(not) Bringing Home The Gold

In addition to the other numerous failures of this Administration, the “star power” of the President showed it didn’t have enough shine to even get Chicago past the first round for the 2016 Olympics.  So it seems the “master” of diplomacy isn’t so much a master after all.

Even knowing he only had 150 days or so in Federal Office, despite the fact the America Voter was told and shown he was an empty suit with no experience, the chickens, as his Reverend would say, have come home to roost.   Just to recap:  Got nowhere with Iran, nowhere with N. Korea, tossed 2 former eastern block Countries, now allies, under the bus to please Russia.   Now, can’t secure the Olympics for his home city despite being the ONLY President to make a personal appeal for his Country.

In fact he can’t even get his Party, which has a 60 vote majority, to pass his socialized health care plan.  The leader of the free world can’t even lead his own Party.  We got a long 3 years ahead of us I am certain.

But I do love this remark:  “How do we win Afghanistan if we can’t even get good intelligence about the Olympic vote?” one angry and baffled Democratic strategist said.

Who’s Going To Pay?

House Democratic leaders next week are expected to wade into the treacherous waters of how to pay for the House healthcare bill as they continue to negotiate the shape of the bill behind closed doors. This is why you can’t have dumb people in charge.  How in the hell are you going to figure out how much something cost, if you don’t know what you are paying for to begin with?  This is done all the time and this is why cash for clunkers cost 300% more than the envisioned.  They had no clue on what they were paying for.

But we all know who is going to pay for this health care scam, everyone, in one way or another.  The rich and the middle class are going to get a tax increase.  Please don’t feed me the 95% tax cut bullchit.  In 2010 the Bush tax cuts expire and the Dems have already said they are dead with no possibility of being carried on.  So YOUR taxes ARE going up.  If you don’t cooperate you are going to be fined, which is about the same as a direct tax.  Those who it doesn’t cost more in money will pay more in terms of health and time since care will be rationed and face it, 50 million new people with bennies is going to clog the system.

Regrettably, the 16th Amendment made it impossible to argue the taxes in regard to apportionment or without regard to census or enumeration, because progressives screwed the Republic with the 16th Amendment.  We all know and can see how the power to tax is the power to destroy.  We saw that through the Depression, where the rich paid 90% tax rates and where unable to expand business to create jobs.  It is part of the reason the Depression lasted so long.

We saw it happening under all Presidents since then until Kennedy who lowered rates, only to have that kicked to the curb by LBJ.  Rates remained high until Reagan.  Like magic, jobs were had and the economy expanded.  Given the current line of economic thought, we’d be lucky to see a 2% expansion of the GDP in the next year.  We need 3.5% just to keep up with the population and the need for new jobs.

So this health care boondoggle is going to hurt, pretty much no matter what version of it is passed.  Lucky for us the most expensive part, Government option, seems dead as a doornail.

The Mouth That Roared :

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) now has not only said the GOP wants people to die fast, he now says, in public, that the GOP is a lie machine.  All of which just goes to show the hypocrisy of the Democrats.  It’s one thing for a person like James Cueball or Rush to call names and make such statements, but when elected officials state such, it’s sad.

Of course only the left can do this, a simple “you lie” got Wilson sanctioned.  Nothing of the like in the wind for Grayson however.

“We’ve got to get past this point where everything is stalled; where the Republicans are winning just through inertia,” he said. “We have a majority, we have to use it.” A full 48% of the people  oppose Government intervention, a Government option, but Grayson wants to ram it down your throat anyway.

Good people, that isn’t a democratic republic.  That’s a dictatorship, a rule of the privileged, who have a better everything than we do.  Better retirement, better health care, better pay and lots of special perks.  All of that and none of the responsibility.

chas

“Rebellion to Tyranny is Obedience to God”

None So Blind…

The President is getting real good at tossing things under the bus.  Must be the practice he is getting.  First was his Grandmother, (you remember the “typical white woman”), his Reverend, (God Damn America), never heard a word he said though he was mentor and pastor for 20 years.

Now he is trying to toss Israel under the bus and in real and basic terms condemns them for protecting their borders and providing needed Governmental Services, hospitals, Schools, etc., to the settlements they have in place already.  Pardon me for a second while I cry….Boo Hoo.  The Palist… check that, Humas is tossing missiles and human bombs   but the major changes must come from Israel.

Words Mean Something:

At the United Nations today; “No longer do we have the luxury of indulging our differences to the exclusion of the work that we must do together,” Obama told the assembly of world leaders in New York City.  He seems unable to apply that in his own Country.  Not only is he ignoring the GOP on his Health Care Bill, he is ignoring 50% of the American People.  In fact his own party has suggested  that there remains the possibility that the nuclear option is still on the table to shut off debate on the bill.

He, (The President), expects people to talk, when the one parties starting point is “you must die”, and says; “We must embrace a new era of engagement based on mutual interests and mutual respect, and our work must begin now.”

He can’t even get his Party to talk to the other party and they aren’t trying to kill each other.  One Party is trying to kill the Country, but not members of the other Party.

That Will Leave A Mark:

Seems the Administrations attempt to change established Law in MA has worked…well almost.

Seems in order to protect their seat, they dropped the ball in the Governor’s side of the court.  Lawmakers declined to allow the law to go into effect immediately, meaning Patrick (D) will either have to declare an emergency situation or wait 90 days to name Kennedy’s (D) successor.

What this means is that the Governor takes all the heat if the public remembers that they passed a law in order to stop this sort of thing from happening.  If no emergency is declared a month later a special election is held in accordance with the Law passed by these same people.

The reason for the delay, some Democrats were concerned for their seats and joined Republicans to avoid the 2/3 majority to cause the bill to go into effect right away.  I know this sounds rather parliamentary, but most of politics are.  It’s the finer points of those parliamentary procedures  which is what we need to understand.

The Good War:

Gen. McChrystal has expressed the need for additional troops to fight, what the President called the  good war in Afghanistan, in order to save the operational theater from failure.  What does this Administration come up with a reply?  “I want to make it perfectly clear that, once he has it, he intends to hold onto it until such time as the president and his national security team are ready to consider it,” Morrell said during a Pentagon briefing.

Sounds a lot to me like what I was saying while the President was a candidate.  Far left, Code Pink of the Democrat’s Party will rule and you can’t trust him to follow through on war.  Democrats haven’t done that since WW II.  Since then they have been, let’s be kind and say, wussies on anything that requires long term obligation, except in terms of socializing America.

They claim the GOP is done, I say we have just begun to reclaim the intent of the Founders, IF we are willing to get representatives in office that read and understand what the Constitution is and means.

chas

“Rebellion to Tyranny is Obedience to God”

When Is, Doesn’t Mean Is

The media blitz pulled off by the President, except on Fox of course, hit a slight snag with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos.  This shows signs that the Honeymoon is coming to an end.  Here is the exchange;

“Under this mandate, the government is forcing people to spend money, fining you if you don’t. How is that not a tax?” the host asked.

The President replied; ” No, but — but, George, you — you can’t just make up that language and decide that that’s called a tax increase.”

“I don’t think I’m making it up. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary: ‘Tax, a charge, usually of money, imposed by authority on persons or property for public purposes,’” he said.

Now here’s the kicker.  Presented with the dictionary giving the definition, this was the President’s response;  “No. That — that’s not true, George. The — for us to say that you’ve got to take a responsibility to get health insurance is absolutely not a tax increase,”

So very wrong.  What this is, is the Government saying if you don’t do what we tell you we are going to fine you.  You are going to help pay for others health care, as well going to have to pay for your own.

They are already fining you for smoking cigarettes, by placing taxes that are higher than the cost of producing them.  They are talking about taxing you for drinking regular soda.  What happens when they decide you shouldn’t eat bacon?

How about red meat?  How about any meat?  Haven’t I told you about the seat belt story?  I’m sure I have, but let me do it again, since it so well shows what happens when you let the Government expand their power, even with your “best” interest at heart.

Back in the 70’s, the Federal Government decides that seat belts were something that would cut down on traffic death’s.  A worth while goal to be sure.  BUT, here’s where things turn.  When it was found that very few people were wearing the seat belts, (which the cost of having those belts were added to the cost of the car), another expense was added because an alarm was added that would “remind” you to “buckle up”.

But it was found you could detach that connector under the seat and not hear the alarm, not having to wear the belt.  So another cost was added that made the car so it wouldn’t start without the seat belt being buckled.  That didn’t work either, so a new law was added that if you were stopped for one offense, if you weren’t wearing your seat belt, you’d get a ticket.

Now, in most States, it is a primary offense.  In other words, if your driving down the road, they, (law enforcement), can pull you over if they believe you aren’t wearing a seat belt.  In Maryland they spent Lord knows how much money on night vision goggles.  State police sit on a hill, looking inside your car, just to see if you are wearing a seat belt.  It’s not about safety anymore, now it’s about the revenue.  OK, back to my point.

Allowing the Government to start making choices for you, even if you don’t like the choice, is in essence giving up your liberty.  Remember these words of wisdom;  “Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” Benjamin Franklin

Next:  Foreign Affairs

The so called “good war” in Afghanistan is in trouble according to head man with boots on the ground there.  Gen. Stanley McChrystal,  the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, says in a confidential report that without additional forces, the war against insurgents will end in failure.

Yet the President campaigned on winning this war, because Iraq was taking the eye off the ball, but wants to think about it before they listen to the guy who is in charge.  “Resources will not win this war, but under-resourcing could lose it,” he wrote. His 66-page report, sent to Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Aug. 30, is now under review by Obama.  I’ve never know a time where resources didn’t win the war.  In fact you can’t name one, because it hasn’t happened.  McChrystal is correct when he says under-resourcing could lose it.  But that is nothing but double talk.

Is Gates trying to cover the Administration for their lack of experience and knowledge in not only Military matters, but of foreign affairs?  What has saved the President thus far, for all his mouth during the campaign, his doing just what President Bush did.  All the complaints, he does what works, what Bush was doing.

Just as a closing note, I haven’t seen any actual advancement of anything in the area of foreign affairs by this Administration.  In fact it seems that the love fest is over and we are taking large steps backwards.  We have lost 2 friends on the Russian border because of lack of guts by this Administration.  Obama might be walking softly, but he’s throwing away the big stick.  That will haunt us later.

Last Item: Hypocrisy

After the expectation of Kerry winning the election in 2004, MA hurriedly passed a bill to prevent, then Governor Mitt Romney from naming someone to take Kerry’s seat.  Heaven forbid that a Republican might appoint a Republican Senator.

Now that a Democrat is in charge, they want to make sure that a Republican doesn’t even get the chance to run in what is supposedly a special election, by changing the law THAT THEY PASSED so they can appoint a Democrat.

Once again, let me explain this.  No better example is around than this to show the reason that cool and logical thought is needed when legislation is considered.  Laws should not be so mutable.  Without firm laws in place confusion occurs.

If we are to be a Nation of laws, should not those laws be so that a simple change of Party would require them to be changed?

chas

“Rebellion to Tyranny is Obedience to God”

Leave With the One You Came With

A couple of interesting polls from RCP. It seems that the Approval ratings between Parties is; Dems: 44% Rep: 39.8%. That is almost a non-difference. The Wrong direction of Country: 58.8%. So I have to wonder why. We know, it’s the present direction of the Democratic Party. People no longer trusting them or the Republicans. It is time to find a way to make some drastic changes to our system. I happen to think we need to step back and return to the basics of the Constitution, and review what the Federal Government is doing and how much of it is actually is Constitutional.

When the representatives of this Country carry a Disapproval rating of 63.3% somewhere you have to think that this is some serious chit. How do these people get to remain in office if we so disapprove of them? It seems that the saying that all politics are local is to blame. The people seem to dislike everyone’s else Representative but think that there’s is fine. There is a disconnect here and let me show you one more to help explain it.

President Obama approval: 53.2%. So let’s look at the disparity. The smoothness of the President and his personality has thus far managed to keep his rating high regardless of the disapproval of some of his policies. Combine that with mine is OK, it’s yours that is the problem, in regard to Representatives, let’s the Dems sit in a void, because the media isn’t going to really look into it.

But the Honeymoon might be coming to an end. Even the Washington Post is starting to wonder about some of this Administrations Policies. Today they printed this little tidbit: “the Competitive Enterprise Institute, which questions whether human and industrial activity is linked to global warming, released a one-page internal Treasury Department memo from March estimating potential government revenue from a cap-and-trade climate bill at $100 billion to $200 billion a year.

Operative word here being REVENUE which we all knows means money from your pocket into the Government’s which later, after a small, or not so small, transfer fees, to give to someone else. That is only the surface of the discontent here. Make no mistake, Cap & Trade is serious. This will cost us more than ANY Country can afford.

The Federal Government wants to demand you purchase health care insurance, but then will tax you if you buy a coverage that they think is high end. So because I can afford good coverage, I get taxed. If I don’t need coverage because I can afford to pay for anything I need, not good enough for you, I get fined.

I know I am not the only one paying attention here.

Next: “Let’s not defend our friends in Europe”, it’s not in our best interest. Russia is overjoyed with this choice. Do you think I need to explain why they are happy? What are these people thinking? Is this being played up by the media? Heck no, they are still surprised that ACORN is corrupt. They still don’t think that the President use to be a lawyer for ACORN is News. Does the media even consider this? You Betcha…NOT.

Let’s ignore Iran, we have their word. Then again; The hard-line Iranian newspaper Javan noted the dramatic US shift on September 14: “One day after the hasty response to Iran’s updated package of proposals, America made a U-turn and announced that because these proposals could become a basis for direct talks with Iran, it accepts the talks over this package.” Indicating Iranian understanding of the new US policy, the article was entitled: “The inevitable acceptance of nuclear Iran.”

Do you think this is sound thinking? A policy that is to our benefit? Let me ask you this, how many people in the middle east, including Jews, are we willing to see irradiated? Is any rational person thinking that an Iran with Nukes is OK? I understand that we have them, I understand that we are the only Country to use them in war. I also understand that every Country has a preservation right, but we are not attacking anyone for land. We are not Empire building, we are not taking over Countries to posses their land or their resources.

We might not always be correct in our choices, but as a rule I feel we are always in the attempt of doing what is right. Right now, the majority of us no longer believe that.  Sane people can’t think that idiots like Iran should be allowed to have Nukes.

chas

“Rebellion to Tyranny is Obedience to God”

When History Repeats

I know not so many people these days think history is really worth thinking about, let alone learning.  Sadly, the President is in that class or group of people who believe that history is in the past.

In the mid 60’s through the late 60’s LBJ tried to fight a major War and at the same time tried to revamp the healthcare system in this Country.  The eventual results were the increase, by some 400% in the cost of medical treatment and the loss of support of the War which cost the lives of over a million people.  It also sent over 2 million people to “re-education” camps.

The President has said; “You have to learn lessons from history. On the other hand, each historical moment is different. You never step into the same river twice. And so Afghanistan is not Vietnam.” Not in geography maybe, but in actual historical position, very much so.  Only the numbers have changed, less Americans dying, but the cost is higher.  Healthcare now is already costly, want to see another 400% increase?

We are looking at people who underestimated “cash for clunkers” by 300%.  They are saying that healthcare will cost $1 trillion.  Care to do the math for what that will cost?

What I really want to talk about the “Good War” in Afghanistan.  The so-called good war is where the candidate Obama said President Bush took his “eye off the ball” in the War on Terror, which is now the overseas contingency or something like that.    What up with that?

Now all of a sudden, a person with NO military background, wants to think about the recommendations of his top military officers.   Now Afghanistan can wait for the minute, while he thinks about it, but we have to rush into something that will cost 300 times or more that isn’t really a crisis.  Are the American people really this stupid?  I would like to think not.

How many more back offs are his far left base going to stand and how many more lies are the American people going to take?  If you haven’t read any history or aren’t old enough to remember this period of history under LBJ, you seriously have to be dumb, blind or just plain stupid not to see how closely they mimic each other.

LBJ said Vietnam was also a good War, he also thought revamping the healthcare system was necessary and believed that the memory and personality of JFK  would carry his agenda and would be enough to get him re-elected.  In case you missed the live show, LBJ’s popularity dropped, not as fast as Obama’s has thus far, but so much so that he knew that a dog catcher from Bucks County, Pa, would have beaten him.

The President says that if the same happens to him it will be worth it if he gets his agenda gets passed.  Is that realistic if that means you ignore the wishes of the majority of the voters?  I’m sorry if this sounds like something out of the past, but it is.  This is a re-do of the 60’s.  We know it took a great man to restore the faith and love of America, we don’t seem to have a great person in the wings to fill those shoes to correct the errors of this Administration as there was in the past couple of error prone Administrations.

chas

“Rebellion to Tyranny is Obedience to God”

Pictures Seldom Lie

I keep hearing the low ball estimates that some of the MSM News puts out.  Since I have 2 friends that were there and they were kind enough to send me their personal pictures of the event, I will share them with you.

This looks as if it is the crowd moving up PA Ave.  My friend said when he got off the METRO, he had no problem finding where he was going, the crowd swept him along.

There are people as far as you can see.  Don’t let the liberals tell you a couple “AstroTurf Fringe” people showed up.

This area alone hold over 80,000 people.  And that comes from the Obama Inauguration estimates that said he had 2 million.

It spilled back on to Constitution Ave, if memory serves that is the road that runs in front of the Washington Monument.  Remember, they said 60,000 and the first area, full, holds more the 80,000.

Greg Jenkins talking to people in the crowd.

The very thought of the media lying about the numbers should set off even more bells.  This Country thrives on a FREE Press, NOT an Ideological Press.  The media should be held to the same standard of proof and honesty as we hold our Politicians.

Oh wait, they are, NONE.

Thank You Debbie and Herb for sharing your experience with me so I could in exchange share it with my readers.

“Dependence begets subservience and venality, suffocates the germ of virtue, and prepares fit tools for the designs of ambition.”

chas

Health Scare Again

Once again, the President tries to use the bully pulpit to push his unpopular Health care plan down the throat of the unwilling.  But many of the top Senators are not sure that this is a good idea.  The thought of dismissing 48% of the people does not sit well with them, considering that many of them are from moderate States are up for reelection next year, tends to give them pause.

“It’s not going to pass,” said Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., a member of the bipartisan “Gang of Six” negotiating team trying to work out a compromise on the Senate Finance Committee. “The only thing that has a prospect of passing is what is happening in the Senate, in the Finance Committee, where three Democrats and three Republicans have been given the responsibility to come up with a proposal for our colleagues. And the proposal that we are developing is fully paid for.”

The first problem is that we can’t pay for it.  The second problem is that there isn’t actually a crisis, not something that will cause us to lose the war, (oh wait, they just want to give up on the whole war thing), and no more people are going to die today then tomorrow with or without reform.

Please a crisis, if, and I do mean IF, we accept the 47 million people don’t have insurance who cares?  There are less people than that in Canada and they can’t run a workable system there.  What the heck, 6 month’s to see a specialist?  Is that what we really want?

Do we want the people that can’t even run health care like medicare and medicaid without huge fraud and abuse to essentially take over that part of our economy and let it run as well as, let’s say the Post Office?

My friends, there is simply no way there is enough support of the American people to have any of this pass, let alone a Government run option.  Will something that the President can claim victory on pass?  Of that I have no doubt, even if nothing even close to what he wants does pass.  Because the President is the best since Reagan of smooth talking the press.  The real difference between them is the press wasn’t as supportive of Reagan, they are in the can for Obama.

Axelrod said;   “He, (the President), continues to advocate it. And I’m not willing to accept that it’s not going to be in the final package”, when asked about the public option.

Bet you’re glad to know what you want means nothing to the White House and the Congress, except to the extent that some members are up for reelection.  This is the major reason that this is a “crisis”.  The longer it takes, the closer to the new year it gets and the more likely you are to remember who voted for something you didn’t want.

A pleasing statement by the Administration says that they don’t believe that Rep Joe Wilson’s “you lie”, (which in fact was true), was not racially motivated as claimed by New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.  “Dowd wrote that Wilson “clearly did not like being lectured and even rebuked by the brainy black president presiding over the majestic chamber.”

The one thing that never ceases to amaze me about liberals, is how fast the , “you aren’t good enough to get by on your own without our help”, crowd is to call anyone else a racist.  How much more racist can you get than to tell a race of people that “if you elect me I will steal other peoples money and give it to you because you are smart or strong enough to get by without the Government’s help”?

I know, now I am a racist and unfeeling because I happen to think that if anyone applies their talents to at least getting by, will in this Country.  Unlike others I have been in, and that has been a few let me tell you.

“I don’t think the president believes that people are upset because of the color of his skin,” said Robert Gibbs.  I give Gibbs credit for this.  He, of course, doesn’t want to say that people are upset with socialism, not race,  but I do give him credit for not jumping on the race card band wagon.

Most recently, Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., was quoted in early September saying that “bias” and “prejudice” are behind a lot of the public opposition to health care reform.  To Rep. Rangel I say “shut up”, at least until you pay your back taxes.  Taxation without representation?  How about representation that don’t pay taxes?

ACORN wants to sue the world at large, or at least Fox, James O’Keefe and Hannah Giles for filming some of their employees being very bad.  Tax fraud, loan fraud, enough that they fired the employees, but somehow it is the fault of the film makers and Fox for airing it.

This is about as hysterical as Van Jones complaining that his own words, caught on uTube, were used against him.  That it was a conspiracy against and he would bow out so as to not hurt the President.   The left just hates it when what they say and do comes back to haunt them, and then try and make it sound like it is the fault of Conservatives

Are you still voting for these people in 2010?  I say if they are now in, vote them out.  No Party, no matter, just kick them out.  Trust me you will be sending a message that WILL strike a chord within both parties.

chas

“Rebellion to Tyranny is Obedience to God”

Liberals and Liars and Fools..Oh My

The National Endowment for the Arts has reassigned its communications director following his participation in a controversial conference call last month.

Yosi Sergant was one of several officials on an hour-long conference call on Aug. 10 hosted by the NEA, the White House Office of Public Engagement and United We Serve, a nationwide initiative launched by President Obama to increase volunteerism.

Patrick Courrielche, one of roughly 75 artists, musicians, writers, poets and others on the hour-long call, said Sergant was among those who encouraged the artists to create works in their respective fields that would show support for Obama’s domestic agenda in areas such as health care, energy and the environment.

The NEA said the conference call was not intended to promote legislative agendas.

Isn’t that nice to know?  Let’s make an hour long call and try and talk these people into supporting Obama and some of his policies, but it isn’t really about agenda.    I am beginning to truly believe that these people think we are all as stupid as those who vote for them.

Good to know ACORN is policing their people, since they get out tax money.  How’s this for logic, we give them money to help communities, they teach people how to buy and run a brothel and how to avoid paying taxes on what they make.

My, isn’t great what a well funded program with tax dollars can do to help people?

I’ve already seen people defending ACORN on this.  Lots of Vodka in the kool aid these days I think.

I can only do a short post today.  This day wounds me deeply, especially when I look at the direction we have gone.

Just for a few examples like; we have gone from saying; “if we cannot bring you to justice, we will bring justice to you.  Now we say let’s give you an ACLU Lawyer and Constitutional Rights.

We will press you for answers, to we won’t give you a Snickers Bar if you don’t talk.

We have gone from, You are either with us or with them, to jeez we are so sorry we are so offensive to you.  Can we wussify some more to be like you?

We have gone from flags and ribbons on every house, to protest to flying a flag at all.

We went from we must stand together in this Government, to we don’t want to fund the War.

This Country has the memory span of a dog I think.  In only 8 years we have so degraded and I don’t see another Ronald Reagan on the horizon in my lifetime.

Last thought: They, (the House), is now calling for Joe Wilson to apologize for calling the President a liar in his joint House speech the other night. IF I were Wilson I would say this:  “I am here to apologize, and will do so. Right after the Majority Party apologize for booing President Bush.”

chas

“Rebellion to Tyranny is Obedience to God”

September 11, 2001

Today, for at least 5 minutes forget Democrat, forget Republican for at least 5 minutes.  What we need to remember is these people, if even for a minute:

American Airlines Flight 11

Anna Allison
David Lawrence Angell
Lynn Edwards Angell
Seima Aoyama
Barbara Jean Arestegui
Myra Joy Aronson
Christine Barbuto
Carolyn Beug
Kelly Ann Booms
Carol Marie Bouchard
Robin Lynne Kaplan
Neilie Anne Heffernan Casey
Jeffrey Dwayne Collman
Jeffrey W. Coombs
Tara Kathleen Creamer
Thelma Cuccinello
Patrick Currivan
Brian Paul Dale
David Dimeglio
Donald Americo Ditullio
Alberto Dominguez
Paige Marie Farley-Hackel
Alexander Milan Filipov
Carol Ann Flyzik
Paul J. Friedman
Karleton D.B. Fyfe
Peter Alan Gay
Linda M. George
Edmund Glazer
Lisa Reinhart Gordenstein
Andrew Peter Charles Curry Green
Peter Paul Hashem
Robert Jay Hayes
Edward R. Hennessy, Jr.
John A. Hofer
Cora Hidalgo Holland
John Nicholas Humber, Jr.
Waleed Joseph Iskandar
John Charles Jenkins
Charles Edward Jones
Barbara A. Keating
David P. Kovalcin
Judith Camilla Larocque
Natalie Janis Lasden
Daniel John Lee
Daniel M. Lewin
Sara Elizabeth Low
Susan A. Mackay
Karen Ann Martin
Thomas F. McGuinness, Jr.
Christopher D. Mello
Jeffrey Peter Mladenik
Carlos Alberto Montoya
Antonio Jesus Montoya Valdes
Laura Lee Morabito
Mildred Naiman
Laurie Ann Neira
Renee Lucille Newell
Kathleen Ann Nicosia
Jacqueline June Norton
Robert Grant Norton
John Ogonowski
Betty Ann Ong
Jane M. Orth
Thomas Nicholas Pecorelli
Berinthia B. Perkins
Sonia M. Puopolo
David E. Retik
Jean Destrehan Roger
Philip Martin Rosenzweig
Richard Barry Ross
Jessica Leigh Sachs
Rahma Salie
Heather Lee Smith
Dianne Bullis Snyder
Douglas Joel Stone
Xavier Suarez
Madeline Amy Sweeney
Michael Theodoridis
James Anthony Trentini
Mary Barbara Trentini
Pendyala Vamsikrishna
Mary Alice Wahlstrom
Kenneth Waldie
John Joseph Wenckus
Candace Lee Williams
Christopher Rudolph Zarba, Jr.

List of Victims on United Airlines Flight 175

Alona Abraham
Garnet Edward Bailey
Mark Lawrence Bavis
Graham Andrew Berkeley
Touri Bolourchi
Klaus Bothe
Daniel Raymond Brandhorst
David Reed Gamboa Brandhorst
John Brett Cahill
Christoffer Mikael Carstanjen
John J. Corcoran III
Dorothy Alma de Araujo
Ana Gloria Pocasangre Debarrera
Robert John Fangman
Lisa Anne Frost
Ronald Gamboa
Lynn Catherine Goodchild
Peter M. Goodrich
Douglas Alan Gowell
Francis Edward Grogan
Carl Max Hammond, Jr.
Christine Lee Hanson
Peter Burton Hanson
Susan Kim Hanson
Gerald Francis Hardacre
Eric Hartono
James Edward Hayden
Herbert Wilson Homer
Michael Robert Horrocks
Robert Adrien Jalbert
Amy N. Jarret
Ralph Kershaw
Heinrich Kimmig
Amy R. King
Brian Kinney
Kathryn L. LaBorie
Robert G. Leblanc
Maclovio Lopez, Jr.
Marianne Macfarlane
Alfred Gilles Marchand
Louis Mariani
Juliana McCourt
Ruth Magdaline McCourt
Wolfgang Peter Menzel
Shawn M. Nassaney
Marie Pappalardo
Patrick J. Quigley IV
Frederick Charles Rimmele III
James Roux
Jesus Sanchez
Victor J. Saracini
Mary Kathleen Shearer
Robert M. Shearer
Jane Louise Simpkin
Brian David Sweeney
Michael C. Tarrou
Alicia N. Titus
Timothy Ray Ward
William Michael Weems

List of Victims at the Pentagon (Not Including Flight 77)
Note: USA – United Stated Army; USN – United States Navy

SPC Craig S. Amundson, USA
YN3 Melissa Rose Barnes, USN
MSG Max J. Beilke, Retired
IT2 Kris Romeo Bishundat, USN
Carrie R. Blagburn
COL Canfield D. Boone, ARNG
Donna M. Bowen
Allen P. Boyle
ET3 Christopher L. Burford, USN
ET3 Daniel M. Caballero, USN
SFC Jose O. Calderon-Olmedo, USA
Angelene C. Carter
Sharon A. Carver
SFC John J. Chada, USA, Retired
Rosa Maria Chapa
Julian T. Cooper
LCDR Eric A. Cranford, USN
Ada M. Davis
CAPT Gerald F. DeConto, USN
LTC Jerry D. Dickerson, USA
IT1 Johnnie Doctor, Jr., USN
CAPT Robert E. Dolan, Jr., USN
CDR William H. Donovan, USN
CDR Patrick Dunn, USN
AG1 Edward T. Earhart, USN
LCDR Robert R. Elseth, USNR
SK3 Jamie L. Fallon, USN
Amelia V. Fields
Gerald P. Fisher
AG2 Matthew M. Flocco, USN
Sandra N. Foster
CAPT Lawrence D. Getzfred, USN
Cortez Ghee
Brenda C. Gibson
COL Ronald F. Golinski, USA, Retired
Diane Hale-McKinzy
Carolyn B. Halmon
Sheila M.S. Hein
ET1 Ronald J. Hemenway, USN
MAJ Wallace Cole Hogan, Jr., USA
SSG Jimmie I. Holley, USA, Retired
Angela M. Houtz
Brady Kay Howell
Peggie M. Hurt
LTC Stephen N. Hyland, Jr., USA
Lt Col Robert J. Hymel, USAF, Retired
SGM Lacey B. Ivory, USA
LTC Dennis M. Johnson, USA
Judith L. Jones
Brenda Kegler
LT Michael S. Lamana, USN
David W. Laychak
Samantha L. Lightbourn-Allen
MAJ Stephen V. Long, USA
James T. Lynch, Jr.
Terence M. Lynch
OS2 Nehamon Lyons IV, USN
Shelley A. Marshall
Teresa M. Martin
Ada L. Mason-Acker
LTC Dean E. Mattson, USA
LTG Timothy J. Maude, USA
Robert J. Maxwell
Molly L. McKenzie
Patricia E. Mickley
MAJ Ronald D. Milam, USA
Gerard P. Moran, Jr.
Odessa V. Morris
ET1 Brian A. Moss, USN
Teddington H. Moy
LCDR Patrick J. Murphy, USNR
Khang Ngoc Nguyen
DM2 Michael A. Noeth, USN
Ruben S. Ornedo
Diana B. Padro
LT Jonas M. Panik, USNR
MAJ Clifford L. Patterson, Jr., USA
LT Darin H. Pontell, USNR
Scott Powell
CAPT Jack D. Punches, USN, Retired
AW1 Joseph J. Pycior, Jr., USN
Deborah A. Ramsaur
Rhonda Sue Rasmussen
IT1 Marsha D. Ratchford, USN
Martha M. Reszke
Cecelia E. (Lawson) Richard
Edward V. Rowenhorst
Judy Rowlett
SGM Robert E. Russell, USA, Retired
CW4 William R. Ruth, ARNG
Charles E. Sabin, Sr.
Marjorie C. Salamone
COL David M. Scales, USA
CDR Robert A. Schlegel, USN
Janice M. Scott
LTC Michael L. Selves, USA, Retired
Marian H. Serva
CDR Dan F. Shanower, USN
Antionette M. Sherman
Diane M. Simmons
Cheryle D. Sincock
ITC Gregg H. Smallwood, USN
LTC Gary F. Smith, USA, Retired
Patricia J. Statz
Edna L. Stephens
SGM Larry L. Strickland, USA
LTC Kip P. Taylor, USA
Sandra C. Taylor
LTC Karl W. Teepe, USA, Retired
SGT Tamara C. Thurman, USA
LCDR Otis V. Tolbert, USN
SSG Willie Q. Troy, USA, Retired
LCDR Ronald J. Vauk, USNR
LTC Karen J. Wagner, USA
Meta L. (Fuller) Waller
SPC Chin Sun Pak Wells, USA
SSG Maudlyn A. White, USA
Sandra L. White
Ernest M. Willcher
LCDR David L. Williams, USN
MAJ Dwayne Williams, USA
RMC Marvin Roger Woods, USN, Retired
IT2 Kevin W. Yokum, USN
ITC Donald M. Young, USN
Edmond G. Young, Jr.
Lisa L. Young

List of Victims on American Airlines Flight 77

Paul W. Ambrose
Yeneneh Betru
Mary Jane Booth
Bernard C. Brown, II
CAPT Charles F. Burlingame III, USNR, Retired
Suzanne M. Calley
William E. Caswell
David M. Charlebois
Sarah M. Clark
Asia S. Cottom
James D. Debeuneure
Rodney Dickens
Eddie A. Dillard
LCDR Charles A. Droz III, USN, Retired
Barbara G. Edwards
Charles S. Falkenberg
Dana Falkenberg
Zoe Falkenberg
J. Joseph Ferguson
Darlene E. Flagg
RADM Wilson F. Flagg, USNR, Retired
1stLt Richard P. Gabriel, USMC, Retired
Ian J. Gray
Stanley R. Hall
Michele M. Heidenberger
Bryan C. Jack
Steven D. Jacoby
Ann C. Judge
Chandler R. Keller
Yvonne E. Kennedy
Norma Cruz Khan
Karen Ann Kincaid
Dong Chul Lee
Jennifer Lewis
Kenneth E. Lewis
Renee A. May
Dora Marie Menchaca
Christopher C. Newton
Barbara K. Olson
Ruben S. Ornedo
Robert Penninger
Robert R. Ploger III
Zandra F. Ploger
Lisa J. Raines
Todd H. Reuben
John P. Sammartino
George W. Simmons
Donald D. Simmons
Mari-Rae Sopper
Robert Speisman
Norma Lang Steuerle
Hilda E. Taylor
Leonard E. Taylor
Sandra D. Teague
Leslie A. Whittington
CAPT John D. Yamnicky, Sr., USN, Retired
Vicki Yancey
Shuyin Yang
Yuguag Zheng

List of Victims on United Airlines Flight 93

Christian Adams
Lorraine G. Bay
Todd Beamer
Alan Beaven
Mark K. Bingham
Deora Frances Bodley
Sandra W. Bradshaw
Marion Britton
Thomas E. Burnett Jr.
William Cashman
Georgine Rose Corrigan
Patricia Cushing
Jason Dahl
Joseph Deluca
Patrick Driscoll
Edward Porter Felt
Jane C. Folger
Colleen Fraser
Andrew Garcia
Jeremy Glick
Lauren Grandcolas
Wanda A. Green
Donald F. Greene
Linda Gronlund
Richard Guadagno
Leroy Homer, Jr.
Toshiya Kuge
CeeCee Lyles
Hilda Marcin
Waleska Martinez
Nicole Miller
Louis J. Nacke, II
Donald Arthur Peterson
Jean Hoadley Peterson
Mark Rothenberg
Christine Snyder
John Talignani
Honor Elizabeth Wainio
Deborah Ann Jacobs Welsh
Kristin Gould White

God provide rest to their souls and comfort to their loved ones.

chas

Lines in the Sand

If you aren’t into or tolerant harsh, then I suggest you stop reading now.  Because this has got my goat and I am going to do something I seldom do.  Have an emotional response. http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090904/pl_politico/26759

On Aug 14th Lance Cpl. Joshua M. Bernard of New Portland, Maine, who was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade.  A photo was taken by an embedded reporter and published by the AP, even though the Marine’s Father requested that they not do so.  The AP stands by their decision say that “after a period of reflection,” the news service decided “to make public an image that conveys the grimness of war and the sacrifice of young men and women fighting it.”

So what is the AP’s problem of showing why these brave young service people are there in the first place?  Why is it just fine and damn dandy to show a young Marine in his final moments but a horror to show some bastards flying planes into buildings killing 3,000 people who never did a thing to them?  WTF, is it me or is the media in this Country just forking that stupid?

More to the point, is it that we are just that stupid that we don’t demand that at least once a month it is shown?  I am so sick and tired of this liberal BS I’m ready to implode.  It’s ok to watch them chop of Danny’s head, but not to waterboard them.  It’s OK to show a young Marine taking his last breathes but heaven forbid we make them lose some sleep.  Are we as a Nation out of our ever loving minds?

People, you need to wake the hell up.

“I am asking you to reconsider your decision to publish this graphic photograph of Lance Corporal Bernard. I am begging you to defer to the wishes of the family. This will cause them great pain.” This was Sec. Gates request on behalf of the family.  The AP basically said FOD, (F— Off and Die).  The AP could have cared less that the pleas of his father were for them not to publish those pictures.

I am all for a free press, it is so granted in the Constitution, but it should also have some moral responsibility.  It is not showing that, nor did it during the last election.  In the tank reporting to get a person of questionable citizenship elected, but fail to report any good news of either theater in the war.  Most of the media has become an arm of the present Government and has been leaning to the left for almost 2 decades.

It’s time, not to control the press, but to force such intolerable acts to have consequences.  If I were Mr. Bernard I’d be looking to beat the holy piss out of some SOB at AP.  Starting with the jerk that had the insensitivity to take the pictures to begin with.  We all know it’s more agenda that drives the news these day than actual reporting.

But there has to be a point were we draw a line in the sand and say “It stops here.  It goes no further!”

I think that AP needs to hear from us.   You can reach them this way: 

Headquarters
450 W. 33rd St.
New York, NY 10001

Main Number
+1-212-621-1500 or at info@ap.org

chas

“Rebellion to Tyranny is Obedience to God”