"Sorry About That, Mr. Putin!"

Do you know anyone who tries to be something that they aren’t? I have known people who pretend to be wealthy, but don’t have enough money in the bank to finance the purchase of a candy bar. I know some people who think they are wonderful singers, yet they couldn’t carry a tune in a basket.

I used to watch a television show called “Get Smart” starring Don Adams. The show was a satire of the “Super Spy” genre; you remember, James Bond, Matt Helm and the Avengers, all of which were fearless and able to confront any villain in their paths.

The hero of “Get Smart” was Maxwell Smart, an agent who tripped through every assignment with the aplomb of an oaf. When Max confronted an opponent, he would tout his heroic prowess with great vigor. When his villain was a large, dangerous figure, he would say something like, “I can destroy a gorilla like you with one deadly judo chop”; then Max would strike the giant several times, never making a dent in the formidable hulk. Max would then say something like this as he put his arm around the undaunted monster, “I hope you weren’t offended by that gorilla remark”, knowing he was about to get thrown across the room. Max was always pretending to be fearless, when in reality, he knew he was in over his head in a bad situation.

John Wayne always played the hero, and he looked the part at 6’ 4” and well over 220 lbs., a formidable figure to confront. My Dad knew a man who had dealings with “Duke” Wayne and he told my father that “The guy on the screen was the same as the guy that you meet on the street; a real tough guy!” John Wayne could handle himself with no help; he was never trying to be something he wasn’t.

The United States is now in a serious situation in the Middle-East as our president, Barack Hussein Obama, is contemplating military involvement in Syria. Presently, he is trying to find allies to support his efforts to interfere in the Syrian civil war and he has not been too successful in his efforts. England has already refused to back Obama, and Russia has already warned him that they would be supporting the standing government of Syria and told Obama there would be severe consequences if Obama decides to intervene in the conflict.

The only “military victory” Obama can actually tout is the killing of Osama bin Laden and really nothing else.

In the past, Obama has done quite a bit of “sabre rattling” about Iran and Korea, but has never followed through on anything, showing a lack of nerve and resolve to the rest of the world.

Now Mr. Obama wants to play “tough guy”, but his reputation doesn’t back his new persona. Vladimir Putin knows Obama’s track record and he feels he can stand “toe to toe” with Obama and the President will “fold up like a $2.00 lawn chair” if he is pressured. I believe Putin is correct about our President; he is much more “Maxwell Smart” than he is “Duke Wayne”.

America is a “war weary nation” and Congress is not in huge support of Obama’s “red-line” policy toward Syria, yet Obama has intimated he would proceed without Congressional support, but he now seems to be wavering in his resolve.

Perhaps his next statement will be “I hope you weren’t offended by my threat to bomb your nation, I was only kidding!!”

No blog for two weeks, taking a little time off. Enjoy Labor Day!!

"Remember"

I have been married for over 35 years. I have never forgotten my wedding anniversary. I have never forgotten my wife’s birthday, and I have never forgotten the anniversary of our first date. All of those dates are very important, both to me, and to my wife. Some dates need to be remembered, lest we forget what they mean to us. 

On December 7^th 1941, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Just this week, I ran into a WWII veteran while I was having lunch, and he served in the Pacific; he certainly remembers this date with very high emotion.

I had a friend in the Marines who served at Khe Sahn and he vividly remembers the days of that infamous siege. 

I remember November 22^nd. 1963; I remember being in my high school cafeteria when we all heard the news of the murder of President Kennedy. I’m sure millions of Americans still remember that day with great emotion.

Have you ever had someone say to you “Get over it!” when something bad happened to you? Sometimes you do have to get over bad experiences, and leave them behind you. Skinned knees, bruises and scrapes have happened to all of us, and we did get over them without too much trauma. I have a couple of scars to remind me of things from my past, but for the most part, I’ve tried to forget most of my bad experiences.

All Americans remember September 11^th with great emotion and we continue to have ceremonies in remembrance of all of those innocent Americans who lost their lives in that cowardly attack by militant Muslims. 

Those of you who watch FOX NEWS know the name Bob Beckel; he is a liberal contributor to the FOX NEWS team. Recently, Mr. Beckel has said “We need to move on” in regards to 9/11. I’m trying to figure out what Mr. Beckel meant by that remark. It sounds like Bob wants us to forget this heinous attack like a “skinned knee” or a “bloody nose” that had healed.

I wonder if Mr. Beckel is endorsing the “Million Muslim March” that has been proposed on 9/11 this year as a way of putting this behind us? I don’t believe this proposed march is anything but a way to reinforce those radicals that perpetrated this crime to begin with.

After several years of listening to Bob Beckel’s twisted logic and leftist clap-trap, I believe this may be the most asinine statement he has ever made. When do we forget over 3,000 dead Americans? Why should we forget 3,000 dead Americans? I wonder what goes on in the head of Bob Beckel.

If Mr. Beckel was alive in 1941, perhaps he would have endorsed a “wait and see attitude” in regards to the unprovoked attack on Pearl Harbor. He may even have proposed a “Japanese Pride Day” to be politically correct. Maybe we should have forgotten about those planes trying to sink our Pacific Fleet. This sounds ludicrous as it should; this is the logic of those on the left.

We must never “move on” from this remembrance, it must be forever burned into our American memory, lest it be repeated by those who still wish to murder the innocent and destroy our American way of life.

"Blink"

I used to wrestle in high school; it taught me self-discipline and to be prepared for any opponent. Wrestling also gave me an insight into “reading people”, to recognize trepidation of fear in an adversary. Some opponents would look down to avoid eye contact, some would look upward, probably to get some help from “above”. I saw wrestlers who didn’t want to “lock-up” and skirted the mat to delay the contact and this showed me a fearful challenger. When you sense fear in any opponent, you acquire a psychological edge that can be invaluable during a match. 

In the year 1962, our President, John F. Kennedy, was confronted with a huge decision when it was revealed that there were ballistic missiles deployed on the island nation of Cuba, and they were put there by the communist Soviet Union. It is only about 90 miles from Cuba to the coast of the United States and these missiles were well within their range of capability to attack most American cities. The distance was so close that response to any attack would be very difficult and it was almost certain that millions of American lives would be lost if such an attack was launched. 

For thirteen days, the possibility of a nuclear war hung over the United States as Kennedy and his Cabinet worked tirelessly trying to find a solution. 

JFK finally responded with a naval blockade of the Cuban mainland and warned Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev, that “any attack from the island of Cuba against any nation in the western hemisphere would be considered a direct attack on the United States by the Soviet Union and would be met with a full military retaliatory response against the Soviet Union.”  

It didn’t take very long after Kennedy’s statement for Khrushchev to “rethink” the policy of missile bases in Cuba, and a nuclear war was avoided. Jack Kennedy didn’t “look down” or “gaze at the ceiling” for strength, he stared into the eyes of conflict and his opponent “blinked” because he believed Kennedy meant what he said!!

Recently, our President, Barack Hussein Obama, canceled his scheduled meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. The cancellation was in response to the granting of political asylum to “whistle-blower” Edward Snowden after the Obama Administration had asked that Mr. Snowden be extradited back to the United States to face criminal indictments.

In the past, Mr. Putin has “out-foxed” Mr. Obama, and he has seen our President do quite a bit of “hand-wringing” and “letter-writing” when confronted with a problem, but very little else during a crisis. Mr. Putin has seen his opponent “blink” on many occasions and he has a handle on his opponent’s weaknesses. He is taking this occasion to show the rest of the world how ineffectual Mr. Obama really is when he is challenged, and regardless of Mr. Obama’s supporters, our President appears, once again, a weak leader.

I don’t believe Mr. Putin actually gives a damn about Edward Snowden and he is just using him as a political tool to point at the weak American President who has tried to “laugh off” this political snub. There are many who are now criticizing Putin for his action, but behind closed doors, I’m sure there are many who are “nodding their heads” in agreement with the Russian President.

My fellow Americans, we don’t have a JFK or a Ronald Reagan in the Oval Office at this time. If we are confronted with a real crisis, he will “blink” and the United States of America will be in real trouble. This is the price we will pay for reelecting Barack Hussein Obama; a man who will “blink” when things get tough!!

"Colorless Constitution"

When you were a kid, did you ever join a club; you know, the secret kind that only you and a few friends belonged to and nobody else? I remember the “Little Rascals” had the “He-man Woman Haters Society” that wouldn’t allow the pretty little Darla Hood to join. The boys later relented and disbanded their club because Alfalfa was enamored with the lovely Darla. 

We have Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Campfire Girls and Cub Scouts which each have rules that only allow certain people to join. We have athletic teams, debating clubs, chess clubs and foreign language clubs in almost every high school in America; each of them have requirements that may exclude some students from joining them. Adults have Elks, Moose, Friars, Mensa, VFW and the American Legion, all of which have rules and bylaws which can exclude some people from joining them. These are all pretty good organizations to belong to; I even belong to one myself. Churches are also a bit exclusive, as they have doctrines the members must accept to participate in their services. 

I will now give you a “short” list to read, and you can guess what each name has in common.

Johns Hopkins

Indiana University
Towson University
University of Kansas
Harvard
Loyola University
Northern Illinois University
Eastern Illinois University
University of Alabama
Cabrini College
Brown University
University of Kentucky
Brigham Young University
Amherst

This list is only partial. I don’t have enough space to print every name that has the same thing all of these organizations have in common.

Now for what you have been waiting for; what do they all have in common with one another? Each of these “institutions of higher learning” has a Black Student Union on their campuses. There are literally hundreds of colleges and universities all across America that have Black Student Unions where black students can congregate and discuss issues of interest to one another. They form committees and organize demonstrations on a regular basis with little interference or controversy. I live in one of these university towns and I don’t recall anybody complaining about the activities of the Black Student Union. The citizens respect the right of black students to have an organization like this one; it is covered under our Constitution’s 1^st. Amendment. 

Recently, a young man named Patrick Sharp from Georgia State University wanted to start a club called “The White Student Union” and has been met with a barrage of criticism from some black organizations and left-leaning groups. The young man has stated this is not a racist organization; it’s not the “KKK”, yet some alarmist liberals wish to deny this young man the same rights they endorse for the “New Black Panthers” or “La Raza”; both of which have a racist agenda. 

The Black Student Union Conference is set for November 15-17, 2013 in Illinois at the Lincolnshire Marriot Resort Hotel. The organization has quite a bit of money and money brings power and influence. This young boy has neither power nor influence; he just wanted to start a club on campus and has been attacked for his beliefs. Let’s act like the Americans we’re supposed to be and give him the same rights we give to the “New Black Panthers”, Louis Farakhan or “La Raza”; it’s all one Constitution; we need to follow its precepts, no matter what color we are!

"Phony Wizard"

Do any of you remember candy cigarettes; some of them were sugar, and some of them were chocolate? I even remember a toy cigarette that was filled with powder to simulate smoke. As kids, we all wanted to act like grown-ups as we puffed on our imaginary smokes; they were fake, or phony. Magicians cut people in half, or disappear; those things really don’t happen, they are illusions and may be considered fake or phony or unreal.

 

If you order something online that has a lifetime warranty, you sometimes find out that the agreement isn’t quite all you expected it to be, it turns out to be spurious, fake, unreal or phony and we become upset because we were taken in by lies.

 

Lies are terrible things as they betray the trust we may hold with someone we respect, someone who may hold a position of power or authority. A teacher, coach or even a spouse could lie to you, and the consequences of that lie could affect you forever, so it is important to be genuine in all dealings; not fake or phony.

 

Four Americans died in the Benghazi attack, this is a fact. The Obama Administration told the people that the attack was prompted by a You-Tube video; this was an untruth which the Administration clung to for quite a long while, even though they knew it wasn’t true from the beginning; this Administration endorsed a phony story. The Americans were REALLY DEAD!

 

A law enforcement officer was murdered because of the “Fast and Furious” debacle of the Justice Department; this is a fact. The Justice Department continues to dodge the issues of “Fast and Furious” and the responsibility for this DEAD AMERICAN. This is truth, not a phony story.

 

The I.R.S. has been targeting conservative organizations for auditing, as they applied for tax exempt status, and the practice is pointing toward involvement of high Washington officials; this is fact; it is real, not phony.

 

The NSA has been reading e-mails and phone calls of private citizens with abandon with little to no probable cause; this is fact, it is real not phony.

 

Recently our President, Barack Hussein Obama, has said Americans have been flooded by the media with stories of “phony scandals” and they should pay no attention to them. I don’t know about anyone else, but these scandals seem all too real to me and the President’s statements seem to be quite PHONY!

 

The President reminds me of the “Wizard” from OZ who said “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain” when it was discovered that the “Wizard” was just a liar who wasn’t really a wizard at all, he was a PHONY!

 

The more Barack Hussein Obama speaks, the more he reveals his true character as a manipulator and a confidence man who trades in lies and deception to further his agenda. The man who sits in the Oval Office today is the “man behind the curtain”, not the larger than life “Wizard” who claims knowledge of all things.

 

Americans need to see who is the real “Phony” in America now; we have been deceived too long (not all of us) by smooth talk and falsehoods; it is Barack Hussein Obama who is the real “snake oil salesman” and we should stop listening to his “pitch”: it’s PHONY!!!

"Gang Control = Gun Control"

ASIAN:

Asian Boys

Jackson Street Boys
Menace of Destruction
Triad
Yakuza

 

BIKERS:

Bandidos

The Breed
Brother Speed
Chosen Few
Devil’s Disciples
Diablos
Hell’s Angels
Mongols
Outlaws
Pagans
Warlocks
 

BLACK:

Almighty Black P-Stone Nation

Almighty Vice Lords
Gangster Disciples
Black Disciples
Black Guerilla Family
Black Spades
Bloods
Piru Street Boys
Sex, Money, Murda
United Blood Nation
Crips
D.C. Blacks
Four Corner Hustlers
Philadelphia Black Mafia

 

IRISH:

Irish Mob

Westies
Winter Hill Gang
K&A Gang

 

HISPANIC:

18^th.Street

Association Neta
Barrio Azteca
Fresno Bulldogs
Ghetto Brothers
La Raza Nation
Latin Kings
Los Zetas
Maniac Latin Disciples
Mexican Mafia
MS-13
Nortenos
Spanish Gangster Disciples
Surenos
 

WHITE & OTHER:

Almighty Saints

Aryan Nation
Chicago Gaylords
Nazi Lowriders
South-Side Popes

 

Over the last two weeks, we have seen the reactions of the George Zimmerman verdict. There have been demonstrations and divisive racial rhetoric from many on the left. President Obama said if he had a son, he would look like Trayvon Martin. Race Baiter, Al Sharpton has erupted with racist rhetoric to fan the flames of discord all across America. Now our President, Barack Hussein Obama, is once again making more noises about gun control in America. Like his advisors once said “Never let a good crisis go to waste”, it can be a useful political tool to further his political agenda.

The lists at the head of this blog are the names of active street gangs all across America; this is only a partial list. All of those gangs listed are armed and dangerous, and all are using ILLEGAL WEAPONS!

 

None of the thugs, murderers, rapists and drug dealers listed above use traceable, legally owned weapons to commit their atrocities in America. The above gangs take solace in the fact that there is an administration in power dedicated to keeping their potential victims unarmed and easy prey for their foul deeds.

 

Americans need to ask this question ”Why the Obama Administration isn’t trying to crack down on the ILLEGAL weapons which are used in countless crimes on American streets on a daily basis?”

 

Chicago, a bastion of gun control, is rampant with violent street crime involving ILLEGAL weapons, yet the mayor continues to want to limit the availability of weapons to honest, law abiding citizens, who now live in fear from street gangs who basically run their neighborhoods.

Barack Obama would better serve America by trying to eliminate those ILLEGAL weapons that are in the hands of all those street gangs, and he should understand that those street gangs would think long and hard about attacking an armed populace who only wish to defend themselves from those who have no regard for the law.

 

I’m sorry Trayvon is dead; I’m glad George Zimmerman isn’t; this wasn’t racial, it was self- defense; all the evidence supports the verdict. This has zero business in a Civil Rights lawsuit!

 

If Mr. Obama wants to get street murder to “go away”, he ought to pay more attention to those who are actually committing those murders and leave honest Americans alone.

 

I am an armed American, and I will protect myself from intruders and those who threaten me or my family; my weapons are LEGAL!!