Government health care... a huge elephant. The tail: Lip service to the 3 things people actually do want changed (affordability, pre-existing loopholes, and portability), plus willful ignorance of several items that actually could help achieve those 3 things (interstate competition, tort reform, actual portability). Then the elephant itself is massive government control and taxation in order to forever say that anyone who doesn't support the elephant, doesn't care about people. Meanwhile Democrats say "today we have helped a great many people." Dream on.
My favorite quote from this debacle (back when this bill was 1,000 pages and not 2,000): The only reason to have a 1,000 page bill is so you can hide things in it.
I would only ask, today, this day of turning our precious country over to Socialism for good, to take a good look around, those of you who "Rocked the Vote" and those who bought into the Bush bashing hype of Obama and his ilk, and even foolishly believed he was a pragmatist (some even do to this day!); take a good look and see what has been done.
You have willfully elected a smooth-talking Marxist into the highest office, who wasted NO time in appointing the likes of Valerie Jarrett (that devoted follower of Van Jones), Anita Dunn who relied on Jon Stewart and Mao Tse Tung a bit too much and seethed against FOX News, her chosen enemy to blame, Rahm Emanuel, Kevin Jennings, and on and on.
Breathe it in, folks. See what has happened... witness it, and own up to it. And if you wanted America to renounce Capitalism the way it has, and to take over businesses, and appoint a record number of czars positioned to circumvent traditional houses of government, then well done. You have succeeded. This must be a great day for you. But if you now realize that just maybe you were deceived by a large political movement that outspent their opponents 4 to 1 for the media to get elected, then now is the time to rock OUT the vote. People still have power at the polls.
Perhaps you now realize that a rock star may look cool, and/or sound cool, but is clueless when it comes to creating jobs, balancing a budget, or crafting a political system other than Communism. Hate to break it to you, but many rock stars are not even that good at making music either, as far as this jazzer is concerned. And did it ever occur to you that voting for what the rock star seems to want might be the worst thing for our country? And if the country fails, where does that leave you?
I want to recommend watching the HBO series John Adams. See what sacrifice people went through to give birth to this country. When the decision had to be made to stand up against the British Army and Navy, it literally did mean Liberty or Death. Would you now so casually cast it all away?
Rock the Vote nimrods:
Adrian Grenier
Against Me!
American Bang
Anthony Hamilton
Armor For Sleep
Army Navy
Ashanti
Avenged Sevenfold
Beastie Boys
Ben Harper
Ben Jelen
Beyonce
Big Boi
Bishop Lamont
Blink-182
Brett Dennon
Bun B
Chester French
Christina Aguilera
Coldplay
David Banner
Dilated Peoples
DJ Skee
Eric Hutchinson
Fall Out Boy
Filter
Flobots
Good Charlotte
Green Day
Greg Laswell
Gym Class Heroes
Hanson
Hawthorne Heights
Idina Menzel
J.DaVey
Jack Johnson
Jack's Mannequin
Jakob Dylan
Janeane Garofalo
Janelle Monae
Jason Mraz
John Forte
John Legend
John Rich
Josh Groban
Juanes
Junkie XL
K’NAAN
Katy Perry
Kenna
Keri Hilson
Kid Cudi
Kid Sister
Kidz in the Hall
Lenny Kravitz
Lil Jon
Lil Romeo
Madonna
Mark Ronson
Maroon 5
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Michelle Branch
Monte Negro
MoZella
Murs
MXPX
My Chemical Romance
My Morning Jacket
Mya
NERD
Nick Cannon
Norah Jones
Paulina Rubio
Pete Wentz
Pharrel Williams
Regina Spektor
Rise Against
Runner Runner
Samantha Ronson
Santigold
Saul Williams
Scott Weiland
Senses Fail
Sheryl Crow
Shwayze
Solange Knowles
Soulja Boy
Spank Rock
Story of the Year
Street Sweeper Social Club
Talib Kweli
Tegan & Sara
The All-American Rejects
The Black Eyed Peas
The Black Keys
The Cool Kids
The Crystal Method
The Dream
The Duke Spirit
The Honey Brothers
The Knux
The Maine
The Roots
The Used
The Von Bondies
The White Tie Affair
Tim McGraw
Tom Morello
Travis Barker
Tyga
Tyler Hilton
Will.I.Am
Wiz Khalifa
Wyclef
Your Vegas
12.24.2009
11.24.2009
Communism Wears Make up
At least I'm not going to go out of my way to zoom in way too close on her face and make her look bad (think Palin interview with prudish Diane Sawyer on Nightline zooming practically into the nostrils after tough questions), which Frank Luntz said was an old trick they learned over at 60 minutes, that shots "too close" tend to make the audience trust a person less. Couric and Sawyer giving miserable interviews with Sarah, oh my! Meanwhile Greta, Mark Levin, and others seem to have no problem peeling the onion several layers deep to produce an actually meaningful interview and not a journalistic railroading lacking substance and integrity. But hey, that sums up a liberal: no integrity. No, here's my pic of Pelosi, and I will simply say: Communism wears make up! Speaking of prudish, did anyone catch Martha Stewart looking down her nose at Palin? Wow. The liberal snob to the T!
11.23.2009
Indianapolis Still Undefeated; NFL Still Racist
The Indianapolis Colts overcame the Baltimore Ravens 17 to 15 in a low-scoring nail biter, to remain undefeated at 10-0. Meanwhile the NFL, an organization that chose to allow the scandalous treatment of a potential buyer, Rush Limbaugh, playing the race card using the lowest form of misrepresentation (on the eve of talks to discuss his potential business arrangement), while calling him and his conservative positions too volatile... well that would've been a little obvious, so they made up random racial "quotes."
NFL union leader DeMaurice Smith, activists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson and the media were busy putting their own racism and partisanship on full display to make sure the NFL would conform to the new Obammunistic world we now live in, and not allow a white conservative to partake in NFL ownership.
I am happy not to watch any NFL game this year... possibly never again, but I will occasionally remind you that the group itself is racist, and un-American, and an embarrassment. Are you kidding me? Too bad you've injected the most vile racial hatred into what is kind of a cool game, and an American pastime. But this is no longer the America we grew up with. It is "fundamentally changed," and the NFL is just one more victim. Limbaugh is not the racist here... he is the victim, and the NFL was there to champion this on a national level for all to see. So I could give a crap about the Colts record, names of their players, or the results of today's game. Wake up America!
NFL union leader DeMaurice Smith, activists Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson and the media were busy putting their own racism and partisanship on full display to make sure the NFL would conform to the new Obammunistic world we now live in, and not allow a white conservative to partake in NFL ownership.
I am happy not to watch any NFL game this year... possibly never again, but I will occasionally remind you that the group itself is racist, and un-American, and an embarrassment. Are you kidding me? Too bad you've injected the most vile racial hatred into what is kind of a cool game, and an American pastime. But this is no longer the America we grew up with. It is "fundamentally changed," and the NFL is just one more victim. Limbaugh is not the racist here... he is the victim, and the NFL was there to champion this on a national level for all to see. So I could give a crap about the Colts record, names of their players, or the results of today's game. Wake up America!
11.04.2009
Backwards or Forwards?
After winning NY23, Bill Owen said this about voters there: "They put aside partisanship and declared they’re ready to move forward, not backward."
Just wanted to think about going backwards for a minute... back to when the DOW was over 14,000 (as on the day Obama won the nomination over Hillary). Back to when unemployment was under control? Back to when the Feds weren't owners of GM and taking over banks? Or forward to the new administration surrounding itself with self-proclaimed Marxist advisors? With professional students who hate small business, and big business for that matter... who hate Capitalism, and profit, and oil, coal, nuclear, natural gas... basically anything that makes economic sense?
Can we go backwards please? Progressive is a misnomer to be sure, but who didn't know that? (Quoting Sammy Farha... he likes to say that once a poker hand is revealed. The guy had squadoosh and was bluffing... who didn't know that? There's an analogy in there somewhere.) Progressives have been bluffing with squadoosh. Empty promises of hope and change that are without substance. But as in poker you play the player, not the hand, and in order to gain power, you play the voters. If you listened to voter interviews after the '08 elections, it seemed pretty clear that large numbers of voters were not politically aware of much. The good news is that voters are becoming increasingly aware of what the Progressive movement is all about, and the gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey indicate that voters are talking back... wards.
Just wanted to think about going backwards for a minute... back to when the DOW was over 14,000 (as on the day Obama won the nomination over Hillary). Back to when unemployment was under control? Back to when the Feds weren't owners of GM and taking over banks? Or forward to the new administration surrounding itself with self-proclaimed Marxist advisors? With professional students who hate small business, and big business for that matter... who hate Capitalism, and profit, and oil, coal, nuclear, natural gas... basically anything that makes economic sense?
11.02.2009
America's Got Talent!
Now here's some talent:
Contestant 1: Timothy Geithner going on Meet The Democrats (aka Meet The Press) to explain that the stimulus is working. Wow... that's got to be harder than riding a unicycle while spinning plates on a pole.
Contestant 2: Valerie Jarrett on This Week with George Stephanopoulos - her task was to explain how Obama has made good on building unity, and how his health care plan has been bipartisan. Wow. Selling that would be like trying to argue that Bette Midler was the greatest soul singer of the 20th century. The Democrats have tried to cram this legislation down our throats with the public option ignoring all the aspects that could actually improve the situation such as tort reform, and interstate competition.
Contestant 3: Obama himself getting his photo op in front of a fallen hero at Dover Air Force Base. Very dramatic, slow timed salute, with great lighting. He has some quality multimedia people working for him. Sorry 'bout those folks still slugging it out in Afghanistan, but it's sure good to know that Obama cares about our soldiers. Deeply.
So those are the three finalists. Who's the winner? They're all so talented; it's hard to choose.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/11/01/secretary_geithner_david_plouffe_on_meet_the_press_98980.html
Contestant 1: Timothy Geithner going on Meet The Democrats (aka Meet The Press) to explain that the stimulus is working. Wow... that's got to be harder than riding a unicycle while spinning plates on a pole.
"No. No, you're right, the unemployment is worse than almost everybody expected. But growth is back a little more quickly..."Right. Growth as in buckets of government money thrown at "saving" government jobs, and bailing out clunker owners, and home buyers with free money. That's growth in the Obama administration.
"Well, again, I think for large numbers of Americans and businesses, small businesses in particular, it's a tough economy."Sorry about those small businesses... but um, don't you see a connection between unemployment and strapping/ignoring small business? This is the problem with electing Marxists and professional students who know nothing about business. The whole term "shovel ready" should've been one huge clue, as if the job growth would be coming through employing temp workers digging ditches to build a new highway system (a la FDR). Odd thinking from a campaign that used the internet with such success.
Contestant 2: Valerie Jarrett on This Week with George Stephanopoulos - her task was to explain how Obama has made good on building unity, and how his health care plan has been bipartisan. Wow. Selling that would be like trying to argue that Bette Midler was the greatest soul singer of the 20th century. The Democrats have tried to cram this legislation down our throats with the public option ignoring all the aspects that could actually improve the situation such as tort reform, and interstate competition.
Contestant 3: Obama himself getting his photo op in front of a fallen hero at Dover Air Force Base. Very dramatic, slow timed salute, with great lighting. He has some quality multimedia people working for him. Sorry 'bout those folks still slugging it out in Afghanistan, but it's sure good to know that Obama cares about our soldiers. Deeply.
So those are the three finalists. Who's the winner? They're all so talented; it's hard to choose.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2009/11/01/secretary_geithner_david_plouffe_on_meet_the_press_98980.html
10.25.2009
That Frightening Chamber
Barack said recently that the Chamber of Commerce spent half a billion dollars over the past 10 years on lobbying. He was so impressed with that number that he said it twice, for emphasis. As if to say, "in case you didn't hear me the 1st time, and as shocking as it may sound, yes, I meant it: half a billion dollars."
Now, the U.S. Chamber represents over 3 million businesses and organizations. Just doing a little math for ya, but if you take 500 million divided by 10 (for the 10 years) that's 50 million a year spent on lobbying. 50mil/3mil is 16.666, so we can estimate that the Chamber spends about $17 per member on lobbying per year.
I'd like you to take a look at another number, and I'm plunking in a pie chart courtesy Open Secrets
of the campaign expenditures for the Barack Obama 2008 campaign:
How about that? Half a billion doesn't even cover the cost of Barack Obama's campaign in just one year alone, 2008. His media spend alone was almost half a billion. Yes, you heard me. Nearly half... a... BILLION... dollars. <* pause for dramatic effect *> So I guess that Barack Obama knows what he's talking about when he starts droppin' numbers out there such as half a billion dollars. Wow, that's a lot.
Now I'll grant you that the Chamber is a powerful organization. Small business, after all, drives our economy and ignoring them in times of a recession could lead to higher rates of unemployment. Seems they have been as of late (Barack loves his union boys, whose campaign giving leans Democrat for over 95% of all dollars given) and we are experiencing severe unemployment.
Wow. Those boys are not exactly in favor of Republicans, are they? Take a look at AFSCME to see an even greater partisan bias. (In the last 20 years they have never once given more than 2% of their contributions to a Republican. ) Hmmm. You see, a small business person might be a former laborer who decided one day that, hey, this here's a free country, and maybe I'll just start my own business, or invent my own product. But once you make that jump out of the big union, or mega-corporation, you don't have a lot of sway with the government. The Chamber of Commerce represents small businesses, and while they are the number one spending lobby, they are just one organization. Large companies also spend a great deal of money, and if you were to add the top 100 corporations, they would greatly dwarf the Chamber's influence.
But let's return to Barack. These were the expenditures of one man. In one year. And he has the audacity to attack the Chamber for spending 1/10th as much money to lobby for all small businesses in America! I hope America is gradually tuning in to the sarcasm and double-speak of our current President. His campaign spent 3/4 of a billion dollars in 2008, outspending his opponent in some states over 4 to 1. And once he was elected he promptly passed legislation amounting to close to a trillion dollars, most of which has gone to benefit those who helped get him elected, and almost none of which went to help small business.
Not surprisingly, the unemployment rate is through the roof, and the dollar is a shambles. Such is the plight of the fool who ignores small business. Much like FDR, Obama seems on the course of crippling the economy, while managing to convince people he's doing the right thing. It took 15 years to pull ourselves out of the FDR pit (thanks small business), although much of that socialistic junk-law still plagues us today. How many years will we have to spend to extract ourselves from the "great programs" Obama is trying to pass?
Half a billion may be a lot spent on lobbying by the Chamber, but apparently it is not enough. I don't see them being able to take over all major media outlets during prime time, or buy a 24/7 TV channel full of infomercial propaganda. No, it seems half a billion is not nearly enough.
Now, the U.S. Chamber represents over 3 million businesses and organizations. Just doing a little math for ya, but if you take 500 million divided by 10 (for the 10 years) that's 50 million a year spent on lobbying. 50mil/3mil is 16.666, so we can estimate that the Chamber spends about $17 per member on lobbying per year.
I'd like you to take a look at another number, and I'm plunking in a pie chart courtesy Open Secrets
of the campaign expenditures for the Barack Obama 2008 campaign:
How about that? Half a billion doesn't even cover the cost of Barack Obama's campaign in just one year alone, 2008. His media spend alone was almost half a billion. Yes, you heard me. Nearly half... a... BILLION... dollars. <* pause for dramatic effect *> So I guess that Barack Obama knows what he's talking about when he starts droppin' numbers out there such as half a billion dollars. Wow, that's a lot.
Now I'll grant you that the Chamber is a powerful organization. Small business, after all, drives our economy and ignoring them in times of a recession could lead to higher rates of unemployment. Seems they have been as of late (Barack loves his union boys, whose campaign giving leans Democrat for over 95% of all dollars given) and we are experiencing severe unemployment.
Wow. Those boys are not exactly in favor of Republicans, are they? Take a look at AFSCME to see an even greater partisan bias. (In the last 20 years they have never once given more than 2% of their contributions to a Republican. ) Hmmm. You see, a small business person might be a former laborer who decided one day that, hey, this here's a free country, and maybe I'll just start my own business, or invent my own product. But once you make that jump out of the big union, or mega-corporation, you don't have a lot of sway with the government. The Chamber of Commerce represents small businesses, and while they are the number one spending lobby, they are just one organization. Large companies also spend a great deal of money, and if you were to add the top 100 corporations, they would greatly dwarf the Chamber's influence.
But let's return to Barack. These were the expenditures of one man. In one year. And he has the audacity to attack the Chamber for spending 1/10th as much money to lobby for all small businesses in America! I hope America is gradually tuning in to the sarcasm and double-speak of our current President. His campaign spent 3/4 of a billion dollars in 2008, outspending his opponent in some states over 4 to 1. And once he was elected he promptly passed legislation amounting to close to a trillion dollars, most of which has gone to benefit those who helped get him elected, and almost none of which went to help small business.
Not surprisingly, the unemployment rate is through the roof, and the dollar is a shambles. Such is the plight of the fool who ignores small business. Much like FDR, Obama seems on the course of crippling the economy, while managing to convince people he's doing the right thing. It took 15 years to pull ourselves out of the FDR pit (thanks small business), although much of that socialistic junk-law still plagues us today. How many years will we have to spend to extract ourselves from the "great programs" Obama is trying to pass?
Half a billion may be a lot spent on lobbying by the Chamber, but apparently it is not enough. I don't see them being able to take over all major media outlets during prime time, or buy a 24/7 TV channel full of infomercial propaganda. No, it seems half a billion is not nearly enough.
10.20.2009
BHOmophobe
Perhaps the reason I don't want Kevin Jennings masquerading as a safe school czar is because I'm a BHOmophobe. Aside from the fact that I don't think we need another large government paycheck going to an un-vetted, over-authorized czar, to be honest, I wouldn't want any person whose main rise to notoriety has been centered around sexual practices of any kind acting as a safe school czar.
But honestly, that would make me a racist and a homophobe I guess, eh? A 2-for-1 enemy of the state.
But honestly, that would make me a racist and a homophobe I guess, eh? A 2-for-1 enemy of the state.
Massive war chest
OMG! Obama was speaking of a massive war chest! This is very scary. Were we attacked? Are there emergency alerts on the radio? Help us BHO!
Reuters
Reuters
10.19.2009
Government Approved
Had occasion to watch some government-approved news yesterday (Sunday 10/18 - Or was it government sponsored?), a show on NBC called, um, Meet the Democrats as I recall. Or was it Meet the Press? Something like that.
They did have one Republican on the show.
Valerie Jarrett was on board, all polished and shined up. See everybody? We're not radical left wingers at all. We're right there in the center zone, see, which is why FOX News is not approved. They're so far right... wow.
George Soros is not a left-winger according to Andrea Mitchell, so obviously neither is Valerie, or of course Barack himself. Extreme right wingers though abound, don't they?
Why would I want to spend time watching Democrats stroke themselves on NBC? The truth is that the only actual political news is on FOX News these days. The major channels that are "government approved" are the ones saying that on 9/12 1,000s attended the march on Washington. (Do they also tell prospective advertisers that 1,000s view their shows each night?) They are the ones that don't think Anita Dunn loving Mao is newsworthy. Communism is so chic. Those folks knew how to share the wealth, let me tell ya. Just ask my inlaws from Korea who saw their parents stripped of all their belongings homes and businesses, and some were shot. Sharing. Good enough for Anita I guess. She has her war, well I have mine.
But now we can all sit back and watch some good old-fashioned government-approved network programming about health care and volunteerism. That's gonna be great. As if the shows weren't already biased beyond imagination.
Celebrating-the-9/12-Rallies/
They did have one Republican on the show.
Valerie Jarrett was on board, all polished and shined up. See everybody? We're not radical left wingers at all. We're right there in the center zone, see, which is why FOX News is not approved. They're so far right... wow.
George Soros is not a left-winger according to Andrea Mitchell, so obviously neither is Valerie, or of course Barack himself. Extreme right wingers though abound, don't they?
Why would I want to spend time watching Democrats stroke themselves on NBC? The truth is that the only actual political news is on FOX News these days. The major channels that are "government approved" are the ones saying that on 9/12 1,000s attended the march on Washington. (Do they also tell prospective advertisers that 1,000s view their shows each night?) They are the ones that don't think Anita Dunn loving Mao is newsworthy. Communism is so chic. Those folks knew how to share the wealth, let me tell ya. Just ask my inlaws from Korea who saw their parents stripped of all their belongings homes and businesses, and some were shot. Sharing. Good enough for Anita I guess. She has her war, well I have mine.
But now we can all sit back and watch some good old-fashioned government-approved network programming about health care and volunteerism. That's gonna be great. As if the shows weren't already biased beyond imagination.
Celebrating-the-9/12-Rallies/
5.23.2009
The Crash, part Deux
Originally posted Friday, February 27, 2009 at 11:58PM by Typical White Person
Ten days ago I wrote a piece entitled The "crash" officially began when Obama won the Democratic Nomination. This story has been very well received by our readers, and I'm glad for that, however when I continue to hear people say that Obama inherited this mess, and that it was 8 years of Bush's policy, or even that this really began in September, I would ask you to look at the pictures in that story from 10 days ago. Share it with your friends. This is a story that needs to be told. The market was strong enough (wouldn't people love to see the market reset to June 6?) but began a steady decline when Clinton conceded the Democratic nomination to Obama in early June of 2008. The markets have been on a steady decline ever since that date in history, and that time marks the high point of the last 9 months.
Fast forward to 2009. Finally the Democrats have power, that 10-pound anvil has been lifted off of Pelosi's head, and the Democrats let the world know that they can party hearty! It is historic, monumental, (insert your adjective of choice.) And I'm not downplaying the significance of this event. I know that to those in our country who identify each other by skin color, it is quite significant that this new President is black. Had an Asian candidate won, this would all be quite different. And if Bobby Jindal wins the Presidency some day... Oh God! Nevertheless, I know that to African Americans, this is a huge day that many thought could never happen. As a Typical White Person, I supposedly spend my days thinking about how I'm not black, and I remember back on those days 150+ years ago when people in the USA who happened to be "white" enslaved Africans in certain regions of this country. I never met a racist person during my first 25 years of life or so and no ancestor of mine was ever a slave owner, but some who identify themselves by their skin color have instructed me that I'm white and many people "like me" are racists, so I will take their word for it.
So we got all that over with. Actually this is a huge opportunity for those who do identify themselves as black people to enter into American society finally. Assimilate, embrace opportunity, reach out and love one another, even so-called white people! This is a time to stop the culture wars, and end racism, however it seems instead that racism has taken center stage. I blog as TWP anonymously because I am not free to speak out about race in this country due to my skin color, without severe consequences. Am I a coward? Perhaps. But I digress. That is all for future articles.
What happened since the inauguration is just more of the market's down slide. There may have been a brief period when people tried to believe in the hype, but markets represent real life, and political posturing doesn't pay the rent. (Click thumbnail to see full image.)
One interesting thing about this whole scenario is that the 401ks of left-wing journalists are just as empty as everybody else's. If they feel better by repeating to themselves that it was all Bush's fault, then hey; whatever works for you. But the truth is that Obama was largely unvetted, and that was because of Hilary Clinton's dominance in part. There was no need to really explore the history of Obama in detail, because he was just a junior Senator, a newcomer, so it was Clinton who endured the media shakedown, and Obama got a pass. All of a sudden, Democrats realized that, hey, this guy is hot! His actual policies don't seem to matter, he's great at reading cue cards, and smiling, and people love him. So the whole vetting process was skipped.
That wasn't good enough for the market though, which likes certainty more than mystery; Capitalism more than Socialism. And the mystery was revealed rapidly once Obama took office. The whole "tax and spend" and "most liberal member of the Senate" labels turned out to be very real, and very true. Apparently Rush Limbaugh doesn't just make stuff up. He and others like him were telling the truth, and despite continuing popularity, Obama supporters will have to get used to the idea that living in an Obama-led world will mean less money in the bank, and more racism in government. The "it's all the Republican's fault" pacifier will have to suffice instead of real money during these hard times, and look on the bright side: If you're an Obama supporter you're much more likely to get some free handouts.
Ten days ago I wrote a piece entitled The "crash" officially began when Obama won the Democratic Nomination. This story has been very well received by our readers, and I'm glad for that, however when I continue to hear people say that Obama inherited this mess, and that it was 8 years of Bush's policy, or even that this really began in September, I would ask you to look at the pictures in that story from 10 days ago. Share it with your friends. This is a story that needs to be told. The market was strong enough (wouldn't people love to see the market reset to June 6?) but began a steady decline when Clinton conceded the Democratic nomination to Obama in early June of 2008. The markets have been on a steady decline ever since that date in history, and that time marks the high point of the last 9 months.
Fast forward to 2009. Finally the Democrats have power, that 10-pound anvil has been lifted off of Pelosi's head, and the Democrats let the world know that they can party hearty! It is historic, monumental, (insert your adjective of choice.) And I'm not downplaying the significance of this event. I know that to those in our country who identify each other by skin color, it is quite significant that this new President is black. Had an Asian candidate won, this would all be quite different. And if Bobby Jindal wins the Presidency some day... Oh God! Nevertheless, I know that to African Americans, this is a huge day that many thought could never happen. As a Typical White Person, I supposedly spend my days thinking about how I'm not black, and I remember back on those days 150+ years ago when people in the USA who happened to be "white" enslaved Africans in certain regions of this country. I never met a racist person during my first 25 years of life or so and no ancestor of mine was ever a slave owner, but some who identify themselves by their skin color have instructed me that I'm white and many people "like me" are racists, so I will take their word for it.
So we got all that over with. Actually this is a huge opportunity for those who do identify themselves as black people to enter into American society finally. Assimilate, embrace opportunity, reach out and love one another, even so-called white people! This is a time to stop the culture wars, and end racism, however it seems instead that racism has taken center stage. I blog as TWP anonymously because I am not free to speak out about race in this country due to my skin color, without severe consequences. Am I a coward? Perhaps. But I digress. That is all for future articles.
What happened since the inauguration is just more of the market's down slide. There may have been a brief period when people tried to believe in the hype, but markets represent real life, and political posturing doesn't pay the rent. (Click thumbnail to see full image.)
One interesting thing about this whole scenario is that the 401ks of left-wing journalists are just as empty as everybody else's. If they feel better by repeating to themselves that it was all Bush's fault, then hey; whatever works for you. But the truth is that Obama was largely unvetted, and that was because of Hilary Clinton's dominance in part. There was no need to really explore the history of Obama in detail, because he was just a junior Senator, a newcomer, so it was Clinton who endured the media shakedown, and Obama got a pass. All of a sudden, Democrats realized that, hey, this guy is hot! His actual policies don't seem to matter, he's great at reading cue cards, and smiling, and people love him. So the whole vetting process was skipped.
That wasn't good enough for the market though, which likes certainty more than mystery; Capitalism more than Socialism. And the mystery was revealed rapidly once Obama took office. The whole "tax and spend" and "most liberal member of the Senate" labels turned out to be very real, and very true. Apparently Rush Limbaugh doesn't just make stuff up. He and others like him were telling the truth, and despite continuing popularity, Obama supporters will have to get used to the idea that living in an Obama-led world will mean less money in the bank, and more racism in government. The "it's all the Republican's fault" pacifier will have to suffice instead of real money during these hard times, and look on the bright side: If you're an Obama supporter you're much more likely to get some free handouts.
The "crash" officially began when Obama won the Democratic Nomination
From my stint writing as Typical White Person for American Sentinel (Now Annuit Coeptis). originally posted Tuesday, February 17, 2009 at 1:08AM
Next time you hear a Democratic talking head spouting the usual blame on Bush regarding the current economic crisis, remember that the stock market crash started once Wall Street realized Obama could actually become President. It's not about the last 8 years, or the last 4 years. After Clinton "the blameless one" handed off the dot bomb to Bush in 2001, the stock market floundered a bit as it recovered from ridiculous over pricing in tech stocks. The market recovered in late 2002 and began a steady increase over the next 6 years. These images show that crucial spikes and dips are strangely related to points in the election that showed Obama on the rise, and then McCain surging. Once it became clear that Obama would win, the market dropped faster than flight 3407 over Buffalo.
1. Hillary Clinton Concedes the nomination to Obama on June 7, 2008. Interestingly this date in time marks the beginning of a long steady decline in the markets.
2. McCain begins a miracle comeback and it appears he may have a chance. Despite being outspent over 2 to 1, (in some mediums over 3 to 1), the market hangs tough through August but begins a decline in September as doubts grow.
3. Obama is largely considered the sure winner, and has all major newspapers, major TV networks, comedy shows, and movies supporting him all the way.
4. Despite a campaign of massive spending by the Democrats which included buying prime time on all three major networks, plus Obama's own TV channel running 24/7 on networks such as Dish, the polls actually showed some new support for John McCain as people began to realize that they didn't really know Barak Obama. Once the elections were finalized though, it has been all downhill, and not surprisingly, all the worst fears of those most nervous about Obama have come true.
Few were those who spoke out against Obama at that time (myself not included). It was all going to be great. Historic. Monumental. But the fact that we elected a spokesperson type with no actual experience has had disastrous results. You will no doubt hear Democrats spouting off about how Obama is just trying to overcome 8 years of failed policy and an economy that was in the tank, but I would argue that perhaps Wall Street knew what most Obama voters were not willing to consider: Obama would be a tax and spend liberal or worse. The man looks at economics as if we were still in the 70s, and wants people to get out their shovels. He's a showman who will let Dems like Pelosi and Rangel do the actual legislative work, which is frightening. I don't really want to see laid off Microsoft employees shoveling highway ditches, and unemployed small business executives doing some landscaping work to save the mouse. I would prefer to let businesses be businesses, and not subjects of Executive Branch ridicule.
Please. Take a moment, look at these charts, and realize that this market crash may be a direct result of Obama himself, and his party's message of catastrophe, fear and great depression. We hope the economy will recover, and when it does, let us all remember to cut through the BS of those who will surely give Obama all the praise. Wall Street knows better, and conservatives do as well. Only those dumb enough to vote for Obama in the first place will believe his story of hype and circumstance when it's all over. These folks might also be dumb enough to vote for a referendum to extend Presidential term limits. Obama's going to need at least 12 years for his "great plan" to actually work. Maybe 16. I can hear Sean Penn arguing that point now, with one arm around Hugo Chavez, and the other around Barak.
(images ~ Google Finance)
Next time you hear a Democratic talking head spouting the usual blame on Bush regarding the current economic crisis, remember that the stock market crash started once Wall Street realized Obama could actually become President. It's not about the last 8 years, or the last 4 years. After Clinton "the blameless one" handed off the dot bomb to Bush in 2001, the stock market floundered a bit as it recovered from ridiculous over pricing in tech stocks. The market recovered in late 2002 and began a steady increase over the next 6 years. These images show that crucial spikes and dips are strangely related to points in the election that showed Obama on the rise, and then McCain surging. Once it became clear that Obama would win, the market dropped faster than flight 3407 over Buffalo.
1. Hillary Clinton Concedes the nomination to Obama on June 7, 2008. Interestingly this date in time marks the beginning of a long steady decline in the markets.
2. McCain begins a miracle comeback and it appears he may have a chance. Despite being outspent over 2 to 1, (in some mediums over 3 to 1), the market hangs tough through August but begins a decline in September as doubts grow.
3. Obama is largely considered the sure winner, and has all major newspapers, major TV networks, comedy shows, and movies supporting him all the way.
4. Despite a campaign of massive spending by the Democrats which included buying prime time on all three major networks, plus Obama's own TV channel running 24/7 on networks such as Dish, the polls actually showed some new support for John McCain as people began to realize that they didn't really know Barak Obama. Once the elections were finalized though, it has been all downhill, and not surprisingly, all the worst fears of those most nervous about Obama have come true.
Few were those who spoke out against Obama at that time (myself not included). It was all going to be great. Historic. Monumental. But the fact that we elected a spokesperson type with no actual experience has had disastrous results. You will no doubt hear Democrats spouting off about how Obama is just trying to overcome 8 years of failed policy and an economy that was in the tank, but I would argue that perhaps Wall Street knew what most Obama voters were not willing to consider: Obama would be a tax and spend liberal or worse. The man looks at economics as if we were still in the 70s, and wants people to get out their shovels. He's a showman who will let Dems like Pelosi and Rangel do the actual legislative work, which is frightening. I don't really want to see laid off Microsoft employees shoveling highway ditches, and unemployed small business executives doing some landscaping work to save the mouse. I would prefer to let businesses be businesses, and not subjects of Executive Branch ridicule.
Please. Take a moment, look at these charts, and realize that this market crash may be a direct result of Obama himself, and his party's message of catastrophe, fear and great depression. We hope the economy will recover, and when it does, let us all remember to cut through the BS of those who will surely give Obama all the praise. Wall Street knows better, and conservatives do as well. Only those dumb enough to vote for Obama in the first place will believe his story of hype and circumstance when it's all over. These folks might also be dumb enough to vote for a referendum to extend Presidential term limits. Obama's going to need at least 12 years for his "great plan" to actually work. Maybe 16. I can hear Sean Penn arguing that point now, with one arm around Hugo Chavez, and the other around Barak.
(images ~ Google Finance)
3.06.2009
Bailout sale
This might be a good thing for the government to buy, since spending money IS stimulus, stupid!
1.23.2009
In Search of an Adjective
I heard a new adjective used to describe the Obama inauguration today. Monumental. Is that similar to the Lincoln Memorial monument? Perhaps we can all make an Obama monument right now ... a testament to the Presidency that will be. He has already been crowned the greatest president ever by many followers, fans, and reporters.
Here are some of the adjectives I found in recent news stories about the inauguration:
Historic. Monumental. Surreal. Wonderful. Powerful. Dramatic. Educational. Unexplainable. Magnificent. Remarkable.
But perhaps my favorite is the person who just gave up reaching for that adjective in the sky: "I was just speechless. I don't even have the words to explain the feelings," said Jean Bligen, Principal of the newly renamed Barack Obama Elementary School in Hempstead, Long Island. Seems people there were able to come up with words to rename the school before Obama's Presidency had even begun.
Here are some of the adjectives I found in recent news stories about the inauguration:
Historic. Monumental. Surreal. Wonderful. Powerful. Dramatic. Educational. Unexplainable. Magnificent. Remarkable.
But perhaps my favorite is the person who just gave up reaching for that adjective in the sky: "I was just speechless. I don't even have the words to explain the feelings," said Jean Bligen, Principal of the newly renamed Barack Obama Elementary School in Hempstead, Long Island. Seems people there were able to come up with words to rename the school before Obama's Presidency had even begun.
1.22.2009
Let's be Fair - Conservatives should just shut up
The Fairness Doctrine. Sounds good, doesn't it? Just, fair, honest, balanced reporting of controversial issues, as decided by the FCC. FCC, PBS, WGN, FOX, NBC, WLS, CBS, EIB. Which acronyms don't belong in entertainment?
"And now, LIVE on the all new, ad-free FCC network, aka the FWYTD network (funded with your tax dollars), a fascinating look at today's news as filtered through your Federal Government." Boy, I don't want to miss that. C-SPAN stand back! This is going to be awesome!
If that's all it was, it would be just another avenue Democrats could use for propaganda, but when you start letting the FCC censor content, you have Socialism, and/or Communism. Case in point - China felt it could rewrite Barack Obama's inaugural speech LINK. That's what Communists do. North Korea told its people that they would have the 1988 Olympics, and the propaganda they launched (and bomb they planted) should not have been surprising. Media run by the State is not the media of the people. It's push media of the worst kind.
But we are actually looking towards media of the State here in the USA and it's being called FAIR. Hospitals, banks, schools ... heck, the State just needs to TAKE OVER because those big bad businesses just can't be trusted. That free market is just so hard to control, isn't it?
The Fairness Doctrine is a typical left-wing misuse of words to make something terrible sound so good. There are plenty of things about our political/electoral system that are not fair. Was it fair to take undocumented pre-paid credit card donations to pump up the donations to Obama's campaign? Was it fair to just leave off 2 major states (FLA and MI) from the Democratic Primaries? Is it fair to make a presidential campaign more about TV commercials, ad spending, and fund raising than any other factor? Is winner take all voting fair?
There's a lot that's not fair. Freedom of the press has not generally been thought of as one of them, although that ideal has since Watergate been used as the excuse the media can use to go after "the establishment" and Republicans, by and large, without disclosing sources. But now that conservative talk radio is popular as it breaks through a left-controlled mainstream media to tell an actual alternate vision and conservative philosophy, it's all about how unfair it is.
Who can trust a Federal government that spends money so greedily and recklessly? At least tigers peek up with their eyes on occasion as they rip into and devour their prey, but the now Democratic-controlled government doesn't even look up as it gorges itself on the taxpayers' money that's all theirs now, unchecked. We don't want these people telling us what's fair.
"And now, LIVE on the all new, ad-free FCC network, aka the FWYTD network (funded with your tax dollars), a fascinating look at today's news as filtered through your Federal Government." Boy, I don't want to miss that. C-SPAN stand back! This is going to be awesome!
If that's all it was, it would be just another avenue Democrats could use for propaganda, but when you start letting the FCC censor content, you have Socialism, and/or Communism. Case in point - China felt it could rewrite Barack Obama's inaugural speech LINK. That's what Communists do. North Korea told its people that they would have the 1988 Olympics, and the propaganda they launched (and bomb they planted) should not have been surprising. Media run by the State is not the media of the people. It's push media of the worst kind.
But we are actually looking towards media of the State here in the USA and it's being called FAIR. Hospitals, banks, schools ... heck, the State just needs to TAKE OVER because those big bad businesses just can't be trusted. That free market is just so hard to control, isn't it?
The Fairness Doctrine is a typical left-wing misuse of words to make something terrible sound so good. There are plenty of things about our political/electoral system that are not fair. Was it fair to take undocumented pre-paid credit card donations to pump up the donations to Obama's campaign? Was it fair to just leave off 2 major states (FLA and MI) from the Democratic Primaries? Is it fair to make a presidential campaign more about TV commercials, ad spending, and fund raising than any other factor? Is winner take all voting fair?
There's a lot that's not fair. Freedom of the press has not generally been thought of as one of them, although that ideal has since Watergate been used as the excuse the media can use to go after "the establishment" and Republicans, by and large, without disclosing sources. But now that conservative talk radio is popular as it breaks through a left-controlled mainstream media to tell an actual alternate vision and conservative philosophy, it's all about how unfair it is.
Who can trust a Federal government that spends money so greedily and recklessly? At least tigers peek up with their eyes on occasion as they rip into and devour their prey, but the now Democratic-controlled government doesn't even look up as it gorges itself on the taxpayers' money that's all theirs now, unchecked. We don't want these people telling us what's fair.
1.07.2009
The Barack Obama Experience
"Aides say he originally planned to select someone with experience..." NYT, 1/5/09
Barack Obama "wanted" to select someone with experience to head the CIA. He really did. And some of us had hoped to select a President with a little as well. Apparently experience is overrated in this current political climate. You don't need it to be the Senator of New York, or the Commander in Chief. Why should you for the head post at the CIA?
When Barack Obama pondered his recent decision to place Leon Panera Bread in charge of the CIA (aka Leon Panetta by inhuman search robots), he chose someone who knows little of the inner workings of the Agency. He has one politically correct viewpoint that he can hang onto relating to torture, and we know how much waterboarding Democrats can inflict upon a President who dares set up a detention and interrogation program to deal with terrorists. No! Let them come! Let them bomb! We can deal with all that later in a court of law, and think of all the evidence we'll have then, torture free!
Obama wanted to select John O. Brennan, but he had been there during that debacle of failed policy that used interrogation as a tool to shut down terrorist activity across America in states such as Deleware and Alaska! For all the times Obama used that catch phrase to help him get elected, how embarrassing would it be to have to select someone who had helped make it all such a success, or... failure, wasn't it? Yeah.
Words are tricky that way. If you start talking on the national stage about the "Great Depression of 2008" in front of millions of illiterate children, you may come to find that people stop buying cars, and stop filling them up as regularly with your tax-burdened fuel. They might start selling off stocks faster than you can say change. But it's too early to start encouraging people to buy into our economy again. Economic improvement won't count for Barack officially until January 20, will it? So let's hold off just a little while longer. Although he has done quite well in his position at the O. of T.P.E., so we might just give him the credit he so richly deserves. (Watch for the movie showing actors depicting their own lives as they struggle to deal with falling mansion values, and cut backs on plastic surgery.)
If all it takes is one strong politically correct viewpoint to snag a position one is otherwise unqualified for, I feel bad for the Supreme Court, as we might see Nancy becoming Justice Pelosi solely on the basis of her positions against Parental Notification and the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
Barack Obama "wanted" to select someone with experience to head the CIA. He really did. And some of us had hoped to select a President with a little as well. Apparently experience is overrated in this current political climate. You don't need it to be the Senator of New York, or the Commander in Chief. Why should you for the head post at the CIA?
When Barack Obama pondered his recent decision to place Leon Panera Bread in charge of the CIA (aka Leon Panetta by inhuman search robots), he chose someone who knows little of the inner workings of the Agency. He has one politically correct viewpoint that he can hang onto relating to torture, and we know how much waterboarding Democrats can inflict upon a President who dares set up a detention and interrogation program to deal with terrorists. No! Let them come! Let them bomb! We can deal with all that later in a court of law, and think of all the evidence we'll have then, torture free!
Obama wanted to select John O. Brennan, but he had been there during that debacle of failed policy that used interrogation as a tool to shut down terrorist activity across America in states such as Deleware and Alaska! For all the times Obama used that catch phrase to help him get elected, how embarrassing would it be to have to select someone who had helped make it all such a success, or... failure, wasn't it? Yeah.
Words are tricky that way. If you start talking on the national stage about the "Great Depression of 2008" in front of millions of illiterate children, you may come to find that people stop buying cars, and stop filling them up as regularly with your tax-burdened fuel. They might start selling off stocks faster than you can say change. But it's too early to start encouraging people to buy into our economy again. Economic improvement won't count for Barack officially until January 20, will it? So let's hold off just a little while longer. Although he has done quite well in his position at the O. of T.P.E., so we might just give him the credit he so richly deserves. (Watch for the movie showing actors depicting their own lives as they struggle to deal with falling mansion values, and cut backs on plastic surgery.)
If all it takes is one strong politically correct viewpoint to snag a position one is otherwise unqualified for, I feel bad for the Supreme Court, as we might see Nancy becoming Justice Pelosi solely on the basis of her positions against Parental Notification and the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.
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