How Stupid Is The American Electorate? Let’s start with this Dictionary.Com definition of intelligence: in·tel·li·gence noun 1. capacity for learning, reasoning, understanding, and similar forms of mental activity; aptitude in grasping truths, relationships, facts, meanings, etc. Now I want you to rate the intelligence of the American electorate on a scale of 1 to 10. But, before you do that please consider this opinion poll I found at Hot Air on what Americans think of Congress compared to other things. When asked if they have a higher opinion of either Congress or a series of unpleasant or disliked things, voters said they had a higher opinion of root canals (32 for Congress and 56 for the dental procedure), [...]
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Taking America Back One Bit At A Time – Part 4: The Taking of America Continued
Parts 1, 2, and 3 of this series Taking America Back One Bit At A Time can be found here, here, andhere. The Taking of America continued In Part 3, The Taking of America, we talked about how from day one there were those who wanted to manipulate our new government in wats that would benefit them financially; the practice of cronyism began in earnest and powerful bankers also took advantage of the potential of America through their investments and very importantly they applied their influence to get our government to establish a national bank that they could control. We talked about how it took the [...]
Some Thoughts on Human History, and Progressives
Many of you might have noticed that I often put quotations around the word, “progressive.” Over the last couple of years, I’ve probably wasted a thousand keystrokes doing that, so I might as well explain why. For the vast majority of human history, mankind has lived in a state of tyranny. This probably started not long after cave man Ugh realized that his neighbor, Argh was weaker than him, and carried a smaller club. After Argh’s untimely demise (with the exception of some tribal societies), the course of mankind was set. As mankind developed from hunter gatherers to simple agrarian societies, to city states, [...]
You Didn’t Build That: Debunking the Leftist Narrative
If we listen to the leftists, we hear two repeated messages… Corporations are not people No one get’s rich on their own, or, you didn’t build that. Of course, these are parts of the class warfare lexicon. For example, corporations are not people because their campaign donations help balance the torrent of big labor money to the democratic coffers. So, it necessary to redefine them as “not people.” Oh, and by the way, labor unions ARE people. Don’t ask how- it cannot be explained. Perhaps some strange metaphysical process is involved, or it is simply an asinine narrative? You can [...]
Sweating Your Fair Share
The guilt-tripping airheads who write for the New York Times ask: Is it a good goal for everyone in the world to have access to air-conditioning — like clean water or the Internet? Or is it an unsustainable luxury, which air-conditioned societies should be giving up or rationing? The only thing unsustainable in modern times is the insufferable arrogance of the Left, whose card-carrying members actually believe they should set ‘goals’ for everyone on the planet. Internet access for humankind? Universal air-conditioning? This is the kind of ‘chicken-in-every-pot’ blather which bombastic stump speakers employed to try and bamboozle back-country rubes [...]
Viral Video – Reagan Takes Obama to School
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Former East German Citizen Warns of Communism
We all know that OWS, and many union bosses are advocates of a Communist revolution here in the US. We also know history, and where that leads. Additionally, we also know, from footage, that Marxists in OWS deny history. However, will another witness help them see the truth? The Blaze recently posted a video, featuring a woman who escaped East Germany in the 80′s. Of course, the truth will not matter to the useful idiots. As our late friend Bezmenov points out, they are programmed to deny reality, and I would argue that they are also programmed to attack anyone who does [...]
They’ve Won
The other day I was listening to Mike Church on my way to work and and he was reading through the platform ticket of the 1928 socialist party. The more I listened the more disturbed I became by what I was hearing. One after another Mr. Church worked his way down the list and I realized that we had unknowingly became what many in America claim to abhor…socialists. If you think I’m stretching the truth or off the mark take a look at their list for yourself. “Nationalization of our natural resources, beginning with the coal mines and water sites, particularly at [...]
Obama Thinks "Unneeded" Income Belongs to Government?
Commentary Magazine has a great article by John Steele Gordon. I think it is quite revealing. President Obama’s press conference yesterday—in which he only took questions from left-leaning reporters apparently–contained an amazing statement. It should be noted the first two instances of the first person singular pronoun in the sentence refer to Barack Obama, President of the United States. The second two refer to Barack Obama, taxpaying citizen: And I do not want, and I will not accept, a deal in which I am asked to do nothing, in fact, I’m able to keep hundreds of thousands of dollars in additional income that I don’t [...]
Screwing Everyone Equally: Socialism Explained
Hey kids, here’s Matt with another example of how learning can be fun… And how is this in action right now? Businesses know that Obama has more taxes in mind, so they aren’t sure exactly how much they will be penalized for being successful, or even trying, so they aren’t hiring or expanding. When you get zapped for trying, why try? Aren’t we seeing that now? Businesses aren’t willing to take the risk when there is less chance of reward. It’s happening right now, and will only get worse. History also teaches us that this happens. For a homegrown example, here is [...]
Tolerating Socialists if There Were Any For Real?
In my class, I tolerate almost every sort of student- conservatives, liberals, libertarians, socialists, and even moderates. In our discussions, debates, and in simulations, it doesn’t matter to me how a student thinks the best way to improve life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness- it isn’t my place to make them conform with my views or my ideology. But even though I’m tolerate of those groups, I do not tolerate fascists, hypocrites, or those students who openly promote tyranny and seek power over others. Public education receives a lot of money from the state, and that money comes with [...]
Beck wins Again: Socialist Admits Cooperation with Muslim Brotherhood in "Arab Spring"
Remember how the left snickered when Beck suggested that socialists and Islamic radicals were cooperating in the “Arab Spring?” Here is a video I found at the blog of our good friend, the Mind Numbed Robot. http://youtu.be/PdI0A1KLKmM Did you note the intent against Israel, and the socialist jargon that is thrown in? Here is something I wrote on this situation last week. On the surface, it would seem that this union, made in the lowest pits of hell, might be mutually exploitative, with each side using the other as useful idiots. However, there might be another way to look at it. Both Islam and Marxism [...]
The Socialist Elites Have Lost Control of the Leviathan They Created
The unintended consequences of the influence of Karl Marx could soon throw the whole world into chaos. The very goal of the Western elite (socialist) of concentrating power in the hands of a few and exercise control over a dependent populace will be their undoing. Unfortunately, their undoing will take everyone else down with them. Paraphrasing Winston Churchill, socialism is fine until you run out of other people’s money. Well, my friends, Europe and the United States have run out of other people’s money. The Western elite, dominated by what I call the Banksters, are very smart people. They had to know this day [...]
Christianity and Social Justice, a False Comparison
There has been, in my opinion, a monstrous perversion of Christian teachings. In order to promote Marxism, a variety of of Christian organizations and denominations have been infiltrated and influenced to promote an anti-Christian message- “social (in)justice.” Many evangelical groups and the Catholic Church support it as well. Just take a moment to let that thought percolate. Would Jesus support Marxism? Would he support a system that is openly resistant to any God but the state? Mind you that social justice is nothing more than Marxism renamed, so I have a difficult time accepting that Jesus will support it. [...]
Christian Socialism/Social Justice Explained
Social Justice…AKA: Socialism, has been creeping into our institutions for decades now. Of particular interest to me is how this concept has been impacting our churches. Considering the fact that socialism is antithetical to Christianity, it should be a matter of concern for all of us. The Other McCain has a great post on that very issue… “Christian Socialism, as it has taken root in the last few decades among countless followers of all Christian churches, is merely a variety of State Socialism. … Agriculture and handicraft, with perhaps small shopkeeping, are the only admissible occupations. Trade and speculation are superfluous, injurious, and evil. [...]
The Story of the First Thanksgiving
This is a re-post from last year. I could think of nothing better to write, other than to wish all of you a Happy and “grope free” Thanksgiving! I heard this story years ago, so I thought I’d post it. The official story has the pilgrims boarding the Mayflower, coming to America and establishing the Plymouth colony in the winter of 1620-21. This first winter is hard, and half the colonists die. But the survivors are hard working and tenacious, and they learn new farming techniques from the Indians. The harvest of 1621 is bountiful. The Pilgrims hold a celebration, [...]
One Nation Rally Wrap up: What the MSM will not Show You
Time limitations kept me from discussing the “One Nation” rally in advance, but many others did, such as Right Klik. Basically, the groups that attended were, in may cases, admittedly Marxist. And what does that mean for the other groups that cozied up to the Communist Party USA, and the Marxists? I don’t think you need any help from me in drawing that conclusion. At any rate, the results are rather interesting. Let’s discuss a few. First up, let’s take a look at attendance. It was said that they drew as many, if not more, than Beck’s Restoring Honor Rally. [...]
Socialism is Slavery
I was inspired to write this post by an interview I read over at Trestin Meacham’s blog. He was interviewing a fellow blogger Hyphenated-American and I was moved by his words. The following is an excerpt from that interview. TM: Why should Americans be concerned about socialism? H-A: In the final analysis, socialism is modern day slavery. Freedom of speech, freedom of the press, democracy, freedom of religion, freedom of association cannot exist in the absence of free market economy. If a man cannot keep the fruits of his labor, if the government has full control over his economic activity – [...]
Hugo Chavez has Food Shortages: I Thought Communist Dictators Were Able to Fix That
I caught this over at Newbusters yesterday. Apparently, a country that is floating on oil can’t get food to the people. It would be hilarious if it weren’t so tragic. How is this great leap forward into state control working out? A June 18 Reuters dispatch carried at CNBC reports that the government can’t even keep its food fresh. But that’s okay. The wire service takes a while to get there, and even then a bit of interpretation is necessary, but eventually we learn that the Chavez “solution” to that thorny problem is to seize replacement goods from private merchants: [...]
Gifted Programs in Schools Training Future Liberals
One of the other school districts that I worked in has a gifted and talented program that I thought would interest some of my readers because it shows how possible and how extensive the liberal agenda can stretch into the government-run schools in our country. In some schools, gifted and talented programs for students may offer increased enrichment opportunities, ask students to take more leadership on important issues, hold seminars to improve critical thinking skills, or include visits to local museums. But in other schools, just the the program that I observed in a local middle school, the gifted and [...]
ACORN's Bertha Lewis in Her Own Words
I found this on YouTube and let me tell you after watching it I came to the conclusion that if you had any doubts about which side of the political ideological fence ACORN is standing, this should clear things up. This is a video clip of Bertha Lewis, CEO of ACORN, speaking at the winter conference of the young democratic socialists on March 25, 2010. First off, I find it quite disturbing that people like this actually live in a Republic that was founded on the principles of liberty and freedom. I respect their right to spew their garbage, but [...]
First Amendment Died Today
The police in DC closed Lafayette Park in front of the White House when a small hand full of protesters handcuffed them to the fence around Obama’s digs. I say Obam’s digs because it no longer belongs to the people. Police and Secret service closed the park and backed off the Press and anyone trying to witness the protest against “Don’t ask Don’t Tell” policy in the military. The White House took it upon themselves to kill the free press with an additional stance of don’t report. We have long known Obama’s policy on the media but this is beyond [...]
Memories… of Demagogues
I was recently thinking about history, as it relates to leaders and great political upheavals, and remembered one defining moment that made crystal clear to me how demagogues attain power. It happened during the 50’s… something called “revolution” in the streets of Cuba, in the mountains, in the fields, everywhere. Cuban freedom-fighters sacrificed life and limb against a corrupt dictatorship, another oft-repeated chapter in Latin American history coming to an end. The story started like so many others in this hemisphere: a popular figure, a coup de’tat, a dictator, brutal repression of political enemies, and a revolution. There were many [...]
We are a Socialist Nation
Today I mourn for the United States of America and the people who USED to be free. Make no mistake – with every piece of legislation that gives the federal government more control over our economy and our lives, we give up yet another piece of our freedom. We indeed are NOT a free republic as we were 110 years ago. Merriam-Webster says this of socialism, “any of various economic and political theories advocating collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods. Do you know why so many people are against the free market [...]
The Question of Government For the People
People new to this site or who are not familiar with communism in practice may not like some of my claims about big government and the leftist agenda in America… but this is probably because the idea of what government should be has never been fully thought through by regular folks out there. I mean, when times are good, when we are not being killed by enemies and our economy is humming along, no one really pays attention to politics… only when times are tough do we have a majority that start having real, hard opinions on what is happening [...]
Former Citizen from Soviet Bloc Schools Liberals
I caught this on the Warroom website. Kindly give it a listen. [podcast]http://warroom.com/audio/kosher.mp3[/podcast] For me, this is reminiscent to some of the factors in my life that allowed me to overcome my indoctrination. As a child, the fairness doctrine was in force, so the MSM could cheer-lead for the left, but the right was not well represented in the media. However, there were always interesting callers to local radio talk shows. Elderly men and women with thick accents would call and give warnings about things they saw in this country that reminded them of their former homelands. Whether it [...]
ObamaCare: Will the Republicans Resist, or Will They Cave into Obama, Pelosi, and Reid?
So, the White House has posted the ObamaCare plan & the Republicans are set to meet in the sham of a meeting with the administration later today. There are some issues, as we might expect. Here are the significant ones: The plan includes an individual mandate. It is blatantly unconstitutional. The plan does not ban public funding for abortion, and in so doing, endorses it. Basically, the requirements for insurance companies, including the approval for rate hikes, is a Cloward-Piven plan designed to cripple or eliminate the insurance industry, so the Government can move in, and take over. So, this [...]
Take This Religion and Shove It
I was in need of some spiritual guidance yesterday in mass. Somewhere along the way these past few months I’ve let grow within me some apparent childish mid-life crisis, and in recent weeks have been a public ass to people at work, friends I’ve known for more than a decade, members of my family, and people who visit my other blog. I prayed for peace and guidance and, most importantly, forgiveness, acknowledging to God that I need to do a lot more listening and a lot less talking. Imagine my shock when, listening, I heard the lector ask me, along [...]
Russians Warn Of Coming Communism and Collapse
I for one think that communism would not work here in America. We simply have too many bull headed people out there that would not stand for it. I pray that I am right. But I can’t deny the surprising finds that I have been coming across in researching the people that have been put into power in our country lately. The vast majority are either openly communist, or socialist radicals, or we can see through their actions and affiliations that they are indeed that. This really has caught me somewhat off guard as I was leaning more toward the [...]
Government Intervention Leads To Further American Dependency
I am for doing good to the poor, but I differ in opinion of the means. I think the best way of doing good to the poor, is not making them easy in poverty, but leading or driving them out of it. In my youth I traveled much, and I observed in different countries, that the more public provisions were made for the poor, the less they provided for themselves, and of course became poorer. And, on the contrary, the less was done for them, the more they did for themselves, and became richer. – Ben Franklin There are many [...]
A Man Without a President
When I was a student a short story that was required reading was “A man without a Country”. In that work of fiction the protagonist of the story, Philip Nolan, curses America and declares that he hoped he would never see or hear of America again. This work from 1863 by Edward Everett Hale is a great read and can really induce reflection upon what America means to each of us. For me it solidified the foundation of my patriotism which had been laid by my family and community. I never look at Old Glory but what my chest swells [...]
MIA: Global Warming
There appears to be some cracks in the AGW armor. Now, many on the right have been accurately referring to AGW as a hoax, but recently, there are some more mainstream sources chiming in. The latest is from Paul Hudson at the BBC. This headline may come as a bit of a surprise, so too might that fact that the warmest year recorded globally was not in 2008 or 2007, but in 1998. But it is true. For the last 11 years we have not observed any increase in global temperatures. And our climate models did not forecast it, even [...]
I’m a Democrat; You Owe Me
I’m a democrat. You owe me. I’m a democrat. I have my own pile of money, but I want yours, too, including the four pennies you have rattling around in the bottom of that peanut butter jar you frugal idiots like to use as a change holder. Give it up! You owe me. I’m a democrat. I just say I like the public school system. My kids go to private schools so that your kids can go to public schools and learn how to be good little democrats like me. When my kids grow up and become better members of [...]
Indoctrination? Yes We Can!
Indoctrination in schools has been a concern for Conservatives for some time. Those of us who have been following the educational system know that indoctrination has been the goal of education for decades. Now, evidence is mounting, and the educational system is being exposed for the brainwashing machine that it is designed to be. For background, kindly view, “Education: Our Greatest Battle?, and “Leftist Daycare.” Last week, the following video gained some attention from FOX News. This wasn’t particularly surprising to me. Songs, stories, games, rewards, and chastisement are all parts of the indoctrination process. I remember hearing stories about [...]
Paging Mr. Alinsky…
As we all know (in spite of the Media Formerly Known as Mainstream ignoring the story), ACORN workers in several states have been caught on tape advising undercover reporters on how to commit tax evasion, hide income obtained via prostitution, and turning a blind eye to child prostitution. Several workers have been fired, and ACORN has been kicked out of the Census plan, as well as de-funded by the Congress, and the IRS is dumping ACORN in it’s tax assistance program. The CEO of ACORN has come forward and promised reform (LOL ). But then, ACORN has done something right [...]
Rationing Your Life Away
Remember when we discussed the fact that the minions of the messiah were mentioning rationing of health care services? Well, here’s an example of that in a country that has had socialized medicine for decades. Thousands of patients with terminal cancer were dealt a blow last night after a decision was made to deny them life prolonging drugs. The Government’s rationing body said two drugs for advanced breast cancer and a rare form of stomach cancer were too expensive for the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence is expected to confirm guidance in the next few weeks [...]
Where Have All The Protests Gone?
Where have all the protesters gone Long time passing Where have all the protesters gone Long time ago Where have all the protesters gone Obama fans, every one Oh, when will the media ever learn Oh, when will the media learn Remember the days of dubya? Remember all of those great anti-war protests? Remember the smashed windows, overturned cars, and multiple arrests? With the election and coronation of the messiah SPENDULUS MAXIMUS, something strange has occurred. The Washington Post’s Friday and Saturday front-page reports by Karen DeYoung on President Obama’s escalation of war in Afghanistan are curiously missing one political element: [...]
The Give (up Your Freedom) Act
Now friends, a ton of bloggers have commented on the latest liberal garbage oozing it’s way through Congress. The Give (up your freedom) act is indentured servitude for your kids! The fact that they put the word “volunteer” in the rhetoric is causing the CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE Translation Matrix a spasm. Since when are you FORCED to VOLUNTEER? I guess that is common in the Liberal Zone. Rather than pick this abomination apart, I thought I’d show two videos to compare. You be the judge. First, watch this…. Now, this… Difference?? Related posts: The Liberal Zone: Revisited Related posts [...]
Hidden Taxes Part One
Now, the messiah SPENDULUS MAXIMUS says that there will be no tax increases on people making $250,000 a year. However, when we turned on the “CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE” Translation Matrix this evening, we got some interesting results. Carbon dioxide is the unavoidable byproduct of fossil fuel combustion, which currently provides 85 percent of America’s energy. Thus, it will be very costly to move away from this preferred energy source, and especially doing so as expeditiously as S. 2191 requires. A study by Charles River Associates puts the cost (in terms of reduced household spending per year) of S. 2191 [...]
Spendulus Maximus
With the release of the budget, the messiah has earned a new title, “SPENDULUS MAXIMUS.” The sheeple were promised “change,” and what they have received is an orgy of liberal styled spending and tax increases. I think what I might do is just highlight a few of the spending and tax items, and give them the Conservative Hideout treatment. For your convenience, the Conservative Hideout has constructed what we refer to as the “CALL IT SOMETHING ELSE” translation matrix. With assistance from he greatest minds in abnormal psychology, linguistics, a fine cigar, and a large Dunkin Donuts coffee, we have [...]
