tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77947848014698746862024-02-20T02:14:34.973-08:00THE REVOLUTIONTHE REVOLUTION IS A CONSERVATIVE OPINION PIECE BY ME (RICK) WHO AM I, I AM NOBODY JUST A HARD WORKING AMERICAN WHO GREW UP POOR AND MADE SOMETHING OF MY LIFE, I AM A RETIRED SOLDIER WHO HAS SEEN WAR AND OPPRESSION, SO SOMETIMES I AM A LITTLE INTENSE, SORRY IT'S WHO I AM.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-45812840531699828652013-02-01T22:00:00.000-08:002013-02-01T22:00:23.515-08:00Talking about “What”?<br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
Has anyone noticed lately that we are talking about
everything except what matters? We hear so much about proposed gun bans and
universal back ground checks, then there are women in combat and today “MR
President” unveils a hundred and sixty pages of regulations for healthier
snacks in our nation’s school lunch programs. Really, we need a hundred and
sixty pages to tell us not to eat Twinkies? Oh wait, I forgot we can’t get
those anymore. The unions destroyed that company and they didn’t qualify for a
bail out because they are, were, headquartered in a right to work state. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Has anyone else noticed that it is one thing after another
and whatever it is gets all the coverage in the fascist news media? I wonder
why that is?<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Your right I am going to tell you, no I am not going to lay
out a lot of facts because I don’t have the proof. Now I could tell you that unemployment is
rising again, even though James “Crony” Carney” would like us to believe that
it is trending up, or that we have seen three straight years of positive
growth, that’s what they call 1.5%, some would call that anemic or
stagnate. But not this administration
and the fascist media just keep on covering up the truth.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
So what’s it really about? Well most news stories have about
a two week shelf life, although this administration and the fascist media have
managed to really stretch that in to about a two to three month self-life. The
fact is the more Mr. President can keep the nation talking about gun control,
which he knows he won’t get, women in combat, which I doubt will really happen,
and school nutrition, the less he has to talk about the economy.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
We were told by the President that if he got his stimulus,
if he got cash for clunkers, (remember that one) if he got Obama care, if we
bailed out GM and Chrysler, if we gave money to insurance and mortgage
companies that were too big to fail unemployment would be under 5% by now and
the deficient would be half of what it currently is. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Now that’s a pretty dismal record, and I don’t care how many
earthquakes or Arab springs we had, the truth is with a record like that I
would want to change the national conversation too, and that is just what they
have done. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<br /></div>
Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-43070203338120506682012-09-12T14:51:00.001-07:002012-09-12T14:51:53.357-07:00Just a thought: <br />
<div class="MsoNormal">
Today I am in Sacramento California, I am here for some
training for the company I work for; there is a lot going on in the world right
now, as we all know, yesterday we remembered 9/11 and all the hero’s and innocent
live taken on that horrible day. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Today we wake to find out one of our embassies was attacked
and four diplomats were murdered, including our Sr. Ambassador to Libya over
some movie or something, come on, who’s buying that? How many of those mud huts
even have cable TV?<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
But that is not what I want to talk about,
what I do want to say is this; last week at the DNC we heard the current president
talk about the need for everyone to go to college, that is the gate way to the
middle class, or some such nonsense. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
OK; so today I am on a shuttle bus at the Sacramento airport
that takes us to the car rental lot, and there is this lady driving the shuttle
and she is one of the most unbelievable people I have ever run into, she was
cheerful and helpful to everyone, at each stop she would get up from her seat
and greet each passenger, she took their bags from them and put them in the
rack for them and smiled and made us all enjoy the ride, when we reached the
rental lot she helped everyone with their bags and wished them a great day. I actually
saw people tipping her because of the great service she gave them.<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
It reminded me of the true greatness of the American worker;
it is not wrapped in what they could only have, or what they don’t have, it is
about people doing the best job they can and working hard every day at it. Not complaining
about what this country owes you, but being grateful for the opportunities it
affords you. It’s the steel worker, the truck driver, the construction worker
that fights their way to the middle class thru hard work and determination. <o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
Yes collage is a great way to get ahead, but when did we get
a point where it is the only path to success, when did blue collar tenacity
began to count for so little? This country is great because our freedom gives
us options not because we are owed something. “Just a thought”<o:p></o:p></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<o:p></o:p></div>
Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-55769715288714400302011-12-11T07:47:00.000-08:002011-12-11T07:47:10.650-08:00Have you Noticed<div class="MsoNormal">Has anyone else noticed that this election cycle started just a tad early? Did you notice that for the first time we have been inundated with republican debate after debate? Has anyone else noticed that even more than usual the president of the united Democratic Party (yea I got that right) is sending his attack dogs after perceived front runners? Has anyone, and I mean anyone noticed that while Hussein the horrible talks of the need for compromise, he is really saying my way or we will grind your name in the dirt? Ok just one more question, if the Republicans are so against creating jobs for Americans then why have they sent some twenty jobs bills to the Senate that “Lord Reid” has tabled and refused to allow any debate on?</div><div class="MsoNormal">I admit that I am a news junky, I watch it all the time, I listen to it on my satellite radio, (that I have in both our vehicles, and a portable I keep in the house) yes I stream conservative talk radio on my computer at work so I can listen to the issues while I am working, I read the news and blog sites, when a new book comes out I read it, so it is fair to say I am fairly well informed. My point is when I hear some idiot being disingenuous about how one side or the other is not allowing this or that or not willing to compromise I can get angry and yell at the TV or radio, ask my wife, she will inadvertently look at me and say “you know they can’t hear you, don’t you” my point is I am pretty well informed, but most people are not, they hear Hussein the horrible say Republicans want to raise taxes on the middle class to help keep taxes down on the rich in this country, and they believe it. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Here is a favorite of Hussein the horrible, “all Americans should be willing to pay their fair share.” He is insinuating that everyone has a stake, or, is paying something, but 47% of this country pays no tax at all, and a good many of those people not only pay no taxes but receive a check form the government each year, so they pay nothing and receive money at the end of the year, money taken from those who do pay in, anyone know what that is called? Let me help you out, that’s called wealth redistribution. So here is what HTH (that stands for Hussein the horrible) is really saying we need to take more form the job creators, more form the real tax payers and redistribute that wealth to those who tend to vote for Democrats. What, did you think they really cared about the poor working man, no that’s a farce, they care about votes, come on they make millions of dollars off insider trading, and fly around in privet jets, live the high life and want to keep the party going, what, really, you thought they cared about you, and I am talking about both parties, although I would argue that Democrats are by far the worst. Remember when Princess Pelosi said she was going to drain the swamp? What she meant was, we are going to go after the Republicans while protecting our own.</div><div class="MsoNormal">So what is my point you may be asking yourself right about now; just this, the average person in this country is more worried about who gets voted off dancing with the stars then who gets voted into the white house, think of this, more Americans vote in the American Idol finally then vote in national elections. Again what is my point? Just this; it is up to us, the well informed, we need to be out informing and preaching conservative values, since the average person is not going to Google candidates it is up to you and me, so be informed and share the truth every chance you get. We live in a country on the edge if you are going to save it for our children and their children we need to stand up and shout at those who would fundamentally change this great nation, “no more” we are going to defend our freedom and our way of life. As always do not be afraid to stand up and be counted, I and those like me will stand with you. The conservative revolution starts now; our greatest weapon is the truth use it and we will take America back. God Bless you and yours. </div><div class="MsoNormal"> </div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-45489924589964331282011-10-19T19:20:00.001-07:002011-10-19T19:20:32.332-07:00It’s Happening Again<div class="MsoNormal">Breaking news; a teacher speaking to the press during occupy, what are they occupying anyway? It started out as occupy wall street, but they are really in a park near wall street, and it is now national and it is the same theme everywhere, sleep in a park and don’t shower. So maybe it’s a stink up the public park movement. Interesting side note, here in Utah there are some people camping out in a place called Pioneer Park in Salt Lake City, which is also where a lot of homeless people tend to camp out and they have started complaining to police that they are being denied their park, just found it kind of funny. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Anyway back to this nut job teacher in California, apparently during an interview she stated, and I am paraphrasing, “The Zionist Jew’s that run Wall Street need to be run out of this country”. I don’t even know how to address a statement like that, I mean talk about racist statements, now in all fairness I did hear she got fired, as she should have been, what scares me is what has she been teaching the kids in her class? I would be willing to bet it was more than the three “R’s”. The real shock is that they actually fired her, it that part is true, in Cali I figured they would run her for congress or something. </div><div class="MsoNormal">You know it would be funny it wasn’t so scary, this is not an isolated incident, it is a fairly common theme that we are starting to see across the country. I told you in my last blog that this is how it starts, first they demand “what is rightfully ours” whatever that is, then they take it by force, first they blame a certain segment of society, then they round them up and put them in camps, it has happened before. Look we are already starting to see a wide spread movement that denies the Holocaust, now we are starting to see people blame the Jew’s for all the wrongs in this country, do I sound paranoid to you? I bet I do, but in 1939 they sounded paranoid too. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Look at the protests in Europe, if you think it can’t happen here you are naïve, we are headed down that road if we don’t stand up for our country and our selves. We are a country where individuals have the same rights, where every voice has value, so why is it conservatives are being drowned out, the main street press no longer reports the news, they have taken sides, which by the way fascism, controlling the message. We have an administration that seeks to govern by executive order, that’s ruling by decree, “ruling” not to be confused with governing. </div><div class="MsoNormal">What’s next they come for our guns, because in order to rule you first have to control the message, we know that’s happening, next you have to remove the ability for people to defend themselves, and lastly you have to control the people, we see that happening through big government programs turning our country into a welfare state. When you have done all that you round up the dissenter, that’s when the camps open.</div><div class="MsoNormal">We as a nation are surrendering our individual rights and it needs to stop, conservatives need to make their voices heard, before we lose the right to be heard. Speaking as an American Jew I will not give up my rights, my voice counts and I will make it heard, I will not surrender my rights, or my guns, I will not go quietly to the camps, <span> </span>the Revolution is now upon us, stand up and be counted, I and those like me will stand with you. <span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-13006503561616921362011-10-10T18:12:00.001-07:002011-10-10T18:12:25.643-07:00What is going on in our Country?<div class="MsoNormal">So I think I will just ramble here for a little while, I am not sure what I want to say but I do want to talk a little about this whole occupy Wall Street; where to start. Ok it seems to me there are a lot of people down there that are to say the least, confused. </div><div class="MsoNormal">I guess the intent is to not shower and sleep in the park until they get what is rightfully theirs, although they can’t tell you what that is or how to get there, now the guy they got on film taking a dump on a cop car? What’s that all about? Guess he is demonstrating for public deification.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Here is what I find funny, every time some lib comes on TV lately they go on and on about how this is just young people getting together to voice their anger over the direction of the country, huh, aren’t they in the wrong city? They compare this movement with the Tea Party Movement, really, so let me see if I have this right, the Tea Party movement is not extreme anymore? <span> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">They are mad about the big corporate and bank bail outs, they don’t like the current relationship between corporate America and the Government, well hell me too, so are they all conservatives? I am so confused.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Here is what I don’t understand; they keep talking about how huge this movement is, I mean there is almost 1000 people down there in whatever that park is, wow, 1000 in a city of 10,000,000, oh yea and they keep interviewing people that traveled there from other states, really in a city that big they had to import people from out of state just to reach that number. </div><div class="MsoNormal">Here is what I think, who cares what these hippy wanna-bees have to say, they have no message or plan on how to fix things, just leave them be, when the first snow falls in New York City they will go home and that will be that, except for the garbage and funk they will no doubt leave behind that the NY tax payers will have to pick up the tab on.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Ok now the scary stuff; <span> </span>I was watching the news coverage the other day (not surprising when you consider I am a news junky) and here is some guy going on and on about how everything wrong with this Country is the fault of the Jew’s, how the government sends all our money to Israel. You know that is not the first time we have heard that kind of talk, the last time was back in 1939. Then I read an article about some well known Lib telling teenage homosexuals that if their parents don’t except them or recognize their homosexuality then they need to kill them, so who said that first you may ask? Well let me help you out, it was said by Charles Manson back in the 60’s.</div><div class="MsoNormal">So am I being paranoid? No I am not, we currently live in a country where the President promotes class warfare, where Lib’s hide behind what is really fascism they just give it softer names, what is it when Christianity is not protected by the same free speech as <span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Atheists</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Who would have thought a few years ago we would be where we are today in this country, I would not have, people would talk about our great country slipping into civil war, I would have told you, not in this country, but now I am not so sure. So here is what I am telling you, get ready, don’t wait start now, start storing food, and water, get a generator and keep gas on hand to run it, and if you are like me guns and ammo, why, because I am a Jew, and proud of it, not too long ago they came in the night and took my people off to camps. So when they come next time I intend to be ready, I will not be denied my freedom, I will not go willingly in the night, I will fight back, when they find my body it will be surrounded by the bodies of those who came to deny me my freedom. Am I paranoid? Maybe; but better to stand up and be counted then to be herded like sheep to slaughter.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">As always do not be afraid to let your voice be heard, because as long as you stand for freedom I will stand with you. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></span></span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-86302993245682202412011-09-22T13:44:00.001-07:002011-09-22T13:44:04.899-07:00THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY STAY THE SAME<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">I know you have not heard from me for a long time, the truth is I was a little burnt out on the whole thing , I mean it really doesn’t matter what I write down on this page, what good does it do? The liberals are still out there telling lies, the establishment Republicans are still under mining true conservatives so they can keep the “good ol’boy power structure alive” and the truth is whatever “Hussein the Horrible” says it is this week. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So why am I wasting my time here, hell I don’t know, call it therapy. Here is the deal, I want to talk a little about what the progressive left stands for.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">From what I hear they believe in things like a women’s right to choose, they are against the death penalty, they abhor racism, they promote diversity and open borders, human rights for all, gay marriage and wealth distribution. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">That’s about it, and yes it is a little simplified but it not inaccurate I don’t think, ok so why is that important? If you have followed my Blog for any length of time you may remember awhile back I wrote a Blog titled “Liberal Hypocrisy “ well the more things change the more they say the same.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ok let’s get to it; this week a man in Georgia was put to death for the 1989 murder of an off duty police officer, oh the lib’s are in an up roar, because 22 years latter they know this was just another example of the man (that’s code for white people) just wants to get pay back for a racist cop, well we know he is a racist, because he was a cop, and had he been a black cop he would have been another uncle Tom, you know like Sen. Allen West, and all the other sell outs. They protested outside the prison, had candle light visuals and you could hear the lib’s, wailing as far away as San Francisco. And I get it they don’t believe in the death penalty, it’s barbaric and does nothing to deter crime, it is not justice, it’s murder, “Right” I mean that’s what they say. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Is that is so? Let me introduce you to Lawrence Russell Brewer, who is he you ask? What, you mean it wasn’t front page news; the Huffington Post did not lead with this story? Well here’s the deal, on September 21, 2011 two people were put to death, one in Georgia, and one in Texas. But no one cried for Brewer, no one held a candle light visual, and I don’t blame them, Brewer was a monster, and he chained a human being to the back of his pickup truck and dragged him to death because of the color of his skin. The world is a better place without him, you may ask how can say that, “because I am not a hypocrite”, I don’t pretend to be outraged by capital punishment but pick and choose where my outrage will be directed, if you are morally opposed to capital punishment then should you not be just as outraged by the killing of a white supremacist, as you are with the killing of a black man who murdered a cop. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here is another tragedy, also on September 21, 2011 two Sothern California police officers were arrested for the murder of a homeless man, they allegedly beat the mentally impaired man to death while he begged for his life, and if these officer’s are found guilty I hope they get what they gave, again I can say that because I am not a hypocrite, so why do I even care, yesterday someone I love and respect , even though she is a misguided liberal, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>made a comment that I found very disturbing, “I hope they put them in general population”. Now what could have she meant by that statement? Well we all know what happens to cops put into general population, chances are they will be beat to death, or knifed, I think the proper terminology is “shanked”, but what about their right to a trail, or to be judged by a jury of their peers? What about their human rights and I thought putting someone to death was morally wrong, but if you put them into Gen-Pop isn’t that just what you are doing, sentencing them to death. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Last one for today; on Feb. 3, 2011 at a code pink rally in California, “you remember California the shining example liberalism and tolerance”, protesters made public statements concerning Justice Clarence Thomas, some of the more colorful ones were, and I am paraphrasing here, “he needs to be lynched” “he needs to be sent back to the fields” now I am not sure but that sounds just a little racist to me. Why is it whenever I bring this up liberal’s refuse to comment on it, or God forbid condemn it, I can tell you why?</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Liberals do not believe in tolerance, they do not believe in human rights, they do not believe free speech, and they do not believe all people are created equal. Here is what they believe, if your views are the same as mine, if your speech is acceptable to me, if your politics are the same as mine then you are entitled to protection. Everyone else is an extremist, a racist, and someone of low intelligence and should be demonized. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Liberalism is for the liberal, not for the people, just as Socialism is for the Socialist, not the people, you see the rest of us are not smart enough to know the truth and there for we need them to tell us what is best for us. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Let me ask you this; what do liberals fear above all else? An informed society, that’s because their ideology cannot stand up to facts. It is time for conservatives to stand up and be heard, we are the majority and the truth is what it is, facts are what they are, don’t be afraid to stand up, when you do I will stand with you, you are not alone, this is your country too, this is our time, let the conservative revolution begin, it is time to rally the troops and return this great nation to greatness, you are not alone, let us all stand together. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-79834636337435118722011-08-10T18:18:00.000-07:002011-08-10T18:18:56.205-07:00Blogger Buzz: Blogger integrates with Amazon Associates<a href="http://buzz.blogger.com/2009/12/blogger-integrates-with-amazon.html">Blogger Buzz: Blogger integrates with Amazon Associates</a>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-4516318393283211902011-08-09T19:39:00.001-07:002011-08-09T19:39:56.725-07:00America the used to be<br />
<div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I don’t mean to imply that this nation of ours is not a great nation, I still believe it is, but for how long? I will be 50 in a few weeks and while that is not that old, it does mean that I have seen some changes in my life time, and I am not talking about i-phones, mp-3’s or flat screen TV’s, all of which I have, not to mention the Lap Top I am typing on or the internet I intend to post this on, the information age has connected the world in ways I would not have been able to imagine when I was a kid, and let me give a shout out to “spell check” possibly the greatest break through since the 4-door pickup truck. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Here is what I mean; we used to have hero’s, and I don’t mean the comic book kind, I am talking about the men and women who dared to go into space, the guy who broke the sound barrier on the salt flats in Utah. Audi Murphy the undersized farm boy from North Texas who could not even get into the Marines, then went on to become the most decorated soldier of WWll. When I was a child I stood in school and said the pledge of allegiance, facing the flag that hung in every class room, and I knew I was special because God had blessed me and made me an American, yea I know that seems harsh when you consider all the people of the world that were not blessed to be here, but I was and this is still a great nation, we are great because of where we came from. We were the persecuted of the world, we braved a new world to escape poverty and persecution for religious beliefs, we didn’t walk into some deal where we were handed everything, our ancestors worked, fought and died to make this nation great.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">When Europe was threatened not once but twice, this nation answered the call, we fought and died for the cause of freedom and we took no land except enough to bury or dead, we asked no reparations, and our troops came home to a hero’s welcome for doing the right thing, not for us but for humanity. Now we have elected officials accusing soldiers of targeting noncombatants, not because it is true but because it will get him votes in his district. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The President goes around the world on the great American apology tour, he in acts policies that are destroying our nation, and if you disagree with him, you are a resist, so much for free speech. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We are no vilified for our belief in God, while the ACLU will defend anyone’s right to be liberal but ignore someone’s right to pray in public, we live in a world where women’s rights originations will defend a women’s right to be liberal but vilify a conservative women while calming to be dedicated to the advancement of all women. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I ask again; where are the heroes. In 1944 at the battle of Bastogne the 101<sup>st</sup> Air Borne Division found themselves cut off and surrounded, caught in freezing weather without proper winter clothing, when the commander of the German forces offered to allow an honorable surrender, that he would feed and provide medical care to the beleaguered Americans. Gen McAuliffe the commander of the 101<sup>st</sup> sent back a one word reply, “Nuts”. Kind of silly by today’s vocal standards, but that one word said all he wanted to say, and when the word got around to the troops they cheered and became more determined to hold out. What was it that mad the Gen. such a great man, he didn’t wear a cape, he was never featured in a comic book, no he was just another American, one that believed in American Greatness. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Today our children are not taught of these great men and women, they are not taught of the greatness of our nation, or our true history, they don’t understand that the greatness of our flag is the fact that it was borne in battle, that it stands for freedom, no one has told them that this nation has given more and bled more for the cause of freedom then any nation on this planet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;">So what do we do? We do what we have always done, we fight, we fight for freedom for the protection of our way of life and our constitution, I am not saying take to the streets and declare war, although if we continue down this path it may come to that, one only needs to look at Great Britain, France, Spain and Greece. To deny it could happen here is tantamount to sticking your head in the sand. But if conservative voices speak out, if we pay attention to who we elect, if we demand that our representatives, represent us and not just themselves, if we hold them accountable, and that includes the liberal press that feed us propaganda and not the news, by the way did you know we are at war in Libya? And if not you should demand to know. The point is get involved let’s not let this Republic fall, defend what is ours, we can’t wait for heroes, we have to be heroes. And if a time comes when we have to take to the streets, I like our ancestors will stand with you to defeat tyranny. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-5750140027814026002011-06-02T09:46:00.001-07:002011-06-02T09:46:05.456-07:00Whatever happened to the Libyan War?<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Hey check it out; we are at war with Libya, I know, I know you haven’t heard anything about it in the news so how could it be so. I mean it was not that long ago that Bush went to congress to obtain permission to go to War with Afghanistan and Iraq. Then they turned around and called him a war monger, a war criminal, a murderer, a baby killer, you know the whole nine yards. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">So where are all those people now, “hey Pelosi we are talking to you” John Kerry where is your indignation now????</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Funny I can’t hear a thing, from the Liberal elite or the “oh so honest” liberal press, and as of now BO (that stands for Barak Obama, and yes the pun is intended, because I think he stinks), anyway to this day BO has snubbed congress and has not yet appeared before them, yes the same guy that as a Senator accused the Bush administration of fighting an illegal war under false pretenses.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But it’s ok because his press secretary says they are doing nothing illegal, this engagement is not a war. He makes it sound like they are all over there hitting each other with plastic bats; you know the big over sized ones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ok I started this article yesterday and was going to complete it today, glad I did because while reading the Blaze this morning I came across an article about a Jr. High year book form a school in Arkansas that apparently includes a list of top 5 worst people of all time, on the list is Hitler, Bin Laden, Manson, then “get this” George Bush and Dick Chaney. I am just blown away, this is the crap they are filling our kids with, not learning, indoctrination, and you better believe its happening and there is an agenda by the left to destroy our Republic. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">You remember all those crazy movies of the 80’s where some guy is wearing a foil hat to keep the aliens from taking over his mind, we all laughed but it’s happening, and the aliens are the liberal left, they are pumping our kids full of propaganda that promotes their belief, they say things like lets be more civil in our discourse, then they attack every conservative on a personal level, that’s because not only can they not argue the facts, they don’t know them nor are they interested in knowing them. Why you ask, well they believe in ideology, in ends justifies the means, and since their way of life it the correct way then it is ok, we can always be civil after they take over, but that will be the end of free speech and free choice, we can just tear up the constitution and turn the Smithsonian into a homeless shelter, oh wait we won’t need it because owning your own house is a civil right. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Ok I went on a rant there, but it does support my message, if Bush is such a horrible person then what does that say about Obama? We are at war in an unauthorized war, you can’t get away from that, the constitution and the war powers act are clear, and the administration is in clear violation of both. So where is the talk of impeachment, remember that one, oh and let’s not forget that we invaded a solvent nation in order to get Bin Laden, now that’s fine with me but if GW would have done it lib’s would be screaming for his head, but not BO, when he does it, it’s fine. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are losing our country because the loudest voices are winning the argument by shouting us down, so stop, challenge them, demand they tell the truth, and punish the media and the elites in the film industry. How, don’t watch, don’t buy, don’t believe. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We are in the middle of a revolution in our country, the question is are you going to crotch in the dark with your blinds down and hope for the best, or are you going to do what our forefathers did and stand up and be counted. I say stand because you are not alone, I will stand with you. </span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-68678401808969345442011-05-11T07:40:00.001-07:002011-05-11T07:40:57.666-07:00Conservatives need to wake up<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Have you heard the good news? The president’s approval rating is at a two year high following the killing of OBL, what the hell is wrong with this country, and I don’t mean to lesion the impact of finally <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>getting that scum sucker, I am also willing to give credit where credit is due, he made the call, he green lighted the operation. Now don’t kid yourself he had no choice, if it ever leaked out that he had a chance and passed on it, he would be through, but again he made the call, and the right one in my opinion.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But for hells sake we are still paying four dollars a gallon for gas, inflation is running rampant and the deficit is at 1.6 Trillion dollars. We are talking now about raising the debt ceiling so we can increase that number. Do you not realize that when that happens we will be borrowing, and yes I said borrowing, because we do not have the money, three hundred and fifty million a day to pay the interest. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">But hey he reduced taxes for 95% of Americans, however the last time I checked 47% of this country has zero tax liability, meaning they don’t pay any taxes so how do you give someone that does not pay taxes a tax break? </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Yesterday while giving a speech in El Paso Texas he told those present that conservatives need to move on from the fence issue because it is now all but complete, (I am paraphrasing here) really, so why is Texas and Arizona starting a campaign to raise private funds to complete the fence project that the federal government canceled, wow, are they stupid or what, cant the see the fence they have, oh wait, maybe it is a stealth fence and cannot be seen by the naked eye. If you are not offended by the blatant hypocrisy of this president then you need to get out more. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Oh yea and speaking of civil discourse he mocked the republican party by saying they will not be satisfied until there is a mote filled with alligators, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not that I am opposed to that if it works. Is this the guy who was going to change how Washington works, the great unite’r, the most transparent government in history, and the fix all for the economy, so out of all those promises how many has he kept, oh I don’t know none. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here is the latest thing; Mrs. Obama is sponsoring a poetry day at the white house, and who is on the list, some clown name “Common” or some silly ass name like that, who in his so called art calls for the killing of cop’s and the murder of former president Bush. Oh yea that is one way to bring the country together.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The fact of the matter is this, the president and first lady don’t care about governing this nation, they are too busy being rock stars, and what happened to improving our standing in the world community, yea that one’s a bust too. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">Here is my question to you. when are we going to stand up for our country, how much longer are we conservatives going to sit on the side lines and just let liberals shout us down, we are the majority in this country and yet we allow our country to fail in the name of political correctness. If you want to secure the border you are a resist, if you wanted the president of the United States to release his birth certificate then you are a racist. It’s enough, and it is time to get involved, the revolution is coming so stand up, I will stand with you. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-5054963388342145722011-05-06T11:23:00.000-07:002011-05-06T11:23:49.436-07:00Revolution; dare I say it.<div class="MsoNormal">This will be the start of a new blog setting for me, why? Well because maybe I have spent way too much time rambling and not enough time getting to the meat of my feelings.</div><div class="MsoNormal">So let’s get started shall we. It began like this, last weekend me, my wife and some friends were at the local racetrack just hanging, this drunk behind us starts getting really out of control, my buddy tried to talk to him, I tried to talk to him, but he was not having any of it, he continued to be loud and vulgar attempting to intimidate everyone around him. I took it as long as I could and then calmly got up and stepped in front of him. Yea ok that was bull, I got up and got in his face and said ok a—hole if you want to go then let’s go, at which time he decided to sit down and be quiet, well at least till latter on when he was safe in his car and driving away, he lowered his window about six inches and flipped me off. </div><div class="MsoNormal">A few days later I was watching the news and got upset, I can’t even remember about what, but I do remember my wife saying “honey you have a lot of rage in you”. Now when she said it I got angry, see a pattern here? I told her she is mistaking passion with rage, that’s when she reminded me of the race track incident, and I had to admit I could have controlled my anger a little better. So where am I going with all this, funny thing I don’t know, I do know this, I am sick and tired of the liberal PC world we now find ourselves in,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am sick and tired of listing to liberals talk about how great this president is, and how bad Bush was, I mean what has he done different , Bush started the prescription drug subsidy, nimrod took over health care, Bush grew the Government, Obama grew it more, Bush led us in to two wars (not giving an endorsement either way, just stating a fact ) Obama took us into war in Libya, then invaded Pakistani. Again just stating a fact, Bush’s lack of oversight helped create the economy we have now, Obama had to one up him there too and really tank it. So what is it that the lib’s love so much about this guy?</div><div class="MsoNormal">So yea I have some pent up rage in me, but it’s not my fault, it was my government that sent me to war to see the awful thing s I saw (that parts true) <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>so I am a victim, I need help, yea, yea, what I need is for gas prices to go down so I can pull my camping trailer somewhere nice, what is that your saying lib’s, there are people in this country that can’t afford <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a 29 foot camper with all the luxuries, news flash, I don’t care, I served my country for twenty years, I am now 50 or will be this year, and I work full time as does my wife, so we can enjoy life now and then, but what about the poor and oppressed in this country, oh give me a break would you, do something with your life I did, and now you want mine, well you can’t have it, I don’t know you and I don’t owe you. </div><div class="MsoNormal">So what do we need in this country, you guessed it, we need a middle class, conservative revolution. Yup that’s right I am calling for revolution, and why not the Lib’s do it all the time, La Raze calls for the return of California, Arizona and Texas to Mexico, by force if necessary, hey news flash morons it’s ours because we took it and we aint giving it back. The Black Panthers are calling for revolution for the sake of the oppressed, and then what BP’s once you get your revolution then what, well then all the white people become oppressed, but they deserved it right? Bunch of Racist Morons, yea I said it black people are racist, not all of them but a majority are, come on stop with the PC crap and say it out loud. </div><div class="MsoNormal">That is the revolution I am calling for, say it out loud, get off the side lines, next time someone says we should honor Muslim traditions tell them to bite you on the, well you know.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Just look how the Tea party supports are vilified, while Code Pink demonstrators call for the murder or enslavement of blacks. But do they get any criticism in the media, hell no, they are just members of the family that strayed; they just need a stern talking too because they didn’t mean what they said, HEY! They called for the hanging of Justice Thomas, and if not that said he should be returned to the fields, are you kidding me, and we are talking about the Tea Party.</div><div class="MsoNormal">Oh yea and one other thing, I am so sick and tired of people telling me to be careful not offend muslin nations or their people, you know what we are the US of A we don’t cower we never have. Hey you guys over there, “Mohammad was a drag queen who laid with naked with goats, and boy goats at that, I live in Utah, I go everywhere armed, so come get me you bunch of A-holes. “Whew” I don’t know about you but I feel better getting that off my chest. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">So there it is; it is time for a revolution, a peaceful one if possible, and if not I will stand with you…….. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div><div class="MsoNormal">God, Guns and Pick Up Trucks, you damn right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-54649086348391342762011-04-25T08:25:00.002-07:002011-04-25T08:26:03.292-07:00Make history or Repeat it?I have a question; could someone out there tell me what is going on in Libya. Because I don’t know, is it not news, are people not engaged in conflict over there, why is it not the lead story on the news every night???? The hypocrisy of the liberal media is without boundaries, during the last administration reporters were salivating over every opportunity to describe how bad the war was going, how no WMD was found, how all these innocent civilians were killed by our bombs, how we didn’t have an exit strategy, I could go on and on and on, but I think you get it.<br />Now we can debate the logic of going into Iraqi and Afghanistan and I think that’s fair, personally I supported the decision, but you have a right to your own opinion.<br />Here is what you can’t debate; whether or not it was legal, when then President Bush followed the Constitution and pled his case to Congress, and Congress gave their blessing, and yes that includes Pelosi, Reed and the rest of that hypocritical crowd, so he is not a war criminal, that argument holds no water, again you can debate the right and wrong of it but not the legality. Now let’s fast forward to now, Mr. Obama to this date has still not appeared before Congress to my knowledge, so is this war legal, I say no, at least not according to the U.S. Constitution. But why would they let a little thing like the laws of our nation stand in their way, I mean they never have before.<br />Yes, yes I know we are not at war, we are supporting the UN and NATO defending a no fly zone, which would explain why we are bombing infantry and armored columns on the ground, you can kid yourself if you want to, but Mr. Obama has taken us to war and that’s a fact.<br />And where is the media on this, silent, could that be because when the man they have been protecting all this time is the one guilty of illegally taking us to war, could you imagine what would happen if Bush was still President, he would be crucified. <br />This is just more evidence of how the media is not trying to report the news but they are trying to fundamentally change our country as we know it. Yes boy’s and girl’s they have taken sides, it is no longer about giving the story to the American people, who have a right to know, it is about feeding an agenda and giving the poor uneducated, average citizen what he needs to have so he comes, only to the right conclusion, not to be confused with giving the facts so a well informed public can decided for itself.<br />If you think about it, it’s almost like we are not smart enough to hear the truth and come to a decision on our own, well not kind of it is exactly like that, and if you are not insulted you should be.<br />How many people have died in Libya since the bombing campaign started? How many noncombatants got caught up in, and killed by the fighting? Had this been Bush’s Iraq we would have the answers to that how come we don’t have them now. <br />In 1939 the fascist party in Germany; after years of information propaganda, emerged as the Nazi Party, they convinced the world that they just wanted to return Germany to the once great nation it was and had a right to extend its borders back to where they were when it was the Prussian Nation, so all of Europe and the world stood by as they pushed into Poland, and the Netherlands. After all it was a European problem. By the time the world figured it out, it was almost too late. Countries were in- slaved and some ten million people were marched to their death. <br />A very wise man by the name of George Santayana once said; those who do not read history are doomed to repeat it. Those who fail to learn from the mistakes of their predecessors are destined to repeat them. ...you see here is the secret that no one wants to tell you, there is only one truth, there is no grey area, no maybe his truth is not your truth, I actually heard that one used in a debate, “maybe your truth is not his truth so the conclusion is not the same” can you believe it. Look the truth is this, it is what it is and it stands on its own, that’s it.<br />I don’t want to sound like a dooms day or the end is near kind of guy; but the truth is we a closer than most of us know, we have to start making the hard choices and get this nation of ours back on course, do you really think that a year a ago countries like Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and others would have predicted what is going on there now…. If I had to guess I would say no. what makes it so hard to believe that it could not happen here?<br />Bottom line; I will not march quietly into the chamber, I will not cower in the dark and pretend I do not see what is going on all around me, and I will not stand by and allow the constitution to be trampled on by power hungry self serving politicians, I will make noise, I will be heard, I will tell the truth to all that will listen, I will not be fooled by lies and half truths. Because I am an American and we are the greatest nation in the history of the world. We should act like it……Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-40330873333843510182011-04-25T08:25:00.001-07:002011-04-25T08:25:20.874-07:00Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-68892833765430987912011-03-28T14:24:00.001-07:002011-03-28T14:24:52.553-07:00Liberal HypocrisyLittle known fact, my official retirement date from the Army is September 1, 2001. Ten days latter scum bag Muslim Extremists attacked our country and a lot of my friends went to war because of it, not all returned. I tried to go back into the Army but once your retirement is final there is no going back. My desire to return was not because I like war (I have been to war, I have no illusions about it) but because I love my country, and more important, I loved my brothers who were about to go back and felt my place was with them. What does this have to do with the title, nothing, I just wanted to give you some perspective on where I am coming from, so let’s get to it shall we. In 2001 or country was attacked, we all know that or should, our president at the time took his case to congress, they had all the same documentation that the president had and came to the same conclusion, Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction and presented a clear and present danger to the US of A. Most of them voted for war. That includes Pelosi, Reed, Biden, and the late king of hypocrisy Kennedy, and when the war became unpopular the liberal media crucified President Bush. We also heard things like before I voted for it I voted against it, or we assumed he had an exit strategy. I can tell you what an exit strategy is win the damn thing then walk away with your head held high. We have now “invaded” another country, Libya for those of you who do not watch the news. And no permission was given by the congress. Ok civics lesson, according the constitution of the United States of America, (that’s us) Congress is a separate but co-equal branch of government and only congress can authorize the war powers act, but this president did not go to congress, he went to the UN, France, and the Arab League of Nations. But wait I don’t remember seeing any of those names printed in the Constitution, so why isn’t the press all over this, well hell read the title. During the height of the Iraq war when we were paying $4.00 dollars a gallon for gas the liberal media was calling for the head of then President Bush, “he is in bed with the oil companies they all shouted”, “we have to become independent of foreign oil”. Well here we are again, only now the current president says “go green” no more foreign oil, we need wind, solar, and hell who knows what else, oh I know, we can hook our power up to tread mills, out in our organic gardens (that one’s for you Michele) and we could run on it for part of the day to charge batteries that will provide power while we harvest our organic supper. Well if that is who he is then fine, but then tell my why he just offered to help set up drilling off the coast of Brazil, can’t be, you say, oh yea I say. So here is where he stands, he shuts down production in the US, pays for it in Brazil, then tells us we need independence from foreign oil. Do you know in which country the largest deposits of crude oil and natural gas can be found? Well if you said the US then bingo. So again where is the liberal media on this one, well you know. The fact is everything this clown does he gets a pass on, because he is the one they chose to lead us into the Promised Land, and they can’t admit they made a mistake, because to do that would require them to acknowledge that Bush was not as bad as they made him out to be. I am not going to sit here and tell you I have a problem with the invasion of Libya; yes dear readers no matter how they spin it, or whether or not they put boots on the ground, Libya is a solvent nation and we and the other members of the coalition invaded it. But as I stated I am ok with that, my problem is this, don’t serve me hotdogs and try to convince me I am eating steak, just tell me what you are doing, I know what you are thinking what the heck is Rick Rambling on about now (shameless plug for my blog name). OK I will break it down, we “say” we went in to establish a no fly zone to prevent the slaughter of Libyan people by the national air force, then why are we bombing Infantry and Armor units. Here are the facts when crazy guy Kaddafi used his air force he was pounding back the rebel forces, now the rebel’s are using the coalition air power to lead the fight and they are pounding back the Libyan army, we are using them as our boots on the ground. Again I am ok with that, but just say that, tell the truth and let the voters decide, take a stand. One more thing, we know that per-capita Libya sent more people to kill Americans in Iraq than any other country in the Middle East, so shouldn’t we at least be sure we are supporting a rebellion that may be of benefit to us, I mean are we protecting people that have murdered American heroes? One last thought; by our illustrious presidents reasoning on why we are in Libya are we also going into Syria, and what about Darfur, they have been eradicating Christians there for years and we do nothing about it and the press never mentions it; hypocrisy, I say yes. Oh yea, could someone ask Obocrsy when we are going to Yemen, I almost forgot that one.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-90655143308353977272011-03-02T18:25:00.000-08:002011-03-02T18:26:31.609-08:00What would FDR do????<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Jim DeMint (R-SC) says there should be no collective bargaining for government employees, wow, very bold stand, and I say bravo Jim. Yea I know what some of your thinking. “We need to protect the American worker” “how could you be against the worker” “you are a racist, intolerant, homo-fobe” (that last one is the liberal go too) everyone that disagrees with them gets that title, just trust me on this one. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Ok before you get your knickers in a bunch let me tell you why I agree with Mr. DeMint. First and foremost there is a big difference between private sector unions and public sector unions.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>First and this is big; when private sector unions come to the table to collectively bargain for their members there are a lot of things they must consider, not all of it has to do with the membership, for one thing they are bound to help keep a company solvent, why? Because if the company goes under then all the negotiation in the world won’t help the employees, makes sense, right?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">So there is a lot of incentive to do what is best for the employee while making concessions that also benefit the company, here in reality world we call that a win, win. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Ok let me hit the pause button here for a sec, I know some of you are thinking that I am just pro business and don’t care about the common worker, well you’re <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>wrong, I like to think I am a common worker, yes I make a good wage, but it did not happen overnight,<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>I worked hard for 20 years in the Army, then I worked hard at my own business, now I work hard as a safety professional, I will be 50 this year and I got to where I am because I worked hard,(are you catching the theme here) nothing was ever handed to me, nor have I ever asked for anything but the chance to prove myself. Look; I think anyone doing a fair job should be paid a fair wage, and I don’t begrudge anyone for working their way into the millionaire ranks, I do really, really, really wish I could join them. (Another theme there did you catch it?) Anyway where was I, oh yea, fair wage for fair work, I do believe that the market place should dictate what that wage should be, you see, and try to stay with me, when you work you are selling your labor, the more you are worth the more you’ll make, in addition there is this thing called, supply and demand, which allows market place to dictate what a job is worth, <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>more demand, higher pay, sounds simple to me. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">Now back to collective bargaining; I am not against it, I have no problem when employees get together nominate a representative to collectively bargain on their behalf, but keep it centralized within your own company, why does it have to be an outsider or a corporate size union doing it? Just look at the auto industry and what the UAW has done, they have collective bargained factories out of union states and into right to work states, no unions there just fair wages for fair work, or worse, out of the country. Does anyone not find it ironic that foreign car manufactures are setting up shop in southern “right to work” states, while American car makers are moving operations to Canada and Brazil. And let me ask you this; if being in a union is such a great deal then why does it have to be mandatory, I mean if it is sooooo good wouldn’t everyone want to join. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%">So back to public sector unions; what do I have a problem with, just this, they do not have to do what is best for the worker and the company, why pray tell, <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>because it is taxpayer money, it has no bottom, it won’t run dry, well maybe not. It is one thing when you negotiate with a company that deals in profit and loss, it is another when you negotiate with taxpayer dollars, that is not subject to profit and loss, you just continue to drain those in the private sector, and taxes go up, and fewer jobs are created and, well you know the rest just look around at what’s going on in our country. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">You know I think it’s great how Dem’s and Liberals love to bloviate on the greatest Democratic President of the 20<sup>th</sup> century “FDR” sometimes referd to as the Paton Saint of the American Labor movement, I wonder what he would have to say about public sector unions, oh wait, I have it right here. </span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">"... <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="background:white"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">Meticulous attention should be paid to the special relationships and obligations of public servants to the public itself and to the government. All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, cannot be transplanted into the public service. It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations ... The very nature and purposes of Government make it impossible for ... officials ... to bind the employer ... The employer is the whole people, who speak by means of laws enacted by their representatives ...<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="background:white"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black">"Particularly, I want to emphasize my conviction that militant tactics have no place in the functions of any organization of government employees. Upon employees in the federal service rests the obligation to serve the whole people ... This obligation is paramount ... A strike of public employees manifests nothing less than an intent ... to prevent or obstruct ... Government ... Such action, looking toward the paralysis of Government ... is unthinkable and intolerable."<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:black">Wow that just about says it all, does it not? So before we run out into the streets with our grass roots movement supported by corporate money provided by George Soros let’s read, and dare I say, heed the words of the great one, yea I am gloating just a little, why? Because what argument are you going to use now…….. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-3616784027618916072011-02-16T18:55:00.000-08:002011-02-16T18:56:18.350-08:00Can you Hear the Silence<p class="MsoNormal">Why is it whenever a conservative says something “provocative” or controversial the liberals all run around screaming the sky is falling? But when a liberal says something insensitive and dare I say it, ignorant the silence in deafening.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ok Rick (that’s what I call myself; Rick) what are you rambling on about now, well let me give you just a couple of examples.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">At a Code Pink Rally demonstrators say on TV they would like to see Justice Clarence Thomas impeached and sent back to the fields. Well wait a minute is that not a Racist statement, noooo not if you’re a liberal, some of the other comments were hang him and his wife, and oh yea, let’s not forget send Justice Scalia back to Sicily, wait a minute is that not a Racist statement, that’s right I forgot, not if you are a liberal. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">And as you could imagine the silence is deafening from the left, we did get guys like the esteemed Reverend Jessie Jackson, you remember him he is the God fearing man the 20 kids from 20 women that he won’t even clam, what a pillar, calling into radio stations and doing the whole tap dance, you know these are fringe elements these are not reprehensive of the movement. Well that’s a lie, the truth is if you so much as disagree with the policies of Obama you are a racist. No not true it just makes you better educated and informed the 90% on the left.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ok next example of the tolerant left; on the 11<sup>th</sup> of Feb. a CBS reporter is in Egypt covering the celebration in Tahrir Square after Egyptian President Mubarak stepped down, she was attacked and sexually assaulted, repeatedly by a large crowd, described as an unsavory element within the crowd, really? Well let’s not be too harsh in our description of these scum sucking animals. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Wait it gets more disgusting. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A very liberal Professor at NYU tweets after hearing the news <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span class="apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">"Jesus Christ, at a moment when she is going to become a martyr and glorified we should at least remember her role as a major war monger," </span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Apparently she had made statements in support of Gen. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"; color:black">McChrystal</span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>after the Rolling Stones article that cost him his job, well hell then she deserved it right?<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">The fact is this young lady’s life was destroyed, she could have lost her life, she was brutalized, <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>but MR NYU Liberal could care a less because she has a different ideology, and don’t kid yourself this is not the fringe this is mainstream liberal ideology.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">It’s all agenda driven, Bush is a war monger and a war criminal, Obama sends drones into Pakistan and nothing. Bush is in bed with the oil companies, the gas prices are now over 3 bucks a gallon and nothing. Bush gives illegal no bid contracts to Halliburton, Obama names Jeff Imelt to his economics commission, (the CEO of GE) a company that out sources 60 percent of its production, and is currently acquiring oil and gas companies, and guess what, that’s right, nothing. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">Don’t kid yourself there is a War going on in this country, here is what it comes down to, freedom, or one party socialist rule, here is what you arm yourself with, knowledge, left wing ideology cannot survive the <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>truth. </span></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></b></p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-68670908709557797272011-01-21T11:38:00.001-08:002011-01-21T11:38:54.758-08:00CIVIL DISCORSE<p class="MsoNormal">You know what really burns my rear (other than a flame about 3 ft tall) sorry could not help myself, and what the hell it is my blog. Anyway; what really burns me is how Mr. Obama can stand up and give a great speech in Arizona and absolutely no one on the left listens. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Yes that is correct I did give some credit to the President, but you have to give credit where credit is due, do I believe he meant it. No, I do not, I did, when he spoke I was impressed but the very next day members of his party were right back at it, attacking conservatives<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and trying to shut them up. Ask yourself this question, why are they so afraid of people like Rush Limbaugh, Shawn Hannity, Glenn Beck and Sara Palin. We hear all the time from the left how stupid they are how irrelevant they are, after all they are not real journalists like Bill Maher, sorry couldn’t help myself.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Anyway my point is if they are so irrelevant then why not ignore them? You know like NPR, PBR, ABC, CNN and CSNBC are ignored. Sorry went there again didn’t I. well if the polls are any indication of the truth then FOX NEWS is clearly reaching more people, that’s what really scares them, and since the numbers continue to grow then we have to assume that mainstream America is moving more to the right of center, well that’s not true, we have always been a right of center country, the difference is now we are ignoring the 15% minority that always screams the loudest, or as I like to refer to them as the wacked out minority, but that’s just me.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So getting back to where I started before I started to ramble, those of you who know me will understand. The president gave a great speech, he said things like “we need more civility in our discourse” “as a country it is a time to heal” “this was the act of a single deranged person”, I may have paraphrased there a little but you get the idea, and the point of it all is this, it was not 24 hours before left wing nut jobs, some of them elected officials, came out and started throwing bombs at all their favorite targets. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>One Democratic Leader compared Republicans to the Nazi Party; the message was we are lying to the American people much the way Nazi’s lied about Jew’s, laying the ground work for the holocaust. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Really, I mean really. You want to take a wild shot at how many in the mainstream media called him out on that, you got it zero. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This one is kind of sad; one of the Tucson Az. Victims, a 62 year old man who was shot in the leg, with a history of lift wing bomb throwing, after being released from the hospital was, of course, swarmed over by the left wing media, and held up as an example of the great liberal America, was arrested and committed for mental health evaluation after attending an ABC sponsored event, also at the event was a Sr. Tea Party organizer, he held up a picture of the gentleman and told him he is “dead”, civil enough for you. Oh but that’s not all, in a prior interview he made the statement, and I am paraphrasing again, he would like to make necklaces of I believe it was Sara Palin’s, Rush Limbaugh’s, and Dick Cheney’s ears.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Wow that is one tolerant man, the point is you may be hearing this for the first time, because ABC did not report on it, even though it was an event sponsored by them, as a matter of fact no one, with the exception of FOX NEWS, and the Washington Post reported on the story, gee I wonder why. Ask yourself this, if Sara Palin would have given an interview with some small town news agency in Alaska and said something like, oh I don’t know, the only good Liberal progressive is a dead liberal progressive, my sentiment not hers. How many news agencies do you think would run it as a lead story? <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>My guess all of them.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">I have rambled on and on just to get to this point, where is the Great Unite’r in all this, why is Mr. Obama not making clear to his party that he wants more civil discourse in day to day politics, and don’t kid yourself if he says it, it will happen, the truth is he did not mean a damn word of what he said in Arizona, <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>he wants the right demonized, why you ask, because it is not about what is good for America, it is about winning in 2012, and keeping power, and it is not unique to the Dem’s but it really is about money and power, and as long as the American people stand for it, it will continue. You want more civil discourse? Then demand it, turn away from left and right bomb throwers, we need to demand that issues are debated and turn away from the intentional distracters. That is how everyone wins. Truth will set you free. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-85363296069723149302011-01-10T11:06:00.000-08:002011-01-10T11:08:12.789-08:00Never Waste an OpportunityOver the last weekend some deranged sociopath goes on a shooting spree, I am sure everyone by now knows everything about it and the crazy person that perpetrated it. “Since it has been in the news just a little”, you would have to be way out of touch to have not heard about it. Well low and behold, the victims are not even buried yet and the left wing “Destroy America Machine” is in high gear. It would seem the mainstream media has worn out the blame Bush rhetoric, so they are now targeting Palin. Wow, I am shocked.<br />From all the reports I have heard this guy was his own kind of whack job, his favorite book listed on his my space account was the communist manifesto, don’t think that makes him very conservative, but on the other hand he apparently had no trust in the government, didn’t want open borders, and was mad about people in his district for not being well educated, not sure where he was going with that. The point I am trying to make is this guy was just what he is, a very deranged person. And really back when Sara Palin used bull’s-eyes to identify the democratic seats that were being targeted did anyone really look at that and say, “Look she is advocating violence”. If they did I would submit to you that they were also a little off.<br />Here is what angers me the most about this whole tragedy, six people have lost their lives, one of them an innocent nine year old girl, and the New York Times is professing a link between Tea Party members, and conservatives in general, that fail to support the current administration with not only advocating violence, but insinuating that conservatives have incited the events that have occurred. I say again Wow, how low you can get, this is despicable and if you don’t see it you are blind, this is not reporting the news this is pushing an agenda. It’s almost like some deranged person saying “man this is horrible; lucky for us we can use it”. <br />Whatever happened to honest and vigorous debate in our country, it is after all what the founding fathers intended. That is why we have a two party system, because it allows for compromise and the benefactors of that are generally the American people. And that’s good. So when did we become so one sighted that we see every tragedy as an opportunity to push forward our agenda. Please could we just morn for the lives of those lost, could we first grieve before we blame.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-70375974363566167172011-01-03T10:42:00.000-08:002011-01-03T10:44:05.295-08:00Grass Roots or ExtremistToday I was listing to a republican and a democrat pundit on a talk radio show and the gist of the conversation was ( and yes I know they are talking points on both sides) how the president needs to move to the center if he wants to regain support from the independents and moderates in his own party. While I agree with this, I also doubt he has the capacity to do so. Not because he is stupid as some believe, because he certainly is not that, what he is, is an ideologue and a true believer in his vision and agenda. Anyway I digress. (As is normal for me) I was shocked to hear the democratic pundit say and I am paraphrasing, “the current republican majority is going to have to move more to the center, because the American people see them as Tea Party controlled and to far right for the good of the country”, Wow. I had to stop because I was so confused; didn’t we just have an election where the American people clearly stated which direction they want to government to go? And I believe that was more to the right then center, or am I crazy. And as for being controlled by the Tea Party movement, I hope so.<br />About that, we are going to hear a lot of left wing pundits over this next year talk about republicans and conservatives, (no the two are not necessarily the same) scream about the republican party’s unwillingness to compromise, or accuse them of being the party of no. this is a distraction aimed at regaining power, they did it during the lame duck session, why? Because they counted on the fact that while the American people knew the election results they would forget that the Dem’s still held the majority. So it was not the republicans they could not bring to the table, it was their own party, but they couldn’t say that now could they.<br />Tea Party; I would describe the movement as advocates for fiscal responsibility, smaller government, free market principles and conservative values. However if you talk to someone on the left they are an extreme special interest organization controlled by some large, rich white organization that no one can name. Why is it if you are a liberal movement you are grass roots, but if you are conservative you are controlled by the evil white empire. Yea baby; because Media Matters is not supported or controlled by a guy named George Soros, he does not providing millions in funding for NPR, you remember them, (National Propaganda Radio) and Code Pink is strictly a grass roots operation, yea right.<br />So the rule is this, if you are white and have a job, you have no voice on the direction of this country, I mean where do you get off expecting everyone to earn their own way, and demanding a government that supports sound economic policies, I mean how dare you, you extremist! Don’t you know in order to be a grass roots American, “and you don’t have to be an American”, you have to be a minority and looking for a hand out, then you are the real deal, yes I know that last statement will offend some, I just don’t care, let me tell you why. Today I saw a picture on the internet of a Hispanic (don’t know if he was legal or not) carrying a sign that read “ America we want more money, free housing and cars, you owe us and we will keep killing Arizona border agents until we get it”. I don’t even know what to say to that, but if he is grass roots and I am an extremist, then ok, that’s what I am, because I don’t want to be him. <br />So the moral of today’s blog is this; over the next year or two the Liberals are going to accuse conservatives of everything from immoral behavior to being out of touch with Americans, they will talk about anything but the truth, which is that pillars of the country like Chris Dodd, Barney Frank, Chuck Schumer and Harry Reid are the reason we are in the mess we are in, let’s not forget that a year before the Dem’s took power consumer confidence was at a 25 year high and unemployment was 4% nationally, and Dem’s were still running around talking about how bad the economy was. That was so they could take power, well they have had to for 4 years and we see the result. So let me just ask you this. If George Bush was still the President do you think we would talk more about the current price of gas?Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-73918576519416201972010-10-21T14:10:00.000-07:002010-10-21T14:12:08.219-07:00Living in a Liberal PC worldYou know it has been in the news a lot lately; what we can a cant say, what is or isn’t proper, but the funny thing is, it is only what the Liberals say is correct or in correct.<br />A good example is the word Muslim Fundamentalist; Bill O ‘Riley recently referred to the high jackers of 9/11 as Muslims and was treated with disdain while some of the cast members of the “View actually walked off the stage in protest. Juan Williams of NPR radio (or as I like to refer to it as “National Propaganda Radio”) was recently fired because he had the audacity to agree with O’ Riley on the air.<br />You see it is not about free speech or first amendment rights when you talk to a Liberal, it’s about what they believe, and if you or I don’t agree then we have no right to voice our opinion. When they burn the American flag in protest, or former President Bush is burned in effigy then that is protected speech, but if I say the Muslim religion is bad, that makes me evil.<br />Liberals will protect the rights of any religion, but when is the last time you heard a Liberal defend Christianity? No all you get there is we in Christian America have wronged all the people and religions of the world so we must prove we can be more tolerant. Really more tolerant, let’s talk about that. What have we as a nation done, we freed Europe twice in the last century, we freed Iraq from an evil dictator, I know, I know, we were there for the wrong reasons because Bush lied to get us in there, and our bombs killed civilians, and they used it as a recruitment tool, Blah, Blah, Blah, Blah, get a new song and move on from this one you have been proven wrong, we won the war that could not be won and it is a better place today because of what we did. Now where was I “oh yea” earthquakes to floods all over the world we send more aid and give more in donations than any other nation.<br />When you hear a liberal talk about Christians killing people, well your right, let’s see, the three great Christian Crusades were in 9th 11th and 13th century if my memory of high school history serves me, we are now in the 21st century, if that is all you got then we don’t really have anything to talk about, the fact is the Genocide in Darfur is Muslims killing Christians, the bombings all over the world, like Spain, the beheadings on the internet, they are all Muslims, this is the same religion that stones women for adultery, not 1500 years ago, this year. Where is the outrage of this intolerance? This is the religion that says if a person is born into a Muslim home and then converts to Christianity he should be killed, where is the outrage? If an infidel cannot be turned to Islam, he should be considered an enemy of Islam and be killed, where is the outrage? Even in death women are treated as possessions, “To die for the cause grants you 70 virgins to submit to your will” come on where is the outrage you hypocritical liberals.<br />So you may be asking yourself why I am talking about this. Recently I posted an opinion of the Ground Zero Mosque on my Face Book page, it was kind of satirical, but it was an opinion I agreed with, you would not believe the back lash I got, and form people close to me. Suddenly I was an intolerant, racist, homo-fob, are you kidding me, where is the tolerance toward me, what about my right to free speech, my right to an opinion? As a former Soldier I hate the people that burn the American Flag, but I will defend their right to do so with my life if need be, you see freedom is a two sided coin, it’s when we despise what the other person is saying, but defend their right to say it we are free! One of my relatives, yes relative, so despised my response, and yes it was somewhat insensitive, but it was also how I feel about the subject, I am allowed that freedom, am I not? That his only response was FU Rick, now do you think any other liberal told him he should be more tolerant of other peoples view? I think not.<br />This week a nineteen year old boy came home to Utah, he was a medic in Afghanistan, he had only been in country for three weeks, when on patrol a member of his team went down from a gunshot wound, he didn’t think, he did what he was trained to do, he ran out into the open to try to save a life, and he did, but it cost him his, again he was nineteen, he was recently married and his son was two weeks old at the time. He went to school with my kids; tomorrow my kids will attend his funeral and while his death is no less tragic than any other it is sobering, you see he did not consider the right or wrong of his actions, he did not care about the politics involved, he only knew someone he barely knew need help and it was his job to give it, a child of 19, but more of a man then any liberal I have ever known.<br />That’s right; because you always hear liberals shouting and whinnying and protesting, but they never actually get involved, they talk, but they never “do’”, that is left to the young Jordan’s of the world.<br />By the way when the only response you have to an augment is FU, then you lost the argument.<br />One more thing about freedom, it’s not free, we tend to forget that until it hits close to home……….Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-48497735449664782252010-09-17T09:03:00.000-07:002010-09-17T09:04:28.664-07:00People V Party<p class="MsoNormal">This week we have seen some of the worst in Party Partisan Politics; in Delaware little known Christine O'Donnell beats out well known Mike Castle. And the good ol’ boy network in the Republican Party went insane. Oh now we’ve done it, we just gave the seat back to the Democrats, she can’t win, <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>and oh by the way how can she be a fiscal conservative when it took her 20 years to pay back student loans. “REALLY” “REALLY” I mean “REALLY”. Is that all you got, or the best you can do, let me clue you in on some reality, I am 49 years old still taking collage courses and “wait for it” still paying off student loans, oh no I must not be conservative. Well let’s look at that shall we, I live within a budget, I do not live above my means, I pay my bills every month on time, including my student loans, which are not subsidized by the government, oh hell I must be a conservative.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">A lot of pro’s, like Carle Rowe say we need to follow a play book and nominate only those that they believe can win so we can win the majority in the house and senate. “Ok so let’s look at that”. Castle votes with Democrats on everything, and I mean everything!, government health care, stimulus, cap and tax, oh yea, and that little thing about voting to send forward the articles of impeachment for George Bush, but he explained that by saying he wanted to make the Democrats debate it in public, really, how about this “take a stand”.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">So this is the guy the Republican Party wants us to get behind. Well here is what I say, we do not need to get behind the Republican Party or any other Party, they need to get behind us, they do not decide the direction of our party, “we do”. And oh by the way, this Castle Clown aint no Republican. Wait I forgot he is a moderate, which is a way of saying he lives in a mostly Democratic region and would be expectable to Liberals. Tell you a secret, I don’t care about being expectable to Liberals, I don’t agree with their vision of America and have no desire to appease them.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is no longer about Party Politics, it is about conservatism, I will no longer buy into, lets nominate those that can win, “I say no” lets nominate those that will represent our values and beliefs, and if we fail so be it, that is the will of the majority and I can live with that, I cannot live with those who are willing to comprise right and wrong just to win, that is called politics, now it’s the time for representation. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-58447028913085485042010-08-11T15:56:00.000-07:002010-08-11T15:57:25.304-07:00Term limits; I think the time has comeWe hear a lot about term limits these days, so what are they talking about? It may surprise you to know how few people in our great nation know what a term is for our congressional law makers. (Two years in the House, six years in the Senate) but then you knew that, didn’t you?<br />So let’s talk about what some perceive as the Pro’s. It takes years to really learn how to be a professional legislator, you need senior members to run the big committees because they have the expertise, and on, and on and on, and on. <br />So if the job is so hard and we need all these career politicians to get the job done right, then why is congresses approval rating so low? And oh yea; here is another one, we don’t need term limits because we have a national election. Well the truth is this; most Americans aren’t very engaged in who represents them. They vote one of two ways, if they are feeling good about the economy they vote for the incumbent, if they are feeling not so good, they vote for the challenger. Or they just go for name recognition. And notice I did not say if the economy is good or bad, just what they perceive it to be.<br />Ok so you have probably figured out that I am a fan of term limits, and you would be right. And I don’t mean just for the Democrats, I mean for all members, Democrats, Republicans, and Independents. As a matter of fact I am rapidly becoming a throw the bums out advocate. Let’s just start over we can’t do any worse.<br />So I went ad did some research because I like to be informed, and here is what some of the pro’s for term limits. (You can find them at termlimits.com)<br />· Builds ‘citizen’ Congress vs career politicians.<br />· Breaks ties to special interests, lobbyists.<br />· Destroys seniority/enhances meritocracy<br />· Improves timeliness of Congress’s thinking.<br />· Eliminates power of ‘old bulls’ caucus.<br />· Introduces fresh thinking, new ideas.<br />· Would provide inescapable, bracing reminders of what life in the real world is like.<br />· Improves tendency to vote on principle.<br />· Reduces power of staff, bureaucracy.<br />· Increases competition among candidates.<br />· Acts as a natural campaign finance reform.<br />· Improves the quality of legislation.<br />· Minimize Members' incentives for reelection-related "pork-barrel" legislation.<br />· Probably tends to smaller government.<br />· Overwhelming public favor vs political opposition.<br />· Would restore respect for Congress.<br />· Returns incumbent reelection to 50% vs 90% now <br />So, really anyone have a problem with that? Or think that these are bad things, no, I didn’t think so, and yes I know I answered for you. I’ll tell you why, you can read these and believe it can’t or won’t work, but there is no way you can look at that list and say, wow, that’s “bad”.<br /><br /><br /><br />It’s really not that hard to understand as I see it; the framers of our Constitution envisioned citizen legislators, not career politicians like we have today, pandering to special interests, and addicted to pork barrel spending, and once again I mean both parties.<br /><br />We don’t need a bunch of lawyers running the country; we need common people like truck drivers, miners, engineers. (Joe the Plumber where are you)<br /><br />Ok so I heard this formula that I think makes sense; 12 years, that’s it. Break it up any way you like, 6 terms in the house, 2 terms in the senate, or three terms in the house with one term in the senate. However you want to do it, but 12 years and go home and get a job like the rest of us. I don’t want to hear about the great people we could lose, I don’t buy it, because after 20 years they all, let me say that again, because after 20 years they “all” become corrupt and more interested in keeping their jobs then doing their jobs.<br /><br />One more thing before I go; how many of you know how many amendments there are to the U.S. Constitution? Ok don’t hurt yourself, there are 27 amendments. I think we need one more, number 28 should go something like this, “Congress will make no law or levy any taxes or programs for the American people, that they themselves are not also subject too.” Like “oh I don’t know” national health care. What so you think? If they had to take part in every program they mandate to us maybe they would really do what is best for the people, just a thought.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-79784008712505802442010-06-10T14:21:00.000-07:002010-06-10T14:23:03.045-07:00The Anti-Semite, administrationNot sure if everyone is aware of this but Friday the 4th of June 2010, our esteemed Eric Holder (Attorney General) was the Key note speaker to the American-Arab Anti Discrimination Committee (ADC) in Washington DC , which is ok with me except for a few things.<br />He spent most of his time vowing to “vigorously prosecute “all hate crimes against Muslims, ok, I am ok with that, all law abiding citizens in this country deserve equal protection, I do have a problem with him leaving out the fact Muslim Extremists in this country and abroad carry out hate crimes all the time, i.e. the Ft Hood massacre, something he conveniently left out of his oh so eloquent speech, “yes I read the speech, all of it”.<br />And oh yea; he did manage to denounce racial profiling while blaming it on George Bush, saying that loop holes in the law were put there so there administration could circumvent the law, well hell yea, didn’t you know it was GW that invented racial profiling, give me a break, but the current administration has made it a policy to blame every wrong on the last administration, so why stop now.<br />Right about now you are wondering what does any of this have to do with the title, a little, but I was rambling as usual, hence the name of the Blog.<br />Ok, getting to the point, the ADC is funded and backed by Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal who once implied that the attacks of 9/11 were provoked by the US, very nice, in addition the ADC has known ties to Hamas, an Anti-Semite terrorist organization.<br />You couple that with the fact that since taking office the President has visited three Muslim countries to reassure Muslim’s that we are not at war with Islam (and I agree, we are not) we are at war with extremists that pervert the teachings of Islam, however, Israel, one of our strongest allies has received no visits from our esteemed president.<br />You add that to the fact that the president of Mexico while visiting the US is given a lavish state dinner and is allowed to address Congress, when the Prime minister of Israel visited all he rated was a hush, hush meeting with the President, where by all accounts the President took a hard line with Israeli policies. <br />So I am going to say this but first, I am not a nut case, I don’t hold with the truth-ers belief that Obama is not an American (although for a guy who promised a completely transparent administration he sure is reluctant to make public his birth certificate) also I am not willing to call him a Muslim, although I do believe his sporadic appearances at church are politically motivated, but that’s just my opinion.<br />But he did reportedly attend a Wahhabi Muslim school as a boy, now I am not implying that he is one, just that he was exposed to Anti-Semite teachings at some time in his young life, now you will have to form your own opinion, but you take all these examples and I have to believe that the current policies of this administration are definitely Anti-Semite.Rickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-27815897923339756732010-04-21T14:30:00.000-07:002010-04-21T14:33:00.934-07:00Is America racist, or is it a country where racism existsIs America racist, or is it a country where racism exists;<br />I know some of you are going to read that first line and say, is there a difference? I think there is, look there is no doubt that racism exists in our country, that is not something that is unique to the USA, racism exists all over the word, the question is does our country enact laws that suppress a specific race or people, the answer to that is no, you can spin it and bring up examples of racism but that is not the question.<br />There is no doubt that at one time in our country we enacted laws that targeted specific races. But again it is not unique to Black Americans, I remember my grandfather telling me stories about the great depression, he told me he once went looking for a job as an elevator operator, yes in those days they had those, he said when he got there, there was a sign on the door that read “Jews need not apply” could you imagine a sign like that today, or better yet a sign that read, Blacks need not apply.<br />I am not trying to somehow diminish the struggles of the civil rights era, I know black Americans were held back by not only evil laws but absurd cultural beliefs; during WWII it was believed black people could not swim so they were restricted to jobs in the Navy, like cook and steward, “are you kidding me”, how about this one, black people are better at football and basketball because of their African roots that makes them more prone to running and jumping, “wow”. Ok so for those of you that don’t know why so many Black Americans play in the pro’s let me clue you in, it is because sports is, in many cases, seen as the only way out of the inner city’s so they work hard at it to escape poverty and gangs.<br />Ask yourself this; why is there so many youth sports programs sponsored by government, and not near as many arts or advanced academics programs, I know why but we will get into that latter.<br />I want to share this with you first; back in the mid 90,s I was still a soldier and working as a leadership instructor at Ft. Hoods Non-Commissioned Officers Academy, I remember this one student, he was in the Air Defense Artillery, and a good troop, he was a black man, and after returning from a weekend pass he related a story to me about being pulled over the night before, when he asked the officer why he pulled him over, he was told “I was just checking you out, because we are not used to seeing Black Men in this neighborhood” can you believe that, I remember being so incensed I wanted to go with him down to the police station and raise hell, he talked me out of it.<br />I know now my anger came from a deep pain in my soul to think an American Soldier could be treated that way.<br />I want to just real quick tell you about Darin Elis, Darin was a 6’3” black man for Pittsburg Pa. we had nothing in common Darin and I, he was the gunner on my platoon sergeants Bradley during the first Gulf war, what I remember most about Darin, is our first contact with the enemy, I remember fear, I remember excitement, but I mostly remember Darin’s voice coming over my squad radio and saying don’t worrie Sarge I got your back, I’m not going to let anything happen to my brother, and to this day he still is. So you can see why I just could not believe one of my brothers in arms could be treated that way.<br />Ok we can all agree that racism is real in this great country of ours, I won’t argue that point, but look around, we have elected a Black American President, minorities serve at the local, state and federal levels of government, so come on can we stop with that, when do we get to all be Americans first. Look am proud of my heritage, I am not ashamed of being half Jewish, of half Bohemian, it’s who I am, but first I am an American, and I am not only proud to say that, I am humbled to a part of this great democracy, I am thankful to the Lord for putting me here, the greatest country in the history of the world.<br />So ask yourself this question; are minorities still oppressed, economically and socially in this great country, “well yeah” they are, the question is why?<br />Consider this the Democratic Party needs the minority vote to obtain power, maybe that is why they want to extend unemployment and welfare and spend billions on community projects, a lot cultural anthropologists believe these government help projects hold people down more than they help.<br />Look here is the deal, if every Black American in this country voted for the current president, and every non black did not, then guess what, he would not be president, so when people say he won because of the black vote, that’s a little disingenuous, he won on a progressive change platform with a message that resonated with all races, now has he done what he said he was going to do, that’s for another day.<br />Ok I know I rambled more than normal, (it is the name of the blog) my point is twofold, one is that this is not a racist country, it is a country where we still struggle with racism, but we have made great strides over the last fifty years, again look at the current president, and two, the party with the most to gain form keeping minorities oppressed is the democratic party, and oh by the way, most Black Americans I know are family oriented, church going and hard working, sounds pretty conservative too me.<br /><br /> Thanks for sharing your time with me<br /> RickRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7794784801469874686.post-14755304659280054762010-04-15T07:31:00.000-07:002010-04-15T07:34:00.583-07:00Lately I have been struggling to find a subject to cover on my blog; normally I just wait for something to inspire me and then I start doing some research and putting my thoughts down on paper, however until today nothing was forth coming, then a friend sent me an email about amnesty for illegal immigrants.<br />Funny during the long year of health care drama we heard very little about this subject, we did hear a lot of rhetoric during the election campaign about bringing the nation together, reaching across the aisle, and a lot of other falsehoods, “no more” now the administration is boldly circumventing traditional procedures and pushing for what he wants by whatever shameless venue he can (but I digress).<br />Ok so let’s talk a little about amnesty (and no I am not for it) it rewards individuals for breaking our laws and punishes those law abiding citizens that patiently wait their turns in their own countries. My wife of almost 21 years is one of those, she is so proud of being an American; I think some of that is because it did not come easy for her.<br />And then there is my 19 year old daughter who is working full time and enrolled full time in collage because she does not want me to pay tuition, (and yea I am ok with that) but the point is, she is not asking for a hand out from me or anyone else. What does this have to do with illegal immigration? The President’s plan will give in state tuition to illegal’s, and “ok” make your argument for that, but my daughter can’t get that break, and why, because she made the mistake of being law abiding American. <br />Ok, ok; yes I am a little passionate about this, but I am not a throw them out of the country guy, here is what I am; I am a “border security” guy, let’s start there, and then we can talk about what to do next. I don’t think we need to throw out anyone who has live here for years and has not been in trouble with the law, yea, yea I know but let’s be honest, if you were living in a mud hut in South America I am pretty sure you would try to get here too, and yes I understand the argument about them breaking our laws, but ask yourself this, if your family were starving would you steal a loaf of bread to save them, and morally you would be wrong, but you also have a moral obligation to care for your family, if you see it different then we will have to agree to disagree, oh and one other thing, we are a nation of immigrants.<br />Ok; so if you have broken a law in this country and you are not a citizen then you need to go, I don’t care about any argument you may have, I am not buying it, every nation on this “blue marble” deports criminals” as they should.<br />So what to do; here is a thought, lets secure the border, lets evaluate the ones that are here and have been here for some time (say 15 years or better) look if a carpenter snuck his family across the border fifteen years ago and then raised those kids here, do we really need to punish them because he wanted to give them a better life, come on. Let’s try this help them with their residency and get them on, I say again, get them on the path to citizen ship.<br />But it must start with security of the border, nothing fancy, a fence will do it, that’s it, it works in every other country in the world, a fence, build us a fence. During the cold war days in Europe I was a border patrol soldier, we were assigned to protect the East/West German border, do you know how they kept the citizens in the East, wait for it, yes, a fence, they built a fence. <br />So here is my view on illegal immigration in a nut shell, build a fence, secure the border, kick out anyone who has committed a felony in this country, then we can sit around a table and have a civil conversation on how to handle the ones that just came here for a better life.<br />But for hell sake could we stop with the incentives and the talk of amnesty, just once I would like to see someone say we have laws in this country and like the ramifications or not, we are going to follow those laws. RickRickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12971896931054070815noreply@blogger.com0