Opossum flu, the Media, and a Healthcare Bill

Once upon a time there was leadership of a country that was trying to shove a health care bill down its citizens' throats. The leadership called a meeting together with their media friends and discussed how this failing bill might come to fruition.

After the meeting was called to order, one of the leaders pointed out that the flaw in the bill was that the everyday person was not feeling the affects of having no health care insurance. After opening it up to the floor, one of the reporters stood and suggested that fear is what moves the hearts of men so maybe there was something that could be done along that line. "Yes", states the leader, "that would work. How do you propose we instill fear in the hearts of these citizens?" The reporter, very proud to be speaking directly to the leader of his great nation states, "Well, there are rumors that the opossum flu might become a pandemic...let's make it one. Let's insight panic so that all the citizens will line up for hours at clinics, doctors' offices, emergency rooms, and health departments for vaccinations and treatment. We in the media can hit hard how horrible this virus is and make a point of strongly covering stories involving people dying from the virus. This will make people who wouldn't otherwise go to their physician or emergency room panic and rush in for treatment." The leader, considering this idea then questions, "But how will that accomplish what we are hoping to accomplish?" The reporter, filled with pride at this point states, "Because the average person stays home when sick until they are better. By pushing them out and into the crowded emergency rooms and doctors offices and making them wait for hours, fear will be instilled in them, bringing home to them how inadequate our health care system is. After waiting for hours in an emergency room with hundreds of others waiting for treatment, they will be forced to say, 'there must be a better way'." Smiling the leader states, "Yes that will work, that might just work."

Somewhere in Newark, Ohio a mother of three, frightened when her youngest sneezes and coughs, scoops her children up and takes them to the local emergency room. She sits in fear with the other masked patients hoping and praying that her child doesn't have the opossum flu. As she waits she sees another story on the waiting room television of someone who has died from this dreadful virus. (Of course the media fails to mention the multi-system illness that plagued the patient prior to contracting the virus). As she waits in fear for three hours to be seen she thinks to herself, "Something needs to be done about health care...this is crazy."

And as she thinks this the leader of the country smiles, knowing that the mission has been accomplished and that health care reform is brought to the forefront of yet another citizen's mind. The end.

Mockery-something absurdly or offensively inadequate or unfitting.

Thank you dictionary.com for the definition above. Thank you President Obama for modeling the definition in real life.

President Obama's entire life and political career is a mockery. Something that is absurdly or offensively inadequate? Well let's see, first there is his absurd absenteeism as a junior senator. Then there is his use of ACORN workers to "solicit" or shall we say "fabricate" voters in his Presidential election. Or how about the fact that he still has YET to prove that he is qualified as a United States citizen to serve us as the President of the United States. Or maybe it's the lack of keeping ANY of his promises to his supporters, (as chronicled beautifully by Saturday Night Live). Or his offensively inadequate patriotism? Every chance our President or first lady are afforded, they apologize for our country. There is NOTHING to apologize for!

And now he is participating in the mockery of accepting the Nobel Peace Prize. The prize that is usually awarded to people who ACTIVELY are involved with peace keeping projects. President Obama's contribution...well ladies and gentlemen...we are just so SURE that his contributions will be great that we're going to go ahead and give him the prize.

But we as the American people cannot fault this line of thinking by those awarding the prize...after all, the American people 'awarded' him a Presidency not based on what he HAD done but on what it was believed he COULD do.

Olympic Woes

So I'm sitting here watching Meet the Press and the liberal idiots with lisps praise President Obama for attempting to bring the Olympics to Chicago. And then move on to bash Palin and state again how they 'hope' she is the Republican candidate in the next election so the Democrats can win again. Thank God for Fox News!

The general public has begun to loose their awe of President Obama and yet the liberal press hasn't caught on. My only comfort is the fact that the world is obviously not fooled by President Obama and his supposed charisma either.

The Olympic committee voted this week to have the Olympics in Brazil. President Obama and the First Lady presented Chicago before the committee as the ideal Olympic venue. With everything else going on in the country from the war to health care to the ACORN scandal, the President decided to focus his attention and energy on bringing the Olympics to his "adopted" hometown. Hmmm...interesting priorities don't you think? And yet, the world saw through his mask and eliminated Chicago in the first round. And never have I been happier to see such a swift decision being made.

Maybe now that President Obama is back home, maybe he can focus his attention on....oh I don't know...running the country?

Really Mr. President? Really?

If you haven't gone to www.biggovernment.com to view the ACORN videos, please do so now. Otherwise this post will make no sense to you.

ACORN, who has received $53 million in funds since 1994 is now under investigation due to some nicely filmed undercover reporting by James O'Keefe. Both the Senate and the House have voted to CUT federal funding to Acorn.

This is a very big story and a very big deal. So what does our President have to say to this? The President who was proud to associate with this organization during his campaign? When interviewed by George Stephanopoulos about this very matter he replies, "frankly, it's not really something I've followed closely. I didn't even know that ACORN was getting a whole lot of federal money." WOW! And further states, "George, this is not the biggest issue facing the country. It's not something I'm paying a lot of attention to." Really Mr. President? Really? Talk about not having your hand on the pulse of the nation! I guess he is simply too busy trying to spend millions more shoving a medical plan we don't want down our throats! (For the full interview go to http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/09/obama-on-acorn-not-something-ive-followed-closely.html)

Thanks to James O'Keefe and his investigative reporting we now know Mr. President what a "community organizer" does...it's a shame the people of this nation didn't research that job description on your resume BEFORE they elected you.

Does he look like a racist or KKK member?

After reading a lot of people's input on the internet about we "racists" and "red-necked hillbilly KKK clansman" that attended the Tea Party in Washington, DC on September 12th, I feel the need to set the record straight. (Which really, all you need to do is look at pictures from the event to see that it was comprised of people of all ages, races, and political affiliations).

I'd like to introduce you to Charles Lollar, one of the key speakers at the march and the single best reason to move to Maryland once he is elected to Congress. Mr. Lollar served in the Marines for 13 years as an officer, has been married to his wife for 16 years and is raising his beautiful children, and is one hell of a speaker! He shared the story of one of his tours overseas. He said that he and his men had secured a city and were doing one last check of the city when they came upon a man and his family standing outside the remains of their recently destroyed home. Officer Lollar and his men offered to secure the area for the man and help him rebuild. In a spirit that was so the America of old, the gentleman said, "I don't need help rebuilding my house, I can do that...I just need you to provide the security so I can do so". Wow! Now isn't that a concept foreign to most of the citizens of the United States...or should I say a concept foreign to our government leaders who believe we need them to rescue us? And that was Mr. Lollar's point. We in this country need to let government know that we don't need them to "take care of us", but to protect, serve and defend the constitution; which is their sworn duty. (I wonder how many of them have even read the constitution.)

I hope that Mr. Lollar not only becomes a congressman, but through that experience might one day make a run for the White House. He embodies the spirit of all that is American!

Proud to be an American

After a long drive full of rain and traffic, the 5:00 am alarm came very early. After donning our homemade t-shirts and with Metro passes in hand, our small group of four headed out to the unknown to voice our concerns over big government and excessive spending.

After entering the Metro station and taking the escalator to the platform, we were pleasantly surprised to be joined by two other protesters from St. Louis, Missouri on our journey. Although we didn't know each other before this day, we shared a kinship in the desire for freedom from taxes and getting back to the Constitution. After a few more stops, we saw others board the Metro line dressed in red, white, and blue and carrying signs with various slogans all in support of the cause we too were fighting for.

After arriving to Metro Center, the last stop on our morning train journey, we climbed the stairs to the daylight and found we were joined not by 10 or 20, but by hundreds pouring out onto the streets to voice our desire for freedom.

People poured into Freedom Plaza. Excitement turned to joy and joy to pride and pride to tears. Seeing so many people; (old and young, black and white, republican and democrat), coming together for one purpose...to keep the United States from becoming a socialist nation...made me more proud to be an American than I believe I ever have. You could see peoples' passion in their signs, the determination on their faces, and the pride they carried in their hearts.

Speakers inspired people not towards change; but rather a return to the moral and spiritual foundations of this great nation. We may not remember their names, but we will always remember the way they stirred the hearts and minds of we the protesters.

And then the word came that we had reached critical capacity at Freedom Plaza and the march would begin early. As we entered the threshold of Pennsylvania Avenue we saw a sea of people leading all the way to the Capitol. People poured in from side streets to join us in the march. For two and a half hours people made their way from Freedom Plaza to the Capitol; a distance of 1.1 mile. There were more speeches, and more songs, but the one thing that resonated with the crowd was pride of country.

We are taught in this country at a very young age to be "color" blind. I must say though that I failed at this today...for I saw colors...and those colors were red, white, and blue.

God bless America!

Did We Over-react?

Today is September 8th and President Obama delivered his speech to the students of the nation. For a quick summary of the speech, here's a link : http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/08/obama-schoolchildren-stay-school-responsibility/.

If you read the speech, you might think, what was the issue? This was simply a speech to encourage students to reach for their dreams, stay in school and respect their teachers. And that is what officials would like you to believe...that the conservatives over-reacted; as we always do, and they were simply trying to deliver a speech to inspire a generation.

Well folks, you have to know that this was not the original speech. This speech is what came AFTER all the protest. This speech did not include the original planned follow-up activity of students recording what they were going to do to SERVE President Obama. This speech did not have the lesson plan accompaniment that was also originally planned.

So either one of two things happened and I'll let you draw your own conclusion: 1) The conservative voices were heard and the changes were made or 2) This was the perfect opportunity to show that the conservatives go off "half-cocked" and make a big deal about nothing...(which is perfect timing considering the Tea Party draws to a conclusion in Washington DC this Saturday). Points to ponder ladies and gentlemen...points to ponder!