I Believe in the Second Amendment.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton recently announced the Obama Administration will be working hand-in-glove with the UN to pass a new “Small Arms Treaty.”
Ultimately, the UN Small Arms Treaty is designed to register, ban and CONFISCATE firearms owned by private citizens.
This is the administrations way of not attacking the Constitution, but agreeing with a "Treaty" and setting up the 2nd Amendment to be shot down by radical judges in later court battles.
Here are a few helpful insights I have observed:
1.Don't pick a fight with an old man. If he is too old to fight, he'll just shoot you.
2. I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy.
3. When seconds count, the cops are just minutes away.
4. A reporter did a human-interest piece on the Texas Rangers. The reporter recognized the Colt Model 1911 the Ranger was carrying and asked him 'Why do you carry a 45?' The Ranger responded, 'Because they don't make a 46.'
5. The old sheriff was attending an awards dinner when a lady commented on his wearing his sidearm 'Sheriff, I see you have your pistol. Are you expecting trouble?'
'No Ma'am. If I were expecting trouble, I would have brought my shotgun.'
6 Beware the man who only carries one gun. HE PROBABLY KNOWS HOW TO USE IT!!!
But wait, there's more!
I was once asked by a lady visiting if I had a gun in the house. I said I did. She said 'Well I certainly hope it isn't loaded!' To which I said, of course it is loaded, it can't work without bullets!' She then asked, 'Are you that afraid of someone evil coming into your house?' My reply was, “No not at all. I am not afraid of the house catching fire either, but I have fire extinguishers around, and they are all loaded too”.
I'm a firm believer of the 2nd Amendment!
Here is a quote from one of our Presidential Candidates:
“The Second Amendment is not about hunting, it is not about target practice, The Right to Bear Arms is a Political Right fought for by our forefathers designed to safe guard freedom so that no government, government official or government bureaucrat can take that God Given right away from you and it was written by people who gave their life to safeguard that freedom for you. They conquered the greatest empire in the world and they knew that if they had not had "arms to bear" they would have been enslaved by that oppressive government and they did not want us to be enslaved and that is why the 2nd amendment was put in the constitution. It is a political right of the deepest importance to the survival of freedom in America.” -Newt Gingrich
He got a standing ovation for minutes.
As one of my favorite ladies, Sarah Palin said, while training her daughter how to shoot.
"Don't Retreat, just Reload!"
Michael Mack
An American
Friday, February 24, 2012
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Abbot and Costello on Unemployment
Don't who did this, but it was good.
COSTELLO: I want to talk about the unemployment rate.
ABBOTT: Good Subject. Terrible Times. It's 9%.
COSTELLO: That many people are out of work?
ABBOTT: No, that's 16%.
COSTELLO: But you just said 9%.
ABBOTT: 9% Unemployed.
COSTELLO: Right 9% out of work.
ABBOTT: No, that's 16%.
COSTELLO: Okay, so it's 16% unemployed.
ABBOTT: No, that's 9%...
COSTELLO: WAIT A MINUTE! Is it 9% or 16%?
ABBOTT: 9% are unemployed. 16% are out of work.
COSTELLO: IF you are out of work you are unemployed.
ABBOTT: No, you can't count the "Out of Work" as the unemployed. You have to look for work to be unemployed.
COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!!!
ABBOTT: No, you miss my point.
COSTELLO: What point?
ABBOTT: Someone who doesn't look for work, can't be counted with those who look for work. It wouldn't be fair. [OBAMA calls them :discouraged" workers.]
COSTELLO: To who?
ABBOTT: To the unemployed.
COSTELLO: But they are ALL out of work.
ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work. Those who are out of work stopped looking. They gave up. And, if you give up, you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed.
COSTELLO: So, if you're off the unemployment roles, that would count as less unemployment?
ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely!
COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you don't look for work?
ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes down. That's how you get to 9%. Otherwise it would be 16%. You don't want to read about 16% unemployment, do ya?
COSTELLO: That would be frightening.
ABBOTT: Absolutely.
COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means there are two ways to bring down the unemployment number?
ABBOTT: Two ways is correct.
COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?
ABBOTT: Correct.
COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop looking for a job?
ABBOTT: Bingo!!!
COSTELLO: So there are two ways to bring unemployment down, and the easier of the two is to just stop looking for work.
ABBOTT: Now you're thinking like an economist.
COSTELLO: I don't even know what the hell I just said!
And now you know why Obama's unemployment figures are improving!
Anonymous.....
Michael Mack
An American
COSTELLO: I want to talk about the unemployment rate.
ABBOTT: Good Subject. Terrible Times. It's 9%.
COSTELLO: That many people are out of work?
ABBOTT: No, that's 16%.
COSTELLO: But you just said 9%.
ABBOTT: 9% Unemployed.
COSTELLO: Right 9% out of work.
ABBOTT: No, that's 16%.
COSTELLO: Okay, so it's 16% unemployed.
ABBOTT: No, that's 9%...
COSTELLO: WAIT A MINUTE! Is it 9% or 16%?
ABBOTT: 9% are unemployed. 16% are out of work.
COSTELLO: IF you are out of work you are unemployed.
ABBOTT: No, you can't count the "Out of Work" as the unemployed. You have to look for work to be unemployed.
COSTELLO: BUT THEY ARE OUT OF WORK!!!
ABBOTT: No, you miss my point.
COSTELLO: What point?
ABBOTT: Someone who doesn't look for work, can't be counted with those who look for work. It wouldn't be fair. [OBAMA calls them :discouraged" workers.]
COSTELLO: To who?
ABBOTT: To the unemployed.
COSTELLO: But they are ALL out of work.
ABBOTT: No, the unemployed are actively looking for work. Those who are out of work stopped looking. They gave up. And, if you give up, you are no longer in the ranks of the unemployed.
COSTELLO: So, if you're off the unemployment roles, that would count as less unemployment?
ABBOTT: Unemployment would go down. Absolutely!
COSTELLO: The unemployment just goes down because you don't look for work?
ABBOTT: Absolutely it goes down. That's how you get to 9%. Otherwise it would be 16%. You don't want to read about 16% unemployment, do ya?
COSTELLO: That would be frightening.
ABBOTT: Absolutely.
COSTELLO: Wait, I got a question for you. That means there are two ways to bring down the unemployment number?
ABBOTT: Two ways is correct.
COSTELLO: Unemployment can go down if someone gets a job?
ABBOTT: Correct.
COSTELLO: And unemployment can also go down if you stop looking for a job?
ABBOTT: Bingo!!!
COSTELLO: So there are two ways to bring unemployment down, and the easier of the two is to just stop looking for work.
ABBOTT: Now you're thinking like an economist.
COSTELLO: I don't even know what the hell I just said!
And now you know why Obama's unemployment figures are improving!
Anonymous.....
Michael Mack
An American
Friday, February 17, 2012
Should Obama be elected to a Second Term?
Let’s examine the State of America and Obama’s Record to answer the question should Obama be elected to a second term?
Obama's American Apology Tour. Never before in American history has its president gone before so many foreign audiences to apologize for so many American misdeeds, both real and imagined.
Obama has been overly hostile to Israel.
Obama wrongly called a Boston cop stupid
Obama failed to bring the Olympics to Chicago.
Barack Obama is just another Jimmy Carter, no he is worse.
Obama can't run on record, so he's creating villains.
Obama's immigration policies ignore the law.
Obama canceled virtual border fence' project with no replacement or indeed concern for border security."
Obama wrongly attacked Arizona's immigration law. Obama’s attack on Arizona for that state's exercise of its sovereign legislative authority on the issue of citizen identification rules.
US foreign policy has generally been a mess under Obama.
The 'fast and furious' scandal shows negligence.
Attempt to close Guantanamo, try terrorists in NYC.
Bowing to the Saudi King and the Japanese emperor.
Returning the bust of Churchill to Great Britain.
Removing missile shields from Poland, Czech Republic. Backing the would-be dictator of Honduras when that nation's Supreme Court rightfully removed him from office
Failure to advocate for free trade agreements with Columbia, Panama and South Korea.
Indecisiveness in Afghanistan. The Obama Project: "Indecision on Afghanistan surge coupled with announcement of eventual withdrawal." Obama does not listen to any General on what is best for the soldiers safety.
Incoherence in Egypt. The Obama Project: "Incoherence on Egypt, most obviously with the dispatch of Frank Wizner and then rejection of Wizner's advice vis-a-vis Mubarak." Now the Muslim Brotherhood will be ruling in Egypt calling for the rejection of the 30 year Israel Peace Treaty
Filling out college basketball bracket during ME unrest. The Obama Project: "Dabbling in basketball brackets while the Middle East fell into chaos and the gas prices skyrocketed." By the way he did not pick the winner. Obama has a habit of picking Losers.
Failure to support Iran's Green Revolution.
Failure to support Syrian revolution. The Muslim Brotherhood will take over in Syria.
The Libyan Fiasco. The Muslim Brotherhood will take over Libya.
Enemies believe Obama is weak, soft and won't retaliate.
Obama has rolled back religious liberties.
Obama's did away with Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Obama's attack on Marriage between a man and a woman. Failure to enforce the law.
Obama has exceeded his executive powers; imperial presidency.
Obama has been the “Divider in Chief.” Consistently divides and attacks America on race and class warfare.
Unilaterally trying to Disarm America.
The U.S. already is on track to reduce to 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads by 2018, as required by New START. As of last Sept. 1, the United States had 1,790 warheads and Russia had 1,566, according to treaty-mandated reports by each. The treaty does not bar either country from cutting below 1,550 on its own.
A level of 300 deployed strategic nuclear weapons would take the U.S. back to levels not seen since 1950 when the nation was ramping up production in an arms race with the Soviet Union. The U.S. numbers peaked at above 12,000 in the late 1980s and first dropped below 5,000 in 2003.
Nuclear stockpile numbers are closely guarded secrets in most states that possess them, but private nuclear policy experts say no countries other than the U.S. and Russia are thought to have more than 300. The Federation of American Scientists estimates that France has about 300, China about 240, Britain about 225, and Israel, India and Pakistan roughly 100 each.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the cuts to the Pentagon’s budget pose risks to the military’s capability to respond to threats
The Army is planning to cut at least eight brigades and 80,000 troops as it trims its budgets, US officials confirmed Wednesday.
The new brigade cuts, which will happen over several years, will reduce the number of Army troops to 490,000 from a high of 570,000. The cuts, first reported by The Associated Press, could reduce the number of brigades from 45 to as low as 32.
The Army’s force reduction has been expected by analysts, but the cuts are now getting finalized as part of the Pentagon’s 2013 budget, which is the first that will deal with a $487 billion reduction over the next decade.
The overall 2013 Pentagon base budget will be $524 billion, according to congressional officials and analysts, which is a reduction of $7 billion from the 2012 budget Congress approved last month.
The official U.S. unemployment rate has not been beneath 9 percent since April 2009.
First and foremost, the real story of Obama's weak jobs performance is about what the Bureau of Labor Statistics' unemployment number leaves out, or at least plays down.
And that's the 2.8 million discouraged American workers who want employment but can't find it and have given up looking. Under the BLS's perverse mathematics, these people are "not counted as in the labor force, even though they wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job in the prior 12 months," the agency said deep down in its report.
Thus, the government does not count them as among the unemployed, even though they are, well, unemployed.
If you add these 2.8 million discouraged workers, who are victims of Obama's failed economic policies, the real unemployment rate is a whopping 9.9 percent instead of the 8.3 percent the administration announced Friday.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are currently 6.3 million vacant homes in the United States that are either for sale or for rent.
It is being projected that the U.S. trade deficit with China could hit 270 billion dollars for the entire year of 2010.
The Chinese government has accumulated approximately $2.65 trillion in total foreign exchange reserves. They have drained this wealth from the economies of other nations (such as the United States) and instead of reinvesting all of it they are just sitting on much of it. This is creating tremendous imbalances in the global economy.
Since the year 2000, we have lost 10% of our middle class jobs. In the year 2000 there were approximately 72 million middle class jobs in the United States but today there are only about 65 million middle class jobs.
The United States now employs about the same number of people in manufacturing as it did back in 1940. Considering the fact that we had 132 million people living in this country in 1940 and that we have well over 300 million people living in this country today, that is a very sobering statistic.
The average home in Merced, California has declined in value by 63 percent over the past four years.
In 2010, 55 percent of Americans between the ages of 60 and 64 were in the labor market. Ten years ago, that number was just 47 percent. More older Americans than ever find that they have to keep working just to survive.
The U.S. government is somehow going to have to roll over existing debt and finance new debt that is equivalent to 27.8 percent of GDP in 2011.
Due to Obama Care 40 percent of all U.S. doctors plan to bail out of the profession over the next three years.
Experts say gas prices might hit $4 a gallon as more motorists hit the roads for Memorial Day weekend in May — the “unofficial” start of summer — and drive up demand. It’s a threshold not flirted with since last spring.
From the bureau of Labor statistics
Energy Cost up 18%-23% and rising.
The index for food accelerated in 2011, rising 4.7 percent compared
To a 1.5 percent increase in 2010. The index for food at home rose 6.0 percent in 2011 compared to 1.7 percent in 2010.
All six major grocery store food group indexes rose in 2011, with increases ranging from 2.3 percent (fruits and vegetables) to 8.1 percent (dairy and
Related products). The index for food away from home rose 2.9 percent
in 2011 after increasing 1.3 percent in 2010.
The president's verbal assault on the Supreme Court while the members of the Court sat before him in the state of the Union
Obama's immigration policies ignore American laws, which call illegal immigrants illegal immigrants and mandate that they be imprisoned and deported. Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith said, "The Obama administration should enforce immigration laws, not look for ways to ignore them."
Incompetent handling of the Gulf Oil disaster.
The shutdown of Shell's Arctic oil exploration by EPA
The president's push for cap-and-tax in the Congress.
The president's attempt to unconstitutionally impose cap-and-tax via EPA when the Congress wouldn't pass cap-and-tax.
Obama administration to denied Keystone XL oil pipeline permit.
"The details of the Solyndra case are a muckraker’s dream: Here’s a company backed by an Obama donor who received a $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government; that used taxpayer money to build a state-of-the-art plant and there are many other “Green” projects that are coming out of the wood work all “losers.”
Obama Has Now Increased Debt More than All Presidents from George Washington Through George H.W. Bush Combined.
Spending is out of Control.
33 Gala events a year.
62 days vacation a year.
32 days at Camp David a year.
74 Fund Raisers a year.
0ver 40 rounds of golf a year.
The country is Financially Folding and he is at the White House 1/3 of the time.
Miss-use of the peoples money and confidence on his use of Air Force, many times his wife takes her own plane and goes on Lavish vacations, while the country is crumbly under the financial weight!
The answer is not just NO. But HELL NO!
Michael Mack
An American
Obama's American Apology Tour. Never before in American history has its president gone before so many foreign audiences to apologize for so many American misdeeds, both real and imagined.
Obama has been overly hostile to Israel.
Obama wrongly called a Boston cop stupid
Obama failed to bring the Olympics to Chicago.
Barack Obama is just another Jimmy Carter, no he is worse.
Obama can't run on record, so he's creating villains.
Obama's immigration policies ignore the law.
Obama canceled virtual border fence' project with no replacement or indeed concern for border security."
Obama wrongly attacked Arizona's immigration law. Obama’s attack on Arizona for that state's exercise of its sovereign legislative authority on the issue of citizen identification rules.
US foreign policy has generally been a mess under Obama.
The 'fast and furious' scandal shows negligence.
Attempt to close Guantanamo, try terrorists in NYC.
Bowing to the Saudi King and the Japanese emperor.
Returning the bust of Churchill to Great Britain.
Removing missile shields from Poland, Czech Republic. Backing the would-be dictator of Honduras when that nation's Supreme Court rightfully removed him from office
Failure to advocate for free trade agreements with Columbia, Panama and South Korea.
Indecisiveness in Afghanistan. The Obama Project: "Indecision on Afghanistan surge coupled with announcement of eventual withdrawal." Obama does not listen to any General on what is best for the soldiers safety.
Incoherence in Egypt. The Obama Project: "Incoherence on Egypt, most obviously with the dispatch of Frank Wizner and then rejection of Wizner's advice vis-a-vis Mubarak." Now the Muslim Brotherhood will be ruling in Egypt calling for the rejection of the 30 year Israel Peace Treaty
Filling out college basketball bracket during ME unrest. The Obama Project: "Dabbling in basketball brackets while the Middle East fell into chaos and the gas prices skyrocketed." By the way he did not pick the winner. Obama has a habit of picking Losers.
Failure to support Iran's Green Revolution.
Failure to support Syrian revolution. The Muslim Brotherhood will take over in Syria.
The Libyan Fiasco. The Muslim Brotherhood will take over Libya.
Enemies believe Obama is weak, soft and won't retaliate.
Obama has rolled back religious liberties.
Obama's did away with Don't Ask Don't Tell.
Obama's attack on Marriage between a man and a woman. Failure to enforce the law.
Obama has exceeded his executive powers; imperial presidency.
Obama has been the “Divider in Chief.” Consistently divides and attacks America on race and class warfare.
Unilaterally trying to Disarm America.
The U.S. already is on track to reduce to 1,550 deployed strategic nuclear warheads by 2018, as required by New START. As of last Sept. 1, the United States had 1,790 warheads and Russia had 1,566, according to treaty-mandated reports by each. The treaty does not bar either country from cutting below 1,550 on its own.
A level of 300 deployed strategic nuclear weapons would take the U.S. back to levels not seen since 1950 when the nation was ramping up production in an arms race with the Soviet Union. The U.S. numbers peaked at above 12,000 in the late 1980s and first dropped below 5,000 in 2003.
Nuclear stockpile numbers are closely guarded secrets in most states that possess them, but private nuclear policy experts say no countries other than the U.S. and Russia are thought to have more than 300. The Federation of American Scientists estimates that France has about 300, China about 240, Britain about 225, and Israel, India and Pakistan roughly 100 each.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said that the cuts to the Pentagon’s budget pose risks to the military’s capability to respond to threats
The Army is planning to cut at least eight brigades and 80,000 troops as it trims its budgets, US officials confirmed Wednesday.
The new brigade cuts, which will happen over several years, will reduce the number of Army troops to 490,000 from a high of 570,000. The cuts, first reported by The Associated Press, could reduce the number of brigades from 45 to as low as 32.
The Army’s force reduction has been expected by analysts, but the cuts are now getting finalized as part of the Pentagon’s 2013 budget, which is the first that will deal with a $487 billion reduction over the next decade.
The overall 2013 Pentagon base budget will be $524 billion, according to congressional officials and analysts, which is a reduction of $7 billion from the 2012 budget Congress approved last month.
The official U.S. unemployment rate has not been beneath 9 percent since April 2009.
First and foremost, the real story of Obama's weak jobs performance is about what the Bureau of Labor Statistics' unemployment number leaves out, or at least plays down.
And that's the 2.8 million discouraged American workers who want employment but can't find it and have given up looking. Under the BLS's perverse mathematics, these people are "not counted as in the labor force, even though they wanted and were available for work and had looked for a job in the prior 12 months," the agency said deep down in its report.
Thus, the government does not count them as among the unemployed, even though they are, well, unemployed.
If you add these 2.8 million discouraged workers, who are victims of Obama's failed economic policies, the real unemployment rate is a whopping 9.9 percent instead of the 8.3 percent the administration announced Friday.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there are currently 6.3 million vacant homes in the United States that are either for sale or for rent.
It is being projected that the U.S. trade deficit with China could hit 270 billion dollars for the entire year of 2010.
The Chinese government has accumulated approximately $2.65 trillion in total foreign exchange reserves. They have drained this wealth from the economies of other nations (such as the United States) and instead of reinvesting all of it they are just sitting on much of it. This is creating tremendous imbalances in the global economy.
Since the year 2000, we have lost 10% of our middle class jobs. In the year 2000 there were approximately 72 million middle class jobs in the United States but today there are only about 65 million middle class jobs.
The United States now employs about the same number of people in manufacturing as it did back in 1940. Considering the fact that we had 132 million people living in this country in 1940 and that we have well over 300 million people living in this country today, that is a very sobering statistic.
The average home in Merced, California has declined in value by 63 percent over the past four years.
In 2010, 55 percent of Americans between the ages of 60 and 64 were in the labor market. Ten years ago, that number was just 47 percent. More older Americans than ever find that they have to keep working just to survive.
The U.S. government is somehow going to have to roll over existing debt and finance new debt that is equivalent to 27.8 percent of GDP in 2011.
Due to Obama Care 40 percent of all U.S. doctors plan to bail out of the profession over the next three years.
Experts say gas prices might hit $4 a gallon as more motorists hit the roads for Memorial Day weekend in May — the “unofficial” start of summer — and drive up demand. It’s a threshold not flirted with since last spring.
From the bureau of Labor statistics
Energy Cost up 18%-23% and rising.
The index for food accelerated in 2011, rising 4.7 percent compared
To a 1.5 percent increase in 2010. The index for food at home rose 6.0 percent in 2011 compared to 1.7 percent in 2010.
All six major grocery store food group indexes rose in 2011, with increases ranging from 2.3 percent (fruits and vegetables) to 8.1 percent (dairy and
Related products). The index for food away from home rose 2.9 percent
in 2011 after increasing 1.3 percent in 2010.
The president's verbal assault on the Supreme Court while the members of the Court sat before him in the state of the Union
Obama's immigration policies ignore American laws, which call illegal immigrants illegal immigrants and mandate that they be imprisoned and deported. Republican House Judiciary Committee Chairman Lamar Smith said, "The Obama administration should enforce immigration laws, not look for ways to ignore them."
Incompetent handling of the Gulf Oil disaster.
The shutdown of Shell's Arctic oil exploration by EPA
The president's push for cap-and-tax in the Congress.
The president's attempt to unconstitutionally impose cap-and-tax via EPA when the Congress wouldn't pass cap-and-tax.
Obama administration to denied Keystone XL oil pipeline permit.
"The details of the Solyndra case are a muckraker’s dream: Here’s a company backed by an Obama donor who received a $535 million loan guarantee from the federal government; that used taxpayer money to build a state-of-the-art plant and there are many other “Green” projects that are coming out of the wood work all “losers.”
Obama Has Now Increased Debt More than All Presidents from George Washington Through George H.W. Bush Combined.
Spending is out of Control.
33 Gala events a year.
62 days vacation a year.
32 days at Camp David a year.
74 Fund Raisers a year.
0ver 40 rounds of golf a year.
The country is Financially Folding and he is at the White House 1/3 of the time.
Miss-use of the peoples money and confidence on his use of Air Force, many times his wife takes her own plane and goes on Lavish vacations, while the country is crumbly under the financial weight!
The answer is not just NO. But HELL NO!
Michael Mack
An American
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
We need another Joe Wilson - An Attack on The First Amendment
U.S. Congressman Joe Wilson of the 2nd District of South Carolina, known for his "You lie!" outburst in the middle of Barack Obama's address to Congress. Talk of racism quickly emerged, even the "Establishment” Republicans through Joe under the Bus!
Since when is Truth a reason to throw Joe under the Bus?
I was in Savannah GA visiting my daughter and son in law before he was deployed to Afghanistan right after the Joe Wilson outburst, met him at a Tea Party event we attended. My son in law and I had our picture made with Joe. I encouraged Joe to continue on his stand for Truth and the American Ideas our founders laid out for us!
Time has shown what Joe Wilson said and what many other Americans thought was true.
What Obama was saying was a big fat lie!
We need another Joe Wilson moment!
Our Freedom and Liberty have slowly and methodically eroded under this President in the last 3 years.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”- First Amendment to the Constitution.
Let’s take the latest example. “Contraception” the attack on religious freedom!”
Mandatory insurance coverage for contraceptives, sterilizations and abortifacient drugs is an "attack" on religious freedom that Catholics must oppose, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis said.
"The Church cannot, and will not, be silent in the face of this grave threat to religious liberty and the sanctity of human life," Archbishop Carlson said in his Jan. 23 column for the St. Louis Review.
Mr. Obama did not win over the bishops. Timothy Dolan, the leader of the United States Conference of Bishops, “…today's proposal continues to involve needless government intrusion in the internal governance of religious institutions, and to threaten government coercion of religious people and groups to violate their most deeply held convictions.”
The issue here is not contraception; nor is it the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church. It is critical to see through the fog surrounding this and get to the essence:
Obama feels comfortable in decreeing to "We the People" what we can and must believe, we must buy, we must Act the Way he deems, regardless of the issue of the day.
Whether you are a practicing, devout Roman Catholic or an Atheist, whether you are pro-life or pro-choice, whether you are conservative or liberal, republican or democrat, the Executive Branch of your U.S. Federal Government has entered into a Battle of Liberty far beyond what anyone could ever imagine!
Excuse me Mr. President you are not a King or a Dictator and this is not your kingdom!
It is a fight between all Americans who believe in the God given right to worship as we please and express our religious preferences, and this White House, that believes it has the right to tell Catholics how they should worship. This is a constitutional battle!
Our constitutional liberties are under attack, and they will continue to be as long as we let our elected leaders get away with it they will attack!
Most people in America are Christian of one type or another, so when religious believers in America say that religion is under attack, what they likely mean is that they feel that their religion is under attack. In other words, the belief that religion is under attack in America can usually be read as the belief that Christianity is under attack in America.
Martin Niemöller is perhaps best remembered for the quotation:
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out --
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out --
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out --
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me -- and there was no one left to speak for me.
The attack is on you and your freedom. The dictates of this government have disguised this with “contraception.”
You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string
Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything - Aaron Tippin
In this latest attack, we happen to all be Catholics right Now!
Where do you stand America?
Michael Mack
An American
Since when is Truth a reason to throw Joe under the Bus?
I was in Savannah GA visiting my daughter and son in law before he was deployed to Afghanistan right after the Joe Wilson outburst, met him at a Tea Party event we attended. My son in law and I had our picture made with Joe. I encouraged Joe to continue on his stand for Truth and the American Ideas our founders laid out for us!
Time has shown what Joe Wilson said and what many other Americans thought was true.
What Obama was saying was a big fat lie!
We need another Joe Wilson moment!
Our Freedom and Liberty have slowly and methodically eroded under this President in the last 3 years.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.”- First Amendment to the Constitution.
Let’s take the latest example. “Contraception” the attack on religious freedom!”
Mandatory insurance coverage for contraceptives, sterilizations and abortifacient drugs is an "attack" on religious freedom that Catholics must oppose, Archbishop Robert J. Carlson of St. Louis said.
"The Church cannot, and will not, be silent in the face of this grave threat to religious liberty and the sanctity of human life," Archbishop Carlson said in his Jan. 23 column for the St. Louis Review.
Mr. Obama did not win over the bishops. Timothy Dolan, the leader of the United States Conference of Bishops, “…today's proposal continues to involve needless government intrusion in the internal governance of religious institutions, and to threaten government coercion of religious people and groups to violate their most deeply held convictions.”
The issue here is not contraception; nor is it the beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church. It is critical to see through the fog surrounding this and get to the essence:
Obama feels comfortable in decreeing to "We the People" what we can and must believe, we must buy, we must Act the Way he deems, regardless of the issue of the day.
Whether you are a practicing, devout Roman Catholic or an Atheist, whether you are pro-life or pro-choice, whether you are conservative or liberal, republican or democrat, the Executive Branch of your U.S. Federal Government has entered into a Battle of Liberty far beyond what anyone could ever imagine!
Excuse me Mr. President you are not a King or a Dictator and this is not your kingdom!
It is a fight between all Americans who believe in the God given right to worship as we please and express our religious preferences, and this White House, that believes it has the right to tell Catholics how they should worship. This is a constitutional battle!
Our constitutional liberties are under attack, and they will continue to be as long as we let our elected leaders get away with it they will attack!
Most people in America are Christian of one type or another, so when religious believers in America say that religion is under attack, what they likely mean is that they feel that their religion is under attack. In other words, the belief that religion is under attack in America can usually be read as the belief that Christianity is under attack in America.
Martin Niemöller is perhaps best remembered for the quotation:
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out --
Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out --
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out --
Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me -- and there was no one left to speak for me.
The attack is on you and your freedom. The dictates of this government have disguised this with “contraception.”
You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
You've got to be your own man not a puppet on a string
Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything - Aaron Tippin
In this latest attack, we happen to all be Catholics right Now!
Where do you stand America?
Michael Mack
An American
Friday, January 13, 2012
Obama does not Like Business in America
Obama has a record of lining up against business; NLRB appointments that are pro union, The Boeing Fight in South Carolina, The loss of jobs after the BP Oil disaster by the roadblock by his administration. The EPA rules against everything, The Todd Frank Banking Bill, The latest block of an Oil Pipeline from Canada to Texas.
Obama wants to reorganize these agencies.
They are: the Commerce Department's core business and trade functions; the Small Business Administration; the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; the Export-Import Bank; the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and the Trade and Development Agency. The goal would be one agency designed to help businesses thrive.
What do all the agencies have in common? They are all Pro Business.
So this change is just another attack on Business in the USA.
Brendan Buck, spokesman for the House Speaker made this statement, "American small businesses are more concerned about this administration's policies than from which building in Washington they originate," "We hope the president isn't simply proposing new packaging for the same burdensome approach."
This is nothing more than a ploy by Obama in his re-election campaign to make it appear he wants to consolidate or “In-source Jobs.”
Look at his record Obama was not going to rest until he had the unemployment under control.
Let’s see:
33 Gala events
62 days vacation
32 days at Camp David
74 Fund Raisers
0ver 40 rounds of golf
Your right! He has not rested.
The country is Financially Folding and he is at the White House 1/3 of the time.
Obama is so far off base on what his job is and what he promisses, He could not
find a job he has created if you wrapped in bacon and threw it in a fairway on a
golf course.
Michael Mack
An American
Obama wants to reorganize these agencies.
They are: the Commerce Department's core business and trade functions; the Small Business Administration; the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative; the Export-Import Bank; the Overseas Private Investment Corporation; and the Trade and Development Agency. The goal would be one agency designed to help businesses thrive.
What do all the agencies have in common? They are all Pro Business.
So this change is just another attack on Business in the USA.
Brendan Buck, spokesman for the House Speaker made this statement, "American small businesses are more concerned about this administration's policies than from which building in Washington they originate," "We hope the president isn't simply proposing new packaging for the same burdensome approach."
This is nothing more than a ploy by Obama in his re-election campaign to make it appear he wants to consolidate or “In-source Jobs.”
Look at his record Obama was not going to rest until he had the unemployment under control.
Let’s see:
33 Gala events
62 days vacation
32 days at Camp David
74 Fund Raisers
0ver 40 rounds of golf
Your right! He has not rested.
The country is Financially Folding and he is at the White House 1/3 of the time.
Obama is so far off base on what his job is and what he promisses, He could not
find a job he has created if you wrapped in bacon and threw it in a fairway on a
golf course.
Michael Mack
An American
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Parenting Guru: 10 things you may not know about military wives by Saralynne
1. When a deployment is imminent, we just want it to start. That doesn't mean we want our spouses to leave. We don't. But when the date has been set and our husband's bag is sitting half-packed in the corner of the bedroom, we start getting anxious, worried and a little bit angry. We think about the upcoming months and everything he's going to miss and everything we're going to have to do alone. It's overwhelming. Once they leave, we can start to tackle the challenges one at a time and that's so much easier than the waiting. But those last few weeks before he leaves are wrought with frustration, nervousness and a little fear.
2. We are not miserable the whole time they are gone. We don't like that our family is split up, but we can't live in the future or press a pause button on our life, so we focus on other things. Hobbies, children, visiting friends and family, work; our life is still full. Just not complete.
3. But there are tears right underneath the surface. Whenever our children do something new, or something exciting or sad happens, or even when there have been just too many nights that we've stayed in alone, we get really sad. And we can't always be sad because we don't want to upset the kids.
4. That being said, most of us like our lifestyle. We enjoy the adventure of moving every few years, starting over, making new friends and living in various parts of the country and world. We have close friends everywhere. It's stressful yes, but also exciting.
5. We rely on our friends a lot. Even when our husbands are home, we are used to be canceled on at the last minute, not knowing schedules until an hour before an event, or having a job take precedence over the family. So, we have friends who are reliable, patient, flexible and who make us laugh. We love and truly appreciate our friends. So do the kids.
6. Our children are well adjusted and okay. In fact, most of the time, they are amazing in their ability to see the silver lining in every challenge. From the beginning of their lives, they've moved around, started over and had a parent leave for huge amounts of time. We have lots of strategies to help them stay connected, and we analyze how to make each deployment as painless as possible on the children.
7. We don't need or want pity. We look for love, friendship and fun. We don't need you to say "I'm sorry," when we tell you our husbands are away. We knew what we signed up for when we got married. However, we'd be so grateful for a helping hand. Helping us with something that would normally take two people, like shoveling snow or even just bringing in our grill for the winter would be awesome and will relieve the stress a little.
8. Please don't ask us what we are going to do to "keep busy" when our husbands are gone. Just like you have a healthy relationship with things outside your marriage, so do we. We don't need to "keep ourselves entertained" or "find something to do to pass the time" while he's gone. Those comments are insulting. We will just continue to live our life. Yes, there will be a hole in it, but we will not be pining away for six months or a year. So don't try to give us projects or find stuff to keep us busy. We'll be fine.
9. There are romantic moments about military life that rival only the most dramatic movies. We've been spun around by a man in uniform after he hasn't seen us in months. We've seen our children run toward their daddy with pure glee and excitement. We've dressed up like royalty and attended military galas and we've watched ships pull into port, with sailors standing at attention around the perimeter.
10. And sometimes the civilian population can be so supportive and sweet that it just brings tears to our eyes. These moments are precious and get us through all the tough stuff. So thank you. We appreciate all the thoughts, good wishes and the extra stuff you do to make us feel better. We notice it. We see it. And it really does help.
Sarahlynne is a Parenting Guru and has been married to a United States sailor for 3 years and 3 deployments.
2. We are not miserable the whole time they are gone. We don't like that our family is split up, but we can't live in the future or press a pause button on our life, so we focus on other things. Hobbies, children, visiting friends and family, work; our life is still full. Just not complete.
3. But there are tears right underneath the surface. Whenever our children do something new, or something exciting or sad happens, or even when there have been just too many nights that we've stayed in alone, we get really sad. And we can't always be sad because we don't want to upset the kids.
4. That being said, most of us like our lifestyle. We enjoy the adventure of moving every few years, starting over, making new friends and living in various parts of the country and world. We have close friends everywhere. It's stressful yes, but also exciting.
5. We rely on our friends a lot. Even when our husbands are home, we are used to be canceled on at the last minute, not knowing schedules until an hour before an event, or having a job take precedence over the family. So, we have friends who are reliable, patient, flexible and who make us laugh. We love and truly appreciate our friends. So do the kids.
6. Our children are well adjusted and okay. In fact, most of the time, they are amazing in their ability to see the silver lining in every challenge. From the beginning of their lives, they've moved around, started over and had a parent leave for huge amounts of time. We have lots of strategies to help them stay connected, and we analyze how to make each deployment as painless as possible on the children.
7. We don't need or want pity. We look for love, friendship and fun. We don't need you to say "I'm sorry," when we tell you our husbands are away. We knew what we signed up for when we got married. However, we'd be so grateful for a helping hand. Helping us with something that would normally take two people, like shoveling snow or even just bringing in our grill for the winter would be awesome and will relieve the stress a little.
8. Please don't ask us what we are going to do to "keep busy" when our husbands are gone. Just like you have a healthy relationship with things outside your marriage, so do we. We don't need to "keep ourselves entertained" or "find something to do to pass the time" while he's gone. Those comments are insulting. We will just continue to live our life. Yes, there will be a hole in it, but we will not be pining away for six months or a year. So don't try to give us projects or find stuff to keep us busy. We'll be fine.
9. There are romantic moments about military life that rival only the most dramatic movies. We've been spun around by a man in uniform after he hasn't seen us in months. We've seen our children run toward their daddy with pure glee and excitement. We've dressed up like royalty and attended military galas and we've watched ships pull into port, with sailors standing at attention around the perimeter.
10. And sometimes the civilian population can be so supportive and sweet that it just brings tears to our eyes. These moments are precious and get us through all the tough stuff. So thank you. We appreciate all the thoughts, good wishes and the extra stuff you do to make us feel better. We notice it. We see it. And it really does help.
Sarahlynne is a Parenting Guru and has been married to a United States sailor for 3 years and 3 deployments.
Friday, November 11, 2011
A Soldier by Angela Goodwin
A Soldier
There is discipline in A Soldier
you can see it when he walks,
There is honor in A Soldier
you hear it when he talks.
There is courage in A Soldier
you can see it in his eyes,
There is loyalty in A Soldier
that he will not compromise.
There is something in A Soldier
that makes him stand apart,
There is strength in A Soldier
that beats from his heart.
A Soldier isn't a title any man
can be hired to do,
A Soldier is the soul of that man
buried deep inside of you.
A Soldier's job isn't finished after
an 8 hour day or a 40 hour week,
A Soldier is always A Soldier
even while he sleeps.
A Soldier serves his country first
and his life is left behind,
A Soldier has to sacrifice what
comes first in a civilian's mind.
If you are civilian -
I am saying this to you.....
next time you see A Soldier
remember what they do.
A Soldier is the reason our land
is 'Home of the free',
A Soldier is the one that is brave
protecting you and me.
If you are A Soldier -
I am saying this to you.....
Thank God for EVERY SOLDIER
Thank God for what YOU do!
Poem By Angela Goodwin
Michael Mack
An American
There is discipline in A Soldier
you can see it when he walks,
There is honor in A Soldier
you hear it when he talks.
There is courage in A Soldier
you can see it in his eyes,
There is loyalty in A Soldier
that he will not compromise.
There is something in A Soldier
that makes him stand apart,
There is strength in A Soldier
that beats from his heart.
A Soldier isn't a title any man
can be hired to do,
A Soldier is the soul of that man
buried deep inside of you.
A Soldier's job isn't finished after
an 8 hour day or a 40 hour week,
A Soldier is always A Soldier
even while he sleeps.
A Soldier serves his country first
and his life is left behind,
A Soldier has to sacrifice what
comes first in a civilian's mind.
If you are civilian -
I am saying this to you.....
next time you see A Soldier
remember what they do.
A Soldier is the reason our land
is 'Home of the free',
A Soldier is the one that is brave
protecting you and me.
If you are A Soldier -
I am saying this to you.....
Thank God for EVERY SOLDIER
Thank God for what YOU do!
Poem By Angela Goodwin
Michael Mack
An American
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