Support U.S. Armed Forces

There has never been a more important time to support our U.S. Armed Forces.

I ask you to visit SupportUSArmedForces.org, watch the video, and join with me in showing our appreciation in a very tangible way. I am already contributing to this, and I will contribute an additional 15% match of any donation you make. My goal is to have readers of my blog contribute $10,000 a month to support our U.S. Armed Forces, and my 15% match means I will increase my current monthly contribution by $1,500 if we reach that goal. Of course, I will increase my contribution by that 15% match no matter what amount readers give. 

$10,000 a month may sound like a lot, but it’s only 300 people supporting a service member at $33/month, or only 50 people supporting a military family at $200/month.  I believe we can do that. 

I will be notified on a monthly basis of the total contributions that were referred by me. (I will not be notified of the individual donors.)  I already make a recurring montly donation, and each month I will make an additional donation for 15% of the amount referred by my readers the prior month.  For your donation to be included in the totals referred by me, all you have to do is enter the following when you donate: 

Who Referred You?	Referral ID:
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You can also use this link, which will fill in the Referral ID for you.

I thank you in advance for joining with me to let our Armed Forces know how much we appreciate their sacrifice!

Challenge to Obama

That the Obama campaign received foreign donations as a result of this scheme may be the only thing agreed-upon by both Pamela Geller and Charles Johnson. Indeed, Obama for America has admitted receiving foreign contributions. The fact that the Federal Election Commission is not investigating the allegations necessitates a special counsel.

These laws barring foreign contributions remain untouched by the recent Supreme Court ruling, so Obama need not worry about the validity of the relevant laws on the books. (If Obama didn’t understand that prior to the SOTU, he surely understands that now.)

The federal conspiracy laws surely could be used to prosecute such a scheme, if the investigation bears out the necessary elements of a criminal conspiracy to violate the campaign laws. The fact that some or all of the contributions were returned after negative publicity does not negate any criminal conspiracy.

So President Obama, with all due respect, I call upon you to request that Attorney General Holder appoint a special counsel to investigate and prosecute any and all crimes committed in connection with foreign campaign contributions during the 2008 presidential election cycle.

Or was your attack on the Supreme Court just words?

Who said it?

Without Googling for an answer, can you tell me:

Who said this?

We join in the powerful movement now springing up demanding a massive public works and public service jobs program to create millions of green jobs and rebuild America, to demand a moratorium on foreclosures and evictions.

The key is broad united action, overcoming all obstacles that hold the movement back, getting a massive vote against the ultra-right in the primaries and in the midterm general election Nov. 2.

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This is a time of transition and renewal. The election of President Barack Obama and ending Republican majority rule in the House and Senate has opened many padlocked doors. The long nightmare of right-wing misrule could be coming to an end. Our nation’s political landscape is changing. The possibilities for transformative, progressive changes are enormous.

This past year of struggle for national health care reform proves that the ultra-right, bankrolled by Wall Street and the big corporations, will stop at nothing to filibuster meaningful change. They are a ferocious enemy. Yet the struggle was advanced and the foundation was laid for a health care victory in the months and years ahead.

The main arena of battle in 2010 is the midterm elections. The Republican right is amassing a huge war-chest in hopes of recapturing majority control of the House and increase their ability to use the filibuster in the Senate . They want to misdirect the mass anger over the continuing economic crisis towards the administration, minorities and immigrant workers. Our convention will chart a fight back strategy to defeat this rightwing threat. We align ourselves with the broad multi racial, politically diverse coalition that delivered the historic victory in the 2008 election. The challenge now is to consolidate, widen and deepen that victory which can help open an era of progressive change.

As we enter a new year — and a new decade — we are confident that the democratic, progressive majority can win the day.

Who said it?

Again, no using Google to cheat.

I’ll wait a while to see what people say in the comments, and if no one gets the right answer, I’ll post it myself.

Dissecting Obama’s Lies

“There were going to be some who stood on the sidelines, who were protectors of the big banks, protectors of the big insurance companies, protectors of the big drug companies who were going to say, ‘You know what, we can take advantage of this crisis,’” he told the crowd. Continuing to speak in the voice of his foes, he said: “There’s going to be a slight [sic.] of hand here, because we’re going to let Democrats take responsibility…. We’re going to let them make the tough choices, and let them rescue the economy, and then we’re going to tap into that anger and frustration.”

Who was it that stood on the sidelines after winning their party’s primary? 

Martha Coakley.

Who was it that left the state to meet in Washington D.C. with lobbyists/protectors of the big insurance companies and big drug companies?

Martha Coakley.

Who is known for the Alinsky and Cloward-Piven methods and taking advantage of a crisis?

Democrats.

 Who created the crisis at Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae?

Democrats.

Who controlled both houses of Congress in 2007 & 2008?

Democrats.

Who used “sleight of hand” and let the other party take responsibility?

Democrats.  They controlled Congress but used “sleight of hand” to constantly blame Bush.  A large number of American voters mistakenly believed that Republicans, not Democrats, controlled Congress.  The Democrats created the crisis and let President Bush make tough choices that he thought would rescue the economy (TARP), and then they tapped into voters’ anger and frustration in order to win the Presidency and larger majorities in Congress.

Grassroots vs. Astroturf

…truckloads of signs… one of the union guys holding the Coakley sign, he admitted that his union was paying him $50 to stand and hold the sign.

That is the very definition of astroturfing.

The best part was when he admitted that although he was there because he needed the money, he was voting for Scott!!

Awesome! Even some union members paid to astroturf for Coakley will be voting for Brown!

There couldn’t be a more textbook example of the difference between “astroturf” support (fake grassroots) and true grassroots support than the current state of the Coakley vs. Brown campaigns.

Yesterday Brown raised over $1.3 Million in a truly grassroots fundraising event:

So, where does Coakley go for money? To grassroots? No. To special interest “Fat Cats”:

With Democrat Martha Coakley in trouble in the Massachusetts special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat, Democrats could lose vote No. 60 for President Obama’s health-care bill. In response, an army of lobbyists for drug companies, health insurance companies, and hospitals has teamed up to throw a high-dollar Capitol Hill fundraiser for Coakley next Tuesday night. The invitation is at right (click here for a better view).

Of the 22 names on the host committee–meaning they raised $10,000 or more for Coakley–17 are federally registered lobbyists, 15 of whom have health-care clients. Of the other five hosts, one is married to a lobbyist, one was a lobbyist in Pennsylvania, another is a lawyer at a lobbying firm, and another is a corporate CEO. Oh, and of course, there’s also the political action commitee for Boston Scientific Corporation.

All the leading drug companies have lobbyists on Coakley’s host committee: Pfizer, Merck, Amgen, Sanofi-Aventis, Eli Lilly, Novartis, Astra-Zeneca, and more. On the insurance side of things, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Cigna, Humana, HealthSouth, and United Health all are represented on the host committee.

The Democrat[ic Socialist]s always like to pretend that they are the “party of the little guy”. That couldn’t be further from the truth.

Even back in the 2004 election cycle, I noticed that a site called Fundrace.org really liked to display the “Money Index” when in late 2003 the leaders were:

GrassRoots Index
Who gets small contributions from all over America?
#1 Howard Dean

Devotion Index
Who inspires repeat giving and financial sacrifice?
#1 John Edwards

FatCats Index
Who gets large contributions from the wealthiest Americans?
#1 George W Bush

They didn’t like it when, once the race was just Kerry and Bush, the results were:

GrassRoots Index
Who gets small contributions from all over America?
#1 George W Bush

Devotion Index
Who inspires repeat giving and financial sacrifice?
#1 George W Bush

FatCats Index
Who gets large contributions from the wealthiest Americans?
#1 John F Kerry

Those results didn’t fit their agenda, so they removed the link to that page from the main page (and any other page). But, since I had bookmarked the URL, I could still get to it directly.

Who was beind that? Well, it’s very interesting to see that if you type “www.fundrace.org” in your browser, it now takes you to “http://fundrace.huffingtonpost.com/”

Isn’t that special?

Democrats don’t really like transparency. 

Much has been said about how Obama promised on no less than 8 occasions that all of the healthcare negotiations would be broadcast on C-SPAN.  He deceived people into thinking that the Republicans were the ones promoting the interests of Big Pharma and Big Insurance, and he was going to shine the light of transparency on them.  

But Obama never intended to keep his C-SPAN promises, because the truth is that Obama, Reid, Pelosi, et. al. are the ones who are truly promoting the interests of Big Pharma and Big Insurance, and they don’t want to shine the light of transparency on themselves.   (Coakley’s recent fundraiser with lobbyists from Big Pharma and Big Insurance reveals the truth that Democrats, not Republicans, are the ones working on behalf of the Drug and Insurance companies!)

As I blogged about that back before the 2008 elections, are Democrats “The Party of Regular People?“ 

No.  Democrat[ic Socialist]s are the party that deceptively takes all of their wrong doings and projects them upon “the other guys”, the Republicans.

UPDATES:

Small donor jackpot: Average Scott Brown moneybomb donation was $77.89

Surprise: SEIU places $685,000 ad buy for Coakley

The new Rasmussen Reports poll shows that Brown is ahead by two percentage points among those who are absolutely certain they will vote. A week ago, he trailed by two among those certain to vote.

…Senator John Kerry in an emergency fundraising letter for Coakley today says the race is “a dead heat,”…

The party bosses sent in Michael Meehan to help with messaging.  And it didn’t take him long to send a Chicago-style “message”:

And, by her actions, Martha essentially communicated: 

“I’m Martha Coakley, and I approve this message”

U.S. Congressman Challenges Obama Presidential Eligibility

(Jan. 5, 2010) — The Post & Email can publicly confirm that on the first of December, last, U.S. Congressman Nathan Deal (GA-R) challenged the eligibility of Barack Hussein Obama to hold the office of the U.S. presidency.

Todd Smith, Chief of Staff for Representative Nathan Deal of the United States House of Representatives serving Georgia’s 9th district, has confirmed today that Deal has sent a letter to Barack Hussein Obama requesting him to prove his eligibility for the office of President of the United States of America. The letter was sent electronically the first of December 2009 in pdf format, and Mr. Smith said that Representative Deal has confirmation from Obama’s staff that it has been received. The letter did not have additional signatories. It originated solely from Representative Deal.

Now, what does this mean? This is probably the first time in 233 years of American history that a sitting member of the House of Representatives has officially challenged the legitimacy of a sitting president….one full year into his term.

This forever changes the public discourse…

“It’s the Jihad, stupid.”

No wonder many Americans want to grab Obama by the lapels and scream:
“It’s the Jihad, stupid.“

Could it be that “Precedent” Obama is Jihadist-in-Chief?

Palindrome Day

A short, whimsical post…

Today is a palindrome day…

01022010

Joy To The World!

…great joy…to all people…

Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. Then the angel said to them,

“Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

“Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

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Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.

A Brutal, Communistic World Government

…I asked him whether the draft Copenhagen Treaty’s proposal for what amounted to a communistic world government reminded him of the Communism under which he and his country had suffered for so long.

He thought for a moment – as statesmen always do before answering an unusual question – and said, “Maybe it is not brutal. But in all other respects, what it proposes is far too close to Communism for comfort.”

Today, as I lay in the snow with a cut knee, a bruised back, a banged head, a ruined suit, and a written-off coat, I wondered whether the brutality of the New World Order was moving closer than President Klaus – or any of us – had realized.

Actually the “New World Order” is nothing new. How do you win the battle against the Evil Empire? Reagan knew.

Who Said It?

As the Democrats in Washington, D.C. prepare to to raise the national debt limit — a requirement for the Obama administration’s spending plans — it’s worth remembering who said this:

The fact that we are here today to debate raising America’s debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the U.S. Government can’t pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government’s reckless fiscal policies.

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And the cost of our debt is one of the fastest growing expenses in the Federal budget. This rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy, robbing our cities and States of critical investments in infrastructure like bridges, ports, and levees; robbing our families and our children of critical investments in education and health care reform; robbing our seniors of the retirement and health security they have counted on.

Every dollar we pay in interest is a dollar that is not going to investment in America’s priorities. Instead, interest payments are a significant tax on all Americans–a debt tax that Washington doesn’t want to talk about. If Washington were serious about honest tax relief in this country, we would see an effort to reduce our national debt by returning to responsible fiscal policies.

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Increasing America’s debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that “the buck stops here.” Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better.

Who said it?

Barack Obama

(Hat Tip: lorien1973)