President Barack Obama's former Chicago pastor, the Jeremiah Wright, is among the guests invited to attend a Selma event in March commemorating the 44th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday."
There's nothing wrong with celebrating Bloody Sunday. It was a tragic event in the civil rights struggle. But there is something wrong in inviting Jeremiah Wright to participate.
This country gives the folks in Selma the right and privilege to celebrate this event and they have the right to invite anyone they want. But having the right doesn't make it right. This man sold tapes of sermons preached in his church where Wright says things such as "God damn America" "..the KKK of America...". Is this race baiting really the way Selma wants to celebrate Bloody Sunday? It sounds to me as if they are longing for the "good old days" of prejudice and discrimination.
If I had the wherewithal I would go to Selma and mount a protest. Since I can't go someone needs to. This heathen doesn't need to be made welcome in Alabama.
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Obama Snubs Nation's Heroes, Becomes the First President to Skip Ball Honoring Medal of Honor Recipients in Over 50 Years
Barack Obama may have stumbled over his words briefly during his inauguration, but he made an even bigger blunder later Tuesday evening. The newly sworn-in President opted not to appear at what should have been one of the most important Balls on his agenda that evening - "The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball."
The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball was begun in 1953 for President Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration. The event recognized recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. There were 48 Medal of Honor recipients in attendance, who were undoubtedly disappointed by the new Commander-in-Chief's failure to show. Over the past 56 years no President has skipped this event - until now.The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball is sponsored by the American Legion, and co-sponsored by 13 other veteran's service organizations, including those such as the Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Instead of attending this ball honoring our nation's heroes, Obama was busy making stops at 10 other official balls. Obama and his wife's first stop was at the Neighborhood Ball. From there they went to the Home State Ball for Illinois and Hawaii, the Commander-in-Chief Ball, the Youth Inaugural Ball, and the State Ball for Delaware and Pennsylvania.They finished off the night with brief appearances at the Mid-Atlantic, Western, Midwest, Eastern, and Southern regional Balls. Celebrities were aplenty at the balls, with Stevie Wonder, Shakira, Mary. J. Blige,Faith Hill, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Adam Levine, will.i.am, Sting, Mariah Carey, and Leonardo DiCaprio in attendance at the Neighborhood Ball. In addition, the other nine balls also featured a star-studded lineup including Kanye West and Kid Rock at the Youth Ball, Marc Anthony at the Western Ball, and Cheryl Crow at the Western Ball.
It was the party without all of the celebrities that Obama skipped. The very people who he sought to have support him during his candidacy and campaign, who have fought to protect this country, were snubbed in favor of publicity and the opportunity to rub shoulders - yet again - with the out-of-touch Hollywood elite!
SHAME ON YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA. THESE BRAVE MEN CAME TO RESPECT YOU, YET YOUR BLATANT FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THEM SENDS THEM AND ALL WHO HAVE FOUGHT TO DEFEND THIS NATION, THE WRONG MESSAGE.MAKE NO EXCUSES MR. PRESIDENT - WE NOW KNOW WHERE VETERANS STAND UNDER YOUR WATCH!
The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball was begun in 1953 for President Dwight Eisenhower's inauguration. The event recognized recipients of the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military award. There were 48 Medal of Honor recipients in attendance, who were undoubtedly disappointed by the new Commander-in-Chief's failure to show. Over the past 56 years no President has skipped this event - until now.The Salute to Heroes Inaugural Ball is sponsored by the American Legion, and co-sponsored by 13 other veteran's service organizations, including those such as the Paralyzed Veterans of America and the Military Order of the Purple Heart.
Instead of attending this ball honoring our nation's heroes, Obama was busy making stops at 10 other official balls. Obama and his wife's first stop was at the Neighborhood Ball. From there they went to the Home State Ball for Illinois and Hawaii, the Commander-in-Chief Ball, the Youth Inaugural Ball, and the State Ball for Delaware and Pennsylvania.They finished off the night with brief appearances at the Mid-Atlantic, Western, Midwest, Eastern, and Southern regional Balls. Celebrities were aplenty at the balls, with Stevie Wonder, Shakira, Mary. J. Blige,Faith Hill, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Adam Levine, will.i.am, Sting, Mariah Carey, and Leonardo DiCaprio in attendance at the Neighborhood Ball. In addition, the other nine balls also featured a star-studded lineup including Kanye West and Kid Rock at the Youth Ball, Marc Anthony at the Western Ball, and Cheryl Crow at the Western Ball.
It was the party without all of the celebrities that Obama skipped. The very people who he sought to have support him during his candidacy and campaign, who have fought to protect this country, were snubbed in favor of publicity and the opportunity to rub shoulders - yet again - with the out-of-touch Hollywood elite!
SHAME ON YOU PRESIDENT OBAMA. THESE BRAVE MEN CAME TO RESPECT YOU, YET YOUR BLATANT FAILURE TO RECOGNIZE THEM SENDS THEM AND ALL WHO HAVE FOUGHT TO DEFEND THIS NATION, THE WRONG MESSAGE.MAKE NO EXCUSES MR. PRESIDENT - WE NOW KNOW WHERE VETERANS STAND UNDER YOUR WATCH!
Saturday, January 24, 2009
Ready to Kill More Americans
Today it was revealed that one of the prisoners we released from Gitmo is now the number two Al Quaida figure in Yemen. This came from an Al Quaida website. Draw you own conclusions.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
OK, It's Started
In the last post I gave you some things to watch for in the Obamanation. One of them was the closing of Gitmo. He has already started the process to close it down.
I also said the economy was going to tank further. On Obamanation day the stock market closed 300 points down, the lowest ever for an inauguration.
Look out for the others.
I also said the economy was going to tank further. On Obamanation day the stock market closed 300 points down, the lowest ever for an inauguration.
Look out for the others.
Monday, January 19, 2009
The Obamanation
Tomorrow will be the Obamanation. Barak Hussein Obama will take the office of the presidency. We are all supposed to get behind him and root for the country. I just can't do it. I find it hard to believe that a man that refuses to honor the flag by placing his hand over his heart during the National Anthem has the country's best interest at heart. I'm waiting to see if he places his hand on the Bible or the Koran while being sworn in. We've already had one Congressman do that.
It seems to me that the people have surrendered to Socialism. According to Obama himself the government is the solution to all the country's problems. Funny, I think the government is the cause of the country's ills.
Things to watch for in the near future:
The loss of the secret ballot in unionization efforts in the workplace. The Messiah has said he would sign it. Wal-Mart will be the first victim.
Government healthcare. You'll be standing in line for months for treatment just like the UK and Canada. If the government gets its way, you'll be jailed for going outside the system and paying for your own healthcare.
Gitmo will close. This will cause the terrorists incarcerated there to have access to our judicial system where many of them will be released because national security secrets can't be revealed in open court. Guess where they will be released. Right into your neighborhood.
The economy will tank even further. The Messiah's recovery plan calls for spending trillions on things that won't help the economy one iota. Like spending on education. It's already been shown that throwing money at government schools doesn't work. And even if the education dollars improves test scores how will that help the economy? Trying to spend our way back to prosperity is like trying to pick yourself up in a bucket by the bale while standing in the bucket.
Assaults on your gun rights. There is already a plan being formulated to tax ammo and make it unaffordable. If you've got no ammo your guns aren't much of a threat.
The only bright side is that the Messiah has realized he can't accomplish most of what he promised in the first week. Maybe he'll wake up and smell the coffee but I doubt it.
It seems to me that the people have surrendered to Socialism. According to Obama himself the government is the solution to all the country's problems. Funny, I think the government is the cause of the country's ills.
Things to watch for in the near future:
The loss of the secret ballot in unionization efforts in the workplace. The Messiah has said he would sign it. Wal-Mart will be the first victim.
Government healthcare. You'll be standing in line for months for treatment just like the UK and Canada. If the government gets its way, you'll be jailed for going outside the system and paying for your own healthcare.
Gitmo will close. This will cause the terrorists incarcerated there to have access to our judicial system where many of them will be released because national security secrets can't be revealed in open court. Guess where they will be released. Right into your neighborhood.
The economy will tank even further. The Messiah's recovery plan calls for spending trillions on things that won't help the economy one iota. Like spending on education. It's already been shown that throwing money at government schools doesn't work. And even if the education dollars improves test scores how will that help the economy? Trying to spend our way back to prosperity is like trying to pick yourself up in a bucket by the bale while standing in the bucket.
Assaults on your gun rights. There is already a plan being formulated to tax ammo and make it unaffordable. If you've got no ammo your guns aren't much of a threat.
The only bright side is that the Messiah has realized he can't accomplish most of what he promised in the first week. Maybe he'll wake up and smell the coffee but I doubt it.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Tribute to a Buddy
For those of you who remember, I once wrote an article about my little buddy, Buddy. He was a little fiest dog that I had ideas about turning into a squirrel dog. He was given to me by Leroy Benton of the Enon community. It turned out that Buddy was gun shy. Well, not really. He would follow me deer hunting and lay down under the stand and bark at every squirrel that moved. He wasn't scared of the gun, just the bang. Shoot once and Buddy was no more to be seen.
Buddy must have thought he was a cat. He lived like he had nine lives. He loved chasing cars. He used up his first life under an 18-wheeler. He was in the middle of the road when the truck came screaming down the highway. Terrorized, he squatted down and the truck passed harmlessly over him. Not too long after that he was chasing a car and paid no attention to the car following that one. The second car hit him and sent him down Hwy 29 like a bowling ball. He was laid up a couple of days with a severe case of road rash but suffered no permanent injury. I thought that would have taught him a lesson. I guess it did. From then on he would chase only the last car in a line.
Losing life number three was due to a confrontation with an animal of some sort, probably a coyote. He showed up around midnight with his throat torn open and could hardly move. Blood was everywhere. I patched up the hole as best I could. I figured if he lasted through the night I'd take him to the vet. But he started recovering so well so quickly, I never did. His throat healed and the only effect was he couldn't bark for about two weeks.
I was responsible for life number four. I was driving straight down the highway after leaving the house. Buddy was chasing after me, biting at my right front wheel. He must have stumbled for he ended up under the van. Again, no lasting injuries. He was stove up for a few days. He was soon back to chasing cars. Another car got life number five a couple of months ago. Still yet again, no serious injuries.
Buddy never met another dog he thought he couldn't whip. I never saw him start a fight but if another dog snarled at him, the battle was on. He was the smallest dog in the neighborhood and in every fight I witnessed, he ended up on his back with the larger dog standing over him. I could almost hear Buddy think, "OK big boy, I've got you right where I want you."
A couple of weeks ago Buddy came home with slobber all over him and limping pretty badly. I later learned two neighborhood dogs had ganged up on him. (Life #6) I guess he thought he had a little revenge coming for yesterday he went back for some more. He didn't come home that afternoon. The next morning my wife found him under the boat in the back yard. He couldn't get up. We scooped him up on a rug and covered him with towels warmed in the dryer.
He just lay there for about a half hour. Then with what looked like a smile on his face he died. We buried him in the back yard. With his penchant for defying all odds, I already had a plot picked out for him. I really thought a car would get him but I had it figured wrong.
It's really not the same walking out the door and him not there to greet me. And we are not the only ones who miss him. The whole neighborhood had adopted him and he would stop and visit while making his rounds. Like my neighbor Gene Harrison said, "We'll miss Buddy. He had become a Tanyard icon."
Buddy lived his life like he had something to prove. In the end, he proved he wasn't a cat.
Buddy must have thought he was a cat. He lived like he had nine lives. He loved chasing cars. He used up his first life under an 18-wheeler. He was in the middle of the road when the truck came screaming down the highway. Terrorized, he squatted down and the truck passed harmlessly over him. Not too long after that he was chasing a car and paid no attention to the car following that one. The second car hit him and sent him down Hwy 29 like a bowling ball. He was laid up a couple of days with a severe case of road rash but suffered no permanent injury. I thought that would have taught him a lesson. I guess it did. From then on he would chase only the last car in a line.
Losing life number three was due to a confrontation with an animal of some sort, probably a coyote. He showed up around midnight with his throat torn open and could hardly move. Blood was everywhere. I patched up the hole as best I could. I figured if he lasted through the night I'd take him to the vet. But he started recovering so well so quickly, I never did. His throat healed and the only effect was he couldn't bark for about two weeks.
I was responsible for life number four. I was driving straight down the highway after leaving the house. Buddy was chasing after me, biting at my right front wheel. He must have stumbled for he ended up under the van. Again, no lasting injuries. He was stove up for a few days. He was soon back to chasing cars. Another car got life number five a couple of months ago. Still yet again, no serious injuries.
Buddy never met another dog he thought he couldn't whip. I never saw him start a fight but if another dog snarled at him, the battle was on. He was the smallest dog in the neighborhood and in every fight I witnessed, he ended up on his back with the larger dog standing over him. I could almost hear Buddy think, "OK big boy, I've got you right where I want you."
A couple of weeks ago Buddy came home with slobber all over him and limping pretty badly. I later learned two neighborhood dogs had ganged up on him. (Life #6) I guess he thought he had a little revenge coming for yesterday he went back for some more. He didn't come home that afternoon. The next morning my wife found him under the boat in the back yard. He couldn't get up. We scooped him up on a rug and covered him with towels warmed in the dryer.
He just lay there for about a half hour. Then with what looked like a smile on his face he died. We buried him in the back yard. With his penchant for defying all odds, I already had a plot picked out for him. I really thought a car would get him but I had it figured wrong.
It's really not the same walking out the door and him not there to greet me. And we are not the only ones who miss him. The whole neighborhood had adopted him and he would stop and visit while making his rounds. Like my neighbor Gene Harrison said, "We'll miss Buddy. He had become a Tanyard icon."
Buddy lived his life like he had something to prove. In the end, he proved he wasn't a cat.
Wednesday, January 7, 2009
It's Only Just Begun
The Messiah has not been inaugurated yet and already the Dems are in trouble. First is with Illinois Gov. Blago-whatever his name is. He is under investigation for trying to sell the Messiah's old Senate seat. He has nominated a fellow Dem to the seat and the Dem. Senate is refusing to seat him. Did I mention Blago-whatever is also a Dem? Rep. are staying clear of this mess, content to let the Dems self destruct.
And then there's the Senate race in Minnesota. This is the state that elected a Pro Wrestler (or is it 'Rassler?) to the office of governor a few years ago. Now the state Dems are trying to elect un-funny comedian Al Franken to office. Rep. Norm Coleman beat him at the polls but the Dem controlled election machine keeps finding uncounted ballots under couch cushions. They actually "found" some uncounted ballots in somebody's car trunk. They were all (or at least most) for Franken.
The recount officials, when the found ballots favor Coleman, decide that the ballots are not legitimate. When they favor Franken, they must be counted. This procedure stinks so bad it could qualify for a Bullock County election.
And then there's the Messiah's cabinet appointments. He started out well, keeping the current Sec. of Defense. He is familiar with the war. It makes sense to keep him on board. But then he turns around and appoints Leon Paneta head of the CIA. What kind of sense does this make? He has no intelligience experience. As Clinton's chief of staff he read a few classified documents. So did a few low ranking cryptologists but that does not qualify them for the position. And don't forget Bill Richardson. He was nominated for Commerce Sec. but withdrew his name because he is under a grand jury investigation for something that Dems. do. Did I mention that he is also a Dem.
It looks like the Messiah's honeymoon in office will not last long. It looks like Jimmy Carter Redeux. Let's just hope he is so busy putting out fires that he doesn't have time to gut the military and the CIA like Carter did.
It's going to be an interesting four years.
And then there's the Senate race in Minnesota. This is the state that elected a Pro Wrestler (or is it 'Rassler?) to the office of governor a few years ago. Now the state Dems are trying to elect un-funny comedian Al Franken to office. Rep. Norm Coleman beat him at the polls but the Dem controlled election machine keeps finding uncounted ballots under couch cushions. They actually "found" some uncounted ballots in somebody's car trunk. They were all (or at least most) for Franken.
The recount officials, when the found ballots favor Coleman, decide that the ballots are not legitimate. When they favor Franken, they must be counted. This procedure stinks so bad it could qualify for a Bullock County election.
And then there's the Messiah's cabinet appointments. He started out well, keeping the current Sec. of Defense. He is familiar with the war. It makes sense to keep him on board. But then he turns around and appoints Leon Paneta head of the CIA. What kind of sense does this make? He has no intelligience experience. As Clinton's chief of staff he read a few classified documents. So did a few low ranking cryptologists but that does not qualify them for the position. And don't forget Bill Richardson. He was nominated for Commerce Sec. but withdrew his name because he is under a grand jury investigation for something that Dems. do. Did I mention that he is also a Dem.
It looks like the Messiah's honeymoon in office will not last long. It looks like Jimmy Carter Redeux. Let's just hope he is so busy putting out fires that he doesn't have time to gut the military and the CIA like Carter did.
It's going to be an interesting four years.
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