A big deal was made yesterday because Barack Obama went to the store to shop for his dog and his kids. He went to Pet Smart and bought his dog, which was with him, an expensive chew toy and then headed to Best Buy to get his daughters a few presents.

I will stop here and say that the reporter who wrote about the trip was irresponsible when he reported what presents Obama bought for his kids. No matter how one feels about the man it is just wrong to report what presents he got for his kids because they might see the report and it will ruin it for him.

But the issue that is in the news today is how did his dog Bo get to DC for the shopping trip? It was reported that Bo traveled to Hawaii with Michelle and the kids and folks on the ground in Hawaii report seeing the dog there.

Did Obama have his dog flown back to DC for a photo-op to show he is a regular guy like the rest of us or does he own two dogs?

Since we have never seen two dogs the answer must be that the dog was flown back. That, of course, assumes that the reports of the dog being in Hawaii are correct.

If the dog was flown back, how much did it cost?

This is something that needs to be explained.

Cave canem!
Never surrender, never submit.

He talks a good game but he does not follow up on what he says and most of what he says never applies to him. The he is Barack Obama and the little king is great when it comes to spelling out rules and talking about doing things better but when it comes to actual practice he fails to follow the rules.

Obama published an Executive Order (13589) that deals with efficiency in government and it lists things that government employees are expected to do to ensure they do not waste taxpayer money. One of those things is to be more prudent in the way business is handled and travel is one of the areas that is specifically mentioned.

Obama wants federal employees (in the Executive Branch, the only one he controls) to travel efficiently, and to use technology if at all possible. That would mean to use teleconferencing for meetings rather than flying around for face to face meetings. Many federal workers (in the Executive Branch) have to certify that the mission cannot be accomplished via technology use before travel will be approved.

One would assume that being efficient in travel would apply to Obama and his family but that does not appear to be the case. Obama is scheduled to head for Hawaii on vacation and it was discussed that his wife and kids would go on without him if he got delayed in DC. It appears as if the first Klingon is unable to wait to get to Hawaii so she will be leaving before her man child husband. This trip will likely cost TAXPAYERS (at least) an additional $100,000.

MeeChelle will have a separate flight that will cost tens of thousands of dollars, she will have her staff and she will have limousines and other equipment that must be flown there. She will also need a security detail though one would suspect she could get by with her bat’leth.

This same thing happened last year and the Obamas cost the TAXPAYERS a great deal of money. This year is more of the same. As Congress argues over some kind of budget to keep government running and prevent a shut down this weekend (which might explain why the Klingon is leaving early) the man child king is allowing TAXPAYER money to be wasted so his wife does not have to wait to get to Hawaii. There are families who would love to have a job let along vacation time and those who do get a vacation are lucky to afford a week off near home so few will have sympathy with people who feel they are entitled to live off the TAXPAYER in first class accommodations in a luxury place like Hawaii.

The liberal morons (but I repeat myself) use to become apoplectic when George W Bush went to his ranch in Crawford Texas. Now they sit silently as their messiah wastes TAXPAYER money on a Hawaiian vacation that incurs extra costs to send his wife early.

But Big Dog, Bush went to his home when he took time off. Why do you deny Obama that same thing?

I don’t. Obama has a house in Chicago Illinois and that is listed as his residence. If he and the first Klingon want to head to Chicago for vacation they are more than welcome to so long as she waits and travels with him.

Remember, the rules do not apply to the elites so Obama ignores them.

November 2012 cannot come quickly enough.

Cave canem!
Never surrender, never submit.

Certainly one can make the argument that the president of the United States is never off. Even while on vacation he gets briefings and is kept abreast of what is going on even if it takes a few days with “unimportant” things like underwear bombers in airplanes. Yes, the president is supposed to be on duty 24 hours a day so it would be technically correct to say he never takes a day off.

That is, of course, unless the president is George Bush. Then liberals have a field day and discuss all his vacation time. When Bush was away on vacation he was not seen by the left as still being on duty.

Michelle Obama was at a fundraiser and was discussing how wonderful her hubby is and what a great job he does. She said he works so hard that he never takes a day off.

“He reads every word, every memo, so he is better prepared than the people briefing him,” she said. “This man doesn’t take a day off.” Politico

I guess the guy does work hard and never takes a day off, except when he spends a few weeks in Hawaii around Christmas each year and except when he plays golf which he has done more than 70 times since he has been in office.

Yep, he never takes a day off but he never seems to be engaged in anything. He has time to go to fundraiser after fundraiser and to make his NCAA Basketball picks while going out for ice cream or fattening hot dogs but he is very busy working so tirelessly that he never takes a day off.

Well, there is the occasional round of basketball with his buddies and the weekends away in Chicago but those do not count.

Maybe Michelle Obama should start keeping tabs on her hubby. Seems that she does not know much about what he does or where he goes, except when she is with him on those “working” vacations.

Is there anything these people will not say to keep power and dupe the people?

Who will you believe, Michelle or your lying eyes?

Cave Canem!
Never surrender, never submit.

Neil Abercombie, the governor of Hawaii, said he was going to put an end to this whole birther issue. He cliamed that he knew Obama was born in Hawaii because he was there (which apparently means he was in Hawaii because he admitted he was not physically present at the birth). He did say that nothing he could do would quiet the fringe but that he would dispel any rumors and make most people believe.

Then Abercrombie went looking for a birth certificate and could not find one. He claimed there was a record of the birth but the certificate could not be found. That certificate was present according to Dr. Fukino but now it is AWOL.

So Abercrombie is now hiding behind a law that he already knew existed. He is saying that nothing more can be done because Hawaiian law prohibits the release except to those who meet certain legal tests.

Abercrombie knew about this law when he made his bold statement about proving Obama was born in Hawaii. Practically the entire country knows the law because it has been discussed a number of times.

But since Abercrombie ran into a problem that gave the birthers fuel he is now crawling behind a law that was no obstacle to him when he was professing his ability to prove Obama’s Hawaiian birth.

I wonder if it was pressure from the regime or if he really thought he was right and now knows the truth…

Then again, this could be an elaborate plan to keep people’s minds off the other problems the regime is causing and to discredit people. Suppose that he gins up a lot of noise from conservative talk radio and TV and then the birth certificate is released just before the next election. This would be a blow to those who looked for the truth.

And it is not beyond this bunch of thugs to do something like it.

Cave Canem!
Never surrender, never submit.

Barack Obama’s records are held tighter than state secrets and if we applied the same security to our sensitive documents as he has to his records Julian Assange would not be a household name. Newly elected Hawaiian Governor Neil Abercrombie wants to put an end to one of the issues that has plagued Obama and that is the issue of his birth.

Abercrombie said he will look for a way to get the information out so that it will end the controversy once and for all.

Of course Abercrombie is not a disinterested party and has boldly claimed that he knows Obama was born in Hawaii. The problem with Abercrombie is that he contradicted himself in his statement attesting to Obama’s birth. The 72 year old claims to have been friends with Obama’s parents and stated that he was here for the birth:

“Maybe I’m the only one in the country that could look you right in the eye right now and tell you, ‘I was here when that baby was born.” Yahoo News

From a statement like that one can only conclude that Abercrombie was at the hospital and saw Obama’s mother go into the delivery room and later appear with a child. That is the only possible conclusion from a statement that he was “here for the birth.” It would make no sense to assume he meant in Hawaii because a lot of people were in Hawaii then and have no personal knowledge of the event which negates the claim to being the only person who can look you in the eye and make such a claim. Abercrombie gave the impression he was at the hospital.

But later in the article Abercrombie says he saw young Barry and his family at social events but that he was not at the hospital when Obama was born.

Abercrombie, 72, has said he remembers seeing Obama as a child with his parents at social events, although he acknowledged that he didn’t see his parents with their newborn son at the hospital. [emphasis mine BD]

So which is it? Was he here (at the hospital) or was he not? How can he say he was the only one here (meaning at the hospital) but then say he was not at the hospital?

Obama was born in August of 1961 and I was born before that date so I could say I was here when he was born depending on what the word here means.

I think there is no doubt he wanted to give the impression that he witnessed the birth.

But if he was never at the hospital that could not possibly be true…

Maybe Abercrombie did not see them at the hospital but was there for the birth. After all, wasn’t Obama born in a stall and placed in a manger?

Cave Canem!
Never surrender, never submit.

Hawaii has in the state legislature now, a bill that would recognize Islam as one of the world’s great religions. Yes, I said it, and the idiots in the state government apparently mean it- somehow they failed to read the Constitution- you know, the little niggling part in there about keeping church and state separate- just kind of keeping a little impartiality between the two. I’m just saying.

What could they be thinking, or perhaps in their case, smoking? I could be wrong, but I do not remember any day that specifically celebrates Christianity or Judaism. Oh we have the holidays, but then so does Islam- you know, Ramadan and such, But this is different. This is wrong. I am guessing that because of their location, these islands believe that they are more independent than some states, and their mindset is certainly different. Perhaps they thought that they could please the great Barama by celebrating what is/ isn’t/ is/ isn’t his religion. This part is somewhat murky, like his birth certificate.

I have to assume that the legislature in Hawaii has not read the First Amendment to the Constitution, where it specifically prohibits an establishment of any specific religion, and I do believe that naming a day to honor a specific religion to the exclusion of all other religions really gets into the wrong side of the First Amendment and its intent.

Now, if Hawaii has decided, like a child, that there are some laws that it doesn’t want to follow, well, Hawaii is a state the U.S. could shed with little sense of loss, except for Pearl Harbor- a place all of the Hawaii legislators should go see, if they have forgotten all about it. Now, imagine if you will, Pearl Harbor without the United States protecting the islands. Gee, they would be talking a foreign language in no time. Perhaps, given their mixed heritage, they wouldn’t find the language such a big thing, but they might find that the other government’s rules to be more restrictive than they might like.

This “law” serves no purpose except to suck up to the muslim religion. Why they would even want to do this is beyond me- I have nothing against Islam, but there are two older religions that get short shrift with our legislators time after time, Judaism, and Christianity. You might be excused for thinking that the older religions “bore” these people and they are fascinated with the “religion du jour”. The other reason is that islam scares these people and they feel they are hedging their bets by toadying up to this religion. Any way you cut it, what these “lawmakers” are being dishonest and hypocritical, but what do you expect from politicians?

So now September 24 will be designated as “Islam Day”, as the proposal was rammed through the legislative process despite the objections of two Republican lawmakers, Fred Hemmings and Sam Slom, and one Democrat, Josh Green, who said he was uncomfortable with government being involved with religions.

The supporters of this asinine law point to the fact that both Christmas and Good Friday are state holidays, even though they are both Christian holy days. They are rank and cowardly hypocrites who can’t even get their reasoning arranged in a logical fashion. If they wanted to do something along those lines of reasoning, they might have designated the first day of Ramadan as a state holiday- that would have made sense with respect to the reasoning they offered, but this- and so close to 9/11, this is an insult.

” I for one believe we should honor the Islamic faith as we do other faiths… It merely honors the faith, nothing more, ” said Sen. Gary Hooser (D, Kauai- Niihau)

What a morally bankrupt man, but apparently he is typical of these ideologically bereft lawmakers. If this is the best they can do regarding laws in Hawaii, they are not serving the people of that state well. This Senator lies, because they are NOT honoring Islam as they do other faiths- they are giving this faith a new, special day- did they give one to Judaism? To Christianity? No.

Nowhere is there anything said about honoring the Hindu faith, or Buddhism, or Greek Orthodox, all religions deserving great respect, and you know what? NONE of these other religions advocate waging war on unbelievers, killing them if they won’t convert, but Islam does. There are verses in the Koran that do say just that- yea, you bet, that’s a religion that preaches love for one’s neighbor, but only if that neighbor is a muslim. Now that’s a religion that really should be honored BEFORE you honor a peaceful religion? Give me a freakin’ break.

All the muslims in the world, and so few will condemn the actions of these allegedly “apostate” adherents of a “splinter” sect of a branch of Islam? Read that sentence again- it reads like someone apologizing for the actions of a member of the family they feel they must explain away, but not condemn. Look, if my brother commits murder, I do not protect him, for he has done wrong- I condemn his acts with strong words, and I turn him over to the authorities. That is what one does- unless they are Islamic, apparently. Sure there are a few voices raised, but not enough, not nearly enough.

And that is why this day that Hawaii has created is offensive- it goes against the Constitution. They have created a special day, not directly connected by history or tradition with regards to Islam, and decided that this unconnected day should be special for one group.

What’s next Hawaii? A special day for the KKK? You could use the same logic.

The North Koreans are planning on launching a rocket ostensibly to put a satellite into space but analysts believe this is a test for a ballistic weapon. The NORKS have already played around with nuclear bombs. If they come up with a rocket that could deliver a nuclear payload they would be more trouble than they already are.

One US offical believes that the North Korean rocket could reach the state of Hawaii.

Asked if the North Korean rocket could reach the US states of [sic] Hawaii or Alaska, Admiral Mike Mullen told CNN: “In some cases, yes, they could probably get down to Hawaii.” Breitbart

Well, if it hit the Bureau of Records it would destroy Obama’s birth certificate (the real one, not the COLB they have been passing around) and end any hope of ever seeing it.

Then again, it is under lock and key and probably in a safe. Perhaps rescue workers could dig it out…

I wonder if this is the test Joe Biden told us about…

Change is on the way. You are the change we need. We need hope and change. This is our time and the time for change is now. With this mantra Barack Obama waltzed into the national scene. He portrayed himself as a regular guy, an outsider to DC politics as usual. The unfortunate reality is that Obama is a typical politician and there is no change in the future.

This guy touts the public education system and is beholden to the teacher’s union. However, he sends his daughters to private school and he did this long before he was elected on 4 November. Then he tapped the leader of public schools in Chicago (a basketball buddy) to be his head of education. The leader of the same school system he would not send his own children to.

Obama made sure he parlayed his Senate seat into a job for his wife where her salary more than doubled. He used questionable methods to have opponents removed from ballots so that he faced no opposition and he has nuanced his answers so that there would be no gotcha moment. Even people who cover for him have learned the Obama nuance as did Hawaii’s director of health, Dr. Chiyome Fukino:

“Therefore, I as Director of Health for the State of Hawai‘i, along with the Registrar of Vital Statistics who has statutory authority to oversee and maintain these type of vital records, have personally seen and verified that the Hawai‘i State Department of Health has Sen. Obama’s original birth certificate on record in accordance with state policies and procedures.” KITV-ABC

Notice he never said Obama was born here, or that he is a citizen. He only states that the birth certificate is on file in accordance with state policies and procedures. This could mean that it is filed properly but more likely means that it is there in accordance with Hawaii policies that allowed foreign births to be registered in that state. This is nuance that the left has used as official word that Obama is indeed a citizen. Nowhere in that sentence does Dr. Fukina say that he affirms Obama is a citizen. Smart move because if it is discovered later that he is not, well that could mean jail time.

In any event, the average guy Obama and his change from the norm is on vacation in Hawaii. He is staying at a place that costs more to rent for one night than the monthly mortgage of most people (well most responsible people. Those who benefited from the Community Reinvestment Act might have mortgages that high).

The place where Obama is staying rents for $2500-$3500 a night and features 5 bedrooms, 5.5 baths, a pool and a spa. Now this might not seem like much. I mean, he is going to be the president of the US and he needs his Kennebunkport. Or, as his followers might suggest, a fortress of solitude.

What makes this a situation of politics as usual is that the listing for the place has been removed after the AP reported the details of it. Now it might be a matter of security but one would assume that if this were the case it would have been removed before he got there. Also, Oahu is an island and it is not too terribly difficult to guard a man who is staying on a private estate.

It is more likely that Obama did not want the unwashed masses who are losing their jobs because of Democratic failure to see him living the life of luxury. It would not be proper to have the people see The One living high on the hog in such bad economic times.

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is nothing but typical political maneuvering. There is no change in that and this is nothing more than politics as usual.

But hey, they got a great shot of of Obama with his shirt off. That should give the left something to fawn over for a while. I can see Chris Matthews’ leg getting all tingly over this.

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