Monthly Archives: April 2009

Three Abandoned Americans

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While President Obama celebrated his first 100 days in office, there was no celebrating amongst the relatives of three American journalists — all women of color — being held hostage by the terrorist regimes of Iran and North Korea. Tammy Bruce explains:

When you abandon Americans held by terrorists, and then reward terrorists who trained with Al Qaeda, some might argue it’s more than priorities that are screwed-up in the White House.

So, why has the Obama administration allowed these kidnappings of [Roxana] Saberi, [Laura] Ling and [Euna] Lee to stand? The hostage-taking of these women is no different than the kidnapping of the Maersk Alabama’s Captain Phillips by terrorists on the high seas. Obama’s mob has made pathetic noise about Saberi’s kidnapping, noting Obama was “disappointed” when Iran announced they had found her guilty of a sham crime by a sham trial.

The Norks also plan to “try” Ling and Lee in kangaroo court, as NOBODY in the Obama administration dares to lift a finger in protest.

Joe Biden was right: President Obama is being tested, and he is willfully failing the country. I wouldn’t trust him as much as to make a fist to defend the lives of his own two children.

Pray for the safety of Roxana Saberi, Laura Ling, and Euna Lee. May God deliver them from evil, given the harsh reality that Obama doesn’t give a damn about them, let alone the rest of us.

100 Days, 100 Mistakes

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To celebrate it all, President Obama staged a bloviating session, where he invited the press to watch.

Earlier in the day, he insulted you and me for exercising our First Amendment rights by engaging in peaceful, non-violent protest over the wasteful deficit spending and looming tax hikes that he and other Capitol legislators are shoving down our throats.

As for the 100 mistakes (and counting), they’re listed here.

On a lighter note, the wheels on the ZoBama bus go ’round and ’round…

Donkey Takes Off Elephant Costume

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A lot of people are in a tizzy over Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter switching his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat. However, I’m not.

Specter has always been a self-serving politician who enjoys the perks and power of elected office. Prior to his becoming a Republican back in 1966, he was a Democrat. Back then, he switched parties in order to win an election. Even as a Republican, he has been more of a Fifth Column than a principled statesman, running with an “R” next to his name in order to stay in office, and after each election, taking a knife to fellow Rs — and plunging it deep into the backs of conservatives in hopes of doing the most damage possible.

When he voted with his previous party to push through a mountain of debt disguised as “stimulus”, it was the last straw for conservatives, who rightfully found a challenger in Pat Toomey to run against him in the upcoming 2010 primary. Seeing that he would be defeated, and being unwilling to not seek another senate term, he took the traitor’s route of switching parties for his own convenience.

Today, his fellow Democrats welcomed him back home. Soon they will have him drinking the Kool-Aid in no time.

Rather than see this as a defeat, the Republicans should see this as an opportunity to return to its conservative roots, which defined the GOP as the party of liberty in contrast to the Democrats becoming the party of tyranny. The clock is ticking, and time’s too short to cry over the loss of a jackass in elephant’s clothing. Voters will pick principles over phonies — and right now, conservative voters want the GOP to stand for something instead of falling for anything in a futile effort to be all things to all people.

May the door hit Arlen Specter in the ass on the way out.

Speaking of Torture…

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A retired Marine spills the beans:

My fellow veterans please forgive me. But I must purge my soul. I only ask that you reserve judgment until you read all of if. I only want peace for all and a world free of torture.

What I saw in the military was much worse than water boarding. The prisoners were taken to a 12 foot deep pool. Feet weighted they were forced into the pool. Those who hesitated, were moved onto a plank high above the pool and forced off. They were to stay in this deep water for over an hour feet weighted and in full clothing. Those who touched the side of the pool had their fingers stepped on by angry guards. Not enough to break their fingers as that would reveal this terrible secret but just enough to inflect severe pain without detectable injury. The guards knew their craft well. Like water boarding, the prisoners were not allowed to drown. No, that would expose the cover-up.

It gets worse! I must tell all! They were then taken to a wooden building far from the main complex. A lantern like device burned in the middle of the building. It gave off a horrible gas. The prisoners were forced to run around the lantern without the benefit of the gas masks worn by the guards and sing in their native language their country’s patriotic songs. I saw them with my own eyes as they were finally released from the windowless building: eyes red, mucus flowing uncontrollably from their mouths and noses. Some looked near death. A spec of humanity prevailed as they were allowed to recover for several minutes before being taken to the bleachers.

The prisoners were taken to the bleachers. I think there were about one hundred of them. They were not restrained, no that would blow this horrible trick. The bleachers were located in a bug infested marsh. Those prisoners who moved their hands in any effort to ward of the flying bugs were severely punished. Mockingly, the guards in the native language of the prisoners said that “their bugs had to eat too.” The guard threw a dud hand grenade into the helpless group. He laughed as they scattered in terror. The prisoners were regathered and prepared for more.

I saw one prisoner taken out of out of line in just his shorts which were on backwards. Horrible sexual innuendos and insults were directed at him. I saw a tear roll down his cheek.

The prisoners were United States Marine recruits. [T]he “torture” described above was part of our training. The guards were drill instructors. The above is why we shake our heads in disbelief when water-boarding, bugs, and loud music are described as torture by the main stream press.

The above prepared us for combat so that fair-weather pacifists can stand on our street corners only in the best of weather. God forbid, they should be out in the cold or even worse the rain as that would resemble water-boarding.

Ed
USMC.
Vietnam 1967-1968

(h/t: Cold Fury)

Much Ado About Nothing

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It upsets me to no end that the Obama administration is considering persecution of officials from the previous Bush administration for giving legal opinions about what constitutes torture. R-J publisher Sherman Frederick opines:

Let me get this straight. President Barack Obama is “open” to the prosecution and impeachment of Jay Bybee, a sitting federal judge, because of an opinion — an opinion?! — the man rendered before he became a judge and while serving America in the war on terror?

This is “Alice in Wonderland,” off-with-their-heads kind of stuff that can be hatched only in the mind of the political left, which pretends to be oh-so tolerant, but given half a chance defaults to the ways of the Khmer Rouge.

It’s almost as if America’s political left wakes up every morning asking itself: “What would Pol Pot do?” [...]

Federal Judge Jay Bybee is the UNLV law professor who authored a legal opinion on what constitutes torture. That opinion eventually resulted in the Bush administration giving the green-light to water-boarding, sleep deprivation and similar “enhanced interrogation techniques.”

The Obama administration thinks the Bush administration’s “enhanced interrogation techniques” were “torture.” Obama has stopped using them, and while he says he won’t prosecute those who “tortured” enemy captives, he is “open” to prosecuting those who authorized the techniques, which at this stage of the purge means the villagers are headed to the Bybee house, torches and pitchforks in hand.

Judge Bybee should be left alone, and Obama would be wise to drop such nonsense NOW. Because of his actions, America is now less safe. Terrorists and rouge countries who wish us all ill are now emboldened to hold us hostage and threaten our lives at will.

Bybee’s opinion led to lives being saved on the battlefields and protected our cities from post-9/11 threats. The judge deserves our gratitude, and not a left-wing witch hunt.

Spring Cleaning

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I’ve been drowning in day-job duties, and being too steamed about the country’s clock being cleaned by our government in Washington to post something coherent without involving the use of the laptop computer as a blunt instrument for demolition purposes.

However, I have nothing to worry about as far as political content goes, as our telegenic President continues to bring damage to our country in spades. His daily F-ups are becoming legion, and sometimes I wonder when will he actually get around to fulfilling his oath of office. Fortunately, I was reminded recently that I was not alone, as I joined my fellow “rightwing extremists” in peaceably assembling and petitioning the government for a redress of grievances last week. I saw and talked with people from all walks of life, from many political affiliations, many races, and many creeds — all who were tired of of willful deficit spending and even more willful tax increases during a recession. They were also of both political parties refusing to listen to the voices of the people.

I also learned how much the mainstream media and pundits on the far left hate everyday Americans who dare to disagree with the current direction the country is going, to the point that professional journalists tossed objectivity aside and resorted to vulgar epithets and shouting down fellow citizens who refused to be silent, mind-numbed drones.

I was also reminded that the price of freedom is eternal vigilance — which is why I continue to press on, offline as well as online.

In addition to the weblog, I can be found microblogging via Facebook and Twitter when I’m away from the comforts of home. A daily digest of “tweets” are now posted.

More improvements to the site presentation, as well as a hosting server move is also in the works.

To my fellow citizens whose encouragement I’ve received from other Internet hangouts to the Tax Day Tea Party protests, I shall continue to press on.

Thanks for your continuing support.

Rescued!

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Thanks to the Navy SEALs, a fellow citizen and patriot is coming home alive.

U.S. Navy snipers opened fire and killed three pirates holding an American captain at gunpoint in a lifeboat, delivering the skipper unharmed and ending a five-day high-seas hostage drama on Easter Sunday.

The pirates were pointing AK-47s at Capt. Richard Phillips and he was in “imminent danger” of being killed when the commander of the nearby USS Bainbridge made the split-second decision to order his men to shoot, Vice Adm. Bill Gortney said.

Phillips’ crew, who said they had escaped the pirates after he offered himself as a hostage, erupted in cheers aboard their ship in Mombasa, Kenya. Some waved an American flag and fired flares in celebration. A lawn sign in the captain’s hometown of Underhill, Vermont that read “Pray for Captain Phillips’ release and safe return home” was changed to read, “Capt. Phillips rescued and safe.

While President Obama played a part by giving the military authorization to use force, he had to be asked TWICE. Nevertheless, the military stepped up and did the right thing by taking the pirates out.

I sincerely hope that our President will grasp the core principles that the United States NEVER negotiates with terrorists, and that we take IMMEDIATE action to deliver our citizens from harm’s way, including killing the bad guys. For the President’s sake, and for the sake of our nation, I pray that he NEVER hesitates again.

Footnote:

Abdullahi Lami, one of the pirates holding the Greek ship anchored in the Somali town of Gaan, said: “Every country will be treated the way it treats us. In the future, America will be the one mourning and crying,” he told The Associated Press. “We will retaliate (for) the killings of our men.”

No problem, Abdullah! Next time (should the President have the cojones to follow Thomas Jefferson’s lead), we’ll send in the Marines to reunite you with your “men” — down in Davy Jones’ Locker.

Thomas Paine Returns

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Actor Bob Basso reprises his famous viral video role for a segment of the Glenn Beck Program:

As for Basso, it appears that the White House has backed off on their previous request to “discuss” his videos on YouTube, thanks to the publicity thereof. As in the spirit and tradition of the author of “Common Sense”, Basso is a true patriot.

See you at the Tea Party on the 15th!

When John Stossel is Away…

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…the anti-gun bias of ABC News comes out to play.

As much as I sympathize with the victims of violent crime in tonight’s 20/20 report, and frown upon the mishandling of firearms (in which I also question the integrity of the producers in their efforts to “prove a point”), the overall message of the report was more of the same rhetoric from the anti-gun lobby. The gun rights side of the argument — representing lawful citizens who legally own firearms for self-defense, wasn’t even represented.

Instead of calling for stricter gun laws and the repeal of the Second Amendment to the Constitution, let’s start with enforcing the laws already on the books.

Why not hold criminals who obtain their guns illegally without respect for the law accountable? Of the recent stories of gun violence referenced in the report, the producers didn’t even mention the shooting deaths of the Oakland, CA police officers at the hands of a convicted felon who already violated the terms of his parole by carrying a black-market gun. It’s always those who follow the law that are considered menaces to society.

Nobody enjoys hearing about crimes committed with guns or accidents from the mishandling of guns. However, doing away with the right to keep and bear arms through restrictive laws and confiscation (which do nothing to take guns out of the hands of criminals) isn’t the answer.

Hopefully, Stossel will rebut the biased reporting of Diane Sawyer soon when he’s back on the air.