Ever since Obama chose to run for President, the U. S. has experienced fact free politics. A culture where UNTRUTH has triumphed over facts, references and sources. And, all this has been promoted by an enthusiastic, deliberate and systematic campaign to destroy Barack Obama's presidency before it even got started. The economic collapse was answered with emergency measures, a bank bailout, an auto bailout and the stimulus package.
While almost identical to Mitt Romney's health reform in Massachusetts, and far to the Right of the Clinton's in the '90s, Obama's Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will actually reduce the deficit. That while placing millions more within the program and providing insurance and drug companies with more customers. That was all turned into a Socialist Governmental take-over.
All of these moves could be held as detrimental in lots of ways but what you cannot do is say they portray Obama as an ultra Socialist anti-American who is taking the U. S. down a path to oblivion. Fox News, Rush, Sean, Michael, Glen and various others have put that in our heads day and night for so long, it almost seems true . . . ALMOST!
If a Republican President had stepped up and helped turn around our financial institutions, our auto industries and done that profitably while insuring millions within the private sector, cut Medicare fraud and misuse, overseen a decline in illegal immigration, started a pull out from Iraq, set up a debt commission to reduce future debt, and seen job growth within a deliberate recovery . . . I don't think that Republican President would be referred to as a Socialist. Yet, because the President is a Democrat, that is exactly what has happened.
The BIG LIE is nothing but a bunch of little lies--"Death panels, out of control spending, climate change is a myth, Obama will take your guns away, a tax on financial transactions, average Federal employees make $120,000 per year, $200,000,000 per day to travel to India, rationed health care, Obama was born in Kenya, Obama is a Muslim, Obama is a radical Christian, Obama is an atheist," and oh so many more. It is the onslaught of all the little stuff that makes the BIG LIE, the accumulated lie. This all got into the minds of the people and became, at first, plausible, then possible, then probable and later true because they never let up and never varied in their talking points. And, none of this was officially refuted. A lie told long enough becomes the truth, someone said.
Don't let them get away with it. Look things up, check it out for yourself and call them on it. Ask for references, as for sources, ask where they read it, heard it and who wrote it or said it.
You might ask me, "They are all lying, isn't there a law against that?" For the answer to that you really need to go to:
http://swoopsfromsnowyowl.blogspot.com/2010/06/isnt-there-law-against-that.html
Sunday, November 14, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Breaking News From Canada!
CANADIANS SET TO BUILD HUGE FENCE TO KEEP LIBERALS OUT!
From The Manitoba Herald, Canada--by Clive Runnels
Manitoba -- The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration. The recent actions of the TEA Party are prompting an exodus among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray, and agree with Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck. Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at night.
"I went out to milk the cows the other day and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. "The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left before I even got a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences, but the liberals scaled them. He then installed loudspeakers that blared Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he said. "The liberals still got through and Rush annoyed the cows so much that they wouldn't give any milk."
Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons and drive them across the border where they are simply left to fend for themselves. "A lot of those people are not prepared for our rugged conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a single bottle of imported drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley Cabernet, though."
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have been circulating about plans being made to build re-education camps where liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer, watch NASCAR races and learn to shoot guns.
In recent days, liberals have turned to ingenious way of crossing the border. Some have been disguised as senior citizens taking a bus trip to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a half dozen young vegans in powdered wig disguises, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed seniors about Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney to prove they were alive in the '50s. "If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we become very suspicious about their age," an official said.
Canadian Citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating an organic-broccoli shortage and are renting all the Michael Moore movies. "I really feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history majors does one country need?"
From The Manitoba Herald, Canada--by Clive Runnels
Manitoba -- The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration. The recent actions of the TEA Party are prompting an exodus among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray, and agree with Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck. Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at night.
"I went out to milk the cows the other day and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota. "The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left before I even got a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?"
In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences, but the liberals scaled them. He then installed loudspeakers that blared Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he said. "The liberals still got through and Rush annoyed the cows so much that they wouldn't give any milk."
Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons and drive them across the border where they are simply left to fend for themselves. "A lot of those people are not prepared for our rugged conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a single bottle of imported drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley Cabernet, though."
When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have been circulating about plans being made to build re-education camps where liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer, watch NASCAR races and learn to shoot guns.
In recent days, liberals have turned to ingenious way of crossing the border. Some have been disguised as senior citizens taking a bus trip to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a half dozen young vegans in powdered wig disguises, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed seniors about Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney to prove they were alive in the '50s. "If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we become very suspicious about their age," an official said.
Canadian Citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating an organic-broccoli shortage and are renting all the Michael Moore movies. "I really feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history majors does one country need?"
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Senate Election Analysis
Remember back on October 26, I gave an analysis of the upcoming Senate election and what I thought it might mean.
http://swoopsfromsnowyowl.blogspot.com/2010/10/senate-races-to-watch-on-november-2nd.html
Well, the election commission in Washington State can finally put their shoes and socks back on now that they have used all their fingers and toes to add up the result of their Senate race between Dino Rossi (R) and Patty Murray (D) the incumbent.
In that post I listed six races and I felt the Democrats needed to win at least half to take the Senate. Well, what happened is the Democrats won four of the six and did indeed hold the Senate . . . not by much but a good hold.
The winners were;
In Nevada, Harry Reid (D) over Sharron Angle (Mars). There were actually nine people in that race which diluted the votes down to where it might have been hard for one person to win a majority. But Harry finally pulled it out.
In Washington, Patty Murray (D) over Dino Rossi (R). It took several days to hand count the ballots which were, by all appearances, written in Sanskrit and being read by a visually impaired election commission.
In Colorado, Michael Bennet (D) over Ken Buck (R). Buck was ahead for several hours at the beginning but Bennet held the lead once he got it.
In West Virginia, Joe Manchin (D) over John Raese (R). This again was a nail biter in that Raese had a lead for a long time at the beginning.
The two Democrats that lost were Joe Sestak to Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania and Alan Giannoulias lost Barack Obama's old seat in Illinois to Mark Kirk.
Now, if the President wants anything done in the Senate, he'll have to do it with reconciliation from the get go. That is what "W" did most of his terms in office and that is how Obama will have to do it, too.
http://swoopsfromsnowyowl.blogspot.com/2010/10/senate-races-to-watch-on-november-2nd.html
Well, the election commission in Washington State can finally put their shoes and socks back on now that they have used all their fingers and toes to add up the result of their Senate race between Dino Rossi (R) and Patty Murray (D) the incumbent.
In that post I listed six races and I felt the Democrats needed to win at least half to take the Senate. Well, what happened is the Democrats won four of the six and did indeed hold the Senate . . . not by much but a good hold.
The winners were;
In Nevada, Harry Reid (D) over Sharron Angle (Mars). There were actually nine people in that race which diluted the votes down to where it might have been hard for one person to win a majority. But Harry finally pulled it out.
In Washington, Patty Murray (D) over Dino Rossi (R). It took several days to hand count the ballots which were, by all appearances, written in Sanskrit and being read by a visually impaired election commission.
In Colorado, Michael Bennet (D) over Ken Buck (R). Buck was ahead for several hours at the beginning but Bennet held the lead once he got it.
In West Virginia, Joe Manchin (D) over John Raese (R). This again was a nail biter in that Raese had a lead for a long time at the beginning.
The two Democrats that lost were Joe Sestak to Pat Toomey in Pennsylvania and Alan Giannoulias lost Barack Obama's old seat in Illinois to Mark Kirk.
Now, if the President wants anything done in the Senate, he'll have to do it with reconciliation from the get go. That is what "W" did most of his terms in office and that is how Obama will have to do it, too.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Strange News From Dallas
(From the Dallas Morning News)
Dallas, TX (AP) - A seven year old boy was at the center of a Dallas County courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy, Joseph Luna, has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge, Arthur Wingate, initially awarded custody to his aunt, Martha Luna, in keeping with child custody law and regulation requiring that family unity be maintained to the highest degree reasonably possible.
The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried and said that they also beat him.
After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him.
After two recesses to check legal references and confer with the child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Dallas Cowboys professional football team, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.
Dallas, TX (AP) - A seven year old boy was at the center of a Dallas County courtroom drama yesterday when he challenged a court ruling over who should have custody of him. The boy, Joseph Luna, has a history of being beaten by his parents and the judge, Arthur Wingate, initially awarded custody to his aunt, Martha Luna, in keeping with child custody law and regulation requiring that family unity be maintained to the highest degree reasonably possible.
The boy surprised the court when he proclaimed that his aunt beat him more than his parents and he adamantly refused to live with her. When the judge then suggested that he live with his grandparents, the boy cried and said that they also beat him.
After considering the remainder of the immediate family and learning that domestic violence was apparently a way of life among them, the judge took the unprecedented step of allowing the boy to propose who should have custody of him.
After two recesses to check legal references and confer with the child welfare officials, the judge granted temporary custody to the Dallas Cowboys professional football team, whom the boy firmly believes are not capable of beating anyone.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Is a Gerrymander An Amphibian?
Way back in 1812, Elbridge Gerry, then the Governor of Massachusetts, was in charge of redividing the districts of his state after the census of 1810. Governor Gerry decided to reshape districts to gain political advantage. When he did, one came out with a strange shape that looked like a salamander. That was renamed by the local newspaper into a "Gerry" mander and has stuck for the past hundred and eighty eight years. So to "Gerrymander" is to redistrict for political advantage making strange shapes out of districts.
That is why electing a Governor from your party is important in the years after a census is taken. That Governor can dictate the way your state is represented for the next ten years. He/She can give his opposition a funny shaped district and confine all those against him into one district while giving his compatriots five districts or more. In some cases a Governor can put all his opposition into a minority in several districts.
In Arkansas, we have a strong Democrat as Governor, but in some other states the voters don't realize yet that the future of their state and their representation for the next ten years rests with who they elect Governor.
Only two states, Arkansas and New York, have strong Democrats that should be re-elected. The Republican in New York is Carl Paladino, the guy that Andrew Coumo should beat easily. Those two states plus seven holdovers will give the Democrats only nine states for sure.
The Republicans, on the other hand, have six holdovers and eleven solidly going to them. That will give the Republicans a solid seventeen states to redistrict. The leaning states are six for the Democrats and ten for the Republicans. If that stays accurate, that will give the Democrats fifteen states and the Republicans twenty seven states to redistrict to their advantage. The tossup states for Governor number eight. If the Democrats take all of them, and they won't, they can't catch the Republicans in number of states they can redistrict.
No one has really brought this to the attention of the voters this year and it is very important that people know. Unfortunately this blog is about a week late and reaches far too few to make a difference, but be aware, those Governors we elect this year are important, not only now but for the next ten years.
That's just another reason to be well informed.
(For more on this subject, go to;
www.redistrictingthenation.com/
That is why electing a Governor from your party is important in the years after a census is taken. That Governor can dictate the way your state is represented for the next ten years. He/She can give his opposition a funny shaped district and confine all those against him into one district while giving his compatriots five districts or more. In some cases a Governor can put all his opposition into a minority in several districts.
In Arkansas, we have a strong Democrat as Governor, but in some other states the voters don't realize yet that the future of their state and their representation for the next ten years rests with who they elect Governor.
Only two states, Arkansas and New York, have strong Democrats that should be re-elected. The Republican in New York is Carl Paladino, the guy that Andrew Coumo should beat easily. Those two states plus seven holdovers will give the Democrats only nine states for sure.
The Republicans, on the other hand, have six holdovers and eleven solidly going to them. That will give the Republicans a solid seventeen states to redistrict. The leaning states are six for the Democrats and ten for the Republicans. If that stays accurate, that will give the Democrats fifteen states and the Republicans twenty seven states to redistrict to their advantage. The tossup states for Governor number eight. If the Democrats take all of them, and they won't, they can't catch the Republicans in number of states they can redistrict.
No one has really brought this to the attention of the voters this year and it is very important that people know. Unfortunately this blog is about a week late and reaches far too few to make a difference, but be aware, those Governors we elect this year are important, not only now but for the next ten years.
That's just another reason to be well informed.
(For more on this subject, go to;
www.redistrictingthenation.com/
Monday, November 1, 2010
The Time Is Here
OK folks, the time has arrived and I've found that elections are really a conversation. They, the candidates, have been talking to us for a long time now and it is time for us to tell them where to go.
We need to tell some to get lost and some to take office. But first we need to find out about the candidates and their views on what is important to us. We need to find out as much about the various amendments and issues that are on the ballot as we can . . . then vote. We must know what we are going to say in that conversation and to be able to say it in an intelligent fashion. Remember, this is a conversation. Don't talk foolishly and don't say stupid things. All of our lives and all of our futures are depending on what we collectively say.
If you have decided to not vote this time, you will be conceding power to others. Those "Others" may not have your best interest at heart. The power you concede may very well hurt you, your family and your future.
I frequently support one side over the other on this blog. I won't be doing that today. If you read me much at all, you know what side I'm on. Today I want to encourage you to get educated and get involved. This is about you! This is about your family! This is about all of our futures and moving forward. Please do it but do it intelligently. Do it well informed.
The future depends on you and your well informed vote. Don't let others tell you where to go. Don't let others dictate you and your family's future.
We need to tell some to get lost and some to take office. But first we need to find out about the candidates and their views on what is important to us. We need to find out as much about the various amendments and issues that are on the ballot as we can . . . then vote. We must know what we are going to say in that conversation and to be able to say it in an intelligent fashion. Remember, this is a conversation. Don't talk foolishly and don't say stupid things. All of our lives and all of our futures are depending on what we collectively say.
If you have decided to not vote this time, you will be conceding power to others. Those "Others" may not have your best interest at heart. The power you concede may very well hurt you, your family and your future.
I frequently support one side over the other on this blog. I won't be doing that today. If you read me much at all, you know what side I'm on. Today I want to encourage you to get educated and get involved. This is about you! This is about your family! This is about all of our futures and moving forward. Please do it but do it intelligently. Do it well informed.
The future depends on you and your well informed vote. Don't let others tell you where to go. Don't let others dictate you and your family's future.
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