This one is happening in Dallas, Texas. Meet Frank Larison, a 58 years old Marine disable veteran with 14 years in the USMC including a tour in Vietnam. For the last eight years he has lived in a condominium and has been showing not only his pride in his past service to the country, but also his love of country by affixing stickers on his car. The Home Owners Association running the complex he lives in is threatening to have his car towed at Frank’s expenses and fine him $50 per each additional ‘offense’ because the display of the stickers is in violation of HOA rules. The ‘offensive’ stickers are various Marine Corps symbols and other patriotic slogans.
According to the ‘rules and regulations’ Larison is accused of violating, the tenants of the complex are not allowed to display any kind of advertisement items on their property or their vehicles, but it is clear that the stickers on Mr. Larison’s car are not advertising anything. They are just his way to express his service pride and his love of country.
Even if one wants to be a stickler for rules and regulations, it is clear that “Semper Fi” and “You Can’t Buy Freedom” stickers are not advertising items, but simply a personal expression, which should be protected by the First Amendment of our Constitution. To aggravate the situation, television reporter James Rose from FOX4, who covered the story, also was able to show that there were many other vehicles on the HOA property with stickers and magnets in support of different causes, like fight against breast cancer and even a Obama ’08 sticker, and yet it appears that Frank Larison was the only one to receive the threatening letter from the Association.
So, what is the deal? It would really be interesting to find out from the president of the Association, who was conveniently on a trip when the story first appeared, as one of the board members, when interviewed, declared that he was not aware of the situation at all.
There are two possibilities, in my mind, about the motivation behind this ‘offensive’ from the HOA.
One could be that the president is trying to enforce the ‘rules and regulations’ starting with the safer target instead of risking to be labeled uncaring by forcing someone to remove the “fight breast cancer” sticker or racist by forcing someone to remove the Obama sticker.
Second possibility is that the president is one of those who finds anything related to the US Military offensive and is determined to single out a Veteran and enjoy his abuse of power.
Either way I hope I will be able to follow the story, as I am very curious to hear the excuse given.
On similar subject, and again in Texas, specifically Mansfield, Debbie McLucas is a worker at the Kindred Hospital. She is married to a Veteran, her son is a Veteran of the Iraqi conflict and her daughter is currently serving in Iraq. In preparation for the Memorial Day observation, she hung a 3’ x 5’ American flag in her cubicle only to arrive at work on Friday before the long weekend and find that her supervisor had taken the flag down and place it on the office floor.
After inquiring, Debbie was told by her supervisor that she had received complaints from co-workers and customers who supposedly found the display offensive. Yes, the display of Old Glory OFFENSIVE. The supervisor, who is an immigrant from Africa, took it upon herself to remove the flag and place it on the ground, a clear violation of flag protocol.
Subsequently, the hospital Human Resources department, whose headquarters are located in Kentucky, attempted an excuse by citing the size of the flag, but the initial cause given by Mrs. McLucas’ supervisor had been that ONE person had lodged a complaint of ‘being offended’ by the display. If I was a betting man, I would trust the initial story.
My thoughts on this story are very simple. In the first place is the fact that Debbie McLucas and her family have given enough of themselves to the country that even if a violation of the hospital policy occurred because of the size of the flag, an exception should have been made for the specific situation. Moreover, as I am inclined to believe that it was the supervisor who felt “offended” by the flag, she should not be allowed to work in her capacities any longer.
In America, the flag is purchased by the individual and therefore is personal property of the individual. Debbie’s supervisor had no right to touch the flag.
After the story gained national exposure, Kindred Hospital published a statement saying that the incident was about the size of the flag and not what the flag symbolizes and invited Mrs. McLucas to hang the flag in her cubicle again. This is a bitter sweet victory for Debbie, because it is obvious that the PR department of the hospital is trying to mask the main issue which is the supervisor’s action. If the size of the flag was the problem, why is it not a problem any longer?
Kind of strange, don’t you think?
I wonder how many of these incidents do occur all over the country and only few make their way into the News.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Who's The Coward Now!
Remember when Attorney General Holder called Americans cowards? I sure do, and at the time I took exception to his assessment of the racial bias that he still sees in America today, especially after a black man was elected President and Holder himself had become the first black AG.
Today reports are hitting the News of the Justice Department, yes the same place where Holder makes his living doing Obama’s bidding, has dropped the charges against three members of the New Black Panthers who had been filmed intimidating the voters at a Philadelphia voting location on November 8, 2008.
As the case was already won, the DoJ decided to drop the charges against the three thugs ‘after careful consideration of the evidences and the law’ meaning that they are just feeding a line of bull to the American people (what’s one more, right?)
As the video made its runs across America, the then Bush Administration brought charges against the men for voter intimidation, use of racial slurs and appearing in military-style uniforms while brandishing a weapon. Holder’s DoJ saw fit to drop the charges and only tell the one thug with the baton that he has to refrain from carrying the weapon in the future.
So, what’s the deal with this? Well there are two possible scenarios of the situation.
First, AG Holder has retreated under the pressure coming from Obama, in which case the good old AG is much more of a coward than anyone else in America.
Second, and where I put my money, is that the New Black Panthers are part of that OFA volunteer force that Obama is going to give the power and training similar to the one our Military gets. These thugs had the courage to go to a voting poll and exercise their intimidation on the voters walking into the place to exercise their civil right to a vote, clearly in violation of the law and all the punishment they received was a “don’t do it again, ok?” and no outrage has come from any of the bleeding hearts Liberals. Can one picture what the reaction would have been if it would have been three KKK nutcases? Who could have stopped Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson, the ACLU, MSNBC, CNN, Shepard Smith, Geraldo Rivera, Dick Durbin, Sean Penn, and who knows who else from marching into the streets, and rightfully so.
After scouring CNN and MSNBC web sites to see what they reported on this piece of News, I could not find any mention of it, not that I expected it.
So what point have we reached? We have reached the point where the Obama regime is clearly placing itself above the rule of law and it is doing it in an open fashion, without taking too much care in hiding the abuse of power, safe in the believe that between the accusation of racism, the collaboration from the Media and the impotence of the Republican minority in Congress, they will not be called to task on these flagrant acts of abuse.
The picture of the baton-wielding thug is one that probably we need to get sort of used to, because it will be even more common in 2012 as the ranks of the strong arm of the Obama regime are going to swell up thanks to the American taxpayers’ “contributions” to OFA and ACORN.
I must say that the complete defeat of America was a brilliant strategy on the part of the Left. It started in the Universities and it has finally reached the highest levels of power.
Well Americans, as much as it pains me to say this, I don’t really know if America will ever come back from this disgrace and I am beginning to believe that the assertion of America’s best days being gone may be a reality that many of us will have to learn to live with.
You think I am exaggerating? Well, let me review.
The economy of the country is bankrupted, with the debt so high it will take several generations to pay for. And with all the trillions of dollars wasted, the unemployment continues to grow and the tax revenue continues to shrink, bringing even more debt. Many Americans are in economic dire conditions with no real light at the end of the tunnel except for Government aid.
The nationalization of American industries and the threat of Socialized Medicine is an overt attempt to centralize in the government entities that have been historically the pillars of our economic system and of American prosperity.
The damage done to the anti-terrorist intelligence via the reckless divulging of the CIA memos is incalculable and will be felt soon, I fear. The return of anti-terrorist activity to pre-9/11 methodology, treating it as a law enforcement issue, is and will make America more vulnerable to a new and more devastating attack (does anyone really believe that N. Korea or Iran would hesitate to provide nuclear weaponry to terrorists?)
The creation of a government sponsored and paid para-military force (Organization For America) that will be trained as the US Military is a clear attempt to create a sub force that would be loyal not to America and the US Constitution, but to Obama.
Direct attacks against the Constitutional rights of Americans, especially as it refers to the Second Amendment is a clear attempt to create an atmosphere that will make it easy for the government to disarm the citizenry further eliminating any chance of resistance.
The worst things get for the average American citizen and the higher possibility of a devastating attack against innocent Americans, the more the chances for Obama to succeed in the total obtainment of power. I have said it before and I believe it even more every day, but the more dire the individual situation for the usually uninformed average American becomes, coupled with the high possibility of a disaster the like, or worst, of September 11, would give the man the opportunity to suspend Constitutional rights and invoking absolute powers, all under the impotent eye of the in-name-only political opposition in Congress and of American people who will be looking at the government as their savior.
Remember Rohm Emmanuel statement that a crisis should not be let go to waste, and it is even more ominous when it comes to the Left political power.
As usual I hope I am wrong!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Today reports are hitting the News of the Justice Department, yes the same place where Holder makes his living doing Obama’s bidding, has dropped the charges against three members of the New Black Panthers who had been filmed intimidating the voters at a Philadelphia voting location on November 8, 2008.
As the case was already won, the DoJ decided to drop the charges against the three thugs ‘after careful consideration of the evidences and the law’ meaning that they are just feeding a line of bull to the American people (what’s one more, right?)
As the video made its runs across America, the then Bush Administration brought charges against the men for voter intimidation, use of racial slurs and appearing in military-style uniforms while brandishing a weapon. Holder’s DoJ saw fit to drop the charges and only tell the one thug with the baton that he has to refrain from carrying the weapon in the future.
So, what’s the deal with this? Well there are two possible scenarios of the situation.
First, AG Holder has retreated under the pressure coming from Obama, in which case the good old AG is much more of a coward than anyone else in America.
Second, and where I put my money, is that the New Black Panthers are part of that OFA volunteer force that Obama is going to give the power and training similar to the one our Military gets. These thugs had the courage to go to a voting poll and exercise their intimidation on the voters walking into the place to exercise their civil right to a vote, clearly in violation of the law and all the punishment they received was a “don’t do it again, ok?” and no outrage has come from any of the bleeding hearts Liberals. Can one picture what the reaction would have been if it would have been three KKK nutcases? Who could have stopped Al Sharpton, Jessie Jackson, the ACLU, MSNBC, CNN, Shepard Smith, Geraldo Rivera, Dick Durbin, Sean Penn, and who knows who else from marching into the streets, and rightfully so.
After scouring CNN and MSNBC web sites to see what they reported on this piece of News, I could not find any mention of it, not that I expected it.
So what point have we reached? We have reached the point where the Obama regime is clearly placing itself above the rule of law and it is doing it in an open fashion, without taking too much care in hiding the abuse of power, safe in the believe that between the accusation of racism, the collaboration from the Media and the impotence of the Republican minority in Congress, they will not be called to task on these flagrant acts of abuse.
The picture of the baton-wielding thug is one that probably we need to get sort of used to, because it will be even more common in 2012 as the ranks of the strong arm of the Obama regime are going to swell up thanks to the American taxpayers’ “contributions” to OFA and ACORN.
I must say that the complete defeat of America was a brilliant strategy on the part of the Left. It started in the Universities and it has finally reached the highest levels of power.
Well Americans, as much as it pains me to say this, I don’t really know if America will ever come back from this disgrace and I am beginning to believe that the assertion of America’s best days being gone may be a reality that many of us will have to learn to live with.
You think I am exaggerating? Well, let me review.
The economy of the country is bankrupted, with the debt so high it will take several generations to pay for. And with all the trillions of dollars wasted, the unemployment continues to grow and the tax revenue continues to shrink, bringing even more debt. Many Americans are in economic dire conditions with no real light at the end of the tunnel except for Government aid.
The nationalization of American industries and the threat of Socialized Medicine is an overt attempt to centralize in the government entities that have been historically the pillars of our economic system and of American prosperity.
The damage done to the anti-terrorist intelligence via the reckless divulging of the CIA memos is incalculable and will be felt soon, I fear. The return of anti-terrorist activity to pre-9/11 methodology, treating it as a law enforcement issue, is and will make America more vulnerable to a new and more devastating attack (does anyone really believe that N. Korea or Iran would hesitate to provide nuclear weaponry to terrorists?)
The creation of a government sponsored and paid para-military force (Organization For America) that will be trained as the US Military is a clear attempt to create a sub force that would be loyal not to America and the US Constitution, but to Obama.
Direct attacks against the Constitutional rights of Americans, especially as it refers to the Second Amendment is a clear attempt to create an atmosphere that will make it easy for the government to disarm the citizenry further eliminating any chance of resistance.
The worst things get for the average American citizen and the higher possibility of a devastating attack against innocent Americans, the more the chances for Obama to succeed in the total obtainment of power. I have said it before and I believe it even more every day, but the more dire the individual situation for the usually uninformed average American becomes, coupled with the high possibility of a disaster the like, or worst, of September 11, would give the man the opportunity to suspend Constitutional rights and invoking absolute powers, all under the impotent eye of the in-name-only political opposition in Congress and of American people who will be looking at the government as their savior.
Remember Rohm Emmanuel statement that a crisis should not be let go to waste, and it is even more ominous when it comes to the Left political power.
As usual I hope I am wrong!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Thursday, May 28, 2009
...And The Saga Continues
Yes indeed, the saga of Sotomayor continues as the details of how activist this woman is become yet clearer.
She believes the Second Amendment does not apply to the American people (meaning you and me, but only to LEO agencies), and I don't care about how she reached such conclusion. Moreover, she is one that believes that personal beliefs and ethnic background cannot and probably should not be disregarded by judges on the benches in their deliberations.
She has shown over the years on the bench that the United States Constitution is none but an old document that gets in the way of improving the country in the image she and the Obama crowd wants.
What enrages me, besides the hypocrisy of the Left, is that besides cramming lunacy down our throat, from the President on down they are not at all embarrassed by their actions. Case in point is the actual threatening words that some Liberals have expressed in view of opposition to her nomination, from Sen. Chuck "smirk" Schumer to WH Press Sec. Gibbs, who openly have "warned" those who dare to oppose Sotomayor as Obama newest crony.
(just as a side note: Is it only me, or the creators of the show "Family Guy" used Gibbs as an inspiration for the main cartoon character! And is it only me that would so much like to slap that odious smirk off Schumer's face! Oh well, I apologize for the digression).
So we are at the point already where the Obama regime is openly issuing threats against dissention. Wow! how much things change in few months. I can still remember when dissent was patriotic even if it hurt those wearing the uniform of the US Military and their families.
Today, do not disagree with the Messiah and any of his Junta or bad things may happen to you, like sending the Media after you; they will have you destroyed in no time!
The question still remains the same: Are the GOP Senators equipped with enough uevos to do the right thing or will they be cowered in a corner by the Liberal Dictatorship already existing in Washington, Hollywood and the Networks' editorial rooms? Is there any real American left in Congress that is going to stand up for the rest of the country?
We shall see...
And these are just my thoughts!
Frank Semperpapa
She believes the Second Amendment does not apply to the American people (meaning you and me, but only to LEO agencies), and I don't care about how she reached such conclusion. Moreover, she is one that believes that personal beliefs and ethnic background cannot and probably should not be disregarded by judges on the benches in their deliberations.
She has shown over the years on the bench that the United States Constitution is none but an old document that gets in the way of improving the country in the image she and the Obama crowd wants.
What enrages me, besides the hypocrisy of the Left, is that besides cramming lunacy down our throat, from the President on down they are not at all embarrassed by their actions. Case in point is the actual threatening words that some Liberals have expressed in view of opposition to her nomination, from Sen. Chuck "smirk" Schumer to WH Press Sec. Gibbs, who openly have "warned" those who dare to oppose Sotomayor as Obama newest crony.
(just as a side note: Is it only me, or the creators of the show "Family Guy" used Gibbs as an inspiration for the main cartoon character! And is it only me that would so much like to slap that odious smirk off Schumer's face! Oh well, I apologize for the digression).
So we are at the point already where the Obama regime is openly issuing threats against dissention. Wow! how much things change in few months. I can still remember when dissent was patriotic even if it hurt those wearing the uniform of the US Military and their families.
Today, do not disagree with the Messiah and any of his Junta or bad things may happen to you, like sending the Media after you; they will have you destroyed in no time!
The question still remains the same: Are the GOP Senators equipped with enough uevos to do the right thing or will they be cowered in a corner by the Liberal Dictatorship already existing in Washington, Hollywood and the Networks' editorial rooms? Is there any real American left in Congress that is going to stand up for the rest of the country?
We shall see...
And these are just my thoughts!
Frank Semperpapa
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Just As I Thought
One of my fears materialized over the 2009 Memorial Day weekend, when the President announced his pick for replacing Justice David Souter and the winner is: Sonia Sotomayor.
Ok, you would say, so what. Well she is the one that I was afraid of the most, because she is not just a Liberal but she has made some statements that I sure do not want to hear from a Supreme Court Justice.
One of the most famous, and targeted by the Right, is the video that shows judge Sotomayor telling an audience that appellate courts are important because that is where policy is made. She sort of rescinded the statement making a joke about being recorded. Considering the record that federal courts in the United States have regarding legislating from the bench, I find the “joke” not funny and most disturbing.
This is the last step, as I mentioned before, toward the complete defeat of our country. And if you believe that I am blowing this out of proportion, I sure hope you are correct, because this Latina will be seating on the highest court, waiting for the next progressive appointee from emperor Obama to complete the take over of the SCOTUS, which will happen soon with the retirement of Gingburg. Someone should tell this chica that the job of the Judiciary, as indicated by that pesky document called the United States Constitution, is NOT to make law or policies, but to apply the law according to the way it is written and not the way she interprets it according to her ethnic background, her “personal” experiences in life and personal ideology. The division of powers as dictated by the Constitution was specifically introduced to eliminate people like this chick and Obama from arbitrarily imposing her will on the people.
She said that the Constitution is the law and should not be deviated from, but just her statement is in contradiction with this position. So what is it, honey? I know Obama is your Messiah and that he must be your idol as far as being able to juggle two separate positions on the same subject, but you are not the Messiah!
Just about now a lot of you may be upset at me for my disregarding of my own rules about racial statements, but there is a reason behind my madness. One of Sotomayor statements was, and I am paraphrasing, that a Latina woman is most likely to make better decisions that white men.
Now, does that statement make you just as upset? It should, as racism is not a one-way issue in any society. If the only time that a racist remark is disturbing to you is when it aligns with Political Correctness, only when the targets are those that PC has deemed untouchable, than you are not any better than the merchants of racism the like of Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson.
Let me say, for example, that when the confirmation hearings where being conducted for judge Sam Alito the Media would have come out and found a recording of Alito saying that it is most likely for a white male judge to be right than a black female judge, what do you suppose the reaction in the Media would have been? Would that kind of statement be racially improper? You bet! Was the Latina judge Sotomayor statement racially improper? You bet!
It would be interesting to see the same situation with instead of Sotomayor making the statement would have been Sam Alito. How fast do you suppose the Left would have gone into the streets and protest? How long before Al Sharpton would have been marching in the streets supporting societal underdogs in one of his $1000 suit? Faster than you can say “Sotomayor”.
Yes, the nomination of this woman is a brilliant political move, as she is not competent enough for the SCOTUS (after all over 60% of her appellate decision were overturned by the same court she is slated to join) and the only reason for the choice is to put a new zinger in the Republicans in the Senate, who in their spineless usual way, will cave in their PC corners cowering. People have said it is imperative that the GOP will not appear to oppose Sotomayor’s confirmation, lest alienate the Hispanic vote. Is that the same vote that went to Obama after all the pandering McCain had done to Hispanics?
No, my dear Republicans. Being a political prostitute is not going to work anymore. The American Conservatives are not going to give you a blank check any longer, as you have abused our trust repeatedly. We are tired of it and you will all pay for your betrayal of the Conservative ideals.
It is time to start behaving according to the principles true Americans hold dear, time to act on what is right instead of what is convenient, time to turn up the heat on the enemies of the Republic, and if you cannot stand the heat get out of Congress.
You GOP Senators must ask this woman to thoroughly explain her statement about the judiciary making policy as this alone should disqualify her from the SCOTUS, never mind her racist remarks.
Remember how Judge Bork was treated in the 1980s, and how viciously was Judge Thomas treated. It is not pay back time, but it is time to stand up for the principles of the people that put you in office and who have the ability to fire you.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Ok, you would say, so what. Well she is the one that I was afraid of the most, because she is not just a Liberal but she has made some statements that I sure do not want to hear from a Supreme Court Justice.
One of the most famous, and targeted by the Right, is the video that shows judge Sotomayor telling an audience that appellate courts are important because that is where policy is made. She sort of rescinded the statement making a joke about being recorded. Considering the record that federal courts in the United States have regarding legislating from the bench, I find the “joke” not funny and most disturbing.
This is the last step, as I mentioned before, toward the complete defeat of our country. And if you believe that I am blowing this out of proportion, I sure hope you are correct, because this Latina will be seating on the highest court, waiting for the next progressive appointee from emperor Obama to complete the take over of the SCOTUS, which will happen soon with the retirement of Gingburg. Someone should tell this chica that the job of the Judiciary, as indicated by that pesky document called the United States Constitution, is NOT to make law or policies, but to apply the law according to the way it is written and not the way she interprets it according to her ethnic background, her “personal” experiences in life and personal ideology. The division of powers as dictated by the Constitution was specifically introduced to eliminate people like this chick and Obama from arbitrarily imposing her will on the people.
She said that the Constitution is the law and should not be deviated from, but just her statement is in contradiction with this position. So what is it, honey? I know Obama is your Messiah and that he must be your idol as far as being able to juggle two separate positions on the same subject, but you are not the Messiah!
Just about now a lot of you may be upset at me for my disregarding of my own rules about racial statements, but there is a reason behind my madness. One of Sotomayor statements was, and I am paraphrasing, that a Latina woman is most likely to make better decisions that white men.
Now, does that statement make you just as upset? It should, as racism is not a one-way issue in any society. If the only time that a racist remark is disturbing to you is when it aligns with Political Correctness, only when the targets are those that PC has deemed untouchable, than you are not any better than the merchants of racism the like of Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson.
Let me say, for example, that when the confirmation hearings where being conducted for judge Sam Alito the Media would have come out and found a recording of Alito saying that it is most likely for a white male judge to be right than a black female judge, what do you suppose the reaction in the Media would have been? Would that kind of statement be racially improper? You bet! Was the Latina judge Sotomayor statement racially improper? You bet!
It would be interesting to see the same situation with instead of Sotomayor making the statement would have been Sam Alito. How fast do you suppose the Left would have gone into the streets and protest? How long before Al Sharpton would have been marching in the streets supporting societal underdogs in one of his $1000 suit? Faster than you can say “Sotomayor”.
Yes, the nomination of this woman is a brilliant political move, as she is not competent enough for the SCOTUS (after all over 60% of her appellate decision were overturned by the same court she is slated to join) and the only reason for the choice is to put a new zinger in the Republicans in the Senate, who in their spineless usual way, will cave in their PC corners cowering. People have said it is imperative that the GOP will not appear to oppose Sotomayor’s confirmation, lest alienate the Hispanic vote. Is that the same vote that went to Obama after all the pandering McCain had done to Hispanics?
No, my dear Republicans. Being a political prostitute is not going to work anymore. The American Conservatives are not going to give you a blank check any longer, as you have abused our trust repeatedly. We are tired of it and you will all pay for your betrayal of the Conservative ideals.
It is time to start behaving according to the principles true Americans hold dear, time to act on what is right instead of what is convenient, time to turn up the heat on the enemies of the Republic, and if you cannot stand the heat get out of Congress.
You GOP Senators must ask this woman to thoroughly explain her statement about the judiciary making policy as this alone should disqualify her from the SCOTUS, never mind her racist remarks.
Remember how Judge Bork was treated in the 1980s, and how viciously was Judge Thomas treated. It is not pay back time, but it is time to stand up for the principles of the people that put you in office and who have the ability to fire you.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Monday, May 25, 2009
Memorial Day
On this solemn day, during which we pause as a Nation in remembrance of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the name of our country, I would like to extend the immense gratitude I feel for the men and women who volunteer to wear the uniform of the United States Armed Forces.
Especially those who, on this somber occasion, remember friends and family who has been lost in the service of our liberty. My heart and prayer go to you, your families and most of all to the people who are grieving a Fallen Hero.
May the Grace of God be with you this day and forever.
Frank Semperpapa
Especially those who, on this somber occasion, remember friends and family who has been lost in the service of our liberty. My heart and prayer go to you, your families and most of all to the people who are grieving a Fallen Hero.
May the Grace of God be with you this day and forever.
Frank Semperpapa
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Please Read and Act
Dear Semper Americans
I have been honored twice now by being allowed to become part of two organizations which I respect so much.
One is the Patriot Guard Riders, which I joined three years ago.
The second is a new organization which will launch on Monday, 25 May, Memorial Day.
This organization is the Warrior Legacy Foundation (www.warriorlegacyfoundation.org) which has been created to make America aware of the importance our Military represents for our beloved country and all its citizens. The scope of WLF is such that you need to visit their website and see for yourself in the depth it deserves.
I was honored as I am a civilian, although lately I seem to feel more comfortable communicating with Veterans. So, just as the PGR welcomed this civilian among them, so is the WLF.
The importance of the Warrior Legacy is underlined by those who are responsible for its birth and I am going to mention just two names: David Bellavia and Jim Hanson.
David is a decorated Iraq War veteran of the Army, nominated for the Medal of Honor for his actions in Iraq, actions depicted in his book House to House, a definite must read.
Jim is one of the main features on the web site Blackfive.net where he writes enjoyable and informational columns and produces serious but entertaining videos as Uncle Jimbo.
One request I have for all who visit my site is to check the Warrior Legacy Foundation and join up. As a small part of it and recognizing the importance of the message being put forward by these American patriots, I would personally like to see the WLF grow exponentially just as the Patriot Guards grew.
Their goal and scope is so important to the cause of America and its warriors that it deserves to become an integral and educational part of American culture.
It is important that, in the current environment of detachment between the American Military and the country’s citizenry, we do all that is necessary to make the civilian world aware of the debt of gratitude we as a society owe to those who volunteered to defend our country, our way of life and the United States Constitution.
So please, go to the website www.warriorlegacyfoundation.org and join, but most of all spread the word to anyone you know.
Thank you all and God Bless America and its Military.
Frank Semperpapa
I have been honored twice now by being allowed to become part of two organizations which I respect so much.
One is the Patriot Guard Riders, which I joined three years ago.
The second is a new organization which will launch on Monday, 25 May, Memorial Day.
This organization is the Warrior Legacy Foundation (www.warriorlegacyfoundation.org) which has been created to make America aware of the importance our Military represents for our beloved country and all its citizens. The scope of WLF is such that you need to visit their website and see for yourself in the depth it deserves.
I was honored as I am a civilian, although lately I seem to feel more comfortable communicating with Veterans. So, just as the PGR welcomed this civilian among them, so is the WLF.
The importance of the Warrior Legacy is underlined by those who are responsible for its birth and I am going to mention just two names: David Bellavia and Jim Hanson.
David is a decorated Iraq War veteran of the Army, nominated for the Medal of Honor for his actions in Iraq, actions depicted in his book House to House, a definite must read.
Jim is one of the main features on the web site Blackfive.net where he writes enjoyable and informational columns and produces serious but entertaining videos as Uncle Jimbo.
One request I have for all who visit my site is to check the Warrior Legacy Foundation and join up. As a small part of it and recognizing the importance of the message being put forward by these American patriots, I would personally like to see the WLF grow exponentially just as the Patriot Guards grew.
Their goal and scope is so important to the cause of America and its warriors that it deserves to become an integral and educational part of American culture.
It is important that, in the current environment of detachment between the American Military and the country’s citizenry, we do all that is necessary to make the civilian world aware of the debt of gratitude we as a society owe to those who volunteered to defend our country, our way of life and the United States Constitution.
So please, go to the website www.warriorlegacyfoundation.org and join, but most of all spread the word to anyone you know.
Thank you all and God Bless America and its Military.
Frank Semperpapa
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Comments
Dear Semper Americans
I would like your comments because that is the way we can exchange ideas. I also respect the anonimity some want to maintain, but such anonimity is insured even if you use your first name.
So, please, comment all you want but give me a first name I can address you by (even if it is not your real name).
Thanks and God bless America
Frank Semperpapa.
I would like your comments because that is the way we can exchange ideas. I also respect the anonimity some want to maintain, but such anonimity is insured even if you use your first name.
So, please, comment all you want but give me a first name I can address you by (even if it is not your real name).
Thanks and God bless America
Frank Semperpapa.
No Bad California
Just a kudos to the California voters for defeating the tax-happy propositions last Tuesday.
The people of California spoke AGAIN loud and clear to the garbage running our state in Sacramento and the politicians up there better take the hint.
Now if we could just complete the job and get rid of the morons that are "representing" us in Congress we would be going back to a much better place, a place that saw the state being the fifth economic power in the world.
Let's fire Feinstein and Boxer and Waters and Pelosi and retire Jerry Brown and imprison all the state legislature for crimes against the citizens, and we will be on our way.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
The people of California spoke AGAIN loud and clear to the garbage running our state in Sacramento and the politicians up there better take the hint.
Now if we could just complete the job and get rid of the morons that are "representing" us in Congress we would be going back to a much better place, a place that saw the state being the fifth economic power in the world.
Let's fire Feinstein and Boxer and Waters and Pelosi and retire Jerry Brown and imprison all the state legislature for crimes against the citizens, and we will be on our way.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Pillaging - Part 3
So far I have commented on two programs, which the National Institute of Health calls researches, which are being paid for by the American taxpayers. The first was a $400,000 study of gay men in Argentina (see Pillaging) and the second was a $2.6 millions study of the drinking pattern of Chinese prostitutes (see Pillaging – Part 2).
Now is time for Part 3.
The organization called Citizen Against Government Waste has commented on a $178,000 study of prostitutes in Thailand and why their drug abuse is increasing the risk of contraction of HIV. The study covered 60 subjects, 36 women and 24 so-called kathoe who are transgender prostitutes who happen to run an especially high risk of infection.
Now, as much as the $29 billions the National Institute of Health spends yearly on health related research may be considered a good way to spend taxpayers’ money due to the knowledge that some of these researches have gained, it is hard for me to grasp the relevance that studying Thai transgender, drug addicted prostitutes, and Thai prostitutes in general, could have on the health knowledge of the American people.
Now before the accusations of being a heartless American Conservative start flying, I only want to point out that in a time when many people are unemployed and are going through some very challenging financial times, it just appears to me that my tax money could be spent in a much more constructive way to help other fellow Americans.
It just does not make sense to feed the stranger outside my door if my own child is starving to death.
Nothing against the Argentine drunken gays or the Chinese drunken prostitutes or the Thai drug addicts, and maybe you will call me arrogant and nationalist, but the over $3.2 millions that we paid just for these three researches could have been, in my opinion, be better spent in maybe helping some of our own folks.
It is really infuriating for me to have to listen to countless stories of people sick with diseases for which there is no cure because there is not enough money for research. How about utilizing this money to concentrate on diseases like cancer and lupus and similar research here in the United States? Any kind of advancement ever accomplished in America has become beneficial to the rest of the globe anyway. To me it feels really unappealing to see all the fundraising done for breast cancer and similar ailments while the government wastes our money in research that does not appear that relevant. What instead looks like to me is that there are a lot of perverts in the NIH who are using our money to “study” certain perverted life styles while getting a vacation at the same time.
Maybe if pieces of news like the one I just wrote about would not appear, maybe if the people running these governmental institutes would actually employee some integrity, more money would be going to the relevant research and even more people would be inclined to donate.
We shall see if the Pillaging is going to have to become a series. My hunch is that we will have quite a series due to the total lack of trust I have been forced into by the criminals in Congress these days. We shall see.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Now is time for Part 3.
The organization called Citizen Against Government Waste has commented on a $178,000 study of prostitutes in Thailand and why their drug abuse is increasing the risk of contraction of HIV. The study covered 60 subjects, 36 women and 24 so-called kathoe who are transgender prostitutes who happen to run an especially high risk of infection.
Now, as much as the $29 billions the National Institute of Health spends yearly on health related research may be considered a good way to spend taxpayers’ money due to the knowledge that some of these researches have gained, it is hard for me to grasp the relevance that studying Thai transgender, drug addicted prostitutes, and Thai prostitutes in general, could have on the health knowledge of the American people.
Now before the accusations of being a heartless American Conservative start flying, I only want to point out that in a time when many people are unemployed and are going through some very challenging financial times, it just appears to me that my tax money could be spent in a much more constructive way to help other fellow Americans.
It just does not make sense to feed the stranger outside my door if my own child is starving to death.
Nothing against the Argentine drunken gays or the Chinese drunken prostitutes or the Thai drug addicts, and maybe you will call me arrogant and nationalist, but the over $3.2 millions that we paid just for these three researches could have been, in my opinion, be better spent in maybe helping some of our own folks.
It is really infuriating for me to have to listen to countless stories of people sick with diseases for which there is no cure because there is not enough money for research. How about utilizing this money to concentrate on diseases like cancer and lupus and similar research here in the United States? Any kind of advancement ever accomplished in America has become beneficial to the rest of the globe anyway. To me it feels really unappealing to see all the fundraising done for breast cancer and similar ailments while the government wastes our money in research that does not appear that relevant. What instead looks like to me is that there are a lot of perverts in the NIH who are using our money to “study” certain perverted life styles while getting a vacation at the same time.
Maybe if pieces of news like the one I just wrote about would not appear, maybe if the people running these governmental institutes would actually employee some integrity, more money would be going to the relevant research and even more people would be inclined to donate.
We shall see if the Pillaging is going to have to become a series. My hunch is that we will have quite a series due to the total lack of trust I have been forced into by the criminals in Congress these days. We shall see.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Sunday, May 17, 2009
Taking A Beating
I resisted for sometime the urge to comment on the Miss California controversy sparked by Carrie Prejean’s comments on gay marriage and basically waited for the hoopla to diminish before posting. She made the comment in question at the Miss America competition in April when asked by that vile human being Perez Hilton. In her response to her opinion regarding the gay marriage controversy, Ms. Prejean stated her believe in marriage being between a man and a woman, opinion based on her personal faith and upbringing.
I personally do not follow this type of competitions as I am not a big fun of them, so my view is based on the aftermath of the statement.
In this aftermath, she was slammed by the gay Hilton in his blog with the use of personal invectives and attacks.
Ms. Prejean’s fate as a Beauty Pageant competitor was decided by the Miss America organization with Donald Trump having the final say regarding Carrie keeping her title or not. Trump decided she would and was ailed as a “hero” by supporters and reviled by the opposition. Although I agree with the final decision Trump made, I surely would not call him a hero (it is really disturbing to me the abuse of the word, as I have a totally different set of standards to label someone a hero, but I digress).
My thought is not regarding the competition itself, but on the repercussions Ms. Prejean had to suffer due to the fact that she expressed her personal believe when asked.
The young San Diego woman has been literally devastated by a relentless Media in disagreement with her opinion, due to personal conviction or political correctness lunacy. She has basically been savaged for exercising her Constitutionally given First Amendment right, and, ironically, from the portion of our society that benefits and abuses the very same right.
To make things even worst, the Media went on an all out attack mode digging up as much dirt on the young woman until they found the pictures she had taken some years back. These pictures are sexy, but in no way pornographic. She has been trying to get into modeling and she had agreed to take them. I am not excusing her decision to have those photos taken, but I believe that if the Media would have used the same diligence in their search for dirt on the other contestants, many of them would also have to be disqualified. This tells me that the Media dirt digging was motivated by pro-gay agenda.
So as the United States Constitution takes a beating by scum the like of Perez Hilton and his cohorts and by the politically correct Media always looking for the chance to slam conservative beliefs and Christianity followers, the garbage doing the persecution is the same garbage that hides behind the very same Constitution, in the same fashion of the Islamic terrorists hiding among innocent civilians as they conduct their murderous acts.
Making matters even worst, those screaming for tolerance and equality for gays and lesbians and whatever else, are the same that are totally intolerant of the right of others who may disagree and are ready to destroy them to further their agenda.
As I understand, Ms. Prejean lost the pageant because of the fact that she expressed her view. I hope someone can explain to me how that is different from a gay man not getting a job because of his sexual orientation. Is it that if the discrimination serves our agenda it is no longer discrimination? Has America become that hypocritical?
The sexual orientation of others is, in my opinion, none of my business. Because of my religious beliefs, I agree with Carrie about marriage and I wish that the specific term would just be left alone. Similarly, I also believe that same gender couples in committed relationships should be allowed to have all the civil rights that married couples have (i.e. visitation, property inheritance etc.), I just wish they would not call it marriage. Maybe I am looking at the semantic of the word in a simple way, but a choice of another term may be a quick and painless solution for all involved in this issue.
My problem with the ordeal of Ms. Prejean is exclusively based on the negation of her Constitutional rights. She is being singled out and persecuted for exercising that right. Political correctness has already being undermining the United States for years, and the power grab done by the Liberals in the last two elections has created a political class that supports the overturning of the Constitution. I heard a State of Oklahoma legislator, of which I cannot remember the name, making a statement to the effect that ignoring the Constitution renders that document irrelevant. And personally, I am not ready yet to see that document become irrelevant.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
I personally do not follow this type of competitions as I am not a big fun of them, so my view is based on the aftermath of the statement.
In this aftermath, she was slammed by the gay Hilton in his blog with the use of personal invectives and attacks.
Ms. Prejean’s fate as a Beauty Pageant competitor was decided by the Miss America organization with Donald Trump having the final say regarding Carrie keeping her title or not. Trump decided she would and was ailed as a “hero” by supporters and reviled by the opposition. Although I agree with the final decision Trump made, I surely would not call him a hero (it is really disturbing to me the abuse of the word, as I have a totally different set of standards to label someone a hero, but I digress).
My thought is not regarding the competition itself, but on the repercussions Ms. Prejean had to suffer due to the fact that she expressed her personal believe when asked.
The young San Diego woman has been literally devastated by a relentless Media in disagreement with her opinion, due to personal conviction or political correctness lunacy. She has basically been savaged for exercising her Constitutionally given First Amendment right, and, ironically, from the portion of our society that benefits and abuses the very same right.
To make things even worst, the Media went on an all out attack mode digging up as much dirt on the young woman until they found the pictures she had taken some years back. These pictures are sexy, but in no way pornographic. She has been trying to get into modeling and she had agreed to take them. I am not excusing her decision to have those photos taken, but I believe that if the Media would have used the same diligence in their search for dirt on the other contestants, many of them would also have to be disqualified. This tells me that the Media dirt digging was motivated by pro-gay agenda.
So as the United States Constitution takes a beating by scum the like of Perez Hilton and his cohorts and by the politically correct Media always looking for the chance to slam conservative beliefs and Christianity followers, the garbage doing the persecution is the same garbage that hides behind the very same Constitution, in the same fashion of the Islamic terrorists hiding among innocent civilians as they conduct their murderous acts.
Making matters even worst, those screaming for tolerance and equality for gays and lesbians and whatever else, are the same that are totally intolerant of the right of others who may disagree and are ready to destroy them to further their agenda.
As I understand, Ms. Prejean lost the pageant because of the fact that she expressed her view. I hope someone can explain to me how that is different from a gay man not getting a job because of his sexual orientation. Is it that if the discrimination serves our agenda it is no longer discrimination? Has America become that hypocritical?
The sexual orientation of others is, in my opinion, none of my business. Because of my religious beliefs, I agree with Carrie about marriage and I wish that the specific term would just be left alone. Similarly, I also believe that same gender couples in committed relationships should be allowed to have all the civil rights that married couples have (i.e. visitation, property inheritance etc.), I just wish they would not call it marriage. Maybe I am looking at the semantic of the word in a simple way, but a choice of another term may be a quick and painless solution for all involved in this issue.
My problem with the ordeal of Ms. Prejean is exclusively based on the negation of her Constitutional rights. She is being singled out and persecuted for exercising that right. Political correctness has already being undermining the United States for years, and the power grab done by the Liberals in the last two elections has created a political class that supports the overturning of the Constitution. I heard a State of Oklahoma legislator, of which I cannot remember the name, making a statement to the effect that ignoring the Constitution renders that document irrelevant. And personally, I am not ready yet to see that document become irrelevant.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Friday, May 15, 2009
Kudos or Not!
When few weeks ago the White House had classified memos regarding the enhanced interrogation techniques used against captured terrorists released, it became clear, at least to me, that the very purpose of the action was to test the national waters, to gage the interest of the American people for possible investigations against President Bush and his Administration.
It also became obvious that the techniques depicted in the de-classified memos were off the CIA list of usable techniques in the future, as the information given surely made its way to the al Qaeda’s operatives and counter training initiated.
At the time of the documents release, former VP Dick Cheney urged the White House to also de-classify and release CIA documents that prove the use of those so-called “tortures” netted information that voided further attacks against the US and saved countless innocent lives.
Riding the wave of delirious happiness coming from the Left nutcases, who could almost taste Cheney and Bush’s blood, Obama hinted his intention of de-classifying and making public hundreds of photos that allegedly proved abuse interrogators perpetrated on some of the poor murderous detainees.
My consternation regarding the release of the memos and the possibility of another circus the like of the one put together by Ted Kennedy and Dick Durbin with the Abu Ghraib pictures, became even more pronounced as the news of the release of more anti-American pictures made its way in the news cycle. The message from the White House was that they were going to cave in the demands of the ACLU who invoked the Freedom of Information Act to have the photos released. On a side note, this new offensive from the ACLU against the United States is just another step the group is making toward the complete destruction of our country and the current political so-called leadership in Washington is in bed with them and goose-stepping in unison on the same path toward Socialist totalitarian regime.
The issue of the photographs was just the latest of the dismantling of the security achievements accomplished by a hastily rebuilt intelligence effort following the 9-11-01 attacks. Obama started the process just hours after taking office by issuing an executive order that would close Guantanamo Bay prison in 2010 and the halting of all military tribunals taking place at that facility. Further rumors of the release of some of the terrorists on American soil and the refusal on the part of other nations to take in any of the detainees, demonstrated that Obama had just acted to ingratiate his Leftist nutcases and really had no plans for the handling of the Guantanamo’s prisoners.
Now, in the space of few days, Obama has sort of reversed his course of action, or so it appears. First he expressed his decision to avoid the release of the pictures, citing the potential danger that such action would represent for the American Military still involved in combat overseas. True Americans across the country cheered the decision, happy that for once the current Commander in Chief appeared to place the interests of the Military ahead of his own agenda. I want to emphasize ‘appeared’ as I actually thought so too. The dark part of this whole story is in the fact that Obama verbally expressed his decision to not release the photos, but the law suit from the ACLU is still pending and the only thing that can just stop the process would be another executive order from the President.
So here is where the issue of the photos stands: some judge can still order the CIA to release the photos as per the ACLU request, and the fact that Obama said he opposed it will mean nothing, except to Obama, who will then be able to state that the negative consequences on our soldiers in the field of making the photos public were not his fault and dump the responsibility on some judge. Those Americans who cheered but remain uninformed will be tricked by the complacent Media to actually believe the line and still cheer for the man.
This whole thing is some sort of a tragic joke for me, as I witness a President completely out of his league, only concerned about his political image. His incompetence as a problem solver shows its ugly head every time he opens his mouth, even if in a teleprompter-driven, articulated way. Some may say he has a hell of a nice way to say nothing.
In a latest development, Obama has declared his intentions to re-start the Military tribunals he had halted in January. The amusing part of all this is the frenzy the lunatic Left is going through these days (just that makes it all worth), even if AG Holder has said that the tribunals will be conducted in a way that enhances the safeguard of the terrorists legal rights, including the dismissal of evidences obtained via enhanced interrogations. It is amazing to me how an Administration that is so bent on ignoring the US Constitution is going to go to great length to give Constitutional rights to the enemies of the country.
I guess experience as a community organizer falls a little short when it comes to handling a REAL job or a REAL crisis. Hope and Change? I am praying for it in 2010 and 2012.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
It also became obvious that the techniques depicted in the de-classified memos were off the CIA list of usable techniques in the future, as the information given surely made its way to the al Qaeda’s operatives and counter training initiated.
At the time of the documents release, former VP Dick Cheney urged the White House to also de-classify and release CIA documents that prove the use of those so-called “tortures” netted information that voided further attacks against the US and saved countless innocent lives.
Riding the wave of delirious happiness coming from the Left nutcases, who could almost taste Cheney and Bush’s blood, Obama hinted his intention of de-classifying and making public hundreds of photos that allegedly proved abuse interrogators perpetrated on some of the poor murderous detainees.
My consternation regarding the release of the memos and the possibility of another circus the like of the one put together by Ted Kennedy and Dick Durbin with the Abu Ghraib pictures, became even more pronounced as the news of the release of more anti-American pictures made its way in the news cycle. The message from the White House was that they were going to cave in the demands of the ACLU who invoked the Freedom of Information Act to have the photos released. On a side note, this new offensive from the ACLU against the United States is just another step the group is making toward the complete destruction of our country and the current political so-called leadership in Washington is in bed with them and goose-stepping in unison on the same path toward Socialist totalitarian regime.
The issue of the photographs was just the latest of the dismantling of the security achievements accomplished by a hastily rebuilt intelligence effort following the 9-11-01 attacks. Obama started the process just hours after taking office by issuing an executive order that would close Guantanamo Bay prison in 2010 and the halting of all military tribunals taking place at that facility. Further rumors of the release of some of the terrorists on American soil and the refusal on the part of other nations to take in any of the detainees, demonstrated that Obama had just acted to ingratiate his Leftist nutcases and really had no plans for the handling of the Guantanamo’s prisoners.
Now, in the space of few days, Obama has sort of reversed his course of action, or so it appears. First he expressed his decision to avoid the release of the pictures, citing the potential danger that such action would represent for the American Military still involved in combat overseas. True Americans across the country cheered the decision, happy that for once the current Commander in Chief appeared to place the interests of the Military ahead of his own agenda. I want to emphasize ‘appeared’ as I actually thought so too. The dark part of this whole story is in the fact that Obama verbally expressed his decision to not release the photos, but the law suit from the ACLU is still pending and the only thing that can just stop the process would be another executive order from the President.
So here is where the issue of the photos stands: some judge can still order the CIA to release the photos as per the ACLU request, and the fact that Obama said he opposed it will mean nothing, except to Obama, who will then be able to state that the negative consequences on our soldiers in the field of making the photos public were not his fault and dump the responsibility on some judge. Those Americans who cheered but remain uninformed will be tricked by the complacent Media to actually believe the line and still cheer for the man.
This whole thing is some sort of a tragic joke for me, as I witness a President completely out of his league, only concerned about his political image. His incompetence as a problem solver shows its ugly head every time he opens his mouth, even if in a teleprompter-driven, articulated way. Some may say he has a hell of a nice way to say nothing.
In a latest development, Obama has declared his intentions to re-start the Military tribunals he had halted in January. The amusing part of all this is the frenzy the lunatic Left is going through these days (just that makes it all worth), even if AG Holder has said that the tribunals will be conducted in a way that enhances the safeguard of the terrorists legal rights, including the dismissal of evidences obtained via enhanced interrogations. It is amazing to me how an Administration that is so bent on ignoring the US Constitution is going to go to great length to give Constitutional rights to the enemies of the country.
I guess experience as a community organizer falls a little short when it comes to handling a REAL job or a REAL crisis. Hope and Change? I am praying for it in 2010 and 2012.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Congressional Cancer
I have expressed my thoughts about PA Congressman John Murtha in the past and as much as I would like to forever ignore this vile, disgusting man, it becomes at times necessary to go back and revisit those subjects that make us queasy. Murtha is one of those subjects.
As time goes by, what once was an obscure, pork addicted, corrupted career politician Murtha has become an unfortunately well known corrupted politician.
I don’t know if notoriety was one of Murtha’s goals when he came out publicly and condemned the Marines involved in the Haditha mess as cold blooded murderers before any investigation had been completed, but notoriety has found Murtha, or should I say infamy.
News of shady deals made by the Congressman with some of his lobbyists, DoJ investigations of fraud and corruption begun to show up on the national news, especially as Murtha is an influential member of the House Defense Appropriation Committee.
After the Liberal Democrats gained the majority in Congress in 2006, John Murtha’s vitriolic attacks against President Bush escalated to frenzy as the Pennsylvania representative could taste the blood of political adversaries and the tingle of power. Even after all but one of the Haditha Marines was exonerated via Court Martial and investigations, Murtha refused to apologize for the hasty, inconsiderate and slanderous comments he had made.
Lately, Murtha has appeared on the news again.
It appears that the good old Congressman has a nephew, Robert Murtha, who owns a company in Pennsylvania that has been awarded no-bid contracts from the Department of Defense and this has been going on for quite some time. Coincidentally, John Murtha is a highly influential member of Congress when it comes to defense appropriations. Some of the former employees of Robert Murtha’s company have also come forward stating that the Pennsylvania company had received payments from DoD even when contracts had been given to associated contractors, basically getting paid for performing no work.
In the elections of 2008, Murtha was challenged by Bill Russell, retired Army Officer, and in the last weeks prior to voting, Mr. Russell gave Murtha a good scare as the margin gap between the leading Murtha and his opponent was shrinking. An emergency infusion of cash from dubious sources, like MoveOn.org, ultimately gave the incumbent Murtha a 58% to 42% victory.
Nevertheless, just the fact that Russell had gotten so close, closer than any other opponent in many previous elections, has made the Porky Murtha nervous. In January, Murtha’s chief of staff John Hugya had told Russell’s former Army Reserve commanding officer Col. Gregory Rich that he was going to have the new secretary of the Army coming in with the Obama Administration recall Russell into the active duty so he could be court-martialed for campaigning while on active duty.
The incident was reported by Col. Rich to military lawyers and the occurrence reported by Russell that Hugya had threatened him again in mid-March, convinced Rich that Murtha’s thug was serious and crossing the line.
What it looks like is that Murtha is concerned about his upcoming 2010 bid to keep his congressional seat, as Bill Russell has vowed to challenge him again.
In a late development, Nancy Pelosi was successful on 12 May, 2009 to block again a Congressional investigation of connections between Congressional earmarks and a lobbying organization called PMA. Again coincidentally, one of the US Congressmen who received the largest amount of political donations from PMA is the PA Congressman John Murtha. With all the problems Nancy Pelosi is finding herself in these days because of her lies regarding her knowledge of the enhanced interrogations, she is in the ‘circling the wagons’ mode, as she can probably feel the wolves hot breath on her heels. She is being railroaded by her own Liberal colleagues as they see the possibility of destroying her.
I believe that she has made enough enemies even within her own crowd that the mere possibility of revenge is going to take her plastic face down. Payback, as it goes, is a bitch.
Hence the need to make and keep happy those who still have some level of loyalty, and that includes John Murtha, at least for the time being.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, here is the Congress that was going to have the highest level of ethics, the one that was going to work for the equality of all people opportunities.
After decades of pillaging the American people and thrashing the country for personal gain, John Murtha is still in Congress. So much for ethics!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
As time goes by, what once was an obscure, pork addicted, corrupted career politician Murtha has become an unfortunately well known corrupted politician.
I don’t know if notoriety was one of Murtha’s goals when he came out publicly and condemned the Marines involved in the Haditha mess as cold blooded murderers before any investigation had been completed, but notoriety has found Murtha, or should I say infamy.
News of shady deals made by the Congressman with some of his lobbyists, DoJ investigations of fraud and corruption begun to show up on the national news, especially as Murtha is an influential member of the House Defense Appropriation Committee.
After the Liberal Democrats gained the majority in Congress in 2006, John Murtha’s vitriolic attacks against President Bush escalated to frenzy as the Pennsylvania representative could taste the blood of political adversaries and the tingle of power. Even after all but one of the Haditha Marines was exonerated via Court Martial and investigations, Murtha refused to apologize for the hasty, inconsiderate and slanderous comments he had made.
Lately, Murtha has appeared on the news again.
It appears that the good old Congressman has a nephew, Robert Murtha, who owns a company in Pennsylvania that has been awarded no-bid contracts from the Department of Defense and this has been going on for quite some time. Coincidentally, John Murtha is a highly influential member of Congress when it comes to defense appropriations. Some of the former employees of Robert Murtha’s company have also come forward stating that the Pennsylvania company had received payments from DoD even when contracts had been given to associated contractors, basically getting paid for performing no work.
In the elections of 2008, Murtha was challenged by Bill Russell, retired Army Officer, and in the last weeks prior to voting, Mr. Russell gave Murtha a good scare as the margin gap between the leading Murtha and his opponent was shrinking. An emergency infusion of cash from dubious sources, like MoveOn.org, ultimately gave the incumbent Murtha a 58% to 42% victory.
Nevertheless, just the fact that Russell had gotten so close, closer than any other opponent in many previous elections, has made the Porky Murtha nervous. In January, Murtha’s chief of staff John Hugya had told Russell’s former Army Reserve commanding officer Col. Gregory Rich that he was going to have the new secretary of the Army coming in with the Obama Administration recall Russell into the active duty so he could be court-martialed for campaigning while on active duty.
The incident was reported by Col. Rich to military lawyers and the occurrence reported by Russell that Hugya had threatened him again in mid-March, convinced Rich that Murtha’s thug was serious and crossing the line.
What it looks like is that Murtha is concerned about his upcoming 2010 bid to keep his congressional seat, as Bill Russell has vowed to challenge him again.
In a late development, Nancy Pelosi was successful on 12 May, 2009 to block again a Congressional investigation of connections between Congressional earmarks and a lobbying organization called PMA. Again coincidentally, one of the US Congressmen who received the largest amount of political donations from PMA is the PA Congressman John Murtha. With all the problems Nancy Pelosi is finding herself in these days because of her lies regarding her knowledge of the enhanced interrogations, she is in the ‘circling the wagons’ mode, as she can probably feel the wolves hot breath on her heels. She is being railroaded by her own Liberal colleagues as they see the possibility of destroying her.
I believe that she has made enough enemies even within her own crowd that the mere possibility of revenge is going to take her plastic face down. Payback, as it goes, is a bitch.
Hence the need to make and keep happy those who still have some level of loyalty, and that includes John Murtha, at least for the time being.
Well, ladies and gentlemen, here is the Congress that was going to have the highest level of ethics, the one that was going to work for the equality of all people opportunities.
After decades of pillaging the American people and thrashing the country for personal gain, John Murtha is still in Congress. So much for ethics!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Thursday, May 14, 2009
Why Is Dick Cheney Relevant
Since the inauguration of President Obama, opposition to his policies has been limited to those who have been feeling the fear of the change the new President has been pushing on the American people. Change is not the problem when it is designed to improve the conditions of the people, but change for the sake of change, change introduced only for the purpose of making a political statement and to pander to those fringe groups that elected him, is not what improves the conditions of a country.
Throughout the Bush Presidency, former Vice President Al Gore has been very vocal in his attacks against George W. Bush, not mincing any words and never toning down his vitriol. Even as Gore stepped up his crusade for the scientifically challenged Global Warming theory, he continued to openly express his opposition against the President. At the time, dissention being patriotic according to the Left, no rebuke was ever directed against Gore and no Media call for the former VP to just go away was ever muttered.
But times have changed. Dissent is no longer patriotic, but instead a demonstration of racism and when former Bush VP Dick Cheney decides to speak his dissent, suddenly the Media is all about the silencing of the man. At the highest level of the current administration, Sec. of State Hillary Clinton testified at a Congressional hearing stating that Cheney was not a “reliable source” on matters relating to torture. This was in response to a question regarding the public request Cheney had made regarding the declassification of secret documents exposing the successes that enhanced interrogations had achieved.
The Left is screaming against the former VP for taking to the airwaves and defending the policies of the Administration he served and to offer his analysis regarding the damage that the Obama policies are doing to the ability for the United States to fend against future attacks. The Left also calls Cheney’s analysis as irrelevant and that is the point of contention. Is Dick Cheney relevant for the country?
To people of common sense, the answer to the question is pretty much a non issue, because it is very well known that Dick Cheney was instrumental in the war against the enemies of America. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, President Bush rightly remained very visible to the American people who needed to see their President in control of a very chaotic situation. Immediately, Vice President Cheney went to work, appearing so scarcely on the Media that he became the butt of many jokes. Meantime, Dick Cheney worked relentlessly to insure that the American people would be and remain as safe as possible. And while George Bush rightfully takes the credit for keeping the country safe for the remainder of his Administration, the low profile efforts of Dick Cheney had a lot to do with the success of that endeavor.
Today, as the Obama Administration dismantles just about all the advancement in safety introduced by the previous Administration, Dick Cheney has decided that he cannot remain silent as he witnesses the security of the Nation being returned to pre-9/11 conditions.
Dick Cheney is relevant to the discussion, because he really has nothing to gain by expressing his opinion. While President Bush has chosen to oblige to the historical classy avoidance of criticism against the subsequent President, something that America wishes former President Carter would have followed, Mr. Cheney has decided that the stakes of the game are dire enough to warrant speaking up.
Cheney spoke against the Administration release of formerly classified documents explaining the enhanced interrogation techniques used by the CIA on terrorists captured on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. He considered such release as one of the ways the new Administration was undermining the safety and security of the country, moreover it was creating a sense of panic among the CIA operatives who now are reluctant to perform their work for fear of possible prosecution. But once the memos had been released, and now that those techniques were compromised permanently, Cheney held the position that to give context to the documents the memos indicating the information gathered with the enhanced interrogations, that the Liberals call torture, be also released so that the American people could decide for themselves, something the Liberals in Government surely do not want to occur.
The relevance of Dick Cheney transcends matters of security. He is relevant to the Republican Party and the American Conservative movement in general. He is a voice for the those Americans who do not believe that Government is supposed to be a controlling force in the life of the country, a voice for those who believe in fiscal responsibility and free market.
Dick Cheney is wealthy enough to be able to live the rest of his life in comfort and independence and not holding political ambitions, he could just remain sheltered from the attacks of a blood thirsty Media always looking for a reason to attack him, President Bush and their accomplishments. Basically, he does not need the aggravation he is suffering for speaking up, and yet he chooses to do so. Just that fact makes the man relevant.
When comparing Dick Cheney to the bloated, phony Gore and the useless Biden, one can only hope that Mr. Cheney will grace our Nation with his words for as long as possible and that his words will be eventually heard.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Throughout the Bush Presidency, former Vice President Al Gore has been very vocal in his attacks against George W. Bush, not mincing any words and never toning down his vitriol. Even as Gore stepped up his crusade for the scientifically challenged Global Warming theory, he continued to openly express his opposition against the President. At the time, dissention being patriotic according to the Left, no rebuke was ever directed against Gore and no Media call for the former VP to just go away was ever muttered.
But times have changed. Dissent is no longer patriotic, but instead a demonstration of racism and when former Bush VP Dick Cheney decides to speak his dissent, suddenly the Media is all about the silencing of the man. At the highest level of the current administration, Sec. of State Hillary Clinton testified at a Congressional hearing stating that Cheney was not a “reliable source” on matters relating to torture. This was in response to a question regarding the public request Cheney had made regarding the declassification of secret documents exposing the successes that enhanced interrogations had achieved.
The Left is screaming against the former VP for taking to the airwaves and defending the policies of the Administration he served and to offer his analysis regarding the damage that the Obama policies are doing to the ability for the United States to fend against future attacks. The Left also calls Cheney’s analysis as irrelevant and that is the point of contention. Is Dick Cheney relevant for the country?
To people of common sense, the answer to the question is pretty much a non issue, because it is very well known that Dick Cheney was instrumental in the war against the enemies of America. Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, President Bush rightly remained very visible to the American people who needed to see their President in control of a very chaotic situation. Immediately, Vice President Cheney went to work, appearing so scarcely on the Media that he became the butt of many jokes. Meantime, Dick Cheney worked relentlessly to insure that the American people would be and remain as safe as possible. And while George Bush rightfully takes the credit for keeping the country safe for the remainder of his Administration, the low profile efforts of Dick Cheney had a lot to do with the success of that endeavor.
Today, as the Obama Administration dismantles just about all the advancement in safety introduced by the previous Administration, Dick Cheney has decided that he cannot remain silent as he witnesses the security of the Nation being returned to pre-9/11 conditions.
Dick Cheney is relevant to the discussion, because he really has nothing to gain by expressing his opinion. While President Bush has chosen to oblige to the historical classy avoidance of criticism against the subsequent President, something that America wishes former President Carter would have followed, Mr. Cheney has decided that the stakes of the game are dire enough to warrant speaking up.
Cheney spoke against the Administration release of formerly classified documents explaining the enhanced interrogation techniques used by the CIA on terrorists captured on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq. He considered such release as one of the ways the new Administration was undermining the safety and security of the country, moreover it was creating a sense of panic among the CIA operatives who now are reluctant to perform their work for fear of possible prosecution. But once the memos had been released, and now that those techniques were compromised permanently, Cheney held the position that to give context to the documents the memos indicating the information gathered with the enhanced interrogations, that the Liberals call torture, be also released so that the American people could decide for themselves, something the Liberals in Government surely do not want to occur.
The relevance of Dick Cheney transcends matters of security. He is relevant to the Republican Party and the American Conservative movement in general. He is a voice for the those Americans who do not believe that Government is supposed to be a controlling force in the life of the country, a voice for those who believe in fiscal responsibility and free market.
Dick Cheney is wealthy enough to be able to live the rest of his life in comfort and independence and not holding political ambitions, he could just remain sheltered from the attacks of a blood thirsty Media always looking for a reason to attack him, President Bush and their accomplishments. Basically, he does not need the aggravation he is suffering for speaking up, and yet he chooses to do so. Just that fact makes the man relevant.
When comparing Dick Cheney to the bloated, phony Gore and the useless Biden, one can only hope that Mr. Cheney will grace our Nation with his words for as long as possible and that his words will be eventually heard.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Pillaging - Part 2
On the heels of American taxpayers’ funding of researchers patronizing bars and clubs in Buenos Aires to study the risky sexual behavior of gay men when intoxicated, I found a piece from Ed Morrissey at HotAir.com on May12, 2009, that has given some balance to the expenditure of my money.
In the article, Ed points out a training program funded in part by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA). This institute is part of the National Health Institute and has given a grant of $2.6 million to researchers that will be teaching Chinese prostitutes, in China, to drink responsibly as a way to address the HIV risks.
Here is the link to the article:
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/12/your-tax-dollars-at-work-teaching-chinese-hookers-to-drink-responsibly/
So here are my thoughts.
Naturally I wish that such a training program had been introduced in the Kennedy compound years ago, because it may have saved at least one life. And I don’t want to appear as a heartless conservative, so I am willing to “donate” some of my tax money for the training.
But as a taxpayer, I believe that the purpose of taxes is to fund government programs that benefit the American people, including me. So my question is: what is in it for me? Would I get a discount? I am positive Bill Clinton will be involved in this honorable endeavor.
Joking aside, this is just one more indication of the travesty our government has become, how the principles of our Republic have been taken hostage by a class of bureaucrats and politicians that have no business being in charge of anything, let alone the business of the Nation.
It is infuriating to me, at a time when countless Veterans are on welfare and the care they have earned is being undermined by the Administration, that governmental entities are spending taxpayers’ money to send people as researchers to Argentina or China to exploits their own obsession with smut (have you ever asked yourself why most of these researches are done on sexual subjects?). This money could be better spent kept within the borders of our country helping those who deserve it. Governmental spending has been one of my point of dissent from the Bush Administration in the last 8 years, but Obama has taken it to a catastrophic level that the average American could not begin to understand. It makes my blood literally boil to see this kind of waste of money and at the same time see charging Veterans for their own medical care being even considered.
I know you are all well aware of Governmental spending having gone insane, but I wish I had the resources necessary to trace back the politician or politicians that have their hand in this type of pillaging. Guess I wish that the so-called Media would remove their collective heads from Obama’s rear end and actually do their job. It sure would be a refreshing change.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
In the article, Ed points out a training program funded in part by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAA). This institute is part of the National Health Institute and has given a grant of $2.6 million to researchers that will be teaching Chinese prostitutes, in China, to drink responsibly as a way to address the HIV risks.
Here is the link to the article:
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/12/your-tax-dollars-at-work-teaching-chinese-hookers-to-drink-responsibly/
So here are my thoughts.
Naturally I wish that such a training program had been introduced in the Kennedy compound years ago, because it may have saved at least one life. And I don’t want to appear as a heartless conservative, so I am willing to “donate” some of my tax money for the training.
But as a taxpayer, I believe that the purpose of taxes is to fund government programs that benefit the American people, including me. So my question is: what is in it for me? Would I get a discount? I am positive Bill Clinton will be involved in this honorable endeavor.
Joking aside, this is just one more indication of the travesty our government has become, how the principles of our Republic have been taken hostage by a class of bureaucrats and politicians that have no business being in charge of anything, let alone the business of the Nation.
It is infuriating to me, at a time when countless Veterans are on welfare and the care they have earned is being undermined by the Administration, that governmental entities are spending taxpayers’ money to send people as researchers to Argentina or China to exploits their own obsession with smut (have you ever asked yourself why most of these researches are done on sexual subjects?). This money could be better spent kept within the borders of our country helping those who deserve it. Governmental spending has been one of my point of dissent from the Bush Administration in the last 8 years, but Obama has taken it to a catastrophic level that the average American could not begin to understand. It makes my blood literally boil to see this kind of waste of money and at the same time see charging Veterans for their own medical care being even considered.
I know you are all well aware of Governmental spending having gone insane, but I wish I had the resources necessary to trace back the politician or politicians that have their hand in this type of pillaging. Guess I wish that the so-called Media would remove their collective heads from Obama’s rear end and actually do their job. It sure would be a refreshing change.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Monday, May 11, 2009
Liar!
Just one word that can define someone’s entire existence and that could be etched on that person’s headstone and really span the person’s whole life.
In the case of Nancy Pelosi, I surely have much more colorful words that would better define the woman and her behavior, but, in the name of decency, I will refrain to use them and instead stick with the one that American Conservatives and all good will Americans use these days.
Good old Botox Queen has been making a career over the last few years about attacking the policies of the Bush Administration on the famous “tortures” that the Muslim terrorists captured on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq and across the globe during our War on Terror have supposedly being subjected to.
But it has been revealed, through the release of some declassified material, that the San Francisco whore was briefed about the enhanced interrogation techniques being used to extract potentially life saving information from the terrorists.
The declassified memo specifically tells of briefing she had received as early as 2002 regarding the use of water boarding on the terrorists, in direct contradiction with what good old Nancy had been stating since her climb to the Speakership position.
She has basically built a façade, no Botox pun intended, of anti-torture purity hailed by the extreme Left nut cases, especially those in her disgraceful district, while in truth she was fully aware of the techniques being used and actually supported them.
As she got caught in yet another lie, the old bag continues to pretend that she was not told the enhanced techniques were actually being used, regardless of what the CIA report may say. The current head of the CIA, the honorably incompetent Leon Panetta, is trying to rescue Pelosi by stating that the CIA notes may not be accurate. Of course, when you don’t like the message, shoot the messenger. Typical Liberal.
Personally, I am of the opinion that the liar was well aware of what the CIA was doing and went along with it as a reaction to the 9-11-01 attacks. Moreover, she never objected or attempted to address the issue of “torture” in the subsequent 13 votes in the House that appropriated funds for the CIA in its endeavors.
Most likely than not, she assumed that the sensitivity of the documents, the top secret nature of the intelligence operation was never going to see the light of day. Some say that Karma works all the time, and it appears that she may be a victim of the political witch hunt that her own kind is waging against those who did their job in trying to protect America.
Of course the story will eventually die and be buried as the Media will circle around the members of the Obama oligarchy and spin the whole thing into just another racial attack against Obama.
I dream of the day when she will be finally fired from her position as Speaker and what would make it a perfect day would be the images of her being taken out in handcuffs from the Capitol, but I am not holding much hope. Scariest part is that this example of Liberal corruption is third in line to become President of a country she has in the past and continues today to pillage and undermine.
As our capabilities to defend ourselves against terrorist attacks is diminished on a daily basis, she remains in a position where she can greatly contribute to our defeat only in the name of her personal political power grabbing. There is another word to describe her: despicable.
At this point of the ‘game’, I wish for all pertinent documents to be made public, as the security of the country has been compromised already, so that the misinformed American public can get a clear understanding of who they voted into power. Maybe, just maybe, these Americans will open their eyes and soon fire this disgraceful human being.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
In the case of Nancy Pelosi, I surely have much more colorful words that would better define the woman and her behavior, but, in the name of decency, I will refrain to use them and instead stick with the one that American Conservatives and all good will Americans use these days.
Good old Botox Queen has been making a career over the last few years about attacking the policies of the Bush Administration on the famous “tortures” that the Muslim terrorists captured on the battlefields of Afghanistan and Iraq and across the globe during our War on Terror have supposedly being subjected to.
But it has been revealed, through the release of some declassified material, that the San Francisco whore was briefed about the enhanced interrogation techniques being used to extract potentially life saving information from the terrorists.
The declassified memo specifically tells of briefing she had received as early as 2002 regarding the use of water boarding on the terrorists, in direct contradiction with what good old Nancy had been stating since her climb to the Speakership position.
She has basically built a façade, no Botox pun intended, of anti-torture purity hailed by the extreme Left nut cases, especially those in her disgraceful district, while in truth she was fully aware of the techniques being used and actually supported them.
As she got caught in yet another lie, the old bag continues to pretend that she was not told the enhanced techniques were actually being used, regardless of what the CIA report may say. The current head of the CIA, the honorably incompetent Leon Panetta, is trying to rescue Pelosi by stating that the CIA notes may not be accurate. Of course, when you don’t like the message, shoot the messenger. Typical Liberal.
Personally, I am of the opinion that the liar was well aware of what the CIA was doing and went along with it as a reaction to the 9-11-01 attacks. Moreover, she never objected or attempted to address the issue of “torture” in the subsequent 13 votes in the House that appropriated funds for the CIA in its endeavors.
Most likely than not, she assumed that the sensitivity of the documents, the top secret nature of the intelligence operation was never going to see the light of day. Some say that Karma works all the time, and it appears that she may be a victim of the political witch hunt that her own kind is waging against those who did their job in trying to protect America.
Of course the story will eventually die and be buried as the Media will circle around the members of the Obama oligarchy and spin the whole thing into just another racial attack against Obama.
I dream of the day when she will be finally fired from her position as Speaker and what would make it a perfect day would be the images of her being taken out in handcuffs from the Capitol, but I am not holding much hope. Scariest part is that this example of Liberal corruption is third in line to become President of a country she has in the past and continues today to pillage and undermine.
As our capabilities to defend ourselves against terrorist attacks is diminished on a daily basis, she remains in a position where she can greatly contribute to our defeat only in the name of her personal political power grabbing. There is another word to describe her: despicable.
At this point of the ‘game’, I wish for all pertinent documents to be made public, as the security of the country has been compromised already, so that the misinformed American public can get a clear understanding of who they voted into power. Maybe, just maybe, these Americans will open their eyes and soon fire this disgraceful human being.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Sunday, May 10, 2009
The Power Of Honor
HotAir has this video that surprisingly aired on CBS News. Don’t know when it did because I don’t watch CBS.
Here is the link:
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/09/video-currahee/
From the video we can definitely get an understanding of the power honor has, honor that is stranger to those who never wore the uniform of the United States Military like myself. As much as I try to grasp the meaning of what the brotherhood felt among those in uniform, its real meaning and especially its depth escapes me. All I am left with is the immense awe I feel for the service and sacrifice these men and women and their families have made and continue to make for my country, my family and me.
As I watched the video the second time, I feel inadequate to express the debt of gratitude I feel for these American Heroes, but it instilled in me the conviction that I must continue and increase my support of them and my dedication to the cause of freedom they paid such high price for.
God bless the Military and our great Nation.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Here is the link:
http://hotair.com/archives/2009/05/09/video-currahee/
From the video we can definitely get an understanding of the power honor has, honor that is stranger to those who never wore the uniform of the United States Military like myself. As much as I try to grasp the meaning of what the brotherhood felt among those in uniform, its real meaning and especially its depth escapes me. All I am left with is the immense awe I feel for the service and sacrifice these men and women and their families have made and continue to make for my country, my family and me.
As I watched the video the second time, I feel inadequate to express the debt of gratitude I feel for these American Heroes, but it instilled in me the conviction that I must continue and increase my support of them and my dedication to the cause of freedom they paid such high price for.
God bless the Military and our great Nation.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Gving The Screw
After only just over 100 days in office, my opinion of Obama is such that I will consider this to be his most evident legacy, as so far I cannot identify anyone in America that has not gotten screwed by the Emperor. All with the exception of the elitist few that are still recovering from the orgasms they have been experiencing since last November, and those ignoramuses who still believe that the Socialist, anti-American style of hope and change Obama is cramming down our throats is a “good” thing.
The degree of damage this man is doing to my country has an impressive wide reach, going from the financial to the spiritual. In my view, though, the worst is the dangerous direction he is taking the country as it relates to our Muslim terrorist enemies (and no, I will not call them anything other than what they are).
As Obama took office, one of the first executive orders he signed was one that was designed to pander to the fringe Liberal nutcases that elected the imbecile to office: closing of Guantanamo Bay prison. At the time the order sparked opposition from those Americans that still believe our country is in danger from the Islamo-fascists.
Greatest clamor against the decision came from the families of the victims of various terrorist attacks perpetrated in the past. This is what I wrote on 22 January, 2009:
So the halting of the trials against the enemies of America has generated some discontent, gross understatement, of the family of some of the victims of these animals, including Commander Kirk Lippold who was the commander on the USS Cole the day in 2000 when a suicide boat slammed into his ship killing 17 American sailors. The mastermind of the attack is at Gitmo awaiting trial, a trial that thanks to President Obama will most likely not take place and I bet my soon-to-be overtaxed bottom dollar he will probably be released and given a full scholarship at Columbia University where he will be subsequently tenured as a professor.
But it actually all fits: the scum currently in Gitmo is accused of acts perpetrated against American citizens either working in the WWC for evil corporations, or in the Pentagon for the Nazi-like American Military, or against American Military members. This makes them truthfully victims of America and justified in their hatred against our country, our way of life and George W. Bush (oh, wait! Bush was not President when the USS Cole was attacked and he was in office only seven months when 9-11 occurred, but so what, blame it on Bush!)...In the meantime, lets crippled the country’s ability to prosecute and YES punish those who have conducted terrorist acts against America, while at the same time limit our intelligence gathering ability abroad. I think it is a great idea to reduce our efficiency in combating global terrorism in the name of the “rights” of the terrorists and bring the country back where it was prior to September 11, 2001. Of course no negative consequence will be felt by the American people, because after all Obama is the re-incarnation of Christ and he will just wave his magic wand and all our enemies will instantly love us. And the next time that an American citizen will perish, guilty only of being American, Obama and his rabid Media dogs will make sure that they will find the connection and responsibility of George W. Bush.
These were my thoughts just few days into the new regime, and way before the Obama regime released the classified memos describing the “torture” our CIA operatives inflicted upon the poor, disenfranchised terrorists.
Today I read an article from Debra Burlingame for the Wall Street Journal. Here is the link:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124174154190098941.html
I encourage you to read the article, as it is a realistic look at what Obama really represents for America: a dangerous man with too much power and too little love of country, at least love for the America that we know and love.
We are in a national situation that is deserving of the theme from the Twilight Zone series, as we witness Obama destroying all the tools necessary to combat those who are bent on killing us.
All he has left is the annihilation of the Military, as it is the only major obstacle in front of him. The decimation of the intelligence community through the divulgement of their techniques of interrogation and the potential threat of prosecution of those at the vanguard of our defense is an effective way Obama is employing to reduce our preparedness and increase our vulnerability to another attack, which is exactly what he is counting on. Another attack would allow him to suspend the US Constitution and establish his oligarchic circle, would give him the power to disarm the population in the name of national security and would give him the excuse necessary to purge those who are vocal in opposition.
Until the planets align for Obama, he is going to just screw the people, lie to the victims of terrorism and dishonor those who have died in the service of the country.
On the other hand, as the new Messiah, he is aligning the planets himself.
Hope and Change!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
The degree of damage this man is doing to my country has an impressive wide reach, going from the financial to the spiritual. In my view, though, the worst is the dangerous direction he is taking the country as it relates to our Muslim terrorist enemies (and no, I will not call them anything other than what they are).
As Obama took office, one of the first executive orders he signed was one that was designed to pander to the fringe Liberal nutcases that elected the imbecile to office: closing of Guantanamo Bay prison. At the time the order sparked opposition from those Americans that still believe our country is in danger from the Islamo-fascists.
Greatest clamor against the decision came from the families of the victims of various terrorist attacks perpetrated in the past. This is what I wrote on 22 January, 2009:
So the halting of the trials against the enemies of America has generated some discontent, gross understatement, of the family of some of the victims of these animals, including Commander Kirk Lippold who was the commander on the USS Cole the day in 2000 when a suicide boat slammed into his ship killing 17 American sailors. The mastermind of the attack is at Gitmo awaiting trial, a trial that thanks to President Obama will most likely not take place and I bet my soon-to-be overtaxed bottom dollar he will probably be released and given a full scholarship at Columbia University where he will be subsequently tenured as a professor.
But it actually all fits: the scum currently in Gitmo is accused of acts perpetrated against American citizens either working in the WWC for evil corporations, or in the Pentagon for the Nazi-like American Military, or against American Military members. This makes them truthfully victims of America and justified in their hatred against our country, our way of life and George W. Bush (oh, wait! Bush was not President when the USS Cole was attacked and he was in office only seven months when 9-11 occurred, but so what, blame it on Bush!)...In the meantime, lets crippled the country’s ability to prosecute and YES punish those who have conducted terrorist acts against America, while at the same time limit our intelligence gathering ability abroad. I think it is a great idea to reduce our efficiency in combating global terrorism in the name of the “rights” of the terrorists and bring the country back where it was prior to September 11, 2001. Of course no negative consequence will be felt by the American people, because after all Obama is the re-incarnation of Christ and he will just wave his magic wand and all our enemies will instantly love us. And the next time that an American citizen will perish, guilty only of being American, Obama and his rabid Media dogs will make sure that they will find the connection and responsibility of George W. Bush.
These were my thoughts just few days into the new regime, and way before the Obama regime released the classified memos describing the “torture” our CIA operatives inflicted upon the poor, disenfranchised terrorists.
Today I read an article from Debra Burlingame for the Wall Street Journal. Here is the link:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124174154190098941.html
I encourage you to read the article, as it is a realistic look at what Obama really represents for America: a dangerous man with too much power and too little love of country, at least love for the America that we know and love.
We are in a national situation that is deserving of the theme from the Twilight Zone series, as we witness Obama destroying all the tools necessary to combat those who are bent on killing us.
All he has left is the annihilation of the Military, as it is the only major obstacle in front of him. The decimation of the intelligence community through the divulgement of their techniques of interrogation and the potential threat of prosecution of those at the vanguard of our defense is an effective way Obama is employing to reduce our preparedness and increase our vulnerability to another attack, which is exactly what he is counting on. Another attack would allow him to suspend the US Constitution and establish his oligarchic circle, would give him the power to disarm the population in the name of national security and would give him the excuse necessary to purge those who are vocal in opposition.
Until the planets align for Obama, he is going to just screw the people, lie to the victims of terrorism and dishonor those who have died in the service of the country.
On the other hand, as the new Messiah, he is aligning the planets himself.
Hope and Change!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Pillaging
The health of America is much better guarded today. Reported is the news that the National Institute of Health has funded a study conducted by the New York Psychiatric Institute that sent researchers in the bars of Argentina. The study revolves around the dangerous sexual behavior exhibited by gay men when they are drunk. The purpose of the study is to design HIV prevention programs that would be targeted to bars and clubs.
And the American taxpayers can be proud to have “contributed” to this South American venture at the tune of $400,000. Isn’t it great? Don’t you feel good just about now?
So, if I understand the situation in my non-elitist, feel-good, simple mind, my money paid for some researchers from a hospital in New York to take a tour of bars and clubs in Argentina to study the sexual behavior of Argentinean gay men who get drunk and engage in risky encounters. Really?!
I am not gay, nor from Argentina, nor I frequent bars or clubs and I could have saved the taxpayers’ money by telling them the same results they got from their little South American vacations: gay men meet in bars where they get drunk and retire to the alley on the back of the bar and do their things. Enough said. All it was needed was a little common sense, plus I would like to know why the study had to be conducted in Argentina. Aren’t American gay men good enough? All they had to do was to cross the country to San Francisco and they would have had all the sample needed.
"Targeting public venues in Buenos Aires where men meet, alcohol is consumed and sexual behavior occurs," the project's overview explains, "the goal of this 2-year exploratory study is to understand the various factors that contribute to the creation of a high risk sexual space."
Two year exploratory study, basically someone needed to justify his or her high paying government job for at least two years. Of the $400,000, almost half has already been spent on this travesty that started in Sept. 2008. Surely the moron taxpayers will have to dish out some more money when the funds run out.
Question: wouldn’t it be interesting to find out the involvement of Chuck Schumer in this deal?
And talking about pillaging, it is reported that the state of Massachusetts is giving free cars to welfare recipients. The cars come from charities that collect them from citizens, but the government of the state pays for the insurance and maintenance of them and even membership to AAA.
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, a Democrat of course, is a big proponent of the program, which, he says, is designed to help those on welfare to have transportation to search for work, at the tune of $400,000 per year all on the shoulders of the people of Massachusetts.
While the idea to give people down on their luck a way to help themselves is a noble one, it is also reported that at least 20% of those who receive the program benefit remain or return into the welfare system. In such case, they get to keep their car although they do not receive the additional benefits.
Another example of how the Liberal establishment is enslaving the American people. Make them dependent on the government and you will insure your re-election.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
And the American taxpayers can be proud to have “contributed” to this South American venture at the tune of $400,000. Isn’t it great? Don’t you feel good just about now?
So, if I understand the situation in my non-elitist, feel-good, simple mind, my money paid for some researchers from a hospital in New York to take a tour of bars and clubs in Argentina to study the sexual behavior of Argentinean gay men who get drunk and engage in risky encounters. Really?!
I am not gay, nor from Argentina, nor I frequent bars or clubs and I could have saved the taxpayers’ money by telling them the same results they got from their little South American vacations: gay men meet in bars where they get drunk and retire to the alley on the back of the bar and do their things. Enough said. All it was needed was a little common sense, plus I would like to know why the study had to be conducted in Argentina. Aren’t American gay men good enough? All they had to do was to cross the country to San Francisco and they would have had all the sample needed.
"Targeting public venues in Buenos Aires where men meet, alcohol is consumed and sexual behavior occurs," the project's overview explains, "the goal of this 2-year exploratory study is to understand the various factors that contribute to the creation of a high risk sexual space."
Two year exploratory study, basically someone needed to justify his or her high paying government job for at least two years. Of the $400,000, almost half has already been spent on this travesty that started in Sept. 2008. Surely the moron taxpayers will have to dish out some more money when the funds run out.
Question: wouldn’t it be interesting to find out the involvement of Chuck Schumer in this deal?
And talking about pillaging, it is reported that the state of Massachusetts is giving free cars to welfare recipients. The cars come from charities that collect them from citizens, but the government of the state pays for the insurance and maintenance of them and even membership to AAA.
Massachusetts governor Deval Patrick, a Democrat of course, is a big proponent of the program, which, he says, is designed to help those on welfare to have transportation to search for work, at the tune of $400,000 per year all on the shoulders of the people of Massachusetts.
While the idea to give people down on their luck a way to help themselves is a noble one, it is also reported that at least 20% of those who receive the program benefit remain or return into the welfare system. In such case, they get to keep their car although they do not receive the additional benefits.
Another example of how the Liberal establishment is enslaving the American people. Make them dependent on the government and you will insure your re-election.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Friday, May 8, 2009
Congressional Pork
It appears that the tightening of the belt is a demand that our elected officials are more willing to impart on the American people than to do themselves. And their shenanigans are being shoved down the American people without any second thought or shame.
Case in point is a $90 millions appropriation that Congress has stuck in the already disgraceful stimulus bill. The appropriation was inserted in the bill as an increase in incumbency protection. It is basically directed to increase the members of Congress office budgets for the fiscal year 2010 and as justification for it Congress is using the fact that the year is an election year and therefore the expenditures for the members are going to be higher for travel and offices and salaries and supplies. This is somewhat puzzling as the expenditures of elected officials dedicated to re-election efforts are, by law, required NOT to be coming from the taxpayers’ pockets but from fund raising and donations.
Having been caught in a less than legal declaration, Pelosi and company have fixed it by saying that the mention of the “electoral cycle” was not intended as a justification, but only as a chronological statement as the increase in expenditure is designed to aid the incumbents to bring their message to their constituencies in a more efficient way, operation that is more intense during election years.
So let me see if I understand this. Each member of Congress needs an increase in funding for his or her re-election every two years, funding taken from working Americans without their approval, because during election years said politicians need to increase their communication with their voters. It actually makes somewhat of a sinister sense to me, because the only time these elected officials actually get out of their ivory towers and mingle with us, the little people, is when they finally show their true images of political whores and want our votes. And we, the simple and ignorant masses, oblige by re-electing people like Pelosi and Reid and Murtha and Boxer and Feinstein and Specter and Durbin and Kennedy and Kerry and Grassley and Hatch…and I could go on and on.
It has been a while since I have voted for an incumbent and I do not see that happening again in the foreseeable future, but this demonstrates how apathetic we as a society have become. Even if we do vote, we must have the tendency to just do it in an automatic and mindless way, as this incompetent and criminal scum keeps on getting re-elected time after time.
So the $90 millions are going to be taken from us, the ignorant masses, and given to these elitists so that they can blow more smoke in our eyes and, after re-elected, they can just get back to their corruption and hypocrisy until next election cycle. And if anyone is paying attention, their legal explanations cover up any impropriety. Now you all understand why the majority of politicians are lawyers.
Certainly, one may argue that 90 millions are really not that much compared to the monstrosity of the 3+ trillions of the whole porkulus, and this thinking is exactly what these criminals are counting on, because it is through apathy, disinformation and total lack of information that the manipulation of the average American is a done deal.
These politicians count on the fact that the average American will take his or her information from the 15 seconds snippets of News during their favorite TV show, so their control over the Media is all they need to perpetuate the ignorance of their constituencies. And if one disagrees with what they say. One will be labeled a “right wing activist” deserving of FBI surveillance.
So, my dear Americans, continue to be uninterested in the operations that our politicians are conducting against America. It is likely that by the time you will realized that your apathy has cost the country so dearly, the erosion of the American ideals will have been so extensive that it will be a real shock for you. But you know, you only have yourself to blame.
What is the solution? Easy, when 2010 elections are approaching, do some reading and get informed about your House Representative and your Senators and make an informed decision about wanting to keep them or fire them. Just make sure you get your info from reliable and disparate sources.
It is not a fluke nor a word game the fact that the US Constitution begins with “We The People”, but it is the genial idea of our Founding Fathers to give us the power to get rid of those in public life who do not deserve to walk around what should be the sacred halls of Congress.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Case in point is a $90 millions appropriation that Congress has stuck in the already disgraceful stimulus bill. The appropriation was inserted in the bill as an increase in incumbency protection. It is basically directed to increase the members of Congress office budgets for the fiscal year 2010 and as justification for it Congress is using the fact that the year is an election year and therefore the expenditures for the members are going to be higher for travel and offices and salaries and supplies. This is somewhat puzzling as the expenditures of elected officials dedicated to re-election efforts are, by law, required NOT to be coming from the taxpayers’ pockets but from fund raising and donations.
Having been caught in a less than legal declaration, Pelosi and company have fixed it by saying that the mention of the “electoral cycle” was not intended as a justification, but only as a chronological statement as the increase in expenditure is designed to aid the incumbents to bring their message to their constituencies in a more efficient way, operation that is more intense during election years.
So let me see if I understand this. Each member of Congress needs an increase in funding for his or her re-election every two years, funding taken from working Americans without their approval, because during election years said politicians need to increase their communication with their voters. It actually makes somewhat of a sinister sense to me, because the only time these elected officials actually get out of their ivory towers and mingle with us, the little people, is when they finally show their true images of political whores and want our votes. And we, the simple and ignorant masses, oblige by re-electing people like Pelosi and Reid and Murtha and Boxer and Feinstein and Specter and Durbin and Kennedy and Kerry and Grassley and Hatch…and I could go on and on.
It has been a while since I have voted for an incumbent and I do not see that happening again in the foreseeable future, but this demonstrates how apathetic we as a society have become. Even if we do vote, we must have the tendency to just do it in an automatic and mindless way, as this incompetent and criminal scum keeps on getting re-elected time after time.
So the $90 millions are going to be taken from us, the ignorant masses, and given to these elitists so that they can blow more smoke in our eyes and, after re-elected, they can just get back to their corruption and hypocrisy until next election cycle. And if anyone is paying attention, their legal explanations cover up any impropriety. Now you all understand why the majority of politicians are lawyers.
Certainly, one may argue that 90 millions are really not that much compared to the monstrosity of the 3+ trillions of the whole porkulus, and this thinking is exactly what these criminals are counting on, because it is through apathy, disinformation and total lack of information that the manipulation of the average American is a done deal.
These politicians count on the fact that the average American will take his or her information from the 15 seconds snippets of News during their favorite TV show, so their control over the Media is all they need to perpetuate the ignorance of their constituencies. And if one disagrees with what they say. One will be labeled a “right wing activist” deserving of FBI surveillance.
So, my dear Americans, continue to be uninterested in the operations that our politicians are conducting against America. It is likely that by the time you will realized that your apathy has cost the country so dearly, the erosion of the American ideals will have been so extensive that it will be a real shock for you. But you know, you only have yourself to blame.
What is the solution? Easy, when 2010 elections are approaching, do some reading and get informed about your House Representative and your Senators and make an informed decision about wanting to keep them or fire them. Just make sure you get your info from reliable and disparate sources.
It is not a fluke nor a word game the fact that the US Constitution begins with “We The People”, but it is the genial idea of our Founding Fathers to give us the power to get rid of those in public life who do not deserve to walk around what should be the sacred halls of Congress.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Continuity
Every second of our life is a gift coming from God and a reminder of His infinite goodness. Fully aware of this conviction of mine, I regard myself as one of the most fortunate people on the face of the Earth as everyday of my life is an expression of the immense blessing God has been imparting me and my personal commitment to be deserving of such blessings. But there is no greater gift than that of life and even there God has been of incredible generosity to me and to my family.
I had plenty of time to reflect on this certainty of my life on May 4, 2009 as I waited for a little guy to make his entrance in my family’s life.
As the hours ticked, much praying was silently done asking God to safeguard the health of my daughter-in-law and of my grandson. Much reflection was done on the wonders of God’s work that enables a mother to create a life in the space of just nine months. I understand that nine months are a long time for the mother and the father as they wait for the little bundle, but in the context of history, it is but an infinitesimal amount of time. And yet, the first time I put my eyes on Noah Ryan, I felt an immediate connection. I tried to remember what my day was before he had been born, and it was difficult.
In front of my eyes was the true meaning of my life and the true meaning of what continuity means to me, as I watched my son holding his son just as I had held him, and saw that the proverbial torch had been passed.
All the happy moments and all the challenging ones that had faced me as my children were growing up, all the worrying and the hopes I held close to my heart all came together as I watched my son become a father.
Never a day goes by without my children making me feel proud of them and that is a debt of gratitude I owe to God, them and their mother.
Words escape me as I go through a myriad of emotions. Seeing a new life begin was a powerful reminder of what the real meaning of my life is, at least within the continuity of my family.
The beauty of Mother Nature as God’s creation manifested itself in all its power in the form of a young mother enduring the rigors of childbirth with the strength and immense love that only a mother can demonstrate in the process of creating a life.
Truly a humbling experience!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
I had plenty of time to reflect on this certainty of my life on May 4, 2009 as I waited for a little guy to make his entrance in my family’s life.
As the hours ticked, much praying was silently done asking God to safeguard the health of my daughter-in-law and of my grandson. Much reflection was done on the wonders of God’s work that enables a mother to create a life in the space of just nine months. I understand that nine months are a long time for the mother and the father as they wait for the little bundle, but in the context of history, it is but an infinitesimal amount of time. And yet, the first time I put my eyes on Noah Ryan, I felt an immediate connection. I tried to remember what my day was before he had been born, and it was difficult.
In front of my eyes was the true meaning of my life and the true meaning of what continuity means to me, as I watched my son holding his son just as I had held him, and saw that the proverbial torch had been passed.
All the happy moments and all the challenging ones that had faced me as my children were growing up, all the worrying and the hopes I held close to my heart all came together as I watched my son become a father.
Never a day goes by without my children making me feel proud of them and that is a debt of gratitude I owe to God, them and their mother.
Words escape me as I go through a myriad of emotions. Seeing a new life begin was a powerful reminder of what the real meaning of my life is, at least within the continuity of my family.
The beauty of Mother Nature as God’s creation manifested itself in all its power in the form of a young mother enduring the rigors of childbirth with the strength and immense love that only a mother can demonstrate in the process of creating a life.
Truly a humbling experience!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Sunday, May 3, 2009
Common Sense Is A Lost Virtue
There are way too many things going on in America today that defy common sense, and the day after Obama was elected President, I celebrated a mock funeral in honor of Mr. Common Sense.
But I came across a piece of news that discussed something very dear to my heart. This was reported on Black Five.
It appears that the State Department has declined the request for a permanent entry visa into the United States for a man whose name is kept secret to protect his life, but who is very well known to the American troops who he served with as Jasim.
Jasim is an Iraqi interpreter, who has been aiding the American and Coalition troops in Iraq since the invasion of 2003. The life of an Iraqi interpreter was not worth much to the terrorists, who gladly made sure they would eliminate as many as possible of these “traitors” and their families. Jasim had been against the Hussein regime for many years, even joining the Kurdish resistance. He had been captured by Saddam’s thugs after he had been tasked to steal Saddam’s son Uday’s car in order to gain intelligence for the Kurds. Ha had been sentenced to life in prison, but was freed by Saddam when he opened the prison’s doors in Iraq as the invasion of Iraq was all but certain in 2003. After the invasion, Jasim joined the Iraqi Special Forces, but soon decided that the tribal discord was not for him and signed up to be an interpreter and has been ever since.
The part that is amazing to me is that he has been attributed to having saved countless American soldiers lives, often exposing his own safety in order to get some wounded GI out of a burning vehicle or providing cover fire as medical personnel attended a wounded soldier.
The article also refers to letters of recommendation written by American Military personnel, who stated officially that they would have been dead if not for Jasim bravery and dedication to a free Iraq.
Now if we read these documents and we match them to the service of the man to the cause, we immediately feel very comfortable that someone like Jasim should not only have the visa in his hands in a speedy way, but that his path to citizenship, should he want it, would be just as speedy. Instead what the article brings up is that the State Department has denied the visa application.
Why is this story so dear to my heart? Because I am an immigrant and I understand what rejection means to someone who wants to move to the United States. The difference is that I was granted the visa after all the investigations conducted by the Interpol, FBI and State Department, as Jasim was not, but mostly the difference is that Jasim has put his life in danger for our Military day after day and I did not! I just place myself in his shoes and I am angry for him.
Understand that there are some specific events in someone’s past that will give reason to State to deny an entry visa. In my days was criminal record, membership to the Communist Party and the like (too bad Jasim is NOT a former member of the Communist Party, as this Administration would have offered him a cabinet post! I would also suggest Jasim to tell the State Dept. representative that he plans to write a book that trashes Bush once in the US).
In the case of Jasim, and this is what makes even less sense to me, he was denied visa for belonging to the Kurdish movement that was opposed to Saddam. Yes, because Jasim had belonged to a movement dedicated to the overthrowing of Saddam, a movement, by the way, that was supported by the US government at the time, Jasim is being considered a risk and therefore the rejection.
The irony of this report for me is that I read about it the same day that I found out that 27 illegal aliens who had been captured during an ICE raid in Washington State have been not only released but also given the chance to gain a worker permit that would allow them to stay in the US. This piece of news, together with New Jersey governor Corzine stated intention to offer in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants, and the irresponsible immigration attitude that has been pervading the country’s so-called leadership for years now, was just another metaphorical bullet in the back of the head of Mr. Common Sense.
Now, I was not a fan of Bush’s stance on illegal immigration, but in the case of Jasim I see something sinister at work. The Homeland Security Dept. had no problem with Jasim visa, but it was the State Dept. that vetoed the application and I see a political motivation to it (maybe it’s my conspiracy alter ego rearing its ugly head).
Jasim is one of those few Iraqis who did not shy away from demonstrating his appreciation for what our Military has been doing in Iraq and his way to demonstrate his dedication was by placing his own life in the greatest possible danger to help us and even to save our soldiers.
From all accounts, what Jasim has done for the US and our Military is highly remarkable. His own stepbrother paid a very high price for Jasim activity when he was captured by AQI and tortured and executed via electric drill through his eyes (now that's real torture!).
But our current Administration and its cronies at State, is so determined to turn Iraq into a loosing proposition that they will take it out on anybody and anything that is related to it.
So as the Liberals Progressive in Washington are busy preparing the way for an amnesty that would legalize millions of what they see as potential voters, as criminals and traitors who are in the country illegally, enjoy the fruits of what is our eroding freedom, Jasim will have to remain in Iraq with the great chance that he will not survive, especially with Obama bent on taking our troops out of that country recklessly. So as millions use and abuse our national resources and pillage our system, increasingly demanding more and more, Jasim will have to wait another three years before he can apply for a review of the rejection.
I hope that when American helicopters will be plucking embassy people and refugees off the roof top of the US embassy in Baghdad taking them to safety, I hope that Jasim and many like him will be able to be on one of those flights and be safe.
Thanks Jasim for all you have done for our troops and my sincere apologies for the behavior of our corrupted leadership, which I know you can relate to personally!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
But I came across a piece of news that discussed something very dear to my heart. This was reported on Black Five.
It appears that the State Department has declined the request for a permanent entry visa into the United States for a man whose name is kept secret to protect his life, but who is very well known to the American troops who he served with as Jasim.
Jasim is an Iraqi interpreter, who has been aiding the American and Coalition troops in Iraq since the invasion of 2003. The life of an Iraqi interpreter was not worth much to the terrorists, who gladly made sure they would eliminate as many as possible of these “traitors” and their families. Jasim had been against the Hussein regime for many years, even joining the Kurdish resistance. He had been captured by Saddam’s thugs after he had been tasked to steal Saddam’s son Uday’s car in order to gain intelligence for the Kurds. Ha had been sentenced to life in prison, but was freed by Saddam when he opened the prison’s doors in Iraq as the invasion of Iraq was all but certain in 2003. After the invasion, Jasim joined the Iraqi Special Forces, but soon decided that the tribal discord was not for him and signed up to be an interpreter and has been ever since.
The part that is amazing to me is that he has been attributed to having saved countless American soldiers lives, often exposing his own safety in order to get some wounded GI out of a burning vehicle or providing cover fire as medical personnel attended a wounded soldier.
The article also refers to letters of recommendation written by American Military personnel, who stated officially that they would have been dead if not for Jasim bravery and dedication to a free Iraq.
Now if we read these documents and we match them to the service of the man to the cause, we immediately feel very comfortable that someone like Jasim should not only have the visa in his hands in a speedy way, but that his path to citizenship, should he want it, would be just as speedy. Instead what the article brings up is that the State Department has denied the visa application.
Why is this story so dear to my heart? Because I am an immigrant and I understand what rejection means to someone who wants to move to the United States. The difference is that I was granted the visa after all the investigations conducted by the Interpol, FBI and State Department, as Jasim was not, but mostly the difference is that Jasim has put his life in danger for our Military day after day and I did not! I just place myself in his shoes and I am angry for him.
Understand that there are some specific events in someone’s past that will give reason to State to deny an entry visa. In my days was criminal record, membership to the Communist Party and the like (too bad Jasim is NOT a former member of the Communist Party, as this Administration would have offered him a cabinet post! I would also suggest Jasim to tell the State Dept. representative that he plans to write a book that trashes Bush once in the US).
In the case of Jasim, and this is what makes even less sense to me, he was denied visa for belonging to the Kurdish movement that was opposed to Saddam. Yes, because Jasim had belonged to a movement dedicated to the overthrowing of Saddam, a movement, by the way, that was supported by the US government at the time, Jasim is being considered a risk and therefore the rejection.
The irony of this report for me is that I read about it the same day that I found out that 27 illegal aliens who had been captured during an ICE raid in Washington State have been not only released but also given the chance to gain a worker permit that would allow them to stay in the US. This piece of news, together with New Jersey governor Corzine stated intention to offer in-state college tuition to illegal immigrants, and the irresponsible immigration attitude that has been pervading the country’s so-called leadership for years now, was just another metaphorical bullet in the back of the head of Mr. Common Sense.
Now, I was not a fan of Bush’s stance on illegal immigration, but in the case of Jasim I see something sinister at work. The Homeland Security Dept. had no problem with Jasim visa, but it was the State Dept. that vetoed the application and I see a political motivation to it (maybe it’s my conspiracy alter ego rearing its ugly head).
Jasim is one of those few Iraqis who did not shy away from demonstrating his appreciation for what our Military has been doing in Iraq and his way to demonstrate his dedication was by placing his own life in the greatest possible danger to help us and even to save our soldiers.
From all accounts, what Jasim has done for the US and our Military is highly remarkable. His own stepbrother paid a very high price for Jasim activity when he was captured by AQI and tortured and executed via electric drill through his eyes (now that's real torture!).
But our current Administration and its cronies at State, is so determined to turn Iraq into a loosing proposition that they will take it out on anybody and anything that is related to it.
So as the Liberals Progressive in Washington are busy preparing the way for an amnesty that would legalize millions of what they see as potential voters, as criminals and traitors who are in the country illegally, enjoy the fruits of what is our eroding freedom, Jasim will have to remain in Iraq with the great chance that he will not survive, especially with Obama bent on taking our troops out of that country recklessly. So as millions use and abuse our national resources and pillage our system, increasingly demanding more and more, Jasim will have to wait another three years before he can apply for a review of the rejection.
I hope that when American helicopters will be plucking embassy people and refugees off the roof top of the US embassy in Baghdad taking them to safety, I hope that Jasim and many like him will be able to be on one of those flights and be safe.
Thanks Jasim for all you have done for our troops and my sincere apologies for the behavior of our corrupted leadership, which I know you can relate to personally!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Final Chapter
Maybe I am overreacting, not that it would be the first time, but the news of Justice Souter retirement was a little of a shock for me. I knew that there were going to be openings on the SCOTUS during the Obama regime, but Ginsburg was the one I was expecting.
Souter was a surprise because of his age, 69, which is not advanced enough to warrant retirement and because he has been a dependable Liberal on the court, consistently showing the mistake H. W. Bush had made in getting Souter on the supreme bench.
With Souter’s announcement, now we know for sure that there will be at least two Justices having to be replaced during the Obama Empire, and surely the replacements this President will pick will be the cream of the crop of Liberal judicial activism.
So here we have it, my brothers and sisters: the final chapter of that political experiment called America, that incredible free country that has been a beacon across the globe for over 230 years, is being written as we speak. After conquering the Legislative and Executive Branch, the anti-American Liberals are about to embark on the defeat and conquest of the last hope for America. Who will be executing the Check and Balance that our Constitution is demanding? Who will safeguard the American people from a total change of what America and its strength is?
The only answer is the people themselves. We must reclaim our country and we must do so before the Socialist, dictatorial agenda of Obama and Pelosi and Reid will have done enough damage to make a recovery possible, before the Socialist machine of Obama and co. will have installed the necessary safeguards for the Obama oligarchy to withstand and render futile the efforts of the remaining real Americans.
The damage done by the enemies of our country in the last five decades has been devastating, and it will take long to repair it, but it is still possible, starting on the mid-term elections in 2010. That will be the first chance to fight back and we cannot let it go by and leave the status quo. A poor Conservative show in 2010 is a re-election guarantee for Obama to his next term.
No, I did not miswrite; I really meant “next” term, as I am sure that we will soon see a push on the part of Liberals and their whores in the Media for a repealing of the 22nd Amendment. Remember that the Left hails Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro as their unspoken heroes, and that is the model Obama wants for his regime. He has already moved aggressively toward the nationalization of the financial industry and the automobile industry. As soon as he gets his Universal Care, he will have de facto destroyed the private health care industry. Through his support of the scam called global warming, he will eventually have the tools necessary to nationalize the energy industry. And he already has in his pocket the teachers’ unions, which will give him complete power over the curricula American future generations will learn from, further deepening the brainwashing of the upcoming generations as it has already occurred at the college and universities level. He is conducting a devastating campaign against small businesses and is succeeding.
And, worst of all, he is preparing the field for an all out offensive against the US Constitution, slowly with skirmishes against the First and Second Amendment, because the most important element for a successful dictatorship is to take the ability of expression and of self-defense away from its citizens. Once those two victories are achieved, everything else just falls into place. And if you don’t believe me, ask anyone who lived through Fascism and Nazism and Communism in Europe or anyone who experienced Juan Peron “changes” in Argentina.
“Changes” that involved the suffocating intervention of a government in the everyday life of the people are not changes, but just a reversal of political evolution, as the approach has had but devastating results for the individual freedom. The changes Obama and his regime speak of are not new, nor do they have a winning record. The real historical change was impersonated by America and its Constitution. This socio-political experiment that the United States has been for the last 2 and 1/3 centuries is the true innovation in governmental history, as it is designed to give the people the ability to confront tyranny and to hold politicians accountable for their actions.
As we have witnessed already coming from the Democrat and Republican Parties and from the new Administration, Congress and soon Supreme Court is a deliberate turn toward that ideological disaster where politicians and judges become so detached from the people that they operate in detrimental ways and still remain immune from having to answer to the people for their actions. That, my American brothers and sisters is the definition of Oligarchy.
Maybe I am overreacting, but everything Obama is doing or planning to do has been tried before and has failed miserably to create societies that were truly fair and pro-people. The only fruits that such policies have given were elitism based on political ideology, corruption and loss of liberty. The situation as it is today will only get worst as SCOTUS turns into a tool for Obama, because who will be then left to contradict his Imperial Highness Obama?
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Souter was a surprise because of his age, 69, which is not advanced enough to warrant retirement and because he has been a dependable Liberal on the court, consistently showing the mistake H. W. Bush had made in getting Souter on the supreme bench.
With Souter’s announcement, now we know for sure that there will be at least two Justices having to be replaced during the Obama Empire, and surely the replacements this President will pick will be the cream of the crop of Liberal judicial activism.
So here we have it, my brothers and sisters: the final chapter of that political experiment called America, that incredible free country that has been a beacon across the globe for over 230 years, is being written as we speak. After conquering the Legislative and Executive Branch, the anti-American Liberals are about to embark on the defeat and conquest of the last hope for America. Who will be executing the Check and Balance that our Constitution is demanding? Who will safeguard the American people from a total change of what America and its strength is?
The only answer is the people themselves. We must reclaim our country and we must do so before the Socialist, dictatorial agenda of Obama and Pelosi and Reid will have done enough damage to make a recovery possible, before the Socialist machine of Obama and co. will have installed the necessary safeguards for the Obama oligarchy to withstand and render futile the efforts of the remaining real Americans.
The damage done by the enemies of our country in the last five decades has been devastating, and it will take long to repair it, but it is still possible, starting on the mid-term elections in 2010. That will be the first chance to fight back and we cannot let it go by and leave the status quo. A poor Conservative show in 2010 is a re-election guarantee for Obama to his next term.
No, I did not miswrite; I really meant “next” term, as I am sure that we will soon see a push on the part of Liberals and their whores in the Media for a repealing of the 22nd Amendment. Remember that the Left hails Hugo Chavez and Fidel Castro as their unspoken heroes, and that is the model Obama wants for his regime. He has already moved aggressively toward the nationalization of the financial industry and the automobile industry. As soon as he gets his Universal Care, he will have de facto destroyed the private health care industry. Through his support of the scam called global warming, he will eventually have the tools necessary to nationalize the energy industry. And he already has in his pocket the teachers’ unions, which will give him complete power over the curricula American future generations will learn from, further deepening the brainwashing of the upcoming generations as it has already occurred at the college and universities level. He is conducting a devastating campaign against small businesses and is succeeding.
And, worst of all, he is preparing the field for an all out offensive against the US Constitution, slowly with skirmishes against the First and Second Amendment, because the most important element for a successful dictatorship is to take the ability of expression and of self-defense away from its citizens. Once those two victories are achieved, everything else just falls into place. And if you don’t believe me, ask anyone who lived through Fascism and Nazism and Communism in Europe or anyone who experienced Juan Peron “changes” in Argentina.
“Changes” that involved the suffocating intervention of a government in the everyday life of the people are not changes, but just a reversal of political evolution, as the approach has had but devastating results for the individual freedom. The changes Obama and his regime speak of are not new, nor do they have a winning record. The real historical change was impersonated by America and its Constitution. This socio-political experiment that the United States has been for the last 2 and 1/3 centuries is the true innovation in governmental history, as it is designed to give the people the ability to confront tyranny and to hold politicians accountable for their actions.
As we have witnessed already coming from the Democrat and Republican Parties and from the new Administration, Congress and soon Supreme Court is a deliberate turn toward that ideological disaster where politicians and judges become so detached from the people that they operate in detrimental ways and still remain immune from having to answer to the people for their actions. That, my American brothers and sisters is the definition of Oligarchy.
Maybe I am overreacting, but everything Obama is doing or planning to do has been tried before and has failed miserably to create societies that were truly fair and pro-people. The only fruits that such policies have given were elitism based on political ideology, corruption and loss of liberty. The situation as it is today will only get worst as SCOTUS turns into a tool for Obama, because who will be then left to contradict his Imperial Highness Obama?
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Saturday, May 2, 2009
When Pigs Can Fly
Just as my initial reaction was, the hoopla about the swine flu is turning out to be one of those fabricated hysteria that is heightened by someone’s interest.
I have heard just about everything on this health crisis and I have had enough of it. I have heard President Bush being blamed; I have heard the Republicans in Congress (I didn’t know there was any of those left in Congress!) being blamed; and I have heard the company that invented the flu vaccine being blamed together with one of its investors, the evil Dick Cheney.
What it really comes down to is that the main culprits of the hype about this ‘health crisis’ is the Media, who has been milking the story and covering any idiotic and irresponsible fear inducing statements that could be found, including the one from the gaff-master, our illustrious village idiot VP Joe Biden.
So, after this observation, I can exclude Dick Cheney as the mastermind behind the hype, as I do not believe that the Media would be doing the financial biddings for Mr. Cheney.
I can exclude Republicans in Congress as there more of a chance to find the Lockness Monster in Congress than Conservatives.
I started thinking who would benefit by the enhanced level of fear being spread across the country, and the first thing that came to mind was the short term advantage that a health scare would give Obama, and in fact his push to have Sebelius confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services was aided by the scare, as Kathleen Sebelius is the goddess of health care the country needs to save us all.
Then there is the long term advantage for Obama. Scaring people into a frenzy is exactly what is needed to start laying down the proper conditions for the push the administration is going to be making toward Universal Care, better known as Socialized Medicine.
It appears to me that the Media got their marching orders from the White House to go all out on the story, probably at one of those daily teleconferences that the News Networks have with Emmanuel or Axelrod. Regardless, the Media got the ball rolling and the results have been mixed.
While the short term goal was achieved and Sebelius was confirmed thanks, as usual, to the betrayal of so-called Republicans in the Senate, Obama sort of struck out as far as been able in the future to use the swine flu as a talking point to push his disastrous idea of Socialized Medicine in America, although I am fairly sure that the Media will be able to spin something to that effect.
Even in the worst scenario possible, the potential effect of this flu on the American general population is going to be so slight that in comparison to the annual effects of the common flu have, it will not even show on the statistical charts. In fact on May 1, even Obama made a statement that most likely all that we will have to do is to ride it out. You think!?
As usual Obama is talking from both sides of his mouth, even if one of those sides has Biden sticking out of it, and keeping a foot on each side of the issue so that he can readily jump on the most convenient one on a very short notice.
It must be disappointing for the President, though, because the possibility of people falling like flies would have made a hell of a political ad. And surely the Media would have found every single dead that had no medical coverage and exploit that angle as the main reason for the death.
This was another Katrina-like political blitz that Obama and his zombies were getting ready to execute. As Emmanuel stated, and I am paraphrasing, one cannot let a good crisis go to waste, and you can always create one if you need to.
After all, Obama can make pigs fly too!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
I have heard just about everything on this health crisis and I have had enough of it. I have heard President Bush being blamed; I have heard the Republicans in Congress (I didn’t know there was any of those left in Congress!) being blamed; and I have heard the company that invented the flu vaccine being blamed together with one of its investors, the evil Dick Cheney.
What it really comes down to is that the main culprits of the hype about this ‘health crisis’ is the Media, who has been milking the story and covering any idiotic and irresponsible fear inducing statements that could be found, including the one from the gaff-master, our illustrious village idiot VP Joe Biden.
So, after this observation, I can exclude Dick Cheney as the mastermind behind the hype, as I do not believe that the Media would be doing the financial biddings for Mr. Cheney.
I can exclude Republicans in Congress as there more of a chance to find the Lockness Monster in Congress than Conservatives.
I started thinking who would benefit by the enhanced level of fear being spread across the country, and the first thing that came to mind was the short term advantage that a health scare would give Obama, and in fact his push to have Sebelius confirmed as Secretary of Health and Human Services was aided by the scare, as Kathleen Sebelius is the goddess of health care the country needs to save us all.
Then there is the long term advantage for Obama. Scaring people into a frenzy is exactly what is needed to start laying down the proper conditions for the push the administration is going to be making toward Universal Care, better known as Socialized Medicine.
It appears to me that the Media got their marching orders from the White House to go all out on the story, probably at one of those daily teleconferences that the News Networks have with Emmanuel or Axelrod. Regardless, the Media got the ball rolling and the results have been mixed.
While the short term goal was achieved and Sebelius was confirmed thanks, as usual, to the betrayal of so-called Republicans in the Senate, Obama sort of struck out as far as been able in the future to use the swine flu as a talking point to push his disastrous idea of Socialized Medicine in America, although I am fairly sure that the Media will be able to spin something to that effect.
Even in the worst scenario possible, the potential effect of this flu on the American general population is going to be so slight that in comparison to the annual effects of the common flu have, it will not even show on the statistical charts. In fact on May 1, even Obama made a statement that most likely all that we will have to do is to ride it out. You think!?
As usual Obama is talking from both sides of his mouth, even if one of those sides has Biden sticking out of it, and keeping a foot on each side of the issue so that he can readily jump on the most convenient one on a very short notice.
It must be disappointing for the President, though, because the possibility of people falling like flies would have made a hell of a political ad. And surely the Media would have found every single dead that had no medical coverage and exploit that angle as the main reason for the death.
This was another Katrina-like political blitz that Obama and his zombies were getting ready to execute. As Emmanuel stated, and I am paraphrasing, one cannot let a good crisis go to waste, and you can always create one if you need to.
After all, Obama can make pigs fly too!
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Marine Regains Freedom
Three years ago LCpl. Daniel Smith was on leave near the former US base at Subic Bay in the Philippines. He was at a bar and got drunk together with a local girl. The two got friendly enough that just after he was arrested for the young lady had filed rape charges against the Marine.
Smith got convicted, mostly based on the testimony of the young lady, and has been held in the US Embassy prison ever since. LCpl. Smith sustained the whole time that the sex had been consensual and that he was innocent.
The incident sparked a controversy that was taken up immediately by the al-Qaeda sympathizers in the Philippines in their quest to turn the whole country against the presence of US forces. It was a good chance for the terrorists to force the Manila government to reject the presence of American military on their soil. Gone the American forces, the leftist terrorists would have a much easier time undermining the government.
The Left also protested the fact that the Marine was being held in the US Embassy jail, as they wanted him to serve his sentence in a local prison. The decision to hold Smith in the Embassy was made by the Philippine government according to legal agreements between the two governments. All this made the Left furious, as they accused President Arroyo of being a lapdog for the Americans.
After two years in jail pending appeal, a court in the Philippines just overturned the conviction and ordered the Marine to be released. The court decision did not come as a surprise, as I had read a report in March that told about the fact that the woman, the alleged victim, had obtained a visa to come to the US and she now recanted her story, saying that maybe the sex had been consensual and that they had a lot to drink and got carried away. The woman made the statement after leaving the Philippines because of the expected anger her confession was most likely going to fuel, which is exactly what happened. Her lawyer was outraged. Women activists were outraged. Judges stated that she could face prosecution for perjury.
What I find interesting is that the court that overturned Smith’s conviction stated that the retraction from the victim had no bearing on their decision, but that analysis of evidence was at the base of the final judgment.
Regardless, LCpl. Daniel Smith is going to be free. Also important is the fact that the terrorists in the Philippine did not score a full victory and that that country’s government did not cave to their tactics.
Welcome home, Marine.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
Smith got convicted, mostly based on the testimony of the young lady, and has been held in the US Embassy prison ever since. LCpl. Smith sustained the whole time that the sex had been consensual and that he was innocent.
The incident sparked a controversy that was taken up immediately by the al-Qaeda sympathizers in the Philippines in their quest to turn the whole country against the presence of US forces. It was a good chance for the terrorists to force the Manila government to reject the presence of American military on their soil. Gone the American forces, the leftist terrorists would have a much easier time undermining the government.
The Left also protested the fact that the Marine was being held in the US Embassy jail, as they wanted him to serve his sentence in a local prison. The decision to hold Smith in the Embassy was made by the Philippine government according to legal agreements between the two governments. All this made the Left furious, as they accused President Arroyo of being a lapdog for the Americans.
After two years in jail pending appeal, a court in the Philippines just overturned the conviction and ordered the Marine to be released. The court decision did not come as a surprise, as I had read a report in March that told about the fact that the woman, the alleged victim, had obtained a visa to come to the US and she now recanted her story, saying that maybe the sex had been consensual and that they had a lot to drink and got carried away. The woman made the statement after leaving the Philippines because of the expected anger her confession was most likely going to fuel, which is exactly what happened. Her lawyer was outraged. Women activists were outraged. Judges stated that she could face prosecution for perjury.
What I find interesting is that the court that overturned Smith’s conviction stated that the retraction from the victim had no bearing on their decision, but that analysis of evidence was at the base of the final judgment.
Regardless, LCpl. Daniel Smith is going to be free. Also important is the fact that the terrorists in the Philippine did not score a full victory and that that country’s government did not cave to their tactics.
Welcome home, Marine.
And these are my thoughts!
Frank “Semperpapa”
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