For those of us who are old enough to have weathered a number of hurricanes in the North East, getting out of town is a no brainer. Unfortunately my employment requires that I remain, but I have already told my wife she will be leaving with my son tomorrow. I suppose experience has some value here, but please people. The forces we are talking about should this storm track our way, are just not anything to play with. Hurricane Earl is a monster storm that can cause severe damage and will surely take some lives. Take care folks. Common sense should apply. Be safe…

        

I think the more the American people “understand” the new health care law the more they hate it. I also think it’s pretty silly for this Administration to keep insulting the intelligence of “We the People”, when all indications are that when this plan finally lands in all its forms, and is combined with massive tax increases already on the way in the short term, it is most certainly gonna destroy our health care system as we know it, and tank the economy in ways we cannot even grasp at this point.

When the CBO sounds the alarm with regard to the bottom line numbers, it’s time to pay attention. For as we know, the CBO numbers are always “conservative” with regard to cost, and the “real” figures are almost always far more horrific. When will the political operatives realize we are now paying attention like never before, and the same old BS is just not gonna cut it. Message to Princess Pelosi and Whore House Harry Reid, you all had better come up with some better answers quick…

        

The President speaks and the NYSE plummets again. This guy is a complete disaster. The GW thing isn’t working. The “I have my team working on this” thing isn’t working. And even the “this is my top priority” thing isn’t working. Our economy is on life support and this Administration has failed the American people. Liberal spending and debt laden policy debacles have put us in the Chinese cross hairs. In 5 years or less, we will be passed by the Chi-Coms as the world’s leading economy if we do not change course in November. Sadly, I’m not sure that anything short of an immediate spending freeze will stop the bleeding.

I have stated the situation most clearly on many occasions, and yet when I looked at and listened to the President of the United States today, I was struck by his ignorance, stubbornness and naiveté. We are truly in a “heap a trouble” with this man at the helm.  

On a separate note, I do not like the look of “Earl” and his apparent direction. To my readers up and down the East Coast and in my Home State of Rhode Island, don’t get caught off guard with this one. Start watching this monster and prepare!

        

Well 8/28 seems to have been an overwhelming success. When he said that something special was happening in Washington, Glenn Beck wasn’t kidding. There is also something else happening however. The spin machine is definitely in high gear! From Al Sharpton’s anemic response a few blocks away to the Lefty pundits calling Beck everything from a religious nut job to a Nazi, the effort to portray this American re-awakening as anything but, has been relentless to say the least. It should not surprise any of you though, as this momentum is a sign to entrenched politicians in Washington that the day of reckoning is at hand, and they mean to put up a fight. That fight must come in the form of demonizing any one or any thing that even remotely resembles patriotism and a return to our core value system in this Country. Obviously they cannot win in the arena of ideas and/or debate their views publicly and honestly, because to do so exposes the (socialist one world order) intentions of these ideologues for all to see. Consequently, that is just not palatable for the majority of Americans.

 

This battle is shaping up to be exactly what I thought it would be. Unlike Beck though, I feel it could have unintended consequences and I remain concerned. The socialist minority have gained a foothold and are emboldened of recent. They will not go quietly. Be sharp eyed and eared for the mischaracterizations and misrepresentations of our efforts that are sure to be front and center with the main stream media. Stay true to our mission and integrity but be quick to set the record straight. The battle for the soul of this Country as I have called it, has clearly begun. Very well done Glenn, not lets move forward!

        

The Commerce Department has downgraded the economic growth projections to a miniscule 1.6%. I think we can all agree now, whether Bob Beckle and company acknowledge it or not, that the Obama alleged recovery balloon has burst, and the contents of that balloon will prove caustic to America. This Administration and its co-conspirators have lied to the American people and their policies are bankrupting our children. We must now sound the drum beat louder and more forcefully than ever. Vote the lefties out in November and let us begin anew our efforts to return this country to greatness. The road back will be a long one, but it must begin with holding our elected officials accountable and scrutinizing their efforts at every opportunity, Republican or Democrat!

America belongs to our children, and we are obligated to ensure that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution will be there for them (As written!). 9/28/10 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Be there!

P.S. Any person(s) who would condemn the use of this site on this day, in the name of MLK, are the true bigots. MLK would have embraced this event on its merits and would have spoken along side those who truly cherish real and just equality and freedom. Shame on you!

http://www.glennbeck.com/828/

        

Financing for the mosque? I got some news for Bloomberg and his cronies on and off the air (Stewart); We have been talking about this Imam’s “fundraising” and questionable “business contacts” from the beginning. Where have you all been?? Oh, just not listening or ignoring us! This is going to explode, and while I might have been inclined to spread some blame around initially, I will now go on record and state that the Bloomberg’s of this Country are fanning the flames of this controversy in an attempt to squash legitimate debate and wrongly paint those in opposition as racists. Their socialist and illegitimate assessment of this proposal, along with the exploitation of the cab driver who was assaulted by a “criminal”, are nothing short of disgraceful and un-American. These true bigots and hate mongers must be exposed for who they really are. I imagine tomorrows rally will go a long way to setting in motion what I now believe is an awakening of the silent majority in this Country. Go Glen Beck. And please God, if you grant me only one wish this election season, let it be a one on one debate with Mike Bloomberg. I would destroy this idiot! Where the hell is our free press??? Despicable!

 

        

Can there be any doubt that a late night phone call was placed to a certain Federal Prosecutor and went something like: "Listen, we are not at all interested in having Emanuel and Axelrod up on that stand in the next "Blago" trial, so you can just forget that XXit, Ok?? The voice on the other end of that phone might have sounded eerily like Eric Holders if your getting my drift.

All things considered, I think it's fair to say that the Obama WH is not overly anxious to have the Presidents dirty Chicago laundry hung out for the world to see. Moreover, you would have to be completely devoid of any political sense what so ever to think The POTUS was not at least knee deep in that whole debacle.

 Old pals...

        

As the primary season begins to wind down and the parties rally around their candidates, we can start to see what the road to November will look like. I suspect this will be an election for the history books. Much is stake. Frankly, I never would have imagined such an idealistic battle in my lifetime. The political landscape has changed in ways that have left us all wondering what this election cycle will really bring in the end. I for one am apprehensive to say the least.

A part of me has witnessed a grass roots uprising the likes of which has not occurred since the 18^th century, and I’m thrilled by it. Another part of me though, has seen the enemy within our own Country rear its ugly head and have support like I never would have imagined. To think that the socialist element was so close, and being stoked by a generation who would use the very God given freedom the Constitution invokes to manipulate and eventually destroy it, has been difficult to acknowledge. Again, it seems more the timing than anything. We always knew these days would come and that freedom would have to be defended, but not this soon and not so close to home. Now we see the battles in our schools and universities. We find ourselves having to defend our heritage in our own land, while those who claim to want to become American citizens will stop at nothing to subvert our laws and mock our patriotism. All this, and a President who is content to let it happen as a means to support his theory that our Constitution is a “document of negative liberties”.

Well I don’t know about you, but I see this election as the most pivotal in United States history. I believe that our children’s future depends on it. How we respond as a people and as a free nation, to the events of the last two years, will most certainly determine just where our great Republic will stand on the world stage, and ultimately whether it will survive at all in this ever more dangerous world.

Go vote. It’s important.

        

It was a boring shift, though I did have the opportunity to speak with a local boiler repair man (Steve) for a good while. Steve is not his real name. I’m using Steve because of the conversation we had. You’ll understand why as you read on. Steve and I began talking about the usual stuff, not making enough money, the weather, and how we both didn’t like jealous people. Eventually Steve started to go on a bit about boiler repair and I began to disengage. Not wanting to be rude, I stayed in the game and he began to speak about how lucky we both were to be in America. I agreed and he continued on about how vastly different it was from his country of birth. My ears perked up as Steve explained how he had come to the United States from communist Cambodia in 1980. He was fleeing the final “takeover” of his homeland by the communist forces. His five brothers, four of whom were considered educators in the township had all been rounded up and shot. My heart suddenly sank as I watched the eyes of a man who had been so jovial while describing to me his many mechanical and HVAC attributes turn dark and empty.

The lengthy conversation that followed was educational and extremely frightening. I have had the opportunity to speak to many learned folks on a variety of topics over the years, but this was something very different. Knowing my history, it was clear that this man had lived through something horrible beyond imagination, and despite his thick accent, I was about to get a firsthand account.

Steve was a young man of 22 whose father had been stolen away to work for the new government and was never heard from again. He watched from a distance as his baby brother was ripped from his mother’s arms and taken with 4 other brothers of varying ages to be shot and buried in a ditch by the road. Steve managed to flee leaving his mother, sister and a remaining brother, who was disabled. All would eventually be murdered in the name of communism. Distraught and fearful that he too would meet the same violent end, Steve sewed a small 24 karat rough gold necklace, his only possession of value in the world, into the collar of his grimy tee shirt and stowed away in the belly of a freighter to Thailand. He vowed that if he was to die, it would not be on Cambodian soil. He would eventually make it to Thailand and meet his future wife who had also escaped the killing fields. Steve sold his treasured necklace for food and eventually struggled on to the United States. They were cold and hungry, but they were alive.

As I sat open mouthed and gripped by what I was hearing, Steve went on to describe himself in a way that I had only read about. He called himself a “17 April”. This was a designation and date the communists affixed to those they’d chased from Phnom Penh, under the pretext that there would be enemy bombing on April 17, 1975. Subsequently, one of the greatest genocides in human history would be recorded there. Steve recounted in horrific detail his experiences as his family struggled to survive famine, disease and the socialist model of Pol Pot’s Khmer Rouge. Babies were smashed against rocks and trees while whole families were summarily executed and buried as fertilizer for coconut groves. Millions would eventually die. There would be no more schools, or infrastructure of a conventional sense, but rather a “system” by which all would be equal. Where have we heard this before?

I interjected my thoughts where I could and we related our concern for the future of our children, a future reliant on recognizing and acknowledging evil such as this. But mostly, I just listened and absorbed. There before me was history in the flesh, spilling out the stories of the past and sounding the alarm without ever really knowing it.

The conversation eventually grew sparse. Steve explained that he rarely spoke of the past as it often induced nightmares so vivid and terrifying that he would awaken and run from the house to confirm he stood on American soil. He seemed sad as he remembered his family murmured of how we must all cherish and protect those we love. He explained how he has sent his wife and son to live in a liberated but still emerging new Cambodia for two years. He wants his boy to know of his father’s birthplace and heritage, and he wants him to truly understand and be grateful for his own birthplace, America. Ironically, Steve reaffirmed his desire never to return there himself.  It is still too painful for him. I had one more thing to say to Steve, albeit with a very noticeable lump in my throat, and that was “thank you”. I simply didn’t want to miss the opportunity to let him know how much the conversation had meant to me, though I think he was in another place at that moment as he walked off into the night.

People ask me about my passion for my values and my beliefs, about the reasons I am so dedicated to the cause and history of this Nation. I tell them it is not sanctimonious or self riotous, but rather concern that drives my approach to the discussions. Concern that the next chapter in our history is unfolding right before our very eyes and we have the power to ensure it is a legacy our children will be proud of. I’m not suggesting that all must or will be perfect, but to ignore such poignant and definitive lessons is to be just plain ignorant. To let pride, vanity, greed or any of mans weaknesses stand in the way of doing right by our kids future, especially when the consequences are so painfully obvious and easy to discern, is just plain foolishness/selfishness. In this authors humble opinion, we should be embracing the “Steve’s” of this world and begging them to speak of their experiences in the classroom. Only in this model can we be thought of as having done our due diligence on behalf of the next generation. It is our duty to all humanity.

 

 

 

 

        

No one knows my inner thoughts when it comes to my political views like my wife. We have regular discussions about what we see happening to America, and what this great Country will look like when our little one takes his place on the playing field. Over the last few years I have confessed to her that I see a “battle” ongoing for the soul of this Nation, where in the end it will be up to “We the People” to embrace our history and preserve the greatness of a free republic like no other in all of recorded time, that it may endure.

With the passage of the “Greatest Generation” (translation: those who have lived through that which we will never fully understand), a vacuum has been created, a vacuum in which the socialist ideologues have been diligently working to fill for some time. Whether it’s through indoctrination and the application of revisionist history in our children’s schools, or the corruption and perversion of the main stream media, these folks clearly understand that this “battle” will not be won by way of some massive takeover of our culture and way of life, but rather they must chip away at the generations, eventually erasing any memory of our founding concepts and principles.

So my friends, you all would do well to remember, those stories and discussions about terrorists and mosques, economies and unemployment, health care, environments, the border, collectivism, socialism, marxism, communism, new world order, one world order, or any other of the myriad of topics you can catch 24/7 on the cable news cycle, are all bits and pieces of a much bigger field of battle. The battle where the outcome will determine whether or not our kids will even recognize the legacy we leave them.

My prediction is this: Unless “We the People” are steadfast in our resolve to nurture and maintain that which has made this the greatest Country on earth, unless we are prepared to confront those who would manipulate our children, unless we are ready to question the policies of those we send to Washington to represent us, and unless we embrace the truth about how and why this Nation was even founded in the first place, all the smaller battles are inconsequential, and regrettably all is lost.

Side note: There is a world of evil waiting to fill the vacuum left by the slow and steady disintegration of the United States. It does not take a historical scholar to recognize countries like Iran, N. Korea and China preparing for a day when the U.S. is no longer a dominant world power. Even worse, they may be setting in motion events to hasten that day, with our current leadership certainly aiding and abetting their cause. Now for all you screwballs out there in free America who would say, “Why are we so special”? “Why can’t other countries have nukes too”? Your ignorance must truly be blissful to the point of blindness, as your lives in a world without the power of human freedom as protected by the United States of America, her vast weaponry, and the blood of her Military, wouldn’t be worth spit! Wake up; the clock has begun to tick much faster…

        

Joe Biden is about as much a stereotypical politician as anyone could be. I mean this guy is pompous, arrogant, ignorant and a liar, all rolled up in a neat little package with hair plugs. He'd probably be a few laughs at the local watering hole though. That said, if I ever bumped into him there, at a “custard shop”, or anywhere else The POTUS tries to hide "Good ol’ Joe", I’d have to educate him on a few issues. Firstly Mr. VP, the (independent ten percent) as I like to call them, who got your boss elected in the first place, wouldn’t know the “old GOP” from the “one on steroids” if it really were an elephant and sat on them. And that’s just the cold hard truth. Things were sour, and they voted for change.

That change came in a package made for a Hollywood movie. Charismatic, articulate and an African American no less, Oliver Stoned could not have come up with a better scenario. This guy was right on time, or left, whatever. My point here is, now that those ten percent folks have got a real taste of President Obama’s radically cooked marxist agenda, they are running for their collective barf bags screaming, “don’t look at me”... The shine and novelty that drew them out of that ugly Bush pit of despair, so artfully crafted by a complicit and predominantly left wing main stream media have dulled and left them questioning their original thought process. It’s akin to waking up after a bender and asking, who the heck is that next to me??? Yikes!!!

Anyway Joe, It certainly wouldn’t hurt if you were just a tad more truthful about the role of the Dems in Congress, as well as YOUR OWN "bit part", as they relate to our current national woes. I’ll take that beer now… Hmm, better make that desert dry martini, (double).

 

 

        

There has been no shortage of calamities within the last half decade or so that beg our charitable intentions, with such high profile events as Katrina and the Haiti earthquake coming to mind. But it seems at times that we are predominantly drawn to donate when we see some Hollywood or singing sensation type pontificating about our collective humanity and how we should dig deep for that guy wearing the “Osama Bin laden” tee shirt seen on national television off loading a U.S. Military aid chopper. All right, I will not go off on one of my tangents but let me say this, lest we forget the good folks down in the Gulf:

After what the Obama Administration and every global warming anti Capitalist nut job out there has called the greatest ecological disaster in human history, it seems like we are very quick to accept the Administrations account of events to date, pack up ship, (even giving Obama a little more credit for his leadership during the crisis than he deserves), and head home. Really??? What about the fishing industry? What about all those long established businesses that have been eviscerated and left hanging on the next check from a failing oil company? What about the children of those business owners and their workers who are heading back to school with no notebooks or pencils and lunches bought on the welfare dime? What about tourism and a region that is years if not decades away from any meaningful recovery because of the “invisible oil stain” that will remain? What about all of this??? These are our countryman! Are they any different from any other folks in need, here or around the globe? Will we let this moment pass into history only to read about having missed our chance to help 10 years from now when families and regional economies are still suffering?

Thankfully, the spirit of America still lives in the hearts of some. A colleague/friend and member of Haven United Methodist Church in East Providence Rhode Island  by the name of Melissa, has taken it upon herself to do the homework (and leg work), putting together a benefit concert with the central purpose of raising money and awareness for this tragedy. Melissa has sent me information regarding the event which I have added below. If any of you all are so inclined, please make any donation you can. In doing so, you will not only be helping real Americans in real trouble down in the Gulf States, but you will also be inspiring others to help as well. This is an opportunity to remind the powers in Washington how much we are truly paying attention, in a good and decent way. Moreover, it shows the rest of the world that we are committed to one another in this Country, in a personal and patriotic way unlike anywhere else in the world. Please don’t forget them. We have done far more for those far less deserving.


Oh, and the discovery by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute of a giant oil plume hovering around 3000 feet below the surface in the area of BP’s now cemented well head, reminds us that the premature assessment by NOAA, (at the request I’m sure), of the Obama WH, is just that, premature.

Throw The Lifeline

A Concert for the Gulf

Sunday

September 19, 2010

5:00pm

 

Haven

United Methodist Church

200 Taunton Ave.

East Providence, RI

 

Free Admission

Refreshments to Follow

 

Donations benefit

Families of Fishermen

through the

Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, Inc.

Come and Enjoy!!

This Is Your Chance To Help!!

 

 

 

 

 

        

Many apologies folks. I have been doing the birthday thing for my boy and it is all encompassing as I'm sure many of you can relate. But I am just off the Ferry from Block Island and surfing my Blackberry reading about Nancy Pelosi calling for a probe into another “right wing conspiracy” aimed at Muslim Americans over this Mosque thing. When I hear things like this my immediate reaction is OMG, will someone stick a sweat sock in this women’s pie hole?? Then I simmer down and think to myself, "keep talking you Botox Battleax". "Your time with the gavel grows ever shorter every time you speak".

Another 180>>> Then I read about a predominantly Muslim high school football team in Michigan that has received a host of accommodations to practice after midnight so as to not affect their worship during “Ramadan”. Can you imagine if Christian players asked for the same consideration? The ACLU would have tripped over themselves getting to the court house to file a lawsuit. Heck, my kid can’t even say the word Christmas in school anymore. Arghhhhh!!!!!!!

So when you begin your “probe” Nancy, stop by my place so I can give you a history lesson and a chisel to wipe that phony grin off your face. Sorry you all, but this crap is really getting old…

        

Whatever your thoughts are on this “WikiLeaks” thing as it relates to freedom of the press and such, there is a broader question. I think it’s fair to say that at this juncture Julian Assange is loving every minute of the press he is getting, and that  was most likely his real intention from the get go. That said, I do not want to be accused of trying to silence a legitimate news story or stymie freedom of the press. To the contrary, conflict in which the U.S. is engaged must and should be scrutinized. The question is to what degree, and when does it cross the line? By “cross the line” I mean endangering the wellbeing of Soldier and freedom fighter alike and acting with a wanton disregard for the greater good, anything or anyone.

If we step back and look at the big picture here, especially in light of the impending release of another 15,000 or so documents, we might all agree that negotiations with the Feds on some level could certainly have brought about Mr. Assange’s stated objectives, if they were in fact anything other than a means to secure a future for himself, financial and otherwise. Realistically, this might never have been a public discussion had Assange negotiated some sort of arrangement whereby the documents be made public at a more opportune time when our involvement in Afghanistan was winding down and/or the Taliban had been defeated.

Instead we have this freaky looking jackass, cultivating an image he might never have been able to prior to “WikiLeaks”, at the expense of our Military personnel on the ground in harm’s way, as well as those indigenous folks brave enough to act in an intelligence capacity in the towns and villages of Afghanistan.

It seems once again to be a question of exactly how to exercise a right. And in “winning” that battle, have you lost us the war?

 Heck of a transformation aye??

        

Well, we knew he would come out in support of it eventually, didn’t we? It was just a matter of time before The POTUS weighed in on the “Mega Mosque” near “Ground Zero”. What is troubling about this, is I did not read where the President questioned the possible legalities surrounding funding for the project or for that matter, any national security issues regarding documented comments by Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf stating America’s “complicity” in the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. Moreover, I did not hear the President make any real or discernable effort to address the downright insensitivity surrounding this proposal!

Mr. President,

Please dispense with this Constitutionality charade as “We the People” are smart enough to realize you have your own interpretation of that founding document. Furthermore, we understand and recognize that your “Muslim agenda” includes dragging a reluctant Nation into “acceptance and tolerance” of a religion and it's followers which/who have clearly not reciprocated in any meaningful way to date. Quite to the contrary, we hear mostly the chant of “Death to America” along with a host of placid condemnations/excuses at best. And finally, far too many have died horribly in this fight against a corrupt and barbaric interpretation of a religious philosophy for you to offer up such an uneducated, pandering and incentive “opinion”, on a matter so pivotal and painful for so many of your fellow citizens. Shame on you Sir!

Remember in 2012!

 
P.S., Would someone please tell Bloomberg to shut that Socialist hole in his face!! You folks over in the city should not miss another opportunity to get rid of this bum...

        

Well the money has to come from somewhere and the Dems are running out of Peters to rob. Man that just doesn’t sound right, but it is accurate. As I’ve stated, a big part of repairing the entitlement debacle the left (and sappy right) have put this Country in over the years will be educating takers by showing that the money is not endless, and reminding the givers that charity is best applied from the heart and on a personal level. This is true and supported by the fact that every single U.S. government entitlement program to date, is bloated, in the red and in danger of failing, and I don’t give a hoot what they tell us, the numbers don’t lie.

So as we listen to all the advocacy groups screaming about cuts to the food stamp program as a means to fund the Presidents “election cycle influenced state aid bill”, we can only chuckle a bit as the Dems try mightily to explain to the folks that they have completely and totally duped them.

        

As we move toward November it appears that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the Democrats are getting a bit desperate. That desperation can often get you into hot water as in the case of Reid today who took a swipe at Latino voters suggesting that it was unthinkable they might be Republican. Now on its face, that comment is obviously drawing fire from many Latino’s in and out of the political arena, and deservedly so. But to me it is just another example of how (out of touch) fools like “Whore House Harry Reid” take the American People for granted and basically hold them in the highest contempt.

I will be happy to see “We the People” finally and truly wake up to this reality and start voting accordingly. Bottom line here is that, in stereotyping the “unwashed masses” the Libs may finally have exposed themselves for who they really are. Whether it is the economy, foreign policy, the culture war, or whether many have just had it with the Washington hijinks, it’s starting to look like this next Election cycle will not only be a statement from the long silent majority in this Country, but also a referendum on its future and pivotal moment in our history.

        

Ted Stevens - 1923-2010

 Godspeed this great American... RIP

        

"Thats the rule, and President Lincoln would have wanted the area to be content neutral"... Thats what a Washington Park Police Officer said when asked why young children on a field trip were told they could not sing the "National Anthem" on their way up to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Now I'm not quite sure how the "good officer" has been Channeling the 16th President, but what the hell is he talking about? I would suggest he do a little homework on Honest Abe and his steadfast patriotic spirit. Then he would understand that Lincoln would have more likely had him fired for stating such an abomination, and would then have written a speech about his fear that Americans were in danger of losing their Country if they could not reconcile foolish issues and statements like this.

Message to the Park Police, get your history straight folks before you go screwing up our next generation...

        

You see, this is the stuff that really gets “We the People” ticked off. As we ponder the issue of the mosque at "ground zero", its First Amendment implications and its funding questions, we now hear Feisal Abdul Rauf, the Imam at the center of this nightmare is heading over to the Middle East, presumably to preach of good will and co-existence between our cultures. Really?

Is this the same guy who says we brought 9/11 on ourselves and who has yet to explain the “intricate” financial support network he is supposedly utilizing to ultimately fund the project. To make matters even worse, under a provision through the Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau, this shady character is flying on our dime!

Regardless of the Constitutionality of any of this, at the end of the day I’m quite sure that it will be proven with a good degree of certainty that Feisal Abdul Raufand and his intentions are worth a much closer inspection by those charged with protecting the Homeland.