A discussion of th health care debate and the idea that profits are somehow a bad thing.
“As I see it, the problem with the [act] is that it expands police powers generally, beyond the implicit limits of the Bill of Rights, and does not limit itself to nor require any measurable success against terrorism.” (source)
“This continuous evasion of judicial review by the administration is much more serious and disturbing than has been discussed and realized… The attribute which most singularly defines this administration is its insistence that our Government is based on unilateral and unreviewed Presidential Decree.” (source)
To me these sound like direct attacks on Team Obama. Expanding presidential powers without checks and balances, evading judicial review, and so on. Doing so is in direct conflict with our constitution and bill of rights. Sounds like the shoe fits, right?
Well, only if you are a liberal. The two quotes above are actually criticisms of the Bush Administration and the Patriot Act. They were screaming about the warrantless wiretapping of potential terrorists after the worst attack on our country ever. Now, as the Great Uniter continues to lie and to mislead Americans every day the left is suddenly eerily quiet about warrantless activities.
Back in January, during the drunken stupor following the election of the Messiah’s historic inauguration, Representative Bob Filner (D-CA) proposed H.R. 675. What is it’s goal?
To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide police officers, criminal investigators, and game law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense with authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms.
Furthermore,
Allows the Secretary of Defense to authorize a Department of Defense (DOD) law enforcement officer to:
(1) execute and serve a warrant or other process;
(2) make an arrest without a warrant for any offense committed in the presence of the officer, or for any felony if the officer has probable cause to believe that the person arrested has committed or is committing the felony; and
(3) carry firearms.“Sec. 1585b. Law enforcement officers of the Department of Defense: authority to execute warrants, make arrests, and carry firearms… for any offense against the United States.”
Hm. Are those “offenses against the United States” defined anywhere? Nope. Is it possible that police could use their subjective discretion to determine what is an offense against the United States? What about civilians?
Wake up America! This bill gives a variety of law enforcement officials the ability to generate a search warrant ON THE SPOT and then execute that search warrant. No judicial review. No checks and balances. For crying out loud, under George Bush we were not allowed to profile at airports for Muslim terrorists that want to kill us. Now, under the Great Communicator we are willing to give law enforcement officers the right to generate their own warrants? Yeah, that sounds like a great idea. There’s no chance that this power will be abused whatsoever, right?
Why isn’t the press talking about this? Why did they cover ad nauseum all of the strife and angst from the Left over warrantless wiretaps used to protect America from terrorists? Where is the ACLU on this obvious infringement of our privacy? My guess is that they are busy trying to find the next great scoop on our evil CIA and its varied interrogation techniques. Or maybe they are busy drooling over the new cast of “Dancing With The Stars.”
Hat tip to One Penny Sheet.
On August 7, 2009, In Conservatives, Culture, First Amendment, Free Speech, George Bush, Obama, Politics, Race Issues, Sarah Palin, liberals, racism, By Paulie
Once again the idiots, and I do mean idiots, on the left are exposing their inner dimensia. Libs are freaking out over the Obama Joker poster. According to the article “Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable President Earl Ofari Hutchinson is calling the depiction, politically mean spirited and dangerous.” Personally, I tend to be wary toward any organization that has the word “urban” in it’s name. I would like to tell Mr. Hutchinson to shut the hell up. Stick your mean spirited worries straight up your patootie. You are a clueless, biased ignoramus.
While I would love to have all of the free time in the world to research idiots like this, I am one of those radical neo-con freaks that has this thing called a job. Therefore I am forced to make the educated assumption that Hutchinson didn’t have much to say about the following pictures. Please, can someone find me liberal feedback that considers these pictures offensive? I bet huffpo, media matters and kos had the proverbial chills going up there legs each time the pictures below were released. I am 100% for free speech. But I am also 100% for rational, educated, logical free speech. Cut the double standard crap. We have every right to criticise the president whether it be in words or with Photoshop. In other words: sometimes a monkey is just a monkey.
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On July 21, 2009, In Conservatives, Culture, General, Glenn Beck, National Security, Obama, Politics, history, liberals, media, By Paulie
If you are reading this you were probably referred here by a link I tweeted in response to something you tweeted that was negative toward Glenn Beck. If that is the case, I hope you stick around long enough to consider my opinion.
For starters, let me see if I know what you think about Glenn Beck:
- You probably think he is a Republican mouthpiece.
- You can’t take him seriously because he sometimes cries when telling a story.
- You think he can’t be trusted because he is Mormon.
- You think he is an ass-hat and wonder how anyone can take him seriously.
Glenn Beck is not, as so many uninformed liberals say, a mouthpiece for the Republican party. He is frustrated with and tired of both parties. Forget what Olbermann, Stewart or Matthews have to say about Glenn: they are passionately biased and woefully misinformed, they are incapable of judging Beck objectively. And they are miffed that Beck is destroying them in the ratings. But that is not important.
As far as the Mormon thing goes, if you can’t take that he is Mormon, you are a religious bigot. Senators Harry Reid and Orrin Hatch are also Mormon. So is Barack Obama’s Ambassador to China, Jon Huntsman, Jr. Get over the Mormon thing, if you can’t you probably aren’t mature enough to deserve the privilege of voting in America.
And quit with the “crying” complaints. Beck cries. So what? Does this invalidate any of what he has to say, or are you too shallow to get past his passion and deep-seeded care for what he believes? It is so easy to focus on his delivery instead of his content. I think part of the reason America is so screwed up right now is that he general public has a misguided focus on appearance, it is concerned more about flash over substance. Perhaps the seriousness of our increasing national debt and diminishing national security will provide enough caffeine to snap America out of its politically castrated, uneducated stupor. If not, it may take another 9/11 (or worse) to smack American minds back into the proper mindset.
So, instead of making fun of Glenn’s crying, why not listen to him as he criticizes George Bush for his errors? (Yes, Beck has repeatedly slammed Republicans when needed.) Instead of getting defensive, try listening to why Beck is criticizing the current administration, instead of getting stuck on the fact that he is daring to question the unquestioned Obama in the first place?
At some point Obama voters will have to get over the fact that the voted for change, that they voted for “anyone but Bush,” and lo and behold they got exactly what they asked for. However, I think we can all agree that this change is far more severe than anything MSNBC or Katie Couric could ever imagine. What will it take to get liberals to open their eyes to the facts that are being legislated before our very eyes? If you understand basic math, if you can read, you have what it takes to become an informed citizen. Voting is a privilege that should be respected. An uninformed vote is a dangerous thing.
I am repeatedly stunned at the audacity Obama possesses (pun not intended), his ability to lie with a straight face to America is truly impressive. There are umpteen examples of Barack Obama’s flip flops and flat out lies. Yet, America still trusts him and the press refuses to do anything close to resembling investigative journalism.
Beck is the rising star of the talk sow circuit for a reason: he speaks the truth. And, he’s been doing so as a political commentator for almost a decade. He passionately believes in the greatness of America. He repeatedly encourages those that disagree with him to call or appear on his show. And that’s an important thing: If you truly believe what you say, wouldn’t you welcome and encourage as much debate as possible to prove your point and educate the masses? Of course you would. He’s not like Al Gore who refuses to allow debate on a topic he thinks is closed. Keith Olbermann refuses to engage anyone in meaningful discussion (I don’t think he’s capable of doing so), and Chris Matthews is only capable of cutting off and yelling over those that he disagrees with. That isn’t debate, it’s entertainment. Glenn Beck actually offers substantive conversation with people on both sides of the issues.
If you are still reading I thank you for your open mind. I welcome all opinions at this blog and approve all posts unless they are offensive or crude (try to keep it PG-13). Let me know your thoughts, and please consider watching an episode or two of Glenn’s show on FoxNews. You might find out that his points are quite valid and backed up by facts. He also welcomes opposing viewpoints and lets them speak (unlike many other hosts). Is Glenn a goofball? Of course he is… he repeatedly admits to that. Just try to get past the casual nature and his unique humor and consider the content, not the delivery. The road to hell is paved with good intentions. As we have seen in Barack Obama, it is important not to judge a book by its cover.
After five months of Hope and Change I think that many moderates, and even a few liberals, are starting to realize the truth about Barack Obama’s vision of America. They are starting to see that BOTH parties are made up largely of power hungry, selfish individuals. And they are beginning to realize that disdain toward Sarah Palin or pure hatred of George W Bush was not the best foundation to base their vote upon.
Voting is not something that should be taken lightly. As some Democrats (and our president) are now fond of reminding us, “elections have consequences,” and this time around the consequences are potentially fatal for America. “Oh, don’t be so negative, Paul. Your hatred of Obama is making you crazy.” You think so? What does my frustration with having a president with no leadership experience have to do with the following facts?
- While Bush doubled our deficit, Obama has quadrupled that doubled debt. And based on worsening unemployment figures it will get even worse.
- Obama has turned his back on free market economics and has ruined two car companies via nationalization.
- Democratic leadership has impressed our enemies around the world so much that they are relocating their troops, testing missiles and nukes, kidnapping our citizens and strengthening alliances with one another.
- The noble dream of health care for all (something not guaranteed anywhere in our founding documents) will destroy the best medical system in the world and actually decrease the quality of health care for most Americans. (OK, this one is an opinion, not a fact.)
During the past “eight failed years” of the Bush administration liberals screamed about war crimes and the loss of civil rights in America. I have no idea what the hell they were talking about, but I think I might take up their tactics and give liberals a dose of their own painfully annoying medicine. After all, liberals seem to care more about the rights of our sworn enemies than they do about our own citizens.
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