On September 11, 2001 this nation suffered the worst act of terrorist aggression ever to be perpetrated on American soil.  On September 19th of that same year, remarks by Barack Obama were published in the Hyde Park Herald.  Following is an excerpt:  “The essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers.  Such a failure of empathy … most often grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair.”  Translation:  3000 of our people died because the Islamic jihadists who killed them just couldn’t help themselves.  They were poor, ignorant, helpless, and riddled with despair.   

In the fall of 2008 I wrote that (1) such a conclusion would be laughable had it not been reached by a person who, at that time, was actively campaigning for the presidency, and (2) that any candidate so incapable of discerning the true nature of avowed enemies of the United States was not fit to be Commander-In-Chief of our Armed Forces.  

Today we are witnessing the disasterous results of installing such a person in the Oval Office.  Field Commanders are still waiting for what they need to help ensure decisive victories for our men and women on the front lines of conflict … but foreign national terrorist operatives have already received  U. S. citizen rights enumerated in Amendment VI of our Constitution. 

At this writing, Obama remains noticeably inactive in support of our Armed Forces and noticeably proactive in support of Muslim terrorists.  Never mind that lives and missions are at stake.  Never mind that KSM and others like him are entitled to nothing.  Never mind that the last thing 9/11 families and the people-at-large want is KSM et al on American soil.  Never mind that my (and your) Constitutionally-guaranteed rights and liberties are not negotiable commodities.  Obama’s current mindset seems to mirror his 2001 mindset which, back then, was inconsequential due to lack of power.   Today, that mindset is deadly for (1) our national security, (2) our Armed Forces, and (3) our Constitutional rights and liberties.  Nevertheless, Obama continues to methodically work his way down the Radical Left Socialist Agenda set forth by benefactor George Soros, which includes “defending the civil rights and liberties of suspected anti-American terrorists and their abettors”.  The full agenda is at the link below and provides the playbill for Oval Office and Congressional action:  

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=977

You’ll note that several of the items have either already been carried out or are currently in process.  There can be no doubt that the allegiance of Obama, Reid, Pelosi and the Progressive Caucus lies with George Soros, not our country or its people.  Understand and know that each and every member of Congress that supports Obama, Reid or Pelosi ultimately supports this agenda.  It’s as simple as that.

Is Obama selling us down the river?  Yes.  Is Pelosi selling us down the river?  Yes.  Is Reid selling us down the river?  Yes.  Why?  For the same reason that KSM is coming to New York and Gen. Stan McChrystal is still waiting  … it’s what George wants.

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(excerpted from post dated October 24, 2008 regarding then-candidate Obama)

Character matters.  Senator Obama directly insulted real America, the folks in small towns across this country he called ”bitter people clinging to their guns and religion”.  

I don’t care how much money the Senator has in his campaign coffers – my vote is not for sale.  I don’t care how many words he can string together – the slickest snake oil salesman can do that.  Those things don’t matter.  What matters is what I know about Senator Obama today:  

1)  His word is meaningless.  He did the exact opposite of what he said he would do regarding campaign financing.

2)  He is not truthful.  He refused to provide an honest answer to Pastor Rick Warren’s question regarding his position on when life begins.

3)  He is not respectful.  He has derided Evangelical Christians for devotion to faith.

4)  He is not trustworthy.  He has demonstrated the worthlessness of his word.    

5)  He has saluted the people of Europe, but not the flag of the United States.

6)  He has walked into the home of a domestic terrorist and anarchist, but not through the halls of Landstahl Regional Medical Center.

7)  He has sat down with unindicted co-conspirators in Federal terrorism cases, but not with a fellow Senator in open forum before the American people. 

On September 11, 2001 this nation suffered the worst act of terrorist aggression ever to be perpetrated on American soil.  On September 19th of that same year, remarks by Barack Obama were published in the Hyde Park Herald.  Following is an excerpt:  “The essence of this tragedy, it seems to me, derives from a fundamental absence of empathy on the part of the attackers.  Such a failure of empathy … most often grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, helplessness and despair.”  Translation:  3000 of our people died because the Islamic jihadists who killed them just couldn’t help themselves.  They were poor, ignorant, helpless, and riddled with despair.   

That conclusion would be laughable had it not been reached by a man who at this writing is encouraging you to choose him as your next president.  Any candidate so incapable of discerning the true nature of avowed enemies of the United States is not fit to be Commander-In-Chief of our Armed Forces. 

If you’re a voter in any one of the 15 states currently under investigation by the FBI for ACORN’s fraudulent registration practices, then today you know that an Obama win in your state has been determined more important than your right to an electoral process free from willful contamination.  As of this writing, the Senator has neither disavowed ACORN and its practices nor expressed any concern regarding the probable compromise of your state’s election results.  

Here is what those of us in real America have always known and lived by:  Talk is cheap.  Judge a man by what he does and the company he keeps.  You’ll rarely, if ever, be wrong.

http://usdebtclock.org/ 

COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF TAX HIKES IN SENATE GOVERNMENT HEALTH BILL: H.R. 3590

http://www.atr.org/breaking-full-list-tax-hikesbr-senate-a4227

Individual Mandate Tax-$8 billion (Page 324/Sec. 1501): Starting in 2014, anyone not buying “qualifying” health insurance must pay an income surtax according to the following schedule (capped at 8 percent of income):

                         Single          Single + 1          Single + 2<

2014                 $   95              $   190                   $   285

2015                 $ 350               $  700                   $ 1050

2016 etc.           $ 750              $ 1500                   $ 2250

Exemptions for religious objectors, undocumented immigrants, prisoners, those earning less than the poverty line, members of Indian tribes, and hardship cases (determined by HHS).

Employer Mandate Tax-$28 billion (Page 348/Sec. 1513): If an employer does not offer health coverage, and at least one employee qualifies for a health tax credit, the employer must pay an additional non-deductible tax of $750 for all full-time employees. Applies to all employers with 50 or more employees. If the employer requires a waiting period to enroll in coverage of 30-60 days, there is a $400 tax per employee ($600 if the period is 60 days or longer).

Excise Tax on Comprehensive Health Insurance Plans-$149.1 billion (Page 1979/Sec. 9001): Starting in 2013, new 40 percent excise tax on “Cadillac” health insurance plans ($8500 single/$23,000 family). Higher threshold ($9850 single/$26,000 family) for early retirees and high-risk professions. CPI +1 percentage point indexed. From 2013-2015, the 17 highest-cost states are 120% of this level.

Employer Reporting of Insurance on W-2 (Page 1996/Sec. 9002/Min$): Preamble to taxing health benefits on individual tax returns.

Medicine Cabinet Tax-$5 billion (Page 1997/Sec. 9003): No longer allowable to use health savings account (HSA), flexible spending account (FSA), or health reimbursement (HRA) pre-tax dollars to purchase non-prescription, over-the-counter medicines (except insulin).

HSA Withdrawal Tax Hike-$1.3 billion (Page 1998/Sec. 9004): Increases additional tax on nonmedical early withdrawals from an HSA from 10 to 20 percent, disadvantaging them relative to IRAs and other tax-advantaged accounts, which remain at 10 percent.

FSA Cap-$14.6 billion (Page 1999/Sec. 9005): Imposes cap on FSAs of $2500 (now unlimited).

Corporate 1099-MISC Information Reporting-$17.1 billion (Page 1999/Sec. 9006): Requires businesses to send 1099-MISC information tax forms to corporations (currently limited to individuals), a huge compliance burden for small employers.

Excise Tax on Charitable Hospitals (Page 2001/Sec. 9007): $50,000 per hospital if they fail to meet new “community health assessment needs,” “financial assistance,” and “billing and collection” rules set by HHS.

Tax on Innovator Drug Companies-$22.2 billion (Page 2010/Sec. 9008/): $2.3 billion annual tax on the industry imposed relative to share of sales made that year.

 Tax on Medical Device Manufacturers-$19.3 billion (Page 2020/Sec. 9009): $2 billion annual tax on the industry imposed relative to shares of sales made that year. Exempts items retailing for <$100.

Tax on Health Insurers-$60.4 billion (Page 2026/Sec. 9010): $6.7 billion annual tax on the industry imposed relative to health insurance premiums collected that year.

Eliminate tax deduction for employer-provided retirement Rx drug coverage in coordination with Medicare Part D-$5.4 bil (Page 2034/Sec. 9012)

Raise “Haircut” for Medical Itemized Deduction from 7.5% to 10% of AGI-$15.2 billion (Page 2034/Sec. 9013): Waived for 65+ taxpayers in 2013-2016 only

Hike in Medicare Payroll Tax-$53.8 billion (Page 2040/Sec. 9015)

Blue Cross/Blue Shield Tax Hike-$0.4 billion (Page 2044/Sec. 9016): The special tax deduction in current law for Blue Cross/Blue Shield companies would only be allowed if 85 percent or more of premium revenues are spent on clinical services

Tax on Cosmetic Medical Procedures-$5.8 billion (Page 2045/Sec. 9017): New 5% excise tax on elective cosmetic surgery to be paid by the surgery patient.

NOTE:  H. R. 3590 also  (1) Increases penalties for failure to file a partnership or S corporation tax return, and (2) amends the Corporate Estimated Tax Shift of 2009 to increase corporate estimated tax payments in the third quarter of 2014 by an additional 0.5%.

http://usdebtclock.org/

10/15/09 – RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS IN PLACE WITH HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE PER CHARLIE RANGEL LETTER

http://waysandmeans.house.gov/media/pdf/111/sletter.pdf

11/18/09 – REID BILL (Baucus S. 1796) ADDED AS AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3590 ALREADY PASSED IN THE HOUSE

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR03590:@@@L&summ2=m&

BAUCUS  S. 1796 RELATED TO LEGISLATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS SENT TO HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE ALONG WITH RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS

PREDICTION:  If Reid can get H.R. 3590 to the floor, there will be no debate.  He’ll invoke Reconciliation to secure passage of the Baucus legislation with 51 votes.

BREAKING: Comprehensive List of Taxes
In House Democrat Health Bill

From Ryan Ellis on Thursday, October 29, 2009 12:20 PM

http://www.atr.org/breaking-comprehensive-list-taxesbr-house-democrat-a4113

              http://usdebtclock.org/

H.R. 3962, the “Affordable Health Care for America Act” has been introduced–all 1990 pages of it.  This gargantuan beast contains thirteen new tax hikes.  Here they all are, with description and page number (PDF version):

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Employer Mandate Excise Tax (Page 275): If an employer does not pay 72.5 percent of a single employee’s health premium (65 percent of a family employee), the employer must pay an excise tax equal to 8 percent of average wages.  Small employers (measured by payroll size) have smaller payroll tax rates of 0 percent (<$500,000), 2 percent ($500,000-$585,000), 4 percent ($585,000-$670,000), and 6 percent ($670,000-$750,000).

Individual Mandate Surtax (Page 296): If an individual fails to obtain qualifying coverage, he must pay an income surtax equal to the lesser of 2.5 percent of modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) or the average premium.  MAGI adds back in the foreign earned income exclusion and municipal bond interest.

Medicine Cabinet Tax (Page 324): Non-prescription medications would no longer be able to be purchased from health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending accounts (FSAs), or health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs).  Insulin excepted.

Cap on FSAs (Page 325): FSAs would face an annual cap of $2500 (currently uncapped). 

Increased Additional Tax on Non-Qualified HSA Distributions (Page 326): Non-qualified distributions from HSAs would face an additional tax of 20 percent (current law is 10 percent).  This disadvantages HSAs relative to other tax-free accounts (e.g. IRAs, 401(k)s, 529 plans, etc.)

Denial of Tax Deduction for Employer Health Plans Coordinating with Medicare Part D (Page 327): This would further erode private sector participation in delivery of Medicare services.

Surtax on Individuals and Small Businesses (Page 336): Imposes an income surtax of 5.4 percent on MAGI over $500,000 ($1 million married filing jointly).  MAGI adds back in the itemized deduction for margin loan interest.  This would raise the top marginal tax rate in 2011 from 39.6 percent under current law to 45 percent—a new effective top rate.

Excise Tax on Medical Devices (Page 339): Imposes a new excise tax on medical device manufacturers equal to 2.5 percent of the wholesale price.  It excludes retail sales and unspecified medical devices sold to the general public.

Corporate 1099-MISC Information Reporting (Page 344): Requires that 1099-MISC forms be issued to corporations as well as persons for trade or business payments.  Current law limits to just persons for small business compliance complexity reasons.  Also expands reporting to exchanges of property.

Delay in Worldwide Allocation of Interest (Page 345): Delays for nine years the worldwide allocation of interest, a corporate tax relief provision from the American Jobs Creation Act

Limitation on Tax Treaty Benefits for Certain Payments (Page 346): Increases taxes on U.S. employers with overseas operations looking to avoid double taxation of earnings.

Codification of the “Economic Substance Doctrine” (Page 349): Empowers the IRS to disallow a perfectly legal tax deduction or other tax relief merely because the IRS deems that the motive of the taxpayer was not primarily business-related.

Application of “More Likely Than Not” Rule (Page 357): Publicly-traded partnerships and corporations with annual gross receipts in excess of $100 million have raised standards on penalties.  If there is a tax underpayment by these taxpayers, they must be able to prove that the estimated tax paid would have more likely than not been sufficient to cover final tax liability.

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(From AP Sources)

Reid has been merging bills cleared earlier by two separate committees but has a virtual free hand in the bill he crafts.

On one contentious issue, he has already said his measure will include an option for consumers to purchase health care from the government as a way to create competition with private companies. States could drop out of the system. [emphasis added]

If Reid is referencing ‘opt out’ provisions in the Harkin bill, then he is lying.  The link below is to the HELP Committee Detailed Summary of that bill.  Reid’s “states could drop out of the system” provision is detailed on Page 4:

http://help.senate.gov/DetailedSummar.pdf

“Allowing State Flexibility.  States have three options regarding their participation in the Gateway.  An “establishing state” is one that proactively seeks such status to launch its Gateway as early as possible and which meets the requirements of the law.  A “participating state” requests that the Secretary establish an initial Gateway once all necessary insurance market reforms have been enacted by the state into law, and other requirements have been met.  In a state that does not act to conform to the new requirements, the Secretary shall establish and operate a Gateway in the state after a period of six years, and such state will become a “participating state.”  Until a state becomes either an establishing or participating state, the residents of that state will not be eligible for premium credits, an expanded Medicaid match, or small business credits.”

Clearly no real ‘opt out’ choice exists given that the Federal program will be forcibly injected into the individual states at the end of six years.  No Constitutional authority exists for such an action.  Also worth noting is the withholding of individual and small business benefits from states who choose to exercise their Constitutional powers as defined in Amendment X. 

Sen. Lindsey Graham’s analysis of current healthcare legislation in both the House and the Senate is correct:  bills written by liberals for liberals.  It is the intent of the Soros White House to force socialized medicine onto the United States in accordance with the Open Society Institute Socialist Agenda found at: http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=977

FEDERAL BUDGET DEFICIT

FISCAL YEAR 2009 – $1.4 TRILLION

http://usdebtclock.org/

Last Friday, November 6, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office published his report on the Federal Budget Deficit for Fiscal Year 2009.  The following link is provided for your ready reference:  http://cboblog.cbo.gov/?p=422

Following are quoted excerpts from that report:

“…the federal government recorded a total budget deficit of $1.4 trillion in fiscal year 2009, about $960 billion more than the deficit incurred in 2008.”

“…the federal deficit rose as a share of the nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) from 3.1 percent in 2008 to 9.9 percent in 2009 – the highest deficit as a share of GDP since 1945.”

…”The increase in the deficit …reflected a sharp drop in revenues and a substantial increase in spending.”

“Outlays rose by 18 percent in 2009, the fastest growth since 1975.”

“Payments for unemployment benefits in 2009 were more than 2-1/2 times the amount paid in 2008…that jump was caused by substantially greater unemployment and increased benefits.”

Right now today Obama, Emanuel and Axelrod are, in effect, bribing public servants in Washington in an attempt to ensure passage of yet another item on the Soros Socialist Agenda:     

• promoting socialized medicine in the United States

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=977    REMINDER:  George Soros has been in your White House at least four times in the 8-9 months since Obama moved in.  Do the math.  He’s keeping a close watch on his puppet ‘president’, isn’t he?  And, no doubt, heavy-handedly manipulating not only Obama but Reid, Pelosi and the Progressive Caucus to produce ”socialized medicine” as stated above.  Following the link above will provide you with the full Soros Socialist Agenda for the United States.

As of this writing national unemployment is at 10% (and counting), federal spending is through the roof (and counting),  and now here comes yet another Progressive-generated “crisis” that simply has to be addressed ‘right now’ – it is, after all, a “historic moment”.  This moment in time is indeed ‘historic’ but certainly not in the manner described by the wild-eyed jackass posing as a Speaker.  What’s ‘historic’ is the absolute disregard the Soros-led Progressives have for:  (1)  the clearly-evidenced will of the people, (2) some 30 million jobless Americans (3) the current, and forseeable future, economic stability of the country, and (4) the Constitution of the United States.  What’s ‘historic’ is that these Progressives are today, in the name of “the healthcare crisis”, asking you, the taxpayer, to (1) assume an additional debt burden of at least $1 trillion, (2) agree to the arbitrary confiscation of your income if you don’t purchase health insurance, and (3) pay more and higher taxes:

Employer Mandate Excise Tax: If an employer does not pay 72.5 percent of a single employee’s health premium (65 percent of a family employee), the employer must pay an excise tax equal to 8 percent of average wages.  Small employers (measured by payroll size) have smaller payroll tax rates of 0 percent (<$500,000), 2 percent ($500,000-$585,000), 4 percent ($585,000-$670,000), and 6 percent ($670,000-$750,000).

Individual Mandate Surtax: If an individual fails to obtain qualifying coverage, he must pay an income surtax equal to the lesser of 2.5 percent of modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) or the average premium.  MAGI adds back in the foreign earned income exclusion and municipal bond interest.

Medicine Cabinet Tax: Non-prescription medications would no longer be able to be purchased from health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending accounts (FSAs), or health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs).  Insulin excepted.

Cap on FSAs: FSAs would face an annual cap of $2500 (currently uncapped). 

Increased Additional Tax on Non-Qualified HSA Distributions: Non-qualified distributions from HSAs would face an additional tax of 20 percent (current law is 10 percent).  This disadvantages HSAs relative to other tax-free accounts (e.g. IRAs, 401(k)s, 529 plans, etc.)

Denial of Tax Deduction for Employer Health Plans Coordinating with Medicare Part D: This would further erode private sector participation in delivery of Medicare services.

Surtax on Individuals and Small Businesses: Imposes an income surtax of 5.4 percent on MAGI over $500,000 ($1 million married filing jointly).  MAGI adds back in the itemized deduction for margin loan interest.  This would raise the top marginal tax rate in 2011 from 39.6 percent under current law to 45 percent—a new effective top rate.

Excise Tax on Medical Devices: Imposes a new excise tax on medical device manufacturers equal to 2.5 percent of the wholesale price.  It excludes retail sales and unspecified medical devices sold to the general public.

Reality Check:  Look at your personal and/or family checkbook and ask yourself these questions:

Can (I/we) afford to:  (1) pay more taxes? (2) pay fines for not having health insurance? (3) pay more for medical devices?  (4) pay more for “non-qualified distributions” from (my/our) Health Savings Account? (5) have (my/our) Flexible Spending Account capped? Can I and my family AFFORD this?

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

 “Allah is our objective.  The Prophet is our Leader.  The Quran is our Constitution. Jihad is our way.  Dying the way of Allah is our highest hope.”

http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/research/pubID.72/pub_detail.asp

“We should remind ourselves and others of the virtues of martyrdom in the Sake of Allah and study the rulings on Jihad, and not deeply indulging in the material trappings in this world.”

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1118742803355&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/Page/FatwaCounselE

“Here is new name for Americans,

MacShovers = they commit genocides

Who cares about 3000 dead MacShovers when you have no sympathy for millions you killed and remain hush hush!

http://www.islamonline.net/comments

“We must not forget that Allah’s rules have to be established in all lands, and all our efforts should lead to that direction.” Dr. Muzammil Siddiqi, former president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA)

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1118742803355&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/Page/FatwaCounselE

The process of settlement of [Islam in the United States] is a Civilization-jihadist process with all the word means.  The Ikhwan [the Brothers] must understand that all their work in America is a kind of grand Jihad in eliminating and destroying Western civilization from within and sabotaging their miserable house by their hands and the hands of the believers so that it is eliminated and God’s religion is made victorious over all religions.  Without this level of understanding we are not up to this challenge and have not prepared ourselves for jihad yet.  It is a Muslim’s destiny to perform Jihad and work wherever he is and wherever he lands until the final hour comes and there is no escape from that destiny except for those who choose to slack.”

http://www.futureofmuslimworld.com/research/pubID.72/pub_detail.asp

“The purpose of Jihad is not just to get the right of missionary activities in any country, but it aims at breaking the grandeur of unbelievers and establish[ing] that of Muslims.”

Islam and Modernism, 2006. Muhammad Taqi Usmani, advisor, Dow Jones Islamic Index  http://nationalreview.com

“The main goal of the organization is to act as a catalyst for the emergence of an integrated Muslim community in Southern California and to help in the practice and propagation of Islam in the United States of America”.

http://www.shuracouncil.org/default.asp?catid=20&section=1&id=81

“Islam isn’t in America to be equal to any other faith, but to become dominant.  The Koran, the Muslim book of scripture, should be highest authority in America, and Islam the only accepted religion on Earth.” Omar M. Ahmad, Chairman of the Board, Council of American-Islamic Relations, (CAIR), San Ramon Valley Herald 1998

“Question:  What is the Islamic legal ruling concerning female circumcision?

In response to the question, the eminent Muslim scholar, Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi states:

…the most moderate opinion and the most likely one to be correct is in favor of practicing circumcision in the moderate Islamic way indicated in some of the Prophet’s hadiths – even though such hadiths are not confirmed to be authentic.  It is reported that the Prophet said to a midwife:  ‘Reduce the size of the clitoris but do not exceed the limit, for that is better for her health and is preferred by husbands’ … whoever finds it serving the interest of his daughters should do it, and I personally support this under the current circumstances in the modern world.”

http://www.islamonline.net/servlet/Satellite?cid=1118742803355&pagename=IslamOnline-English-Ask_Scholar/Page/FatwaCounselE

“In St. Louis, a 16-year old girl was stabbed to death by her Pakistani father.  In Atlanta, a daughter was strangled to death with a bungee cord by her Pakistani father.  In Rochester, a teen-aged girl was ‘stabbed all over multiple times’ by her Afghani brother (she managed to survive).  And in Lewisville, a Dallas-area suburb, two teen girls were shot to death by their Egyptian father in the back of his taxicab…In the Atlanta case, the daughter of Choudry Rashid was seeking a divorce out of an ‘arranged marriage’.  In the Rochester case, the victim (an honor student and recipient of a full 4-year collegiate scholarship), was described as a “bad Muslim girl” by her brother, and in the Texas case, two beautiful smart, vibrant young women were killed because of their relationships with non-Muslim American boyfriends.”

http://gx2loudnclear.wordpress.com/2008/08/02/election-2008-h-is-for-honor-killing/

“Turn your clock back 1,300 years.  According to the Koran, sharia means that, “those women on whose part you fear disobedience, admonish them and send them to their beds and beat them” (Koran 4:34).  For those having sex outside marriage:  “The fornicatress and the fornicator, flog each of them with a hundred stripes” (Koran 24:2)  “Cut off the hands of thieves, whether they are male or female, as punishment for what they have done” (Koran 5:38)  “Instead of celebrating gay sex with fabulous parades and rainbow flags, kill the one who does it, and one to whom it is done” (Reliance of the Traveler-Abu Dawud 4447)  How do you handle an adulteress?  “Khalid Walid came forward with a stone which he threw at her head, and when the blood spurted on his face, he cursed her” (Reliance – Muslim 4206)  “The Muslim deserves death for…denying any verse of the Koran” (Reliance – pages 597-98, 08.7)

Evil Money, Sharia-compliant finance funds jihad, Deroy Murdock, April 10, 2008.  http://nationalreview.com

“The main difference between us and the West…they value life, we value death.” Ayman Al-Zawahiri, Al Qaeda

“Property is the fruit of labor.  Property is desirable, is a positive good in the world.  That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and hence is just encouragement to industry and enterprise.  Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently to build one for himself, thus by example assuring that his own shall be safe from violence…” –Abraham Lincoln[1]

Over the past couple of years, Barack Obama’s Far Left handlers have time and again staged him in Springfield, Illinois for the deliverance of their message du jour.  As with all Obama ‘events’, each staging is orchestrated to fix a visual image in the viewing public’s mind.  The glitz is designed to gloss over innuendo contained in Obama rhetoric so that what’s seen is readily brought to mind…not what’s said.  The intent, of course, is for the public to be so taken with what it all ‘looks like’ that the radical message being delivered goes relatively unnoticed. 

Springfield…the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, the great emancipator.  What better stage could one find to deliver a message about “leveling the playing field”?  After all, wasn’t that what Lincoln stood for?  No, it wasn’t.  The message Barack Obama continues to deliver is diametrically opposed to the message of Abraham Lincoln, regardless of backdrop.  Read again Lincoln’s words above:  “Let not him who is houseless pull down the house of another, but let him work diligently to build one for himself…”  Ask yourself this question:  Is Obama creating  jobs so you’re able to ‘work diligently’ to build your own house that Lincoln spoke of?  No, he isn’t.  In fact, he’s intent upon creating exactly the opposite…a Socialist State of Entitlement, replete with citizens dependent upon Central Government for even the most basic of necessities like shelter.  Notice that Lincoln stated that “property is the fruit of labor…”  Thus, one can logically conclude that Lincoln believed that without labor, one cannot reasonably expect to enjoy its ‘fruit’, e.g. property in all its various forms.  Obama, on the other hand, believes exactly the opposite…that if your neighbor has more than you, you should rob him of the fruit of his labor rather than working to produce your own…seize his wealth, don’t create your own.  The two philosophies could not be more different. 

The very emancipation that Lincoln championed is today threatened by the Obama Socialist Agenda.  A ‘master’ is a master regardless of time and space.  In Lincoln’s time it was Southern landowners…today it’s Central Government – but the definition of slavery remains the same.  Any entity that robs any peoples of meaningful work and its rightful earned reward is a slaver in the truest sense of the word for it forces dependency on handouts.  Therein lays the crux of the Socialist agenda – obliteration of self sufficiency and personal reward, the exact principles Lincoln fought and ultimately died for.  And, oh, by the way, did you notice he was white?  And a Republican?  Wow!  What a red-necked, tea-baggin’ racist he was!  Who knew?!     

First Amendment Rights Don’t Require Your Approval

The Flame of Liberty is burning brightly along Main Street, USA.  It will not be extinguished regardless of the hatred you spew or the insults you hurl.  The collective voice of bona fide patriots across the country is continuing to gather – and it will drown you out. 

Whether you like it or not, America is a nation founded upon Judeo-Christian principles by statesmen who earnestly sought guidance from their Creator as they diligently worked to establish a new Republic.  You can force God out of the public square but you cannot separate Him from His chosen elect.  Theirs is a personal relationship you know nothing about.  Abiding within His people, He will, therefore, always be present within this society irrespective of your efforts.

The Constitution of the United States is the law of the land – not Leftist hatemongers.   Said Constitution guarantees each and every citizen the right to freely speak.  Whether you approve of their message is inconsequential and your concentrated efforts to abridge that right by silencing the people’s voice will not succeed. 

Thoughtful Americans across the country clearly understand who you are and what you are about.  They know that your venomous tentacles are wrapped lovingly around the White House, the Congress, and the mainstream media.  They know that hatred is your byword and the driving force of your every move.  They easily recognize your camp followers – they are identical in demeanor and message:  down with the Republic, down with capitalism, down with religiosity … up with a new world order, up with socialism, up with hedonism. 

Contrary to your canned message emanating from the White House, ‘we’ are not all in this together.  We, the people of Mainstream America, know and believe in God, the Constitution, and the Republic.  We honor the Flag of the United States, our men and women in uniform, life, and the sanctity of marriage.  We uphold our homes and families and our right to keep and bear arms to successfully defend both.  We are the heart of America – and we know the meaning of liberty. It is not a negotiable commodity.   

The President, the Speaker of the House, Hollywood, and various media outlets may be in your pocket but we will never be.  The foundation upon which we stand is firm and unerring and we know without doubt what is true, what is right, and what is just.  We are people of faith, integrity and principle – possessors of a quality of character that cannot be purchased at any price. 

We will speak the truth, defend our faith, uphold our Constitutional Republic and keep the Flame of Liberty burning.  We are the spirit of America and your best efforts on a good day to eliminate us and the values we uphold from this society will never be good enough.