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		<title>Radical Left Dictating National Discussion</title>
		<link>http://rjjrdq.com/2012/05/10/radical-left-dictating-national-discussion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 05:32:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rjjrdq</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Score one more for Barack Obama&#8217;s reelection campaign. Instead of having a serious discussion about the state of the union, the left will throw out some bait and Republicans take it every time. Birth control, Medicare, religious freedom, and now this latest detour to throw the Repubs off their game. And throw them off [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Score one more for Barack Obama&#8217;s reelection campaign. Instead of having a serious discussion about the state of the union, the left will throw out some bait and Republicans take it <i>every time.</i> Birth control, Medicare, religious freedom, and now this latest detour to throw the Repubs off their game. And throw them off it does. How do conservatives get sucked into a discussion on gay marriage? I bet even they couldn&#8217;t tell you.<span id="more-5187"></span></p>
<p>When Barry decreed that insurance companies-and hospitals that administer the services thereof would have to provide <i>free</i> birth control by way of Obamacare, conservative pundits were up in arms. Not necessarily rank and file conservatives, but the ones making the most noise. Not only were they upset that an unnecessary-and even a non-medical service was being dictated by law, the fact that religious institutions that were philosophically opposed to such things would have to go along. Conservatives fell into a trap by ignoring the bigger issue: Obamacare. When that monstrosity goes into full effect 2014, birth control will be the least of our worries. But pundits talked about it as if this was one of the worst things to come out of the law. Anyone with just summary knowledge of Obamacare knows that there are far worse fates awaiting American citizens. Death panels, employers dropping coverage, extended waits to see your doctor, bureaucrats deciding if you get a procedure at all, and the list goes on. Not only was all that put on the backburner, but adding insult to injury was Rush Limbaugh being crowned the voice of the conservative movement after calling a leftist activist a slut for wanting free birth control. <i>The king</i> promptly apologized for what turned out to be nothing at all. Last I heard that woman was in Europe vacationing with her rich boyfriend. Conservatives fell for that one hard. A little research before scattering like cockroaches guys.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s so easy that the left uses the same formula over and over, and conservatives just keep playing along. How about the <i>fair share</i> argument? The Buffet rule? It would take 30 seconds to explain how ridiculous that is, but so far, noone has take <i>the time.</i> I&#8217;ll take the time. If you took the entire net worth of the <i>99 percent</i> in this country-not this year&#8217;s income, but their whole net worth, it wouldn&#8217;t cover next year&#8217;s budget. The Buffet rule? He pays less taxes than his secretary? Buffet is not an employee. He makes his money with capital gains. That rate is lower than personal income tax. You want to raise it? Do you buy stock? Do you have a 401k? Could you possibly sell your home in the future? There&#8217;s a little something called capital gains you&#8217;ll have to deal with, and if Obama gets his way you&#8217;ll suddenly become the 1 percent. Yes, I think that took about 30 seconds to explain.</p>
<p>Now the latest conservative gaffe is Obama&#8217;s <i>evolution</i> on gay marriage. Every pundit I heard on the radio today couldn&#8217;t get off that. Heidi Harris, Hugh Hewitt and who knows who else were all immersed in Obama&#8217;s change of heart. Remember, this is the guy that decided to ignore DOMA. He rules by decree. Laws are too structured for a dictator, so by not having a law that allows gays to legally marry gives Obama room to rule as he sees fit. Look at immigration. He doesn&#8217;t need to follow any rules as is. An amnesty bill would tie his hands on several fronts. Hence, ignoring DOMA. Obama probably didn&#8217;t want this, but his goon Biden probably forced his hand. This is a campaign issue? This is going to sway an election?</p>
<p>Here&#8217;s the thing. The side issues being brought up take away from the bigger picture. That is exactly what Obama wants because anybody looking at his masterpiece would end up like Dorian Gray. You&#8217;re being forced to buy insurance-as dictated by the government. Not your own plan, but one designed by the likes of Ezekiel Emanuel. Obama wants to implement <i>punishment</i> taxes on successful people. You may be one of those people if it involves capital gains. If you&#8217;re a small business owner working 70 hours a week you may be part of the one percent living the high life. Obama has targeted you. Obama ignores laws. Obama insults the Christian leanings this country was founded on. Something he would never do to this beloved Islam. But conservatives get sidetracked from the bigger issues. They want to talk about the economy? Obama is fudging the employment numbers and we can&#8217;t get so much as a whimper from conservatives. All right, consider this a whimper. There are a few out there. That&#8217;s the problem, there&#8217;s just a few saying what needs to be said. </p>
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		<title>April Job Numbers Discouraging</title>
		<link>http://rjjrdq.com/2012/05/07/april-job-numbers-discouraging/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 04:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rjjrdq</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<p>If all Mitt Romney can bring himself to talk about is the economy, at least he has some ammunition this month. I don&#8217;t know who is advisors are, but if you need help Mitt, give me a buzz. I&#8217;ll set your campaign straight in about five minutes.</p> <p>The April job numbers are out, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If all Mitt Romney can bring himself to talk about is the economy, at least he has some ammunition this month. I don&#8217;t know who is <i>advisors</i> are, but if you need help Mitt, give me a buzz. I&#8217;ll set your campaign straight in about five minutes.<span id="more-5183"></span></p>
<p>The <a href="http://michellemalkin.com/2012/05/04/labor-force-april-unemployment/" target="_blank">April job numbers</a> are out, and we can formulate the spin from the White House even before Jay Carney opens his trap. The economy added 115,000 jobs in April, and the unemployment rate dropped to 8.1 percent. At this rate, <i>unemployment</i> could dip under 8 by November. Looks pretty good, doesn&#8217;t it? Not so fast. As with every jobs number report, there&#8217;s a dark side, and this one is no different.</p>
<p>Sure, the economy added 115,000 jobs. Most of those are in <a href="http://www.careerinfonet.org/oview2.asp?level=Overall&#038;id=14,&#038;nodeid=4" target="_blank">retail and cashiering</a>. Better than nothing, but that&#8217;s about it. How about that drop in the unemployment rate? Even a bad job is better than no job right? Correct, but the unemployment rate dropped because in April-522,000 persons <i>dropped out of the workforce</i>, and are no longer counted as unemployed. Of course that will bring down the unemployment rate. Less people looking for work, less people <i>unemployed.</i></p>
<p>This is awful news from my persepective. Mitt Romney should be able to shred Obama on this report alone. So far, I haven&#8217;t heard much from Mitt. I know he&#8217;s making the rounds, but the fact that a half-million people threw in the towel in a single month has to get his attention. You would think.</p>
<p>Barack Obama had two full years with nothing to impede him from implementing his agenda. He did just that. Obamacare, the stimulus fiasco, even the pork laden omnibus spending bill all breezed through tears in our government. Now, whenever there is the slightest bit of bad news that his pals at the MSM can&#8217;t coverup, he blames Republicans for blocking the way and wanting to return to the days of George Bush. I don&#8217;t know many that want to return to the Bush years, but it shows once again that it is the left that is dictating any discussion on the national level, and if Mitt Romney doesn&#8217;t get it in gear, he will become an accessory to Obama&#8217;s reelection.</p>
<p>Again, if you need campaign help, let me know Mitt. Nice to see you&#8217;re a gentleman and all, but if you don&#8217;t go hard at this fraud socialist, he&#8217;ll be reelected and will run the rest of the country into the ground. He&#8217;s already done enough damage, the kind that will leave a scar. Obama&#8217;s speeches are vapid. He <i>can&#8217;t</i> run on his record, and all it will take is the facts-again and again to drive him out of the White House. Give it a try Mitt. I&#8217;ve given you some material here today. </p>
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		<title>Illegal Alien Tax Fraud A Booming Industry</title>
		<link>http://rjjrdq.com/2012/05/02/illegal-alien-tax-fraud-a-booming-industry/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 03:36:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve heard for years about good folks that just want to work, poor people who&#8217;s only crime was being here illegally. The reality tells a much different story. Social programs administered by states are buckling under the weight of illegal immigration. Jails are bursting at the seams. Entire neighborhoods-and even cities pledge their allegiance [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We&#8217;ve heard for years about <i>good folks that just want to work</i>, poor people who&#8217;s only crime was being here illegally. The reality tells a much different story. Social programs administered by states are buckling under the weight of illegal immigration. Jails are bursting at the seams. Entire neighborhoods-and even cities pledge their allegiance to other countries. The crime of identity theft has exploded, yet the line we get from apologists is that this is <i>good</i> for America. Well, it isn&#8217;t good for America-or any country for that matter, but is certainly is a  boon for illegal aliens. And when it comes to Uncle Sam, no identity theft is necessary. The IRS will freely hand over your money to illegal aliens-and their relatives who have never set foot in this country.<span id="more-5179"></span></p>
<p>When Republicans <a href="/2012/02/08/gop-targets-illegal-alien-tax-credits/" target="_blank">floated a bill</a> that would end child tax credits for illegal aliens, it was immediately met with resistance by the likes of Harry Reid and company. The argument was that although the parents were illegal, the children may not be, and therefore cutting off the tax credits would harm American children. The 14th amendment is another conversation; this isn&#8217;t about American children at all.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.wbiw.com/state/archives/2012/04/illegal_immigrants_getting_big.php" target="_blank">Bob Segall, of WTHI (Indiana)</a> went to some tax preparers to find out how bad illegal tax fraud actually was. What he found would make even the most apologetic open borders advocate blink. The child tax credit that is being abused is not only being claimed for children in the United States, but in Mexico as well. They don&#8217;t have to be sons and daughters either. Neices and nephews are claimed as well to the tune of thousands of dollars, and billions looted from the coffers of the United States. They even have illegal aliens copping to the fraud, with not guilt or even a worry of being caught.</p>
<blockquote><p>One of the workers, who was interviewed at his home in southern Indiana, admitted his address was used this year to file tax returns by four other undocumented workers who don&#8217;t even live there. Those four workers claimed 20 children live inside the one residence and, as a result, the IRS sent the illegal immigrants tax refunds totaling $29,608.</p></blockquote>
<p>It isn&#8217;t a matter of the IRS not checking; they just claim their hands are tied because <i>it is Congress</i> that has the power to change the laws, not them. The IRS has no choice but to accept ITN numbers, the number the IRS assigns if you do not have a social security number. And who wouldn&#8217;t have that?</p>
<p>As Obama talks about the wealthy paying their fair share, he ignores tax money being siphoned out of America with the full knowledge of the American government. Billions are being wasted and billions more are being literally given away. In the end, it&#8217;s all our money which we have no choice but to hand over. I wonder what would happen to me if I tried such a child tax credit scheme. Well, I don&#8217;t have to wonder. I would be audited for the last 10 years before they threw me in jail. Illegal aliens though are beyond the reach of the IRS though. </p>
<p>Yet another fixable problem in the United States, but without the will in Washington, nothing will get done. Of course not. It&#8217;s the goons in Washington that <i>created</i> this problem. They aren&#8217;t going to fix it. Yes, throw the bums out. The question is, are there enough Americans left that actually care or are paying enough attention to make that happen? </p>
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		<title>Supreme Court Leaning Favorably Towards SB 1070</title>
		<link>http://rjjrdq.com/2012/04/26/supreme-court-leaning-favorably-towards-sb-1070/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>What the Supreme Court is mulling right now has ramifications for not just Arizona, but the entire country. As the Obama regime fights to kill SB 1070, the arguments-although not falling on deaf ears, are actually being heard on its merits apparently. If some of the comments of the justices are any indicator, SB [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What the Supreme Court is mulling right now has ramifications for not just Arizona, but the entire country. As the Obama regime fights to kill SB 1070, the arguments-although not falling on deaf ears, are actually being heard on its merits apparently. If some of the comments of the justices are any indicator, <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/25/arizona-immigration-law-battle-arrives-at-supreme-court/" target="_blank">SB 1070 may survive</a> in a recognizable form. Add to that the fact that Elena Kagen-who should never have been nominated to the court, had no choice but to recuse herself from this case because of obvious conflict of interest. She fought against this law while working as one of Obama&#8217;s goons before being inserted as a Supreme Court justice. That&#8217;s good news for us, and the rest of the country.<span id="more-5172"></span></p>
<p>Obama administration Solicitor General Donald Verrilli is a pretty competent guy as I understand it, but he has a difficult task in trying to defend the Obama regime&#8217;s argument that states have absolutely no right whatsoever to defend their borders against the onslaught of illegal immigration. The key phrase is <i>defend their borders.</i> If states needed permission to ensure the welfare of their state and her citizens, then there would be no call for state borders at all. The whole concept of a state is the autonomous nature of such an entity, with laws and <i>responsibilities</i> independent of an overbearing federal government. Vermilli has the unenviable task of arguing that states have no right or responsibilities unless decreed upon them by an all encompassing federal government. The Supreme Court has indicated that they aren&#8217;t buying it and that such a notion is <i>absurd.</i></p>
<p>John Roberts isn&#8217;t fooled. He said he doesn&#8217;t think the federal government-and that means both sides of the aisle, really want to know how many illegal aliens are here. I have to disagree with Justice Roberts there. I think Obama would like to know <i>exactly</i> how many votes he can count on. In my opinion, this is really the main motivation behind the attack on SB 1070. Yes, absolute control is part of it, but you can&#8217;t control if you aren&#8217;t in power, and the votes illegal aliens can provide cycle after cycle will help to ensure fraudsters like Barack Obama will be viable candidates in the future. But the lame argument the Obama regime is putting forth is nothing short of a mockery of the Supreme Court. They even have open borders Sotomayor balking at the Obama position.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;You can see it&#8217;s not selling very well,&#8221; Justice Sonia Sotomayor told Obama administration Solicitor General Donald Verrilli.</p></blockquote>
<p>In other words, she&#8217;s not buying the argument, and she&#8217;s not alone. With only eight justices making the call on this one, and even the liberal wing unable to twist an argument in support of the Obama regime, SB 1070 may stand, and if that&#8217;s the case, the floodgates will be opened. Alabama, North Carolina, Georgia, Utah, Texas and other states that have already passed legislation to deal with illegal immigration can just tweak their own laws to fall in line with SB 1070 and the Obama/Holder contingent will have no recourse but to sit there and take it. Well, I shouldn&#8217;t say that. If this law stands, you can expect Holder to send in the race goons and <i>investigate</i> any law enforcement agency that dares to use this law. You see what they&#8217;ve done to Joe Arpaio, and you can be certain they&#8217;ll do it to others if they can.</p>
<p>One more reason to dump Obama in November, but we already knew that. Judging by the polls, <i>we</i> is a fairly large number. That&#8217;s why I can&#8217;t understand politicians pandering to a certain group at the risk of alienating a voting bloc they already have in the bag. Jan Brewer would tell you that, and my understanding is she&#8217;s pretty popular. If Arizona pulls this off, let&#8217;s see how many other states <i>get smart</i> and make a move of their own to preserve their sovereignty. </p>
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		<title>China Warns Of Future Military Confrontation</title>
		<link>http://rjjrdq.com/2012/04/23/china-warns-of-future-military-confrontation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 05:52:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>rjjrdq</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Against my vehement protests, the Republicans have put all their eggs in one basket, and all it will take is a few statisitical ticks-whether manufactured or not, and Barack Obama waltzes into a second term. The talk has been almost exclusively about the economy, the only deviations coming when the left dictates what social [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Against my vehement protests, the Republicans have put all their eggs in one basket, and all it will take is a few statisitical ticks-whether manufactured or not, and Barack Obama waltzes into a second term. The talk has been almost exclusively about the economy, the only deviations coming when the left dictates what social issues the Republicans will stumble over. At the same time, whoever ends up president after November, will have to deal with foreign policy. We&#8217;ve seen what Obama has done, handing the Middle East over to the Muslim Brotherhood and al-Qaeda, and continuing to line the coffers of an increasingly belligerent China. In fact, China has become so emboldened that they apparently no longer fear a military confrontation with the United States.<span id="more-5161"></span></p>
<p>Certainly the rise of China cannot be blamed on Barack Obama  alone. George Bush just loved shipping jobs overseas. But Obama is here now, and he&#8217;s accelerated the passing of the torch to the point where <i>they</i> consider themselves the superpower of the world. The Obama regime cleared China of charges of currency manipulation, even as American companies ship jobs to that country to take advantage of the manipulation that Obama says doesn&#8217;t exist. He then invited Hu Jin Tao to the White House and gave him exclusive access to CEO&#8217;s from the biggest American companies in order to ship out even more jobs. He&#8217;s funded <i>green</i> companies who turned around and shipped out jobs created with the dollars of American taxpayers. Now Obama wants to pare down the military, even as China builds theirs at a breakneck pace. With all the technology they&#8217;ve stolen-and continue to steal, they&#8217;re making great progress. And if you think Obama&#8217;s plan to gut the military was a domestic issue, guess again. China has taken note, and they like what they hear.</p>
<p>The U.S. is currently <a href="http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Southeast_Asia/ND24Ae01.html" target="blank">conducting joint naval exercises</a> with the Philippines near a disputed area of the South China Sea that China claims as their territory. One look at a map and you can see why countries such as the Philippines, Laos and Vietnam are balking at the claim. To further increase the already boiling tension in the region, the joint exercises consisted of retaking seized offshore oil and natural gas platforms. Yes, there is oil in the South China Sea, and China wants it all.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-17809959"><img src="http://rjjrdq.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/54145268__48951920_south_china-sea_1_466-11-300x225.gif" alt="" title="_54145268__48951920_south_china-sea_1_466-1" width="300" height="225" class="alignright size-medium wp-image-5164" /></a>In response to the exercises, a state run Chinese military newspaper warned of armed conflict, with the United States being the instigator.</p>
<p>It wasn&#8217;t that long ago that top brass in the Chinese military bragged that <a href="/2009/09/22/china-announces-they-can-kick-our-ass/" target="_blank">they could match</a> the United States bullet for bullet, even dangling the fact that most of the technology that fuels their military is directly stolen from our military. They said they could <i>match</i> our technology, not exceed it. They are also developing a missile that can <a href="/2010/12/29/start-treaty-debacle-emboldens-china/" target="_blank">sink an aircraft carrier</a>. Who would that be for? Obama is helping this along, praising the START treaty with Russia, even as China has conducted unprecedented miltary drills with our cold war foes.</p>
<p>Do you think Mittens will deal with this? We see what Obama is doing. Obama&#8217;s dream of no one country over another has backfired, and now a country that has no problem exterminating millions of its own people will soon be the biggest-and the baddest. Obama is so focused on his Alinskyan dream that he can&#8217;t see that his scheme has already failed. All he-and his predecessors have done is created yet another superpower, one you can be sure is not as benevolent as the United States. He&#8217;s already failed yet he pursues his goal like a handicapped machine, incapable of changing course.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, we&#8217;re along for Rainman&#8217;s ride, and the day China decides they don&#8217;t need our worthless dollar anymore they&#8217;ll pretty much do what they want, when they want. Remember, our military will be gutted, and our economy decimated. Not so with China. Add to that the fact that they manufacture 95 percent of rare earths, a critical component of advanced military weaponry, and if they should decide to cut that off-we&#8217;ll be back to sticks and stones.</p>
<p>Turn on the tube. You&#8217;ll hear about the economy and how much these boobs know how to create jobs. So far Mittens has ignored this giant hole in the boat. We can&#8217;t keep bailing much longer. </p>
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		<title>Global Warming Fraudsters Grasping At Straws</title>
		<link>http://rjjrdq.com/2012/04/16/global-warming-fraudsters-grasping-at-straws/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 03:56:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>And if they get a hold of one of those straws, you paycheck is likely to be attached. Barack Obama is trying to pick our pockets while attempting to get us to ride bicycles to the local mosque, Democratic operatives are bashing Mitt Romney&#8217;s wife in what was previously off limits according to Obama, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And if they get a hold of one of those straws, you paycheck is likely to be attached. Barack Obama is trying to pick our pockets while attempting to get us to ride bicycles to the local mosque, Democratic operatives are bashing Mitt Romney&#8217;s wife in what was previously <i>off limits</i> according to Obama, Executive orders are enveloping existing industry while tax dollars go to industries that don&#8217;t exist, Republicans are standing silent unless it involves pandering for a vote, much to the delight of Democrats. While the circus is indeed in town, keep in mind what the ultimate plan is. The communist left, currently figureheaded by Barack Obama wants to make the United States a 19th century <i>hellopoly,</i> where the one percent carry a hammer and sickle and the 99 percent struggle just to get from A to B. Only the most dire emergency would dictate using every resource available-in this case our money and freedom of movement. Yes, the myth of global warming is still being perpetuated, but it looks like they&#8217;re running out of new lies. So they&#8217;re using old ones.<span id="more-5156"></span></p>
<p>The <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/key-ice-shelf-antarctica-shrunk-85-percent-esa-154218035.html;_ylt=AmXwJrxHUBsxTPp7c9tZAjwbANEA;_ylu=X3oDMTRwNDUzNGhwBGNjb2RlA2dtcHRvcDEwMDBwb29sd2lraXVwcmVzdARtaXQDTmV3cyBmb3IgeW91BHBrZwNhNGQ0ZDEwOS01YjZiLTNhMjAtYTA4NS1mYTY0ZjNhYWJkMTYEcG9zAzEwBHNlYwNuZXdzX2Zvcl95b3UEdmVyA2JlN2E0NTEwLTgxMjYtMTFlMS1iZWY3LTc5ZTE0MzJiYjY0OA--;_ylg=X3oDMTMwbWh1M2dtBGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRwc3RhaWQDZGY1ZDMwZjItNjcxNC0zMWQ4LTg2MzktMTk1NWEzMzE2OWNkBHBzdGNhdANzY2llbmNlBHB0A3N0b3J5cGFnZQR0ZXN0Aw--;_ylv=3" target="_blank">big headline</a> was that a <i>key</i> ice shelf in Antarctica has shrunk by 85 percent. Even worse, it only took 17 years for it to happen. Sounds dire doesn&#8217;t it? This <i>must</i> be proof of global warming. How much longer before the venerable Larson B ice shelf is no more? It&#8217;ll probably be a while. The story ran April 6 of this year but the original story-ran in 2002.</p>
<p>That is correct. The MSM is running stories from 10 years ago to promote the global warming hoax. What the story doesn&#8217;t say, is after that heavy <i>tongue</i> of ice broke off years ago, that the area actually regenerated itself and <a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/2008/09/12/us-climate-polar-idUSLC65229120080912" target="_blank">is <i>growing.</i></a></p>
<blockquote><p>In the southern hemisphere winter, when emperor penguins huddle together against the biting cold, ice on the sea around Antarctica has been increasing since the late 1970s, perhaps because climate change means shifts in winds, sea currents or snowfall.</p></blockquote>
<p>They even lie when they print the truth. <i>Increasing since the &#8217;70&#8242;s.</i> On the other side of the world, the Arctic has seen some <i>natural</i> ebb and flow, but even there, the levels were lower in the 1970&#8242;s. So whether it&#8217;s cold, it&#8217;s warm, ice is increasing, decreasing, whatever-it&#8217;s all due to global warming.</p>
<p>This post isn&#8217;t just about bashing the myth of global warming. <i>Well, maybe a little.</I> This post is really a reminder of what global socialists want to accomplish by perpetuating the myth. Remember, the U.N. wants <a href="m/2010/02/27/u-n-global-warming-price-tag-45-trillion/" target="_blank">$45 trillion</a> to combat the scourge. China and India have already balked, although China has agreed to sell us all the windwills we can handle. Talk about not letting a crisis go to waste.</p>
<p>Although the majority of Americans recognize the scam, Obama is going ahead as if people actually believe global warming is real. He&#8217;s already declared war on the coal industry, has strangled offshore drilling (while bankrolling the same kind of drilling off the shores of Brazil to the <a href="/2009/08/23/obama-lining-the-pocket-of-george-soros/" target="_blank">financial gain of George Soros</a>), and now <a href="http://bunkerville.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/obamas-executive-order-control-of-natural-gas-production/" target="_blank">according to Bunkerville</a> has taken over the natural gas industry. Using the past as an indicator we can surmise how that will turn out. Chinese windmills and Solyndra. How does that sound?</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t know if Mittens will bring this up during the campaign. Of course he was a believer before he was a skeptic, so like Obamacare, he <i>can&#8217;t</i> make much of an argument. That&#8217;s too bad because <i>trillions</i> of dollars-our dollars are at stake here, and if Barry gets another four years you can be sure he&#8217;ll do everything possible to take every last dime we have.</p>
<p>A centralized nightmare while spreading the wealth among the new one percent: The ones that steal rather than earn. And all of it based on lie of global warming. </p>
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		<title>Allen West Exposes Communist Caucus</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 06:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>Few politicians in Washington have the stones to tell it like it is, but there are a few. Allen West, at his own peril, is blunt, truthful, and has a vision for America that would put us on the path to greatness once again. We all know that there are those in Washington, along [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Few politicians in Washington have the stones to tell it like it is, but there are a few. Allen West, at his own peril, is blunt, truthful, and has a vision for America that would put us on the  path to greatness once again. We all know that there are those in Washington, along with legions of unwitting minions across the country that have a very different view of what America should be. West has just shined a light on some of these cockroaches. Compare this bunch with our founding fathers and decide what is more outrageous: The assertions of Allen West, or the actions of those he has exposed.<span id="more-5153"></span></p>
<p>At a town hall meeting in Florida, Allen West dropped a bombshell revelation, although some of us were already aware. According to West, a huge contingent in the house and one senator are <a href="http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/rep-allen-west-78-81-house-democrats-communist-party-article-1.1060137<br />
 target="_blank">members of the communist party</a>.</p>
<blockquote><p>Addressing a town-hall meeting Tuesday in Florida, the freshman lawmaker was asked how many members of the American legislature are &#8220;card-carrying Marxists.&#8221; West said &#8220;there&#8217;s about 78 to 81 members of the Democratic Party that are members of the Communist Party.&#8221; He did not provide names.</p></blockquote>
<p>He doesn&#8217;t have to provide names. West was referring to the <i>Congressional Progressive Caucus</i>, made up <a href="http://cpc.grijalva.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=71&#038;sectiontree=2,71" target="_blank">entirely of Democrats</a>, and the worst of the lot at that. Of course, cries of <i>McCarthyism</i> immediately followed, although, the comparison is apples and oranges. McCarthy was sick. He was right, but he went about doing something about it all wrong. Had he had a little backup at the time, maybe America wouldn&#8217;t be saddled with the Progressive Caucus today.</p>
<p>You decide for yourself if these clowns are communist, stupid idiots, or just anti-American thugs. I say a good mixture of the three. We can start with co-chairs sharia pimping Keith Ellison and reconquista Raul Grijalva. Ellison is one of <i>pen over the sword</i> Muslims, choosing to subvert America using its own laws and customs, much like the group that he whole-heartedly supports, CAIR. Grijalva works tirelessly to hand America over to Mexico in order to accomplish the <i>reconquista</i>, or reconquest of the American Southwest. He isn&#8217;t alone. With the influx of illegal aliens there are many politicans that now hold office only because of the illegal votes from la raza. Xavier Becerra would tell you. So would Linda Sanchez. They too are caucus members, and like Grijalva, reconquistas. Of course, Ellison has his allies as well. Remember Andre Carson? He&#8217;s the fellow Muslim that said the tea party wants to see blacks hanging from a tree. Well Andre, you&#8217;re a Muslim. You should know all about heinous acts with the road you&#8217;re on.</p>
<p>Let me throw out a few more names. How about Elijah Cummings, the race baiting clown that is doing everything possible to block Darrel Issa&#8217;s investigation into <i>fast and furious.</i> Between him and Boehner, Issa may never get to the bottom of that. Then we have Barney <i>Fwank</i>, the gay prostituting, mortgage meltdown cartoon. What&#8217;s worse, this guy has been elected <i>and re-elected.</i> I&#8217;ll pass comrade. Then there&#8217;s John <i>powers that be</i> Conyers, who refused to investigate ACORN, citing the aforementioned powers. I guess the powers that be kept his crook wife out jail as well. Jesse <i>like father, like son</i> Jackson jr., Dennis <i>olive pit</i> Kucinich, Sheila <i>cell phone</i> Lee, and of course Maxine <i>this liberal is about socialism</i> Waters are just some of the trolls that make up the caucus.</p>
<p>Communists? Definitely socialists at the most benign. Maxine made that very clear when grilling oil companies over profits. Of course, it was her that bilked taxpayers for millions while covering losses after her husband had run a bank into the ground. Like the communist party, the unwashed masses have draconian rules imposed upon them, while <i>members</i> go by a completely different set of rules. Go check out the caucus&#8217; website if you want to see what they have in store for us. For them? A different set of rules. Dems are some of the richest people in congress, contrary to the image of rich white Republicans. Nothing wrong with being rich, it&#8217;s <i>how</i> they got rich.</p>
<p>Sure, Allen West is going to be attacked because he told the truth. People think that the communist mindset is just one big happy poor family. Look at how Russia was, or China. Party members do quite well, while the general population are pounded with a social structure these commies would never live under themselves. So don&#8217;t get the idea that communists are a bunch of poor hippies that will let you crash on couch. They never were that. You want to talk about concentrating wealth in the hands of a few? Try communism.</p>
<p>Obama&#8217;s social justice, occupy Wall Street, the Arab spring, ACORN, SEIU, paying <i>their fair share</i>, single payer, <i>green energy</i>, global warming, the EPA, the TSA, <i>comprehensive</i> immigration reform-do you think those are unrelated things? That is the vision of the Marxist left. Allen West has stood up to it. And remember, these people have lived the <i>dream</i> for decades. This is a lifetime goal for them. It&#8217;s all about power and control, not fairness though. Are the remaining non-commies in Washington so obtuse that they can&#8217;t see the direction these people want to go? Labels aside, is it not obvious that this caucus is the <i>anti</i> founding fathers? We as citizens need to let Allen West know we&#8217;re behind him. We just can&#8217;t afford to sit back and hope that other Republicans stand with him. It may never happen.  </p>
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		<title>Marco Rubio Resurrects The DREAM Act</title>
		<link>http://rjjrdq.com/2012/04/09/marco-rubio-to-bring-back-the-dream-act/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 04:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>When Herman Cain was running for president, he was torn apart by the mainstream media, not because he is patently unqualified to be president (and he is unqualified), but because he is black. The more extreme left outlets tossed around terms such as token, and Uncle Tom to describe a conservative man that happened [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When Herman Cain was running for president, he was torn apart by the mainstream media, not because he is patently unqualified to be president (and he is unqualified), but because he is black. The more extreme left outlets tossed around terms such as <i>token</i>, and <i>Uncle Tom</i> to describe a conservative man that happened to be black. Make no mistake, if a Hispanic man dared to call himself a conservative, he would suffer the same fate. Marco Rubio is going to make sure that doesn&#8217;t happen to him. Once considered the <i>new breed</i> of the Republican party, it turns out that Rubio is either a <i>rino</i> at best, a covert Democrat, or an operative for the open borders crowd, which boasts a spider web of organizations that all have the ultimate goal of <i>transforming</i> America by any means necessary. Sound familiar?<span id="more-5147"></span></p>
<p>It figures John Kyl of Arizona is in on this scheme. He&#8217;s basically a clone of John McCain. And we know his stance on immigration. But we weren&#8217;t too clear on the position of Florida senator Marco Rubio, considered a top prospect for the Republican VP slot. We had an idea several weeks ago when he warned Republicans to <i>tone down the rhetoric</i> on immigration. An out of control border, bankrupt social programs, ovedburdened schools, rising crime and gang violence (despite claims to the contrary), and districts all over the country electing representatives that are riding in on a wave of illega alien votes (Can you say the <a href="/2010/09/22/loretta-sanchez-trying-to-ignite-race-war/" target="_blank">Sanchez sisters</a> in California?), and Rubio is saying tone it down. Hang on to your hats, Rubio has an alternative.</p>
<p>Marco Rubio has <a href="http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/07/2736528/marco-rubio-the-gop-and-the-dream.html" target="_blank">floated a plan</a> that would raise the DREAM Act from the dead. It&#8217;s basically the same plan with a few tweaks-literally. Under Rubio&#8217;s plan, children brought to the United States illegally by their parents would be able to get <i>non-immigrant</i> visas that would&#8230;put them on a path to citizenship.</p>
<blockquote><p>Rubio’s proposal allows young people who came to the United States with their parents to have access to a non-immigrant visa that allows them to study, and after their studies are complete, allows them to work legally in the United States. Eventually, Rubio said, they gain the same status of other non-immigrant visa-holders and are eligible to apply for residency. Three to five years after they obtain a green card, they’re eligible for citizenship.</p></blockquote>
<p>In Rubio&#8217;s mind, this is getting in line, although the process he&#8217;s laying out seems much faster than those that actually are doing it the right way. But with the DREAM Act, other than the obvious amnesty aspect, the main problem is actually proving that someone was brought here as a child. There was no such mechanism to address this in any previous incarnations of the bill,  and Rubio proposes none here.</p>
<p>One of the more disturbing aspects about the plan came up during an interview with Rubio. He picked a case out of a hat of a valedictorian student that would benefit from such a law. Her sister on the other hand, is not in school at all and would not be subject to the law. What would you do with her Marco? He didn&#8217;t say, nor did he say what he would do millions of other illegal aliens that either have family members here, or want to bring them here. He did mention the system was broken though. I wonder how he would fix it.</p>
<p>If this thing couldn&#8217;t get any worse, Rubio boasts that he talked with Dick Durbin (D-Il) and suggested hope that this thing could get bi-partisan support. Remember, it was Durbin that sat in the senate chamber and told a room full of illegal aliens that <i>they could be President of the United States.</i> Whether he was suggesting altering the Constitution or just referencing Barack Obama is anybody&#8217;s guess. Harry Reid said he would fight the bill. Not because he&#8217;s against such an amnesty scheme, but because of the fact that it came from the Republicans, not the Democrats. After years of failure in congress by Democrats to pass the DREAM Act, Marco Rubio would come swooping in with a Republican contingent and scoop up all those Hispanic votes. Bad news for Reid.</p>
<p>This is how Washington addresses a problem. First of all, they create the problem, declare an emergency, and propose a solution that will only make it worse. Unfortunately, the citizens fall for it almost every time. The same people that pull this scam are elected over and over. No doubt Marco Rubio will be one of those.</p>
<p>In Rubio&#8217;s denfense-yes in his defense, he may recognize the <a href="/2011/04/07/the-new-america/" target="_blank"><i>new America</i></a> that&#8217;s coming, and taking steps to ensure that those folks will be conservative. With the number of illegal aliens here now, the corresponding birth rates and the 14th Amendment cut to ribbons, it&#8217;s only a matter of time before the minority becomes the majority. And if that majority happens to be helpless Democrat takers-God help us. On a political level, it makes sense-if you see it as an inevitable tide. For the rank and file American though, it&#8217;s all just amnesty, an artificially contrived demographic shift that required the ignoring of laws and a reinterpretation of the Constitution. Some political pundits may argue that we just have to face reality. At least that&#8217;s where one <i>rising star</i> of the Republican party is taking us. </p>
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		<title>AP Exposes Itself As Obama Lap Dog</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 10:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s well established that the media is one of Barack Obama&#8217;s strongest allies. Right up there with unions and the Marxist left, the mainstream media has been little more than a propaganda outlet for the Obama regime&#8217;s transformation of America. If anyone doubts that, they need only to peruse articles from the Associated Press, [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s well established that the media is one of Barack Obama&#8217;s strongest allies. Right up there with unions and the Marxist left, the mainstream media has been little more than a propaganda outlet for the Obama regime&#8217;s <i>transformation</i> of America. If anyone doubts that, they need only to peruse articles from the <i>Associated Press</i>, who farms their articles out to some of the biggest media outlets in the country. Their articles are generally opinion pieces designed to sway opinion, not journalism. That used to be a logical conclusion drawn based on the actions of AP. But we can now state it as fact, as the AP isn&#8217;t even trying to hide their bias anymore.<span id="more-5140"></span></p>
<p>Literally hours after a luncheon where AP Chairman Dean Singleton <a href="http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2012/04/03/ap_chief_showers_obama_with_praise_at_economic_speech.html" target="_blank">slobbered praise</a> all over Obama in a shameless introduction, the AP floated yet <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/study-ties-oil-gas-production-midwest-quakes-223216720.html" target="_blank">another story</a> based on nothing more than a phony agenda. Apparently, the US Geological survey has come to the conclusion that drilling for oil and gas is causing earthquakes in the Midwest. You can&#8217;t make this up. I take that back. Apparently, <i>you can</i> make it up. This latest fable comes to us from the same AP that has floated story after story about the myth of global warming. I deconstructed those arguments, and it looks like I&#8217;ll have to deconstruct this one, once again using their own words to do it.</p>
<blockquote><p>NEW YORK (AP) — Oil and gas production may explain a sharp increase in small earthquakes in the nation&#8217;s midsection, a new study from the U.S. Geological Survey suggests.</p>
<p>The rate has jumped six-fold from the late 20th century through last year, the team reports, and the changes are &#8220;almost certainly man-made.&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Just a couple of short paragraphs there, but notice that <i>conclusion</i> went from <i>may</i> to <i>suggests</i> to <i>almost certainly man-made</i> in the matter of a few sentences. <i>Tell me more, AP.</i></p>
<p>The USGS study cites in increase in quakes right at the same time methane production begain in an area between Colorado and New Mexico. I&#8217;m not a geographic experts, but I do know where all 50 states are, and neither Colorado or New Mexico are in the Midwest. Supposedly, quake activity began right at the same time the methane production began. <i>Right at the same time.</i> Instantly. Amazing. But I digress.</p>
<p>Remember earlier the conclusion was that the earthquakes were almost <i>certainly</i> man-made? Well, according to the same AP article, the same goons that came to that conclusion also came to the conclusion that <i>it&#8217;s not clear</i> how the quakes might be related to oil and gas production. Yet just a few sentences before, they were almost certain.</p>
<p>Then they cite the numbers as proof that quake frequency was increasing. According to this study, from 1970 to 2000 there was an average of 21 small temblors a year, reaching from West of Ohio to East of Utah. Then they cite the <i>explosion</i> of quakes in the 2000&#8242;s peaking at 134 last year. Hmmm, isn&#8217;t that when the world started to bake under the scourge of global warming? I think is was. Unfortunately for AP though, they contradicted themselves later <i>in the same article.</i> They quote a seismologist (an earthquake guy) that said comprehensive earthquake records only go back a few decades for the region in question. So like the global warming scam, the numbers here are bogus as well.</p>
<p>So what&#8217;s this all about? Obama is funneling billions to failed <i>green</i> energy companies, many on the brink of bankruptcy even before they received taxpayer dollars. Now we have the evil oil companies actually causing earthquakes in the Midwest, arguably the most vulnerable area in the country for such a calamity. Yes, evil oil is super heating the atmosphere and literally crumbling the ground beneath our feet. So what&#8217;s the logical remedy? Well, go green of course, and all it will take is your money, your car, your freedom of movement, and a suspension of your intellect, so you can believe that Obama&#8217;s green agenda is actually about saving the earth. It might work with the ignorant, even though Van Jones has already told us what the real agenda is. So has the U.N. for that matter. But, as with any political movement, there will always be those that are ready to go over the cliff for the cause, even as they stifle their own common sense and ignore facts and contradictions that would even make a child balk.</p>
<p>You can get some valuable news from the AP. In most cases though, you need to deconstruct their article, and the truth will be there in many cases. Knowing where they&#8217;re coming from makes the task that much easier. And if Dean Singleton wants to challenge me on that, I&#8217;ll be right here waiting. </p>
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		<title>Free Speech Survives Attack From Arizona Legislature</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2012 07:47:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p>This is a ray of sunshine on an otherwise darkening political landscape. While the United States is likely to eventually succumb to leftist socialist policies that dictate every aspect of human behavior, it won&#8217;t happen today. I&#8217;ve said before that the people still have the power in this country-however little it is used, and [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a ray of sunshine on an otherwise darkening political landscape. While the United States is likely to eventually succumb to leftist socialist policies that dictate every aspect of human behavior, it won&#8217;t happen today. I&#8217;ve said before that the people still have the power in this country-however little it is used, and in this case, the people flexed their political muscle and the politicians buckled-for now.<span id="more-5137"></span></p>
<p>Just days ago the Arizona legislature imploded and passed HB 2549, a First Amendment violating, politically correct hysterical bill that would limit free speech and criminalize anyone that had the audacity to <i>annoy</i> anyone. Literally within hours though, a storm of protest led to the <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/ariz-lawmakers-trolled-anti-trolling-bill-040602171.html" target="_blank">bill being pulled</a> for <i>revisions.</i></p>
<p>A group called <i>Media Coalition</i> allegedly led the charge against this bill, however, I heard about it from another source. Had the bill actually been signed into law, any Arizonan who took to the internet and left derogatory comments about any of the loons that voted for this thing could have faced criminal charges. As it stands now, we all can make those comments under the umbrella of free speech.</p>
<p>This bill was a clear violation of First Amendment rights, and would have likely been challenged if signed into law. But it never got that far because the people rose up and put the Arizona legislature in their place for the time being. The bill isn&#8217;t dead, but in for repairs. Even the next incarnation of this thing is likely to meet with opposition, the main reason being the huge numbers of citizens that use electronic communications in this country. That would cover the majority I suspect, and what this bill proposed to do is shut the mouths of an entire state. Instead it shut the mouths of wayward politicians that attempted to trample the Constitution.</p>
<p>Is it that easy? It was in this case, but as we have seen in recent history, politicians don&#8217;t always listen. Think Obamacare, and the stimulus package. Those both were unpopular with the citizens but were passed anyway. The good news is that many Democrats paid the price for supporting those things against the wishes of their constituents. Apparently, the Arizona legislature remember that and brought this bill back for revisions.</p>
<p>Sure, they&#8217;ll try to ram some kind of watered down bastardization of the same bill, but trying to push something that affects so many people will meet with stiff resistance. Again, think of Obamacare. Much easier to dump a state hack and they know it though. Just imagine where we would be today if we took the advice to Thomas Jefferson and employed <i>eternal vigilance.</i> Mountains of laws and regulations wouldn&#8217;t exist today. As it is, there are so many obscure laws and regulations that we are <i>all</i> likely violating something without even knowing it. But not as far as free speech in Arizona. Not today. A lesson-a tactic that should be employed around the country. </p>
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