Jacko-Manic

Published at July 7, 2009 in People Parade. 0 Comments

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With America plummeting toward a Socialistic abyss, a presidential impostor selling out our security in Russia, people dying for freedom in Iran and Honduras, petty dictators threatening our very existence and economic chaos mortgaging our children’s futures — how twisted have our values become when we pay such limitless attention to a freakish pervert, who somehow managed to achieve a measure of entertainment success in spite of himself?

Is Michael Jackson still dead?  It’s hard to tell.  For more than a week I’ve heard more about him than in the previous twenty years combined!  I know that journalism has been dead in this country since the media became a Left Wing public relations outlet during last year’s elections but, even so, I didn’t think it had descended to the level of prurient tabloidism found in the rack at a supermarket checkout.

This alleged icon was a drug addict, probably a pedophile and a generally disturbed individual completely out-of-balance with the real world.  Yet we not only glorify his actions but actually consider declaring a national day of mourning to celebrate his life –  a life so abundantly tragic as to make one wonder how he managed to live an entire fifty years!  Would someone please tell me what his contribution was to our country?  To Life?  To anything useful?

Isn’t it about time to start worrying about the havoc being wrought in our own lives?  What about the Crap and Tax Bill that slipped through The House while irresponsible news programming paid ratings homage to this sick little man-child?

If we are to celebrate anyone’s life, let’s consider the men and women fighting in the Middle East to keep us safe, those working to ease the burdens of the poor or those just plain working — who get up and go to work each day to feed their families, without the luxury of extreme self-indulgence like a Michael Jackson or any other flawed character that we all too easily place on a pedestal these days.  I’m frankly sick and tired of our attributing so much relevance to those who are, in fact, so irrelevant when our energy is so desperately needed in matters of  genuine importance, like fighting the creeping tyranny that, right now, threatens our daily quality of life.

If he’s really still dead then let’s bury him before he begins to ripen, buy a C.D. if you like his music and get on with things in America that actually make a difference.

R.S.F.

Tell Them No — NOW!

Published at June 25, 2009 in Legislation & Judiciary and The Economy. 0 Comments

Capitol At NightTomorrow (Friday 6/26/09) the Cap and Trade, more accurately called the Cap and Tax bill, comes up for House vote.  It represents both the largest tax increase and greatest incursion into our lives by government in American history.  It must be stopped in its tracks.  Passage of this measure will siphon thousands of dollars per year from your family’s pockets.

For example, according to American Solutions, the energy tax would:

  • Destroy an average of 1 to as many as 3 million jobs every year
  • Raise inflation-adjusted gasoline and heating oil prices by 74 percent
  • Raise residential natural gas prices by 55 percent
  • Raise an average family’s annual energy bill by $1,500 annually
  • Increase the federal debt by 26 percent, which is $29,150 per person

Several Republicans and ‘Blue Dog’ Democrats are on the fence and under tremendous political pressure to pass this travesty.  They must be contacted immediately and told to vote “NO” if they expect to be re-elected next year.  These key votes are:

Republicans:
Bartlett (MD)
Bono Mack (CA)
Castle (DE)
Dent (PA)
Ehlers (MI)
Frelinghuysen (NJ)
Gerlach (PA)
Inglis (SC)
Tim Johnson (IL)
Kirk (IL)
Lance (NJ)
LoBiondo (NJ)
Petri (WI)
Platts (PA)
Ros-Lehtinen (FL)
Democrats:
Altmire (PA)
Bright (AL)
Dahlkemper (PA)
Drieshaus (OH)
Ellsworth (IN)
Kissell (NC)
Kratovil (MD)
Kanjorski (PA)
Minnick(ID)
Teague (NM)
Be polite but be firm.  Keep government out of our lives. Call 202-224-3121 now — and tell them “NO TO CAP AND TRADE!” My thanks to Mark Levin Show.com for this list of legislators.
R.S.F.

Freedom’s Seed

Published at June 24, 2009 in Foreign Affairs and General Commentary. 0 Comments

If you have a strong stomach go to this link, listen to the video track, and witness the unimaginable. Be advised, it’s very graphic.  God bless the brave.

Today in Tehran - Baharestan Square

The slaughter now taking place in Iran may surpass the brutality of Tiananmen Square. As you recoil in horror, and our imaginary leader in Washington tees up for another round of golf, ask yourself two questions:

First — what would you possibly say in negotiation to the kind of sub-human tyrant who, not only condones, but has ordered this kind of barbaric murder of his own people [or of any people]?

Second — given the uncontrolled growth of government in our own country, replete with ‘Bama’s proposed ‘National Security Force‘ and the diminishing role of our Constitution, might these be scenes from a distant future in America?

By the way, the acting president is taking a harder line with the Iranian delegation. They have been un-invited from the White House Fourth of July weenie roast. I give him a lot of credit for not voting present, yet again. He didn’t need to go out on a limb. By simply announcing they’re serving “Hebrew National” hot dogs, nobody would have shown up!

R.S.F.

“Ists” and “Isms”

Published at June 22, 2009 in Foreign Affairs, General Commentary and The Economy. 0 Comments

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I received a letter the other day which addressed me as a “Conservative Activist”. That night I saw a television show that made me realize some might consider me a “Survivalist”. Here, all the while, I thought I was a “Capitalist” speaking out against “Marxism” in America and supporting our troops fighting “Terrorism” abroad, so the rest of us can live to enjoy “Freedom” at home. Freedom. How’d that word get in there?

Lately, freedom seems to have gotten lost among the labels and, as it turns out, some of us don’t really understand what it is. Take, for example, a Liberal friend of mine [about whom I've spoken before] who agrees with the acting president that we have no right to “impose our way of life” on people in other countries. They both call it “meddling”, as does Mahmoud Ahmedinejad — who probably didn’t even know the word existed until our own B. Hussein Obama used it and gave him the opportunity to toss it back at us as propaganda. My friend has finally quantified the reason we can’t agree on any of the issues: we disagree on the fundamental principles.

What none of the three aforementioned understand is that freedom is the natural condition of human kind. Our founding fathers realized that reality and wrote about it often. Freedom comes from God, not from man. Since it can only be suppressed by man [governments and tyrants], helping to restore the natural order is neither imposing nor meddling. Millions of Iranians risking their lives in the streets of Tehran know that too and are waiting for words of encouragement from America — but our shining beacon at freedom’s door is dark. My friend says it’s none of our business because no one has asked for our help. I don’t know why anyone thinks so many signs in the crowd are printed in English but I’m guessing they’re the same people who think the revolt we are witnessing is still about the election.

Obama is an embarrassment. He has abdicated his responsibility as any kind of free world leader. Even France and Germany have spoken out but, for all the meaningless drivel he and his teleprompter have generated, his deafening silence is broken only by a few vague remarks about the government violence. This ideologue is coldly recasting the very essence of what America is about and will have the blood of thousands on his hands if Ahmedinejad once again slams freedom’s door on the fingers of the Iranian people.

Let me be as plain as the ears on ‘Bama’s head. When he apologizes for the brilliance of America, he does not speak for me. When he parades weakness in front of the world, he does not speak for me. When he insults our friends and friendlies up to our enemies, he does not speak for me. When he says America is broken and should be fixed with massive government programs, he does not speak for me. When he demonizes success and tramples our Constitution, he does not speak for me. When he disrespects the military or degrades their mission he does not speak for me. When oppressed people cry out against tyranny and are willing to die for freedom, he doesn’t speak at all.

So all other “ists” and “isms” notwithstanding, I say to my Liberal friend that I mostly consider myself a “real-ist”. Occasionally my government loses its way and as long as there is a First Amendment, I will speak for myself and try to influence a course correction. I have always been and shall always be proud of my country. If supporting those in other countries who are trying to restore freedom’s natural order is “meddling”, then I’m a “medd-ler”. There, we now have a “ler” label.

Above all else, I am an American and to the people of Iran, if our acting president won’t say it, I will — Press on! We hear your voices and you are not alone. God and the American people are with you!

R.S.F.

All Barack Channel

Published at June 20, 2009 in War Against Freedom. 0 Comments

bw-abc-test-patternWe’re about to give new meaning to the phrase “boob tube“! What a long way we have slipped from the innocent era of test patterns and Conelrad alerts on the family Dumont to State run media now featuring the All Barack Channel. On June 24th, ABC makes television history as they ‘one-up’ the National Barack Channel by providing the acting president with an extended primetime infomercial to present a lopsided pitch for his disastrous health ‘un-care’ program. Please, don’t confuse this with reality T.V.

Reporting is dead. It has been obvious to anyone with two eyes and two ears that the media has become little more than the government’s public relations arm but Wednesday’s public wedding makes it official. The pretense of any objectivity is over. ABC is not only limiting program participation to ‘Obama-ites’ only, they are refusing to allow the purchase of commercial time by anyone expressing opposing points of view — in other words, anyone telling the truth about the actual costs and pitfalls of Socialized Medicine. Excuse me but the First Amendment is where?

More than unprecedented in America, this is dangerous and not only diminishes the power of a White House backdrop for announcements of national significance but drives the final nail into ABC’s credibility coffin. A few highlights will be news anchor Charlie Gibson delivering World News from the Blue Room of the White House. Then, the network plans their propaganda special ‘Prescription for America’ originating from the East Room, excluding opposing voices from the debate, of course. Urgency will undoubtedly be stressed, as it was with the so-called Stimulus Bill, in [hope] of similarly cramming health care [change] down our throats before most people figure out what’s really going on.

Just in case you haven’t lost your dinner by then, the spin continues after the news on Nightline. Oh, by the way, Director of Communications at the ‘White House Office of Health Reform’ is Linda Douglass, who worked as a reporter for ABC News from 1998-2006.  Nuptial knot need more tightening? Consider ex-NBC anchor Tom Brokaw being appointed to a special White House panel!

If Fox News was on the ball, they would plan to broadcast a solid wall of competing fact from 5PM until midnight to provide viewers with an alternative to the gibberish that will be spewed from the East Room that night. On the plus side, after this travesty, it should be much more difficult for Democrats to even think Fairness Doctrine or try pushing the concept of ‘localism‘ in broadcasting. We’ll see — anything is possible once the government wraps its talons around our information.

Hey, anyone see Tom Mix on The Four O’clock Western yesterday?

R.S.F.

Throwing Stones

Published at June 17, 2009 in People Parade. 0 Comments

Palin - LettermanDavid Letterman made a couple of crude remarks. David Letterman has no appreciable viewing audience. If the rest of the media hadn’t fed the fire, scarcely anyone would have known the incident ever happened. As it is, he managed to publicly insult the Palin family, a major league baseball star, the entire industry of flight attendants, deride women in general and effectively give tacit approval of statutory rape. David Letterman should be fired.

Last night I heard someone refer to him as, “The Wal-Mart greeter of late night talk hosts”; it’s a pretty accurate description of the current state of his ‘act’. Ol’ Dave has been around for a long time — maybe too long.

A few years ago Don Imus was fired for a disrespectful, off-the-cuff remark uttered in response to something said by one of his morning show accomplices. Later that day, he made a sincere apology to the girls he had offended and a few days later spent several hours with them in caring conversation, even though he had already been released from the station and had nothing to gain, except the preservation of his self respect.

On the other hand, the statements made by Letterman were premeditated. They had been written, approved, recorded, edited and finally delivered under the pretense of a ‘joke’ — no fewer than five opportunities for someone to realize the material was in poor taste and eliminate it. After five days, no comment has yet been made by CBS and nothing approaching a serious apology has slipped through the gaps in Dave’s teeth.

Given his own record of fatherhood, one has to be surprised he would even raise the subject. Throwing stones at Conservative women seems to have become good sport for ‘the other side’ and Sarah Palin might as well wear a bullseye on her back. Maybe it’s because she IS, in fact, everything many of her Liberal counterparts only talk about but never achieve. I think she scares the hell out of them. Anyone with the ability to draw a crowd of 20 or 30 thousand people just by reading the Yellow Pages will do that!

Whether or not there was anything political fueling Letterman’s intent is, at best, secondary. First and foremost, he was simply stupid. Imagine the outcry if a Conservative had said that Hillary Clinton had a “slutty flight attendant look” or that one of Obama’s little girls had been “knocked up” by a professional athlete.

Alleged funny man, or whatever the excuse, as someone in the public eye David Letterman is charged with a certain responsibility — and when he elects to abdicate that responsibility, there must be consequences. If Imus can be fired for tossing pebbles onto the basketball court, what should be the penalty for hurling boulders at the innocent? Letterman must go.

R.S.F.

Candy Free Aisles

Published at June 11, 2009 in Foreign Affairs. 0 Comments

kim-no-mercyThe most bizarre sight in the world has to be a little kid throwing a tantrum in the aisle of a grocery store, while his mother tries to reason with him over a bag of candy. The screaming child is completely irrational and good ol’ mom continues futilely applying logic to his ears, instead of applying an encounter-ending thump to his rump. It’s a negotiation doomed from the start. Eventually, the kid gets the candy and the parents wonder why their little crumb cruncher behaves this way!

North Korea practically lives in the candy aisle and Kim Jong-il’s ranting in front of the world seems always to be met with his sweet tooth being pacified. Neither the U.S., China nor anyone else will ‘pants’ this little bad boy and provide the disciplinary paddling he so richly has earned. He needs to be taught what it means to be a small mouse playing with big cats — and that just because he sports some claws, doesn’t mean he’ll ever be mistaken for a feline.

The danger in leaving this ‘roaring rodent’ unchecked lies, not so much in his own use of North Korea’s nuclear capability, but in his willingness to export any part of their storefront to the highest bidders — bidders that are madmen even more highly motivated than himself. Just as many grocery stores have done, his neighbors need to establish a candy free aisle for little Kimmy.

For openers, they need to impose an immediate halt of all materiel and financial resources to N.K. with verification, at will, by the international community. If he throws a tantrum, any force must be met with greater force until he backs away from his aggressive nuclear ambitions, not in word but in deed. He has proven on numerous occasions that he has no respect for talk or treaties and can neither be trusted nor tolerated.

Unlike the small boy, Kim Jong-il may eventually require stronger than usual measures to correct his irrational behavior — including measures to remove him altogether, kicking and screaming, from the store. Our world is already too dangerous a place to waste any more precious time fooling around with a fool.

R.S.F.

AMERICA - We Remember

Published at June 6, 2009 in General Commentary. 0 Comments

As the great imposter nears the end of his second world apology tour, pandering this time to our adversaries, let us remember a great president honoring the selfless heroes of D-Day — who sacrificed so much to preserve American freedom and who defended liberty for an entire world threatened by the forces of tyranny.



If only Barack Hussein Obama could speak with inspiration, instead of disparaging his own country and parading weakness in front of madmen who only understand strength.

On this day,we remember and salute the men and women of the Greatest Generation.

R.S.F.