Book Review

I have read quite a few books on political issues. I just finished one that I have to recommend everyone read. Glen Beck's Common Sense is a great book inspired by a writing of the same name by Thomas Payne.

Common Sense[1] is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was first published anonymously on January 10, 1776, during the American Revolution. Common Sense was signed "Written by an Englishman", and the pamphlet became an immediate success.[2] In relation to the population of the Colonies at that time, it had the largest sale and circulation of any book in American history. Common Sense presented the American colonists with a powerful argument for independence from British rule at a time when the question of independence was still undecided. Paine wrote and reasoned in a style that common people understood; forgoing the philosophy and Latin references used by Enlightenment era writers, Paine structured Co

mmon Sense like a sermon and relied on Biblical references to make his case to the people.[3] Historian Gordon S. Wood described Common Sense as, “the most incendiary and popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary era.”

Beck's book examines how we have moved away from the vision the founding fathers had for the United States. He points out how both political parties have become self serving and have put their quest for power above the desires of the people. Although it is a short book, is packed with information as well as insight on how we can take the country back. Before reading this I enjoyed Glenn's radio show, but I wasn't aware of depth of his knowledge of the issues. He has written a couple of other books, which I haven't read, but plan to soon. He also has a follow up book to Common Sense called "Arguing with Idiots" that will examine how we got so far away from our founding values.

Press Conference

Lastnight BHO had a press conference on his plan to socialize healthcare. I must admit I feel a little quilty for not watching it. Though I had good reason not to watch it because I thought if I did I might HURL! I couldn't bear to watch another Press Conference full of the same tired platitudes we heard from the left at all of these staged events. This I know from living in other places and working in a healthcare facility that has doctors from Canada ,this form of healthcare will not work. My advice to BHO and his Ilk is to get off the crack you have obviously been smoking. What is being proposed hasn't worked anywhere it has been tried. STOP trying to scare us into accepting something so expensive and ineffective. Even some democrats realize that trying to slam this bill through quickly is political suicide. Here is an example of the sort of thing we need to be ready for if we let this happen.

Here is an email I got and this IS the way it works in England and Canada from what I understand from speaking to Canadian Doctors.

In England anyone over 59 cannot receive heart repairs or stents or bypass because it is not covered as being too expensive and not needed. Obama wants to have a healthcare system just like Canada 's and England's. I got this today and am sending it on. If Obama's plans in other areas don't scare you, this should. Please do not let Obama sign senior death warrants. Everybody that is on this mailing list is either a senior citizen, is getting close or knows somebody that is. Most of you know by now that the Senate version (at least) of the"Stimulus"Bill includes provisions for extensive rationing of health care for senior citizens. The author of this part of the bill, former senator and tax evader, Tom Daschle was credited today by Bloomberg with the following statement: Bloomberg: Daschle says, "Health-care reform will not be pain free. Seniors should be more accepting of the conditions that come with age instead of treating them." If this does not sufficiently raise your ire, just remember that our esteemed Senators and Congressmen have their own healthcare plan that is first dollar or very low co-pay which they are guaranteed the remainder of their lives and are not subject to this new law if it passes. Please use the power of the Internet to get this message out. Talk it up at the grassroots level. We have an election coming up in one year and nine months. And we have the ability to address and reverse the dangerous direction the Obama administration and its allies have begun and in the interim, we can make their lives miserable. Let's do this!

So now we need to pressure All of our Senators and Congressman to vote NO to any sort of Socialized healthcare. So write them, call them, email them. Lets derail Obamacare before it leaves the station.

That's E's View

Are you kidding me?

BHO's right hand man Joe Biden said the other day that to get out of the economic crisis we are in we need to spend more money. The worse part about all this is he really believes that. He is so far out of touch with reality I think the only plausable explanation is he is either mentally ill, or on the same thing many members of congress are on. Maybe someone slipped him some Obama Koolaid.

This just goes to show that the administration has no clue how to get us out of this crisis. This is like seeing someone in a hole and throwing them a shovel. Even some of the less loony in the democratic party are growing tired of this and are starting to see the writing on the wall.
If I were an adviser to Joe Biden I would offer him just one bit of advice.....SHUT UP!.
Never has the saying " It's better to keep your mouth shut and be thought of as an idiot, then to open it and remove all doubt" been so appropriate. In reality I hope he keeps talking.

Now with the healthcare plan not moving through as swiftly as BHO would like. I have a word of advice for the current leaders of this country. Barrack, Biden, Pelosi and Reid (AKA Larry, Curly, Moe, and Shemp). Keep doing what your doing and in 2010 and 2012 maybe with the stooges out of power we can start undoing some of the damage and start moving in the RIGHT direction.

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Did you know?

Many people don't know and some who do wouldn't admit it. Martin Luther was a registered Republican.

Martin Luther King, Jr.
(1929-1968)
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 at his family home in Atlanta, Georgia. King's grandfather was a Baptist preacher, and his father was pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church. King earned his own Bachelor of Divinity degree from Crozier Theological Seminary in 1951 and earned his Doctor of Philosophy from Boston University in 1955. As a Baptist Minister, he was an eloquent civil rights movement leader from the mid-1950's until his death by assassination on April 3, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee where he was there to support striking sanitation workers. King registered as a Republican in 1956.
As pastor of a Baptist church in Montgomery, Alabama, King led a black bus boycott. He and ninety others were arrested and indicted under the provisions of a law making it illegal to conspire to obstruct the operation of a business. King and several others were found guilty, but appealed their case. A Supreme Court decision in 1956 ended Alabama's segregation laws enacted by Democrats. After this success, King was made president of the newly established Southern Christian Leadership Conference. King led the 1963 March on Washington where he delivered his most famous “I Have a Dream” speech. King became a national hero as he promoted non-violent means to achieve civil rights reform. He was awarded the 1964 Noble Peace Prize for his efforts, and President Ronald Reagan made King’s birthday a national holiday.
Dr King recoginzed that the best way to achieve equality was through self reliance. Self reliance enables people to reach their full potential uncumbered by reliance on the goverment. The Republican partyrepresents this philosophy. President Abraham Lincoln, a Republican signed the document that ended slavery. Republicans are the party of equality.


http://www.nationalblackrepublicans.com/


Lest we think Dr King was an anomally check out this site. Pass it on to your friends. I think its time this gets out.



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The Booty Stare

This is a rare moment for me. It's not often that I will defend BHO, but here goes. The coverage of the BHO supposedly staring at a 16 year old's backside is well.........ridiculous. While I will admit that from the still photos it appears that he is indeed learing at the young lady's backside, but the video tells a different story. If you watch the whole video he is clearly trying to help someone down the stairs. I think by now I have shown that I am not BHO's biggest fan, but even I cannot understand what all the fuss is about. Even if he was looking how would he know the age of the girl? She didn't look 16 and was dressed like a grown woman trying to be noticed. Did her parents know she left the house like that? So that I had a woman's perspective I had my better half look at the video and her conclusion coincided with mine.

With so many other far more important things we could be critical of when it comes to the president this is what we focus on? Why don't we start paying as much attention to the issues facing the country as we do on such trite issues as this? This is a tactic the Left uses to criticize conservatives when they can't find anything else to use against them. I for one am not playing this game.

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Numbers and Blunders

The numbers are coming in. The stimulus isn't working. BHO's Poll numbers are dropping in Virginia , Ohio and among independents. The number of unemployed is rising. The country seems to be awakening to the fact that Congress and the administration doesn't have a clue when it comes to the economy, or anything else for that matter. This coupled with recent blunders like the BHO overseas apology tour, the pandering to Russia, ignoring the obviously threats of Iran and Korea, plans to cut missle defense, supporting the dictatorship in Nicaragua and on and on and on.......... This is exactly what was predicted by many. If our country can survive all this, things can bode well for Republicans in the 2010 and 2012 elections. It seems like some BHO supporters are starting to realize that change is not always positive change. Maybe this will encourage people to pay attention to what's going on. The Republican party has an opportunity to take advantage of this situation, but we must offer solutions. The tried and true formula of smaller goverment, personal responsibility, lower taxes, strong national security and most of all fiscal responsibility has always been the solution. Let make sure we let the Republican leadership know we are aware of whats going on and will vote for positive change if they stick to these principles. First we get congress and the senate then we get the white house
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Palin's Announcement

Sarah Palin's announcement of her resignation puzzled many, including me. Upon reflection and looking at every video clip of the announcement I could find, I understand. Given the current political climate it just might be the right move at the right time. We must remember that she is not your typical elitest politician. Most on the left hate her for that reason and will bash her no matter what she does. On the other hand the perceptive among us like her for that same reason. She has shown more strength through all the slander that has come her way then most people could. I think the reasons she stated for her resignation are the reasons. Look at some of the video and decide for yourself.

Does she have ambitions for a 2012 run.......maybe. She could have gotten re-elected and then ran while drawing her salary and not doing her job like so many have. BHO, the Media Golden Boy did the same thing while he ran for President. He was getting paid his full Senate salary as were Senators McCain and Clinton. This is a common practice, but its not right. Governor Palin goes against the grain. Maybe that's just what the country needs.

While I admire her, I don't want to sound as if I would endorse her if she ran. I have someone in mind for 2012. 2012 is a long time away and many things can happen before then. However Palin as President wouldn't be the worse thing for the country. Just look at what's happening now.

Check out the videos for yourself.

http://www.foxnews.com/video/index.html

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4th of July

Here's some history. This is REAL sacrifice. I bet you won't hear any of this mentioned this weekend by the media.

Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army; another had two sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated, but they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured. Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags. Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward. Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton. At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt. Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished.

So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid. Remember: freedom is never free! It's time we get the word out that patriotism is NOT a sin, and the Fourth of July has more to it than beer, picnics, and baseball games.

The week in review

Yesterday numbers were released that show the Stimulus Bill is not helping the economy. Unemployment is at a 26 year high of 9.5%. 467,000 lost jobs. The President PROMISED the unemployment would not go above 8% and that the stimulus would preserve jobs. Well the President was WRONG. The economy is a train wreck, and we are along for the ride.

To add to this sunny picture there are higher taxes on the horizon. During his campaign the President said the no one who makes under $250k a year would not see their taxes go up. Guess what WRONG AGAIN. The Cap and Tax if approved by the Senate will raise everyones energy rates electricity could go up 90% and gas by 74%. There is also talk of a value added or VAT tax. There are also plans to TAX medical benefits. So much for promises.

In other news South Carolina Govenor Mark Sanford refuses to resign despite being urged to do so by close friends.

E's View is that Sanford must go. With the Obama administration going back on all its promises and poll numbers dropping, now is the time for the Republican Party to stand up and walk the talk. We need to be the party of ethics and morals that we claim to be. We have to avoid anything negative taking the focus away from the mess the administration is making of the country. The Govenor should resign so the we can focus on our weakened National Security and the economic landslide.