Accepting the Inevitable

We have less than a year before the next presidential election and it's already clear to me who the winner will be. Of course I'm referring to the incumbent, Barack WTF Obama. (I added the 'WTF' for obvious reasons.)

Now, I'm a conservative as you can probably tell and I'd like nothing better than to see a Republican as the next president but let's be realistic here. Big O has over $1 billion in his campaign fund and it's only going to grow. He has the media and Hollywood in his back pocket which means he can do no wrong. He could create gas chambers and line up Christians into them all the while the media and Hollywood would love him. He could order the sacrifice of virgin females to Allah while the media and Hollywood applaud him. He could order that first born Jewish males be executed and guess what, the media and Hollywood would love him. As goes the media and Hollywood so goes the majority of Americans.

I hypothesize that The One could do virtually anything he wants at this point and the majority of Americans would vote for him. Yes, I believe that the average American is that stupid and naive to believe anything that they hear from television, radio, or film. The average American is so moronic that they are nothing more than zombies who can't think for themselves and rely on the media to tell them what to believe. God I hate Americans with such a passion I can't describe it. Before you write me off as a some nut job remember who the American public elected as our president. Oh wait, he's a saint and the resurrection of Jesus Christ - but wait he's not a Christian so is he a reincarnation of Mohammed? Who know and who cares. All I want is this guy to be out of office and preferably in some federal prison but that would never happen.

There are so few people who can actually call themselves Americans in this country that they are a severe minority. If you look at the principals that the original Americans believed in and fought for you'd find that maybe 15% of the U.S. population could claim to be a true American. I'm being optimistic here of course in assuming such a percentage. But then we're told all the time that the original principals and goals of the Founding Fathers are out of date and no longer valid. I guess then I'm just out of touch and antiquated.

Where does that leave us? Well, in a very sucky position. The question is, do you want your bullet now or later?

Selective Sensitivity

There's a great disparity going on in America today. Actually, there are quite a few but we'll focus on one for now. That is the uber-sensitivity for followers of Islam that is not afforded to those of other religions. You'd think, by listening to the politicians and the media, that no other religion exists and there's some conspiracy against that one religion.

How did we reach a point where one religion is treated with kid gloves and at the same time espouses hatred towards America and all it stands for? Sure, most muslims are not terrorists and are good, decent people but how many other religions are used to promote terrorism and sadistic violence against anyone who doesn't follow that religion to the letter of its law?

One of the great injustices of this movement is the labeling of anyone who criticizes the religion or its followers as racist. Since when is following a religion make a race? If that's the case, what about the hatred towards Christians? 

If you criticize Christianity doesn't that also make you a racist? What about Judaism? There are a many more critics of Judaism than Islam. (DId you ever hear Hitler called a racist in reference to his hatred of Jews?) If I criticize someone because they belong to the Sierra Club does that make me a racist? By this logic it does.

Don't forget that there's ongoing violence towards Christians in Muslim nations. Barely a day goes by when there isn't a news story of some massacre or church burning. Take this article as an example where twelve Coptic Christians were killed and 232 were wounded. Wouldn't that be racism too? No, of course not because Christians aren't capable of being victims.

Let's look at an example of so-called profiling. A US Airways pilot decided to remove two imams from his plane because of the concerns of some passengers. Was this racial profiling or was it a case of perceived threat? What if just one of the pilots on September 11th was concerned about the terrorists who boarded his plane? Someone would be offended but many lives would have been saved.

There was another case of an imam being prevented from boarding an American Airlines flight that caused a stir. Again, it's the same old cry of racial profiling. How many people have been denied access to a flight besides these guys? I'm sure the answer is greater than one but these guys were the only "victims" in these circumstances. Then again, there's this case where some "profiling" should have been done.

It seems that certain groups of people are racist if they criticize anyone for anything. But wait, if there's anything we've learned about our government, the administration, and the media is that there isn't reciprocity meaning that judgement isn't applied equally. Unless you are part of The Program of the Secular Progressives your position or values don't matter because they are, quite simply, wrong.

Of course, anyone who has harsh words or appears to be less than enthusiastic about Islam is in danger for their lives. How many Christians or Jews do you know who threaten to kill someone because they don't believe the way they do? I don't mean to sound negative but I'm really tired of this whole circus of hate. As a follow-up, this article emphasizes the disparity between threats against those who support radical Islam and those who are against it.

In conclusion, when we allow this kind of injustice to pollute our government and media we have lost the basic tenets of what America stands for. How can any decent American allow this? There are many, many issues that threaten America today and we have to take measure of ourselves and decide where we stand. What would our parents or grandparents think of this? Ask yourself what would the Founding Fathers say knowing that we've let our country reach this state? All that they fought and sacrificed for could be lost.

We have only one honorable thing to do and that is to change America back to its original course. There's nothing more important to do each and every day. Don't be caught up in your own personal issues because they won't matter if this country goes down. By then, it'll be too late. Keep that in mind every day and don't forget it.

Is Capital Punishment Really Punishment?

A controversial subject is that of capital punishment, the idea that some offenses warrant death rather the imprisonment. This is a topic that everyone seems to have an opinion on. The issue is whether we have the right to take a life in the name of the law. It seems hypocritical on the surface and most people don't dig much further than that but I contend that the real issue is making our society safe. It's not punishment but really the necessary elimination of a dangerous element. For example, if you have a rabig dog what do you do? There's only one thing to do since the dog poses more than one threat - you have to put it down.

The crux of the issue is removing something that is a known threat to society. You can lock up a sadistic criminal with the hopes that they will never get out. The problem is that there's always (and I mean always) a chance that they can get out. You may say that that will never happen but keep in mind that our system is becoming more and more secular progressive (SP). The implications are that it's not unconceivable that at some point in time a penal or judicial system may decide to release some of these monsters for any number of reasons that suit them. The SP mindset is that anyone can be reformed and thus we must be lenient in order to provide treatment for anyone guilty of a crime. In their view, anyone is a candidate for probational reform and eligible for parole. It's not unimaginable that a criminal convicted of any crime could be released to out-patient therapy and living amongst us.

Where are we if this should happen? Well, for one thing, it would mean that our assumptions that the most dangerous criminals could never be released are false. What happens if they are released? Are they reformed? Not likely. The most violent criminals cannot be reformed no matter what we do. Would you like it if a convicted murderer who would have been eligible for the death penalty was released and living in your community? Not me but then the SP view is to forgive and forget no matter how heinous the crime. This mindset is dangerous and may force common citizens to take the action necessary that the government wasn't willing to do. The death penalty serves a purpose much greater than as a punishment. It helps to keep society safe and teaches us that the worst offenses will not be tolerated, period.

I don't believe that taking a life should be taken lightly but I do think that there are cases where the death penalty is necessary. There are already a number of offenses that warrant the death penalty but there should probably be more. Child abuse/molestation and some sexual offenses should be considered. Most child molesters are never reformed and when released resume their predatory practices. Is it worth it to allow another child to be molested and have their life ruined because we believe that a predator can be saved? Most sexual predators return to their deviant habits not long after they are released. Are we supposed to allow that?

A very good article that compares the liberal view of the death penalty to abortion is by Mike Adams at Townhall. He makes an interesting case that the liberals like to oppose the death penalty while supporting abortion. He asks essentially, "how is that different?" How can a liberal say they are opposed to the death of a convicted criminal while saying that the death of an unborn is okay? Of course, one could say the reverse of the conservative but I'd rather see a evil removed over an innocent any day. Why is there confusion over this?

In closing, I'd like to share one solution I have for the protests against the death penalty that appear at prisons when someone is about to be put to death. I'd approach the apparent leader of the protest and offer a deal: we'll spare the life of the prisoner if he/she agrees to take the prisoner into his/her home and be responsible for them. How do you think they'd respond?

Taxing the "Rich"

Short and To The Point (tm)

Obama's attack on the "rich" is just unbelievable. The top 5% of income earners in the United States pay more than 60% of all income taxes today. 45% of Americans don't pay income taxes. Why should those who have exceeded and achieved be forced to carry the burden for the Nanny State? This logic tells young America that it doesn't pay to succeed.

Obama would like to push the number to over 50% that don't pay income taxes because once we're there the upper income brackets will pay dearly and Obama will have enough support to continue this legacy. Is that fair? America was a land of opportunity but now we're heading towards a land of welfare where you don't have to provide anything thanks to Big Brother.

 

Keep in mind that several members of Obama's cabinet haven't paid the taxes they owe or are dodging any tax responsbility.

 

Obama bless America.

Is Affirmative Action Still the Right Thing to Do?

Where is America today in terms of race relations? Pretty darn good and, in fact, I'd say the best in the world but still not perfect. Yet, minorities have so many opportunities in America now compared to just fifty years ago. A minority today has so many options and forms of assistance to them that there are few reasons why anyone shouldn't be able to succeed.

Of course, I'm a white male from middle class mid-America so I should just be assured of success, right? Well, not so. I had to scrape together money to get through college and make ends meet while depending on my widowed mother who made less than the poverty level. My father died when I was ten and without any pension so we were left with barely anything. She had to sell our house so we could make ends meet. My point is that there are as many (or more) non-minorities who struggle to make it in the world as their minority equivalents. The issue is the character of the person and not their race which decides how well someone does. Just because I'm white doesn't mean I've had everything handed to me because I haven't.

Which leads me to the point of this discussion: what is the purpose of affirmative action (AA) anymore? I can understand that AA was necessary fifty years ago when America was a very different place. Minorities, blacks in particular, were discriminated against at every opportunity. That was criminal and immoral. It was justifiable to make a path for them to catch up with whites. Today, they have made great strides and have much to be proud of. Martin Luther King dreamed of a time when black and white children played together and were treaty as equals. I believe that we have realized this dream today. Of course, there are still cases where that isn't so but they're being identified and corrected. Some would have you believe that they live in a world of complete racism but my experience has been that that just isn't the case. Everywhere I've worked or lived racism is not tolerated in any way, shape, or form. Efforts to propel minorities further are abundant.

Where does that leave us today? Sadly, there's still discrimination in many areas. This time, however, the discrimination is not against minorities but whites specifically. There are scholarships and job programs just for minorities. There are organizations and festivals specifically for non-whites. (Take the Urban League for example. If I was to walk in there and ask for assistance to start my own business do you think they'd help? Maybe I'm wrong here and if so I stand corrected.) There's job selection for blacks, Asians, or other minorities made to exclude whites. What do all of these have in common? They all select based on race and exclude a particular race. Isn't that racism?

The answer to that question, at least in the mainstream or in public, is "no" and that's the last word. Any white person questioning if that franchise is racism is called a racist. That's pretty ironic since it's the white person who's being discriminated against. The media will back that position at every opportunity.

When I was in college I had no money for tuition so I had to rely on grants and scholarships. The grants dried up because my mother made too much money (remember, she was below the poverty level) so I pursued other scholarships. (I admit that I wasn't as prudent as I should have been in seeking scholarships early on but that's another story.) When I began researching scholarships at my college I found that there virtually weren't any for white males. The result was that I had to borrow for all my tuition and expenses for the last three years of college. I'm okay with that since I paid them all off after I graduated and was working. I don't believe that it's wrong for a student to borrow and then pay off later. It teaches responsiblity and makes one appreciate their education even more.

What I'm saying here is that it certainly doesn't seem fair to tell a student who can barely scrape together enough funds to just live that they can't get assistance because of their race and not on their merit or academics. That just doesn't seem right anymore. We've been taught that all people are equal regardless of their race, religion, or creed. Yet we allow discrimination to occur. We tell our children that you can't judge a person by their color unless of course they are white. What if there was a National Association for the Advancement of White People? That wouldn't be allowed. What if there was a White Expo? Also not allowed. Yet we can have organizations for all colors except white. (By the way, black is not a color, it's the absence of light. White is all colors. Another irony, eh?)

I dream of a day when everyone can play, learn, and work together regardless of their race. A world where everyone is equal and no race is excluded from the promise of opportunity. A place where everyone is judged equally and no one is given an advantage (or disadvantage) based on their race, creed, or color. No race should be told it's inferior or superior under any circumstances.

Profile of the Obama Voter

I've been operating under the assumption that the majority of the Obama supporters don't believe in socialism and are actually true Americans in support of the Constitution but they just don't understand who the man really is. I've come to the realization that I'm probably wrong because it's becoming more obvious each day that only a truly ignorant person cannot escape the fact that socialism is at the heart of Progressive movement and behind the Administration, specifically, Obama.

Just look at the facts. The unions are openly embracing socialist parties in the United States. The association between the Progressives and socialism is so thinly veiled it's transparent. You've got Van Jones who, don't kid me, the Administration didn't know he is an avowed communist. There's Bill Ayers and his wife, members of radical socialist student groups, who funded Obama's first foray into politics. The list goes on.

What is the breakdown of the Obama voter? An Obama voter is one of the following:

1. Someone who supports socialism/communism and is voting specifically for it.
2. Someone who's a Progressive/Democrat and they don't care if he is a socialist or not.
3. Someone has heard the stories but denies it believing that Obama is not a socialist or anti-American.
4. Someone who hasn't heard the stories and is blinded by the prospects of hope and change.
5. Someone who votes for Obama because of his race.

I don't know which of the five categories is the scariest.

(It may not be obvious to some but a person in the last category, voting for a candidate based on their race, is a racist. Now, I know there's the opinion that doing so doesn't make someone a racist. However, making a selection based on race, regardless of the color, is by definition, racism. This is not unlike affirmative action.)

Realistically, they have to fall into one of those categories so if you are an Obama voter ask yourself, which of these am I?

The Nerve of Obama

I'm just flabbergasted at the thought of $1 billion plus being spent on Obama's presidential campaign. Sure, the GOP will spend millions on their candidate but I can guarantee you it won't be billions. Just stop and think for a moment how far that could go to feeding and sheltering the homeless. Think how many jobs that could save. Think how many teachers, police officers, and firefighters that would employ. Think about how much equipment that could provide to said teachers, police officers, and firefighters. I mean, look at the protests in Wisconsin alone. Think how that money could go to those protesting for their economic rights. Such hypocrites.

Sure, I understand that it costs a lot of money to run for president. This is unfortunate because it singles out who can be our president but that's the way it works. My point is that over a billion dollars seems excessive. Maybe I'm wrong and I'll be the first to admit it. I just can't get over spending that amount of money when our government is in such a deficit and the economy is in danger. But I guess one can argue that they are stimulating the economy by spending this amount. I'll try to keep a positive attitude about it and look at it this way.