Ignorance is bliss!

Just a day or two ago, I saw on Hannity, (Fox News), he had a panel of Democrats from New Jersey, the show was very interesting, and as usual, allowed the views from the “left” to be shared. I have to admit, I spend almost all of my day, and night, watching the news, and a limited few other programs, and reading books, but my world, my life, is basically here, on the Internet, so, I am able to keep up with what is actually going on in the world, and do not base my opinions on second or third hand information. This said, I am not judging anyone, I am just letting you know where I am coming from.

During this show, Hannity asked one guy if he liked paying taxes, and broke it down as to the facts about his state and local taxes making it that he paid more to live in a state that is in debt and has high unemployment. This guy, said he has to pay more in taxes to pay for states that don’t have state tax! Obviously, this poor uninformed man did not have a clue! State taxes go to that state, it is the federal taxes that go into the government fund and are supposed to be used to take care of the things that the Federal government is supposed to take care of, like our military, but, not the things the state is supposed to take care of like roads in that state.

You could summarize the definition of the word, “ignorance”, as, “not knowing”, thus, this man was ignorant to the facts. The type of government you have, the wasteful spending, the entitlements, the unions, and so on are what determine how much money a state needs and where they get this money. I live in the great state of Texas, we have no local or state taxes, and also have a balanced budget, unemployement is still lower than most states, and, the low taxes is at least part of the reason! Texas is a big place, has tons of roads, and no, they are not all perfect, I doubt any state is, but, we are doing pretty good. So, why do these “liberal” states have so many taxes? Ignorance! Yes, the people there, obviously, “don’t know”, that they too can have lower taxes, if, the adopt more conservative ways and move away from the fanatical fantasy of the “nanny state” that takes care of everything!

I met a guy from “up north” who was looking for a job, and couldn’t understand why here in Texas he got laughed at when looking for a job. The guy went on to explain that he just wanted to get paid about what he did “back home”, which was about $25 an hour, for a “helper” position. I couldn’t help but laugh when he said that he had been told, “we could hire three guys for that amount”, because I knew it was true. What this guy was so ignorant of, were the facts, that $25 an hour, put him in a higher tax bracket,  with the added local and state taxes, and the “Union Dues” he brought home less than the guy that got $8 an hour here! This means that three people have a job, spend money and keep the economy going. The cost of living is less here too because the business you buy your food or whatever from doesn’t have to pay those extra taxes to the city, state or union! You do the math, are you ignorant?

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Is This Obamas Sneaky Little Secret?

I think I have figured out what Obama is up to! I may be wrong, but I believe that I am at least pretty close!

I am sure that you have noticed all of the things happening in our country, and the world, like North Korea trying to provoke us into doing something, Iran having an election, followed by the people rising up, due to miscounted votes, and of course, our own beloved President Obama and his henchmen, and women, spending every penny on the planet that Fedzilla can borrow, yet, the mainstream media says nothing? I believe that I know why!

If you will remember, Joe (the mouth) Biden, even warned us, that within six months President Obama would be tested, was this a gaff? Did Biden say this for a reason? I believe so, after all, I don’t think that his so called gaffs, are what they appear to be, I think it is all part of Obama’s plan! Remember what I wrote here, “Is anyone else getting this?“,  take a closer look at the photos on that page, read what I have written there. Well?

Many people will say that I am nuts, but if you combine all of what our “President” has already done, with what the world is doing right now, maybe I don’t seem quite so crazy?

The whole world hated Bush, yet the whole world, even our enemies, love Obama, doesn’t this make you even a little bit suspicious? When the people of Iraq started to stand up, the first time, after Daddy Bush had driven Saddam out of Kuwait, and promissed them we would be there to support them, yet he fell weak under political pressure and abandoned them, remember that? Well, when G.W. Bush came along, they didn’t trust him, heck, I wouldn’t have either, if you were them, would you? Well, when Dubya actually did what he said, and freed them, then didn’t fall to the political pressure and stood by his word, what happened? The people of Iraq stood up and voted! Freedom actually happened! What happened next?

IRAN, not the people, but the rulers, the Mullahs and Ahmad-the-nut-job (Ahmadinejad), started causing problems in Iraq, but why would they do that? Simple, they were afraid of Bush! They were afraid of America, and the freedom that America represents! Well, look at what has happened now, the Iranian people are standing up! These people know that these protests could lead to their death, not caused by America, but their own rulers! Is this a signal or what? So, what has our, “Ruler” done? Nothing! Why? Obama says he doesn’t want to meddle, but, Iran’s rulers are blaming the U.S. anyway, no, they are not pointing the finger at Obama, like they would have Bush, but, they are pointing it at America! I believe that a “real” American President would have at least made a statement of support for those people, maybe there is a reason he doesn’t want to encourage them? Looks to me like that desire to be free has seeped accross the border from Iraq, maybe Bush was right?

Here in America, soccer (real football, played with the feet), doesn’t mean much to anyone, but, to the rest of the world, it means a lot, you could call soccer the world’s sport, now to the point, did you notice the green armbands that these players of the Iranian team are wearing? These armbands are to show support for the people of Iran that are standing up to their government! OK, the millions of people marching in the streets may be tough to identify, but the Iranian national team? Everyone knows who they are, who their families are and so on, now, to me, that makes a statement!

Now, we get to my point of this article.

Why hasn’t Obama done anything, about anything? What’s up with those bogas Treasury Bonds? Why was Obama grinning the way he was in that picture with Chavez? Why were Chavez and Ahmadinejad smiling and laughing in that other picture? Why was his statement to the Iranian’s so weak? Why was his statement to North Korea so weak? Why is he so obviously spending us into debt? What is going on with all of Biden’s little slips? Why did Hugo Chavez say that Obama is even more liberal than he? Haven’t you figured it out yet? Obama is using all of this as smoke and mirrors! Obama doesn’t want his sheep to find out he is taking them to be slaughtered! Maybe not literally, but financially! Obama wants this country to be so weak, like he appears to be, so that we can’t do anything about what he has done! Dictators, like Chavez, and Hitler took control of the countries by deception, so, why wouldn’t Obama do the same thing? Maybe that is what Chavez was referring to? Maybe that explains it all? I hope not, but if you look at Obama’s friends from the past, like Bill Ayers, ACORN, and that bunch of radicals, even that Reverend Wright could be an indicator of things to come! Once the county is broke and we are all on welfare, then Obama, Chavez and Ahmadinejad can finally get that group hug picture!

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Email from senator John Cornyn 4-13-09

21st Century Threats
‘Unproven Technology’ Lays Basis for Missile Defense

The following op-ed ran in today’s edition of the Defense News, which can be accessed here.

On April 5, North Korea launched a missile – and sent the world a wake-up call.

Ballistic missiles in the hands of rogue states, potentially armed with weapons of mass destruction, remain one of the most serious security threats of the 21st century. Change of administrations in Washington does not change this strategic imperative: Free nations must defend themselves from ballistic missile attack through robust and layered missile defense capabilities.

North Korea’s launch continues a ballistic missile development program that is now four decades old, and which many believe is the most advanced in the developing world. North Korea’s Taepo Dong-2 long-range missile has the potential capability to strike Hawaii, Alaska and possibly the West Coast of the United States.

Many observers agree that North Korea has proliferated elements of its missile program, along with those of its nuclear program, and has helped accelerate development of dangerous capabilities in Iran and other nations. Iran’s capabilities, in turn, could threaten all our allies in Europe, Central and South Asia, and the Middle East, including Israel.

Despite the growing risk, the new U.S. administration seems determined to scale back our missile defense capabilities and leave us and our allies more vulnerable.

On the same day that North Korea tested its new capabilities, President Barack Obama announced that America’s capabilities would be subject to new restrictions. He said in Prague that our missile defense partnership with NATO, including a tracking radar to be based on Czech soil, would go forward only if it is cost-effective and proven, and if the threat from Iran persists. These qualifications may seem reasonable, yet they signal unreasonable cutbacks throughout our missile defense program.

The next day, Defense Secretary Robert Gates made clear which U.S. missile defense capabilities meet the administration’s new standards. Approved for more funding are the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, the Standard Missile 3 program, and the conversion of six Aegis cruisers for missile defense.

Defunded or delayed are the Multiple Kill Vehicle program, the Airborne Laser program and additional ground-based interceptors in Alaska. Overall, the administration plans to cut funding for missile defense by nearly $1.5 billion, or about 15 percent.

Reading between the lines, we can see the new administration’s priorities. They recognize our proven but limited capability to destroy missiles in the midcourse and terminal stages of flight, yet they resist developing new technologies that would defeat such missiles much earlier, in the critical boost phase. In Europe, what they haven’t left out of the budget they seem eager to give away at the negotiating table.

And while trillions of dollars in domestic spending are justified as economic stimulus, new defenses against ballistic missiles – built right here in America – must overcome much higher hurdles from the budgetary bean counters.

FIXING THE PRIORITIES

The administration has set the wrong priorities, partly because it takes too lightly the growing missile threat from rogue states, but mostly because it has failed to recognize three crucial developments over the past 25 years.

First, new technologies have proved the skeptics wrong. During the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan’s vision of defenses against ballistic missiles was dismissed as science fiction. Today, our nation has deployed ground-based interceptors, early warning satellites, land- and sea-based radars, and an integrated command, control, battle management and communications infrastructure. Together these components give us an emergency capability against a limited long-range ballistic missile attack, yet each of them, decades ago, was merely an “unproven” technology.

Research, development and deployment of today’s unproven technologies are the key to improving our defenses in the decades to come.

Second, the administration seems unaware of the sea change in international public opinion on the issue of missile defense. At the close of the 20th century, our allies and friends were still very skeptical of missile defense. Yet, consistent and patient diplomacy by the Bush administration changed all that. Today, our nation has cooperative agreements on missile defense with the United Kingdom, Denmark, Italy, Japan and Australia.

We are working with Poland and the Czech Republic to give NATO a missile defense capability, and with Israel to improve its defenses against medium-range rockets. India, France and many other nations have expressed interest in cooperating with us on these technologies. Cutting back on U.S. missile defense capabilities makes no sense when so many allies and friends want to deepen their cooperation with us.

Third, support for U.S. missile defenses now crosses partisan lines. Five of my colleagues, including Independent Joe Lieberman and Democrat Mark Begich, wrote President Obama following his administration’s proposed funding cuts for missile defense. They urged him to reconsider these recommendations and to continue development of an integrated, layered defense against the ballistic missile threat.

I share my colleagues’ concerns, as do millions of Americans across the political spectrum. The president has inspired so many with his vision of crossing ideological divides to pursue common, long-term objectives. Building the infrastructure of missile defense presents a tremendous opportunity to make that vision a reality.

President Obama, like every commander in chief, must make difficult choices to protect our people, advance freedom and defend our strategic interests. I applaud his surge of forces in Afghanistan and appreciate the additional defense capabilities he appears willing to fund. Yet I will oppose any cuts to missile defenses, and to any program that gives us a fighting chance to deter and defeat the security threats of the 21st century.

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I bet North Korea is scared now! I say we should have barbecued him!

I bet North Korea and Kim Jong il are just shaking in their shorts! Barack Obama and the U.N. are going to have a meeting! That is kind of like saying, ‘well, he did it, now what do we do?’ Are there no leaders left in the world? Here is the kicker, Mexico’s ambassador is the one in the barrel this month! Oh boy, can we talk about the illegals while this meeting is going on? I feel so safe, had that been a nuke, it would have been like way too late, something would have been glowing by now! If the world is going to follow Mexico’s lead, we are done for! What are they going to do, send aome illegals to take over North Korea? Read the story below, that is Comrade Obama’s Statement.

From the BNO Newsroom.

Prague, CZECH REPUBLIC (BNO NEWS) – “North Korea’s development and proliferation of ballistic missile technology pose a threat to the northeast Asian region and to international peace and security. The launch today of a Taepo-dong 2 missile was a clear violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, which expressly prohibits North Korea from conducting ballistic missile-related activities of any kind. With this provocative act, North Korea has ignored its international obligations, rejected unequivocal calls for restraint, and further isolated itself from the community of nations.

We will immediately consult with our allies in the region, including Japan and the Republic of Korea, and members of the U.N. Security Council to bring this matter before the Council. I urge North Korea to abide fully by the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council and to refrain from further provocative actions.

Preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery is a high priority for my administration. The United States is fully committed to maintaining security and stability in northeast Asia and we will continue working for the verifiable denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula through the Six-Party Talks. The Six-Party Talks provide the forum for achieving denuclearization, reducing tensions, and for resolving other issues of concern between North Korea, its four neighbors, and the United States. North Korea has a pathway to acceptance in the international community, but it will not find that acceptance unless it abandons its pursuit of weapons of mass destruction and abides by its international obligations and commitments.”

Here is an excerpt from FoxNews.

UNITED NATIONS —  The U.N. Security Council approved an emergency session Sunday to deal with North Korea’s rocket launch.

So, now what?

Diplomats at the U.N. say the U.S., Britain, France and South Korea already have begun discussing a possible Security Council resolution to reaffirm its existing sanctions on North Korea.

Is anybody out there?  Hello, what was that loud bang? Oh look, my doggy just melted! Come on people, another resolution? Like did the last one work? It is a bit like sending a pedophile to prison and rehab, IT WILL NOT WORK! What was it, 17 U.N. Resolutions before we actually had the balls to take out Saddam? Can anybody see the pattern here but me?

I have made this next segment of the quote above bold, so that you can read it in its full context, “I urge North Korea to abide fully by the resolutions of the U.N. Security Council and to refrain from further provocative actions.” What? Obama URGES North Korea? I guess Biden was right? Maybe they already had this worked out?

I am sorry, if I had been the Commander in Chief, and had told North Korea, the same words that Obama did before, what was it? Something about an at of aggression? I would have been forced to keep my word, in other words, That fat, perverted, North Korean Bastard would now be Barbecue! Between us, South Korea and Japan, we could have smoked that half of the continent, and made some growing room for South Korea! After all, what are the Chinese going to say, we now owe them TRILLIONS of dollars! That would be like a dope dealer killing a junkie, they wouldn’t get paid if we were at war! Now, that is diplomacy!

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What are those little flags at the bottom of the page?

What are those little flags? In case you were wondering, I just thought I would tell you. Everybody has a “counter” on their site, that is what this is, only not quite so boring. If you would like to get your own, for your site, follow this link to FlagCounter.com.

As you can see, we are getting visitors from all over the world,  and the issues that are covered here, must be important to more than just us Americans, the world is watching.

You can click the link below the flags to see a more detailed report, or, you can click here. Please note, at the time of writing this, the screenshot is after just a few hours.

Thanks World for Visiting and thank you FlagCounter.com for providing this tool!

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Finally, someone is going to stand up to Iran!

Benjamin Netanyahu has let it be known that he is not going to allow Iran to get nukes! Netanyahu has also put the ball in  Barack Obama’s court, basically stating, Stop Iran or I will. I have been waiting on this for a long time now, Netanyahu is just about the only leader in the world, and he was just sworn in, that has the balls to stand up to this crazy, extremist, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, or Ahmad-the-nutjob as I call him, and, Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei .

We all know that the U.S. is having financial problems, the whole world is, and Obama’s spending spree has made it even worse, but someone has got to do something to stop Iran from getting nukes, otherwise, our financial problems will seem trivial compared to the threat of a nuclear Iran!

I especially like this quote from Netanyahu, “You don’t want a messianic apocalyptic cult controlling atomic bombs. When the wide-eyed believer gets hold of the reins of power and the weapons of mass death, then the entire world should start worrying, and that is what is happening in Iran.” This pretty much puts it all into perspective, or at least it should.

For those that are of the belief, “Peace at all costs”, all I can say is, cover you eyes and ears and stick your head in the sand if you want, but someone must stand up to these evil monsters in the world. Don’t be scared. I say to Benjamin Netanyahu, “Do what you have to do, since America has been emasculated, a self inflicted injury, by electing an ultra liberal, entitlement funding, fiscally irresponsible, and basically spineless government, somebody has to do what is needed!” I mean come on, changing “The War on Terror” to “Overseas Contingency Operation” and “Terrorism” to “man-caused disasters”, is that weak or what? Thank God there is still one “leader” left in the world!

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Do You Remember where you were on September 11, 2001?

Do you remember where you were? I know that I do, I have a very vivid memory of that day, at least the first part of it, after news of the attacks happening, it all kind of becomes a blur! Glenn Beck remembers too, follow this link to listen, it brings back a lot of memories for me, maybe it will for you too.

That day started like every day during that time, I had just stopped and picked up donuts for the guys, and was sitting at a red-light, waiting to pull in to the parking lot, when my cell phone rang. It was my girlfriend, and she was freaking out a bit, trying to tell me that an airplane had just hit the World Trade Center, honestly, I started to laugh! As bad as that sounds, it was that I thought she was just playing a joke on me, but, no sooner than I had started to laugh, and she started screaming! I mean screaming like the world had just ended! I never did laugh.

At this point, everything was still unknown, when she first called, it sounded like a plane crash or something benign like that, you know, just an accident, even as bad as that would have been, it just didn;t sound like a big deal, until she screamed! I have to tell you, I had just put my truck into park at that time, thank God, but when she screamed, I knew it was no joke! That was when the second plane had hit.

I got out of my pickup, forgetting the donuts, and was headed into the carpet store, as she was hearing the details of  what had happened, and was telling me, I know I must have looked like a mess to everyone inside, that were waiting on the donuts, and as I sterted to tell them what had happened, they had the same reaction that I did at first, they thought I was joking. Someone got my keys and went out to my truck to get the donuts, while I was trying to find a radio station to hear what was happening.

I had to get the installers loaded up so they could get to work, and I did, still on the cell phone with my girlfriend and still telling everyone what had happened, and still, no one believed me! Once the Installers were gone, I finally got the little radio to work and was listening to it, but there was nothing but music, about this time, my cell phone battery went dead.

Here I was, feeling like I was the only person in the city of Houston that knew, at this time there was a truck pulling up outside our back door, it was a utility repair truck, the guy jumps out and asks me if I had heard what happened, to be honest, I actually felt relieved that I wasn’t alone in my knowledge. There we were, listening to the radio in his truck, and one by one, others started walking up, listening with us, no one said a word! We were all in shock! Soon after, there was the report about the Pentagon, and then, the plane that had been missing, crashed, and the order for all planes to get out of the sky came.

The carpet store is basically accross the street from the airport, at the North end, which is past the runways, the sky was almost black with aircraft! It was like something from a movie, but that didn’t take long, and the skys were empty. That sound, that we had all taken for granted of the planes coming and going, was gone, everything was silent, and it stayed that way…………..after that it is a blur.

One thing I do remember, is the people, there was this strange bond we all had, we had all just experienced something that we would never forget.

Over the next few days, the news had very little crime to report, it was as if crime just stopped. There was but one thing, America, someone had just attacked us, and everyone was mad!

Within just a few days, the “Proud to be an American” stuff started hitting the stores, and I bought a can koozie, that stated that, and “United We Stand”, with the date of September 11, 2001 on it, I still have it. I still remember!

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Tea Parties, We Surround Them, The 912 Project

This post is for all of us. If you have an upcoming event in your area, or know of one, post a comment here and tell the world what you are doing.

Post the email or physical addresses of the “leaders” in your area where you would like to send Tea Bags. If you have any links to articles about these events, please post them as well.

If we all work together, we can make it happen, we are not alone!

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Who is Stupid Now? The Obama Follies!

After years of hearing how stupid Bush was, this Obama stunt beats anything Bush ever did! If you have ever been in the military overseas I would bet you knew that different parts of the world have different systems for their television and a DVD that works here, will not work in Europe, that is a no brainer one would think for a world leader, right?

I started to write about this sooner, but I waited to see if there was an excuse or “reason” that something like this could happen, but, all I have heard was that Obama wasn’t actually the person that selected the gift, that is some excuse. Honestly, 25 DVDs? Yes, it is some sort of “Collectors” set, but, with movies like ET, it sounds like he grabbed a handful of DVDs from that discount bin at WalMart! Mr Brown’s gifts included an ornamental desk pen holder made from the oak timbers of Victorian anti-slaver HMS Gannet, once named HMS President. Follow that link to read just what an embarrassment Obama is, maybe he snatched up some DVDs and toys he had given his kids because he showed up empty handed? Sounds likely to me, after all wouldn’t the leader of the free world have a little more pride in his country? Good grief, Brown gave him things of historical, not to mention, monetary, value! Hey, I didn’t vote for him!

Ok, so Obama didn’t actually pick this out, but doesn’t that reflect on his ability to select his staff? This is very embarrassing, but maybe, just maybe, the Europeans will see just what a boob the American welfare seekers have elected! Yes, he has “book-smarts” and in that aspect he may well be brilliant, but, common sense seems to be missing, at least Bush had that!

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Economy Problems: Mexico Scares Me! Look-out for Chavez!

As the entire world is having economic problems, what is next? Mexico has always been a “Third-World” country, but it is getting even worse, much worse, so what happens if the Mexican government completely collapses? You know how many people  are already coming here to get away and to make a living, if the entire thing down there goes bad, what will happen? Here is an article by Glenn Beck on FoxNews.com, “As Goes California, So Goes America”, read this for but one scenario, a very real situation, even if Mexico doesn’t fall apart.

Look at the events in Venezuela, Hugo Chavez has pretty much set himself up as dictator, and the idiots that live there voted for it! Hmm, reminds me a bit of our most recent Presidential election here! It just goes to show you, if you promise people something for nothing, they fall for it every time! What is really scary, and should give people even more reason to worry, is who Chavez’s friends are, look at the picture, Chavez and Ahmadinejad look pretty chummy!

I know why they are laughing, they are talking about how they and Obama are going to wreck the U.S. and take over the entire North American continent, like Canada would do anything. Ffirst it starts out socialism, then its communism! Why would any of that make Ahmadinejad happy? Simple, Chavez and Obama take the West, Putin takes Europe and Asia, and Ahmadinejad takes the Middle east and Africa! With America out of the way, since Obama is helping them, the disease of socialism can spread, the U.S. becomes a poor country, and then we are all here just wondering what happened! Funny thing is that nobody seems to know what is bad about socialism. You can’t blame Bush for that one!

Yes, that is a severely exaggerated opinion of but one possible scenario, and I pray to God that Obama is not going to let it go that far, but, my point is, It Could Happen! Remember  “Yes, We Can” and “Change You Can Believe In” and all of the rest? Americans were acting like the lemmings down there in Venezuela, I have to say, I am embarrassed, I am a Proud American, and to see where we are headed is a big dissappointment.

There always have been poor people and there always will be. The whole point of Free Markets and Capitalism is so that if you work hard enough you can make it to the top, way above the bottom, the whole point of Socialism is to make everybody the same, and, if you look at Venezuela, that means everybody but the Dictator is poor! Yes, Capitalism can also be described as “Survival of the Fittest”, people and businesses may fail, but, it is that opportunity to make it back to the top!

I heard an old German saying that translates to something like this; A man who makes a lot of mistakes, works hard, A man who makes no mistakes, is a lazy dog! How many mistakes have you made?

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