ISIS in the cross-hairs of who?

Commenting on ISIS after the burning alive of a Jordanian air force pilot, Obama said, “Whatever ideology they’re operating off of…it’s bankrupt.” Is our president really the only person on earth who doesn't know what their ideology is? 

Fire the liar!

As reported in Stars and Stripes (2/4/2015): NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted Wednesday he was not aboard a helicopter hit and forced down by RPG fire during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a false claim that has been repeated by the network for years.

Williams repeated the claim Friday during NBC’s coverage of a public tribute at a New York Rangers hockey game for a retired soldier that had provided ground security for the grounded helicopters, a game to which Williams accompanied him. In an interview with Stars and Stripes, he said he had misremembered the events and was sorry.

The admission came after crew members on the 159th Aviation Regiment’s Chinook that was hit by two rockets and small arms fire told Stars and Stripes that the NBC anchor was nowhere near that aircraft or two other Chinooks flying in the formation that took fire. Williams arrived in the area about an hour later on another helicopter after the other three had made an emergency landing, the crew members said.

Williams said. “I don’t know what screwed up in my mind that caused me to conflate one aircraft with another.”

Williams told his Nightly News audience that the erroneous claim was part of a "bungled attempt" to thank soldiers who helped protect him in Iraq in 2003. “I made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago,” Williams said. “I want to apologize.”

OK, here is what I have to say about Mr. Brian Williams. He said, “I would not have chosen to make this mistake.” Right, who chooses to make a mistake? No one. The truth is, it wasn't a mistake at all. It was a deliberate lie that has never been challenged until now. He also said, “I don’t know what screwed up in my mind that caused me to conflate one aircraft with another.” Well I'll tell you what screwed up in your mind, Brian. It was your inflated ego trying to make yourself seem to be the equivalent of the brave men and woman who are out there fighting for freedom. And you even went so far as to try to excuse your lie on the altruistic grounds that it was a bungled attempt to thank a soldier. You are such a phony. I'm glad you finally got caught. And your apology rings hollow. In fact, it's really not an apology at all; it's an excuse. And a flimsy one at that. I can't imagine why anyone would believe anything you have to say. You have lost whatever credibility you ever once had. If you won't resign, then you ought to be fired.

Loser

Is darkness coming?

This past Sunday, 140 million Pakistanis were plunged into darkness when the nations power grid was crippled by jihadists. Oh well, so what! Pakistan is thousands of miles away, and the Pakistanis are not exactly our best friends anyway. But we need to be aware that the same thing can happen here. Many reports have indicated that there are already hundreds of "sleeper cells" in America just waiting to launch their attacks. In addition, the president recently announced that 10,000 Syrian refugees will be resettled in America this year. The number could reach 75,000 within five years. Have all of these people been thoroughly vetted? How can we be sure that more jihadists are not entering American under the cover of refugee status? The fact is, we cannot be sure. This may be a good time to look into getting your own personal windmill.

Wake up! black America

Margaret Sanger and her murderous Planned Parenthood regime are gloriously succeeding. In 1939 she wrote: "The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. We don’t want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population, and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members" (Margaret Sanger’s December 19, 1939 letter to Dr. Clarence Gamble, 255 Adams Street, Milton, Massachusetts). Of course, exterminating the "Negro population" was exactly what Margaret Sanger wanted. Today, according to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), for every 1000 black babies born, 483 are aborted. This means that nearly one-third of all black pregnancies end in abortion. I realize it's above the president's pay grade to say whether or not life had begun for these aborted babies, but as the nations first "black president," he ought to be ashamed of himself for standing idly by while Ms. Sanger's genocide of the black community rages on.

It's all politics!

September 11, 2012: Muslim jihadists storm American outpost in Libya because of video defaming Muhammad. Result: 4 dead Americans, including an ambassador. Response: condemn the video. January 7, 2015: Muslim jihadists storm Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris because of cartoons defaming Muhammad. Result: 12 dead Frenchmen. Response: condemn the terrorists and 4 million people march in support of freedom of speech.

What's the difference? Why two diametrically opposed responses? Why was the guy that made the video demonized while the newspaper cartoonists are heralded as heroes? Politics! Pure, unadulterated politics! And to underline the hypocrisy of it all: the video story wasn't even true.

Thoughts on Cuba

Having recently returned from a week in Havana and having met a number of "average Cubans," I have some thoughts on the president's decision to establish diplomatic ties with the Castro regime. The first thing I thought of was that John Kennedy must be rolling over in his grave. Next I thought of the thousands of Cuban exiles who had their property stolen by Fidel Castro. I then thought of those "average Cubans" who have now been sentenced to another lifetime of political oppression (unless something radically changes).

Cuba is clearly an impoversihed nation. Havana is full of what were once beautiful art deco buildings which are literally crumbling and falling down. Much of it has a quaint European look, yet that look is blighted by neglect and disrepair. Frankly, I saw virtually no new construction and few buildings that looked less than 50 years old. I have been to quite a few Carribean countries, but Cuba stands out as a nation that is stagnant and slowly eroding.

One man told me that as long as they don't oppose the government, their only problem is economic. This he blamed on the US embargo. How interesting that the only way Castro's communist utopia can thrive is by opening up trade with its giant evil capitalist neighbor. It seems to me that all the world should be able to see that communism with its centralized economy is a failed system that should be scrapped once and for all. It just doesn't work.

As for the president's latest move, I came home from Cuba convinced that it would be in everyone's best interests to end the embargo. I believe that opening up Cuba to American culture and trade will indeed engender positive change. But if we want to see that change in our lifetime, then every diplomatic and economic concession to Cuba must be met with a political and religious concession by the Castro regime (and whoever follows). There must also be a firm agreement on reparations to everyone who had property stolen by Castro. I realize that today that would be like squeezing blood out of a turnip. But something needs to be in place so that as the economy grows, the Cuban exiles are fairly compensated for their losses.

What all this means is that Congress has some difficult work to do to make sure the president doesn't give away the store. With the huge drop in oil prices, we are presently in a unique position. Cuba needs us like it never has before. This gives us a lot of leverage. But we need to use that leverage to wring as much liberty as possible out of the hands of the tyrants. I fear that if Congress does not act quickly and boldly, all we will end up doing is guaranteeing the continuation of the Guevara-Castro legacy. And how sad that would be for the people of Cuba.

Saudis change their tune

When the price of oil on the world market goes below around $50.00 a barrell, it becomes a losing proposition to pump it. In other words, it costs more to obtain the oil and ship it than it can be sold for. Back in 2008, Vice President Cheney tried to convince the Saudis to increase production enough to severely decrease the price of oil on the world market. The objective was two-fold: 1) to bring down the high prices Americans were paying for oil at the time and 2) to squeeze the economy of Iran enough that the people would rise up against the government. At the time it seemed to me like a brilliant strategy, but apparently the Saudis were not willing to accept the losses in revenue.

Today things seem to be different. In the midst of rapidly decreasing oil prices, one would think the Saudis would lower production to try to nudge the price back up. But no, they have just announced they will not decrease production. Could it be that they now see an opportunity to cripple the Iranian economy? That's what the Iranians are saying. They are calling this a "conspiracy against the region, the Muslim people and the Muslim world" (AP story today). I hope they're right.

The case for removal

On January 20, 2012, Barack Obama said these words with his hand on a Bible, indicating that he was making an oath both to the citizens of the US and to the God of the Bible (who happens to be the true God): “I, Barack Obama, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my Ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”

Article. I. Section. 1. of the Constitution of the United States states: “All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.” And Article. II. Section. 1. states, “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.”

The Constitution says nothing about the president having power to change a law; he is only authorized to execute the laws that are made by Congress. Yet in a speech on November 25, 2014, President Obama responded to hecklers with these incriminating words: “But what you’re not paying attention to is the fact that I just took an action to change the law, so that’s point No. 1. Point No. 2, the way the change in the law works is that we're reprioritizing how we enforce our immigration law generally. The point is that though I understand why you might have yelled at me a month ago, although I disagree with some of your characterizations, it doesn’t make much sense to yell at me right now when we’re making changes.”
(Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Obama-Addresses-Hecklers-During-Chicago-Speech-283908031.html#ixzz3KhTEmw1c)

Yes, he stated publicly, “I just took an action to change the law.” He then reiterated this point by saying, “The way the change in the law works is...” and “now when we’re making changes.” These words seen to me to be tantamount to an overt admission that he has decided to no longer “preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States”---a blatant usurption of congressional power and a disgraceful abrogation of his sworn duty as president? Is this not a firm constitutional ground for impeachment and removal from office? Up to this point I have opposed any efforts to impeach, being unimpressed by the grounds others have asserted. But these words make the case open and shut for me. So I say, let’s give ole Joe a shot at it for the next two years. I mean, why not?

Egregious subsidies

According to the Urban Institute as reported in USA Today, in 2016 more than 7 million people will be receiving health insurance subsidies under Obamacare. "On average, the subsidies pay more than 75% of premium costs, or about $4,700 per year." That adds up to $32,9000,000,000.00. Where will this money come from? Primarily from the taxes of people not receiving subsidies. Please help me understand this injustice, Mr. Gruber.

The atheist's explanation

The Bible says, “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth” (Genesis 1:1). It goes on to say that on the sixth day, “God created man in His own image” (Genesis 1:27). But those who choose not to believe the Bible have an alternative explanation. It goes something like this: “In the beginning was nothing. Nothing then caused nothing to explode, which resulted in something. Over the course of time, something became stars, planets, galaxies, solar systems, carbon, water, electricity, rocks, trees, birds, fish, reptiles, insects, mammals, and human beings. And then some of those human beings inexplicably came up with the idea that a divine being called “God” created it all.”