And Still They Support Him...?

One can't help but wonder how much Koolaide Obama supporters have to drink each day to observe the things he and his administration are doing and maintain their blind faith in him.

They watched the Benghazi house of cards begin to crumble as more and more evidence surfaced that not only showed Hillary Clinton failed in her duties as Secretary of State but Barack Obama failed in his duties as President to do anything about the attack. Yet they still support him.

They watched as Obama, Clinton and Susan Rice lied to the nation and the world about what they knew, when they knew it and why they did nothing.

They watched as Hillary Clinton got angry and tired of being questioned about it, threw up her hands and said "What difference, at this point, does it make?"

They have watched as the Obama administration and the CIA prevent first hand witnesses from being questioned by members of Congress and read stories about how they are frequently subjected to polygraph testing to ensure they haven't spoken out. Still they support him.

They watched as Lois Lerner refused to answer questions about the IRS targeting conservative political action groups during the 2012 Presidential campaign.

They watch now as e-mails between the Treasury Department and Lois Lerner prove a conspiracy was formulated specifically to target those groups.

They watched as the Obama Administration appointed a politically active Obama supporter and IRS employee to head up the investigation of the IRS.

They watched as the President said there's "not even a smidgen of corruption" within the IRS, even as the e-mails were proving him not to be telling the truth.

Still they support him.

They watched as Attorney General Eric Holder refused to turn over requested documents in the Fast and Furious investigation - even to the point of being held in contempt of Congress.

They have watched as the President gives billions of dollars to "rebel forces" in Syria even though the rebels are supported by Al Qaeda and other terrorist organizations with which we are at war.

They watched as the President turned on Egypt's President Mubarek and assisted the Muslim Brotherhood in taking control of that government.

They watch as the President systematically removes top ranking military leaders who do not support his agenda.

They watch as some of those fired military leaders call for Obama's resignation because of the things he's doing, not only to the military but the country.

They watched as the President signed a law that makes it a federal crime to protest against any politician protected by the Secret Service within a range that would allow that politician to hear you.

Still they support Obama.

They watch as Obama calls for immigration reform but refuses to stop the influx of illegal aliens across our borders.

They watched as he erected signs warning American citizens not to travel near the border for their own safety while still refusing to increase border security.

They watch as he sues state governors and state and county law enforcement officers for enforcing the laws he refuses to enforce.

They watch as he moves closer and closer to granting amnesty for illegals saying they will add to the economy and increase employment.

Still they support him.

They watched and cheered as he forced the new health care bill down our throats, against the will of 72% of Americans, then watched it become a disaster.

They watch as the Congressional Budget Office says the law will destroy 2.3 million full-time jobs in the next ten years and listen to his administration tell Americans that losing their full-time employment will be a good thing because they'll be able to spend more time with their families and pursuing other things.

They listen to Nancy Pelosi say that longer waiting times in the ER will give people an opportunity to make new friends.

They watch and cheer as a few million people sign up for health care plans (mostly free government health care) even as twice as many lose their coverage because of the law.

They watch and cheer as the President unilaterally changes or delays parts of the law in acts that are clearly unconstitutional.

They watch and cheer as the President ignores constitutional requirements for new laws and vows to push his agenda through executive orders if Congress won't do what he wants.

And still they support him.

It is unfathomable to me how any American, even liberal Americans, can watch all of these things unfold before them and still support the man who is "fundamentally changing America." The President promised to do these things in so many words back in 2008. And he definitely is fundamentally changing America. Except these changes, in the long run, will be detrimental to our very existence as a Democratic Republic.

President Obama is leading us toward a socialistic form of government that many liberals believe is a great thing. They believe in income equality and social justice. What they don't understand is if America becomes that great socialist nation, the only thing that will really change is that more and more citizens will be dependent on the government. The great transfer of wealth, so desired by the left, will only mean that the average, working class citizen will have less money. The very wealthy will still be wealthy and they will be the ones in power. The wealthy are always the ones in power, regardless of the type of government that exists. They will simply be the ones who decide how much the average citizen can earn.

Conservatives, moderates and independents of America - wake up. The election in November can be the start of a revolution to turn America back into the great, strong, free nation she was designed to be. We need every vote to take both Houses so we can then focus on re-gaining the White House in 2016. Go out and un-Barack the vote. Convince your friends and family that liberal socialism is NOT what's best for America. It's the only chance we have to prevent more of these "fundamental changes" from taking place.

Remember - if Hillary wins in 2016 America as we know it will cease to exist.

Race Quotas To Be Injected Into The Entertainment Industry?

And one more stupid topic in the news - during a Buzzfeed interview on CBS This Morning comedian Jerry Seinfeld was asked why he featured so many white men in his web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Really? They had nothing better to ask than that? 

Are American liberals now going to put racial, ethnic and/or gender quotas on entertainment shows? If a white comedian or actor does a show about himself and a few friends, who also happen to be white, will he now have to integrate a few people of color into it simply to please a few race-crazed liberal instigators? 

Gawker.com recently published an article called '"Who Cares" About Diversity in Comedy, Says Jerry Seinfeld'. Their opening remark attacked Seinfeld as though he is a blatant racist: "Jerry Seinfeld, the most successful comedian in the world and maker of comedy for and about white people, isn't interested in trying to include non-white anything in his work."

Seinfeld, who wasn't pleased with the question or the implications, replied "People think [comedy] is the census or something, it's gotta represent the actual pie chart of America. Who cares? Funny is the world that I live in. You're funny, I'm interested. You're not funny, I'm not interested," he said. "I have no interest in gender or race or anything like that."

Gawker continued their hit piece by saying "He seems to suggest that any comedian who is not a white male is also not funny, though he's also likely fed up with the amount of bad comedy he's been forced to sit through in his (waning) career.

Which is too bad, because Seinfeld is downplaying the work of everyone from Richard Pryor and Bill Cosby to Aziz Ansari, Mindy Kaling, and Eddie Huang, who are all in various stages of their own sitcoms that just might turn out to be the next Seinfeld.

I don't know what Seinfeld did to be worthy of this hit piece by Gawker. What he said was he does comedy for comedy's sake and doesn't find a need for racial, ethnic or gender quotas in it. He in no way downplayed the work of other comedians who weren't "for and about white people." He said he has no interest in making gender or race a specific part of his show. (Chris Rock was a guest star on his show, as was Tina Fey. I guess they simply don't count.)

Gawker concluded with "Yes, comedy should represent the entire pie chart of America, and the glorious, multicolored diversity pie should be thrown directly at Jerry Seinfeld's face."

So there you have it - quotas being demanded by a liberal rag. Funny - I don't remember an over abundance of white characters on The Cosby Show, Sanford and Son, or even Fat Albert. (Sanford and Son did have them now and then for comedic interaction.) I loved them all and it never occurred to me that a show about a black family should have some whites tossed into the show for diversity purposes. I wonder how Gawker feels about Black Entertainment Television? Will they now demand the insertion of some Caucasian shows to make it more diverse? Of course they won't.

Sometimes people just like to stir things up by saying things that stretch the truth just to get a reaction. I have no doubt some of Gawker's readers now hate "that racist Jew, Seinfeld." Let's not forget that his hit TV show Seinfeld, which was watched and loved by millions of people white and black, was about him and his three closest friends who were....  you guessed it... white. Obviously Seinfeld is a racist. Why didn't I see it before. It's so obvious because.... he has white friends!

The Spin Starts Here...

During a recent press briefing White House economist Jason Furman tried to tell the media that the projected 2.3 million full-time job losses projected by the Congressional Budget Office because of Obamacare will actually be a good thing.

Furman said that because of Obamacare, people who are now working long hours will have the opportunity to reduce those hours and still have health care. This reduction in hours would "leave them free to pursue more fulfilling activities." In other words - when your hours are cut you'll have more time for fun things. Never mind the loss of pay - you'll be having more fun.

Not one to be outdone by anyone in the "stupid comment" category, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said in a later briefing “When somebody decides for himself or herself not to work 64 hours, but to work instead for 35 hours, even though the option of working more hours and potentially having the extra money that that option provides is available to them, they’re making a choice about their overall quality of life.” He said a cut in hours will give people more time to spend with their children and to look for different work opportunities.

Speaking of stupid Obamacare comments - Nancy Pelosi, one of the queens of stupid comments, recently said "Waiting hours longer in Emergency Rooms will allow you to make new friends." She really said that. I often wonder how she keeps getting re-elected... but then I remember what district she represents.

So the Obama administration sees the loss of 2.3 million jobs over the next three years due to Obama's signature law as a good thing. They keep talking about putting America back to work, about doing things to create jobs, about how the nation was bleeding jobs when Obama took office - yet they think nothing of the 2.3 million people who will either lose their jobs or have their hours cut because of Obamacare. And people still support this administration! Interesting.

Speaking of interesting comments - Obama's liberal plant on the Supreme Court bench, Sonia Sotomayor, said recently that labeling illegal immigrants as criminals seems insulting to her. I'm not sure why if she's not one but she apparently prefers the term "undocumented immigrant." 

“I think people then paint those individuals as something less than worthy human beings and it changes the conversation,” Sotomayor said.

I think a Supreme Court Justice should support and defend the law rather than the lawbreakers. People who knowingly break the laws of the land are criminals. I wonder if Sotomayor refers to bank robberies as "undocumented withdrawals?" After all - bank robbers are usually just trying to make a better life for themselves and their families...

What's In A Name?

Students at Fort Collins High School in Colorado yesterday proposed a day in their upcoming "Spirit Week" to celebrate our nation. They called it 'Merica Day.

Apparently school officials were not pleased with the students' choice of names because they denied the students' request stating it might offend non-American students. The school district issued a statement today which included the following:

When students first proposed 'Merica Monday, building administrators felt that it was against this unifying theme and disrespectful to our country. Merica is a slang term that is often used in a negative, stereotypical way to describe life in the United States. This is what led administrators to discuss alternatives with students.

The City of Fort Collins, and many people around the country, apparently disagreed with the school's decision. Protests began in front of the school today and Facebook and Twitter buzzed last night with chatter about the "anti-American" sentiment displayed by school administrators.

Senior Christian Meyer told the local news the student council suggested the 'Merica Monday idea to kickoff "Spread the Love Week."

"Spirit day on Monday was to be called ‘Merica Monday -- playing fun on the whole 'Merica kind of tough America patriotism thing," said Meyer. "The administration didn't think it was inclusive to all students since we have a large amount of foreign exchange students … there's a big backlash."

He said it's really kind of gotten out of control.

"We have people out here protesting -- it's a little crazy. Most of my friends and I, we're mainly kind of sitting back and just watching this unfold. It's real interesting because we don't have too strong of an opinion on it. We think it's a little bit political correctness on one side, and a little bit out of control patriotism on the other," he said.

Sophomore Jason Dunn said he feels his First Amendment rights are being taken away.

"A win is them allowing us to celebrate the days that we want because that's what I call freedom of speech. If people want to celebrate 'Merica Day, they should. If people want to celebrate Britain Day, they should. If people want to celebrate gay marriage, then they should. I'm not saying I agree with all of them but if they want to, they should," said Dunn.

School officials apparently were surprised by the response and they had a change of heart. They have consented to allowing students to have "America Monday" instead of 'Merica Monday.

The Urban Dictionary defines 'Merica as "a "hick" phrase meaning "If you don't like the way things are here in Merica then you can git out." It's interesting because I have used that phrase, mostly channeling Larry The Cable Guy, and I never once meant it in that fashion. As a conservative American I do agree if you're not happy here in this country you can leave - but I've never used that particular word with that meaning in any conversation. To me it's simply a redneck word for America.

Citizens of Fort Collins plan to support the students in their day of recognition of their country. One Fort Collins resident who was present for the protests told the TV news "We are here to support the kids and let them know we support them in 'Merica Monday," Jensen said. "They didn’t want to offend anyone with 'Merica Monday."

He said school officials offended a lot of people. He believes school officials awakened "a sleeping giant."

"Monday morning at 7, we’re going to be out here. Our goal is to surround the school with 5,000 flags and welcome these kids to school on 'Merica Monday -- to show them that it does mean something in this country to be a flag waving American. I think the decision that was made, the school's reasoning behind the decision, is absolutely ridiculous," he said.

The bottom line is that is has become politically incorrect to show patriotism in parts of our country. Kids are discouraged from expressing their patriotism in words, actions and even clothing yet they are required to recognize things like Cinco de Mayo and Muslim holidays and traditions. It's a sad state of affairs when 'Merica is put behind other cultures, religions and practices by our own officials. But what do I know? I'm just one of those "hicks".

"Not Even A Smidgen Of Corruption"

That's what the President said about the IRS on Sunday during his interview with Bill O'Reilly. O'Reilly was trying to get answers concerning the IRS targeting of conservative groups and the President blamed two things...  people who didn't know how to do their jobs properly and FOX News.

The following is a transcript of the President's remarks to O'Reilly (edited for fluency but not content):

OBAMA: Bill, when you actually look at this stuff, there have been multiple hearings on it.  What happened here was it that you've got a...  you've got a 501(c)(4) law that people think is focusing.  No -- that the folks did not know how to implement...
O'REILLY:  OK...
OBAMA:  -- because it basically says...-- if you are involved...
O'REILLY:  -- so you're saying there was no corruption there at all, none?
OBAMA:  That's not what I'm saying.
OBAMA:  That's actually...
O'REILLY:  No, no, but I want to know what you're saying.  You're the leader of the country.
OBAMA:  Absolutely.
O'REILLY:  You're saying no corruption?
OBAMA:  No.
O'REILLY:  None? No?
OBAMA:  There were some -- there were some bone-headed decisions...
O'REILLY:  Bone-headed decisions...
OBAMA:  -- out of -- out of a local office...
O'REILLY:  But no mass corruption?
OBAMA:  Not even mass corruption, not even a smidgen of corruption, I would say.

Really, Mr. President? Let's take a quick look at the facts. Acting IRS Commissioner Steven Miller, who took over when Douglas Shulman left the IRS in November of 2012, left his position shortly after the scandal broke. Lois Lerner, the director of the Exempt Organizations department, the woman in charge of tax exempt status, pleaded her 5th Amendment rights before Congress, then promptly retired. It has been stated that Miller was already slated to leave in June of last year because his temporary assignment was over. That's convenient. But O'Reilly should have asked the President about Lois Lerner, at least.

Douglas Shulman testified before Congress that there had been no targeting of conservative, evangelical and pro-Israel groups when, in fact, there had been 104 conservative groups targeted. Of those 104 only 48 were approved for tax exempt status. 56 are still outstanding or have been withdrawn by the organization.

Liberals like to claim that it wasn't "targeting" because some liberal/progressive groups had also had their tax exempt status held up by the IRS.  And it's true - at least  liberal groups had their tax exempt status delayed by the IRS. All 7 of those were approved. Nope - no targeting there.

Just one more little tidbit of information that seems pertinent - at least to those who don't blindly accept the President's statement. The attorney from the IRS Civil Rights Commission appointed to investigate the "alleged" targeting of conservative groups by the IRS, Barbara Bosserman, (by pure coincidence I'm sure) has been a loyal financial backer of the Democrat National Committee since 2004 and has personally donated multiple times to President Obama's two campaigns. Her personal donation total to the DNC and Obama reaches $6,750.

So - an IRS attorney who happens to be a strong Obama supporter is investigating alleged corruption within her own agency that could affect the President. It's rather like Eric Holder assigning one of his own people to investigate dishonest and/or illegal practices within the Justice Department. Nope - no corruption there either.

President Obama and his henchmen make Nixon, Haldeman and Erlichman look like high school pranksters. And look what happened to them. Of course - that was back when members of Congress weren't scared to death of the media and political polls....

O'Reilly vs Obama - No Real Answers

Yesterday evening Bill O'Reilly was granted another 10 minute interview with the President of the United States. He did the same thing three years ago just before the Super Bowl. Once again I found myself yelling at the television because of the lies being told by the President.

O'Reilly opened the interview by questioning the President about the failure of the Obamacare website. President Obama refused to admit that the rollout had been a disaster, instead telling O'Reilly that it's very common in this new technology to experience a "few glitches."

O'Reilly went on to ask why HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius hasn't been held accountable for the disastrous rollout. The President said he is more focused on getting it to work properly than on who might be to blame for the problems. (The President doesn't fire anyone who is loyal to him unless it is decided that someone absolutely has to fall on the sword.)

Because he had only 10 minutes, O'Reilly then asked about Benghazi and when the President knew it was a terrorist attack. Citing the testimony of General Ham, that he (Ham) personally informed Leon Panetta and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, General Dempsey of the terrorist attack soon after it began and that they went directly to the President with the information. President Obama once again denied knowing it was a terrorist attack, stating that during the tense moments during the attack it wasn't clear who the perpetrators were. He also denied any problem with Susan Rice's statements the following Sunday, saying they still didn't know who it was at that time.

O'Reilly hit the President with a question I'm sure he (Obama) didn't want to hear - that people believe the lies were told to protect his 2012 campaign until after the election. Of course the President denied that as well. Who would expect him to do otherwise?

Some people believe the President tells so many lies he begins to believe them himself. I'm not one of those. I believe the President's lies are very calculated and deliberate. I don't think he believes the Benghazi lie. He will simply continue to tell it so he doesn't have to admit to the American people that he did nothing and deliberately mislead the people until after the election. (Many military special forces groups, including the Navy SEALs, also believe as I do.)

Once again getting no credible answers, O'Reilly went on to his last question - about the IRS scandal. He asked about the 150 some visits by the head of the IRS, Douglas Shulman, to the White House before the targeting of conservatives began. The President attributed the visits to the health care bill and denied having any meetings with Shulman personally.

Rick Ungar, a Forbes Magazine left-wing contributor, published an article saying there is no record of Shulman actually visiting the White House that many times however, the President didn't deny it and we all know he has a history of keeping information concerning White House visits hidden from the public. So I wouldn't put it past him.

The President denied there was any wrongdoing at the IRS. When O'Reilly told him millions of people believe there is corruption within the agency the President blamed FOX News saying "That's because you and your network keep telling them there's a problem." I guess if it wasn't for FOX News everyone in the country would be pleased and happy with the Obama administration and what they're doing. After all - the main stream media these days is nothing but a cheer leading squad for the President. Thank God for FOX!

The President reiterated that there is no corruption within the IRS. He backed that up with the fact that "there have been numerous hearings" that prove what he's saying. He did leave out the part that the person assigned to investigate the "alleged" corruption was a big Obama supporter who had contributed thousands of dollars to his campaigns. Appointing an Obama supporter to investigate an Obama scandal is corrupt in and of itself. O'Reilly didn't go there, unfortunately.

At the end of the interview O'Reilly said he believes the President's heart is in the right place. Many Americans, including me, didn't quite understand why he said that. Did he mean Obama is a good guy despite his political failures and lies? Did he mean that despite the socialistic, government growing, dependent society Obama is growing in the United States that he has our best interest at heart? I don't know.

What I believe is that O'Reilly, knowing he asked difficult questions and made the President lie once again to the American people, wanted to sooth his fans on the left so he softened his last comment to appease them. One thing O'Reilly does is play to both sides of the aisle for his audience. It's why he continues to be the number 1 talk show host on cable TV. And it's one thing about him that annoys me.

MSNBC - Spreading Hatred At Every Opportunity

Did you notice that MSNBC had to let another person go last week? It seems to be a recurring trend with the cable network - apologizing to individuals or groups for some disgusting thing one of their employees says publicly.

This time it was an anonymous someone who posted made a post on their official Twitter account "Maybe the rightwing will hate it, but everyone else will go awww: the adorable new #Cheerios ad w/ biracial family." This was following a commercial for Cheerios featuring an interracial couple with their biracial child that was re-introduced by General Mills recently.

The Tweet, which was later removed, indicates that conservatives hate interracial couple and biracial children - just another attempt by the far-left network to stir up hatred against people on the right.

It was less than a month ago when Melissa Harris-Perry had to apologize for mocking the Romney family over their adopted black grandson. Harris-Perry even shed a tear as she apologized - no doubt to make it seem sincere. She is one of the most radical liberal employed by the network, often sounding downright communistic in her narratives.

On December 4, 2013, another personality from MSNBC had to resign over disgusting comments he made about Sarah Palin on his show. Martin Bashir, former talk show host with MSNBC since 2010, resigned from the network nearly three weeks after saying that because Sarah Palin said something he disagreed with someone should "defecate in her mouth." Apparently the network had to think this one over because it took so long for any action to be taken. Bashir apologized three days after the remarks but calls for him to be fired for such vile language went unheeded and, in the end, he resigned.

They do have one more host at the network who regularly accuses conservatives of being racist but nothing is ever done about that one. "Hardball" host Chris Matthews regularly says anything and everything conservatives do (up to and including breathing, I believe) is racist. He talks about "racist code words" and other things that his twisted, hateful mind can dream up. Yet I don't recall him apologizing for anything. Maybe he's special because of that "tingle" he gets up his leg when the President speaks...?

As to the current incident - after RNC Chairman Reince Priebus (yes - it's an odd name) complained publicly about it MSNBC apparently fired the culprit and Tweeted the following: "Earlier, this account tweeted an offensive line about the new Cheerios ad. We deeply regret it. It does not reflect the position of msnbc."

I'm thinking it really does reflect the position of MSNBC. Why else would people continue to spew their hatred of conservatives if the agency itself didn't secretly approve it? It's simply that sometimes they have to take action when one of their people goes over the top. Then they apologize to make it better and get ready for the next one.