Friday, October 8, 2010
Profiling In Reverse
MTV, BET and CMT are casting the audience for town hall meeting with
President Obama. Shooting Oct. 14, 4 p.m. in Washington, D.C.
Seeking—Audience Members: males & females, 18+.
To apply, email townhallaudience@mtvnmix.com and put “Town Hall” in the subject line. To ensure that the audience represents diverse interests and political views, include your name, phone number, hometown, school attending, your job and what issues, if any, you are interested in or passionate about. Also, provide a recent photo and short description of your political views. Submission deadline: Oct. 14.
No pay.
Pre-screening?? Naw! Profiling? Don't be absurd.
That question about political issues you are passionate about . . . coincidental.
The photos?? Ugly and belligerent looking people need not apply. Or then again, maybe they just want to make sure they get the pretty people. Gonna be on TV ya know.
And you better not show up wearing that 'Tea Party' or 'Fire Pelosi' t-shirt.
Follow Up
As a follow-up to my message: 'A Word Of Warning' this morning.
Unfortunately the American public and our current administration will continue on the present path of apathy and incompetence until a true catastrophy occurs.
Unless we face the problem completely, the inevitable will happen. And, regretably the necessary actions will probably not be taken unless there is a major nuclear, chemical or biological attack in this country.
Let's hope this doesn't prove to be true.
We had the necessary information to be better prepared prior to:
1. The start of WWI
2. The start of WWII
3. The invasion by North Korea in 1950
4. The conflict in Vietnam
but we failed to act accordingly . . . and paid dearly.
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Pay close attention to events in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
DE
Unfortunately the American public and our current administration will continue on the present path of apathy and incompetence until a true catastrophy occurs.
Unless we face the problem completely, the inevitable will happen. And, regretably the necessary actions will probably not be taken unless there is a major nuclear, chemical or biological attack in this country.
Let's hope this doesn't prove to be true.
We had the necessary information to be better prepared prior to:
1. The start of WWI
2. The start of WWII
3. The invasion by North Korea in 1950
4. The conflict in Vietnam
but we failed to act accordingly . . . and paid dearly.
Those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Pay close attention to events in Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
DE
A Word Of Warning
Just a word of warning. Pay careful attention to events in Pakistan and, in particular, the area of Waziristan.
We have obvious problems with Iran. Things are going to get worse there. Lebanon is planning to allow Ahmadenijad to visit their border with Israel (against US objections) where he is reported as going to 'throw (symbolic) rocks' at Israeli positions.
At the same time, things are escalating in Pakistan. Pakistan is an extremely unstable country with nuclear capabilities. Potential of governmental and political 'overthrow' exists and the possible consequences are dire indeed. India has not become involved directly . . . yet! But they will.
Condditions in Afghanistan are ominous at best. Political considerations exist where Gen. Patreaus, under Presidential direction (or suggestion), desires something positive to occur before the November elections here in the US. (There should be no wonder why.)
Just a word of warning. We have huge trouble staring us in the face.
An unstable and corrupt Pakistan. Afghanistan where stability and corruption may be even worse. Iran led by radical imams, ayotollahs and a extremist president ranting against the 'great satan' US and promising destruction of the Israeli state.
At the same time we have indecisive international policies made worse by our 'PC' attitude toward Islam.
We have problems. Wishful thinking and the 'ostrich' effect isn't going to work.
DE
We have obvious problems with Iran. Things are going to get worse there. Lebanon is planning to allow Ahmadenijad to visit their border with Israel (against US objections) where he is reported as going to 'throw (symbolic) rocks' at Israeli positions.
At the same time, things are escalating in Pakistan. Pakistan is an extremely unstable country with nuclear capabilities. Potential of governmental and political 'overthrow' exists and the possible consequences are dire indeed. India has not become involved directly . . . yet! But they will.
Condditions in Afghanistan are ominous at best. Political considerations exist where Gen. Patreaus, under Presidential direction (or suggestion), desires something positive to occur before the November elections here in the US. (There should be no wonder why.)
Just a word of warning. We have huge trouble staring us in the face.
An unstable and corrupt Pakistan. Afghanistan where stability and corruption may be even worse. Iran led by radical imams, ayotollahs and a extremist president ranting against the 'great satan' US and promising destruction of the Israeli state.
At the same time we have indecisive international policies made worse by our 'PC' attitude toward Islam.
We have problems. Wishful thinking and the 'ostrich' effect isn't going to work.
DE
Logic
It is evident that a lot of people either did not take Economics 101 -- or have forgotten the details.
The following statement is so astute that you must consider it carefully and admit that it is factual.
"What about the politician who tells us that he's not going to raise taxes on the middle class; instead, he's going to raise corporate income taxes as means to get rich corporations to pay their rightful share of government? If a tax is levied on a corporation, and if it is to survive, it will have one of three responses, or some combination thereof. One response is to raise the price of its product, so who bears the burden? Another response is to lower dividends; again, who bears the burden? Yet another response is to lay off workers. In each case, it is people, not some legal fiction called a corporation, who bear the burden of the tax." --economist Walter E. Williams
The following statement is so astute that you must consider it carefully and admit that it is factual.
"What about the politician who tells us that he's not going to raise taxes on the middle class; instead, he's going to raise corporate income taxes as means to get rich corporations to pay their rightful share of government? If a tax is levied on a corporation, and if it is to survive, it will have one of three responses, or some combination thereof. One response is to raise the price of its product, so who bears the burden? Another response is to lower dividends; again, who bears the burden? Yet another response is to lay off workers. In each case, it is people, not some legal fiction called a corporation, who bear the burden of the tax." --economist Walter E. Williams
Trouble In Pakistan
President Truman once said the invasion at Anzio was bungled by squirrel-headed generals.
The Constitution established that the over-all command of the military should remain in civilian control so as to, I suppose, prevent a potential military take-over. Squirrel-headedness, however, exists in both the civilian and military sectors.
Witness the following report relative to the growing and continuing fiasco in Pakistan.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/margolis/margolis208.html
We may be seeing the beginning of 'history revisited'.
The Constitution established that the over-all command of the military should remain in civilian control so as to, I suppose, prevent a potential military take-over. Squirrel-headedness, however, exists in both the civilian and military sectors.
Witness the following report relative to the growing and continuing fiasco in Pakistan.
http://www.lewrockwell.com/margolis/margolis208.html
We may be seeing the beginning of 'history revisited'.
Immigration Cannot Solve World Poverty
Roy Beck of 'Numbers USA' has prepared a video that everyone, especially our Senators and Congressmen, should see. It demonstrates the futility of current 'liberal' thinking relative to immigration.
It is a brilliant video. Extremely clear and with a good use of visuals to illustrate the point.
Simply stated - the USA can't solve all of the worlds problems. When the USA becomes bankrupt, through poorly thought-out immigration and fiscal policies, the USA won't be able to solve ANY country's problems. When that happens we will all be much worse off and indebted beyond all possibility of recovery.
Roy said that he developed the presentation after being invited to talk to his son's 7th grade class about immigration. He looked for a way to easily communicate proportionality in a visual way. To his credit, he found a graphic and rational way to describe the problem.
Here's the link to view this video. You are urged to view it.
www.numbersusa.com/content/resources/video/educational/immigration-world-poverty-and-gumballs-updated-2010.html
It is a brilliant video. Extremely clear and with a good use of visuals to illustrate the point.
Simply stated - the USA can't solve all of the worlds problems. When the USA becomes bankrupt, through poorly thought-out immigration and fiscal policies, the USA won't be able to solve ANY country's problems. When that happens we will all be much worse off and indebted beyond all possibility of recovery.
Roy said that he developed the presentation after being invited to talk to his son's 7th grade class about immigration. He looked for a way to easily communicate proportionality in a visual way. To his credit, he found a graphic and rational way to describe the problem.
Here's the link to view this video. You are urged to view it.
www.numbersusa.com/content/resources/video/educational/immigration-world-poverty-and-gumballs-updated-2010.html
Elections
The American political system is broken. Gimmickry is involved in the Primary Election process (by both parties) and, as a result, a true measure of the will of the voting public is defeated or obscured.
A partial cure to Primary and General Elections is so simple and obvious.
First of all, the Primaries should be actual public elections . . . none of this 'caucas' stuff that may or may not reflect the will of the people.
Second, the Primaries should be required by law to be held within a specific time 'window' . . . say, for instance, no sooner than 8 months prior to the General Election and no later than 6 months prior.
Third, it should be required that one must mandatorily qualify eligibility for the General Election by voting in the Primary Election. It would negate the fact that Primary Elections always have a much lower turn-out than the General Election. Thus, if one doesn't vote in the Primary . . . they can't vote in the General.
Will this completely 'fix' the problem? Of course not. Sadly we will still have the problem of 'ignorance' and 'apathy'. The general media will not help us in that area either (with the possible exception of FOX). Then there is the crowd that says, "Don't confuse me with facts. My mind is made up?"
This places the burden on us . . . you and me . . . and people like us. Nobody said it was going to be easy. But we sure can try.
DE
A partial cure to Primary and General Elections is so simple and obvious.
First of all, the Primaries should be actual public elections . . . none of this 'caucas' stuff that may or may not reflect the will of the people.
Second, the Primaries should be required by law to be held within a specific time 'window' . . . say, for instance, no sooner than 8 months prior to the General Election and no later than 6 months prior.
Third, it should be required that one must mandatorily qualify eligibility for the General Election by voting in the Primary Election. It would negate the fact that Primary Elections always have a much lower turn-out than the General Election. Thus, if one doesn't vote in the Primary . . . they can't vote in the General.
Will this completely 'fix' the problem? Of course not. Sadly we will still have the problem of 'ignorance' and 'apathy'. The general media will not help us in that area either (with the possible exception of FOX). Then there is the crowd that says, "Don't confuse me with facts. My mind is made up?"
This places the burden on us . . . you and me . . . and people like us. Nobody said it was going to be easy. But we sure can try.
DE
We The People
As the rednecks down here in the South say, "Who'd have thunk it?"
About a year and a half ago we saw the beginning of the 9/12 and Tea Party movements. We were accused of being 'astro-turf', racist, trouble making folks inciting to riot and social unrest. In actuality we were people who recognized incompetence and arrogance in our elected officials who were seemingly bent on installing a Socialist - Marxist government. We were appalled by the misdirected 'stimulus' and bail-out programs and growing power of big government and unions. We were dismayed by the increasing manipulation of Obama's 'Chicago' politics and cronies. The disrespect of our Armed Forces, misuse of our Judicial System, failed Middle East policies, continued high unemployment and a poorly conceived and unconstitutional HealthCare program only made us more determined to increase our efforts. We evidenced a fiscal and housing policy compiled overnight that will take us years with undue hardships from which to recover. We saw an immigration policy completely in disarray with the administration pandering for latino votes and, of course, an increased pandering for gay and lesbian votes.
We clearly saw an administration with utter disregard for our Constitution and recognized that only 'We, The People' could solve the problem.
The 9/12 groups and Tea Parties have accomplished much as witnessed by the shocking election results so far in unlikely places like New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia and Florida just to name a few. In just five more weeks the people will speak again. Recent polls show that more people would prefer to support the candidates favored by the Tea Parties than those supported by the administration. And rightly so.
We cannot, and must not, relent. The results of Election Day 2010 will change the face of the political landscape but, with our continued efforts, will be nothing compared to Election Day 2012.
To all of those who are now with us, Thank You. To all others, please join us in a return to Constitutional government and a better America.
DE
About a year and a half ago we saw the beginning of the 9/12 and Tea Party movements. We were accused of being 'astro-turf', racist, trouble making folks inciting to riot and social unrest. In actuality we were people who recognized incompetence and arrogance in our elected officials who were seemingly bent on installing a Socialist - Marxist government. We were appalled by the misdirected 'stimulus' and bail-out programs and growing power of big government and unions. We were dismayed by the increasing manipulation of Obama's 'Chicago' politics and cronies. The disrespect of our Armed Forces, misuse of our Judicial System, failed Middle East policies, continued high unemployment and a poorly conceived and unconstitutional HealthCare program only made us more determined to increase our efforts. We evidenced a fiscal and housing policy compiled overnight that will take us years with undue hardships from which to recover. We saw an immigration policy completely in disarray with the administration pandering for latino votes and, of course, an increased pandering for gay and lesbian votes.
We clearly saw an administration with utter disregard for our Constitution and recognized that only 'We, The People' could solve the problem.
The 9/12 groups and Tea Parties have accomplished much as witnessed by the shocking election results so far in unlikely places like New Jersey, Massachusetts, Virginia and Florida just to name a few. In just five more weeks the people will speak again. Recent polls show that more people would prefer to support the candidates favored by the Tea Parties than those supported by the administration. And rightly so.
We cannot, and must not, relent. The results of Election Day 2010 will change the face of the political landscape but, with our continued efforts, will be nothing compared to Election Day 2012.
To all of those who are now with us, Thank You. To all others, please join us in a return to Constitutional government and a better America.
DE
Response To Fear
All of us, except possibly the 'brain dead', have noticed that following all acts by Islamic terrorists there is not even one voice raised in the Muslim communities that condemn such acts. Many, in fact, go as far as to publicly rejoice. That is because these deplorable acts are justified to all Muslims by their Koran with regards to their never ending conflict with 'infidels' . . . which, by their definition, is everyone not of the Islamic faith.
As a civilized society we are expected to be tolerant. Devout Muslims are, on the other hand, tolerant only to 'believers of Islam and Allah'.
Today Americans are afraid. And well they should be. The entire Muslim world is, to one degree or another, at war with all of us 'infidels' and our perceived decadent way of life. We must fear them like we fear fire. Fires are uncaring and can be destructive, even fatal. Fire has no choice but to burn. Humans, however, have choices. In this comparison Muslims are similar to unthinking flames. Rational people have every reason to fear Muslims the same way they fear fire.
The simple truth is the devout Islamist extremists who behead, riot and become human bombs do have a choice. They want to kill. All they want is an excuse, and they'll find one no matter what. The atrocities will continue until we confront the issue with definitive actions.
But first we must understand the threat posed by the devout Muslim mind and ideology.
Just like a cancer, left untreated it can be fatal.
DE
As a civilized society we are expected to be tolerant. Devout Muslims are, on the other hand, tolerant only to 'believers of Islam and Allah'.
Today Americans are afraid. And well they should be. The entire Muslim world is, to one degree or another, at war with all of us 'infidels' and our perceived decadent way of life. We must fear them like we fear fire. Fires are uncaring and can be destructive, even fatal. Fire has no choice but to burn. Humans, however, have choices. In this comparison Muslims are similar to unthinking flames. Rational people have every reason to fear Muslims the same way they fear fire.
The simple truth is the devout Islamist extremists who behead, riot and become human bombs do have a choice. They want to kill. All they want is an excuse, and they'll find one no matter what. The atrocities will continue until we confront the issue with definitive actions.
But first we must understand the threat posed by the devout Muslim mind and ideology.
Just like a cancer, left untreated it can be fatal.
DE
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