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Don't You Just Love It

Posted by Roxanna M. on Monday, April 13, 2009 7:18:35 PM
 
BO is scheduled to give the commencement address at Arizona State University on May 13, but he will not be given an honorary degree.  When asked why, an ASU spokeswoman said:  "It's our practice to recognize an indiviual for his body of work, somebody who's been in their position for a long time.  His body of work is yet to come.  That's why we're not recognizing him with a degree at the beginning of his presidency."  She also said, "It's someone who's really outstanding, who has made outstanding contributions in their field". 
 
It's heartening to see that not everybody has lost their mind, that some people recognize the fact that constantly promoting yourself and running for higher office, while doing nothing in the office you currently hold, is not an accomplishment. 
 
Of course, now that he's achieved a great "miliary victory" by resolving the four dudes in a towed dinghy incident, maybe ASU will want to reconsider.
 
 
 
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Rave Reviews. For What?

Posted by Roxanna M. on Monday, April 13, 2009 1:27:34 PM
 
Here are three items from one edition of the Washington Post.  No wonder it's going broke. 

(1)  "Did President Obama bow to King Abdullah?  And, if he did, is there anything wrong with that?" asked Mary Ann Akers.  Well, yes, there's a whole heckuva lot wrong with that.  (1)  No protocol or etiquette on earth requires one head of state to bow to another.  (2)  The President of the United States should never bow to anyone.  And the whole "he wasn't bowing, he was just trying to shake hands with a shorter man" is a load of Barbra Streisand.  You'll notice no such gesture from BO when he greeted Queen Elizabeth, and she's shorter than Abdullah. 

The question as asked by Ms. Akers betrays her bias.  She didn't ask:  Did President Obama bow to King Abdullah?  What do you think?  She asked, "is there anything wrong with that", indicating that she doesn't think so. 

(2)  "An Early Military Victory for Obama" by Michael D. Shear.  Is he kidding.  Let's get the facts straight.  Four rag-tag pirates were in a boat that had run out of gas and was foundering in the ocean.  The US Navy made short work of the whole thing, as it should have.  This situation, which should have been brought to a conclusion much sooner than it was, was hardly a military "victory". 

(3)  This brings us to Chris Cillizza who penned:  "On the surface, the Obama . . .".  Did you catch that?  "The" Obama?  He went on to say that "Obama received his first briefing on the incident (hijacking of the Maersk Alabama, hostage taking) just hours after returning from his eight day trip abroad on Wednesday."  Why wasn't he briefed immediately?  Wasn't this important enough to bring to "the" Obama's attention?  BO received subsequent briefings over the next 48 hours. 

Going on, "The president's deep involvement in the hostage situation is a recognition that seemingly small events can grow into massive crises in a matter of days, catastrophes  than can do significant political damage to even the most popular of presidents". 

Being briefed on a regular basis = deep involvement?  And, more importantly, did BO do what he did because it was the right thing to do or because he wanted to safeguard his popularity?  Does Mr. Cillizza understand the difference? 

This brings us to my favorite by Mr. Cillizza:  "Obama's willingness to get his hands dirty in what could have been originally dismissed as a minor matter (although it grew into a national and even international story) paid off with the successful release of the captain." 

BO had two choices in this matter:  (1)  Do nothing.  (2)  Do something.  BO has already been doing plenty of nothing when it comes to Americans.  He has yet to visit the scene of a single natural disaster, despite the fact that Americans have died while others have gone without for days. 

It was long past time for BO to do something besides have parties, go abroad, and apologize for our "arrogance".  He wanted to be President of the United States and should get no special recognition when he does his job. 

In this particular instance, the US Navy did the job.  The Left's should save its plaudits for when BO actually does something.  The Left also needs to learn that popularity matters a whole lot less than actually doing something that is in the best interests of this nation.
 
 
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Loser of the Week

Posted by Roxanna M. on Saturday, April 11, 2009 11:35:51 AM
 
Pastor Rick Warren for being a coward.
 
Then:  "We support Proposition 8, and if you believe what the Bible says about marriage, you need to support Proposition 8."
 
Now:  "During the whole Proposition 8 thing, I never once went to a meeting, never once issued a statement, never -- never once gave an endorsement in the two years Prop. 8 was going." 
 
Those men of the cloth who will not forcefully, unequivocally, and without fear espouse, support, advocate, and preach the word of God as set forth in the Bible; those who will not stand up to any and all cricitism that comes their way, no longer deserve the title of honor they hold.  They should no longer be called pastor, reverend, or minister, and their establishments should no longer be called churches.  Their tax-exempt status should be taken away from them.     
 
Mr. Warren is by no means alone.  The Bible is replete with examples of those who stumbled along the way.  Moses committed murder, but God chose him to lead His people out of Egypt.  David, the only person for whom it is said, he was a man after God's own heart, failed spectacularly.  But God used him and chose him as the ancestor of Jesus.  Peter, the rock upon whom Christ would build His church, denied Christ in His hour of need.  But God used him, and today the Pope is considered the heir of St. Peter. 
 
I, for one, am returning to Mr. Warren my copy of his book, The Purpose Driven Life, and I would urge all of you to do the same thing.  The address is:  1 Saddleback Parkway, Lake Forest, California 92630.  If enough people do this, perhaps Mr. Warren will realize that there are more important things than being popular. 
 
Perhaps he'll realize that the criticism he may receive here on this earth for holding firm to his principles will be as nothing compared to what he receives on Judgment Day if he does not.  
 
 
 
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Beyond Embarrassing

Posted by Roxanna M. on Friday, April 10, 2009 11:37:11 AM
 
BO ran on a platform of, among other things, restoring America's image and standing in the world.  For the record, the rest of the world is feeding at our trough, slurping happily.  Their actions are tantamount to a teenager who's in his room on his computer (paid for by his parents) with the TV and/or stereo (paid for by his parents) on in the background, surfing the net (DSL connection and account paid for by his parents), talking on his cell phone (phone and service paid for by his parents) about how rotten his parents are.  But, I digress. 

So exactly how is BO improving our image in the world?  Well, he's letting a small, rag-tag bunch of Somali pirates hold an American sea captain hostage.  Navy ships are in the area, as is a Navy plane.  Meanwhile, the captain is being held hostage on a small lifeboat, that is out of gas and is, therefore, stranded in the middle of the ocean.  And the Leader of the Free World cannot bring this "crisis" to an end?  Aren't our Marine snipers the best in the world?  What bout our Navy Seals?  Pretty soon, we're probably going to start airlifting food and water while we continue to "negotiate". 

At one point, the captain jumped overboard and began swimming back to his ship.  Rather than open fire on the boat, or even fire across the bow to warn them to stay back, the pirates were allowed to re-take the captain. 

This is beyond pathetic.  Beyond embarrassing.  How is this man going to handle a real crisis when confronted with one? 
 
 
 
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V O T E

Posted by Roxanna M. on Monday, April 06, 2009 5:21:04 PM
 
Go to:
 
 
and vote on what grade you would give BO as president.  When I voted, 'F' was winning.
 
 
 
 
 
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Losers of the Week

Posted by Roxanna M. on Saturday, April 04, 2009 10:56:49 AM
 
First Runner Up:  Susan Estrich for saying:  "The president has views on all of these things and has expresed them clearly and strongly.  Whether he's right or not may matter less than the clarity and strength part."  Yea right, as long as he's clear and strong, it doesn't really matter whether the President of the United States is right or wrong. 

And for saying, in the same article in reference to Mr. & Mrs. BO, "They're cool.  Seeing them is almost enough to make you believe that soon the rest of us will be, as well.  And how cool would that be?"  One, it's beyond embarrassing  to hear this middle-aged woman talking and gushing like a teenager.  Two, I'm already cool. 

Winner:  Hands down.  No doubt about it.  B. Hussein Obama for:  (1)  giving the Queen of England an ipod - loaded with his speeches. (She reciprocated by giving him an autographed picture of herself.) (2) saying that "In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world." (Europe hasn't been a world leader in decades now.) and (3) bowing to the self-styled King of Saudi Arabia. 
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Repeal of the 13th Amendment

Posted by Roxanna M. on Wednesday, April 01, 2009 2:10:53 PM
 
Constitution of the United States
Amendment XIII
 
Section:  1.  Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
 
Section 2.  Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.
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HR 1444
 
Section 1.  SHORT TITLE
 
This Act may be cited as the 'Congressional Commission on Civic Service Act'
 
Section 4.  DUTIES
 
(a)  General Purpose - The purpose of the Commission is to gather and analyze information in order to make recommendations to Congress to:
 
   (1)  improve the ability of individuals in the United States to serve others and, by doing so, to enhance our Nation and the global community;
 
   (2)  train leaders in public service organizations to better utilize individuals committed to national service and volunteerism as they manage human and fiscal resources;
 
   (3)  identify and offer solutions to the barriers that make it difficult for some individuals in the United States to volunteer or perform national service; and
 
   (4)  build on the foundation of service and volunteer opportunities that are currently available.
 
(b)  Specific Topics - In carrying out its general purpose under subsection (a), the Commission shall address and analyze the following specific topics: 

   (3)  Whether there is an "appropriate" role for Federal, State, and local governments in "overcoming" the issues that deter volunteerism and national service and, if appropriate, how to expand the relationships and partnerships between different levels of government in promoting volunteerism and national service.
 
   (5)  The effect on the Nation, on those who serve, and on the families of those who serve, if all individuals in the United States were expected to perform national service or were required to perform a certain amount of national service.
 
   (6)  Whether a workable, fair, and reasonable mandatory service requirement for all able young people could be developed, and how such a requirement could be implemented in a manner that would strengthen the social fabric of the Nation and overcome civic challenges by bringing together people from diverse economic, ethnic, and educational backgrounds. 

(c) Methodology - 

   (1) PUBLIC HEARINGS - The Commission shall conduct public hearings in various locations around the United States. 

Section 7.  POWERS OF COMMISSION 

(a) Hearings and Sessions - The Commission may, for the purpose of carrying out this Act, hold public hearings, sit and act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence as the Commission considers appropriate.
 
Sponsor:  James McDermott (D-WA)
Co-Sponsors:  Patrick Kennedy (D-RI)
                          James Moran (D-VA)
                          Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD)
                          Christopher Van Hollen (D-MD) 

This legislation, which has been referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor, seeks to make us all servants of the state, to serve It whenever and however It says.  Of course, they'll have to take our guns first.  And don't think that they're not planning on doing just that.
 
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Liberals Were Right

Posted by Roxanna M. on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 4:03:50 PM
 
Liberals told me if I voted for McCain the nation's hope would deteriorate, the US would become more deeply embroiled in the Middle East, the economy would get worse, and we would see more crooks in high-ranking government positions. 

Well, I ignored liberals and voted for McCain anyway. 

And, sure enough, there has been a 20-point drop in the Consumer Confidence Index, tens of thousands of additional troops are to be deployed into Afghanistan, unemployment is approaching 8.8%, the stock market is its lowest since 9/11, and several recent cabinet nominees have resumes containing tax "mistakes".

Who'd have ever thought that liberals could be so right on so many issues.
 
 
 
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Worried, Perhaps?

Posted by Roxanna M. on Tuesday, March 31, 2009 12:43:33 PM
 
King Barack the I is preparing for a trip abroad.  At a time of economic crisis, he's going to spend millions of our dollars to bring 500 of his nearest and dearest with him.  Nothing quite like putting on the ritz is there, especially when you don't have to pay for it.  Us little people will do that. 

It would appear that even though he's the One the world has been waiting for, there might be something amiss in the Court of D.C., because accompanying the Royal Couple will be more than 200 Secret Service agents.  My.  My.  Does the man who thinks he can turn the whole world on with just his smile think that someone would try to harm him? 

He's already sent someone on before him to test the food for poison.  Really.  Does he think that the food that was tested is the food that's going to be served to him?  Does he think that those who would poison him want to get caught?  Just in case, he's brought his own chef and other kitchen staff.  Will his personal lackey, Reggie Love, also serve as his food taster? 

He's also had the "venues" swept for electronic bugs, as though those can't be put back after the sweepers leave. 

Someone who's surrounding himself with 200+ bodyguards and testing the food and air is someone who is worried.
 
 
 
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Once Upon A Time . . .

Posted by Roxanna M. on Sunday, March 29, 2009 10:58:20 AM
 
there was a President of the United States named George Bush.  After years of useless sanctions and using American forces to patrol the no-fly zone, President Bush went into Iraq.  In short order, he routed the ruthless dictator and set the nation on a path to democracy.  Later, the ruthless dictator was found cowering in a hole, put on trial, and executed for his crimes against humanity. 
 
The Left did not like what President Bush had done.  They would have liked it well enough if a democrat had done it, but there were no democrats in the land with the courage to do what was necessary.  So, they began to pick at President Bush and his actions.  They deliberately tried to destroy the morale of the American people as well as the morale of the American troops serving in harm's way.  There was no lie they weren't willing to tell, no name they weren't willing to call in order to turn the people against their President and their troops.
 
One of the Left's biggest and most widespread sound bites about the war, designed solely to whip up a feeding frenzy on the Left, was that there was no exit strategy.  Oh, woe is me, there is no exit strategy.  We're going to be in Iraq another hundred years.  How incompetent to start a war without a plan to get out. 
 
Never mind that wars never have exit strategies once they are begun.  There might very well be an exit strategy before the first shot is fired, but these things have a tendency to take on a life of their own once they're off the table and into reality.  But, never mind that.  There was no exit strategy and, therefore, President Bush was wrong! 
 
Fast forward to today, when the current occupant of the White House has to actually do something about the war on terror.  Do something as in actually do something, not just sit on the sidelines and criticize.  What is his plan?  He's going to put in more troops, exactly what he criticized his predecessor for doing in Iraq. 
 
Unfortunately, the Far Left, which does nothing but cause gripe and cause trouble, wants to know the exit strategy for Afghanistan.  So what has this White House said: 
 
"We very deliberately do not have a timeline in the study so as not to impose artificial constraints". 
 
Hypocrisy doesn't get any bigger or bolder than that.  Oh, and that warm feeling in the pit of your stomach, is heartburn.
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Government-Run Health Care

Posted by Roxanna M. on Saturday, March 28, 2009 10:35:37 AM
 
"Thousands of military veterans across the South are waiting to find out if they were exposed to infectious diseases by government clinics that performed colonoscopies and other procedures with equipment that wasn't properly sterilized."   ( http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=45744&print=on )  

Apparently, the "tubing attached to the scope was processed at the end of each day instead of between each patient." 

Are you kidding me!?!  Doctors, who supposedly take an oath to do no harm, were running something up the rear ends of patient after patient without sterilizing it between procedures!  Let that sink in for a minute.  Is your stomach churning yet.  Are you asking yourself:  "How on earth could a doctor be so completely and utterly irresponsible" yet.  What's next?  Here's an idea.  Why don't we do what they do in Cuba.  Let's keep using the same needle until it becomes dull.

The VA is warning veterans who had colonoscopies as far back as 5 years at three of its facilities that they may have been exposed to the bodily fluids of others and should be tested to see what, if anything, they may have contracted. 

How many people are involved?  Letters have gone out to 11,460 veterans.  Notices sent to colonoscopy patients at the facility in Murfreesboro clinic in Tennessee "were timed to the date of a procedure on a patient with AIDS".  Are you kidding me!?! 

A lawyer in Nashville is preparing claims for several veterans who have tested positive for hepatitis B.  One elderly vet who had cancer when he had a colonoscopy died shortly thereafter.  His death is being investigated.

One veteran who received such a notice said he "thinks the VA was saving money by not cleaning the tubing between its use on each patient". 

This is the future that BO and his playmates in congress envision for all of us.  Not for them, of course.  They're special.  They're the anointed.  Don't ever forget that government is very good at exempting itself from what it inflicts on the rest of us. 

As usual, they're wrong.  Eventually, the havoc they wreak with the health care system will spread out to everyone, including themselves.  Not soon enough, unfortunately.












 
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Something Wicked This Way Comes

Posted by Roxanna M. on Friday, March 27, 2009 11:34:39 AM
 
A woman died this week.  She didn't want to.  She was 62 years of age.  She died from the third-leading cause of death in America; a cause that will kill more people in two weeks than the Iraq war has killed in 5 years; a cause that will kill 2-1/2 times as many people as motor vehicle accidents; a cause that will kill 3 times as many people as guns.  That cause:  a health care professional. 

She went in for an endoscopy which, according to the Mayo Clinic, "is a safe procedure.  However, it carries a very small risk of complications . . ." 

According to the National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse, a service of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, "complications of upper endoscopy include bleeding and puncture of the stomach lining.  However, such complications are rare.  Most people will probably have nothing more than a mild sore throat after the procedure.  The procedure takes 20 to 30 minutes." 

According to gicare.com, "A temporary, mild throat irritation sometimes occurs after the exam.  Serious risks with upper GI endoscopy, however, are very uncommon . . . In extremely rare instances, a perforation, or tear, in the esophagus or stomach wall can occur.  These complications may require hospitalization and, rarely, surgery." 

After puncturing her small intestine, the doctor allowed the waste to spill into her body cavity for two days, enough time to let her bloat up nicely.  He then went in, "cleaned her out", and removed the gallbladder. 

She was doing just fine until the incision site became infected, opened up, and the small intestine spilled through.  There was no coming back from the surgery to "fix" this.  The infection took over, causing her entire body to become red and warm.  She was developing a bed sore.  Her eyelids wouldn't shut, which required special goggles to keep her eyes from drying out. 

On January 30, 2009, she went in for a routine procedure.  On March 24, 2009, she was declared brain dead.  Her son, a paraplegic since a diving accident several years back, was told that he and his sister would have to make the decision when to pull the plug. 

She was on Medicaid.  Unfortunately, her fate is already our fate because of a system that sees nothing wrong with spending more on the treaters than on the treated.  What is going to happen when government succeeds in instituting socialized health care and all of us are on Medicaid? 

Is every doctor out there a butcher?  Certainly not.  There are doctors out there who perform miracles and others who toil away in free clinics and county facilities.  But not this doctor.  Not once since the incident happened has this man had the courage to face the children of his patient. 

Already, the malpractice carrier has been called.  The attorney has been called.  The doctors who are being lined up to come in and say that "while complications are rare, they do happen and, therefore, death is an inherent risk.  No malpractice occurred", are updating their CVs and their billing rates. 

Meanwhile, a wonderful man who shows courage every day just by getting up, is trying to figure out how he's going to bury his mother on the $800.00 social security disability he receives every month.




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New Bumper Sticker

Posted by Roxanna M. on Thursday, March 26, 2009 12:23:51 PM
 
BO stinks!
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Punch Drunk

Posted by Roxanna M. on Tuesday, March 24, 2009 12:48:18 PM
 
adjective:  (1)  (esp. of a boxer) having cerebral concussion caused by repeated blows to the head and consequently exhibiting unsteadiness of gait, hand tremors, slow muscular movement, hesitant speech, and dulled mentality (emphasis mine); (2) informal. befuddled; dazed. 

Sitting for an interview with '60 Minutes", BO couldn't stop laughing and smiling when discussing the economy, which caused Steve Kroft, the interviewer to ask:  "You're sitting here.  And you're - you are laughing.  You are laughing about some of these problems.  Are people going to look at this and say, 'I mean, he's sitting there just making jokes about money' - How do you deal with - I mean: explain . . . Are you punch drunk".  (Emphasis mine)

This stellar performance by the man who, we were told, was going to restore our image in the world came within days of his performance on The Tonight Show, wherein he insulted handicapped people, which came within days of his insulting both the British Prime Minister and the President of Brazil.   

Tonight he is going to hold a press conference.  Will it, in fact, be a real press conference with real questions being asked - and answered - in real time, or will it be merely a dog-and-pony show with the ever-present teleprompter containing answers to questions already asked? 

After so many gaffes in such a short period of time, can the White House really run the risk of allowing this man to speak extemporaneously? 

An interviewer asking the Leader of the Free World if he's "punch drunk".  Yet another historic first for this administration. 
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By the by, BO's number's continue to drop, as his negatives beging to gain ground on his positives.









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What World Would That Be?

Posted by Roxanna M. on Monday, March 23, 2009 1:47:24 PM
 
 
 
The one that really exists or the one that the person who wrote this caption lives in?
 
 
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