Journalism is truly dead! Long live journalism!

"We 'journalists' know what is best so quit complaining.  And will you quit saying that I look like Gadafi's twin sister!"  

Woman Accused of E-mail Death Threats Charged, Not Arrested, Media Silent

There are a couple of things that trouble me with this situation.  First, this woman was teaching children; and, second, the Left Stream Media, after its knee-jerk paroxysm of anguish over speech that could cause violence in the wake of the Arizona shooting during which they blamed every prominent Republican and Conservative that they could identify as being a challenge to Obama in 2012, has been completely silent.  At the time of the Arizona shooting while the talking-heads were wagging their collective fingers at the use of "targeting" and other militaristic words and phrases in the political discourse, most Americans agreed that rhetoric in politics was filled with violent-sounding terms that might give those who were mentally unbalanced the idea that violence was called for.  With what happened in Madison, Wisconsin, during the union-backed demonstrations that caused millions of dollars in damages it is abundantly clear that the words and tears of anguish in the aftermath of the murders and woundings in Tucson were the insincere rants and actions of liberals looking only for political advantage in the wake of a terrible crime committed by a criminal with no connections to any Republican or Conservative.

The threats by this teacher (who now faces prosecution) are a natural outgrowth of liberal-socialist thinking, union politics that encourages violent demonstrations "for the public good" and left-wing journalism that drapes such actions in robes of faux heroism.  Rather than hang her head in shame this teacher is probably proud of having crossed the line from legitimate political dissent to crime because for socialists and unions the line simply does not exist.  In their tiny, dark minds anything, including threats and violence, that will advance their cause or make their opposition hesitant to continue opposing their demands is a legitimate tool to be used whenever necessary.  Were the Left Stream Media credible, they would have pointed out that throughout history political violence has emanated from the liberal left far more than from the conservative right.  Instead the journalists of the 21st century are imbued with belief that the only true threat to their vision of America is that it hold true to the ideals of the Founding Fathers by providing for individual freedom.  They believe that socialist government, guided and supported by the Fourth Estate, is the way of the future.  They believe not in equal opportunity but in equal results.

Hopefully this teacher will be permanently removed from the classroom for she has amply demonstrated that she is totally unfit to be placed in a position of guiding young minds through education.  Unfortunately, that is only part of the problem because the system that created a teacher capable of such asinine actions is still in place and still supported by the public sector unions that not only encouraged but helped create the system.  Among public sector unions there is a prevalence of thought that the union and its members can act contrary to law and that comes from the thuggish idea that because unions represent a large number of "public workers" they are exempt from the law or can bend it to suit their purpose.  That is why FDR, while being a strong supporter of unions in the private sector, absolutely opposed public sector unions.  That is why it wouldn't surprise me to see this teacher supported by the unions who will argue that she was just exercising her right to dissent.  That she was threatening the lives of politicians with whom she disagreed is clearly not important in their eyes or in the eyes of the Left Stream Media.

There is, of course, a larger story here.  One about the death of journalism in the 21st century.  It's been said by several different writers that journalism died back in 2008 but it was actually on it's death bed for a several decades.  It was targeted by the left as early as the 1960's in the era of Bill Ayers and Bernadette Dohrn (who relied on its short-term memory problems) and it died slowly by the death from 1,000 cuts which left it bleeding, inutile and unable to understand the concept of, let alone report, the truth.  It was first blinded by socialist dogma, multiculturalism and diversity.  Then its ethics were destroyed by the dogma of political correctness and the erasing of the lines between right and wrong.  Finally, it was willingly and blindly led over the cliff of veracity to die falling into the pit of socialist purity.  Journalism is surely dead!  Long live journalism!

For the rest of the teacher's story follow the title link.

Call for Bipartisan Seating at the State of the Union

Let's have everybody sit together so it's not so obvious how much support our dear leader has lost.  We wouldn't want him to begin to doubt himself, now would we?  Well, would we?  

Once again Michelle Malkin's blog highlights a move by liberals and RINOs that is designed to weaken opposition to President Obama during and after his upcoming State of the Union Address.  Republicans who sign on to this proposal might as well form their own "Lapdog Caucus" because they are playing right into the Community-Organizer-in-Chief's hands.

Think about it.  This will be the first State of the Union since the Democrat's were so soundly repudiated last November.  Obama is politically weakened by the defeat but in order for him to regain the initiative he must water down the appearance of defeat when he appears before Congress.  Last year with the Democrats in control more than half the chamber was giving him standing ovations when he laid waste to Republican opposition and insulted the Supreme Court.  He is desperate to not look weakened during this year's speech so he and his Regime have come up with the novel let-us-all-sit-together-to-show-unity idea on the heals of Tucson and some overly sensitive RINOs have already signed on.  They might as well join the Democrats in a chorus of Kumbaya as they roll-over to have their tummy's scratched.

The impact of having the Republican-side of the aisle clearly and purposely sit on it's hands during those parts of the State of the Union that are clearly written to promote Obama's agenda is not only necessary, but required by the electorate.  The Republican majority came about not because we wanted everyone in Washington to just be friends and cooperate in what heretofore has been a program of bankrupting our nation to promote an agenda that is abhorrent to an increasing majority of We the People.  We the People want Obama to look out at his shrinking support, see the reality seated before him and realize that his ideas have been wrong and that he needs to reverse course.  The proposed interspersed seating dilutes the impact of November's election and gives the appearance that the victory by the Republican's was not a statement by the electorate that Washington is taking seriously.  It says that Obama is still as politically strong as he was last year when nothing could be further from the truth.  Most importantly for Obama, however, it preserves his ego and allows him to deceive himself as to the correctness of his actions during his first two years in office.

And if those Republicans who have already signed on to this idea don't get it, they should remember that they will again come up for election and this time the electorate will be really upset.

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New Republic Writer Grudgingly Admits Marco Rubio a Great Speaker

Is Marco Rubio the future of the GOP?

New Republic Writer Grudgingly Admits Marco Rubio a Great Speaker

After watching his victory speech I began to wonder: Will Marco Rubio be the first Hispanic in the White House? Does he have what it takes? What do you think?

Or will the Neo-Lib Democrat Party savage him as they have all other Hispanics who dared to step forward without their permission. Make no mistake about it, Democrats only care for ethnic groups during elections. The rest of the time they give them lip-service until the next election and soundly attack and disparage any who might think for themselves and be conservative.

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The Stakes in the Midterm Elections: Are We Citizens or Subjects?

The Stakes in the Midterm Elections: Are We Citizens or Subjects?

This is an excellent read using historical context to show just how Progressives have perverted the original intent of the Constitution in their efforts to create a perfect socialist state. As we can now see in Europe, the very area that Obama seems to idealize for its nanny-state governments, socialism and nanny-stateism just does not work. Of course, our Forefathers understood this all too well when they conceived the Constitution and clearly, from reading the Federalist Papers and significant writings of the early Framers, put in what they believed to be safeguards in the Constitution that limited the Federal Government. Unfortunately over the decades those safeguards have been under constant assault and significantly subverted by Progressives in Congress, the White House and the Courts through imaginative manipulation of the very language in which they were written by redefining the words and reinterpreting phrases to suit their own goals. As this article clearly points out, they have managed to do that which our Forefathers tried to prevent and in doing so have set us on the self-destructive path of socialism which leads to the title question: Are we Citizens or are we Subjects?

We reaffirm our citizenship on November 2, and in 2012 and 2016 we have the opportunity to finish the job by expelling remaining Progressives, on both the right and the left, from the White House, Senate and House of Representatives.

Follow the link for my recommended reading of the day.

And be sure to vote on November 2. It's time to send out some pink slips along with a strong message that we will not be dictated to by a nanny-state.

Washington’s Worst Nightmare: A Principled Man

Washington's Worst Nightmare: A Principled Man

I was raised by a man who lived by principles. My father believed in voting but never discussed who he voted for as a matter of principle. He dealt fairly with others as a matter of principle whether it was selling cattle or buying a new horse. He was a man of the land who believed that men should be treated as equals unless they showed themselves to be unprincipled then at that point, he would have nothing further to do with them.

As you can imagine, he didn't have much time for politicians.

"Joe the Plumber" thus strikes a chord with his opinion released on Big Government. Washington has operated without principles for far too long and it was never more clearly demonstrated than when RINO Sen. Lindsey Graham (r-SC) (Note: The lower case "r" is not an accident in Graham's case.) announced that he would support Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court. If Graham were a true Republican he would oppose Kagan on principle for her views are clearly an anathema to Republicans, especially Conservative Republicans, throughout the land and, I am certain, in his home state. I would daresay that his position is a greater embarrassment to Conservatives in the state of South Carolina than Bill Clinton's oral sex escapades in the Oval Office were to the nation as a whole.

Principle. A simple three-sylable word that is apparently unfathomable to Washington politicians. It is something that We the People sorely need and want in Washington but it is something that will continue to be elusive unless we turn-out as many incumbent politicians as possible in November. Our collective votes will decide whether our Nation will return to the principles of our Founders or whether the future of the country will be ruled by Progressives who view principles as an archaic idea and who hide behind the labels offered by our two-party system. We the People are the only ones who can force politicians to be principled for they have clearly demonstrated an inability to remain principled when left to their own devices.

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Then be sure to turn out and vote.

House Majority Leader: No Budget This Year

This is the type of leadership that the Neo-Lib Democrats bring to the table.  The one most important duty of the Congress is to draw up the federal budget; but the Neo-Libs know that presenting the budget with what they want to spend and showing that to the electorate will ensure their total defeat in November.  It is clear that what they plan to do is something to which a majority of Americans will object.

Do we need a better reason to vote every Neo-Lib Democrat–and some Progressive Republicans–out of office as well?  It's time to call them what they are and send them all packing.  Get involved this year.  It's just that important.

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Judas Must Have Been a Republican

Judas Must Have Been a Republican

When I read this I remembered a conversation that I had with a call center operator trying to get donations under Rep. John Boehner's auspices for the Republican Congressional Committee. Still hot under the collar from what was clearly a Republican leadership wuss response to the Democrat criticism of Rep. Joe Barton's accurately calling-out the Regime for the White House shakedown of BP for $20 billion, I let the young man have it with both barrels. In short I told him that if the Republican Party wanted me to donate money for their use then they had better develop a spine (actually, I may have used the phrase "grow a pair," but it means the same thing) because I was tired of their "business as usual" actions and willingness to act like Democrats when it came to governing. The young man kept trying to say that we need to work together–which is true, I admit–to regain control of Congress and I kept cutting him off with, "What good will that do if the Republican's continue to act like Democrats? They should be jumping on Joe Barton's side and screaming to high heaven about the improper actions of the White House! Why is it that they agree with everything that the Democrats do?" He couldn't answer that and I lost patience and hung up the phone with no further comment. I will donate to specific candidates–something I never did before this year– but to the Republican Party? No, not until they "grow a pair!"

Let's be clear: BP is definitely culpable and will not be let off the hook. But that is why we have a court system and it is up to the Courts to act on laws enacted by Congress and signed into law by the President. It is not up to the President to take action that he has no power to take just because he can get away with it. Congress has clearly become a totally ineffective balance to the Presidency. And the Courts have been ineffective in curtailing both Congress and the Presidency as the more activist of the jurists have pursued their own power plays at the expense of individual freedoms and the Constitution. But the bottom line is that the Republican failure to openly criticize the actions of the President or the Democrats across the aisle in an effective manner is what has allowed the Neo-Lib progressives of the Left to continually advance their agenda. It makes me think that the Republican leadership is engaging in a mere shadow puppet act to "appear" to be the opposition when they plan to profit right along with the Democrats. If they want me to believe that they are ready to lead, let them say loudly and clearly on every TV network that they are going to oppose the Kagan nomination and filibuster it and if the Democrats don't like it, tough. They can nominate a jurist who believes in the Constitution instead of "social justice" or face the same vote every time for every jurist for every judgeship. Let the Democrat's howl with outrage. Let them bluster to their sycophantic media outlets. Let them cry. And above all, let them have a dose of their own medicine because that's what they've been doing for 50 years. If the Republican Party wants my money, that's what they'll have to do. It's just that simple.

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Juneteenth 2010: Crowd-Sourcing Wikipedia in Honor of E. Frederic Morrow

Juneteenth 2010: Crowd-Sourcing Wikipedia in Honor of E. Frederic Morrow

Juneteenth...a unique celebration of freedom and liberation that we should all honor. Make sure your children understand the significance of this real historical event.

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Then try again to explain to me how it was the Democrats who stood up for blacks in American history. And do remember that economic enslavement through welfare payment dependency is not liberation. It is a destruction of the human spirit and self-respect.

And Happy Juneteenth to all!

Executive Temperament in Evidence: Bobby Jindal

Talking about doing something and actually getting something done are two different things.

Executive Temperament in Evidence: Bobby Jindal

We all remember the botched, universally panned reply he gave on behalf of the Republican Party to Obama's first State of the Union address. And off course, Obama's speech that night in 2009 was praised by the Left Stream Media and Neo-Libs everywhere. Now, over a year later with the wisdom of time and individual performance to put things into perspective, We the People know who was speaking "...words, just words..." but is unable to actually perform the duties of office and who is someone who can be a leader and get things done.

Bobby Jindal can learn to give a good speech but I don't believe that Obama can ever learn be a good leader. Saul Alinsky just never got around to writing about that. Actions do speak much louder than words and now we know that Obama is just words and nothing more. As the sun was rising this morning I was struck by the ascendancy of Bobby Jindal. This is a young man that will take action. He is a leader.

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U.S. Parkland Bordering Mexico, Shut Since 2006, Remains Off-Limits As Violence Escalates

Can you say "FAIL?"

The Preamble of the Constitution says, in part, "to provide for the common defense."  Since 1986 the Federal Government has essentially ceded to criminals a large portion of the border with Mexico.  This is clearly a failure of the Federal Government and should be addressed immediately.

No country can hope to survive if it cannot control its borders and the lack of will shown by Washington, DC, is appalling at best and criminal at worst.  Those responsible, and they come from both political parties, should be ashamed–and shamed–by the citizenry of the nation.  This is an outrageous insult to all Americans and must be corrected.

Of course, under Obama about all we can expect is the appointment of another "independent commission" charged with studying the matter.

Follow the link for the story.

Then write your Representative and Senators about this outrage.  They are as responsible as anyone else for this major "FAIL."

Republican Gary Miller: Earmarks, Land Deals and FBI Investigations.

Corruption: It's not just a Democrat thing.

Republican Gary Miller: Earmarks, Land Deals and FBI Investigations.

This is the type of person we don't need in Washington and I hope the people of California decide it's past time for him to retire. He's part of the problem in Washington and should be the target of all thinking citizens when they cast their vote this November. He gives the Republican Party a bad name and is why Democrats were able to seize control of Congress in 2006.

Follow the link for the story and some great video documenting how he's gotten rich.

Self-Inflicted Defeat

The enemy.  He is not confused about who he wants to defeat.

Self-Inflicted Defeat

Thus, what is of supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy. - Sun Tzu

If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle. - Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu authored The Art of War centuries ago yet it is as applicable in the 21st century as it was in 300 BC. Unfortunately while professional soldiers spend their lives studying the precepts of Sun Tzu in many different forms, politicians generally fail to understand the lessons that were meant to be conveyed by the "wise" quotes that we are all used to seeing whenever authors want to appear wise when writing about war. Few politicians have read Sun Tzu and even fewer understand what was being conveyed in those writings. Obama has heard of Sun Tzu, I am sure, but I doubt that he read The Art of War and, if he did, he failed to understand it. Not that Obama is ignorant but his concept of battle comes more from the likes of Saul Alinsky than from classical strategic and tactical thought and this makes him less effective that even Lyndon Johnson who tried to run a very hot war from the White House. Democrats, with the exception of Harry Truman, have proven time and again that it just can't be done that way.

What we see with the Obama Regime, and with the Bush Administration before it, is the reticence to clearly define and identify the enemy. The failure of the Bush Administration was because after the shock of 9/11 wore off and the civil libertarians started their counter-campaigns to humanize the enemy, Republicans began acting like Democrats and paying homage to "political correctness" rather than giving the military a clear objective and allowing them to prosecute a war. With the Obama Regime, conducting war is something that has to be very tightly controlled so as to not cause any bad publicity or cause any blood to be splashed on their own shoes thus their reliance on Preditor strikes and covert action while publicly restricting the activities of troops committed openly to battle. As much as I like and admire Special Operators, folks, that is not the way to win a war. It is a way to ensure defeat, politically if not militarily. Just ask Lyndon Johnson.

You can be certain that the enemy, the Islamo-fascists who were historically allied with the National Socialists in WWII, are adhering to the teachings of Sun Tzu and von Clauswitz. You can be certain that their goal is absolute victory and they aren't worrying about looking bad in the Left Stream Media because they see the Left Stream Media, if it doesn't support them, as an enemy to be eventually eliminated as well. Their goal is total dominance. Under Obama, ours is to get along and be a "nice guy."

I wonder what Sun Tzu would say about that?

Follow the link for a very good commentary.

Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics

Glenn Beck - Current Events & Politics

You may not have caught Glenn Beck's "Founders Friday" yesterday but you should have. The linked video wasn't aired as this Q & A occurred after the main show and it is every bit as illuminating as was the show itself.

Follow the link, enjoy and learn.

Chuck Devore for Senate in California

Chuck Devore was brought to my attention by a trusted friend out in California. From what I have been able to gather he is a good conservative and would represent the State of California well if elected to the Senate but like all candidates he needs the help of We the People.

I recommend that you go to his website and check it out. It's at http://chuckdevore.com/n/.

And while your at it, check out fousesquawk. Gary and I go back a long way and as you'll see he's definitely not afraid to beard the lion. You'll be glad you did.

Follow the title link for more.

And a GOP Incumbent has Trouble Keeping his Fly Zipped

GOP Rep. Souder to resign over affair - Washington Times

What is it about Washington that makes politicians believe that they are exempt from morality? It must be the power because it sure isn't common sense. It seems that if they aren't trying to screw the taxpayers they're screwing one of their aides.

Follow the link for the story.

Video: Chris Christie Slams Reporter | NewsBusters.org

Video: Chris Christie Slams Reporter | NewsBusters.org

Would that we had a more people like Chris Christie in elected positions. He is a fiscal conservative and the type of politician we need in America.

For your information, "Tom" is Tom Moran and the newspaper he works for is the Star Ledger in Newark, New Jersey, a newspaper that is far to the left of center and certainly represents the Left Stream Media.  (It does have good comics but that's all the "good" I can say about it.)

Follow the link and watch him eat a reporter alive.

Sen. Bob Bennett ousted at Utah GOP convention - Washington Times

Sen. Bob Bennett ousted at Utah GOP convention - Washington Times

This is as it should be. Those who went to Washington and became not the solution but part of the problem should be ousted.

Of course that means everyone regardless of party affiliation. They–the incumbents–all participated in the debacle that we now have to endure and they should all be sent home and only in that way can we try to change Washington. There are those who will say, "That's just not practical. We can't turn them all out at once!" and off course that is true. It wouldn't be practical especially if it came from only one side. What I'd like to see is all current incumbents resign and run in the next election for their own seats. If they be honorable men and women, given the current approval rating of the House and Senate, that would be the right thing to do, wouldn't it? Then they could actually say, if re-elected, that they had passed the test of the electorate.

I know they won't do it. They will cite all sorts of reasons why it isn't possible or practical but what it really boils down to is that they don't want to face We the People. They know they've made a mess of things and those Senators who don't face re-election this year aren't about to put their names on the line because they are afraid of the results. But think of what would happen if, for argument's sake, only one party did that. All the GOP Senators stepped forward and, facing re-election or not, tendered their resignation saying, "We pledge to follow the Constitution, move rapidly towards a smaller government and cut government spending and taxes if we are re-elected and we're putting our office on the line to prove our pledge. Re-elect us and that's what we shall do."

I wonder what the voters would do?

Follow the link to read about Senator Bennett's just deserved fate.

Run, Princella, Run!

Run, Princella, Run!

I would encourage you to take the time to get to know this candidate. She is young, intelligent and fully capable of representing Arkansas' 1st Congressional District in an outstanding manner. Go to her website at http://princellasmith.com/ and check her out.

We need young, vibrant, conservative Republicans in Congress.

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Black Republican Rebukes Steele

Black Republican Rebukes Steele

An excellent piece from Lloyd Marcus and the recommended read of the day as he completely skewers the identity politics practiced by the left and the right.

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Fighting Statism

Fighting Statism

An interesting read with a strong libertarian point of view; but, oh so true in this day and age. There is no doubt that we must fight statism if we are to survive as a free people. To do this we must take control of and reform the Republican Party. (Forty years ago I would have said the Republican and Democrat Parties but the Democrats have been seized completely by the liberal-progressive-socialist left wingnuts and are beyond hope.) We cannot let the traditional politicians who change principles as often as they change their suits continue to lead us to ever and ever larger government. It seems that every time we elect a new person to congress he or she goes there and tries to write a new law. Now I would not hazard a guess on how many laws there are currently on the books just on the Federal level in America; but I do know that there are laws that have been passed that are never enforced just because the U.S. Attorney's Office and the Federal Courts do not have the time to take them all to trial. There are so many laws on the books that lawyers must specialize in order to provide adequate advice. There are so many laws on the books that no matter how law abiding you are, you've probably, without meaning to, broken at least one in the last month.

What we need are elected politicians who will go to Washington with the idea firmly in their mind that they will be judged not on laws passed but on how many laws they can find and repeal that are worthless intrusions on personal liberty. After a couple of terms of politicians actually worrying about liberty, then we could start thinking about judging congress on the quality of bills that they enact rather than the quantity. And any congress that fails to enact a budget should be turned out en masse on the very next election. (You know, like the liberal-progressive-socialist Democrat controlled Congress we have now that is afraid of enacting a budget because they know that they plan to increase further the size of government, break promises of restraint and increase the federal deficit to unconscionable levels. None of these people should be returned to the house and 1/3rd of the Senators should be new come January. But I suppose that would be too perfect a world.)

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