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Obama shows great potential — as a Marxist dictator!
President Obama and Gun Control.
INTERPOL is granted immunity from U.S. law.
Obama is weakening America's defenses
Obama is weakening our allies' defenses
Evidently Obama hates America
Obama bows down to King Abdullah
Obama bows to Emperor Akihito
Obama fraternizes quite cordially with dictators in other countries
Taking control of the internet
Egypt hits the internet kill switch and Obama takes notes.
Libya hits the internet kill switch after Egypt set the example.
Using public schools as indoctrination centers
Obama's narcissism
The Homeland Security report on right wingers
Obama's stealthy moves toward gun control
President for life?
The Swine Flu Panic
Oath Keepers: Just say no!
Obama is no friend of Israel
The Clamor for Obama's impeachment.
Obamacare: unmitigated socialism.
Here a czar, there a czar, everywhere a czar czar.
The Obama team manipulates the news media
Obama vs Fox News Channel
Obama and the news media versus Toyota
Using the National Endowment for the Arts as a propaganda tool
Who's really happy about Obama's presidency?
Obama's Culture of Corruption
Nationalizing the banks
Nationalizing General Motors and Chrysler
Miscellaneous scandals:
Goldman Sachs and the Obama Administration
Civilian trials and incarceration for terrorists
Dealergate
Operation Gun Runner
Preferential Treatment of the Black Panthers
Americorps
The firing of Inspector General Gerald Walpin
The Spontaneous War in Libya
Obama and taxpayer-funded abortions
Obama vs the Catholic Church
The Missile Defense Agency logo
Obama attempts to redefine September 11
All this adulation is a bit much
The return of the "Snitch on Your Neighbor" program
AttackWatch: the 2011 version of "Snitch on Your Neighbor"
"Truth Teams" -- the 2012 version of "Snitch on Your Neighbor"
When you send your email address to the White House, you get... Spam!
Obama shows great potential — as a Marxist dictator!
This subsection has moved to a page of its own,
located here.
The return of the Snitch on Your Neighbor program:
The old version of "Snitch on Your Neighbor" was
discussed here. The federal government got really
brave in the first few months after the attacks of September 11, 2001, especially since the general public was
"alarmed, and hence clamoring to be led to safety." (Interesting phrase. Look it up.) In that
atmosphere, the public gladly danced on a lot of slippery slopes that it would have otherwise avoided.
For example, the very sudden appearance and congressional approval of the
so-called Patriot Act.
This year, however, the White House isn't concerned about packs of homicidal Muslims at the major
airports. No, the real danger now is the possibility that the teeming masses won't cooperate
quietly as socialized medicine is foisted upon them. That's what the increasingly
rowdy "town hall" meetings
are all about.
W.H. collects Web
users' data without notice. The White House is collecting and storing comments and videos placed
on its social-networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube without notifying or asking the consent
of the site users, a failure that appears to run counter to President Obama's promise of a transparent
government and his pledge to protect privacy on the Internet.
Critics
Accuse White House of Playing 'Big Brother' in Health Care Debate. A new White House tactic to
control the message on health care reform has critics accusing the Obama administration of playing "Big
Brother" and threatening the privacy of average Americans. "No one expects that when they exercise their
First Amendment rights to ask questions or complain about a proposed government program that they're going to
be listed on a database in the White House," Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, told FOX News Thursday [8/6/2009],
saying the White House effort raises serious privacy concerns. "You don't have to be a conspiracy
theorist to see the potential for serious abuse."
Cornyn
worried White House collecting personal data. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) is worried that the White
House will use a new media outreach program to collect the personal data of its political opponents.
Yesterday [8/4/2009], the White House asked supporters to forward "fishy" claims or rumors about the President's
healthcare plan to a White House email address as a way to respond to "disinformation." Cornyn says
this practice would let the White House collect personal information about people who oppose the President.
Sen.
Cornyn Sends Letter To President Obama About "Fishy" Activities Program. In a letter to
President Obama, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, expressed serious concern about the White House's new program
requesting Americans to forward email chains and other communications opposing the President's health care
policies. Sen. Cornyn is seeking assurances that the program is being carried out in a manner consistent
with the First Amendment and America's tradition of free speech and public discourse.
'Nobody Is Collecting Names'
White
House Responds to Charge It's Monitoring Speech of Health Care Reform Opponents. As ABC News'
Rick Klein was first to report, Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, was quite taken aback by White House Director of New
Media Macon Phillips's request that if citizens "get an email or see something on the web about health
insurance reform that seems fishy," they "send it to flag@whitehouse.gov." In a White House blog,
Phillips said he was trying to stem the flow of "disinformation"...
Obama's
dissident database could be secret — and permanent. The White House request that
members of the public report anyone who is spreading "disinformation" about the proposed national health care
makeover could lead to a White House database of political opponents that will be both secret and permanent,
according to Republican lawyers on the Senate Judiciary Committee who are examining the plan's possible
implementation.
Getting In Their Faces
For A Change. The candidate who told his supporters "to argue with them and get in their face"
now finds the shoe on the other foot. So they're taking names and encouraging you to turn in your
neighbors.
Obama's Snitch
on Your Neighbor Program: Barack Obama has requested his supporters report on any civilians who
dissent from his policies. ... There has never been an American president who has advocated turning in your
neighbors for holding a different policy view. But this is just the first step in Obama's plan to
create a civilian defense force comparable to the military.
Snitch On Your Neighbor! I wish I was making
this up but my mind does not work this way. President Barry Obama wants to know if anyone is opposing
Obamacare publicly or even in causal conversation. To make sure that dis-information about Obamacare
continues to sweep the country, the Obama White House has instituted the Snitch on your Neighbor program.
Yes, you can now snitch on you friends, family, and co-workers who oppose giving up private insurance for
Government-run health care.
Who's
Behind the Internet Snitch Brigade? Czardom has its privileges. This week, President Obama's
health care overlord, Nancy DeParle, launched a taxpayer-funded initiative to recruit an Internet Snitch
Brigade that will combat "disinformation about health insurance reform." As the White House explained
in a special online bulletin: "These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain e-mails or
through casual conversation. Since we can't keep track of all of them here at the White House, we're
asking for your help."
The Community is Organizing Against Obama
Socialized Medicine. The Organizer-n-Chief is so desperate to silence any and all debate on his
plan to nationalize 1/7th of the US economy by confiscating control of the US health and insurance industry,
that he has established a stool pigeon hot line on the White House web site, calling for his rat fink minions
to narc out their neighbors if they dare to speak out against ObamaCare.
The
Obama Civilian Police Are Ignoring the Constitution. The First Amendment prohibits Congress from
abridging the freedom of speech. The reason the Amendment refers to speech as "the" freedom of speech is
a recognition by the Framers that the right to speak freely precedes the existence of the U.S. as a
country. ... The right to speak freely does not come from the government, which the Big Government folks
claim; it is an indelible aspect of our humanity. The Supreme Court has endorsed the concept of the
natural, as opposed to governmental, origins of this right, and hence, even though the First Amendment only
prohibits "Congress" from abridging the freedom of speech, the Court has ruled that no one in any
government — from a school janitor to a state governor, from a board of education to a local cop,
from the courts to the Congress to the President — may interfere with speech.
White
House Move to Collect 'Fishy' Info May Be Illegal, Critics Say. The White House strategy of
turning supporters into snitches when they see "fishy" information about the health care debate may run afoul
of the law, legal experts say. "The White House is in bit of a conundrum because of this privacy statute
that prohibits the White House from collecting data and storing it on people who disagree with it," Judge
Andrew Napolitano, a FOX News analyst, said Friday [8/7/2009]. "There's also a statute that requires the
White House to retain all communications that it receives. It can't try to rewrite history by pretending
it didn't receive anything," he said.
Welcome to
Gestapo-care. So what has the White House told supporters to do when you run across those who
spread "disinformation" about the new attempt by the Obama administration to install the anti-competitive
practices of a "public option" into a federalized universal health care initiative? Report them. Whether
its communicated through e-mail, websites, blogs, or even casual conversation the executive branch of the federal
government is asking you to make them aware of this "disinformation" because they can't keep track of all of the
dissenters themselves.
Flashback to last year:
The First Obama Misinformation
Suppression Program. Last September, in the midst of the general election campaign, two St. Louis city and
county attorneys, and a local sheriff, made news with the first Obama misinformation suppression program. Remember
when this story broke last September?
New Rules for
Radicals. If you're a virtuous and patriotic American, you may find this column either offensive or
misleading. If so, please forward it to White House authorities at the Department of Fishy Activity. (E-mail
the good people at flag@whitehouse.gov.) As many of you have heard, the White House now requests that the public
tattle on those of us spreading "fishy" "disinformation" regarding Washington's proposed takeover of your health
care. This step, naturally, is for our own good.
Gibbs
doublespeak on White House e-mails. Earlier this week, the White House asked people to forward "fishy"
emails they receive that may be spreading misinformation about health-care reform to flag@whitehouse.gov. In
response, Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) wrote in a letter to President Obama that it's "inevitable that the names, email
addresses, IP addresses, and private speech of U.S. citizens will be reported to the White House. You should not be
surprised that these actions taken by your White House staff raise the specter of a data collection program."
Obama's
pattern of intolerance toward dissent. Linda Douglass, communications director for Obama's Office of
Health Reform, said her job includes collecting "disinformation" about health care, and the White House asked Americans,
"If you get an e-mail or see something on the Web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it
to flag@whitehouse.gov." What counts as "fishy"? Is it only the e-mails falsely claiming "reform" mandates
euthanasia, or is Obama also counting as "disinformation" the videos displaying his past advocacy of a single-payer
plan and arguments that the plan amounts to taxpayer funding of abortions?
Conformity is now the new
dissent. [Scroll down slowly] So, on Monday [8/3/2009], the official White House Web site drew
attention to the alarming amount of "disinformation about health insurance reform." "These rumors often travel
just below the surface," warned Macon Phillips, Chief Commissar of the Hopenstasi ...whoops, I mean White House Director
of New Media, "via chain emails or through casual conversation." "Casual conversation," eh? Why can't these
"dissenters" just be like normal people and read off the teleprompter? "Since we can't keep track of all of them
here at the White House, we're asking for your help," continued Commissar Phillips.
My
Fishy Letter of Encouragement for the Town Hall Rebels. How the heck do you hacks think you got into the
White House in the first place? How did you arrive at that place of power where you could, possibly irrevocably,
dismantle our nation? I'll tell you how: It was by being dissident, getting vocal, organizing, going
viral ... and abracadabra, poof, you socialists won. I believe it was Obama himself who said one should sharpen
one's elbows and get in people's faces. Yep, I'm pretty sure it was. ... What's good for the commie goose is
good for the conservative gander.
White House call to 'flag'
dissent loathsome. Normally, I'm not one to get fired up about political issues, but this White
House crowd is getting to be more than a little overbearing. The paragraph [cited in this article] comes
from an Aug. 4 entry on the White House blog. ... When I read it, I blew a gasket. The White House,
basically, is asking me and you to rat out anyone who disagrees with the Obama version of the "truth"
on health reform.
O's
Silent Majority. Like Richard Nixon, Barack Obama wants to govern on the strength of a silent
majority, although with a twist. Obama wants the majority that opposes or questions his policies to
stay silent.
Obama's Dissident Database:
The White House has asked that members of the public report to them anyone who is spreading "disinformation"
about ObamaCare. ... The problem is that the White House is not covered by the Freedom of Information Act,
which means that any names or information turned in would not have to be released to any member of the public
who made a request, media included. Furthermore, Senate Judiciary Committee attorneys studying the
situation say that the White House doesn't appear to be covered by the Privacy Act either, which ordinarily
prohibits government agencies from keeping records "describing how any individual exercises rights guaranteed
by the First Amendment unless expressly authorized by statute or by the individual about whom the record is
maintained."
Sen.
Cornyn Submits "Fishy" Claims To The White House. "The question is not what the White House is
doing, but how and why. How are they purging names and email addresses from this account to protect
privacy? Why do they need the forwarded emails, names, and 'casual conversations' sent to them instead
of just the arguments that they want to rebut?" In addition, Sen. Cornyn is submitting a list of "fishy"
claims he has heard in some not-so "casual conversations" in an effort to ensure the White House's program
is successful.
Fishy. I send in two
emails to flag@whitehouse.gov. I figure I'm already on their "list." ... I'm wondering what will happen
to the people on "the list." Audit? Jail? Death? I'm starting to feel exactly the same
as the Soviets and the Cubans. I now understand perfectly why they risked their lives heading to Miami on
rafts. The fear is palpable. The invisible oppression of being watched. The White House is trying
to intimidate my fellow Americans from speaking out, from asking questions about this Socialized Medicine.
Don't Fret
Your 'Fishy' Complaints About Health Care Reform. Several commenters, noting the chilling effect
a database of opponents of the White House might have, suggested that a suit might be brought for violation of
the Privacy Act of 1974, a post-Nixon statute that prohibits federal agencies from maintaining records on
citizens who are exercising their free speech rights to dissent from government policy (5 U.S.C. § 552).
Does Linda Douglass know about this?
Does Linda Douglass know that Obama is likening his proposed government plan to the United States Postal Service?
Is Obama aware that the USPS has made itself a long-time laughingstock of poor service, inefficiency and waste?
Obama's sounds like the kind of fishy mockery that should be reported to Douglass via the official
flag@whitehouse.gov email address and returned to sender.
Why
Create an 'Enemies List' When There Are Already Campaign Finance Laws? Last week, the debate about
health care reform was transformed into one about free speech — specifically, whether the Obama
administration is trying to chill the speech of its critics by creating an "enemies list." The ruckus
started when the White House called on its supporters to help it combat what it calls "disinformation" about
its health care agenda that is being propagated through emails, websites, and "casual conversation."
All I Want
for Christmas Is to Make Obama's Enemies List. I was too young and too obscure to make Richard
Nixon's enemies list back in the day. ... [But] you can imagine my delight when I heard that President Obama
is going to be starting an enemies list of his own. This time, I am absolutely determined to make the
grade. Nothing will stand in my way. Come hell or high water, I am going to get my name on that
list if I have to camp out in front of the office of Linda Douglass, communications director for the White
House Office of Health Reform, until she slaps my moniker on that list just to get rid of me.
An Enemies List to Which we Should Aspire:
President Obama, who remains so critical of former President George W. Bush's foreign policy that he still hasn't
ruled out prosecuting Bush officials for war crimes, began stifling criticism of his own policies through the compilation
of an enemies list last week. That's right: In Nixon-like fashion, Obama is using the power of his office
to compile information on private citizens "for political purposes."
The Audacity of Dissent. Given
his background, one might expect President Obama to take seriously this vigorous grassroots reaction to his
policies. Instead, aided by Congressional Democrats, the White House has taken to painting this mass
outpouring of civic discontent as a fringe phenomenon — driven by extremists, un-American in its aims,
and requiring careful monitoring so that any "fishy" concerns andcriticisms about the administration's
health care plans are reported to the proper (read: government) channels.
More Government Does Not Equal
'Reform'. [Scroll down slowly] Obama loyalists were also asked to forward to the White House
information regarding health care that "seems fishy." Which means what? And what are the authorities
going to do with the information they gather? Nobody knows. Some sources hold the request to be illegal.
Senator John Cornyn penned a masterful response arguing, "As Congress debates health care reform and other critical policy
matters, citizen engagement must not be chilled by fear of government monitoring the exercise of free speech rights."
White House disables e-tip box.
Following a furor over how the data would be used, the White House has shut down an electronic tip
box — flag@whitehouse.gov — that was set up to receive information on "fishy" claims
about President Barack Obama's health plan.
Issa
wants answers from White House on e-mails. The ranking Republican on the House Oversight and
Government Reform Committee wants more answers from the White House about its e-mail policies. In a
letter to White House counsel Greg Craig, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) on Monday [8/17/2009] raised questions
about the White House's request for supporters to forward "fishy claims" about healthcare.
White House Character: [Scroll
down] Obama, who promised to make the public part of the legislative process, has instead tried to rush
hundreds of pages of health care reform through the Democrat Congress. When details began to leak out,
and Americans protested, Obama's administration asked his supporters to report anyone who opposed his agenda
to the White House. He allowed Democrats in Congress to demonize his critics as un-American, subversive,
and dangerous.
Somewhat related:
Police chiefs
endorse anti-terror community watch. A store clerk's curiosity about why Najibullah Zazi was buying
large quantities of beauty supply products indicated that something about the transaction wasn't quite right —
and it's an example of the kind of citizen vigilance that can combat terror, a police commander said Saturday [10/3/2009].
The Editor says...
There is very little difference between vigilance and vigilantes.
Rats!
City to Pay for Informing on Tax Cheats. Chicago and Cook County residents aren't the only
ones about to get shocking tax news; the city is debuting a "tax whistle-blower" plan that could turn
neighbor against neighbor in Chicago's business community.
Chicago
Seeking Tax Snitches. In addition to double-digit tax increases, the City of Chicago is moving
forward with a plan to pay "whistleblowers" for turning in tax dodgers to city hall. According to news
reports, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley's 2010 budget includes a novel provision to encourage residents to report
one another to the authorities for failure to fully comply with city tax rules. It is known as the "Tax
Whistleblower Program."
US
Census Workers Looking for Snitches in Memphis. A US census worker, driving a metallic gray Ford
Taurus-type car, has been reported to be combing through the Memphis, TN suburb of Germantown knocking on doors
asking people for information on their neighbors. Yes, you read that correctly. The US census worker
was asking how many people lived in the house next door on or about April 1, 2010.
The latest:
The
Witch Hunt Begins: Citizen Spy Network Targets Political Speech and Gun Owners. A plethora of
tyrannical campaigns have been initiated and designed to break up communities and turn citizens against one
another. The justifications for these fascist programs are always a matter of national security.
The real reason for these programs and even the events that brought them into existence is to set up a
police control grid.
AttackWatch -- the 2011 version of "Snitch on Your Neighbor"
Seriously,
Attack Watch? In 2008, it was called Fight the Smears. The interface was
friendly and hope-colored. This time, it's dark and angry and Web 1.0. It looks
like the guy who designs 9/11 conspiracy Web sites finally got his big break.
Obama's
hokey AttackWatch comes under attack. President Obama's campaign team has
trotted out AttackWatch.com, a spooky new Web site that asks followers to report "lies"
being told about the president. ... The rollout brought much derision, with The Washington
Post calling the site a full-fledged "laughingstock" within hours of its launch.
AttackWatch
Twits. You know a presidential campaign is going south when its detractors
have more fun with its website than do its fans. That's the case with AttackWatch.com, the
Obama site that's making him a parody.
When Community
Organizers Attack. [Scroll down] Most curious, the donation link at Attack Watch —
where "folks like you" can donate to support the truth, or volunteer to share the facts —
redirects supporters to the barackobama.com site where, speaking of fact, contributions go directly to the
Obama campaign. ... It reeks of juvenile insecurity and utter desperation — just stop picking
on me! Far worse, it is behavior endorsed and propagated by the sitting President of the United States.
It's a disgrace to the office.
Big Brother Obama is
watching. Be careful, if you dare to criticize Citizen Obama, comrade. The Web is watching.
This week, President Obama's re-election team launched "Attack Watch," an interactive website that allows the
president's registered supporters to report instances of "attacks" against the commander in chief or his record.
Citizen snitches are asked to detail who the attacker is, the type of attack, and whether the offending words
were actually heard or passed along as second-hand rumors.
Richard E.
Coyote. The [AttackWatch] site features ominous red-white-and-black graphics and a form called
"Report an attack." There's also a Facebook page, which we're told is a parody, but who can tell?
The whole thing is both creepily paranoid and bumblingly buffoonish, as if produced by a chimera of Richard M.
Nixon and Wile E. Coyote. And the site's substance is no less marvelously mockable than its style.
Groucho Marx Saves America.
A hilarious barrage of catcalls and insults has greeted Obama's latest debacle, a Soviet-style website called
Attack Watch. With its terrifying design of red and black cellblocks, and scary photos of Obama's
critics looking like Mafia hoodlums, Attack Watch openly solicits Americans to turn in their friends and
neighbors for thoughtcrimes against the president. ... Within nanoseconds of Attack Watch's debut, a parody
video by Ezra Dulis and Misfit Politics had blasted through the web. Then came the howls of Hurricane
Twitter, a Category 5 of one-liners, as Americans competed to turn themselves in and report anti-Obama
crimes.
"Truth Teams" -- the 2012 version of "Snitch on Your Neighbor"
Obama
Campaign Launches 'Truth Teams'. The Obama campaign is today beginning a new effort to enlist and
educate at least 2 million supporters for a "grassroots communications team" they're calling the Truth Team.
"The goal is to ensure that when Republicans attack President Obama's record, grassroots supporters can take
ownership of the campaign and share the facts with the undecided voters in their lives," the campaign said in a
statement.
Obama's
Goon Squads Launch "Truth Teams". I guess owning 99% of the media isn't enough. When the
other 1% challenges them, they must "fight back" or something. What a joke. Can a Ministry of
Truth be far behind?
Obama's Attack Watch
returns as ... "Truth Team". You can still smell the desperation in the new Truth Team effort, which
incorporates Attack Watch as one of its components: ["]President Barack Obama's reelection campaign announced
early Monday [2/13/2012] that it is launching a new site to enable supporters to promote Obama's successes and
'hold Republicans accountable.' ... The campaign is also setting up 'truth teams' in swing states this week,
receiving help from allied unions.["] What a shock! I'm sure those "allied unions" include the
SEIU, AFSCME, and the NEA, the three unions that have the most to lose if Republicans make good on their pledges
to shrink the actual size and cost of government.
When you send your email address to the White House, you get... Spam!
Obama camp
set to harangue donors with text messages. The key to the new tool is the credit card technology, a first for a
presidential campaign, that allows donors who give even a few dollars to let the campaign save their credit card information.
The campaign can then charge their saved credit card whatever amount the donor elects via text message.
Obama
Camp Sending Creepy, Intimidating Email To Former Donors. It's no secret that the Obama campaign is
falling short of its fundraising goals this election season. Now, it looks like they're getting desperate,
using SEIU-like intimidation techniques to drive their fund-raising numbers up. Last night, a former Obama
supporter forwarded BigGovernment an email sent out Sunday by the Obama campaign. It's equal parts desperate
and creepy.
Choking on Obamaspam.
I have no idea how Barack Obama got my email address but a few weeks ago there it was in my inbox — a
message from the President. I decided to break my lifelong rule of zapping all emails from strangers and
so, out of curiosity, I opened it up. I got a lot more than an email. Under the spell of the wizard
in the White House, I then clicked on "I'm in," opening a floodgate of junk email that now seems unstoppable.
White House Acknowledges Unsolicited
E-Mails on Health Care. The White House for the first time Sunday [8/16/2009] somewhat acknowledged
that people across the country received unsolicited e-mails last week on health care from the administration,
suggesting the problem on third-party groups it claimed placed the recipients' names on the distribution list.
In a written statement released exclusively to FOX News, White House spokesman Nick Shapiro said the White House
hopes those who received the e-mails without signing up for them were not "inconvenienced" by the messages.
The Editor says...
The White House explanation was, in so many words, that their web site was hacked, and some malicious third
party loaded up the White House computer with email addresses. It's the old "somebody else did it"
excuse. If the White House story is true, then the people in charge of the White House web site are
incompetent. If the story is not true, then the White House is being run by liars. Take your
pick: they are incompetent or they are dishonest. [See update below.]
White
House Blames E-Mail Controversy on 'Sinister Conspiracy Theories' . The White House is blaming
the controversy over its Web site and mass e-mails on viral rumors, "fear-mongering" and "sinister conspiracy
theories" even as it acknowledges problems with its online practices. After confirming to FOX News over
the weekend that third-party groups could be responsible for official White House e-mails that have been sent
to people who never signed up for them, President Obama's new media director took to the official White House
blog to "clear up" the confusion.
Update:
Just as I suspected. After they were caught spamming, they had to admit it.
Spammer in Chief.
Al Gore might have taken the initiative in creating the Internet, but no one seems to have bothered to teach
basic netiquette to Barack Obama and his White House staff. As they have grown more desperate in their
attempts to remake America's medical system in the image of the post office, they have resorted to increasingly
obnoxious email tactics.
White
House Reveals Identity of Firm That Sent Unsolicited E-Mails on Health Reform. The White House hired a
private communications company based in Minnesota to distribute mass e-mails, helping to shed light on how some
recipients received e-mails in support of President Obama's health care plan without signing up for them, FOX News has
learned. The company, Govdelivery, describes itself as the world's leading provider of government-to-citizen
communication solutions and says its e-mail service provides a fully-automated on-demand public communication system.
Astroturfing: Obama plans to flood conservative talk radio
with liberal talking points. Organizing for America, the powerful activist organization with
some 13 million email addresses that grew out of the Obama campaign, has launched a new website ... The
purpose of the website is supply the President's supporters with liberal talking points on health care reform.
Sign
Our Birthday Card! ...Oh, By the Way, Where Do You Vote? The Obama campaign would like you to sign a
birthday card for Vice President Joe Biden. ... Oh, by the way, at the link they would like your e-mail, name,
and zip code... almost as if their motive isn't simply the thoughtful gesture to offer warm birthday wishes but
to gather updated location information about their e-mailing list to assist with get-out-the-vote efforts.
You're Starting to Creep
Me Out, First Family. What do you do when the president, vice president, and first and second
ladies won't stop harassing you? Before the last election, I signed up for updates from the Barack Obama
campaign. They proceeded to spam me with e-mails, which is fine. But lately these messages have
become stalker-y.
Republican
says it's 'creepy' Obama campaign requesting GOP email addresses. A House Republican thinks it's a
little "creepy" that President Obama's reelection campaign is offering donors a chance to enter the email addresses
of Republican friends. Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Fla.) tweeted Wednesday: "Obama campaign asking for donors
to give them GOP email addresses. Tricky, yes. Creepy, definitely."
The Editor says...
There is only a short distance from creepy to dangerous.
Obama
Wants to Spam Your Email, But is it Legal? Barack Obama wants to have some "fun" at the expense of
republicans by asking lefties to give their email addresses to his re-election campaign. Why? So
Obama campaign workers can spam your inbox with lefty propaganda. ... It is a violation of federal law, the
Can Spam Law, for a business to spam your email box if you did not give them your email address.
The Draft Dodger and
the Spammer. What, after all, could the Obama campaign hope to do with such a list? The
best theory the RNC could come up with, presumably because anything worse would have sounded completely paranoid, is
"to target conservative voters with misinformation and attacks against our GOP candidates in 2012." Imagine
the reverse: the RNC sending out (say) birther emails to hard-core Obama supporters. It sounds like
an excellent way of drumming up turnout for the opposition.
Obama Campaign
Collecting GOP Emails. The Obama information collection effort is cast under the mischievous guise
of asking Obama supporters to "have a little fun at the expense of a Republican in your life" by signing them up to
get an email from the Obama campaign ribbing them for having "inspired" the Obama supporter to donate. The
result, however, is that the Obama campaign gets a new trove of Republican email addresses that it could never
have collected through voluntary submissions.
Obama Campaign Encouraging Supporters To
Donate In Republicans' Names. I'm beyond caring what the regime does with our emails. Scores
of conservatives have already turned themselves in at Attackwatch. What are they going to do? But
I do care that the President of the United States thinks it's cute to cause fellow Americans distress at
Christmas time by inspiring supporters to donate to his reelection campaign in their names, putting them on
the WH spam list. It's not cute, and it's not funny. Family members will fight and friendships
will be lost over this.
Michelle Obama Donor Letter. Michelle Obama sent out
this creepy letter to donors today [3/17/2012] begging donors for cash.
Get
a Load of This Slightly Threatening Email From the Obama Re-Election Campaign. If this email were sent by a
charitable organization such as the American Red Cross, we would feel a little harassed. But to receive an email
like this from a national political campaign, well, that would make us feel downright nervous.
Obama's Creepy Emails And Ads. There are elements of the
Obama re-election campaign that turn my stomach. Emails like this one from "Michelle Obama" with the cringe-inducing content-line: "Me Again."
Yes, you again. Like I need more spam.
The Dealergate section is now located here.
Here a czar, there a czar, everywhere a czar czar.
This subsection has been moved to a page of its own, located
here.
Obama fraternizes quite cordially (and sympathizes) with dictators in other countries
Why is Obama so friendly with third-world dictators and with the leaders of China and
Russia? Does he see them as role models?
Obama
and a White House invite for dictator. Barack Obama has come under fire for extending a
formal invitation to a shamed African dictator who has ruthlessly plundered billions of dollars from his own
country. The U.S. President will today [6/9/2011] have a coveted private meeting with President Ali Bongo of
Gabon in the Oval Office despite his appalling track record.
The Obama administration sides with Argentina and
Venezuela in OAS declaration on the Falklands.
Another slap in the face for Britain. President Obama
was effusive in his praise for the Special Relationship when he visited London recently, but his
administration continues to slap Britain in the face over the highly sensitive Falklands issue.
Washington signed on to a "draft declaration on the question of the Malvinas Islands" passed by unanimous
consent by the General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) at its meeting in San Salvador
yesterday [6/7/2011], an issue which had been heavily pushed by Argentina. In doing so, the United States sided
not only with Buenos Aires, but also with a number of anti-American regimes including Hugo Chavez's
Venezuela and Daniel Ortega's Nicaragua.
As Putin Crushes
Russia's Internet, Obama Stands By. In America, the opposition party candidates began jockeying
for position and the incumbent declared his intentions. In Russia, where there is no opposition party
and the incumbent is a mere figurehead, the corrupt dictatorial regime began systematically eradicating
political dissent on the Internet. ... In fact ... Obama may actually support the Kremlin's efforts to wipe
out privacy on the Internet. His administration is actively seeking to crack open Skype and Gmail, just
like the Putin Gestapo.
Obama
Admin Lobbying Honduras To Allow Zelaya Back In? When Zelaya was removed from office in
July of 2009, the Obama administration at first joined with leftist dictators Fidel Castro of Cuba, Hugo
Chavez of Venezuela, and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua in calling for his reinstatement. ... After their
amateurish and myopic miscalculation, which exposed the Obama State Department's lack of experience
and incompetence, one could imagine the White House would want to avoid the subject of Honduras and
Zelaya altogether. That, however, does not seem to be the case...
Chinese Pianist Plays Propaganda Tune at
White House. Lang Lang the pianist says he chose it. Chairman Hu Jintao recognized it as
soon as he heard it. Patriotic Chinese Internet users were delighted as soon as they saw the videos
online. Early morning TV viewers in China knew it would be played an hour or two beforehand.
At the White House State dinner on Jan. 19, about six minutes into his set, Lang Lang began tapping
out a famous anti-American propaganda melody from the Korean War: the theme song to the movie "Battle
on Shangganling Mountain."
Did Pianist
Lang Lang Dis the White House? Chinese-born pianist Lang Lang in many ways embodies the Sino-American
comity that both President Hu Jintao and President Barack Obama emphasized during their summit this past
week — which is no doubt why he was chosen to perform at the White House state dinner for Mr. Hu
on Wednesday [1/19/2011]. So it comes as a bit of a surprise that he is now being praised by nationalist
Internet users in China for a perceived anti-U.S. slight supposedly implied in the 28-year-old's choice of
music that night.
The Editor asks...
Does anyone believe Obama and/or the White House staff was unaware of the musical selections
Lang Lang planned to play? If they were all caught off guard,
they're incompetent; otherwise,
they're communist sympathizers. Or they could be both.
A musical
insult. Chinese pianist Lang Lang painted the ivories red in the White House at last week's
state dinner, playing an anti-American song for President Obama. Lang chose a tune from a propaganda
flick about the Korean War, in which heroic and outnumbered Chinese troops mow down the American "jackal."
Don't Shoot the
Pianist? [Scroll down] After the dinner, when Chinese democrats and human-rights
advocates blew the whistle on him, [Lang Lang] and his team went on their campaign. To
English-speaking audiences, he said, "Propaganda song? Anti-American associations? All
new to me!" He has not said anything like this in Chinese. How could he? It would be
completely absurd. It would mark him out as one of the dumbest Chinese on the planet —
which he most certainly is not.
Bowing
and Kowtowing: Is This A Foreign Policy? [Scroll down] Now, we come to a State
Dinner for China's President Hu Jintao. It's already been remarked that there has been no State
Dinner for Britain's Prime Minister. Nor for Israel's. Nor Canada's. But this
special honor has been given to the jailer of the 2010 Peace Prize recipient, Liu Xiaobo by the
winner of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. Talk about weird!
Obama
careful to avoid criticism of Hu during state visit. While calling human rights in China "a
very serious issue," President Obama on Wednesday [1/19/2011] was still careful to avoid criticizing visiting
Chinese President Hu Jintao, saying instead that "we come from very different cultures."
Obama, Dictators
and democrats. In his Inaugural Address, President Obama spoke directly to the world's rogue
nations. "[W]e will extend a hand," he said, "if you are willing to unclench your fist." Question:
How many rogue nations can you hold in one hand? Let's try to count.
Can We Get Beyond
Race? Something here is not quite right. Our president ran on a platform of racial transcendence,
but he now heads south to talk race ... with some leaders who have explicitly employed racially charged stereotypes,
such as Chavez's use of "Go to Hell, Gringos," or Brazil's president Lula's reference to "white blue-eyed" bankers
who caused the financial meltdown.
Chavez Handshake May Cost U.S.
Billions. How much will President Obama's handshake with Venezuela's Hugo Chavez cost the
U.S.? Despite Chavez' bombastic rhetoric about his socialist revolution, the reality is that
Venezuela is going broke. ... What has also been absent from press coverage is any perspective on just how
our relations with Venezuela became so frosty in the first place. The implication is that George W.
was just a big old grump and couldn't get along with his neighbors.
Yukking it up
with Daniel Ortega, &c.. Many of Obama's foreign-policy touches have been sickening — morally
sickening. The Arabiya interview. The New Year's greeting. The bow to the Saudi king.
The rejoining of the U.N. "Human Rights Council," that disgrace. The soul-brother clasp with
Chávez. This light remark about the Bay of Pigs. Etc., etc. ... During the campaign,
some of us said that Obama appeared to have the mindset of a Marxist grad student. Highly
disturbing to see that borne out in his presidency.
An Ugly
Handshake with Hugo Chavez. In one photo, President Obama is grinning as he clasps Hugo Chavez
by the hand. In another, he grasps Chavez warmly by the shoulder. Those pictures disgusted several
members of Congress. Some said so on national television. Responding to criticism of this
encounter, the president was by turns cavalier and obtuse. About the left-wing rant of a book Chavez
gave him, Obama said mildly, "It was a nice gesture to give me a book. I'm a reader."
America the
Apologetic. Obama chatted amiably and treated respectfully the oppressors of those brave
people in Venezuela and Nicaragua who are putting their lives on the line in order to advance democracy.
President Obama completely ignored them. That is bad in its own right and, when combined with Secretary
of State Clinton's remarks to the Chinese that we are essentially prepared to overlook their human rights
violations, sends exactly the wrong signal to both the forces of liberation and the forces of oppression.
Hugo
Chavez's gift to Obama is a Latin leftist's bible. The book that Venezuelan President Hugo
Chavez gave his U.S. counterpart, Barack Obama, has long been regarded as a bible for the Latin American
left, found on the bookshelves and university reading lists of a generation of students in the region.
The book is also known as...
The Idiot's Bible. Just
days after Hugo Chávez gave President Barack Obama a copy of "Open Veins of Latin America" in Trinidad
last week, the English-language version of the book shot to the No. 2 slot on Amazon.com.
Americans seemed to be curious about Mr. Chávez's reading tastes. But in Latin America, "Open
Veins" is a well-known rant by Uruguayan Marxist Eduardo Galeano. And it also has another distinction
that Mr. Chávez may be less inclined to publicize: It is widely regarded in free-market circles
as "the idiot's bible."
Obama Among the Dictators.
Hugo Chávez is a tin-pot dictator who has debauched Venezuela's democracy. Normally in such
circumstances, an American president would show reserve. The weirdly ebullient Mr. Obama did not, and
that image was the photo seen 'round the world.
Honor Thy Country. President Obama
believes that his decision to shake hands with Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez at a summit of Latin leaders in Trinidad
was the right thing to do. He dismisses critics who accuse him of sending the wrong signals, of projecting an
image of weakness, and of apologizing too much on his trips abroad.
Obama's Handshake With Chavez: Outreach
or Irresponsibility? President Obama's presence and diplomatic persona at the Summit of the Americas was a
hit in Latin America, but his different approach toward international relations has drawn criticism from Republican
opponents. ... The moment that took the spotlight — and probably drew the most criticism — was
his handshake with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who has openly denounced U.S. foreign policies,
once called President Bush "the devil" and has often rallied the region in criticizing the United States.
Obama,
Chavez, And The CIA: Who Is Most Dangerous? So, who's the real "enemy of the state," anyway?
Over the past week we've seen an extraordinary display of discernment — or lack of discernment, if you
will — from the President of the United States. It started with President Obama allowing himself
to be photographed and recorded while glad-handing, back-slapping, and generally enjoying the company of
Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez. It ended with the Obama Administration toying with the idea of
attempting to prosecute members of the Bush Administration for being to mean to terrorists.
Missing
in Action: American Mainstream Media. The government now puts itself in charge of everything
from running large companies, such as General Motors, to determining compensation for businesses under
government control. ... Obama has — so far — appointed some 15 "czars," including
a "technology czar," a "car czar," a "pay czar" and a "Great Lakes czar." Objections or concerns
about an unconstitutional seizure of power, anyone?
Senior
Democrat Says Obama's Czars Unconstitutional. Last week President Obama appointed yet
another "czar" with massive government power, answering only to him. Even before this latest
appointment, the top-ranking Democrat in the Senate wrote President Obama a letter saying that these
czars are unconstitutional. President Obama's "czar strategy" is an unprecedented power grab centralizing
authority in the White House, outside congressional oversight and in violation of the Constitution.
Venezuela Chavez says "Comrade" Obama
more left-wing. Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez said on Tuesday [6/2/2009] that he and Cuban ally Fidel
Castro risk being more conservative than U.S. President Barack Obama as Washington prepares to take control of General
Motors Corp. During one of Chavez's customary lectures on the "curse" of capitalism and the bonanzas of socialism,
the Venezuelan leader made reference to GM's bankruptcy filing, which is expected to give the U.S. government a
60 percent stake in the 100-year-old former symbol of American might.
Rooting
for the Enemy. The Honduras mess is going to heat up, not cool down. Will President Obama
keep rooting for the side that rallies to the cry "Yanqui go home"? Obama threw his lot in with deposed
Honduran President Manuel Zelaya, who's seen throughout the region as a stooge of Venezuelan strongman
Hugo Chavez. Indeed, Chavez has already threatened military action to return Zelaya to power.
Comradeship: Obama Adopts the Communist
Party's Position on Honduras. There was no coup in Honduras. The government of Honduras
functioned as it was constitutionally mandated to do. Former president Manuel Zelaya attempted cling to
ascendancy by circumventing the constitution. Venezuelan tyrant, Hugo Chavez, operating as the Latin
American David Axelrod, has been abetting Zelaya. ... The government of Honduras performed as it should, which
is more than we can anticipate from ours during Obama's hegemony. Barack Obama is, once again, taking
a stand against liberty and democracy.
Obama stands with
tyrants. Dictators and demagogues can rest easy on President Obama's watch. When thousands
of Iranians flooded the streets of Tehran protesting a rigged election and were beaten and shot down by
pro-regime thugs, the president bided his time before making a series of noncommittal statements. He
seemed to hope it would all just go away. However, when a socialist demagogue was ejected
unceremoniously from Honduras on Sunday [6/28/2009] by his own government for trying to establish
a presidency for life, Mr. Obama instantly sprang to his defense.
Banana Democrats.
As a result of his brazen disregard for the law, [Mel] Zelaya found himself escorted from office by the
military Sunday morning, and into exile. Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Cuba's Fidel Castro rushed
to blame the U.S., calling it a "yanqui coup." President Obama on Monday called the action "not
legal," and claimed that Zelaya is still the legitimate president. There was a coup all right, but it
wasn't committed by the U.S. or the Honduran court. It was committed by Zelaya himself. He
brazenly defied the law, and Hondurans overwhelmingly supported his removal.
Obama: A Profile in Cowardice.
Obama and his people have been working around the clock to restore Zelaya to power, even while stating that
they want the whole thing to be "free from external influence and interference" (the hypocrisy on that line
alone is almost enough to choke even Chavez himself). The question is why? ... Why wouldn't Obama panic
at the sight of a Congress and Supreme Court removing a left wing Socialist President who violated the
Constitution in pushing to make himself el-presidente for life, by violating term limits. Let alone the
military dumping said President across border. Obama no doubt has nightmares of waking up on a C-31 transport
to Kenya, after enough of his wrongdoing leads him to being booted out of the White House by what remains of
the American legislative and judicial infrastructure.
The Wages of Chavismo. As
military "coups" go, the one this weekend in Honduras was strangely, well, democratic. The military didn't
oust President Manuel Zelaya on its own but instead followed an order of the Supreme Court. It also quickly
turned power over to the president of the Honduran Congress, a man from the same party as Mr. Zelaya. The
legislature and legal authorities all remain intact. We mention these not so small details because they
are being overlooked as the world, including the U.S. President, denounces tiny Honduras in a way that it
never has, say, Iran.
Obama and the Bad
Villagers. Mr. Zelaya's attempt to create his own referendum, complete with Venezuelan ballots,
was clearly a violation of his country's Constitution. What else was the Honduran Supreme Court supposed
to conclude? For the American president Barack Obama to paint broad and clumsy strokes about "democratic
elections" without mentioning Zelaya's blatant disregard for Honduran law is both outrageous and frightening.
His refusal to lend support for those courageous Hondurans defending the law is also inexcusable.
A U.S./U.N. Plot Against Anti-Communist Honduras.
The people of Honduras are pleading for media fairness and understanding of how they saved their democratic system
of government from an international conspiracy based in Venezuela and Cuba. ... On Tuesday [6/30/2009] the
leftist governments of Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez sponsored a United Nations resolution that condemned the
people of Honduras for resisting the spread of communism by evicting a would-be dictator. Many people
in Honduras view "Mel" as a puppet of Hugo Chavez of Venezuela, who is destroying the democratic system and
the opposition in that country.
A 'coup' in Honduras? Nonsense.
Sometimes, the whole world prefers a lie to the truth. The White House, the United Nations, the Organization
of American States, and much of the media have condemned the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya this
past weekend as a coup d'état. That is nonsense. In fact, what happened here is nothing
short of the triumph of the rule of law.
Obama Sides With Marxists Over Honduras.
The so-called "military coup" in Honduras was a successful effort by Honduran patriots to preserve their
constitutional system of government from an international alliance of communists and socialists backed by
Iran. Not surprisingly, America's Marxist President has come down on the anti-American side.
Obama's
Selective Meddling. Help me out here. President Obama immediately "meddles" in the affairs
of Honduras, denouncing a military coup, the intent of which is to preserve the country's constitution, but
when it comes to Iran's fraudulent election and the violent repression of demonstrators who wanted their
votes counted, the president initially vacillates and equivocates. Are we expected to accept this
as a consistent foreign policy? ... The fingerprints (or in this case the boot prints) of the Castro brothers,
Venezuela's dictator Hugo Chavez and Daniel Ortega of Nicaragua are all over this. If one is known by
the company one keeps, the specter of the Castros and their protege dictators joining Mr. Obama in denouncing
the Honduran military coup is not reassuring.
Obama's Attraction to
Human Rights Violators. With each fist bump from Hugo Chavez, Team Medvedev/Putin, Kim Jong-Il
and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, one would expect that Obama would learn to close his open palm and offer up the tough
policy that he promised would appear. Yet the only world leader who has seen Obama's stick wielding,
clenched fist is Israeli Prime Minister, Benyamin Netanyahu.
Obama
'meddles' in Honduras — and chooses the wrong side. Secretary of State Clinton said that Honduras' actions
"should be condemned by all" and President Obama said that his administration would "stand with democracy" by supporting
Zelaya's reinstatement. Propping up an authoritarian undermining his country's constitution (which he claimed needs
fixing to reflect a new "national reality," apparently one in which he rules forever) is a strange way to demonstrate that
solidarity.
Wrong Again. It took the Obama
administration eight days to figure out whether Iranians being gunned down for protesting a fraudulent election and demanding
basic civil liberties deserved to be acknowledged by the president of the United States. It took the O-Team less than
eight hours to side with Cuba's Fidel Castro, Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Nicaragua's Daniel Ortega over the ouster of
Manuel Zelaya in Honduras.
Left for Life. When
the "mullah-cracy" that controls the government in Iran made a mockery of the rule of law with its sham
election earlier in June, Obama was strangely silent. ... By contrast, Obama's response to events in
Honduras was immediate and energetic. He condemned the expulsion of Zelaya from his office and his
country, asserting that it was "not legal" and "a terrible precedent." What happened to Obama's
alleged respect for sovereignty and unwillingness to "meddle?"
Socialist Leader Finds Common
Ground with Obama. Socialist International President George Papandreou has a lot in common with
President Barack Obama. Both the world leaders have called for nations to come together to solve the
global recession and both claim it is necessary to focus on a green economy.
Obama is wrong to
support Zelaya. President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have seriously misjudged who
the defenders of democracy in Honduras are and who isn't.
Obama's Great Torpor. Yesterday
[7/7/2009] President Obama spoke at the New Economic School in Moscow. ... In part the speech reiterates themes
sounded in his Cairo speech. In part Obama flatters Russia and Russian history, omitting any mention of Soviet
tyranny and terror. The twenty million victims of Stalin's Great Terror are tossed down the memory hole.
Hugo's Hands Are All Over
Honduras. Never has the U.S. bent over so far backwards to accomodate an tyrant. After
Honduran President Mel Zelaya was thrown out June 28 for trying to make himself dictator for life, the
U.S. showered him with solicitude and support for his reinstatement.
Leading "Progressive"
Describes Obama-Chavez Axis. A leading member of the "Progressives for Obama" network is speculating,
apparently with good reason, that the leftist governments of Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez have come to an understanding
that Honduras should be turned over to anti-American forces allied with the Venezuelan communist ruler.
Honduras Outraged by Obama-Chavez
Alliance. I continue to receive messages from Honduran citizens upset at the international media for their
distorted coverage of the situation in the Central American country. The people support the ouster of Manuel "Mel"
Zelaya, who is considered a puppet of Venezuelan Communist ruler Hugo Chavez. They are mystified that an American
president would want to return this Chavez puppet to power in Honduras.
Obama and Kadhafi shake hands. US
President Barack Obama shook hands warmly on Thursday with Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, long reviled in Washington.
The landmark handshake took place as leaders from major economic powers and emerging nations prepared to take a group
photo at a summit in L'Aquila, central Italy.
Coup are you? Part III. President
Obama has claimed that the removal of Honduran president Mel Zelaya is "illegal." However, Hans Bader, senior
counsel at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, demonstrates otherwise. Bader points out that Zelaya flouted court
rulings by using intimidation to try to get Hondurans to change their constitution to allow him to extend his tenure
in office. In response, the country's Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant for Zelaya, which the military
enforced by seizing Zelaya and kicking him out of the country.
Obama Rewrites the Cold War.
There are two different versions of the story of the end of the Cold War: the Russian version, and the truth.
President Barack Obama endorsed the Russian version in Moscow last week.
Obama,
Our Marxist-Minded President. We have a president, a state department, a U.N., and an Organization
of American States (OAS) that is now backing the communists, Marxists, socialists, and tyrants that want to
take over Honduras. This is a case study of how a radical socialist president, backed by Congressional
majorities, and a mainstream media in the tank, can do the most outrageous things and get away with them.
But it is also a grim reminder that we have not only elected a radical, left-wing president with a history of
questionable associates, but a president that can now be fairly labeled a socialist and communist sympathizer
and supporter.
Obama, Chavez Are Both Nationalizing
Private Companies, Venezuelan Political Analyst Says. Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is taking over
private companies in order to deal with the economic crisis that has affected both his country and the United States,
and the Obama administration is trying to do roughly the same thing, Venezuelan political analyst Dr. Luis Vicente
León told CNSNews.com Monday [7/27/2009].
U.S. Supporting Communist Takeover of Honduras.
There's been attention paid to Honduras because its former president, Manuel Zelaya tried to do an end-run around its
constitution to become the same kind of president-for-life as Hugo Chavez of Venezuela. Chavez, whose hero is
Fidel Castro, is a flat-out Communist and, of course, he is supporting Zelaya's return to power.
Why does Obama support
Zelaya? Manuel Zelaya wants to return to Honduras as president and then, of course, continue his efforts
to be a big-time socialist dictator, a Hugo Chavez lookalike, and the surprising thing is that the Obama administration
seems to want the very same thing.
Obama and the Happy Dictator.
One thing to be said about Barack Obama's efforts at outreach in the Muslim world: there's at least one
dictator who is just delighted. ... We're talking about a potentate who imprisoned his only rival during the
last election and locks up democracy activists and those who question the viability of a Mubarak dynasty.
U.S lawmakers support Zimbabwe's unity
government. The largest delegation of U.S. lawmakers to visit Zimbabwe in a decade is calling on
the country's leaders to ensure the success of the unity government. The delegation concluded a two-day
visit Thursday [9/3/2009] to monitor the progress of the government formed in February.
The Editor says...
What the Seattle newspaper calls a "unity government" is actually a ruthless dictatorship, as
I have been observing here.
Democracy
under attack — by the U.S.A. America might refuse to honor the upcoming election results
of another democratic nation. But our State Department has taken this hostile posture not toward Venezuela
or Iran — where dictatorships thrive through doubtful and fraudulent elections — but
toward Honduras, which removed a usurping president this summer in an action supported by the letter of
its own constitution.
This Could Be Interesting.
Reuters is reporting that Manuel Zelaya, the ousted president of Honduras, has managed to return to the country and is
now holed up in the Brazilian embassy in Tegucigalpa to avoid arrest.
Zelaya returns. Today's
news brings word that Manuel Zelaya will return as the president of Honduras thanks to American diplomatic
pressure. It is perfectly fitting that the signal diplomatic triumph of President Obama's first year in
office is the restoration to power of the lawfully deposed Honduran thug and friend of Fidel Castro, Daniel
Ortega and Hugh Chavez.
The Time Of Tyrants.
Daniel Ortega muscled Nicaragua's courts to permit his permanent re-election, effectively making him dictator.
He's not alone. After the U.S.' shabby treatment of tiny Honduras, a new wave of tyrants is rising.
Zelaya Wins, Honduras Loses.
The Republic of Panama has reestablished diplomatic relations with Honduras and will provide observers for the
upcoming elections. A Google translation of the text of the accord is available courtesy of el Tiempo,
a Honduran daily newspaper.
Obama Defaults on Honduras. One
country, Honduras, rejected the Chavista vitriol and embraced freedom, democracy, and the rule of law.
This should have been seen as a win for freedom over tyranny. But instead, President Obama and his
administration condemned the Honduran people and stood with a "who's who" list of tyrants and thugs of Latin
America.
Zelaya's
Useful Idiot. It is widely suspected that [Manuel] Zelaya was seeking to change the Constitution in
order to extend his presidency, which is limited to one term by Honduran law. In a hastily arranged conference
call just hours after she returned from her three-day trip to Honduras last Thursday [11/19/2009], [Congresswoman
Jan] Schakowsky claimed to speak for Congressional Democrats and the U.S. government when she stated "the coup
against President Zelaya is illegal and, along with every other nation in the region and the world, we don't
recognize the coup regime as the legitimate government of Honduras."
Honduras:
Obama administration finally and completely abandons Zelaya. The Obama administration's wishy-washy
attitude toward Honduran elections finally lands him on the right side of the issue: in favor of
Honduras and its democracy, and against ousted President Manuel Zelaya, who was thrown out after
attempting to extend his reign illegally.
Why
does Barack Obama side with dictators? It took Barack Obama 10 days to speak out clearly
against the savage beatings and killings meted out by the Iranian regime on the streets of Tehran. It was
just a matter of hours however before the Obama administration was loudly voicing its condemnation of the bloodless
removal from power of populist dictator Manuel Zelaya in Honduras. President Obama joined the odious likes
of Hugo Chavez, Daniel Orgtega and Fidel Castro in calling for Zelaya to be reinstated. Chavez, it should
be noted, immediately threatened to invade Honduras, which was met by silence from the White House.
Paying Off
'La Raza'. If you were president of the United States, would you hire an alleged former
spy for Fidel Castro to be ambassador to El Salvador, a country teetering on the brink of hard-core
socialism? President Obama just did.
Who is more likely to do something like
this: A loyal American or a Communist?
Mao
and the Christmas Tree: The President's Yuletide Jeer. It isn't often that matters of art
enter the political news cycle. The Obama administration is determined to change that. Over the
holiday week, Andrew Breitbart's Big Government drew its readers' attention to the ornamentation on the White
House Christmas tree — in particular, an ornament featuring a picture of the Chinese dictator
Mao Zedong.
"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners,
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful."
Americorps
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The firing of Inspector General Gerald Walpin
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Taking control of the internet
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Egypt hits the internet kill switch
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Using public schools as indoctrination centers
At first I thought this controversy was about a single event, but evidently there are two parts to the
story. The first part is about a video presentation in which an assortment of so-called celebrities
urge the school kids to pledge their allegiance to Barack Obama. Anyone who has studied the history
of Germany in the 1940s can tell you what that could lead to. The second angle of the story has to do
with a video teleconference on September 8, 2009, in which President Obama himself
addressed the school attendees himself.
Part 1
Abusing
School Kids With Pro-Obama Propaganda. A number of teachers have reacted with appropriate
indignation to the misuse of public resources and precious school time to encourage the cult of Obama worship.
Carole (not her real name), a gutsy middle school teacher in the Midwest, discussed the upcoming speech on my
radio show on Monday [8/31/2009]. Teachers from four different states called in to say that they would
follow her example and refuse to devote class hours to watching and discussing the presidential address.
Parents upset over
'leftist propaganda' video. [Scroll down slowly] Gayle Ruzicka, president of conservative
Utah Eagle Forum, said the video was blatantly political. She said other offensive pledges included, "I
pledge to be of service to Barack Obama," "I pledge allegiance to the funk, to the united funk of funkadelica,"
and pledges to not use plastic grocery bags and not flush the toilet after urinating. "It's very
inappropriate to show a radical, leftist propaganda piece that political to children," Ruzicka said. "If
parents want their children to learn about those things and do them in the home, wonderful, fine, but it's not
the place of the school to show a one-sided propaganda piece to children without parents knowing about it."
WH withdraws
call for students to 'help' Obama. President Obama's plan to inspire the nation's schoolchildren
with a video address next week erupted into controversy Wednesday [9/2/2009], forcing the White House to pull
out its eraser and rewrite a government recommendation that teachers nationwide assign students a paper on how
to "help the president."
The Sayings Of
Chairman Barack. Great news. Our leader will be addressing all schoolchildren on September 8th.
And the Department of Education has helpfully prepared
a menu of activities for the day. As
you'll note above, 7-12th graders are to view quotations from Pres. Obama, discuss them, and strive to
understand what "the president believes is important" for students to be successful in school.
Wonderful. But why stop with students? Shouldn't Americans of all ages have the benefit
of the President's wisdom? And why limit it to one day, and only to the topic of education?
Watch
the Obama indoctrination video. It's no wonder kids have such short attention spans.
Rage
Against the Obama Propaganda Machine. In this video, various tabloid types seeking to "Be the
Change" vow to "smile more" and "love more." Other plans include "to be the voice for those who have no
voice"; and to not always flush the toilet, for the sake of the planet; "To pledge allegiance to the funk, of
the United Funk of Funkadelica"; and, most audaciously, "To free one million people from slavery in the next
five years." Yes, it was a bit of a mix. The culmination of the whole mess, however, was very clear;
to "pledge to be of service to Barack Obama ... to be a servant of our president and all mankind."
"Liberals have long realized that, if they can win the battle over what is taught in
schools, they will win elections."
Obama's
Education Power Grab. The President is in the process of creating a top-down strategy
to "prepare" (translated to mean indoctrinate) teachers to literally transform education as we know
it, from an American system to a full-fledged corporatist regime where big business backs the socialist
programs. No wonder Obama devoted 11 paragraphs in his SOTU to the topic of education.
Helping him to implement these goals are co-conspirators Michelle Rhee, former DC schools chancellor
and founder of StudentsFirst.org, and Anita Dunn, former WH communications director.
Part 2
Obama's
Classroom Campaign: No Junior Lobbyist Left Behind. "ABC" stands for All Barack's Children.
On Sept. 8, young students across the country will be watching television. Yes, they'll be parked
in front of boob tubes and computer screens watching President Obama's address on education. Instead of
practicing cursive, reviewing multiplication tables, diagramming sentences or learning something concrete,
America's kids will be lectured about the importance of learning.
Right blasts Obama speech to students.
President Barack Obama's plans for a televised back-to-school address to students next week are drawing fire from
some conservatives, who say he's just trying to indoctrinate them to his political beliefs.
What
Does Obama Want with Our Children? As many parents are focused on back to school clothes and
supplies, the royal Czar Czar prepares to circumvent parental authority and speak directly to our children in
one week. What will he command? That's a good question that the media won't ask, and one that
could easily be answered right now while parents still have time to decide if they need a sitter or not.
But like all things Obama does, it's spur of the moment and covert.
WH,
Dept of Education Revise Language. In an acknowledgment that the Department of Education provided
lesson plans written somewhat inartfully, surrounding the President Obama's speech to students next Tuesday,
the White House today [9/2/2009] announced that it had rewritten one of the sections in question.
School
Districts in Six States to Refrain from Showing Presidential Address. White House officials
seemed to be caught flat-footed by the response to what they say was a simple back to school address by
President Obama to students across the nation — and has turned into a firestorm. The White
House now admits that one of the lessons plans surrounding the speech was written clumsily, subjecting it to
misinterpretation, and had to be re-written. Some parents are talking about keeping their kids from
school on tuesday (sic) to avoid the president's remarks.
Some Schools
Will Block or Delay Obama's Pep Talk for Students. Parents who want their children to hear
President Obama's back-to-school message Tuesday might have to keep them home. School systems from the
Washington suburbs to Houston are balking at airing the speech to all of their students.
Some
Parents Choose Not to Allow Their Kids to Hear Obama's National Address. [Regine] Gordon, of
Tampa, Fla., is among a growing number of parents across the country who are troubled by the president's plan
to address elementary, middle and high school students in an online and televised speech Tuesday. "It's
a form of indoctrination, and I think, really, it's indicative of the culture that the Obama administration is
trying to create," Gordon told FOXNews.com on Thursday. "It's very socialistic."
School
Officials Leave Obama Broadcast Up to Schools. Virginia schools are fielding questions about a
back-to-school speech President Barack Obama plans to make to students after conservative columnists and
talk-radio hosts roundly criticized what they're calling an attempt to indoctrinate children.
More school
districts taking harder line on Obama's speech. It's rare we hear from Dickinson ISD, but the
small Galveston County school district sent us a press release today with its take on President Obama's
Sept. 8 address to schoolchildren.
Critics
Decry Obama's 'Indoctrination' Plan for Students. A suggested lesson plan that calls on school
kids to write letters to themselves about what they can do to help President Obama is troubling some education
experts, who say it establishes the president as a "superintendent in chief" and may indoctrinate children to
support him politically. But the White House says the speech is merely "designed to encourage kids to
stay in school."
In Loco Parentis. Barack Obama's
plans to reach out to millions of suggestible school children has met with parental consternation. Their
collective alarm is a bit tardy. Radical Leftists already have control of the public school system. ... The
Left is asserting that there is nothing intrinsically amiss with the president talking to school kids and eoncoraging
them to study diligently and do well in school. This argument might carry more weight if Obama were willing
to liberate his own school records to illustrate his point.
Some object to
Obama speech to students. Some Texas parents are asking school principals to excuse their
children from listening to a speech that President Obama will make to schools next week on the grounds
that it smacks of political indoctrination.
Obama's
plan to speak to schoolchildren ignites furor. Obama announced the speech weeks ago, but
opposition and concerns spread rapidly Wednesday morning through conservative social networking Web sites and
radio talk shows.
Bogeyman Bamster back to scare you into
submission on September 8. Barack Hussein Obama is not even unique. He only stands out
because he is methodically dismantling the country he was elected to lead — and that country just
happens to be the leader of the Free World. ... But not since the days of Hitler and Stalin has one of them
stomped over the backs of parents in order to go after their school children. And that is just what
Obama is trying to do next week with his plans to inspire the nation's schoolchildren with a video address to
tens of millions of children in their classrooms. Without the sales pitch, it's astroturfing of the
youngest and most innocent. Presidential aides now acknowledge that the White House helped the
U.S. Education Department craft the proposal ...
Local
School Districts Pass on Obama's Speech. School districts across Texas are pondering whether
they'll have their students watch a national address by President Barack Obama next week. The speech on
the importance of education is aimed directly at the nation's school children at 11 a.m. Tuesday.
Obama has asked school districts to carry the live webcast.
Satire:
Scrappleface: Obama will urge kids to go to private
school. A draft copy of President Barack Obama's planned September 8 address to America's
public school children, tells students that "If you want to grow up to be like me, you should beg your parents
to put you in private school, right now."
The Brainwashing Bunch. American
news outlets (well at least those not in Barack Obama's lap) are filled with criticism on the Department of Education plans
to bring Obama's agenda into our nation's classrooms. The ploy to reach and teach our children through a presidential
speech and through instruction guides (little red books?) appears to be stalled for now as parents — if
nor educational unions — resist the idea of brain-swaying our children into writing paeans to Obama and
his agenda.
Inexplicable italics in original.
Obama
Offends — And Doesn't Seem To Know It. For example, it is suggested that students in
grades 7-12 should, before the President's speech, write their responses to the following questions: "Why does
President Obama want to speak with us today?;" "How will he inspire us?:" and "How will he challenge us?"
That line of questioning may seem harmless to some. But notice that President Obama, himself — not
education, not the idea of becoming a learned person, but Barack Obama — is the central theme of the
questioning. And it presupposes that President Obama is, necessarily, inspiring to all who hear him.
A Call to
Arms for Parents Upset About Obama's Public School Address. Public school parents cannot afford to be
passive any longer. You cannot simply delegate your child's education to others — some who are
wholeheartedly committed to subverting the traditions and values you hold dear — and walk away. You
must be prepared to work as hard as homeschooling parents when the need arises. You must make every
effort to know what is going on in your children's schools — and now, obviously, coming down from the
executive branch — and become a parent activist in what in some places is beginning to look like a
resistance movement.
Obama Remarks on
Education. The White House has released the text of the speech the President will give to
America's schoolchildren tomorrow [9/8/2009].
The Editor says...
Note that the text was released on a holiday, when it was least likely to be read.
Obama exhorts kids to pay attention in
school. In a speech that drew fire even before he delivered it, President Barack Obama is telling the
nation's schoolchildren he "expects great things from each of you."
Obama Heeds Dictator Handbook
With School Speech. President Barack Obama cannot possibly intend to resemble an aspiring
dictator. Somehow, he keeps doing so. Now he's going ahead with plans to address America's
schoolchildren, having dropped the part about encouraging those children to then "write letters to themselves
about what they can do to help the president." This administration's run is rapidly transforming
into an episode of "The Twilight Zone."
Administration's Suggestions for Teachers: Post
Obama Quotes on Classroom Walls. The "corrected" lesson plans the U.S. Department of Education
is suggesting that schools around the country use to turn President Obama's speech to students today into
a "teachable moment" still call for teachers to read books about Obama and to post quotations from Obama
in large print on classroom walls. The Department of Education created two "menus of classroom
activities" for use with the president's speech.
A
crucial week for Obama's teleprompter. The White House, first dismissing the protests as "silly"
and pretending that Mr. Obama's speech was really only about hand-washing and good toilet etiquette, finally
backed down with the familiar explanation that "we didn't do it and we won't do it again (at least until next
time)." Arne Duncan, the secretary of education, offered a "clarification" that his bureaucrats were
only trying to say that the kids should "write a letter about your own goals and what you're going to do to
achieve those goals." Some "clarification." If you can't trust the teacher to write a simple
declarative sentence in the first place, who can you trust?
When
Bush spoke to students, Democrats investigated, held hearings. When President George H.W. Bush
delivered a similar speech on October 1, 1991, from Alice Deal Junior High School in Washington DC, the controversy
was just beginning. Democrats, then the majority party in Congress, not only denounced Bush's speech —
they also ordered the General Accounting Office to investigate its production and later summoned top Bush
administration officials to Capitol Hill for an extensive hearing on the issue.
It's not the speech itself that's offensive...
The
Problem Is Obama's Dictatorial Style and Socialist Agenda. Obama's botched attempt to force
American school children to promise to help him shows again how he is out of touch with average American
family values. The politicizing of public school classrooms outraged parents and teachers. ... The
public outrage stems primarily from Obama's dictatorial style of forcing children to support him. Who
can't help but think of the Soviet Union during the Cold War?
Revealing
Convergence: Van Jones and the Education Speech. What is the actual lesson of Obama's academic
career? The answer is: We don't know, because no one has ever seen any of his academic work, or his
transcripts from high school, Occidental College, Columbia University, or Harvard Law School. We have no
idea how hard the president worked in school. We don't know what he did or did not master or like.
NEA
Scandal: U.S. Senator Cornyn's Letter to President Obama. "... [E]ven if no NEA funding was
intended for political purposes, one cannot escape the disturbing impression that this Administration —
including appointees within the White House and the NEA — believes that it is appropriate for the federal
government to enlist the arts community for the purpose of furthering a specific political agenda.
Lessons of Obama's School Speech. His offense was to
use his office to impose on a captive audience of youngsters in an appearance that inevitably carries the odor of politics.
No one objects when he speaks to the nation or Congress on TV, because we can ignore him or jeer him as we choose. But
some parents who distrust him feel aggrieved that he can force his message on defenseless children.
Obama DID Talk Politics With The Kids. The president
traveled to Wakefield High to give a speech on education reform. The speech was posted in advance on the White
House Web site to quell fears that the president intended to plug his political agenda to impressionable minds.
Although the president avoided controversial topics in his speech, he did promote health care reform in a face-to-face
discussion at Wakefield High School.
Training Kids to Be Obama's Servants. The
Menu for grades 7-12 instructs teachers to post "notable quotes" from Obama's speeches on the board, and to have students
"take notes while President Obama talks" and identify "the three most important words in the speech." Students
should be queried: "What is President Obama inspiring you to do?" and "How will he inspire us?" The hero
worship and brainwashing built into these lesson plans are, to say the least, inappropriate. Parents should rise up
and stop the public schools from using classroom or assembly time to teach schoolchildren to be cheerleaders for Obama
and his policies.
Obama's Titanic arrogance and the folly of ignoring
the masses on 9/12. [Obama's] malignantly narcissistic Cult of Personality led him last week to
attempt the enlistment of the nation's children into his "Obama Jugen" with the complicity of the NEA which is heavily
influenced by one William Ayers with whom Obama claims to be only casually acquainted. The speech he gave was
not the one originally intended. The original was to be accompanied by Lesson Plans and "Workbooks" so the
nation's children could "help" the president and "serve" his leviathan bureaucracy.
Education.
Instead of President Obama addressing school students across the nation, he might have accomplished more by
focusing his attention on the educational rot in schools in the nation's capital.
Fearing Obama. It's true
that [President Obama] does like to play the Dear Leader role. The national speech to schoolchildren was right
out of the Mussolini and Peron handbook, while the "lesson plans" and quotations of the One's wisdom recommended for
classroom use come direct from Stalin and Mao. But it's all theater, of a piece with his epoch-making speeches
that never seem to contain a quotable line and revolutionary programs that can't quite get rolling.
President Obama Goes to
School. Obama is the real message. Trust him. Nah, it's not a matter of self-promotion; not
at all. It's pure-as-driven-snow selflessness. Look at me, he fairly shouts. Look what I did! This
President is well-practiced at speech-making, bringing it to near art form, with a cadre of excellent writers feeding
teleprompters. (Woe be to Obama if the teleprompter breaks down.) Obama has has been on TV many times (112 by
one count) so far in his presidency, like no other president. Why not pop up in the nation's schools, too?
With this speech, a self-focused Promotion of Himself. Makes a swell photo op, too. Think FDR's Fireside
chats, kiddies at his knee in rapt attention.
Part 3
The public schools offer their services without being asked.
Video: School kids taught to praise Obama.
Video
stirs controversy. An Internet video showing children at a local elementary school singing
song praising President Barack Obama is garnering national attention and its appropriateness will be the
subject of a school district review.
Review
Ordered of Video Showing Students Singing Praises of President Obama. Nearly 20 young children are
captured in an online video as they sing songs that overflow with campaign slogans and praise for "Barack Hussein
Obama," as they repeatedly chant the president's name and celebrate his accomplishments.
The Editor says...
Singing about his accomplishments is premature at best. What has he accomplished?
Why
Obama Sycophants Are So Compromised. [Scroll down] This week a video tape turned up from a
Burlington New Jersey public elementary school in which the children themselves were the ones singing literal
praise and worship tunes to the President. Singing about his "great accomplishments," making the "economy
number one again," and replacing the name of the crucified Lord and inserting the name of President Obama were
just some of the elements of the tape. Nearly everyone in the nation described the event as creepy and
inappropriate, and even liberal trolls on conservative blogs were referring to the tape as "scary." Everyone
except the principal of the school where the event took place, that is.
Singing Heil
Obama in New Jersey. Red alert to parents: If you send your children to a public school, they may
be secretly indoctrinated in the cult of Obama-worship. If that's not your plan for your children, you had better
act now, before it's too late. We now know that the "I pledge" video shown in Utah in August, and only
afterward discovered by parents, was not isolated evidence of indoctrination of public schoolchildren in the new
cult of Obama-worship. Second-graders in New Jersey were taught to sing songs of praise and fidelity to Barack
Obama in February and again in June, and parents only found out about it this September.
Indoctrination
Watch: Obama school praise hymn of the day. Take a look at the Obama worship song that students
at Longfellow Elementary in Howard County, MD were assigned to memorize last week, according to Red Maryland's Brian
Griffiths.
Protesters
come to NJ school over Obama song. About 70 protesters let their voices be heard outside a
school in New Jersey where students sang praise of President Barack Obama. Members of anti-tax Tea Party
groups and others joined outside B. Bernice Young School in Burlington Township Monday [10/12/2009] to
denounce what they believe was political indoctrination of students.
N.J.
School Official: Obama Song Video Violated Students' Privacy. The superintendent of a
South Jersey school district stands behind the student performance of songs about President Obama that created
a national stir last month. The video that captured the children is another matter. Burlington
Township Superintendent Christopher Manno today discussed the results of an internal investigation concerning
the controversial songs.
Protesters Rail Against Obama Song
In N.J. School. A New Jersey elementary school is under scrutiny after students were seen
on tape singing a song in praise of President Barack Obama. On Monday [10/12/2009], dozens of
protesters chanted outside the school, saying the children are being brainwashed.
Not Ashamed to
Love My Country. Liberalism has contributed greatly to the decline of patriotism. The
hostile takeover of our schools by Liberalism has indoctrinated many of our kids to hate their country.
They are encouraged to sing the praises of Barack Hussein Obama, but not of God and country.
Elementary
Epidemic: 11 Uncovered Videos Show School Children Performing Praises to Obama. Big
Hollywood has already posted a couple disturbing videos of young school children singing/speaking praises to
President Obama, but when eleven more dropped in our email box it came as quite a shock. What seemed
like an aberration now appears to be a troubling pattern. Maybe "epidemic" is a better word.
Presenting:
The 'Fourth Graders For Obama' YouTube Channel. Here's a little mid-week scare courtesy of the
4thgraders4obama YouTube Channel. Yes, you read that right, an entire portal filled with nearly a
dozen videos devoted to nine and ten year-olds singing, speaking and in general, getting awfully excited
over a politician on the brink of having us all long for the good old days of Jimmy Carter.
Obama Recruiting
Radicals in High Schools. Barack Obama is using our public school system to recruit for his
Alinsky-inspired private army. Organizing for America (OFA), formerly Obama For America, is recruiting
in our high schools to "build on the movement that elected President Obama by empowering students across the
country to help us bring about our agenda" — that is, his agenda of socialism for the United States
of America.
Obama
Using Public Schools To Recruit Agenda Advancing Interns. A rather disturbing document surfaced
on the Internet Saturday with grave implications concerning how the Obama administration is recruiting interns
from public schools to assist in advancing the President's agenda along with his desire to get Democrats
including himself elected. Even scarier, the internship application recommends participants read
Saul Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals."
Ohio
High School Accused of Promoting Political Agenda in Classroom. An Ohio high school teacher's
giving students job applications for a Democratic organization that included suggested radical reading
material has raising concerns of indoctrination in the classroom. The government teacher at Perry High
School in Massillon, Ohio, handed out forms recruiting students to intern for Organizing for America, a
grassroots organization with direct ties to the Democratic National Committee and the successor organization
for Obama for America.
Organizing
for America can Recruit in New York Schools but the Boy Scouts Can't. The Boy Scout's law conflicts
with the Obama agenda, and a title of honorary president of the Boy Scouts is more of a hassle than it is an honor
of Obama. If Obama could find a way to use the Boy Scouts as community organizers, a sudden interest
would appear.
Organizing
Kids for Obama. Obama is using the public schools to recruit a private army of high-schoolers
to "build on the movement that elected President Obama by empowering students across the country to help us
bring about our agenda." We now know that Obama's "agenda" is to move the United States into
European-style socialism. Obama's Internet outreach during his campaign, Obama for America, has been
renamed Organizing for America (OFA) in order to recruit students to join a cult of Obama and become
activists for his goals.
An Open
Letter to the Evil Tyrants in Washington. You and your ilk have been creeping into our
institutions for much of the last century. You have crawled into our schools, polluted our colleges, and
for most of the past thirty or more years have poisoned the minds of untold numbers of children and young
adults, and you have deliberately lowered the educational standards to create a class of dumbed-down kids,
while you continuously scream for "more money for education!" Now, you will use many young people of our
country as unwitting tools to be your personal army, your Gestapo.
Teachers
Take Kids on a Protest Trip to Arizona. Standing in front of a wall-to-wall mural featuring
a who's who of revolutionaries, including Ho Chi Minh, Fidel Castro and Che Guevara, and boldly
displaying the motto Patria o Muerte, Venceremos!!! (Fatherland or Death, We Shall Overcome!!!), a group
of teachers, students, parents and community activists in the Los Angeles Unified School District gathered last
month for an unusual field trip — to Arizona, to protest that state's controversial immigration law.
No teacher left behind.
The black-hole of public education which continues to suck in obscene amounts of tax dollars in spite of the
economic plight of their benefactors show what can happen when the liberals have near total control of any
institution for a lengthy period of time. The left has removed the foundation of objective knowledge
in favor of agenda based indoctrination and now we are dealing with the consequences. ... Hey, here's an
idea. Why not teach the students how to read, write and do arithmetic instead of devoting endless
hours teaching them to sing and dance in praise of Obama!
Biden
Tells Third-Graders Obama Is 'Really Cool'. Vice President Joe Biden remains a loyal wingman,
talking up the president even to people who won't be eligible to vote for another decade or so. During
a recent visit to an after-school program in Redwood City, California, Biden repeatedly described Obama as "really
cool" to a group of third-graders. "Barack Obama is really cool," Biden told the students. "No, he's
not coming today, but he's really cool." According to MSNBC, Biden also called Michelle Obama "the nicest
person you'll ever meet."
Boxer's
Campaign Solicits Help From Los Angeles Area Students Via Teachers. California's Flash Report
recently obtained a letter proving that Barbara Boxer's campaign has attempted to solicit Los Angeles public
school government and social studies teachers to urge students to "volunteer" for the Barbara Boxer senatorial
campaign.
California Wins Dumbest
State Award in Landslide. [Scroll down] Even when news broke last week that Ms. Boxer had
illegally implored California's public school teachers to send their students to work for her campaign, the
dumb-beyond-dumb citizens of California just rolled their eyes, donned their valley-girl ninny suits, and
marched right in to vote for the Hollywood candidate.
The hippie holiday.
Newsweek magazine dismissed the first Earth Day in 1970 as "a bizarre nationwide rain dance." The only
difference between then and now is that the rain dancers moved into the government and pushed their views on
impressionable school children around the world. The Environmental Protection Agency website encourages
kids to "Join with other teens to green your energy scene," because nothing says "cool" quite like earning the
EPA's coveted title of "Climate Ambassador."
EPA
Raps for Kids: 'Public Transportation Is the Way to Go'. "Click it, flip it, turn the handle
to the right, turn off the water, twist the handle real tight." So begins a song about climate change,
available for downloading from the EPA's Web site. The EPA says we should "blast out" the song at our
Earth Day celebrations — "because if this won't save the planet nothing will." The song tells
children, "The climate is changing and that's a fact..." ... According to the Washington Times, the song was
recorded by Ted Coopwood of the EPA's Office of Children's Health Programs, who has written a number of raps
intended to galvanize kids to take an interest in the environment.
Obama
Administration to Honor 'Green' Schools That Teach 'Environmental Literacy'. Next year on Earth Day,
the Obama administration plans to announce which U.S. schools have been selected as "Green Ribbon Schools," a
designation that will "honor" schools for "creating healthy and sustainable learning environments" and for
"teaching environmental literacy." The Green Ribbon Schools program was announced in late April, but
details on how schools will be picked or what the honor entails have not been released.
Obama
reads children book about himself. Before his speech Tuesday [10/4/2011] at Eastfield College in
Mesquite, Texas, President Obama stopped by an early childhood education laboratory to read to children ages
3 to 5. Among his reading selections: A book about the presidential dog Bo, including
a drawing of the president himself.
Occupy Your Third
Graders. This month a report surfaced of 3rd graders in Charlottesville, Virginia singing a song
that the kiddos wrote (or so we were told) about being part of the 99% "Occupiers." Here is a sample of
the lyrics that the 9-year-olds supposedly drafted and then crooned for their comrades in class.
I used to be sad, now I'm satisfied
'Cause I really have enough
Though I lost my yacht and plane
Didn't need that extra stuff
The Editor says...
Pick a third grader in a public school at random and ask him (or her) if he (or she) knows what a yacht is.
10,000
Students To Be Bused In For First Lady Exercise Event. Thousands of students, several well-known athletes
and a number of politicians are expected to join Michelle Obama for an event in Des Moines that will promote exercise
and healthy eating.
Elementary
School Kids Indoctrinated About Obama's Incredible Awesomeness. A tipster sends in this video
from Cass Elementary School in Livonia, MI. The video purportedly shows a dramatic and inspirational
movie montage tribute to President Barack Obama displayed to the assembled children as part of the school's
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. Most of the school children appear to be less than inspired.
The Ministry of PropOganda.
[Scroll down] Yet when educational institutions are systematically teaching their young children to chant phrases
supporting Barack Obama's political agenda...well, there's just no harm in that. School children singing in support
of the notion of "spreading the wealth around": "Hooray, Mr. President! We honor your great plans to make
this country's economy number one again!" Children too young to know the meaning or implications of Obama's
proposed "change" involving expansive government infrastructure, yet creepily singing: "Obama's gonna change it,
Obama's gonna lead 'em, we're gonna change it, and rearrange it." And most recently, children innocently
singing the nonpartisan phrase "Who do we know is the man? Barack Obama is our man! He's our man, yes he
can!" All this, though... it's all innocent in the eyes of the left.
Teacher tells eighth grade class to dig up dirt on GOP
field. President Obama may have a secret weapon to propel him to victory in November — an eighth grade
class in Virginia, whose students were told by their teacher to do opposition research on the GOP presidential field and then pass
along whatever they found to the Obama campaign.
Obama Administration Honors
78 Schools for Educating 'Tomorrow's Environmental Leaders'. The Obama administration on Monday [4/23/2012] recognized 78 schools across
the nation for their efforts to promote a "green" environment — and train budding environmental activists for "jobs of the future."
"Science, environmental and outdoor education play a central role in providing children with a well-rounded education, helping prepare them for the jobs of the
future," said U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan. He schools that focus on the environment can help students build "real-world skillsets."
Oh, boy! Green collar jobs for everyone!
Indoctrination 101: Teaching Chicago
Students to Protest. Jones College Prep, a Chicago Public Schools "selective enrollment" school, held "Social Justice Week" in March, a
collection of events geared towards turning students into activists.
The Homeland Security report on right wingers
The Department of Homeland Security — and its Secretary, Janet Napolitano — apparently see
right-wing activists as a great threat to this country. A greater threat, apparently, than
Muslim extremists, or ACORN, or Code Pink, or the animal rights eco-terrorists, since no
similar report about any of them has materialized.
DHS, 'Rightwing
Extremism' and Information Warfare. The Homeland Security Assessment targeting mainstream
conservatism was amateurish, poorly written and its logic absurdly shallow. It's a shot across the bow
in the unfolding information warfare. ... If this DHS Assessment is an example of the kind of analysis our
decision makers receive from our intelligence agencies, we are in far worse straits than I had imagined.
The full text of the report is here.
The
Obama Administration Says We're Dangerous, Rightwing Extremists. Do you reject "federal
authority in favor of state or local authority," or "government authority entirely"? Are you "dedicated
to a single issue, such as opposition to abortion or immigration"? If so, you are a dangerous, rightwing
extremist according to Obama's Department of Homeland Security, which bans the use of the word "terrorist"
unless it's applied to us rightwing extremists who, for example, are so extreme as to view the grisly murder
of the unborn in their mothers' wombs as cold-blooded murder.
The Enemies Within.
It was not long ago that Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano unveiled a national safety report
singling out peaceful pro-life protesters as potential terrorists. Yet hereto, the only person officially
charged and subsequently arrested for threatening to kill a public official in connection with the Obama health
care debate happens to be a loyal DNC donor. You may also recall that on the heels of ramming ObamaCare
through Congress, several Democrats projected that right-wing extremists would likely retaliate with violence.
Yet virtually every credible reported incident of politically motivated vandalism since then has been perpetrated
mostly against conservative politicians who vigorously opposed the measure.
According to Janet Napolitano, You Are a "Right
Wing Extremist" If You ...
• Were born in the Deep South
• Believe that 9/11 was more serious than Watergate
• Wear an American flag in your lapel
• Knowingly listen to Rush Limbaugh
• Speak and write perfect English, but no Spanish
Thoughtcrime Redux.
If you're reading this, chances are you're a terrorist. That's because if you are opposed to enlarging
the redistributive state and spreading the wealth around, as the bulk of American Spectator readers presumably
are, then by definition you're a potential terrorist. You might even be a militia-loving Nazi, according
to a federal report apparently inspired by the paranoid conspiracy theorists of the radical left-wing Southern
Poverty Law Center.
Napolitano
goes back to Janet Reno's playbook. Conservatives in America are increasingly prone to agree
with William S. Burroughs' quip that "A paranoid man is a man who knows a little about what's
going on." It was opium that made Burroughs so distrustful, but for the Right it's Janet Napolitano.
The former Arizona governor first hit the conservative radar when she took pride in strenuously avoiding the
phrase "terrorism" in her Senate confirmation hearing.
Homeland
Security document targets most conservatives and libertarians in the country. Remember that
now-retracted Missouri Information Analysis Center report which stated that small-government types
(specifically Ron Paul, Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin supporters) were potential terrorist threats?
According to this new Homeland Security report, all it takes to fit the terrorist profile is to have general
anti-government feelings or prefer local/state government to federal control over everything.
Enemy of the State?
According to the notorious recent government report, I am a "radical right wing extremist." If you
didn't vote for Barack Obama, if you're unhappy with our tanking economy and the government's complicity in
said tanking, or perhaps more odiously, you are a war veteran — you are, for all intents and purposes, an
enemy of the state, subject to surveillance by law enforcement and security officials, who have been
officially advised of the danger you represent.
Homeland
Security Warns of Rise in Right-Wing Extremism. The Department of Homeland Security is warning law
enforcement agencies that recent news is helping "right-wing extremist groups" recruit new members and could lead
to violence, and warns about the possible recruitment and radicalization of returning veterans. ... "Right-wing
extremists have capitalized on the election of the first African American president, and are focusing their efforts
to recruit new members, mobilize existing supporters and broaden their scope and appeal through propaganda, but
they have not yet turned to attack planning," the assessment reads.
Is Texas A Terror State?
According to the Department of Homeland Security, Texas fits the Department's profile of potential domestic terrorism
described in their newly released report titled, "Right-wing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling
Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment".
Federal
agency warns of radicals on right. The Department of Homeland Security is warning law enforcement
officials about a rise in "rightwing extremist activity," saying the economic recession, the election of
America's first black president and the return of a few disgruntled war veterans could swell the ranks of
white-power militias.
Homeland
Insecurity. On April 7, the Department of Homeland Security distributed a counterterrorism
assessment to local law-enforcement types entitled "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate
Fueling Resurgence in Radicalization and Recruitment." The nine-page paper has many on the right
questioning what is going on in Washington.
CNN Smears
'Right Wing' As Nazis. Recycling the mid-1990s liberal smear campaign against grassroots
conservatism, CNN has posted an article on the new DHS threat report complete with a Getty Images photo
of neo-Nazi and white supremacist flags. If the report were about Nazi extremists, that picture
would be warranted. However, the DHS report warns against an amorphous "right-wing extremism,"
failing to mention by name any particular threatening group or intelligence of any planned attacks.
Chorus
of Protest Grows Over Report Warning of Right Wing Radicalization. The government considers you
a terrorist threat if you oppose abortion, own a gun or are a returning war veteran. That's what House
Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith, R-Texas, said Wednesday in response to a Department of
Homeland Security report warning of the rise of right-wing extremist groups.
US
govt faces veteran anger at extremism report. The US Homeland Security Department, under fire
for saying US forces returning from the Iraq and Afghan wars were potential right-wing extremist recruits,
said Wednesday it honors US veterans.
Six Things You Should
Know About the Homeland Security Report on 'Rightwing Extremism': [#1] The summary contains
few proper names, has no footnotes of any significance, lists very few sources, and is drafted with a
prejudice against anyone who criticizes the role of the federal government in our lives today. It lumps
together in its definition of "rightwing extremism" hate groups, anti-government groups, and single issue
groups "such as opposition to abortion or immigration."
Napolitano
stands by 'extremism' report. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said she was briefed
before the release of a controversial intelligence assessment and that she stands by the report sent to law
enforcement that lists veterans as a terrorist risk to the U.S. and defines "rightwing extremism" as including
groups opposed to abortion and immigration.
You
Might Be a "Radicalized Right-Wing Extremist" If... What and who exactly are President Obama's
homeland security officials afraid of these days? If you are a member of an active conservative group
that opposes abortion, favors strict immigration enforcement, lobbies to protect Second Amendment rights,
protests big government, advocates federalism or represents veterans who believe in any of the above, the
answer is: You.
(Right)
Winging it At the Dems. The problem with it is that [the DHS report] makes little effort to
document or demonstrate its contention that "extremist" groups are resurgent, that they are right-wing, or
that they may be formed from the ranks of "disgruntled military veterans." Worse, it's very sloppy about
what qualifies someone as "extremist" in the first place. Basically, it's fancy bureaucratese for:
We're guessing bad people will do bad things because the economy is bad and the president is black. But
we have no real evidence.
I Am an Extremist.
According to the U.S. government, I am an extremist. I am a Christian and meet regularly with other
Christians to study God's word. My faith convinces me the prophecies in the Holy Bible are true.
I believe in the sanctity of human life, oppose abortion, and want to preserve marriage as the union of a man
and a woman. I am a veteran with skills and knowledge derived from military training and combat.
I own several firearms, and I frequently shoot them, buy ammunition, and consider efforts to infringe on my
Second Amendment rights to be wrong and unconstitutional.
The
Vet 'Threat'. Hollywood and countless professors warned us: Military vets are drooling
trailer-trash who beat their wives and, at best, wind up as homeless street people — at worst, as homicidal
psychos deformed by war. Now, thanks to our ever-vigilant Department of Homeland Security, the full
extent of the danger has been revealed: Our so-called "war heroes" are rushing back to join
right-wing-extremist hate groups to overthrow our government.
Napolitano Apologizes for Offending Veterans After DHS Eyes Them
for 'Rightwing Extremism'. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano apologized to veterans
after a report issued by her department said troops returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were at
risk for being recruited by right-wing extremists.
Enemies Of The State.
The secretary of homeland security equates dissent with extremism. If you're pro-life or support the right
to bear arms, you need to be watched.
Homeland
Security Slanders. There has been a lot of outrage over the Department of Homeland Security's
leaked summary report on "Rightwing Extremism," but by far its most odious aspects are its implications that
military veterans are fertile targets for radical, violent groups and that right-wingers are inclined toward
racism. Information from this April 7 report was provided to law enforcement officials to help
them prevent terrorist attacks against the United States.
Conversely...
You Are a Left-wing Extremist If --
On the heels of the "right-wing extremist" controversy coming from the Department of Homeland Security, a
counter force is looking to identify and deal with left-wing extremists. According to prudent sources,
You Are a left-wing Extremist If You Believe that...
• The U.S. Constitution is unconstitutional because women, racial, sexual preference, and religious minorities were all under represented in 1776
• Nancy Pelosi understands the Catholic Church's teachings on abortion better than all popes, past and present
• Vast sections of America are still owned by Mexico, despite the Treaty of Guadeloupe, which was approved by both nations in 1848
• Silencing conservative talk radio is vital to America's national defense
• Sandy Berger was a greater patriot and more honorable than Dick Cheney
Scared of veterans. The
Department of Homeland Security published a report last week warning that military veterans pose a threat to America.
It is a sad commentary on our politically correct government that Muslim Arabs cannot be profiled as potential extremists
while our own veterans are.
Top Dem 'dumbfounded' by
'extremism' report. The top House Democrat overseeing the Department of Homeland Security is demanding that
officials there explain how and why they wrote and released a controversial report identifying veterans as potential
terrorist threats. Rep. Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi, chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee,
said in a letter to DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano that he was "dumbfounded" such a report would be issued.
Veterans a Focus of FBI Extremist Probe.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation earlier this year launched a nationwide operation targeting white supremacists and
"militia/sovereign-citizen extremist groups," including a focus on veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan, according to memos
sent from bureau headquarters to field offices. The initiative, dubbed Operation Vigilant Eagle, was outlined in
February, two months before a memo giving a similar warning was issued on April 7 by the Department of Homeland
Security.
Team
O Turns Left on Sanity with "Right-Wing Extremists". Hollywood-fantasy-turned-Washington-reality isn't simply
crummy entertainment. It presents a grave menace to political discourse in this country. "We want to move away
from the politics of fear," Napolitano declared last month to explain her new secretary-caused euphemism for Islamic
terrorism. But not too far. That is, Napolitano, who supports the DHS report, is plenty content to deal in the
politics of fear — just not fear of Islam. Fear of conservatism, however, is OK by her. How to make
it stick? The DHS report repeatedly reaches back for inspiration to the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing...
Did
someone mention the Oklahoma City bombing?
Planet
Janet. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says she owes an apology to the millions
of American veterans she libeled last week as dangerous extremists and potential terrorists. But she's
not backing down on what she insists was an accurate "assessment" of a "right-wing" terrorist threat — saying
only that "to the extent veterans read it as an accusation, an apology is owed." Not good enough. In fact,
the report that DHS released last week was a bizarrely paranoid rant. Which no doubt is why the agency's own
civil-rights division raised red flags over some of the language in the report — only to see Napolitano
release it anyway.
Confessions of a right-wing
extremist. My moment of enlightenment occurred recently when the Department of Homeland Security
informed me that I'm a rightwing extremist. I hadn't fully understood this previously. Before my
enlightenment, I'd considered myself many things — constitutionalist, conservative, veteran, gun owner,
right-to-life advocate and Christian. It took Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano to show
me what I really am —a whacked-out, rightwing extremist holed up in the remote mountains of
western Pennsylvania, clinging to my guns and religion.
Napolitano:
Veterans are Targets of Right-Wing Extremist Recruiters. The head of homeland security said Sunday
[4/19/2009] she regrets that some people took offense over a report warning that right-wing extremist groups were
trying to recruit disgruntled troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. But Secretary Janet Napolitano
added that "a number of groups far too numerous to mention" want to commit domestic terrorism attacks and are
looking for new recruits.
FBI's Newest 'Most Wanted'
Terrorist Is American. The move to add a domestic, left-wing terrorist to the list comes
only days after the Obama administration was criticized for internal reports suggesting some military
veterans could be susceptible to right-wing extremist recruiters or commit lone acts of violence.
That prompted angry reactions from some lawmakers and veterans groups.
Right-wing
extremist and proud of it. I am, according to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, an extremist and
potential terrorist. I oppose the American holocaust of the slaughter of the unborn and I am the extremist? I
oppose the twisting and perverting of our Constitution into a national suicide pact of socialistic dogma and I am the
extremist? I oppose both excessive taxes and the manner in which they are spent (and redistributed) and I am the
extremist?
Department of Homeland
Security Advisory. Despite the fact that the DHS has "no specific information that domestic
rightwing terrorists are currently planning acts of violence," the ["Rightwing Extremism"] memo specifically
smears returning veterans and a host of other sovereign citizens who may hold conservative views; and
generally smears conservatism by equating it with "Right-wing extremism"...
Gun Owners 'Threatened and
Insulted' by Report on 'Rightwing Extremism'. The Homeland Security Department's April 7
report on "rightwing extremists" mentions gun owners in addition to war veterans, pro-lifers, and immigration
opponents. Specifically, the DHS report notes how the fear of impending gun bans has prompted a flurry
of gun-buying...
This is Not Working.
The recent DHS Report is a perfect example of a news event that should have had people out in the street protesting.
This report, which paints conservatives as potential terrorists, could have (and still should be) used as a
bludgeon to show how radical and intolerant this administration actually is. There should be demonstrations
demanding the resignation of the "hater" Janet Napolitano. It is not enough that the basic story received
airplay on many networks and was discussed by the pundits. The public must get a sense of the outrage
that the report represents. The message should be that the administration is using America's security
apparatus to pursue its political enemies as terrorists.
Homeland
Security misfires. The report detailed current economic and political factors that could enhance
recruitment for extremist groups. Yet the report defined extremism in a way that implicates a huge portion
of the political spectrum. Conservatives are right to be angry.
Napolitano Nastiness. Homeland
Security chief Janet Napolitano wasted little time in going after President Obama's most beloved opponents, pro-life
Americans. In a document entitled "Rightwing Extremism: Current Economic and Political Climate Fueling Resurgence in
Radicalization and Recruitment," dated April 7, 2009, an "intelligence assessment" is provided to the Department of
Homeland Security.
Homeland
agency pulled back extremism dictionary. The same Homeland Security Department office that
categorized veterans as potential terrorists issued an earlier report that defined dozens of "extremists"
ranging from black power activists to abortion foes. The report was nixed within hours and recalled from
state and local law enforcement officials. Whites and blacks, Christians and Jews, Cubans and Mexicans,
along with tax-hating Americans were among several political leanings listed in the "Domestic Extremism
Lexicon" that came out of the Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) in late March.
Yes, the
Government Is Out to Get 'Right-Wing Extremists'. The Department of Homeland Security's
release of the "right-wing extremism" report should anger everyone. Janet Napolitano's faux apology to
veterans glossed over the real message of this memo: to intimidate the 60 million Americans who
voted against Obama.
More on
Those Dangerous 'Right-Wing Extremists'. Our review and monitoring of public meetings and
publications in Virginia have brought to our attention two individuals who fit these profiles and who, in our
informed law enforcement opinion, are right-wing extremists who pose an imminent danger to the United States,
particularly the federal government.
House
Democrat Crafts Alternative on Probe of DHS 'Right-Wing' Report. Democrats on the House Homeland
Security Committee have crafted a plan to partially block Republicans demands that the Department of Homeland
Security explain why it compiled a study that cast "right-wing groups" as a potential terrorist threat.
House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson has drawn up a resolution that would require DHS to
explain to Congress why it created the warning about "right-wing" groups. His proposal doesn't go as far
as a Republican plan that asks for documents and source material that justified the threat assessment.
Government Of, By and For the Politicians.
If you're among the millions of Americans a report from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) tarred as
terrorists last month, you probably rejoiced on Tuesday when a Congressional committee voted to investigate
this libel. But don't pop the bubbly just yet.
Homeland Insecurity. Nidal
Malik Hasan singlehandedly gunned down 43 American soldiers at Ft. Hood, killing thirteen in the process. Janet
Napolitano, and US Army Chief General George Casey's first reaction was to publically express concern about possible
repercussions directed toward Muslims. Months ago, ... while Hasan plotted to attack American soldiers, Big Sis
focused on right-wing extremism in the form of pro-lifers, upstanding members of the American military and law abiding
gun owners.
Time
For A Change? Obama's Mistakes Say So. [Scroll down slowly] There's one more crowning
example of Ms. Napolitano's extreme incompetence. In her March 2009 report on terrorism, she emphasized the
dangers of returning servicemen teaming up with right-wing extrem ists to pose a terror threat. If that's
where she sees the main source of terrorism, she is beyond hopeless and clueless.
How would you vote now?
[Scroll down] Last April Nepalitano and Homeland security had their report leaked out identifying
countless Americans as potentially domestic terrorists. You know, those pesky pro lifers, pro second
amendment people, returning VETS, those who support state and federal sovereignty and those uncomfortable and
fearful of communist regimes.
Homeland Security Collected Information on Wisconsin
Abortion, Pro-Life Activists. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security conducted a threat
assessment of local pro- and anti-abortion rights activists before an expected rally last year, even though
they did not pose a threat to national security.
About time to
amend that DHS report on 'right wing extremism'. Based on political philosophy, those without a
record of violence are perpetually examined under Napolitano's ideological microscope. In the meantime a
truly dangerous Amy Bishop avoided suspicion after shooting her 18-year-old brother Seth in the chest with a
shotgun — killing him. ... Big Sis's surveillance agenda includes monitoring prospective right-wing
extremists "not yet turned to attack planning." For the past year, Secretary Napolitano kept close watch
on the benign, while a sibling shooter and double-pipe bomb mailer was legitimately being considered for
tenure at a major university.
Homeland chief: Domestic extremism
is top concern. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says terrorists who are U.S.
citizens or live in the country legally and plot against the U.S. are just as big of a concern as
international terrorists.
Is the Southern Poverty Law Center
Terrorizing Decent American Patriots? The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) is very
influential in the current administration, almost single handedly responsible for defining "domestic
terrorists" for the Department of Homeland Security and ratcheting up the racial rhetoric like never
before in U.S. history, in the name of so-called "social justice." ... Just because we don't call it
Marxism anymore doesn't mean that it isn't still Marxism. Even under the much more marketable
name "progressive," the policies and results are the same and most Americans know it, even if the
Southern Poverty Law Center doesn't.
Inspector Clouseau at DHS. Readers
may recall last April, DHS had no hesitation warning law enforcement officers across the country of possible
future violent acts of domestic "right-wing extremism" from "disgruntled military veterans," motivated by a
poor economy and volatile political climate. Willing last year to attach an extremist stigma to our
returning, courageous warriors from Iraq and Afghanistan as well as to explain their possible extremist
motivation, DHS fails to clearly define from where the major threat to our Nation emanates today and the
motivation for it.
Defending Against Enemies
Domestic. Forget about foreign jihadists getting nukes or planting bombs in their underwear.
The real enemies, some say, are domestic militia groups who play at war and those nasty Tea Party racists.
Enemies of the state.
Over the past week, a parade of Democrats have accused members of the Tea Party movement and other opponents
of Obamacare of threatening them. ... If this sounds familiar, it's because the Democrats have shown a disturbing
pattern of demonizing those who disagree with them. ... If you go to church, believe in protecting innocent life,
own a gun or defend your country, the Democrats consider you a potential enemy of the state. It was no
coincidence that the Homeland Security report was issued just as the Tea Party movement was gaining real
national traction.
The Extreme Left: A
Ticking Time Bomb. The Mainstream media (MSM) is currently peddling the Obama Administration myth that
patriotic Americans, many of whom have served in our military or who otherwise have an American flag hanging proudly in
their front yards, pose a grave threat to our nation's security. We have seen calls for Republican leaders to
denounce Tea-Partiers and other activist groups opposed to Obama's agenda. We are currently seeing our nation's
Department of Justice being hijacked to score political points for the Far-Left.
Related story:
DHS funded
propaganda event cancelled. According to the Des Moines Register, Pottawattamie County
officials chose to address the possibility of a terror attack by young white supremacists against
illegal immigrants and racial minorities as the basis for their drill. County officials said
this scenario was chosen to meet the requirements for Department of Homeland Security funding.
This would be attack is consistent with the 2009 DHS report on domestic terrorism in which Veterans,
pro-life advocates, 2nd Amendment supporters and many other loyal American citizens were included in
their list of potential domestic terrorists. Due to public indignation over the obvious political
agenda of the "anti-terror" exercise, local organizers decided to cancel the event.
Obama
Administration is Paying for Science Fiction Scripts. What is the best way to secure funding
for anti-terror training exercises from President Obama's Department of Homeland Security? First, you
have to create a fictitious scenario where hundreds of lives are threatened by a terrorist organization.
But please, make sure your scenario is as fictitious as possible. I mean really fictitious. Like,
instead of the terrorists being anti-American, Muslim radicals, make them homegrown white supremacists.
Send your script to DHS and just wait for your check to arrive.
Obama
Administration is Paying for Science Fiction Scripts. What is the best way to secure funding
for anti-terror training exercises from President Obama's Department of Homeland Security? First, you
have to create a fictitious scenario where hundreds of lives are threatened by a terrorist organization.
But please, make sure your scenario is as fictitious as possible. I mean really fictitious. Like,
instead of the terrorists being anti-American, Muslim radicals, make them homegrown white supremacists.
Send your script to DHS and just wait for your check to arrive.
Video portrays white middle-class as the most likely terrorists.
Who
does Homeland Security thinks poses the greatest risk? A video released by the Department of
Homeland Security urging people to report anything suspicious has caused outrage by characterising white
middle class Americans as the most likely terrorists. ... But the controversial video has angered some
Americans due to the fact all the actors who play the would-be terrorists in the video are white, and the
people who report them are either black, Asian or Arab.
Jackson Lee at
Radical Islam Hearing: Let's 'Have a Hearing on Right-Wing Extremists'. At a hearing of the
House Committee on Homeland Security today about the radicalization of young Somali American Muslims by the
al-Shabaab terrorist group, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) said the committee should hold a hearing
on "right-wing extremists" in the United States.
Terror
War Expanding, Shifting to the Right. Even before the July 22 terror attacks in Norway, the
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was hyping fears about terrorism coming from average
Americans — conservatives, veterans, Tea Party types, and others. Prior to mass-murderer
Anders Breivik's rampage that killed over 75 people, DHS released what critics labeled a
"propaganda" video that "characterizes white middle class Americans as the most likely terrorists."
The film showed various minorities calling authorities to report suspicious whites in almost every scenario.
FBI Targets
Constitutionalists. Recently, the Phoenix FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force released an
"information sheet" to assist uniformed patrol officers (local law enforcement) in identifying potential
domestic terrorism. With a continuous need to put a label on everything, the FBI included six
categories of such possible terrorist ideologies: Right Wing, Common Law Movement, Single Issue,
Hate Groups, Left Wing, and "Weapons of Mass Destruction." As one who previously created lessons
for the U.S. government in anti-terrorism initiatives, I am utterly dumbfounded.
All the Wrong Things.
"Big Sis" Janet Napolitano is back to warning Americans to be on the lookout for "right wing extremists" such
as military war veterans, pro-life activists, and anyone who prefers smaller government. In conjunction
with the "White People with Bombs" video, the Department of Homeland Security released a bulletin that listed
several examples of potential terrorists, including last month's thwarted plot by a US soldier to launch an
assault in Fort Hood, Texas and the July attack by — you guessed it — a "right-wing
extremist in Norway" who slaughtered dozens of innocent children.
'If
You are a White, Middle-Aged American Male, You Might be a Terrorist!' The DHS has released yet
another public service announcement-style video to push its If You See Something, Say Something campaign to
encourage public vigilance in the War on Terror. The problem is, like previous PSA videos, the only way
DHS can portray terrorists is as white men or women.
DHS Video Characterizes White Americans as Most Likely Terrorists.
A new promotional video released by the Department of Homeland Security characterizes white middle class Americans
as the most likely terrorists, as Big Sis continues its relentless drive to cement the myth that mad bombers are
hiding around every corner, when in reality Americans are just as likely to be killed by lightning strikes or
peanut allergies.
Homeland Security:
You're All 'Militia Extremists' Now. A recently published "lexicon" distributed to thousands of federal,
state, and local law enforcement agencies by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) targets citizens concerned
about their Second Amendment rights and the steady encroachment of the federal government, categorizing such as
"militia extremists." ... So what drives militia extremism according to DHS now is "belief that the government
deliberately is stripping Americans of their freedoms." It is demonstrated by opposing "many federal and
state authorities' laws and regulations, (particularly those related to firearms ownership)." Would
writing about those topics (as I am now) fall under "facilitation"?
Newest Domestic Threat:
"Sovereign Citizens". How large has this epidemic of "sovereign citizens" grown? According to
the FBI, 18 sovereign citizens were convicted of mainly white-collar crimes in 2010 and 2011, up from 10 in
2009. Two of these sovereign citizens were involved in two separate police shootings in 2010 and 2011.
So there's certainly been some violence coming from these anti-government activists. But based on the data
provided by the FBI, is this really a threat that warrants a major press conference? It's hard to reconcile this
report with the one in the New York Times today, which claims homegrown terrorism by radicalized Muslims poses
"little threat" to the U.S.
FBI Announces
that Americans Are Now a Threat to America. Following the pattern of other provocative statements
about potential domestic terrorist threats from the Obama Justice Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation
has issued a statement exposing the threat of "hundreds of thousands" of "sovereign citizens" who can turn violent
"at the drop of a hat" during encounters with the police. ... This may be the most exaggerated and offensive example
of specious fearmongering to come out of an administration which has been promoting irrational fear of generally
harmless groups of citizens for three years.
"All tyranny needs to gain a foothold
is for people of good conscience to remain silent."
— Thomas
Jefferson
Obama's stealthy moves toward gun control
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All this adulation is a bit much
U.S. Capitol
Christmas Tree Pays Homage to Obama — But Not Jesus. The 63-foot Sierra White Fir lighted at the
U.S. Capitol Grounds on Dec. 6 as the official 2011 Capitol Christmas Tree includes a prominently displayed
ornament paying homage to President Barack Obama, but includes no ornament readily visible to a person standing
near the tree's base that uses the word "Christmas," or includes an image of the Nativity, or bears the name or
image of Jesus Christ. On the north side of the tree — at a height of about 4 feet and
easily visible to people standing near it — there is an ornament that says: "I ♥ President
Obama."
Obama:
"If You Love Me, You Got to Help Me Pass This Bill". Flashbacks from 2008 ought to be
in full swing, as President Obama attempts to champion legislative support by resorting to the cult of
personality — claiming that, to love him, we must implement his political agenda.
The Unbelievable
Brilliance Of Barack Obama. Ever since Barack Hussein Obama emerged as a candidate for president
he has received glowing accolades from celebrities and liberal pundits for his supposed intelligence.
After his election, Barbra Streisand gushed, "It's such a wonderful thing for our country and our world.
He's so intelligent and so smart." Gore Vidal was on the Joy Behar show and lamented that "he's too
intelligent for the job." Behar agreed and said that after George W. Bush's presidency, the
American public wasn't prepared for "the shock of such a smart guy."
Woody Allen thinks Obama
would get much more done as dictator. "It would be good...if (Obama) could be dictator for a few
years because he could do a lot of good things quickly," Allen is quoted as saying.
Woody Allen
says President Obama should be granted dictatorial powers (seriously). Woody Allen has a strange
take on the democracy that allowed him to become rich and famous. The "Scoop" director said it would be a
cool idea for President Barack Obama to be dictator for for a few years. Why? So he could get things
done without all the hassle of opposing views getting in the way.
An
Obama Dictatorship: Hollywood's Dream Come True. In 2008, when Woody Allen last spoke of Barack
Obama to a group of Spanish journalists, he declared that it would be a " disgrace" if the then-U.S.
Senator failed in his quest to become the 44th President of the United States. Now, 16th [sic] months
into Obama's first term, Allen has apparently mistaken La Vanguardia, a Spanish newspaper, for the
Make-A-Wish Foundation.
Obamanutz: A Cult Leader takes
the White House. Author and columnist, Joy Tiz provides a compelling look at Barack Obama's dizzying
rise to power. Until now the focus has been on Obama and his story. This approach overlooks the complex
convergence of political, economic and social issues that made Obama's election possible, if not inevitable. Tiz
identifies the similarities between the abrupt ascendancy of Obama and mass movements of the past. She points
out that our attraction to charismatic leaders dates back to primitive times when people had faith in magic.
Why Conservatives
Love the Founders. America never had a rock star president until the Obama campaign.
George Washington made very sure no one would suspect him of being an Obama. Lincoln never claimed
to be an Obama. None of our presidents have paraded themselves as Obamas — not until Obama
came along and brought the psychology of self-glorifying narcissism to these shores. And the Left
snapped to and saluted Obama, worshiped at his feet of clay in that ancient and corrupt way that humans
have known for millenia. Are rock stars your idea of an American president? If so, please go
back to school and read a little history.
Obama's Burden of
Brightness. This adulation may cause a serious problem for supporters of the president.
Joe Scarborough pointed this out on his MSNBC program: "I tell you my biggest fear for Barack Obama,
he has been sainted. He is Saint Barack. The same mainstream media that tried so desperately to
get him elected has engaged in hyperbole, engaged in exaggeration. They have deified this man. ... They
have set up such unrealistic expectations that no politician could meet those expectations." Scarborough
might blame the media for this hyperbole, but they are only willing accomplices.
All Must Love Obama.
In a little over four years, Obama went from being an obscure Illinois State Senator to the most beloved man in
the world. In the year since Obama's election this orgy of adoration has continued unabated with schoolchildren
singing his praises, the Nobel Committee bestowing him with its highest honor and National Endowment of the
Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman calling him the most powerful writer since Julius Caesar.
The Making of a Fuehrer: When cheering for
someone turns into adulation, something is wrong. Excessive adulation is indicative of a personality
cult. The cult of personality is often created when the general population is discontent. A
charismatic leader can seize the opportunity and project himself as an agent of change and a revolutionary
leader. Often, people, tired of the status quo, do not have the patience to examine the nature of the
proposed change.
Obama and the Spirit of Antichrist: [Scroll
down] CNN went so far as to compare Obama's inauguration to the Hajj — the journey by Muslims to the holy
city of Mecca, an obligatory pilgrimage that demonstrates their dedication to Allah. In Des Moines, Iowa, an inaugural
parade for Obama included a simulation of the triumphant entry of Christ in which a facsimile of Obama rode upon a donkey.
As the reproduction made its way down the streets, palm branches were handed out to onlookers so that they could wave them
like Christ's adorers did in the 21st chapter of Matthew.
Obama's ties to the Nation of Islam:
Jeremiah Wright, Obama's esteemed pastor for 20 years, came out of a Nation background. Recently he
accepted protection from an NOI security detail, and has praised Louis Farrakhan, the NOI's leader, as one of
the "giants of the African American religious experience." Wright's church celebrated Farrakhan for his
having "truly epitomized greatness." Farrakhan himself endorsed Obama, calling him "the hope of the
entire world," "one who can lift America from her fall," and even "the Messiah."
Obamamania is making me
nauseous. Don't get me wrong. I like Barack Obama. I think he'll be way better as
president than the other guy would have been. Obama is young, smart and inspiring. New generation
of leaders, America's first black head of state, all that. Wonderful. But really, the spin and
fuss about the new guy's coming inauguration, particularly in Canada, is becoming more than a little
nauseating. Have we no shame?
We Will Not Surrender! We're not
buying the unconstitutional financial, industry and homeowner bailouts for one second; we're not buying
amnesty, bilingual education, health care and safety net benefits for illegal aliens that break our laws;
we're not buying radical environmental laws that render constitutionally protected property rights
non-existent, or lock up millions of acres of land for UN biospheres and wildlife corridors at the expense of
all Americans but mostly private landowners; we're not buying national health care that will seriously
deteriorate health care in America and add to our national debt; we're not buying proposed or ratified
treaties that dilute, diminish or extinguish our sovereignty, (like the Law-of-the-Sea Treaty, or the North
American Union), and we are certainly not buying the words of the traitors who promote the one-world-order,
over American sovereignty.
President Oxybarama. This
half-Luo tribesman from Hawaii whose African father had no connection whatsoever with the West African
ancestors of American slaves, was not imbued, but rather hued, with significance. His melanin carried
the meaning, which is to say that he was judged by the color of his skin rather than the content of his
character, in a precise reversal of Martin Luther King Jr's famous phrase. America's African Americans,
who have failed to produce a credible leader in the two generations since the Civil Rights Act of 1965, broke
America's last color bar, hailed this carpetbagger as a savior.
Jackie
Mason: People Are Worshipping Obama More Than God. According to Mason, "Mao Tse Tung
wasn't so venerated and people weren't so fearful of disagreeing with him as the Congress of the United
States including the Republicans who are afraid to disagree with anything he says or does because they'll be
called a racist."
A Nation Tottering Close To Political Idolatry.
With all the fanatical behavior being exhibited, one must stop to ask would this devotion reach such a fever
pitch if Obama was White or, even more importantly, conservative?
Obama raises heart rates, lowers
expectations. How dazzling is President Obama? So dazzling that he didn't merely give a dazzling
inaugural speech. Any old timeserving hack could do that. Instead, he had the sheer genius to give a flat dull
speech full of the usual shopworn boilerplate. Brilliant! At a stroke, he not only gently lowered the
expectations of those millions of Americans and billions around the world for whom his triumphant ascendancy is the
only thing that gives their drab little lives any meaning ... .
Introducing
'Pocket Obama': Must-have Anthology of Obama Quotes. Just in case you can't get through a day without
some refreshing and uplifting words from the new president, the History Company has created the "Pocket Obama." This
is a tiny, pocket-sized book filled with "quotations borrowed from Barack Obama's speeches and writings." According
to its creators, "It is an unofficial requirement for every citizen to own, to read, and to carry this book at all times."
I kid you not.
An Uneasy Feeling. I distilled from
the press coverage and the crowds and the punditry yesterday that for all too many suddenly a vote
for Obama redeems America. Now, to paraphrase Michelle Obama, for the first time in their lives they are apparently
proud of the United States. ... So I am surprised that suddenly the election of a single individual means that we are
united, patriotic, proud of America? Suddenly Okinawa or Antietam, or all those who died at the Argonne, are ours
to claim again?
After less than a week in office, Barack Obama's approval rating
plunges 15 points. Barack Obama might have been in office for less than a week, but the
euphoria is beginning to wane. The new President's approval ratings have fallen from a stratospheric
83 percent to a more modest — although still impressive — 68 percent.
Barack
fools us. [Scroll down] Even so, the people spoke. A victory for the hysterical
Oprah Winfrey, the mad racist preacher Jeremiah Wright, the mainstream media who abandoned any sense of
objectivity long ago, Europeans who despise America largely because they depend on her, comics who claim to be
dangerous and fearless but would not dare attack genuinely powerful special interest groups. A victory
for Obama-worshippers everywhere. A victory for the cult of the cult. A man who has done little
with his life but has written about his achievements as if he had found the cure for cancer in between winning
a marathon and building a nuclear reactor with his teeth. Victory for style over substance, hyperbole
over history, rabble-raising over reality.
Obama's ratings drop 15 points.
Barack Obama's approval ratings have nosedived by 15 points after only six days in office, according to a
new poll. The Gallup poll shows that reality is setting in for the new US President after the euphoria
that greeted his inauguration last Tuesday. But his ratings still stand at an impressive 68 percent
despite the fall.
Obama's Little Red Book. Well,
actually it's blue, but that doesn't diminish the Pocket Obama's creepy resemblance to Mao's Little Red
Book. ... What exactly justifies this cultish adoration of a man who hasn't been president for even a week?
Time to
Beam Down to Earth, President Obama. We are already seeing that simplistic polarity was
infantile — even if the enthralled media desperately wanted to believe in the mythology. ... Obama
should decide quickly whether to beam back down to earth. If he doesn't, at some point even a
sympathetic media won't be able to warn him that his all-too-human actions are beginning to make a mockery of
his all too holy sermons.
Obamamania sparks changes.
"Good morning, Barack Obama Elementary School!" That is what children attending the former Ludlum Elementary in
Hempstead, New York have been hearing ever since the local school district board voted unanimously to change the name to
honour the United States' first black president. Barack Obama took office barely 10 days ago, but already schools
and streets are being renamed. In the Hempstead case they didn't even wait until Inauguration Day ... .
Sacred Secularism. Many
folks have pointed out that Barack Obama has been treated by his supporters in and out of the media like a new
messiah, the savior, the chosen one. Many other folks, including me, thought that this was not only
sacrilegious but a case of downright overblown rhetorical politics. Now I'm not so sure.
How Obama Stimulates Feminists.
Barack Obama is the first affirmative action president in our nation's history and the evidence for his being
so is overwhelming. Throughout the course of his rise to the pinnacle of American power, he was benefited
time and again from the hand of identity politics. Obama's fairytale life is a Shangri-la fabricated
from society's obsessions with oppression. ... Indeed, he is a beacon of promise for all who covet unearned
riches.
The
con artists have taken over the asylum. While the Obama Cabinet choices suggest this is already
among the more ethically questionable administrations in modern history, that's not even a particularly big
deal in my eyes. The most disturbing thing going on in America today is the art world's complete and
utter totalitarian behavior toward the new president.
 Illustration courtesy Chicago
Sun-Times
How many of these temporary plates will be used past the 60 day limit? . Can't get enough of Barack Obama? How about an Obama license
plate? Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White today unveiled an "Illinois Salutes Barack Obama" temporary license
plate, which can be used for 60 days beginning Tuesday.
Obama Worship and the Herd Mentality:
Despite pledges of being an open and ethical administration, and despite Obama's promise of a lobbyist-free administration,
we now see a long string of ethically questionable Democrats and lobbyists connected to Obama's past and his present nominated
for lucrative jobs within his administration. Yet there are no complaints from the left, who were so caustic over
George W. Bush's ethical failings. Obama can do no wrong in their eyes. The transition is remarkable but
predictable.
Denver archbishop warns against 'spirit of
adulation' surrounding Obama. Canadians packed St. Basil's Church in Toronto on Monday evening
[2/23/2009] to hear Archbishop Charles Chaput speak about how Catholics should live out their faith in the
public square. He warned that in the U.S., Catholics need to act on their faith and be on guard against
"a spirit of adulation bordering on servility" that exists towards the Obama administration.
He'll Only Break Your
Heart. I owed it to you to give him a chance. I watched him. I listened to him.
I read about him. And as I learned who he really was and what he really wanted, it became harder and
harder for me to bite my tongue. It was too much to hope that you would see this on your own, and now
it's time someone told you what you need to hear. You hang on his every word. Each of his
silver-tongued pronouncements takes you higher, draws you closer, beckons you to drink deeper. You
want to believe the promises of a better life, of being whisked away to a place where danger can't find you,
of a place where your heart can stay intact. He promises you the world and he gives you something to
believe in.
Professor
Barack Who? During the presidential campaign, I alternately ground my teeth and laughed
uproariously every time I heard Barack Obama described as a "former professor of constitutional law" on
the basis of several years of part-time lecturing at the University of Chicago Law School. Obama
supporters assured us that never had any presidential candidate before Obama been so wise, so learned, so
scholarly in his knowledge of the U.S. Constitution.
The Celebrity President.
Americans have a long-standing infatuation with celebrities. ... The emergence of Barack Obama marries American
popular culture and American politics. Unfortunately, as a result, mounting evidence suggests that up to
this point the general public has disconnected Obama the celebrity from Obama the politician.
Obama: The Hollow Man. [Scroll
down] This point may say more about Obama's supporters than the man himself. His fans —
and "fans" is certainly the right word — don't look on him as a manager they've hired to make sure
the Department of Housing and Urban Development keeps its graft to a minimum. They regard him as
spiritual leader. ... Political cults of personality are bad for another reason, besides their intellectual
shallowness. They blur the proper distinctions between public and private life. ... The blurring of
public and private realms, such as we see in the idolatry of public figures as if they were revered family
members or respected religious leaders, is a troubling sign for liberty.
100 days in office, coronated
Messiah. On his 100th day in office, President Obama will be "crowned" in messianic imagery
at New York City's Union Square. Artist Michael D'Antuono's painting "The Truth" — featuring
Obama with his arms outstretched and wearing a crown of thorns upon his head — will be unveiled on
April 29 at the Square's South Plaza.
Suckers United for
Change. [Scroll down] Anyone with a single grain of common sense saw right through
the man with the postage-stamp sized resume the first day he announced his bid for the presidency.
And as exit polling demonstrated beyond any doubt, Obama voters were so swept-off-their-feet they didn't
even know the basic facts about the candidates last year. They voted with their feelings, their
fancies, and their fools' gold blinders. Were they just old fashioned ninnies? Or were
they actually brainwashed?
Obama criticism shuts down
conversation. If you want to stop a conversation in its tracks, just question something
President Barack Obama has said or done. It's not open to debate — and I don't think that's
healthy, for the country or the president. ... One example: Obama's comment to Jay Leno on "The Tonight
Show," comparing his bowling abilities to someone in the Special Olympics. Can you imagine the uproar
had Bush said that?
St.
Paul School wants to change name to Obama. A St. Paul elementary school has voted to officially change its
name to "Barack and Michelle Obama Service Learning Elementary," pending approval of the school board. ... The Webster
school name has been around since the 1880s, even though the current Webster building was built in 1925. The
school is named after statesman Daniel Webster.
An Unhealthy Infatuation With Obama.
[Scroll down slowly] The infatuation matters because Obama's ambitions are so grand. He wants to expand health
care subsidies, tightly control energy use and overhaul immigration. He envisions the greatest growth of government
since Lyndon Johnson. ... Are his proposals practical, even if desirable? Maybe they're neither.
Antigua's 'Mount Obama' to be national
park. Antigua plans to do more than just rename its highest peak to honor President Barack Obama. Prime
Minister Baldwin Spencer says his government wants to create Mount Obama Monument and National Park with a new network of
hiking trails.
Nearer, My God.
When Gerard Baker a year ago wrote in the Times of London that Barack Obama had "Ventured Forth to Bring Light
to the World," it was widely acknowledged to be a clever satire, but this past week we have broken new ground
in divinity politics. ... Religious tradition tells us that God created man in His image, but the press has
created this God in its image — diverse, multilateral, and nonconfrontational. He is cool, hip,
urbane, and extremely un-Texan. He is all that the Fourth Estate values in life, and aspires to be in its
own private dealings. He is all it holds dear.
America's Fatal
Attraction: Excuse my mastery of the obvious, but I have to believe the greatest obstacle to
America's return to policy sanity is the electorate's cultish adoration of Barack Obama. ... I don't quite
understand how people, especially religious people, can place their trust for salvation in a fellow mortal,
but history shows they do, and present-day America shows they are. ... The mainstream media are his biggest
institutional enablers, drooling over his every utterance, irrespective of his many contradictions, his
assaults on the Constitution and our liberties, and his spate of broken promises.
Obama's
Top Five Health Care Lies: President Barack Obama walked into the Oval Office with a veritable
halo over his head. In the eyes of his backers, he could say or do no wrong because he had evidently
descended directly from heaven to return celestial order to our fallen world. Oprah declared his tongue
to be "dipped in the unvarnished truth." Newsweek editor Evan Thomas averred that Obama "stands above
the country and above the world as a sort of a God." But when it comes to health care reform, with every
passing day, Obama seems less God and more demagogue, uttering not transcendental truths, but bald-faced lies.
Gathering My Thoughts.
As far as I'm concerned, respecting the office of the president has nothing to do with loving America and everything to do
with the man occupying the White House. The way I see it, it makes no sense to respect a man whom I believe is
single-handedly destroying the country simply because he won a beauty contest last November. Furthermore, I'm getting
tired of hearing what a magnificent orator he is.
'We
want him to rule all African countries'. In flip-flops, a faded old T-shirt and ragged trousers, Abraham
Laeyea looked the image of Africa's frustrating, dispiriting poverty. "We like Obama," he said. "We want him
to come and rule all African countries. He brings hope but we need employment, jobs for the youth."
Even Wide
Awake, I'm Having Nightmares. [President Obama] is doing his best to destroy our industries with Cap
and Trade; bankrupt our economy with trillion dollar stimulus bills; bring Cuban-style socialized medicine to
America; turn a blind eye to nuclear-armed enemies; fund a criminal organization like ACORN with taxpayer dollars;
allow the DNC to take control of the census; threaten to silence the opposition through the so-called Fairness
Doctrine; and do everything but fly the hammer-and-sickle from the roof of the White House, and yet let him be
photographed holding hands with Michelle and the kids, and millions of us seem ready to give him a "Well done!"
and a friendly pat on the back.
Antigua's highest peak renamed
'Mount Obama'. Antigua's highest mountain officially became "Mount Obama" on Tuesday [8/4/2009] as the small
Caribbean nation celebrated the American president on his birthday and saluted him as a symbol of black achievement.
Debate Heats Up Over Renaming Of Dallas
Schools. The debate to rename two Dallas schools after President Barack Obama and newly sworn-in Supreme
Court justice Sonia Sotomayor is heating up. Much of the focus has been on the call to add Mr. Obama's name
to a much-loved south Dallas school.
Obama and the Cult of Personality:
[George Washington] set the country on a democratic course that would explicitly reject the cult of
personality. ... Perhaps for the first time in our history since Washington, the nation's present leader has
come to power through the cult of personality, except this time he appears to welcome and encourage the
movement surrounding him rather than reject it, as Washington did, in the interests of democracy. Barack
Obama ran a campaign largely based on personal charisma as well as the promise of "change."
The
Theological Virtue of Obama. For quite a while now, there has been an excessive embrace of Obama,
sometimes bordering on reverence, from Europeans literally hailing him as their Messiah to schoolchildren singing
songs of praise to their dear leader. Have you seen the Obama "prayer candles?" How about the crucified
Obama? ... To observe Americans putting their "hope" in Obama, and even making Obama hope, is troubling.
Sadly, though, this is a logical, inevitable conclusion of an increasingly secular left that seeks salvation in
politics rather than conventional forms of religion.
Do Not Blame Barack. Contrary
to what my title indicates, I probably judge Barack Obama more harshly than most reading this page. I don't think
he is just a misguided ideologue or merely a creature of expediency. I believe, practically speaking, he is an
evil man. That is to say, while he is largely ignorant like so many others, he has developed an affinity for
evil. He mistakes it for good. ... [But] without millions of fawning Americans, he would just be a community
agitator, vainly preaching Alinsky principles from a soapbox.
Michelle
Obama, joins Barack, gets action figure. The toy company that created the Barack Obama action
figure has done the same for his wife, Michelle — but don't even think about calling her a sidekick.
Dreams of their
Fathers. The popularity of Barack Obama with the nation's youth is attributable to the success
in weaning children from the authority of their parents; Obama acts surrogate. He's hip, cool (unlike
their parents) yet speaks with authority and seeming moral righteousness, it should be pointed out.
Our young desperately seek someone to represent authority and virtue to them; they have been taught to
ignore it in their homes, so seek it from celebrities, with Obama tapping into that fundamental need.
He
Came, He Saw, He Kowtowed. It seems Rocco Landesman, the head of the National Endowment for
the Arts, didn't get the memo, literally. ... By demonstrating with brazenly self-abasing ignorance that
he is wholly Obama's man, Landesman is making it clear that the NEA is completely committed to Obamaism.
There's no need for any more of Mr. Sergant's tacky, Chicago-style pay-to-play. Self-humiliation sends
a far more powerful signal. No doubt the provincial official has pleased his Caesar.
Video: A man who is proud to have voted for
Obama — several times!
Obama goes from
dazzle to drone. [Scroll down] By contrast, the point of Barack Obama is to
dazzle. That's why he got all the magazine covers of him emerging topless from the Hawaiian
surf, as if his beautifully sculpted pectorals were long-vanished Pacific atolls restored to sunlight
after he'd fulfilled his pledge to lower the oceans before the end of his first term. The
squealing Obammyboppers of the media seem to have gotten more muted since those inaugural specials
hit the newsstands back in late January.
Obama school proposed.
The Kern High School District on Wednesday morning will hold a public hearing and consider a petition for a new
charter school named after the nation's president. The Barack H. Obama Leadership Academy aims to
teach disadvantaged, at-risk teenagers and at the same time provide mental health services and substance
abuse treatment, according to the petition.
Obama Becoming More 'Transparent'
Every Day. It's important to recall that Obama was not elected because of his record or personal
achievements or the power of his ideas; by those standards, Obama offered very little. His appeal was to
the aesthetic side of politics; his supporters spoke of him, and at times Obama spoke of himself, in almost
mythical terms. He would not only govern well, they believed; he would transform the way politics was
practiced. Mr. Obama was so good, so pure, so very nearly perfect that, as one liberal person I correspond
with wrote me, our country did not deserve him.
The
Art of Obama Worship. Campaign posters are discarded like yesterday's newspaper the
morning after an election, but not in the case of Obama. If anything, the demand for posters
bearing his image has only grown.
Barack Obama Jr: Babies named after the US
president. It is hard to imagine a more personal endorsement of a politician than to give your
baby his name — after all, a vote takes a moment, a name is for life. But there is a tradition
of Americans reacting to their presidents in this way. The name Franklin reached its peak of popularity
in 1933, when Roosevelt's tenure was beginning.
Obama
in dire need of an intervention. Denial is a river that runs through the White House, where the
denizens are in the grip of two major delusions: One, that the country really wants really expensive big
government, and two, that Obama is "sort of like God."
Deadly
Triumvirate Destroying America. [Scroll down] The problem is much deeper and far more serious
than Mr. Obama, who is a mere symptom of what ails us. Blaming the prince of the fools should not blind
anyone to the vast confederacy of fools that made him their prince. The republic can survive a Barack
Obama. It is less likely to survive a multitude of fools such as those who made him their president.
Obama is calculating, organized and evil.
Obama wants control of all of us from cradle to grave. The trick of any wanna-be dictator is to ride in on the
white horse first... seduce the people by attending to contrived and manipulated needs, i.e. health care, jobs and
security. ... This is exactly what Hitler did to get voted in, then seduce and distract a nation, while inventing
enemies to destroy. Many German fans, young and old, were robotically obedient, thinking they were doing the
right thing. A nation was destroyed and millions were slaughtered.
When Lame Ducks Attack. [Scroll down]
Despite the best efforts of the mainstream media to keep the Obamanutz cult alive, at least a few Americans are starting
to question both Obama's competency and motives. While it is in our nature to look for the happy ending and believe
that the good guys will ultimately prevail, dismantling a cult is a large-scale project. There will be no Perry Mason
moment in which the truth is revealed about Obama, and the nation comes to its senses. Directly challenging the true
believer makes him dig his heels in deeper. The one truth about cults or mass movements is that the outcome depends
on the character of the leader. They often end badly.
Obama and the Morning After.
Of course, the press sold Obama like the newest form of crack, getting the public fixated on his every word.
The same media that stalks Angelina and Paris anointed Obama the ultimate celebrity. And to the addicted
masses, entranced by leering reality shows and 24/7 texting, the Obama Show was just another sexually charged
extravaganza. But while reporters behaved like lovesick schoolgirls, Obama's sex appeal wasn't just
manufactured by the press. His handlers carefully crafted his image to seduce and excite.
Are Barack's Followers Mindless Fanatics?
Obama & the Eighty-One Percent True
Believers. Recent polls reveal a giant gap in Obama's approval between parties, with 81% of
Democrats approving Barack's job performance, while only 12% of Republicans concur. Despite
unprecedented failure, why do liberals strongly approve Obama's performance? Barack's hyper-political
stance and stunningly inept decisions ought to repulse every patriotic American.
The Art of
Obama Worship. Campaign posters are discarded like yesterday's newspaper the morning after
an election, but not in the case of Obama. If anything, the demand for posters bearing his image
has only grown. ... What is striking about these paintings is not their quality, about which the less
said the better, but their consistent tone. They belong to that class of objects known as "devotional
art."
Busted! —
Obama's Revolution. There's a fascinating YouTube video that explains exactly how Barack Obama
was elected. It's titled "Obama voters-Brainwashed with Change." None of those interviewed in this
video can articulate exactly what they think Obama stands for other than change. The voters are black,
white, young and old but they all believe that Obama as president will bring a change to the government.
The
Name Game: Obama Beats Bush in School Names. He has been in the White House 18 months,
but President Obama already has seven U.S. schools named after him, far more than his predecessor George W.
Bush and a designation that educators say bucks the trend. ... Barack Obama Elementary School in Upper
Marlboro, Md., which opened its doors today, became the latest U.S. school to be named after the president.
It is surprising when any new school is named after a Republican, since the public schools
are run by unionized
leftists.
Barack
Obama Elementary Opens in Maryland. The first school in the D.C. area named after the current
president opens Monday morning as the school year begins in Prince George's County. Barack Obama
Elementary School opens its doors in Upper Marlboro, Md., for the first time Monday [8/23/2010]. The
school is being touted as being an environmentally friendly "green" school.
Obama's Evolving Image.
Barack Obama's image as president is still in a state of flux. No previous president put more effort into
image formation. Obama was presented to the country, with his own approval and collaboration, as a
religious figure, a prophet for a secular age. A messiah to match the new millennium, a god-emperor
possessing abilities beyond those of average men. His rhetoric, behavior, and iconography all reflected
this — the halos, the church-like lighting, the worshipful descriptions of his followers.
The Obamorons Strike
Back. During the 2008 election campaign I coined the phrase "Obamorons" to describe the uncritical
cheerleaders of Obama — the people who would leap to his defense even if he drove a truck over his
aged grandmother. Love-stricken TV host Chris Matthews comes to mind, complete with thrills running up
his leg, as does English major Maureen Dowd, lifestyle columnist for the New York Times. The
Times itself is a leading Obamoron outlet.
Normandy
board names new school after Obama. The Normandy School Board voted unanimously Friday [9/17/2010]
to name its new elementary school in Pine Lawn after President Barack Obama. "If you put all politics
aside, he exemplifies the American dream," said School Board President Cozy Marks.
The Editor says...
If you put all politics aside — which Obama never does — he's still
an incompetent
narcissist with a blank
resumé. And really, if you put all politics aside, no school would be named for
Barack H. Obama in a million years. How well did Obama perform in school?
Nobody knows, because his transcripts have never been made public.
Michelle Obama, all
dolled up. If you happen to be a Michelle Obama fan with $195 burning a hole in your pocket, the
Franklin Mint has something for you. The seller of gold coins, Princess Diana dolls and Elvis heirlooms
has released the "Michelle Obama Official White House Portrait Doll" for, you guessed it, $195.
Union leader resorts to blasphemy for the sake of politics:
AFL-CIO
official: Jesus couldn't do anything more than Obama has done. If you thought liberals stopped admiring President
Barack Obama as the Messiah, think again. In an October 15th piece about union membership's lack of
enthusiasm for the 2010 campaign, the Associated Press interviewed Herb Johnson, secretary-treasurer of the
Missouri AFL-CIO.
The Editor says...
If you belong to a union that is a subsidiary of the AFL-CIO, ask yourself this question: Do you
really want to be part of an organization whose leadership equates Barack Obama with God himself?
If you say, "He was only kidding," do you really want to be part of an organization whose leaders will
say anything to win an election?
Obama's Screaming Meemies May Be A Recording.
Obama is talking to his sheeple — back on the campaign trail. The only thing he knows how
to do is campaign. He was doing it here in the west this week but it is always the same old story and
lies. They always fill the audience with his union supporters and other special interests that will
scream and cheer on cue at his every word. I am almost convinced that the screaming and cheering is a
recording that they put on the videos. It is just so silly to hear this screaming and cheering after
every statement, when he has said absolutely nothing. He tells them that "undocumented workers" will
get free healthcare and they all scream and cheer, why?
Rev. Obama's Revival Meeting.
To the untrained eye, the University of Arizona ceremony appeared to be a well-meaning memorial service visited
by a somber president attempting to heal the nation. However, to an educated onlooker, the event closely
resembled a tent revival run by a hypster whose pious pontificating was more about furthering a political agenda
than consoling the aggrieved. Was I the only one who recognized that when Obama entered the packed stadium,
all that was missing was a donkey and palm branches?
Jesus And Obama Tie In Recent Poll. Who are the role
models for today's 13-17 year olds? That's the question recently posed by Barna Group in his annual
YouthPoll. The way youths answer this question has great import. According to the study,
["]Teenagers' preferences and tastes greatly influence America's cultural identity. The people teenagers
look up to as their role models matter a great deal in determining the shape and substance of the next generation
of churchgoers, consumers and citizens.["] Youth were not permitted to identify their parents as
role models. Yet, family members were still listed as the chief role models by 37% of respondents.
[Italics added.]
State
monitor orders Asbury's Barack Obama School closed. The state fiscal monitor who oversees
financial operations in the school district Thursday morning [3/17/2011] closing of the Barack H.
Obama Elementary School as of July 1. Students next year will go to the district's two other
more modern elementary schools — Thurgood Marshall on the east side and Bradley on the west side.
Obama — a name synonymous with
low achievement and soaring costs.
Obama school set
to close. The Barack H. Obama Elementary School in Asbury Park, New Jersey will close
its doors July 1st because of low academic achievement and declining enrollment in the district's
schools, according to a release from the Asbury Park State Fiscal Monitor's office.
The Fukushima 50 and
the White House Cipher: [Scroll down] In another time, people would already be chiseling
the name of such an inept leader off all official tablets to hide from history his having reached such an
exalted place. As it is, perhaps we will have to settle for the unmaking of all the acts and legislation
undertaken in his name. Already in Asbury Park, N. J., one of the first schools named for him has
been shut down. It was an elementary school where the community spent $36,000 per pupil only to get low
test scores in return. Somehow it seems fitting.
Obama Re-Election and
the Cult of Personality: The cult of personality can be best summed up as: a country's
leader using the mass media, staged public events and government assets to create an idealized and
celebratory public image often through unquestioning flattery and praise as well as outwardly sincere
empathy with the populace. This term in connection with Barack Obama was first brought up in 2008
campaign by the Hillary Clinton supporters and notable left-wing commentators such as Paul Krugman in the
New York Times in reaction to the tactics of the Obama campaign and the adulation of the media.
Orlando Unveils Barack Obama Parkway.
On the same day President Barack Obama will visit Orlando, the city unveiled the first part of a roadway project
named after him. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony that showcased President
Barack Obama Parkway, near the Mall at Millenia.
Obama is better than
you. The administration is downplaying the revelation that the State Department blew $70,000 in taxpayer
cash buying copies of President Obama's books. As first reported in The Washington Times, the purchase was
meant to "engage key audiences in discussions of foreign policy." It's another uncomfortable reminder of the
degree to which those who surround Mr. Obama feel it necessary to bathe him in adulation.
Photo courtesy Don Van Beck.
American
flag with President Obama's image sparks outrage at Florida Democrats. An American flag with President
Obama's image in place of the stars flew over a Florida county's Democrat headquarters long enough to enrage local
veterans who called the altered banner "a disgrace." Lake County Democratic Party officials took down the flag,
which flew just below a standard Old Glory on the flagpole outside headquarters in Tavares following complaints by local
veterans. But merely taking it down wasn't enough for several local veterans, who said they fought for the flag
Betsy Ross made famous, not one with a politician on it.
Dems entangled in Obama flag flap.
President Obama's face in place of stars on an American flag flying at Lake County Democratic Headquarters in Tavares
irked a group of veterans on Tuesday [3/13/2012], who found themselves engaged in a verbal confrontation and the threat
of police action when they requested the flag be taken down. The matter was resolved peacefully when Democratic
party officials removed the flag.
Obama flag flies again.
In 2008, someone in Seattle decided to make a buck by peddling Obama flags, American flags with the
image of The Won replacing the stars. I guess his image alone represents the 57 states.
The Democratic Party in Lake County, Florida, bought one and now, in the final year of Barack Obama's
presidency, the Flag of the Obamanation has created a stir.
The Obama Spangled Banner.
We're getting a lot of e-mail about a faceplant from the Democratic Party in Lake County, Florida, which decided to
run a little Obama worship up the flagpole to see who'd salute. Not veterans in the local community, who dragged
the media out to the Democratic headquarters to make sure they reported on the altered flag they flew. .... It's one
thing for someone to go to the trouble of producing that flag, but another level of cluelessness to actually fly
it — and especially at the party's HQ. It demonstrates a deep disconnect between the Democratic
Party leadership and the people they claim to represent.
Remember, this flag was flown at the Democratic Party Headquarters.
The Obama Spangled Banner.
We're getting a lot of e-mail about a faceplant from the Democratic Party in Lake County, Florida, which decided to
run a little Obama worship up the flagpole to see who'd salute. Not veterans in the local community, who dragged
the media out to the Democratic headquarters to make sure they reported on the altered flag they flew. .... It's one
thing for someone to go to the trouble of producing that flag, but another level of cluelessness to actually fly
it — and especially at the party's HQ. It demonstrates a deep disconnect between the Democratic
Party leadership and the people they claim to represent.
'American
Idol': Worship Obama, Not Jesus Christ. Contestant Elise Testone on Fox's fading pop star showcase
"American Idol" sang a duet of sorts with Obama this week as part of her cover performance of the Al Green
classic "Let's Stay Together." Just imagine anything of the sort being done with former President George W.
Bush. Impossible, we know. But now word is out that a spiritual "Idol" wannabe has been told in no
uncertain terms by the producers not to sing the praises of Jesus Christ, according to The Daily News.
Michelle:
Barack 'brought us out of the dark, into the light'. First lady Michelle Obama hit the
campaign trail again Tuesday [4/17/2012], preaching the Gospel of Barack and telling a Nashville fundraiser
that the nation is lucky to have him at the helm. "We are so blessed to have him. We are so blessed,"
she said to applause. The reason: "This president has brought us out of the dark and into the light."
The Obama Highway — one of many!
Should
I-20 be named the Barack Obama Freeway? Sen. Royce West (D-Dallas) has proposed a bill that names
Interstate 20 between Dowdy Ferry Road and Mountain Creek Parkway as the President Barack Obama Freeway. The
bill — SB 1510 — will be considered in a public hearing before the Senate Transportation and
Infrastructure Committee Monday April 6 at the Capitol.
Testimony Against Naming Freeway After Barack Obama. Choosing this
name for the freeway does not reflect the values of the Texans that will drive on it. President Obama did not carry
the state of Texas. His extreme liberal views on the issues of Life, Taxes, and Global Government are not shared by
the majority of Texans.
YCT Oppose Barack Obama Freeway Bill (SB 1510). "We should be naming
highways after people who have done things for Texas, not Chicago machine politicians trying to do things to Texas," said
Laura Elizabeth Morales, Senior Vice Chairman of YCT [Young Conservatives of Texas].
Texas
Lawmakers Propose Renaming Interstate Highway After Obama. [Senator Royce] West's measure attempts to bypass
current laws which state that Texas freeways are named only in honor of 'deceased people,' and only people who 'were
significant in the state's history, or in the lives of people in this state.' Opponents, like Laura Elizabeth Morales
of the Young Conservatives of Texas, joked that any road named after Obama should be a toll road, with tolls that 'increase
with a driver's income.'
The
Prospect of Variable Toll Collection on the Obama Highway. Laura Elizabeth Morales has
humorously suggested that if there is to be a highway named after Mr. Obama, it should be a toll
road. (I would suggest perhaps a toll road that runs headlong into an inescapable abyss, a black hole,
or an enormous pit of quicksand.) Ms. Morales further suggested that the toll should "increase with a
driver's income." That's an amusing quip, but upon further consideration, such a system is
not impossible.
New
Road To Bear President Obama's Name. Is it too soon to name a road after President Barack
Obama? A new road being built through Orlando will have his name.
Road
Built By Stimulus Money Named "Barack Obama Parkway". Orlando leaders made President Barack
Obama Parkway the first road under construction in the nation named after our 44th president, and surely one
of the few in history to be named after a sitting president in his first term.
A New Twist
in the Obama Cult of Personality. It should be noted that the Orlando parkway will be the sixth
road named (or renamed) after our God-like president by officials, severely infected with the Obama virus.
The others are...
Obama's Mean Streets: Crime wave on Obama Way, Barack Obama
Boulevard. A battery assault was reported to have occurred at 6:54 p.m. on the evening of February 22
in the 1600 block of Broadway Avenue, aka Obama Way, in Seaside, Calif. The alleged assault comes on the heels of
two reported thefts along Delmar Boulevard, aka Barack Obama Boulevard, in St. Louis, Mo.
President for life?
All the adulation (noted in the subsection immediately above) can lead to dangerous consequences, and it
would, if Congressman Jose Serrano had his way. This just goes to show that liberals
are out of step with the
American mainstream.
Proposed repeal of the 22nd Amendment.
Introduced by Rep. Jose Serrano [D, NY].
Democrat Proposes Repealing 22nd Amendment on Presidential
Term Limit. This bill was introduced into the Judiciary Committee on January 6 (first day
of the 111th Congress) and has no co-sponsors. Before anyone starts freaking out, remember that a bill
such as this must first make it out of committee, then be passed by two-thirds of the House and Senate, then
be passed by three-fourths of the States before actually happening. Regardless, this simply goes to show
that the minority party or individual (the smallest minority there is) should always have their rights respected
so as to provide a check against the majority.
Hail King Obama: President for
life. As Inauguration Day approaches and Barack Obama prepares to assume his first term as
president, some in Congress are hoping to make it possible for the Democrat to not only seek a second term in
office, but a third and fourth as well. The U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary is considering a bill
that would repeal the Constitution's 22nd Amendment prohibiting a president from being elected to more than
two terms in office.
King of America! And you wondered
why this country is in the shape it is in today! The sheer idiocy of such a move is breath taking.
But as long as we Americans continue to elect these clowns to lead us in the Congress, and in the office of
President, this is the kind of country we will continue to have, until it implodes as it has nearly done in
the past few weeks.
Getting started on term #2...
Obama in perpetual
campaign, Barbour says. It's no coincidence President Obama has traveled to key swing states to push his
massive stimulus measure, Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour said Sunday. Barbour, a former chairman of the Republican
National Committee, said Obama's recent travel is an indication that the new president is already running for reelection.
And term #3...
Limbaugh: Obama
planning third term. Rush Limbaugh stirred up some trouble today [6/30/2009] when he suggested
Obama might have his sights on a third term: "You have to wonder if Obama is just trying to lay a
foundation for not being a hypocrite when he tries to serve beyond 2016. I wouldn't be at all surprised
if in the next number of years there is a move on the 22nd Amendment, which term limits the President of the
United States."
What If It Happened
Here? Suppose, from a purely hypothetical standpoint, the crisis in Honduras was mimicked in the United
States? A fictional American president, lacking the votes in Congress and the judicial nod from the Supreme Court,
circumvents the constitutional process and holds an illegal national referendum to repeal the 22nd Amendment — thus
infinitely extending his potential for reelection. The obvious legislative differences between the United States
and Honduras aside, reactions would be nearly identical. Members of the Armed Forces take a solemn oath to
"support and defend the Constitution," not to a specific individual.
100 minutes in the life of Muammar
Gaddafi. [Scroll down] "Terrorism is not just al-Qaida, it takes many forms." In case
the point was lost on anyone, he tore up his copy of the UN rule book. Having thus abused and alienated
99.99% of the world's top diplomats, he suddenly changed tack, heaping praise and devotion on the one man he
appears to respect. "Now the black man doesn't have to sit in the back of the bus, the American people
made him president and we are proud of that. We would be happy if Obama stayed president of America
forever."
Evidently Obama hates America
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