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Things Have Come Full-Circle
This is a political cartoon from the Chicago Tribune, April 21, 1934.
Planned Economy or Planned Destruction?
We are apparently pursuing the same, stupid policies that the Progressives did during the Great Depression. Is there anyone out there who believes it will end up differently?
I Told You So
Liberals Lie. They just do. I would like to think they can’t help it, but I know that isn’t true. It’s part of their standard operating procedure.
It’s really kind of sad–their positions are so out of touch with Main Street, America that the people would not choose Liberalism if given a real choice.
So, the Liberals begin campaigns of disinformation about Conservatives in an attempt to demonize them, thinking that the people, left with no other choice, will choose Liberalism. They will hold up this most recent election as evidence of that.
The problem is that their efforts work on people who aren’t familiar with the real Conservative movement, those people who only know Conservatism by what the Media shows them on TV.
There are four major Liberal sites (The Huffington Post, Daily Kos, Media Matters, and Gawker) that are carrying an account of what is allegedly a Conservative advocating the burning of college text books at a 9/12 Project gathering. The truth is easily discovered with a little footwork.
There are also plans by Liberal groups to try to infiltrate the Tea Party events and disrupt them, or present themselves as Conservatives with outrageous signs or speech. Their aim is to discredit the Tea Party Movement. Don’t underestimate their cunning and subtlety; they have been doing this for decades.
These people love lying. They believe it gives them power. And, as long as the Move-On Media gives them air time, it will continue to seem that way. Their methods come straight out of Saul Alinsky’s book, Rules for Radicals. Alinsky was a Marxist and a Community Organizer. Sound familiar? It should. Many of Obama’s campigns tactics were borrowed from Alinsky.
The best way to overcome their lies is with the irrefutable truth. So, bring your cameras to the Tea Party events. For every camera they bring to try to discredit us, we want 10 cameras showing the truth. We want to show the world where the truth is.
Obama’s Green Jobs Are Myth
Steven Milloy’s GreenHellBlog today has a study posted by the University of Illinois College of Law and Economics regarding Obama’s new “Green Jobs.”
It demonstrates something we already know–that Obama hasn’t got a clue about running an economy and should simply let the market work. Of course we also already know he can’t do that, for two main reasons: 1) he’s a socialist and, therefore, 2) he is far too committed to his position, and his arrogance will not permit him to admit he’s wrong.
My wife picked up on that attitude in his press conference the other day. Did you notice how he said they were going to try new things, and if they don’t work, they’ll just keep trying? Rather than just leaving things alone to be worked out by the people.
Socialism and Environmentalism are a dangerous mix. Socialists think they can plan the economy, which is bad enough. But when you add overzealous obsession with the environment to the planning, you get all kinds of mischief, poor planning, and failed policies.
Obama’s Budget Too Much For EU Chief
According to ABC News today, the President of the European Union said that Obama’s budget proposal was a”road to Hell.” True to form, the leaders of France, German, and Great Britain promptly ignored him.
In my opinion, Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek is correct, but an even better description of Obama’s policies was used as the title of a great book by Friedrick Hayek. The book is called The Road to Serfdom.
The author, Mr. Hayek, pleads with the Socialists of his day to open their eyes and look to the consequences of their policies. He argues that the unintended consequences of Socialist policies are tyranny and slavery, but that many of those promoting such policies do not intend to create tyrannical conditions.
Whether intended or not, Obama’s policies are guaranteed to diminish America’s influence in the world, reduce the GDP, lower the standard of living of all Americans, and bring about another Great Depression. Either way, Obama is the most dangerous man in the world right now. I am putting myself on record: I want Barak Obama to fail, because his ideas are so radical and unconstitutional that I don’t beli8ve they belong in America. I am also putting this on record: Barak Obama is NOT my president. I have always believed that if my candidate did not win, it was still my civic duty to support him. I cannot take that position with Barak Obama. I cannot give him any measure of support, unless he completely reverses himself on all his policy proposals.
It’s time for all Americans to stand up and speak out against this trend.
Here are some great resources:
- The 9/12 Project
- We Surround Them
- The Utah 9/12 Project
- The Independence Caucus
- Get Out Of Our House
There are many others as well. Please get involved, and help us stop this man.
America Divided: An Eternal Gulf
Reading the comments on the message boards of local and national news sites is shocking and disheartening.
I read a story on KSL’s web site dealing with the economy. The comments were a mix of conservative, liberal and moderate posts. The most troubling posts were by rabid liberals who refuse to see what is so obviously right in front of them every day in the news.
Barak Obama is now being criticized for his economic policies by people who were once his supporters, people who see what is happening to the economy, and who rightly understand that this is not solely the fault of George W. Bush.
But some of the comments were written by people who hate George W. Bush, Republicans, and Conservatives so deeply that they refuse to see how Obama has not only failed to turn back the economic policies that began this debacle, but he has actually enhanced and enlarged the scope of the damage with his own socialist policies.
One poster in particular caught my attention. He was posting anonymously, of course, so I don’t know who he was, which is very convenient when you want to avoid criticism.
This person insisted that Obama’s policies were not affecting the economy that badly, that it was Pres. Bush’s fault for not putting a stop to the problem when he had the chance, and attempted to disguise the truth by focusing on the definitions of “deficit” and “debt.” More specifically, he claimed that Obama had not added to the debt, but instead had introduced a larger deficit which would eventually lower the debt. He mentioned that he was an accountant, which he relied upon as his expertise.
Now, if I had an accountant like that, I’d fire him. According to Michael Boskin, an economics professor at Stanford University, Barak Obama has added more to America’s debt than all former U.S. Presidents combined. Those are demonstrable facts, facts Mr. Anonymous Accountant refuses to acknowledge.
While this is admittedly an anecdotal example, it is the rule rather than the exception. Across these message boards, Liberals are in denial about the effects that “Obamanomics” will have on America now and in the future. And some are even embracing the possibilities. Sadly, I don’t think this is accidental. There is a quote commonly attributed to FDR, “In politics, nothing happens by accident. If it happens you can bet it was planned that way.” Whether he actually said that or not, the principle rings true. Americans have been groomed by the Media and by Liberal educuational institutions to accept and follow a leader like Obama, even if it means the end of America as we now know it. And I believe that has been the hope and the aim of the American Left for a long time.
John Kerry: Green Rules Not Enough
Steve Milloy’s Green Hell Blog reports today that John Kerry is not satisfied with draconian measures that aim to reduce CO2 emissions to 450 PPM. Kerry suggests that we need to return to an emissions ceiling of 350 PPM to have any appreciable effect on the climate.
Kerry understands that current regulations that require reductions in CO2 emissions in an effort to limit atmospheric CO2 to 450 PPM will do little to head-off “catastrophic and irreversible climate change.” The point where Mr. Kerry’s understanding fails, is where he points of the finger of blame at man-made CO2 emissions as the cause of climate change.
Perhaps Mr. Kerry hasn’t been outside much this past winter. Perhaps he simply has not seen the most recent data showing the north polar ice caps growing at faster-than-normal rates. Perhaps he is just not familiar with the data that shows no global warming trend since 1998. He certainly isn’t in line with those climate scientists that warn that global warming may be on hiatus, but could return with a vengeance any moment; maybe he just hasn’t read the news lately.
Yeah, right.
The one question I have is how does Mr. Kerry stand to benefit from the economic collapse of America, which will certainly happen if regulations are passed which require an atmosphereic CO2 ceiling of 350 PPM. Of course, by the time we get back down to 350 PPM, our economy may have already collpsed under Obamas destructive policies. We might just reach 350 PPM just by virtue of the fact that economic activity in the US has fallen to pre-1960′s levels. No more worries, right?
Socialism Creates Yet Another Dictator
Venezuela announced the death of Republican government there today, with the victory of Hugo Chavez’s campaign to overturn presidential term-limits.
The vote allows Chavez to run for another 12-year term. And being that he controls the media there, and has heavy influence on government employees, it is almost certain he will win.
An election for another term would make him literally a dictator for life. Socialism always begins with promises to the poor (who always outnumber the rich) at the expense of the rich. But it cannot survive free and open elections. It always needs to control of the outcome of the elections to keep itself in power. The people in Venezuela are already slaves to Chavez’s will and apparently are not intelligent enough to realize it. They don’t realize that this is just the first step towards Communism. Seizure of all private property will follow before too long, along with complete government control of resources and production, and finally mass murder.
The most disturbing part is that his democratic opponents are just standing aside, claiming the moral high-ground, while their system of government is set ablaze. Doing nothing, while letting evil men like Chavez run roughshod over their Constitution, is immoral. They deserve the government they get.
Ultimately, Chavez won’t be content to run his own country. He will also want to control the surrounding countries, and will eventually attack the United States. It may not be an outright military attacxk, but it will be an attack nonetheless.
The Repugnance of Socialism
This is a great post…
Some of his best points include:
“One must never mistake repugnance for fear. The first is based upon reason, the latter upon emotion.”
Hear, hear! Fear is not a reliable motivator. Reason usually is.
“No free man or woman will tolerate the loss of liberty in exchange for material comfort.”
This is what Benjamin Franklin was saying in this oft mis-interpreted phrase
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.”
which has been rewritten by many leftists to support their opposition to the Patriot Act and other American efforts to hold back the tide of Terrorism. But such an understanding of the quote cannot be supported by the context.
Unfortunately, Conservatism often loses in ideological battles because it refuses to promise anything, leaving the fate of its adherents entirely in their own hands. Socialism, on the other hand, promises some form of salvation, whether economic, political, or even religious, to those who might benefit most from it.
As George Bernard Shaw wrote, “A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.”
Our Founding Fathers would be appalled at our apostasy.
Benson: I Testify
One of the final speeches given by Pres. Ezra Taft Benson, this testimony, entitled “I Testify,” was delivered in October General Conference, 1988.
It was one of the most powerful speeches I had ever heard. I was serving a mission for the LDS Church at the time, and I clearly remember it.
Since then, I have come back to it time and time again to refresh my memory of what he said. His words are timeless, and should be read aloud in every street in every city in America. We need leaders like this more than ever now.
This portion of the speech bears special significance today.
“I testify that wickedness is rapidly expanding in every segment of our society. (See D&C 1:14–16; D&C 84:49–53.) It is more highly organized, more cleverly disguised, and more powerfully promoted than ever before. Secret combinations lusting for power, gain, and glory are flourishing. A secret combination that seeks to overthrow the freedom of all lands, nations, and countries is increasing its evil influence and control over America and the entire world. (See Ether 8:18–25.)”
“I testify that the church and kingdom of God is increasing in strength. Its numbers are growing, as is the faithfulness of its faithful members. It has never been better organized or equipped to perform its divine mission.”
“I testify that as the forces of evil increase under Lucifer’s leadership and as the forces of good increase under the leadership of Jesus Christ, there will be growing battles between the two until the final confrontation. As the issues become clearer and more obvious, all mankind will eventually be required to align themselves either for the kingdom of God or for the kingdom of the devil. As these conflicts rage, either secretly or openly, the righteous will be tested. God’s wrath will soon shake the nations of the earth and will be poured out on the wicked without measure. (See JS-H 1:45; D&C 1:9.) But God will provide strength for the righteous and the means of escape; and eventually and finally truth will triumph. (See 1 Ne. 22:15–23.)”
“I testify that it is time for every man to set in order his own house both temporally and spiritually. It is time for the unbeliever to learn for himself that this work is true, that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter–day Saints is the kingdom which Daniel prophesied God would set up in the latter days, never to be destroyed, a stone that would eventually fill the whole earth and stand forever. (See Dan. 2:34–45; D&C 65:2.) It is time for us, as members of the Church, to walk in all the ways of the Lord, to use our influence to make popular that which is sound and to make unpopular that which is unsound. We have the scriptures, the prophets, and the gift of the Holy Ghost. Now we need eyes that will see, ears that will hear, and hearts that will hearken to God’s direction.”
Amen.
