Most of the news and opinion outlets have spun the Fort Hood massacre as not necessarily a radical Muslim terrorist attack. Well, I'm not a news outlet and I don't have to be politically correct, so, it was a terrorist attack and it was committed by an anti-American fully cognisant religious zealot. Clear enough?
When will this obsession with tender speech directed toward Islam end? For the weak hearted, never, but for the stout hearted, right now. I don't like Islam or any degree of it but I concede the right of Muslims to their belief and the free exercise thereof. Our Constitution guarantees it, but I have the right to stay as clear of it as possible. And, until I am shown solid evidence to the contrary I will believe that most Muslims are in sympathy with the Islamic terrorists. Now back to Fort Hood.
This tragedy could have been avoided if the warning signs which were everywhere, that Major Nidal Hasan was indeed a jihadist and a ticking time bomb, were heeded. But of course that would have been politically incorrect and totally unacceptable. Thus, America is one step closer to becoming a footnote in history as the country that squandered it's most valuable asset, Liberty.
Who's to blame for America's troubles? Is it the out of control government officials? Perhaps it's the liberals who are so touchy freely that their brains, if they have any, are on permanent furlough. Maybe it's those who know better but are too lazy to do anything about it. I vote for the latter. America is in a downward spiral because good people do nothing and as it has been often said, " the only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing." I ask, are those who do nothing really good? I think not. Could they be if they rise up? Absolutely. But will they? Probably not.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Rejection of anonymity, however....
I have a rule to reject all comments that are anonymous or have a silly moniker, but I will slightly modify that rule on this posting.
I received a comment that declared my "amateurish attempt" to be like Rush Limbaugh in his character assassination of Barack Obama. First, I am an amateur. Next, it would be foolish to compete with Limbaugh and last it isn't character assassination it is character suicide. Obama, with his own words, discredits himself.
The writer also states: "I find Mr Getty's ramblings consistently served with a heaping side of sour grapes." No dear writer it's not sour grapes it's profound fear.
Additionally, I'm accused of beginning my statements with the qualifier "I don't know much about his...." I re-read my postings and I find that statement nowhere. However, I readily admit I don't know the inner workings of his brain, but then does anyone? This fellow is one scary character.
So, Mr./Ms/Miss/Mrs. Anonymous, listen to Obama's speeches and you will have all the "substantive documentation" you need.
I received a comment that declared my "amateurish attempt" to be like Rush Limbaugh in his character assassination of Barack Obama. First, I am an amateur. Next, it would be foolish to compete with Limbaugh and last it isn't character assassination it is character suicide. Obama, with his own words, discredits himself.
The writer also states: "I find Mr Getty's ramblings consistently served with a heaping side of sour grapes." No dear writer it's not sour grapes it's profound fear.
Additionally, I'm accused of beginning my statements with the qualifier "I don't know much about his...." I re-read my postings and I find that statement nowhere. However, I readily admit I don't know the inner workings of his brain, but then does anyone? This fellow is one scary character.
So, Mr./Ms/Miss/Mrs. Anonymous, listen to Obama's speeches and you will have all the "substantive documentation" you need.
Monday, October 26, 2009
I knew Lincoln--You are not Lincoln
Over the course of the presidential campaign and at times during the presidency of Obama he has referred to himself as the likeness of Lincoln. In spite of his assessment of himself as the new liberator he is no Lincoln.
Now, let it be known that Lincoln is not my favorite president but compared to Obama he was one wonderful fellow. For the record, Washington was far and away the greatest Chief Executive.
Consider:
* Lincoln's principle--"allowing people to do what they please with their own business"
* Obama's principle-- Be in every one's business because government does everything well(bailouts)
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* Lincoln said--"It is better only sometimes to be right than at all times to be wrong."
* Obama--Has he ever been right?
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* Lincoln---"Property (any type of wealth) is the fruit of labor; property is desirable, is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise."
* Obama--Tax the rich out of existence, for they are greedy.
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* Lincoln--"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."
* Obama-- Did I miss something or is "Yes We Can" about governing without our consent?
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And the most famous and pithy of Lincoln's statements........"You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you can not fool all the people all the time."
Obama did not fool all the people but he fooled a sufficiently large amount and that was enough to put our Republic and Constitution in grave danger.
OK, so I didn't actually know Lincoln but I do know Obama is no Lincoln.
Now, let it be known that Lincoln is not my favorite president but compared to Obama he was one wonderful fellow. For the record, Washington was far and away the greatest Chief Executive.
Consider:
* Lincoln's principle--"allowing people to do what they please with their own business"
* Obama's principle-- Be in every one's business because government does everything well(bailouts)
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* Lincoln said--"It is better only sometimes to be right than at all times to be wrong."
* Obama--Has he ever been right?
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* Lincoln---"Property (any type of wealth) is the fruit of labor; property is desirable, is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich, and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise."
* Obama--Tax the rich out of existence, for they are greedy.
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* Lincoln--"No man is good enough to govern another man without that other's consent."
* Obama-- Did I miss something or is "Yes We Can" about governing without our consent?
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And the most famous and pithy of Lincoln's statements........"You can fool all the people some of the time and some of the people all the time, but you can not fool all the people all the time."
Obama did not fool all the people but he fooled a sufficiently large amount and that was enough to put our Republic and Constitution in grave danger.
OK, so I didn't actually know Lincoln but I do know Obama is no Lincoln.
Monday, October 12, 2009
I'm Soooo Proud!
I'm so proud of our President I can hardly contain my emotions. The Pulitzer Peace Prize, WOW! High and exalted for what he might do.
Peace, such a sweet sounding word. Unfortunately Obama has the spelling wrong. He is probably confused with piece of the action, piece of the pie, piece of the minds of the home boys, and girls (probably all of their minds), piece of our children's minds (government schools), and a 99% piece of our health care. And, The Lord only knows of what else he might want a piece.
Peace, such a sweet sounding word. Unfortunately Obama has the spelling wrong. He is probably confused with piece of the action, piece of the pie, piece of the minds of the home boys, and girls (probably all of their minds), piece of our children's minds (government schools), and a 99% piece of our health care. And, The Lord only knows of what else he might want a piece.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
WHY CAN'T WE HAVE A GUY LIKE THIS?
Recently at the UN Conference in New York there were four notable speeches. One was by Libyan President Qaddafi, a babbling idiot. Another by Iranian President Ahmadinejab, an evil madman. Yet another by American President Obama, a clueless neophyte. And then there was a powerful speech by Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, a man of courage, intelligent and resolve.
Israel, a small dot on the map of the middle east which wants nothing more than to be left in peace, is the target of mad men all over the area who wish and plan to destroy this small nation. President Netanyahu states emphatically that on his watch Israel will not be bullied or destroyed without a major fight. He does not apologize for Israel's successes in science, humanitarian activities, or literature. Instead, he praises his small county as the only republic in the middle east.
Now turn the page.
President Obama trips all over himself blaming America for every ill in the world when he should be extolling our virtues. He grovels at the feet of dictators when he should be serving notice that a butt kicking is on the way if you "tread on us." Yet he is more concerned about our image than our safety. Netanyahu, on the other hand is strong and resolute. His speech at the UN was powerful and spot on.
So, why can't we have a man like this? The simple answer: we were lazy last year. Let's not be lazy anymore, the price is much too high.
Israel has the man we have the mouse.
Israel, a small dot on the map of the middle east which wants nothing more than to be left in peace, is the target of mad men all over the area who wish and plan to destroy this small nation. President Netanyahu states emphatically that on his watch Israel will not be bullied or destroyed without a major fight. He does not apologize for Israel's successes in science, humanitarian activities, or literature. Instead, he praises his small county as the only republic in the middle east.
Now turn the page.
President Obama trips all over himself blaming America for every ill in the world when he should be extolling our virtues. He grovels at the feet of dictators when he should be serving notice that a butt kicking is on the way if you "tread on us." Yet he is more concerned about our image than our safety. Netanyahu, on the other hand is strong and resolute. His speech at the UN was powerful and spot on.
So, why can't we have a man like this? The simple answer: we were lazy last year. Let's not be lazy anymore, the price is much too high.
Israel has the man we have the mouse.
Friday, September 25, 2009
FISH, FARMERS, AND FOOLS
The Fish: A 2 inch fish that has no intrinsic value other than to excite and give justification to wacko environmentalist. More on the wackos later.
The Farmers: Those individualists who are the backbone of the food supply in our nation and around the world who are hard working, industrious, and resourceful and, they are the patriots of the land. They are as much as possible self-sufficient and not on the government dole. Dare I say the "salt of the earth."
The Fools: These are the ones who put every possible avenue of silliness you can imagine before common sense and the welfare of mankind. Whale are more important than aborted babies. The snail darter was more important than a hydroelectric dam, and of course the delta smelt, a 2 inch fish, is more important than the welfare of San Joanquin Valley farmers and Americans in general.
And now the story:
If the story is true, and I have every reason to believe it is, the water supply has been cut off from a large portion of land in the San Joanquin Valley of California. The reason: a small, insignificant fish known commonly as the delta smelt is in jeopardy due to the pumping of water from irrigation canals near the effected area of the valley. The small two inch fish is reportedly killed when caught in the intake nozzles of the pumps. Unfortunate for the fish, but life happens, or in this case death.
The problem is not the fish but the environmentalists. As a former nutty environmentalist I know the drill; forget people and their needs and concentrate on bugs, fish and polar bears. Now I don't have anything against animals for, some are fun to play with, (my dog), others are important to use for their products (my chickens' eggs), and other are good to eat. However, animals should never be placed in front of the welfare of humans. If we had to sacrifice every polar bear in the regions of the melting icebergs for the life of one child, I would gladly say, "au revoir."
So, I say to the weak politicians who won't stand up to the lying environmentalists, get a backbone or we'll hand you a "pink slip."
Incidentally, government agencies such as the EPA, IRS, etc. do not have the Constitutional authority to make laws whether it involves the environment or otherwise.
The Farmers: Those individualists who are the backbone of the food supply in our nation and around the world who are hard working, industrious, and resourceful and, they are the patriots of the land. They are as much as possible self-sufficient and not on the government dole. Dare I say the "salt of the earth."
The Fools: These are the ones who put every possible avenue of silliness you can imagine before common sense and the welfare of mankind. Whale are more important than aborted babies. The snail darter was more important than a hydroelectric dam, and of course the delta smelt, a 2 inch fish, is more important than the welfare of San Joanquin Valley farmers and Americans in general.
And now the story:
If the story is true, and I have every reason to believe it is, the water supply has been cut off from a large portion of land in the San Joanquin Valley of California. The reason: a small, insignificant fish known commonly as the delta smelt is in jeopardy due to the pumping of water from irrigation canals near the effected area of the valley. The small two inch fish is reportedly killed when caught in the intake nozzles of the pumps. Unfortunate for the fish, but life happens, or in this case death.
The problem is not the fish but the environmentalists. As a former nutty environmentalist I know the drill; forget people and their needs and concentrate on bugs, fish and polar bears. Now I don't have anything against animals for, some are fun to play with, (my dog), others are important to use for their products (my chickens' eggs), and other are good to eat. However, animals should never be placed in front of the welfare of humans. If we had to sacrifice every polar bear in the regions of the melting icebergs for the life of one child, I would gladly say, "au revoir."
So, I say to the weak politicians who won't stand up to the lying environmentalists, get a backbone or we'll hand you a "pink slip."
Incidentally, government agencies such as the EPA, IRS, etc. do not have the Constitutional authority to make laws whether it involves the environment or otherwise.
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Mobsters and Right Wing Radicals in DC
Not knowing what to expect I settled into my seat on the chartered bus, struck up a conversation with my seatmate and headed for Washington DC. It was Friday September 11 and it was "game on."
Forty-six of my fellow patriots and I were heading into uncharted waters with little or no idea what to expect when we joined a few others in DC to bring our grievances to a "fish dead" Congress.
Estimates range from 60,000 to 2,000,000 participates in the "DC Tea Party" (for the uninformed, the Tea Party is where the AstroTurfers, yahoos, rednecks, Nazis [Nancy Pelosi's description of us], trouble making ignoramuses, and mobster radicals were gathering to exercise our First Amendment right to free speech, PEACEFULLY assembly, and redress of grievances), however, I'll go on record with 1.500,000. For those who doubt the number, please note I was there.
My group of freedom loving radicals arrived at Freedom Plaza about 8:30am on September 12 where a large crowd was building. Faster than anyone could imagine people were coming from every nook and cranny. The street were filled to the point where the police were frantic to get the parade rolling. Traffic was backed up all over town and gridlock was the order of the day.
Finally, the parade started and the masses in true Constitutional form started for the seat of corruption, the US Capital Building.
The day continued with more people, great speeches, and warm fellowship. Conservatives showed their true colors with courtesy, and politeness, and a special helping hand to the handicapped and elderly. No death panel supporters anywhere to be found. There was also no ME, ME, ME, but there was plenty of sharing of water, food, seats or anything that anyone might need. And unlike the Obama inauguration the grounds were left clean. In fact, I have a video of a patriot picking up accidentally discarded papers of an unknown person and properly disposing of them.
The question might be asked. What was different about this protest from others that take place in Washington DC? The answer is simple. Conservatives are by and large gentle, hard working, self sufficient, God fearing people who want nothing from the government but for them to get out of the way of our "unalienable rights," which are those rights "endowed by our Creator," as well as those confirmed in our Constitution.
We are seeing a ground swell of a much needed revolution. A revolution not of blood but of votes. Good God fearing Americans are growing increasingly tired of government, whether city, county, state, or federal wasting our (YES our) money on useless projects, on companies that are nearly as corrupt as the government itself, on pork, illegal aliens and deadbeats who are too lazy to work.
So the call is; continue to rise up Americans, march on City Hall, the County Courthouse, the State Assembly, and the US Congress and throw those who are bums out.
So, I say to big government,"we'll churn our own butter if you will stop stealing our milk."
The Constitution was written and ratified to govern the government not to govern "We the People."
Forty-six of my fellow patriots and I were heading into uncharted waters with little or no idea what to expect when we joined a few others in DC to bring our grievances to a "fish dead" Congress.
Estimates range from 60,000 to 2,000,000 participates in the "DC Tea Party" (for the uninformed, the Tea Party is where the AstroTurfers, yahoos, rednecks, Nazis [Nancy Pelosi's description of us], trouble making ignoramuses, and mobster radicals were gathering to exercise our First Amendment right to free speech, PEACEFULLY assembly, and redress of grievances), however, I'll go on record with 1.500,000. For those who doubt the number, please note I was there.
My group of freedom loving radicals arrived at Freedom Plaza about 8:30am on September 12 where a large crowd was building. Faster than anyone could imagine people were coming from every nook and cranny. The street were filled to the point where the police were frantic to get the parade rolling. Traffic was backed up all over town and gridlock was the order of the day.
Finally, the parade started and the masses in true Constitutional form started for the seat of corruption, the US Capital Building.
The day continued with more people, great speeches, and warm fellowship. Conservatives showed their true colors with courtesy, and politeness, and a special helping hand to the handicapped and elderly. No death panel supporters anywhere to be found. There was also no ME, ME, ME, but there was plenty of sharing of water, food, seats or anything that anyone might need. And unlike the Obama inauguration the grounds were left clean. In fact, I have a video of a patriot picking up accidentally discarded papers of an unknown person and properly disposing of them.
The question might be asked. What was different about this protest from others that take place in Washington DC? The answer is simple. Conservatives are by and large gentle, hard working, self sufficient, God fearing people who want nothing from the government but for them to get out of the way of our "unalienable rights," which are those rights "endowed by our Creator," as well as those confirmed in our Constitution.
We are seeing a ground swell of a much needed revolution. A revolution not of blood but of votes. Good God fearing Americans are growing increasingly tired of government, whether city, county, state, or federal wasting our (YES our) money on useless projects, on companies that are nearly as corrupt as the government itself, on pork, illegal aliens and deadbeats who are too lazy to work.
So the call is; continue to rise up Americans, march on City Hall, the County Courthouse, the State Assembly, and the US Congress and throw those who are bums out.
So, I say to big government,"we'll churn our own butter if you will stop stealing our milk."
The Constitution was written and ratified to govern the government not to govern "We the People."
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