Because it is Sunday night I'm going to partake in what I call lazy blogging...a oneliner above a cut and paste and thats it...goodnight :)
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Socialism is really cannibalism
Carol Negro
Apparently in our current political climate "socialism" has become a word that does not convey the horror it actually represents. It has become common and thus meaningless beyond the virtuous idea of "sharing" and "taking care of the poor".People, especially among the ignorant -- particularly the college educated -- seem proud to call themselves "Socialists" today.
And the supremely ignorant -- our politicians -- go a step further, and celebrate the word "Progressive" as though it had a glorious and honorable history.I refuse to allow "Socialism" and "Progressivism" to be understood as benign, helpful, caring, sharing- as another way of saying "The Brotherhood of Man".
Socialism and Progressivism are cannibalism.
When I work, I use up hours of my life... my limited, mortal, human, physical life. The money I am paid represents the life I expended to earn it. My pay-my wealth-is my labor. It is the expenditure of some of my body's short, precious life on earth.So when someone takes my money, they steal my hours of labor.
They consume not only the fruits of my labor, but my labor itself, that labor which is the very expenditure of my life.When someone loots and consumes the money I have earned, they consume the part of my life devoted to producing what they have taken.What is that but cannibalism?
A selfishness so profound, so inhuman, so greedy, so barbaric that it encourages and celebrates-and seeks to legally require- the consuming of the life's blood of one human by another.That is the vicious reality of Socialism.
Don't let the bastards call it anything else.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
More Czars than a Romanov
I'm glad I am not the only one to notice the abundance of czars in Dear Leaders administration. He is stacking the deck, even Sen Robert Byrd thinks so. This is not going to end well, in my opinion.
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From American Daughter:
By Nancy Matthis Saturday, April 18th, 2009 at 1:26 am
Obama will rule the country through a group of czars. He is moving swiftly to concentrate power in the White House, bypassing the review of our elected representatives in Congress. Even though the cabinet positions are part of the executive branch, the cabinet secretaries must be approved by Congress, they are funded by Congress, and they can be called before Congress to testify. The czars, on the other hand, are appointed by Obama at his sole discretion, and are answerable only to him. If subpoenaed by Congress, they can claim executive privilege. So far we have:
Jeffrey Crowley, [openly gay white man] AIDS czar
Herbert Allison Jr., bailout czar
Alan Bersin, border czar
Steve Rattner, [maybe, maybe not] car czar
John Brennan, counterterrorism czar
Melissa Hathaway, [soon to be] cybersecurity czar
Gil Kerlikowske, drug czar
Larry Summers, economic czar
Paul Volcker, economic czar number two
Carol Browner, energy czar
Van Jones, green jobs czar
Daniel Fried, Guantanamo closure czar
Nancy-Ann DeParle, health czar
Vivek Kundra, infotech czar
Dennis Blair, intelligence czar
Cass Sunstein, regulatory czar
Joshua DuBois, religion czar
John Holdren, science czar
Earl Devaney, stimulus oversight czar
Ron Kirk, trade czar
Adolfo Carrion, urban affairs czar
Gary Samore, weapons of mass destruction czar
Some observers are beginning to worry. Back in February constitutional scholar Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) expressed concern:
Byrd Calls Obama’s Czars DangerousFebruary 25, 2009
Robert Byrd, the longest serving senator in history, criticized President Obama’s appointment of numerous White House advisors, also called “czars,” saying the presence of the czars gives the president too much power.
These czars report directly to Mr. Obama and have the power to shape national policy on their subject area. So far, Mr. Obama has recruited czars on health reform, urban affairs policy, and energy and climate change. Unlike Cabinet secretaries, they do not have to be approved by Congress.
In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd, a Democrat, said that the czar system “can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances,” … Byrd added that oversight of federal agencies is the responsibility of officials approved by the Senate.
“As presidential assistants and advisers, these White House staffers are not accountable for their actions to the Congress, to cabinet officials, or to virtually anyone but the president,” Byrd wrote. “They rarely testify before congressional committees, and often shield the information and decision-making process behind the assertion of executive privilege. In too many instances, White House staff have been allowed to inhibit openness and transparency, and reduce accountability.”
American citizens should take note — the words czar and kaiser come from the Latin root caesar — so we can know what to expect.
Related:
Los Angeles Times — President Obama’s czar system concerns some:
As President Obama names more policy czars to his White House team — high-level staff members who will help oversee the administration’s top initiatives — some lawmakers and Washington interest groups are raising concerns that he may be subverting the authority of Congress and concentrating too much power in the presidency….
It’s far too early to tell whether Obama’s quest for efficiency will lead to overstepping the bounds of presidential authority….
Foreign Policy — It’s official: Obama creates more czars than the Romanovs:
It has finally happened. With yesterday’s naming of Border Czar Alan Bersin, the Obama administration has by any reasonable reckoning passed the Romanov Dynasty in the production of czars. The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 with the ascension of Michael I through the abdication of Czar Nicholas II in 1917. During that time, they produced 18 czars. While it is harder to exactly count the number of Obama administration czars, with yesterday’s appointment it seems fair to say it is now certainly in excess of 18….
Personally, I think from a purely process standpoint all this czarism is a risky business that ends up producing bureaucratic bottlenecks, tensions and inefficiency when not managed extremely carefully. For now we will give them the benefit of the doubt that they will manage it well. Though please, please guys, stop now that you are ahead, now that you are officially the most prolific czarist dynasty in history.
Politico — West Wing on steroids in Obama W.H.:
President Barack Obama is taking far-reaching steps to centralize decision-making inside the White House, surrounding himself with influential counselors, overseas envoys and policy “czars” that shift power from traditional Cabinet posts.
Not even a week has passed since he was sworn in, but already Obama is moving to create perhaps the most powerful staff in modern history – a sort of West Wing on steroids that places no less than a half-dozen of his top initiatives into the hands of advisers outside the Cabinet….
Pulling power close is something all recent presidents have done – and on the campaign trail, Obama spoke out against George W. Bush’s attempt to expand his executive authority.
But when it comes to building his own team, Obama is taking the notion of a powerful White House staff to new heights, leaving little doubt who will set policy and guide the politics of the his newborn administration….
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From American Daughter:
By Nancy Matthis Saturday, April 18th, 2009 at 1:26 am
Obama will rule the country through a group of czars. He is moving swiftly to concentrate power in the White House, bypassing the review of our elected representatives in Congress. Even though the cabinet positions are part of the executive branch, the cabinet secretaries must be approved by Congress, they are funded by Congress, and they can be called before Congress to testify. The czars, on the other hand, are appointed by Obama at his sole discretion, and are answerable only to him. If subpoenaed by Congress, they can claim executive privilege. So far we have:
Jeffrey Crowley, [openly gay white man] AIDS czar
Herbert Allison Jr., bailout czar
Alan Bersin, border czar
Steve Rattner, [maybe, maybe not] car czar
John Brennan, counterterrorism czar
Melissa Hathaway, [soon to be] cybersecurity czar
Gil Kerlikowske, drug czar
Larry Summers, economic czar
Paul Volcker, economic czar number two
Carol Browner, energy czar
Van Jones, green jobs czar
Daniel Fried, Guantanamo closure czar
Nancy-Ann DeParle, health czar
Vivek Kundra, infotech czar
Dennis Blair, intelligence czar
Cass Sunstein, regulatory czar
Joshua DuBois, religion czar
John Holdren, science czar
Earl Devaney, stimulus oversight czar
Ron Kirk, trade czar
Adolfo Carrion, urban affairs czar
Gary Samore, weapons of mass destruction czar
Some observers are beginning to worry. Back in February constitutional scholar Senator Robert Byrd (D-WV) expressed concern:
Byrd Calls Obama’s Czars DangerousFebruary 25, 2009
Robert Byrd, the longest serving senator in history, criticized President Obama’s appointment of numerous White House advisors, also called “czars,” saying the presence of the czars gives the president too much power.
These czars report directly to Mr. Obama and have the power to shape national policy on their subject area. So far, Mr. Obama has recruited czars on health reform, urban affairs policy, and energy and climate change. Unlike Cabinet secretaries, they do not have to be approved by Congress.
In a letter to Obama on Wednesday, Byrd, a Democrat, said that the czar system “can threaten the Constitutional system of checks and balances,” … Byrd added that oversight of federal agencies is the responsibility of officials approved by the Senate.
“As presidential assistants and advisers, these White House staffers are not accountable for their actions to the Congress, to cabinet officials, or to virtually anyone but the president,” Byrd wrote. “They rarely testify before congressional committees, and often shield the information and decision-making process behind the assertion of executive privilege. In too many instances, White House staff have been allowed to inhibit openness and transparency, and reduce accountability.”
American citizens should take note — the words czar and kaiser come from the Latin root caesar — so we can know what to expect.
Related:
Los Angeles Times — President Obama’s czar system concerns some:
As President Obama names more policy czars to his White House team — high-level staff members who will help oversee the administration’s top initiatives — some lawmakers and Washington interest groups are raising concerns that he may be subverting the authority of Congress and concentrating too much power in the presidency….
It’s far too early to tell whether Obama’s quest for efficiency will lead to overstepping the bounds of presidential authority….
Foreign Policy — It’s official: Obama creates more czars than the Romanovs:
It has finally happened. With yesterday’s naming of Border Czar Alan Bersin, the Obama administration has by any reasonable reckoning passed the Romanov Dynasty in the production of czars. The Romanovs ruled Russia from 1613 with the ascension of Michael I through the abdication of Czar Nicholas II in 1917. During that time, they produced 18 czars. While it is harder to exactly count the number of Obama administration czars, with yesterday’s appointment it seems fair to say it is now certainly in excess of 18….
Personally, I think from a purely process standpoint all this czarism is a risky business that ends up producing bureaucratic bottlenecks, tensions and inefficiency when not managed extremely carefully. For now we will give them the benefit of the doubt that they will manage it well. Though please, please guys, stop now that you are ahead, now that you are officially the most prolific czarist dynasty in history.
Politico — West Wing on steroids in Obama W.H.:
President Barack Obama is taking far-reaching steps to centralize decision-making inside the White House, surrounding himself with influential counselors, overseas envoys and policy “czars” that shift power from traditional Cabinet posts.
Not even a week has passed since he was sworn in, but already Obama is moving to create perhaps the most powerful staff in modern history – a sort of West Wing on steroids that places no less than a half-dozen of his top initiatives into the hands of advisers outside the Cabinet….
Pulling power close is something all recent presidents have done – and on the campaign trail, Obama spoke out against George W. Bush’s attempt to expand his executive authority.
But when it comes to building his own team, Obama is taking the notion of a powerful White House staff to new heights, leaving little doubt who will set policy and guide the politics of the his newborn administration….
Friday, April 17, 2009
Bite Me CNN
A lot has already been said about the silly CNN woman who pretended to be a reporter at a TEA party..so I won't add anything else except this great clip. The pseudo- reporter gets a dose of reality from a feisty American woman.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Nashville TEA Party
Wow what a great day to be a right wing extremist at a protest! I went to the Nashville one--and we started as we did the last time, with a word of prayer. Then the Pledge of Allegiance, then we sang the National Anthem--yes WE, the audience sang. All around me patriot voices sang the words, loudly, strongly and I got chills listening to the words coming from ordinary people, just like me.
Oh, before we started, the organizer laid out a few ground rules. He said that we were to expect some ACORN people to show up and if we were bothered by anyone that we should immediately begin to chant USA! USA! to let people around us know. Then the orange vests(specially trained volunteers from the local organizing chapter) were going to move in and escort the trouble makers away. And don'tcha know, a couple of fools showed up and tried us---but we were ready for them and it was basically a non starter. I was too far away to get any shots--but, who cares, let the loosers think they accomplished something. I felt very safe--there were lots of police there and I even took my son out of school to go with me, he's 6' 3" and 230 pounds of solid muscle(he plays football when hes not eating). So, along with a couple other local bloggers we staked out our spot about an hour before the actual event started. Here is an image about an hour-ish before TEA time.
The building in the background is the state capital building and at this time I would guess at least 300-400 people were there--an hour before T-time
This is about 30 minutes later. See how fast the plaza filled up? I like the sign in the center right that says "Karl Marx is Dead" Nice huh?
This one made me giggle, because it is as direct of a message as one could hope for directed to our state Senators, Lamar Alexander and Bob Corker. I have to say Corker has done a better job at holding the line on spending than Lamar has--Lamar I guess this is your unofficial notice. 
Do you see that big greyish building in the background? Tall men around me told me the crowd was all the way back to that building--I think it is a hotel, but I'm not sure. I'm not that familiar with Nashville, I don't come to the big city that often...well, lately it has just been for protests and hockey games. The speaker told us they were estimating the crowd at around 10,000. I have no way to confirm or deny that, since I am much too short to see over the crowd--and I wouldn't be a bit surprised because there were substantially more people than last time.I will be back later with some more pictures and thoughts--but right now I have to make supper. Yeah, down here in the south we eat supper. :)
God Bless America!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Damn Them
When I attended my first TEA party in February, I went with a mixture of excitement and felt a touch of pride. The excitement was because I had never attended a political protest--the pride came because I felt as though I was truly a patriot in the sense that I was planning to exercise my right to peacefully assemble to protest the government for a very valid reason.
This time though, I am nervous and filled with dread. I am nervous those flaky moonbats will show up and some how suck me into interacting with them. Oh I have a plan, but, Mr. Murphy will show up and bring his stupid law and my plans will become his victim, most likely. I don't want to screw this up for the rest of the movement, of course, I could argue with myself that I am not that important that anything I say tomorrow will screw up the TeaParty movement, but I do tend to blurt things out...So I'm going to avoid the moonbats tomorrow if I possibly can, of course it would be very helpful if the flakes tied a sign around their necks or something.
The dread comes in because I'm going to be attending a rally in a larger city and I read the DHS report, then I listened to this exerpt of an interview with the Under Secretary person at DHS. He couldn't deny that DHS will be at the protests filming or taking pictures. Did you hear me? He couldn't deny that DHS won't be taking pictures of the protestors. They aren't going to make a scrap book with those pictures. Those pictures will NOT be used for any thing good.
SO,the damned moonbats and the damned DHS types have completely freaked me out. I dread going to the TEA party, but I'm going. I won't let them intimidate me into staying home. I WON'T allow my fear of my government force me to become mute. I won't allow my fear of confrontation and bullies keep me from doing what I know to be my duty to try to protect the Constitution and my beloved nation.
So listen up all you damned, flaky statists...I'm not going away. You can scare me. You can bully me. You can threaten me. You can mock me. You can label me an enemy of my beloved nation...but I am not going away. It is a disquieting bit of knowledge to come to the understanding that elements of my nation, in a department that is supposed to protect ME from terrorists---now view ME as a right wing extremist. ME. I am a middle aged, slightly greying suburbanite, grandma who has never been arrested, never been sued, never even had an over due library book, the last speeding ticket I had was in the 80s, I vote regularly, I even have a bird feeder and a goldfish pond in my front yard for crying out loud. I am engaged in my community and church, and I am now labeled by my government as a right wing extremist...the world has indeed gone upside down, nuking futs.
(TEAparty FEB 09)So, now, maybe I can sleep...maybe.
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