Chris Hayes at MSNBC is a Liar

Not shockingly MSNBC, #inners, are huge supporters of Obamacare, the ACA, and claimed, tonight, that all ‘horror stories about Obamacare fall apart when you push against them. Well, push against our story and tell me if it falls apart. Those too lazy to read my bio, I have had cancer and used m ...
Chris Hayes at MSNBC is a Liar

Rape Insurance?

The liberal left is great at naming things to suit their agenda even though it is disingenuous at best or a lie at worst, take rape insurance for example. Michigan had a voter initiative signed by 300,000 residents that demanded the legislature to pass a law barring insurers from covering ...
Rape Insurance?

White Privilege, It Doesn"t Exist

I have been debating whether or not to post this. It was a tough decision because being a white guy I have 2 strikes against me, 1. I’m white and 2. I am male. Being white an male I am not supposed to have an opinion on race or if I do have such an opinion I am supposed to keep it to myself, I guess. Well, I have surgery on Thursday, 3/13/2014, and since “you never know” I figured what the hell. Here it goes…

 Have you watched or listened to the Dunn trial , AKA the Loud Music Trial, verdict at all? I admit I did not watch or follow it unlike the George Zimmerman trial which I watched from opening statements to the verdict so I don’t know everything about it. However, I did watch enough to know the prosecutors, like with Zimmerman and the same prosecutors as Zimmerman, overcharged Dunn with 1st degree murder and there is some room for reasonable doubt — not much, but some. Considering the driver of the car was on parole, I believe there is a reason for the three survivors to not be truthful, as their friend would go bye-bye for a while. In the end, I am pretty sure Dunn is guilty of murder though.

To be clear, before I get into this article, I have zero issues with anyone’s race, sex, creed or religion. I grew up in a middle-middle class neighborhood and some my fondest memories revolve around Mrs. Seals serving us delicious frozen fruit pops on hot summer days, bringing me to Ponderosa after going to her church, occasionally spending the night, when my brother would let me, and when she brought us to the zoo. My brother was good friends with her son, Charles, and me,being the younger brother, always tried to tag along. I also have fond memories of Brian Cage who’s rear end I saved many times from other people, his mouth wrote checks his body couldn’t cash. We often hung out at his house and traveled, by bike, to the mall like idiots. The mall was miles away on major roads and we were younger than 12. Later in life, I had other great friends and coworkers who were not white. My very closest friend is from Venezuela.

I am also fairly confident that we all have black, Asian or other “minority” blood running through our veins, we all have a common ancestor whether it is Adam and Eve or the missing link. I believe in the human race, period and only judge people on the content of their character, unless they can further my career of course! I don’t see Obama as black or white, he is both you know, he is the president and like the last few presidents I dislike him and his policies. I love everyone until I get t know them, OK, are we clear about this?

Many believe the Dunn verdict is a slap in the face of blacks and proves there is no justice. I disagree, as the media simplifies these cases, inserts their narrative, which is always the worst of human nature, which make people predetermine their opinion on guilt or innocence before the facts are all on the table. Look, there are 5 people who know exactly what happened that night, 1 is dead and the other 4 have a reason to not be truthful.

However, on certain networks, huh-hum, MSNBC, I have heard the term white privilege being used to “clear” guilty white people who “get away” with murdering black people. They throw around this term of white privilege as if it is fact and being white gets you off the hook when you do something stupid, it doesn’t. My Lord, some “victims” are not always victims and killers aren’t always evil racist, women hating bigots, in general, some are obviously. White privilege is being spread as a truth to stoke racial, in this case black against white, as if racism is always white against all, tensions, spread victimization and shift total blame on others. Sometimes this is justified, especially in historical context, but generally this is wrong and evil.

If there is white privilege I want to file a complaint or redeem some of my privilege points or whatever I need to do to cash in on my whiteness. I have clearly been screwed in this race thing because I don’t live in a big house, have a college degree, a big car, a huge bank account, devoid of any problems in fact I have too many problems. Contrary to popular belief I have had many run ins with the police, been unfairly treated, harassed and hassled, albeit not lately, like 25 years ago and for stupid things. I also got screwed by my doctors, I guess I didn’t give the right white privilege code word or coupon since 1 doctor did an unnecessary surgery on me that has crippled me for life. I was let go from a job because I moved a chair, seriously. Then I got fired from my very next job because they felt I should have disclosed a traffic ticket. Sure, it was a misdemeanor ticket, but basically a fine is not like I killed anyone or went to jail. I am kidding of course, as each of those issues are my fault, even the chair thing, except for the doctor and disclosure things, both of which were travesties to me and my family.

There is no white privilege and to propagate such a myth does nothing but enrage racial tensions. I will say there is such a thing as wealth privilege. Look at the affluenza case recently, Wall St., and a million other cases when wealth bought the best outcome possible, innocence. This applies to O.J. Simpson who killed 2 people, supposedly (lawyers) and who is not white, but maybe some of his deceased wife’s white privilege rubbed off on him. The bottom line is life is hard and not fair for all.

If you were like me and did stupid stuff as a kid, which you were guilty of even though not convicted, do you really blame the police pulling you over? Shinning a spot light on your home at 3 AM, randomly searching you, calling your school to let the administration know you are a punk? Perhaps if I didn’t do such stupid things or hangout with other idiots, it is a safe bet I wouldn’t have been harassed the way I was. Regardless, I did and my behavior, actions and choices were mine to make, my responsibility and had nothing to do with me being of a particular race.

Did you know more white people are on food stamps than black people? is that white privilege? Did you know that only 40% of the prison population is black? Awful, right? Well, yes but that leaves 60%, the majority of prisoners, being of non-black origins; 34% are white and 20% are Hispanic, according to Wikipedia, which shows that there are more blacks in prison overall, but total population is split mostly between black and white with a 6% difference overall. Now, some will use statistics to bolster their case because pulling X% out of 100,000 usually helps them make their point, but the bottom line is whites and blacks are in prison and are the 2 largest groups. At least closer than you thought, right?

Even arrest rates are fairly close, with 49% of black males having been arrested by age 23, 44% of Hispanic males arrested by age 23 and 38% of white males arrested by age 23, found on Wikipedia. We can argue sentencing disparities if you want, I didn’lt pull data on that, but I am willing to say, I think, because of mandatory sentencing guidelines minorities get screwed because they are more likely to be arrested for drugs which carry minimum sentencing guidelines and this helps explain why mandatory sentencing needs to go. However, just because one group prefers to stick to one area of crime that they know has harsh sentencing that doesn’t mean the system is rigged or racially biased in my opinion. i am sure there is bias but that bias is in the sentencing guidelines, its hard to argue that thousands of police, judges, jurors, etc. are all out to imprison young black males.

Here is a great statistic, in 2001 only 640,000 black males were in college which meant more black males were in prison than in college, which was/is very sad. However, a decade later, there are now 1,440,000 black males in college while the prison population is the same, 800,000 or so. That means more black males are getting a state education that doesn’t involve supervision by armed guards! Seriously, this is a great stat, but still too low, give to the United Negro College Fund, seriously, its a great cause although i dislike the term negro.

We can discuss cause and effect of race incarceration, but I think its fairly clear, poverty is the main problem. Poverty is a major problem for every race, but within the black community the poverty problem is compounded by the fact that the poverty is generational and the family unit has declined so much it is a rarity and almost doesn’t exist. You can say women are strong and can raise a family on their own, I was raised by a single mom, but my father was around which mattered. I guess its not PC to say it, but having both male and female role models, positive role models, gives even the impoverished a better chance of getting out than having only 1 parent. Look, it may be old fashioned, but try to stay together in some way. Having 10 kids by 10 different women doesn’t make you cool it makes you a deadbeat dad.

It is also clear that while we are all Americans but we have separated ourselves in different communities even though we have an integrated country. Little Italy, Chinatown, Polish, Russian, and, of course, the South Side, which is usually the “bad” area, are all common names in big cities and even small cities. I can tell you where all these areas are in dumpy Syracuse NY. So, we segregate ourselves in different ways but its mostly done with ethnicities. the funny thing is that it is crystal clear that other cultures break into other cultures, but the strongest imfluence on all cultures is the black culture.

Its not a bad thing the culture overlap and it shows that we have come a long way. Black culture, in particular, has penetrated white culture, but the opposite hasn’t happened. I am talking about the baggy pants around the knees, slang like ‘get jiggy wit it’, a personal favorite or mine, etc. When you’re a teenage this stuff doesn’t matter but as an adult and in the business world baggy pants and using a different slang language isn’t going to fly, not yet anyhow and I hope it never does as we butchered the English language enough already.

You can call me a bigot, which isn’t true, or other nasty terms most of which I bet I never even heard of before, but you have to admit I make some good points. This is clear when we have a national case like a George Zimmerman or Dunn, we all go into our corners and then come out swinging. Blacks call us all racists and claim there is no justice and whites either go on the defensive or side with the blacks and are more radical in their divisive racist claims.

I can assure you of a few things, if I think someone is guilty after the evidence is presented it is because the prosecution made their case. If I think the defendants not guilty it means the defense made their case. I do not and nor should anyone let the media decide the case for us. Look at George Zimmerman, sure, you hate him, he is an idiot, but anyone looking at the case without the political or racism add-ons it was pretty clear that there was reasonable doubt. Say what you will about Zimmerman’s wounds he was the only one with marks on him, except the gunshot, obviously.

However, if Martin was the complete victim wouldn’t there be wounds on him? There weren’t any. We know Martin was no stranger to fighting so I can see him confronting Zimmerman, who was in the wrong for being there, and I can see Martin being the aggressor. We know he tried to get a gun in the past so it was not out of the question for him to go for Zimmerman’s gun especially if Martin felt like his life were in danger. Just no matter how you cut it there was either outright forensic evidence backing Zimmerman or enough reasonable doubt to acquit.

If you didn’t watch the trial and let the media fill your head with their “facts” you would assume Zimmerman was guilty or you wanted him to be guilty. You can’t frame someone as a racist unless you know they are a racist and, frankly, calling Zimmerman a racist is racism or forcing racial bias against the defendant. Just because a white guy, FYI Zimmerman is a mixed race Hispanic, killed a black kid it is highly unlikely he planned it and to think otherwise is ridiculous and I hope to God you are never an a jury. Not every white guy who has shot a black person is guilty of murder and vice versa.

Another aspect is the fact that youth as a whole are much more aggressive than ever before. I don’t know why this is happening, but it is. This aggression is, in my opinion, equal among the races with minorities being slightly more aggressive. I can only speculate as to why but we likely covered it in one of the above paragraphs with one additional point, extreme poverty means that people feel like they have nothing to lose which may lead to more violent, aggressive or confrontational behavior. Not to mention in poor neighborhoods toughness is a positive trait which sends the message to young kids that fighting or violent behavior is ok. Gangs often perpetuate this as well, look at initiations which involve, often times, getting beat up or beating someone else up or worse.

I have a personal example, when I was a young man, 20 years ago, my friends and I were at a gas station getting a soda. A group of 3 or 4 young, like 14 years old, kids come up to my friend and demand his change. He said no, but the kid didn’t like that.

The kid took a swing at my friend and the kids friends surrounded him which led to me and my other friend to go to his defense. I didn’t want to hurt these kids so I threw one around a little and got us back to the car as we were already up to no good that night and didn’t need the cops around. Anyhow, the kids regrouped and came towards me in the car. My window was down, I was the driver, and all of a sudden I see a knife in his hand and he stabbed me in the arm! A 13 or 14 year old just stabbed me!

Anyhow, like I said kids are more aggressive nowadays than ever before which leads me to believe Zimmerman and Dunn were likely either aggressively confrontationed or did something to instigated the violence in some way. I mean, if a guy starts talking about hitting me, or teaching me a lesson or whatever I assume we are going to fight. If someone starts using a racial slur in the context of the previous sentence I would likely take the threat more seriously… a side note, who would call a white guy the N word especially if they are black, I don’t get it, find it offensive and would lead mw to believe I am in trouble. That’s what the N word does to mean, its code for I’m gonna hurt you. If you are going to degrade me which a word that degrades yourself like that I think you are a punk or worse, it just seems more violent to me.

The bottom line is there is no white privilege, life is hard and not fair for everyone, period. Life doesn’t owe us anything, no one owes us anything for that matter, so stop thinking like that. Each race has to be more respectful of themselves and others, no more calling ourselves names, i.e. white trash, the N word or what have you. If we don’t respect ourselves how can we respect each other? Stop assuming everyone is racist as that is beyond stupid. Sure, racists exist in every ethnic group, but it is a small percentage of each group that are real racists. However, I see a trend of blacks becoming more racist than ever before mostly because the race hustlers are fanning the flames of manufactured outrage in a society that is very tolerant of most people and things nowadays.

Whites don’t wake up and plan on shooting blacks and blacks don’t wake up planning to shoot whites. We are all just trying to get through life but sometimes 2 people collide and one or both do something stupid and someone dies. It doesn’t mean race was at the forefront of whatever started it. We also need to know that even in America different words or actions mean different things to different races of people keep that in mind. Whites can’t use the N word, blacks shouldn’t either, and when we hear blacks use it to each other or in talking about us it seems threatening. Dressing like a gangster, regardless of your race, seems threatening. Keep this stuff in mind. Unfortunately I do not know what actions make blacks feel threatened, calling 911, kidding, but seriously i don’t know… That’s the problem, we just don’t know each other well enough. We have to stop boxing ourselves in our little segregated communities and only then will we all change.

Just stop letting Al Sharpton, MSNBC or any other media outlet makeup your mind before the facts are aired. Odds are they are wrong, will lead you down the wrong path so far you can never reverse your position even after you know you have been proven wrong. If you are easily led by the race hustlers, MSNBC, other media idiots, I beg of you, please, let the judge and attorneys know your an idiot. We don’t need more bad jurors.

White Privilege, It Doesn"t Exist

White Privilege, It Doesn"t Exist

I have been debating whether or not to post this. It was a tough decision because being a white guy I have 2 strikes against me, 1. I’m white and 2. I am male. Being white an male I am not supposed to have an opinion on race or if I do have such an opinion I am supposed to keep it to myself, I guess. Well, I have surgery on Thursday, 3/13/2014, and since “you never know” I figured what the hell. Here it goes…

 Have you watched or listened to the Dunn trial , AKA the Loud Music Trial, verdict at all? I admit I did not watch or follow it unlike the George Zimmerman trial which I watched from opening statements to the verdict so I don’t know everything about it. However, I did watch enough to know the prosecutors, like with Zimmerman and the same prosecutors as Zimmerman, overcharged Dunn with 1st degree murder and there is some room for reasonable doubt — not much, but some. Considering the driver of the car was on parole, I believe there is a reason for the three survivors to not be truthful, as their friend would go bye-bye for a while. In the end, I am pretty sure Dunn is guilty of murder though.

To be clear, before I get into this article, I have zero issues with anyone’s race, sex, creed or religion. I grew up in a middle-middle class neighborhood and some my fondest memories revolve around Mrs. Seals serving us delicious frozen fruit pops on hot summer days, bringing me to Ponderosa after going to her church, occasionally spending the night, when my brother would let me, and when she brought us to the zoo. My brother was good friends with her son, Charles, and me,being the younger brother, always tried to tag along. I also have fond memories of Brian Cage who’s rear end I saved many times from other people, his mouth wrote checks his body couldn’t cash. We often hung out at his house and traveled, by bike, to the mall like idiots. The mall was miles away on major roads and we were younger than 12. Later in life, I had other great friends and coworkers who were not white. My very closest friend is from Venezuela.

I am also fairly confident that we all have black, Asian or other “minority” blood running through our veins, we all have a common ancestor whether it is Adam and Eve or the missing link. I believe in the human race, period and only judge people on the content of their character, unless they can further my career of course! I don’t see Obama as black or white, he is both you know, he is the president and like the last few presidents I dislike him and his policies. I love everyone until I get t know them, OK, are we clear about this?

Many believe the Dunn verdict is a slap in the face of blacks and proves there is no justice. I disagree, as the media simplifies these cases, inserts their narrative, which is always the worst of human nature, which make people predetermine their opinion on guilt or innocence before the facts are all on the table. Look, there are 5 people who know exactly what happened that night, 1 is dead and the other 4 have a reason to not be truthful.

However, on certain networks, huh-hum, MSNBC, I have heard the term white privilege being used to “clear” guilty white people who “get away” with murdering black people. They throw around this term of white privilege as if it is fact and being white gets you off the hook when you do something stupid, it doesn’t. My Lord, some “victims” are not always victims and killers aren’t always evil racist, women hating bigots, in general, some are obviously. White privilege is being spread as a truth to stoke racial, in this case black against white, as if racism is always white against all, tensions, spread victimization and shift total blame on others. Sometimes this is justified, especially in historical context, but generally this is wrong and evil.

If there is white privilege I want to file a complaint or redeem some of my privilege points or whatever I need to do to cash in on my whiteness. I have clearly been screwed in this race thing because I don’t live in a big house, have a college degree, a big car, a huge bank account, devoid of any problems in fact I have too many problems. Contrary to popular belief I have had many run ins with the police, been unfairly treated, harassed and hassled, albeit not lately, like 25 years ago and for stupid things. I also got screwed by my doctors, I guess I didn’t give the right white privilege code word or coupon since 1 doctor did an unnecessary surgery on me that has crippled me for life. I was let go from a job because I moved a chair, seriously. Then I got fired from my very next job because they felt I should have disclosed a traffic ticket. Sure, it was a misdemeanor ticket, but basically a fine is not like I killed anyone or went to jail. I am kidding of course, as each of those issues are my fault, even the chair thing, except for the doctor and disclosure things, both of which were travesties to me and my family.

There is no white privilege and to propagate such a myth does nothing but enrage racial tensions. I will say there is such a thing as wealth privilege. Look at the affluenza case recently, Wall St., and a million other cases when wealth bought the best outcome possible, innocence. This applies to O.J. Simpson who killed 2 people, supposedly (lawyers) and who is not white, but maybe some of his deceased wife’s white privilege rubbed off on him. The bottom line is life is hard and not fair for all.

If you were like me and did stupid stuff as a kid, which you were guilty of even though not convicted, do you really blame the police pulling you over? Shinning a spot light on your home at 3 AM, randomly searching you, calling your school to let the administration know you are a punk? Perhaps if I didn’t do such stupid things or hangout with other idiots, it is a safe bet I wouldn’t have been harassed the way I was. Regardless, I did and my behavior, actions and choices were mine to make, my responsibility and had nothing to do with me being of a particular race.

Did you know more white people are on food stamps than black people? is that white privilege? Did you know that only 40% of the prison population is black? Awful, right? Well, yes but that leaves 60%, the majority of prisoners, being of non-black origins; 34% are white and 20% are Hispanic, according to Wikipedia, which shows that there are more blacks in prison overall, but total population is split mostly between black and white with a 6% difference overall. Now, some will use statistics to bolster their case because pulling X% out of 100,000 usually helps them make their point, but the bottom line is whites and blacks are in prison and are the 2 largest groups. At least closer than you thought, right?

Even arrest rates are fairly close, with 49% of black males having been arrested by age 23, 44% of Hispanic males arrested by age 23 and 38% of white males arrested by age 23, found on Wikipedia. We can argue sentencing disparities if you want, I didn’lt pull data on that, but I am willing to say, I think, because of mandatory sentencing guidelines minorities get screwed because they are more likely to be arrested for drugs which carry minimum sentencing guidelines and this helps explain why mandatory sentencing needs to go. However, just because one group prefers to stick to one area of crime that they know has harsh sentencing that doesn’t mean the system is rigged or racially biased in my opinion. i am sure there is bias but that bias is in the sentencing guidelines, its hard to argue that thousands of police, judges, jurors, etc. are all out to imprison young black males.

Here is a great statistic, in 2001 only 640,000 black males were in college which meant more black males were in prison than in college, which was/is very sad. However, a decade later, there are now 1,440,000 black males in college while the prison population is the same, 800,000 or so. That means more black males are getting a state education that doesn’t involve supervision by armed guards! Seriously, this is a great stat, but still too low, give to the United Negro College Fund, seriously, its a great cause although i dislike the term negro.

We can discuss cause and effect of race incarceration, but I think its fairly clear, poverty is the main problem. Poverty is a major problem for every race, but within the black community the poverty problem is compounded by the fact that the poverty is generational and the family unit has declined so much it is a rarity and almost doesn’t exist. You can say women are strong and can raise a family on their own, I was raised by a single mom, but my father was around which mattered. I guess its not PC to say it, but having both male and female role models, positive role models, gives even the impoverished a better chance of getting out than having only 1 parent. Look, it may be old fashioned, but try to stay together in some way. Having 10 kids by 10 different women doesn’t make you cool it makes you a deadbeat dad.

It is also clear that while we are all Americans but we have separated ourselves in different communities even though we have an integrated country. Little Italy, Chinatown, Polish, Russian, and, of course, the South Side, which is usually the “bad” area, are all common names in big cities and even small cities. I can tell you where all these areas are in dumpy Syracuse NY. So, we segregate ourselves in different ways but its mostly done with ethnicities. the funny thing is that it is crystal clear that other cultures break into other cultures, but the strongest imfluence on all cultures is the black culture.

Its not a bad thing the culture overlap and it shows that we have come a long way. Black culture, in particular, has penetrated white culture, but the opposite hasn’t happened. I am talking about the baggy pants around the knees, slang like ‘get jiggy wit it’, a personal favorite or mine, etc. When you’re a teenage this stuff doesn’t matter but as an adult and in the business world baggy pants and using a different slang language isn’t going to fly, not yet anyhow and I hope it never does as we butchered the English language enough already.

You can call me a bigot, which isn’t true, or other nasty terms most of which I bet I never even heard of before, but you have to admit I make some good points. This is clear when we have a national case like a George Zimmerman or Dunn, we all go into our corners and then come out swinging. Blacks call us all racists and claim there is no justice and whites either go on the defensive or side with the blacks and are more radical in their divisive racist claims.

I can assure you of a few things, if I think someone is guilty after the evidence is presented it is because the prosecution made their case. If I think the defendants not guilty it means the defense made their case. I do not and nor should anyone let the media decide the case for us. Look at George Zimmerman, sure, you hate him, he is an idiot, but anyone looking at the case without the political or racism add-ons it was pretty clear that there was reasonable doubt. Say what you will about Zimmerman’s wounds he was the only one with marks on him, except the gunshot, obviously.

However, if Martin was the complete victim wouldn’t there be wounds on him? There weren’t any. We know Martin was no stranger to fighting so I can see him confronting Zimmerman, who was in the wrong for being there, and I can see Martin being the aggressor. We know he tried to get a gun in the past so it was not out of the question for him to go for Zimmerman’s gun especially if Martin felt like his life were in danger. Just no matter how you cut it there was either outright forensic evidence backing Zimmerman or enough reasonable doubt to acquit.

If you didn’t watch the trial and let the media fill your head with their “facts” you would assume Zimmerman was guilty or you wanted him to be guilty. You can’t frame someone as a racist unless you know they are a racist and, frankly, calling Zimmerman a racist is racism or forcing racial bias against the defendant. Just because a white guy, FYI Zimmerman is a mixed race Hispanic, killed a black kid it is highly unlikely he planned it and to think otherwise is ridiculous and I hope to God you are never an a jury. Not every white guy who has shot a black person is guilty of murder and vice versa.

Another aspect is the fact that youth as a whole are much more aggressive than ever before. I don’t know why this is happening, but it is. This aggression is, in my opinion, equal among the races with minorities being slightly more aggressive. I can only speculate as to why but we likely covered it in one of the above paragraphs with one additional point, extreme poverty means that people feel like they have nothing to lose which may lead to more violent, aggressive or confrontational behavior. Not to mention in poor neighborhoods toughness is a positive trait which sends the message to young kids that fighting or violent behavior is ok. Gangs often perpetuate this as well, look at initiations which involve, often times, getting beat up or beating someone else up or worse.

I have a personal example, when I was a young man, 20 years ago, my friends and I were at a gas station getting a soda. A group of 3 or 4 young, like 14 years old, kids come up to my friend and demand his change. He said no, but the kid didn’t like that.

The kid took a swing at my friend and the kids friends surrounded him which led to me and my other friend to go to his defense. I didn’t want to hurt these kids so I threw one around a little and got us back to the car as we were already up to no good that night and didn’t need the cops around. Anyhow, the kids regrouped and came towards me in the car. My window was down, I was the driver, and all of a sudden I see a knife in his hand and he stabbed me in the arm! A 13 or 14 year old just stabbed me!

Anyhow, like I said kids are more aggressive nowadays than ever before which leads me to believe Zimmerman and Dunn were likely either aggressively confrontationed or did something to instigated the violence in some way. I mean, if a guy starts talking about hitting me, or teaching me a lesson or whatever I assume we are going to fight. If someone starts using a racial slur in the context of the previous sentence I would likely take the threat more seriously… a side note, who would call a white guy the N word especially if they are black, I don’t get it, find it offensive and would lead mw to believe I am in trouble. That’s what the N word does to mean, its code for I’m gonna hurt you. If you are going to degrade me which a word that degrades yourself like that I think you are a punk or worse, it just seems more violent to me.

The bottom line is there is no white privilege, life is hard and not fair for everyone, period. Life doesn’t owe us anything, no one owes us anything for that matter, so stop thinking like that. Each race has to be more respectful of themselves and others, no more calling ourselves names, i.e. white trash, the N word or what have you. If we don’t respect ourselves how can we respect each other? Stop assuming everyone is racist as that is beyond stupid. Sure, racists exist in every ethnic group, but it is a small percentage of each group that are real racists. However, I see a trend of blacks becoming more racist than ever before mostly because the race hustlers are fanning the flames of manufactured outrage in a society that is very tolerant of most people and things nowadays.

Whites don’t wake up and plan on shooting blacks and blacks don’t wake up planning to shoot whites. We are all just trying to get through life but sometimes 2 people collide and one or both do something stupid and someone dies. It doesn’t mean race was at the forefront of whatever started it. We also need to know that even in America different words or actions mean different things to different races of people keep that in mind. Whites can’t use the N word, blacks shouldn’t either, and when we hear blacks use it to each other or in talking about us it seems threatening. Dressing like a gangster, regardless of your race, seems threatening. Keep this stuff in mind. Unfortunately I do not know what actions make blacks feel threatened, calling 911, kidding, but seriously i don’t know… That’s the problem, we just don’t know each other well enough. We have to stop boxing ourselves in our little segregated communities and only then will we all change.

Just stop letting Al Sharpton, MSNBC or any other media outlet makeup your mind before the facts are aired. Odds are they are wrong, will lead you down the wrong path so far you can never reverse your position even after you know you have been proven wrong. If you are easily led by the race hustlers, MSNBC, other media idiots, I beg of you, please, let the judge and attorneys know your an idiot. We don’t need more bad jurors.

White Privilege, It Doesn"t Exist

Has the Deficit Really Been Cut in Half Under Obama?

Obama and Company have made much over the ‘drastic’ drop in the annual deficit since he took office. In fact, he had promised to cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term in office, but he never specified in half from what and there is the rub. You see, in the final year of the Bush disaster, I mean, presidency we had a little thing happen, the end of the world as we knew it hit. The mother of all crises was on our doorstep and government had to do something it never had done before, bailout the private sector.

This was done through TARP, a $700 billion dollar check to banks, automakers and insurers, but that wasn’t planned, it was a one-off event and Obama voted for it. The bottom line is that it drove the annual deficit up to over $1T but it wasn’t actual budget spending and was repaid, which also offset future annual deficits. Are you still following this? This is why they can lie and get away with it. To blame the crisis on Bush is inaccurate and to blame the deficit going over $1T as Bush’s fault is also inaccurate, it had to be done unless you really don’t like America and our way of life. We worry about blame way too much and truth be known the blame goes to Clinton, Larry Summers as well as Bush and the democrats in Congress, but no one likes the truth so why bother explaining.

Has the Deficit Really Been Cut in Half Under Obama?

Ridiculous Liberal Partisan Meme"s - Political "Humor"

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Economic Sanctions: Who Holds the Real Power, the US or Russia?

Obama has sent out a strongly worded Tweet to Vlad Putin saying we will issue economic sanctions against you. Unfortunately, that is a meaningless threat as we have next to no trade with Russia, $38B in trade is nothing, and it is the European Union, EU, that has $500B in trade with Russia. What damage can we do economically to Russia? Nothing and that isn’t a strong message anyhow. Remember how deficits don’t matter? Well, here is why they do matter, Russia is tight with China and both countries hold significant US debt, Russia at $131 billion in US debt and China holds $1 trillion + in our debt.

History lesson from the not so distant past, during 2008 when we almost lost everything Russia called China and said they should both sell their US debt holdings. Anyone want to guess what would have happened if that actually did happen? You wouldn’t be reading this right now, I can assure you of that. The US is totally dependent upon issuing debt in order to fund our everyday spending, yes, it’s true. We, as a country, do not have any self funded program because in the great wisdom of some politician, in order to hide deficits, they mandated, in 1983, that all taxes and withholding’s from your paycheck go into the general fund.

Economic Sanctions: Who Holds the Real Power, the US or Russia?

Obama, Putin and the Ukraine

There cannot be very many people who are truly surprised by Putin’s move in the Ukraine. That is to say no one foresaw, that I know of, all the issues that have come to light in the country, but since Syria and the Snowden episode, I view Snowden as a hero, it was very obvious Vladimir Putin was going to do something to push Obama into a spot. The Ukraine event was just very convenient for Putin as the two countries have a very long and sorted past, as in the Ukraine has been the victim of Russia.

 
Obama, Putin
Many on the left are saying Bush set the president because he gave Vladimir a pass in the Georgian episode, but not so fast on that train of thought. I rarely give Bush a pass on anything but when Russia ‘invaded’ Georgia it was at the end of his presidency, the McCain-Obama race was heating up and Bush had his hands full with both Iraq and Afghanistan, not to mention he was already hated by, well, everyone. It is also safe to say Russia has had many issues with the Georgian’s for a very, very long time and in that area there are a fair amount of Islamic issues, I guess that is PC, right. Only 20% of Georgia is considered Islamic, but historically, in the Caucus region, Russia and Georgia were allies in the fight against the spread of Islam going back 200+ years.

 

Obama, Putin and the Ukraine

That was Short Lived: MSNBC back on the Traffic Jam

I was so proud of MSNBC for the last couple of days, they actually covered other events besides the traffic jam in Fort Lee. Keep in mind that there has been zero evidence Chris Christie knew about this, zero, even though the participant list, or suspected participant list, has grown from 2 to over 5 people talking about it. However, none of these emails or messages went to Christie, most are between Wildstein and Bridgette Kelly. I am sorry, but thinking Christie should have known or he ‘must have’ known doesn’t cut it and is not evidence. So far, it is just Al Sharpton, who should never be called a reverend anymore, starting up on bridgegate.

 

Al Sharpton opened up the show saying the recorded evidence, which makes one think Christie is on tape saying something good, right, wrong, it is 911 tapes. The tapes are said to be life threatening, they weren’t, and to-date no one has died because of this thing. The most humorous one was a laid calling back saying; “I called you and no one is here yet” with the 911 operator saying “you just called a couple minutes ago” and not blaming traffic at all. I don’t care where you are even in a hospital it can take longer than 2 minutes to get help.

 

Al Sharpton is still a joke.

It gets better, there was another call about a tow truck not getting somewhere fast enough, not unusual. Another was a responder telling the dispatcher that Fort Lee is in grid lock. The most serious call was from a home health aide worker who just found a person unconscious, but breathing, and the dispatcher getting help to them… no evidence the person was delayed in receiving medical attention. Someone fainted, but regained consciousness when the call came in, and it was a precautionary call only and zero evidence any response time was longer than normal.

That was Short Lived: MSNBC back on the Traffic Jam

The Ultimate Revenge by Sally Fernandez to Release February 25

Nashville, TN (PRWEB) February 25, 2014

THE ULTIMATE REVENGE is the explosive conclusion to “The Simon Trilogy” that has held political thriller readers tightly in its grasp. The author’s earlier books, BROTHERHOOD BEYOND THE YARD and NOBLE’S QUEST, provide an exhilarating platform for the launch of this final chapter of a gripping narrative that challenges the reader to put the book down.

The ever-elusive Simon’s daring escape from a high security prison adds unheard of dimensions to the classic cat and mouse game, while suggestive connections reveal that the nation’s power grids are at risk. Of greater significance, are the hidden agendas of some of the world’s most powerful leaders to pursue their goals toward a supra-national one-world government. The future of the United States is precipitously at stake.

Fernandez has proved again that she has mastered the art of blending fact with fiction, leaving the readers to make their own judgments. Whatever the outcome, it raises the inviting question, “What if?”

Sally Fernandez has woven together a story based on knowledge garnered from careers in banking, computer technology and consulting, while living in New York City, San Francisco and Hong Kong. Being a world traveler and a political junkie with a vivid imagination enriches the mix. As a world traveler, the author and her husband split time between their homes in the United States and Italy.

THE ULTIMATE REVENGE will be released February 25, 2014 in trade paperback (ISBN 978-1-939447-83-8) and in e-book (ISBN: 978-1-939447-84-5).

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Endometriosis Foundation of America Hosts the 5th Annual Scientific Medical Conference on March 7 To Kick-Off Endometriosis Awareness Month

New York, New York (PRWEB) February 25, 2014

The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA), founded by Tamer Seckin, MD, and Padma Lakshmi, continues to demonstrate its commitment to promoting better health and quality of life for women with endometriosis by hosting its 5th Annual Medical Conference addressing Politics, Ethics and Controversies in Endometriosis and Women’s Health – a two-day meeting open to both medical professionals and women with endometriosis.

EFA, the Nation’s leading non-profit organization dedicated to increasing the recognition of endometriosis, will host the New York City conference at the Metropolitan Club where world renowned experts, master surgeons, and scientists will present the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

“The conference highlights the politics of women’s health rights, and treatment of women from medical, legal, and ethical perspectives,” said Dr. Tamer Seckin, scientific chair of the conference and co-founder of the EFA with Padma Lakshmi. “My vision has always been to start a dialogue about the state of American women’s health, particularly, for women with endometriosis. This is a misunderstood, often times misdiagnosed, disease, which, in this country, is not talked about enough. There is a lot of bias, prejudice, and discrimination against women with endometriosis in school and in the workplace and from the healthcare system in general. EFA’s mission is to change this!”

Dr. Seckin has established the Harry Reich Award in honor of Dr. Reich’s pioneering work in laparoscopic surgery and his lifetime commitment to perfecting minimally invasive procedures in women’s healthcare. Professor Liselotte Mettler from the University of Kiel and Professor Linda C. Giudice from the University of California, San Francisco, will be the first two recipients of this award. “These two extraordinary women – a surgeon and a scientist whose own seminal work and careers mirror the contributions of Dr. Reich – have improved the lives of thousands of women around the world,” said Dr. Seckin.

A groundbreaking provocative discussion on the politics of endometriosis will feature three political advocates: Byllye Avery, founder of the Black Women’s Health Imperative and the Avery Institute for Social Change; Lone Hummelshøj, Secretary General of the World Endometriosis Society (WES); and Judith Waxman, Vice President of Health and Reproductive Rights at the National Women’s Law Center.

Other topics will include the controversies in cancer and endometriosis, ethical fertility treatment, managing chronic pain, immunity, stem cells, and the role of robotic surgery. Prominent speakers include Frank Chervenak, MD, world-renowned OBGYN ethicist and the chair of the OBGYN department at Weill Medical College of Cornell University, and Robert Kurman, MD, Professor of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Oncology and Pathology and Director of Gynecologic Pathology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

“EFA is proud to host this annual conference and to be affiliated with such talented doctors and experts in the medical field. So many women aren’t getting treatment because they aren’t properly diagnosed. Education and awareness is the key to a better understanding of endometriosis. Asking questions when visiting your doctors is the beginning,” says EFA co-founder and endometriosis sufferer, Padma Lakshmi, author and host of Top Chef.

Faculty for the conference are affiliated with North Shore LIJ Health System/Feinstein Institute for Medical Research; North Shore LIJ Health System/Lenox Hill Hospital; Brigham and Women’s Hospital – Boston Hospital & Medical Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering; John Hopkins University; NYU Langone Medical Center; New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University; University of British Columbia; Michigan State University; University Hospitals Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany; University of California, San Francisco; and Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center.

For more information or to register for the conference visit http://www.endofound.org, call 516-361-2181, or email mdconference2014@endofound.org.

The Endometriosis Foundation of America (EFA) was founded by Tamer Seckin, MD and Padma Lakshmi in 2009 to fight the devastating effects of endometriosis. In the last five years, EFA has increased awareness about the disease among healthcare providers and the general public; conducted advocacy activities to encourage support for education; and launched the nation’s first endometriosis tissue bank to facilitate research. EFA places a particular emphasis on the critical importance of early diagnosis and effective intervention. EFA’s annual scientific conference advances the dialogue about and the treatment of endometriosis by uniting the most innovative thinkers and practitioners across disciplines.

Endometriosis Foundation of America Hosts the 5th Annual Scientific Medical Conference on March 7 To Kick-Off Endometriosis Awareness Month

Governor Mike Huckabee to Give Keynote Address at 2014 Fundraising Event for Pregnancy Help 4 U

Keller, TX (PRWEB) February 25, 2014

Pregnancy Help 4 U announced Mike Huckabee as the keynote speaker for the Defend, Rescue, Deliver Fundraising Banquet. Former presidential candidate, Governor Mike Huckabee will speak to pro-life advocates and guests at the Irving Convention Center on Thursday, April 3, 2014 at 7:00 p.m.

“We are excited to host Governor Huckabee and State Representative Giovanni Capriglione at our annual fundraiser,” said Kayla Schroeder, Executive Director of Pregnancy Help 4 U. “We want to celebrate all God has done for pregnant women in difficult situations and the babies that they carry. Pregnancy Help 4 U loves the clients and meets them where they are without judgment.”

Pregnancy Help 4 U provides pregnancy testing, sonograms, and life-affirming pregnancy consultation at no cost to women experiencing unplanned pregnancies. These services have benefited over 1,300 women in Keller and surrounding areas since doors opened in 2011. The clinic exists to encourage a culture that values the health and lives of women and unborn babies.

In his book, “Do The Right Thing” Huckabee states, “Now, you can be quietly and passively pro-life, or you can be passionately and actively PRO-LIFE. I am the latter. I first became politically active because of my view on the sanctity of life.”

Huckabee is the host of the number one rated weekend hit, Huckabee, on the Fox News Channel and Cumulus Media Networks’ syndicated radio program, The Mike Huckabee Show, heard on more than 175 stations. He is the author of 9 books, the most recent being “A Simple Government.” This is his fourth book to appear on the New York Times Best Seller list joining “Do the Right Thing,” “A Simple Christmas” and “Can’t Wait Till Christmas.”

Registration is open for the 2014 Pregnancy Help 4 U, Defend, Rescue, Deliver banquet. Individual tickets are available for $ 50 and table sponsorships begin at $ 600. To purchase tickets, contact Abby Germer or visit lifeguards.pregnancyhelp4u.org/events.html.

About Pregnancy Help 4 U


Pregnancy Help 4 U is a free, non-judgmental clinic that helps women in need of pregnancy testing, sonograms and parenting education as well as post abortion recovery. PH4U serves women of all ages in diverse pregnancy situations, offering support. The clinic opened in 2011 and will launch a new STD screening program in June 2014. For more information, visit lifeguards.pregnancyhelp4u.org.

Contact: Kayla Schroeder, Pregnancy Help 4 U, (817) 753-6222

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Award Winning Actor Martin Sheen Keynote Speaker in West Palm Beach Leadership Conference

West Palm Beach, Florida (PRWEB) February 27, 2014

The World LEADERS Group will host the third annual World LEADERS Conference featuring some of the world’s most prominent business and church thought leaders, including a Pulitzer Prize winner and several New York Times best-selling authors.

Speakers will share insights into pioneering research on best management and leadership practices to inspiring messages of hope, faith and courage. Attendees will gain an understanding of leadership principles to lead more effectively.

“We are thrilled to be hosting some of the world’s most recognized thought leaders at this year’s event,” said Dr. James Davis, president of the World LEADERS Group. “I am excited about the caliber of speakers and the diversity of topics they will be presenting, which will challenge the way we all see the world.”

Wednesday, March 5, and Thursday, March 6, 2014

WEDNESDAY, March 5 (Conference Day #1)


8:30 a.m.    Welcome


8:35 a.m.    Marcus Buckingham, New York Times best-selling author, researcher and motivational speaker


10:05 a.m.    Patrick Lencioni, President of The Table Group, New York Times best-selling author and leadership/teamwork consultant


11:00 a.m.     Susan Cain, New York Times best-selling author and lecturer


1:30 p.m.    Charles DuHigg, Pulitzer Prize-winner and New York Times best-selling author    


2:20 p.m.    James Blanchard, Retired chairman and CEO of Synovus Financial Corporation


2:40 p.m.    Servant Leadership Award presented to a local leader


3:30 p.m.    Erwin McManus, Artist, filmmaker, author, storyteller, activist and innovator


4:05 p.m.    Martin Luther King III, American human-rights advocate and community activist

THURSDAY, MARCH 6 (Conference Day #2)


8:35 a.m.    Adam Grant, New York Times best-selling author, professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and named one of the top 50 leadership and management thinkers


9:30 a.m.    Craig Groeschel, New York Times best-selling author and founder/senior pastor of LifeChurch.tv


11:00 a.m.    Ray Titus, CEO of the United Franchise Group and its related companies


11:25 a.m.    Katty Kay, Lead anchor for BBC World News America


1:30 p.m.    Ken Blanchard, Chairman of the Ken Blanchard Companies, co-founder of Lead Like Jesus and best-selling author


2:30 p.m.    Henry Cloud, Clinical psychologist, leadership consultant and New York Times best-selling author


3:30 p.m.    Jon Gordon, Wall Street Journal best-selling author and leadership consultant


4:00 p.m.    Martin Sheen, Award-winning actor and political activist

WHERE:    Palm Beach County Convention Center


        650 Okeechobee Blvd., West Palm Beach

CONTACT:    To purchase tickets, contact the World LEADERS Group at


(561) 444-TEAM (8326) or info(at)worldleadersgroup(dot)com.

ABOUT THE WORLD LEADERS CONFERENCE:


This annual event, dedicated to the teaching of servant leadership principles, brings attendees from across the world. The event is limited to 700 people, with all speakers presenting in-person to provide a personal connection with participants.

Tickets range from $ 495 – $ 1,500 per person and are available for purchase online.

Previous keynote speakers have included former Prime Minister of England Tony Blair, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former NFL Coach Tony Dungy and more.

The World LEADERS Conference is for all leaders who not only want to become more effective, but to become better people.

ABOUT THE WORLD LEADERS GROUP:


The World LEADERS Group is a non-profit organization focused on training people from both the business and church sectors to become servant leaders and world changers. For more information, visit http://www.worldleadersconference.com.

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NOTE TO EDITORS: James Davis, President of the World LEADERS Group, and presenters are available for interviews via phone or in person at the event. To schedule, contact Ann Margo Cannon at (561) 350-4924 or via email amcannon(at)worldleadersgroup(dot)com or Cheryl Rios at 972-800-3133 crios(at)worldleadersconference(dot)com.

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Tamils for Obama to Kerry: Include Referendum for Independence and Protection for SL Tamils in UNHRC Resolution

New York, New York (PRWEB) February 27, 2014

“We sent a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry concerning the UNHRC resolution the US is expected to introduce in March 2014. We said that the resolution must include two important points,” said the press spokesman for Tamils for Obama.”The first was that there has to be a referendum in northeastern Sri Lanka, similar to the one that took place in South Sudan. The referendum must be about what kind of government the Tamils in the northeast want for themselves.

“The second point is that the GOSL almost always comes down hard on anyone who makes them angry, which usually means the SL Tamils. Something must be done to protect the Tamils from GOSL retribution.”

The letter began by thanking the US for its past support at United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) sessions. “We at Tamils for Obama would like to thank the US State Department for raising and passing two resolutions at the UNHRC in support of justice and historical truth in Sri Lanka,” the letter said, and then introduced ” an expected resolution calling for an international investigation into Sri Lanka’s deeds in the 2009 ethnic civil war.”

The Tamils for Obama letter went on “We urge the US to call for a referendum in the northeast of Sri Lanka similar to the one conducted in South Sudan. We concur with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa that the Sri Lankan Tamils who were driven out of the country by GOSL oppression should be permitted to vote in this referendum.

“The referendum,” the letter said, “must be part of this UNHRC resolution, and must include choice of government. This is every people’s democratic right: to choose their government and the kind of country in which they will live. This is a US principle, going all the way back to the Declaration of Independence, and we want it for the Tamils.”

“This is an important point,” the spokesman said. “We Tamil Americans all believe it strongly, and we think Secretary Kerry must believe it too.”

The letter concluded “The GOSL reacts with cruelty and violence whenever they are opposed, and their cruelty and violence are usually directed at the Tamils. A way to protect the Tamils from GOSL retribution must be found, and must be included in the UNHRC resolution.”

Tamils for Obama is a politically active group of Tamil Americans. They believe that over 70,000 Tamil civilians were massacred during the last weeks of the Sri Lankan ethnic war. They have also watched the behavior of the Sri Lankan Singhalese victors after the war, and strongly conclude that Tamils in Sri Lanka will only be safe when this unfortunate island is divided into two states.

To contact the group, call at (516) 308-2645 and speak to, or leave a message for, the Communication Director, Tamils for Obama.


http://www.TamilsForObama.com


Email: info(at)TamilsforObama(dot)com

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This is America Damn It

Progressive liberalism is full of rhetoric nowadays revolving around how things can’t be done anymore. They are so depressing, telling us how the system is rigged against you and social mobility is impossible. They tell you it’s the Koch brothers fault and we need more social safety nets because the poor are being fleeced by the rich… like the rich are picking our pockets, right. According to progressive liberals the only answer is to destroy the rich and give away all their assets to people like me. You know what? Stop it, this is American Damn it, start acting like Americans.

This country has created more wealth, raised more people out of poverty and stopped more evil than any other country or system of government ever created, period. To be poor in America is a hardship, but in what way? You take subsidized public transportation instead of a car. Maybe you have a PS2 instead of the PS3. If you are a family of 4 you get $650/month in free food, more than I spend on groceries. You have free public education for your kids, power, flat screen TV, cable and the government even gives you cash. Even being poor in America is a blessing, I know its not pleasant and there are hardships, but my word it could be so much worse. Just look at those in poverty in Mexico, Peru, Africa, etc. they struggle to get food and water everyday so stop complaining your SNAP benefit was cut $10/month.

U came from nothing, no college degree, no family connections, no silver spoon in my mouth, a divorced mother, but I made it. I started out cold calling at a stock brokerage firm making $150/week in 1993. By 2003 I was within the top 5% of all income earners in America. I have since lost it due to cancer and disability so I know both sides of the coin. I know how it sucks to be poor now and it breaks my heart I can’t give my kids all they want, but there is food in the fridge, a roof over their head, and clothes on their back. It sucks, but I know how bad it could be and how blessed, that’s right, blessed we are to be poor in America.

You know what? I may be down and out now, but I will be back. I am a survivor and I know it can be done, but if I listen to progressives only I may have committed suicide by now. My Lord, listen to them, the poor are suffering so bad, blah, blah, blah, wrong. The homeless, kids being abused and wives being beaten are suffering the poor are just upset that we can’t go to Disneyland, $100/ticket a day, you believe that? Seriously, the progressive liberals have everyone believing that we need Daddy Uncle Sam to hook us up or we are going to die or whatever. Bull.

Look, I agree that CEO’s and the super rich make too much money, but is that our problem or is it the shareholders problem? Maybe if you all realized that a 25% flat tax on all income is far superior than a graduated progressive tax where 39% is only on the earnings above $300,000, but whatever, you won’t believe me anyhow because you are so stuck on the rate. I urge you to Google it, I mean, did you even know we have a graduated progressive tax to begin with? Probably not, which is the other half of your problem, the know not what they speaketh about.

I have never in my life heard of such defeatist teachings in my life from progressives. Just because times are tough it doesn’t mean we throw away a system that works, very well I might add, for socialism or a socialism lite system which we know doesn’t work. Marxism has been around for 150 years, give or take, and over the last 100 years we have had some very large tests of Marxists beliefs, how many have lasted more than 75 years? None. Even China has switched to a more capitalist system and look how well they are doing now, although the system is still centrally controlled which will destroy itself at some point.

I just don’t get it, really, I am at a loss for words to how as Americans so many of us have just given up. It wasn’t that long ago we had disaster but we picked ourselves up, forgot about Carter and moved on. However, nowadays we look to our sugar daddy, Uncle Sam, to give us some ‘free’ stuff instead of looking for a better way. If you lost your job and have been out of work for 2 years, guess what? It is likely that type of job is gone, move on and stop asking for unemployment insurance. My Lord, an employer would rather see a McDonald’s job on your resume instead of a 2 year gap in your work history. At least that employer knows you are willing to do what it takes to make it.

This insanity has to stop, improvise, adapt and overcome that is the American way. We have to get back to that attitude because we are doomed if we continue this course. Stop pampering your kids, my wife’s father had to work from age 12 on to support his family, that wasn’t that long ago you know. If things are tough, look elsewhere because you can move job industries, I did, you can as well. Stop buying Starbucks coffee, save money again, who cares what your neighbors are buying, they are idiots probably. Whatever it takes, stop believing things are so tough the only thing that can help is more government programs. That is not the answer that is part of the problem.

Pick yourself up, have some pride in whatever you are doing, but I can assure you hard work, dedication and doing the right thing can and will payoff for you and the country. If we all just rolled up our sleeves we can change what is happening. This is America Damn it, start acting like Americans, when things get tough the tough gets going. I know all of this is true, I have done it in the past and I will do it again and if I can do it anyone can.

This is America Damn It

Rand Paul vs. Bill Clinton: Does Lewinski Matter?

Those over 30 actually remember the 1990’s and while we remember the great economy and how great things were we also remember how the politics were just as toxic, maybe not as much, as they are today. There was no great armistice between Bill Clinton and, most notably, Newt Gingrich as things got pretty heated back then. However, the young, mostly liberal, crowds either don’t remember that decade or simply don’t know about it.

While there was a willingness to work, Clinton with Newt and vice versa, it was only because Clinton moved to the center-left. Clinton tried for healthcare reform right from the start and failed, he raised taxes, the largest tax hike on seniors in history, and passed the assault weapons ban all of which led to the republican revolution and the republicans contract with America. It is also important to note that during the election when he thought the gay vote was 20% he favored gays in the military, but after he was elected he found out the gay vote was only 10% and switched to “don’t ask, don’t tell”, look it up, Google is free. In short, the Clinton’s are completely political and have one objective, the Clinton’s.


Further evidence of Clinton’s move to the center is his welfare reform efforts, pro business and investment tax policy which led to the economic and, in turn, stock market boom which refueled the economic boom… follow that? You see, Clinton listened to the republicans and dropped capital gains taxes, the tax on investment gains held over 1 year, to 20% from 28%. When you drop capital gains taxes people will invest in equities, the stack market, and the wealthy will invest in start-up companies as the gains are taxed at 20% instead of the higher earned income tax rates. That is smart tax policy and it worked, but mix in a revolution, in this case the internet, and you have a recipe for something special which is exactly what happened. However, good things get overdone and out of control leading to what we now call “bubbles” and the internet bubble popped as we know.

You cannot credit Clinton alone with the booming economy of the 1990’s and ignore the fact that republicans had congress wrapped up. It’s incredulous that anyone can credit the president with only all the good, none of the bad, but ignore the party or dismiss the party that controls congress, that is what liberals do. When congress and the president work together great things can happen, but Clinton got lucky with the internet boom and he knows politics, something Obama knows nothing about. Contrary to liberals belief there is simply no chance Obama will move to the center and he just doesn’t compromise.

Think about it, all the compromises have been republican… defund Obamacare, nope, Obama won and republicans conceded. Lift the debt ceiling, no compromise for Obama, but republicans gave in on higher taxes. I can go on and on. Just because Obama isn’t liberal enough for you liberals doesn’t mean he is not too liberal for conservatives and he is certainly not a centrist, not at all.

Anyhow, as we reminisce about the Clinton era we also forget all the scandals they were involved with and, frankly, there are a lot of questions unresolved. Like how Hillary knew to invest 3 times the Clinton’s net worth in 1979 in beef futures only to make a killing, her first and only trade. White Water and a bunch of other stuff have open questions that will never be answered because people don’t want to know. The one scandal we should be talking about, however, is the Monica Lewinsky affair.

Why? Simple, Clinton lied under oath about it which, to me and the law, is a crime. He had an affair with a young intern in the oval office, while he was working. He often had her do “her thing” while he was on the phone with senators, when Arafat was waiting for him in the Rose Garden and she was a young intern. I don’t care about the affair, we knew what Clinton was with Flowers and others who outed him during the campaign, it is the lying and the complete lapse of judgment he showed.

The lapse of judgment is just so large it cannot be ignored, but Americans do ignore it, why. My theory is that the economy was so good we don’t want to tarnish the memory with salacious details. We also view this as a sexual affair instead of what it really was, an out of control ego maniac who thought, and did, he could get away with anything. If your daughter was Lewinsky would you give the president a pass on this? Certainly Lewinsky had a role in it, but he was the president of the United States, the man with the nukes, the guy who was trying to broker world peace… shouldn’t he be held to a higher standard?

On top of it, not only was his judgment terrible with the affair, he lied about it under oath. It is hard enough to get politicians to tell the truth about anything at all, but I would like to think under oath they would feel compelled to tell the truth. Instead, we get a lesson on what the definition of ‘is’ is, seriously? Not that I am surprised, liberals play that stuff all the time like showing a picture of KKK members burning a cross and in their uniform with a caption of you ‘might’ be a racist… it says MIGHT be a racist, not you are a racist, like there is a difference… I really had this debate with a guy and I still shake my head over it.

So, Rand Paul comes along and brings up Lewinsky again, 17 years later, and people are questioning whether or not that is fair game or not. Of course it is! Look, the comment came out because Hillary Clinton is probably going to run in 2016 which puts Bill back in as First Husband, I guess. In addition, she was up to her eyes in the cover-up of Lewinsky, vast rightwing conspiracy anyone, and lied about knowledge of the affair as well, we all know she knew about it, a wife knows her husband. She also decided to stay with him because it was politically smart for her to do so, is there even love there? I don’t know, only they do, but there is no question they are a political powerhouse together.


Hillary is portrayed as a victim, which drives my wife crazy, even though she was an active participant in coving it up. She stayed even though she was more than capable of leaving him and making her own way in life. She chose to stay with him which doesn’t make her a victim at all, it was her choice to stay. I don’t get how she gets the sympathy vote because she decided to stay with her husband who cheated, repeatedly, on her. She knows about it but stays and that makes people vote for her? It’s mind blowing.

She isn’t a victim at all, she is a political animal doing what is best for her and it has worked. She made out very well, Senator of NY, 2008 presidential candidate, and becoming the secretary of state while writing books, giving speeches and making tens of millions of dollars at it. She is cunning and so is Bill and the last thing we need is another Clinton in the Whitehouse. If she actually gets elected, which she won’t, it will be a sad day for America. Enough with political dynasties they suck and damage our credibility… we actually wonder why other countries laugh at us, well, look at who we elect.

Rand Paul was right to bring up Lewinsky as it exposes the complete lapse of judgment the Clintons have shown in the past. I don’t want the salacious details repeated again instead talk about how it was embarrassing and how the president needs to be using the head on his shoulder, or her shoulders, instead of the other head to think with. Judgment and actions matter. The Clinton’s lack judgment and their actions are beyond comprehension. Bring it all back up again, I say, because that is the only record we really had and maybe, just maybe, people will realize it was the compromises between the parties that led to the booming 1990’s and not one man.

Rand Paul vs. Bill Clinton: Does Lewinski Matter?

Populism is Terrible Politics: Minimum Wage Increase

Who doesn’t want something for nothing? However, there is no such thing as everything has a cost at some point and that is the problem with populist policies. When a politicians poll numbers are low and the people lose faith in said politician it is a safe bet that they will start offering populist policy ideas in order to boost their popularity. This is what Obama and the democrats are now shooting for with their $10.10 minimum wage increase.

I am against the federal minimum wage because it applies the same logic to the entire country which is never right. Wages vary state-by-state because the cost of living varies state-by-state. Housing, energy, food and other core goods in North Dakota are far less expensive than housing in DC, New York, Boston or LA which means wages are generally lower. With that, does North Dakota, which has low unemployment already, need a $10 minimum wage? I honestly don’t know, I don’t live there which is my point, but in all likelihood they don’t need $10/hour.

All labor is not equal which an unpopular idea generally speaking, but it’s true. Does a 16 year old cashier worth $10/hour? Well, based on my last shopping trip, no. How about a cashier versus the cart collector who ventures into traffic in the rain, snow, hot and cold weather, is that work equal? No, not by a long shot, I know, I did both jobs. Not to mention the largest portion of hourly workers are the young and unskilled which is why they have minimum wage jobs. As they gain experience and skills their pay will naturally increase but a starting point is always going to have the lowest wage point.

Above all, minimum wages should be determined by the states as I stated earlier, cost of living is local. As it stands now there are states that have higher minimum wage levels than what the federal government mandates already. Some states have indexed the minimum wage to inflation as well which should tell you that in the areas where wages need to move higher the states are working on it.

I am not against higher wages at all, but the way this is being proposed is illogical and being done largely to help the democrats keep the senate. Using the working poor as a political tool is wrong, but that is what politicians, largely democrats, do. If the democrats really cared about the working poor they would have raised the minimum wage in 2010 before they lost the house, but their arrogance made them think, like the GOP from 2001-2006, they would never lose control over government. They were wrong, obviously.

I see the democrats do this all the time, they crack down on welfare and ignore the poor when it is convenient, but when victory is becoming more difficult they know, basically, by bribing the most desperate in the electorate, the poor, they can win votes. Hey, republicans do it too, but generally not to the same level as democrats are only friendly to the poor when needed and the rest of the time they simply feel their pain. They also have another reason to do it, Obamacare is another which I already wrote about, but the real reason is because Obama’s miracle economic recovery is a complete farce.

How many times have we heard about the 4 million jobs that Obama, all by himself, like Superman, created all of these jobs? All the time, but we have to keep in mind people are dropping out of the workforce faster than the jobs are being created which is why unemployment has decreased. My question is whether or not you looked at the quality of the jobs ‘created’ under Obama, all by himself, look like. If you are a liberal I am confident you never get past the headline figures or do any critical thinking about the monthly employment reports. If you did the research you would know where I am going with this.

Obama is the minimum wage job creating president. Out of all the jobs Obama created the vast majority were within the food and beverage and hospitality area of the economy which are all hourly paying jobs. It isn’t his fault, wait, it is since he takes credit for all things good that happen and none of the bad. However, the people who have these jobs know the truth and by giving them a raise Obama is trying to win back their support. I don’t think it will work but it is a sound political ploy. I just wish the liberals would open their eyes to see what he is doing, but they don’t and all critical thinking stops when his name is uttered, much like the right when Bush was in office.

The other negative aspect about the minimum wage hike is that it will hurt jobs, according to the CBO. Granted, more people will be helped than hurt, which is the recent defense of the CBO estimates, but it doesn’t change the fact people will be hurt. Not only will jobs be lost, but hours will be cut mainly because not all work is equal. The rise in pay will not create aggregate demand for products, food and energy demand will increase, but even at $10/hour people still don’t make enough to buy new cars or iPods, etc. Well, that isn’t totally true I guess…

Some minimum wage earners would have spent their money on products, iPods, etc., but these are the people who will be losing their jobs! I am referring to the 16-24 year olds who are still in school and living with mom and dad. Those people will find it harder to find work as adults who need jobs have more experience and will, with higher hourly wages, be more willing to seek modest work when times are tough. The youth unemployment rate is still sky high, double digits sky high, and rival black and Latino unemployment figures because even with low minimum wages adults in hard times are taking whatever they can get for work. My point is that the young are those who waste their money in Apple products which would create aggregate demand within the economy. Adults just trying to make the mortgage are spending their money on the essentials, that’s it.

Obama’s grand idea will only make an existing problem, youth unemployment, even worse. To think, these are the people who voted for him to begin with. Again, it’s not Obama’s fault, he has never created a job or has any idea how the economy actually works… they didn’t cover that in community organizing school. In other words, this will backlash on the democrats and remember, I am OK with higher minimum wages so don’t shoot the messenger. I just wish liberals and the poor would finally open their eyes to what the democrats are all about, staying in power. They only choose to discuss your problems when they have to, like now as votes are going to be tough to get. Don’t believe me, go do some research, I am right.

Populism is Terrible Politics: Minimum Wage Increase

Alec Baldwin, I Actually Feel for Him

Alec Baldwin is not a favorite actor of mine, I liked him in a couple of movies, hated 30 Rock (never watched more than 1 show), he has said awful things to his daughter who has, somehow, forgiven him, and he has certainly not been a friend to conservatives. With all of that, I still feel bad for the man because he can finally feel the wrath of the politically correctness, PC, police. He can now know what it is like to be called a homophobic and whatever else they say about him. Perhaps he can see how bipolar and idiotic progressives actually are.

Think about it, is Alec Baldwin who has been on TV, in movies, and on Broadway anti-gay? That is highly doubtful. If he hated gays do you think that would have been kept quiet by the hundreds or thousands of people he knows and speaks to regularly? Of course not. The guy is a hothead and a jerk, that is clear, who has been relentlessly stalked by crazy photographers looking to get a rise out of him and splash it on TMZ.

Alec Baldwin

Being homophobic is defined as not liking gay people, avoiding them or calling them names. It is the name calling that supposedly confirms Baldwin’s hatred of gays. Seriously? The PC police have made it a crime to use some of my, probably yours as well, favorite fighting words and made it so that if you use them, well, there you have it… you hate gays!

He called one guy a “queen”, which I see as insulting, but not bigoted and there is a difference. A good friend of mine calls people queens all the time and he isn’t homophobic because he is gay. Baldwin also called a photographer a “cocksucker” because this guy had relentlessly followed him and his wife, according to Baldwin, causing minor injuries to his wife as she tried to escape him. In short, this guy made Baldwin’s life miserable so he had it and I can understand that. Calling the guy a “cocksucker” is fighting words meant to insult straight men because it is offensive to them, has been for millennia, and doesn’t make someone a homophobe.

All the strange behaviors we see of Baldwin are likely very rare events. Simple logic tells us we all have a preconceived image of Baldwin ranting, raving, threatening someone because that is what TMZ has fed us. Therefore, these scumbag photographers, who get paid big bucks to show him acting like an ass instead of showing him as a good father, bait him, aggravate him and wait for him to blow up and then they click away. I am more interested in finding out how long the ambush photographers have to bait and push him before he does something stupid. In TMZ’s defense, Baldwin is an ass and is easily provoked, so…

Regardless, we are killing ourselves with the PC stuff, demanding apologies from people who, supposedly, insult a group of people for whatever reason. Like a forced apology actually means anything to begin with, come on. Anyhow, I have no problem with any group of people, never really have, and when I get mad at someone I may call them a cocksucker, just like millions of other men would do. Because Baldwin is a big star, I guess, if he says it he is automatically a gay hating straight guy who needs to be tarred, feathered, have weights tied to his feet and dumped in the Hudson.

The funny thing is, this is coming from his friends and fellow progressives. That is the irony of all of this it is his people turning on him and treating him like a conservative, how does it feel Alec? Not so good as he now says he is exiting the public life, has to move away from New York City because he is hated, his friends have dumped him and he gets a tirade of evil hate tweeted at him which, according to progressives, is Baldwin’s own fault and he is reaping what he sows because progressives are just good people.

Maybe he can now see that the way progressives treat those they deem unworthy he might see how conservatives are treated. It’s not like we want him to join up with us, the liberals can keep him, but when he is finally invited back into the inner sanctum of progressivism again, which will happen, perhaps he can tell them to chill out. He now knows what it is like to be told you are a hateful person, when you are not, intolerant, which you are not, homophobic, which you are not, and no matter what you say the progressives just say no, you are, even in the face of unquestionable evidence to the contrary.

Hell, Baldwin could start dating Richard Simmons and have bath house public encounters with him and the progressives will still not believe him. It is sad but true and the really odd thing is that Baldwin will be forgiven at some point, conservatives are never that lucky, and he will be back, bigger than ever. It is ridiculous. So, give him a break, stop tweeting awful things to him, he lost his Capital One gig which cost him millions, his TV show which cost him something and his friends stop kicking him while he’s down. Besides, you’ll love him again in 18 months. Finally, he isn’t homophobic and you all need to learn the difference between real hate crime and fighting words.

Alec Baldwin, I Actually Feel for Him

My Friends, Benghazi is The Biggest…

Embarrassment in recent US diplomacy history, but the event itself is not a scandal. The right has gone bonkers over the Benghazi fiasco over the last year with TV ads of Hillary Clinton; “What does it, at this point, matter!”, media pundits picking it a part, and countless congressional hearings. I get it, this is embarrassing to the president and I think we should take full advantage of it, but not in the way it is being done.

We know the British pulled out because of terrorist, or whatever the official term is, activity and attacks. We know it was ridiculous for security to be so light, mainly because of the recent terrorist activity, and the security should have been US marines instead of contractors. Libya, after all, was still a war zone with a weak to no real central government, security forces or police. Ambassador Stevens should have been more prudent in his decisions, but this is all hindsight and does us no good.

The idea that a stand down order was given would be great political fodder, but there is zero evidence of such an order. The idea that a military dispatch from Italy could have saved the day is a fantasy, it would have been physically and mathematically impossible to muster the proper strength of soldiers and to get them there in time. Those who were there fought bravely and perished with great honor in fulfilling their duty, which is a nice platitude, but does the families no good. We should be angry that there was such a breakdown in security and intelligence, but until there is a smoking gun that it could have been prevented or troops were in route and recalled the GOP scandal isn’t valid.


This is not to say that there isn’t a ‘scandal’ to be had here, there is, of sorts. In the interview Obama gave to Bill O’Reilly he made a statement about that night. The president stated that he was concerned whether or not everyone was safe in Benghazi, what the status of events were and whether or not this was part of a larger coordinated terrorist attack. Let us not forget, this was on the 9/11 anniversary and there was major activity at the Egyptian embassy as well. I believe, for what that is worth, the North African activity alone warranted heightened situational awareness by our government throughout the day.

Even though we now know that they knew it was a terror attack, through all the congressional hearings, right from the start and the president admitted it to O’Reilly it raises an important question. Why did the president continue on to Las Vegas, when this was all happening, for a fundraiser? An ambassador was killed, he admits they knew it was terrorists from the beginning, but he still left for a fundraiser knowing the Egyptian embassy was also under siege. Keep in mind that just a few months before the whole area was on fire, Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, Tunisia and more so it was not like the area was a safe zone at all.

However, Obama felt the need to go to the fundraiser and no one, not even the great Bill O’Reilly pushed him on this. In hindsight it is for this reason, I think, that they pushed the movie angle and downplayed the terror angle. Of course, the GOP smelling blood in the water decided to fish for a big scandal when the scandal was right in front of them all along. Sure, it is not as juicy as a stand down order, but my Lord, he now admits they knew it was terrorist activity and he left for Vegas, classy. Also, remember they now claim he said that it was terrorists the very next day in the Rose Garden, he didn’t, but that’s a different story, and still no one pressed on why he left for Vegas.

While not an impeachable offense, the GOP needs to stop that talk too, but don’t you think positioning it that way, commander in chief ditches dead ambassador for Vegas fundraiser, who have done some damage on election day? I doubt it would have swung the election, but it could have tightened it up a bit. Not every scandal needs to be a home run or he’s a crook scandal, but showing major lapses in judgment or poor decision making skills can make a bigger impact than many think.

Romney wasn’t going to win, let’s be clear about that, but it would be nice to finally see some critical thinking about Obama. The fact of the matter is the media has never given Obama a hard time over anything. Keep in mind Obama’s DOJ are the same guys who indicted Jay Rosen, tapped his, his parents and his office phone lines. They went after the AP over the leaks and just scrapped a plan to look for ‘bias’ in media newsrooms and what has the press gone after Obama about? Their photographers have had very little access to him… that’s it, can you believe that? Obama is indicting reporters, subpoenaing phone records and they complain because their photographers aren’t getting enough access. You can’t make this stuff up… BENGHAZI!

My Friends, Benghazi is The Biggest…