As more information comes to light about the Benghazi Embassy terror attack, it is clear that lies were told, the public was mislead and information was obscured--all to protect the President's reelection bid. It worked because he got his four more years.
I'm reminded of Scooter Libby and the Valerie Plame episode. Scooter Libby was indicted on two counts of perjury, two counts of making false statements to federal investigators and one count of obstructions of justice. He was forced to resign from the three government positions he held. He was later convicted of four of the five counts against him and received a prison sentence. Given what is being revealed about the Benghazi coverup, I'd expect nothing less than the same treatment if we find that govt. officials made false statements and obstructed justice--but I won't hold my breath.
Scooter Libby was Republican and that seems to be a requirement for justice to be meted out when it comes to political appointees behaving badly.
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Better late than never....
From Fox News.com this morning;
"President Obama said he is unaware of longstanding efforts by Republican lawmakers to question survivors of the Benghazi attacks but pledged to investigate the issue.
“I’m not familiar with this notion that anybody has been blocked from testifying,” the president said during a White House news conference on Tuesday. “So what I’ll do is I will find out what exactly you’re referring to.”
You've GOT to be kidding.... either he's a complete doof or he's lying. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt that he's sincere and REALLY has no clue what's been going on for months and months.
How pathetic is it when average citizens know more about what's going on in current events than the 'leader of the Free World'! Pres. Obama apparently doesn't even bother to read newspapers, let alone attend briefings.
Could someone on his staff please READ the news stories to him while he's traveling around to his various golf outings and celebrity fundraisers???
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/01/obama-pledges-inquiry-on-benghazi-survivors-testimony/#ixzz2S3O1Sa6D
"President Obama said he is unaware of longstanding efforts by Republican lawmakers to question survivors of the Benghazi attacks but pledged to investigate the issue.
“I’m not familiar with this notion that anybody has been blocked from testifying,” the president said during a White House news conference on Tuesday. “So what I’ll do is I will find out what exactly you’re referring to.”
You've GOT to be kidding.... either he's a complete doof or he's lying. Let's give him the benefit of the doubt that he's sincere and REALLY has no clue what's been going on for months and months.
How pathetic is it when average citizens know more about what's going on in current events than the 'leader of the Free World'! Pres. Obama apparently doesn't even bother to read newspapers, let alone attend briefings.
Could someone on his staff please READ the news stories to him while he's traveling around to his various golf outings and celebrity fundraisers???
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/05/01/obama-pledges-inquiry-on-benghazi-survivors-testimony/#ixzz2S3O1Sa6D
Thursday, June 28, 2012
The Stamp act of 2012
Supreme court justice Roberts found the Mandate constitutional as a tax and so the mandate stands. Will this be the 'stamp act' tax of our day that finally wakes up Americans to what is happening in our country? Will they finally wake up to the fact that we no longer enjoy the freedoms we once had, that our President is governing like a King, ignoring Congress, the constitution and the obligations of his position?
I'm praying Americans will finally turn off their TV's, unplug their ipods, stop the endless pursuit of entertainment and aquisition and see what has happened to their rights and liberties as Americans.
I'm hoping this unfair 'tax' will have the same effect as the one passed over 200 years ago that caused our ancestors to take a stand against a King who had overstepped his bounds. I hope Americans will be true to their roots and take a stand against a President who has violated his 'subjects' rights as well.
June 28, 2012
I'm praying Americans will finally turn off their TV's, unplug their ipods, stop the endless pursuit of entertainment and aquisition and see what has happened to their rights and liberties as Americans.
I'm hoping this unfair 'tax' will have the same effect as the one passed over 200 years ago that caused our ancestors to take a stand against a King who had overstepped his bounds. I hope Americans will be true to their roots and take a stand against a President who has violated his 'subjects' rights as well.
June 28, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Healthcare Law a violation of 'Right to Privacy'
It's Monday morning, June 25th and I'm waiting; hoping the Supreme court will give us their decision on the Healthcare Law. My own feeling is that the Supreme Court should strike it down because it violates the 'Right To Privacy' which the court has, a number of times before, found in the Constitution. If I am forced to buy health insurance, I am also forced to give up my private medical information to an insurance company. I am also forced to be under their jurisdiction for how I will be treated in my medical conditions. I think I should have the right to the privacy of my own body and my own medical treatment and allowing the govt. to regulate it violates that privacy.
I hope-- however they consider the law; the Supreme Court will come to the same conclusion-the law is over reaching and puts restraints on Americans' liberty to be a free people.
I hope we won't have too much longer to wait, to find out.
I hope-- however they consider the law; the Supreme Court will come to the same conclusion-the law is over reaching and puts restraints on Americans' liberty to be a free people.
I hope we won't have too much longer to wait, to find out.
Saturday, June 16, 2012
Is it time to Impeach our President?
President Obama announced his administration will no longer enforce our immigration laws in regards to certain illegal immigrants who reside within our country.
From a news story:
"For years the administration had said it didn’t have the authority to make such a move, saying it couldn’t decide to stop deporting wide categories of people on its own without approval from Congress. But on Friday President Obama says administration now interprets the law to give it the discretion."
From the White House's own website it states clearly what Pres. Obama has sworn under oath do to: "Under Article II of the Constitution, the President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress." When a President refuses to fulfill the responsibilities he swore to fill, it is time for Congress to take action. But will they? Or will they continue to complain about his outrageous flaunting of the rule of law, but allow him to continue to pick and choose what laws he will enforce. I hope Congress will do what they must to uphold the Constitution and warn the President that if he continues to refuse to enforce laws passed by them, he has abdicated his responsibilities and must be removed from office. Any President, no matter his party affiliation, must abide by the constraints of our Constitution, otherwise he is setting himself to be a Dictator and my hope and prayer is that Americans will not stand for that. We shall see.
From a news story:
"For years the administration had said it didn’t have the authority to make such a move, saying it couldn’t decide to stop deporting wide categories of people on its own without approval from Congress. But on Friday President Obama says administration now interprets the law to give it the discretion."
From the White House's own website it states clearly what Pres. Obama has sworn under oath do to: "Under Article II of the Constitution, the President is responsible for the execution and enforcement of the laws created by Congress." When a President refuses to fulfill the responsibilities he swore to fill, it is time for Congress to take action. But will they? Or will they continue to complain about his outrageous flaunting of the rule of law, but allow him to continue to pick and choose what laws he will enforce. I hope Congress will do what they must to uphold the Constitution and warn the President that if he continues to refuse to enforce laws passed by them, he has abdicated his responsibilities and must be removed from office. Any President, no matter his party affiliation, must abide by the constraints of our Constitution, otherwise he is setting himself to be a Dictator and my hope and prayer is that Americans will not stand for that. We shall see.
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
New strategy from the left
The voters won last night when Scott Walker and other Republican officials in Wisconsin managed to win re-election against the recall challenge. But we'd better not think this is over. Leftists have figured out a new way to subvert the will of the people. If your Democrat candidate doesn't win, just prevent the Republican winner from actually being able to govern by keeping them distracted with recalls, lawsuits, and charges of impropriety, fraud, scandal--whatever works to keep them from being able to do the job they were elected to do.
Hopefully the voters will wake up and see the game that is being played and the fact that it's costing them a ton of tax payer money to fight these challenges and once again, subverting the will of the people.
Hopefully the voters will wake up and see the game that is being played and the fact that it's costing them a ton of tax payer money to fight these challenges and once again, subverting the will of the people.
Friday, May 11, 2012
Breaking down Societal Taboos, one magazine cover at a time..
Time Magazine's controversial cover showing a woman breastfeeding her son was meant to do more than just sell magazines. That in itself is not controversial, but what made it so was the subtle sexual undertones in the layout. The mother, a beautiful woman, dressed scantily, baring her breast with a boy who looks to be six (though apparently three) latched on, both looking at the camera.
We've seen too much of the relentless attacks on Judeo-Christian values by the media and those they service to not see right through this.
It is a clear attempt to break down the strong taboo against incest. Now, I'm not saying this is incestuous. What I'm saying is that they wanted to make regular people uncomfortable--they wanted them to feel bad about the feelings they have at the image, chastising themselves for being 'judgmental'.
'This is just another choice. Breastfeeding is natural. We shouldn't judge'. Well, I'm a mother who breastfed my three children, though I stopped when they were between a year and a year and a half. I don't have any problems with breastfeeding and I feel that most mothers know when it's time to stop or it could cause unhealthy attachment issues. I also know that in some cultures children are breastfed a lot longer than in our culture with no problems. I don't have a problem with any of those things. I don't even care if the woman on Time's cover wants to breastfeed her three year old, though I seriously question her judgment in setting her son up for ridicule by peers as he gets older.
But I really am annoyed when I see I'm being manipulated by a magazine cover to make me associate breastfeeding with sexuality and I see it as an effort to break down the strong revulsions society carries toward incest. The media may have been able to break down many long held taboos in this society--and they're efforts seem to be working, but in this case, I think they will find it a harder sell. I sure hope so.
We've seen too much of the relentless attacks on Judeo-Christian values by the media and those they service to not see right through this.
It is a clear attempt to break down the strong taboo against incest. Now, I'm not saying this is incestuous. What I'm saying is that they wanted to make regular people uncomfortable--they wanted them to feel bad about the feelings they have at the image, chastising themselves for being 'judgmental'.
'This is just another choice. Breastfeeding is natural. We shouldn't judge'. Well, I'm a mother who breastfed my three children, though I stopped when they were between a year and a year and a half. I don't have any problems with breastfeeding and I feel that most mothers know when it's time to stop or it could cause unhealthy attachment issues. I also know that in some cultures children are breastfed a lot longer than in our culture with no problems. I don't have a problem with any of those things. I don't even care if the woman on Time's cover wants to breastfeed her three year old, though I seriously question her judgment in setting her son up for ridicule by peers as he gets older.
But I really am annoyed when I see I'm being manipulated by a magazine cover to make me associate breastfeeding with sexuality and I see it as an effort to break down the strong revulsions society carries toward incest. The media may have been able to break down many long held taboos in this society--and they're efforts seem to be working, but in this case, I think they will find it a harder sell. I sure hope so.
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