Obama's Lack of Common Sense on Leno (3/19/09)

I am sure by now that most of you have heard about the very inappropriate comment made by Mr. Obama last night on Jay Leno (might I also mention he is the first sitting president to ever appear on the show...). It had to do with his use of the White House bowling alley and his low scores. He then proceeded to compare those said low scores to those seen in the Special Olympics. My goodness... I had to share this with my mother who has worked with multiple handicapped persons for the last 12 years. I also mentioned to have her share this 'gaf' if one would call it such with all those in her profession who voted for said president.

Of course Team Obama has already said their apologies and made the point that Mr. Obama did not mean what he said. Well Barack, you might want to take your teleprompter with you next time!!!!

[Link to the story on Foxnews.com]

WND.com Bumper Sticker Magnet MUST HAVE!

I just got mine this weekend and it is proudly being displayed on the back of my car as I type. Note the measurements on the World Net Daily website...it truly is the largest bumper sticker available for this price! And remember, a magnet is the best because it does not damage the paint on your vehicle ;)

Dayton Ohio Tax Day Tea Party

...please plan on attending if you can. It'll be downtown Dayton (exact location TBA) from 6-8pm on Wed, April 15th.

www.daytonohioteaparty.com

Cartoon of the Day...

Oh my...from Townhall.com:

The new Obama propaganda for Recovery.gov

They just couldn't stop themselves, could they?! Of course not! So here is the symbol of Obama's 2012 campaign site, Recovery.gov:



But here is what it REALLY should look like (from Dave The Angry White Guy):

"Going Galt" by Michelle Malkin

This article is too dead on right not to copy & paste right here. (Click here for link)

Enough. In a word, that is the message of disgusted taxpayers fed up with the confiscatory policies of both parties in Washington. George Bush pre-socialized the economy with billion-dollar bailouts of the financial and auto industries. Barack Obama is pouring billions more down those sinkholes. It isn't just the camel's back that's broken. His neck and four legs have all snapped, too.
Enough. Last Friday, thousands of Americans turned out to protest reckless government spending in the pork-laden stimulus package, the earmark-clogged budget bill, the massive mortgage-entitlement program and taxpayer-funded corporate rescues. Contrary to false left-wing blog smears that the hastily planned impromptu events were "Astro-turfed," the crowds were packed with first-time grassroots activists. They were people with families and day jobs whose usual definition of "community organizing" involves neighborhood yard sales or their kids' soccer matches. They were members of the silent majority who decided to be silent no more.
Enough. These "Tea Party" protests spanned the sunny Santa Monica pier to the icy streets of Chicago and Cleveland to rain-drenched Atlanta, overflowing the grounds of the St. Louis Gateway Arch, with massive turnouts in Greenville, S.C., and crowds of several hundred each in New York City and Washington, D.C., and all points in between. Like those who demonstrated before them in Seattle, Denver, Mesa, Ariz., and Overland Park, Kan., two weeks ago, the Tea Party participants held homemade signs that said it all: "Your mortgage is not my problem"; "Liberty: All the stimulus we need"; "No taxation without deliberation."
The speed and scope with which they mobilized were due not to nefarious outside conspiracists, but to social networking websites Facebook and Twitter, where a burgeoning network on Twitter called Top Conservatives became the central clearinghouse for information. Planning for a new wave of demonstrations on April 15 has begun at www.taxdayteaparty.com.
Enough. While they take to the streets politically, untold numbers of America's wealth producers are going on strike financially. Dr. Helen Smith, a Tennessee forensic psychologist and political blogger, dubbed the phenomenon "Going Galt" last fall. It's a reference to the famed Ayn Rand novel "Atlas Shrugged," in which protagonist John Galt leads the entrepreneurial class to cease productive activities in order to starve the government of revenue. (Not coincidentally, Rand's novel sales are up and John Galt references punctuated many of the Tea Party demonstrations.) Dr. Smith was inundated with stories like these:
"I have frozen hiring in my firm. … No investments will be made in taxable accounts -- only 401k/IRAs. I am buying silver and gold instead of CDs or stocks with non-qualified money and savings. I have stopped taking new clients, thus freezing my income. I barter more and more. Spend less. I stopped leveraging assets (don't borrow)."
"I have cut WAY back -- I'm no longer buying retail, driving out of a 10-mile radius, spending money on eating out or putting my money in a savings account. I am using the money to pay off all of our debt. It has made our family closer, more appreciative."
Another blogger wrote: "Last year my family paid nearly $1,000 a month in federal taxes, and we are not by any stretch of the imagination rich. I'm going to make it my business to cut that amount in half, using every legal means possible and reducing my income so there is less to tax."
Enough. Those business owners are not alone. This week, ABC News spotlighted upper-income earners going Galt in response to Obama's proposed tax hikes on families with incomes of $250,000 or more. A Lafayette, La., attorney told the reporter she was cutting back on her business to avoid the tax threshold: "Why kill yourself working if you're going to give it all away to people who aren't working as hard?" Tax hikes have consequences. Incentives matter. Only self-deluded wealth redistributors living in la-la land believe otherwise.
Another business owner, Dr. Sharon Poczatek, explained: "The motivation for a lot of people like me -- dentists, entrepreneurs, lawyers -- is that the more you work the more money you make," said Poczatek. "But if I'm going to be working just to give it back to the government -- it's de-motivating and demoralizing."
The perpetual Borrow-Spend-Panic-Repeat machine in Washington depends on the capitulation of the wealth producers. There's only one monkey wrench that can stop the redistributionist thieves' engine. It's engraved with the word: Enough.

Cartoon of the Day!

Sad that it took an already failing Obama/socialist presidency for the GOP to suddenly WAKE UP!

Capital has gone STRIKE!

They talk about autoworker unions or others that go on strike over pay disputes or benefits. But this time, as this article so clearly points out, it is the capital which drives the economy in America that has gone on strike in the 3 months since the election. (Read the article here) Businesses and individuals who have created many of the jobs in the last 20 years are now cutting wages and jobs in order to make it through this recession. Times are tough, no one would argue that, but the way that this unexperienced president and Congress is going about trying to 'solve' our problems is only bond to make these much, MUCH worse before they (ever?) get better. And this says it all:

"His stimulus package is little more than a down payment on a socialist economy. It raises taxes on the successful, brings back the welfare state, hands out favors and cash to friends of one political party, while imposing government control over the entire free market in ways that just a year ago would have seemed unimaginable."

These are very trying times for us as a country and as individuals. Do not let the American spirit die in the arms of this socialist agenda.

Atlas Shrugged...today

I have just now ordered Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged to finally read it. Today more than ever I am compelled to finally read this 1100 pg. book which has been untouched by liberals for years. The scary truths which this fictional account wrote in are said to ring truer now than ever. And I am about to find out...

I also decided to Google "increase in Atlas Shrugged sales" and sure enough I found this. Looks like sales have tripled over the last seven weeks of 2009 from this same time period in 2008. That my friends speaks volumes! I will give daily updates when possible on my progress through the book and interesting and/or eerie similarities between the fiction on the page and the reality of our current times.

Jindal/Palin 2012!!!

Here is the transcript of Gov. Bobby Jindal's (LA) response to Obama's mock 'State of the Union' address from last night. He said exactly what needed to be said in a calm, straight-forward, respectable fashion and we should applaud that. We should also pray to God and start urging our party leaders for Gov. Jindal to be at the head of the ticket for the 2012 election.

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Tonight, we witnessed a great moment in the history of our Republic. In the very chamber where Congress once voted to abolish slavery, our first African-American president stepped forward to address the state of our union. With his speech tonight, the president completed a redemptive journey that took our nation from Independence Hall to Gettysburg to the lunch counter and now, finally, the Oval Office.

Regardless of party, all Americans are moved by the president's personal story -- the son of an American mother and a Kenyan father, who grew up to become leader of the free world. Like the president's father, my own parents came to this country from a distant land. When they arrived in Baton Rouge, my mother was already 4-½-months pregnant. I was what folks in the insurance industry now call a "pre-existing condition." To find work, my dad picked up the yellow pages and started calling local businesses. Even after landing a job, he could still not afford to pay for my delivery, so he worked out an installment plan with the doctor. Fortunately for me, he never missed a payment.

As I grew up, my mom and dad taught me the values that attracted them to this country, and they instilled in me an immigrant's wonder at the greatness of America. As a child, I remember going to the grocery store with my dad. Growing up in India, he had seen extreme poverty. And as we walked through the aisles, looking at the endless variety on the shelves, he would tell me: "Bobby, Americans can do anything." I still believe that to this day: Americans can do anything. When we pull together, there is no challenge we can't overcome.

As the president made clear this evening, we are now in a time of challenge. Many of you listening tonight have lost jobs. Others have seen your college and retirement savings dwindle. Many of you are worried about losing your health care and your homes. And you are looking to your elected leaders in Washington for solutions.

Republicans are ready to work with the new president to provide those solutions. Here in my state of Louisiana, we don't care what party you belong to, if you have good ideas to make life better for our people. We need more of that attitude from both Democrats and Republicans in our nation's capital. All of us want our economy to recover and our nation to prosper. So where we agree, Republicans must be the president's strongest partners. And where we disagree, Republicans have a responsibility to be candid and offer better ideas for a path forward.
Today in Washington, some are promising that government will rescue us from the economic storms raging all around us.

Those of us who lived through Hurricane Katrina -- we have our doubts.

Let me tell you a story.

During Katrina, I visited Sheriff Harry Lee, a Democrat and a good friend of mine. When I walked into his makeshift office, I'd never seen him so angry. He was yelling into the phone: "Well, I'm the Sheriff and if you don't like it you can come and arrest me!" I asked him: "Sheriff, what's got you so mad?" He told me that he had put out a call for volunteers to come with their boats to rescue people who were trapped on their rooftops by the floodwaters. The boats were all lined up ready to go, when some bureaucrat showed up and told them they couldn't go out on the water unless they had proof of insurance and registration. I told him, "Sheriff, that's ridiculous." And before I knew it, he was yelling into the phone: "Congressman Jindal is here, and he says you can come and arrest him too!" Harry just told the boaters to ignore the bureaucrats and go start rescuing people.
There is a lesson in this experience: The strength of America is not found in our government. It is found in the compassionate hearts and the enterprising spirit of our citizens. We are grateful for the support we have received from across the nation for the ongoing recovery efforts. This spirit got Louisiana through the hurricanes and this spirit will get our nation through the storms we face today.
To solve our current problems, Washington must lead. But the way to lead is not to raise taxes and not to just put more money and power in hands of Washington politicians. The way to lead is by empowering you, the American people. Because we believe that Americans can do anything.

That is why Republicans put forward plans to create jobs by lowering income tax rates for working families, cutting taxes for small businesses, strengthening incentives for businesses to invest in new equipment and hire new workers, and stabilizing home values by creating a new tax credit for home-buyers. These plans would cost less and create more jobs.

But Democratic leaders in Congress -- they rejected this approach. Instead of trusting us to make wise decisions with our own money, they passed the largest government spending bill in history, with a price tag of more than $1 trillion with interest. While some of the projects in the bill make sense, their legislation is larded with wasteful spending. It includes $300 million to buy new cars for the government, $8 billion for high-speed rail projects, such as a "magnetic levitation" line from Las Vegas to Disneyland, and $140 million for something called "volcano monitoring." Instead of monitoring volcanoes, what Congress should be monitoring is the eruption of spending in Washington, D.C.
Democratic leaders say their legislation will grow the economy. What it will do is grow the government, increase our taxes down the line, and saddle future generations with debt. Who among us would ask our children for a loan, so we could spend money we do not have, on things we do not need? That is precisely what the Democrats in Congress just did. It's irresponsible. And it's no way to strengthen our economy, create jobs, or build a prosperous future for our children.

In Louisiana, we took a different approach. Since I became governor, we cut more than 250 earmarks from our state budget. To create jobs for our citizens, we cut taxes six times -- including the largest income tax cut in the history of our state. We passed those tax cuts with bipartisan majorities. Republicans and Democrats put aside their differences -- we worked together to make sure our people could keep more of what they earn. If it can be done in Baton Rouge, surely it can be done in Washington, D.C.

To strengthen our economy, we need urgent action to keep energy prices down. All of us remember what it felt like to pay $4 at the pump and unless we act now, those prices will return. To stop that from happening, we need to increase conservation, increase energy efficiency, increase the use of alternative and renewable fuels, increase our use of nuclear power, and increase drilling for oil and gas here at home. We believe that Americans can do anything and if we unleash the innovative spirit of our citizens, we can achieve energy independence.
To strengthen our economy, we also need to address the crisis in health care. Republicans believe in a simple principle: No American should have to worry about losing their health coverage -- period. We stand for universal access to affordable health care coverage. What we oppose is universal government-run health care. Health care decisions should be made by doctors and patients, not by government bureaucrats. We believe Americans can do anything, and if we put aside partisan politics and work together, we can make our system of private medicine affordable and accessible for every one of our citizens.

To strengthen our economy, we also need to make sure every child in America gets the best possible education. After Katrina, we reinvented the New Orleans school system, opening dozens of new charter schools, and creating a new scholarship program that is giving parents the chance to send their children to private or parochial schools of their choice. We believe that, with the proper education, the children of America can do anything. And it shouldn't take a devastating storm to bring this kind of innovation to education in our country.

To strengthen our economy, we must promote confidence in America by ensuring ours is the most ethical and transparent system in the world. In my home state, there used to be saying: At any given time, half of Louisiana was said to be half under water, and the other half is under indictment. No one says that anymore. Last year, we passed some of the strongest ethics laws in the nation and today, Louisiana has turned her back on the corruption of the past. We need to bring transparency to Washington, D.C., so we can rid our Capitol of corruption and ensure we never see the passage of another trillion dollar spending bill that Congress has not even read and the American people haven't even seen.

As we take these steps, we must remember for all our troubles at home, dangerous enemies still seek our destruction. Now is no time to dismantle the defenses that have protected this country for hundreds of years, or make deep cuts in funding for our troops. America's fighting men and women can do anything. If we give them the resources they need, they will stay on the offensive, defeat our enemies, and protect us from harm.

In all these areas, Republicans want to work with President Obama. We appreciate his message of hope, but sometimes it seems we look for hope in different places. Democratic leaders in Washington -- they place their hope in the federal government. We place our hope in you, the American people. In the end, it comes down to an honest and fundamental disagreement about the proper role of government. We oppose the National Democratic view that says the way to strengthen our country is to increase dependence on government. We believe the way to strengthen our country is to restrain spending in Washington, to empower individuals and small businesses to grow our economy and to create jobs.

In recent years, these distinctions in philosophy became less clear -- our party got away from its principles. You elected Republicans to champion limited government, fiscal discipline and personal responsibility. Instead, Republicans went along with earmarks and big government spending in Washington. Republicans lost your trust -- and rightly so.

Tonight, on behalf of our leaders in Congress and my fellow Republican governors, I say this: Our party is determined to regain your trust. We will do so by standing up for the principles that we share, the principles you elected us to fight for, the principles that built this into the greatest, most prosperous country on earth.
You know, a few weeks ago, the president warned that our nation is facing a crisis that he said "we may not be able to reverse." Our troubles are real, to be sure. But don't let anyone tell you that we cannot recover. Don't let anyone tell you that America's best days are behind her. This is the nation that cast off the scourge of slavery, overcame the Great Depression, prevailed in two World Wars, won the struggle for civil rights, defeated the Soviet menace, and responded with determined courage to the attacks of September 11, 2001. The American spirit has triumphed over almost every form of adversity known to man, and the American spirit will triumph again.

We can have confidence in our future, because, amid all of today's challenges, we also count many blessings: We have the most innovative citizens, the most abundant resources, the most resilient economy, the most powerful military, and the freest political system in the history of the world. My fellow citizens, never forget: We are Americans. And like my dad said years ago, Americans can do anything.

Thank you for listening. God bless you. God bless Louisiana. And God bless America.

Nationwide Chicago Tea Party!

http://www.nationwidechicagoteaparty.com/

If you live near Chicago, ATTEND!!!! This is how it began over 200 years ago and let us through 'Tea Parties' yet again to show our government that we will not live under their current ways any longer!

WSJ Op Ed: In Obama We Trust (not!)

This is the best article I have read re: Obama's clear disillusionment of what makes America great- the entrepreneurs and small-business owners. His socialism shines through in this article as the author discussions Obama's call for government being the ONLY way out of this economic slump.

FINALLY, someone says it. It's not Hannity or Rush on the airwaves ranting. It is a very calm, smart article getting to what we all fear- the rise of socialism and the downfall of capitalism (and the American society of the last 200 years). Of course, it is just an op ed. And it is in the Wall Street Journal...not the New York Times or Washington Post. But hey, hopefully buyer's remorse truly is setting in!!!

Stocks Recoup a Bit...

It's amazing. The stocks actually recouped a bit of their previous loses (yesterday being the worst since 1997) after Fed Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke talked down the idea floating around that the government would nationalize top lenders, such as Citigroup or BofA. Wow. The markets react AGAINST socialistm and react FOR capitalism?!?! Who could have guessed it!

Now we will see how the reaction to Obama's "address to Congress" plays out tomorrow when trading opens... (Remember, it's too soon for an official State of the Union Address but it's Obama- come on, he can do whatever he wants, right?!)

My guess is not as well as today's...!

Chart of Money Printing per the Federal Reserve

This chart speaks volumes. Someone needs to find a concrete reason to impeach Obama because we should not have to suffer as a nation through the next 4 years. People said "Impeach Bush" all the time but Obama's actions in the first 30 days have been more dangerous to the longevity of this country than any made in the last 8 years...

Bumper Sticker of the Year!!!

Need I say more?!?!

Czech president compares EU to Soviet Union

This is a very interesting article from the AP in which the current EU acting president, President Vaclav Klaus of the Czaech Republic, states his deep skepticism of the EU and its similarities to living under the cloak of the USSR. "Not so long ago, in our part of Europe we lived in a political system that permitted no alternatives and therefore also no parliamentary opposition," said Klaus. "We learned the bitter lesson that with no opposition, there is no freedom." The rest of the article is a good, quick read. The Czechs (and many others) were under the yolk of Soviet oppression for decades-- I think I would trust their opinions on this comparison.

Remember, the members of our current administration here in the US fawn over the EU. Obama et al have such a "world community" mentality, which trumps "America first" ideals, it should be no surprise that the first acts of his presidency have been labelled as 'socialist.' We should take such comments as from President Klaus seriously. An EU formation of any kind tied to America is a bad, bad thing...

UPDATE: "No Stimlus Money, Thank You"...

So here it comes. Senator Jim Clyburn (D) of South Carolina has said that if GOP governors refuse to accept the stimulus money it will be a 'slap in the face' to black Americans. (Are you serious?!?!) Clyburn cites this as an example of why the stimulus plan has the provision in it for the State legislatures can accept the money if the executive declines it. "Clyburn's spokeswoman later said he didn't mean that he thought those governors were racially motivated, but rejecting it would hurt large black populations in their states."

This really is becoming a "new day" in America. And I do NOT mean that positively. These kinds of remarks made by those elected to represent the whole of America is a step backwards from the works of MLK, Jr. and others for EQUALITY. What a shame but definitely (and sadly) not a shocker.

College students' opinions of the Spendulus Plan!

Here are the results, as of this morning, of the poll they have posted on the Wright State University email server website. I just find it interesting that the results definitely do not fit the pre-conceived notion that all college students are ultra-liberal.


What do you think of the stimulus bill?

It won't work
51.0%

It should work
20.6%

What stimulus?
11.8%

It's too big
10.9%

It's too small
5.8%

Total votes: 1868

And when added up those which are seemingly upset with the stimulus (i.e., 'It won't work'; 'What stimulus?'; and 'It's too big') you get 73.7% of the 1868 voters. That is even MORE telling then the 50.9% that flat out say NO...Interesting!

Watch out bumper sticker crowd!

You better watch what your bumper stickers say in regards to your dislike of Obama. The article below I found on Foxnews.com and this is just the beginning folks...

Report: Oklahoma City Police Admit Mistake in Pulling Over Man With Anti-Obama Sign
According to The Oklahoman newspaper, an Oklahoma City police officer pulled over a man last week because he had in his car a sign that said, "Abort Obama, not the unborn."
FOXNews.com
Thursday, February 19, 2009

The Oklahoma City Police Department admits one of its officers made a mistake in pulling over a man last week for carrying an anti-President Obama sign in his car.

According to The Oklahoman newspaper, an officer pulled over Chip Harrison last week because he had in his car a sign that said, "Abort Obama, not the unborn."

The officer confiscated the sign and handed Harrison a slip telling him he was under investigation, even though Harrison argued that the sign only meant he wanted Obama removed from office.

The officer thought Harrison was threatening to kill the president, according to the article. But the department later explained that the officer misinterpreted the sign.

That didn't stop Harrison from getting a visit from the Secret Service. They interviewed him at his house and determined he was not a threat to the president, according to the report.

Photos of the Day

These come from Sticker Patch blog which I heard of thanks to the wonderful Michelle Malkin. They are photos of protestors in AZ when Obama came there to speak yesterday about the stimulus. We ALL need to band together and follow in these steps. Speaking out and making our voices heard is exactly why my dad and I started this blog!!!