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Patrick J. Buchanan’s new book-Suicide Of A Superpower, Will America Survive To 2025?

admin — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:49:16 +0000

Drudge Report has written a breakdown of Patrick J. Buchanan’s brand new book: Suicide Of A Superpower, Will America Survive To 2025? That breakdown posted online gives one a chilling read.
Quotes such as: “As the faith that gave birth to the West is dying in the West, peoples of European descent from the steppes of Russia to the coast of California have begun to die out, as the Third World treks north to claim the estate. The last decade provided corroborating if not conclusive proof that we are in the Indian Summer of our civilization.”
And another quote: “America is disintegrating. The centrifugal forces pulling us apart are growing inexorably. What unites us is dissolving. And this is true of Western Civilization …. Meanwhile, the state is failing in its most fundamental duties. It is no longer able to defend our borders, balance our budgets, or win our wars.”

The books reads as if its been written to be left behind in the ruins, only to be found by a future civilization. end quotes.

As a unemployed American right now, I must watch out on what I spend my remaining money on. After reading this Drudge Report exclusive, I’m planning on getting this book.

UPDATE. October 18, 2011: I have indeed purchased this book and look forward to reading it.

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1. Drudge Report exclusive. “BOOK WARNS OF END”, October 14, 2011. (http://www.drudgereport.com/flashpb.htm).

Palin’s Ideas Crossing the Political Divide?

admin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 14:33:30 +0000

There was an article by Anand Giridharadas, published on September 9, 2011, about Sarah Plain. So, whats new about that – its just another bash of the lady that liberals love to bash and insult every day. Once I read the title of the article, “Some of Sarah Palin’s Ideas Cross the Political Divide”; I had to go ahead and read the entire thing.

I’m going to pull several quotes from that article and post them here on my blog. As always, the link to the original article is at the end of the post.

Quote: But something curious happened when Ms. Palin strode onto the stage last weekend at a Tea Party event in Indianola, Iowa. Along with her familiar and predictable swipes at President Barack Obama and the “far left,” she delivered a devastating indictment of the entire U.S. political establishment — left, right and center — and pointed toward a way of transcending the presently unbridgeable political divide. End quote.

Quote: She made three interlocking points. First, that the United States is now governed by a “permanent political class,” drawn from both parties, that is increasingly cut off from the concerns of regular people. Second, that these Republicans and Democrats have allied with big business to mutual advantage to create what she called “corporate crony capitalism.” Third, that the real political divide in the United States may no longer be between friends and foes of Big Government, but between friends and foes of vast, remote, unaccountable institutions (both public and private). End quote.

Quote: Ms. Palin’s third point was more striking still: in contrast to the sweeping paeans to capitalism and the free market delivered by the Republican presidential candidates whose ranks she has yet to join, she sought to make a distinction between good capitalists and bad ones. The good ones, in her telling, are those small businesses that take risks and sink and swim in the churning market; the bad ones are well-connected megacorporations that live off bailouts, dodge taxes and profit terrifically while creating no jobs.

Strangely, she was saying things that liberals might like, if not for Ms. Palin’s having said them.

“This is not the capitalism of free men and free markets, of innovation and hard work and ethics, of sacrifice and of risk,” she said of the crony variety. She added: “It’s the collusion of big government and big business and big finance to the detriment of all the rest — to the little guys. It’s a slap in the face to our small business owners — the true entrepreneurs, the job creators accounting for 70 percent of the jobs in America.” End quote.

Quote: Ms. Palin may be hinting at a new political alignment that would pit a vigorous localism against a kind of national-global institutionalism. End quote.

A very interesting conclusion by Mr. Giridharadas with that last quote. I will now be on the lookout for the ripples of this spreading out into the rest of our culture.

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1. NY Times.com. “Some of Sarah Palin’s Ideas Cross the Political Divide” by Anand Giridharadas. Sept 9, 2011. ( http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/10/us/10iht-currents10.html?_r=4&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1315569719-RpR5AuX40tZqZl8xOiUg7g ).

Palin Film To Premiere in June

admin — Wed, 25 May 2011 04:01:58 +0000

The Barracuda is waiting to strike in Iowa this summer. And her weapon will be a film by conservative filmmaker Stephen K. Bannon. Bannon created films like “Generation Zero.” And this was what caught Ms. Sarah Plain’s eye.

Recently, Bannon showed a rough cut to the Palins in Arizona (future home for them). There will be two versions of this movie. A PG-13 one for general release and another, un-rated version which will include highlights for those celebrities who have gone out of their way to insult the former governor.

For more details on this film project, please copy and paste the link below in the Ref section.

As for my thoughts on this. I think Sarah Palin is trying to decide to either run for President in 2012 or run for a senate seat from Arizona. The later to “rebuild” her image to the Republicans and general public at large from what the Democrats did to her for the past two years. Depending on how this movie will be received by the Iowa voters this summer will determine if Sarah Plain will toss her hat into which contest.

Shes loved by the Tea Party. Sarah Palin is supposely “damaged goods” right now and the democratic party and their supporters keep attacking her with everything they got. But she keeps on going.

The recent Day by Day Cartoon by Chris Muir posted on May 22, 2011 was very telling. Simply entitled “Gladiatrix,” that is why I am posting it with this article. Maybe THIS can become her new nickname with whatever campaign she runs in 2012.

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Ref.

1. Real Clear Politics. “Palin’s Secret Weapon: New Film to Premiere in June” by Scott Conroy. May 25, 2011. (http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2011/05/25/palins_secret_weapon_new_film_to_premiere_in_june_109949.html).

2. Day by Day Cartoon by Chris Muir. “Gladiatrix” May 22, 2011.

Donald Trump – Future GOP Klingon?

admin — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 14:38:56 +0000

Have you seen the video of Neil Cavuto talking about WHY Americans love Donald Trump and are giving him a second or third look for the office of President of the United States for 2012.

To sum up what Cavuto said, the DONALD is a blunt talker. And as a blunt talker, that is where I give Mr. Trump the Klingon title. He (Trump) is going after the enemy (Obama/Democratic Party) unlike the milk toast attacks that the lame Republican Party is doing so far. The Tea Party IS THE ONLY REASON THE GOP HAS ANY BACKBONE right now!

He doesn’t take the pc crap like all the other pols that are out there right now. Worried about how to answer a question without really answering the question to avoid damaging themselves too soon in the 2012 race. Politicians are like that – its a given. By the way, here is the link to the video I am talking about: http://youtu.be/8M1-iXYsukU .

I recently house sat for a friend of mine this past week. He and his wife were going to go out of town for a concert. On Foxnews, the night before their departure, there were news reports of Donald Trump and his campaign against President Obama and going after the president on the birth certificate issue. And my friend was really in favor of Trump. That took me by surprise and for the past week, I have been paying more attention to what Donald Trump has been saying and what was reported about him.

With the CNN poll, it appears that Trump is pulling support away from people like Romney, Gingrich, Palin, and Huckabee. CNN seemed puzzled as to why Trump was rising in the polls, but then answer their own question with this quote: One contributing factor could be his numerous appearances in the national media. Trump’s questioning of whether President Barack Obama was born in the U.S. has put Trump smack in the media spotlight the past two months. end quote.

But as Hillary Clinton and Rudy Giuliani discovered, being in the lead one year out from the election is not all that great for your campaign.

UPDATE: April 15, 2011: Now this is a interesting twist. Rep Allen West of Florida is being spoken about as a possible running mate for Donald Trump.

As for al the buzz about him, Rep West said the following, ” Who knows what’s going to happen. If the people think that I have an ability to continue my service of my country in a different capacity, first of all we gotta talk to God, we gotta talk to my family, we gotta talk to the constituents.”

UPDATE: April 16, 2011: Donald Trump is really getting into high gear investigating the President’s Hawaii birth claim issues. And hes checking into Hawaii governor Neil Abercrombie over his part in the birth certificate “cover-up.”

UPDATE: April 27, 2011: The mountain (i.e. Obama) came to the Donald to para-phrase that old saying. The supposed long form has finally been presented. ON first blush-it does appear to be that Obama really was indeed born in the USA. The link on the Drudge Report has exceeded bandwidth. This is the link to a cached copy of the Birth Certificate President has put out today (http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/birth-certificate-long-form.pdf).

UPDATE: April 29, 2011: Another spot on report about the Donald (http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2011/04/chord-donald-trump-strikes.html#more).

For more details, check out the added links below in the Ref section.

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1. The Reganite Republican blog. “Neil Cavuto on Why Americans Like Trump.” by FoxNewsInsider April 14, 2011. (http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2011/04/neil-cavuto-on-why-americans-like-trump.html#more).

2. CNN Politics. “CNN Poll: Trump tied for first in GOP horserace” by CNN Political Unit/Paul Steinhauser. April 12, 2011.(http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2011/04/12/cnn-poll-trump-tied-for-first-in-gop-horserace/).

3. The State Column. ”Rep. Allen West to run for vice president with Donald Trump?”

(http://www.thestatecolumn.com/articles/rep-allen-west-to-run-for-vice-president-with-donald-trump/).

4. The Reaganite Republican blog. ”Trump’s Plan to Ride the Birther Issue Right to the US Presidency” April 16, 2011. (http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2011/04/trumps-plan-to-ride-birther-issue-right.html#more).

USA Economy on Track for Destruction in 2037!

admin — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:13:21 +0000

Can House Budget Chairman Paul Ryan, Republican Congressman from Wisconsin be the 21st century Paul Revere? But this time, instead of the “British are coming! The British are coming!” his warning call is “We Are Broke in 2037!”

Ryan asked the CBO to run the numbers with the US economy on its current trajectory.

Quote: “We’re on a debt crisis path. We are on a path where the government goes from 20 percent of GDP, to 40 percent then 60 percent of GDP. We’re on a path where our debt goes from about 68 percent of GDP to 800 percent of GDP over the three-generation window,” Ryan said. end quote.

The CBO responded to the congressman’s question. Their computer model crashes in 2017. The CBO could not figure out a way for the American economy to even function past the year 2017!

Congressman Ryan’s plan is to cut $5.8 trillion over the next decade. Cuts will have to be made with Medicare and reforming Medicare law. Quote: “Then, you do start cutting seniors,” he said in a speech at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. “So, the question here is not if we reform Medicare. The question is when and how we reform Medicare and by reforming Medicare now, you save Medicare.” end quote.

Ryan’s proposal would also end taxpayer support for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and no funding at all for the implementation of Obama health care reform law that was passed by Congress last March.

Neither political party should be “kickin’ the can down the lane past the next election. The politicans need to throw some cold water on their faces, look themselves in the mirror and realize the economic drinking binge that they have been on for the past ten years is over with!

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1. CNSNEWS.com. “Ryan: Debt on Track to Hit 800 Percent of GDP; ‘CBO Can’t Conceive of Any Way’ Economy Can Continue Past 2037″ by Nicholas Ballasy. April 6, 2011. (http://cnsnews.com/news/article/rep-ryan-obama-s-budget-path-do-nothing).

2. picture with article from AP.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker got his ‘political’ Klingon on!

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:07:43 +0000

Republican Scott Walker, the governor of the state of Wisconsin; is in a honorable fight for the citizens of his state. Hes going up again the teacher and state worker unions. And the state senate democrats have actually fled the state to AVOID their duty.

Even with President Obama backing the unions in Wisconsin, Walker fired back at the President. Quote: ”We are focused on balancing our budget. It would be wise for the government and others in Washington to focus on balancing their budgets, which they are a long way off from doing.”

Public-sector state workers and the teachers are upset over the proposed budget plan which will call upon them to pay more to receive their pension and health care benefits and also removes collective bargaining rights for some of those unions.

For more information, check out the link in the reference section below.

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1. The Hill. “Wis. governor: GOP won’t be ‘bullied’ by union bill protesters”

By Jordan Fabian. February 18, 2011. (http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/145033-wisconsin-gov-gop-emboldened-by-protests-).

Multiculturalism = Failure. So Says Europe.

admin — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 15:01:34 +0000

Europe, over the past decade has made an amazing discovery… multiculturalism is a failure!

Hmmmm, I think the middle of America (more often referred to as “Fly Over” country) knew that was the case. But the liberal elite of both poltical parties refuse to understand that. Especially under the rule of the one: Obama the Great!

The big three nations of Europe, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom have realized that the influx of new immgrants are NOT melting into the national community. In the Untied States, we were call this the “Melting Pot.”

Quoting French President Nicolas Sarkozy from the AFP article: ”My answer is clearly yes, it is a failure,” he said in a television interview when asked about the policy which advocates that host societies welcome and foster distinct cultural and religious immigrant groups.

“Of course we must all respect differences, but we do not want… a society where communities coexist side by side.

“If you come to France, you accept to melt into a single community, which is the national community, and if you do not want to accept that, you cannot be welcome in France,” the right-wing president said. end quote.

Back in October, 2010; German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany’s effort at multiculturalism in Germany had “failed, totally.”

These comments have come after weeks of debate after a book written by a central banker came out saying that immigrants, specifically – Muslims, were making Germany quote, “more stupid.”

Recently, the British Prime Minister David Cameron have stated the following: ”more active, muscular liberalism” where equal rights, the rule of law, freedom of speech and democracy are actively promoted to create a stronger national identity. Cameron has argued that “under the doctrine of state multiculturalism, we have encouraged different cultures to live separate lives, apart from each other and the mainstream”. He said this had resulted in a lack of national identity in Britain which had made some young Muslims turn to extremist ideology. end quote.

Now, if only America’s intellectual elite would recognize this.

Finally, quoting a article from J.D. Longstreet on this very subject. ”Oh, one other thing. There is no such thing as multiculturalism under the rule of Islam. There is one way, one culture, one religion … Islam.”

Hummmm, sounds like Islam is doing what America once did to itself(uh oh, here comes that “melting pot” reference again!). Back in the 19th and 20th century, immigrants to the United States would go out of their way to learn the English language – and they made sure that their children learned the language of their new homeland, the United States of America!

Nowdays, immigrants are basically told NOT to intergrate themselves into our society and this is wrong. This is another reason why the concept of Poltical Correctness is in fact, on of the greatest threats to American security that we have ever faced.

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Ref.

1. Yahoo news.com. “Multiculturalism has failed, says French president” February 10, 2011.(http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20110210/wl_afp/francepoliticsimmigrationsociety).

2. Faultline USA. “Multiculturalism an Abysmal Failure – Worldwide” by J.D. Longstreet February 14, 2011.

3. pic from AFP from yahoo news,com.

Will Michele Bachmann Run for President in 2012?

admin — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 02:31:43 +0000

According to the Drudge Report and the Star Tribune, it appears that Minnesota Rep Michele Bachmann might be considering a run for President in 2012.

All I can say is “Go for it Michele!”

She, along with other members of the 112th Congress were sworn in, will travel to Iowa on January 21st to confer with that state’s GOP leaders and to speak before the Iowans for Tax Relief PAC fundraiser in Des Moines; a group of conservative tax activists. She will be in Iowa a week before Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty will be there. He has been building up his credentials for his own presidential campaign.

When asked directly about a possible White House bid, she said, “I’m continuing speaking out on the issues just as I have for the last few years. Part of that will include going to Iowa and some of the caucus states. My commitment level remains the same, and that’s to making sure that President Obama doesn’t have a second term.”

Bachmann, by the way was born in Waterloo, Iowa.

Quote from the Star Tribune article: Michael Snyder, a blogger from Carnation, Wash., started a blog more than a year ago titled “Michele Bachmann for President in 2012.” While he’s never met Bachmann, Snyder said he created the blog because of her staunchly conservative stances on fiscal and social issues.

“Her message really resonates with the Tea Party movement,” said Snyder, adding that Bachmann was a stronger candidate than another female conservative who has received lots of attention over a potential 2012 run — former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the GOP’s vice-presidential candidate in 2008. end quote.

And a final quote from that same news article: Kathryn Pearson, a University of Minnesota political scientist, said Bachmann weighing a presidential bid serves as a reminder to national Republicans who rejected her earlier bid for House leadership that she remains a national figure.

“This doesn’t mean she’s a serious contender,” said Pearson. “But it does serve as a reminder that she has a strong national profile among conservative Republicans and among particularly Republicans that identify with the tea party.” end quote.

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1. “Bachmann considering White House bid, aides say” January 5, 2011. By KEVIN DIAZ and JEREMY HERB. (http://www.startribune.com/politics/112933079.html?elr=KArks:DCiUMEaPc:UiD3aPc:_Yyc:aU7DYaGEP7vDEh7P:DiUs).

Second American Revolution Coming?

admin — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 02:34:24 +0000

A very interesting Perspective on Investors.com by Ernest S. Christian and Gary A. Robbins entitled “Will Washington’s Failures Lead To Second American Revolution?” The focus of this article is to turn back the growing Imperial Presidency or better yet, the cult of personality that Obama is creating.

Quote: He is undermining our constitutional traditions: The rule of law and our Anglo-Saxon concepts of private property hang in the balance. Obama may be the most “consequential” president ever.

The Wall Street Journal’s steadfast Dorothy Rabinowitz wrote that Barack Obama is “an alien in the White House.”

His bullying and offenses against the economy and job creation are so outrageous that CEOs in the Business Roundtable finally mustered the courage to call him “anti-business.” Veteran Democrat Sen. Max Baucus blurted out that Obama is engineering the biggest government-forced “redistribution of income” in history. end quote.

The American people are realizing that they made a BIG mistake in 2008 in electing this man. The only ones who support him are democratic party hacks and the lecher class who don’t care what the rest of the country is going through in order for the lechers to enjoy some level of satisfaction. Satisfaction in such things as revenge against the producers of the society through hard work enjoy a better life (until now) than the lechers do. The producers have more “goodies” than the lechers and the Dems-are willing to take from the producers to give to the lechers to stay in power.

Quote: Opinion polls suggest that in the November mid-term elections, voters will replace the present Democratic majority in Congress with opposition Republicans — but that will not necessarily stop Obama. end quote.

Obama care has some hidden items that let Obama be more of a ruler than a President. We Americans must be care of this Caesar. He has his fiddle out and tuning it up for his next act.

Ref. Investors.com. ”Will Washington’s Failures Lead To Second American Revolution?” by By ERNEST S. CHRISTIAN AND GARY A ROBBINS. July 30, 2010. (http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/Article/542171/201007301830/Will-Washingtons-Failures-Lead-To-Second-American-Revolution-.aspx)

Sarah Palin – 2012

admin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:41:21 +0000

Article by Roger Simon of Politico is a must read. Link is below in the usual spot.

Some things that he wrote about in this article remind me of what the Democratic Party did under George W. Bush. Namely, underestimate the fellow with insults that in the end backfire on you. Hence, all the negative things that they(i.e the Democratic hacks) have said about Sarah Palin is going to backfire on them.

George was a drunk. Not a great college student-how can he be a good president? He froze when America was attacked. I will point out to the reader that he was in front of a classroom of schoolkids and news cameras. The political hacks would seem to indicate that President Bush should be jumping up and down in a panic shouting orders and running back and forth across the front of the school room.

Hence, the disapproving looks down Democratic noses towards the gun-toting, pitbull in lipstick, white trash MILF from the icelands of Alaska.

But take a look at recent polls. 46% to 46% tie with President Obama in a hypothetical 2012 election. Personally, I think Sarah Palin would be better off to wait until 2016 and beyond. But that might not happen. This is something we just have to see play out before us.

She connects with the Tea party movement.

And BOTH political parties are afraid of this movement. Republicans are trying to direct this wave of voters into their corner… However, I need to remind people that the mascot of the movment might as well be the rattlesnake! See all those “Don’t Tread on Me” flags. You want a rattlesnake to box you into a corner do you?

Barracuda and rattlesnakes… Obama – look at what you have created!

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REf. Politico.com. Roger Simon (http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0710/40072.html).