Obama said he’s working toward “a simpler tax code that rewards work and the pursuit of the American dream.”
It’s that old ‘Simplified 1040’ form revisited:
How much did you make last year?
Send it to: IRS Service Center, Fresno, CA 93888-0426
I’m with the rebel ‘extremists’ who think the government should tax less, spend less, and stay the hell out of our way.
I’m still here…I’ll get something posted and get stuff going again. Need to steer around the political stuff. I can spend way too much time on that.
How about the Democratic party’s own Congressman Steve Cohen who said from the floor of congress,
But if you want change, you want the Democratic party, Barack Obama was a community organizer like Jesus who our minister prayed about. Pontius Pilate was a governor.
Sarah Palin is about as far from being a “Pontius Pilate” as B.O. from being Jesus…
The Little Red Hen called all of her Democrat neighbors together and said, ‘If we plant this wheat, we shall have bread to eat. Who will help me plant it?’
‘Not I,’ said the cow.
‘Not I,’ said the duck.
‘Not I,’ said the pig.
‘Not I,’ said the goose.
‘Then I will do it by myself,’ said the little red hen, and so she did. The wheat grew very tall and ripened into golden grain.
‘Who will help me reap my wheat?’ asked the little red hen.
‘Not I,’ said the duck..
‘Out of my classification,’ said the pig.
‘I’d lose my seniority,’ said the cow.
‘I’d lose my unemployment compensation,’ said the goose.
‘Then I will do it by myself,’ said the little red hen, and so she did.
At last it came time to bake the bread.
‘Who will help me bake the bread?’ asked the little red hen.
‘That would be overtime for me,’ said the cow.
‘I’d lose my welfare benefits,’ said the duck.
‘I’m a dropout and never learned how,’ said the pig.
‘If I’m to be the only helper, that’s discrimination,’ said the goose.
‘Then I will do it by myself,’ said the little red hen.
She baked five loaves and held them up for all of her neighbors to see. They wanted some and, in fact, demanded a share. But the little red hen said, ‘No, I shall eat all five loaves.’
‘Excess profits!’ cried the cow. (Nancy Pelosi)
‘Capitalist leech!’ screamed the duck. (Barbara Boxer)
‘I demand equal rights!’ yelled the goose. (Jesse Jackson)
The pig just grunted in disdain. (Ted Kennedy)
And they all painted ‘Unfair!’ picket signs and marched around and around the little red hen, shouting obscenities.
Then the farmer (Obama) came. He said to the little red hen, ‘You must not be so greedy.’
‘But I earned the bread,’ said the little red hen.
‘Exactly,’ said Obama the farmer. ‘That is what makes our free enterprise system so wonderful. Anyone in the barnyard can earn as much as he wants. But under our modern government regulations, the productive workers must divide the fruits of their labor with those who are lazy and idle.’
And they all lived happily ever after, including the little red hen, who smiled and clucked, ‘I am grateful, for now I truly understand.’
But her neighbors became quite disappointed in her. She never again baked bread because she joined the ‘party’ and got her bread free. And all the Democrats smiled. ‘Fairness’ had been established.
Individual initiative had died, but nobody noticed; perhaps no one cared…so long as there was free bread that ‘the rich’ were paying for.
Yesterday the blogosphere and left-wing news was all flustered over the McCain-Palin Campaign’s charge that Barry O was referring to Sarah Palin in his “lipstick on a pig” comment. I really think the whole thing is hillarious. For nearly two years of B.O.’s shuckin’ and jivin’, we’ve consistently heard from him how racist the right is. We’ve been told what we’re supposedly really thinking. Even that douche bag Whoopi Goldberg thinks white people are afraid of B.O. because he’s black. Now the shoe is on the other foot and Barry has to watch out or what he says will be twisted. I honestly think the Republicans are just trying to give B.O. a taste of his own medicine.
The reality is, while there are a few dip-sticks out there voting against B.O. because they are genuine racists, the overwhelming majority of us who “fear” B.O. winning the election do so because we are scared of what he says he’ll do.
We’ve figured out that despite the fact that Barry and the media would have everyone think we fear his ties to Islam, his lack of flags, his middle name, his goofy ears, etc., we really fear higher taxes, loss of liberty, and defeat in the war on terror. The things he says he wants to do are far more concerning that the sideshow.
I’ve noticed a lot of the attacks against Sarah Palin focus on her Christianity and religious zeal. While I don’t consider her the fanatic that the left-wingers in the media and comments section of my last post make her out to be, she is far less dangerous or threatening than today’s Global Warming zealots who threaten to impose socialistic, enslaving policies on mankind.
The Progressive Movement that is marching across our Nation at this time is driven by Marxist and socialist ideology mixed in with the religion of Global Warming. GW is leveraged by the progressives to reach their goal. These “progressive” and “forward” thinkers like to whip on Christians and other religious Americans claiming that they are not as intellectually sound or enlightened. The progressives employ softer words than Karl Marx to bash religion as “the opiate of the masses” but generally share that view. This is sweet irony, for no religious fad I have ever seen or heard of has caught on like Global Warming. Not even Oprah’s religion is getting that kind of hysterical following.
Indeed Global Warming is a natural pantheistic movement that has as much hold on its followers as any Christian Church I know. Perhaps even more-so. Just for fun, let’s look at a few of the parallels between Christianity and GW:
Noah and the Flood- Most Christians believe that because of the wickedness of the people, their lack of obedience to the will of God, Noah was given advanced awareness of impending doom. He was warned by God that there would be a flood that would swallow the Earth was wash it clean of the wickedness. Similarly, Global Warming followers preach, much like Noah did, that if we fail to live the way the Earth (or the nebulous god “nature”) desires, we will see a dramatic rise of the Oceans. Coastal areas will be flooded and destroyed.
Natural Disaster befalling the wicked- many Christians (I happen to not ascribe to this concept) believe that natural disasters like floods, hurricanes, and earthquakes come along and show God’s dissatisfaction with the way some are living. There were some who said that Hurricane Katrina was God’s punishment for the sinful lifestyle many in New Orleans live. Yet on the other hand, Global Warming followers believe that the more out of step we are with their god, the more we will see devastation and suffering via disasters.
Tithing and aid to the poor- Christians believe in paying a portion of their wealth or income to the Church to fund the operations of the organization and preaching of the gospel of Christ. This takes a lot of forms among the various Churches and denominations, but what is the difference between this and donating money to Global Warming education and “green initiatives?” Moreover, many Christians believe their religion is a vehicle they can use to aid the poor throughout the world. That by giving and sacrifice, we can make life better for ourselves, our neighbors, and people throughout the world. The same belief is held by the G-dubs. If we sacrifice air conditioning, cars, and other luxuries, we improve the planet and the lives of the world’s inhabitants.
Indulgences- Some Christians in history, even some today, believe that they can buy forgiveness. They can indulge in sin and pay some money to get a pass from God. This was at one time a very popular concept among Catholics. The G-dub version of indulgences? Carbon credits. Burn up all the gas you want, all the electricity you can suck up and pay a little in carbon credits to ease the conscience.
Literature that can not be supported by fact- Most Christians have Bibles, magazines, movies, and other literature they use to spread their teachings and ministry. They can’t specifically prove with irrefutable facts and evidence to their claims, but they propagate it all the same. They accept the premises on faith- a belief in things hoped for, but not seen. “An Inconvenient Truth” is a prime example of this same faith-promoting, yet unsupported material for the GW movement.
Burden of proof requires faith- Significant portions of Christianity can be proven with historical documents, writings, records, and some physical proof. Of course, much of the ‘proof’ still requires a great amount of acceptance. Same for the GW movement. While there are a lot of scientists demonstrating greenhouse gas effect and gathering data, their conclusion that temperature increases are caused by man are no more proven than that the combined prayer and fasting of a congregation allowed a sick person to recover. In both cases, cause and effect could be coincidental and you can’t go back and test the opposite- we can’t turn back time and prove without doubt that had we never discovered and used fossil fuels and had the congregation never prayed we would have the exact opposite result.
Bottomline, the point I am making is this: if you Progressives and Global Warming fanatics somehow think you are more enlightened, more intelligent, and more independent-minded than religous fanatics of any given denomination, I’m sorry to say, you’re just as bad off. That’s the irony- you’re the same as the rest of us…figuring out your way in the world and enjoying what gives your life meaning. The same can be said for die-hard atheists. You think that without God and religion in your life guiding your behavior, thoughts, and goals you’re somehow better than the rest of us, you’re not either.
I am disgusted that our media is so biased, so blind to objectivity that they can’t even report basic statements and issues legitimately. When tapes from Obama’s Church came out, most credible right-wing/conservative pundits were careful to not take comments like, “God damn the U.S. of KKK A.” out of context. But now that this “religious zealot” Sarah Palin is on the scene, the left is straining to make her look silly and overly religious.
The AP reported a quote from recent tape of Palin talking at Church. Their quote in the article was, “Our national leaders are sending them out on a task that is from God.” This is to be interpreted that Sarah Palin claims that the war in Iraq is a mission from God. That in her opinion, there is no question that it is a God-approved action.
This quote, however, was taken out of context. Here’s what she said with this comment IN CONTEXT:
“Pray for our military men and women who are striving to do what is right. Also, for this country, that our leaders, our national leaders, are sending them out on a task that is from God.“
Not only does Palin not say that the war in Iraq is a task from God, rather she more importantly expresses the hope and prayer that indeed it is just, fair, and within the will of God. Something I hope every member of Congress and the Bush administration pauses to ask from time to time.
Instead of griping about news that really matters to some extent, I decided to mention this just for fun. I guess it’s not really midget bowling, rather Gary Coleman of “Diff’rent Strokes” fame. This article on KUTV outlines what’s known so far.
Payson, Utah isn’t the normal hang-out for D-list celebrities like Coleman. So when a local guy took some pictures of him, Gary Coleman decided to get into it with him in the parking lot. In the end, the incident is under investigation after Coleman hit the guy in his truck…
Oprah announced this week that she would love to have Sarah Palin on the show, but not before the election. That just wouldn’t be right, of course, to have someone with an opposing viewpoint on a show that reaches such a broad audience of American women. What it demonstrates to me is this:
One would think that if Barry Obama is so terrific and that he can really live up to the messianical hype, that Oprah would welcome a chance to show that Sarah Palin might be a nice gal, but not fit for the White House. On the contrary, Oprah runs away from the possibility that her audience might be able to form their own opinion and what’s worse, that it might not be HER opinion that they embrace. Oprah is quoted as saying,
“At the beginning of this presidential campaign when I decided that I was going to take my first public stance in support of a candidate, I made the decision not to use my show as a platform for any of the candidates.”
Obviously her show isn’t a platform for anything but her opinion. I have to admit, I have never liked Oprah. I’ve never seen the fascination, but she does tend to draw a lot of women in and she, much like B.O., has a knack for giving her audience what they want- lots of cool sounding tripe and free stuff.
I’ve seen a few quotes from Barry Obama and his Baby Mama coming out in “defense” of Sarah Palin and her family. They are supposedly trying to call off the dogs on the whole out-of-wedlock baby thing, but I find that they are really jumping on this to get in a cheap shot and keep the pregnancy in the lime-light.
BO’s Baby Mama had this to say on Ellen:
“[What he said is] one of the reasons why I’m proud of my husband and I love him,” she said. “He’s been very protective of our kids through this process, and his view is that, ‘What’s good for my kids is good for everybody’s kids,’ and I completely agree with him. I know that [the Palins] care about their kids, and we should let them deal with this issue.”
Of course, Ellen also brought us another glimpse into the psyche of the Obamas.
When Ellen asked if she would consider ever having more kids, the potential next first lady replied,
“I think I’m done. I think our third child is this campaign.”
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