Due to some family health situations I will not be posting until the second week in August; enjoy some of my older posts if you like, God Bless.

"Whistling"

“Whenever I feel afraid, I hold my head erect, and whistle a happy tune, and no one will suspect I’m afraid!” Those words were from a song in a Broadway show many years ago and those words are sung to make the character feel at ease in a bad situation and to fool those around him about his true feelings. There is also a term “whistling passed the grave yard” which is meant to tell the “ghosts and goblins” that when you walk by, you aren’t scared of them; another phrase is “whistling in the wind”, which has the same meaning as the first expression, whistling to dispel fear or dread. False bravado is sometimes used as a safety mechanism in combat to burn off that foreboding of the upcoming confrontation with the enemy, but no matter what one does, eventually you have to face your fears and consequences in almost all situations.

Little boys engage in all types of conflict while growing up; fist fights are common and usually not too damaging at the grade school level. Sometimes conflicts are avoided by excuses like “this is my good suit and I can’t fight now”, or “my mom wants me at home right away”, or “I wasn’t the guy who said that, it was Johnny”; any statement was made to avoid those awful challenges the poor 10 year olds face as they grow into “men”.

America has been watching the growing crisis at the southern border, and America has seen the plethora of excuses that have been flooding from Washington and particularly the Obama White House.

The President refused to make a personal appearance at the affected areas in Texas because he said he wasn’t interested in a “Photo-op”. Anybody who has lived on planet Earth for the last six years knows that there is nothing Barack Hussein Obama likes better than a photo-op. This president acts more like a game show host on the “E” network and spends more time on television than any of his predecessors. The amount of pictures of Barack Obama with celebrities is astounding. Singers, actors and TV personalities are regulars to the entourage of our current president. Barack Obama loves being around the “beautiful people” and has plenty of pictures to prove it. The folks on the left in the entertainment industry love to “hang with the Prez” at every opportunity.

There aren’t too many “celebrities” hanging around the border in Texas right now, nor are there many standing on the highways of California who are blocking those buses full of illegal aliens. Perhaps that is why Barack Hussein Obama hasn’t taken the time to go to those places.

The alternate reason Mr. Obama hasn’t gone to those places is he is just a little “afraid” to walk passed those “graveyards” because his fear would show up with him.

America is UPSET. Mr. Obama doesn’t like to be held to account for his actions and he will find somebody to blame if it is at all possible, but border security is his job, no matter how LOUD HE WHISTLES!

Watching him on the news, you can practically “smell his fear” as he tries to explain away this gigantic confluence of unwanted and illegal entrants to our nation.

Mr. Obama can Whistle as much as he wants to, but the facts are louder than his “tooting”!!

"Guest of Honor?"

Do you like being invited to parties? I like parties very much; there is usually food, drinks, desserts and friendly conversation. They sometimes play music and dance, depending on the type of party it is. Funny stories are pervasive and laughter is everywhere. Family parties are fun because everybody knows everybody and they almost always get along with each other. Most people don’t invite people they don’t like to parties; who wants to see somebody they don’t agree with or get along with at what is supposed to be a fun occasion? You don’t see many Cub fans at a White Sox convention, or Packer fans at a Bears convention. All that would result from those occasions would be name-calling and possible physical confrontations; not too much fun. It would be best to avoid situations where you are subject to any possible confrontations, if that is at all possible.

Politicians are given their offices at the pleasure of the people and are obligated to those who have given them their office. The will of the people is foremost in conducting the business of government. Sometimes an elected official must face the people on issues that are particularly volatile, and that is not usually a pleasant experience.

Over the last few weeks, the continuing problem of illegal immigration has been festering in the public eye, as thousands upon thousands of illegal immigrants are converging on our border and being sent to several American communities by the bus load.

Texas Governor, Rick Perry, has called upon President Obama to act on this situation, as it has put an undue burden on the people of Texas; thus far, no relief has been sent from Washington.

There are currently 50,000 “unescorted children” who have crossed into America and are now a burden on the citizens of Arizona and other surrounding states, and those taxpayers are expected to “foot the bill” for these unwanted visitors.

A policy now in effect is sending busloads of illegal aliens is meeting with great opposition from members of some American communities, as citizens have blocked the path of the vehicles and tried to prevent those criminal illegal aliens from entering their towns and cities. People have been arrested and violence has taken place because of this ill-advised action by the Obama Administration.

These communities have asked that President Obama come to the site of these protests and the sites of this conflagration of illegal entries; he has chosen not to appear there; so much for answering to the people.

This is odd, because President Obama will be in the area in question and would be able to personally address this situation to the affected communities, but he has chosen to go to a Democrat fund raising event instead of obeying his constitutional obligation to the American people. Mr. Obama’s attitude is arrogant and dismissive of the concerns of American citizens and their legitimate request that their President hear their voices.

There is a “party” going on at America’s southern border and Barack Hussein Obama has been invited to attend; in fact, he may even be the “guest of honor”, yet he is turning down the invitation.

Come on down Mr. President; who knows, you could be the “life of the party”!!

"Ratting Him Out"

How many of you remember the “Teflon Don”, former head of the Gambino Crime Family? His name was John Gotti and he died in prison of cancer several years ago.

John “Johnny Boy” Gotti was a young street tough who earned a spot in a Gambino’s associate’s crew. A crew is a group of criminals working for a “Capo”, who commit robbery, burglary and extortion, among other things to bring money into the “family”, and the “Don” gets a piece of everything each crew brings in. The “Don”, his “Consiglierri”, and his “Capos” are all “made men”, or “members of La Cosa Nostra”, and they are the upper echelon of organized crime in the Mafia.

John Gotti “earned his bones” by committing a murder for his Don and was considered a rising star in the Gambino organization. John became a young Capo and was eager to climb the ladder of power in the “family”. John was “old school” as a gangster and he believed in taking what he wanted. Although he didn’t commit the actual murder, he was the man who gave the order to kill Paul Castellano, the head of the Gambino Family; he then assumed the seat of power and controlled all of its operations.

John was a careful man and the “Feds” were having a tough time nailing him for anything; witnesses either refused to testify, or they mysteriously disappeared before trials. Nothing could stick to the “Teflon Don”!

Gotti’s downfall came when some government tapes caught him admitting to planning a killing, but the real catastrophe for Gotti was the testimony of his #2-man, Sammy “The Bull” Gravanno, who turned state’s evidence and sealed Gotti’s fate. Gravanno was given immunity from prosecution on several crimes to “rat out” his boss. Prison is a place nobody wants to go, including a guy as tough as Sammy Gravanno.

Over the course of the last few weeks, mounting scandals have been erupting in the administration of Barack Obama; his popularity is at an all-time low and his approval rating is lower than his predecessor, George W. Bush, at 40% and slipping.

The ongoing investigation into the IRS is becoming more volatile by the day as numerous e-mails have “disappeared” because of a crashed hard drive in the IRS records department; oddly, the same thing happened at the EPA which is also under fire.

Lois Lerner is the person who has taken the 5^th amendment previously during this investigation, and oddly, her records were the most affected by the “crashed hard drive”.

This investigation is now heating up and Ms. Lerner is the person who is at the epicenter of the entire inquiry.

Sooner or later everybody makes a mistake, and I believe this committee will use all of its power to get the most qualified technicians to scour those hard drives in an effort to find all, or at least remnants, of all of the “lost-mails” of Ms. Lerner. I have great confidence that new evidence will be recovered and Ms. Lerner will be put in a position much like that of Sammy “The Bull” Gravanno.

There are cracks showing in the Obama Administration and talk of pending impeachment are becoming louder by the day on both sides of the aisle. Obama is already pulling out the “race card” in an effort to cloud the constitutional issues that have been revealed during this investigation. It looks like Mr. Obama may not be “Teflon” and he may fall because of somebody trying to save themselves from prosecution and prison.

Things are looking difficult for Barack “Barry Boy” Obama; somebody may be “ratting him out”!!

"The Dreams of Barack and Adolph"

Adolph Hitler had delusions of glory in the early 1930s as he visualized his “Perfect Germany”. His early years were filled with a cruel father, a doting mother and the yearning to be in control of others. As a child, he tried to rule over his playmates as they played “cowboys and Indians”; I found this out researching his life, and he didn’t like those who questioned his authority.

Hitler fancied himself an artist, but was denied admission to art school in Vienna, Austria because the admissions board said his work lacked “humanity” in his sketches. He drew large views of cities with “faceless people”, always focused on a grand scale of “perfection”.

He enlisted in the German Army in WWI, and adopted Germany as his home, although he believed Austria was always part of the Germanic Ideal.

Hitler had an idealized view of the Nordic legends of mythology and gave them great credence to being truthful accounts, rather than “romantic tales” from ancient times.

Hitler served with some distinction during combat and received the “Iron Cross”, a very high honor for a German soldier; he wasn’t a coward. When Germany lost the war, Hitler blamed the leadership of the Army for the loss; he had the belief that a “good German” never surrenders for any reason.

After years of roaming around and seeking an “identity”, he was hired by the Army to monitor a group called the National German Worker’s Party, later to become the National German Socialist Party “the NAZI Party”. Hitler liked what he heard, and quickly rose to the top of this new party.

Hitler went to prison for trying to overthrow the new German Republic, but when released, he became a “Hero of the Party” to all of the NAZI followers. His book, “Mein Kamph” became the “bible of the party”, and described Hitler’s vision for Germany.

Through political machinations and murderous actions, Hitler became the Chancellor of Germany, and later the ultimate dictator. He twisted and turned the German Constitution to gain his ends, and eventually ended constitutional rule in Germany. He had achieved complete power over the German people, and they happily handed it over to him. He promised a great German nation with a return to the glory of the Nordic past. He provided government jobs and did restore a devastated German economy; he was even “Man of the Year” on the cover of Time Magazine.

In less than ten years Germany was nearly completely destroyed and Hitler committed suicide. Before he took the “coward’s way out”, he ordered his people to fight to the death, never surrender. His “sick ideal” being unattainable, he wanted to destroy Germany for not fulfilling his dreams.

 

Barack Hussein Obama was born on August 4, 1961 in Honolulu, Hawaii (?). His father WAS Barack Obama Sr. (communist) and his mother was Ann Dunham (communist). In 1964, his parents divorced and the young Obama had little contact with his birth father after that. His mother married Lolo Sotero, a Muslim from Indonesia, not long after the departure of the senior Obama. In 1967, Barack and his mother moved to Indonesia and Obama attended both Catholic and Muslim schools; he was about 6 years old when that began.

Obama’s mother divorced Sotero when his political views conflicted with hers. He admired American capitalism and she didn’t.

Obama grew up and attended Columbia University and Harvard Law School; to this day his school records remain sealed from public view; most people don’t understand why.

Obama never worked in the private sector. He was a “community organizer” but never worked in the “commercial world”.

He served three terms as the 13^th district senator in the Illinois Congress, and part of a term as a United States Senator from Illinois, before he won victory in the 2008 Presidential election. Obama was the first black person ever to be elected to this high office, setting a historical precedent.

His slogan during the election was to “Fundamentally change America” and “Change you can believe in”; his vision for an ideal America.

Obama began his first term by installing numerous “czars” that were answerable only to him; most of these people were politically from the “far left” of the political spectrum, many were avowed communists.

Early on in his administration there were scandals; first there was an accusation of voter intimidation by members of the New Black Panther Party who had threatened voters at a Philadelphia polling place. Although there was damning video evidence of the charges, Obama’s Attorney General, Eric Holder, refused to prosecute and all charges were dropped. A young attorney from the Justice Department resigned in protest stating the administration was unwilling to prosecute because the allegations were against black people.

ACORN, a huge supporter of Obama during his first election, was caught in another scandal as counselors at their facility were giving people advice on receiving government funds through deceptive information on official forms; all caught on video and very damning evidence. Obama said he couldn’t have won the election “without the help of ACORN”. ACORN was charged with voter fraud in the next Congressional Election two years later; this does make one think.

The “Green Initiative”, one of Obama’s ways to help “restore America” was kicked off with several investments in corporations which would be of great benefit to the American people. In September 2011, the Obama Administration gave a company named SOLYNDRA, 535 million dollars of taxpayers’ money. Mr. Obama said at a SOLYNDRA facility “…the promise of clean energy isn’t just an article of faith…” and was cheered by the viewing employees. Not too long after that “historic moment”, SOLYNDRA filled chapter 11 bankruptcy and fired all of its employees without notice. What is so strange about this is that months earlier, the accounting firm of Pricewaterhouse-Coopes warned the administration that SOLYNDRA was a bad investment, making a statement that “(SOLYNDRA) raise serious doubt about its’ ability to continue as a going concern”. I guess Mr. Obama chose not to listen to their advice, and bye-bye 535 million dollars of our taxes.

Several other “green companies” also went “belly-up” in rapid order, costing Americans huge losses; the “green initiative” was a failure; another disappointment in the Obama “Ideal America”.

Government healthcare was forced through a Democrat controlled Congress with a series of speeches “guaranteeing” cost effective care and the ability to “keep your own doctor and insurance”, which turned out to nothing more than a purposeful deception to all of the American people; in other words, THE PRESIDENT LIED to achieve his purpose.

So far, thousands of Americans have lost their coverage, countless companies have cut employee health insurance and those who maintain their coverage have found their deductibles go up as high as 100%. This isn’t very “cost effective” Mr. President. One more of the programs in Mr. Obama’s “Ideal America” is shown a failure.

The use of the IRS to pressure and intimidate some conservative groups and individuals has been called to public examination; this is reminiscent of the intimidation tactics used by Germany before Hitler attained “total power”. I don’t see this as an “Ideal America” Mr. President.

Currently, Mr. Obama has released five of the worst Muslim terrorists we were holding at Gitmo in exchange for a soldier who seems to be an alleged deserter and collaborator with the Taliban. Giving our enemy back some of their most valuable murderers is working directly AGAINST AMERCA’S INTERESTS, and it is ENDANGERING ALL AMERICANS, Mr. President!!

It appears that the “Ideal America” and the “Fundamental Change” America was promised in Mr. Obama’s dream for us is turning into a society in chaos and imminent danger from our enemies.

Hitler expected the German people to “go down in flames” when his vision for Germany collapsed; I’m wondering if Mr. Obama feels the same way about the people of the United States.

There are questions as to whether our President stepped outside the law during his recent actions and if he violated the Constitution he has sworn to uphold. These allegations must be addressed by our Congress; no person is ABOVE the law of the land; not even Barack Hussein Obama!!

 

(This is my last blog for three weeks.  God bless!)

"Tamper-Proof"

I’m an older American, a nice way of saying “I’ve been around for a while”. I remember quite a bit of the stuff that has happened over the last 60+ years and I like to think I’ve learned something over the course of all that time. I have formed opinions and beliefs which have made me who I am today, and you know what; I like who I am. I’ll bet most of you like who you are too.

I remember growing up in the 50s and 60s, a time of great change in America; values and policies changed radically during those turbulent years. Young people who grew up watching “I Love Lucy” and “Leave it to Beaver” were suddenly introduced to the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam protests. Fortunately, for most of us, we learned about our “Constitutional Rights” from a cadre of teachers who took those things very seriously (thanks to Miss Pettigrew, Mr. Woll and all those others who taught me well).

I believe the most important thing we have in this nation is the right to voice our opinion, otherwise you wouldn’t be reading this article; you all know I have definite opinions about my country and its’ leadership, or lack of it!

Way back in the 60s there were “marches and parades and speeches” about every cause under the sun, and that was and is a good thing. I mentioned the Civil Rights Movement and the Vietnam War; there was also women’s rights, the environment and drug legalization. Most of those protests were folks from the left side of the political scale; quite a few were “hippies and yippies”, not so many “crew cuts or conservatives” took to the streets to promote their agenda. The United States was a very polarized nation during those years between those who shouted “Hell No, We Won’t Go” and those who shouted “America, Love It or Leave It”; all of them enjoyed the exercise of their 1^st amendment rights.

All of our other rights spring from the 1^st amendment; tamper with that right and ALL other rights are in jeopardy.

Several days ago Ted Cruz (R-Tx) made a speech at a pastors’ conference about a proposal that was before the United States Senate about a plan “revising” the 1^st amendment of the Constitution to “regulate” political speech. There are those on the left who have said this was pandering to his “gullible base”, but it seems there are 39 Democrat Senators who are on board with this plan.

Harry Reid is, of course, on this list, along with Dick Durbin (D-ILL), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Barbara Boxer (D-Cal), Al Franken (D-Minn); the list goes on and a complete list is available on-line and it is totally from the Democrat Party.

It appears that all of those former “leftist activists” who happily protested so many years ago don’t like people complaining about them too much.

This Administration has been under “heavy fire” for blunders by the IRS, VA, Benghazi, Fast and Furious, SOLYNDRA, inaction on America’s energy needs and “weak-kneed defense” policies, plus many other areas of “poor performance” by this badly run Administration.

The 1^st amendment “cuts both ways” and those folks on the left must understand this. Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, Washington and all of the rest of those brave and intelligent men knew how important that 1^st amendment was for the preservation of a free society, and it should not be “tampered with” by any political group or agenda.

Durbin, Schumer, Franken and Boxer are no match for Jefferson, Adams or Washington and it’s time they learned that; LEAVE OUR FREE SPEECH ALONE!!!

"Support and Defend"

“I, (American citizen), do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.”

The above oath is taken at the time any man or woman enters the armed services of the United States of America; I took this oath along with many others. I took this oath very seriously; it is a commitment to give everything asked of you in the defense our country, America, land of the free and home of the brave.

Way back then, we had the draft and some of my fellow “oath-takers” weren’t too eager about taking this step forward; I understand their point of view, nobody likes to be forced to do something they don’t want to do; especially if you might get killed for doing it!

Sometime after that, those young men reported to different forts across America for Basic Combat Training, in preparation for their next assignment; some went to Artillery School, some went to Clerk Typist School, some went to Military Police School and some went to Infantry School.

I went to Infantry School at Fort McClellan, Alabama and I earned the title Combat Infantryman, commonly known as “grunts”.

About 80% of those who graduated from Infantry School were destined for a land with a “tropical climate”;  the rest went to places like Germany, Korea, Japan or some stateside duty.

Those young men in the “80%” didn’t have a choice of duty assignment, they just “saddled up” and went where they were told, and some never came home from that “tropical paradise” giving their last breath to the protection of the people of the United States of America. Most of those boys go unremembered most of the year, along with young boys (and women) from WWI, WWII, Korea, Desert Storm, and our current entanglements.

A couple of times a year we, as a nation, spend a little time thinking about what has been given to maintain the freedoms which some of us treat so casually. We even have elected officials who treat these freedoms as something which may be changed or even disposed of at the pleasure of following a “social agenda’ or “political philosophy”; most of them don’t understand the price that has been paid for those rights.

Monday we celebrate “Memorial Day” in America, a day off of work, a day to cook-out and celebrate the coming summer, but most of all, it should be a day to honor all those who gave everything to keep America a free nation; for those who died, who vowed to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States” at all cost.

As voters, we have our own way of giving our nation an act of service; it is done in the voting booth every two years. This is our chance to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States”.

We may not be on a bloody battlefield as shells and bullets fly toward our heads, but we are in a battle, a battle for those things all those young people died for; don’t let them down.

Enjoy “Memorial Day”, remember the price!