Obama's 9/11 Hijackers

The Long March Continues

The Dear Leader will address all school children next week. What's next? Pipe in his presence to all places of business so he can exhort workers to give Uncle Barack their all?

This will be followed by his community organizing syndicates Hijacking 9/11 and turning it into a day of guilt and shame and atonement at his behest. This is about removing Muslim Terrorists from the narrative and putting the blame on selfish Americans, who can remove the stain of guilt by dropping all that Cowboy Bush talk of "terrism" and instead obeying your government's call to volunteer. As if none of us knew how to do that before Uncle Obama told us to.

Chicago Ray nails it. This is about morphing that tragic and heroic day into a leftist "teachable moment" of shaming and manipulating. You can see a print that makes the point over at at Hot Air.

Russ Wilcox has written an excellent piece, Desecrating 9/11 and Denigrating Christianity, criticizing the Obama Administration in a charitable way, and it spurred my own thoughts on the subject.

I share his reticence to just slam Obama as so many of our ideological friends do, but I also share his criticism of Obama and the rogue's gallery of advisers he has surrounded himself with.

The Long March
If you read "Hoodwinked" by Jack Cashill and "Liberal Fascism" by Jonah Goldberg it becomes quite clear what they are doing: They are continuing the Long March of Progressvism.

One can believe this without casting aspersions and without believing these people are evil. Indeed, many of them think they are doing The Lord's work (some would say, yeah, the dark lord's!) by taking over government and society to regulate everything for the betterment of the ignorant masses.

They seek not to destroy our institutions of capitalism, family, and church, but to get inside them and turn them to their purposes. It's insidious.

It's God Bless America, Mr. President
I hate to impugn the religious motives of anyone, for I cannot read someone's heart. But what are we to conclude from Obama's 20 year membership in The First United Church of G-d Damn America? He says in his book he joined for political cred or whatever. Religion is just another tool to be used by the movement.

They're showing their true colors, and America doesn't like it
What kind of preacher talks like that anyway? And what kind of aspiring Czar asks sarcastically, "How's that capitalism goin' for ya this year" and calls his fellow communists "comrades"? Most importantly, what kind of man surrounds himself with such demagogues?

There are signs that Americans are getting wise to this. Did these bourgeoisie Bolsheviks really think they could community organize the whole country? Unlike many poor urban dwellers, too benumbed by government dependency to get out of the way of a hurricane, the majority of Americans prefer to take care of themselves.

The hopium cloud is dissipating, the buzz is wearing off, and reality is sinking in... I pray we can turn this back.

Cultural Vandalism

Hollywood could't make this stuff up. Is liberalism really a mental disorder, as Doctor Savage says?

DENVER — An act of vandalism at Colorado Democratic headquarters that shattered windows next to signs about health care reform took a strange turn Wednesday when it was revealed that one of the suspects was a Democratic activist.

Democratic leaders initially said that the window shattering was an act of political vandalism, possibly by opponents of health care reform. But the political leanings of suspect Maurice Schwenkler raised the prospect that one of the party's own might have vandalized its building to make a statement.

This is not an isolated case. Liberals routinely are caught perpetrating stuff like this and then blaming it on neo-Nazis, right-wingers, conservatives, Republican howler monkeys, whatever.

A Long Legacy of Liberal Lies
There's the Claremont hate crime hoax, where a female professor vandalized her own car and claimed right-wing anti-Semites did it.

How about all those noose sightings, many of which turned out to be authored not by racists, but by champions of diversity? Liberal BS, like the Duke Lacross case that ended in criminal charges for an over-zealous prosecutor.

The Tawana Brawley case may be the most famous and egregious of all. Her brutal gang rape, an ordeal that lasted days, culminated with the white men (including cops) who did it scrawling racial slurs on her body and stuffing her in a trash bag and leaving her outside overnight in below-freezing temperatures. Reverend Al Sharpton mounted a loud public defense of the teen, launching himself to national prominence. One problem: It was a hoax.

To the press's credit, they usually reveal the damning evidence of the discovered fraud... on page 528 of the Saturday edition.

This is not a "black thing," it's a liberal thing
Liberals are always willing to believe the worst about our society, and they will seize upon any example to reinforce their dark view of our hateful, racist society.

Up From Planned Parenthood
Before the 1960's, liberals and progressives were more preoccupied with getting black women to planned parenthood than they were to getting them to the front of the bus. In that earlier age, they vociferously proclaimed the innocence of pinko spies Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who were executed for passing nuclear secrets to the Soviets. When the wall came down, Soviet government records confirmed their guilt.

Before that, they strenuously defended murderers Nichola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti, both Italian immigrants as well as anarchist draft dodgers. Today it continues with the defense of cop killers Mumia Jamal (African American) and Leonard Peltier (Native American).

Wherever there is some distasteful criminal, you will find a clutch of guilty liberals lionizing them as heroic victims of an oppressive society. The bigger the crimes the better. Che Guevara, T-Shirt salesman to the Tards and murderer of Cuban campesinos, is one of their all-time international favorites.

It's all about the Meta-Truth
Hoax or truth, guilt or innocence doesn't matter. The meta-narrative cannot be denied. America is an immigrant-hating, racist empire ran by melanin-averse white people. Because of this, the Italian anarchist, the pre-Israel Jew, and later the Indian and the black, are all innocent and the contemptible white accusers are all up for indictment. Note that progressives have ditched Jews for the trendier Palestinians as their victim of preference.

"A Fabric of Polemic and Exaggeration"
Back when People Magazine still did substantive reporting, they described the unraveling of the Tawana Brewley case:

Finally the fabric of polemic and exaggeration in which the triumvirate had entrapped both Tawana and their cause appeared to be coming undone. First, Perry McKinnon, an aide close to Sharpton, went public to say that their defense of Tawana had been nothing but "a pack of lies."

Unfortunately, at each unraveling, the press and the public merely move on to the next progressive agitprop, never stopping to think maybe we should stop listening to these people and their never ending pack of lies.

AP-Google
Examiner
DiversityInc
UW Daily
People - Tawana Brawley

Obama's Science Czar Demonstrates the Dangers of Progressivism

Why is John Holdren a perfect progressive?

Because he believes in grand government schemes cooked up and implemented by cognoscenti rather than letting people make their own decisions. Secondly, he has no regard for the constitution, or he is purposely stupid about its meaning. This is a dangerous combination

Population Bombs and Other Progressive Power Grabs
Zombietime has the definitive summary on his population control views, complete with page scans from the book Holdren wrote with the Ehrlichs of "The Population Bomb" fame. If you want to understand the issue completely, along with rebuttals from the Obama camp, go read that article.

Chris Mooney at Science Progress mounts a defense of Holdren, but the best he can come up with is that Holdren, in his book, was merely presenting an array or resume of population control methods, not actually advocating any of the abhorrent practices. Read his article then go to Zombietime and decide for yourself.

Holdren's Constitutional Ignorance
My criticism of this man is aimed at his obvious constitutional ignorance. Here is what Holdren wrote on page 838 of the 1977 Book, Ecoscience:

Individual rights. Individual rights must be balanced against the power of the government to control human reproduction.

Some people—respected legislators, judges, and lawyers included—have viewed the right to have children as a fundamental and inalienable right. Yet neither the Declaration of Independence nor the Constitution mentions a right to reproduce.

Where the society has a “compelling, subordinating interest” in regulating population size, the right of the individual may be curtailed.

How did congress let this constitutionally ignorant man assume an executive branch position? No right to reproduce in the constitution? Well, there's no right to smoke cigarettes, write a book or get an abortion in there, either.

The Constitution is not an exhaustive list of our rights. It is a contract between the people, the individual states, and the federal government that was set up to serve them.

Consider the 10th Amendment:

The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people.

Holdren and his ilk have is bass-ackwards
Our rights come from God, not the government. Holdren, good progressive that he is, has it exactly backwards. In his worldview, Government is all-powerful and the rights of the people are limited.

WRONG!

The Constitution limits the powers of government to what is stated in the document and acknowledges that the rights of individuals can only be circumscribed in specific instances. For a good, short commentary on this amendment, see Findlaw.

Progressives: Wrong on Eugenics, Wrong on Population Predictions, Wrong on Global Warming

That these neo-Malthusians were oh so wrong about the "population bomb," that was supposed to have killed millions by now, should give us pause as we consider the hysterical global warming claims. Predictive science is only as good as the models. And global warming advocates, like the overpopulation screamers before them, are working off of simplistic and highly speculative models with more gaps than data.

Also, ask Europe, Russia and China how population control is working out. A preponderance of old people with no one to care for them, and in Europe's case, people from other parts of the world come in to fill the vacuum, fundamentally changing the continent's culture.

This is why grand progressive schemes should always be viewed with skepticism.

Washington Examiner
Shepherd's Voice
Zombietime.com - Page Scan
LifeNews.com
Daily Dose
Zombietime.com - Holdren
Science Progress - Chris Mooney

In Support of President Obama

I've really been dumping on President Obama lately, so I thought I'd take this chance to say some positive things about him. (Be sure to follow the links into Leftyland, and you'll see just how nutty they really are!)

He stiffed his lefty fellow travelers at HuffPo and Salon by brazenly jumping in bed with the evil pharmaceutical industry, known by the nutroots as Big Pharma.

Getting drug companies to throw $150 Million in propaganda support his way was quite a coup for Dr. Chicago.

Most importantly, the president has demonstrated once again that there is nothing conservative, rightwing, or free market about large corporations. Political and economic ideology mean nothing to Big Business; they will play whore to whoever is in charge. The lefties know this, and so they are skeptical. Here are some typical comments:

"But, but, I'm just so happy he isn't Bush, even tho he has continued to do exactly what Bush did, that I'm willing to keep my mouth shut about all the things he said he was going to change and now says he isn't. Just give him another 3 or 4 terms and I'm sure he''l get it all done. You just have to be patient!"

"This sounds like another version of ole Bush's "Part D Medicare drug bill, which created a nightmare for seniors and protected no one, and created a gold mine for Big Pharma!"

"President Obama has shown that he is not a strong leader and this is most unfortunate for the country. He allowed two Republican Senators and Nancy Pelosi to water down his Stimulus Bill... Candidate Obama promised an end to the war in Iraq. What the country got was not a cessation of our involvement there but a ratchetting up of the conflict in Afghanistan..."

Obama's Afghanistan Policy Makes Bush Look Timid
The last commenter brings up my next point. President Obama is bombing the crap out of the Taliban and their AQ allies in Pakistan. His targeted assassination program is sending murderous 7th century obscurantists to their father in hell at quite a pace. The World Socialist Website calls it murder, but what do they know?

The President Has Separated The Left From the Right
Finally, President Obama is a man of principle. Despite murdering little brown people in South Asia and climbing in bed with the drug industry, he is staying true to his uber-liberal, community organizing roots.

In full campaign mode that his Long March requires, he roared out that it was time for the opposition to shut up and get out of the way. That goosed the faithful! That post-partisan crap was just campaign rhetoric.

Yes, he could have been an Eisenhower, eschewing partisan politics and playing the role of mediator in the middle. But no, he faked right and ran left as hard as he could, and I congratulate him for his boldness.

No Mushy Middle
The president has drawn a stark line between left and right. On the left is the president, Harry and the Pelosicrats, and the screaming left-nuts, while a rampaging acorn and americorps go wilding in the background. Ordinary Americans, repulsed by the orgy of spending and government grabs, rejoin sensible Republicans on the right side of the line.

Thank you Mr. President for drawing stark lines and painting the current issues in bold colors!

Your candor has done more to damage your liberal agenda than anything any conservative could have done. The American people see your liberal schemes and dreams for what they are and they don't like it. As lefty Dan Neil said about saving Obamacare in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Sunday Forum,

"It's time to fight dirty."

Of course it is, because the progressive agenda cannot prevail in an honest, open debate. We needed a dose of ideological clarity, and President Obama has provided it.

Government Motors introduces The Obama

To thunderous applause and presidential approval, Government Motors announced its new concept car, The 2010 Obama.

It runs on hot air and broken promises and has three wheels that speed the vehicle through tight left turns. The car comes complete with two teleprompters programmed to stream Democratic propaganda, and the transparent canopy reveals the smug satisfaction on the faces of the gullible owners.
Back to Reality: The Studebaker Dictator
Yes, an American car company called Studebaker really did name a model "The Dictator." The Studebaker Dictator, according to Wikipedia, was a popular model from 1927 to 1937, right up there with The President and The Director. When Mussolini bombed Abyssinia in 1935, disillusioned Americans dropped their long and loving admiration for Il Duce. Many though, were still enamored of the strongman concept.

America was panicked because leftist intellectuals had declared capitalism dead, and people were gullible enough to believe them.

The more things change, the more they stay the same...

Props to my brother El Toro for the joke. I don't know where he gets this stuff.

Wikipedia - Studebaker
Reason - Three New Deals
NYT - Bruce McCall
Learning Curve - Abyssinia

All Not Quiet on the Russian Front

Progressives suffering from Bush Derangement Syndrome declare a moral equivalence between Russia's actions and those of the US. This demonstrates the preposterous lengths to which some will go to discredit President Bush. Bush is not Putin and Georgia is not Iraq.

I especially love it when some enlightened liberal defends Russia by stating that Iraq is far away from the US but Georgia is in Russia's back yard. So then, it's OK to attack someone if they are in your "sphere of influence"? That didn't fly with the left in the 1980s when President Reagan set things straight in Central America, so why it it OK for Russia now? Blind rage against the Bush-Cheney machine has driven the left to illogic.

Despite all that, all we really need to do is look to Russia's former vassal states and see what their opinion is. Hint: It's not pro-Russian. Even retro-Soviet dictatorship Belarus is putting distance between itself and the bear.

All other arguments aside, what does this tell us? It tells us that former Soviet Republics have made an informed judgment call, and they reject Russian imperialism.

So, whose argument should we trust, Bush-hating leftists ensconced in the cushy confines of secure, democratic western society, or the former Soviet republics who sit uneasily upon the fault line and who will bear the consequences of their actions?

So go ahead, progressives. Keep defending imperialist Russia. You're all alone, and the people who know Russia best know you are wrong. You're so far left you've left your senses.

Whatever Happened to Free Tibet ?

I remember back a few years seeing Free Tibet bumper stickers on progressive Saabs and hippie VWs. Tibet is still in China's clutches, Russia is busy slapping around it's former vassal states, but the world is focused on the supposed crimes of George Bush.

I can understand the argument that we never should have invaded Iraq, although I think that point is now moot. I can also understand those who think war is wrong and who insist that might doesn't make right.

What I can't understand is those on the left who criminalize the Iraq invasion but see nothing wrong with Ivan putting a knife to Georgia's throat because she runs a competing pipeline and cozies up to Uncle Sam.

Who champions the whole "Iraq as disaster" meme? Scared, jealous neighbors who don't want their own despotic teacups turned over, and peace-at-all-cost Europeans who were profiting nicely from the Saddam-era status quo. And American progressives who used to stand for freedom have jumped right in.

Can't these progressives see the illogic in protesting the Iraq invasion but giving China and Russia a free pass every time they brass knuckle a neighbor or support oppression in Africa because they need the natural resources and subservient political allies?

Here are a few examples of Bush-bashing progressives defending Russia's naked aggression:

magnifco1000 wrote:

The bottom line, the former Soviet Republics have all been sent a message. You have to make peace with Russia, like it or not, and forget the siren call of supposed wealth and riches from the West. It's the call of opportunists and when push comes to shove, they won't be there for you anyway.

Now, substitute "former Soviet Republics" with "Arab Countries" and "Russia" with "the US" and you see how very unprogressive this statement is!

jvandeswaluw1 wrote:

I would like to wish that George Bush had the same common sense as the Georgian leader; retreat when you know that you can't win. It took the Georgian leader only a few days to realize this; Bush doesn't realize this after more than six years! But George has always been a slow learner.

Another progressive cheering at the retreat of a sovereign nation in the face of a foreign invasion, and wishing his own government would retreat in shame as well.

jellybean1 wrote:

Georgia invaded a breakaway region which is protected by Russia. Russia responded with military actions against Georgia. Georgia retreated because of defeat, and declared cease-fire.

This guy swallowed Ivan's propaganda hook, line and sinker. He's the same brain surgeon who routinely labels "kool-aid drinker" anyone who believes anything the President says.

All this madness detracts from human rights disasters that flourish due to world inattention and inaction: Reporters languish in Cuban dungeons. Darfur rapes and killings continue, Russia bullies it neighbors, human trafficking... And Tibet still isn't free. So rail against President Bush and our actions if you must. That is your constitutionally-guaranteed right, and government always bears watching. But please stop ignoring and even excusing brutality from other world actors.

I know progressives will never embrace President Bush, but is it too much to ask them to at least embrace intellectual honesty?