Well, I went and did it today. I’ve finally summoned the courage, yet I’m ashamed I have to consider this an act of “courage.” It really is a sad commentary of where our country is right now, and it is fundamentally so contrary to our Founding documents. I’m not the only one who’s been hesitant to do this, either. Everyone I work with, as well as friends and family, have all felt this way or still do. I finally put my my fear aside and did it. I’m the first in my group of family and friends. I’m hoping that what I did will encourage others to do so, as well. The fact that so many of us feel this way is just so wrong…so fundamentally wrong. So what is it that I did that was so “courageous?”
I put an anti-Obama bumper sticker on my car.
For so long and for very sad reasons, I’ve been reluctant to do so for fear of either getting my car keyed or damaged, or worse yet – being called a “racist.”
Today I have decided I can no longer carry that fear. I love my country too damn much. I can get a new car, but I cannot get my country back if I don’t take a stand. Yes, I know displaying a bumper sticker is hardly “taking a stand,” but if you look at it in context, that a lot of Americans are afraid to do so for reasons I cited, then I AM taking a stand. I’m saying that I value my right to free speech, I value the Constitution, I value my right to dissent, and I value what the Founding Fathers fought so hard for – not to mention our brave and valiant military men and women who are currently fighting for that very right. So why shouldn’t I display my bumper sticker? If it’s how I feel then that is my right.
Last week, Beck had Judge Andrew Napolitano on his show to discuss the legality and legal precedence behind Linda Douglass’ “snitch” program, encouraging Obama supporters to forward “fishy” emails about Obama’s healthcare program to flag@WhiteHouse.gov.
What did I do as a conservative? I sent them a copy of HR 3200 to their address. If it’s disinformation they want, then it’s disinformation they’ll get – like that which is contained within HR 3200 (maybe they’ll read it if they get plenty of copies of it?).
Last week, Glenn Beck brought out the position of one of Obama’s health care advisors, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel (Rahm’s brother) on ‘end of life’ care. This goes in all kinds of crazy directions like eugenics, euthanasia, AARP, ACORN and “The Complete Lives System.”
Folks, this is just plain frightening. If Beck is wrong, he can be sued for libel and/or slander. What does he have to gain from talking about these things? He doesn’t – except for the fact that he cares about Americans. As do I.
Last week on Greta, she played some of Rush’s radio show video where he lambasts the White House and the DNC on their offensive tactics against grass-roots efforts trying to get their concerns heard at townhall meetings. Also at question is Linda Douglass of the White House, spearheading a ‘snitch’ campaign to get Obama followers to report any “fishy” emails with “disinformation” about the Healthcare bill by forwarding those emails to flag@WhiteHouse.gov.
How Orwellian does this sound to you? Where is the liberal hue and cry about THIS regarding regular folks’ privacy like it was during the discussion of the Patriot Act? Why, there is none, that’s obvious. It’s perfectly ok to collect data for your “dear leader” if he’s of your party, so this email harvesting crap is just fine for the left. What a bunch of shyster, hypocritical idiots. Payback is coming, and it will begin happening as soon as 2010. Don’t doubt it.
Last week, Rachel Maddow had a segment on the “angry mobs” and the conservative ‘fringe’ groups that were allegedly behind the protests, which she called ‘swifties.’ She bashed Recess Rally, Michelle Malkin, SGP, Red State, American Majority, Sam Adams Alliance, Patients First and many others.
But hey, what else do you expect from a show on MSNBC?
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Listen…I’m no fan of Obama, and like Mark Levin, I’d vote for a can of orange juice before I’d vote for Obama in 2012. Somewhere along the way, just because our president is black, videos like this are becoming more mainstream and more acceptable on YouTube and other sites, and it should not be.
This is tastleless to the n’th degree, but if it’s okay for black people to do this, how is anything ANY of the Republican candidates do remotely deemed racist at all?
If this country ever truly wants to progress and become a more civilized nation, why is trash like this even tolerated? I’m not asking for this garbage to be censored, but I’d love to see at least SOME condemnation of things like this to be more prevalent. Can we please all agree this is unacceptable in a civilized world? You cannot condemn one group of people for being allegedly “racist” while simultaneously approving of another group of people for creating videos such as this, villifying a single race of people in the process of glorifying the creators of these videos? One need only search certain terms on YouTube to find thousands of videos like this one. And they’re all equally disgusting.
What say you, Eugene Robinson, Goldie Taylor, Donna Brazile, Marc Lamont Hill, etc., etc.? I’m waiting for you all to openly condemn videos like this on YouTube. If you don’t, then I have no reason to listen to your small and petty complaints of racism from Fox News, Republicans as a whole, and GOP candidates in the 2012 primary. Your silence about videos like this are tacit approval of them.
As is said in many places, “hilarity ensues” (h/t Mediaite):
Frances Martel does a fabulous write-up about it, and I couldn’t have said it any better, so here it is direct from the Mediaite post:
“Are you offended?” O’Reilly asked Harpootlian, who replied that he was not, but that he found the fact that Republicans had “no outreach to African Americans” a problem “in a state where we have an African-American Republican Congressman.” “Adding insult to injury, this debate ignoring Martin Luther King’s birthday!” he added, which made O’Reilly ask who was ignoring the debate and why. The Republicans, Harpootlian replied, because “no one has raised any issue with Fox about it being appropriate or inappropriate.”
O’Reilly then asked whether there was a reason for this– namely, something that happened in 2008. Harpootlian did not remember what happened in 2008 (a Democratic primary debate on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day) and who sponsored it (the Congressional Black Caucus), which prompted several awkward seconds where Harpootlian was obviously caught flat-footed. With this development, O’Reilly then told him that, “by injecting race into this, you do a disservice.” Harpootlian finally replied, blaming Republicans for injecting race into the matter by calling this “the most important election since 1860.” “We in the South have a little different version of that election,” he noted, suggesting that talking to Southerners in such a way was a sort of dog whistle. O’Reilly disagreed and just asked Harpootlian to give it up, adding, “you’re getting killed here!”
Today on Neil Cavuto, radio talk show host and constitutional scholar, Mark Levin was on to discuss his new book, “Ameritopia.”
Levin’s previous book, “Liberty and Tyranny” was a best-seller, as was another book before that titled, “Men in Black.” “Liberty and Tyranny” is a must-read for anybody who wants to know how we got to the point where we are in America today.
I’ve been stewing on this and stewing on this figuring out the right way to convey how I feel about it, and I’ve been struggling with just the right words to describe my sentiment. I read a fabulous screed by Deebow over at BlackFive, but it wasn’t until I saw the headline in a Weekly Standard piece today that quoted Lt. Col. Allen West (R-FL) on this matter. I couldn’t have said it better myself:
‘Shut Your Mouth, War Is Hell’
Yes, you got that right. Congressman West has weighed in on this flap over the Marines taking a piss on dead Taliban terrorists, sending an email to the Weekly Standard, who got his permission to print what he said. Here’s a portion of his commentary:
“All these over-emotional pundits and armchair quarterbacks need to chill. Does anyone remember the two Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division who were beheaded and gutted in Iraq?
“The Marines were wrong. Give them a maximum punishment under field grade level Article 15 (non-judicial punishment), place a General Officer level letter of reprimand in their personnel file, and have them in full dress uniform stand before their Battalion, each personally apologize to God, Country, and Corps videotaped and conclude by singing the full US Marine Corps Hymn without a teleprompter.
“As for everyone else, unless you have been shot at by the Taliban, shut your mouth, war is hell.”
I’m not even quite sure that what the Marines did was wrong, but since when in the hell did we become so indignant and self-righteously outraged about treating killers like they deserve to be treated? Sure, they probably shouldn’t have videotaped what they did, but who the hell cares? And don’t give me this “don’t stoop to their level” B.S. either. Until you have been in the shoes of our warriors, or our first responders (cops, firefighters, etc.), or, heck, even ever been a crime victim yourself, you have no idea what you would do, given the same circumstances.
Dedicated_Dad: It HAS been going on long before King O'bummer, but has really kicked into OVERDRIVE since his coronation.
It has spiked just like every OTHER negat...
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First Amendment, beeeyotch!
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Fake_ear: If Chris did this he would be guilty of assault and battery, but he didn't. Looks to me like Fox, O'Reilly, and Kyle have opened themselves up to a m...
