America

I am having a very difficult time understanding many of my “fellow Americans”.

I look around me and see the “American Way” quickly becoming something I am less than proud of. I see that corruption in our federal government has risen to extreme levels that I never thought possible.

Radicals, socialists, communists, crooks, thugs and automatons pervade the highest levels of our government.

I see a huge power shift from the people to our corrupt government.

I see Black Panther bullies given a pass for outlandish intimidation of voters at a polling place. By the way, my concern has NOTHING to do with race, it has only to do with America and our law. I wonder how Mr. Holder would have handled guys in white sheets intimidating black voters in Mississippi? (I would hope he would stow them under the jail as he should have done with the Panthers. Now I have insulted both the panthers and the clan.)

I see a health care law enacted that creates many more problems than it solves and a US Army unit training in Georgia to handle “domestic unrest” with in our own borders.

I see terrorists being called ill instead of hateful and Americans who cherish traditional American values being ridiculed and mocked.

I see presidential promises broken with a wink instead of an apology (and America winks back).

Speaking of apologies, I see POTUS apologizing to the world for everything that is good in America.

I see our government trashing our relationships with our closest allies and sucking up to those who hate us.

I see our economy being trashed and our children’s future being squandered.

I see what has been a worthless media, rising up and becoming a malignant force that seems to be bent on our destruction.

And our congress! when did it become the enemy of America?

I feel like Rip Van Winkle!

It seems that bad has become the new good and good has become outdated, uncool, and stupid. (Props to Isaiah the Hebrew prophet for warning us this would happen)

The point is, I see these things and think: Germany, circa 1936, Argentina, circa 1955 (or North Korea, circa today). Whereas, millions of my fellow citizens, see a great new hero who is leading America to its glorious destiny.

And, when I try to talk to one of these citizens who refer to themselves by the euphemism “progressives”, I begin to see how much trouble we are really in. Trying to talk to these “progressives” about our founders and the constitution or freedom and its price, is worse than trying to talk to a fence post. At least the fence post can generally be counted upon to be free from body odor and refrain from spitting on you or clubbing you to death with nonsensical sound bites and mantras.

It is more like trying to teach a pig to fly. It is a complete waste of time and it annoys the pig.

In reading this, you may conclude that I hate Mr. Obama, but that is not the case. I hate what he is doing to the America i grew up in. The one that was created and preserved by the blood and sacrifice of my ancestors. The one that I have served and struggled to pass on to my posterity.

But I do not hate Barack Obama.

I believe he is simply being himself and doing what he sincerely thinks is best for himself and those he cares about. There are no surprises with Mr. Obama. He is exactly what he seemed to be before he was elected and he is behaving exactly as he told us he would (for example: why should he prove he is ineligible for this great job when he can get a pass and keep feeding at the trough?).

When he reminded Republican law-makers that “Elections have consequences” shortly after his inauguration, he was simply setting the tone for his presidency. He brought his friends and associates with him to Washington just as Jimmy Carter (the last president whose stupidity we almost didn’t survive) did. It just so happens that rather than being a bunch of “crackers” (and I mean that in the kindest possible way. Some of my best friends are from Georgia) Obama’s cronies are a bunch of thugs, crooks and radicals (ooops, now I have insulted Chicago).

I don’t hate Barak, I just want the USA to survive him and get back on track.

And I should say this:

Our country has been off track since long before Mr. Obama bounded onto our stage. In fact, we have been the proverbial “frogs in a pot” for decades.

We have been steadily pursuing a slide down the slippery slope we started in 1962 when prayer was first banned in schools. This slide was certainly accelerated in the decade beginning in 1965 during which we sacrificed 50,000 American lives in a futile war in Vietnam for which we had no clearly defined objective and no commitment to “win” (whatever that meant to the politicians), then again in 1973 when Roe v. Wade paved the way for the legal slaughter of over 40,000,000 unborn babies so far.

I thought the slide was over when Ronald Reagan was Elected in 1980. Unfortunately, that merely just a pleasant delay, but it made me feel optimistic about our country again after the Carter fiasco…er… administration.

When you think about it, If the Obama regime serves as a wake up call to a sleeping American populace (who have been enjoying the warming water in the pot for at least five decades) before we actually boil to death, Mr. Obama could be the best thing that has happened to America in fifty years!

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Just give ‘em the grass!

by Doug on September 11, 2009

in Barak Obama,Big Government,Communism,Economics,Freedom,Liberty,Obama Administration,Politics,Radicalism,Redistribution of Wealth,Socialism,Taxes

It seems that a pillar of the Obamagenda is the redistribution of wealth. To be fair, I admit he warned us of this during his campaign. However, as one who has worked all his life to earn a living, I find this concept abhorrent. I consider myself to be in good company in this matter. Thomas Jefferson himself observed: “The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not.” That my friends is just common sense.

However, if Mr. Obama would confiscate what I have earned to give to others of his choosing, I beseech him to refrain from the ruse of first running the seized funds through huge socialist, government-run programs. There, of course, bureaucrats, legislators, politicians, insiders and just plain thieves each siphon off their chunk leaving the remainder to to be sifted through the inefficiencies inherent in any government run program. The result is that the supposed beneficiaries of Mr. Obama’s generosity receive only the dross that dribbles out the other end and I am left wondering why I work so hard.

Skip the pitiful attempt to legitimize this armed robbery by forced taxation! Give them the grass Mr. President, not the horse crap that results when you process the grass through the government horse!

Why ruin the economy of a perfectly good nation and condemn it to the historical scrap heap of failed socialist states a few decades hence?

Just give ‘em the flippin’ grass!

Judge Andrew Napolitano: Everything the Government Runs is Bankrupt!

by Libertys Army on August 28, 2009

in Big Government,Freedom,Health Care

Judge Napolitano discusses the difference between government planning and private enterprise.

…and now they want to run health care.

You can track the healthcare bill here: H.R.3200: America’s Affordable Health Choices Act of 2009

More Health care Coverage on Liberty’s Army

Contact Your U.S. Representative

Contact Your U.S. Senators

In a time of universal deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act. George Orwell

Thomas Woods: Lectures on Liberty

by Libertys Army on August 27, 2009

in Big Government,Economics,Federal Reserve,Freedom,Government,Liberty,National Debt,Official Lies,Revolution 2.0,Saving Our Country,Second Amendment,States' Rights,Taxes,Tea Party,Videos

Tom Woods addresses 1,000+ on August 15, 2009 in Galveston Texas at the “Lectures on Liberty” event.

Thomas Woods: Lectures on Liberty – Four-Part Video:

Warnings From the Grave

by Doug on August 27, 2009 · 1 comment

in Big Government,Freedom,Government,Hope for America,Liberty,Politics,Saving Our Country,Second Amendment,States' Rights

The men we have come to revere as our founding fathers were strong, opinionated, ordinary men. They didn’t think of themselves as heroes, yet they saw what needed to be done and did it regardless of the personal risk and sacrifice involved.

They must have wondered on many of those long lonely nights away from their lovers and their children if their sacrifices would ultimately be worth while. Surely in those lonely moments of doubt, they must have imagined the challenges, we, their posterity would face. Would we have the courage and the wisdom to face them and prevail? Would we be willing to pay the same price they did to preserve liberty for ourselves and our posterity?

They had charged ahead to the point of no return to the status quo. They had become criminals in the eyes of the lawful government of the land. They were condemned to lives as a fugitives and soldiers when they were really farmers and tradesmen.

I find their ability to imagine our future and plan for it in the constitution they adopted amazing. Clearly they saw our day and recorded warnings and encouragement for us to see at the times we would need it most.

Here then are some timely warnings from our firebrand forebearers, revolutionaries and trouble makers all. I will let them speak for themselves, warnings from the grave:

First and foremost these men feared the potential for evil that government holds. They mistrusted government in general and encouraged the same of us Government was to play a very narrow, controlled role in our nation:

George Washington:

Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.

The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments

John Adams:

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

The happiness of society is the end of government.

While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill – little better understood, little better practiced now than three or four thousand years ago.

Thomas Jefferson

Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one.

Every government degenerates when trusted to the rulers of the people alone. The people themselves are its only safe depositories.

I own that I am not a friend to a very energetic government. It is always oppressive.

I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them

Our country is now taking so steady a course as to show by what road it will pass to destruction, to wit: by consolidation of power first, and then corruption, its necessary consequence.

The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.

The spirit of resistance to government is so valuable on certain occasions that I wish it to be always kept alive.

And finally, Thomas Paine

That government is best which governs least.

They also generally mistrusted those who would step forth and seek to govern, understanding that by its nature the very power vested in government would attract the wrong kind of person.

George Washington

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.

It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible.

John Adams

There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty.
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.
Power always thinks… that it is doing God’s service when it is violating all his laws.
Because power corrupts, society’s demands for moral authority and character increase as the importance of the position increases.

Thomas Jefferson:

Experience hath shewn, that even under the best forms of government those entrusted with power have, in time, and by slow operations, perverted it into tyranny.
All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Power is not alluring to pure minds.

There was no mistake in the minds of these men the role that the second amendment was to play in keeping us free. The purpose of an armed citizenry is to protect itself from the tyranny of its own government!

George Washington

The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil interference – they deserve a place of honor with all that’s good.

Firearms are second only to the Constitution in importance; they are the peoples’ liberty’s teeth.

John Adams

Arms in the hands of citizens may be used at individual discretion… in private self-defense.

Thomas Jefferson

The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government.

For a people who are free, and who mean to remain so, a well-organized and armed militia is their best security.

No free man shall ever be debarred the use of arms.

Every citizen should be a soldier. This was the case with the Greeks and Romans, and must be that of every free state.

We must listen to these men and heed their warnings. The nature of men and governments is unchanging. Our founders experienced oppression, felt the chains and were determined that we never would!

Our precious liberty was fought for and purchased with the blood of men and women whose names we may never hear. And as Jefferson predicted, the tree of our liberty has been nourished with the blood of heroes and tyrants from time to time since then.

The soils of Europe, the sands of Africa the atolls of the pacific, the jungles of Asia, and now the rugged terrain and desserts of the middle east are all stained with the blood of brave Americans who stood with our founders and shouted “the liberty of my fellow countrymen and our posterity is more important than my very life!”

God help us to see clearly and honor their sacrifice. Help us to stand up to any would be tyrants that threaten our liberty and disdain our constitution. Help us to successfully crush any who would rob our children of the great legacy that has been bequeathed to them through the blood and sacrifice of patriots throughout the existence of our great land. Help us not to be the weak link that breaks this divine chain of liberty, the last great hope of the world.

What are you doing to protect your posterity and to save our country? Tell us here.

U.S. As Miss Congeniality?

by Ray on July 26, 2009 · 1 comment

in Media

Step aside, Sandra Bullock! Barack is coming atcha!

In what is likely to become regarded as President Obama’s crowning glory, the world press (including our own MSM) has widely reported that a recently released Pew Research Poll shows that the “World” loves us much more with Obama as President than it ever did before.

Woo-hoo!!! Let’s all run out and buy something Chinese to show the world our appreciation! Here are some sample headlines:

ABC News: “CONFIDENCE IN OBAMA LIFTS U.S. IMAGE AROUND THE WORLD.”
San Francisco Chronicle: “Poll: U.S. image abroad surges under Obama”
Dallas Morning News: “World opinion of U.S. improves since Obama’s election”
USA Today: “Obama’s ‘rock star’ persona boosts U.S.”

No shock there! What’s not to like about the America of Barack Obama’s dreams? With the exception of the Brits and the Israelis, we could expect most of the “world” to rub their collective hands together with glee and break into a rousing rendition of “It’s A Wonderful World” at our demise. France would gladly exhume and return the bodies of all Americans who died saving French derrières if, in so doing, they could be relieved of any future perceived obligation to say or even think anything nice about us. In spite of (and maybe even because of) our billions spent on foreign and humanitarian aid to the rest of the world, we are still much despised.

But you know all that already! It doesn’t surprise you in the least that what our “rock star” president has brought us (in addition to near double-digit unemployment; unprecedented assaults on our Constitution; record-setting debt and deficits; and a clear path to socialism–illuminated by the fires of Healthcare Hell) is a warm and fuzzy feeling from the rest of the world.

What you might not know and what might just surprise you, however, is that according to that same Pew Research Poll, the Muslim world now has more confidence in Barack Obama than they do in Osama Bin Laden. Interesting.

That, of course, begs the question: confidence that our president will do what? What was it they previously had confidence in Bin Laden to do? Do they view Barry and Bin as sharing the same goals and aspirations, but put Barry a step or two ahead of Bin along his career path?

For my part, though I hate to disrupt the pageantry of the moment, I wouldn’t trade one ounce of my children’s birthright and future as Americans for all the pounds of “world praise” that either BO or BL could heap on my plate.

Libertarian with a Small “L”

by Doug on July 4, 2009 · 3 comments

in Action,Revolution 2.0

I hate to say this, but I have come to believe it. Those who object to America’s quantum leap to the left and the frightening ability our government has acquired to restrict or eliminate our liberties seem to be depending on the GOP to step up and save our country. If that is our plan we will likely fail.

A little recent history from the 40,000 ft. view: after eight years of the Clinton administration the Republicans were swept into power, controlling the white house and both houses of congress. They came in with a “move-over-we-are in-charge-now” arrogance that nearly wrecked our nation and eventually led to our current predicament. They fractured the Republican “contract with America” that had returned them to power in the 1994 congressional elections and assumed their rightful position at the career politician’s feeding trough. They behaved not as the Reagan “less-government-is-good-government” conservative saviors but more like Tax and Spend Liberals taking their turn at the trough and tossing around the pork.

Now the real patriots of America depend upon the party of Specter, Powell, Sanford and McCain to step up and save our liberty. There are some very good Americans that wear the Republican label, and truth be known there are many good Americans who wear the Democrat, Libertarian, and Independent labels also. Labels and party machines however will not save us.

Why are so many of these good Americans with the “correct labels” standing silently by when our constitution is being trampled and the government is positioning the power to place their boot upon our necks without further warning? (Police State U.S.A?) Where is the public outrage from these label wearers over the shameless pay-off to ACORN for fixing the 2008 elections? Pay-off from taxpayer funds, by the way that will make ACORN the fourth largest US government contractor in the nation at $9 BILLION (behind the big three defense companies, Boeing, Lockheed and Northrop). Where are the shaking fists at the pending adoption of a economically disastrous Cap and Trade policy aimed at what may well be a manufactured climate crisis created for personal gain? How about the absence of pointing fingers as an unprecedented increase in the M-1 money supply baffles economists who have no history upon which to project economic consequences? What about our country’s new willingness to throw our friend Israel under the bus and acceptance that Iranian nuclear capability is inevitable and none of our business, when we know exactly what those nuclear bombs are destined for? All this with no screams, just politics as usual.

We need people with the courage and selflessness to stand up uncompromisingly and SHOUT “THIS IS WRONG!” THIS IS UNCONSTITUTIONAL! THIS IS UNAMERICAN! Most of all we need someone with the courage, credibility and vision to stand up and shout “FOLLOW ME! I WILL LEAD AMERICA BACK TO THE FUTURE. I UNDERSTAND AND REVERE OUR CONSTITUTION AND I WILL PRESERVE PROTECT AND ADHERE TO IT! WE ARE AND ALWAYS WILL BE A FREE PEOPLE JUST AS IMAGINED BY OUR FOUNDING FATHERS! FOLLOW ME AND TOGETHER WE WILL BRING AMERICA TO ITS REBIRTH AS THE BEACON OF LIBERTY TO THE WORLD!

Can any public figure who wears the self-awarded labels of “patriot”, “conservative” “Republican” or “Libertarian” who has remained silent, who has not screamed in outrage stand now and presume to lead us?

Recently I saw in a Bio statement (the author of which I am not able to properly credit) the following: I am a libertarian with a small l. Well that describes me too. I am not a member of the Libertarian party, although I agree with much of their platform, nor am I a member of the Republican Party or the Independent Party. The only labels I claim are that of Lover of America and liberty and an advocate of minimal government.

I am not unique in this. There are literally millions like me. There are enough of us to save the America we love for future generations yet unimagined. There are some big problems, however. We can’t seem to agree on anything beyond the basic principles. We know were we want to go but can’t begin to agree on how to get there. Too many of us are depending on some existing party organization to do the work for us. Too many of us look at self awarded labels and automatically trust the person hiding behind them.

If we want to save America we will have to do it the same way our Founding Fathers created it. We can’t do it sitting in our comfortable homes waiting for someone else to do the heavy lifting while we pontificate our individual philosophies.

Our Founding Fathers were willing to take any risk, endure any discomfort or inconvenience, and make any sacrifice. They actually made themselves into criminals fighting against the establishment. Many sacrificed their homes, families and even their lives.

Fortunately we are not to the point where we have to become criminals against the establishment….yet. Thanks to the wisdom of our founders we have legal options that they didn’t have. What we need now is unity and leaders. If we would save America and her liberties we need to find a leader with vision and courage to UNITE behind and do it FAST!

On this 233 birthday of America, join me in a commitment to see the America we love reborn. Let’s make it easy for the right leader to step forth. Let’s be sure we recognize him or her when they do. Yes, her. We may well leave our progeny talking about their Re-founding Mothers.

Wolves, Bonfires, Vigilance, and Revolution

by Libertys Army on June 18, 2009 · 4 comments

in Government,Hope for America

Many years ago, large packs of wolves roamed the countryside in Ukraine, making travel in that part of the world very dangerous. These wolf packs were fearless. They were not intimidated by people nor by any of the weapons available at that time. The only thing that seemed to frighten them was fire. Consequently, travelers who found themselves away from cities developed the common practice of building a large bonfire and keeping it burning through the night. As long as the fire burned brightly, the wolves stayed away. But if it were allowed to burn out and die, the wolves would move in for an attack. Travelers understood that building and maintaining a roaring bonfire was not just a matter of convenience or comfort; it was a matter of survival.

The founding fathers understood human nature and they especially understood the nature of man with power. In a speech at the Constitutional Convention, James Madison said, “All men having power ought to be distrusted to a certain degree.” Joseph Smith, a 19th century pioneer religious leader, once wrote:

“We have learned by sad experience that it is the nature and disposition of almost all men, as soon as they get a little authority, as they suppose, they will immediately begin to exercise unrighteous dominion.”

Our Apathy is at the Heart of the Problem
So how do we citizens of the United States of America protect ourselves from the wolves that govern us? First, we need to recognize that we all bear responsibility for allowing the wolves to govern us. Thomas Jefferson said:

“We have the greatest opportunity the world has ever seen, as long as we remain honest — which will be as long as we can keep the attention of our people alive. If they once become inattentive to public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, judges and governors would all become wolves.”

Jefferson also said, “The natural progress of things is for liberty to yield and government to gain ground.”

We are a nation that enjoys prosperity and freedom. However, we take these blessing for granted. Many go so far as to feel entitled to them. Most of us are far removed from the day when all lives were touched by evil men. Some spent their days fighting for freedom in the halls of government. Many gave their lives fighting for freedom on battlegrounds. Many fought for freedom in their homes teaching their children the true price of freedom. Today we enjoy the freedom that was bought and paid for by great women and men.

The words of Samuel Adams should haunt every American of our generation:

“The liberties of our country, the freedoms of our civil Constitution are worth defending at all hazards; it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors. They purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood. It will bring a mark of everlasting infamy on the present generation – enlightened as it is – if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of designing men.”

However, as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. taught us, “Freedom is not free”.

The wolves are always lurking hungrily on the fringes of our liberty, impatiently waiting for us to fall asleep and let the fires of our vigilance burn low. Anxious to lull us into what promises to be a most fateful slumber, they make hollow promises as “evidence” of their good intent. What happens when the fires burn completely out? We are consumed by the wolves and the ashes of vigilance untended become cold comfort for generations to come.

Get Informed

After we recognize the problem and our part in it, we need to realize that we can and must be part of the solution. So, what do we do to keep the bonfires burning and the wolves at bay?

Thomas Jefferson taught us to educate ourselves, our family, and each other. He said, “Educate and inform the whole mass of the people… They are the only sure reliance for the preservation of our liberty.” Successful vigilance demands knowledge. As a minimum we should all read the documents that define our liberty: The Declaration of Independence and The Constitution and become familiar with how our republican form of government works. We can learn valuable lessons by studying the lives of those who led the way in our Revolution of 1776. To fulfill our duty as citizens, we must be learned enough to stoke the fires and defend our freedom.

What is your duty as a citizen? To protect and maintain the freedom that you enjoy for future generations. Thomas Jefferson taught that, “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” We cannot let those bonfires go out.

In his inaugural address, President John F. Kennedy said, “my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country.” It is important to remember that our country is NOT our government and that our government was created by the people that it governs. In his famous Gettysburg address, Abraham Lincoln said that our government is a “Government of the people, by the people, for the people”.

Patrick Henry teaches us a very important concept about our constitution which maps out our government. He said:

“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government – lest it come to dominate our lives and interests.”

Discuss

As we become more informed it is then our responsibility to educate our children, and inform our family, friends and elected officials. As informed citizens, we can be true patriots and keep our government in line. Once again, Thomas Jefferson counseled, “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.”

Most people feel that they can change nothing by themselves. This is not true. Jefferson said, “One man with courage is a majority.” However, you’re not alone. There are many people who feel the same way that you do; people of all political persuasions. Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Libertarians, Conservatives, Liberals –all feel disenfranchised by their party and their government. Most people sense that something is wrong with our government.

Meet with these folks. Share your concerns, thoughts, and ideas with each other. You will find that there is more that binds us than separates us.

Don’t start your discussions with issues that “divide” and remember that disagreement is fine. Debate is great. When dealing with stubborn people remember what these great quotes:

“It takes time to persuade men to do even what is for their own good.” — Thomas Jefferson

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances. — Thomas Jefferson

Be Vigilant With Elected Officials

Write your elected officials. Tell them what you think about the issues of the day. Let them know when they make mistakes or overstep their bounds. They are less likely to step out of bounds if they know that we are watching and they need to know that we are watching all the time, not just on election day. Said Thomas Jefferson, “That government is the strongest of which every man feels himself a part.”

Time For Revolution 2.0

Protecting our liberties is not something that we can put off. President Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction.”

Irish author Edmund Burke professed, “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”

We must combine our efforts to protect our liberties and save our country for future generations. Thomas Jefferson said, “Every generation needs a new revolution.”

Our own Declaration of Independence declares:

“When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.”

Our first president, George Washington seemed to have been speaking to Americans of today when he warned, “Government is not reason; it is not eloquent; it is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.”

The Trampled Rose

by Doug on June 14, 2009 · 1 comment

in Politics

If you aren’t familiar with the unlikely collaboration between Alison Krause and Robert Plant, the multi-Grammy winning “Raising Sand” CD, you should give it a listen. It is a masterpiece of synergy. The track entitled “The Trampled Rose” is a haunting vocal by Ms. Krauss showing the range or her wonderful voice. You can listen to it here: The Trampled Rose

It tells the plaintive story of a young woman who gives her lover a single rose that is emblematic of all that she feels. She expects him to treasure it, placing the importance on it that she does. Instead when she walks out on the street she finds a rose trampled into the mud. She slowly realizes that it was the very rose she gave him and he discarded it as soon as he was out of her sight. Her heart is broken at the magnitude of his betrayal.

There is a parallel story unwinding on a larger scale, even as you read this. We the people of the United States of America have bestowed upon Barak Hussein Obama the highest honor and the most sacred trust possible for us to bestow upon a human being: The Presidency of the greatest nation in the history of this planet.

According to Article 1 of our inspired constitution, there are only two duties that he, in return, is sworn to. The oath of office for the President of the United States of America taken directly from Article 1 of the constitution says it best:

I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.

The stewardship of preserving, protecting and defending our constitution the charter of our liberty and the American way, is our most sacred rose, entrusted to only 43 other humans in the history of our country. Mr. Obama accepted our “rose” and swore that oath, with his hand on Abraham Lincoln’s bible, no less. There is evidence that as soon as he was out of our sight, he discarded this rose and trampled it into the mud. What betrayal! Think he had his fingers crossed? What about the members of congress who swore the same oath? Why do they go along?

Thomas Jefferson counseled: “The price of freedom is eternal vigilance.” To think that ours may be the generation that fell asleep on guard duty and failed to preserve America’s liberty for our posterity! After all the vigilance and sacrifice by previous generations in order to pass it intact to us, that would be shameful beyond words.

We have had forty three presidents before Mr. Obama, some good, some not so good, some were most excellent and some were disastrous. But none were traitors. We may have disagreed with how they handled their stewardship, questioned their honesty, competency, morality or even their sanity. But we as a nation have never had cause to question their loyalty. Have we come to that now?

Don’t worry; I will not drive us both into the dirt by reciting a litany of evidence of Mr. Obama’s disregard for this sacred document or his assaults on our liberties. What I would like to understand, however, is WHERE IS THE OUTRAGE? Why do you have to come to a blog like this to hear these thoughts expressed? Where the voice s of those public figures with ambitions to lead us? Why do these “leaders” pretend this is a case of partisan politics as usual?

Mitt? Sarah? Newt? Cat got your tongue? We need our leaders to step up and call this what it is! Timidity and fear of the spotlight will serve neither you nor your country! Dr. Alan Keyes, and Dr Ron Paul seem to display the courage for a lonely swim against the current.

I wonder what our founding fathers would think of us now. Are we all armchair patriots? If the signers of the Declaration of Independence had hesitated to step forth and condemn the then legal and lawful government of King George for fear of condemnation or capture, where would we be now?

I saw a fitting message for Mitt, Sarah, Newt and all the others who would lead us, in a twitter user Bio of all places! “Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow… Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead… Just go stand over there somewhere.” Put another clichéd way, Lead, follow or get out of the way!

I am not waiting for someone to get the courage to step forward. Consider this a “help wanted” ad:

Wanted, for a thankless and potentially dangerous job:

A real leader! Your gender, race, or religious preference doesn’t matter. You must, however, be willing to sacrifice your privacy, peace, career and family and even your life if necessary.

This job has been vacant for over 200 years. Although we have faced many crises as a nation since then, we have never since had to face a situation parallel to the American Revolution.

You will be mocked, reviled, ridiculed, spat upon and probably shot at. Though you must never break the law, you will be accused of crimes ranging from inciting riots, mayhem and insurrection to treason and who knows what else. When this happens you must be wise enough to take it as a sign of your success and keep pressing forward.

Those you will lead are a rag-tag bunch. Many are armchair patriots who will need to be motivated to stand up from their chairs and trade the rhetoric for action: strenuous, thankless, discouraging and sometimes dangerous action. We are an independent lot and can’t seem to agree on anything. Our civic duties, to date, have been primarily focused on the political process and casting our vote for the candidates of our choice. We don’t follow well and each of us has our own ideas of what needs to be done. We are a whiney lot and will question and complain about your solutions while not offering any better alternatives. We all love our country, but few of us have ever been called upon to sacrifice anything important or take any real risks for her. Our primary skill is talk and avoiding the limelight. We are Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians and Independents. We are the folks you will be leading!

The opposition is well organized, extremely well funded with the financial might of the US government. They have the power to raise and deploy trillions of dollars in their service! They have the might of the US military and the forces of Homeland Security on their side. They are supported by millions of unquestioning zombie-like automatons, and their leader is very charismatic and effective.

Any applicants?

Time For Some Backbone

by Doug on June 4, 2009 · 7 comments

in Action,Boycott

Here’s a fact for you: Conservatives are the backbone of America. We say that because we conservatives constitute the majority of those who carry the weight in our country. We make good things happen. We are the majority (not the totality) of those who:

Still think for ourselves instead of relying on the irresponsible media to tell us what to think
Work for a living, build industry and commerce, pay our taxes
Truly love America and understand our heritage of liberty and its immense cost
Fill our places of worship, donate to charity and live by a moral code
Are devoted to our children and take care in their mental and spiritual development

If the above is true, which it is, why is our country in the mess it is in? Why are we standing helplessly on the sidelines watching as America falls from glory and our liberties are quickly devoured by those who trample our constitution in pursuit of their own power?

The answer is too complex to fully tackle here, but the reality is that this has been building up for decades. Conservatives enthusiastically believed the tide had turned with the advent of the Reagan administration, but in reality it was just a pause. When we lost President Reagan we quickly returned to our destructive course. We are like the proverbial frogs in the pot. It has happened around us so gradually that while we may have felt uneasy, we were not alarmed until Mr. Obama was elected president and the decline seemed to accelerate to warp speed.

The truth is, while conservatives are in the majority, we appear to be independent and self-directed with no clear leader. Like a laser with too diffuse a beam, we have not focused our passion or power. Nor have we acted together to maintain the America that was bequeathed us by our forefathers. Many conservatives have confined their civic duties to voting for those that most reflected their views. The political party that supposedly most represented conservative views, consciously “widened the tent” to accommodate a broad range of doctrines and values, thereby diluting its message, power and influence. The GOP simply homogenized itself out of relevancy. “RINOs” (Republican In Name Only) have dominated and given the party the appearance of the cowboy who jumped on his horse and galloped off in all directions.

While the GOP may, in time, redeem and re-brand itself, conservatives need a united voice now! We don’t have time to wait for 2010 and 2012 elections. We seriously doubt if the considerable work that must be done within the GOP can be completed by then, anyway. Where does this leave us, America’s conservatives?

While Republican office holders arrogantly gloated and behaved like tax and spend liberals, conspiring men and women stepped forth with a plan to seize and wield power effectively for their own purposes. These power hungry politicians recognized that an uninformed ballot cast by someone incapable of independent thought was equal in value to the vote cast after careful evaluation by a principled citizen. As an added bonus, since the Great Unthinking derive their deepest thoughts and opinions from television and celebrity gossip, they are easily manipulated. A brilliant plan was devised to exploit this weakness. The task was relatively simple: motivate these lightweight, star struck, uninformed, drooling zombies to go to the polls on just one day every couple of years! Accomplish this, and the conspirators could legally take over our country and have their way with her. Thus the rise of ACORN.

Unfortunately, though we are in the majority among responsible citizens, the Great Unthinking outnumber responsible citizens altogether. Look good in a bathing suit, master the art of the sound bite, have a functioning teleprompter and promise what the Great Unthinking want to hear, and the country falls into your hands like a ripe fruit.

How do we, the conservative majority, including Democrats, Republicans, Libertarians and Independents, retake our country and preserve our liberties? Benjamin Franklin’s remarks as patriots gathered in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776 are just as applicable today as they were then: “We must hang together, or we will assuredly hang separately.”

We MUST unite, and focus our passions, our power and our efforts. We must start with an objective that is relatively simple around which to organize ourselves and make our connections. Then, building on initial successes, move on to greater issues. It is time for some backbone!

Are you surprised that we have a suggestion for an initial project? It is time to lawfully use our combined economic power and leverage to strike back at the large media players that seem determined to ruin our country. These treacherous titans have been the biggest single factor in the deterioration of our society to the terrible place we find ourselves occupying today. They have destroyed our culture and created the Great Unthinking masses that have become a tool for consolidation of power for those who ignore our constitution. And, they all have major weak spots where they are vulnerable to our united action!

There are so many potential targets for our righteous wrath, but none more deserving than the NBC media empire, NBC Universal. The latest example of their outrageous irresponsibility occurred recently when MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann, with his most solemn sanctimonious face and using his most unctuous voice, announced he had “proof” that Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly had incited the murder of late-term abortion doctor Tiller. Dramatically, he stated that O’Reilly and Fox had Tiller’s blood on their hands. Olbermann used several out-of-context video clips from O’Reilly’s show. Although O’Reilly was clearly reporting the truth, when one is talking about “partial birth abortions”, the truth is very upsetting. Olbermann then went on to call for an “indirect Boycott” of Fox News, asking viewers to refuse to patronize establishments that displayed TV’s on premises tuned to Fox. The video of this atrocious broadcast is included for you to watch should you have the stomach for it.

We made ourselves watch it all and actually became physically ill. We advise you to take our word, but watch it if you must. Olbermann, by the way, characterized Tiller as a hero, never mentioning the 60,000 babies he murdered for $5,000 each – - – babies who could have lived outside the mother’s womb. You can see our feelings regarding Tiller’s murder posted as a comment under “The Trust of a Child” (short version: it was murder, set the pro-life cause back and saved not a single life. The clinic still exists and others will step forward and take Tiller’s place. Tiller will not be the last multi-millionaire to build his business on the bones of babies.)

The payback opportunity we see is this: The parent company of the NBC Universal media empire is GE. GE lives in a glass house when it comes to boycott vulnerability and should not allow its “children” to throw stones. We call upon all true conservatives to unite and boycott all things GE. Let’s use this as a warm-up round to build unity and discipline among conservatives. The patriots of the American Revolution gave up home and hearth and their very lives in order to wrest our liberty from the hands of tyrants.

Do we love America enough to give up “Heroes”, “30 Rock” or “Mad Money”? Enough to shop for alternatives to GE light bulbs and appliance brands?

If not, America is simply lost.

When we unite and wield our lawful power as one, the battle is all but over. We can legally and lawfully take our country back and banish all would be oppressors if we hang together.

Remember, that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. OK, let’s take that step but let’s do it quickly. Let’s start by stopping NBC from spawning zombies. Let’s tell “Mamma GE” she is responsible for the behavior of her children and she had better cause them to behave responsibly and cease destroying America!

Coincidentally, Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of NBC Universal parent GE, serves as a member of the Obama Regime’s new economic advisory board. This board played a big role in designing the “Obama Economic Recovery Plan”.

Remember Albert Einstein’s definition: “Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” We have voted over and over and depended on “our party” to be our voice. Let’s try something effective! Let’s employ the power of focused passion and unified action! Let our economic voices rise as one and throw the bastards out! Let’s Boycott all things NBC and GE!

Please join us in this first simple, lawful step and help us spread the word to Conservatives of all party labels. Whether you agree with us or not we would value knowing your opinion.

IT IS TIME FOR ACTION TO REPLACE TALK! Let’s pass our hard won liberty on to our descendants.

Its time for some backbone!

We need to act together. Please let us know if you have a better target. We WANT your feedback.

Below is information on the GE worldwide empire:

The General Electric Website outlines their diverse worldwide empire. Most GE products carry the GE brand but there are many others, especially in the entertainment industry.

NBC Universal Brands:

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