Hump Day Report: Home of the Free Because of the Brave!

ALOHA, ALL!  It’s Veterans Day.  GOD BLESS ALL WHO HAVE SERVED!!!  I can think of no better way to honor them than by including Pete Hegseth’s latest, real-life, boots-on-the-ground report from Afghanistan.  THIS is what a patriot looks like!    Afghanistan Update #4: Giving Thanks  BTW, the Marines just celebrated their 236th birthday.  Here’s a great graphic:  HolyCoast.com: Happy Birthday, USMC!

Check out this AWESOME Veterans Day Tribute from the band Madison Rising:  

It’s countdown to the Super Committee deadline.  What’s gonna happen?  This is a no-brainer and it was from Day 1.  Defense will be cut.  Happy about that?  While I’m sure certain left-wing zombies (and Ron Paul supporters) are saying “Far out, man….make love not war, ” it’s a disaster.  Like I’ve said many times in the past several years, I don’t believe in coincidences anymore.  Anything coming out of Washington is planned by some very devious individuals who only care about promoting their own agendas – the country be damned!  You MUST watch this video from a Research Fellow at The Heritage Foundation.  It puts it all in perspective regarding defense spending and how DoD has already made more than its “fair share” of cuts.  (Thanks to Lee for the link):  

Still think the Super Committee will come together and sing Kumbaya?  GOP accuses Democrats of breaking off debt talks in supercommittee – TheHill.com  ”Republicans have charged Democrats with breaking off talks on the deficit-reduction supercommittee less than two weeks before the panel’s deadline to reach a deal. The GOP accuses Democratic leaders of abruptly reining in their appointees after Republicans made a serious offer to reduce the deficit through tax reforms that would lower tax rates while eliminating or reducing tax deductions.”

Time for Perry to ride into the sunset.  GOP Debate a Death Knell for Perry? | FrontPage Magazine  ”The two big takeaways from last night’s Republican presidential debate are universally-acknowledged: Rick Perry’s embarrassing gaffe probably puts the last nail in the coffin of his campaign and the sexual harassment allegations against Herman Cain have earned him huge sympathy from primary voters.”

More Cain stuff – be sure to read the Ann Coulter article!  I wanna be her when I grow up…..

Ann Coulter – November 9, 2011 – DAVID AXELROD’S PATTERN OF SEXUAL MISBEHAVIOR

Video: Veteran Newsman, Sharon Bialek May Have Harassed Herman Cain | Expose Obama

Report: Bialek Fired from NRA for False Accusations of Sexual Assault – Common American Journal

BTW, I’ve made up my mind who I think the GOP nominee should be.  Any guesses?  I’ll reveal at a later time.  In my mind, this person is the clear choice to clean up the floor with B/B S/O (Barry/Barack Soetoro/0bama.)

Ho Ho Ho – How about another tax?  Obama Couldn’t Wait: His New Christmas Tree Tax  ”President Obama’s Agriculture Department today announced that it will impose a new 15-cent charge on all fresh Christmas trees—the Christmas Tree Tax—to support a new Federal program to improve the image and marketing of Christmas trees.”  A tax on Christmas trees to start a new campaign to promote Christmas trees.  Brilliant.

Buckeyes blew it.  (I HATE saying that!)  Defeat of OH Issue 2 Means $1,468 More Per Taxpayer By 2015  ”Matt Mayer of the Buckeye Institute has done the math on what a defeat of Issue 2 will cost Ohio’s taxpayers. Turns out it will cost taxpayers $1,468 more a year by 2015.”

Final Thought:  ”A committee is a group of the unwilling chosen from the unfit, to do the unnecessary.” Unknown Source

GOD BLESS AMERICA – PASS THIS ON – REMEMBER IN 2012!!

Hump Day Report: BOO!!

ALOHA, ALL!  I thought I’d continue the Halloween theme today since there are plenty of scary things happening around the country that don’t just end on October 31.

Nightmares on Wall Street:  ‘Occupy’ Protest loses permit due to public masturbation…and More   Click on the link to see a compilation of OWS incidents around the country….and the list is not even comprehensive, for sure.  And they are supposedly just like the Tea Party?  Right.  Trick or Treat – the OWS group is full of tricks and no treats.  And for an official list of the OWS zombie supporters, click HERE (Thanks, Cindy!)

Nancy Nitwit will scare anyone (and she doesn’t even need a costume).  She thinks the NLRB should be able to shut down private sector plants just because they aren’t unionized:  

Fast and Furious getting more furious:  Top Justice Dept. Official Admits ‘Mistake’ in Ignoring ATF’s ‘Unacceptable Tactics’  ”At first glance,” Grassley said, “the documents indicate that contrary to previous denials by the Justice Department, the criminal division has a great deal of culpability in sweeping the previous Wide Receiver strategy under the rug and then allowing the subsequent Operation Fast and Furious to continue without asking key questions.”

Why Cain’s “sexual harassment” charge shows the media are vampires.  Herman Cain Makes Sexual Harassment Taboo Again  ”If randy sexual behavior is OK for Democrats, why is the accusation against Cain a legitimate news item? Oh, that’s right — he’s a Republican who’s gaining popularity and poses an election threat to the media’s current darling. Suddenly sexual aberrance is wrong again.”

RIP to another “Green” company.  Government Backed Beacon Power Corp Files for Bankruptcy  ”When the government-backed Solyndra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, policymakers supportive of the loan-guarantee program said variations of the following: “If this were a venture capital firm and only one out of 10 projects failed, they would be a great success.” That would be fine if it were private money, not taxpayer money. But now a second company is going under.”

And to protect yourself from all those ghosts and goblins:    This guy’s been called every kind of nasty name you can imagine because of this radio ad.  Frankly, I think he’s exercising his right to free speech.  It’s his training program and he can train whomever he wants!!!!  (Wonder if Pelosi will step in and make him unionize.  Thanks to Scott for the link.)

Ah, but just wait til those skeletons come out of the closet!  Jonathan Alter: Obama has miraculously remained free of scandal « Hot Air  ”In a fawning opinion piece for Bloomberg, author and columnist Jonathan Alter writes glowingly of “The Obama Miracle” — the supposed lack of scandal in the White House under Obama’s purportedly upstanding leadership.”

Final Thought:  ”All the gossip and craziness becomes a kind of sustained narrative which, in turn, can become history. It’s scary.”  Barbara Kruger, Artist

GOD BLESS AMERICA – PASS THIS ON – REMEMBER IN 2012!!  

HDR: Fair Weather Friends

ALOHA, ALL!!   Poor Barry – everyone’s abandoning him!  Even his new BFF Warren Buffett seems to be contradicting 0bama on what he’d like to see for his namesake tax.  Turns out dear old Warren wants to see a very high income threshold before his “Buffett Tax” kicks in.  This is quite a change from Buffett’s original opining about how the $1 million threshold seemed fair.  Hmmm…..is Warren having second thoughts about supporting his wonder kind now that his poll numbers are in the tank?  Then there’s Dickie Durbin, who says the Democrat controlled Senate doesn’t have the votes to pass Barry’s jobs bill.  Aw – it’s getting lonely at the top.      Abandon ship? Dick Durbin, Warren Buffett change tone on jobs plan – Common American Journal

Then There’s This Guy:    Robert Johnson is the founder of BET, an 0bama supporter and fundraiser.  He and spoke out against the president’s recent rhetoric demonizing the rich in America:  ”I’ve earned my success. I’ve earned my right to fly private if I choose to do so. And by attacking me, is not going to convince me that I should take a bigger hit because I happen to be wealthy.”

But The Crap From The Tides Foundation Is OK????  Two FL School Districts Refuse to Distribute Constitution Booklets Donated by 9/12 Project – Common American Journal  ”Two Florida school districts won’t be handing out pocket-sized Constitutions to their eighth graders because they were donated by the local 9/12 Project, prompting concerns from school officials about the “opinions and viewpoints” the booklets contain.”

Enter One Very Concerned Mom:    I just received a copy of Marybeth Hicks’ book, “Don’t Let The Kids Drink The Kool-Aid”and am looking forward to reading it….I think.  Not sure I’ll be able to sleep after reading it.

I Guess They Finally Read The Bill.  White House Admits Obamacare Raised Insurance Premiums | The Weekly Standard  ”So what about that $2,500 in [insurance] savings the president pledged? White House deputy chief of staff Nancy-Ann DeParle insists families will see that savings — by 2019.”

Another Excellent Resource From The Heritage Foundation!  First Principles | American Founding, Limited Government, Liberty  It contains tons of resources and must-reads and basic answers on core themes:  the American founding, Constitutional government, progressivism and liberalism and more.

It Just Gets Curiouser and Curiouser.    TOP OBAMA FUNDRAISER OK’ED SOLYNDRA LOAN at DickMorris.com  ”Who arranged the Solyndra loan? A top Obama fund raiser named Steven J. Spinner who, according to ABC, worked to “pick and select fantastic projects” for DOE to fund. During the campaign, he was responsible for raising at least half a million dollars for Obama. Now, he told associates that he “helped oversee the more than $100 billion of loan guarantee and direct lending authority” for DOE’s green-energy lending program. And what a coincidence! Spinner’s wife, Allison’s law firm Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati got $2.4 million in legal fees to handle the legal work in connection with the Solyndra loan.”

Well, Well, Well.  Partisan Trends – Rasmussen Reports™  ”The number of Republicans and Democrats in the country is just about even. In fact, the gap between the parties is the smallest it has ever been in nearly nine years of monthly tracking.”

You Might Be A Racist If (Cont’d):  So, What’s All This “Niggerhead” Brouhaha About? Ah, Activist Journalism. Should Have Known… | All American Blogger  ”In the early years of his political career, Rick Perry began hosting fellow lawmakers, friends and supporters at his family’s secluded West Texas hunting camp, a place known by the name painted in block letters across a large, flat rock standing upright at its gated entrance. “Niggerhead,” it read.”  No, Perry didn’t name it that – be sure to read this story and how Herman Cain was baited into the discussion the smear Rick Perry.

Final Thought:  ”Why be fake? In the end, the truth comes out and when that happens, you’re standing alone.” Unknown

GOD BLESS AMERICA – PASS THIS ON – REMEMBER IN 2012!!

HDR: You Might Be A Racist If….

ALOHA, ALL!!  It’s Friday – Let’s roll!  Note I won’t be numbering the HDR any longer since I figure anything beyond 200 is a bonus

BREAKING NEWS!  Terrorist Recruiter Anwar Al-Awlaki Killed in Yemen by U.S. Drones and Hellfire Missiles | CNSnews.com  ”The U.S. airstrike that rained Hellfire missiles on al-Awlaki was run by the U.S. military’s elite counterterrorism unit, the Joint Special Operations Command, the same unit that got bin Laden, the AP reported. Friday’s successful kill was the result of counterterrorism cooperation between Yemen and the U.S. that has dramatically increased in recent weeks, even as Yemen has plunged deeper into turmoil as protesters try to oust President Ali Abdullah Saleh, U.S. officials said.”

You Think This Will Be On MSNBC?  Black Pastor Sues Obama & Democratic Party for Racism – Common American Journal  ”Reverend Wayne Perryman began the lawsuit (case C11-1503) along with journalist Robert Parks because he was fed up with all the rhetoric coming from the left, blaming all of Obama’s failures on race. Perryman and Parks began researching the Democrat Party and became enraged when they noticed the Democrat Party—via their website–was whitewashing their own history.”

What Part of “Stupid” Don’t They Understand?  Energy Department approves $1 billion in solar energy loan guarantees – Common American Journal  ”The Energy Department announced Wednesday that is has finalized more than $1 billion in loan guarantees for two separate solar energy projects.  The decision comes several weeks after Solyndra, a California-based solar manufacturer that received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Obama administration in 2009, filed for bankruptcy and laid off 1,100 workers, setting off a firestorm in Washington.”

Stuck on Stupid.  Crony Capitalism: $737 Million Green Jobs Loan Given to Nancy Pelosi’s Brother-In-Law | The Weekly Standard  ”The Energy Department announced Wednesday that is has finalized more than $1 billion in loan guarantees for two separate solar energy projects. The decision comes several weeks after Solyndra, a California-based solar manufacturer that received a $535 million loan guarantee from the Obama administration in 2009, filed for bankruptcy and laid off 1,100 workers, setting off a firestorm in Washington…PCG’s number two is none other than “Ronald Pelosi, a San Francisco political insider and financial industry polymath who happens to be the brother-in-law of Nancy Pelosi.”

Time To “Unlike” Facebook?? FreedomTorch.com – Facebook Forms Political Action Committee  ”The Wall Street Journal reported today that on Sunday, Facebook Chief Operations Officer, Sheryl Sandberg, held a star-studded fundraiser for Barack Obama that raised $2.5 million in one night. In his talk President Obama said to the audience gathered at the Facebook COO’s mansion, “all of you have a commitment to a particular vision of what America should be.” He elaborated on that vision saying they held in common, “the values of shared prosperity, being good stewards of the environment, making sure that we are investing in our kids, making sure that everybody has a shot.”  (Thanks to Cindy for the link.)

Must Be the Early Bird Special.  Michelle Obama: ‘Just relax’ with my husband – Maggie Haberman – POLITICO.com  ”The emails from the Barack Obama reelect about winning a dinner with the president as a randomized reward for contributing to the campaign have gotten a bit more intense as time goes on, and the latest one, from the first lady, emphasizes that the winner of such a prize shouldn’t freak out about it.”  Note:  all you have to donate is THREE DOLLARS to be entered to win.  THREE DOLLARS????  LOL!  (Thanks to Opa for the link.)

Who Wouldn’t Want to Dine With Jimmy 0bama?    WOW….Barry’s truly channeling Jimmy! Let’s hope he shares Jimmy’s fate as well.

ICYMI:  RAISING CAIN at DickMorris.com  ”If you could feel the Earth move under your feet today or last night, it’s not an earthquake. It’s the new Fox News poll which shows Herman Cain vaulting into a third place finish, only 6 points from the lead in the GOP nomination race.”  Some Cain facts (thanks, Susie!):

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics.
• Master’s degree in Computer Science.
• Mathematician for the Navy, where he worked on missile ballistics (making him a rocket scientist).
• Computer systems analyst for Coca-Cola.
• VP of Corporate Data Systems and Services for Pillsbury (this is the top of the ladder in the computer world, being in charge of information systems for a major corporation).
• All achieved before reaching the age of 35. Since he reached the top of the information systems world, he changed careers.
• Business Manager. Took charge of Pillsbury’s 400 Burger King restaurants in the Philadelphia area, which were the company’s poorest performers in the country. Spent the first nine months learning the business from the ground up, cooking hamburger and yes, cleaning toilets. After three years he had turned them into the company’s best performers.
• Godfather’s Pizza CEO. Was asked by Pillsbury to take charge of their Godfather’s Pizza chain (which was on the verge of bankruptcy). He made it profitable in 14 months.
• In 1988 he led a buyout of the Godfather’s Pizza chain from Pillsbury. He was now the owner of a restaurant chain. Again he reached the top of the ladder of another industry.
• He was also chairman of the National Restaurant Association during this time. This is a group that interacts with government on behalf of the restaurant industry, and it gave him political experience from the non-politician side.
• Having reached the top of a second industry, he changed careers again
• Adviser to the Federal Reserve System. Herman Cain went to work for the Federal Reserve Banking System advising them on how monetary policy changes would affect American businesses.
• Chairman of the Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank. He worked his way up to the chairmanship of a regional Federal Reserve bank. This is only one step below the chairmanship of the entire Federal Reserve System (the top banking position in the country). This position allowed him to see how monetary policy is made from the inside, and understand the political forces that impact the monetary system.
• After reaching the top of the banking industry, he changed careers for a fourth time.
• Writer and public speaker. He then started to write and speak on leadership. His books include Speak as a Leader, CEO of Self, Leadership is Common Sense, and They Think You’re Stupid.
• Radio Host. Around 2007—after a remarkable 40 year career—he started hosting a radio show on WSB in Atlanta (the largest talk radio station in the country).
• He did all this starting from rock bottom (his father was a chauffeur and his mother was a maid). When you add up his accomplishments in his life—including reaching the top of three unrelated industries: information systems, business management, and banking—Herman Cain may have the most impressive resume of anyone that has run for the presidency in the last half century.  Oh yeah – he also battled and beat Stage IV colon & liver cancer.  But even though he’s Black, he must be a racist because he’s a Republican and supports the Tea Party movement.  Oh wait!  Some drone on O’Reilly named Jehmu claimed that Cain proves “nerds can be bigoted, too!” Nice one, flunkie.

Final Thought:  ”Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complainin’. Stop grumblin’. Stop cryin’. We are going to press on. We have work to do.” –Barack Obama to the Congressional Black Caucus  (BTW, according to 0bama’s minions, leaving off the “gs” like I did here is racist:  MSNBC: AP racist for dropping g’s in transcribing Obama’s speech « The Greenroom.  Hi there, AttackWatch.com!)

GOD BLESS AMERICA – PASS THIS ON – REMEMBER IN 2012!!   

HDR 113: MLK Jr, Tucson Shootings & Obamacare

ALOHA, ALL! We honored a great man on Monday.  And while he wasn’t perfect, he started a movement that brought justice to millions of Americans who were discriminated against simply because of the color of their skin.  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr would be proud of the fact that we elected a black President, but I don’t think he’d be proud of obama’s policies.  MLK was a conservative.  He was a Republican.  But the liberals and Democrats sure have a strange recollection of what MLK stood for (hey Dems – remember the KKK and how it was founded by southern Democrats???)  No one is tarnishing MLK’s memory and using his name in vain more than the Dems. Talk about revisionist history….Excuse me, Eric Holder, but Dr. Martin Luther King would laugh out loud at this ridiculous speech of yours:  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Helped ‘Plant the Seeds’ for ‘Environmental Justice Movement,’ Says Attorney General Holder What the heck is “environmental justice”?  The ultimate agenda of control.  Shame on you, Holder – you’re a sham!

Here’s what the man was truly about: “…We have learned in the course of our freedom struggle, that the needs of twenty million negroes are not truly separable from the needs of the two hundred million whites and negroes, all of whom would benefit from a Colorblind land of plenty…”  Beautiful quote from MLK!  Open Thread: Martin Luther King Jr. – Perspective – PatriotPost.US Read this and see why Dr. King once called 0bama’s hometown of Chicago ”This is the most tragic picture of man’s inhumanity to man. I’ve been to Mississippi and Alabama and I can tell you that the hatred and hostility in Chicago are really deeper than in Alabama and Mississippi.”  Oh, but I’m sure it’s MUCH better now.

AND HERE ARE THE NEXT BLACK LEADERS! Forget Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton & the other blowhards – remember Allen West & Herman Cain:  

Rep Giffords continues to improve, thank God. Of course, the left is still bent on adding new gun control laws, based on the act of this one idiot.  The next time you get into a discussion with a lefty about gun control, have these facts ready:  FoxNews.com – The Arizona Shootings, Gun Violence Research and the Facts vs. The New York Times.

And you’ve heard all about the violent Tea Party people but somehow this guy isn’t getting much attention….except on Fox News:   “You’re Dead”: Tucson Survivor Eric Fuller Tells Tea Partier Trent Humphries On ABC This Week Interesting video – even ABC hasn’t focused on this guy and they shot the video!!!  Oh yeah – he’s a lefty loon.

You GO, Girl!!!! Sarah Palin saidin her first interview after the shootings that she is “not going to shut up.” Doesn’t the left get it?  The more they go after her, the stronger she gets  This is for you, Sarah – and for ALL of us who refuse to shut up:  

The repeal vote on 0bamacare looms….it’s scheduled for Wednesday.  In the house, it’s a good bet the repeal will pass.  But don’ be surprised if it also passes the Senate.  Many of those who initially approved it are up for election next year and may want to save their hides:   Repealing Obamacare, and the Senate – Mike Needham – Townhall Conservative Adding fuel to the fire, 26 states have now introduced their own amendments to make 0bamacare DOA:  More Than Half of All States Now Suing to Stop Obamacare | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News And is it any wonder?  Check out all tax hikes obamacare will bring us:  Comprehensive List of Tax Hikes in Obamacare (Thanks to Jackie for the link).

NOTE:  LOOK FOR MORE REPEAL OBAMACARE INFO TO FOLLOW IN ANOTHER POSTING

Final Thought:  ”Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.” –Martin Luther King Jr.

GOD BLESS AMERICA – PASS THIS ON – REMEMBER IN 2012!!!