If it wasn't so tragic it would be hilarious watching Greece collapse under the weight of their own undoing. Socialism is a bitch. When over 60% of the slaves work for their government master, where exactly is the money going to come from? I guess from a fantasy world where tourism pays you to do nothing.
Greece is a cautionary tale for America. The Heritage Foundation reports that 50% in the U.S. do not pay a single dime into the system. One in five Americans rely on a government handout for food, housing, education, etc. 67.3 million Americans receive subsidies from Washington.
What happens when the United States finances hits the fan? Dependency on the government cannot be sustained. Nor should it be tolerated. Unfortunately our incompetent statist DC leaders like it this way.
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
3 Glimmers of Hope That the Country is Awakening to the Federal Government Tyranny
I have a glimmer of hope that the people of this country are waking up to the tyranny of the U.S. federal government. Obamacare contraception mandates have woken the 70 million Catholics along with millions of other Christians. The NDAA has stirred many state legislatures into action to stop federal over-reach. Even the FAA funding bill has passed the Senate with a measure to allow airports to replace the TSA gropers and thieves.
Freedom of Religion
It's nice to see Catholics waking up after their implicit support of Obama in 2008. Tea Partiers and constitutionalists tried to get them to wake up when Obamacare was being debated and ultimately passed. Better late than never. As the Heritage Foundation reported today:
You can bet that the Anglicans, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, among others, are right there with them. It is truly the sleeping giant that has been awakened. Bearing the full force of worldwide support and money, this coalition has the power and clout to make the U.S. government miserable in the courts, at the voting booth and in the streets. You think the Tea Party was noisy and effective? They all belong to one of these churches. And they are bringing their friends.
States Defending the Constitution
And of course the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) codified indefinite detention of U.S. citizens. Hell, even the ACLU says as much. Bad legislation makes for strange bed fellows I suppose.
Well thankfully the states are defending the constitution. Tenth Amendment Center reports that Virginia was the first out of the gate last week with House Bill 1160:
Today the Tenth Amendment Center sent out an alert indicating that a similar bill, HB1629 and SB2669, is working its way through the House in Tennessee.
Oklahoma is also moving legislation to stop the federal government tyranny.
It's about time the states started protecting us from the imperial federal government.
TSA Days of Groping and Thieving Could Be Over
I was also happy to see that embedded in the latest FAA funding bill was a provision that would force the TSA to reconsider applications from airports to replace TSA workers with their own privately hired screeners.
No, the TSA wouldn't be disbanded which would be the optimal solution, but at least going through airport security you wouldn't have to worry about sexual misconduct and theft of your possessions.
Infowars explains:
Freedom of Religion
It's nice to see Catholics waking up after their implicit support of Obama in 2008. Tea Partiers and constitutionalists tried to get them to wake up when Obamacare was being debated and ultimately passed. Better late than never. As the Heritage Foundation reported today:
Yesterday, the head of the Catholic League, Bill Donohue, warned that the nation's 70 million Catholics are ready to go to war with the Administration's dictates, saying "Never before, unprecedented in American history, for the federal government to line up against the Roman Catholic Church. This is going to be fought out with lawsuits, with court decisions, and, dare I say it, maybe even in the streets."
You can bet that the Anglicans, Lutherans, Baptists, Jews, among others, are right there with them. It is truly the sleeping giant that has been awakened. Bearing the full force of worldwide support and money, this coalition has the power and clout to make the U.S. government miserable in the courts, at the voting booth and in the streets. You think the Tea Party was noisy and effective? They all belong to one of these churches. And they are bringing their friends.
States Defending the Constitution
And of course the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) codified indefinite detention of U.S. citizens. Hell, even the ACLU says as much. Bad legislation makes for strange bed fellows I suppose.
Well thankfully the states are defending the constitution. Tenth Amendment Center reports that Virginia was the first out of the gate last week with House Bill 1160:
“Prevents any agency, political subdivision, employee, or member of the military of Virginia from assisting an agency or the armed forces of the United States in the investigation, prosecution, or detainment of a United States citizen in violation of the Constitution of Virginia.”
Today the Tenth Amendment Center sent out an alert indicating that a similar bill, HB1629 and SB2669, is working its way through the House in Tennessee.
The legislation would effectively nullify the detention provisions in the NDAA and would also require federal agents making an arrest in the Volunteer State for any reason to first obtain written permission from the county sheriff.
Oklahoma is also moving legislation to stop the federal government tyranny.
It's about time the states started protecting us from the imperial federal government.
TSA Days of Groping and Thieving Could Be Over
I was also happy to see that embedded in the latest FAA funding bill was a provision that would force the TSA to reconsider applications from airports to replace TSA workers with their own privately hired screeners.
No, the TSA wouldn't be disbanded which would be the optimal solution, but at least going through airport security you wouldn't have to worry about sexual misconduct and theft of your possessions.
Infowars explains:
Following a massive nationwide backlash against the TSA’s invasive groping policies and its use of radiation-firing naked body scanners, linked by many prestigious health bodies to cancer, an increasing number of airports attempted to take responsibility for their own screening procedures by replacing TSA workers with privately hired personnel.
However, in January 2011, when the number of airports attempting to opt-out of the TSA had risen to 16, TSA head John Pistole put a freeze on the process, refusing to consider new applications from airports.
The newly approved legislation “would require the TSA to reconsider applications for private screeners that it had rejected.”
Should airports choose to replace TSA screeners with their own private security, it would not only mean the screeners were better trained and more responsible for their actions, alleviating the problems of thefts and abuse by TSA workers, but it would also create tens of thousands of much needed jobs for the private sector.
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Epic Civics Fail From High School Students in the Great State of Washington
Administrators, teachers and parents of a high school in Washington State should be so proud of the young citizens they are leading into adulthood. They apparently know nothing about the country they are inheriting.
This video was created by one of its students. Basic civics questions were asked. The answers some of these students gave have to be heard to be believed. You might be shocked to know one genius believes Bin Laden to be our Vice President. Or maybe not. This is government education.
It is no wonder this country is in such dire straits. No wonder the government has no fear of its people. They do not know a thing about what makes this country free. They do not know about liberty. Bet every single one of these kids could tell you the starting quarterbacks for the Stupid Bowl but could not tell you who we fought for our independence.
This school is definitely not unique. We spend more money on education than any other country on the planet and this is what we get in return. It's pathetic.
"I was never taught that knowledge."
Indeed young man. Indeed.
This video was created by one of its students. Basic civics questions were asked. The answers some of these students gave have to be heard to be believed. You might be shocked to know one genius believes Bin Laden to be our Vice President. Or maybe not. This is government education.
It is no wonder this country is in such dire straits. No wonder the government has no fear of its people. They do not know a thing about what makes this country free. They do not know about liberty. Bet every single one of these kids could tell you the starting quarterbacks for the Stupid Bowl but could not tell you who we fought for our independence.
This school is definitely not unique. We spend more money on education than any other country on the planet and this is what we get in return. It's pathetic.
"I was never taught that knowledge."
Indeed young man. Indeed.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Thieving Security Assholes at It Again Stealing $5K from Passenger at JFK
More TSA thefts were reported today as an agent at JFK ripped off $5000 from a Bangladeshi passenger. May as well change the name of this disgusting agency to Thieving Security Assholes. Let's review:
From Yahoo via AP:
It's not enough that we have to endure the liberty neutering regulations when trying to fly in an airplane, but now we have to worry that the people we are supposedly entrusting with our safety is also ripping us off in the process.
Granted this is a small, tiny even, percentage of idiots stealing from passengers, given the size of this agency. Still doesn't make me comfortable knowing that while I am at the mercy of their herd control measures I also have to worry that they are stealing my luggage as a bonus.
From Yahoo via AP:
Last month, an agent who worked searching checked luggage at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport was suspended after the owner of a stolen iPad used the tracking feature on the device to locate it at the agent's home. Police found seven other iPads there.
Also in January, authorities charged an agent at Miami International Airport with swiping items and luggage and smuggling them out of the airport in a hidden pocket of his work jacket. He was arrested after one of the items, an iPad, was spotted for sale on Craigslist.
Two other former TSA agents at JFK were sentenced on Jan. 10 to six months in jail and five years' probation for stealing $40,000 from a piece of luggage in January 2011. The agents, Coumar Persad and Davon Webb, had pleaded guilty to grand larceny, obstructing governmental administration and official misconduct.
Last year, a TSA supervisor and one of his officers pleaded guilty in a scheme that lifted $10,000 to $30,000 from passengers' belongings at Newark Liberty International Airport. A federal judge sentenced the supervisor, Michael Arato, to 2½ years in prison and his subordinate, Al Raimi, to six months of home confinement.
It's not enough that we have to endure the liberty neutering regulations when trying to fly in an airplane, but now we have to worry that the people we are supposedly entrusting with our safety is also ripping us off in the process.
Granted this is a small, tiny even, percentage of idiots stealing from passengers, given the size of this agency. Still doesn't make me comfortable knowing that while I am at the mercy of their herd control measures I also have to worry that they are stealing my luggage as a bonus.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Chris Rock Latest Celebutard With Desire to Give More Treasure to the Feds
Chris Rock is the latest celebutard to come out in favor of raising taxes "on the rich". Other worldly notables that want to provide the government with more money include: Ron Howard, Jane Lynch, Russell Simmons and Matt Damon among others. Of course no list is complete without including Warren Buffett among those that want to be generous with their money to the government.
Look, if you feel like you haven't given enough of your treasure to the government then by all means stop hiring tax attorneys and accountants, stop taking deductions and simply write a fat check to the Treasury with your 1040EZ form.
I am sure that these elitists can "afford to pay more". That is not the point.
The point is that the government does not deserve another single penny until spending is under control. The point is that the tax system sucks and needs to be flatter and simpler.
See what will happen is that the idiots in Congress will raise, say the capital gains tax from 15% to 30%. Fine. Warren Buffett will be ecstatic. I won't be. I invest in stocks which I benefit from a low capital gains rate just like Buffett. But the idiots in Congress likely won't make that distinction.
I find it reprehensible that these people would prefer to pay into the liberal's collective wallet than make those contributions to worthwhile charities. It would be more impressive if they would say "hey feds, you know if you would just reduce taxes then I would love to contribute (more?) money to charities." Nah, a liberal's favorite charity is funding class warfare.
Yep, this country is deep in debt. I would be more inclined to listen to the leftists talk about paying more taxes if there was any seriousness in reigning in the debt. WTH should anyone give more to a government that cannot control its spending?
How about you celebs talk about the government balancing the budget THEN suggest that taxes need to be reformed so it is fair for everyone?
Until then, by all means write a check to the U.S. Treasury if it helps assuage your liberal guilt.
Look, if you feel like you haven't given enough of your treasure to the government then by all means stop hiring tax attorneys and accountants, stop taking deductions and simply write a fat check to the Treasury with your 1040EZ form.
I am sure that these elitists can "afford to pay more". That is not the point.
The point is that the government does not deserve another single penny until spending is under control. The point is that the tax system sucks and needs to be flatter and simpler.
See what will happen is that the idiots in Congress will raise, say the capital gains tax from 15% to 30%. Fine. Warren Buffett will be ecstatic. I won't be. I invest in stocks which I benefit from a low capital gains rate just like Buffett. But the idiots in Congress likely won't make that distinction.
I find it reprehensible that these people would prefer to pay into the liberal's collective wallet than make those contributions to worthwhile charities. It would be more impressive if they would say "hey feds, you know if you would just reduce taxes then I would love to contribute (more?) money to charities." Nah, a liberal's favorite charity is funding class warfare.
Yep, this country is deep in debt. I would be more inclined to listen to the leftists talk about paying more taxes if there was any seriousness in reigning in the debt. WTH should anyone give more to a government that cannot control its spending?
How about you celebs talk about the government balancing the budget THEN suggest that taxes need to be reformed so it is fair for everyone?
Until then, by all means write a check to the U.S. Treasury if it helps assuage your liberal guilt.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Are Gingrich and Romney the Best We Can Do to Rid This Country of Obama? sigh
The GOP is a disappointment. The best it can offer in what should be a slam dunk removal of Barack Obama is Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney. Sure Rick Santorum and Ron Paul are officially in the race but they never had a chance, and in my opinion, nor should they have.
Following a smashing success of Tea Party backed candidates in 2010, for some reason conservatives could not get behind someone worthy of defeating Obama. Michelle Bachmann gave it a go but, honestly, conservatives at least recognize a lightweight when they see one, unlike liberals.
Candidates who should be in the race like Mitch Daniels, Alan West, Marco Rubio or Paul Ryan declined to run for one reason or another. Some even valid, but at this point in what will be remembered as possibly the most embarrassing GOP primary since...2008, someone should have stepped into the fray with vigor.
It seems like we trotted out the second team to go against the defending champ.
I do not know if Romney or Gingrich will shrink the government. I am sure either will govern the United States much differently than our current house band, Obama and the Socialist Tendencies.
It's just unfortunate that both these candidates have such massive flaws. I find Romney and his Massachusetts healthcare plan to be the most egregious of all. How does he effectively argue against Obamacare? Anybody but a politician sees how stupid that is!
The establishment is pounding Romney down the GOP esophagus and the conservatives are trying their best to choke down Gingrich.
If it wasn't such a serious matter to remove Obama from his throne it would almost be hysterically funny watching cerebral pundits, otherwise thoughtful politicians and right-side bloggers justify the current crop of GOP political bobbleheads. They are twisting themselves into pretzels in an attempt to support....someone.
I wish the establishment of the GOP would go away. They are in complete odds with conservatives. There should be at least three parties in the country. Liberal Panty Waste (LPW), Big Government Cronies and Conservative (Defenders of the Republic). Wouldn't it be great to see each faction for what they truly are instead of mashing them into two parties?
Obama has to go. The damage done to this country over the decade has been incalculable (though we can start with the 16+ trillion we owe). The government expansion that Obama, and Bush before him, has inflicted on this country and future generations of citizens, is absolutely criminal. Criminal. It is just sad that of all the great people in this country we are left with two characters named Gingrich and Romney that otherwise intelligent people are fighting over.
Following a smashing success of Tea Party backed candidates in 2010, for some reason conservatives could not get behind someone worthy of defeating Obama. Michelle Bachmann gave it a go but, honestly, conservatives at least recognize a lightweight when they see one, unlike liberals.
Candidates who should be in the race like Mitch Daniels, Alan West, Marco Rubio or Paul Ryan declined to run for one reason or another. Some even valid, but at this point in what will be remembered as possibly the most embarrassing GOP primary since...2008, someone should have stepped into the fray with vigor.
It seems like we trotted out the second team to go against the defending champ.
I do not know if Romney or Gingrich will shrink the government. I am sure either will govern the United States much differently than our current house band, Obama and the Socialist Tendencies.
It's just unfortunate that both these candidates have such massive flaws. I find Romney and his Massachusetts healthcare plan to be the most egregious of all. How does he effectively argue against Obamacare? Anybody but a politician sees how stupid that is!
The establishment is pounding Romney down the GOP esophagus and the conservatives are trying their best to choke down Gingrich.
If it wasn't such a serious matter to remove Obama from his throne it would almost be hysterically funny watching cerebral pundits, otherwise thoughtful politicians and right-side bloggers justify the current crop of GOP political bobbleheads. They are twisting themselves into pretzels in an attempt to support....someone.
I wish the establishment of the GOP would go away. They are in complete odds with conservatives. There should be at least three parties in the country. Liberal Panty Waste (LPW), Big Government Cronies and Conservative (Defenders of the Republic). Wouldn't it be great to see each faction for what they truly are instead of mashing them into two parties?
Obama has to go. The damage done to this country over the decade has been incalculable (though we can start with the 16+ trillion we owe). The government expansion that Obama, and Bush before him, has inflicted on this country and future generations of citizens, is absolutely criminal. Criminal. It is just sad that of all the great people in this country we are left with two characters named Gingrich and Romney that otherwise intelligent people are fighting over.
Saturday, January 28, 2012
'An Inconsistent Truth' Neutralizes the Al Gore Climate Change Lies
Phil Valentine is a syndicated conservative radio personality that is based out of Nashville, Tennessee. For the last couple of years listeners have been regaled with tales of some mystical movie that he has been working on about climate change.
After spending months trying to get someone to distribute the movie, he finally succeeded and was able to get the movie shown on the largest theater in Tennessee. Apparently movie distributors do not want to do business with conservative material. Shocking, I know. If the movie does well in Nashville then he has a chance of it going on a much broader national scale.
The movie opened this weekend and from what I can tell is doing quite well. The wife and I saw it just this afternoon at the 2:50 matinee and it was packed with an eager crowd.
I hope you get a chance to one day see this movie. It completely debunks all the climate change bullshit that the leftists shovel in their warped view of environmental change and global control.
The movie shows Al Gore appearing before a Congressional committee to discuss his desire to control CO2 emissions while taking apart his thin argument fact by fact as Phil interviews experts in the field of climatology.
The film is not just a boring bludgeoning of hard facts. It is also entertaining to watch Phil take to the street to interview people on their knowledge of CO2 and climate change. Government education and indoctrination never looked so painful. He is also filmed trying to get an interview with the Goracle himself. These personal interactions can be quite funny as Phil has a great on-screen personality.
I encourage anyone that thinks that Gore's An Inconvenient Truth to be the last word on climate change to go see An Inconsistent Truth. You owe to yourself to get both sides of the argument and decide which one seems more plausible to you.
As a conservative, I urge you to see the Goracle's movie first, then see Phil's movie. Whether you are a leftist or not. I am not afraid of the facts as presented in Phil's movie as a complete dismissal of the lies and deceit in Gore's movie. I doubt very much a liberal would suggest you see Phil's movie. Climate change is a necessary component of their desire to redistribute wealth and control human existence.
This was easily one of the best documentaries I've seen. I was proud to support Uncle Phil in the release and urge you to see it if it makes it to your city.
From the website:
After spending months trying to get someone to distribute the movie, he finally succeeded and was able to get the movie shown on the largest theater in Tennessee. Apparently movie distributors do not want to do business with conservative material. Shocking, I know. If the movie does well in Nashville then he has a chance of it going on a much broader national scale.
The movie opened this weekend and from what I can tell is doing quite well. The wife and I saw it just this afternoon at the 2:50 matinee and it was packed with an eager crowd.
I hope you get a chance to one day see this movie. It completely debunks all the climate change bullshit that the leftists shovel in their warped view of environmental change and global control.
The movie shows Al Gore appearing before a Congressional committee to discuss his desire to control CO2 emissions while taking apart his thin argument fact by fact as Phil interviews experts in the field of climatology.
The film is not just a boring bludgeoning of hard facts. It is also entertaining to watch Phil take to the street to interview people on their knowledge of CO2 and climate change. Government education and indoctrination never looked so painful. He is also filmed trying to get an interview with the Goracle himself. These personal interactions can be quite funny as Phil has a great on-screen personality.
I encourage anyone that thinks that Gore's An Inconvenient Truth to be the last word on climate change to go see An Inconsistent Truth. You owe to yourself to get both sides of the argument and decide which one seems more plausible to you.
As a conservative, I urge you to see the Goracle's movie first, then see Phil's movie. Whether you are a leftist or not. I am not afraid of the facts as presented in Phil's movie as a complete dismissal of the lies and deceit in Gore's movie. I doubt very much a liberal would suggest you see Phil's movie. Climate change is a necessary component of their desire to redistribute wealth and control human existence.
This was easily one of the best documentaries I've seen. I was proud to support Uncle Phil in the release and urge you to see it if it makes it to your city.
From the website:
An Inconsistent Truth takes you along for the ride on one man’s quest for the truth. Many people believe in man-made global warming but they don’t know why. This is one of the most important issues of our day yet the average American knows so very little about what’s really going on. Is that by design? Who stands to make billions off cap-and-trade legislation? Why do those who raise their voices the loudest lead the most wasteful lifestyles? Is carbon dioxide really a pollutant or is it a harmless gas that’s essential to life here on Earth?
This movie is an entertaining, fact-filled odyssey that will have you thinking, cheering and laughing. Phil Valentine goes straight to the experts and so-called experts and demands to know the truth. And the truth just may change your life.
Join Phil as he climbs aboard Bennie the “BioBenz”, a car that runs on biodiesel that Phil makes from used vegetable oil. Phil talks with scientists and politicians and relentlessly pursues an audience with the poster boy of global warming, the man who brought the world An Inconvenient Truth – Al Gore.
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