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So, I Have Lost All Desire To Continue Posting

2009-05-28T12:17:00.001-04:00

I cannot force myself to write anything. It's not there isn't enough to write about, just I don't have the passion that I once did. Things may change between now and next year. But once my domain comes up for renewal next February, this site will revert back to rightwingchamp.blogspot.com. I've been spending my time exploring the world of photography. I do plan to start up a new site dedicated to photography. Currently, the website is taspicsphotography.blogspot.com. As some of the regular readers will know, it will be mostly dedicated to my air show photography.

Don't be a stranger, head on over and check it out. I will be posting my Thunder Over Louisville and National Museum of the United States Air Force photos there soon.

A quick note about Thunder Over Louisville. If you've never been there, I highly suggest going at least once. The air show itself was one of the best I've seen. But...the fireworks were AMAZING!

Peacenik Jackasses And Dennis Kucinich Targeting Air Show Displays

2009-03-24T00:02:00.001-04:00

For those of you that read this dumpy blog occasionally, know that I'm a big fan of air shows. I love the aerial displays of our nation's armed forces. The air shows also feature displays on the ground from the armed forces which are used as a recruiting tool. One of those is the Virtual Army Experience. If anyone has played the multi-player game by the Army called America's Army, it's like that except kicked up a notch. For those who have no idea what I'm talking about, it's essentially a virtual battlefield where you are in a virtual war. You can find more info here.

Now here's where the jackasses come into play. The "Northeast Ohio chapter of the Veterans For Peace" is objecting to the display because apparently it "glorifies violence".

Mary Reynolds Powell of Cleveland, a former Army nurse in Vietnam who heads the local chapter of Veterans for Peace, said the Army exhibit offended her group because putting people in a Humvee and giving them a rifle to shoot at human-sized figures on a wraparound video screen glorifies violence.
"I am pleased the exhibit is not coming this year and I attribute that to the wide-scale community response to it a year ago," Powell said.

Supposedly; they had some kind of boycott thing last year at the Cleveland National Air show. I didn't see it or I would've let my feeling be known. This year they've succeeded because the Army is not sending the display to Cleveland, even though it's been there the past two years.

Of course; Dennis "I play with aliens" Kucinich had to chime in. He is also requesting Congress to discontinue funding for the display.

"War," said Kucinich, "is not a game. The Virtual Army Experience is an unfortunate recruiting tool. Our community suffers enough violence, without having it minimized. I am glad that the proponents of the VAE have acknowledged the public opposition to their exhibit and have decided to bypass Cleveland, but simulating war for recruitment purposes is controversial in all communities."

I'm sure this "wide-scale community response" and "public opposition" amounts to about 10 people.

Cleveland Air Show Executive Director Chuck Newcomb isn't buying the peaceniks blather.

The Army has not indicated it has any intention of sending it, said Newcomb, who said he would have been notified if it was coming. Newcomb said that 60,000 to 80,000 people attend the air show each year, and the only complaints were from the veterans group.
He said this year's show will include airborne acrobatics from the Air Forces Thunderbirds stunt flying team and appearances by the Marine Corps Harrier plane, which is known for its ability to take off and land vertically. He said every armed services branch recruits at the air show, and the military planes are sent to Cleveland as a recruiting tool.
Newcomb said he visited the Virtual Army Experience and did not find it objectionable.
"We're about airplanes," he said. "The display was just that: a display."

The Virtual Army Experience is, in reality, no different than other war games such as HALO, Call of Duty, etc. Everything is life-sized and features a hummer that doesn't move. I really wish these people would get on a plane and head straight for the nearest skein of geese. There's no need for emergency assistance.

SSgt. Dragonslayer Is Now On His Way Home From His 3rd Iraq Deployment

2009-02-28T23:10:00.001-05:00

He landed in Maine about 10am this morning, flew to March AFB, & then bussed to Camp Pendleton to turn in equipment. He's now on his way to his home at Yuma MCAS. His wife and I have been friends for many years. She's been going 100mph today in anticipation of his return.

We would like to thank those who took the time to email him. Even if he didn't reply, he still received and appreciated them. He usually only had access to internet once a week and spent a majority of that time instant messaging his wife and kids.

And now for the traditional welcome home banner that I made for him. The original is much bigger and she sets it as the desktop background on the computer.

Upcoming Schedule

2009-02-26T14:46:00.001-05:00

***UPDATED 03/25/09***

While I'm getting my political thoughts in order, I figured I would write a post about my summer air schedule.

I finally got the camera I've been wanting. Shopping during a recession definitely has its perks. I got $1300 worth of camera equipment for less than $1000. My new setup is a Sony a-300, 18-70mm & 75-300mm lens, 8GB Sandisk Extreme III compact flash cards, camera bag, extra battery, & tripod. When set in burst mode, the camera will take 3.5 pics per second. The high speed CF card allows me to pretty much shoot continuously in burst mode.

I don't have any pics of "my" camera, so I will post images of it I found on the internet.

First pic is of camera body and 18-70mm lens

Second pic is of the 75-300mm lens extended

Last pic is of the 75-300mm lens attached to camera body.

Shortly after I bought the camera, I decided to try out the zoom on the 75-300mm lens. A nearly full moon provided the perfect opportunity.

Now on to the schedule. Lucky for me, there seems to be no shortage of air shows within a 3hr drive. I may not make all of these, but I'm gonna try my hardest. Of course, finances play a huge role. The schedule below includes just the demonstrations. There are many aircraft that are static displays which you can walk through or look in to. I've also marked the shows with free admission with a " * "

April 18th-Thunder Over Louisville * (this is definite now. Already booked the hotel)

Not only is the F-22 Raptor scheduled to be there, but at the end of the show they have the largest fireworks display in the U.S. Also featuring the B-2 Stealth Bomber (I almost wet my pants when I seen this), F-18 Hornet, A-10.

June 5-7 Indianapolis Air Show (had to drop this show, one too many hotel costs)

Featuring USN Blue Angels, A-10, AV-8B Harrier, & nice collection of WWII warbirds.

June 20-21 Wings Over Pittsburgh (911th AW Pittsburgh)* (this show was canceled due to lack of funding. Yeah, I know. Gov't can spend $300M to study field mice and $1B+ on frisbee golf courses, but can't support a military open house.)

Featuring USN Blue Angels & US Army Sky Soliders Cobra Demo Team

June 26 National Museum of the United States Air Force & Wright-Patterson AFB Tattoo *

The museum contains the history of the USAF and some aircraft there are the only ones in existence. The Tattoo has live bands, including the USAF band, fly-overs of aircraft that I'm not going to see at air shows and small demos. It finishes off with a $100,000 fireworks display.

July 18-19 Thunder Over Michigan (this is definite since I already bought the tickets)

I've already bought my tickets for this show. Unfortunately; Dayton air show was the same weekend. ToM wins out big time. Featuring USN Blue Angels, gathering of C-130 Hercs, WWII re-enactment, Vietnam warbirds, and WWII warbirds. On a side note, if you would like to make sure our WWII aircraft are maintained and restored to preserve our aviation history, please consider donating to the Yankee Air Museum.

August 8-9 Thunder Over The Valley (910th AW Youngstown)* No website yet (this show is on the verge of being dropped. Unless they add something spectacular, we're going to have to skip it. It's too long of a drive to see something we're going to see at other shows.)

I believe this is the first air show here in 20yrs. Featuring USAF Thunderbirds, US Army Golden Knights parachute team, & Air Force Reserve Jet Car.

August 22-23 Selfridge Air Show (127th Wing Michigan ANG)* (This show is almost a definite)

Featuring USAF Thunderbirds, F-15 Strike Eagle, F-16 Viper, F-18 Super Hornet, A-10 Thunderbolt, KC-135 Strato Tanker, CH-47 Chinook, UH-60 Blackhawk, Mig-17, B-25, C-47, F-104 Starfighters, & Tora! Tora! Tora! Pearl Harbor re-enactment.

August 29-30 Northwest Ohio Air Show (Toledo)

This is a small air show compared to the others I have planned. The only military aircraft appearing may be the F-16s from the ANG base near by. Other notables, US Army Sky Soldiers & Misty Blues all woman parachute team. Recently added Red Star & Dragon. Seen them at Cleveland '08, really good performance.

September 5-7 Cleveland National Air Show (This show is a definite since I've already bought the tickets.)

Already bought my tickets for this show too. Featuring USAF Thunderbirds, AV-8B Harrier, F-18 Hornet, C-130 Herc, US Army Golden Knights parachute team, Wingwalking, B-17 Memphis Belle, & Shockwave Jet Truck,

October 17-18 NAS Oceana Air Show (website partially updated for 2009)*

Not much info has been released yet, but year in and year out, this is one of the best air shows in the world. I have no reason to believe 2009 will be any different.

So that concludes my 2009 schedule. Of course, it's still early and there may be additions and/or subtractions to each show.

Photos from my previous air shows can be found at picasaweb.google.com/taspics

Obama's New Auto Industry Task Force Shuns Cars From Big 3 Automakers

2009-02-23T10:18:00.001-05:00

I found this little gem on Drudge.

The Detroit Free Press has conducted an investigation on what vehicles the current 8 members and 10 aides of the "Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry" regularly drive.

Among the eight members named Friday to the Presidential Task Force on the Auto Industry and the 10 senior policy aides who will assist them in their work, two own American models. Add the Treasury Department's special adviser to the task force and the total jumps to three.

I wonder what the UAW thugs think about this. After all, they spent all that money from the employees union dues to help elect this hack of a president, and the task force doesn't even purchase "American" autos.

I personally don't have a problem with people purchasing Honda's or Toyota's. In reality, they are more "American" made than many of the autos from the Big 3 automakers. I remember seeing a thing on Fox News a while ago where they were talking about how "American" the Big 3 autos actually are. For example, the Ford Ranger is made with 80% foreign labor and/or parts. The Big 3 is outsourcing work and Toyota and Honda are "insourcing" work. Just something to think about.

RINO's & Dems Screw The American People Yet Again; Agree On $879B Spending Bill

2009-02-07T00:53:00.001-05:00

Is there no end to how many times these useless RINO's will bend over and take it from democrats? It appears everyone in Washington is hell bent on bankrupting the country. Now we have billions of dollars going to reimburse the democrat voters. There's already rumors that China will quit buying Treasury bonds. So who is supposed to fund this waste of money now?

With job losses soaring nationwide, Senate Democrats reached agreement with a small group of Republicans Friday night on an economic stimulus measure at the heart of President Barack Obama's plan for combating the worst recession in decades.
[...]
Democratic leaders expressed confidence that the concessions they had made to Republicans and moderate Democrats to trim the measure had cleared the way for its passage. No final vote was expected before Monday.
Officials put the cost of the bill at $827 billion, including Obama's signature tax cut of up to $1,000 for working couples, even if they earn too little to pay income taxes. Also included are breaks for homebuyers and people buying new cars. Much of the new spending would be for victims of the recession, in the form of unemployment compensation, health care and food stamps.

I knew Obama would screw things up, but I never imagined he could screw up so much, so fast.

I'll Be Back

2009-01-22T01:26:00.001-05:00

As you may have noticed, I've taken some time off. I can't really explain why. I think it was a sense of defeatism. My Conservative mentor, who has been very active in politics for many years, understood why I quit writing. He felt the same way after Nixon's resignation. There's been several things I've wanted to write about, but the "what difference does it make" thought kept popping into my head. I have barely read any political sites and tried to avoid the news as much as possible. It just made me sick to even think about it.

But I'm slowly but surely getting over it. With our new jackass-in-chief and his tranny wife now occupying the White House, there will be plenty to write about.

So with that, I will leave you with some links to read over.

This Ain't Hell- Obama blows off Medal of Honor recipients

Ace of Spades- Whence the First Lady's Dress?

My favorite comment about Michelle Obama's dress: "Looks like a bride fell into a pile of used tissues at a peep show. And rolled around."

Countdown until Obama leaves Office

URGENT! Project Valour-IT Needs Your Donations For Injured Troops

2008-11-13T00:47:00.001-05:00

The Soldiers Angels Project Valour-IT provides laptops to severely injured members of all the armed forces. These are troops who have either disabled or lost hands, arms, eyesight, etc that would prevent them from using a computer. The Department of Defense provides voice activated software for them to use the laptop. It's just one more way to help those providing our freedom. Can you think of a better reason to give your donations?

Every cent raised for Project Valour-IT goes directly to the purchase and shipment of laptops and other technology for severely wounded service members. As of November 2008, Valour-IT has distributed over 2700 laptops to severely wounded Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and Marines across the country, and is now expanding its mission to include other technology that supports physical and psychological recovery.
Valour-IT accepts donations in any amount to support our mission, but also offers a sponsorship option for laptops. An individual or organization may sponsor a wounded soldier by completely funding the cost of a laptop and continuing to provide that soldier with personal support and encouragement throughout recovery. This has proved to be an excellent project for churches, groups of coworkers or friends, and members of community organizations such Boy Scouts.
Originally Valour-IT provided the voice-controlled software that accompanies the laptops, but now works closely with the Department of Defense Computer/electronic Accommodations Program (CAP): CAP supplies the adaptive software and Valour-IT provides the laptop. In addition, DoD caseworkers serve as Valour-IT’s “eyes and ears” at several medical centers, identifying patients in need of laptops and other technological support for their recovery.

My team is the Army team. I chose the Army team because I personally know many soldiers in the Army, many of them being to Iraq at least once. One of them was my cousin who was injured in a roadside bomb explosion on his Bradley. He suffered burns on his face, neck, and hands. The story is here.

To donate to the Army team, it's right here below:

If you wish to donate to other branches, click here

U.S. Marines & Their Families Lead Humanitarian Mission In Iraq

2008-11-10T22:48:00.001-05:00

Despite what you may have heard or think, there is actually good things occurring in Iraq. The Border Transition Team 4222 Marines mission is to train Iraqi Security Forces in Anbar Province, Iraq. It then grew to also providing medical and dental aid for Iraqi civilians. SSgt. Dragonslayer's wife told me about this project that her friend started. They get donations of toys, clothes, non-perishable foods, etc, and send them to The BTT 4222 Marines, who then give them to Iraqi families.

If you would like to donate something, or would like more information about what is needed, please click the "Donate Now" button below to automatically send an email or the email is iraqmission@gmail.com. Someone will be in touch with you shortly

Here is some of the article from the Marines website:

Their mission is to train, mentor and advise Iraqi Security Forces on Anbar’s border, but the Marines of Border Transition Team 4222 don’t forget to provide help to western Anbar’s civilian population.
“Helping them out helps the mission out greatly, as far as winning them over,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class John H. Holscher, corpsman, BTT 4222. “Turning them from the impression that the military is bad, that all we do is kick in doors and cause hell, it’s not like that at all. We’re trying to help them.”
The transition team headed up a small civil affairs engagement here Oct. 24 to provide local Iraqis with medical, dental and logistical aid. Though it’s not part of their primary mission, team members here have learned that reaching out to the Iraqi people will make them more likely to reach out to Marines.
“It’s important we gain their trust, if we have their trust they’ll talk to us and tell us where (foreign fighters) are, and we’re able to eradicate any insurgent presence,” said Gunnery Sgt. Rob T. Mantilla, operations chief. “It provides safety for us to maintain contact with these people; we keep them safe and they keep us safe.”
[...]

“This is the face of Iraq right here, you could see it in their faces that we make a difference to them, one at a time. And if that’s what it takes, then that’s what we have to do,” said Mantilla, 36, Jersey City, N.J.
The project kick-started when Mantilla talked to his girlfriend about the dismal living conditions of a few of the more isolated Iraqi families. She took it on herself to contact different stateside associations, looking for donations of clothes and food.
“(Mantilla) just told me about how the kids had barely anything, so I decided to go on (the internet) and post an ad for all unwanted stuffed animals and toys,” said Erika C. Duke, 25, Escondido, Calif. “Everyone responded, (and) wanted to give me shoes, clothes and toys.”
Mantilla told other team members about Duke’s success, and the idea snowballed from there. Soon the team’s loved ones combined their efforts.
“People started writing home and things just started flowing in from back home, with lots of support from friends and family, and the whole inspiration was to help the locals out,” said Capt. Will D. Whaley, operations officer.
An outpouring of aid filled one of the Marines’ huts. Brown boxes filled to the breaking point with aid. Some bundles of clothes were separated by size and tied off with inspirational messages written in Arabic.
“It just to teach them that, although we have cultural differences, and maybe have a different belief system, we’re still goodhearted people that care for other people,” said Whaley, 32, Phoenix.
The locals thanked their visitors with chai tea and hummus bread. Kids ran around the Marines, laughing, playing with their new toys and trying on new clothes.

Here's some pictures of the kids getting the donated food, clothes and toys.

From Iraq Mission

Obama's Plan To Make A Bad Economy Much Worse

2008-11-09T23:31:00.001-05:00

I was reading a post over at Ace Of Spades and they had linked to Obama's transitional website, change.gov. The agenda part of the website had been scrubbed after some interesting information appeared. But, thanks to Google, we have a cached page.

The interesting tidbit I found was that Obama wants to raise minimum wage to $9.50/hr.

Increase the Minimum Wage: As president, Obama will raise the minimum wage to $9.50 an hour by 2011 and index it to inflation so full-time workers can earn a living wage that allows them to raise their families and pay for basic needs such as food, transportation, and housing – things so many people take for granted.

Now combine this minimum wage increase with the higher taxes he plans to impose on business. This is just another cost that is passed on to the consumer. That $9.50 is not going to make your life easier when prices increase because of higher taxes and higher wages.

That's CHANGE we can believe in.

U.S. Treasury Submits To Islam, Shariah-Compliant Finance

2008-11-07T12:43:00.001-05:00

Am I the only one that thinks the world is going to end up as a giant train wreck?

The U.S. Treasury Department is submitting to Shariah - the seditious religio-political-legal code authoritative Islam seeks to impose worldwide under a global theocracy.
[...]
"Islamic banking" is a euphemism for a practice better known as "Shariah-Compliant Finance (SFC)." And it turns out that this week the Treasury will be taking officials from various federal agencies literally to school on SFC.
The department is hosting a half-day course entitled "Islamic Finance 101" on Thursday at its headquarters building. Treasury's self-described "seminar for the policy community" is co-sponsored with the leading academic promoters of Shariah and SCF in the United States: Harvard University Law School's Project on Islamic Finance. At the very least, the U.S. government evidently hopes to emulate Harvard's success in securing immense amounts of Wahhabi money in exchange for conforming to the Islamists' agenda. Like Harvard, Treasury seems utterly disinterested in what Shariah actually is, and portends.
Unfortunately, such submission - the literal meaning of "Islam" - is not likely to remain confined long to the Treasury or its sister agencies. Thanks to the extraordinary authority conferred on Treasury since September, backed by the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), the department is now in a position to impose its embrace of Shariah on the U.S. financial sector. The nationalization of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Treasury's purchase of - at last count - 17 banks and the ability to provide, or withhold, funds from its new slush-fund can translate into unprecedented coercive power.
Concerns in this regard are only heightened by the prominent role Assistant Treasury Secretary Neel Kashkari will be playing in "Islamic Finance 101." Mr. Kashkari, the official charged with administering the TARP fund, will provide welcoming remarks to participants. Presumably, in the process, he will convey the enthusiasm about Shariah-Compliant Finance that appears to be the current party line at Treasury.

There's much more to this article. Head over to the Washington Times commentary to read the rest.

h/t: Pat Dollard

Who Is Obama's Chief Of Staff, Rahm Emanuel?

2008-11-07T12:21:00.001-05:00

He appears to be a bit mentally unstable.

At a dinner to celebrate President Clinton's first election victory, Mr Emanuel began to name those who he believed had earned his enmity. As he listed the names of those he saw as traitors, he grabbed a steak knife, stood up and began plunging the knife into the table and shouting "Dead! Dead! Dead!" after each name.
"When he was done, the table looked like a lunar landscape," one witness recalled. "It was like something out of The Godfather. But that's Rahm for you."
Nor was this an isolated incident – one pollster who fell out with Mr Emanuel received a rotting fish in the post as a warning not to cross him again.

The Most Amazing Thing Ever! Stunt Plane Loses Wing

2008-11-07T01:00:00.001-05:00

In the air shows I've been to, there's been some close calls. The year before I went to Dayton's show, a pilot crashed and died. But this video is one of the most amazing things I've seen. The pilot loses a wing during his performance...watch what happens next.

***UPDATE 11/8/08***

You know the saying "if it's too good to be true, it probably is"? Well this video is a product of good editing. It's an R/C plane until the very end, then a real plane is put in.

No one is more disappointed than I am.

What Happens To The Obama Supporters?

2008-11-05T23:23:00.001-05:00

h/t: Jawa & This ain't Hell

I Woke Up With An Ugly

2008-11-05T11:24:00.001-05:00

*This post has been updated*

I didn't want to, but it was forced on me. I woke up with an ugly. I could see it was going to happen throughout the night, but was really hoping when I woke up this morning, the results would be different. This ugly's name is Barack Hussein Obama. I would be lying if I said I didn't see this coming. Look at the elections the past two years.

Of course, when you go up against the "win at any cost" Democrats, the odds are stacked against you.

Wide-spread voter fraud. Voter intimidation. Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner refusing to allow 200,000 ballots to be verified. The Obama donations website disabling any and all verification systems allowing for false names and addresses, and also prepaid debit cards which are impossible to track. Obama pledging to accept public funds if McCain did too, then refused, thus limiting McCain's available money while he is allowed to perpetrate the most wide spread campaign finance fraud in the election history.

I just can't understand how people can vote for this man. He has no experience, his past is shady, he openly supports socialism, and can't be trusted. A man with so little experience doesn't get to where he's at without a lot of help. Sooner or later, he's gonna owe them.

This is a man, who for 20 years, sat in church, and claims to have never heard his pastor say, "G*d damn America" or the like. A church based on black theology/Marxism.

This is a man, who launched his political career out of the living room of a domestic terrorist, Bill Ayers. Barack Obama and Osama Bin Laden have at least one thing in common...they both have friends who blew up the Pentagon.

This is a man, whose college education was paid for by a Saudi prince.

This is a man, who attended and delivered a speech at a Jew-bash featuring the former spokesman of the PLO terrorist organization and said this:

"Israel has no God-given right to occupy Palestine" plus there's been "genocide against the Palestinian people by Israelis."

This is a man, who refused to release his college records, college papers, & medical history. Biden, McCain, & Palin have released any information requested.

This is a man, who wants to spread the wealth, yet his aunt (who ignored a deportation order and is illegal) lives in the slums and his brother lives on $12 a year in a shanty hut in Kenya.

This is a man, who won't put his hand over his heart during the National Anthem.

Is any of this important? Apparently not to those so greedy and eager to receive government handouts instead of working towards a better life. All that these bottom feeders see is $$$$$ without having to work for it. That money has to come from somewhere and Obama's definition of the rich has slipped from +$250,000 to +$70,000 in a period of two months. I wonder what that number will be in a few months.

Taking from the rich? That used to be called theft, now it's a policy. For those that would love to stick it to those capitalist pigs, let me explain something to you; there is not a business in the United States that "pays" taxes. The customers pay those taxes. Do you think it's tough making ends meet now? Wait until the prices shoot up. Someone else tried this, his name was Dhimmi Jimmy Carter. We had record inflation.

Here is something that has been circulating for a while. When I ask, "Is this the end of our democracy?" This is what I'm referring to:

"A democracy is always temporary in nature; it simply cannot exist as a permanent form of government. A democracy will continue to exist up until the time that voters discover that they can vote themselves generous gifts from the public treasury. From that moment on, the majority always votes for the candidates who promise the most benefits from the public treasury, with the result that every democracy will finally collapse due to loose fiscal policy, which is always followed by a dictatorship."
"The average age of the worlds greatest civilizations from the beginning of history, has been about 200 years. During those 200 years, these nations always progressed through the following sequence:
1. From bondage to spiritual faith;
2. From spiritual faith to great courage;
3. From courage to liberty;
4. From liberty to abundance;
5. From abundance to complacency;
6. From complacency to apathy;
7. From apathy to dependence;
8. From dependence back into bondage ."

The text above was not written recently, it was written in 1787 by Alexander Tyler

Here is more on the subject:

Professor Joseph Olson of Hamline University School of Law, St. Paul,
Minnesota, points out some interesting facts concerning the 2000
Presidential election:
Population of counties won by: Gore: 127 million; Bush: 143 million;
Square miles of land won by: Gore: 580,000; Bush: 2,427,000
States won by: Gore: 19 Bush: 29
Murder rate per 100,000 residents in counties won by: Gore: 13.2 Bush: 2.1
Professor Olson adds: "In aggregate, the map of the territory Bush won was mostly the land owned by the tax-paying citizens of this great country. Gore's territory mostly encompassed those citizens living in government-owned tenements and living off government welfare..."
Olson believes the United States is now somewhere between the "complacency and apathy" phase of Professor Tyler's definition of democracy, with some 40 percent of the nation's population already having reached the "governmental dependency" phase.

So there you have it.

I didn't vote for McCain, I voted against Obama. I don't particularly care for McCain, but I despise Obama. I know I'm not the only one. McCain was not the best choice for this election. I wondered for a while if he really wanted to win. His campaign had so many missed chances. The Conservatives, who don't even like him, were forced to drag him to the finish line. I think the fact that Conservatives weren't enthused with our nominee, caused us to do less cheerleading and pushing our candidate down the throats of others.

Now we're beginning to hear members of McCain's campaign criticizing Sarah Palin and blaming her for the loss. I have something to say to those people, Sarah Palin is the reason McCain even had a fighting chance. She is the Conservative we were looking for. She energized the Conservative base, it didn't hurt that she's a MILF too.

So where do we go from here? There needs to be grassroots effort to begin recruiting for the next generation of Conservatives. When the 2010 congressional elections come, we need to throw out the RINO's (Republican in name only) and elect some Conservatives that have the backbone to fight the congressional Democrats and Obama.

In 2012, we need a Sarah Palin/Bobby Jindal ticket. They are the future of the Republican party and we need more elected officials like them.

Let's go back to Dhimmi Carter for a moment. Dhimmi Carter was also an agent of change. He definitely changed things, and it wasn't for the good. The best part of Carter's presidency was after it had ended. A man who should be realized as one of the greatest presidents in our nations history, Ronald Wilson Reagan was elected. Let's hope that our generations Ronald Reagan will be waiting for 2012.

I read somewhere that the sound you heard last night...it was 7.2 million Israeli's shitting their pants. They now realize they are alone in that that shit-hole known as the middle east.

There were many celebrations today for Obama's win. The Palestinians launched rocket attacks into Israel, Russia said they're moving short range missiles and radar jamming equipment to the EU border, and the stock market bottomed out.

Welcome to Hope & Change.

The good news is that this may only be a one term president. He's promised so many things, not even Jesus himself would be able to deliver. That would make a lot of these HopeNChange people to be very upset and looking for more HopeNChange. If he is able to accomplish some of his campaign promises, the economy will tank...our military will be weakened... Russia, Iran, China, & North Korea will be able to do whatever they want without interference...I could go on and on.

I Thought This Was Hilarious

2008-11-05T01:23:00.001-05:00

Most Of The MSM Has Called The Election For Obama

2008-11-05T00:11:00.001-05:00

I've been dealing with people freaking out all night. I'm not freaking out. All the precincts have not reported yet. Until those votes are counted, the very large number of absentee votes, early votes, and military votes won't be counted. If I wake up tomorrow and find out that Obama is officially the president, then I will get depressed. After that, Conservatives need to work together to take over congress in 2010.

This is all I'm going to post about at this time. I will have more to say tomorrow. I'm still hoping when I wake up, the exit polls were wrong.

I Voted Today

2008-11-03T19:33:00.001-05:00

Not knowing what the polls would be like tomorrow, I decided to go the board of elections today and vote early. I gathered up my mom and brother and headed over. I had to stand in line for an hour and a half before I got to vote. It didn't help that there were only 2 machines there.

As much as I hated to do it, I voted for McCain. So there's 3 votes for McCain anyhow.

Pastor Manning On Barack Hussien Obama

2008-10-29T19:05:00.001-04:00

I stole this from the comment section at Free Republic. Some of this waaay over the top and most of it made me laugh.

Human Slinky

2008-10-20T22:50:00.001-04:00

Supreme Court Sides With Voter Registration Fraud

2008-10-17T12:39:00.001-04:00

The Supreme Court has said that it's perfectly okay to not have to verify thousands of potentially fraudulent votes. They didn't look into voter registration and voter fraud, they looked into whether or not the Ohio GOP had the right to sue the Secretary of State Brunner. This whole situation gets more pathetic each day.

The Supreme Court sided Friday with Ohio's top elections official in a dispute with the state Republican Party over voter registrations.
The justices overruled a federal appeals court that had ordered Ohio's top elections official to do more to help counties verify voter eligibility.
[...]
In a brief unsigned opinion, the justices said they were not commenting on whether Ohio is complying with a provision of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 that lays out requirements for verifying voter eligibility.
Instead, they said they were granting Brunner's request because it appears that the law does not allow private entities, like the Ohio GOP, to file suit to enforce the provision of the law at issue.

***UPDATE***

The official court ruling:

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
No. 08A332
JENNIFER BRUNNER, OHIO SECRETARY OF STATE
v. OHIO REPUBLICAN PARTY ET AL.
ON APPLICATION FOR STAY
[October 17, 2008]
PER CURIAM.

On October 9, 2008, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio entered a temporary restraining order (TRO) directing Jennifer Brunner, the Ohio Secretary of State, to update Ohio’s Statewide Voter Registration Database (SWVRD) to comply with Section303 of the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA), 116 Stat. 1708, 42 U. S. C. §15483(a)(5)(B)(i).* The United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit denied the Secretary’s motion to vacate the TRO. The Secretary has filed an application to stay the TRO with JUSTICE STEVENS as Circuit Justice for the Sixth Circuit, and he has referred the matter to the Court. The Secretary argues both that the District Court had no jurisdiction to enter the TRO and that its ruling on the merits was erroneous. We express no opinion on the question whether HAVA is being properly implemented. Respondents,however, are not sufficiently likely to prevail on the question whether Congress has authorized the District Court to enforce Section 303 in an action brought by a private litigant to justify the issuance of a TRO. See Gonzaga Univ. v. Doe, 536 U. S. 273, 283 (2002); Alexander v. Sandoval, 532 U. S. 275, 286 (2001). We therefore grant the application for a stay and vacate the TRO.

It is so ordered.

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*Title 42 U. S. C. §15483(a)(5)(B)(i) (2000 ed., Supp. V) states, in relevant part:
“The chief State election official and the official responsible for the State motor vehicle authority of a State shall enter into an agreement to match information in the database of the statewide voter registration system with information in the database of the motor vehicle authority to the extent required to enable each such official to verify the accuracy of the information provided on applications for voter registration.”

Barack The Plumber

2008-10-17T00:47:00.001-04:00

I received this in an email from Americans for Limited Government.

McCain Shows A Sense Of Humor At The A.E. Smith Memorial Dinner

2008-10-17T00:35:00.001-04:00

Is This The Change We Want From Obama?

2008-10-17T00:22:00.001-04:00

Here's an interesting video about a man Obama campaigned for in Kenya, (at taxpayer expense mind you).

You tube video of Barack Obama in Kenya supporting Raila Odinga, the election and violence afterwards.
Odinga was the agent of change

Obama Supporters Raid Palin Campaign Stop, Chant "NO USA"

2008-10-17T00:15:00.001-04:00

Some Obamabots decided to raid Palin's campaign stop in Carson, CA and while McCain/Palin supporters were chanting "USA! USA!", the Obamabots were chanting "NO USA! NO USA!" These people are so pathetic.

That defining moment happened at Carson, California, where Sarah Palin addressed throngs of an estimated 20,000 at the tennis stadium at the Home Depot Center.
The throngs who showed up to see and hear Republican Vice President candidate Sarah Palin were chanting, “USA! USA!”
Obama supporters on the same scene fomenting for revolution were chanting “No USA! “No USA!”
[...]
Back at Carson’s Home Depot Center, sheriffs escorted out five or six Obamabots as the crowds were chanting “USA!” USA!”
“Sarah riffed on one, saying something like, “We fight for their freedoms as well”.