Although I am not a Democrat or a Republican, I used to understand why other people would choose to be one or the other. And I can still understand how some people can be Republicans, but it is beyond my comprehension how anyone could still be a Democrat in Wisconsin in the age of YouTube.
The Democrats’ response to losing an election here has been appalling; disgraceful conduct documented with phone cameras for the whole world to see. Democrat rallies and
protests have been marked by profanity, intimidation, death threats,vandalism, trespassing on private residences, anti-American rhetoric, boycotts of neutral businesses, extortion, and fraud.
My dear Democrat friends, that is not what democracy looks like; it is what Democrats look like. Your Party has become vile, disgraceful, and disgusting, and you have lived long enough in denial of what and who you have become.
Own it.
It’s not just the mob scenes that disgust. Perhaps the most dishonest political ad in history was run by Democrats in a supposedly non-partisan Supreme Court race, exploiting the victim of child abuse for political gain. Own it, Party of the children.
Your Democrat legislators wore union t-shirts on the floor of the assembly while in session; shouting and throwing things and threatening to kill a female Republican lawmaker.
This is how you treat women who think for themselves. Own it, Party of women.
Your public sector unions – firefighters and teachers - organized a campaign to drown out yesterday’s taxpayer rally on the steps of the Capitol building.
You exist now only to deprive others of their right to be heard; and your idea of civil is dropping F-bombs at a child who came to hear Sarah Palin speak.
You have embraced disgrace – so own it, Party of civil rights.
You booed the national anthem. Read that again, friends; take a moment to reflect fully upon the depths to which your Democrat party has sunk, and then OWN IT.
On that same day the office of a recall drive against one of the 14 AWOL Democrat Senators was burglarized with computers and petitions stolen
– just like Nixon in 1972. You also threatened to blow up a radio station over content you don’t like. You were busy little fascist criminals on Saturday
- own it, Nixonites.
If these are just isolated examples of people acting out, then show me where your Party leaders have denounced them. Who have you expelled from your Party for the shame they have brought to it? And who is your Ron Paul, your conscience who calls you out when you have strayed from your core values
- Charlie Rangel?
Your Democrat State Senator Lena Taylor recently got herself on TV to rant against some $142 million of tax breaks Governor Walker has given to his cronies, but when asked, she could not name one. Your comprehensive plan to balance the budget and avoid default is to chant “Fox Lies!”
This is the depth of your intellectual curiosity and the extent of your economic literacy. Own it.
Yours is the party that extended our military stay in Iraq, increased our commitment in Afghanistan, spread that war into Pakistan and Yemen, and started another in Libya. When it was Bush dropping the bombs, you came to us Libertarians and begged us to join you to stop him; haven’t seen you around now that is your guy killing little brown people. He lies to you and you love him for it. Own that.
What does it take for you decent Democrats - and I know there are many of you who will read this - to walk away from a Party that has already abandoned the principles that attracted you to it in the first place? How much of your pride are you still willing to forfeit to a Party that has none? What is your last straw – does blowing an angry horn at a downs-syndrome person for waving a flag not do it for you?
It’s your mirror you need to look in every day, not mine. It was a far less obnoxious abandonment of principle that led me to leave the GOP many years ago.
It is true that I get along better with them than with Democrats as a rule; that rule is that they don’t send me death threats when I write something they don’t like.
Nearly a third of the American electorate is now non-affiliated with either of the two major Parties; each Democrat/socialist/union rally drives more of you into our camp. You Democrats do not persuade us with temper tantrums, threats, profane personal attacks, and all manner of judicial chicanery.
I don’t even know what you stand for anymore; I don’t speak drum.
Yours was once the Party of Kennedy; it is now the Party that boos the national anthem. Own that – and then walk away. You will feel better about yourself, and you might just save your Party from the hooligans who have run it into disrepute.
Source unknown.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Today's quote (One of my favorites from Jefferson)
"To take from one, because it is thought his own industry and that of his fathers has acquired too much, in order to spare to others, who, or whose fathers, have not exercised equal industry and skill, is to violate arbitrarily the first principle of association, the guarantee to everyone the free exercise of his industry and the fruits acquired by it."
--Thomas Jefferson, letter to Joseph Milligan, 1816
Am I the only one who finds it interesting that quotes from the Honorable men that founded our country always seem to be near complete opposites of the far Left's philosophy and agenda?
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
The latest from the People's Republik of Kalifornia
The California Federation of Teachers (part of the AFL-CIO; you know, the group whose leader recently received a service award from the Communist Party USA) has adopted a resolution at its annual conference supporting convicted cop-killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. (He was a former member of the Black Panther Party, was convicted of shooting, multiple times, Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner in 1981.) Now, why would they do this? Why because they consider this guy a "civil rights hero", of course! To use their own words:
“Mumia Abu-Jamal has for decades as a journalist fought courageously against racism and police brutality and for the human rights of all people and has taken strong stands in support of working people involved in labor struggles and in support of well-funded, quality, public education,”
Gotta love it!
So let's just run down a quick recap of some of the great stories from this great "Beacon of Freedom and Liberty" known as California:
New fast food restaurants banned in South L.A. - Nothing like telling people what they are allowed to eat..but wait! According to council member Jan Perry, "This is not an attempt to control people as to what they can put into their mouths. This is an attempt to diversify their food options." Whew! Glad we cleared that up.
Hispanic students in CA school ditch classes to protest the wearing of the US flag on Cinco de Mayo - All about respect you know (at least that's what they were chanting during their protest). Not to worry though! Live Oak High School principal is on the case to quell such anti-Americanism! In response he sent four students home for wearing shirts with American flags on them...oh, wait...
Wikileaks Leaker to be Honored as Hero in California - Ah, good 'ol Berkeley (big surprise)! Remember that private who leaked over 100,000 classified government documents to Wikileaks? (For those slow on the uptake, this is called T-R-E-A-S-O-N) Well, according to the proposed city council resolution, the Army private should be released from prison and praised for his (and I quote), "courage in bringing truth to the American people and the people of the world."
California protesters beat cop with his baton while rallying against tuition hikes - Yes...the terrible, unfair, catastrophic issue that of course warrants an eruption of violence...a UC San Franciso committee was considering a tuition increase (considering, mind you) that would raise student fees 8 percent while expanding financial aid to more students. This didn't sit too well with these student bastions of liberty; about 40 of them jumped the officer in a parking garage and wrestled his baton away from him, and were beating him with it. When he drew his gun, the crowd started chanting, "Take his gun!" Fortunately, backup arrived in time.
Student body president at Cal State Fresno is Illegal Immigrant - He let this little fact stay hidden during the election...nothing like an honest and honerable candidate for student body president, I always say...Apparently there was evidence that school officials knew he was an illegal when he enrolled...
CA school order boy to remove American flag from bike - What is it that Californians have against the American flag? (well, other than being against pretty much everything it represents..) Well, apparently it wasn't acceptable for a 13 year old to have the flag on his bike to honor veterans like his grandfather (btw, he had it on his bike for 2 months prior to being told to remove it). The superintendent for the school district apparently felt that the First Amendment has to be revoked in order to be "more considerate of other cultures"...WTF?
San Francisco takes the "Happy" out of Happy Meals - Yes, it was decided to limit toy giveaways in fast food children's meals that have excessive calories, sodium and fat, and also require servings of fruits and vegetables with each meal! I mean, how dare anyone would suggest that..oh, I don't know...maybe the parents have the job of making the right food choices for their children? But then, that would be against the "collective good." To pretty much sum up in a nutshell the "please take care of me, I can't do it myself" mindset of the Socialist set, Conception Dawes, a 20-year-old mother of a 2-year-old, said she supports the ordinance – anything to help lessen the food’s appeal. “Fast food is really fattening, and it’s really addicting, and sometimes it’s hard to tell a child no,” she said.
CA Republican Loses to Dead Democrat - Good to know that California doesn't discriminate against the Respiratorially-Challenged... apparently Jenny Oropez died, but it was too late to replace her on the ballet...she still ended up winning by a 58-35 margin...don't really know where to begin with this one. Do we start with the ineptitude of the election officials? The complete lack of the general public to check basic facts about their candidate (like if they have a f*cking HEARTBEAT?), or maybe the Republican candidate just sucked so bad that a corpse was considered a viable alternative (hey, it's politics, I can so see that happening.)
Over $11 million in CA welfare funds spent in Vegas casinos - Not just Vegas, mind you...millions more were spent in Hawaii, Miami, Guam, and elsewhere. In all about $69 million in welfare funds were spent out of state on a variety of luxuries, including Vegas slot machines, cruises, and vacations. Hey, why would anyone want to be a productive member of society? Just hop on the welfare train, no strings attached (other than voting Democrat, of course...and who says slavery was abolished? When one is dependent on the government, you are a slave to the government...oh, the cruises are just perks to buy that Democrat vote.)
Sugary drinks banned from public vending machines - Whew! Hot on the heels of the groundbreaking "Anti-Happy Meal" crusade, another big save for civilization! Cudos to the Mayor of San Francisco and his executive order powers! And don't think he's done with his "Orders of Awesomeness"...he has also banned that evil of evils...yes! I know it's hard to believe such a brave and noble maverick exists in a public office, but it's true...CITY FUNDS ARE NO LONGER USED TO PURCHASE BOTTLED WATER! His reason? Those nasty and EEEE-VIL bottled water manufacturers make too much money.
Governor Ahnold signs bill banning trans fats from the state's 88,000 restaurants - 'nuff said.
Mother, Health group sue McDonald's for "Baiting kids with happy meal toys" - Personal responsibility has officially been declared extinct... They are claiming that McDonald's decision to market directly to young children violates several consumer protection laws.. From a statement on the health group's web site (the frighteningly Orwellian "The Center for Science in the Public Interest"), McDonald's is using toys to "bait" kids, and Monet Parham (the mother) blames McDonald's for making it hard to tell her child "no." You can't make this sh*t up...
CA inmate get kosher meals for "Seinfeld Festivus Faith" - A convicted drug dealer apparently didn't like the regular food he was getting while in jail, so cited his adherance to "Festivus" to get special kosher meals. What is Festivus? It appeared on a Seinfeld episode, and was celebrated with the airing of grievances and the display of an aluminum pole...no joke. Being kosher wasn't mentioned in the episode. This bonehead got away with this for two months before the order was thrown out in court.
Bloodmobiles now illegal due to new regulations - New regulations from the "California Air Resources Board" (CARB) require all diesel powered vehicles to meet new green standards by replacing the engine or the whole vehicle. This will end up costing the San Diego blood bank over one million to convert their eight blood mobile vehicles. And why exactly? CARB based their new regulation on a study conducted by one of their staff scientists, Dr. Hien T. Tran, who, according to CARB, has a PhD in statistics from UC Davis. Problem? Just a tiny one. "Dr." Tran didn't get his degree at UC Davis. He got a mail order PhD through "Thornhill University" in New York, and is unqualified to make statistical analyses. CARB knew of this, but couldn't pass up a chance on a new Socialist green regulation. CARB Board Chairman Mary Nichols admitted that she knew before the vote, but didn't inform the rest of the board because she said it was a "distraction."
22 arrested in LA for protesting "Wall Street criminals" outside of a bank - What was that phrase again? Oh yeah..."Personal responsibility"... I guess getting a mortgage that you couldn't afford, and then having the bank eventually foreclose on your home because you don't make the payments is considered "unfair." According to the protesters, it's the banks' failure to modify many borrowers' loans...not the irresponsibility of the people that were actually expected to honor their contracts. Businesses being evil and all, those stupid old contracts shouldn't be binding on the consumer..
Berkeley to pay for sex-change operations for city workers - Ok, I'm going to assume that it's the city workers' choice whether or not they want a sex-change, and not a requirement for employment... Apparently it's more important that they support their city worker's in dealing with their gender-identity issues, than it is to actually NOT GO BANKRUPT. Berkeley's unfunded liabilities? About 252 million. The city of Berkeley turns over more and more of its property to UC Berkeley (which then pays lower tax rates), and then has forced tax increases to make up for the lost revenue... BRILLIANT! Remember, to a Socialist, it's only your money if you have the approval of the government to keep it. They know best, you know...and you can't deny these poor confused individuals their sex-change. It would violate Berkeley's Sex Reassignment Surgery Policy. (Yes, there really is such a thing.)
Save the Delta Smelt! Because you know...conservation must take precedence over stupid luxuries...like eating! The poor, poor Delta Smelt! A cute wittle fishy that now has a champion in UC Davis professor Peter Moyle! Forget the fact that even Moyle admits the smelt has no commercial value, has a life cycle of just one year, and that even in optimal conditions, it's prone to extinction anyway... but..but...but...it's an ENDANGERED SPECIES!... The problem? Transferring water from North CA to the dry South, mostly through the Sacramento River delta. This allows saltier water to infiltrate the delta area from San Francisco Bay, which is hurting the wittle fishies. So, the government has purchased farmland in the delta and taken it out of production..and cut off fresh water deliveries to 25 million people, and about 2 million acres of rich farmland south of the delta has been greatly reduced. AWESOME!!! Results? Go fig: Massive unemployment for farmers and farm workers, rising vegetable, fruit, and rice prices, "water conservation" programs implemented that resulted in a series of water rate hikes (hits the poor and those recently unemployed the hardest...), and an exodus of water using industries to more friendlier places...taking even more jobs with them.
I just can't understand why people say that Socialism doesn't work...we have states like California as fine examples of the Socialist utopia...
“Mumia Abu-Jamal has for decades as a journalist fought courageously against racism and police brutality and for the human rights of all people and has taken strong stands in support of working people involved in labor struggles and in support of well-funded, quality, public education,”
Gotta love it!
So let's just run down a quick recap of some of the great stories from this great "Beacon of Freedom and Liberty" known as California:
New fast food restaurants banned in South L.A. - Nothing like telling people what they are allowed to eat..but wait! According to council member Jan Perry, "This is not an attempt to control people as to what they can put into their mouths. This is an attempt to diversify their food options." Whew! Glad we cleared that up.
Hispanic students in CA school ditch classes to protest the wearing of the US flag on Cinco de Mayo - All about respect you know (at least that's what they were chanting during their protest). Not to worry though! Live Oak High School principal is on the case to quell such anti-Americanism! In response he sent four students home for wearing shirts with American flags on them...oh, wait...
Wikileaks Leaker to be Honored as Hero in California - Ah, good 'ol Berkeley (big surprise)! Remember that private who leaked over 100,000 classified government documents to Wikileaks? (For those slow on the uptake, this is called T-R-E-A-S-O-N) Well, according to the proposed city council resolution, the Army private should be released from prison and praised for his (and I quote), "courage in bringing truth to the American people and the people of the world."
California protesters beat cop with his baton while rallying against tuition hikes - Yes...the terrible, unfair, catastrophic issue that of course warrants an eruption of violence...a UC San Franciso committee was considering a tuition increase (considering, mind you) that would raise student fees 8 percent while expanding financial aid to more students. This didn't sit too well with these student bastions of liberty; about 40 of them jumped the officer in a parking garage and wrestled his baton away from him, and were beating him with it. When he drew his gun, the crowd started chanting, "Take his gun!" Fortunately, backup arrived in time.
Student body president at Cal State Fresno is Illegal Immigrant - He let this little fact stay hidden during the election...nothing like an honest and honerable candidate for student body president, I always say...Apparently there was evidence that school officials knew he was an illegal when he enrolled...
CA school order boy to remove American flag from bike - What is it that Californians have against the American flag? (well, other than being against pretty much everything it represents..) Well, apparently it wasn't acceptable for a 13 year old to have the flag on his bike to honor veterans like his grandfather (btw, he had it on his bike for 2 months prior to being told to remove it). The superintendent for the school district apparently felt that the First Amendment has to be revoked in order to be "more considerate of other cultures"...WTF?
San Francisco takes the "Happy" out of Happy Meals - Yes, it was decided to limit toy giveaways in fast food children's meals that have excessive calories, sodium and fat, and also require servings of fruits and vegetables with each meal! I mean, how dare anyone would suggest that..oh, I don't know...maybe the parents have the job of making the right food choices for their children? But then, that would be against the "collective good." To pretty much sum up in a nutshell the "please take care of me, I can't do it myself" mindset of the Socialist set, Conception Dawes, a 20-year-old mother of a 2-year-old, said she supports the ordinance – anything to help lessen the food’s appeal. “Fast food is really fattening, and it’s really addicting, and sometimes it’s hard to tell a child no,” she said.
CA Republican Loses to Dead Democrat - Good to know that California doesn't discriminate against the Respiratorially-Challenged... apparently Jenny Oropez died, but it was too late to replace her on the ballet...she still ended up winning by a 58-35 margin...don't really know where to begin with this one. Do we start with the ineptitude of the election officials? The complete lack of the general public to check basic facts about their candidate (like if they have a f*cking HEARTBEAT?), or maybe the Republican candidate just sucked so bad that a corpse was considered a viable alternative (hey, it's politics, I can so see that happening.)
Over $11 million in CA welfare funds spent in Vegas casinos - Not just Vegas, mind you...millions more were spent in Hawaii, Miami, Guam, and elsewhere. In all about $69 million in welfare funds were spent out of state on a variety of luxuries, including Vegas slot machines, cruises, and vacations. Hey, why would anyone want to be a productive member of society? Just hop on the welfare train, no strings attached (other than voting Democrat, of course...and who says slavery was abolished? When one is dependent on the government, you are a slave to the government...oh, the cruises are just perks to buy that Democrat vote.)
Sugary drinks banned from public vending machines - Whew! Hot on the heels of the groundbreaking "Anti-Happy Meal" crusade, another big save for civilization! Cudos to the Mayor of San Francisco and his executive order powers! And don't think he's done with his "Orders of Awesomeness"...he has also banned that evil of evils...yes! I know it's hard to believe such a brave and noble maverick exists in a public office, but it's true...CITY FUNDS ARE NO LONGER USED TO PURCHASE BOTTLED WATER! His reason? Those nasty and EEEE-VIL bottled water manufacturers make too much money.
Governor Ahnold signs bill banning trans fats from the state's 88,000 restaurants - 'nuff said.
Mother, Health group sue McDonald's for "Baiting kids with happy meal toys" - Personal responsibility has officially been declared extinct... They are claiming that McDonald's decision to market directly to young children violates several consumer protection laws.. From a statement on the health group's web site (the frighteningly Orwellian "The Center for Science in the Public Interest"), McDonald's is using toys to "bait" kids, and Monet Parham (the mother) blames McDonald's for making it hard to tell her child "no." You can't make this sh*t up...
CA inmate get kosher meals for "Seinfeld Festivus Faith" - A convicted drug dealer apparently didn't like the regular food he was getting while in jail, so cited his adherance to "Festivus" to get special kosher meals. What is Festivus? It appeared on a Seinfeld episode, and was celebrated with the airing of grievances and the display of an aluminum pole...no joke. Being kosher wasn't mentioned in the episode. This bonehead got away with this for two months before the order was thrown out in court.
Bloodmobiles now illegal due to new regulations - New regulations from the "California Air Resources Board" (CARB) require all diesel powered vehicles to meet new green standards by replacing the engine or the whole vehicle. This will end up costing the San Diego blood bank over one million to convert their eight blood mobile vehicles. And why exactly? CARB based their new regulation on a study conducted by one of their staff scientists, Dr. Hien T. Tran, who, according to CARB, has a PhD in statistics from UC Davis. Problem? Just a tiny one. "Dr." Tran didn't get his degree at UC Davis. He got a mail order PhD through "Thornhill University" in New York, and is unqualified to make statistical analyses. CARB knew of this, but couldn't pass up a chance on a new Socialist green regulation. CARB Board Chairman Mary Nichols admitted that she knew before the vote, but didn't inform the rest of the board because she said it was a "distraction."
22 arrested in LA for protesting "Wall Street criminals" outside of a bank - What was that phrase again? Oh yeah..."Personal responsibility"... I guess getting a mortgage that you couldn't afford, and then having the bank eventually foreclose on your home because you don't make the payments is considered "unfair." According to the protesters, it's the banks' failure to modify many borrowers' loans...not the irresponsibility of the people that were actually expected to honor their contracts. Businesses being evil and all, those stupid old contracts shouldn't be binding on the consumer..
Berkeley to pay for sex-change operations for city workers - Ok, I'm going to assume that it's the city workers' choice whether or not they want a sex-change, and not a requirement for employment... Apparently it's more important that they support their city worker's in dealing with their gender-identity issues, than it is to actually NOT GO BANKRUPT. Berkeley's unfunded liabilities? About 252 million. The city of Berkeley turns over more and more of its property to UC Berkeley (which then pays lower tax rates), and then has forced tax increases to make up for the lost revenue... BRILLIANT! Remember, to a Socialist, it's only your money if you have the approval of the government to keep it. They know best, you know...and you can't deny these poor confused individuals their sex-change. It would violate Berkeley's Sex Reassignment Surgery Policy. (Yes, there really is such a thing.)
Save the Delta Smelt! Because you know...conservation must take precedence over stupid luxuries...like eating! The poor, poor Delta Smelt! A cute wittle fishy that now has a champion in UC Davis professor Peter Moyle! Forget the fact that even Moyle admits the smelt has no commercial value, has a life cycle of just one year, and that even in optimal conditions, it's prone to extinction anyway... but..but...but...it's an ENDANGERED SPECIES!... The problem? Transferring water from North CA to the dry South, mostly through the Sacramento River delta. This allows saltier water to infiltrate the delta area from San Francisco Bay, which is hurting the wittle fishies. So, the government has purchased farmland in the delta and taken it out of production..and cut off fresh water deliveries to 25 million people, and about 2 million acres of rich farmland south of the delta has been greatly reduced. AWESOME!!! Results? Go fig: Massive unemployment for farmers and farm workers, rising vegetable, fruit, and rice prices, "water conservation" programs implemented that resulted in a series of water rate hikes (hits the poor and those recently unemployed the hardest...), and an exodus of water using industries to more friendlier places...taking even more jobs with them.
I just can't understand why people say that Socialism doesn't work...we have states like California as fine examples of the Socialist utopia...
Monday, April 11, 2011
Monday Quote
"You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot lift the wage-earner by pulling down the wage-payer. You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot establish security on borrowed money. You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves."
--Presbyterian clergyman William Boetcker (1873-1962)
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