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Obama Is Spreading The Wealth

Oct 23, 2008 Political

Barack Obama has collected around 605 million dollars, some of it from legal donors who are not fictional characters. Obama understands how the world of Chicago politics works and he is very cleverly transferring 2 million dollars of that money to Mayor Daley and his crime machine.

Recently it was revealed that Obama was planning an election night party in Chicago (the one where he will charge reporters for access). The party will be a big, outside event because Obama’s ego does not allow anything else (acceptance speech).

Today it was reported that Mayor Daley has placed a 2 million dollar price tag on the event. Bingo, now you know how Obama will be able to transfer a couple of million dollars from his campaign war chest (money from all over the world) to the city of Chicago to help them with their budget woes. Barry could not write them a check but he can hold an extravagant event and pay them top dollar. Daley and Obama are experts at skirting the law in the tradition of Chicago politicians throughout history.

If he is this loose with your money as a candidate think how loose he will be with billions of dollars from all taxpayers.

Ever wonder how greedy Obama is? He has enough money that he will have to spend about 12 million a day before the election and he has sent out an email asking for another $10 from all his donors (I presume he even means the ones who have either maxed out or more than maxed out because he is really loose with the rules when it comes to taking in money). He could not possibly need that kind of money but he keeps asking for more.

Kind of sounds like how he will run government, should he be elected. Keep taking more and more so that he can spend more and more.

Now you know why they are called the tax and spend party. You also know that Barry has demonstrated that he really does believe in spreading the wealth around, especially to his crime boss friends.

Tags: chicago, corruption, daley, Obama

Obama’s Acorn Ties; They Will Help Shape His Agenda

Oct 18, 2008 Political

Barack Obama has been downplaying his association with ACORN, the group that he paid to commit voter fraud. He claims only to have represented them in litigation but the evidence shows his ties run deeper. In this video, he tells them that they will help shape his agenda:

The same people who helped bring us the housing crisis and are now committing acts of fraud in states across this country, acts paid for by Obama, will help shape his agenda.

Nice…

UPDATE: Democrats do steal votes

Tags: acorn, agenda, corruption, Obama, ties

New Take On Clinging To Guns

Sep 26, 2008 Political

Not long ago (though it seems like eons in this never ending nightmare called the elections) Barack Obama said (about people who are frustrated over economic conditions):

“And it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

This caused a firestorm because people realized that Obama, the elitist, had insulted the millions of people who are either religious or own guns, or both. He told his elite friends that people “cling” to religion and guns out of frustration. It never occurred to Obama that people own guns for a number of reasons and frustration has nothing to do with it. Unlike Obama who attended church to participate in radical racism and for political gain, most people have religious beliefs, not because they are frustrated, but because they believe in a being higher than themselves and they have faith.

Now we have a new attack on people who use their guns to hunt and this is all because of Sarah Palin. Congressman Alcee Hastings, the former federal judge who was impeached for criminal activity, was participating in a panel discussion sponsored by the National Jewish Democratic Council. Hastings was trying to drum up Jewish support for Obama and he stated this:

“If Sarah Palin isn’t enough of a reason for you to get over whatever your problem is with Barack Obama, then you damn well had better pay attention,” said Hastings. “Anybody toting guns and stripping moose don’t care too much about what they do with Jews and blacks. So, you just think this through.” ABC

Since Hastings said I should think it through, let me do just that. This is nothing more than the Ebonics version [one would think he would have better grammar] of what Obama said. Hastings told Jews that because Palin hunts game and cuts up what she kills, she does not care what she will do to Jews and Blacks. Does Hastings think that Palin will shoot Jews and Blacks and then field dress them? How about the millions of other hunters in this country? Because they hunt, do they not care much for Jews and Blacks? How does this apply if the hunters happen to be Jewish or black? Did anyone else pick up the racist comment embedded in this statement? He did not say “don’t” care much what they do to others, he said blacks and Jews. The unstated message is, this white woman kills animals so she don’t care what she does to Jews and blacks. Race baiting at its finest.

There are many Jewish butchers who prepare meats a certain way to ensure it is Kosher. They slaughter animals and drain the blood out of them and then butcher them up. Does the Hastings logic apply to the Jewish butchers? Do they not care much what they do to blacks and other Jews?

This was a ridiculous statement and shows what an absolute moron Hastings is. This is fear mongering, the very thing that Democrats say Republicans engage in.

Barack Obama is in favor of allowing children who are born alive after an unsuccessful abortion to be left to die. Is it safe to say that any person who will let newborn children be left to die “don’t” care to much what he will do to anyone regardless of color or religion?

I will say this though. Black on black crime, especially in major cities, is a huge problem. All the cities run by Democrats and with large black populations have high numbers of blacks who are murdered by other blacks. These criminals gun each other down and often kill innocent bystanders. Seems to me that this should be a major concern for the black “leadership” in America. You see, by failing to address the issue they demonstrate that it is they who care little about blacks.

When was the last time you heard about a hunter going around a city shooting people?

Hastings should stick to something he knows about like committing graft and corruption.

Tags: alcee hastings, corruption, hunters, moron, race baiting, sarah palin

Who Is Responsible For This Financial Mess?

Sep 25, 2008 Political

Barack Obama and his fellow Democrats have been putting the blame for the current financial crisis on the back of the president and the Republican Party who Democrats claim failed to address the issue. The Democrat’s parrots in the media have been shouting to anyone who will listen trying to make the accusations stick. This is a coordinated attack to take the focus off all the Democrats who have been bought and paid for by the greedy people on Wall Street. Fox News had a story and this should provide documented proof, with audio and video, as to whom the blame lies. In reality, this news story shows the efforts of the Bush Administration in trying to reign in the mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. The complete history goes back decades and involves Democratic plans that allowed people to buy things they had no hope of ever affording.

I doubt this will do any good because too many people have overdosed on the moonbat Kool Aid, but it clearly shows that there were a number of people, including President Bush, on multiple occasions who tried to reign in Fannie and Freddie. Pay attention to Barney Frank and see how his assessment squares with the reality we’re facing. Listen to the people who said that we were heading for trouble and see how Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer had a hand in preventing any regulation.

Then take heart in the knowledge that Nancy Pelosi assigned Barney Frank the job of fixing the problem.

How can one fix something if one does not recognize the problem?

You should also keep in mind that these are the people who want to lead you. While John McCain headed back to DC, Barack Obama prepared for a debate and fund raising (he was left with little option than to return after a call from the President).

Who puts the country first?

Riehl World View says that Palin should debate Obama while McCain is TCB in DC. Not a bad idea. Could be risky but she is not a member of Congress so she does not have to be there and Obama has no intention of staying in DC.

Tags: barney frank, chuck schumer, corruption, financial trouble, lies, wall street

Stop The Bail Out Now

Sep 23, 2008 Political

I have written that I understand the reason for the bailout but that I am not happy with it. The government should not be in the business of giving taxpayer money to businesses that are failing because they were mismanaged. It makes no difference if the market turned, it was greed, or they did not know what they were doing. The fact is, taxpayers do not share the wealth when these companies make money and we should not pay for the problems when they don’t.

The government is moving toward socialism where it will own, subsidize or underwrite everything. This is not the America I grew up in and it is not the America I want to leave to my grandchildren.

The reality is that the federal government is unable to do things effectively and they are irresponsible with our money. That’s right our money. In addition to the fiasco and huge expense that Treasury Secretary Paulson is working on to bailout his buddies in the financial world, the government is adding many items to the bailout showing once again that they cannot wait to spend our money. The Washington Times reports:

In the dark of night over the weekend when most people were snoozing, the Treasury dramatically expanded its bailout plan to include buying student loans, car loans, credit card debt and any other “troubled” assets held by banks.

The changes, which were included in draft language that also opened the bailout program to foreign banks with extensive loan operations in the United States, potentially added tens of billions of dollars to the cost of the program.

Although it was a major addition to what was already the nation’s largest-ever bailout, it did not become part of the debate between Democrats and the Treasury over details of the program. A Monday counterproposal by Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher J. Dodd included such consumer loans as well as mortgages, just as the Treasury’s draft did Saturday night.

When exactly are people going to be held accountable for their own risks in life? The financial geniuses who make millions of dollars in salaries are still rich while the country pays for their sins. Now, the government is adding people who made bad decisions with their credit and students who finance their schooling to the program.

Let me be clear; IT IS NOT THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TAXPAYER TO PAY FOR ANY OF THIS.

People who are in credit card debt or have car loans that they cannot afford have no one to blame but themselves. Students who take out loans for an education are making an investment in their future. I wonder how these students would act if their future earnings were given to taxpayers. It is, after all, only fair. If we pay for your car, house or credit cards then we deserve to have the things you bought. This idea that the world will end if people or businesses fail is ridiculous.

We need to end this whole bailout now. ALL OF IT. If AIG and other companies, including foreign banks, are going to fail than let them fail. This is a buyer’s opportunity to pick up cheap investments. Lehman Brothers is being purchased, Constellation Energy is being purchased (by a Warren Buffet company) and there are many (like Buffet) looking for bargains. If a company fails there are people who will buy them on the cheap and have a go at making them successful. If no one buys them then they can go out of business.

It is a shame that people lose their jobs as a result of mismanagement and the ineptitude of the corrupt government but that is not the fault of the taxpayer.

John McCain needs to oppose this bailout. He needs to provide real leadership and show that he truly is against government waste because surely, this bailout is just that. The money is designed to let Paulson help his buddies and it is designed to allow politicians claim they were there to help during a time of crisis. This is particularly important to them because it is an election year and they are the ones who helped cause it.

Look at the items added. Christopher Dodd added consumer loans. He is the criminal most responsible. He has his Countrywide VIP loan that saved him $75,000 and he failed, to act early on when President Bush, on 17 occasions, warned of trouble and tried to get something done. The last things we need are the people who caused this mess to be the ones overseeing its cleanup. Yes, greed on Wall Street is partly responsible but to be fair, many mortgage companies were following the inane law that allows people with no hope of affording a house to buy one. Did they [financial companies] abuse the process? You bet and they should be held accountable.

Everyone involved should be held accountable. We can do this by:

• Getting rid of the CEOs and ensuring they do not receive a severance.
• Take back some of the untold millions these people made through greed and shady practices
• Stop the bailout and let unsound companies fail (or be bought up)
• Vote for the non incumbent challenger in all 435 House seats (thereby replacing the entire House)
• Vote for the non incumbent challenger in all contested Senate seats (thereby replacing 1/3 of the Senate)
• Hold people accountable for their own loans. If they fail they will learn a valuable lesson. If we bail them out, they will not

It is time for a shake up in DC. We need to replace all of these criminals so that they are held accountable for their misdeeds.

It is also time we held our fellow citizens accountable for their actions. Ron Paul has an excellent piece on this. He states exactly what I believe:

Additionally, the government’s actions encourage moral hazard of the worst sort. Now that the precedent has been set, the likelihood of financial institutions to engage in riskier investment schemes is increased, because they now know that an investment position so overextended as to threaten the stability of the financial system will result in a government bailout and purchase of worthless, illiquid assets.

I would add that this extends to any individual who takes risky decisions and is bailed out by the government.

Big Dog Salute to Raven who, as usual, is on top of things.
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Tags: bailout, corruption, dodd, mortgage companies, paulson, sham, taxpayer fraud