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What They Thought July 26, 2004 R.A.
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R.A.
Hawkins After the near win of John Kerry after his spin machine nearly destroyed Ralph Nader, Bush decided to create a legacy that even the Green Party would be proud of. Yes, the left-wingers still lost. On the morning of November the fourth Bush gave a speech: “My fellow Americans, we have reached a crossroads in the history of man that is unprecedented. We are at war on several fronts and apparently at war within which has been demonstrated by the number of leftwing thugs which were present at the polling places during the last election. It is a federal violation to protest anywhere near a polling place and those that did so have been locked up for intimidating the populace. Those who were involved in these acts and the numerous acts of bribery for votes have been arrested. The same Congressman who was caught with a voting machine in his car in Florida in the 2000 elections was caught again. He once again had a voting machine and numerous ballots in his vehicle. Each and every one of them will be charged with federal election violations and punished accordingly under the law. It is time to end the corruption of the left in this country. The officials in California who swore in tens of thousands of illegal immigrants and gave them voting cards have also been arrested. Those who took part in those ceremonies were blocked from voting. Something interesting happened in this election. I even got the popular vote. Yes, we were paying attention this time.” The reaction by the public was quite interesting. The Green Party and the other voting blocks of the left, especially the pseudo cons, filed many petitions. (The people who think they are conservative but are actually left-wingers. They can easily be identified by the incessant use of the politically correct ‘N’ word…..neo-con.) Free the political prisoners of the ‘Bushits!’ rallies were held nation wide along with numerous no more blood for oil rallies. The petitions flowed in endlessly. After two months President-elect Bush gave another speech: “We have finally reached a consensus on what should be done regarding our addiction to oil. Numerous citizens have willingly given us their names as volunteers in this, our new endeavor to get off of our oil addiction. Each and every one of you who signed the ‘no blood for oil petition’ will be given three months to surrender your vehicle to authorities. We are pleased that you have been kind enough to take one for the team. Your sacrifice will be remembered by your fellow Americans. Your voices have been heard and your wishes shall be answered. We will be pulling out of Iraq over the next six months. Thank you.” Six months later the oil usage in the country dropped by eighty percent as the leftist elite turned in all the SUVs. As the troops were removed from Iraq, everything looked just fine at first. Suddenly one day, everyone woke up to some horrific news. There was a new Iranian terrorist super state called “Iranq.” The Russians gloated as they raised their new flag with a picture of three chimerical creatures they called ‘Pickens’ that were a cross between a pig and a chicken. The liberals didn’t realize the pun involved in the naming of the creature because they had been raised and indoctrinated in leftist schools. The Kurds were utterly destroyed as were the Sunnis. The left finally began to raise their voices in disgust at the senseless slaughter in Iraq. Bush decided it was time to take action again so he gave another speech. “Once again America has spoken and it is time to act. We have a large number of people who have agreed to go to war to liberate the Sunnis and Kurds in the senseless slaughter in Iraq. All of them will be forced to report to their draft boards on Monday morning next week for induction into the service. Their voices and volunteerism will not go unnoticed by the rest of America. We were pleased that they once again provided us with a list of volunteers.” The rest, as they say, is history. New York seceded from the United States, finally isolating the United Nations building from the U.S., and was flattened by a terrorist bomb just like Paris, which also decided to stay out of the war. The petition signers insisted it be a United Nations operation in ‘Iranq’ and President Bush complied with their desires again. Clinton was appointed their General and denied them the use of any armor like he did in Mogadishu. They were all chased into the Persian Gulf like a stampeding herd of panicking lemmings by a bunch of Iranqian kids carrying plastic keys. The vintage Spanish American war landing craft operated by the U.N. barely got away from the lemmings. Clinton was on the phone with one of the liberal Senators discussing troop movements and was heard to say in mumbling tones….”Leave the dress here.” The Senator thought he said press so the story went unreported. By the end of that year there was a huge budget surplus and the only military unit that survived the conflict was Clintons’ special gay brigade, which jumped ship somewhere near Greece. Of course none of this happened. All I have to say to all of you in America is grow up! Europe…You are the greatest threat to world peace, as always. Maybe the next time you call for help we will give you the appropriate answer. You are the ones gaining the most from the Iraqi oil flowing again and you are as grateful, as always. You have also helped in the usual manner, as always. R.A. Hawkins Web Site Contact Back to Top |
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Back in the Midwest where I come from, and in the southern portion of the United States, we all love our front porches. We love to sit on our front porch swings, or pull up a stool, or even plop down on the stoop and chitchat about the latest juicy piece of hometown news. While we sit on our front porches with our friends and neighbors, we love to drink what we call iced sweet tea. The process for making genuine sweet tea calls for real cane sugar - no substitutes. To make this icy drink, one needs premium tea leaves, pure cool water for brewing, and cane sugar (stirred in while the tea is still steeping). Then the sweet tea is poured into a tall glass filled with ice. This pleasurable part of summer is refreshing, genuine, and made for the hot, humid days of sitting and visiting on our front porches. The art of front porch sitting must always consist of genuine iced sweet tea, a neighbor or friend you share your life with, and comfortable chairs. The front porch is where you swap stories, share recipes, laugh at jokes, and share what is common between friends, neighbors, family and anyone who might stop by on a hot summer afternoon. The front porch is not a stage production of uncomfortable stools and rolled up white shirtsleeves of lawyers. Nor is it carefully placed mikes on candidates and hand picked audiences made up of neighbors and friends all strategically placed to give the air of being your hometown USA. Durham, North Carolina isn't a place in America to stage your shows, Kerry and Edwards (AP 7/19/2004). The front porches of America don’t have their streets lined with satellite trucks, large cameras, electrical cables, and dozens of reporters and photographers all vying for that staged magical moment of Americana. Edwards' pretend stage performance is now on tour across various key states in America. But the icy drinks being offered to America's front porch sitters are sweetened with fake sugar. There isn't a sprinkle of genuine anything in what Kerry and Edwards are trying to get America to gulp down. Edwards reached out on July 19, 2004 in Durham, North Carolina to an upper middle class neighborhood which got a taste of what a front porch choreographed Edwards looks and tastes like. As Sen. Edwards espoused from his stage on the front porch of Durham's Democratic mayor, Bill Bell, Edwards stated, "The most important thing you can do as a political leader is not to talk, but to listen." Well Edwards, if this is actually what you believe, why did you hand pick the only neighbors and friends to be allowed to ask you questions? Were the handpicked questioners given scripts on your favorite subjects such as education, the loss of U.S. jobs overseas, and the swelling federal deficit you believe is happening? Kind of leaves a bitter taste in our mouths, Sen. Edwards, this icy concoction of aspartame-tasting tea which you're desiring us to drink down. You say you are from a humble background; you say you must listen and not talk as a political leader. But Edwards, why is it your home state of North Carolina has seen very little of you, if at all? If you haven't engaged your state, Sen. Edwards, for all the years you've been in office, how then could you possibly sit down on their front porches and have anything in common? Do your values, called stage plays of front porch campaigning, really reflect North Carolina's citizens? Think about it, American voters: If Sen. Edwards can't relate to his state of North Carolina, how is he going to relate to any of us? Do we want a President
and Vice President who have to format stage productions in order to
connect with the people? Do we need in our fight against terror a couple
of lawyers who love staged productions? Edwards has said he prefers
not to speak from podiums or use prepared remarks. We know Edwards has
spent years as a trial lawyer and has stood before juries so he can
address directly without notes, but is this what America needs to guide
her, a guy who can ad lib? On second thought, no thank you, America needs the genuine thing. Kerry L. Marsala Web Site Contact Back to Top |
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Late last year, General Tommy Franks told Cigar Aficionado that another terrorist attack on America, especially one using WMDs, could "unravel the fabric of our Constitution" in favor of martial law. In this scenario, liberty would be traded for security at the request of regular Americans -- folks with 9-to-5 jobs and families to protect. This would be the recipe for tyranny. "If it happens, it happens," you say. Or, "It can't happen here." That's nice. Let me tell you a story. There once was a man named Adolf Hitler. He spoke with conviction and had a funny mustache. He was elected to office in a place called Germany, at a time when morale was low. Then one day, in 1933, someone lit fire to an important building called the Reichstag, and Germans -- ever fearful -- handed their freedoms to Hitler so that he might lead them, unrestricted, through a time of national emergency. He vowed to protect them, and vowed to restore the dignity and purity his people so richly deserved. He then killed millions and abolished democracy. Oh, and get this: There wasn't a damn thing the Germans could do about it. They weren't allowed to resist him. They weren't allowed to criticize his government. The power they had given him was absolute. Therein lies the moral of the story: You should never give powers to a leader you like that you'd hate to have given to a leader you fear. ••••• Recently, Tom Ridge warned of a terrorist plot to target this summer's presidential conventions. Ask yourself: What if it happens? What if al-Qaeda "disrupt[s] our democratic process," or, worse, we disrupt it for them? Saying, "It can't happen here," doesn't cut it anymore. It can happen here. The mechanisms are already in place. Picture it. It's September 2nd in New York City -- the last day of the Republican convention. George Bush is getting ready to accept his party's nomination. Outside, marchers march to the beat of an anti-war drum, whining for free stuff -- like education and healthcare -- while cops see to it that they only enjoy the First Amendment to a reasonable degree. Viewers at home see a Fox News Alert: "This just in. Fox has nothing to report at this time." All is well on the home front, it seems. Then something happens. A silence. A boom. Bombs go off inside the Lincoln Tunnel. Vans explode at opposite ends of the Brooklyn Bridge. It's terror. Panic ensues across America -- except in New York, where people keep their cool. George Bush is onstage, inside, singing the praises of hybrid cars and aid to Africa. Andrew Card comes up beside him and whispers in his ear: "We're under attack again, sir. They've knocked out the bridges and airports." Bush replies, "This was supposed to be an acceptance speech. Tonight, we accept our duty as Americans." He quotes from the bible and vows to get "whoever did this." He swears he'll protect us, to raucous applause. ••••• Out come yellow ribbons. Sheryl Crow, Fred Durst, and Dave Matthews record a song called "Lady Liberty (In Her Time of Need)." They perform it during a live benefit concert, with special guests Willie Nelson and Pat Boone. Within days, the feds nab terrorists living in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Another cell is busted in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. John Ashcroft says, "We couldn't've done this without their library records." Turns out they had overdue almanacs. "Islam is a religion of peace," writes The Weekly Standard. "But thank God for the Patriot Act!" Yes, thank God, Americans say. Thank God for the Patriot Act. Thank God the people we elected to "represent" us elected not to read it before voting it in. "I need this legislation," Bush says. "We need it in order to win." Zogby polls show 8 in 10 Americans agree: We have too much freedom. Our enemies are exploiting it by living among us. These days, just about anyone can be a terrorist. Hell, you could be a terrorist and not even know it. You're a threat to yourself now. Thank God Congress is there to protect us by renewing the Patriot Act. Thank God they have the guts to pass the WELOVEOURCOUNTRY and VOTEFORUS Acts as well. ••••• Soon the Department of Homeland Security issues a call for National ID cards, in compliance with WELOVEOURCOUNTRY. An 11-year-old submits the winning design. It's yellow and shaped like a star, and it weighs your thoughts like a mood ring. It turns orange and red if you're a threat to America. You wear it like a badge on your chest. Americans say, "Let's give up some civil liberties, so we can live to enjoy the ones we keep." Sales of flags with fifty stars go up. Sales of flags with thirteen stars go down. ••••• Bush asks Congress to pass a law reversing the Supreme Court decision that prohibits him from holding terrorist suspects without trial. "Desperate times call for desperate measures," he says. "Due process diverts valuable law enforcement resources away from the war on terror." Congress agrees. Americans do, too. They don't believe their enemies deserve a fair trial. After all, there are folks in this world who "want to kill us." So Bush starts rounding up "enemy combatants" in towns just like Council Bluffs and Sheboygan. Civil libertarians need not worry. The feds have solid evidence in every single case, and they'll share it with us as soon as the war ends a few generations from now. No one's life will be ruined by wrongful imprisonment; they'll be dead by the time anyone figures it out. ••••• "Free Speech Zones" enter the household vernacular. And it comes to pass that folks are arrested for unlawfully protesting the arrests of enemy combatants. Then people are arrested for protesting the arrests of the protestors. Then something funny happens to the lady across the street: Her teenage son gets dragged from his bed in the dead of night by agents who know what's best for her family. Intelligence teams intercepted the boy's idiotic, un-American emails, including one where he wrote: "Bush ain't got the skills to pay the bills." It is crucial that they detain any potential threats to the president -- even the ones who still have zits. Failure to do so means the terrorists have won. Then the guy down the road who borrowed your lawnmower last summer gets nabbed for talking about the emails over the phone. He's a registered Republican, with tapes of every convention dating back to 1984. "The kid's mom is pretty broken up about it," he says just before his phone hits the kitchen table. If you aren't with Bush, you must be against him. And being against him can't be allowed now. Never forget September 2nd. Stay out of the mall on Halloween. Duct tape your windows. Take off your shoes. ••••• People start having doubts about the powers they've given the federal government. "But," according to Bill Kristol, Wolf Blitzer, or Tom Brokaw, "comparisons to Nazi Germany do nothing to help the debate. Mr. Bush's job is to protect the American people, and part of that job is protecting his ability to protect them. Dissent is good. Our country was built on dissent. But there's a time and a place for it, and it's not in a time of war. Politics stop at the water's edge." Cops squash another round of protests, which, in turn, inspires more protests. The cycle continues. Washington talks about dropping a nuke on a major American city in order to keep the peace. The city of brotherly love, Philadelphia, tops the list. "Better we should have a mushroom cloud at home," Condi Rice says, "than a mushroom cloud at home caused by someone abroad who could've been stopped if people at home hadn't stopped us from stopping them." John Ashcroft pushes for Amtrak funding, calling it "a crucial weapon in the war on terror." He opens a chain of summer camps where kids and adults can get together and spend quality time making license plates and sniffing noxious gases. The problem with these summer camps? It's not summer yet. It's not even winter. It's a few weeks before the election -- a few weeks before Thanksgiving. The campers all wear orange jumpsuits. ••••• Finally, the NRA and ACLU come out and say, "Hey, 'the events of September 2nd' were tragic, but we can't allow it to destroy our freedoms any longer." Actually, that's a lie. The NRA and ACLU say nothing. Saying something is against the law. In fact, it's been against the law for a couple of years now, thanks to senators John McCain and Russ Feingold. The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act forbids anyone who hates America from taking out an ad against Bush within two months of the election. Election Day is November 2nd -- two months after the September 2nd terrorist attacks. But don't you worry, you silly goose: Bush isn't trying to steal the election. There won't even be an election to steal. The Department of Homeland Security has declared it a risk (though to whom, they don't say). A disappointed John Kerry goes on TV and says, "The war on Americans isn't the problem. Bush's execution is. If I were president, I would sell Washington to the United Nations, so they could help us do it effectively." The CIA finds Usama bin Laden's cell phone. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. America plunges into civil war. But, oh, it can't happen here.
Jonathan David Morris Web Site Contact Back to Top |
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While many Republican moderates and some conservatives support the Bush administration, most of them agree that those from the Left are plain dead wrong on their opposition. How nice it would be if it was that simple! The fool's game of believing that political rhetoric is consistent with actual policy action is the one factor that can be counted upon to win every election. If Republicans really stood for limited government, we would support them at every turn. But we all know better, or at least we should understand the real record doesn’t support the discourse. When it comes to those from the broadest definition of leftist orientation, what possible common similarities could philosophically conservative Americans have with the Liberal cause? Few is the most appropriate reply, but if you dig deeper you might uncover the true Achilles heel of the Left. The most sincere and honest proponents of legitimate social causes are adept at understanding and articulating the problems. Is there anyone who could conclude that a Ralph Nader, Jesse Jackson or a Noam Chomsky is wrong on every challenge they present to the present system of political power? Hardened Republicans make a disastrous mistake when they ignore or suppress legitimate injustices. Only a fool would ignore current trends and consequential results from the demographics that impact every election. So what needs to be the response from committed conservatives? The foremost constructive strategy requires a recognition that real systemic and serious problems permeate the society and are compounded by each successive administration. Defending a status quo or providing support for “business as usual” is destined for total failure. The Left exists because it taps into the discontent that lies just under the surface of civic society. The Liberal position completely discredits itself when it offers up collectivist solutions to indisputable inequity. However, the strength in their influence stems from the appeal in their outrage. The idea that all people are equally treated within any society is as preposterous as believing that those holding political power really administer their regimes with the paramount motivation of the best interests of the people. The core value that must be adhered to with constant vigilance is that of keeping all forms of government LIMITED in scope, reach and authority. The Left senselessly champions utopian apparitions of equality through the coercive force of State mandate. For them, the view that government must provide a solution is gospel. No bureaucracy is too large for the Socialism sickness. If a social crusade fosters government expansion as its prescription, only a malignant tumor will grow upon the aggregate society. With that said, why is it appropriate to forge temporary alliance with the aforementioned enemy? Well, there are rare times when they understand the problem and can offer up a valid approach to oppose a harmful policy. This willingness to interlace with ‘strange bedfellows’ need not endorse their motives as pure or even sincere. When an established policy is wrong, it needs to be overturned. The criteria that applies is our test of achieving “Limited Government”. When Nader condemns the Corporate/State Axis, we applaud his condemnation. However, his lunacy for swelling concentrated regulation defies the most practical norms of Economics 101. Jackson long ago abdicated any moral authority, and his foul optimism resembles an extortionist more than a reformer. But for those who remember the 1988 Presidential campaign, he argued a compelling case that addresses persistent issues. No doubt the only limited form of self restraint he would ever support is that of voluntary child support for illegitimate offspring. Nevertheless, the mainstream Republicans relinquish the perceived high moral ground to the phony preacher. The programs of both Nader and Jackson would be disastrous for our country. Yet, they have a significant following. So why won’t Republicans learn the lesson that they will never be able to out socialize the collectivist? When the GOP turns to Liberal issues and espouses Leftist policies in an attempt to beg for votes, the principal of Limited Government is betrayed. The social agenda plan of the Left is pure Marxist. Why not start calling it by its rightful name? Now Chomsky has an entirely different twist. If you confine his theories to his opposition for foreign involvements, his resonance has a familiar theme that is lost to many Republicans. The mistake that most conservatives make about the MIT professor is that his form of anarchism is irrelevant. They would rather assail him for being a Marxist/Socialist, and ignore his critique of U.S. foreign policy failures. When Republicans abandon consistent conservative standards, because the messenger is opposed to the Wall Street perversion of Capitalism, they forego their own responsibility to confront the errors of official policy, namely internationalism. The Left is consistently wrong because they place an inherent and misguided trust in the State. When they invoke the human spirit and rally the cause of the masses, conservatives need to take note. Economic and social issues are liberal miscarriages, when put into practice. But the definition of good government is spelled LIMITED . . . It applies to foreign policy, as well. Continual foreign adventures obliterate our traditions. Just maybe, professed protectors of our conservative heritage will see a temporary ally in those who oppose the rush to destruct. Politics make strange bedfellows. Lying down with the enemy may prove to be the befitting intercourse that will save what is left to conserve. There will be time enough later to delouse ourselves from the liberal disease. For now the question is: can we survive the policies of our friends? Published originally at EtherZone.com; republication allowed with this notice and hyperlink intact.
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