Theodore's World

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An Irishman who had a little too much to drink is driving home from the city one night and, of course, his car is weaving violently all over the road.

A cop pulls him over.

"So," says the cop to the driver, where have ya been?"

"Why, I've been to the pub of course," slurs the drunk.

" Well," says the cop, "it looks like you've had quite a few to drink this evening."

"I did all right," the drunk says with a smile.

"Did you know," says the cop, standing straight and folding his arms across his chest, "that a few intersections back, your wife fell out of your car?"

"Oh, thank heavens," sighs the drunk. "For a minute there, I thought I'd gone deaf."

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Two Irishmen, Patrick & Michael, were adrift in a lifeboat following a dramatic escape from a burning freighter. While rummaging through the boat's provisions, Patrick stumbled across an old lamp. Secretly hoping that a genie would appear, he rubbed the lamp vigorously To the amazement of Patrick, a genie came forth. This particular genie, however, stated that he could only deliver one wish, not the standard three. Without giving much thought to the matter, Patrick blurted out, "Make the entire ocean into Guinness Beer!" The genie clapped his hands with a deafening crash, and immediately the entire sea turned into the finest brew ever sampled by mortals. Simultaneously, the genie vanished. Only the gentle lapping of Guinness on the hull broke the stillness as the two men considered their circumstances. Michael looked disgustedly at Patrick whose wish had been granted. After a long, tension-filled moment, he spoke: "Nice going Patrick! Now we're going to have to pee in the boat!

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The Quiet Man Fight

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Obama's White House 'open to the rich and closed to the poor'

Obama's White House 'open to the rich and closed to the poor'

Why it's become clear that Obama's White House is open to the rich and closed to the poor

Once, only nobles were granted an audience with the King.

In America, we've prided ourselves on abandoning those privileges of class some 237 years ago, following that little uprising in the 13 colonies.

And we again congratulated ourselves at 12:01 pm Eastern Time on January 20, 2009, just moments after Barack Obama was sworn in as the 44th president of the United States and as he committed to making his administration the most transparent and open in history.

But more than four years later it is time to ask questions. The most transparent administration ever? The most transparently political, yes. The most open government? If you have the money to buy access, yes.

Since last weekend, Mr and Mrs Regular Citizen have been denied the access people used to be granted to tour the White House, purportedly because of the clampdown on federal spending since the "sequester" that imposed cuts across the board.

These tours, most recently guided by volunteers though monitored by paid Secret Service staff, have been an American tradition since John and Abigail Adams, the first White House residents, personally hosted receptions for the public.

And their cancellation is an austerity measure that saves a pittance, while more frivolous taxpayer funding for items like the White House dog walker continues.

Meanwhile, noble Americans can buy time with the president for a suggested donation of $500,000 to his new campaign group, Organising for Action.

Yes, the announcement offering access to the president for cold, hard cash was made openly and with total transparency. But it was also made without shame.

It's the third version of Obama's original monster campaign machine, Obama for America, which then morphed into a re-election campaign machine, Organising for America, on the third day of his first term.

It has now re-launched again as Organising for Action (OFA) - a non-profit, tax-exempt group headed by his former campaign advisers. Apparently no longer "for America", the group might just as well be called Organising for Obama's Agenda.

Its mission: to support the president in his attempt to achieve enactment of gun control, environmental policies and immigration reform.

At the two-day kick-off event last week for the new OFA's founding summit, attended by 75 folks for the "bargain" rate of just $50,000, Obama at least acknowledged the concerns raised by others about the funding, purpose and influence of the organisation.

However, he brushed them aside. With greater humility than new Pope Francis, Obama said he prided himself on feeling no obligation in the past to the interests of the generous donors who made his election and re-election possible. Though paradoxically he also said he wanted "to make sure the voices of the people are actually heard in the debates that are going to be taking place". So, he'll take money to listen to the voices of the privileged, but not do their bidding?

May I humbly suggest he could hear more voices, more clearly if he mingled with the public he serves? Perhaps the White House could hold open tours for the public! Why has no one in his administration thought of that? And volunteers could manage those tours, to keep costs down!

But, of course, those are what have just been cancelled. Meanwhile, three calligraphers reportedly remain on staff. I suppose their services are needed for the special hand-lettered, gold-foiled invitations sent to the nobles who are willing to pay for an audience with the King.

Wild Thing's comment.................

Those that voted for this POS Obama should find some kind of dignity within themselves to get fed up with Obama's dictator and KING mentality and how he shows every day he is not a president but a dictator and King wanna be. But they won't because too many of them are too stupid to be paying attention.

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Obama Now Cracking Jokes about the “Sequester”Crisis of His Own Making – Video

Obama Now Cracking Jokes about the “Sequester”Crisis of His Own Making

Obama in Chicago cracks a joke about the sequester cutting the number of chairs (March 15, 2013).

Wild Thing's comment..............

What a total jerk!

He keeps remind us " I am the president" but he does not behave as one, does not speak as one that is for sure. Plus his agenda is against our country.....because he hates America.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:40 AM

March 16, 2013

David Horowitz: Benghazi Was The Most “Un-American Act By An American President”

Horowitz: Benghazi Was The Most “Un-American Act By An American President”

Wild Thing's comment..................

I wish so much there was a way to get Obama kicked out of office. He is a disgrace to everything our country has been and what our Founding Fathers wanted for our country..

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BREAKING: Obama Administration Changed Benghazi Survivor’s Name!

Please CLICK THIS LINK TO WATCH VIDEO............thank you.

BREAKING: Obama Administration Changed Benghazi Survivor’s Name!

Congressman Jason Chaffetz (R_UT) explains on Fox News…

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March 15, 2013

Dictator Obama Unable To Eat Lunch With GOP Senators Due To Lack Of Food “Taster”

Obama Unable To Eat Lunch With GOP Senators Due To Lack Of Food “Taster”…

Following President Obama’s lunch meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill, Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins described the food served and the president’s reaction to what was on menu.

“University of Maine recipe for healthy lobster salad — I pointed that out to the president in keeping with the first lady’s initiatives and Fox Family Potato Chips made in Aroostook County where I’m from and wild blueberry pie full of anti-oxidants, see this was a healthy lunch as well. We did have a little ice cream on the pie too, also made in Maine, Gifford’s Ice Cream. So in all seriousness this was well received,” Collins told reporters on Thursday after the meeting at the Capitol.

“Unfortunately, you know, the president can’t,” said Collins when asked if Obama ate at the lunch meeting.

“He looked longingly at it,” Collins continued. “He honestly did look longingly at it, but apparently he has to have essentially a taster, and I pointed out to him that we were all tasters for him, that if the food had been poisoned all of us would have keeled over so, but he did look longingly at it and he remarked that we have far better food than the Democrats do, and I said that was because I was hosting.”

Wild Thing's comment...................

Fire the taste tester and let Obama fend for himself the jerk.

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Best Speech!!!! Sen. Marco Rubio Speech at CPAC [Video]

Sen. Marco Rubio Speech at CPAC

Wild Thing's comment.............

I heard most of the speeches yesterday from CPAC and Marco gave the best one.

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March 14, 2013

Evil Obama to Allow Spy Agencies to Scour Americans’ Finances...Yet His Past (documents, papers etc.) still hiden from public

Obama Administration to Allow Spy Agencies to Scour Americans’ Finances

Reuters

The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department document seen by Reuters.

The proposed plan represents a major step by U.S. intelligence agencies to spot and track down terrorist networks and crime syndicates by bringing together financial databanks, criminal records and military intelligence. The plan, which legal experts say is permissible under U.S. law, is nonetheless likely to trigger intense criticism from privacy advocates.

Financial institutions that operate in the United States are required by law to file reports of “suspicious customer activity,” such as large money transfers or unusually structured bank accounts, to Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN).

The Federal Bureau of Investigation already has full access to the database. However, intelligence agencies, such as the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency, currently have to make case-by-case requests for information to FinCEN.

The Treasury plan would give spy agencies the ability to analyze more raw financial data than they have ever had before, helping them look for patterns that could reveal attack plots or criminal schemes.

The planning document, dated March 4, shows that the proposal is still in its early stages of development, and it is not known when implementation might begin.

Financial institutions file more than 15 million "suspicious activity reports" every year, according to Treasury. Banks, for instance, are required to report all personal cash transactions exceeding $10,000, as well as suspected incidents of money laundering, loan fraud, computer hacking or counterfeiting.

"For these reports to be of value in detecting money laundering, they must be accessible to law enforcement, counter-terrorism agencies, financial regulators, and the intelligence community," said the Treasury planning document.

A Treasury spokesperson said U.S. law permits FinCEN to share information with intelligence agencies to help detect and thwart threats to national security, provided they adhere to safeguards outlined in the Bank Secrecy Act. "Law enforcement and intelligence community members with access to this information are bound by these safeguards," the spokesperson said in a statement.

Some privacy watchdogs expressed concern about the plan when Reuters outlined it to them.

A move like the FinCEN proposal "raises concerns as to whether people could find their information in a file as a potential terrorist suspect without having the appropriate predicate for that and find themselves potentially falsely accused," said Sharon Bradford Franklin, senior counsel for the Rule of Law Program at the Constitution Project, a non-profit watchdog group.

Despite these concerns, legal experts emphasize that this sharing of data is permissible under U.S. law. Specifically, banks' suspicious activity reporting requirements are dictated by a combination of the Bank Secrecy Act and the USA PATRIOT Act, which offer some privacy safeguards.

National security experts also maintain that a robust system for sharing criminal, financial and intelligence data among agencies will improve their ability to identify those who plan attacks on the United States.

"It's a war on money, war on corruption, on politically exposed persons, anti-money laundering, organized crime," said Amit Kumar, who advised the United Nations on Taliban sanctions and is a fellow at the Democratic think tank Center for National Policy.

The Treasury document outlines a proposal to link the FinCEN database with a computer network used by U.S. defense and law enforcement agencies to share classified information called the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System.

The plan calls for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence - set up after 9/11 to foster greater collaboration among intelligence agencies - to work with Treasury. The Director of National Intelligence declined to comment.

More than 25,000 financial firms - including banks, securities dealers, casinos, and money and wire transfer agencies - routinely file "suspicious activity reports" to FinCEN. The requirements for filing are so strict that banks often over-report, so they cannot be accused of failing to disclose activity that later proves questionable. This over-reporting raises the possibility that the financial details of ordinary citizens could wind up in the hands of spy agencies.

Stephen Vladeck, a professor at American University's Washington College of Law, said privacy advocates have already been pushing back against the increased data-sharing activities between government agencies that followed the September 11 attacks.

"One of the real pushes from the civil liberties community has been to move away from collection restrictions on the front end and put more limits on what the government can do once it has the information," he said.

Wild Thing's comment....................

And yet we still have never been shown Obama's school records,or any other documents about Obama from his past. Obama is evil!!!

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New Pope....Jorge Mario Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis I

Here is the announcement........

Jorge Mario Bergoglio becomes Pope Francis I

Jorge Mario Bergoglio: first Latin American, first Jesuit to lead the world's Catholics

Pope Francis asks the Catholic faithful to pray for him.

USA Today.............

Throngs jamming St. Peter’s Square roared with joy as Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, archbishop of Buenos Aires, stepped onto the balcony as the new pope and leader of the world’s 1.2 billion Catholics.

Bergoglio, 76, is the first Jesuit and first Latin American pope. He also the first to take the pope name of Francis, for the saint devoted to the poor. The crowd was silent as Bergoglio recited the Lord’s Prayer and a Hail Mary.

“Let us pray for the whole world,” he told the crowd.

The 115 voting cardinals took five votes over two days to reach their decision, which came after a week of intense meetings and on the heels of the surprising resignation of Pope Benedict XVI last month, the first pope to step down in some 600 years.

Francis is a strict social conservative.

He is not without controversy. Bergoglio is reportedly linked to the controversial Comunione e Liberazione (Communion and Liberation), a conservative lay ecclesiastical movement within the Catholic church that was once a big supporter of disgraced former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Bergogolio holds conservative views on abortion, euthanasia, homosexuality and contraception and has blasted what he calls the “culture of death” in modern society.

The church, he once told Italian media, should help “children grow up healthily, are adequately fed, get a good education based on sound moral principles.”

Wild Thing's comment.........................

He seems like a good man.

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So Many Lies.....Obama and Jay Carney on Who Cancelled The White House Tours? LOL

Who Cancelled The White House Tours?…

Wild Thing's comment.....................

hahahaa someone is telling a lie.... I pick Obama as the liar.

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Global Image Of America Tanks…You Can Blame Obama for this!

Global Image Of America Tanks

Worldwide approval of U.S. leadership dipped considerably during President Barack Obama’s fourth year in office — but it increased in some countries, including Mexico.

The median approval rating for U.S. leadership for 130 countries was 41 percent in 2012, down 8 percentage points from the 49 percent approval during Obama’s first year in office, according to a Gallup poll released Wednesday.

“This shift suggests that the president and the new secretary of state may not find global audiences as receptive to the U.S. agenda as they have in the past. In fact, they may even find even once-warm audiences increasingly critical,” Gallup’s Julie Ray wrote.

In Mexico, U.S. leadership had a 37 percent approval — an 11-percentage-point increase from 2011, according to Gallup.

“Some of the increase may stem from Mexicans’ optimism about future U.S.-Mexican relations after Obama welcomed then-President-elect Enrique Pena Nieto to the White House in late November 2012 and pledged cooperation on trade and immigration reform,” Ray wrote.

In Europe, U.S. leadership dipped from 42 percent in 2011 to 36 percent for last year.

Wild Thing's comment...............

Obama is a total embarrassment to our country and there is nothing about him that represents what our country has stood for in my lifetime. Go to hell Obama!!

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March 13, 2013

Applying for Obama's Socialized Medicine (ObamaCare) No Easy Task

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Applying for ObamaCare No Easy Task

WASHINGTON (AP) — Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes.

The government's draft application is now on the Internet.

It runs 15 pages for a three-person family. The online version has 21 steps, some with added questions.

At least three major federal agencies, including the IRS, will scrutinize your application.

That's just the first part of the process, which lets you know if you qualify for financial help.

You'd still have to pick a health plan.

Some fear that consumers will be overwhelmed and give up. Administration officials say the application form is being refined.

Still, the idea that picking a health insurance plan could be as simple as shopping on the Internet is starting to look like wishful thinking.

Wild Thing's comment.......................

This is such a nightmare! And it will be worse and worse, count on it. I have lost two dear friends because of socialized medicine, one in Canada and one in England years ago. They would be alive today if their country did not have socialized medicine.

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Obama's Socialized Medicine....Obamacare May Bite You At The Vet’s Office

Obamacare May Bite You At The Vet’s Office

Pet owners listen up: You may want to start saving more money for veterinarian care this year. The reason goes all the way back to Washington and an unintended consequence from medical reform.

Dog owner Lori Heiselman was surprised where her veterinarian posted a warning on Facebook.

The notice read: “Because medical equipment and supplies will be going up in cost, that extra expense will have to passed on to the

So Lori is already tightening her belt to pay for the increase in her dog’s care. Though she doesn’t like it, she’s willing to pay more for her pets.

“They’re very important. They’re members of the family,” said Heiselman.

Why the increase? Its part of a new 2.3-percent federal excise tax on certain medical devices that just went into effect. The tax will help fund the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, intended for people, not pets. Manufacturers pay the tax, but a recent survey found more than half plan to pass it along.

Some vets say they can’t afford it. Dr. Mike Hatcher is one of them. He explained, “I’m extremely concerned how this is going to be a hidden tax to our consumers that is going to be passed on.”

How does this work? Medical devices used only on animals are exempt. However, items including IV pumps, sterile scalpels and anesthesia equipment, which are medical devices that have a dual use, meaning they can be used on people and animals, will be taxed. Hatcher said, “Putting off an equipment purchase is something that can terribly affect our clients’ ability to have quality care.”

The American Veterinary Medical Association represents 82,000 vets. At this point, they don’t know how much this new tax will indirectly cost them. The organizations members are waiting to hear from more device makers.

Wild Thing's comment.....................

Once again Obama's filthy DNA on another part of our lives.

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Charles Krauthammer: 'Obama Not Interested in Cutting Spending, It Is Not How He Sees the Mission of His Presidency'

Krauthammer: 'Obama Not Interested in Cutting Spending, It Is Not How He Sees the Mission of His Presidency'

Krauthammer on Fox News O'Reilly Factor

Obama's mission is to make America more like the European system...Obama wants to change America into something it's never been -Krauthammer

Wild Thing's comment.....................

Obama is doing everything on purpose, he is still an idiot and imo not very bright, but he is 100% communist/Marxist and wants to see our country weakened in every way possible.

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Freak and Total Idiot Marxist Obama Rejects Ryan Budget: 'My Goal Is Not To Chase A Balanced Budget.'

Obama Rejects Ryan Budget: 'My Goal Is Not To Chase A Balanced Budget.'....UPDATE....Paul Ryan Responds: "That Didn't Sound Too Charming to Me"

"My goal is not to chase a balanced budget just for the sake of balance. My goal is, how do we grow the economy, put people back to work. And if we do that we are going to be bringing in more revenue”

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Paul Ryan responds to the clip last night on Fox News Hannity. Ryan said it was the first time he had heard the audio of the Obama interview. Paul Ryan says, "that didn't sound too charming to me"

Ryan: "Is it so draconian to scale back the increase in spending by 3.4% a year instead of growing it by 5% a year over the next decade? He comes in at the 1:50 mark here on Hannity

Wild Thing's comment...................

Good for Paul Ryan and Obama you can go to hell asap.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:40 AM

March 12, 2013

John Bolton: Obama Administration Is Holding Talks With Taliban in Doha and Qatar (Video)

John Bolton: Obama Administration Is Holding Talks With Taliban in Doha and Qatar

Former UN Ambassador John Bolton was on with Greta Van Susteren tonight to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. Bolton told Greta that he believes the Obama administration has been talking to the Taliban for some time now,

“I think they’re going on right now in Doha and Qatar. And I think this is something the administration has been pointing to for quite some time.”

Wild Thing's comment..................

Ever since Obama became president 4 plus years ago I have been posting about how he has put the terrorists ahead of our country and ahead of our troops.

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VFW and Congressional Members Join in Protest of Obama’s New Drone Strike Medal

The VFW and Congress teamed up to oppose Obama’s latest folly–
Team Obama recently created a new drone strike medal and placed it above the Purple Heart for those soldiers and Marines serving in the field. Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-CA) has introduced legislation to require that the Purple Heart occupy a position of precedence above the new Distinguished Warfare Medal. The bipartisan bill has 42 cosponsors including a few Democrats.

Army Times

The 1.9 million-member Veterans of Foreign Wars is being mobilized by the group’s commander-in-chief to overturn a Pentagon decision to rank a new medal for drone operations higher in precedence than the Purple Heart.

In a message to all post, district and department managers, Vietnam veteran and former Marine John Hamilton says he wants every member of the nation’s largest organization for combat veterans to support House and Senate bills that would make certain the new Distinguished Warfare Medal ranks below the Purple Heart.

Defense Department officials, so far unswayed by complaints, want the new medal for cyber warriors and drone operators ranked ninth in order of precedence, ahead of the Bronze Star and Purple Heart.

“I cannot tell you how displeased I am with the new defense secretary for not overriding what has proven to be an extremely divisive decision by his predecessor, but the buck has not stopped yet,” Hamilton says in the letter.

There are 42 cosponsors of HR 833 and 11 cosponsors of S 470, similar bills ordering the Defense Department to reduce the ranking of the new medal.

“We have many friends in Congress who agree 100 percent with our position,” Hamilton said, “but the VFW needs you to get the other members of Congress off their duffs.

The VFW added this in their action alert:

VFW

The newly created medal would outrank the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart. The VFW immediately came out in opposition of the placement of the medal. We believe it is very important to properly recognize all who serve and excel, but the new medal could spark internal debate and deteriorate morale as it leapfrogs more than a dozen current medals and ribbons – to include valor and combat injury awards.

Wild Thing's comment..............

Sickening what Obama is doing!!!

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Obama Has Never Submitted a Balanced Budget

Obama has never Submitted a Balanced Budget

This is a great ad from the House Republican Conference that hammers Barack Obama with his own words. It shows him saying again and again over the years that he is going to go through the Federal Budget “line by line” and “page by page” to cut spending and move toward a balanced budget. Yet, Barack Obama has never presented a balanced budget, and is once again, very late in even offering a budget. The U.S. Senate, controlled by Democrats, won’t even pass a budget. Obama and the Democrats are an embarrassment in the way they are handling the nation’s fiscal matters. They talk the talk to get elected, but they don’t walk the walk.

Wild Thing's comment...................

Obama has no intention of doing the right thing about anything.

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GOP leadership hints snub of House Republicans to support gun control

GOP leadership hints snub of House Republicans to support gun control

The GOP leadership establishment in the U.S. House of Representatives has hinted it may snub the rank and file Republican members of the House by stating they may seek to pass gun control measures without a majority of support from House Republicans.

The stunning announcement came from House Majority Whip, U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., who told CNN on Sunday, according to The Hill, that House Speaker John Boehner wants a major gun control bill to receive bipartisan approval even if it means the majority of House Republicans oppose it.

Such a bill would be fairly easy to pass even if only a minority of Republicans support it, as long as an overwhelming majority of Democrats vote in favor of the measure.

And this is precisely what Boehner and the Republican leadership establishment hint that they wish to do, pitting them in direct opposition to conservatives and the vast majority of Republicans in the House.

The tactic, further, would be a violation of what is known in the House as "the Hastert rule," named after former House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who during his term as Speaker initiated a rule that no bill would be submitted to the House floor for a vote unless a majority of Republicans supported it.

Boehner and the GOP leadership in the House have routinely violated the Hastert rule in recent months, allowing bills to be passed in spite of heavy Republican opposition.

But Boehner has also stated that he does not want to continue the practice in the long term. Although he would like to get bills passed in the House so that they can moved to the Senate for consideration, Boehner insists that he is committed in most instances to submitting to the floor only those bills that are supported by "a majority of the majority," meaning a majority of the Republicans, the majority Party in the House.

Conservatives, libertarians, and gun rights activists, however, were alarmed when McCarthy suggested that Boehner may betray them on the gun rights issue by allowing Democrats and a small minority of establishment Republicans to pass a firearms control law that has little support among the citizens in the heartland.

One activist stated that if Boehner continues to hint that this is what he intends to do, there will be a groundswell of opposition to establishment Republicans that could potentially ruin the Party's chances taking control of the Senate or increasing their majority in the House during the 2014 midterm elections.

Such a move by Boehner and the leadership establishment could further ruin the GOP's chances for winning back the White House in 2016.

As one conservative leader put it, "If Republicans are going to act, talk, and vote like Democrats anyway, then why should we care if Democrats win in 2014 and 2016? And the gun issue is important enough for us to turn against Republicans just as thoroughly as we have Democrats."

Wild Thing's comment.................

Republicans need to stand strong on gun control.

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March 11, 2013

7-Year-Old Joins the Army

Seven-year-old Ian Field, who is battling muscular dystrophy, wished he could be a soldier for one day ... and it came true. He was invited by the 4th brigade to be a part of the ultimate army treatment. He told Gretchen what made him want to be a soldier.

Wild Thing's comment..................

A very special child!!!

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March 10, 2013

Sen. Feinstein: US Soldiers Should Not Be Bannd From Gun Control Laws – They May Have PSTD

Sen. Feinstein: US Soldiers Should Not Be Bannd From Gun Control Laws – They May Have PSTD

At a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting on Thursday, Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-California) opposed an amendment to her Assault Weapons Ban legislation that would allow military veterans to continue to buy the firearms that would be banned. Feinstein says a veteran may be mentally ill and should be prevented from purchasing firearms.

If I understand this, this adds an exemption of retired military. As I understand our bill, no issue has arose in this regard during the 10 years the expired ban was in effect and what we did in the other bill was exempt possession by the United States or a department or agency of the United States. So that included active military.

The problem with expanding this is that, you know, with the advent of PTSD, which I think is a new phenomenon as a product of the Iraq War, it’s not clear how the seller or transferrer of a firearm covered by this bill would verify that an individual was a member, or a veteran, and that there was no impairment of that individual with respect to having a weapon like this.

Wild Thing's comment.................

Sheesh, she needs to walk the plank!

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“Death Panels” in ObamaCare; “Mortality Index” being Developed to Determine Who Gets Treatment

“Death Panels” in ObamaCare; “Mortality Index” being Developed to Determine Who Gets Treatment

Wild Thing's comment................

Obama and his wife and their daughters and her mother should all be under the same exact Obamacare as the rest of the country. Including the DEATH PANELS.

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John Kerry Pressured To Make Benghazi Survivors Available

John Kerry Pressured To Make Benghazi Survivors Available

The Hill

Three Senate Republicans will press Secretary of State John Kerry to make the survivors of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, available to a congressional investigation.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has played a leading role in pressing the Obama administration to reveal more information about the attack, which left U.S ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans dead, said he and colleagues will send a letter to Kerry.

“We’re going to write a letter. Myself, Sen. [Kelly] Ayotte [N.H.] and [Sen. John] McCain [R-Ariz.] to Secretary Kerry asking to make the survivors available to the Congress,” Graham told Fox News host Sean Hannity. “The appropriate committees can interview the survivors about what happened that night.”

Graham said the administration’s initial account of what happened at the American diplomatic compound, that the attack was a spontaneous protest to an anti-Islamic video, has “collapsed.”

Graham, who faces a likely Republican primary challenge in 2014, blasted former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as oblivious to the dangers posed to the mission in Benghazi.

“We also know that Secretary Clinton did not have a clear idea of the threats in Benghazi because she never received any information coming from Chris Stevens and other people on the ground in Benghazi and Tripoli about the threats they faced,” Graham said.

“So she was not clear eyed. She was deaf and blind and before the attack is a clear example of a failed foreign policy, a detached president and a deaf and blind secretary of state,” he added.

Some Republican strategists have predicted Graham will shore up his standing among conservative activists at home by bird-dogging the administration on Benghazi.

He relished the opportunity to do so on Fox.

“God bless Fox News,” he said. “The media has been absolutely AWOL except for Fox and CBS.

“Can you imagine if this were Bush? And Bush was telling the American people there's no evidence of a terrorist attack here?” he added in reference to former President George W. Bush.

Graham accused the administration of setting up an ill-conceived security operation in Libya because it was determined to create a small American footprint but put American lives at risk.

He said the Libyan government was far too weak to protect American diplomats, which is why Stevens made repeated requests for additional security, requests that were denied.

“They wanted to basically lead from behind and outsource security to a nonexistent government in Benghazi, so the president is the primary culpable party here,” Graham said of the administration.

Wild Thing's comment..................

The corruption in this whole thing is all because of Obama and Hillary.

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Are you kidding me?? Sports Illustrated Names Limp Wristed Obama One Of The Most Powerful People In Sports

Sports Illustrated has put together a list of the 50 most powerful people in sports and President Obama comes in at — No. 44:

Politico

44 BARACK OBAMA

POTUS might be the ultimate global power player, but he also wields significant influence in the Republic of Sports. One relevant riff-on his NCAA tourney picks, on his desire for a college football playoff, on his concern over permitting the sons that he doesn’t have to play football-and the sports world takes notice. Plus, the 51-year-old can shoot the J.

Wild Thing's comment...............

Of all the presidents we have ever had from day one, Obama is the least to think of when it comes to deserving respect for sports of any kind.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:40 AM

March 09, 2013

CIA Brennan takes oath on draft Constitution -- without Bill of Rights

CIA Brennan takes oath on draft Constitution -- without Bill of Rights

This is probably not the symbolism the White House wanted.

Hours after CIA Director John Brennan took the oath of office—behind closed doors, far away from the press, perhaps befitting his status as America's top spy—the White House took pains to emphasize the symbolism of the ceremony.

“There's one piece of this that I wanted to note for you,” spokesman Josh Earnest told reporters at their daily briefing. “Director Brennan was sworn in with his hand on an original draft of the Constitution that had George Washington's personal handwriting and annotations on it, dating from 1787.”

Earnest said Brennan had asked for a document from the National Archives that would demonstrate the U.S. is a nation of laws.

"Director Brennan told the president that he made the request to the archives because he wanted to reaffirm his commitment to the rule of law as he took the oath of office as director of the CIA,” Earnest said.

The Constitution itself went into effect in 1789. But troublemaking blogger Marcy Wheeler points out that what was missing from the Constitution in 1787 is also quite symbolic: The Bill of Rights, which did not officially go into effect until December 1791 after ratification by states. (Caution: Marcy's post has some strong language.)

That means: No freedom of speech and of the press, no right to bear arms, no Fourth Amendment ban on “unreasonable searches and seizures,” and no right to a jury trial.

How ... symbolic?

Wild Thing's comment.............

Not good especially if it is an oath taken by a democrat and one named John Brennan especially.

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Benghazi: Six Months of Deceit From Obama

Wild Thing's comment .................

Damn you Obama, burn in hell!!!!

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Disrespectful Jesse Jackson Compares Hugo Chavez To Founding Fathers

Jesse Jackson Sr. defended the legacy of deceased Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Friday, saying that U.S. presidents owned slaves and democracies “evolve” and “mature” in an interview with CNN.

“What do you say to the Venezuelans, not only in the opposition but those who have fled the country, who considered Hugo Chavez a vile dictator?” Wolf Blitzer asked Jackson.

“Well, you know, democracies mature,” Jackson replied. “Our first 15 presidents owned people. They owned slaves. Democracies mature.”

Wild Thing's comment.................

What a freak Jackson is, a low life freak.

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Obama Outings and Vacations Still In Full Swing While The People’s House Remains Closed

Obama Outings and Vacations Still In Full Swing While The People’s House Remains Closed

FOX News

WASHINGTON – Visitors to the nation's capital looking for a White House public tour are out of luck starting this weekend, courtesy of what the Secret Service says is its own decision to deal with the sequester cuts.

But while the agency said it needed to pull officers off the tours for more pressing assignments, the budget ax didn't swing early or deep enough to curtail a host of recent Secret Service-chaperoned trips like President Obama's much-discussed Florida golf outing with Tiger Woods and first lady Michelle Obama's high-profile multi-city media appearances.

Obama's pricey golf outings have been a particular target for Republicans who see them as examples of what they say are the administration's rather selective concerns with running up the tab of Secret Service resources. On March 5, Texas Rep. Louis Gohmert filed an amendment to a House resolution that would prohibit federal funds from being spent on Obama's golf trips until public tours of the White House resumed.

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Obama did it this way, so more people would notice and then he will blame Republicans. Obama is punishing school kids by doing this, what a total jerk he is. He has NO redeeming qualities at all, not one.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:45 AM

Obama a Total Disgrace to Presidency and America...Obama’s Budget To Be Delayed Until April 8th

Obama’s Budget To Be Delayed Until April 8th

The Hill

The Obama administration will release its 2014 budget more than two months late on April 8, according to congressional sources.

Pentagon officials have informed the House Armed Services Committee that the budget is coming on April 8, said Claude Chafin, a committee spokesman. A Democratic congressional source confirmed that is the planned release date.

The April release means President Obama’s budget will be nine weeks late, as it was due by law on Feb. 4, the first Monday in February.

Republicans have slammed Obama for delaying the budget so far past the deadline.

“This indicates a troubling unwillingness to lead,” Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee, said of the new delay. “It is odd to me that the president would not have a plan and want the Congress to consider it.”

Wild Thing's comment.............

Obama has already delayed his stupid budget for 4 plus years why do anything about it now.

Obama is the first person that has me with ice in my veins. He used to make my blood boil each day with the things he was doing, but I am way beyond that ........way beyond.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:40 AM

March 08, 2013

Sen. Ted Cruz....Remember the Alamo - 177th Anniversary

Remember the Alamo - 177th Anniversary

177 years later, we still Remember the Alamo. Because those brave men were willing to fight and risk their own lives, we are privileged to stand together and live in freedom today.

Wild Thing's comment....................

God bless Texas and Sen. Ted Cruz.

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Horrible! John Brennan confirmed to lead CIA

Brennan confirmed to lead CIA

John Brennan has won U.S. Senate confirmation to head the CIA after a late struggle that had more to do with presidential power to order drone strikes than with the nominee's credentials to lead the spy agency.

The vote Thursday was 63-34. Brennan will replace Mike Morrell, the acting CIA director since November.

The vote came after the Obama administration bowed to demands from Republican Sen. Rand Paul and specified limits on the president's authority to order drone strikes against American citizens in the United States.

Paul declared he was satisfied with the administration's statement, which said the president does not have the authority to use a drone to kill an American not engaged in combat on American soil.

Wild Thing's comment................

Obama gets another one he wanted as usual. Sickening!

We now have Muslim Brotherhood sympathizers as the Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense and the C.I.A Director.

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Son-In-Law of bin Laden Due in NY Court on Friday

Son-In-Law of bin Laden Due in NY Court on Friday

A son-in-law of Osama bin Laden was captured by the United States — and he has been brought to New York City, where he was to be charged with terrorism, authorities said on Friday.

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, identified by U.S. counterterrorism officials as a spokesman for al-Qaida, had been deported from Turkey to Jordan, where U.S. agents captured him, law-enforcement officials told The Wall Street Journal.

The charges stem from the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon, Fox News reports.

“It has been 13 years since Abu Ghaith allegedly worked alongside Osama bin Laden in his campaign of terror, and 13 years since he allegedly took to the public airwaves, exhorting others to embrace al-Qaida's cause and warning of more terrorist attacks like the mass murder of 9/11,” U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement reported by Fox.

“The memory of those attacks is indelibly etched on the American psyche, and today's action is the latest example of our commitment to capturing and punishing enemies of the United States, no matter how long it takes,” Bharara said.

Meanwhile, Attorney General Eric Holder said, "No amount of distance or time will weaken our resolve to bring America's enemies to justice," Fox reports.

But holding Abu Ghaith in New York has brought criticism from Republican Sens. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire.

They told Fox that the Obama administration's bringing of Abu Ghaith to court in New York was wrong, "sneaky" and against the will of Congress.

As an enemy combatant, Abu Ghaith should have been sent straight to the Guantanamo Bay detainee facility in Cuba for extended questioning, Graham told Fox.

Still, Rep. Peter King, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, praised Abu Ghaith’s capture.

“Definitely, one by one, we are getting the top echelons of al-Qaida,” the Republican New York congressman said. “I give the [Obama] administration credit for this. It's steady and it's unrelenting and it's very successful.

“It goes right to the heart of al-Qaida, because it's bin Laden's son-in-law,” King added. “That's a psychological victory for us and a psychological defeat for al Qaeda.”

The FBI flew Abu Ghaith to New York last week, The Wall Street Journal reports, and he has since been talking to interrogators.

It is believed that in 2000 he traveled to Afghanistan, where he joined al-Qaida.

In late 2001, Abu Ghaith appeared on pan-Arab satellite television urging Muslims to battle the United States and warning of more Sept. 11-like attacks. In one video, he sat with bin Laden in front of a rock face in Afghanistan.

The declarations led Kuwait, where Abu Ghaith was born, to strip him of his citizenship. He was a teacher and mosque preacher there.

Last month, Abu Ghaith was arrested in Ankara, Turkey, on suspicion of having entered the country illegally with a false passport.

But Turkey decided to deport him to Kuwait via Jordan — where he was captured by U.S. authorities — instead of simply turning him over to the United States, The Journal reports.

Meanwhile, U.S. terrorism officials are working to determine whether Abu Ghaith might have been held as a prisoner in Iran, according to The Journal.

Officials believe he has been a member of al-Qaida's “management council” in Iran, a group formed in 2002 to advise bin Laden and provide support to the group's leaders in Pakistan, The Journal reports.

Abu Ghaith is expected to face many terrorism-related charges and possibly murder, which could carry the death penalty, Michael Rosensaft, a former prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney's office in Manhattan now in private practice, told Fox.

A trial will last months — if not years — Rosensaft predicted, adding that some of the evidence against Abu Ghaith will be a challenge for prosecutors to bring to court if it is classified.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney declined to comment on Abu Ghaith’s capture during Thursday's news briefing, Fox reports.

Wild Thing's comment.................

I thought they were going to do all trials at GITMO. Guess I missed something.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:47 AM

Chris Matthews In Love With Marxist Obama: " I Look at Obama as a perfect American"

MATTHEWS: These anti-government patriot groups have skyrocketed in number during President Obama’s time in office. There only 149 groups back in 2008 and 2012. There are more than 1300 and that’s an increase of over 800 percent. Look at the chart there. Yesterday the Southern Poverty Law Center sent a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Attorney General Eric Holder warning that the gun control debate may lead to even more such groups being founded. Mark Potok is a respected guy for us. He’s with the Southern Poverty Law Center. And Brian Levin is with the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino.

Gentlemen, I want you to start tonight. It’s your report Mark. So lead the way here. Let me ask you this. I’m gonna get into this in my close tonight on the show, which I feel a lot. I Look at Obama as a perfect American. I don’t mean politically. We can disagree left and right on him. You can argue about the drones. Argue about the fiscal policy, all that stuff. But as a citizen. The guy went to school, he never broke a law. He did everything right. He raised a wonderful family. He’s a good husband, a good father. My God I don’t think he’s ever gotten a speeding ticket. The guy does everything right and these right-wingers. And he’s really been pretty moderate on guns until the horror of Newtown. And I don’t know what they’re so afraid of, except that he happens to be black. Is there some reason why he has sparked this explosion of right-wing organizing?

Wild Thing's comment..................

What a total idiot. MSMBC should be ashamed to have people like this at their network but instead they want it.

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March 07, 2013

Ted Cruz Gets Holder to Admit That Killing Americans with Drones on U.S. Soil Is Unconstitutional

Ted Cruz Takes Over For Rand Paul’s Filibuster Of Brennan…and Eric Holder on Drones.

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On Wednesday, testifying before a Senate panel, Holder was prodded repeatedly about this assertion by Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX). Holder eventually admitted that it would not be constitutional to execute an American citizen without due process.

RELATED: Obama Administration: Yes, The President Can Drone Strike Americans On U.S. Soil…

“In your legal judgment, does the Constitution allow a U.S. citizen on U.S. soil to be killed by a drone?” Cruz asked Holder pointedly.

“For sitting in a café and having a cup of coffee?” Holder replied. Cruz clarified that his hypothetical individual subject to a drone strike did not pose an “imminent and immediate threat of death and bodily harm,” but that person is suspected to be a terrorist.

“I would not think that that would be an appropriate use of any kind of lethal force,” Holder replied.

“With all respect, Gen. Holder, my question wasn’t about appropriateness or prosecutorial discretion. It was a simple legal question,” Cruz clarified.

“This is a hypothetical, but I would not think, that in that situation, the use of a drone or lethal force would not be appropriate,” Holder replied.

“I have to tell you I find it remarkable that in that hypothetical, which is deliberately very simple, you are not able to give a simple, one-word answer: no,” Cruz added. He said he think that his scenario would constitute a “deprivation of life without due process.”

Holder agreed and added that lethal force in Cruz’s case “would not be appropriate.”

“You keep saying appropriate – my question isn’t about propriety,” Cruz goaded. “My question is about whether something is constitutional or not.”

When Cruz was about to abandon his line of questioning after a number of equivocations from Holder, the attorney general clarified that he was saying “no” such actions would not be constitutional.

Wild Thing's comment....................

Ted Cruz is a good man and I always like to hear him.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:55 AM

Michelle Obama, John Kerry to Present State Dept. Award to Egyptian Woman who has Said She Hopes “Every Year” comes “with America Burning”

Michelle Obama and John Kerry to Honor Anti-Semite and 9/11 Fan

Michelle Obama, John Kerry to Present State Dept. Award to Egyptian Woman who has made Anti-Semitic Remarks; Said She Hopes “Every Year” comes “with America Burning”

The Weekly Standard’s Samuel Tadros is reporting that Michelle Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry are apparently about to honor with a State Department Award an Egyptian woman who has reportedly made anti-Semitic statements, and who has said she hopes “every year” comes “with America burning”:

On Friday March 8, Michelle Obama will join John Kerry at a special ceremony at the State Department to present ten women the Secretary of State’s International Women of Courage Award. The award, says the press release, is given to “women around the globe who have shown exceptional courage and leadership in advocating for women’s rights and empowerment, often at great personal risk.”

Five of these awards are being given to women from Muslim-majority countries, underscoring the unique plight of women in those countries. The only problem is that one of the women to be recognized is an anti-Semite and supports the 9/11 attacks on the United States.

On Twitter, Ibrahim is quite blunt regarding her views. On July 18 of last year, after five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver were killed a suicide bombing attack, Ibrahim jubilantly tweeted: “An explosion on a bus carrying Israelis in Burgas airport in Bulgaria on the Black Sea. Today is a very sweet day with a lot of very sweet news.”

Wild Thing's comment..................

Disgusting!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Obama Email Tells Feds to Make Sequester as Painful as Promised

Email Tells Feds to Make Sequester as Painful as Promised

Washington Times

The Obama administration denied an appeal for flexibility in lessening the sequester’s effects, with an email this week appearing to show officials in Washington that because they already had promised the cuts would be devastating, they now have to follow through on that.

In the email sent Monday by Charles Brown, an official with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service office in Raleigh, N.C., Mr. Brown asked “if there was any latitude” in how to spread the sequester cuts across the region to lessen the impacts on fish inspections.

He said he was discouraged by officials in Washington, who gave him this reply: “We have gone on record with a notification to Congress and whoever else that ‘APHIS would eliminate assistance to producers in 24 states in managing wildlife damage to the aquaculture industry, unless they provide funding to cover the costs.’ So it is our opinion that however you manage that reduction, you need to make sure you are not contradicting what we said the impact would be.”

“This email confirms what many Americans have suspected: The Obama administration is doing everything they can to make sure their worst predictions come true and to maximize the pain of the Sequester cuts for political gain,” said Rep. Tim Griffin, Arkansas Republican.

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There are still too many people that making excuses for this POS Obama.

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TSA Orders $50 Million in New Uniforms Right Before Sequester Kicked In - $1,000 per uniform

TSA Orders $50 Million in New Uniforms Right Before Sequester Kicked In

New reports surfaced today that just two days before the sequester took effect, the TSA ordered $50 million worth of new uniforms! This as the Department of Homeland Security issued dire warnings that there may be very long wait times at airports because they were going to have to layoff agents.

Each of the TSA’s 50,000 agents will get a closet full of new clothes, including:

3 long sleeve shirts
3 short sleeve shirts
2 pairs of trousers
2 ties
A belt
A sweater
A jacket
Socks

The TSA has issued a statement, saying, “Fifty million dollars represents the contract’s maximum value, not the amount expended. Without the contract bridge, TSA would not have been able to procure additional uniforms.”

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Sickening how they spend and spend tax dollars. Add to that the terrible job and horrible people with TSA.

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ALWAYS a photo- op for Military Hater Obama.....Obama Visits Wounded Troops—With Photographer in Tow

Obama Visits Wounded Troops—With Photographer in Tow

FOX News

Obama arrived with his personal photographer earlier today at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland to visit wounded troops.

Here's the pool report of his arrival:

President Obama touched down at the landing field at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., at 2:20 p.m. He stepped off Marine One two minutes later, accompanied by Pete Souza. At 2:23 p.m., the motorcade was rolling and President Obama arrived at Building One at 2:26 p.m. to visit wounded troops. Your pool could not see him. We are holding nearby.

Souza is Obama's personal White House photographer

Wild Thing's comment......................

Total asshole Obama in every bit of his DNA!

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:40 AM

March 06, 2013

Krauthammer on Death of Dictator Hugo Chavez: “He was a Thug. He Tried to Dismantle Democracy in His Country”

Krauthammer on Death of Venezuelan Dictator Hugo Chavez: “He was a Thug. He Tried to Dismantle Democracy in His Country”

” I hate to be ungracious, but I will be. He was a thug. He tried to dismantle democracy in his country. Almost succeeded. And I think his country and the world will be improved by his passing.”

Wild Thing's comment....................

Obama a thug and a dictator as well.

Posted by Wild Thing at 01:55 AM

Dictator Obama approval drops to 43 percent

Election bump over, Obama approval drops to 43 percent: Reuters

Reuters

Less than two months into his second term, President Barack Obama's approval rating has dropped and Americans blame him and his fellow Democrats almost as much as his Republican opponents for a fiscal mess.

A Reuters/Ipsos online poll released on Wednesday showed 43 percent of people approve of Obama's handling of his job, down 7 percentage points from February 19.

Most of that steep drop came in the week to February 26 when it was becoming clear that Washington was going to be unable to put aside partisan differences and agree to halt automatic budget cuts which started last Friday.

Confounding the White House's efforts to blame Republicans for the cuts, most respondents in the online survey hold both Democrats and Republicans responsible.

Obama shot out of the gate in January at the start of his second four years in the White House, promising gun control and immigration legislation as well as efforts to tackle climate change and expand gay rights.

But Ipsos pollster Julia Clark said the survey shows Obama's honeymoon is now over, partly due to the "sequestration" cuts which will likely curtail public services like air traffic control and national parks as well as funding for the Pentagon.

"People are seeing things are back to business as usual in Washington," she said. "They are reading about the immense fallout this is going to have in terms of how it's going to affect the military and individuals."

Wild Thing's comment..................

I am glad to see it going down, but IMO it should be a flat line ZERO percent that approve of this communist.

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March 05, 2013

So much for Socialized Medicine...Dictator Marxist Hugo Chaves Kicks Bucket

Venezuela’s Dictator Hugo Chavez is Dead at Age 58

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Hugo Chavez, the fiery populist who declared a socialist revolution in Venezuela, crusaded against U.S. influence and championed a leftist revival across Latin America, died Tuesday at age 58 after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.

Vice President Nicolas Maduro, surrounded by other government officials, announced the death in a national television broadcast. He said Chavez died at 4:25 p.m. local time.

During more than 14 years in office, Chavez routinely challenged the status quo at home and internationally. He polarized Venezuelans with his confrontational and domineering style, yet was also a masterful communicator and strategist who tapped into Venezuelan nationalism to win broad support, particularly among the poor.

The burly president electrified crowds with his booming voice, often wearing the bright red of his United Socialist Party of Venezuela or the fatigues and red beret of his army days. Before his struggle with cancer, he appeared on television almost daily, talking for hours at a time and often breaking into song of philosophical discourse.

Wild Thing's comment..................

No sympathy here!

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Biden Warns It’s Not A Good Idea To Steal Obama’s “Thunder”

Wild Thing's comment.................

Good grief! What sick people!

Posted by Wild Thing at 01:55 AM

Shame on Jeb Bush the GOP Does Not Need Men Like This!

Jeb Bush: Republicans Tell Asians “We Want Your Vote, But Don’t Want You On Our Team”

Jeb Bush was back out bashing conservatives on Hannity last night. The former Florida governor had this to say on how the GOP treats Asian voters,

“It relates to this question of, we want your vote but we really don’t want you on our team.”

Wild Thing's comment.............

Really? Name one Republican who has said anything remotely close to that about Asians?

Disgusting little man he can dream all he wants about being President but it will never happen. STOP bashing the Republican party , that is the last thing we need to draw people into our party.

Posted by Wild Thing at 01:50 AM | Comments (3)

NRA will sponsor an April NASCAR race in Texas

NRA to Sponsor NASCAR Cup Race in Texas

The National Rifle Association is taking its relationship with racing to a new level as the title sponsor of a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race.

The deal with Texas Motor Speedway comes at a time when the NRA is involved in a renewed debate on gun violence in the wake of the December shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.

“It’s not about politics. It’s about sports marketing,” TMS president Eddie Gossage said Monday after the announcement of the one-year agreement with the NRA that includes a renewal option.

The April 13 race at Texas, the first scheduled night race in the Cup Series this season, will be known as the NRA 500.

This is not the NRA’s first title sponsorship in NASCAR. The group sponsored the second-tier Nationwide race last September at Atlanta, which like Texas is owned by Speedway Motorsports Inc.

“They saw it was obviously a very attractive sports marketing opportunity and seized it. That’s what it’s all about,” Gossage said. “It’s about putting on one of the great sporting events in America. I know in Atlanta last year they saluted a lot of the people that make America free. They are going to salute American freedoms and American families with this race. That’s their plan so it seemed to be a good fit.”

Wild Thing's comment................

Great idea and it will keep the NRA in the news. Obama will hate it which is another thing to be glad about.

Posted by Wild Thing at 01:45 AM | Comments (1)

March 04, 2013

Obama's DHS Purchases 2,700 Light-Armored Tanks to Go With Their 1.6 Billion Bullet Stockpile

DHS released a video on their newly purchased MRAPs.

The MRAP featured in this video is was in Albuquerque, New Mexico for Law Enforcement Day which was held at a local area Target Store. This MRAP is stationed in El Paso, Texas at The Homeland Security Investigations Office. MRAP is a Mine Resistant Armor Protected Vehicle.

Obama's DHS Purchases 2,700 Light-Armored Tanks to Go With Their 1.6 Billion Bullet Stockpile

According to one estimate, since last year the Department of Homeland Security has stockpiled more than 1.6 billion bullets, mainly .40 caliber and 9mm.

DHS also purchased 2,700 Mine Resistant Armor Protected Vehicles (MRAP).

he Department of Homeland Security (through the U.S. Army Forces Command) recently retrofitted 2,717 of these ‘Mine Resistant Protected’ vehicles for service on the streets of the United States.

Although I’ve seen and read several online blurbs about this vehicle of late, I decided to dig slightly deeper and discover more about the vehicle itself.

The new DHS sanctioned ‘Street Sweeper’ (my own slang due to the gun ports) is built by Navistar Defense (NavistarDefense.com), a division within the Navistar organization. Under the Navistar umbrella are several other companies including International Trucks, IC Bus (they make school buses), Monaco RV (recreational vehicles), WorkHorse (they make chassis), MaxxForce (diesel engines), and Navistar Financial (the money arm of the company).

Wild Thing's comment..................

Obama and his DHS sure have been busy.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:55 AM | Comments (2)

Homeowner Takes Biden’s Advice, Gets Arrested

Homeowner Takes Biden’s Advice, Gets Arrested

Breitbart

During the past few days and weeks, VP Joe Biden has been passing out advice on how to use a shotgun--the problem is, much of what he has advised is against the law. Virginia Beach resident Trevor Snowden found this out the hard way when he fired "a shotgun through the door" and faced charges for "reckless handling of a firearm."

The 22-year old Snowden fired through a door after seeing two masked men by a window of his residence.

It was during an interview with Field & Stream that Biden said one of the pluses of using a shotgun for home defense over an AR-15 is that you can "just fire the shotgun through the door" to keep people away from your house.

The problem with this advice, as Trevor Snowden discovered, it that using a shotgun in that manner is illegal.

As Breitbart News pointed out in another place, this goes right along with Biden's suggestion that homeowners randomly fire shotguns into the air to scare off intruders--after all, that is what he tells his wife to do if she hears someone outside when he's not home. Yet firing guns into the air within city limits is illegal as well.

Wild Thing's comment.................

LOL good grief.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:50 AM

Awesome and He Should Be Our President....Mitt Romney Compares Obama to Failed Roman Emperor: “Nero Is Fiddling!”

Mitt Romney and Ann Romney went on FOX News Sunday for their first major interview since the November election. Mitt compared Barack Obama’s leadership skills to that of a failed Roman emperor.

Why? Why would you not want to have the flexibility to do what is right for the country? The only answer that comes back is that there may be more interested in showing pain and saying, “See what the other guys did!” Look, this is the country. This is America we’re talking about at a critical time. And, Nero is fiddling. Come on guys focus on getting America through a difficult time.

Wild Thing's comment.............

America would be so much better off if the election had ended differently.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:47 AM

March 03, 2013

Obama's Drones To Be Able To Detect if Citizen is Armed

Homeland Security's specifications say drones must be able to detect whether a civilian is armed. Also specified: "signals interception" and "direction finding" for electronic surveillance.

CNET News

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has customized its Predator drones, originally built for overseas military operations, to carry out at-home surveillance tasks that have civil libertarians worried: identifying civilians carrying guns and tracking their cell phones, government documents show.

The documents provide more details about the surveillance capabilities of the department's unmanned Predator B drones, which are primarily used to patrol the United States' northern and southern borders but have been pressed into service on behalf of a growing number of law enforcement agencies including the FBI, the Secret Service, the Texas Rangers, and local police.

Homeland Security's specifications for its drones, built by San Diego-based General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, say they "shall be capable of identifying a standing human being at night as likely armed or not," meaning carrying a shotgun or rifle. They also specify "signals interception" technology that can capture communications in the frequency ranges used by mobile phones, and "direction finding" technology that can identify the locations of mobile devices or two-way radios.

The Electronic Privacy Information Center obtained a partially redacted copy of Homeland Security's requirements for its drone fleet through the Freedom of Information Act and published it this week. CNET unearthed an unredacted copy of the requirements that provides additional information about the aircraft's surveillance capabilities.

Concern about domestic use of drones is growing, with federal legislation introduced last month that would establish legal safeguards, in addition to parallel efforts underway from state and local lawmakers. The Federal Aviation Administration recently said that it will "address privacy-related data collection" by drones.

The prospect of identifying armed Americans concerns Second Amendment advocates, who say that technology billed as securing the United States' land and maritime borders should not be used domestically. Michael Kostelnik, the Homeland Security official who created the program, told Congress that the drone fleet would be available to "respond to emergency missions across the country," and a Predator drone was dispatched to the tiny town of Lakota, N.D., to aid local police in a dispute that began with reimbursement for feeding six cows. The defendant, arrested with the help of Predator surveillance, lost a preliminary bid to dismiss the charges.

"I am very concerned that this technology will be used against law-abiding American firearms owners," says Alan Gottlieb, founder and executive vice president of the Second Amendment Foundation. "This could violate Fourth Amendment rights as well as Second Amendment rights."

Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection agency declined to answer questions about whether direction-finding technology is currently in use on its drone fleet. A representative provided CNET with a statement about the agency's unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that said signals interception capability is not currently used:

Wild Thing's comment..................

Obama and his DHS love to play God.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:55 AM

What Do You Do When Your President Is the Enemy of our country

What Do You Do When Your President Is Your Enemy?

What do you do when your president is your enemy? Obama is destructive and has 4 more years to destroy this country. Obamas job is to protect America but when he doesn't get his way he gets vindictive and destroys it. The sequester has been in place for a 1.5 years and Barack vacations and plays golf and then blames the GOP for a bill he signed into law.

Wild Thing's comment........................

Kevin Jackson is awesome. He did this video and he also has a radio show.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:50 AM | Comments (1)

Armed Services Chair: Never Seen Such Lack of 'Truth-Telling' from Commander in Chief

Armed Services Chair: Never Seen Such Lack of 'Truth-Telling' from Commander in Chief

CNSNews.....VIDEO AT LINK.

House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard "Buck" McKeon (R-Calif.). (AP) (CNSNews.com) – Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Howard “Buck” McKeon (R-Calif.) said on Friday that he has never seen such a lack of honesty from President Barack Obama over the sequester budget cuts, adding, “I don’t know what extent this White House will go to, but it’s got to end.”

“I have never in my lifetime seen such a lack of leadership and truth-telling emanating from the White House and from our commander-in-chief,” McKeon said during a press conference on Capitol Hill as the across-the-board spending cuts, known as the sequester, apparently were going into effect. The cuts, which constitute $44 billion less in increased spending in 2013, constitute about 1.2 percent of the federal budget for this year.

“Senator [Harry] Reid [D-Nev.] and the Democratic leadership for three years have not passed a budget and we’ve given them a pass,” he said. “You’ve given them a pass.” McKeon said the Joint Chiefs of Staff and all the military chiefs are operating without budgets. “These men, who’ve dedicated their life to protecting our nation, we put them in these very responsible jobs and give them no financial support, no direction,” he said. “Sequestration was the president’s idea over a year ago. And when we tried to fix it, he said, ‘No, if you do anything, I’ll veto it,’” McKeon said. “Then during the campaign he said it won’t happen. Then the last couple of weeks he’s come out and said it’s armageddon, the world’s going to end. Then the last couple of days he’s softened and said, no, it’s just kind of pitiful. He’s played all kinds of roles in this position.”

“And when [Bob] Woodward, a respected journalist, tried to lay out the truth, he was crucified, vilified,” he said. “And I don’t know what extent this White House will go to, but it’s got to end,” McKeon said. “We are done cutting our defense.” Automatic, across-the-board cuts taken equally from defense and non-defense spending began to take effect on Friday.

The reductions, as stipulated under the Budget Control Act of 2011, are designed to trim a minimum of $1.2 trillion in spending over 10 years. McKeon is concerned the arbitrary cuts will be detrimental to national defense. The Defense Department already announced in February that it would cancel the USS Harry Truman’s deployment to the Persian Gulf, reducing the number of aircraft carriers in the region in half, citing budgetary concerns from the sequester.

Wild Thing's comment................

I pray every day for our troops and feel so badly they have to serve under the jerk Obama.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:47 AM

Americans renouncing citizenship to become British thanks to tax rise

Americans renouncing citizenship to become British thanks to tax rise

The number of people giving up their US citizenship to become British has surged thanks to complex tax rules introduced by the American tax authorities.

London-based American lawyers, who specialise in tax and immigration, report a threefold increase over the last five years in the number of American citizens who are giving up their citizenship - a process known as “renunciation”.

Across the world 1,781 Americans renounced their citizenship in 2011 compared with just 231 in 2008, when US tax laws changed, although it remains unknown how many are adopting British rather than any other nationality.

Many decide to give up their American citizenship after tiring of the lengthy US tax return process, which requires them to pay tax on their total income regardless of where they live.

“There’s no question that the number of people renouncing their US citizenship is increasing,” said Diane Gelon, a US tax and immigration lawyer based in London.

“I probably get a dozen cases a year now when before 2008 when the tax laws changed it was just three or four.”

The process can be costly. Applicants must complete five years’ of US tax returns, which can cost £1,000 a year if professional help is obtained, plus another £2,500 for legal assistance with the immigration process, excluding VAT.

Even if a US citizen earns all their income in Britain they are liable for tax in their home country which can lead to unusual tax situations arising, said Ms Gelon.

For example, US citizens are expected to pay capital gains tax to the US government if they sell a property in Britain which is their main residence, even though a similar tax is not imposed by the British Inland Revenue.

The US rules make concessions for tax paid overseas but there is still a risk that their citizens will be hit with a large tax bill, she added.

“Actually giving up your citizenship is dead easy - once you have an appointment with a consular official it takes a matter of minutes.

“But getting an appointment in London can take three months and that is largely because of the tax issues,” she said.

“It can be an emotional thing, to give up one’s citizenship. I’ve had clients cancelling their appointments at the embassy on the day they were due to renounce because they just couldn’t go through with it.”

Susan McFadden, another London-based US attorney who specialises in immigration matters, said: “I’ve definitely seen a surge. In the last few years it’s gone up threefold and I see through about two dozen cases a year.

“The US Embassy in London has responded to that demand - and quite a long queue for renunciation appointments - by streamlining the process.

“We are told they have trained additional officers to reside over renunciation processes.”

The 2011 census found 177,185 people living in England and Wales were born in the US.

All American citizens are required to file a tax return on their world-wide income. The rule applies even if they have not visited the US for decades.

The US Internal Revenue Service is likely to discover tax returns have been missed in a number of different scenarios. For example, it may come to light if a citizen applies to renew a passport, is named as a beneficiary in a will or their foreign-based bank complies with new legislation which requires them to notify the US government about all American customers.

A US Embassy spokeswoman said: “US Embassy, London, can confirm that we process renunciations, provide information on renunciations on our website and are committed to providing good customer service to renunciants.”

Wild Thing's comment..................

Bye bye enjoy your life in merry ole England with the Muslims taking over there the way they have been.. England would not be a place I would want to live, it has changed too much from when I was there.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:44 AM

March 02, 2013

All Time Most Horrific President ...Obama says to reporter, 'What more do you think I should do?'

During President Obama's press conference March 1, a reporter said it sounded like he was passing all the blame for the automatic cuts on to Republicans and assuming none of it for himself.

It looks like Obama is talking to AP White House correspondent Julie Pace in this exchange here

Obama says, 'What more do you think I should do?'

Wild Thing's comment..................

Obama will never take responsibility for anything, never!!!!!!

Posted by Wild Thing at 02:55 AM | Comments (1)

A Peek at Awesome Mitt Romney, in an exclusive interview with "Fox News Sunday," Showing Tomorrow ( Sunday)

Watch the Romneys on "Fox News Sunday" at 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. ET on Fox News Channel -- check local listings for Sunday morning airtimes.

Mitt Romney, in an exclusive interview with "Fox News Sunday," said Washington is letting a “golden moment just slip away with politics,” as he described watching the unfurling fiasco over the sequester. He described it as the “hardest” part about losing in November.

The 2012 Republican presidential nominee and his wife Ann spoke extensively with "Fox News Sunday" in their first post-election interview.

Romney said the automatic spending cuts which take effect Friday should be seen as an “opportunity” to finally solve America’s fiscal problems – by coming together on a “long-term fiscal” package.

“I mean I see this as this huge opportunity and it's being squandered by politics, by -- by people who are more interested in a political victory than they are in doing what's right for the country. And it's very frustrating, I have to tell you,” he said. “The hardest thing about losing is watching this -- this critical moment, this golden moment just slip away with politics.”

Romney criticized Obama, his former campaign rival, for “flying around the country and berating Republicans and blaming and pointing.”

“The president has the opportunity to lead the nation and to bring Republicans and Democrats together. It's a job he's got to do and it's a job only the president can do,” Romney said.

Joining other Republicans who say the administration is making the sequester seem worse than it is, Romney criticized the administration for recently releasing low-priority illegal immigrants from Arizona jails.

Wild Thing's comment.................

I am really looking forward to seeing this interview in full tomorrow. Things would be so much better if Romney had won. We would have a real President for one thing and not someone that hated our beloved country.

Posted by Wild Thing at 02:50 AM

March 01, 2013

Pelosi Questions Patriotism Of Republican Army Veteran, Says He’s Not “On Team America”

Pelosi Questions Patriotism Of Republican Army Veteran, Says He’s Not “On Team America”

The Examiner

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., suggested that the sequestration fight is revealing that some of her colleagues in Congress are not “on Team America,” based on a comment made by Rep. Mike Pompeo, R-Kan., [Pompeo served in the Army after graduating from West Point -ed.] that the sequester cuts are “a home run.”

“Democrats — we want solutions, Republicans want sequestration,” Pelosi said during her press briefing today. “Some of them have even called it a home run. That doesn’t sound like anybody on Team America if they think sequestration’s indiscriminate, mindless cuts across the board are a home run.”

Pompeo made his comment after the State of the Union. “It’s going to be a home run,” Pompeo told Politico. We are doing what the American people asked the US house t do in 2010 when I came here: we are reducing the size and scope of the federal government. I think the American people will have tremendous respect [for it]. I think the markets will respond very positively when we, for the first time, say ‘we have a spending reduction plan and we’re actually going to follow through on it.’”

Wild Thing's comment..................

Pelosi is a truly horrible person. I am so sick of how the democrats attack and attack and no one tells them off, up close and personal.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:55 AM

Obama Urges Supreme Court to Overturn Gay Marriage Ban

WASHINGTON — In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to overturn California's same-sex marriage ban and turn a skeptical eye on similar prohibitions across the country.

The Obama administration's friend-of-the-court brief marked the first time a U.S. president has urged the high court to expand the right of gays and lesbians to wed. The filing unequivocally calls on the justices to strike down California's Proposition 8 ballot measure, although it stops short of the soaring rhetoric on marriage equality Obama expressed in his inaugural address in January.

California is one of eight states that give gay couples all the benefits of marriage through civil unions or domestic partnership, but don't allow them to wed. The brief argues that in granting same-sex couples those rights, California has already acknowledged that gay relationships bear the same hallmarks as straight ones.

"They establish homes and lives together, support each other financially, share the joys and burdens of raising children, and provide care through illness and comfort at the moment of death," the administration wrote.

The brief marks the president's most expansive view of gay marriage and signals that he is moving away from his previous assertion that states should determine their own marriage laws. Obama, a former constitutional law professor, signed off on the administration's legal argument last week following lengthy discussions with Attorney General Eric Holder and Solicitor General Donald Verrilli.

In a statement following the filing, Holder said "the government seeks to vindicate the defining constitutional ideal of equal treatment under the law."

Obama's position, if adopted by the court, would likely result in gay marriage becoming legal in the seven other states: Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, Oregon and Rhode Island.

In the longer term, the administration urges the justices to subject laws that discriminate on sexual orientation to more rigorous review than usual, as is the case for claims that laws discriminate on the basis of race, sex and other factors.

The Supreme Court has never given gay Americans the special protection it has afforded women and minorities. If it endorses such an approach in the gay marriage cases, same-sex marriage bans around the country could be imperiled.

Friend-of-the-court briefs are not legally binding. But the government's opinion in particular could carry some weight with the justices when they hear oral arguments in the case on March 26.

Despite the potentially wide-ranging implications of the administration's brief, it still falls short of what gay rights advocates and the attorneys who will argue against Proposition 8 had hoped for. Those parties had pressed the president to urge the Supreme Court to not only overturn California's ban, but also declare all gay marriage bans unconstitutional.

Still, marriage equality advocates publicly welcomed the president's legal positioning.

"President Obama and the solicitor general have taken another historic step forward consistent with the great civil rights battles of our nation's history," said Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign and co-founder of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which brought the legal challenge to Proposition 8.

The president raised expectations that he would back a broad brief during his inauguration address on Jan. 21. He said the nation's journey "is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law."

"For if we are truly created equal, than surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well," he added.

Wild Thing's comment...............

Obama hates Christianity, the Constitution, and capitalism, America.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:50 AM | Comments (2)

Obama Sends 1,400 Manufacturing Jobs & Sensitive Technology to Brazil

Obama Sends 1,400 Manufacturing Jobs & Sensitive Technology to Brazil

Obama awarded the Light Air Support (LAS) contract to Brazilian-based Embraer over Beechcraft; a Wichita Kansas based company with a long history of supplying the U.S. military with aircraft. Had Beechcraft been granted the contract, the company expected to add or sustain 1,400 jobs in the U.S. The Embraer plane, on the other hand, will be primarily built in Brazil, with only about 50 assembly jobs in the U.S.

After a long-drawn-out contracting process that has been marred in controversy and questionable conduct by government officials, the Pentagon and the Obama Administration have again decided to put taxpayers at risk and ship jobs overseas by allowing a foreign company to produce important components of our national security.

“On Thursday February 27th, Department of Defense (DOD) officials awarded the Light Air Support (LAS) contract to the Brazilian aircraft maker, Embraer. Interestingly and without explanation, the cost of the contract to taxpayers somehow ballooned from $355 million to $427.5 million, a 20 percent increase. With sequestration and billions of dollars in defense cuts set to take place, taxpayers should be outraged at this cost increase.

“By awarding the contract to the Brazilians, the Administration has once again failed to give Beechcraft, the American-made aircraft manufacturer vying for the contract, the full and fair consideration that was required during the procurement process…

“…Now, the Administration is doubling-down on their prior mistakes by putting a critical defense project in the hands of a foreign sovereign. The extent of the carnage this decision causes is not just limited to the millions that will be sent overseas for these 20 LAS aircraft in the near-term. There are broader implications and untold billions of taxpayer dollars at stake by the Pentagon’s decision to grant the U.S. Air Force’s seal of approval to a foreign entity – backed financially and politically by Brazil. The Brazilian government has a “golden share” in Embraer, which essentially translates into operational control of the company. Not only does this put tax dollars at risk with the Brazilian company, but also could threaten US national security. The Administration’s unjustifiable endorsement of this Brazilian company could be exploited by them to gain unfair and unwarranted advantages in the U.S. and around the world. Meanwhile, domestic manufacturers are forced to cut jobs and highly skilled workers remain unemployed here at home.

Wild Thing's comment.......................

Every Marxist, communist breath Obama takes is to destroy our country.

Posted by Wild Thing at 12:40 AM | Comments (1)