I must have missed the memo: when did the word "profit" take on the persona of a 'four-letter' word? To hear the Democrats and the President, companies are not supposed to earn a profit unless they give it all to the government so that they can "share the wealth". By now, I'm sure that most people who are interested have heard the President talk about the villainous CEO's and other executives who make millions in bonuses, and those companies who post high profits. But there is never any mention of actual "profit margins", which is what the company has to actually use to pay out 'dividends' to share holders, and use for exploration and R&D. Most of the oil and gas companies, as of the last quarter posted, have profit margins of under 10%. And they pay huge amounts in taxes to our government every year,such as the amount deferred for this year for 1st and 2nd quarter of 2010, from BP oil company of $20,156,000 in March, and $11,049,000 in June, according to Forbe's.com. That isn't chicken feed, folks, and right now we can use every bit of the extraordinarily large amounts of money from big oil going into the U.S. coffers, since we have such a huge debt accumulating minute by minute.
However, regardless of all of the figures, we are a Capitalist economy folks. Why should any company have to practically grovel if they post a profit? That's what Capitalism is all about, profit and loss. The government should not have bailed out any company...failure is what clears out the riff-raff, people! GM should have been allowed to declare bankruptcy. At least the stockholders would have been paid what they were due before any other entity. As it is, they got shafted, big time. Those stockholders included retirement funds for teachers and firemen,police, etc., and their people took a very large hit, even forcing some to have to go back to work. But the Unions got their money, didn't they? Funny how large donations to Obama's election coffers translates to bonus points for the Unions, and GE, among others. Has the CEO of GE been called on the carpet? No, but Jeffery Imalt has been a frequent guest of the White House. Go figure!
But back to my original question, just when did the word 'profit' become such a bad word? Although they have been influencing what is taught to our children, most of which don't even get any economics classes, I think it really began when the Dems took over control of the House and Senate, then really hit a peak when Obama took office and they knew that they had a free rein to monopolize the 'conversation' of economics. Then the Recession hit, and everyone was looking for someone to blame. Rich Executives are always a good bet, because of the wealth-envy that has been used by the Dems for decades. And it didn't help that most of the so-called 'Czars' of Obama's Cabinet are anti-capitalism.especially his Regulatory Czar, Cass Sunstein. But that's a column for another day.
This Nation is a Capitalist country, folks. It has allowed us to become the business owners that we dream of being, or allowing someone to work their way up in a company because they have the work ethic that the company is looking for. It allows hundreds or thousands of people to keep their jobs making limousines and yachts, and installing new technology in houses, or building those houses. Don't you realize all of the people who will be out of work if the wealthy in America pick up and move? These people can live anywhere they want, and still do what they want. Obama keeps referring to the "millionaires, and billionaires" who would be affected if they let the Bush tax rates expire for those making $250,000 or more per year. But those business owners who declare their taxes from the business on their personal income tax are not in any way millionaires and billionaires. They are our neighbors and cousins, or friends. They own the pizza shop down the road, or the small gas and grocery store on the highway. In New York City, buying a tiny apartment might cost you $250,000, so how can that be considered a lot of money in NYC?? Rents on studio apartments can be upwards of $800 or more per month, so I think that the amount of money considered a lot, or enough, to warrant paying a much larger amount of taxes every year ought to be reconfigured. And I think we need to stop vilifying companies and people who make a 'profit' and congratulate them for catching the American Dream. And lets hope they continue to hang on, and maybe they will eventually have some jobs for some of those unemployed who believed that Obama meant it when he said the Stimulus money would keep unemployment to "below 8%". Profit is what has fueled the growth and prominence of America for all these years. Maybe we should embrace it again.
NOT RACIST NOT VIOLENT NO LONGER SILENT
Monday, October 18, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Restoring Honor
Well, Glenn Beck blew away all estimates of the size of the crowd that he would have at his "Restoring Honor" rally Saturday, the 8th, even though most in the dinosaur media did their best to poke fun of the whole idea beforehand, and saying that he would maybe have 100 or 200 people show up. Well, the Parks Service has said in the past that if the two sides of the reflecting pool between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument are full, that it's at least 250,000. Well, look at the pictures...there are hundreds of thousands more than that!! People not only extend beyond the Washington Monument, they packed in under the trees, and covered the large grassy area to the left side of the monuments, (looking from the Washington Monument back toward Lincoln). I tried to get some of the pics to put in here, but all were copyrighted, so, go look them up. It's easy enough. CBS News hired company AirPhotosLive.com to take pics, yet they still came up with a silly 87,000 for their estimate.NBC News was told by one parks service official that there seemed to be about 300,000. At least Scarborough reported Monday morning that there were 500,000. The Associated Press reported that there were "tens of thousands", and yet they took some of the totally revealing photos showing at least 500,000, maybe up to 700,000. I watched the entire event, since I didn't have the money to go, and I would say there were at least 400,000 and maybe more. But what do I know.
Anyway, the event was spectacular and there wasn't even any fireworks. Although, when Glenn introduced the Black Brigade, a group of 240 ministers, rabbis, imams, and priests, it was amazing. In case you were educated, as I was, in the public schools, you might not know that the original Black Brigade was during the time just before and during the War for Independence. It was called that because it was the preachers of all faiths that wore black robes. The British hated them, because they were calling on their men to fight, so they were targeted and killed whenever found. But this black brigade,all men and women of the cloth, of all religions, will spread the words of the gathering that Saturday, those of Faith, Hope, and Charity. Of doing the right thing, in our own lives first, and in our churches, and communities after that. We must get back to the founding principles that brought our country into being, the same Judeo-Christian principles that have sustained us in times of need from those first days on, those of faith, hope and charity. Love for your neighbor, even if you disagree on almost everything. The message was of turning back to God, and letting Him guide us in our lives. It doesn't matter what God you believe in, get down on your knees and pray for guidance, pray for our Country, pray for our President, and the Congress, and expect miracles. I for one, will be praying for the Speaker of the House, and not to wind up under a house, like her sister did, either. Instead that she will awaken from her stupor, and do what's right for the Country, but that's an awfully big miracle to hope for.
Alveda King, MLK's niece, came and gave a wonderful speech, and at great risk to herself; she had said on the previous Friday's show, that she had also been told that she wasn't qualified to speak at the same place as Martin Luther King. What utter nonsense!! Who would have the audacity to even say such a thing except a Big Government Progressive. The liberal, dinosaur media, and most of the other Liberals in the Country seem to be totally freaking out about Glenn, especially after they have just seen the crowds that he can bring to an event. And it wasn't even political; there were no signs, no one handing out anything of a political nature, just people and their families, men and women and their kids. Who else can draw a crowd of this size, and there be not one, single arrest, not even any fights that anyone can point to. When Al Sharpten's group marched past, no one even said a single word. And the entire Mall was spotless when everyone left. I heard that there were people walking around with their pokers and barrels, looking for trash, but there wasn't any. Not any! Compare photos with the Mall after Obama's Inaugural Speech, where the grounds were totally trashed. I think the difference was God. The people who came Saturday had respect for the Monuments, and the Mall as a whole. They respect God's Missive to care for the Earth, and not with meaningless bills and laws trying to restrict our businesses and energy companies. So-called 'green jobs and industry' will come to America more rapidly if the Government just lets private business do what they do--innovate! It's already happening.
Anyway, back to the event held by Beck:this was scheduled many months ahead, and not to coincide with MLK's speech day-that was an accident, but a good one. This event was solely held for those of us who want to get back to the morals and values that made this Country great, those of Faith, Hope and Charity. Yes, there were a lot of Tea Party participants, but there were also Democrats, and Independents, too. Even a "few" Republicans. (Tee heehee) But more than anything, this gathering of just regular folks has made the dinosaur media just sputter, because they do not know what to do with it but to lie, and hope some of it sticks. The Huffington Post had several photos that they listed as 'crazy people' with someone wearing a tee shirt that read "RESTORING HONOR". Does that sound crazy? Or does that sound like someone you might know? How about the picture of a man with a pocket Constitution in his front pocket? Huffington says that, too, is 'crazy'. Really? Or might that be closer to sounding like your neighbor, or your cousin? Maybe even you?
It was a very uplifting day for everyone there, and those of us who watched. I encourage you to try to find a copy of the C-Span video; they filmed the whole thing. Watch it for yourself, with a open mind, if you can. But even if you can't, I think that by the time you reach the end, you might feel differently.
Anyway, the event was spectacular and there wasn't even any fireworks. Although, when Glenn introduced the Black Brigade, a group of 240 ministers, rabbis, imams, and priests, it was amazing. In case you were educated, as I was, in the public schools, you might not know that the original Black Brigade was during the time just before and during the War for Independence. It was called that because it was the preachers of all faiths that wore black robes. The British hated them, because they were calling on their men to fight, so they were targeted and killed whenever found. But this black brigade,all men and women of the cloth, of all religions, will spread the words of the gathering that Saturday, those of Faith, Hope, and Charity. Of doing the right thing, in our own lives first, and in our churches, and communities after that. We must get back to the founding principles that brought our country into being, the same Judeo-Christian principles that have sustained us in times of need from those first days on, those of faith, hope and charity. Love for your neighbor, even if you disagree on almost everything. The message was of turning back to God, and letting Him guide us in our lives. It doesn't matter what God you believe in, get down on your knees and pray for guidance, pray for our Country, pray for our President, and the Congress, and expect miracles. I for one, will be praying for the Speaker of the House, and not to wind up under a house, like her sister did, either. Instead that she will awaken from her stupor, and do what's right for the Country, but that's an awfully big miracle to hope for.
Alveda King, MLK's niece, came and gave a wonderful speech, and at great risk to herself; she had said on the previous Friday's show, that she had also been told that she wasn't qualified to speak at the same place as Martin Luther King. What utter nonsense!! Who would have the audacity to even say such a thing except a Big Government Progressive. The liberal, dinosaur media, and most of the other Liberals in the Country seem to be totally freaking out about Glenn, especially after they have just seen the crowds that he can bring to an event. And it wasn't even political; there were no signs, no one handing out anything of a political nature, just people and their families, men and women and their kids. Who else can draw a crowd of this size, and there be not one, single arrest, not even any fights that anyone can point to. When Al Sharpten's group marched past, no one even said a single word. And the entire Mall was spotless when everyone left. I heard that there were people walking around with their pokers and barrels, looking for trash, but there wasn't any. Not any! Compare photos with the Mall after Obama's Inaugural Speech, where the grounds were totally trashed. I think the difference was God. The people who came Saturday had respect for the Monuments, and the Mall as a whole. They respect God's Missive to care for the Earth, and not with meaningless bills and laws trying to restrict our businesses and energy companies. So-called 'green jobs and industry' will come to America more rapidly if the Government just lets private business do what they do--innovate! It's already happening.
Anyway, back to the event held by Beck:this was scheduled many months ahead, and not to coincide with MLK's speech day-that was an accident, but a good one. This event was solely held for those of us who want to get back to the morals and values that made this Country great, those of Faith, Hope and Charity. Yes, there were a lot of Tea Party participants, but there were also Democrats, and Independents, too. Even a "few" Republicans. (Tee heehee) But more than anything, this gathering of just regular folks has made the dinosaur media just sputter, because they do not know what to do with it but to lie, and hope some of it sticks. The Huffington Post had several photos that they listed as 'crazy people' with someone wearing a tee shirt that read "RESTORING HONOR". Does that sound crazy? Or does that sound like someone you might know? How about the picture of a man with a pocket Constitution in his front pocket? Huffington says that, too, is 'crazy'. Really? Or might that be closer to sounding like your neighbor, or your cousin? Maybe even you?
It was a very uplifting day for everyone there, and those of us who watched. I encourage you to try to find a copy of the C-Span video; they filmed the whole thing. Watch it for yourself, with a open mind, if you can. But even if you can't, I think that by the time you reach the end, you might feel differently.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Turning Point
The Democratic Republic in which we reside may be at a turning point right now.We are going through a sea change at such a rapid pace, thanks to this Administration's policies and muted accomplishments, that it has given rise to a phenomenon in American politics not seen since the formation of this great nation-the Tea Party Movement. And this movement seems to have gotten the attention of Washington D.C., no small feat. The 'anti-incumbent' mood of the Tea Partiers appears to worry both Partys, but the Democrats more so, to hear the vitriol when they speak of the Tea Party Movement, or any of it's prominent players, such as Sarah Palin. And we all know how brutal the Dems and their lap dogs, the dinosaur media, have been to Sarah.
To hear the Dems discus the Tea Party, one might get the impression that we are all racist, violent homophobes, frothing at the mouth, possibly rabid and carrying AK47's with an extra clip in our pockets, 'just in case'.
We have been called everything that one can use as bad, and I sometimes wish I did have an AK-47,but only for self-protection if things go bad someday. And an extra clip for anything is just smart. But I am not racist, and neither are any of the other Tea Partiers, nor are we violent, or homophobic. However, we do mostly believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. I have many gay friends, some of whom have gotten married, and I don't get all bent out of shape about it. It doesn't really affect me, and the Libertarian in me says that it's their own business. As long as it doesn't deprive me of life, liberty, or property, it, again, doesn't affect me. But then my values say that it does affect me, as it contributes to the breakdown of society that is going on now. And I worry and pray for the society and the Country because it is slowly disappearing right before our eyes. However, I don't think the Democratic Party, or SEIU, or the AFL-CIO, or even the Administration can point to a single racist, or violent occurrence by a legitimate Tea Party member, and that wasn't the work of an implant, probably from the SEIU, or ACORN. Just look at the professionally produced signs that they carry, then look around...virtually all of the signs of Tea Party members are homemade.
Earlier this year, after the Tea Party Rally in D.C. when the first real accusations of racism began to circulate, Brett Brietbart offered a $ 100,000 dollar reward for pictures of racist signs, or actions, and the reward went unclaimed. It seems likely, with all of the TV cameras and photographers that were there, that SOMEONE would have produced some real evidence. They can't, because it doesn't exist. Tea Party members are tired of the lies and virtual theft coming out of Washington year after year. We are waking up to the realization that if we revere the Constitution, we have to act. Our Representatives and Senators and especially the president, have forgotten that they swore to uphold the Constitution, which lays forth the powers enumerated to each branch. Obama has done so many things that are NOT given to the president or his CZARS, that I have trouble remembering them. And the whole Czar thing in the first place is ridiculous! I know that Bush started it, but he is a Progressive, too, just a Republican one, and by nature went much slower in appointing people and calling them 'czars'.I remember only one, although there might turn out to be more. I'm just saying that part of the drive of the Tea Parties, is the seeming irreverence of those that we have sent to Washington when it comes to the Constitution. There is nothing in there that gives a President the power to take over a car company, or decimate business and banking in the ways that he has. Another reason that the Tea Party is spreading and growing is because we all know that our great Country's debt is unsustainable, and the Obama Administration even admitted that. We are right now barely able to make the interest payments, and that will actually happen in a very few years. I believe they said that would happen in 2013 if we don't get it under control fast. And we pay enough in taxes now, and do not believe the President when he says that we middle class folks will not see our taxes raised.Programs like Medicaid are getting cuts already, and doctors in Texas are even considering not treating Medicaid patients because of the cuts in pay. Great...thousands are about to be dumped onto the Medicaid rolls, and doctors are thinking about not accepting them as patients. Funny thing is, what good does having insurance do you if you can't find a doctor to treat you? Medicare patients might have a hard time, too, since there is already a shortage of physicians to treat the elderly in many states, and now that the 'Boomers' are getting to the age to start collecting Medicare, and needing doctors more often, this is not good. Not good at all.
Besides pushing the ridiculous Obamacare bill through, about the only other policy that Obama has made good on is the one where he said that he would make a "Fundamental Change in America", which he said many times during the run-up to the nomination, and even in his Inaugural Address. And after taking over the banking industry, the largest car-maker in America, and piling regulations on everything from clean air to Wall Street, I'd say he's come pretty close to that fundamental change; we're almost France now, as most of Europe tries to become more like us. It would be funny if it wasn't so scary. Maybe Obama isn't a clear Socialist, but his policies sure are.
No, Tea Party Movement members are not racist, or why would our Black members stick around? We are not violent, or why would Grandparents bring their Grandchildren with them? But we are also no longer silent, no longer asleep at the wheel, and we are spreading the word, and growing in numbers exponentially. By the time it is time to vote, our numbers will be huge--mark my words. We will not remain silent while the Obama Administration turns our beloved Country into another Greece.We will no longer remain silent while our system of Capitalism is decimated. And we will no longer stay at home while Washington D.C. destroys the America that we love. Not racist, not violent, No Longer Silent. Remember those words.
To hear the Dems discus the Tea Party, one might get the impression that we are all racist, violent homophobes, frothing at the mouth, possibly rabid and carrying AK47's with an extra clip in our pockets, 'just in case'.
We have been called everything that one can use as bad, and I sometimes wish I did have an AK-47,but only for self-protection if things go bad someday. And an extra clip for anything is just smart. But I am not racist, and neither are any of the other Tea Partiers, nor are we violent, or homophobic. However, we do mostly believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. I have many gay friends, some of whom have gotten married, and I don't get all bent out of shape about it. It doesn't really affect me, and the Libertarian in me says that it's their own business. As long as it doesn't deprive me of life, liberty, or property, it, again, doesn't affect me. But then my values say that it does affect me, as it contributes to the breakdown of society that is going on now. And I worry and pray for the society and the Country because it is slowly disappearing right before our eyes. However, I don't think the Democratic Party, or SEIU, or the AFL-CIO, or even the Administration can point to a single racist, or violent occurrence by a legitimate Tea Party member, and that wasn't the work of an implant, probably from the SEIU, or ACORN. Just look at the professionally produced signs that they carry, then look around...virtually all of the signs of Tea Party members are homemade.
Earlier this year, after the Tea Party Rally in D.C. when the first real accusations of racism began to circulate, Brett Brietbart offered a $ 100,000 dollar reward for pictures of racist signs, or actions, and the reward went unclaimed. It seems likely, with all of the TV cameras and photographers that were there, that SOMEONE would have produced some real evidence. They can't, because it doesn't exist. Tea Party members are tired of the lies and virtual theft coming out of Washington year after year. We are waking up to the realization that if we revere the Constitution, we have to act. Our Representatives and Senators and especially the president, have forgotten that they swore to uphold the Constitution, which lays forth the powers enumerated to each branch. Obama has done so many things that are NOT given to the president or his CZARS, that I have trouble remembering them. And the whole Czar thing in the first place is ridiculous! I know that Bush started it, but he is a Progressive, too, just a Republican one, and by nature went much slower in appointing people and calling them 'czars'.I remember only one, although there might turn out to be more. I'm just saying that part of the drive of the Tea Parties, is the seeming irreverence of those that we have sent to Washington when it comes to the Constitution. There is nothing in there that gives a President the power to take over a car company, or decimate business and banking in the ways that he has. Another reason that the Tea Party is spreading and growing is because we all know that our great Country's debt is unsustainable, and the Obama Administration even admitted that. We are right now barely able to make the interest payments, and that will actually happen in a very few years. I believe they said that would happen in 2013 if we don't get it under control fast. And we pay enough in taxes now, and do not believe the President when he says that we middle class folks will not see our taxes raised.Programs like Medicaid are getting cuts already, and doctors in Texas are even considering not treating Medicaid patients because of the cuts in pay. Great...thousands are about to be dumped onto the Medicaid rolls, and doctors are thinking about not accepting them as patients. Funny thing is, what good does having insurance do you if you can't find a doctor to treat you? Medicare patients might have a hard time, too, since there is already a shortage of physicians to treat the elderly in many states, and now that the 'Boomers' are getting to the age to start collecting Medicare, and needing doctors more often, this is not good. Not good at all.
Besides pushing the ridiculous Obamacare bill through, about the only other policy that Obama has made good on is the one where he said that he would make a "Fundamental Change in America", which he said many times during the run-up to the nomination, and even in his Inaugural Address. And after taking over the banking industry, the largest car-maker in America, and piling regulations on everything from clean air to Wall Street, I'd say he's come pretty close to that fundamental change; we're almost France now, as most of Europe tries to become more like us. It would be funny if it wasn't so scary. Maybe Obama isn't a clear Socialist, but his policies sure are.
No, Tea Party Movement members are not racist, or why would our Black members stick around? We are not violent, or why would Grandparents bring their Grandchildren with them? But we are also no longer silent, no longer asleep at the wheel, and we are spreading the word, and growing in numbers exponentially. By the time it is time to vote, our numbers will be huge--mark my words. We will not remain silent while the Obama Administration turns our beloved Country into another Greece.We will no longer remain silent while our system of Capitalism is decimated. And we will no longer stay at home while Washington D.C. destroys the America that we love. Not racist, not violent, No Longer Silent. Remember those words.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
Who knew?
A few weeks ago, I was thrilled when Joe Sestak beat Arlan Spector in the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania, because Spector was one of the Senators who really needed to go. He had been in Congress too long. Of course, as a Democrat, I don't want him to win, and recent stories have come to light, that might make his attempt to become a Senator unsuccessful.
In a story in WorldNetDaily.com, on the 4th of July, we found out that Sestak is backed by MoveOn.org. I wonder if they are going to use the same people to falsify voter registration forms that they used in the '08 election to help get Obama elected...oh, I think most of them are still in jail, or on probation. Guess they will have to train others.Sestak's campaign also expected heavy voter support and financial backing from the Jewish community until a recent controversy came to light about Sestak's affiliation with C.A.I.R.,the Council on American-Islamic relations.
This week's edition of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent has a large ad reminding voters that Sestak was the keynote speaker at a fundraising dinner for CAIR in 2007. 'Jewish American's for Sarah Palin', a group headed by Buddy Korn, a veteran activist for the Philadelphia Jewish community, and a former Editor-In-Chief for the Jewish Exponent, is running the ad. The ad states that Sestak was the keynote speaker at the fundraiser, despite substantial evidence that Cair has "ties to terrorism" according to Senator Charles Shumer, D-NY, in 2003. More than a dozen Cair officials have been either indicted or convicted on terror charges, including one who was active in 'Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group who carried out the attack last year on the Chabad Center in Mumbai, India. A rabbi and his wife were tortured and killed during the attack.
CAIR has been confirmed as a terrorist co-conspirator by the Justice Dept. Still, they are trying to keep alive a lawsuit against two investigators behind the expose' "Muslim Mafia: InsideThe Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America", which documents the D.C.-based group's founding and current activity as a front for the Muslim Brotherhood, and Hamas, the terrorist group of the Palestinians.
At a meeting in 2007, members of the local Jewish community pleaded with Sestak to withdraw as Keynote Speaker at the CAIR event, but he refused.
The ad also points out that Sestak refused to sign a Pro-Israeli letter that had been signed by 329 members of Congress last year, urging Obama to work closely with Israel , so as to advance peace. Sestak again refused an opportunity to sign another pro-Israel congressional letter this past March affirming that the U.S. and Israel are "close allies".
However, Sestak did sign a January letter, blasting Israel for using "collective punishment" against the Palestinians in Gaza, which sought to pressure Israel to to ease blockades against Hamas, which is still bombing Israel almost daily. "This is not a case of one isolated incident, or remark," according to Korn. "Joe Sestak has a record of embracing Muslim extremists and giving Israel the back of his hand. He would be the anti-Israel Senator that Washington has ever seen."Complicating matters more for Sestak, his Republican opponent, Pat Toomey, a fiscal Conservative,is a strong proponant for Israel.
Korn stated that Pennsylvania voters have a clear choice between someone who is an advocate for Israel and one who seems to embrace Muslim extremists. Recent polls have Toomey ahead of Sestak by 7 points,but political observers expect a close race.
This race doesn't affect me in any way at all, except to find it interesting. I want the Republican to win, of course, only because I want anyone but a Democrat to win this year. The very integrity of our way of life is at stake, and embracing Israel as we always have is only one of several reasons.
In a story in WorldNetDaily.com, on the 4th of July, we found out that Sestak is backed by MoveOn.org. I wonder if they are going to use the same people to falsify voter registration forms that they used in the '08 election to help get Obama elected...oh, I think most of them are still in jail, or on probation. Guess they will have to train others.Sestak's campaign also expected heavy voter support and financial backing from the Jewish community until a recent controversy came to light about Sestak's affiliation with C.A.I.R.,the Council on American-Islamic relations.
This week's edition of the Philadelphia Jewish Exponent has a large ad reminding voters that Sestak was the keynote speaker at a fundraising dinner for CAIR in 2007. 'Jewish American's for Sarah Palin', a group headed by Buddy Korn, a veteran activist for the Philadelphia Jewish community, and a former Editor-In-Chief for the Jewish Exponent, is running the ad. The ad states that Sestak was the keynote speaker at the fundraiser, despite substantial evidence that Cair has "ties to terrorism" according to Senator Charles Shumer, D-NY, in 2003. More than a dozen Cair officials have been either indicted or convicted on terror charges, including one who was active in 'Lashkar-e-Taiba, the group who carried out the attack last year on the Chabad Center in Mumbai, India. A rabbi and his wife were tortured and killed during the attack.
CAIR has been confirmed as a terrorist co-conspirator by the Justice Dept. Still, they are trying to keep alive a lawsuit against two investigators behind the expose' "Muslim Mafia: InsideThe Secret Underworld That's Conspiring to Islamize America", which documents the D.C.-based group's founding and current activity as a front for the Muslim Brotherhood, and Hamas, the terrorist group of the Palestinians.
At a meeting in 2007, members of the local Jewish community pleaded with Sestak to withdraw as Keynote Speaker at the CAIR event, but he refused.
The ad also points out that Sestak refused to sign a Pro-Israeli letter that had been signed by 329 members of Congress last year, urging Obama to work closely with Israel , so as to advance peace. Sestak again refused an opportunity to sign another pro-Israel congressional letter this past March affirming that the U.S. and Israel are "close allies".
However, Sestak did sign a January letter, blasting Israel for using "collective punishment" against the Palestinians in Gaza, which sought to pressure Israel to to ease blockades against Hamas, which is still bombing Israel almost daily. "This is not a case of one isolated incident, or remark," according to Korn. "Joe Sestak has a record of embracing Muslim extremists and giving Israel the back of his hand. He would be the anti-Israel Senator that Washington has ever seen."Complicating matters more for Sestak, his Republican opponent, Pat Toomey, a fiscal Conservative,is a strong proponant for Israel.
Korn stated that Pennsylvania voters have a clear choice between someone who is an advocate for Israel and one who seems to embrace Muslim extremists. Recent polls have Toomey ahead of Sestak by 7 points,but political observers expect a close race.
This race doesn't affect me in any way at all, except to find it interesting. I want the Republican to win, of course, only because I want anyone but a Democrat to win this year. The very integrity of our way of life is at stake, and embracing Israel as we always have is only one of several reasons.
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Laws, not men
The mess in and about Arizona and their new law giving law enforcement the ability to ask someone to prove that they are here legally has created such a firestorm of controversy, it begs to have another chip in, don't you think? John Adams said "a government of laws, not of men", when describing this new Country and the Constitution they were creating. Laws, not men, no matter the color of their skin! All of the hokey , generated protesting and everything that goes with it only continues the call to look at these Democrats, or, if illegal, future Democrats, and see them for what they are...people led by the nose to perform on cue! And lets get Al Sharptan and Jesse Jackson to show up, of course, yelling and screaming about 'profiling', and I would bet even money that neither of them has read the bill. It's only 16 pages long, not too much of a challenge.How spontaneous, with all of the professionally made signs and such. Yeah, 5,000 folks just quietly showed up at the same corner, signs in hand, given out at the meeting place. Spontaneity, what a concept!
It is a Federal law that, if here on a visa, you must carry your 'green card' everywhere you go, whether to the corner drugstore, or the other side of the country. And, if, for any reason, within the constraints of the law, you are asked to produce that form of identification, you produce it. Right? Most people here on a visa are happy to be here, and follow the rules. The law. But if you are here illegally, well, police officers ought to have the right to ask for proof that you AREN'T here illegally. And actually, they do--President Clinton signed a law allowing just that very thing, and it applies to any law enforcement officer, not just Federal. However, if the Federal laws aren't being enforced, as they aren't, well, then it falls to the State and Locals to enforce the law. Arizona is desperate-not very long ago they were the 'kidnap' capital of the world! They still might be, but I do know that they have the title in this Country. Between the Mexican drug cartels and MS13, the bloodthirsty gang from Colombia, American citizens of Mexican decent were, being snatched off the street at a rate of more than three a day. A DAY! And it wasn't very long ago, either. There was a 325% increase in kidnappings from 2005 until 2008, the last year that such info is available. That's insane! And the ransom demanded was always high, usually higher than the family could raise, because there was no plan, and they were kidnapping regular, middle-class men,not rich men, as one would expect. They were kidnappings of convenience, not planning. Also, besides all of that, there has been a constant flow of illegals, most staying in Arizona, taxing the abilities of the school systems and the hospitals almost to the breaking point. In Bisbee, AZ, right across the border from Naco, Mexico, the owner expects to have to close in three years because of unpaid medical bills of illegals coming across, being smuggled across, or being transferred from Naco, which has no hospital. And although the numbers of people seeking medical treatment has risen every year, not once has an illegal immigrant paid one dollar on his or her bill. Ever. Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital in Tucson, lost $500,000 last year; Tucson Medical Center closed their trauma center because of uncompensated care; and University Medical Center in Tucson loses close to $1 million a month in unpaid care. How long can any of these hospitals continue to eat such extreme amounts of money in loses and continue to operate? The schools are also having to teach larger and larger numbers of students with little or no increase in budget, forcing more and more cuts to everything. And that is just Arizona, and doesn't count Texas, or California, whose loses are far larger. And Florida is another state with struggling hospitals because of uncompensated care of illegals, and, in their case, elderly.
Arizona was desperate, and the Feds weren't even talking to them, or even trying to help pay for any of the loses. Maybe some banks are "too big to fail", but maybe some hospitals are "too important to fail". Unfortunately for them, the U.S. government is broke now, so they are on their own, I guess.
Back to the original reason for this blog entry... showing that you have the right to be here isn't any different than me, or anyone else, showing their driver's license and insurance papers if asked by a policeman. If I don't co-operate, I go to jail, and cops don't seem to have a sense of humor about the whole thing, either. Why do you insist on hammering about it being 'racial profiling', and illegal discrimination. Hogwash! READ THE BILL!! If you had, you would have seen that profiling is not allowed at all. Besides, we aren't too worried about Swedes, or Russians coming in illegally. By and large, they are Mexicans. And another thing--Jihadists can be made to look like Mexicans, or Central Americans who could be coming with no good intentions, either.
What it boils down to is that the Federal government isn't doing what it's supposed to do--enforce the law! There are all kinds of excuses, none of which matter. Enforce the law! Hire as many Border Patrol Agents as needed, build the fence,(which is the cheapest of the options, by the way), or put crossing junctions at all of the places that most illegals are using. Whatever it takes.Yes, we need the workers, but maybe some of the unemployed millions might be interested in some of those jobs. And if not, well, put in some kind of temp. visa for seasonal workers, construction workers, whatever. Put into law some sort of visa granting people the right to work for citizenship, as long as they pay a fine, get real S.S. cards in their name, learn English, and go to the back of the line of people doing everything the right, legal way. But knock of all of this 'racism' garbage, because it does not apply to this law. Period.
It is a Federal law that, if here on a visa, you must carry your 'green card' everywhere you go, whether to the corner drugstore, or the other side of the country. And, if, for any reason, within the constraints of the law, you are asked to produce that form of identification, you produce it. Right? Most people here on a visa are happy to be here, and follow the rules. The law. But if you are here illegally, well, police officers ought to have the right to ask for proof that you AREN'T here illegally. And actually, they do--President Clinton signed a law allowing just that very thing, and it applies to any law enforcement officer, not just Federal. However, if the Federal laws aren't being enforced, as they aren't, well, then it falls to the State and Locals to enforce the law. Arizona is desperate-not very long ago they were the 'kidnap' capital of the world! They still might be, but I do know that they have the title in this Country. Between the Mexican drug cartels and MS13, the bloodthirsty gang from Colombia, American citizens of Mexican decent were, being snatched off the street at a rate of more than three a day. A DAY! And it wasn't very long ago, either. There was a 325% increase in kidnappings from 2005 until 2008, the last year that such info is available. That's insane! And the ransom demanded was always high, usually higher than the family could raise, because there was no plan, and they were kidnapping regular, middle-class men,not rich men, as one would expect. They were kidnappings of convenience, not planning. Also, besides all of that, there has been a constant flow of illegals, most staying in Arizona, taxing the abilities of the school systems and the hospitals almost to the breaking point. In Bisbee, AZ, right across the border from Naco, Mexico, the owner expects to have to close in three years because of unpaid medical bills of illegals coming across, being smuggled across, or being transferred from Naco, which has no hospital. And although the numbers of people seeking medical treatment has risen every year, not once has an illegal immigrant paid one dollar on his or her bill. Ever. Carondelet Holy Cross Hospital in Tucson, lost $500,000 last year; Tucson Medical Center closed their trauma center because of uncompensated care; and University Medical Center in Tucson loses close to $1 million a month in unpaid care. How long can any of these hospitals continue to eat such extreme amounts of money in loses and continue to operate? The schools are also having to teach larger and larger numbers of students with little or no increase in budget, forcing more and more cuts to everything. And that is just Arizona, and doesn't count Texas, or California, whose loses are far larger. And Florida is another state with struggling hospitals because of uncompensated care of illegals, and, in their case, elderly.
Arizona was desperate, and the Feds weren't even talking to them, or even trying to help pay for any of the loses. Maybe some banks are "too big to fail", but maybe some hospitals are "too important to fail". Unfortunately for them, the U.S. government is broke now, so they are on their own, I guess.
Back to the original reason for this blog entry... showing that you have the right to be here isn't any different than me, or anyone else, showing their driver's license and insurance papers if asked by a policeman. If I don't co-operate, I go to jail, and cops don't seem to have a sense of humor about the whole thing, either. Why do you insist on hammering about it being 'racial profiling', and illegal discrimination. Hogwash! READ THE BILL!! If you had, you would have seen that profiling is not allowed at all. Besides, we aren't too worried about Swedes, or Russians coming in illegally. By and large, they are Mexicans. And another thing--Jihadists can be made to look like Mexicans, or Central Americans who could be coming with no good intentions, either.
What it boils down to is that the Federal government isn't doing what it's supposed to do--enforce the law! There are all kinds of excuses, none of which matter. Enforce the law! Hire as many Border Patrol Agents as needed, build the fence,(which is the cheapest of the options, by the way), or put crossing junctions at all of the places that most illegals are using. Whatever it takes.Yes, we need the workers, but maybe some of the unemployed millions might be interested in some of those jobs. And if not, well, put in some kind of temp. visa for seasonal workers, construction workers, whatever. Put into law some sort of visa granting people the right to work for citizenship, as long as they pay a fine, get real S.S. cards in their name, learn English, and go to the back of the line of people doing everything the right, legal way. But knock of all of this 'racism' garbage, because it does not apply to this law. Period.
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