experience — that of war. But then, there are some things we shouldn't have to live through in order to want to avoid the experience.

how long do you suppost the NT Times have been sitting on this piece?

Today, the kook landed in Russia and is going to try to talk the Russians into disarming. It's more likely that he will sell out our allies in Poland and the Czech Republic instead.

It's all part of that hope and change we're getting used to. Thanks, New York Times.

One of the commenters mentioned that the New York Times probably released this information because they are as lefty-looney as Obama and think it's a "positive" about him as a college student!

Yeah right...UGH!!!

The portion of the sloppy, often incoherent rant that bothered me the most was this:

Generally, the narrow focus of the
Freeze movement as well as academic
discussions of first versus second strike
capabilities, suit the military-industrial
interests, as they continue adding to
their billion dollar erector sets. When
Peter Tosh sings that "everybody's asking
for peace, but nobody's asking for
justice," one is forced to wonder whether
disarmament or arms control issues,
severed from economic and political
issues, might be another instance of
focusing on the symptoms of a problem
instead of the disease itself. Mark Bigelow
does not think so. "We do focus primarily
on catastrophic weapons. Look,
we say, here's the worst part, let's work
on that. You're not going to get rid of
the military in the near future, so let's at
least work on this."

Mark Bigelow does feel that the
links are there, and points to fruitful
work being done by other organizations
involved with disarmament. The
Freeze is one part of a whol [sic] disarmament
movement. The lowest common
denominator, so to speak. For instance,
April 10-16 is Jobs For Peac [sic] week, with
a bunch of things going on around the
city. Also, the New York City Council
may pass a resolution in April calling for
greater social as opposed to military
spending. Things like this may dispell[sic]
the idea that disarmament is a white
issue, because how the government
spends its revenue affects everyone."
The very real advantages of concentrating
on a single issue is leading
the National Freeze movement to challenge
individual missile systems, while
continuing the broader campaign. This
year, Mark Bigelow sees the checking
of Pershing II and Cruise missile de·
ployment as crucial. "Because of their
small size and mobility, their deployment
will make possible arms control
verification far more difficult, and will
cut down warning time for the Soviets
to less than ten minutes. That can only
be a destabilizing factor." Additionally,
he sees the initiation by the U.S. of the
Test Ban Treaty as a powerful first step
towards a nuclear free world.

Earth to student Obama?? We live in the real world here! If we did what you wanted America to do with her nuclear weapons in the 80's we would be sitting ducks for North Korea and Iran!

There is so much more that can be commented on about that article. But I will leave that fun for anyone else who would like to do that.

Found this section quite ironic - based on the ObamaFRAUD's habit of "talking out of both sides of his mouth during the entire campaign, as well as right now as our usurper!

Regarding Columbia's possible
compliance, one comment in particular
hit upon an important point with the
Solomon hill, "The thing we need to do is
expose how columbia is talking out of
two sides of its mouth."

Even though the following section of the newspaper (included in the PDF file) is the second part of an additional article that started on "page 1" - take a look at the STUPID opinion that was expressed about Reagan "playing into the Russian's hands."

History has shown otherwise!

Bet that writer feels like such a fool now!

Green • continued from page 1

[a]nd soon, it is quite probable that the
Germans will do something on their
own. The Reagan administration's stalling
at the Geneva talks on nuclear weapons
has thus already caused severe
tension and could ultimately bring about
a dangerous rift between the United
States and Western Europe. By being
intransigent, Reagan is playing directly
into the Russians' hands.
In 1933 the German establishment
thought it could use Hitler to restore a
modicum of order to the confused and
confusing Weimar Republic. In fact,
Hitler did strengthen the German establishment,
but not exactly in the way
the bankers and businessmen had
wanted; and now, fifty years later, it is
clear who was using whom.
Nevertheless, the Western World
did not complain in 1933 because Hitler,
though a fascist and a totalitarian, was
seen, like countless American puppet
dictators today, as someone who leaves
the established order in place. (Christine: what??)
Not so the Greens. If a group of
young, anti-establishment pacifists
with unusual ideas and uncomfortable
answers to hard questions terrifies us
more today than Hitler, Himmler,
Goering and Goebbels did back in 1933,
our terror says more about us than it
does about the Greens or the Germans. (Christine: that's just so crazy but lol!!)
It indicates that we have failed to comprehend
the meaning of Nazism and
blind obedience to authority in their full
horror, and that we, unlike the Greens,
have yet ourselves to learn the demo­cratic
lesson that we have taught the
Germans so well.
Since the European peace movement
has long since become the American
peace movement, and since America
now has its own Green Party, the rise
of the Greens in Germany has profound
significance here. It is at once a warning
to us that the old solutions of more weapons
and again more weapons will no
longer be accepted in a Europe that is
already a powderkeg waiting to go off;
and it is an invitation to work towards a
peace that is genuine, lasting and non-nuclear. (Christine: Earth to this author, too?? We live in the real world here! If we did what you wanted America to do with her nuclear weapons in the 80's we would be sitting ducks for North Korea and Iran.)

One more thing. A commenter shares some thoughts about Obama's "Fourth of July" speech.

From Doug Ross' site:

Quote o' the day: "We don't know about you, but we find it creepy that an American President gave a 751-word, Fourth of July address without once mentioning the words "freedom" or "liberty" or even the American Revolution." -- Dinocrat

Not to mention "limited government"... though he did mention "American workers", saving the planet through carbon cap-and-trade and nationalizing health care.

Chisum 07.06.09 - 11:57 am

Obama rarely, if EVER talks about liberty or freedom.

President Ronald Reagan ALWAYS spoke of love for our nation, praise for our military in protecting it, and the demonstration of patriotism by helpful Americans.

Not so Obama.

Why?

Perhaps that college paper gives us a hint.

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Update 7/7/09:

Maggies Notebook reports:

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Obama Chides Military Might

In a speech before Moscow's New Economic School, Time.com is quoting President Obama saying countries who are militarized have no future.

The future does not belong to those who gather armies on a field of battle or bury missiles in the ground.

And one, two, three...all together now, al Qaeda and the Taliban said: "you go brother!" So what's his plan for Iran and North Korea?

One day this President will learn a hard lesson: his power lies in the military might and strength of America - that means our military strength, not his military strength.

The naivete of this former Columbia college kook is unconscionable!!

You people that voted for this DOOFUS and HIGHLY UNQUALIFIED, INELIGIBLE USURPER OF OUR CONSTITUTION - thanks a lot for your utter stupidity!!

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GateWay Pundit: How Much of This Hope & Change Disaster Can Americans Take?

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Update #2:

The Obama File's post on Obama's college article and naivete:

"I Am Not Naïve"

Rosslyn Smith writes -- That brief statement of Barack Obama's last month seems every bit as risible as Richard Nixon's "I am not a crook", after one reads the article on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Obama wrote for the student newspaper his senior year at Columbia. The New York Times rediscovered the student article on Independence Day and seems to want to spin it as a sign of the president's deep nature.

He railed against discussions of "first- versus second-strike capabilities" that "suit the military-industrial interests" with their "billion-dollar erector sets," and agitated for the elimination of global arsenals holding tens of thousands of deadly warheads.

The student was Barack Obama, and he was clearly trying to sort out his thoughts. In the conclusion, he denounced "the twisted logic of which we are a part today" and praised student efforts to realize "the possibility of a decent world." But his article, "Breaking the War Mentality," which only recently has been rediscovered, said little about how to achieve the utopian dream.

Unfortunately that sorting out process hasn't exactly progressed in 26 years. Obama's plans for a nuclear free world today are just as chock full of high sounding rhetoric and wishful thinking and just as bereft of details as they were when he was a senior at Columbia as to exactly how one is to accomplish such a lofty goal in a world of rogue nations. Conveniently forgotten by The Times is that all the nuclear freeze movement predictions Obama supported about the shape of the future were wrong. Instead of leading to a nuclear Armageddon, the increases in defense spending under Reagan led to the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Eastern block.

Obama seems determined to continue to pursue the policy goals he held as a student instead of learning from two decades of subsequent real world events. What is even more disturbing is how people like Richard Lugar continue to give Obama high marks for "being a good listener" and a "serious student" as they patronizingly give him a pass on the implementation of workable plans.

Most Americans outgrew their student mode shortly after they had to earn a living for themselves in jobs that had more quantifiable performance criteria than community organizing, Obama naive? Throw in sophistic, jejune and purblind to everything isn't a neat fit into ideological cubby holes that haven't change in two decades and you'll be on the right track.

Frank Gaffney sums it up in Commentary:

"If the implications were not so serious, the discrepancy between Mr. Obama's plans and real-world conditions would be hilarious," said Frank J. Gaffney Jr., a Reagan-era Pentagon official who directs the Center for Security Policy, a private group in Washington.

Afterthoughts About July 4th

Sometimes it can be hard to describe the mood of a group of people who took to the streets to protest this current out-of-control government. You can get a sense of what they are thinking due to the signs they were holding during the protest. I can only share the feeling that I personally got while standing there, waving my American flag and watching the actions, and reactions of the crowd.

I started up a conversation with the lady who was holding a sign that read: "90% Tax Increase for Congress!!" She told me that earlier, the "Don't Tread on Me" guy was sitting on the stone granite horse statue that was located on one corner across the street from the pond. He sat there for an hour, waving his huge "Don't Tread on Me" flag. The lady surmised that perhaps it got too hot (temp reached 100 degrees) and that is why he got off of the horse. A half hour later, I got the chance to ask the "Don't Tread" guy about the incident. He told me that someone reported him to the city and an official came by and told him to get off of it.

The newspaper account estimated that there were about 1,000 people at the rally. Apparently, there were only four Obama supporters there.

Several attendees who went to the rally on April 14th said that the first rally had twice as many participants. We can only guess as to why many people chose not to participate in this one. July 4th holiday plans? The heat? Or, apathy? Who knows.

I did sense that the people there were fiercely loyal to our country. The signs they held were proof of that. On the other hand, their total disgust for our current government - including Democrats and Republicans in Congress - was quite evident.

Before picking up Donna and driving to the rally, I looked in a few stores for some patriotic items. Target had NOTHING. I was saddened and disappointed to see that. In their typical "$1.00" section at the front of the store, I did see a shelf label that said, "flags - 2 for $1.00." That made me feel a bit better. Perhaps they just sold out of everything. There were also some children's rubber sandals with the stars and stripes on them. That didn't thrill me so much. I thought of how ObamaFRAUD and clueless Congress are trampling on our rights, freedom and spending OUR MONEY like DRUNKEN SAILORS (just a saying). Putting a flag design all over the sandals doesn't honor our nation very well. Just my humble opinion, of course.

Next, I went into our local Old Navy store. They had a small display of T-shirts that had a flag design (similar to the one I was wearing) with "Old Navy 2009" under it. I was hoping to find a visor to wear. They had some hats, but I don't like to wear hats.

Then I went into Michaels. That is where I found some flags. There were some craft items and Mylar balloons, but not much else.

I was very saddened by this. Perhaps I just went to the wrong stores, but I can remember seeing hundreds of items for sale on previous July 4th holidays! What happened this year? Is it just because of the economy? Or, was it due to apathy on the part of American retailers? I don't know.

Lastly, I gave it one more shot and walked into Albertsons grocery store. Every holiday, they usually have a big display of items to buy for each particular occasion. Not so this time. No big display, only a few mylar balloons. The next day I went to Stater Bros. for some groceries. The only thing that store had were patriotic flag paper plates and napkins!

Why?

Why so little merchandise available to the public to celebrate our Nation's 233 years of existence since its birth?

It saddened me. Truly saddened me!

Is Independence Day going in the same direction as other holidays? The secular powers-that- be have turned Christmas into "Winter break." Easter is more about bunnies, Easter eggs and baskets rather than the celebration of Christ's Resurrection. Is Independence Day now just another holiday where people pay less attention to its true meaning and more attention to their own whims of gratification?

The Obama File drew my attention to an article where the author described this July 4th as "divided and grim. "

I don’t think I’ve ever seen my country so divided and depressed on the Fourth of July in my lifetime and -- no matter what Bob Dylan dreamed up -- I’m not young, forever or otherwise. That includes the Vietnam War period when both sides at least had some conviction and excitement for the future, even if wrong. Not so now. The current situation is grim.

Obama is already over. In six short months, the now-spattered bumper stickers with "Hope and Change" seem like pathetic remnants from the days of "23 Skidoo," the echoes of "Yes, we can" more nauseating than ever in their cliché-ridden evasiveness. Although they may pretend otherwise, even Obama’s choir in the mainstream media seems to know he’s finished, their defenses of his wildly over-priced medical and cap-and-trade schemes perfunctory at best. Everyone knows we can’t afford them. His stimulus plan -- if you could call it his, maybe it’s Geithner’s, maybe it’s someone else’s, maybe it’s not a plan at all -- has produced absolutely nothing. In fact, I have met not one person of any ideology who evinces genuine confidence in it.

On the foreign policy front, it’s more embarrassing. He switches positions every day, such as they are, while acting like a petit-bourgeois snob with our allies and then, when people with genuine passion for democracy emerge on the scene (the courageous Iranian protesters), behaves like a cringe-worthy, equivocating creep. Enough of Obama.

Continue reading here . . .

I don't necessarily agree with the rest of the post at that link. However, this sentence is certainly apropos:

But don’t get me wrong - I love my country. And maybe it’s because I love it so much that I am so depressed. Yes, I know it’s always darkest before the dawn and all that. And I want to “look at the bright side,” as my grandmother always advised. Still, these are dark times and it’s hard to pretend otherwise. Obama’s eager aide-de-camp Rahm Emanuel wants to seize on this as an opportunity - and perhaps he’s right. Only not in the way Emanuel would suggest, ramming through Obama’s ill-conceived notions.

I think that the phrase, "I love my country...and maybe it's because I love it so much that I am so depressed" applies to millions of people as they somberly celebrated our Nations' founding this year. How much longer will we be able to enjoy our God given, hard fought for freedoms? Benjamin Franklin once said, "We have given you a Republic, if you can keep it."

Where are the gatekeepers??? That's what I want to know!!

Actually, I do know who the gatekeepers are. They are first and foremost, our brave, bold and honorable military!! God bless each and every one of you!!

Next, the additional gatekeepers are you, me, and every other citizen of the United States of America who value our Constitutional Republic and the freedom that title represents!

There are a lot of comments to read under the article at the Pajamas Media site! At first glance, the following one certainly caught my eye:

. john m e:

I think the funk we feel is perhaps a function of despair…despair brought on by the inexplicable degradation of our fellows. There is a profound sadness when the minorities behave in a bigoted fashion and those we thought loved freedom appear surprisingly willing to toss it overboard for little rewards or facile atonement. When our educators, we so deeply respected seem to have defiled our youth for a bit of silver…despair when we wonder why the defenders of our freedom seem no where to be found. So certain was I that transgressors would rise above their petty, driven, self absorption to rally to the duty of the general good…the welfare of our most needy, and reestablish the moral compass once the hallmark of civility and liberty …USA style.
Our nation, a noble experiment, threatened from within, cries out….


Jul 3, 2009 - 9:22 pm

Sally comments brings back the hope that we have when we trust the Lord Jesus Christ and realize that we have recovered from bad moments in history before:

10. Sally:


I don’t know how old you are but I think old enough to have lived through the 70s, yes? Talk about a demoralized and depressed nation! It was a horrible time. We had just lost a war and 58,000 lives in Vietnam, the President was forced to resign, there were gas lines, inflation was through the roof, American hostages were being held in Iran and nobody seemed to have a clue what to do about any of it. I’m sure that there have been other times as well in our history when all was bleak and the future drab and unappealing. And yet we endured. And survived. And better times arrived.

It helps me to remember that right now there are thousands upon thousands of American men and women, most of them much younger than I am, who are serving in war zones and putting themselves in harm’s way and every day when they get up they put on a uniform with an American flag on the shoulder and they go out to face the day, knowing it might be their last. They don’t get to spend a lot of time being depressed and sad. They have to believe there is something worth fighting for. They have to stay the course. And surely a country that was unworthy of the sacrifice would not be this privileged, to have such fine men and women willing to lay down their lives for her.

Maybe we’re just in a dry season right now. The first decade of the new century has been an eventful one for us, from the disputed 2000 Presidential election to 9/11 to the Iraq war and now the financial meltdown with the bad economy and lots of fraud and scandal and failed leadership everywhere. But we’ll fix it. We always do.


Jul 3, 2009 - 10:03 pm

God Bless America!!

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