Thoughts Aloud

I have waited a few days for the smell of blood to dissipate before writing this. As we all know, a few days ago the Obamanation gave his thugs the green light to assassinate 2 American citizens – Anwar al-Awlaki and Samir Khan. Both were killed by rockets fired from drone aircraft in Yemen.

Before I say anything else, let me assure you that I considered these people bad actors who were intent on killing as many Americans as they could. And, they probably deserved to be executed. But, because they were American citizens, any punishment should have come after due process was served – in a court of law. Our Constitution does not provide for the intentional killing of American citizens by any other process, save that of legitimate self-defense.
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Whenever a politician mouths the phrase, “reduce the deficit,” he is being condescending, lying, or both; because he knows the difference and is counting on us to conflate the terms debt and deficit. Read the rest of this entry »

I must admit that I had never heard of this lady. I have only ever known one lady named J9, whom I usually refer to as Saint J9; so at first, I thought she might be famous for more than just putting up with a sometimes mercurial blogger named Troy. It turns out she was a star in a popular TV series called ‘Northern Exposure,’ back in the early ’90s, when I either didn’t own a TV set because I lived on a yacht in Hawaii, or couldn’t get CBS at my cattle ranch in the Sierras when I did.

In any case, Janine Turner has penned an op-ed for the Washington Examiner that nails Hollywood hypocrisy:

In Hollywood, they think America is inherently bad, a world embarrassment, even as they gorge themselves on the American dream.

Hollywood is a surreal and pretend world whose way of life is actually ruthless free enterprise — it is called show business, after all. Hollywood is where stars, movie producers, writers and agents actively seek glamour, money, power and fame; where they covet fast cars and face-lifts and fly in private jets. They drink fine wines and insist on free spirits. They are the ultimate connoisseurs who insist on living liberty at large.

Yet somehow, the inhabitants gag at the very thought of capitalism going on elsewhere.

For another conservative’s perspective on what it is like to have to live in such a miserable place, read the rest at: ” Living amid Hollywood hypocrisy.” ◄Dave►

“(CNN)-Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich picked up a big endorsement Monday, from the head of an influential group.

Tea Party Nation founder Judson Phillips threw his support behind the candidate for the 2012 GOP nomination, who’s candidacy suffered setbacks early in the campaign.”

Is nothing dependable anymore? I know that Mr. Phillips does not officially speak for the organization he helped found in making this endorsement – but, I’m not sure everyone understands that. I fear this endorsement will have a negative effect on the GOP primary and on the TEA Party movement.
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For anyone who has not yet converted their excess cash into real money, this would be a fine day to do so. I cut up all my credit cards thirty years ago; but if I had any, I wouldn’t hesitate to go max them out in the coin store today. ◄Dave►

Obviously, I have not been much of a contributor lately, mostly because we are traveling in our RV and are more focused on genealogy research than politics. Frankly, it has been a bit of a relief to ignore the political circus for a while. However, the Obamanation’s so called “jobs plan” is simply too much to let go by without a bit of venting.

In the first place, the level of intentional distortion has reach new highs with this latest proposal. And, the dumbing-down of America is paying such rich dividends.
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This has to be the most brilliant Machiavellian strategy I have ever encountered. I so want to discover that it is her idea, which she is floating through Joseph Farah, the editor of World Net Daily:

If Sarah Palin ran as a Republican candidate in a crowded field, she might win. Then again, she might not. She would be a late entry. Much of the big money needed to win is already committed. She would add some excitement to the GOP race, but she might not stand out all that much.

Only one Republican is going to get to face off with Barack Obama in 2012, and I can hardly count the number of contenders for that opportunity right now. She’d be a frontrunner for sure, but her tea-party base is already eyeing other candidates.

However, there is something Sarah Palin could do right now that would be truly radical – and, at the very least, bloody Barack Obama so badly he wouldn’t have a hope of beating the Republican nominee.

What’s that?

Brace yourself for a crazy idea.

Sarah Palin should reregister as a Democrat and announce her intention of seeking the Democratic Party nomination in 2012 over Barack Obama!

Go read the the whole article and then add the following data to your thoughts about it:

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As I predicted before the 2010 elections, the Obamanation is setting up the GOP so he has something to run against next year. Now, in true Obamanation fashion, he has proposed a “jobs plan” that the GOP should oppose. Now, they are pinned to the wall. If they support this nonsense, they lose much of their base and most independents. Ergo, the GOP loses in 2012. If they oppose this nonsense, as they should, Obama will run against the “party of no”, claiming that he had the answer and the GOP blocked it. Most of the lame brains will buy this. Ergo, the GOP loses.

The GOP had their one big chance with the opportunity to refuse to raise the debt ceiling, thus putting the Obamanation behind the eight ball. But, lacking balls of any denomination, they blew it. Now, they get to reap their reward.

The re-election of the Obamanation will be the end of America. And, the GOP had the chance to change things.

Think about it.

Troy L Robinson

Mike Henning made an blog entry on FreedomTorch, which is elegant in its simplicity:

• U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
• Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000
• New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000
• National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
• Recent budget cut: $ 38,500,000,000

Now let’s remove 8 zeros and pretend it’s a household budget.

• Annual family income: $21,700
• Money the family spent: $38,200
• New debt on the credit card: $16,500
• Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
• Total budget cuts: $385

This is clownish tomfoolery. Should we laugh, or cry? Shoot ourselves, or shoot them? If you have the slightest inclination to vote for an incumbent next year, you are part of the problem in this circus. ◄Dave►

I have always prided myself on having a remarkably open mind, which I use for critical thinking to form my own opinions, rather than blindly accepting those of so-called experts and conventional wisdom. Once formed this way, I can and do defend my opinions with zeal; but I always try to keep my mind open to the possibility of error in my judgment, and new data that challenges the validity of what I think I know. Thus, when someone with a cogent argument forces me to reevaluate a long-held belief, rather than dogmatically being stuck on stupid, I am quite willing to admit my error and rearrange my prejudices.

Regular readers will know that I take a back seat to no one regarding the Obamunist being ineligible for the office of POTUS, on the grounds that he is not a natural born citizen (NBC). Since the first time I heard that he was born a subject of the British Empire, I have been ranting and railing on the subject, and when he was elected, I promised the issue would not go away. It hasn’t, and won’t; nor should it.

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From the Internet:

Bachmann: Hurricane and earthquake are messages from God to cut spending

With a single, air-headed phrase, Congresswoman Bachmann has shown herself to be totally unfit for the office of POTUS.

Sometimes frontrunner Rick “Good Hair” Perry similarly disqualified himself with his recent bible-pounding show at Reliant Stadium.

It is a simple fact that the combination of people on the dole, government employees, and union members give the democrat candidate over 40% of the vote, assuming most of the people in these categories show up at the voting booth. In other words, the democrat base is huge.

By contrast, the GOP base is quite small (and shrinking). It does not require the mind of an Einstein to figure out that the only way a GOP candidate can make it to office is by appealing to the libertarians and independents.
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AF General: “Sir, we have succeeded in creating a cloaking device for Air Force One.”

Obama: “No way!”

AF General: “That’s right, Sir. It will now be invisible.”

Obama: “This I have to see.”

AF General: “Certainly, Sir. Would you like to come along on its maiden flight?”

Obama: “I wouldn’t miss it for the world!”

AF General: “Have a good trip, Sir.”

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Gov. Jan Brewer has been censored by Facebook, and has asked that her message be propagated. I am happy to oblige:

After I posted the following statement and photo yesterday, Facebook censored the post and removed it because the photo apparently violated their “Facebook Community Standards.” Before it was removed, it had received over 10,000 likes and comments.Regardless, I’m reposting the photo and statement. I think many of you will agree with me – - Obama’s backdoor amnesty plan violates American standards of following the rule of law and the US Constitution.

Please click “like” and share with your friends.

The Obama administration cannot get its amnesty schemes through Congress, so now it has resorted to implementing its plans via executive fiat. There’s simply no other description for today’s announcement that the federal government will not pursue the deportation of individuals who are in the country illegally but meet certain criteria.

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80 Points in 24 Hrs!

In Atlas Shrugged, John Galt talked the leaders of production into joining him in a hidden place called Galt’s Gulch, where they could be free of government plunder.

We know that such a place is impractical, if not impossible, given current technology. In other words, an alternate society cannot simply hide in plain view via some electronic cloaking device, said device not yet being practical.

But, that does not mean that the leaders of production can’t organize some manner of “strike”. I believe it has already started. It is true that all of them are still running productive firms. Yet, they refuse to expand their operations – many having scaled down to a level of high productivity, using the fewest number of workers, such that they can remain profitable. And, what do they do with those profits? For many of them, the ones I consider to be almost on strike, the answer is nothing. That is, they just let the profits accumulate. No investments in expansion (after all, what for?), little funding for new innovation. Instead, they have tucked the money away are are just waiting. Possibly trying to out-wait the government, refusing to expand operations until the government comes to its senses and gets off their collective backs.
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Troy’s comment to my Gonzo Journalism article caused me to remember a book I read years ago, entitled “Invisible Government.” I couldn’t recall the author or even how long ago it had been written, so I googled it. It produced two extraordinary documents that I just had to share here.

The first, is in the CIA’s own library! Since the 1964 book posited that there was a segment of the CIA running amuck, without adult supervision, they naturally reviewed it in a confidential memo. It was declassified in 1995, and begins:

CONFIDENTIAL

Recent Books: Visible

THE INVISIBLE GOVERNMENT. By David Wise and Thomas B. Ross. (New York: Random. 1964. 375 pp. $5.95.)

The journalist-authors of this best-seller admit that Communist subversion and espionage pose a unique threat to the American people and their government, and they accept the necessity under certain circumstances for secret American efforts to prevent Moscow and Peking from gaining new allegiances. But they profess to believe that our secret attempts to meet the Communist challenge constitute so real a threat to our own freedoms that they must be exposed in as detailed and dramatic a way as possible. If the Soviets are profiting from these revelations, as they are, -Vise and Ross apparently think that such self-inflicted wounds must be endured in the battle against excessive secrecy.

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Following a link on Drudge about a bride watching her new husband being killed by a shark, I was surprised to find it happened in the Seychelles Islands. While tragic, to say the least, I was amused to read the spin of the Seychelles authorities, saying sharks were rare and that the most common species there was the harmless plankton eating whale shark. I just happen to know better.

I lived in the Seychelles as a young man for two years back in ’67/’68, while working on an American satellite tracking station once located there on Mahe. We called it “Nature’s Last Paradise,” because there was no airport and thus no tourist trade. It was not at all uncommon to be the only human on a mile long pure white sand beach. Diving was my prime hobby and I was as close as it got to a dive shop on the island, as I owned the only air compressor for filling SCUBA tanks, except for the time Jacques Cousteau visited us with the M/V Calypso. Funny… I haven’t thought about that episode, which seemed rather significant at the time, in many years…

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Well, well, well… welcome to my world. How many remember the name Tim Adams? The election clerk from Hawaii, who revealed that it is an open secret among Hawaii election officials that there is no record of Obama being born in a hospital there? It turns out he is bent libertarian, is as cynical of the system as I am, is an English major working on his Masters, and his initial revelation was made during an undercover experiment in ‘gonzo journalism,’ to investigate what he considered to be a racist organization. LMAO

Here is his Master’s theses, which I reckon is a must read for anyone seriously interested in this controversy:

Adams, Timothy Lee, “Discourse and Conflict: The President Barak H. Obama Birth Certificate Controversy and the New Media” (2011). Masters Theses & Specialist Projects. Paper 1071.
http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/1071

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