2014 and Beyond!

2014 and Beyond!

As we move into 2014 there is renewed effort by the Democratic Party or as they should now be known as the Progressive Party to do whatever it takes to stay in power! The reason I say that is I believe that true Democrats still believe in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights! I also believe that true Democrats still believe that we are a Christian nation! I don’t think these so called Progressives believe in either! All the progressives want is to control the population!  How can they do this? Before I continue lets define who “they” are! “They” are us!  What we all have to face is everyone complains about the “Government or They” which was duly elected by Americans in 2008 and 2012! Maybe we as a people want to trade in our freedoms in favor of Big Brother taking care of us from cradle to grave! One big way “they” can stay in power is through Economics. Let’s talk about the economic destruction in the U.S.! Four years ago, then Senator Obama ran for President, promising to fundamentally change America.  Based on that goal, his Administration’s economic program has been an extraordinary success!  The combination of below average economic growth, high unemployment and his Administration’s initiatives to expand the number of welfare recipients have produced: An increase of 18 million people, to 46 million Americans now receiving food stamps; A 122% increase in food stamp spending to an estimated $89 billion this year from $40 billion in 2008; An increase of 3.6 million people receiving Social Security disability payments; A 10 million person increase in the number of individuals receiving welfare, to 107 million, or more than one-third of the U.S. population;  A 34%, $683 billion reduction in the adjusted gross income of the top 1% to $1.3 trillion in 2009 (latest data) from its 2007 peak. This essentially has created a very large voting block that will never vote for anyone trying to reduce government spending! And the predictions and expectations from experts indicate this trend will continue if we stay the economic course we are on. Adding Obama Care to the mix almost guarantees the US will go broke by 2020! By then the majority of Americans will be dependent on the Government for food, shelter, clothing and medical care! We will be like a third world country depending on China because at that time they will grow into the world superpower in the East, and because of Obama’s naiveté and bungling of foreign policy in the west Russia is now the most influential country with our old NATO friends because of the oil and gas they provide!

Vatican Monsignor Nunzio Scarano charged with monet laundering!

Monsignor Nunzio Scarano spent two decades working as a Vatican accountant

A senior Italian cleric has been charged with laundering millions through the Vatican bank, police say.

Monsignor Nunzio Scarano is already on trial and under house arrest on separate charges of plotting to smuggle 20m euros ($26m; £17m) into Italy.

The former Vatican accountant and two other people were served with arrest warrants on Tuesday, police said.

 

COMMENT:

“…But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge men into ruin and destruction. For the "LOVE" of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from their faith and pierced themselves with many grief's!” Timothy 6:10. All good detectives and investigators always say follow the money when crimes are committed! Even so called crimes of passion usually have money or property as the main motive! If you really look at the repugnant society we have built for ourselves and our grandchildren, it is obvious it is driven for the “LOVE” of money! TV shows, Movies, Music, Internet, and iPhones! Could go on forever! All driven by the “LOVE” of money and used to spread evil around the globe, especially to our children nowadays! Of course it’s difficult for today’s parents to control because most of them were raised on, “SEX, DRUGS and ROCK & ROLL”!  Where will this new generation take us? Into this mystical cloud that everyone is talking about, once in will we ever be able to get out? If a Vatican Monsignor can be seduced by today’s society and its “LOVE” of money, what chance do we have? P.S. Parents use Net Nanny or other internet tracking and restricting software for your children’s devices even now available on Android! I used this on all of our computers when we had teenagers and also required them to use a centralized family computer and no access from their bedrooms! Made them very angry but I think that is my job!

Vladimir Putin as Leader and Obama on Legalizing Pot

Vladimir Putin as Leader

 

Whatever you think of Vladimir Putin, he was not in a "Choom Gang", or called his grandmother "a typical white person!"! Also he seems to love his country! What a novel idea as a leader, would be nice if we had that here! And it appears that more and more people are looking at Vladimir as the world leader as opposed to Obama! Putin made Obama and the U.S. look like amateurs and fools when dealing with Syria! Much could go wrong, but for the moment, Putin has advanced Russia's interests not only in Syria, but more broadly. By the time Obama leaves office his naïveté in foreign policy will lead to Putin being the most influential leader in the world! Russia is also building an economic empire through oil and gas! Many of our so called allies in Europe get their energy from Russia! I don’t think they love us enough to lose that! More and more they will lean toward Russia when the chips are down!  If he can coordinate and lead all of the countries around the world that hate us, the Soviet Union will look like a picnic!

 

 

Obama on Legalizing Pot

 

What do you expect from our leader who created the “Choom Gang” while in high school. Where he and his “buds!” would go to their hang outs called

Pumping Stations ! That’s where our now president had intimate knowledge of Maui Wowie, Kauai Electric, Puna Bud, and Kona Gold. Obama was apparently known for starting pot-smoking trends within the group. He coined the term "total absorption," or TA. Basically, anyone who exhaled smoke prematurely would be assessed a penalty, and skipped the next time the joint was passed around. His other innovation was the "roof hit," in which the Choom Gang would roll up the windows of a car and smoke inside. Once all the weed was gone, they would tilt their heads back and suck in the remaining smoke from the car ceiling. Our future president’s supplier was a pizza delivery guy name “Ray the Dealer!” and in his senior yearbook, Obama expressed his gratitude: "Thanks Tut, Gramps, Choom Gang, and Ray for all the good times."  While Obama was attending Occidental College in Los Angeles, Obama's sponsored what were called the Annex Olympics; events included wrestling in underwear, lighting farts on fire, and smoking pot from a three-foot crimson bong. Any other politician with this type of background would have not gotten elected President of the United States! Probably not even asked to run or get nominated! Question is why did he get a pass? And it makes you wonder what else is back there? We now know from Benghazi, the NSA scandal, the Post Office debacle, and Obama Care the he is a liar! I think he may have been smoking pot when he let Putin rush in and supposedly solve the Syrian crisis politically which now give him and Russia more sway in the Middle East than ever before! They say that pot stays in your system for a long time …. As much as he smoked there could be quite a lot still in there and this may give a clue on his weird behavior!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equality Versus Liberty - by John Stossel

Equality Versus Liberty

One percent owns 35 percent! So what?

John Stossel | January 8, 2014

President Barack Obama says income inequality is "dangerous ... the defining challenge of our time." The pope is upset that capitalism causes inequality. Progressives, facing the failures of Obamacare, are eager to change the subject to America's "wealth gap."

·       Income Inequality

It's true that today, the richest one percent of Americans own a third of America's wealth. One percent owns 35 percent!

But I say, so what? Progressives in the media claim that the rich get richer at the expense of the poor.

But that's a lie.

Hollywood sells the greedy-evil-capitalists-cheat-the-poor message with movies like Martin Scorsese's new film, "The Wolf of Wall Street," which portrays stock sellers as sex-crazed criminals. Years before, Oliver Stone's "Wall Street" created a creepy financier, Gordon Gekko, played by Michael Douglas, who smugly gloated, "It's a zero-sum game. Somebody wins; somebody loses."

This is how the left sees the market: a zero-sum game. If someone makes money, he took it from everyone else. The more the rich have, the less others have. It's as if the economy is a pie that's already on the table, waiting to be carved. The bigger the piece the rich take, the less that's left for everyone else. The economy is just a fight over who gets how much.

But this is absurd. Bill Gates took a huge slice of pie, but he didn't take it from me. By starting Microsoft, he baked millions of new pies. He made the rest of the world richer, too. Entrepreneurs create things.

Over the past few decades, the difference in wealth between the rich and poor has grown. This makes people uncomfortable. But why is it a problem if the poor didn't get poorer?

Progressives claim they did. Some cite government data that show middle class incomes remaining relatively stagnant. But this data is misleading, too. It leaves out all government handouts, like rent subsidies and food stamps. It leaves out benefits like company-funded health insurance and pensions, which make up increasing portions of people's pay.

And it leaves out the innovation that makes life better for both the rich and poor. Even poor people today have access to cars, food, health care, entertainment and technology that rich people lusted for a few decades ago. Ninety percent of Americans living "below the poverty line" have smart phones, cable TV and cars. Seventy percent own two cars.

But hold on, says the left. Even if the poor reap some benefits from capitalism, it's just not "fair" that rich people have so much more. I suppose this is true. But what exactly is "fair"?

Is it fair that models are so good-looking? Why is it fair that some men are so much bigger than I, so no one will pay me to play pro sports? It's hardly fair that I was born in America, a country that offers me far greater opportunities than most other countries would. We Americans should be thankful that life is not fair!

Freedom isn't fair, if fair means equal. When people are free, some will be more successful than others. Some people are smarter or just luckier. Globalization and free-market capitalism multiply the effect of smarts and luck, allowing some people to get much richer than others. So what? Inequality may seem unfair, but the alternative—government-forced equality—is worse. It leaves everyone poor.

Opportunity is much more important than equality, and there is still income mobility in America. People born poor don't necessarily stay poor.

Pew research shows 58 percent of the kids born to the poorest fifth of families rose to a higher income group. Six percent rose all the way from the bottom fifth to the top fifth.

Sixty-one percent of kids born to the richest fifth of families fell from that group, and 9 percent fell all the way to the bottom.

Opportunity requires allowing people to take risks and make changes. We won't always like the outcomes. But over the long haul, we're still better off if people are free to strive and fail, or maybe—reap big rewards.

 

Cutting Cable, GPS and Digital Camera's!

Cutting Cable, GPS and Digital Camera's!

 

Cable TV: It's ok to cut the cable if you don't to watch ESPN live or NatGeo, or any other Discovery Channel live! You can use the other services but it's all old stuff! I have friends who have cut the cable and are left out the next morning around the water cooler when a show was amazing! For instance the day after the fall finale of Son's of Anarchy or the Walking Dead. They were the talk of the office except for those who had cut their cable! They had to wait a day... by that time it was old news! And every football fan who generally didn't get to watch Thursday night or Monday night football! I guess that's ok if you don't mind recording and just hope someone doesn't mention the score the next day! GPS: Sure you can get it through your phone but it's not good if you have to make a call or receive one. Also these are phones not really a GPS system, so they're are not as good! Yes, a lot of cars have a GPS system built in, but if I want to enter multiple addresses like before my wife and I go to garage sales in the morning I'd rather do it from the comfort of my den watching all the cable channels others can't get! Also I can take my GPS with me in another vehicle if someone else wants to drive! Digital Camera's: I don't understand your comments, the DSLR camera's are digital! People are just upgrading! Also there isn't a cell phone out that that can do all the things a digital camera can do and the pictures are so much better. You can really see the difference when you load them down to your computer. Plus you generally have a larger choice of the megapixels you can use, not to mention the array of lenses you can get! Yes you can cut cable, trash your GPS and use your phone to take pictures, but just realize you are going to be giving up features you may not be aware of. My son cut his cable and went full out buying the HD Antenna, Netflix, Hulu Plus and Amazon Prime, and iTunes! He went back to cable when he just couldn't give up Mike and Mike in the morning. For me it would be NatGeo and the Smithsonian channels!

 



Pope's stance on Gay's!

Pope's stance on Gay's!

 

A Maltese bishop said that in a private conversation with Pope Francis about same-sex marriage and adoption of children, the pontiff affirmed to him that same-sex marriage is “an anthropological regression.” This is good second hand info that will not stand up in court! If that is what the Pope thinks he needs to go on TV or give in interview and say it!
If he is letting his minions carry this message and still trying to whew  the gay community with the other quote, then he's no better than any other politician out there playing both sides of the street! Homosexuality; is a mortal sin or not? I think the Pope needs to make this clear to everyone! If it is then state so, if not then we need to reevaluate all mortal sins in light of this new progressive society. This reminds me of Obama's stance on illegal aliens!  They're breaking the law but not being prosecuted for it! In some cases actually being rewarded! So, Pope Francis I think you need to clarify this issue to the 1 billion Catholics around the globe! Also if you decide that homosexuality is not a mortal sin (since you speak for God and are infallible when speaking of religious matters!) then you will need to work with God to release all of the gays who died under the old law and having been spending time in hell!

 

We complain about taxes but don't do anything about it! Or anything else!

We complain about taxes but don't do anything about it! The whole revolutionary war was fought over excessive taxes on the colonies. Started with the tea! That's why the revolutionaries threw the tea into the Boston Harbor as an act of rebellion! That's why the Tea Party was founded to vote out those who raise or will not lower the taxes in this country! That's why the current incumbents and their left wing progressive media support have demonized the Tea Party and its members'! Calling them racist, tea baggers and any other disgusting name just because the want to lower your taxes! I would hope that eventually all of us who are disgusted with our current government would do something about it instead of just complaining! Are you in favor of limiting the size of the federal government, reducing government spending, lowering the national debt creating and standing by a balanced budget and opposing tax increases. If you are, then are your current legislators working to achieve these issues? If not what are you doing to get them to support these issues or finding someone to replace them? Becoming a member of the Tea Party could help, but if that's not what you want; then form your own group maybe just start with ten like-minded individuals. Start a letter writing campaign, start a web page so you can gather others who think the same, become a force in your in local and state elections, maybe even federal!  If we all don't become more active in how our government works than we reap what we sow! And what does that mean? Higher and more taxes, higher national debt, a trade deficit higher the $45 billion and climbing, illegal aliens swarming across the border in record numbers because of the de facto amnesty created by Obama's policies of not deporting aliens and now even helping illegal teenagers crossing the border to find their parents! Basically turning ICE into smugglers! These illegals are sucking up services meant for our citizens who need it. Some states allow them to get drivers licenses, pay for their college educations and treat the just like a citizen? Just think what will happen to your country when these 20 to 30 million illegal aliens are allowed to vote! Please think about what you’re leaving your children and grandchildren! Our fathers and grandfathers went off to war and returned to make this the greatest country on earth, and what have we done to that? Before you go to bed tonight sit and think of how your children and grandchildren will be living if you allow the current government to continue their policies of today! When I think about them living in a country that has gone broke and the welfare system has collapsed they will be facing riots in the streets! There's a good chance at the current rate of illegal immigration and birth rates the minority will become the majority! Can you then imagine what sort of laws and policies will be voted into place! China will take real estate in lieu of money because the dollar will be devalued and replaced with the Euro as the currency on the world market!  The Golden Gate Bridge, all of the Grand Canyon, all of our great state parks such as Yellow Stone and Yosemite will be owned by the Chinese to settle our debt! They may also take over all of our great highway systems and make you pay tolls to drive on them! Well go ahead and laugh and continue to put your trust in your current government that has purchased billions of hollow point bullets and over 1700 armored trucks built to survive mine field explosions to distribute to Homeland Security and other federal and local law enforcement agencies to use against citizens!? One of the officers’s even said “It could be used to deliver a whole bunch of shut the hell up to the citizens of this fair town,”! And they want to take our guns and ammo away?!  Just remember only months ago we saw rangers for the National Park Service – National Park rangers, for God’s sake – turn into a bunch of storm troopers keeping World War II vets out of their own monument, and visitors from “recreating” at Yosemite! This government that has shoved a health care program down our throats without even knowing what’s in it and what impact it will have on this country! We have already seen how disastrous it has become and how our President lied to citizens about keeping their Doctors!  What else has he lied about? How about Benghazi, IRS, and the NAS to name just a few! If you’re happy with the current situation keep watching TV shows like the Price is Right or American Idol and Dancing with the Stars! Most Americans can name the contestants and their backgrounds on these shows but cannot name their state and federal government representatives and how they have voted on critical issues! If you’re not happy then at least get to know who is representing you in the government! Check to see if they are voting and representing your views? If so fine keep supporting them, if not do something about it!  I would say in closing God Bless America, but we can no longer reference God in relation to our Government. Remember our president said we are no longer just a Christian nation! That indicates we could eventually become a Muslim nation? Well, whatever, God has been removed from our government! You can’t have any type of prayer meeting after school on school property. But G.L.A.D. (Gay, Lesbian Advocates & Defenders) can have meetings and even recruit! And if you wanted to have a discussion group about Adolph Hitler and the fallacy of the Holocaust, you can! And we wonder why there are shootings!? A letter was written by female teenager who attending one of the schools that had a shooting asking God why he allows these things to happen? Someone replied that God said the he is no longer allowed on the school grounds to help prevent such things! But I bet these shooters knew all about the Gay lifestyle, and even started to doubt the Holocaust even took place!  Well I am done for today!   No, wait what about flip-flops? That's for another day!

 

SEE: Citizens who wonder why we are on the wrong track!