Why?

Why did Obama have Kerry legitimize the Mad Mullah's pursuit of nuclear weapons? It seems so insane. Why push this unworkable obamacare crap through?  Why not rescue his ambassador and other Americans that remained under assault for hours in Benghazi?  There was time and opportunity to attempt a rescue.

I and so many others just don't get his endgame, and this means that we have made some very wrong assumptions about him.  Either Obama is completely nuts, or this motherfucker is a whole lot more evil than I ever imagined.

This deal is getting worse all the time. - Lando Calrissian

What else can one say about Obamacare. The Democrats and health insurance executives are in panic. 

The symbolism within this ancient image associated with medicine for thousands of years is: medicine can be a path to rejuvenation, like the snake that sheds its skin, but it can also kill you if you don't know what you're doing. Thank you Asclepius for exacting glorious revenge on the all the foolish asses gathered in Washington.   

Obamacare signup numbers fraud.

There are many numbers being thrown around about how many people are signing up through these healthcare exchanges, about how many people are expected to sign up, and about what it means for those planning on managing a large portion of this country's economy.

Lets look at the 106,000 number figure. To one group it appears hopeful, to another it is a miserable failure. Before one can come to a reasonable conclusion about this number, one has to know more details surrounding this number. The main goal of Obamacare is to charge one group of people for services provided to another group. If 106,000 people are young and healthy and financially well off who wish to contribute their income to help pay for the poor and sick, this number would be a sign of relief for those promoting Obamacare as a great achievement. If, on the other hand most of the new sign ups are sick and poor and they represent an ever increasing financial burden on the new healthcare economy, then the Obamacare management team were better off with 6 new sign-ups.

Details, always look into the details to see the hidden devil. 

FraudCare

I saw the word FRAUD used to describe Obamacare on an article at American Thinker today. Then I thought to myself, this term can be used to describe just about everything about Obama and his administration.  His books are examples of fraud, stories about his college years, both elections, Fast and Furious, Benghazi, IRS targeting of political enemies,....  official reports are all fraudulent.

Obama is a fraud.

Observation

I was looking at the selection of movies on Netflix today and started thinking how there are thousands of really crappy movies on this site. Then I decided to just google a list of recent movies by year and made a very odd observation. While I there were many movies I thought enjoyable during 2006 and 2007, starting in 2008 the movies lists are almost entirely populated by rot, crap, and mindless drivel. There may be a few exceptions that are worth watching during the last 5 years, but mostly these are foreign movies. Starting with 2008, I challenge you to find more than 3 decent movies made in any one year.

Why?

Has all of Hollywood's creative talent been focused on electing and keeping the clown in the White House from self destruction? Are they all stung out on dope?

It's weird.

Obamacare Gateway That Actually Works!

Follow the link. The sign up is actually a very pleasant experience and guaranteed to lighten your day.  Just click on the green APPLY NOW button.

H/T Bookworm.

Perhaps wishful thinking, perhaps not.

Everywhere I hear talk about how the dollar will soon collapse because the Chinese and the Russians want to replace it as the world's reserve currency. We seem to be over our heads in debt and our manufacturing sector has been Obamafied.

What does the US still have? We have more oil in shale than the whole Middle East, we have tons of natural gas, and enough fertile land to feed the world. A billion Chinese have to eat something, and we can provide them with food. If only we could unleash all this potential.

Where Conservatives Failed.

The conservative strategy during the recent government shutdown was to appeal to human decency.  We thought that if people were well informed, they would reach the same conclusions about government waste, obamacare, and assault on liberty as us, since these were reasonable conclusions.

1. The popular media moved against us by keeping the general population misinformed. This media, is in actuality, a government propaganda organ. The purpose of propaganda is to confuse and obfuscate, so no one should be surprised.  A better effort to circumvent the obfuscating MSM was needed.

2. Those conservatives in government lost because they employed a faulty strategy. They appealed to the decency of their government counterparts, and they do not possess this quality. They could care less about the hurt these programs bring to Americans and their families. We can only bargain with them if we possess something they need and desire. Our values are not shared by them, and they do not care how they appear to us.

A different strategy is needed.

EBT Morality: Walmart looting - a microcosm of the Obama administration.

During this weekend a computer glitch caused EBT (used to be known as food stamps) cards to malfunction. It appears that the specific error plaguing these cards, was the inability to show their current spending limit and thus the store owners didn't know how much a particular card user could buy on that card.

For unknown reasons, a Walmart in Louisiana decided to let people go ahead and use these unreadable EBT cards anyway. So, people called each other and it seems that everyone in the vicinity of this store, and in possession such cards came running; they wheeled out hundreds of dollars worth of food, over and over again. In only several hours, the store shelves were emptied. When a loudspeaker announced that EBT cards once again displayed the appropriate spending limit, people abandoned their filled carts in the isles and went home. One shopper was caught trying to buy 700 dollars worth of groceries, and when her card was read she only had 49 cents remaining on her balance. The store decided not to have her charged with theft and let her out, on the promise she left the groceries behind.

From the photo, it seems that she was not alone in using a spent EBT card during this opportune time to get "free food". It is also obvious from this scene, that many people using these cards are in fact, thieves. Maybe the same thing can be generally said of the entire social welfare scheme: they are all thieves.

Now, ponder for a moment the federal spending limit, government shutdown, and looting on a much grander scale...

Read more at American Thinker.

Provocation

Seems like madness to shutdown open air monuments, cemeteries without gates, obstruct roads that pass by Mount Rushmore, and now close access to the ocean. The provocation involving war memorials serves only to anger and humiliate our veterans, as well as those who come to pay their respect to the dead.  Obstructing open road is done primarily to frustrate drivers, and denying access to open ocean serves to hurt those whose lives and livelihoods depend on fishing.

These are disgusting acts that appear to stem from petty and vindictive men, and Obama's history in office prove him as such sort. But what should be said of all those who follow this mad tyrant's orders?  What does one say of the park ranger who confesses “We’ve been told to make life as difficult for people as we can. It’s disgusting.”, and yet still follows orders.  What do you say to a police officer that removes Vietnam veterans paying their respect to fallen brothers, from the Memorial Wall through threat of arrest?

Some of our community speak of the fact that it takes far more money to enforce such "closings" than to continue allowing access to open air places.  From the perspective of anyone who sees a government shutdown tied to our fiscal troubles, such actions appear to be the result of madness. This administration has no concern over fiscal sanity or responsible approach to spending our tax money. It has gone to war with Congress over our constitutional provision that Congress has control over the purse-strings.  Can anyone recall a single act from this administration whose purpose was to limit spending?

These are provocations that serve to piss into the face of those branded as the enemies of this administration. They may be an attempt to draw some Americans into acts of violence, so that they can move against us with acts of further violence. Another purpose is to test us just how much insult we are willing to bear. 

The administration's plan is foolish, and my opinion is shared by those who work for the MSM. If you try to find reports of these abusive closings discussed on main stream news outlets, you will find little mentioned.  They realize that such discussions would anger all descent Americans. Andrew Breitbart was good forcing such reporting onto these organs of state propaganda, and now it is up to us all to continue his work.  However, we must also recognize that violent confrontation with Americans on our soil,  is what this administration is craving. We must prepare wisely.

What to say to a gov't jerk putting up Barrycades around monuments and parks.

Washington, get the hell out of our way!

Do we really need so much government?

Watch this gem from a saner time.

And stay shut!

How to survive the government shutdown.

As some of you may know, all or most national monuments must be shut down during this unprecedented, catastrophic, government shutdown. One may ask how this is shutdown different from 17 other recent shutdowns in 1976, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 90, and 95?
This one is different because the White House said so! There!

You must believe that all national monuments can no longer function as open air, free standing structures. When passing by the Black Hills, avert your eyes because you cannot look at the carved mountain. If you happen to be in DC, you cannot see Lincoln's statue because during this shutdown it the Lincoln statue is no longer there. (This may actually be true as it may have been sold to China and will soon be demolished for scrap marble.) Just avert your eyes people! Some sides of the street will no longer be passable due to erected barricades, because it is too costly to allow people to pass on the side of the street near the WW2 memorial. You know those old vets might damage the asphalt with their wheelchairs, and then we won't be able to sell it for scrap to China, Russia, and Iran.

If this doesn't get the message across, the sun will soon be off limits to the American public. It is no longer there. Just avert your eyes.

In short, close your eyes, cover your ears, and stay inside your place of residence. As soon as the government opens, they'll come to fetch you. Rejoice, because shovel ready jobs are just on the other side of this shutdown.

Is Atlas Shrugging?

Over the past 5 years, I have seen the administration of my place of work transform itself into a mass of petty thieves and imbeciles glued to their "smart"phones. My hospital used to make money,  but now every new patient means more money will be lost. Nearby hospitals closed because they went bankrupt. The state and federal governments enact laws which are revoked almost immediately as they conflict with reality. However, while these laws cannot be applied to those within our government, they are stubbornly glued to the rest of us. Where have all the responsible people who are mindful of the reality around them gone?

In my own tiny world, I have stopped myself from pursuing multiple business ventures, because I just don't feel like doing anything that requires a real time commitment in this screwed up environment. The thoughts still linger in my brain, but I don't want to share them with a group of conniving thieves and braying jackasses. And so I sit on these thoughts, waiting for something.

How many others are there like me? Probably thousands, if not millions.  What's going on in medical industry is also happening in the entertainment industry: just about every movie made over the last 5 years is simply idiotic. These are, or were, the only real industries left in this country.

I will focus the remaining discussion only on the technology sector.  Sure, someone using foreign labor and foreign tech laboratories can still  make an improved portable computer, but there was a time when last year's hardware was so far outdated, that it was promptly turned off and never used again. The laptop I am using now is 4 years old, and it functions no worse than anything rolling off the shelves this year. A desktop I put together 7 years ago, still performs better, responds faster, and remains more reliable than 1,200 dollar, 2013 computers from major brands like Dell and HP. I paid about 1,000 dollars for the components used to build it, in 2006. There is no justifiable reason for me to upgrade.  What have the engineers at NASA done lately? Maybe they are building Qassam rockets for Arabs now?

Lets face it folks, we've fallen into a deep dark pit and all our politicians can think of is digging.  Here is further proof that I am not alone in this rot.

Pile of shit care.

I first saw this comparison at the Bookworm Room blog and it is the most accurate description of Obamacare. When you hear the words: "You have to pass it, before we can find out what's in it", that is not a bill. It may be a stool sample, it may be a kidney stone, it may be something you cough out or urinate into a medical container.  It is not a law fit for a constitutional republic.

Awakening and Nightmares.

Those within the conservative blogosphere have written countless posts about Obamacare being a stepping stone to total government takeover of our health care. Canada has such a system where you cannot see your doctor outside of a government office. Those who can afford to pay for care, go to see doctors and get timely medical care within the United States.

I have a friend who is a psychiatrist in NYC and we have had discussions on government health care. She is a liberal, and proudly explained her support of Obamacare because - people have a right to medical care and our country has a responsibility to care for all those residing within its borders.  How to pay for something like this didn't concern her because from her perspective, she imagined herself and her elderly mother going to see any internist they wanted and not be concerned with payment.

She has a very different perspective on psychiatry, especially her practice. In NYC, most private psychiatrists do not accept any insurance, and people in need, pay them in cash. Overhead price for a psychiatric office is low as you only need 2 chairs and a desk, and typical charge is over 300 dollars for 45 minutes - that's a psychiatric hour. Hey, these folks are crazy after all.

It's fascinating to see a psychiatrist explain how it is therapeutic for patients to balance their bills, having to decide between paying their psychiatric bill and having to seek out a roommate because they cannot afford their rent.  It should not be surprising that a large portion of psychiatric patients are on medicaid and other forms of government assistance. These folks see psychiatrists and pay for their services in cash, but need lots of help from the rest of us to afford such service.

A very reasonable question might be: why don't psychiatrists just bill medicaid so that their patients aren't forced to chose between an hour of therapy and paying rent? The answer from most psychiatrists will be that in order for a patient to get the most benefit out of that therapy, they must commit to it in a real financial and physical way.  The answer from most others is - when a psychiatrist signs up with an insurance network, that psychiatrist must accept the rates paid by that insurance company. With medicaid, the money isn't worth the time investment.

So, my obamacare supporting friend wasn't bothered by the prospect of my having to accept government rates and because you see, I am the sort of doctor who should sacrifice for the sake of their patients because having your diabetes, pneumonia, and angina treated is a right. COPD she's not sure about, because she doesn't care for smokers much.

But now, a new aspect of the health care law is threatening her well being.  Now, medicaid is going to refuse to pay for medications, when these medications are prescribed by out of network doctors.  Psychiatric medications are expensive and while patients might have come to terms to pay for their hour of chit-chat, they will not accept paying for their medications out of pocket too.  Psychiatrist also know, that without the ability to prescribe medications, they are no more effective than a counselor.  At the same time, they cannot afford to accept medicaid rates.

She stands posed to lose over half her patient base and consequently may be forced to lose the business she has built up over the years. She didn't see it coming, because such things are never discussed among liberals.

The obvious reason for this legal maneuver is to push everyone into one government run health care group. Perhaps some psychiatrists will now wake up and no longer support this nightmare. On the other hand, perhaps they will stay asleep and teach themselves to cope with this nightmare instead; they are immersed in a world of crazy.  How else can you explain liberalism?

False Claims about Navy Yard Shooter.

Information is starting to trickle in about this latest mass murderer. Yesterday I've read multiple claims, including claims by his parents, about him having PTSD after working at Ground Zero during the days after 9/11/2001. That claim is false.  I know this because I took part in the initial search and rescue effort.

Here is the timeline that can and should have been verified by any reporter working for a major firm. Immediately after the planes hit, lower Manhattan was cleared of the residents and the area was off limits to people who had no clear reason to be there. Armed men and women patrolled then streets and you needed to be associated with either NYPD, Fire Department, or part of the medical team to get in. Some contractors did come into the area, to be part of the cleanup crew working at Ground Zero, but that didn't happen until Bush visited the area on 9/14/11.

The claim about participation days after the attack is what convinced me this this was a lie.  During the initial several days, it was too hot for firefighters to approach the area. They had to stay back several blocks.  The emergency triage area, was moved back nearly 5 blocks from "the pile" during the first several days.  Is it possible he was somehow able to sneak in? Yes, but very doubtful. In 2001, I worked at a hospital in lower Manhattan and had to show my badge to numerous cops, and go through multiple check points to get to the area.

Since 9/11, I've met many many people who claim to have health issues related to WTC attack and a large majority of those claims are made by people who have problems and they found it useful to tag their problems on that event because most people will sympathize with them. Most of these claims are false.

I suspect this man has a long history of anger issues and impulse control problems, and sometime along the way he started claiming that his psychiatric problems are related to 9/11. This was a convenient thing to do and it no doubt helped him out of problematic situations due to the sympathy such claim generates.

It is puzzling why his father would put out this false narrative at this time.  Sometime over the next several weeks, this story will be shown to be false and then people will ask his father why he lied.  Eventually we will find out about all the times he should have been institutionalized and how many folks gave him a pass. This was a long road paved by irresponsible helpers.

Revisiting Orwell and why it feels like 1936.

Daniel Greenfield has an excellent post today on our current plan to war with Syria.  His post compares an old essay by Orwell titled "Shooting an Elephant" and Obama's approach to Syria. Personally, I believe he is too kind to Obama in this post, and I wouldn't be surprised at all if Obama suddenly declared himself to be a full member of the Muslim Brotherhood, but the comparison to Orwell's essay is brilliant.  Do yourself a favor and read both.

Foolish Western foreign policy was documented by Orwell in that insightful essay over 80 years ago, during Fall of 1936. Less than 5 years later, World War 2 began. It sure feels like we're now on the threshold of another world war.

Syria

No good can come from our entry into the Syrian civil war. Both sides are horrible and we cannot afford to befriend either of them.

On conservative sites we read about new developments that make it seem that America might stay out of that conflict after all. We read about falsified intelligence reports, we read about votes of rejection in the UK, and these seem like glimpses of reason peering through the fog.

I fear this is all wishful thinking. In the end, that madman Obama will drag us into this Syrian nightmare.  Feels like it's 1914 and we're on the verge of another world war.

Why Islam is a Hate Crime

Asya Bibi is a poor Christian in Pakistan and she was sentenced to death for drinking water from a well during a hot day while working in the field.  The only Christian minister in Pakistan attempted to speak out on her behalf; he was murdered. Her daughters and her husband are in hiding, because their "peaceful" Muslim countrymen are trying to murder them.  In the end, it doesn't matter what her supposed crime was. The fact that Pakistan is 97% Muslim, tells you what happened to everyone else.

Read the story at NY Post.

When Muslims become the majority, there are no minority rights.  To become the majority, they murder people.

Clowns

Rodeo clowns are brave performers who risk their lives to save cowboys in trouble. One such clown, a man who has done his job admirably for many years, put on a presidential mask during a recent performance. This is something that has been done over many years, with many different presidents. This time, it was different. This time the joke hit a little too close to home for some and they couldn't handle the criticism. They want to kill this clown.

Take a look at the outraged rodeo attendee who can't stand his president being ridiculed in this manner. Meet Perry Beam - the man who brought his wife and a Taiwanese student to the rodeo, and after seeing the clown performance, had to flee the scene because he just cannot handle such ridicule.

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your perpetually outraged Obama voter. How dare our politicians impose the demands of such filth on the rest of us?  How and why do we allow this?

Obama's Visit to Martha's Vineyard

According to Vineyard Times, there are many residents who are pissed off about his visit.

For you vineyardians, I have a few decorating suggestions and I strongly recommend that you watch a movie called High Plains Drifter - it is my inspiration.

For starters, you should paint your houses red.

Then, change the name to Hell. 

And when the chief jackass arrives, have a celebratory bonfire.

Hillary Solsos = Same Old Lying Sack of Shit

Just read an old post about Hillary Clinton and her actions in 1974, when she participated in the Watergate investigation. Unethical conduct doesn't quite capture her behavior on that committee.

She was violent and vile.

So much so, that she was fired by the chief of staff and general counsel - Jerry Zeifman.  Out of hundreds of staff members that Zeifman supervised during his 14 year tenure with the House Judiciary Committee, she was one of only 3 people who received no recommendation and were considered unworthy of public trust. For many years, her disgraceful conduct placed a hold on her political career. Unfortunately, people forget.

Read for yourself at the link below.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/925684/posts


HILLARY SOLSOS 2016 would make a nice bumper sticker.

Yesterday Boston, Today the World.

The insane reaction that we witnessed in Boston, when the entire city was locked down while searching for a the younger of 2 terrorist brothers, have now been applied to the entire Western world. No way to win this war with imbeciles like Obama and Kerry in charge.  They should both be locked up and charged with terrorism.

Time for Civil War?

Have you heard enough of stirring of racial tensions by the chief race baiter?   Then, how will you feel about a looming bailout for Detroit since the city voted overwhelmingly for this joker?

Here are 2 articles illuminating the newest unfolding crisis.

http://wolfhowling.blogspot.com/2013/07/detroit-heads-to-bankruptcy.html

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2013/07/19/Judge-Detroit-Bankruptcy-Filing-Unconstitutional-Dishonors-Obama

Post-American Presidency.

"The assumption of debt elects kings who decide how the debt must be repaid and who is first in line to collect and who is first in line to pay." 

-Latest from the Sultan.

Our very different views of victory.

When Bush was president, the Taliban were kicked out of Afghanistan and crazy Harry Reid was screaming "the war is lost."

Now with Obama in charge, the Taliban is back in Afghanistan, Kerry is groveling before them, and these democratic socialists are declaring victory.

With that in mind, there should be no reaching across any aisle for this bunch. They should be rounded up and either thrown in jail or an insane asylum.

Government Snooping.

h/t. Old Remus and WRSA.

Personal and Professional.

Lately I've been plagued by a nagging toothache. I tried to ignore it at first, since it was very mild, and  then I took some antibiotics since dentists lately like to prescribe antibiotics as an adjunct to their drilling. After not achieving any relief from the antibiotics, I finally went to my dentist and the x-ray revealed a fair amount of destruction underneath one of my crowns with adjacent bone erosion. I was given 2 options: either put in an implant or grind down 2 nearby teeth to make a crown. She referred me to an oral surgeon, and I scheduled an appointment to talk to him.

When I arrived, I was greeted by the receptionist who demanded 200 dollars up front. I must admit that it was surprising since I knew that no work on this tooth would be done today. I also have descent dental insurance and expected this visit to be covered. My last line of resort was appealing to this man's decency as we both teach at related institutions; I instruct in internal medicine and he instructs oral surgery and there is a good chance of us occasionally running into one another at work.  So I asked if he could afford me 5 minutes of his time as a matter of professional courtesy.  I was instructed to sit down and the receptionist told me to wait while she asks the doctor about this matter.

For nearly 1 hour I sat wondering if this was his way of trying to get rid of me. Eventually I was asked to come into the office and sit there. We spoke for about 5 minutes, he looked at the x-rays I had brought and discussed what I might expect from an implant versus a bridge. I asked about the price and he said that since I am a physician, he would offer me a discount price of around 3,500 for this implant. I thanked him for his time and went home.  In my mind, I still had not decided about which option would serve me better - the implant or a bridge.  Bridge can be expected to last about 10 years and the implant about 15.

As I was leaving the office, the secretary said that she was told that my visit would be 100 dollars. Strange, that I assumed this brief consultation would be attributed to professional courtesy, since no work was done and since this was my request before I was led inside.  To myself I thought: OK turkey, this was a sneaky way to get a 100 bucks from me but, I am not going to make a scene here.  I paid up and left.  After some research, I realized that 3,500 for this implant is far from a bargain and therefore will not return to that "colleague" again. In fact, the only thing going through my mind after this visit, was how I would love to see one of his relatives in my practice, charge them an extra 100 dollars and ask them to tell the turkey that it was a special price on the count of their relation.  This is the nasty thing about mean spirited acts, they are contagious.

My next stop for today was a visit to my mechanic. I drove up to the garage and told him about a strange screeching sound I noticed when making a right turn. The mechanic asked me to wait for 15 minutes, as he was working on another car, and exactly 15 minutes later he got into the car with me. We drover around the block, he immediately realized what the problem was, drove the car into the garage lifted it up and bent the protective plate behind my wheel so that it would no longer cause this annoying sound. Then, he went for another drive with me to make sure it was fine, and  while driving we talked about routine life stuff.  At the end, he didn't want to charge me anything because he didn't replace any parts and he thought it was the descent thing to do.  I am not in favor of people doing things for free, but every now and then it sure is nice when someone treats you with kindness.

The doctor I saw early today, is sneaky, overvalues his opinions, and dumps where he eats.  My mechanic is trustworthy in both, his ability and his honesty.

No wonder people people hate doctors when they run into turkeys like the one I saw today.

Why is Obama arming Jihadists?

Clinton is supposedly goading Obama to intervene in Syria. Obama recently armed Al Qaeda groups in Libya to topple Qaddafi. He is modernizing Egyptian weapons, and his policies help to radicalize much of the Middle East. What enemy is he preparing to take on???

The answer is Israel.

Israel is a thorn in Obama's side and he wants it destroyed. This is where this second term of an abandoned bastard son of the hate-filled  Ann Dunham is likely to lead.

His whole upbringing was surrounded by antisemitic, anti-american figures. One of them made his mother into a child whore and anyone can find her early porno pictures.  While his mother was prostituted in Hawaii, his parents smoked pot with her abuser. Then, when Obama was still a child, he is likely to have been screwed up the ass by the same individual, referred to as his uncle in the memoirs.

Even if you don't care for Jews and Israel, and Lord knows that many Jews are willfully blind and self destructive, you should care about what happens after the Jews are dealt with. Their role has been that of the canary in the mine, for over a thousand years. The suffering brought to them first, soon follows to the rest.

This is why our "liberal" administration has been upgrading its spy machinery on the average American citizen, while safe guarding the mosques.  They are busy at work to create an environment where it is impossible to criticize either Obama's government or Islam. That should make one wonder, if they are one and the same.

Forced Respect

NY Senate passed a bill that makes it a crime to not offer your respect to a cop? What the hell???
This bill - s2402, would make it a crime to be disrespectful and not offer assistance to a cop, punishable by 4 years in prison.  This is insane. At a time when the police force has become little more than thugs who get a commission based on the tickets they write out, this insanity gets thrown into the face of every citizen.

I remember when I was a teenager going to a rock concert and on the way there, I met a rookie cop who didn't like something about how I was dressed. As I walked by, the guy yelled insults trying to provoke me to talk back to him. The older cops stood by an snickered.

I am sure that some cops are descent people but there are also immature assholes among them.  How could a legislative body not see that this bill - s2402, would be an instrument of abuse by such cops? Below is a quote from the creator of this anti-American garbage, state senator Joe Griffo. A fucking Republican.

"This is a necessary action because we can see from the rise in incidents that too many people in our society have lost the respect they need to have for a police officer. We need to make it very clear that when a police officer is performing his duty, every citizen needs to comply and that refusal to comply carries a penalty.”

Another product of the Democratic party: an idiot.

Representative Raul Grijalva, who earlier managed to defeat a real scientist in the race Congress, plays a pretend scientist in this video.




It's funny to watch, but at some point you have to think: these people are in charge of our economy, our national security, our education, when in a sane world they would be in a locked psychiatric ward.  Just imagine this idiot filling your car's gas tank with a bunch of rocks. This is exactly what he and other Democrats are doing to our country.

You may be wondering if this is a parody made to discredit Keystone critics, but it is not. This guy actually believes what he is saying. Sad, sad, sad.

2013: Fundamental Transformation of America

Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.

The first paragraph of Yeats's poem: The Second Coming. 

Castor oil residue found on a letter addressed to Bloomberg.

You will likely read in today's news that letters were sent to Bloomberg that were stained with some yellow oily substance. They were tested by NYPD and revealed traces of ricin. If you read the wiki article on ricin, you will find out that toxic ricin is a powder and not some oil.  You will also learn that castor beans are the source of ricin and that castor oil is a popular remedy for many conditions. It is used in skin care and, even more commonly, as a laxative.

It must be a very potent laxative because even trace amounts on these letters caused Bloomberg and the NYPD to shit their pants.  Bloomers didn't even touch the letter and only heard of it.

Britain's (Ministry of Defense?, PM-Cameron?) makes Chamberlain look like a warrior.

Updated, because the story changed quite a bit since it was first reported:

Unbelievable. A British soldier is literally butchered with a meat cleaver outside the barracks in London, the animals who did it shout Alah Akbar and parade around the corpse for 20 minutes while passing by public take photos, and some minister of defense announces that other British soldiers should hide their uniforms in public. If he ever had a meeting with Hitler, he would have returned to England wearing a burka.

Initially it was reported that the ban on soldiers wearing uniforms came from the PM, Cameron. Later postings rebutted that claim, indicating it was the Ministry of Defense (MOD).  However, no actual name is used for this shameful declaration.  So who is this nameless official at the MOD that is referenced in numerous news articles, as having banned British soldiers from wearing their uniform in public?  This circus reminds me of Obama's latest outrage.  Is Cameron responsible for governing?

Whoever made this decision, proves himself a coward once again, by hiding behind a cloak. In essence the British Ministry of Defense, as well as many other nameless British officials, have cloaked themselves in burkas. They are nothing more than slaves in some mohamedian harem.

Why The Fifth?

Lerner is protecting Obama. What his administration has done via the IRS is shameful, reprehensible, criminal, and absolutely impeachable. Obama should be thrown out of office and sent straight to jail, along with many in his administration.

Police State - USA.

As I drive along the freeways, I see a near endless line of police cars flashing their lights by pulled over vehicles. It's an all out assault on commuters trying, trying to get to and from work. With so many cops on the road, no one is speeding and yet they are still pulling people over to issue traffic tickets. One person I spoke with got pulled over because the cop thought he saw her not wearing a seat belt. A false ticket was issued without any proof.

A long time ago, when Koch was mayor of NYC and gangs ruled parts of this city, I went to watch New Years Eve at Times Square. The most memorable part of that night was the walk back to the subway station. There were groups of thugs and thieves on both sides of the street grabbing people and robbing them. I was running with a small herd of people down the middle of the street trying to get through to the subway. As they would grab one of us and busy themselves, the rest would use that opportunity to run past the gang to safety. Now driving along a freeway in Long Island, it feels just like trying to make it past gangs lined up on that street long ago. The criminals now have taxpayer sponsored uniforms, cars, and guns. The criminals have transformed from petty thugs that rob pedestrians on a dark street, to highwaymen.  For that manner, the politicians in state capitols and DC, act no different with their now almost daily new tax schemes announcements.

When Boston was shut down, the cops busied themselves pulling ordinary people from their homes at gunpoint in a show of force. The terrorist was outside their search perimeter and bleeding to death inside someone's boat. They wouldn't have found this terrorist if it hadn't been for one regular Bostonian that left his house to go outside, during curfew, and it was he that spotted something strange about his boat.  If he had followed orders issued by the cops, the terrorist would have either bled to death in his boat or he would have avoided capture. These cops are only good for issuing traffic tickets and brutalizing unarmed and passive people.

Where does one go to reach a zone of relative safety?

Whom and what to believe about Boston ?

There are numerous talking heads saying that the 2 terrorists were amateurs and didn't really know what they were doing. Other talking heads claim that they were trained and part of a larger terror cell.

I'm only certain of 2 things:

1. The terrorists are Muslims.
2. Our government and consequently state media are lying to us.

No Clues About Boston Terrorists? Updated.

Here are 2 clues.

Notice that they both hold large bags in 1st photo, and either one or both are without those bags in the 2nd photo.

A Saudi national who was initially identified as a person of interest, is now being quickly whisked away to Saudi Arabia, without much of an investigation. BTW, this guy comes a family with numerous terrorists.

Nothing to see here.

Photos found at iowntheworld.com and the story about moving a terrorist linked suspect out to Saudi Arabia is found on Pam Geller's site.

Benghazi take 2 and another cover-up by Obama administration?

Update:

Two more suspects.  Latest information is that one of them is now in custody and the other had a shootout with the police in Cambridge. I expect there will be more details by morning.

Boston Massacre.

Large crowd. Bombs set to go off during prime tv coverage. Another act of terror designed to shock the world.

I won't go into long speculation about who is likely to have done this. For as long as I've been alive, there is only one group of people who perpetrate such acts.  These are Muslims and this is what they do.

Modern Israel has been subject to this horror for as long as it has existed, and the pace has only been tempered after they put up a wall. We haven't and as more Muslims come into this country, we will  see this much more frequently. Every Muslim majority country goes through this hell on a continuous basis. In places like Iraq and Pakistan this seems to occur weekly.

We in the former US, won't put up much of a fight. We have our heads up our asses too deep to react appropriately.  Our government has been infiltrated by those who wish to see this country destroyed. They are probably passing out sweets in the White House now.

I don't know what it will take for the majority to wake up. Probably nothing will because they are dead inside.

My first time theme.

It's a game I joined over the creaky pavilion.

1. Your first summer camp experience
2. First time your politics veered off official, accepted path
3. Your first real kiss.

1. It's difficult to remember because I was very young and in the Soviet Union where most kids were sent to summer camp. I don't recall much about it and ended it by pretending that I injured my leg. I think that I spent a whole week walking around with a limp until my mother was called to come and have me evaluated.  It was difficult at first to keep the limp on the same side consistently, but eventually I got used to it... I remain with a vivid memory of being frightened as we walked down a long path towards the entrance to a hospital. To conclude, I recovered before we reached that hospital,  told my mother that my leg doesn't hurt anymore, and we turned around and went home. In the many years that have passed since then, she never said a word to me about it.

2. I registered as a Republican while in college because I thought it would be funny. Then I listened to both views and realized that I was right in my choice of political affiliation, after all.

3. Honestly, don't remember. I was probably in high school and was much more interested in what might happen after the kiss.

What if Republicans won't win another national election?

It's tough to broadcast your message against a nationalized media and try to rally an anesthetized populace. What shall be plan B for those few of us who still value themselves?

Assessment of the republic: "She's dead, Jim."

Plan B:

Learn to farm and shepherd well:

Plant your seeds and nourish them.
Protect your flock.
Know that one day you will need to confront the wolf.

Inflation

The people of Cyprus have been told that they cannot leave the country with more than 1,000 euros.  These days, it's not very much money. There are many reasons to want to leave Cyprus and specifically the Cyprus banks, and there are enterprising government officials who wish to facilitate these desperate individuals for a fee - 20 percent to be exact.

So what is one to do? One needs a vehicle of value that they can take with them and this vehicle has to be small enough to carry.  

Answer: precious metals and jewels.  They can wear their wealth and leave the island.

Additional problem: lots of people competing with one another to buy something that is very limited.

These limited commodities will become very expensive, very soon.

Questions:

1. Will this inflation stay in Cyprus?
2. Do you still believe that Cyprus banks are unique in their mismanagement?
3. Can someone be free if they can't own any property?

When you answer question 3, it becomes clear that any self professing socialist advocates for slavery.

The price for freedom in this world, will soon inflate.

NYC Teen Sex App.

Vulnerable, because you're young and have a messed up relationship with your parents? Shh, it will be our little secret says the government of NYC. Just put your trust in nanny Bloomberg and your parents don't ever need to find out. No doubt, senator Bob (the Dominican "hobbyist") Menendez and ex-congressman Anthony D(ick). Weiner are paying close attention.

International Socialism.

The euro was created out of a socialist dream. They wanted to do away with national borders and create a single economy.  Then they ran out of money and what were they to do now? They had to find money somehow.

So, the IMF closed the banks, and and suggested that all deposits be looted. The Cypriot politicians realizing that such an action would lead to mass revolt and likely hangings of the current politicians, resisted. Then the IMF came up with a different plan that didn't involve asking for permission from the Cyprus politicians. So after over 1 week, the banks granted limited access to thelocals, allowing them to withdraw no more than 300 euros per day. Furthermore, they cannot leave the country with more than 1000 euros.  Essentially the local population is hostage.















So how is that socialism working out for you? Look below to see socialism for what it is, without any pretense. The democrats in office are basically all socialists. See them for what they really are. They are thieves and thugs.

Fighting Reality.

I don't know how else to describe all the nonsense about gay marriage. If 2 guys want to pretend that they formed a family and one, or both, of them wants to pretend that he's pregnant, then they can go ahead and pretend. Pretending, doesn't make it true though and it won't change laws governing chemistry and biology. It doesn't matter how much they scream about it. I think there was once some British king who wanted to legislate the laws of physics. At the time, people outside his court laughed at him and considered him more of a jester than a king.

It's not just the gays, though. Our fiscal policy is another exercise in delusion. Same with our schools. Same shit, different titles.

Ask Your Liberal Friends.

What is the difference between a National Socialist and an International Socialist.  Ask them which world view they identify with. I would love to hear their explanation.

What's Good for Cyprus, Should be Good for California.

Fuck Hollywood and the California elite.  The rest of us can play this class warfare card too; if it happened in Cyprus, it can happen anywhere. California is bankrupt and to get more federal money, lets trim the fat of every Californian holding their money in a bank. I say, take every penny in accounts that post over the FDIC limit. Then, take every gun out of the hands of people silly enough to keep their money at home. Then get a bowl of popcorn and watch the entertainment.  We won't have to spend millions to see violent action video emerging from that liberal utopia anymore.

Before too long, Hollywood Hills will look like Obama's Chicago project neighborhood or Detroit. Moonbeam. stick your filthy nose into another pile of coke. Your DC drug dealer will only ask for a small  favor in return.

The Future State.

Several days ago I asked Daniel Greenfield for his thoughts on Cyprus and today he posted another one of his incredibly insightful essays. Read the whole thing.

Here is an excerpt:

The left likes to pretend that removing the middle class will make room for some clean regime of the oppressed. What it will actually do is remove the citizenry with enough power and wealth to keep government in check and replace it with beggars and rebels who depend on government subsidies while hating the government. If you want to see what an extended bout of that looks like, you can travel to the Middle East. These days you can try Europe as well.

What is taking place in Cyprus today, cannot hold a candle to what the former Soviets went through during the last 20 years. One fine day the government announced that all deposited money in the bank or inside your mattress had to be converted into new paper money within  a 2 day period. The banks would convert only up to a said amount, which was about 2,000 rubles. Afterwards, the remaining money would become void. When this happened, 1 Soviet ruble, was equivalent to about 60 US cents. Shortly after this new currency appeared, 5,000 rubles were the equivalent of 1 us dollar. And people complained, and voiced their frustration, and turned on each other, and in the end accepted their fate.  This is what 70 years of Soviet rule accomplished.  A state of beggars.

We are quickly replacing our citizenry with fresh immigrants, coming to us from such regimes. The do not share our culture and our values.  In general, they will vote for the same state that trained them. Our future state is being built.

Bad Loans.

Up until this weekend I had the mistaken notion that money you deposit into a bank, remained your money. I believed that it was there for safe keeping and for such storage, the bank would extract a small percentage of the interest that this money should earn under current inflationary growth.

I was wrong. Once this money is deposited in the bank, this is no longer your money. This is a loan you made to the bank. In return, the bank promised to pay you a very very small interest on your loan. There was also a federal guarantee that, up to a certain amount, that money would return to you even in the case of this bank bankrupting.

That notion of a federal guarantee was destroyed this weekend. So all you have to rely on, is the belief that this bank will honor your particular loan. The truth is that the bank will honor this loan contract as long as it remains in the bank's interest to honor this contract, or more precisely as long as it is in the interest of the men and women running this bank. They are not a moral bunch.

The next equation to calculate, would be are they a sane bunch? Is this bank in financial trouble? Does it use a sound business model? Are its directors people of sound mind? In other words, is this a good loan or a bad loan?

The US justice department believes that the credit rating agencies should share some of the risk for such bad loans. They likely believe that in the end, these financial institutions will forfeit on their loans.

You better take another look at the soundness of business practices of the people you lend your money to.

Looks like Denmark has its own Geert Wilders.

She doesn't have his hair, but still...

Welcome Marie Krarup. Nice.

Banks and Bailouts

So Cyprus banks were declared healthy very recently. Then we learned that they need a large bailout and that the deposit insurance agreement, which guaranteed safety of deposits up to 100,000 euros was a pipe dream. OK. This likely means that FDIC insurance is the same scam as the European banking insurance.

Are the Bank of America, HSBC, or Chase banks holding on to the same toxic assets, that the Bank of Cyprus held? Do they need a bailout?  Where will they get their collateral money from?  Keep in mind, that our justice department recently went after Standard and Poor over giving unjustly high rating to our own securities. Heh, there is that Orwellian terminology again: "securities."  That also, was a desperation move.

The answers to above questions are: yes, yes, and you. Now let me ask another question: does the US need a bailout? What will the US government give as collateral to the Chinese? Answer this one, yourself.

I don't know what the short term solution here is. It may still be a better decision to keep your money in the bank, rather than stuffed into your mattress. After all, this paper money can just as easily be "taxed" via the federal printing press. Metals may seem like an answer, but who are you going to sell your silver and gold to? If you go to some "cash for gold" store, you'll get only 50 cents on the dollar. If you use papers to buy these metals, you'll pay a premium. Furthermore, the government can simply declare possession of gold bullion illegal, like it did under Roosevelt. And lastly, unless you know how to protect your stash, this money is not any safer in your possession, than it is in some bank. Those who want it, will come and take it.

Scary times.

More thoughts on Cyprus.

This attempt to loot the deposited accounts in Cyprus was a desperation move. The whole freaking Ponzi scheme is about to fall apart. That's right folks: GLOBAL FINANCIAL MELTDOWN.

We have our own "taxes" here too.

Denninger pointed out an important observation regarding the recent plunder of savings accounts via "taxes" in Cyprus. Here, in the good old USA, we had our Supreme court justices transform some unconstitutional mandate into something they called a "tax". And now, Obamacare is here to stay.   California and New York also have a few ideas about "taxes".  Thieves all around.

Back to Serious Things.

If you want an inside look at what the modern pack of thieves do, when they're not being watched, read this article.

While some of the Cypriot politicians and various bureaucratic European scum argued over who to rob and how much to take, the rest of them hung around in hallways playing games on their mobile phones.  These are the folks who believe themselves to be our betters. They are the same rotten lot currently roaming the halls in DC. They lack wisdom, they lack intelligence, and they lack any sense of morality.

Time to chose: are you to be free or are you to be a slave?

Bury your face in some mobile app, watch American Idol, denounce your neighbor....that is the way of the slave.

Refuse them.

Live.

Chatter on the Radio

While I was driving home and listening to talk radio today, I expected to hear reporting about Cyprus.  Instead, I heard some nonsense about the History channel and their Bible show casting an actor to play Satan, who apparently looked like Obama. So on various news websites, there are all these pictures of some guy who looks like a cross between emperor Palpatine and Obama. These pictures are associated with a recurring question: "Why does Satan look like Obama"?

Looking back, there were other curious pictures of this modern day lord of the flies. So rather than what's being asked above, I want to know - why does Obama look like Satan?

Manipulated Markets

With this weekend's news of deposit money confiscation in Cyprus, as soon as the trade market opened, silver and other precious metals spiked. Within a short time, you can see the effects of market manipulation by the banks. Yes, the same folks who raided their depositor's accounts this weekend.

Watch the green line.  More volatility to come...

Some are saying this confiscation was justified because much of the money held in banks in Cyprus was ill-gotten and belonging to Russian oligarchs. I guess it is OK then to shoot into a crowd of people, so that one of your bullets hits a street thief. Others say this speculation is nonsense, because the Russian oligarchs moved most of their money into Switzerland;  who knows.   I don't see how anyone can honestly justify the act of physically going into others' bank accounts and stealing their money.

Of course, this is precisely what our treasury department is doing by printing trillions of dollars.  The only reason we don't see the effects as drastically as the Cypriots just experienced, is because the Europeans finance wizards are even more deranged than ours.

Bank Holiday, Euro style.

This is a wild weekend for those living along the waters of the Mediterranean. On Friday night, some shady Eurozone "officials" began looting deposit accounts of all those holding their money in Cyprus banks. They locked the doors and banned electronic money transfers.  At first ATM cards wouldn't work at all, and when some stores were able to initiate the use of ATM cards, it was only after a 6.75-10 percent theft was applied to each transaction.  Fearing a run on banks, these officials declared that the banks would remain closed, through this weekend and until Tuesday. Now it seems, that they are to remain closed this Tuesday, as well.

According to the latest polls soliciting opinions of those residing in Cyprus, most of the island inhabitants are more upset at the fact that small deposits - those amounting to less than 100k euros, have to be "taxed". They don't mind the taxes being applied to the larger depositors.

Well folks, looks like we have a working model for looting the rest of that pseudocontinent, and the other continents too. Steal from everyone, and drum up class warfare rhetoric.  Come to think of it, this theft is already well on its way here.  It just hasn't yet gotten so blatant, as it did in Cyprus this weekend.

I wonder when Washington DC will declare an American bank holiday?

"Tax"

In the island nation of Cyprus, the politicians decided that the fair way of raising some money, was to close the banks until Tuesday, not allow any electronic transfers, and then apply a "tax" penalty to all account holders. Those who have over 100,000 euros saved in their accounts, will have 10% of their savings confiscated. Those who own less than 100,000 euros, will have only 6.75% of their savings stolen. They call it a tax, you can call it whatever you want.

If there is anyone, anyone on that fucked up semi-continent called Europe who has any sense left, they would do everything they can to buy a gun and load up on bullets. Things will get very bloody messy, very very soon.

When you look at the picture above, you probably paid most attention to the fact that one holding the bag of money is being robbed by the one holding the gun. There is something in that picture that deserves equal, and maybe even more, attention. There is only one person in this picture with a gun.  That's how this gun grab that our own poles are now busy pushing forward, eventually works out.  It is the only possible outcome between two groups, when you disarm one while arming the other.  Just keep telling yourself that it is for the children...

Yeah, and the DHS really needed billions of hollow point bullets because they were on sale....

Future Democratic Party Character.

"The coalitions that the left built up to consolidate its rule are being hijacked and used by the Brotherhood as the building blocks of their rule instead."

The modern Democratic party member  is a big government socialist who tries to micromanage every aspect of your life.  It is that elitist snob who thinks they are better than you and plans to create their perfect world by turning you, the Bible thumping and gun clinging yokels, into unquestioning progressive drones - their mirror images.  They will decide what car you'll be allowed to drive, what you may eat and drink, what you may read, what you may say, and ultimately what you may think.   

This insufferable Marxist drone, being turned out en masse by our ministry of misinformation - the public school system,  will soon become eclipsed by the another breed of thought controlling micro-manager.  This future Democrat will be the jihadist lunatic who wants to rape your sons and daughters and cut off your head, to build his perfect world.   Why will the Democratic party transform into an even uglier beast? Because their current drones display peace signs, walk about in a stuporous daze, and don't reproduce. Their replacements will are sharpening knives, making bombs, and turning out a dozen kids per female. 

Yup, things can get much worse when a child molesting Menendez gets replaced by a child torturing, paranoid, and delusional Abdul Mohamed Al Wacko.  Do you recall the crowd of Arabs that swarmed around and raped Lora Logan in the Egyptian square? That is what the future Democratic party convention will look like.

A Must Read for all those Living in Whoville.

 "An illiterate peasantry is needed for a proper neo-feudal regime."

Just read.

Then turn to Dr. Seuss.

Local Gestapo

According to The Blaze report, a property tax assessor called the local police to arrest a woman for questioning him. The police acted much like the Nazi gestapo - they lied to her and coerced her.  I guess it could have been worse; they could have just placed her against the wall and shot her in front of her 7 year old child, or they could have shot the whole family. Still, it was another testimony to the awful changes that have come to our country.

Bottom line...New Jersey sucks...so does NY.... and so does Colorado.

About Drones

"the real issue,... is not that military drones are coming to get us, but that human drones are voting in blocs and coalitions for a vast unfunded nanny state."

"The enemy isn't a United States Air Force Staff Sergeant downing a Mountain Dew and then looking for a Toyota pickup truck filled with armed men and a goat in Waziristan. .... The enemy is in the non-profit think-tanks that come up with the latest 'nudge' to socialize people and the latest billionaire who gets bored and wants to treat an entire city like his employees. .... The enemy is every bright-eyed boy and girl who leave college determined to make the world a better place by eliminating all the things and people they have been told are bad. The enemy is the entire system of education and entertainment that shaped them into human drones on a mission of progress. "

Read the rest here.

East and West.

This weekend, the blog Gates of Vienna linked to a beautiful video of spontaneous performance of Tchaikovsky at an Israeli hospital.

Then, someone via comments asked about a Muslim equivalent show, so that a fair and balanced viewpoint could be presented. Here it is.

Why the Freedom Of Speech is Dead in America.

There are many examples, and I will list 3 here.

1. An American from Egypt sits in jail for making a movie trailer. Every branch of our government went out of their way to blame him for a terrorist attack on our ambassador in Libya.

2. Is there a single major newspaper reporting on Benghazi murderers and what this administration was up to?  Have we all concluded that there is no longer any need for any further inquiry because, it simply won't do anyone any good to persist in asking these questions?

3. Anyone who questions Obama, is labeled a terrorist, and not directly by the Obama administration. The liberal media are happy to do this themselves. TEA party grandmas have been designated racists, fanatics, and terrorists and their voices have been drowned out by Fascist stooges in the government and the msm.

You think that freedom of speech still exists in this country? Go on and tell your neighbor how you really feel about this government. Or, do you tell your kids to keep quiet and not mention anything discussed at home, to their friends at school?

Welcome to tyranny.

Now ask yourself, why are they so concerned about the few Americans who still have a weapon to defend themselves with? No, your pistol or your hunting rifle won't prevent the overpowering state from pushing you around. You cannot match their firepower.  Let them believe they have the upper hand. Let them believe that you don't pose a threat to their tyranny. Meanwhile keep this in mind: the state is a clumsy and slow behemoth.  Outsmart them. That should be your weapon.

This civil war will heat up. Stay smart. Don't run into machine-gun fire with a fake wooden rifle.

Stand Up to Fascists!

An ominous future awaits the Europeans and us.

Plan ahead.

Fascism and Communism are two sides of the same coin.

Illegal Administration

Napolitano starts releasing illegal aliens as a scare tactic.  They are trying to inflate their ranks ahead of the coming calamities. The only word that can describe what this administration does is criminal.

Shotgun

Inspired by Rose at the coffee-shop blog.  Check out this "Professional Russian" showing off a no recoil shotgun.

How Britain Died.

The Racial and Religious Hatred Act 2006.

Read more at GOV.

http://gatesofvienna.net/2013/02/britains-liberal-death-wish/

Orwellian.

Disarm Americans NOW!

Massive cyber-warfare against American private and public sectors brought to you by China's  Liberation Army.

Now, lets disarm the American citizen. All guns must be registered and accounted for, in preparation for our masters' arrival.

Proper Response the SOTU Speech.

Picture courtesy the Boudica BPI blog.

The Real State Of The Union - 2013

There is no recovery.

H/T WRSA.

Curious

There are claims that Obama's pick for CIA chief, John Brennan, is a secret Muslim....

H/T Proud American Zionist.

Obvious

"It is now painfully obvious that the bulk of the American people cannot be reached by reason and historical facts; they must experience first-hand the worst of times before they wake up..." 

Read the rest of this essay written by a living prophet - Steve McCann at American Thinker.