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Has been awhile

2010-08-26T23:36:00.000-07:00

It has been quite some time since I have posted here. I suppose I just got tied up with life which is why our govt. has been able to do as much damage as they have. "We The People" have life to deal with and the more they do to us the more time it takes to just survive, between extra taxes, no jobs, the worry about the health care mandate, the oil spill, illegal immigration etc. We simply don't have time to do what it takes and they can dump more on us to keep us worried and struggling to survive.
All that is why I try and read as much as possible, I try to watch Glenn Beck everyday and follow the elections at Vote Them Out Today . The thing I think we all need to do right now is make sure we vote on Nov 2 and encourage everyone we know to do the same. Our vote is about the only thing we have left and I believe if they can figure out a way to take it they will.

I Pledge to be of service to Barack Obama?

2009-09-02T16:37:00.000-07:00

Today I was on facebook and found this link Article by Michelle Malkin. I read the article and watched the video and started getting angry. How did we come to this, they don't want our children to say The Pledge of Allegiance (because it has the words "Under God" in it), can't pray in school, yet they promote this kind of garbage? I asked my granddaughter if they had showed that video in her school? She said no so I told her if they do to let me know. I'm not a protester but I will be the one organizing the protest in fromt of the school if they try this.

DHS Watch List

2009-05-25T15:17:00.000-07:00

I think I'm going to have a shirt made that says "I'm on the DHS watch list. Are you?" Funny thing is I'm on that list because I believe in Freedom, God, Free Speech and the right to bear arms and I support the military. Those are all things that always made me a good American Citizen up to when Obama got elected.

God Bless America

2009-05-17T14:11:00.000-07:00

A thought came to me last night. Since the United States Constitution says that the individual receives their rights from a Supreme Being. I have a real problem with our Government systematically taking those rights away from us. Now since that same Government didn't have the power to give those rights to us I don't believe they should have the power to take them away from us.
What I have started doing is to ask that Supreme Being (in my case God) to help stop this madness in our Government and help us see what needs to be done. I pray about it and if enough people pray for it I don't think God will abandon us. The thing is that God also gave us Free Will and if we keep quiet and let this happen He may also keep quiet and let it happen.
What I would like to ask is that EVERYONE ask God everyday to help us overcome the systematic attack on the rights and freedoms that He bestowed on us with the help of The Founding Fathers laid out in our Constitution.

What Is Happening To Our Country?

2009-05-05T12:26:00.000-07:00

What Is Happening To Our Country?

I have been watching things since 9/11 and I do have to take exception with much of what I see on most cable news channels, read in the paper, read many places on the internet and hear from some of the people I talk to.

After 9/11 many of us were angry enough to enlist in the service (many did and I would have if I had been of an age and physically able to). People were worried about what happened, angry, stressed out and probably every other emotion you can imagine. People for the most part also had compassion for their fellow American and a sense of Patriotism I had not seen in years. I can only speak in terms of what I experienced in my lifetime which really starts with Vietnam, that is the one where I was at the age to be drafted, young people won't remember that but it was how they filled the military ranks in those days. Physically I should never have been considered for the draft but I suppose they had a quota, I did well on the written test and it looked like I was about to be drafted. I did get reclassified but I would have went had I been called because it was what we were supposed to do. There were many who didn't go when called (they were termed draft dodgers). Back in those days there were Hippie Communes, there were people who got out of it because they were in college, some may have had someone in the Government with some pull, I can think of one who was convicted after being caught and given another chance, years later was pardoned by President Carter, became a Governor then President. Still not sure how that even happened but that isn't the point here. We had radicals that were domestic terrorists, blowing things up and making life dangerous for those of us here but it was nothing compared to the dangers our men in uniform had to face. What I have always had trouble understanding is how the system here got so corrupt that a domestic terrorist (ie. Bill Ayers) could get out of trouble, become a college professor, sat on boards, dispense large sums of money to various organizations and apparently be a close friend with our current President Barrack Obama. While Bill Ayers seems to have everything going his way the men and women who did their duty in the military were demonized, spit on, called baby killers and to this day are treated like they did the wrong thing by going when they were called upon to serve their country yet others who ran away from their patriotic duty seem to be held in high regard. All I can say is NOT BY ME!

We had some good years and some bad years in this country, our President's did some good things and they also did some things I didn't agree with. I kept quiet about them and didn't rock the boat, you see like so many other people I didn't think I could make a difference, I had a family to take care of and didn't feel I had time to do anything else.

Then 9/11 happened! I started taking more of an interest in what was happening even though I still wasn't getting involved. I think many people were starting to wake up at that time. After 9/11 everyone in this country (at least those of us that were at least a little patriotic) were behind going after Bin Laden and the others responsible for 9/11. I'm still not sure what the reason for Iraq was. I feel that no matter what the reason for Iraq was, right or wrong, once you commit to it, Get it done and win. My personal complaint about Iraq was they seemed to be tying the hands of the military and did not allow them to do what needed to be done. Now I don't know for sure but my suspicion is that Congress put many of those restrictions on them and none of the people in Congress was in a position to make those decisions not even McCain, though I suspect he would have been more open to allowing the military to do their job and not put so many roadblocks in their way, I hope I'm not giving him too much credit. I truly believe that President Bush was doing all he could to keep this country safe. Politics is a dirty game and some of the players are more concerned with their image and what they can gain from the game financially to put the security of the country first. One thing I will say for President Bush is he honestly seemed more concerned about the country than he was about being liked by the media or Congress. I do know that President Bush and John McCain tried to do something about Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac as far back as 2002. Guess who put up most of the opposition and didn't want any regulation on them? HINT: It wasn't a Republican. It was none other than Barney Frank. He said there was no problem, they were sound and doing great. Guess what people: Had Barney Frank not interfered most of the financial mess we are in may not have happened. CONCLUSION: I blame Barney Frank for the meltdown, not President Bush. I know I'll probably get hate mail for that statement but I stand by it and if you must my email is Ataxia For most of President Bush's two terms we were doing pretty well financially, it seems to me that when things started going downhill it was after the mid term elections when the democrats got control of The House and The Senate.

That brings us to the election. During the primary I have to say I caught myself getting swayed by Obama, then I started asking myself questions like, Did he say anything that made sense? The sound of what he said was good but was there any substance? Can these things actually be done? Did he ever explain how he intended to do those things? What I determined was, what he said sounded good but that was all there was to it. All fluff and no substance. Then Sarah Palin came on the scene. The more they attacked her the more attention I paid to what she said. The conclusion I came to was: She had the right values! She spoke to the people yet didn't just say what some poll said people wanted to hear! People could relate to the values she talked about and I would have been more comfortable electing her President because she had experience that Obama lacked. She had values that Obama lacked. I would have preferred her over McCain because he was too moderate and eager to make concessions with the Democrats that I simply was not comfortable with..

Since the election the economy has gotten worse, the steps they have taken I'm convinced will not help and will most likely make it worse. Despite all the money put into banks, auto companies etc. and yes the first bailout was under President Bush but since Obama has been in office he has increased the spending to the point where anyone with half a brain has to see it can't continue or the country may well not survive it. I'm afraid if that agenda is not stopped we may not be able to turn things around in time. We have a Congress and Senate controlled by some of the most Liberal Left-Wing Democrats I have ever seen in my life. It is imperative that changes in the mid term election in 2010 to save the country. In the meantime everyone needs to make their voice heard in the House and the Senate. We need to let all of them know there are a large enough number of people who ARE VOTERS unhappy with their job performance and the WILL be voted out in the next election unless they can change our minds with better representation. We need to let them know that their performance to date has convinced us to NOT vote for them and it will take work on their part to change our minds and we are not brain dead robots who will fall for pretty promises! They will have to show us with real results.

What I'm asking for is everyone who reads this and agrees to pass it along but don't stop at that. I feel a sense of urgency about this so please for OUR country call, email, fax, anyway you can think of to let them know in DC and don't stop. We need to make it so clear how we feel that they will be afraid to ignore us. Do it everyday, or every week or as often as you can and ask everyone else to do it too. Tie up their phone lines, crash their server with email, hang tea bags from the rear view mirror in your car, sign petitions, go to tea parties, talk to people, have a tee shirt made, in short use your imagination to communicate your frustration, anger and fear for your country.

I'll do everything I can and I ask you to do everything you can. We as citizens can no longer expect our Representatives to work on our behalf, we have to force them to do what they were elected to do FOR NOW!

Tea Party

2009-04-15T15:49:00.000-07:00

I couldn't get out to any of the Tea Parties today but I was with them in spirit. I also sent some emails to some of the Representatives telling them I support the ideas behind the Tea Parties and I wasn't happy with what I was seeing from our Government, I would be watching and I would be vocal about my opinions. I intend to keep sending those messages to them (even the ones from other states). I would encourage everyone to send them your thoughts and I ask for responses here.

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The 912 Project

2009-04-04T21:20:00.000-07:00

I have been spending more time posting on "The 912 Project" lately than I have here. The reason being that I think it's important. As of today there are over 425,000 members all with the purpose of making the Politicians listen to The People and uphold The Constitution.

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Bob Basso

2009-03-29T19:18:00.001-07:00

It seems that President Obama has called Bob Basso to the White House. Mr Basso is the guy who dressed up as Thomas Paine and put the video up on YouTube "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeYscnFpEyA" I suspect Obama is upset because the guy makes so much sense. Bet he tries to make him stop.

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Tea Party

2009-03-22T22:51:00.000-07:00

There have been Tea Party's all over lately to protest the things going on in Washington. I got this link to a YouTube video that I thought was great
American Tea Party
Check it out

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Rush Limbaugh

2009-03-03T11:35:00.000-08:00

I can't believe the stunt they are trying to pull on Rush. I watched his interview with Hannity and heard what he actually said. It was not what the media is trying to portray. I truly believe it's an attempt to take the focus off the economic problems and put the focus on the Republicans. I say don't fall for it, keep your eye on what the Democrats are doing. Obama spent in about 5 weeks more than had been spent since the country was founded to when he was sworn in. I for one believe that the Government should spend the way the rest of us have to.
On another note, I watched Mike Huckabee over the weekend and he suggested term limits for Congress which I agree with. His statement was 8 years then they could go home and stand in the lines they created for the rest of us.

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Economy

2009-02-24T10:54:00.000-08:00

I have been watching and what I've noticed is so far every time President Obama talks about the Stimulus or the BailOuts the stock market drops. That tells me that maybe it isn't a real good idea to be spending all this money.
The idea should be job creation and that is done by making it viable for companies to do business. Lower taxes would be a good start. As far as the Auto companies go: Limit the Union involvement unless and until they have as much invested and stand to lose or survive the same as the workers. That way they will work for the good of everyone.

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So called stimulus package

2009-02-14T22:20:00.000-08:00

Seems that the people didn't have much say in the so called stimulus package. I only know first hand about my state. I called my Senators and Congressman for my district and the numbers were over 85% against it. I can only assume that was the result in most states.
I'm afraid of what the end result of that bill might be. For that reason I want to encourage everyone to keep after their Representatives, let them know how you want them to vote and hold them accountable. The problem with the Folks in Washington is they seem to lose interest in what the people want once they get elected and the only weapon we have is our vote so I say use it. It will take some time but I realize now that if we don't take a stand and vote for people who will do the will of the people we will keep getting sold down the river. I hope enough people are as tired of politics as usual as I am. We do hold their fate in our hands, it's time the people used it.

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Government

2009-01-24T23:14:00.000-08:00

I was watching The Huckabee show on Fox tonight and he was reading off the whitehouse website. The items he was reading concerned me so I went and read it. If you want to check it for yourself go to http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/civil_rights/ you have to read it carefully because the way it's worded it sounds good but the way I read it we will lose some of our rights. I prefer to keep what rights I have left.
I intend to email my representative and let them know my thoughts on anything that is coming up for a vote nand if they aren't voting the way the majority of the people direct them to I say don't vote for them when their term is up. Take for an example the Sec. Treasury, a tax problem should be enought to keep him from getting confirmed, there are other problems but the one should be enough.

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Random thoughts

2008-12-23T23:47:00.000-08:00

I haven't posted in a little while but sometimes I hear things on the news that set me off.
Today I heard that a lady in California pulled her friend out of a car after an accident. Now the Supreme court in CA says the woman can sue her for it. Makes me wonder if anyone will be able to help another without getting sued for doing it. Lawyers are making it impossible to be a good person.
So what we are getting is a society where you can't help people. The Government wants to take what you earn and give it to people who did not earn it. There is a small group who seem to have enough influence to get God taken out of everything, I can't understand how a minority can dictate to the majority. Then there is all the stuff about prop 8. I have no problem with an individuals personal preferences but I do have a problem with being called some of the names if I chose another view. Agree or disagree, fine, I believe I have a right to my opinion just like the other side does. I have seen so much on the news, Gay protests, they call us hate mongers as well as things that are even worse, I've seen them attack an elderly woman, knocking the cross out of her hand. Seems to me they are more like hate mongers.

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Sarah Palin

2008-11-18T21:38:00.000-08:00

I have been watching the news lately and a couple of items caught my attention.
Even though the election is over. A few of the commentators or their guests have started really dumping on Sarah Palin again. I remember when John McCain first picked her they came up with anything they could think of to try and destroy her. The reason: As far as I can see it was very simply that they were afraid and were determined to not let her get any favorable press and try to make her look bad.
Now they are at it again. If she was everything they try to make us believe why bother? Seems to me they are already getting scared. Basically I usually figure when "the left" is out to destroy someone that person must have something to say the left is trying to keep you from hearing.

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More on Joe the plumber

2008-11-12T23:47:00.000-08:00

Last night I was looking around and found Joe the plumbers website. You have to subscribe and it isn't complete yet and the site advertises a book. I looked at some other blogs and the left wingers are going nuts saying every bad thing they can think of about him and saying very nasty things about anyone who doesn't agree with them.
I tried to post some thoughts but without being a member of the site I was on they wouldn't accept a post. Not a problem here as I set it so you could post.
At any rate my comments were that if Joe the plumber has a chance to make money from what happened why not? He asked a question when Obama went on his street. He was then subjected to all kinds of attacks from the Obama camp, Joe Biden and many in the media. I say freedom of speech is for all of us, not just the ones on the left. The Constitution gives all of us that right. They were also going on about him starting a watchdog site. I think we should all be watchdogs. Given the events of the past couple of years especially it's every citizens right and obligation to keep an eye on the polititions and vote accordingly. It is becoming painfully evident that they are not capable of controlling themselves.

National Safety Concern

2008-11-11T21:47:00.000-08:00

I've had concerns for a couple of years now but just this week I heard something on the news about a threat from Bin Laden that would make 911 look small. I never heard it again so I have no details. When I remember back to Joe Biden saying Obama would be tested within 6 months. I started thinking about it. First I think there are people that would try to do us harm given the chance, I also believe we have kept many of those people busy on their turf so they haven't been able to attack us here. Second if Defense funding is reduced as Barny Franks suggested we will not be in a position to respond the way we should. Add to that if we pull out of Iraq before the job is done the Extremists feel like they have won and get even bolder and more determined. Third, I have this nagging feeling that if some of the first two things happen some of our soldiers will not reinlist (I don't blame them) and there may be a big drop in enlistments in the armed services. Call me paranoid but I can see the draft being reinstated which I'm afraid will mean the quality of the soldiers won't be as good. I hope I'm wrong.

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Election Over

2008-11-06T21:03:00.000-08:00

Well the election is over. It didn't turn out the way I would have preferred but I guess we all have to play the hand we are dealt.
What I intend to do now is keep up on how the Congress and Senate vote on things. I would suggest everyone do that. I intend to email and call when I want them to know how I prefer they vote and if they don't I'll vote for who ever is running against them when it comes time to vote again.
I spent many years complaining about politicians but didn't stay informed so I blame myself and everyone else who didn't vote for anyone based on their performance. I don't care which party they belong to, The People (that is all of us) have an obligation to make sure the Politicians are doing the right thing. Bottom line is that I don't trust any of them and with what has happened recently I think they need oversight because they will do what is best for them rather than what is best for the Country.

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Nasty comments

2008-10-30T22:22:00.000-07:00

I was reading some blogs last night and noticed that when anyone posts in support of McCain there are several nasty posts almost immediately from Obama supporters. Of course there will be answers from McCain supporters but the really nasty ones I saw were mostly from the Obama supporters. My question here is why be so nasty? People disagree! It gives the impression to me that they don't want anyone else to have a voice and the intention is to try and bully people into not expressing their opinion.

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Polls

2008-10-28T21:50:00.000-07:00

The stock market went up today and I heard McCain is gaining. I thought it was interesting. Like I said before Obama speaks well but he never says anything other than to repeat his catch phrases.

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Pretty good

2008-10-27T22:01:00.000-07:00

I was watching Obama speak in Ohio today. He says nothing better than any political candidate I've ever seen. I still can't figure out what he is for.
Then I watched McCain. He is not as good a speaker I admit. What he says usually resonates more with my thinking. I especially liked when he talked about Obama, Pelosi and Reid being a "dangerous threesome". I wish I had thought that line up. The other one I liked was when McCain said Obama wanted to be "redistributor in cheif" and he (McCain) wanted to be "commander in cheif"

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Media

2008-10-26T12:01:00.000-07:00

Heard today that Joe Biden got asked some tough questions down in FL. I didn't think those questions were any more unfair than many I have heard asked of Palin. The Obama camp said no more interviews for that station. I wish they would let me ask some questions, then again I really wouldn't want the media going after me like they did Joe The Plumber! My questions would probably evict even more vicious attacks I'm afraid.

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Stock Market

2008-10-24T22:13:00.000-07:00

Am I the only one that notices this? Every time I see the stock market down I also hear Obama is up and when I see the stock market improving, McCain is gaining ground.
I can't say for sure if that has anything to do with it or not but it does seem curious to me.

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Media Bias

2008-10-23T21:17:00.000-07:00

In case anyone is blind to the media bias in regards to this Presidential campaign. I urge you to do this, watch CNN for a day or so then watch Fox News for the same amount of time. See what your take is on it. I did that and stopped watching CNN for the most part because they only give you one side of the story.

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Joe The Citizen

2008-10-22T22:17:00.000-07:00

Joe the Plumber is actually all of us. I was thinking today about Obama's tax plan and the numbers just don't add up. It sounds to me like its all smoke and mirrors. First he wants to take away the Bush tax cuts (higher taxes), then he wants to put the tax rate that was in effect when Clinton was in office (higher than now). How can he convince so many people that is a tax cut?
Aside from that with a liberal Democratic President, a liberal Congress and Senate who will stop them from spending? That is enough to scare me.

Palin

2008-10-21T20:52:00.000-07:00

I heard on tv today how people at Obama rallies are wearng shirts with Palin's image on them with some very crude statements on them. I'm starting to get a little tired of the double standard I have been seeing. Anyone who says anything about Obama is attacked, called a racist etc. Yet no one makes a big deal out of things that are said about McCain or Palin.
I think it's time people stopped walking on eggshells about the Obama campaign. Right is right and left is wrong period.

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Joe Biden remark

2008-10-20T16:49:00.000-07:00

I swear, I think Joe Biden was reading my mind. I have been saying those things for 2 years now. If Obama wins we are in a very unsafe position because other countries will question our resolve. I would feel much safer with John McCain in there because he has the background and standing in the world to make those ideas a non issue.

What are they doing to Joe the Plumber

2008-10-19T21:32:00.000-07:00

Between Obama, Biden and most of the News Media they are really doing a number on Joe the Plumber. All the man did was ask a question. Since he asked that question he has been attacked from every angle. I believe most of it comes from the left as the image here depicts.

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Politics

2008-10-19T20:01:00.000-07:00

I have been watching the Presidential race and while I never bothered with politics in the past I have definite opinions now.
First: I defended Obama during the primaries and gave him the benefit of the doubt but I can't do that anymore. The more I listen to him the less I trust him. I don't know much about him because he hasn't been around long enough and what does come out causes me to question him.
Bottom line: What they do find out about him is all bad and to this day he has not explained one thing in a way that is understandable. It's all "change", "the last eight years" etc., Not "I will do this with an understandable outline".

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