Where Are Obama's Jobs?

From an email I received yesterday about Obama's supposed "Summer of Recovery" : (the emphasis is mine)

Two months ago, President Obama proclaimed this summer the "Summer of Economic Recovery," insisting that his $862 billion stimulus bill has yet to make its biggest impact and that we've "turned the corner" on the economy.

But where is the proof behind the president's statement? Labor Day is almost here and there has not been one tangible sign of economic improvement over the last 60 days. If anything, we see data that points to a more severe economic situation than predicted. Last week, new unemployment claims rose to 479,000, with another 19,000 Americans losing their jobs in just one week.

So I ask President Obama to please show us where exactly the recovery has been.

The stimulus bill failed miserably, yet the White House continues to credit it with having a positive impact on the economy and saving thousands of jobs across the country. But it's clear to anyone with a good business sense that the White House's propaganda is just plain wrong. Small businesses are the backbone of America, and only when they have the financial security to begin hiring in extensive numbers will economic stability return. And that will only happen when President Obama and the Democratic Congress finally realize that it's the private sector that creates real jobs, not the government.

America's economic recovery and the restoration of jobs will not be a result of government spending or taxpayer-funded bailouts, but rather private industry being relieved of high taxes and backbreaking government regulations. Skyrocketing corporate taxes have crippled the private sector and slowed economic growth for the second straight quarter.

The Obama Administration has failed to fix the economy because their strategy is to grow the size of the government and raise our taxes to pay for it. Fiscal conservative policies of small government, low taxes and minimal regulations are the answer to America's economic troubles. Unless we want to spiral into a double dip recession - an economic crisis that could put future American prosperity in jeopardy - we must act now. Restoring our conservative values in Washington this fall is imperative.

The only unemployment claims that should be filed in the next several months are those of the Members of Congress who have yet to get our economy on track. They [Congress] should be the only unemployed Americans.

Okay, Obama / Biden / Reid / Pelosi - the ball is in your court (and has been for two years now) show us where you are creating jobs or shut up and get out of the way of the private sector.

11 Reasons to Vote for Democrats in November

I apologize for Charlie Rangel's bad language - but you really need to see this video.

UN Gun Ban to Register All Firearms

I received this yesterday Tuesday August 10, 2010 from Citizen's Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms (CCRKBA).    

The main point is:

 The UN wants to make all firearms subject to international law. The Small Arms Ban will:   

• Prohibit firearm and ammunition manufacturers from selling to the public.
• Prohibit any transfer of firearm ownership.  
• Require US citizens to deliver any firearm they own to the local government collection and destruction center or face imprisonment.  
• Require micro-stamping on all guns.
• Destruction of "excess" firearms.

The full email follows:

ALERT: CCRKBA's Jullianne Versnel participated at the UN on the Arms Trade Treaty Prep Committee to fight for YOUR GUN RIGHTS. The social bureaucrats at the UN will stop at nothing to ERADICATE the Second Amendment. The globalist gun agenda supported by Obama is pushing for TOTAL GUN CONFISCATION.

In June, Jullianne's husband, Alan Gottlieb, Founder and Executive Director of CCRKBA successfully fought the socialist bureaucrats at the UN to veto language in the UN Small Arms and Light Weapons Programme of Action to defend the Second Amendment as a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) delegate. But that success was short lived and the fight is far from over. Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) representatives were told that the majority of the meetings would be closed to them.

TELL THE ANTI-SECOND AMENDMENT LIBERALS WE ARE NOT GIVING UP OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WITHOUT A FIGHT

STOP the UN Small Arms Ban Fax All 100 Senators (contact ccrkba)

The critical discussions on the scope of the treaty will have no input from any non-governmental entity. Scope is critical in the Arms Trade Ban process. In North America, some Pan Asian Countries and in some other parts of the world, the arms that we expect to have covered in this treaty are nuclear weapons. In much of Europe and most all of Africa, the delegates anticipate that the Arms Trade Ban will cover rifles, shotguns, handguns and ammunition as well. 

There appears little doubt that some sort of treaty will be adopted as early as 2012. It is anticipated that the final treaty will attempt to register all firearms, require micro-stamping, destruction of surplus ammunition on a very set schedule, registration of all firearms and restriction on any transfer of arms including between private individuals and many other restrictions. If the United States is a signatory and this is ratified by the U.S. Senate, this UN treaty would be the law. On October 30, 2009, UN members and the United States voted in favor of an Arms Trade Ban.

The UN has an aggressive schedule of meetings planned to push for these restrictions and we will be there representing you in every way we can. We will be at the CTOP/COP meeting in Vienna the week of October 18 and a General Assembly meeting at the end of October. In January, the five permanent members of the Security Council will meet and this is on the agenda. There will be another Arms Trade Ban Preparatory meeting at the end of February in New York. The regional UNIDIR meeting sponsored by the EU will start in March. We will come full circle with the Programme of Action Experts Meeting in May 2011 and the July 17-21 ATT Preparatory meeting that is expected to offer the final draft to the treaty. 

STOP the UN Small Arms Ban Fax All 100 Senators (contact your representative)

The UN wants to make all firearms subject to international law. The Small Arms Ban will:

• Prohibit firearm and ammunition manufacturers from selling to the public.
• Prohibit any transfer of firearm ownership.
• Require US citizens to deliver any firearm they own to the local government collection and destruction center or face imprisonment.
• Require micro-stamping on all guns.
• Destruction of "excess" firearms.

Guns protect citizens from governments who abuse their power. (emphasis mine) The only thing keeping the United States from Obama turning our country into a Marxist Socialist country is our right to bear arms. With a guy like Obama in power it is terrifying to think what would happen to our country if we didn't have our Second Amendment Rights. The UN's solution is to take away guns from all "insurgents." Our founding fathers were considered insurgents. Our Democracy could not have been made possible if it weren't for their courage and access to firearms. If there was a Small Arms Treaty in 1776 our country would not exist. The UN believes anyone fighting for freedom should be considered a threat and wants to leave the world defenseless against tyrannical governments.

Get Your Sticker - STOP the UN Small Arms Ban - Fax All 100 Senators and Tell Obama to Keep the "Change" (conservative bumper stickers)

DON'T LET THE UN BUREAUCRATS LEAVE OUR DEMOCRACY DEFENSELESS

Obama and Hilary want to bring our country to it's knees to pass more laws until our Constitution is totally annihilated. And they are pretty close to accomplishing that. The Small Arms Treaty could become law as soon as 2012 if the U.S. signs the treaty and the Senate ratifies it. In two years your guns could be confiscated and destroyed. And of course, you would be under suspicion from the gun czars for having the audacity to even exercising your Second Amendment Rights in the first place. If this treaty passes, America would be swept up in a frenzied witch hunt to locate the "bad gun owners" to destroy their weapons. Law abiding Americans would be left defenseless against not only the tyranny of our government, but against the increasing violence and danger erupting in our country.

IF THE UN GUN TREATY PASSES YOU AND YOUR FAMILY WILL BE SITTING DUCKS FOR VIOLENT CRIMINALS

(i added this but i think it makes the same point)

  

THIS IS NOT A FIGHT WE CAN AFFORD TO LOSE

Keep calling your Senators today, toll free numbers include 1-877-851-6437 and 1-866-220-0044, or call toll 1-202-225-3121 AND REGISTER YOU'RE OUTRAGE at ongoing efforts to take guns away!

CALL PRESIDENT Obama, 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414 expressing your disdain and ABSOLUTE REJECTION of all GUN BANS.

DO NOT BE SILENCED - MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD!

NOTE: We need TENS OF THOUSANDS of faxes and PHONE CALLS and EMAILS delivered to ALL Senators right away!

For our projects to be successful, we must count on the voluntary financial support from individuals like you who care.

Your contribution of $20 or $25 is urgently needed today. If you can afford to send $50 or $100 or more it would truly be a godsend.

SELECT HERE DONATE NOW - The rights you save may be your own!

Remember, protecting our freedom is not inexpensive.

But then, it's impossible to put a price tag on freedom.

Together, we can preserve the Constitutional rights our Founding Fathers intended our people to have forever.

For more information about CCRKBA go to http://www.ccrkba.org/

Thank you. I know I can count on you.

Sincerely,
Alan Gottlieb

Chairman

Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

If you prefer to donate by check, please mail to:

The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

12500 NE Tenth Place
Dept Code 4445
Bellevue, Washington 98005

Reporters vs. Conservative Black Leaders at Press Conference 8 4 2010

The main stream media seems to be having a really hard time accepting the fact that there are black conservatives.     Here is a piece of video from a press conference held just a few days ago by conservative black leaders.

Permitting citizens to own firearms will go a long way to curbing crime

The entire article can be found here in engineering news.

The article's author mentions various pieces of legislation around the world and then makes the observation

Is there any evidence that the crooks now have fewer guns? I do not think so.

So, in effect, the gun laws keep the crooks armed and curtail the ability of law-abiding citizens to fight back.

To put it bluntly, yes.

Eternal Vigilance

"The price of freedom is eternal vigilance" Thomas Jefferson

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

Educate yourself about this current administration. btw, listening to a sound bite from the main stream media does NOT count as "educating yourself". Check many sources. Look at the motivations behind the actions, don't believe the hype.

Minorities

I received this as an email.      Feel free to pass it along or comment.

We need to show more sympathy for these people.

* They travel miles in the heat.
* They risk their lives crossing a border.
* They don't get paid enough wages.
* They do jobs that others won't do or are afraid to do.
* They live in crowded conditions among a people who speak a different language.
* They rarely see their families, and they face adversity all day ~ every day.


I'm not talking about illegal immigrants ~ I'm talking about our troops!


Doesn't it seem strange that many Democrats and Republicans are willing to lavish all kinds of social benefits on illegal’s, but don't support our troops, and are even threatening to defund them?


Please pass this on; this is worth the short time it takes to read it.

Careful on those icy roads

And then the guy from the Department of Transportation complicates things by putting the arrow pointing the wrong direction.

Republican Opportunity

Another Democrat Congressional seat has opened up.

http://newsmax.com/InsideCover/US-Obit-Murtha/2010/02/08/id/349296

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2010/02/08/GA2010020802340.html?hpid=topnews

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D9DO6O4G0&show_article=1

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703630404575053543429089372.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_LEFTTopStories
http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/02/08/john.murtha.obit/?hpt=T2
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Murtha
Hmm. You're probably right. Posting the news of the passing of Representative Murtha under the title "Republican Opportunity" probably is tacky and politically incorrect. So it goes.

Robert Gibbs - White House Press Idiot

One morning back in January I was listening to the radio and they did their "check of the weather". The guy leading the weather man said "It was really chilly this morning. Is this unseasonable cold going to continue?" and the weather man said "We're not the only ones suffering right now. In the past seven days there have been over twelve hundred record breaking cold weather events just in the U.S."

Holy. Cow.

This set of circumstances (having over 1,200 record breaking cold weather events in the U.S. in the space of seven days) points to a couple interesting facts.

1) The U. N.'s IPCC has been "cooking the books" when it comes to "Global Warming" and mankind's effect on the environment http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704107204575038742717786422.html?mod=WSJ_Investing_MoreHeadlines

2) White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs is a goofball (and it's entirely possible that he is the single worst Press Secretary in the history of press secretarys).



Way to go Robert! Way to not answer the question that was asked of you. Way to try and make the reporter look stupid for asking a perfectly legitimate question.

Ladies and gentlemen, our White House Press Secretary is a dishonest idiot.

(and it keeps going) February 8, 2010 Government shut down as DC, region dig out of snow

Canadian Premier to Undergo Heart Surgery in the U.S.

Wow. Seriously? This tells me *everything* that I need to know about socialized medicine.

Since internet news links tend to go dead after a while I'm going to post links to several articles about this. Happy reading!

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0210/Canadian_official_heads_south_for_surgery.html?showall

http://www.vocm.com/newsarticle.asp?mn=2&id=4055&popular=1 (You *have* to watch the video on this article - the woman states "the physicians looked at the best possible options and gave their recommendation and he has taken that recommendation" or words to that effect)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9p57GCSA3U (Here is the video straight from YouTube)

http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/19664 (On the right hand side they have a "Countdown until Obama leaves Office" - right now it says
1081 Days, 02 Hours, 22 Minutes, 11 Seconds. I must find this widget)

http://www.examiner.com/x-27580-St-Louis-Conservative-Examiner~y2010m2d2-Canadian-Premier-to-undergo-heart-surgery-in-the-US

http://www.thestar.com/news/canada/article/759760---danny-millions-williams-heads-south-for-heart-surgery

http://blog.taragana.com/health/2010/02/02/canadian-provincial-premier-seeks-heart-surgery-in-us-18935/

http://www.vancouversun.com/health/premier+heart+surgery+sparks+debate/2516321/story.html

http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5h9Wu78oguXFeKRN0EuUC915Scusw

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/nfld-premier-travels-to-us-for-heart-surgery/article1452810/

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/williams-could-have-had-surgery-in-canada-cardiac-experts-say/article1454023/

http://www.montrealgazette.com/health/ultimate+tier+health+care/2515150/story.html

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20100202/williams_surgery_100202/20100202/?hub=CalgaryHome (This article claims it was "never an option" for Danny Williams to receive his surgery in Newfoundland

Obama Jokes

I recently received these from a friend. Some of them are actually kinda funny.

(Now I'll use simple words so the liberals will understand) Lighten up!

This was from the Rush Limbaugh Group!
People have been making fun of presidents from the beginning. However, if you make a joke about Obama, the Left labels you a "hater" or a racist." Well, we’re not haters or racists, but we do pride ourselves on being politically incorrect! We are publishing these jokes in the hope that you will get a laugh or two! Feel free to take any or all and spread them around.
: His followers don’t think they’re funny and everyone else doesn’t think they’re jokes.

Q: What’s the main problem with Barack Obama jokes?
A: His followers don't think they're funny and everyone else doesn't think they're jokes.

Q: Why does Barack Obama oppose the Second Amendment?
A: It stands between him and the First Amendment.

At a recent Obama speech there was a guy in the back of the hall screaming anti-American slogans and making hateful racist remarks. They turned the house lights up and it was Reverend Wright. For a moment Obama thought he was back in church and yelled, "Can I get an amen"?

           Q: What’s the difference between a large pizza and the typical Obama backer?
           A: The pizza can feed a family of four.


Obama has ordered GM to come out with a new model called the Pelosi. It’s a convertible, but no one wants to see it with its top down.

Q: What’s the difference between Simba and Obama?
A: Simba is an African lion while Obama is a lyin’ African.

Someone recently wrote, "A joke about Obama on the Letterman show is as likely as a joke about Mohammed in a mosque."

Q: What’s the difference between Greta Van Susteren and Barack Obama?
A: Greta only talks out of one side of her mouth.

Barack Obama: He has what it takes to take what you’ve got!

Q: What does Barack Obama call lunch with a convicted felon?
A: A fund raiser.

Q: What’s the difference between Obama’s cabinet and a
penitentiary?
A: One is filled with tax evaders, blackmailers and threats to society. The other is for housing prisoners.

If Nancy Pelosi and Obama were on a boat in the middle of the ocean and it started to sink, who would be saved? ... America!

Q: What do Miley Cyrus and Barack Obama have in common?
A: They both stand onstage and attract young people with mindless yammer.

Obama’s campaign slogan was "Yes we can" and now it has become "Yes you will."

Q: What’s brown and in your pocket?
A: Obama’s hand.

No coup in Honduras

An article from the Christian Science Monitor illustrates that the recent events in Honduras are not the result of a military coup. Rather these events are demonstrated to be a triumph of constitutional government and the rule of law safeguarding a democracy that is very aware of the dangers it faces.

A 'coup' in Honduras? Nonsense.By Octavio Sánchez

Tegucigalpa, Honduras – Sometimes, the whole world prefers a lie to the truth. The White House, the United Nations, the Organization of American States, and much of the media have condemned the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya this past weekend as a coup d'état.

That is nonsense.

In fact, what happened here is nothing short of the triumph of the rule of law.

To understand recent events, you have to know a bit about Honduras's constitutional history. In 1982, my country adopted a new Constitution that enabled our orderly return to democracy after years of military rule. After more than a dozen previous constitutions, the current Constitution, at 27 years old, has endured the longest.

It has endured because it responds and adapts to changing political conditions: Of its original 379 articles, seven have been completely or partially repealed, 18 have been interpreted, and 121 have been reformed.

It also includes seven articles that cannot be repealed or amended because they address issues that are critical for us. Those unchangeable articles include the form of government; the extent of our borders; the number of years of the presidential term; two prohibitions – one with respect to reelection of presidents, the other concerning eligibility for the presidency; and one article that penalizes the abrogation of the Constitution.

During these 27 years, Honduras has dealt with its problems within the rule of law. Every successful democratic country has lived through similar periods of trial and error until they were able to forge legal frameworks that adapt to their reality. France crafted more than a dozen constitutions between 1789 and the adoption of the current one in 1958. The US Constitution has been amended 27 times since 1789. And the British – pragmatic as they are – in 900 years have made so many changes that they have never bothered to compile their Constitution into a single body of law.

Under our Constitution, what happened in Honduras this past Sunday? Soldiers arrested and sent out of the country a Honduran citizen who, the day before, through his own actions had stripped himself of the presidency.

These are the facts: On June 26, President Zelaya issued a decree ordering all government employees to take part in the "Public Opinion Poll to convene a National Constitutional Assembly." In doing so, Zelaya triggered a constitutional provision that automatically removed him from office.

Constitutional assemblies are convened to write new constitutions. When Zelaya published that decree to initiate an "opinion poll" about the possibility of convening a national assembly, he contravened the unchangeable articles of the Constitution that deal with the prohibition of reelecting a president and of extending his term. His actions showed intent.

Our Constitution takes such intent seriously. According to Article 239: "No citizen who has already served as head of the Executive Branch can be President or Vice-President. Whoever violates this law or proposes its reform [emphasis added], as well as those that support such violation directly or indirectly, will immediately cease in their functions and will be unable to hold any public office for a period of 10 years."

Notice that the article speaks about intent and that it also says "immediately" – as in "instant," as in "no trial required," as in "no impeachment needed."

Continuismo – the tendency of heads of state to extend their rule indefinitely – has been the lifeblood of Latin America's authoritarian tradition. The Constitution's provision of instant sanction might sound draconian, but every Latin American democrat knows how much of a threat to our fragile democracies continuismo presents. In Latin America, chiefs of state have often been above the law. The instant sanction of the supreme law has successfully prevented the possibility of a new Honduran continuismo.

The Supreme Court and the attorney general ordered Zelaya's arrest for disobeying several court orders compelling him to obey the Constitution. He was detained and taken to Costa Rica. Why? Congress needed time to convene and remove him from office. With him inside the country that would have been impossible. This decision was taken by the 123 (of the 128) members of Congress present that day.

Don't believe the coup myth. The Honduran military acted entirely within the bounds of the Constitution. The military gained nothing but the respect of the nation by its actions.

I am extremely proud of my compatriots. Finally, we have decided to stand up and become a country of laws, not men. From now on, here in Honduras, no one will be above the law.

Octavio Sánchez, a lawyer, is a former presidential adviser (2002-05) and minister of culture (2005-06) of the Republic of Honduras.

HR 45 - Criminalizing Gun Ownership

From revolutionradio.org

Congress is now starting on the firearms confiscation bill. If it passes, gun owners will become criminals if you don’t fully comply.

It has started.

Very Important for you to be aware of a new bill HR 45 introduced into the House. This is the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sale Act of 2009.

Even gun shop owners didn’t know about this because the government is trying to fly it under the radar.

To find out about this - go to any government website and type in HR 45 or Google HR 45 Blair Holt Firearm Licensing & Record of Sales Act of 2009. You will get all the information.

Basically this would make it illegal to own a firearm - any rifle with a clip or ANY pistol unless:

-It is registered -You are fingerprinted -You supply a current Driver’s License -You supply your Social Security # -You will submit to a physical & mental evaluation at any time of their choosing -Each update - change or ownership through private or public sale must be reported and costs $25 - Failure to do so you automatically lose the right to own a firearm and are subject up to a year in jail. -There is a child provision clause on page 16 section 305 stating a child-access provision. Gun must be locked and inaccessible to any child under 18. -They would have the right to come and inspect that you are storing your gun safely away from accessibility to children and fine is punishable for up to 5 yrs. in prison.

If you think this is a joke - go to the website and take your pick of many options to read this. It is long and lengthy. But, more and more people are becoming aware of this. Pass the word along. Any hunters in your family pass this along.

This is just a “termite” approach to complete confiscation of guns and disarming of our society to the point we! have no defense - chip away a little here and there until the goal is accomplished before anyone realizes it.

This is one to act on whether you own a gun or not.

If you take my gun, only the criminal will have one to use against me. HR 45 only makes me/us less safe. After working with convicts for 26 years I know this bill, if passed, would make them happy and in less danger from their victims.

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.R.45

http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h45/show

http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h111-45

Please.. copy and send this out to EVERYONE in the USA , whether you support the Right to Bear Arms or are for gun control. We all should have the right to choose.

And if you have any doubt where Barack Hussein Obama stands on this issue, his record speaks for him:

Gun Rationing
Obama voted in favor of legislation to prohibit law-abiding individuals from purchasing more than one gun a month. Illinois Senate, H.B. 2579, 5/16/03 [emphasis mine]

Obama and Self-Defense
Obama opposes law that permits law-abiding citizens to carry firearms for self-defense. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review 4/2/08, Chicago Tribune 9/15/04 [emphasis mine]

Freedom's Fight

A few posts ago, Northwest Minuteman pointed me to the blog Freedom's Fight

Freedom's Fight is a regularly updated, thoughtful blog and reading it has been a joy. You should *really* go over and check out Freedom's Fight. I've added them to my "Found on the Blogosphere" section.

Please feel free to comment with links to other good blogs. Because of past "flaming" I now moderate comments so it may take a few hours before your comment shows up.

"We must, indeed, all hang together, or most assuredly we shall all hang separately." Benjamin Franklin in the Continental Congress just before signingthe Declaration of Independence, 1776.