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Operation Beta Shield Ready For Download

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:10:00 +0000

I have been getting my Star Trek fix since last fall via some fan produced shows on the Internet.

One of them is the Hidden Frontier series which takes place in the Briar Patch of Star Trek: Insurrection fame. The series ran for seven seasons and has generated several spin-offs.

The latest (to my limited knowledge) available is Operation Beta Shield, the trailer for which is below.

I suggest that you start with the earlier seasons of Hidden Frontier to catch up on the story line, but it is not necessary.

These shows are produced entirely by volunteers and nearly all the sets are chroma-keyed in.

The Ed Morrissey Show For Oct 6th

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:59:00 +0000

**4.09 pm** The show is over and here is the recorded version, which will remain for as long as Ustream hosts the video file.

CLICK HERE FOR RECORDED SHOW
Here is Ed Morrissey for your conservative talk needs today.

Obama's ACORN---The Flow Chart

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:25:00 +0000

If you want to find out about ACORN, just follow the money. This flow chart does the job nicely.

Hat Tip: Lisa Schiffren

Senator Tom Coburn: Bailout is Unconstitutional

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 18:10:00 +0000

Hat Tip: Humbled Infidel

Commentary

In my opinion, we are at the point where each person will have to decide for himself if Congress has overstepped its bounds and become an illegal government.

New Video: The Obama-Ayers Connection Exposed

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 17:54:00 +0000

The Obama attacks on McCain are designed to draw attention away from the Obama-Ayers Connection, such as exposed in this video:

Hat Tip: JR in Franklin, via email

Brace For Impact

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 15:55:00 +0000

Sonlight has advice for those of us in the GOP who have watched in dismay as John McCain has thrown away the 2008 Election.

The Smell of Desperation: Obama Goes For Keating Five Hail Mary

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:40:00 +0000

Senator Obama must be getting pretty desperate if this is all he has to bring against Senator McCain. A case that ended with the exoneration of McCain nearly two decades ago in 1991.

From the New York Times [Nov 21, 1999]:

His time under ethics scrutiny ''only further encouraged him to follow his own compass,'' said Scott Celley, his former press secretary. ''His attitude was that 'I've got to decide what's right for myself and go at it without relenting, no matter who is standing in the way.' '' Mr. Celley says Senator McCain has carried that attitude with him in other fights, from overhauling campaign finance to federal anti-tobacco legislation to this year's budget battle, in which the Arizona Republican has denounced pork-barrel spending.
The cloud of scandal did not lift until Nov. 20, 1991, when he was exonerated by the Senate Ethics Committee after an investigation that included weeks of televised hearings. The committee found that Mr. McCain had ''exercised poor judgment'' in attending, with four other senators, two meetings with federal banking regulators, but it found no improper action on his part.
''I found nothing in my investigation which caused me to question Senator McCain's integrity,'' said Robert Bennett, the Washington lawyer who was special counsel to the ethics panel during what is called the Keating Five investigation. Mr. Bennett, more recently, has been one of President Clinton's lawyers.
Senator McCain had taken $112,000 in Keating-related campaign donations, trips aboard Mr. Keating's corporate jet and family vacations at the executive's Bahamas hideaway. While legal, these gifts made his attendance at the meetings with federal regulators all the more questionable. (The other four senators had also taken large contributions from Mr. Keating, some of them far more than Mr. McCain.)
He survived and was re-elected easily in 1992 and again, with almost 70 percent of his state's vote, in 1998. Three other members of the Keating Five were more seriously rebuked by the ethics panel and all of them retired rather than face difficult re-election battles. John Glenn of Ohio, who was exonerated with Mr. McCain, was also re-elected in 1992, but retired in 1998.

This means nothing to Obama and the people in his campaign. In their release of the Keating Five Video, they will bank on the fact that the Legacy Media will refuse to report the truth of the matter and just report on the Obama Campaign activity, allowing people to assume that it is true, when in point of fact, it is a lie.

One of North Carolina's premiere bloggers, Sister Toldjah, has an excellent post with links to plenty of other sources on the dastardly move by the Obama Campaign.

**3.22 pm** Even the local lefties have been suckered into the lie...and Ed Morrissey is addressing that very eloquently on today's show.

Maybe they can tell me the difference between Frank Keating and William Ayers...

Keating didn't kill anyone and McCain renounced him.

Ayers and associates did kill people and Obama has not renounced him.

Scotusblog Liveblogs Supreme Court Today

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 14:27:00 +0000

Hurry! Their liveblog began at 10 am.

Pro-Obama PAC Caught Lying About Israeli Support For Obama

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:17:00 +0000

Obama Supporters will tell any lie, use any dirty trick, take anything out of context to fool people into thinking that Barack Obama is anything other than a Chicago thug, and a supporter of Chicago thugs.

Gateway Pundit has the latest lies that have been exposed where a PAC would have us believe certain high-ranking Israelis support Obama.

When will people wake up?

Rapid Ralph takes you to Big Sandy Mush!

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:01:00 +0000

A local fixture in the video scene is Ralph Roberts, and he has a number of shows on URTV, the public access channel in Asheville, NC.

He has a new Rapid Ralph Runs the Roads coming out tonight at 7 pm on URTV, where he takes us to Big Sandy Mush. If you are like me and do not live in Buncombe or Madison Counties, you can watch it at the URTV Forums, or on their live stream.

Asheville TV streams the station as well, but on a different schedule than the live stream. They do, however, have some of the programs available on demand.

Here are places on the Internet you can find URTV:

URTV

URTV Web

URTV Forums

Area Manufacturer Threatens Legal Action on Congressional Candidate

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:30:00 +0000

**3.45 pm** I failed to note the included communications between Mumpower and the Manufacturer referenced in the press release. I have corrected the error and have added it below.

PRESS RELEASE

Plasticard Locktech International, the nation's largest key card manufacturer, has taken the unusual step of threatening legal action against a Congressional candidate. On Friday. NC's 11th District Republican candidate of the House of Representatives, Carl Mumpower, received correspondence from the company's legal counsel advising Mumpower that, unless he took certain steps, the company would take 'necessary action to protect its image and its interests as an employer of choice in Asheville and Western North Carolina'.

Earlier, Mumpower had publically requested a meeting with three area industries, Plasticard, Nypro, and Plasti-Form, regarding information he had received alleging that each of the companies was hiring illegal employees. In his communications, Mumpower stressed that he had no position on the accuracy of the information, but that he and others did have an interest in sharing the concerns directly.

As an Asheville City Councilman, Mumpower has been a persisting voice of opposition to illegal immigration. He was instrumental in a recent ICE raid at Mills Manufacturing that ultimately resulted in the firing of a large number of illegal employees from that company and others and the implementation of more thorough screening processes at the plants.

Mumpower has been criticized by members of the faith based community and social service agencies for 'disrupting the lives and families of workers who, though here illegally, were contributing citizens'. Mumpower, in turn, has been unapologetic, using his Congressional run as a high visibility opportunity that, in his words, "gives me further power to resist what is the greatest law breaking scheme in America's history."

The Congressional candidate has responded to Plasticard's attorney's information request while also relaying that information directly to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Charlotte. "I have no way of knowing if Plasticard is breaking the law," said Mumpower. "Their attorney has offered assurances that I appreciate and now he has information on hand that may help validate those assurances. ICE also has information that they can now use to validate Plasticard's good citizenship and compliance with the law."

Mumpower has indicated he will continue to challenge area employers who may be using illegal workers. "We all know this is going on," said Mumpower. "With the indifference, political correctness, and fear demonstrated by most elected officials, one of the few tools for change I have is the power to turn on the lights."

"I will not back down in the face of legal threats, personal intimidation, or public ridicule," said Mumpower. "If I don't have the courage to stand up for what is right on my home turf, there is no reason to believe I will have the courage to do what is right in Washington. I have been on this issue for years, and I will stay on it no matter what happens in November or how much those who fund and enable illegal immigration turn up the heat."

Carl Mumpower
NC 11th District Republican Congressional Candidate

Principles first - always.

Candidate Website

Commentary

It is times like these that I wished I did live in the Asheville area...I would love to do some investigating of some of the big plants and construction companies that employ illegal aliens.

I am glad to see Carl Mumpower involved in going after these law breakers.

**3.45 pm** This is the material I overlooked in this morning's post. My apologies for the oversight.

October 6, 2008

VIA E-MAIL jyarbrough@constrangy.com and U.S. Mail

Mr. Jonathan W. Yarbrough
Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC
Attorneys At Law
80 Peachtree Road - Suite 208
Asheville, North Carolina 28803

Subject ~ Plasticard Locktech, International and Illegal Aliens

Dear Mr. Yarbrough:

Thank you for your letter and reassurance that Plasticard Locktech is in compliance with Federal laws regarding the employment of illegal aliens. I only wish that all of our area employers and the contractors for our city and county governments were equally conscientious.

Attached is the information you requested - including the names of 10 employees that are allegedly using fake names and social security numbers while employed at Plasticard Locktech.

Sincerely,

Carl Mumpower
NC 11th District Republican Congressional Candidate

Copy: ICE - Del Richburg

Principles first - always.

------------

~from the desk of~

Carl Mumpower, Ph.D.
Councilman ~ City of Asheville
Suite 309 . One Oak Plaza . Asheville, North Carolina 28801
(828) 252-8390 ~ drmumpower@aol.com ~ (828) 318-2595 (emergencies)

Monday, October 6, 2008

Agent Delbert Richburg
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
Charlotte District Office 6130 Tyvola Centre Dr.
Charlotte, North Carolina 28217

Subject ~ Platicard Locktech and Illegal Aliens

Dear Mr. Richburg:

Recently, information was passed to me regarding the possibility that Plasticard Locktech, a major industry in Asheville, was employing illegal aliens. I have no idea as to the accuracy of this information, but have attached a copy of the list of ten names for your information. In addition, please find a copy of a letter from the company's attorney providing assurances on Plasticard Locktech's employment practices. Please let me know if I may provide any additional information that would be helpful.

Sincerely,

Carl Mumpower
Asheville City Councilman
NC 11th District Republican Congressional Candidate

Copy: Plasticard Locktech

Principles first - always.

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Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC
Attorneys At Law
80 Peachtree Road
Asheville, North Carolina 28803
(828) 277-5137 - www.constangy.com - jyarbrough@constangy.com

Via E-mail e-express@mumpower08.com AND U.S. MAIL
Dr. Carl Mumpower
Mumpower for Congress
Suite 310
One Oak Plaza
Asheville, NC 28801

Re: Plasticard Locktech International

Dear Dr. Mumpower:

I represent Plasticard Locktech International and am in receipt of your letter dated September 26, 2008. I have also reviewed your website posting from September 18, 2008 which can be found here: http://www.mumpower08.com/content/view/227/15/. In both your letter and website posting you claim to have "credible evidence" that Plasticard Locktech International employs illegal aliens as a "major part" of its workforce. Please note that Plasticard Locktech International takes its responsibilities as an employer very seriously and makes every effort to comply with all federal and state employment laws including, but not limited to, the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986.

If you truly have credible information that Plasticard Locktech International has in its employ any illegal aliens, I invite you to share such information with me. I would be happy to review any information you might have with Mark Goldberg and Plasticard Locktech International's Human Resources Department. Please be advised that Plasticard Locktech International is not amenable to meeting with you and three or four other unidentified individuals. Plasticard Locktech International's personnel files are private and confidential company documents not to be shared with unauthorized third parties. Therefore, a meeting with you and unidentified others would not be productive since Plasticard Locktech International would not be at liberty to discuss the employment status or nationality of persons within its employ.

Again, should you truly have credible information to support your claims that Plasticard Locktech International is employing illegal aliens, I invite you to share it with and I promise to give it my immediate attention. Otherwise, I am going to ask that you immediately remove all references and allegations currently on your website and refrain from issuing any further campaign statements regarding my client and its employees. Should you not govern yourself and your campaign accordingly, Plasticard Locktech International will take necessary action to protect its image and its interests as an employer of choice in Asheville and Western North Carolina.

Kindly please direct all further communications regarding this matter to my attention. I look forward to hearing from you shortly and in any event before Friday, October 10, 2008.

Sincerely,

Jonathan W. Yarbrough

JWY/
cc: Mark Goldberg

Blogs 4 Borders! 100608

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:14:00 +0000

The latest show from Jake and MJ of Freedom Folks:

Our weekly vlog/podcast on illegal immigration and border security.

This week’s edition is a 3-part interview with Peter Brimelow. Jake had the chance to sit down with the Alien Nation author and editor of V-DARE in Chicago last week.

Peter was in town for a debate against open borders fan Jacob Hornberger at the Heartland Institute’s annual fundraising dinner. We’ll have video of that event up later this week.

Without further adieu, we give you the logical stylings of Peter Brimelow…

Part One

Part Two

Part Three

Click on image

If you’d like to sponsor a show contact us here.

This has been the Blogs For Borders Video Blogburst. The Blogs For Borders Blogroll is dedicated to American sovereignty, border security and a sane immigration policy. If you’d like to join find out how right here.

Asheville Bloggers on the Obama Rally in Asheville

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:04:00 +0000

Here are the many faces of the Obama Speech at Asheville High from the various blogs, presented in alphabetical order:

Several of us arrived at the Asheville High stadium prepared to confront Barak on the issue: Our banner was large and we held it aloft at the top of the stands in full view of Senator Obama:

"Appalachia Says: Don't Betray Us. 'Clean Coal' Kills."

Obama didn't raise the energy issue as Biden had. He focused instead on health care and relief for the middle class."I know something about the heartbreak caused by our health care system," Obama told Asheville's enthusiastic crowd, many still streaming into the stadium as he spoke.But Obama, Sir. What about the heartbreak and health of the people in the coal fields of Appalachia? Have you not heard about the devastation of mountain-top removal, the ruination of the health of the people in Appalachian communities?Obama, Sir, when you come to Appalachia to tout the value of preventative health care, such as smoking cessation programs, keep in mind that"clean coal" still kills.

Source: Asheville on the Ground

AshVegas posted a photo and linked to his employers coverage.

The Scrutiny Hooligans had live coverage and afterwards, a slide show and the last 20 minutes of the speech, and most of his speech at the Vance Aycock Dinner the night before.

Like what seemed like the rest of the world today, I went to see Barack Obama at Asheville High School today. The first thing that became apparent was the rock star like quality of Obama. This guy is David Bowie or something. There's this almost effortless cool that radiates off of the man. It was palatable in the crowd.There was a smattering of different people to see him: rich, poor, political neophytes, seasoned voters, people who were undecided about who to vote for, die hard supporters, people who hung on every word he said and even some star xxxxxxx who wanted just to be where everyone else was. I've never quite seen anything like it.

The speech was largely focused on health care reform and the economy. These issues matter, but the bigger moment came just before my friends and I got into the event. A campaign worker came by and I asked her what the capacity of the football stadium was, and she told me she had no clue: "I'm just a cog in a bigger wheel" was her response. For the first time, that's what I felt like, and it was a pretty positive feeling. The estimates are anywhere from 15,000-28,000 were there. I was a small cog in a rather large wheel, and I didn't mind not sticking out at all. In fact, I welcome it.

Source: So Much For Tact (I X'ed out his vulgar language. This guy would die if he couldn't curse).

And here is a roundup of others in the blogosphere, a post at MyDD, and a Diary at Daily KKKos.

My coverage is here. My fellow Republicans were supposed to have a McCain-Palin celebration at the Asheville High School entrance. Maybe they will have something on the Internet in the next day or so. From reading some of the emails they send out, I don't think most of them read this blog anyway, as they tend to send stuff I have already blogged about days or weeks earlier.

I can't find any decent video footage of his speech to embed, mostly because the audio quality is really low. I'm guessing the You Tubers don't know how to edit video, and adjust the gain on the audio. I may take the liberty to download some of the footage, and fix the audio myself if they can't.

So, this bitter American will continue to cling to his guns and religion (not in that order) and report on the disintegration of Western Civilization from his perch in the Appalachians.

John Batchelor Show For Oct 5th

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 21:01:00 +0000

It's Sunday night, and that means it's time for John Batchelor!

Here is his website.

And here is where you can listen to the show live online:

New York, WABC-AM 770 7-10PM ET;

Washington DC, WMAL-AM 630 7-9PM ET;

San Francisco, KSFO-AM 560;

Los Angeles, KFI-AM 640;

Schedule for Tonight:

First Three Hours

Last Three Hours

Enjoy!

Watch Barak Obama in Asheville, NC

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 16:21:00 +0000

**5.02 pm** The text of his speech as prepared. (He veered off course toward the end of the speech).

**3.13 pm** The event is over. Please remind me not to rely on the Aheville Citizen-Times for live coverage...and it dropped out several times, so I switched over from the unreliable Mogulus player used by the AC-T to the more reliable Ustream player in the middle of his speech. I'll have a round-up of the coverage later.

Obama is in Asheville, and the lefties are loving it.

The senator has been in the area prepping for Tuesdays debate with John McCain in Nashville.

He showed up at the Vance-Aycock Dinner, and Gordon Smith got most of the speech on video.

Area Republicans will be celebrating McCain-Palin at the entrance of the High School during the event.

Barack Obama is expected to begin speaking at about 2 pm, and you can watch it here (if you have the stomach). The live coverage has already begun. I will remove the player once the event is over.

I have replaced the AC-T player with the Usteam Obama player. Which works better.
Be patient, the Asheville Citizen-Times camera operators keep cutting the camera off every once in a while. It will go black from time to time.

A Monarch Butterfly Rests

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:57:00 +0000

A Monarch Butterfly (Danaus plexippus) rests in a Maple Tree
I took this photo Wednesday morning on the campus of Western Carolina University of a Monarch Butterfly as it rested on the annual migration to Mexico.

While trying to find the scientific name for the Monarch, I found an interesting website that tracks the annual migration of the butterfly. From the website:

Every fall, a magical event takes place in the animal world. Perhaps traveling over your own head right now--or clustered by the hundreds in a nearby tree--the annual monarch butterfly migration to Mexico is underway. By instinct alone, the butterflies go to the same mountains that their ancestors left the previous spring. Somehow, they find a place in Mexico that they've never seen before.

Here are other interesting websites to check out:

Monarch Watch

Monarch Butterfly USA (For the children, but cool for me since I am a kid at heart)

Monarch Butterfly Website

Great Plains Nature Center

Congress Embraces New Media for Members

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 10:01:00 +0000

The Committee on House Administration adopted new web regulations that will permit Members to use outside websites like YouTube to communicate with constituents. The new regulations, which are based upon a proposal presented in June by GOP Members of the Committee, represent a vital step to providing new, uncensored channels of communication between Members of Congress and their constituents.

The new web regulations, which were adopted via Committee poll, permit Members to post content on outside websites so long as the content is for “official purposes,” and not personal, commercial or campaign related.

Source: Congressman John Culberson (via twitter)

This is a good first step toward more transparency in government, and I applaud Congressman Culberson for the role he has played in this area.

2008 WCU Homecoming

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 09:38:00 +0000

Student Artwork Depicting the Demise of the Samford Bulldogs
I was going to post on this earlier,but forgot.

Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, NC is having their homecoming this weekend, and here is today's and tomorrow's schedule:

Saturday, October 4

9:30-11am: WCU Alumni Brunch, Alumni Central at UC Multipurpose Room.

9:30-11am: Class Reunion Brunch. Reunions for the Classes of 1998,1988,1978,1968, and 1958.Come visit with your classmates from years gone by. UC Multipurpose Room.

10am-8pm: Catamount Clothing & Gift Store open, 2nd floor University Center

10am-12:30pm: Tailgate Party, Field House lot

1pm: Football game, Catamounts vs. Samford Bulldogs. [More Info]

7pm: Stompfest 2008, Ramsey Center Arena. For tickets call the Office of Multicultural Affairs at 828-227-2276

10pm-1am: Stompfest After Party, UC Grandroom

Sunday, October 5

1-5pm: Catamount Clothing & Gift Store open 2nd floor University Center

2pm: Soccer vs Furman

3pm: Inspirational Choir Concert, UC Grandroom

Justice Finds O.J. Simpson (At Last)

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:48:00 +0000

O.J. Simpson was found guilty of all charges against him 13 years to the day that he escaped justice for the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

The charges include kidnapping and armed robbery and stem from an armed robbery of a sports memorabilia collector in Las Vegas in 2007. Simpson, who is 61, faces a minimum of 15 years in prison. He was immediately taken into custody after the verdicts were read.

He will be sentenced on December 5, 2008.

I hope he dies in prison, and has no more opportunity to harm others.

Blue Yellow and Green

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 22:37:00 +0000

Bailout Bill Passes U.S. House and President Bush Signs

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:25:00 +0000

The Bail Out Bill has passed 263 to 171. The president has signed our lives away signed it.

At least our Congressman, Heath Shuler was one of the 171 who voted against it.

Since we are now a Socialist nation, I might as well go get some Vodka and get used to the taste.

**6.20 PM** The text of the bill.

Bricked Up Windows

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:07:00 +0000

Watch the Full Vice-Presidential Debate Between Sarah Palin and Joe Biden

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:20:00 +0000

This was the most anticipated debate in recent political history. So, what do think?

The Transcript of the Debate

Gateway Pundit was at the after debate Rally.

Obama Youth - Junior Fraternity Regiment

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:20:00 +0000

Here is a video that was pulled by the user yesterday...but as everyone should know by now, ANYTHING you post on the Internet, whether public or private, is viewable by people who know where to look.

The parallels between the modern left (especially progressivism) and other lefty philosophies of the past such as German Nazism, Italian Fascism, Japanese Shintoism, Soviet Communism, and nearly every other Totalitarian Regime of the past should be evident to all.

Just imagine for one second how the Legacy Media would treat a similar situation where a group of White Boys were doing the exact same thing, except using John McCain as their role model and chanting things about his campaign promises. Now, as yourself why the Legacy Media (who is solidly in the tank for Obama) is covering up for Obama at every opportunity, and digging in the garbage, parachuting into Alaska and North Viet Nam to find dirt on the Mccain-Palin ticket.

Our Legacy Media is already in the hands of those who would love to see our Society re-engineered to become a Socialist Utopia.

This is where the modern progressives are taking us.

Here is the description from the video re-poster verbatim:

This was pulled after the school was contacted. Watch it...it's sick.

I DID NOT MAKE THIS VIDEO, BUT I DID SAVE A COPY YESTERDAY WHEN IT HAD ONLY 250 VIEWS. I'M JUST REPOSTING SO EVERYONE CAN SEE IT. MR.L GETS THE CREDIT FOR CALLING THE SCHOOL...NOT ME.

This from Mr. L's Tavern MR.L on SINGING FOR CHANGE

*MORE UPDATES*

Category: News and Politics

There's an update regarding the video with the African American teens shown on YouTube in the video below. This morning, I received a message from a friend named Dan who gave me the address of the school where this video was filmed.

This is the name:

URBAN COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP ACADEMY
1524 PASEO BLVD18th & Vine District,
Kansas City, MO

Educational Organization

I called and spoke to Bernard, who said he was the assistant Dean. He was very gentlemanly and when I voiced my concerns about the video, he told me that this was taken at the school last year when Obama was beginning his campaign. He assured me that they stopped this "regiment" because they felt the person who was organizing it was pushing his political agenda.

Duh.

He assured me that he didn't know it was on YouTube. I gave him the link to where to go for this video and when he found it he said, "Oh this is not good. I had no idea" I told him I'd take his word for it. He then asked me, nicely, "what's the main concern? Because I want to understand where you're coming from so that I can figure out how to handle this."

Nicely, I told him that the video looked militant. I told him about the
Colburn School video and how it resembles propaganda films from Communist dictatorships. I told him that the US military is frowned upon for going to high schools trying to recruit potential grads into joining their ranks. Why shouldn't we frown upon those who come to a school like yours to encourage kids to worship a politician? One who is not even a president.I also said that if this was done to make kids feel better about themselves, why do it in the name of Obama? Why not encourage kids to believe in the power of themselves?
He assured me that he would get to the bottom of the situation, thanked me for my call and we hung up.

That's all for now.

Indeed. See "An Obama Administration...Stepping Stones To Leftist Dictatorship?" for more information.

STAND UP CHUCK!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Thunder Pig) — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:28:00 +0000

Just getting you ready for the debate tonight!