The Communist Goals In America

excerpt from "The Naked Communist," by Cleon Skousen:

1. U.S. acceptance of coexistence as the only alternative to atomic war.

2. U.S. willingness to capitulate in preference to engaging in atomic war.

3. Develop the illusion that total disarmament [by] the United States would be a demonstration of moral strength.

4. Permit free trade between all nations regardless of Communist affiliation and regardless of whether or not items could be used for war.

5. Extension of long-term loans to Russia and Soviet satellites.

6. Provide American aid to all nations regardless of Communist domination.

7. Grant recognition of Red China. Admission of Red China to the U.N.

8. Set up East and West Germany as separate states in spite of Khrushchev's promise in 1955 to settle the German question by free elections under supervision of the U.N.

9. Prolong the conferences to ban atomic tests because the United States has agreed to suspend tests as long as negotiations are in progress.

10. Allow all Soviet satellites individual representation in the U.N.

11. Promote the U.N. as the only hope for mankind. If its charter is rewritten, demand that it be set up as a one-world government with its own independent armed forces. (Some Communist leaders believe the world can be taken over as easily by the U.N. as by Moscow. Sometimes these two centers compete with each other as they are now doing in the Congo.)

12. Resist any attempt to outlaw the Communist Party.

13. Do away with all loyalty oaths.

14. Continue giving Russia access to the U.S. Patent Office.

15. Capture one or both of the political parties in the United States.

16. Use technical decisions of the courts to weaken basic American institutions by claiming their activities violate civil rights.

17. Get control of the schools. Use them as transmission belts for socialism and current Communist propaganda. Soften the curriculum. Get control of teachers' associations. Put the party line in textbooks.

18. Gain control of all student newspapers.

19. Use student riots to foment public protests against programs or organizations which are under Communist attack.

20. Infiltrate the press. Get control of book-review assignments, editorial writing, policy-making positions.

21. Gain control of key positions in radio, TV, and motion pictures.

22. Continue discrediting American culture by degrading all forms of artistic expression. An American Communist cell was told to "eliminate all good sculpture from parks and buildings, substitute shapeless, awkward and meaningless forms."

23. Control art critics and directors of art museums. "Our plan is to promote ugliness, repulsive, meaningless art."

24. Eliminate all laws governing obscenity by calling them "censorship" and a violation of free speech and free press.

25. Break down cultural standards of morality by promoting pornography and obscenity in books, magazines, motion pictures, radio, and TV.

26. Present homosexuality, degeneracy and promiscuity as "normal, natural, healthy."

27. Infiltrate the churches and replace revealed religion with "social" religion. Discredit the Bible and emphasize the need for intellectual maturity, which does not need a "religious crutch."

28. Eliminate prayer or any phase of religious expression in the schools on the ground that it violates the principle of "separation of church and state."

29. Discredit the American Constitution by calling it inadequate, old-fashioned, out of step with modern needs, a hindrance to cooperation between nations on a worldwide basis.

30. Discredit the American Founding Fathers. Present them as selfish aristocrats who had no concern for the "common man."

31. Belittle all forms of American culture and discourage the teaching of American history on the ground that it was only a minor part of the "big picture." Give more emphasis to Russian history since the Communists took over.

32. Support any socialist movement to give centralized control over any part of the culture--education, social agencies, welfare programs, mental health clinics, etc.

33. Eliminate all laws or procedures which interfere with the operation of the Communist apparatus.

34. Eliminate the House Committee on Un-American Activities.

35. Discredit and eventually dismantle the FBI.

36. Infiltrate and gain control of more unions.

37. Infiltrate and gain control of big business.

38. Transfer some of the powers of arrest from the police to social agencies. Treat all behavioral problems as psychiatric disorders which no one but psychiatrists can understand [or treat].

39. Dominate the psychiatric profession and use mental health laws as a means of gaining coercive control over those who oppose Communist goals.

40. Discredit the family as an institution. Encourage promiscuity and easy divorce.

41. Emphasize the need to raise children away from the negative influence of parents. Attribute prejudices, mental blocks and retarding of children to suppressive influence of parents.

42. Create the impression that violence and insurrection are legitimate aspects of the American tradition; that students and special-interest groups should rise up and use ["]united force["] to solve economic, political or social problems.

43. Overthrow all colonial governments before native populations are ready for self-government.

44. Internationalize the Panama Canal.

45. Repeal the Connally reservation so the United States cannot prevent the World Court from seizing jurisdiction [over domestic problems. Give the World Court jurisdiction] over nations and individuals alike.

What oath? (or Why Islam Sucks part 231)

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Many westerners were shocked to find out that the latest set of jihadist homicide bombers were doctors, forgetting (for the moment) that Osama bin Laden's number 2 in command is himself a doctor! Considering that the conventional wisdom is that the jihadists actions are caused by extreme poverty, the fact that a well to do doctor would be a jihadist just does not fit into the apologists neat little compartments of who is wrong and who is "righteous" in this particular fight. However a little history into the jihadist movement shows that this conventional wisdom is neither conventional or wise. Some quotes to consider.

"Islam says: Whatever good there is exists thanks to the sword and in the shadow of the sword! People cannot be made obedient except with the sword! The sword is the key to paradise, which can be opened only for holy warriors!

There are hundreds of other [Koranic] psalms and hadiths urging Muslims to value war and to fight. Does all that mean that Islam is a religion that prevents men from waging war? I spit upon those foolish souls who make such a claim.”

“Islam grew with blood . . . . The great prophet of Islam in one hand carried the Koran and in the other a sword . . . . Islam is a religion of blood for the infidels but a religion of guidance for other people.”
---Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini."

But, but, but the apologists sputter - what about their Hypocratic Oath (First do no harm). The Islamic text Suhih Bukhari (a book that is a study guide for the Sunnah) offers this insight into the violation of said oath.

"By Allah, and Allah willing, if I take an oath and later find something else better than that. then I do what is better and expiate my oath” Sahih Bukhari 7:67:427. "

This statement sums up the modern practice of "taqiyya" which literally means concealing or guarding. It is used in a number of ways to protect ones honor or in doing business. The jihadists use the practice of taqiyya to justify what the doctors did (in attempting to violate their hypocratic oath). To the jihadists, any falsehood told in the carrying out of jihad is not only acceptable, they believe that it is sanctioned by the Koran! This can include lying under oath (even if sworn on the Koran) or even denying ones faith in Allah - provided that in doing so you are actually furthering Allah's work.

The practice of taqiyya dates back to the time of the Beoduins and Arab tribalism. It is a practice that is not limited to Islam though. One defination that I read of taqiyya included the phrase "deceptive triangulation". Hmmmmm that sounds like a few politicians I know...but I digress.

Taqiyya is one of the many cultural differences (between Islam and the West) that is making the greater Global War on Terrorism so difficult to fight and why we must not only be more patient than the jihadists - we have to put on our best "poker faces". We have to be able to recognize taqiyya when we are presented with it and react accordingly. Hopefully our leaders are willing to do so, but given what I have seen so far, I don't think that is going to happen.

The Left is in charge, it's Censorship Time!

The Left is in charge, it's Censorship Time!

The Democrats have spent years seething over their minority status. For good reason, as they had a nearly forty year reign in Congress ended by Newt Gingrich. Power is a legendary intoxicant. Well now they have a leg up, and they want to make sure it stays that way. So what does a good populist do? Analyze the reasons why you weren't so popular during those dark days of the 80s and 90s. What changed? What was the One Big Thing influencing public opinion that did not exist prior to the dark days? Evil Talk Radio.
When Ronald Reagan (PBUH) got rid of the "Fairness Doctrine" he opened the door for Rush and a host of competitors to take a previously dead medium, namely A.M. radio, and use the power of the Marketplace to convert it into an 800 pound gorilla in the Arena of Ideas. This really sucked for the Left, because all of those 60s radicals had finally secured near monopoly of all commercial and public broadcasting. I know, there was no "vast Left-wing conspiracy", it was just a natural outcome of the parochial nature of the University System.
So now we have a Democrat Congress, and they want to revive the "Fairness Doctrine" because the Left controlling PBS, NBC, ABC, CBS, CNN, NPR and nearly every major newspaper in America isn't good enough. They want to control the debate, and the only way is to silence Talk Radio. Or so they think.
John F Kerry:
“I think the Fairness Doctrine ought to be there and I also think equal time doctrine ought to come back. I mean these are the people who wiped out one of the most profound changes in the balance of the media is when the conservatives got rid of the equal time requirements. And the result is that, you know, they’ve been able to squeeze down and squeeze out opinion of opposing views and I think it’s been an important transition in the imbalance of our public…”

Excuse me, but who exactly wants to "squeeze down and squeeze out" opposing opinions? The Democrats believe that enforcing this B.S. anti First Amendment measure will hobble individual media outlets by imposing unnatural speech codes that God Himself (am I still allowed to say that?) only knows how the application thereof will be applied.

“It’s time to reinstitute the Fairness Doctrine,” said Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). “I have this old-fashioned attitude that when Americans hear both sides of the story, they’re in a better position to make a decision.”

Our favorite Saddam-lovin' Senator puts the lie to the issue. These bastards know full well that Americans get both sides of the issues. That's what they hate. That's what they want to stop. They get mighty peeved when a Limbaugh or an Ingraham or a Prager or a Medved take their positions and shred them like confetti. It's NOT FAIR! It's also a threat to the tenuous hold they have on power. If it wasn't for Talk Radio the Illegal Alien Amnesty bill would be out of the Senate by now.
Of course these bastards misunderestimate the American people. We are not going back to the days of Uncle Walter telling us "That's the way it is". We've gotten used to this free speech, free thought, freedom of association paradigm, and if these bastards manage to shut down talk radio they will have to come after the Blogosphere next. I'm sure they're already studying the Chinese.

Immigration

We need to band together on this one. Fortunately the Senators from Texas both voted no, one needed a little persuading though. America is changing and not for the better. If we do not get a hold of what is going on and remind our elected officials who is in charge here we will be living in a socialistic society paying 50% of our wages as taxes and giving up more of our rights than anyone has a right to.

Call your Senators and let them know that no bill is better than this bill.

Wp

Time well spent?

Well I take time off from the doing's of the world and look, we trying for amnesty for the illegals, and Paris Hilton goes to jail. That's it? This is what we spend our time on?
This amnesty thing is puzzling though................they really think that the American public wants this?? Seventy five % say no they don't. Write your Senator and say VOTE NO.

WP

For 22 million

Well I hear Scooter Libby is gonna get 2 1/2 yrs. Man are we getting our money's worth or what.
22 million and counting for this bogus witch hunt where nothing happened but ole Scooter got caught with a forgetful memory. What could you buy with 22 million?
Unbelievable.....................

WP

Wow

Nothing like taking a couple of weeks off to recharge and refresh. No TV news, no blogs, no forums, no talk radio. Not to mention that the computer was in the shop and I CANNOT type on a laptop.
Anyway when you go into that type of hibernation you begin to realize how our country can get so crapped up. Lots going on, don't pay attention, get your quick hit from the MSM and you begin to see like the average American.................everything ok..............no problem................look at that bad conservative, what a great job Congress is doing, what bullsh%*. Time to get back to looking at the world. We do still have a world........yes????

WP

Did Murtha violate House ethics rules?

Pelosi and Company, made promises about being the most ethical Congress ever. Two words................Jack Murtha....................followed by two more...................Bull S^&*



A published report that U.S. Rep. Jack Murtha “threatened to withdraw support from a defense project” after a spat with fellow U.S. Rep. Todd Tiahrt may have placed him afoul of House ethics rules, research by the Majority Accountability Project (majorityap.com) has found.
The Code of Official Conduct of the U.S. House of Representatives states that a Member “may not condition the inclusion of language to provide funding for a congressional earmark…on any vote cast by another Member.”
Another memorandum from the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct states that Members “are prohibited from taking or withholding any official action on the basis of…support of the involved individuals,” further noting that those rules apply to “all official actions taken by Members and staff, including with regard to legislation.”
According to the May 8, 2007, report in the Hill newspaper, Murtha was irate that Tiahrt voted against a $23 million project in Murtha’s district. Murtha allegedly retaliated “by unleashing a loud, finger-jabbing, spittle-spraying piece of his mind” against Tiahrt, threatening to withdraw his support for a project that would create between 800-1,000 jobs in the Kansas Republican’s district.
In addition to the advisory opinion from the House ethics committee, the Code of Ethics for Government Service states that government officials should “never discriminate unfairly by the dispensing of special favors or privileges to anyone.”
Murtha has been a controversial figure for more than 30 years.
In the early 1980’s, Murtha was named an “unindicted co-conspirator” in the Abscam investigation, an FBI sting operation where agents posed as Arab sheiks and offered bribes to a host of elected officials. Six members of Congress - one Senator and five U.S. Representatives - were later convicted of conspiracy and taking bribes.
More recently, questions were raised about Murtha’s relationship with the lobbying firm of his brother, Robert “Kit” Murtha. According a 2005 Los Angeles Times study, Murtha authored legislation that “benefited at least 10 companies represented” by Kit Murtha’s firm, costing taxpayers almost $21 million dollars. Another employee of the firm was Carmen Scialabba, “who worked for Rep. Murtha for 27 years.”
Scialabba’s name surfaced in another report as well, after he founded a non-profit agency in Johnstown, Pa, in 2001. “The next year, with Scialabba still on his staff,” the Washington Post reported, “Murtha secured a half-million dollars for the group, the Pennsylvania Association for Individuals With Disabilities (PAID), and put another $150,000 in the pipeline for 2003.”
In June, 2006, the Washington Times reported that Murtha “leaned on U.S. Navy officials to sign a contract to transfer the Hunters Point Shipyard to the city of San Francisco.” According to that report, “Laurence Pelosi, nephew of House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, at the time was an executive of the company which owned the rights to the land.”
Earlier this year, Murtha was reportedly at the center of a controversy over Pelosi’s request for “a bigger, swankier government airplane than her Republican predecessor had used for trips back to her home.”
According to the San Francisco Chroncile, Murtha intervened on Pelosi’s behalf with Pentagon officials. “But he denied pressuring the Pentagon,” Edward Epstein wrote. "I don't need to pressure them,” Murtha told the reporter. “I just tell them what they need to do.”
The same story contained what some may consider a veiled threat by Murtha, when he criticized Pentagon staff. “They're making a mistake when they leak it because (Pelosi) decides on allocations for them,'' Murtha said.
Several newspapers, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Los Angeles Times, questioned whether controversies surrounding Murtha damaged his ultimately-unsuccessful bid for Majority Leader at the start of the 110th Congress

Coburn to Introduce Commonsense Amendments

The man's not from Texas..............but he's close

Coburn to Introduce Commonsense Amendments


Sen. Tom Coburn (R.-Okla.) is set to introduce three commonsense amendments to the Water Resources Development Act to prioritize federal spending.A statement from his office said, "By taking up this bill before emergency funding has been provided to U.S. troops on the frontlines, Congress has failed to take care of national security needs before addressing its own parochial interests."According to information from his website, his first amendment to WRDC will provide emergency funding for U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan without unnecessary pork barrel spending and without mandating surrender or retreat.His second amendment will require that the needs of all Louisiana residents displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are met before spending money to design or construct a visitors center near Morgan City, Louisiana.This third amendment to the bill will require that the residents of Sacramento be protected from the threat of floods before federal funds are spent to add sand to beaches in San Diego.If you have a minute, you should call or email your senators to ask them to support Coburn's commonsense proposals.

Lou Dobbs: The Next Don Imus?

Sunday night's "60 Minutes" on CBS featured a story about CNN's Lou Dobbs that strangely included the comments of a monitor of "hate groups." The implication was that there might be something hateful about Dobbs' opposition to illegal immigration and open borders. Dobbs may not know it yet, but he is being set up as the next Don Imus.

While the story showed reporter Lesley Stahl exchanging pleasantries with Dobbs and interviewing him and his wife, the inclusion of Dobbs critic Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center was ominous. It is an indication that certain political views, mostly of a conservative nature, are being put into the same category as the Don Imus racist joke that got him fired from CBS Radio and MSNBC. The threat of political censorship in America has never been more real than it is today. And Dobbs isn't the only target..........................

http://www.aim.org/aim_column/5442_0_3_0_C/



This has been coming for quite a while. On one of the Catholic Channels they were having a discussion about gay marriage, one of the points made was that if you come out against gay marriage, you might be labeled as a bigot, thus affecting your standing in the work place.
They cannot win in the arena of ideas, so they strike to drive us out by legislating us out.
Everyone need to realize what is really at stake here and rise to the occasion.......it is time
start defending ourselves.

WP

"The Vanguards of Freedom"

Written by Ron Ewart

Used with permission.

All the great men and heroes of the last 250 years, started and ended over a thousand times higher than where I stand today. Most were men of privilege and ambition, as were the founders and defenders of America and America's freedom. Most aspired to shape the future and leave their mark upon it, sometimes for personal gain, other times for the benefit of man. Most were dogged by failure, even though history recorded their successes. Many were insecure, as was Winston Churchill, but still he pressed forward, in spite of that insecurity, because he believed and had confidence in himself and his appointment with destiny.

Most of these great men were visionaries and could divine the future from present events. Most were men of courage, like George Washington, and although out-numbered and out-gunned, he stood steadfast in the face of overwhelming odds. We owe our very freedom to him, and men like him. Most understood human nature and used that knowledge to direct their own actions. Although destined to follow a common path, many strayed from the path, or took issue with the prevailing wisdom. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, two men who worked tirelessly on our founding documents, became bitter enemies during the presidential election in the early 1800s. These differences among men sometimes altered the course of events in a positive way. Other differences would lead us down dead-end paths, or put our very freedom and security in grave peril, as it is today.

Some men would pick up the sword, musket or cannon to advance their cause, while still others would pick up the pen. Thomas Paine was just such a man, who used his pen to move men through inspiration, during the revolution from which America was born. On the night before George Washington led his troops across an ice-jammed river into a British encampment, in which defeat was all but assured, General Washington read Thomas Paine's inspirational words to his troops to ready them for battle. Did those words turn the tide of battle to victory? Perhaps.

In the hearts of all men lay the seeds of the opposing forces of good and evil. Fortunately for history, in that eternal struggle, the good most often defeats that tenacious of all enemies, evil. And so it was, 230 years ago, the forces of good, won out against evil. Men of good will entered into a battle that would alter the course of history forever. A vastly different kind of freedom would be born on a new continent. In this new freedom, individual rights became sacrosanct, inalienable, and an irrevocable gift from our creator. Government was instituted among men to preserve, protect and defend those inalienable and irrevocable rights. For the last 100 years or more, government has failed miserably in this solemn duty, as we lay sleeping.

Even today, as we drown in the fog of our own prosperity and look for the easiest paths to take, while ignoring the clear and present dangers that confront us from foreign and domestic foes, men of courage and vision are still on guard. They are still looking into the future and warning us of what lies ahead. They are the vanguards, the scouts and the early-warning alarm to the many who have forgotten that freedom comes at a price. These vanguards cannot hold onto freedom all by themselves. They must be able to wake the masses from the deep sleep of apathy. They must be the signalmen of the "one-if-by-land", or "two-if-by-sea" lights in the old North Church. We can only hope that soon, the people will wake from their slumber, and see and act on the signal, before it is too late. The fate of individual freedom could very well hang in the balance.

Ron Ewart is the President of the National Association of Rural Landowners, (NARLO) (www.narlo.org) a non-profit corporation headquartered in Washington State and dedicated to restoring, maintaining and defending property rights for landowners.

God and Country

It dumbfounds me on a consistent basis how so many question our founding fathers basing our country on the Christian religion. Quote after quote is to be found where our founders gave praise to God for the blessing they enjoyed and accrued.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. Declaration of Independence

I have lived, Sir, a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this Truth, that God governs in the Affairs of Men. And if a Sparrow cannot fall to the Ground without his Notice, is it probable that an Empire can rise without his Aid? Benjamin Franklin

I now make it my earnest prayer, that God would have you, and the State over which you preside, in his holy protection, that he would incline the hearts of the Citizens to cultivate a spirit of subordination and obedience to Government, to entertain a brotherly affection and love for one another, for their fellow Citizens of the United States at large, and particularly for their brethren who have served in the Field, and finally, that he would most graciously be pleased to dispose us all, to do Justice, to love mercy, and to demean ourselves with that Charity, humility and pacific temper of mind, which were the Characteristicks of the Divine Author of our blessed Religion, and without an humble imitation of whose example in these things, we can never hope to be a happy Nation. George Washington

"It is the right as well as the duty of all men in society, publicly and
at stated seasons, to worship the Supreme Being, the great Creator and
Preserver of the universe.  And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or
restrained in his person, liberty, or estate, for worshipping God in the
manner and season most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience;
or for his religion profession of sentiments; provided he doth not
disturb the public peace, or obstruct others in their religious
worship...."

Massachusetts Bill of Rights, Part the First, 1780


Today as we slide further and further into some sort of
depraved abyss, where Christian's are forbidden to pray in
school, Muslims aren't.
Where homosexuality has no social taboo, and the word bitch's
and 'ho's are allowed to describe women, one has but to
look around and see that maybe
our founders knew something that we have overlooked.

WP

There is a God

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days in county jail Friday for violating her probation, putting the brakes on the hotel heiress' famous high life.

Hilton, who parlayed her name and relentless partying into worldwide notoriety, must go to jail by June 5 and she will not be allowed any work release, furloughs, use of an alternative jail or electronic monitoring in lieu of jail, Superior Court Judge Michael T. Sauer ruled after a hearing.

I know I'm not supposed to take pleasure in someone else's misfortune, but I don't see this as misfortune. Miss Hilton has been given wealth beyond imagining. She has had every opportunity to become a productive member of society and squandered them all. I'm certain the department stores love her.
She is the poster child of the Left's seething hatred of wealth and productivity. That's why the MSM fixates on her. They want us all to believe she represents the wealthy in America. She does not. To group this person together with Tracy's BYA 24/7 brothers and sisters is a gross injustice.

The judge, saying "there's no doubt she knew her license had been suspended," ruled that she was in violation of the terms of her probation in an alcohol-related reckless driving case.

She does, however, represent a subset of our society that thinks the rule of law does not apply to them. People like Representative William Jefferson, Democrat, LA, and Senator Diane Feinstein, Democrat, CA. They won't be seeing the inside of a jail cell any time soon.

"I'm very sorry and from now on I'm going to pay complete attention to everything. I'm sorry and I did not do it on purpose at all," she told the judge before he announced the sentence.

She was then ordered to report to a women's jail in suburban Lynwood by the set date or face 90 days behind bars. The judge's ruling excluded her from paying to serve time in a jail of her choice, as some are allowed.

So Paris had better not oversleep on June 5th. If she does, the jail time doubles. The only remaining question is what the title of the "reality" TV show will be. My money's on "Jailbird".

How Hillary's Hit Man Got Imus

One of the most dangerous women in America..................


How Hillary's Hit Man Got Imus

Do you think something is fishy about the Don Imus affair? Why was the boom lowered on him at this time? The answer may have something to do with his main accuser, the Media Matters group, which is emerging as a front organization for Senator Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign and has extensive ties to the national Democratic Party. In firing Imus, NBC News and CBS got rid of one of Hillary’s major political enemies in the media.

Glenn Thrush of Newsday wrote a revealing September 7, 2006, article about the relationship between Senator Clinton and David Brock, the former conservative who runs Media Matters. Calling it the “Clinton-Brock alliance,” Thrush revealed that Hillary “advised Brock on creating the group” and “chats with him occasionally and thinks he provides a valuable service…” Thrush added, “For her part, Clinton’s extended family of contributors, consultants and friends has played a pivotal role in helping Media Matters grow from a $3.5 million start-up in 2004 to its current $8.5 million budget.”

Another key funding source for Media Matters (and much of the left-wing movement in this country) is George Soros, the billionaire financial speculator who profits at the expense and decay of Western civilization. His causes include legalization of marijuana and other drugs, gun control, abortion rights, gay rights, rights for felons, opposition to the death penalty, rights for illegal immigrants, and euthanasia. On foreign affairs, Soros, a big backer of the United Nations, is associated with opposition to the U.S. policy of resisting the rise of radical and anti-American Islamic groups and states. He spent $26 million in 2004 trying to defeat President Bush.

Media Matters receives Soros money through the Democracy Alliance, a group of wealthy “progressive” donors that was the subject of rumors in the left-wing press that it was a front group for Hillary’s 2008 presidential campaign...................

The Will to Win

The US Marine Corps book on Strategy and Tactics, "Warfighting" states that an army's ability to hold a position is dependent on the commander's willingness to hold that position.

As we have seen in recent weeks the Demo's are prepared to cave at the drop of a hat. They are certain that the way the world works is that everyone just needs a big hug. That by sitting and talking and negotiating, (read US pays) everything will be fine and no one will get hurt.
All of us that have children know, sometimes you have to draw a line and just dare someone to step over, and if they do there has to be consequences.
The same applies with dealing with other countries.(See Cuban Missile Crisis)
The Viet Cong are really the ones we should have learned from. Ho Chi Minh once said "For every one of you we kill you will kill ten of us, but in the end you will be the one who tires of it".
He was right they were the ones willing to hold their position and they won. That road was too hard and America was growing soft.
Today its Iraq and once again the road is hard and we are showing how much softer we have become.
With the big Brown Bear and the Red Dragon pushing, wondering how far they can get,
all we have is the Dem's holding out their arms to hug anyone who need it.
They are, inviting in millions of immigrants who we cannot afford, are willing to cut our defense budget, allow the UN to guide our thinking, they would remove our nuclear arsenal, disarm our citizens, and bond us with a socialist country to the north, and a country of poor led by a corrupt government and riddled with drug dealing murdering cartels to our south, for which the burden of cost of assimilation would fall upon those making 200,000 a year and up. Not to mention the
probable increase in taxes for the rest of us.
The rise of Militant Islam is a real threat to America, the potential destruction of one of our major cities might just be a blow that we will recover from, but an all out confrontation with Russia/China might not be.
Who is there that will lead us? Upon what vision shall we rely upon to show us the way?
At the moment rest assured it is not the willingness to win.

WP

VETO

I guess the President has the balls to do what is necessary. He has vetoed the bill with the troop withdrawal timeline. The voters last Nov. wanted change in Iraq not surrender. The Dem's want votes and care not what is in the best long term interest of our country. They think that the populous want an end to Iraq, well they do, an end where the actions of the American military and the lives lost have a meaning, a purpose and a legacy. Not another anti-American conclusion.
From where I stand the Dem's do not understand the principles of our country, nor do they support the America that our forefathers established thru the sacrifice of their lives and fortunes.
One begins to wonder what do they support, what do they love, what is it they want this country to become.
I am afraid that their vision will cause the deaths of many innocent Americans.

Bush Vetoes Troop Withdrawal Bill

What drives the Democrats

LEGISLATION passed by congressional Democrats last week would force US troops to abandon Iraq beginning Oct. 1. Though a veto was foreordained, the vote was great news for the jihadis in Iraq, their second such morale boost in a week. On April 19, Senate majority leader Harry Reid had run up a white flag, declaring that "this war is lost and the surge is not accomplishing anything" -- music to the ears of Al Qaeda and its allies .

Why is the Democratic Party so wedded to defeat in Iraq? What drives its determination to see this war end in American failure?

The most generous explanation is that Democrats genuinely believe that Iraq will be better off with the Americans gone -- that removing US troops will eliminate the catalyst of Al Qaeda 's butchery.

But as Connecticut's Joseph Lieberman pointed out on Thursday, this is sheer fantasy. US troops have retreated from Iraqi cities and regions a number of times, yet "in each of these places where US forces pulled back, Al Qaeda rushed in. Rather than becoming islands of peace, they became . . . islands of fear and violence."

Lieberman quoted the grim forecast of Sheik Abdul Sattar, a Sunni tribal leader in Anbar province: "If the American forces leave right now, there will be civil war and the area will fall into total chaos." The most recent National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq agrees. An American withdrawal in the near future "almost certainly would lead to a significant increase in the scale and scope of sectarian conflict in Iraq," it concludes. "Massive civilian casualties and forced population displacement would be probable."

Some Democrats are clearly motivated by ideological conviction. There may be some on the party's leftmost fringe who would welcome a US defeat on the grounds that the only good superpower is a humbled superpower. There are certainly Democrats in Congress, such as Ted Kennedy and Dennis Kucinich, who almost always oppose any use of military force on principle.

And then there are those who cannot bring themselves to acknowledge the magnitude of the stakes in Iraq or in the larger conflict against radical jihadism. The reality of this struggle -- that we are in an existential war with a totalitarian enemy that celebrates death and cannot be appeased -- is too bleak and hopeless. They would rather escape into an alternate reality, one in which Americans can choose to end the war by quitting the battlefield.

But in the end there is no escaping that for many Democrats, this is all about politics. Both President Bush and the war in Iraq are unpopular, and the Democratic leadership hopes to capitalize by opposing both of them.

"We are going to pick up Senate seats as a result of this war," Reid said candidly at an April 12 press conference. "Senator Schumer has shown me numbers that are compelling and astounding." To which Schumer, chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, added: "The war in Iraq is a lead weight attached to their ankle. . . . They are looking extinction in the eye." He spoke those words, Congressional Quarterly observed, "making no attempt to hide his glee."

That glee is very telling. It would be one thing for lawmakers to conclude regretfully that America's campaign in Iraq has failed and that bringing the troops home is the least bad option left. Were that the case, voting to pull the plug would be a sad and painful duty, one no member of Congress would carry out with "glee."

Yet when the House of Representatives voted last month to force a withdrawal from Iraq, Democrats were jubilant.

"Many House Democrats stayed on the floor, reveling in their victory," reported The Hill on March 23. "House Appropriations Committee Chairman Dave Obey and Representative John Murtha hugged each other while a smiling [majority leader Steny] Hoyer shook every hand he could find. . . . [majority whip James] Clyburn joked with members as [Speaker Nancy] Pelosi kissed and hugged her colleagues."

The New York Times noted that in conversations with "dozens" of Democrats, Pelosi's argument for the bill was overtly political: "Did they want a headline saying, 'Congress is standing up to President Bush,' or 'Congress gives President Bush free rein?' "

Senator John McCain, adamantly supporting the current "surge" in Iraq says he would rather lose a presidential campaign than a war. Democrats, all smiles, prefer to lose the war and win the campaign. They're not alone. In Iraq, Al Qaeda is smiling, too.

Kucinich’s Constitution, Minus Second Amendment

I will never understand some people's thinking. They of course get to live in walled estates and when they call the police things go to happening. They are prepared to leave us defenceless, both from criminals and tyrants. I'm not sure all are "thinking down the road" to a time when we would be easier to control being unarmed, but it is to be sure some are. this is the latest........



Kucinich’s Constitution, Minus Second Amendment

It was an eminently forgettable event at South Carolina State University. “No runs, no hits, no errors,” joked Democratic consultant Erik Smith about the “debate” between Democrat presidential hopefuls. “Nobody made any significant mistake, but nobody distinguished themselves.”

Dennis Kucinich “distinguished” himself, however, when he pulled out a pocket Constitution and called for the impeachment of Dick Cheney. Of course, this was a less than meaningless gesture, as Kucinich picks and chooses what sections of the document he favors. Kucinich is “drafting legislation to ban civilian ownership of handguns,” according to Sabrina Eaton, a direct affront to the Constitution. Naturally, the commoners shall not be allowed to defend themselves, even though Dennis “kept a pistol in his house after police learned of a Mafia plot to kill him during his tumultous stint as Cleveland’s mayor during the 1970s.”

“I have friends who both hunt and shoot. These are good people, they are not criminals, and they lock up their guns when not using them. I support their right to their hobbies, and I support the right to bear arms,” declares the politico from Cleveland on his web page. “By helping to develop a society which does not look to violence as a method of solving problems, my proposed Department of Peace will play a key role in this. Conflict resolution and alternatives to violence will constitute major areas of responsibility within this new Department, so that we can begin to lead by examples as well as by words.”

Let us dissect this nonsense. First and foremost, the Second Amendment was not drafted to protect the rights of duck hunters or tin can plinkers. It was included because the framers understood well enough that an unarmed and defenseless populace are chumps for tyranny. “No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms,” wrote Thomas Jefferson in draft of the Virginia Constitution in 1776. The Constitution, James Madison noted in the Federalist Papers, provides “the advantage of being armed which Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation,” other nations where “governments are afraid to trust the people with arms.” As Kucinich understands, the protection afforded by firearms not only makes tyrannical government think twice, it also makes Mafia hit men reconsider as well. Dennis was not thinking about target practice or hunting when he packed a piece back in the 70s.

Is it possible Dennis’ “Department of Peace” will be on hand when a thug attempts a home invasion or, more pertinently, the next time an armed mental case enters a classroom? Unfortunately, violence, or rather self-defense, is the only way to solve problems in certain situations. Dennis may naively believe his Peace Department will “lead by examples as well as by words,” never mind the criminals and predators among us, ready and able to take advantage of a disarmed public. Criminals love this sort of touchy-feely nonsense, as they prefer unarmed and defenseless fawns waving peace signs to men and women versed in the use firearms and willing to do so should the situation arise.

Regardless of all the idle chatter on impeachment and his apparent willingness to consider a re-investigation of the events surrounding September 11, 2001, Dennis Kucinich should not be trusted, as he is obviously just another neolib angling for the White House, albeit with a unique game plan to set him apart from the field crowded with other despicable one-worlders, such as Clinton, Obama, Edwards, Biden, Dodd, Richardson, and Gravel (who?).

Turn them upside down, they’re all gun-grabbers.

How Lame You Really Are

On his 1968 album's liner notes Frank Zappa wrote "If your children ever find out
how lame you really are, they'll probably murder you in your sleep".
Unfortunately we have seen some of that in our society since the '60's, but today
we got to witness just how lame we have become. The political posturings of the Democratic Party was on full display at passing the bills to withdraw from the Iraqi conflict.
I say conflict because this has long since passed the practical idea of war. We are policing
streets of Iraq until the citizens of that country can perform that task for themselves.
Are American solders dying there still, yes, do policemen and firemen die here in the US
in the performance of their duties, yes.
We went into Iraq for a number of reasons, some correct, some incorrect. We are there
now, we have removed their security and government, rightly or wrongly and we owe those people to put back to right that which we have changed. We now owe them the time to gain their footing and an understanding of how to function as a free people.
For thirty years someone else has told them how they will behave and how they will be treated
and how to vote, what to say and not say, and they have had no say in any of the functions of government.
The Democrat's would turn their back on these people and allow them to return to a
life they themselves would not accept or tolerate, but as we have seen the Democrats always look past those in real need, unless helping them will garner votes.
All this overlooks the whole, Muslim/Great Satan conflict, course the lameness of these people
would give you nothing else, there are no votes here, move on..........
Tonight I will pray that the President will in fact do what need to be done, veto these bills.
And if necessary may God grant him the ability to find one of Ronald Regan's pens, that perhaps by holding it he will find the balls to stand up to these people for once.........


WP

Animalization of Americans

Linda Kimball is one of my favorite writers. She shares vast insight into the thinking of the liberal mind and lays bare their maneuverings and agendas. This piece outlines how not only are there factions who just hate America but they also hate the human race.

snippets......

The murderous secular humanist religions of Communism and Nazism were spawned by the anti-God/utopian tradition of Revolutionary France. The Black Book of Communism, an 800-page compendium of the crimes of Communist regimes worldwide, graphically details the terror, torture, man-made famine, mass deportations, starvation, and massacres undertaken on behalf of revolutionary utopian ideals. The reality of Communism, which claimed to be an emissary of the Enlightenment, of universal brotherhood, and of happiness for all as envisioned by Gracchus Babeuf, turned out to be not only a sadistic engine for unimaginable evil but also the creator of hells on earth.

“Human beings, as a species, have no more value than slugs.”

(Earth First! Journal editor, John Daily)

“To feed a starving child is to exacerbate the world population problem.”

(Yale professor Lamont Cole)

Biocentrism and its morally-warped system of philosophy and morality thrive right here in America. Communism (multiculturalism/Cultural Marxism) and its diabolical mother, Secular Humanism, plus its twisted sisters, Postmodernism and Cosmic Humanism (New Age global warming crowd) are now the predominant way of thinking in most of America’s power centers. At the heart of each of these systems beats the black heart of Darwinian biocentrism.

more........................

www.michnews.com/artman/publish/article_16572.shtml

Iraq

“If the war in Iraq is such an unnecessary and futile expenditure of blood and treasure as Pelosi et al. have been saying, why not put an end to it? But to do that would mean taking responsibility for the consequences—and those consequences would be disastrous and lasting. They would probably still be lasting when the 2008 elections come around. The Democrats cannot risk that.” —Thomas Sowell

Insight like this is what the President needs to be able to dig in his heels, cross his arms, look them in the eyes and just say .............NO!
Bush has not been exactly what I had hoped after the '04 mandate, but on this issue he is correct and this is the course of action he must take, because if people think that this was brought on by radical Muslims alone..........they need to take a closer look at Middle East conflicts since Israel became a country...................there's a big brown Bear in the shadows somewhere.............


WP

Pacifism

“The main problem with pacifism is that it doesn’t work in all situations. The main problem with pacifists is that they’re convinced it does.” —Burt Prelutsky

Rosie Canned from ABC

Is nothing sacred?? Can't an overweight, gay, angry white woman get paid????????? Not if Baba Wawa says no.............. Rosie would have you believe that ABC didn't offer her enough......(the rating went up considerably when she opened her mouth) don't believe it. ABC will pay for what ever they want to pay for.................or should we say whatever Baba wants them to pay for. Walters was probably tired of having to clean up the messes The Mouth left laying around (probably like the other bitch in Rosie's life). Anyway as Curly Bill said in Tombstone........"bye".

WP

Springtime in Texas

Look a Democrat

The Test

This test only has one question, but it's a very important one. By
giving an honest answer, you will discover where you stand morally. The
test features an unlikely, completely fictional situation in which you
will have to make a decision. Remember that your answer needs to be honest,
yet spontaneous.


THE SITUATION:
You are in Florida, Miami to be specific. There is chaos all around you
caused by a hurricane with severe flooding. This is a flood of biblical
proportions. You are a photojournalist working for a major newspaper, and
you're caught in the middle of this epic disaster. The situation is
nearly hopeless. You're trying to shoot career-making photos. There are
houses and people swirling around you, some disappearing under the water. Nature is
unleashing all of its destructive fury.

THE TEST:
Suddenly you see a woman in the water. She is fighting for her life,
trying not to be taken down with the debris. You move closer. Somehow
the woman looks familiar. You suddenly realize who it is. It's Hillary
Clinton ! At the same time you notice that the raging waters are about
to take her under forever.

You have two options: You can save the life of Hillary Clinton or you
can shoot a dramatic Pulitzer Prize winning photo documenting the death
of one of the world's most powerful women (in her mind, at least).



NOW THE QUESTION:

Here's the question, and please give an honest answer.......

Would you select high contrast color film, or would you go with the classic
simplicity of black and white?

History Lesson

Sixty-three years ago, Nazi Germany had overrun almost all of Europe and hammered England to the verge of bankruptcy and defeat. The Nazis had sunk more than 400 British ships in their convoys between England and America taking food and war materials .

At that time the US was in an isolationist, pacifist mood, and most Americans wanted nothing to do with the European or the Asian war .

Then along came Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 , and in outrage Congress unanimously declared war on Japan , and the following day on Germany , who had not yet attacked us . It was a dicey thing . We had few allies .

France was not an ally, as the Vichy government of France quickly aligned itself with its German occupiers . Germany was certainly not an ally, as Hitler was intent on setting up a Thousand Year Reich in Europe. Japan was not an ally, as it was well on its way to owning and controlling all of Asia.

Together, Japan and Germany had long-range plans of invading Canada and Mexico , as launching pads to get into the United States over our northern and southern borders, after they finished gaining control of Asia and Europe.

America 's only allies then were England , Ireland , Scotland , Canada , Australia, and Russia . That was about it All of Europe, from Norway to Italy (except Russia in the East) was already under the Nazi heel .

The US was certainly not prepared for war. The US had drastically downgraded most of its military forces after WW I because of the depression, so that at the outbreak of WW II, Army units were training with broomsticks because they didn't have guns, and cars with "tank" painted on the doors because they didn't have real tanks A huge chunk of our Navy had just been sunk or damaged at Pearl Harbor.

Britain had already gone bankrupt, saved only by the donation of $600 million in gold bullion in the Bank of England (that was actually the property of Belgium ) given by Belgium to England to carry on the war when Belgium was overrun by Hitler (a little known fact).

Actually, Belgium surrendered on one day, because it was unable to oppose the German invasion, and the Germans bombed Brussels into rubble the next day just to prove they could .

Britain had already been holding out for two years in the face of staggering losses and the near decimation of its Royal Air Force in the Battle of Britain, and was saved from being overrun by Germany only because Hitler made the mistake of thinking the Brits were a relatively minor threat that could be dealt with later. Hitler, first turned his attention to Russia, in the late summer of 1940 at a time when England was on the verge of collapse.

Ironically, Russia saved America 's butt by putting up a desperate fight for two years, until the US got geared up to begin hammering away at Germany .

Russia lost something like 24,000,000 people in the sieges of Stalingrad and Moscow alone . . . 90% of them from cold and starvation, mostly civilians, but also more than a 1,000,000 soldiers

Had Russia surrendered, Hitler would have been able to focus his entire war effort against the Brits, then America. If that had happened, the Nazis could possibly have won the war .

All of this has been brought out to illustrate that turning points in history are often dicey things. Now, we find ourselves at another one of those key moments in history.

There is a very dangerous minority in Islam that either has, or wants, and may soon have, the ability to deliver small nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons, almost anywhere in the world .

The Jihadis, the militant Muslims, are basically Nazis in Kaffiyahs -- they believe that Islam, a radically conservative form of Wahhabi Islam, should own and control the Middle East first, then Europe, then the world. To them, all who do not bow to their will of thinking should be killed, enslaved, or subjugated . They want to finish the Holocaust, destroy Israel , and purge the world of Jews . This is their mantra . (goal)

There is also a civil war raging in the Middle East -- for the most part not a hot war, but a war of ideas. Islam is having its Inquisition and its Reformation, but it is not yet known which side will win -- the Inquisitors, or the Reformationists.

If the Inquisition wins, then the Wahhabis, the Jihadis, will control the Middle East, the OPEC oil, and the US , European, and Asian economies.

The techno-industrial economies will be at the mercy of OPEC -- not an OPEC dominated by the educated, rational Saudis of today, but an OPEC dominated by the Jihadis. Do you want gas in your car? Do you want heating oil next winter? Do you want the dollar to be worth anything? You had better hope the Jihad, the Muslim Inquisition, loses, and the Islamic Reformation wins.

If the Reformation movement wins, that is, the moderate Muslims who believe that Islam can respect and tolerate other religions, live in peace with the rest of the world, and move out of the 10th century into the 21st, then the troubles in the Middle East will eventually fade away. A moderate and prosperous Middle East will emerge.

We have to help the Reformation win, and to do that we have to fight the Inquisition, i.e., the Wahhabi movement, the Jihad, Al Qaeda and the Islamic terrorist movements. We have to do it somewhere. We can't do it everywhere at once. We have created a focal point for the battle at a time and place of our choosing . . . . . . . . in Iraq . Not in New York , not in London , or Paris or Berlin , but in Iraq, where we are doing two important things.

(1) We deposed Saddam Hussein. Whether Saddam Hussein was directly involved in the 9/11 terrorist attack or not, it is undisputed that Saddam has been actively supporting the terrorist movement for decades Saddam is a terrorist! Saddam is, or was, a weapon of mass destruction, responsible for the deaths of probably more than a 1,000,000 Iraqis and 2,000,000 Iranians .

(2) We created a battle, a confrontation, a flash point, with Islamic terrorism in Iraq. We have focused the battle. We are killing bad people, and the ones we get there we won't have to get here. We also have a good shot at creating a democratic, peaceful Iraq, which will be a catalyst for democratic change in the rest of the Middle East, and an outpost for a stabilizing American military presence in the Middle East for as long as it is needed .

WW II, the war with the Japanese and German Nazis, really began with a "whimper" in 1928. It did not begin with Pearl Harbor. It began with the Japanese invasion of China. It was a war for fourteen years before the US joined it. It officially ended in 1945 -- a 17 year war -- and was followed by another decade of US occupation in Germany and Japan to get those countries reconstructed and running on their own a gain . . . a 27 year war.

WW II cost the United States an amount equal to approximately a full year's GDP -- adjusted for inflation, equal to about $12 trillion dollars. WW II cost America more than 400,000 soldiers killed in action, and nearly 100,000 still missing in action.

The Iraq war has, so far, cost the United States about $160,000,000,000, which is roughly what the 9/11 terrorist attack cost New York. It has also cost about 3,000 American lives, which is roughly equivilant to lives that the Jihad killed (within the United States) in the 9/11 terrorist attack .

The cost of not fighting and winning WW II would have been unimaginably greater -- a world dominated by Japanese Imperialism and German Nazism .

This is not a 60-Minutes TV show, or a 2-hour movie in which everything comes out okay . The real world is not like that. It is messy, uncertain, and sometimes bloody and ugly. It always has been, and probably always will be .

The bottom line is that we will have to deal with Islamic terrorism until we defeat it, whenever that is. It will not go away if we ignore it .

If the US can create a reasonably democratic and stable Iraq, then we have an ally, like England , in the Middle East, a platform, from which we can work to help modernize and moderate the Middle East. The history of the world is the clash between the forces of relative civility and civilization, and the barbarians clamoring at the gates to conquer the world.

The Iraq War is merely another battle in this ancient and never ending war. Now, for the first time ever, the barbarians are about to get nuclear weapons. Unless some body prevents them from getting them.

We have four options:

1 . We can defeat the Jihad now, before it gets nuclear weapons.

2 . We can fight the Jihad later, after it gets nuclear weapons (which may be as early as next year, if Iran 's progress on nuclear weapons is what Iran claims it is).

3 . We can surrender to the Jihad and accept its dominance in the Middle East now; in Europe in the next few years or decades, and ultimately in America.

OR

4 . We can stand down now, and pick up the fight later when the Jihad is more widespread and better armed, perhaps after the Jihad has dominated France and Germany and possibly most of the rest of Europe. It will, of course, be more dangerous, more expensive, and much bloodier.

If you oppose this war, I hope you like the idea that your children, or grandchildren, may live in an Islamic America under the Mullahs and the Sharia, an America that resembles Iran today.

The history of the world is the history of civilization clashes, cultural clashes. All wars are about ideas, ideas about what society and civilization should be like, and the most determined always win.

Those who are willing to be the most ruthless always win . The pacifists always lose, because the anti-pacifists kill them .

Remember, perspective is every thing, and America 's schools teach too little history for perspective to be clear, especially in the young American mind.

The Cold War lasted from about 1947 at least until the Berlin Wall came down in 1989; forty-two years!

Europe spent the first half of the 19th century fighting Napoleon, and from 1870 to 1945 fighting Germany !

World War II began in 1928, lasted 17 years, plus a ten year occupation, and the US still has troops in Germany and Japan . World War II resulted in the death of more than 50,000,000 people, maybe more than 100,000,000 people, depending on which estimates you accept.

The US has taken more than 3,000 killed in action in Iraq.. The US took more than 4,000 killed in action on the morning of June 6, 1944 , the first day of the Normandy Invasion to rid Europe of Nazi Imperialism.

In WW II the US averaged 2,000 KIA a week -- for four years. Most of the individual battles of WW II lost more Americans than the entire Iraq war has done so far .

The stakes are at least as high . . A world dominated by representative governments with civil rights, human rights, and personal freedoms . . or a world dominated by a radical Islamic Wahhabi movement, by the Jihad, under the Mullahs and the Sharia (Islamic law) .

It's difficult to understand why the average American does not grasp this. They favor human rights, civil rights, liberty and freedom, but evidently not for Iraqis.

"Peace Activists" always seem to demonstrate here in America , where it's safe.

Why don't we see Peace Activist demonstrating in Iran , Syria , Iraq , Sudan , North Korea , in the places that really need peace activism the most? I'll tell you why! They would be killed!

The liberal mentality is supposed to favor human rights, civil rights, democracy, multiculturalism, diversity, etc . , but if the Jihad wins, wherever the Jihad wins, it is the end of civil rights, human rights, democracy, multiculturalism, diversity, etc.

Americans who oppose the liberation of Iraq are coming down on the side of their own worst enemy!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Raymond S . Kraft is a writer living in Northern California that has studied the Middle Eastern culture and religion

What is Putin Up To................................

Over at American Thinker they have some great opinion pieces.

This one has a disturbing stat though, "A recent poll found only 16 percent of Russians surveyed want to see Western-style democracy remain in their country. Predictability is perhaps the greatest comfort to the average Russian."

The Awakening Russian Bear

The fearsome Russian Bear appears to be coming out of a 16-year hibernation. President Vladimir Putin says he wants to regain Russia's prominence in the world community, and his actions are backing up his words. Unencumbered by Marxist dogma, he is attempting to regain Russia's superpower status by the old Soviet method of intimidation.

Putin has directed the seizure of assets of the oil giant Yukos, and restricted oil supplies to Eastern Europe. But if he can decree such gross confiscation of property, then there is no rule of law and Russia's reforms mean nothing. Moreover, Moscow has drastically raised energy prices and threatened an oil cutoff in former client nations that have had the dared to pursue economic and political independence apart from Russia.

Putin sees Russia's vast petroleum reserves as more than a means to economic growth, but as an avenue to superpower status once again. Last year, Russia was the second-highest oil producer in the world after Saudi Arabia. Their GDP has grown at an average rate of 5.5% since 2000, largely by energy exports.

Now that world oil prices are high, and rising, his strategy is working. But if they fall, Russia will be in trouble, as was the USSR following the price collapse of oil in the 1980s.

Russians wearily remember the early days of democracy following the collapse of the USSR. That was a time when an erratic, and perhaps alcoholic President Yeltsin governed the country. It was a time when their money became worthless, and crime ran wild.

Most Russians would rather have a strong and secure nation than one that guarantees personal freedoms. This sentiment, and the growing economy, is the basis for Putin's broad popularity. A recent poll found only 16 percent of Russians surveyed want to see Western-style democracy remain in their country. Predictability is perhaps the greatest comfort to the average Russian.

Demographically, however, Russia is a nation that is slowly dying. The country has dwindling birthrates, and amazingly, declining life expectancy. That portends a bleak economic outlook unless they can leverage their energy resources to attain higher growth rates. This is Putin's strategy.....................more

America Divided

Ever notice how many great quotes our forefathers gave us? I mean real words to live by"give me liberty.......", "I regret I have but one life to give..........", words that stir feelings and patriotism.
All we get today are "I didn't inhale".

One quote that had an ominous ring then, has begun to have an ominous ring now, "A house divided against itself cannot stand".
Pretty Boy John said in '04, "there are two America's". What he meant was there one America that get's to live in houses that use up too much energy, and the rest of us live in the other kind...........

There is another division out there though, one that has been growing quietly now for sometime.
We find our self inching closer to a civil war, not necessarily one with guns (at least not yet), but one that will have a profound and lasting effect on our sovereignty, our lifestyle, our freedoms.
There are those that would have us believe that America is evil, that the foot print that it leaves on peoples lives is one that needs to be changed. That the traditions and values that founded this land are no longer valid, and are too restrictive and oppressive for us to continue to hold them up as a measuring stick for our actions as we move through out daily lives.

Who are these people that are selling the end of American sovereignty and why?

Years ago Karl Marx and friends fleshed out a plan for mankind, mostly because they didn't really want to work themselves, but they might want to enjoy the finer things in life. You know, the car's not running right, I'll pick up another one on the way home....................(I'm always wary of people who sit around in dark closets and plan everyone elses life for them).
Anyway those ideas seem so much easier and so much fairer......... course we're gonna need a group that understands the program to be sort of a central "guides"(government leaders) to direct things until everyone can navigate the program...................and who gets to be that group..............?

The bottom line is that this form of governing has been shown to be a miserable failure (unless you get to hold the reins) yet they keep running it at us year, after year, after year.......
They seemed to have dumbed down the populous so they don't recognize what's happening, they just think "it's not gonna cost me anything................." here comes social program after social program.

Our European brethren have many a social program....... plus 50% + taxes for everyone, unions, and 10-20% unemployment.................but you get a month off with pay and you never have to pay for a Dr............you get to wait in long lines, but you don't have to pay.

This seems to be the real 2 America's we're headed for..............one that carries on American traditions and one with their hand out.

I heard a good idea today on the radio, if your on welfare, you don't get to vote. Sounds a little harsh but after all if you don't pay taxes, why do you get to decide how taxes are spent.

Who will vote for the Dem's then??

The Call For Disarming America

Ten years ago, I was closing up a local fast food restaurant when out of the shadows a man came asking "where the money was". He was after the night deposit. The company policy was that those deposits were made the next morning, so all he got was what cash I had on me. Yes he had a gun, which strangely was probably good because of the way he had set things up. Had he not been carrying a pistol he would have probably hit me in the head with something heavy enough to do damage, serious damage.
It took the police 55min to arrive on the scene after they were called, no blood, no hurry.
The point is that the moment of truth you have no one there to help you but you. You must be willing to call up the spirit of wanting to live, to be able to draw another breath. Acts like this happen so fast that you do not have time to call someone, run away, or lock yourself in the car and drive off etc.
My grandfather, gone now 19yrs after living to be 91, used to tell me stories of having to pull a gun in self defense. Not that he ever shot someone, but the need was there, and having a weapon with him save his life. I don't remember in any of the stories him saying that the other party was threatening him with a gun, but the situations were dangerous enough just the same.
Wake up in the middle of the night and witness someone coming in your bedroom window, I'll bet they get to you before the police get to them.
Our jails are over crowded....... any idea why?.......................lots of bad people maybe?
I really think that some that cry for gun control never have seen the dark side of humanity. They are surrounded by yes people and high walls, none of which the rest of us get to enjoy.
They have never been alone in a situation that requires them to defend themselves, and believe me,"I have a phone and I'm calling the police" won't work.
Statistics tell us that a woman is raped in this country every 3-6 min, one happen while you were reading this, think any of these victims might have benefited from the presence of a firearm?
Guns are tools no better or worse than their owners, the amusing thing is that those that would round up all the guns think that outlaws will just turn theirs in also..............(why do you think they are called outlaws??)
The major thing is that those who would disarm us, say they will protect us..........the problem is......................we don't trust you..........have a nice day.

WP

ps The only form of gun control I support is that as stated by "the NUGE" "Gun control, the ability to put 2 bullets in the same hole" wp

VT

I just love this man's insight and comments, plain spoken and common sense...........rare today

"At least forty-eight rounds. At least 21 minutes. What if just one of those professors or students had themselves been armed?"

Harry aka "the Chicken" Reid

............"This war is lost"..................

What is this man thinking? One thing he was thinking was that nobody can walk up to him and whip his ass. The more I reflect on his words the worse it gets.
Nobody likes war, even though what American troops are doing now goes way past war. I mean when you think of a war, you think in term of massive troop movements, bombs dropping from the sky, objectives being taken, what we have here is a policing/reconstruction action.......Harry...
There are casualties still and of course the Pres. (the one the Demos hate) wants to up the troop commitment to flush out and end all this remote bombing. God forbid that anything Bush does ends up being the right thing to do.............
Anyway, we have troops in harms way and these type of comments have no place coming out of the mouths of elected officials, no matter how they feel about this conflict.
These comments go past a genuine feeling for America, they are directed to a block of voters that the Demo's hope will push them back into the driver seat in '08. I see it and I hope others will too.
By the way if this "war is lost".......Harry.....................prove it............

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Sometimes you want to have a place where your own voice can be heard above the din of others. Where your rants can be fleshed out without the proverbial editing and adherence to the PC culture of other forums. This is that place.
The Pig Sty is a place where you can get down in the mud and track it all over, no one will yell if you get your feet on the cushions and there's a water hose outside........if we run out of mud.
Make yourself comfortable and as we say in Texas....................."hang on or wear a helmet"