Ogre's Politics & Views

January 08, 2007

Mexico Attacks America!!!

Folks, this one is for real. No, it's not showing up in the mainstream media because they honestly don't want you to know. This is shocking, but true and verified.

WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Mexican Gunmen Involved in Arizona Border Incident Actually Uniformed Mexican Force


by Heidi Thiess at Euphoric Reality

The excursion into U.S. territory last week by Mexican gunmen was not a chance confrontation between the Arizona National Guard and untrained illegal immigrants, but a deliberate perimeter probe by an infantry-trained, uniformed Mexican force, officials say.

Euphoric Reality has learned in exclusive interviews with high-ranking sources within both the Arizona National Guard and the U.S. Border Patrol that the incident the mainstream media calls a standoff was in reality a military-style operation, carried out by a unit of Mexican troops dressed in military uniforms, flak jackets, and armed with AK-47s in an apparent operation to probe the border defenses and test the limits of the National Guard troops. Using easily recognizable infantry movement tactics (such as arm and hand signals and flanking maneuvers), the Mexican unit deliberately moved in a military formation across the border from Mexico, where they were picked up by National Guard surveillance.

As the hostile force moved north over the next three hours, deeper into Arizona, National Guardsmen wearing night vision goggles were able to ascertain that the approaching gunmen were indeed uniformed (including PAGST helmets) and heavily armed. When the Mexican unit came within approximately 100 yards of the EIT site, the Guardsmen repositioned themselves in order to maintain surveillance and tactical advantage. They observed the Mexican unit sweep through the EIT site, and then rapidly withdrew back into Mexico. No shots were fired by either the Mexican gunmen or the Guardsmen. Border Patrol was on the scene within minutes of the Mexican unit's withdrawal.

The Guardsmen, through an Arizona Border Patrol official, confirmed that the incident appeared to be an intelligence-gathering exercise designed to ascertain what the National Guard's response would be to certain tactics. It is not an isolated incident, and many such probes have been reported by the Guardsmen assigned to the area. Though no shots were fired during this particular incident, shots have been fired near and in the vicinity of the soldiers at the EIT site in other situations, though not at the soldiers themselves. It is not clear from the uniforms if the Mexican soldiers were official Mexican federales or mercenaries hired by the drug cartels.

Since then, follow-on news reports have included statements from the Border Patrol that no shots were fired. This was confirmed today by Major Paul Aguirre, a Public Affairs Officer (PAO) for the Arizona National Guard. Rumors have circulated that the Guardsmen were not armed, and thus unable to defend themselves - and that is not the case. Both Major Aguirre and Rob Daniels, a Public Information Officer (PIO) for the Arizona Border Patrol, state that all Guardsmen assigned to EITs are armed, specifically with M16s and sometimes a sidearm. As well, there have been some contradictory news reports that stated the gunmen came "within yards" of the Guardsmen, while other reports state that the gunmen were approximately 100 yards away. Mr. Daniels clarified that the gunmen came as close as 100 yards to the Guardsmen. He also stated that the Guardsmen did not "retreat" but tactically repositioned themselves to maintain surveillance of the group of armed men while simultaneously radioing for Border Patrol agents. He asserted that the Guardsmen had followed their protocols perfectly, and that their services were invaluable to the Border Patrol agents.

The Myth of Troops Bringing Law Enforcement to the Border

National Guard soldiers on the border are volunteers deployed by the federal government for Operation Jump Start. They are not mandated to perform law enforcement activities and, in fact, are prohibited from doing so under the Posse Comitatus Act while federally deployed. They are assigned to the border mission for the sole purpose of supporting the Border Patrol - mostly performing administrative, engineering, and maintenance duties that free up Border Patrol agents for border enforcement.

The ramifications of this incident hitting the public awareness are significant. There are incidents on the record of specially-trained military commandos attacking Border Patrol agents, and videos in existence of uniformed Mexicans, deep in American territory, claiming to be reporters when confronted by Arizona Minutemen. Hundreds of armed incursions have been documented by the Border Patrol. In one year, June 2005 until June 2006, over 250 armed assaults have been reported by Border Patrol agents, and several agents have been killed.

Michael Chertoff, head of Homeland Security, has gone on the record to dismiss reports of armed incursions by a uniformed military force as "navigational mistakes", claiming that the Mexican soldiers were "lost. However, Chertoff offered no explanation as to why these lost troops fired on American agents. The Mexican government claims that uniformed military soldiers coming from Mexico are actually American soldiers disguised as Mexican soldiers. Furthermore, when confronted with the possibility that Mexican commandos called Los Zetas, trained by U.S. Special Forces at Fort Bragg to support the Drug War, have defected from the military and now work as mercenaries for the drug cartels, Mexican officials have worked very hard to debunk such evidence. In an official report presented to the U.S. on behalf of the Mexican Office of Inter-Intelligence Affairs, Mexico claimed that the Zeta army, or syndicate, is no more real than the crying lady of Puebla.

Yet, contrary to Mexican denials, Los Zetas do exist, and the U.S. Border Patrol is very familiar with them. In a June 2006 investigative news piece by News Channel 5 in Texas, Zetas discussed their training and murderous missions. They also issued a warning:

These two members of the Zeta army also have a warning for American law enforcement: They are here, with cells operating in Roma, Rio Grande City and Mission - and more are coming.

It is not a lie, Zeta-2 said. They need to check good, because it is true."

Los Zetas: Guns Gone Bad

During the 1990s, U.S. Army Special Forces trained a number of Mexican federal agents and army units in special warfare tactics as part of an effort to aid the struggling Mexican government in the Drug War involving the violent drug cartels of northern Mexico. It's been said that "the training was remedial in nature, and did not exceed international peace time law of NATO forces training foreign combat forces in tactical warfare." Lest we worry about the operational proficiency of such mercenaries, Wikipedia has this unattributed entry:

The training lasted a mere three months in the sweltering North Carolina heat. In total, 300 Mexican agents and army officers participated in the summer long exercise. Years later, unsealed documents revealed that the training proved to be no more than an extended boot camp. "It was more a media and propaganda effort then it was for actual tactical training that could be used in combat," one of the US Special Forces Officers that participated in the effort stated. "They brought them [sic] boys here, and most of them could fire a gun already, so we just showed them a lot of video of Special Forces training from the early 70's. We were not about to teach or display tactics that make Special Forces what they are. That's why when I read that these boys that are 'Zetas' were Special Forces trained, I almost wet myself with laughter.

What the Zetas may lack in professional specialized training, they make up for in ruthless and savage violence. Last year, Times Magazine exposed much of the brutality in an article called Brutal New Drug Gangs Are Terrorizing The U.S.-Mexico Border, and added further information about the identity of Los Zetas.

According to Mexican officials, Lazcano was a clean-cut Mexican army recruit from the Gulf Coast state of Veracruz when he was picked a decade ago to be part of the highly trained Airborne Special Forces Group. The unit was sent to the eastern border to battle drug trafficking. But in the late 1990s, Lazcano and more than 30 other members of the special forces began working for drug lord Osiel Cardenas, head of the Matamoros-based Gulf cartel, which at the time controlled almost one-third of the Mexican drug trade.

Official Mexican propaganda notwithstanding, it can be safely assumed that the Zetas are a paramilitary force that has made regular incursions over our border in sometimes heavily-armed assaults. Whether they are actual Mexican federales or uniformed mercenaries in the employ of the drug cartels remains to be seen. Perhaps a small clue to the uniforms is found in the News Channel Five investigative report:

The municipal police, the state police, the ministerial police, the police of the state, Zeta-1 said. The soldiers and the federal preventive police. The military on the border. They are bought by the Zetas. The Zeta's tools even include uniforms given by the police themselves.

Regardless of who the uniformed soldiers are, or who commands them, what is paramount is that our southern border security is breached by foreign troops on an increasingly aggressive basis. While our National Guard troops are effectively hamstrung by political restrictions, foreign military soldiers press the advantage. Border Patrol agents have already given their lives in a heroic effort to guard our border, and it is only a matter of time before we lose American soldiers. Is that what it will take for our government to finally take the matter of border security seriously? This is no longer a matter of local civilian law enforcement; it is a matter of national security. For politicians, no matter their affiliation, to play partisan games with our national safety and security is a betrayal of their constituents' trust, and the constitutional duties of their office.

Kit Jarrell also contributed to this report.

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Liberal/Conservative Quiz

I know Smokey loves quizzes, so I feel obligated to post the results of this quiz I found via Peter Porcupine.







Your Political Profile:
Overall: 85% Conservative, 15% Liberal
Social Issues: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal
Personal Responsibility: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal
Fiscal Issues: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal
Ethics: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal
Defense and Crime: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?

As usual, the quiz is really worth what you paid. The only part I found really interesting is that if you answer that authority should be questioned, that gives you points towards liberalism. That certainly doesn't fit with Reagan's vision of conservatives, that's for sure.

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New Renter

Have you had a chance yet to visit the new blog that's been advertising here the last few days? For 7 days, Dorene M. Lorenz has been advertising here. You might have noticed the little square box on the top of the left side of the main page, or you might have seen it between some posts further down the page. Either way, you should go take a peek.

There's one post there called "Misty fishes with face painting." That post is just really, really cool. And don't worry, those of you who don't like to read (what are you doing here?) -- that post is all pictures. And it's pictures of fish. Painted on faces. And it's really neat. Seriously. Go peek.

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Tarheel Tavern #98

The Tarheel Tavern has continued on without weekly submissions from yours truly (fortunately). In fact, this week marks the 98th edition of the Tarheel Tavern! Now that's impressive that this little carnival has managed to stay around that long. Thanks to everyone who's worked to keep it going.

For those who have no idea about this carnival, the Tarheel Tavern is a carnival from and about North Carolina bloggers and blogging. Sometimes there's a theme to the carnival, more often it's a whole mixed bag of posts. The primary rule is that the blogs who submit must either be blogging in North Carolina or blogging about North Carolina. So if you want to read about what bloggers in North Carolina are writing about; the Tarheel Tavern is the place to be.

This week, 2sides2ron volunteered to be the host for the 98th Tarheel Tavern. So if you need some reading, why not head on over and see what's happening on North Carolina blogs?

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Federal Tax Increase Coming

In a little-reported event last week the Democrats in Congress voted to punish producers in America. Of course, this is what they do and every single person who voted for them absolutely HAD to know this was coming. If you voted Democrat and don't support punishment of workers, you're deluded or a fool.

This vote changed rules put in place by Republicans way back in 1994. Under those rules, it required a 3/5 vote of Congress to raise taxes -- in other words, that rule REQUIRED bipartisanship. It REQUIRED members of both parties to support a tax increase in order for Congress to be able to raise taxes.

This is the rule that the Democrats just removed. If you hear the Democrats say one single work about bipartisanship, they're outright lying yet again. With the new rule change, Democrats will be able to raise taxes with a simple majority vote -- and you can be sure they will. I'm willing to bet that the upcoming tax increase bills will pass with about a 51-55% vote -- which means they would NOT have passed without the Democrat, partisan rule change.

When you hear them crying for repealing tax cuts for "the rich," you can be sure they're lying. When you hear them claim they'll have "targeted" tax cuts, that means not for you. And you can be sure they will raise taxes substantially -- it's what they do -- and just as reliably, you can be sure they will claim they're NOT raising taxes.

Keep in mind the "leader" of the Democrats in the House is already talking about how he can raise taxes without raising taxes. And they've promised to make the cost of living rise everywhere in the country with new taxes on businesses by raising the minimum wage -- and remember, any time it costs businesses MORE to produce products, it WILL cost the consumer more to purchase those products.

In fact, Charlie Wrangle is even considering a $50 billion tax increase, saying "It's not good for me, but it's good for the American people." Yes, that's a leading Democrat telling you a 50-billion dollar tax increase is "good for you." Don't you love it when people tell you what's best for you because you're a stupid moron and don't know any better?

Sen. Mary Landrieu is screaming for tax increases. She was outraged when tax cuts were even suggested. Sen. Charles Schumer helps to define the Democrat meaning of the word compromise when he admitted it meant "do it my way." Oh sure, he claimed that that was Bush's position, but that's what Democrats do -- lie and then claim your opponent is the one lying.

The new rule which Democrats put in place requires that "any increase in entitlement programs like Medicare would have to have corresponding tax increases." Watch for Democrats to increase entitlements and then scream that they're "required by the rules" to raise taxes -- these rules they just put in place.

If you're working and productive in America today, the Democrats WILL punish you. You have no incentive to work and produce more, because the Democrats in Congress WILL take it from you. So sit back, work less, and let the Democrats take care of you. The rest of us will work enough to support you. And if you are one of the few who works because it's the right thing to do, in spite of the Democrats, congratulations -- you're in the minority and will need to work harder this year to buy the same amount and to bring home the same amount.

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Toys 'R' Us Gives In

On Saturday, I commended Toys 'R' Us for standing up for right and good. In that case, the company had explained some rules to a contest and they stood by those rules when racist whiners started screamed that they wanted free money, even if they were admitted criminals who also broke the rules. At the time, the company was standing by it's own rules and was standing up for American laws.

Now, however, that's all changed. Now, Toys R Us has joined all the spineless wimpy bastards who cave in every time some whiny scumbag scream "racist."

A review of the FACTS:

Toys R Us had a contest in which they described in the rules that the parents of the winner were required to be legal residents of the United States. One person who claimed to be a winner freely admits that they are NOT legal residents of the United States. No immigration officials, of course, have made any attempts to arrest the admitted criminals who are in the country illegally. Racist, whiny bastards are spreading lies about Toys R Us in an attempt to get free, unearned cash for the admitted criminals.

Having worked in the "corporate world" for many years, I know why Toys R Us is doing this -- whey they have caved in to the uber-racists like John Wang (president of the New York-based Asian American Business Development Center) and Albert Wang (a lying attorney). They caved because of public relations and controversy -- both of which most companies hate.

The company believes that the liars who continue to wrongly claim that Toys R Us is being racist (while in fact it is the liars who are being racist) will have a larger effect on the company than doing the right thing. The company has absolutely zero interest in right and wrong -- only about what they can do to bring in the most cash.

Therefore, they're giving away three times the amount they had originally allotted to the contest -- giving away the money to not one baby, as expected, but three of them. While on the face, this may look like a good idea -- it makes everyone happy; in fact, it will cost everyone money. You see, in order for Toys R Us to get that extra money, they had to earn it first.

So, the cost to bribe the racists and criminals here is to not only the stockholders, who just lost a potential $50,000 in profits; but also to the consumers, who will now have to pay increased prices to make up for the new, extortionist lost.

The company was right the first time. The criminals, racists, and liars were wrong, as they usually are. But they were effective with their racist extortion and forced the company to do the wrong thing. What a sorry state of affairs in America today. Yuki Lin, her parents, John Wang, Albert Wang, and "offended" Chinese-American advocates should be ashamed of themselves. But that would require morals which they are obviously lacking.

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The New "Living Wage"

Last week, I mentioned the government-mandated punishment for small businesses wherein all businesses were ordered to pay people more who do not produce anything extra. In effect, an increase in the price of everything because the price of producing everything went up. The Democrats call this a "minimum wage" increase.

In NC now, this punitive wage is $6.15. Rumor has it that the Socialists in the U.S. House are planning on raising the federal minimum wage to $7.15. But of course, to socialists, that's just not enough. The North Carolina Council of Communists, err, "Churches" has weighed in (again). They want at least $12.30 an hour. Yes, they want every single person that works at McDonalds to get $12.30 an hour. Do you know what would happen? The Socialist Democrats of North Carolina do.

Some don't. Rep. Jean Farmer-Butterfield, a Wilson Democrat is either reality-challenged, or a liar. She thinks that the $1 an hour raise will bring "some financial relief." She refuses to admit that if it costs more to produce something, then it will cost more to purchase that item. But she does know that a raise in the minimum wage will affect everyone's wages. I could trot old the old argument that we should raise it to $100 an hour, but why bother? Reality cannot penetrate the minds of these people -- only emotions can.

Rep. Joe Tolson, a Pinetops Democrat, can almost see reality, but not quite. He's "concerned" about how the "new costs" will affect businesses. See, he actually realizes that it WILL cost more to do business! Imagine that! But, he's still a socialist to the core. His solution to fix the problem he JUST created? He wants to give tax credits to small businesses who "provide health benefits." Typical liberal Democrat in North Carolina: use the monopolistic force of government to cause a problem, then attempt to solve the problem with even more government. The concept of freedom completely evades these people.

U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, a Wilson Democrat, says about raising the federal minimum wage, ""There are 6 million people in the nation, ... who will be impacted." No, Mr. Butterfield, again, you are a Democrat in fantasy land! It's not 6 million that will be affected, but over 250 million! EVERYONE will be affected, you lunatic!

Can we pass a new Constitutional Amendment that requires anyone who wants to be in a legislature have at least a basic understanding of economics? Ah, why bother, we don't use those silly old "Constitutions" anyway. They're just sort of guidelines and when we dont' like what they say, we just ignore them.

Oh, how I yearn for freedom.

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January 07, 2007

New Neighbor #44

Thanks for stopping by and reading about this week's neighbor:

Life Under the Sun

This blog is written and maintained by Michele from New Jersey who is either 45, 19, or 80 years old, depending on the day (and time) that you ask. I can relate to the first two, but I don't think I've ever felt 80 years old. In fact, I'm not sure that when I'm 80 that I'll feel like I'm 80. And you know what? I bet I won't admit it, even if I do.

So, what's the blog about? I'm not really sure. In the sidebar there's a section for "Blog Description." Here's what it says:

"What has a man from all the toil and striving of heart with which he toils beneath the sun? For all his days are full of sorrow, and his work is a vexation...There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil. This also, I saw, is from the hand of God, for apart from him who can eat or who can have enjoyment?" (Ecclesiastes 2:22-25)

So...I guess the blog could be a labor and toil for Michele. Or maybe it's a reflection of that labor and toil. It's certainly not something she eats or drinks (at least I don't think so). But if the blog's enjoyable to Michele, then it must be work and toil, right? So maybe she doesn't enjoy the blog but instead works at it? But if she worked at it, then she would find it enjoyable... so maybe she enjoys the blog and doesn't work at it? I'm so confused.

Anyway...

One post highlights a "Chunkster Challenge." This is one challenge I'm not sure that I'm up to. In it, "You read as many very large books (over 400 pages) that you can in a six month period." Now it's not that I don't like to read, but still -- that sounds like a lot of work somehow. I was perfectly willing to write tens of thousands of words in a month, but I'm not sure I have time to read that many books. Then again, I guess that's the point of the challenge, isn't it? Stop on over if you want to join up.

She has another post up that I really, really wish I would have read before I had my laptop stolen. In it she suggests using an online service to store your bookmarks. For some reason, technological me never thought of such a thing. That would SO simplify things for me in so many ways. On a daily basis I often use as many as 5 different computers -- and each has it's own collection of bookmarks. I have GOT to try this.

And in yet another post, she points out a Bible Map. This combined a Bible with Google Maps with active hyperlinks. Now that's just neat. For anyone who wants to SEE places that they read about in the Bible, this is just cool. Go ahead, take a peek!

So, thanks for stopping by today and for reading about my neighbor. Feel free to head on over there this afternoon and drop by and say hello. I think this is going to have to be a regular stop for me, what with such useful and interesting posts!

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January 06, 2007

Toys 'R' Us

Nicely done, Toys 'R' Us. Of course, illegals are upset at them. Well, any time criminals are complaining about the actions of a government or a company, that's probably a good thing. And in this case, as usual, it is.

The whiners are complaining because Toys 'R Us had a competition. As part of the RULES for the competition, it clearly stated that the parents of the winner were required to be legal residents of America. So, when some illegal aliens appeared to win, Toys R Us quickly disqualified them, as they had quite obviously broken the rules.

I say again, nicely done, Toys 'R Us.

But the illegals, always complaining, feel that it's not fair that Toys R Us make such rules. What I want to know is why these whiny bastards haven't been deported yet. If we had ANY immigration enforcement at all, as soon as they opened their mouths to complain and whine, they'd have been arrested and deported.

But still the whiny slimeballs continue to stretch the truth and scream:

Some Chinese-American advocates say the company's decision smacks of second-class citizenship.

No, it's not "second-class" citizenship, it's LEGAL citizenship. Why do you sorry excuses for people have such a hard time with that concept? This used to be is a country of LAWS. If you don't want to follow the laws, get the hell out. You want to be a citizen? Follow the rules. Otherwise just shut up.
"People are just pretty much outraged," said John Wang, president of the New York-based Asian American Business Development Center.

Only whiny people who hate America or hate American laws, you worthless bum. People who follow the rules aren't outraged ONE bit.
Albert Wang, an attorney, has launched an e-mail campaign on the issue. "She was deprived of $25,000 intended to be used for her college education because of who her parents are."

Lying bastard. That's absolutely NOT true. That's intentionally spreading a lie there. Blatant dishonesty. Scum. She didn't get the free money BECAUSE HER PARENTS DIDN'T FOLLOW THE RULES.

Again, good job Toys 'R Us. I hope you don't cave into the whiny bastards. And ICE, you are NOT doing your job as long as these admitted illegals are still here.

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Super Bowl Predictions

Now before you go and put any money on the Ogre's selections, keep in mind that he was only somewhere in the middle of the pack in the year's Pigskin Pick'Em. Quality Weenie (yes, a girl) was the league champion, kicking everyone's butts. But, well it's fun to guess, and you can bet I'll be gloating if I get even one of them right.

In the NFC, I'm going with Dallas. I am NOT a fan of the Cowboys. I absolutely hated them when they were called "America's Team." I was insulted by that saying. But that old Parcells must have some magic in that old black hat of his. I think somehow he's going to pull out some tricks and he's going to the Superbowl. I don't think there's any way they'll win it, but I think they're going to find their way there.

In the AFC, it's a tougher choice. I think it's got to be either Baltimore or San Diego that's going to get it. I haven't seen either team play this year (too busy watching the Dolphins when they're on), so I'm not sure on either one. San Diego, to me, has the edge with the running game, but Baltimore has the Defense. I'm going to go with San Diego this time.

So, Superbowl GHJKLI (whatever number) will be San Diego vs. Dallas. San Diego will win 38-9. Who agrees?

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The Face of the National Guard

surrender.jpgSo, have you heard the latest news about America and it's "mighty military?" Fox News had a very brief blurb about it, Euphoric Reality had a bit more, and Cathouse Chat is outraged. If you're not sure what this is about, refer to the picture here in this post.

Now I'm sure some of you good readers will interpret this to mean that I don't like the military or that I'm insulting the military or something like that. I'm sorry, but if you think that, you're rather uninformed. This is not a reflection on any member of the military, but on the people who give the orders to those in the military uniform.

Is there any reason to even give our soldiers guns today? After all, the policy at the southern border of this country is to run from anyone else who might be armed. So why do we even HAVE a border patrol or national guard on the border? It's certainly NOT to actually secure the border. After all, if you are a member of the border patrol and actually shoot back when drug smugglers try to KILL you, you get thrown in jail!

So now we have some "unknown" number of armed thugs entering this country from a foreign country and confronting our armed military members. Our response? Run away and hide. Apparently we have become the French.

If we had a leader with any guts at ALL, he order the full-time US Military to the southern border to protect our country from a current, active invasion. And if ANYONE entered the country armed and shooting, we'd have order to kill and destroy every single one of them. But to do that, we'd have to have at least a little interest in national sovereignty -- which our leaders clearly do not have.

America, as a country, does not exist to our leaders. The only hope for America today is it's citizens. I hope you're armed and have a lot of ammo because the leaders of the US Military aren't interested in protecting you against any enemies, foreign or domestic.

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NC Government Direction

As some of my good readers know, one of the primary places I get my news about North Carolina government is the internet. I get a lot of information by using keyword searches, including NC Legislature. What's really interesting is that every now and then I'll get some news from Nepal because of the key words. And I found one end-of-year article from Nepal rather interesting:

Year 2006: From despotism to democracy

In the article, they talk about the slow movement from a royal dictatorship to a historic democratic upheaval. They mention how the insurgency has been ended and that a peaceful Democracy with people in charge is working now. They mention how unity between SEVEN political parties brought Democracy to the country.

During the same period, if one looks at North Carolina, you can see the opposite happening. Nearly every day, here on this blog, you can read news about how freedom is disappearing in North Carolina. Every day you can see how the Democrats who control the North Carolina Legislature (due only to gerrymandering) continue to move further and further away from Democracy. Heck, there's almost no reason to vote any more in North Carolina because the vast, vast majority of Legislative seats are already decided by the legislators themselves, rather than the people.

Yes, once upon a time, Virginia, The People of North Carolina were allowed to pick their representatives in Raleigh. But today the legislators select the people they will represent. You see, we're just not smart enough to pick the "right" people, so the Democrats will select our representatives for us.

So Nepal, congratulations on the advances towards Democracy in your country! I'm happy that you have SEVEN different political parties from which to select. But I'll leave you with those famous words of Benjamin Franklin which we have absolutely failed to heed:

A Republic, if you can keep it.

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January 05, 2007

Government Signs

So have you ever seen a less useful government-made sign that this one?

wetroad.jpg

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LLama Crossing?

I bet you don't see a sign like this one near your house very often, do you? I wonder why not...

Llama-Crossing.jpg

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Blog Quiz

It's Friday afternoon, so it's time for a much lighter view of things and time to relax a little. I really don't know what to make of this quiz, but here it is anyway.




Your Life Is Worth...



$1,100,000


How Much Is Your Life Worth?

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Terrorists Victory

ellison.jpgThere is it. The photograph that's got Muslims around the world celebrating and rejoicing. You see, they see this as a tremendous victory for Muslims and terrorists -- they now have a Muslim in a seat of power in America, the great Satan.

Much has been written by others explaining why Mr. Ellison should not have used the queer-an in his swearing in ceremony (and yes, I'm well aware of the differences between the actual ceremony and the photo-op); so I'll not go into details on that one. Instead, I'd like to talk about the Muslim terrorist viewpoint on this photo.

First, for those who are unaware of it, there's a saying in the Muslim religion called "Al-Takeyya" (various spellings). It allows, in fact even requires, a Muslim to lie, if it's to advance the Muslim religion. And Mr. Ellison is a Muslim. Therefore, his oaths are only good for the Muslims, and not for America. Now I'm not saying he's not planning on upholding his oath to "protect and defend the Constitution," I'm just saying that ANY Muslim who makes that oath is absolutely free and clear to violate the oath. In other words, ANY oath taken by ANY Muslim is absolutely and completely worthless -- they are obligated by their religion to violate that oath to advance their religion.

Therefore, Muslim terrorists around the world see this photograph and they don't see a traitor. They do not see an American. They do not see someone who will uphold and defend the Constitution. Instead, they see a Muslim. They see someone who will help them advance their cause. They see someone who will do all he can to make America a Muslim country.

Once again, just to be clear, I'm not calling Mr. Ellison a traitor or a terrorist. I'm just telling you the viewpoint of the Muslim terrorist from around the world.

So, what should be done? If Mr. Ellison were not in league with the Muslim terrorists, he's got a great platform to use. He should daily be denouncing Muslims who are terrorists. He should daily be explaining he is not interested in advancing his religion with his post. At every news conference, he should be explaining that he is a different Muslim, NOT one who follows the queer-an as the terrorist Muslims do.

However, even that will fall short, because he is expected to lie. That's what the queer-an tells him to do. If he is truly a Muslim and follows the Muslim holy book, he will lie at will in his attempts to turn America into a Muslim nation.

And that's why terrorist Muslims around the world are celebrating and will salute this picture for a long time.

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Rewards for Not Working

The socialist government of North Carolina (gerrymandered majority Democrat legislature) is considering paying people to not work. Well, after all, they're just following the federal model of paying people for NOT doing something. And yes, if you actually work and are productive, that's YOU who is going to be doing the paying. So I hope you're planning on working a little extra this year because there's lots of lazy "poor" people who are depending on you to pay them while they sit on their rears.

And where is that money going to come from? Rumors have it that the state will raise the sales tax rate across the state so they can give a few dollars to people who don't work. I mean that's fair, right? Make everyone pay more (including those who will actually receive the cash) so the state can pay people to not work?

In the liberal world, my viewpoint is considered "heartless." In the real world, it's considered freedom. In case you don't understand, the ONLY way government gets money is to take it from someone else who produces it. Government produces NOTHING, ever. So they are honestly planning on rewarding people for not working by punishing those who do. What sort of reality-based system is that? It's called communism -- where everyone works for a common middle ground.

That's a horrible way to run a government. In a freedom-based society, people would be free to keep what they earn. Then those same people would be free to help anyone they wanted to. That's how government ran for a hundred years or more in America, and it worked just fine. But that's now how government works now. Instead, people are not free to help others because they have to first meet the heavy burden of massive government taxation or go to jail. And those who choose to sit on their rear ends all day? Well that's just fine with government, because government will give them money, food, housing, education, and well, anything else they need. What incentive do people actually have to work? NONE from government, that's for sure.

Oh, how I yearn for freedom.

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January 04, 2007

Irish Quiz

Yeah, I know it's January, but who says I can't start thinking of Saint Patrick's Day already?




You're 70% Irish



You're very Irish, and most likely from Ireland.

(And if you're not, you should be!)

How Irish Are You?

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Hostages in Iraq

Have you heard about the latest hostages taken in Iraq? This time it's some other radical Islam group, "Mujahideen of Jerusalem Company," or the Judean People's Front, or the People's Front of Judea, or the Judean Popular People's Front or some terrorist Islams that hate America. Now on that post over at Jawa's, a person posting as "Marcos Zuniga" or "KOS" posts that he doesn't care about the hostages, nor what happens to them. I'd like to address that point of view.

Once, long ago, when the ogre was, well, a smaller ogre, he had a different view on life. At the time, I was neither Republican nor Democrat, not really having a concern with politics. I still had strong views on different things. I remember the Iran hostage crisis, and I remember thinking, "Well gee, morons, what are you doing in the middle east in the first place?" I remember thinking that those people got what they deserved for being over there -- much the same point of view that this commenter has.

Since then, however, I've grown up.

These people were taken hostage for one reason, and one reason only -- because they're Americans. There are plenty of other people in the country -- many of the natives -- that could have been taken hostage. But they were not. There are many others of other nationalities that could have been taken hostage -- but the scum Islamic terrorists took the Americans. Why?

Because they're Americans. That's all.

These people hate Americans. No, not because we attacked Iraq, they have hated us for a lot longer than that. As much as the left does not understand, these people hate us because we're not Muslim. That really is the bottom line. They honestly and seriously want to convert the entire world to Muslim. That's their open stated goal, no matter what the media and the left want to believe.

So why should we care about Americans who get taken hostage?

Well, if you're on the left, you don't have to care. You see, that's the new religion to the left -- everyone for themselves. And that's one of the things that Muslims hate -- the utter self-indulgence of those in America. Yes, the left, with their current hate America attitude is actually fueling the fires of the terrorist Muslims.

On the other hand, America is supposed to be the world leader. I know the left does not like this. The currently view of the left is that America should not be thought of as better than any other country -- instead, everyone, everything, and every culture should be absolutely and totally equal. That's not how it is, however. America IS better. America IS superior. And if you don't like that, you're welcome to leave America and find somewhere else that you like better. I don't see any Democrats leaving.

So if America is superior, we should go in and get the hostages. No, we should never give in to the terrorists. Instead, we should destroy them. Many polls today and recently show that Americans are unhappy with Bush's strategy on Iraq. The press spins this to mean that Bush should cut and run -- the Democrat strategy. What the polls don't show is what percent of those who are unhappy with Bush's strategy that want him to do MORE, not less.

The only way Muslims terrorists will be stopped is with brutal firepower. The only way to stop them is to eliminate state-sponsored religion. And the only way to do that is to start killing a lot of people.

No, I don't want people to die. But if we do nothing, or if we retreat, people WILL continue to die. That's a fact. If we retreat from Iraq, the Muslim terrorists are not suddenly going to stop killing Americans. Maybe you didn't realize that we had not invaded Iraq when 9-11 happened. The only way to stop the state-sponsored religion is to start bombing countries until they stop. Does this mean that every state that has a state-sponsored religion should be on America's target list? You bet.

No, it doesn't mean that we have to invade every country -- once a few give in, the rest will see that America means business -- and that the American way, with freedom of religion, really IS superior -- even if the Democrats don't like it.

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Stop the ACLU

Judge Roy Moore makes a New Years Resolution that I'm definitely on board with.

Each year the American Civil Liberties Union and other liberal organizations continue their efforts to destroy traditional values that we once assumed were self-evident and beyond question. And each year we sit quietly by doing nothing to stop their relentless assault on our culture and our religious heritage. As our resolution for the New Year, let us join together to defeat the ACLU's anti-Christian agenda and restore our civil and religious freedom.

Most definitely the ACLU's attack on religious freedom is one of many good reasons we should resolve to join together and fight back. We have a whole list of other good reasons. The damage the ACLU has done to our National Security, the War on Terror, and our National Soverignty are at the top of my personal list.

There are many reasons to stop the ACLU's agenda, but what people need to know is how. Everyone needs to get involved. There is a lot that can be done.

One thing to do is to get active. Email, write, or call your elected officials and let them know that National Security is of primary concern. This time last year the ACLU were running full page ad propaganda war against the NSA and the Patriot Act. Even though the Democrats made a show of not clapping for the Patriot Act, in the end they lost that battle. They are still beating the dead horse over the NSA program.

Another thing is to elect people who will appoint Constitutionalist judges. We've made progress in this area over the past year. Last year around this time the ACLU announced their official opposition to the confirmation of Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court. Many of the ACLU's biggest fans in the Senate fought hard to paint him as a woman hater and bigot, to the point of bringing his wife to tears, but in the end they all lost that battle.

When it comes to religious freedom, the ACLU is America's number one censor. They have compared Christians to terrorists, and even called for jailing people over prayer. The most outrageous thing about this is that when these cases their attorney's fees are paid for by the taxpayer. We have made progress against this in the past year. Currently there is legislation to put a stop to this and we got it passed in the House of Representatives. The bill is still pending before the Senate, and just because we lost the majority is no reason for us to let up.

Support groups that are fighting the ACLU. There are many out there including the Alliance Defense Fund, ACLJ, Liberty Council, and Thomas More Law Center. Join one of them, donate to them, and tell others about them.

Educate the public about the ACLU's agenda. This last one is the New Year's resolution we are making...to continue our fight against the ACLU by educating the public. Join us and over 200 other blogs in helping to expose the ACLU's agenda to the people.

This was a production of Stop The ACLU Blogburst. If you would like to join us, please email Jay at Jay@stoptheaclu.com or Gribbit at GribbitR@gmail.com. You will be added to our mailing list and blogroll. Over 200 blogs already on-board.

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