What part of "piece" don't we understand? Part 2

Are we sure sure it is still okay, and safe to have a Mosque at ground zero, even though it is politically correct to embrace this "piece-full" religion (see Part 1)?

And why hasn't this guy been picked up yet?

What does the Constitution look like in Washington?

To any authentic, patriotic American, the United States Constitution looks like this.

However, to many politicians in Washington, the Constitution looks like this.

This is how the Constitution is being treated, torn apart, piece by piece; its being used to wipe the politicians clean of any restraint.

Perhaps on November 2nd, we can keep them from flushing our liberties down the toilet?

Harry Reid and Election Fraud - Already?

During early voting yesterday in the State of Nevada, something unusual began happening. Here is a quote from a voter as reported by the Washington Examiner.

Thugocracy?

The NYT reported yesterday on something that really reveals the heart of the President. I don't think the NYT realized...

The Commander of Fiscal-Insanity: Letting Washington Run Wild Again

Weekly Address: Letting Wall Street Run Wild Again

This past Saturday, the President delivered his Weekly Address to the nation. He entitled it "Letting Wall Street Run Wild Again." It was the typical "I am so great, the Republicans are so toxic" pontification that we have come to expect from the President.

Here is the a summary of the Weekly Address as stated on the White House website.

WASHINGTON – In this week’s address, President Obama called out the Republican leadership in Congress for vowing to repeal Wall Street reform, which will protect Americans from unfair practices in mortgage transactions and foreclosures.  The Wall Street reform law also set new rules so that taxpayers will never again be on the hook for a bailout if a big financial company goes under, helps rein in the secret deals and reckless gambling that nearly brought the financial system down, and set up the strongest consumer protections in history.  The special interests fought hard against reform, spending millions to preserve a system that worked better for them than for middle class families.  And now, the GOP leadership is calling for repealing this law and that would take the country backwards.

After I read the transcript of the speech and watched the video, I couldn't help but grow even more disgusted at Washington hypocrisy. Essentially the President is making a big deal out of having swept the garage floor while the house is burning down!

How so?

An Extreme Policy that Needs Abortion

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Recently there has been a lot of chatter about a Pro-Life Ad that is making it's rounds.  Many on the progressive left are criticizing the "Shock and Awe" of the Ad. Now certainly it seems a bit "shocking" on the surface, but when you compare this Ad to current reality, it is a lazy stroll through the park. And that is not meant to belittle the Ad.

Take a look at the Ad for yourself...

Tea'd-Up!

Tea Party Protest, Washington D.C. September 12, 2009

Are you Tea'd-Up with hearing the constant barrage of insults and attacks leveled at the Tea Party? It's almost become common place to hear the words Tea Party interchanged with words like extremism, radicals, racists, and forces of evil. I guess we shouldn't be too surprised. If former President Bill Clinton will suggest that half of the nation needs a shrink (see video below), and then our current President indicates that half of the nation is scared, not thinking straight, and therefore may vote Republican on November 2nd, hey...why not, let's drag the Tea Party through the deepest mud pits we can find!

With all the un-sportsmanship and un-statesmanship like conduct of the progressive left, just what the Tea Party movement is all about has certainly been muddied. And it hasn't helped to have a media that goes along with it - well, except for that...

A Critique of the President's Weekly Address from October 16th, 2010

Weekly Address from October 16th, 2010

Once again the President sounds so good in front of the camera with a teleprompter. I can't tell you how much I have wanted to take at face value what the President says; it sounds so good. However, beneath the veil is reality - a reality that if most people knew of, wouldn't give this President a dime's worth of their attention.

So, I have tried cutting through the veil. My remarks are interjected where appropriate. The speech is italicized.

Are Prosperous Americans a threat to Democracy?

Wall Street Bull

In a recent interview with MTV, the President indicated that a group called "Americans for Prosperity" were a threat to our Democracy. Now I am so sorry, but when I saw this, I couldn't stop my mind from racing to the thought, "I wonder if the President is against prosperous Americans." Sure, I realize I am using a play on words here, but it sure seems like the President is against both groups.

For example, the President just can't seem to grasp why Americans making over 250,000 dollars a year want to keep their money, instead of having one of the most inefficient distribution channels in the world (Government) commandeer their wealth and spread it around to those who didn't earn it. I think if the President could have his way, he would tax these prosperous Americans until they start sending lint from their pockets in with their tax returns. At least then...

Is the President sending American jobs overseas?

Certainly the events of the Deepwater Horizon explosion, which resulted in the loss of life and oil spilling into the Gulf waters, was a tragic accident. (By the way, as a side note, why did we see and hear more news on the birds and turtles suffering from the oil slick than we did on the families that lost loved ones and livelihoods?) Of course, this accident most likely would not have happened had the many layers of government regulators been doing their jobs. Additionally tragic, is the loss of jobs and economic activity due to the outrageous ban on oil production in the Gulf. (There is nothing quite like making private industry pay for the Government's ineptness) Why hasn't mainstream media broadcast in bold the 36 rigs in the Gulf of Mexico that have been put out of work, or the five rigs that have left for Egypt and other parts of Africa, and the roughly 8,000 to 12,000 jobs lost?

Give me a break of that Kit-Kat bar!

The other day I was standing in line at the grocery store waiting to pay for my groceries. The gal in front of me, grossly overweight, was having her groceries tallied up, and I noticed that she paid for her groceries with two separate transactions. The first transaction was paid for with food stamps. This transaction seemed to buy the "healthier" items. The second transaction was made with cash and appeared to buy junk food. Now, do I need a degree in "stupid-ology" to figure out what's wrong with this picture?

Taxes, Taxes, and more Taxes

The White House Whiteboard

Putting aside the PMS of politics on this issue, let's ask ourselves a question. How would we feel if the government selectively targeted certain people and required them to pay more taxes than others...and you and I were part of that crowd? Would you feel it is right that you were singled out by the government and forced to pay more taxes than your neighbor, though you and your neighbor are equally American citizens? O, so it is OK that your neighbor has to pay more than you, but not OK if you have to pay more than your neighbor? In any other area of life, we would call this "racism" and hate. I haven't said anything about income levels yet, but since you're thinking that, what does income have to do with being more or less of an American citizen?

What part of "piece" don't we understand? Part 1

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Shortly after 9/11, the TVs all across America began to do something really strange. First, our TVs told us that the evil masterminds, and those that carried out the barbaric plots of 9/11, were of Islamic faith and practice. So, after months of intel gathering and planning, America went to war with Islam. However, here is the strange part; it seems like someone snuck into our homes and reprogrammed our TVs. Yes, those crazy screens are now telling us that Islam is a religion of peace and we are at war with extremism. Now, it does happen occasionally, but it's almost impossible to find a TV that will show a clear depiction of what life is really like in a nation where Islam is the religion and law of the land. Strange...huh?

The Game of Blame

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It certainly seems like the only thing the President knows how to do well, is blame everything on everyone else. Mostly that everyone else is the Republican party, no surprise. In fact, he is still blaming the Bush Administration, even though the Bush Administration has been out of office for almost two years. Of course we all know that mastering the craft of blame is a mark of truly great statesmanship...right?

"One Nation" - Really?

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So there is the really... really... really... big, but sparsely attended rally today called "One Nation." Just a few short thoughts here...a rally doesn't speak for the whole nation. I am not sure if these people thought about that, but it looks like they didn't. But then, maybe they think of themselves as their own little nation. Second, what kind of people does a rally like this attract?

Watch the answer for yourself.

"Forces of Evil - The Conservatives"

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It amazes me at how much then candidate Barack Obama, promised on the campaign trail, to bring change should he get elected. In fact, he indicated that one of the big changes he would bring to Washington was that of unity. It sounds absolutely hilarious now to even ponder that, but back then, people thought he was for real. What people didn't realize, but is now obvious, is that unity with the President and the left is only attainable when those who disagree learn to agree and go along with everything. In other words, the President and the left view unity, not as something achieved through consensus from both sides of the issue, but rather by blaming, badgering, and demonizing those who have a different point of view (Healthcare bill for example). In the end, that approach leads to polarization, not unity.

Now some would argue that the President is just inexperienced and lacks the ability to lead this great nation. I would argue that the President knows well how to lead, and the kind of leadership we see is actually true to his nature. In fact, his leadership is so good, that he has the left lined up right where he wants them, saying what he wants them to say. Because at the end of the day, if the President was interested in unity, instead of pitting the right against the left, his students like talking head Ed Schultz, wouldn't be calling conservatives the forces of evil. By the way, I liked Ed Schultz when he was a college football announcer - he should have never quit his day job.

Does The President Watch Glenn Beck?

OK, I had to laugh...the "White House Whiteboard?" Now anyone familiar with the Glenn Beck show on Fox News has seen Glenn Beck use a chalkboard to illustrate his point. (I think Glenn Beck is using actual chalk, not these environmentally caustic marker pens the White House is using.) Umm...this whiteboard thing looks like a cheap rip-off of the Glenn Beck show. But hey, if you can't beat'em, copy'em, right?

But on a more serious note, why should I trust a politician's visual explanation of perceived truth? After all, this is politics and these are politicians, and now we have a visual of what "politi-myth-matic" actually looks like. At the end of the day, the mixture of politicians and truth hasn't been doing so well, but, politicians and propaganda have.

Here is the reason why I don't believe a word of what the White House is saying. The reason is in the difference between propaganda and education. Propaganda tells me what to think. Education teaches me how to think. This picture is telling me what to think. This is nothing more than a classic picture of political propaganda.

Update...

The Heritage Foundation did an excellent job at slicing and dicing the propaganda.

Made In The U.S.A.

Here at POLITICRITIQUE, we are proud to be American. We are proud to speak English. We are proud of our Citizenship. Liberty is not made in China. Liberty is not defended with the blood of illegal aliens. Liberty does not bow in the presence of world dictators. Liberty does not apologize to the world for her freedom and prosperity.

Liberty is not cheap, she never goes on sale, and she cannot be purchased with food stamps, jobless benefits, and bailouts. Liberty’s currency is blood, the blood of patriots, and patriots are not ashamed or afraid of her cost. If Liberty was free for the taking, every nation would have her, and freedom would be a commodity. But freedom is expensive, and Liberty is discriminating. Those not willing to pay Liberty’s price will remain shackled with the chains of tyranny, socialism, and slavery. You cannot forever spit on Liberty, burn her flag, run from her demands, apologize for her greatness, and steal from her treasures - in time, she will leave.

Liberty is precious, as precious as her soldiers draped in the colors of her flag; as precious as grief laden tears that flow from loved ones and friends left behind; as precious as an old photograph, worn around the edges, that brings back the memories of those that had the courage to pay Liberty’s price. Yes, we are proud to be American. We are proud of the Red, White, and Blue. We are proud to pledge our allegiance to the flag. We are proud to cross our hearts and take our hats off when Liberty’s anthem is played. We are proud to be one nation under God. We are proud to stand and not bow. We are proud and will not apologize. Liberty, to any patriot, is just too precious to be dishonored and forgotten.

In the eyes of a patriot, soldiers that come home having paid Liberty’s price, whether physical, mental, or emotional; they are not suspected as terrorists. To the patriot, politicians that bow, and apologize to the world for Liberty’s freedom and prosperity, are traitors to Liberty and her price paid; that price represented at Arlington National Cemetery, by every soldier’s grave that honors our soil, and of all those who never came home. To the patriot, the same crowds that ran from Liberty’s demands, yet in the name of Liberty’s freedom, demonstrate and burn her colors; they are abhorrent, dishonorable, and despicable.

Yes, we are proud to be American. We are proud to speak English. We are proud of our Citizenship. We will not forget the soldiers that bought our freedom. We will not trample on their sacrifice with apologies. We will not dishonor their bravery and courage by bowing. We are proud to be American. We are Americans.

The Rationer-in-Chief Cometh

Once again, President Obama has gone behind the closed doors of recess appointments (more than Bush at this point), to appoint Donald Berwick administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Didn’t the president say his administration would be about transparency, from day one? I wonder why the closed doors?

The answer is simple, there is an agenda that needs to be advanced and the American people, if they knew anything about this new Rationer-in-Chief, would stand in the way of that agenda (something else the President said he wouldn’t do, starting day one). Granted, while electing Barack Obama as President wasn’t one of the brightest moments in our nation’s history, we have learned a few things. So, why would the American people have stood in the way of the President’s agenda?

In short, just be thankful your not old and/or sick, though we will all get there someday. Our President’s Healthcare Reform is all about control, through coverage, not care. Healthcare coverage lives and breaths on effective cost controls, not concern for the sick. As the costs of Obamacare start to rise, not fall as the President has said, and as the American people become more aware of the problems our national debt poses, President Obama needs a cost control/rationing tool to help him make his healthcare agenda work. What better person for that job than Mr. Donald Berwick.

Who is Mr. Donald Berwick, our new Rationer-in-Chief? Mr. Donald Berwick is a Harvard professor and pediatrician who has won many endorsements from most of the major medical societies. With that out of the way, who is Mr. Donald Berwick, really? Well, here is something he has said, “I am romantic about the NHS. I love it,” and “Most people who have serious pain do not need advanced methods; they just need the morphine and counseling that have been around for centuries.” Are you wondering what the NHS is, this organization that Mr. Donald Berwick is so romantically in love with? This next article really puts all the pieces of the puzzle together for us. However, before you read the article, let’s ask ourselves a question. Didn’t Barack Obama, when he was running for President, say in a debate, that if we wanted to know what he (Barak Obama) thought about certain issues, we could get a good idea by looking at those he has surrounded himself with? OK, here is a good idea of what the NHS is all about. NHS scandal: dying cancer victim was forced to pay.

Please don’t get sick.