In my sixty-eight years I never thought I'd live long enough to see the day when my government so blatantly abused our immigration laws. I never thought I'd see the day when this government aided and abetted the influx of thousands upon thousands of, and I quote, "The wretched refuse of foreign shores". I never thought I'd live to see the day when the American people stood idly by and watched our country lose it's integrity and sovereignty to poverty stricken people with no English language skills, minimal talents. The great percentage of these have only the ability to move furniture and mow lawns at best. And these politicians, all of them, are using children to achieve their goals of socialism. Shame on our government and even greater shame on those citizens who don't protest in the streets. The least one can do is write their congressman and senators, especially those up for re-election.
How many of you recall the Mariel boatlift of 1980? It was an agreement between Jimmy Carter and Fidel Castro, supposedly to relocate thousands of Cubans to this country because of poor economic conditions in Cuba. Jimmy Carter had the proverbial wool pulled over his eyes. Most of these 'rescued' Cuban citizens had been released from prison and were the most dangerous of criminals. Many thousands of others had been released from mental hospitals. The final result was that over 125,000 made the trip to the United States and were sent to relocation centers across the country. Well, the same thing is happening today. The US is in collusion with Guatemala, Honduras and Mexico to inundate this country with the great unwashed and unleash the largest tax burden on the American people since the signing of the Constitution. Wake up, America!
Friday, July 4, 2014
How Obama Has Survived His Scandals
Katie Pavlich is a talented journalist from Townhall Magazine. She has written an extensive report, some exempted here, on the ways Obama has survived his many scandals from Fast and Furious up to the VA scandal. In other words, it's his playbook. For a blog post it's quite lengthy but more than worthy for a good read.
Obama’s White House has not weathered these storms through luck alone. They have a well-thought-out, well-used playbook designed to lie to the American people, protect administration officials, and to avoid accountability or criminal prosecution.
Step 1: Play Dumb
The president and his political appointees knew nothing about what happened while it was happening and only learned about (insert scandal here) for the first time in the newspaper or on cable television. The president is mad as hell if the allegations are true and promises to hold someone accountable.
“I heard on the news about this story,” Obama told CNN in March 2011, “that— Fast and Furious, where allegedly guns were being run into Mexico, and ATF knew about it, but didn’t apprehend those who had sent [the guns].”
Step 2: Investigate Yourself
The president is deeply angry about the misconduct/incompetence demonstrated in (insert scandal here) and he will work hard to investigate what happened and hold those responsible accountable.
“The inspector general at the VA has launched investigations into the Phoenix VA and other facilities,” Obama announced in May, “I know that people are angry and want a swift reckoning. I sympathize with that. But we have to let the investigators do their job and get to the bottom of what happened. Our veterans deserve to know the facts. Their families deserve to know the facts. And once we know the facts, I assure you—if there is misconduct, it will be punished.”
Step 3: Blame Two-Bit Bureaucrats
The president is in no way responsible or in any way connected to those responsible for (insert scandal here). The culpable parties are just low-level employees in a small office far, far away from the White House and nobody in Washington knew anything about what happened. The federal government is really big and Obama can’t be expected to be held accountable for everything that goes wrong.
“Well, look, it’s an interesting case study, right, because if you look at the Inspector General’s report, apparently some folks down in the, bureaucracy, ya know—we have a large government—took it upon themselves to shorthand these applications for tax exempt status in a way that, as I said, was idiotic,” David Axelrod, former-senior adviser to the president, told MSNBC about the IRS scandal. “Part of being president is, there is so much beneath you that you can’t know, because the government is so vast.”
Step 4: Attack the Investigation
The president is trying really hard to work with Congress to get to the bottom of (insert scandal here). But those evil Republicans in Congress are not interested in good governance or the truth. We can’t possibly comply with their subpoenas.
When the House Energy and Commerce Committee subpoenaed the White House for documents relating to the al- most $400 million in taxpayer money lost on Solyndra, White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler refused, writing, “The committee’s extremely broad request for documents—now a subpoena— is a significant intrusion on executive branch interests.” Ruemmler added that the investigation “was driven more by partisan politics than a legitimate effort to conduct a responsible investigation.”
Step 5: Pretend the Scandal Never Existed
The president is trying to move on and do the business of the American people, but these pesky Republicans keep focusing on a fake scandal that is now old news.
“Dude, this was like two years ago,” former-White House National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor told Fox News’ Bret Baier when pressed to explain his involvement in the Benghazi cover-up. “We’re talking about the process of editing talking points. That’s what bureaucrats do all day long.”
Obama has used this playbook with ruthless precision. As time goes by, the scandals go away. Nobody is fired and questions remain unanswered.
Saul Alinsky’s book “Rules for Radicals” may have inspired a generation of progressives, but Obama and his administration have clearly added a chapter of their own. •
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/07/04/obamas-scandal-playbook-n1857416
Obama’s White House has not weathered these storms through luck alone. They have a well-thought-out, well-used playbook designed to lie to the American people, protect administration officials, and to avoid accountability or criminal prosecution.
Step 1: Play Dumb
The president and his political appointees knew nothing about what happened while it was happening and only learned about (insert scandal here) for the first time in the newspaper or on cable television. The president is mad as hell if the allegations are true and promises to hold someone accountable.
“I heard on the news about this story,” Obama told CNN in March 2011, “that— Fast and Furious, where allegedly guns were being run into Mexico, and ATF knew about it, but didn’t apprehend those who had sent [the guns].”
Step 2: Investigate Yourself
The president is deeply angry about the misconduct/incompetence demonstrated in (insert scandal here) and he will work hard to investigate what happened and hold those responsible accountable.
“The inspector general at the VA has launched investigations into the Phoenix VA and other facilities,” Obama announced in May, “I know that people are angry and want a swift reckoning. I sympathize with that. But we have to let the investigators do their job and get to the bottom of what happened. Our veterans deserve to know the facts. Their families deserve to know the facts. And once we know the facts, I assure you—if there is misconduct, it will be punished.”
Step 3: Blame Two-Bit Bureaucrats
The president is in no way responsible or in any way connected to those responsible for (insert scandal here). The culpable parties are just low-level employees in a small office far, far away from the White House and nobody in Washington knew anything about what happened. The federal government is really big and Obama can’t be expected to be held accountable for everything that goes wrong.
“Well, look, it’s an interesting case study, right, because if you look at the Inspector General’s report, apparently some folks down in the, bureaucracy, ya know—we have a large government—took it upon themselves to shorthand these applications for tax exempt status in a way that, as I said, was idiotic,” David Axelrod, former-senior adviser to the president, told MSNBC about the IRS scandal. “Part of being president is, there is so much beneath you that you can’t know, because the government is so vast.”
Step 4: Attack the Investigation
The president is trying really hard to work with Congress to get to the bottom of (insert scandal here). But those evil Republicans in Congress are not interested in good governance or the truth. We can’t possibly comply with their subpoenas.
When the House Energy and Commerce Committee subpoenaed the White House for documents relating to the al- most $400 million in taxpayer money lost on Solyndra, White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler refused, writing, “The committee’s extremely broad request for documents—now a subpoena— is a significant intrusion on executive branch interests.” Ruemmler added that the investigation “was driven more by partisan politics than a legitimate effort to conduct a responsible investigation.”
Step 5: Pretend the Scandal Never Existed
The president is trying to move on and do the business of the American people, but these pesky Republicans keep focusing on a fake scandal that is now old news.
“Dude, this was like two years ago,” former-White House National Security Council spokesman Tommy Vietor told Fox News’ Bret Baier when pressed to explain his involvement in the Benghazi cover-up. “We’re talking about the process of editing talking points. That’s what bureaucrats do all day long.”
Obama has used this playbook with ruthless precision. As time goes by, the scandals go away. Nobody is fired and questions remain unanswered.
Saul Alinsky’s book “Rules for Radicals” may have inspired a generation of progressives, but Obama and his administration have clearly added a chapter of their own. •
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/07/04/obamas-scandal-playbook-n1857416
Thursday, July 3, 2014
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From iOwnTheWorld
I don't want to leave the impression. This is information passed on through the media for public consumption.
Obama Gives OK To Kill Bald Eagles
President Obama will celebrate the 4th of July weekend in part by ritually sacrificing majestic bald eagles on the altar of “green energy.” Liberals might call that progress. Real Americans would rightly call it what it is: bird murder.
Last week, the Obama administration gave a California wind farm permission to kill bald eagles with impunity for up to 30 years. The birds are supposed to be protected under federal law; without a waiver from the president, killing them would result in six-figure fines and up to 18 months in prison per eagle. http://freebeacon.com/blog/obama-celebrates-independence-day-by-murdering-bald-eagles/
Last week, the Obama administration gave a California wind farm permission to kill bald eagles with impunity for up to 30 years. The birds are supposed to be protected under federal law; without a waiver from the president, killing them would result in six-figure fines and up to 18 months in prison per eagle. http://freebeacon.com/blog/obama-celebrates-independence-day-by-murdering-bald-eagles/
Hurrah For The Jobs Report
All across this great land there is unbridled enthusiasm that the six year recession is over. Jobs, jobs, jobs is the good news today. Except, and how could this be, 15.2% of millennials, ages 18-29, are unemployed. These are the stallions of commerce about to be released on society but it appears they've been neutered. OMG, the job numbers are up because of a massive hiring of part time workers. Darn it, 188,000 dropped out of the workforce. Times aren't so good after all. Who da' thunk it? http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/penny-starr/millennials-unemployment-report-152-workers-18-29-out-work-more-jobs-needed
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