For years we've had Peter DeFazio for our district representative to Congress. Who does he support? His own interests, more than those of every Oregonian. He can't seem to decide whether to vote for Oregon, unless it will cost a... [...]
People in the media will pooh-pooh observations by Conservatives and Republicans that there is an active plan at work to subvert our country with the goal of converting it to a Leninist/Marxist state. They can pooh-pooh this all day long... [...]
A lot of people who hate corporations (make sure to say it with a sneer on your face so those around you will know you think of them as eeeeeeeebil) and the modern way of life say they'd like to...' [...]
Oregon started with the mandated minimum wage hikes several years ago. Our state's minimum wage is now at $8.40, with a mandated increase coming January 1. Our state's unemployment numbers are among the highest in the nation. According to the... [...]
Michael Moore, stalwart defender of "the people", hates capitalism. This man has made millions off of like-minded people who are willing to spend their hard-earned (???) bucks to watch his movies tearing apart facets of our fine country. And he... [...]
The Globe and Mail up in Canada reports that a study's been done which shows people who get vaccinated for the seasonal flu vaccine could be twice as likely to contract the H1N1 (swine flu) virus than those who don't....' [...]
Democrats happened. No one brought up race in this whole thing when Barack Obama started running for president because everyone thought it was a good thing that a "melanin-enhanced" individual was running. (I use "melanin-enhanced" because I'm told there's a...' [...]
Um ... wait ... sorry, I forgot. That only applies if you're a D/L/L/M/S/C/A (Democrat/Liberal/Leftist/Marxist/Socialist/Communist/Anarchist) ... let's just say it's anyone that's *NOT* a C/C/R (Conservative/Christian/Republican) -- those people are supposed to sit down, shut up and play nice, or...' [...]
Obama wants to call it an "individual mandate" for buying health insurance (to the tune of a $900 fine for a single and up to a $3,800 fine for a family of four if they don't provide evidence of a...' [...]
No, I'm not the only one who sees the problems within ACORN and it's wide-spread web of corruption. I'm not the only one commenting on it. My "blogfather" Gullyborg has a good post up todayt with his observations and the... [...]
I'm not a Glenn Beck fan in the sense that I don't make a point to watch his show every day. I do believe that he makes some very salient points and talks about what others aren't talking about --...' [...]
Barbara Curtis was one of the original radicals, it seems. She was a hippie before it was cool to be one. She was a second-tier feminist (I think that's the term she used). Pro-women's right, pro-abortion, anti-government. She was about... [...]
Many people who have never ventured out of their political comfort zones have decided that Enough Is Enough! Many got off their couches, and out of their offices, and out of their homeschool rooms and headed for Washington, DC to... [...]
The LameStream Media likes to pretend "a few thousand" stragglers met up the mall carrying swastikas and being an "unruly" astroturf mob ... yeah, right. That's not how I see it when I look at pictures people have shared. The... [...]
Perhaps the EnviroWackos should learn to practice what they preach. Courtesy of photos posted at Gateway Pundit, let's compare the picture of the the Washington DC mall after the Tea Party protesters left with the view of the mall after... [...]
For months now we've heard one Dem/Lib House Representative or Senator after another claim that there won't be one dime in the proposed health care bills that would provide for federally funded abortions. Those of us who take ... shall... [...]
From The Hill:Wilson 'not going to apologize again' despite threat of sanction By Mike Soraghan - 09/13/09 09:43 AM ET Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.) said Sunday he will not apologize for his "You lie!" outburst, risking a sanction from the... [...]
The leftists would have you believe that Obama & Co. had no idea there would be a protest of any size in town. His puppet Gibbs said he had "no idea people were coming to DC to be heard." Of... [...]
Yesterday hundreds of thousands of protesters (precisely how many hundreds is up to interpretation and political leaning -- personally, from the footage I've seen [and will link] I'm guesstimating it's *way* over a million ... but I can be obstinate... [...]
With a hat tip to the Northwest Republican blog, I invite you to watch a very informative video regarding the health care provided *by treaty* to the Native Americans throughout our country. Apparently a well-know adage is ... "Don't get...'" [...]
With another hat tip to Tom, here is a very interesting article on how Khalid Sheik Mohammed became *such* a very valuable asset ... after waterboarding, etc. [Which supposedly *never* works....] Read the article at its source (Washington Post) or... [...]
Much has been made of the largely-lauded late Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA). "The Liberal Lion of the Senate." Yes, he served in the Senate for nearly 50 years ... a seat which was largely bought by his family, seeing as... [...]
Or so says a police officer at Rep. Jim Moran's (D-VA) townhall meeting held in Reston, VA on Tuesday, August 25, 2009. The protester is told to take his sign (with a picture of Obama on it) down ... eventually... [...]
When the medical community chooses to opt out of participating in a large vaccination drive .... you know there's a problem. Many in the medical research and medical practice communities have come out and said that they will not agree... [...]
We need someone with Daniel Hannan's clear, concise thinking and expression in the US. He's doing his darndest to straighten things up there, so it's unlikely he'd come work on our problems, too. But he's very clear in his recommendations...' [...]
Oh, say it ain't so, but it's a definitely possibility. Many of us have been opining on these possibilities and others for some time now, and have been labeled as "nut burgers" and "conspiracy theorists" ... but it's time to...' [...]
OK, what that really means is that half of the people that should've been appointed to key positions have not yet been appointed. The excuse,as expressed by Hilary Clinton, "The clearance and vetting process is a nightmare and it takes...'" [...]
There is an amazing amount of dislike, nay *hatred*, leveled in the direction of our former president, George W. Bush. In the interest of fairness, I'll admit that I voted for him -- TWICE. While I didn't agree with *everything*... [...]
This guy, disabled vet, a Marine who still considers sacred the oath he took when he entered the military, addresses Clark County, Washington's Brian "Brown Shirts" Baird. (Yeah, Baird says he apologized for the "brown shirts" comment, but with so... [...]
There are those who believe every they see on the Internet. There are those that believe everything they see in the Enquirer and other supermarket tabloids. There are those that believe everything they see in the New York Times. There... [...]
Everyone thinks Obama is some great communicator ... well, the guy reads well from a teleprompter, but that's just about it. Without it, he's nuthin' ... Now the *real* Great Communicator, Ronald Reagan, could communicate complex issues to the common...' [...]
He has an interesting memory ... has he forgotten that he spent a year and a half in Congress before he started running for President?? He forgets that he was *part* of the ones voting in things ... one of... [...]
Warning -- the screeching might make your eyes and ears bleed. Wouldn't it be novel if Liberals/Leftists thought this applied to *everyone* ... not just those that agree with *them*?!?!?!?' [...]
ELDERLY SWING AGAINST OBAMA PLAN By Dick Morris And Eileen McGann 08.11.2009 The most ominous signal yet for the Obama health care plan emerged in the poll by Scott Rasmussen released today. While public support for the plan fell to... [...]
This is dated July 16, 2009 ... why have I not seen this before today??? This Representative from Georgia practiced medicine for 25 years, knows about patient care, the quality they need/deserve, and how the current health care bill will... [...]
I know that “government officials” have tried to portray anyone who disagrees with them on Obamacare, etc. as “an angry mob” and accuses those that gather in protest as “having been gathered and orchestrated by GOP activist groups” … Not... [...]
The "Cash for Clunkers" program has been in effect for all of about 2 months 1 month, taking effect something like the week being heavily talked about around the time we got our new Jeep. Although we didn't qualify for...' [...]
How can you really say "the debate's over" as Al Gore and his cronies have, unless you allow both sides of the issue to be heard? If you're corrupt and have a stake in the "carbon credit market" like Al...' [...]
Ok, I realize I haven't posted in quite some time, but it's mostly been because I was tired of having to fend off a couple people who feel compelled to try to pick fights with anything and everything I post....' [...]
As Michelle Malkin says on her blog, this is the camel's nose under the tent. It starts out as what lobbyists can say, but the Obama Administration's trying to expand it to "anyone else exerting influence on the process." ~~~~~~~~~... [...]
Sent to me via email from my mom today, I think you'll get a kick out of this. Apparently it first appeared in February '09. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ THIS IS SO INCREDIBLY WELL PUT AND I CAN HARDLY BELIEVE IT'S BY A...' [...]
At least that's what Dennis Prager says in the following article, which was forwarded to me by our very smart Uncle Stan. Socialism and Secularism Suck Vitality Out of Society by Dennis Prager Tuesday, May 12, 2009 Outside of politics,... [...]
Per the 5/8 edition of FoxNews' Political Grapevine – "Broadcast network execs are said to be furious that Obama’s primetime news conferences have cost them about $30B in ad revenue. The Hollywood Reporter says that they are quietly hoping that...'" [...]
My good friend, Lisa, recently went to the zoo and shared this story: Well, we went to the zoo with (son) and (daughter). Usually we spend quite a bit of time in the Gorilla/Hippo area which are part of the... [...]
From the bright people at NetRightNation.com comes this thought-provoking post by Quin Hillyer: Emmanuel's Story Line is Fishy Written by Quin Hillyer Wednesday, 22 April 2009 12:45 From the Washington Examiner: White House Chief of Staff and partisan hit-man-in-chief Rahm... [...]
I subscribe to an interesting publication called TechRepublic, which furnishes me with everything from information way over my head to stuff I can share with my co-workers on how to use Microsoft Office more effectively. Then, once in a while,... [...]
And then it was followed up by this one: AT&T fiber outage shows how easily attackers could wipe out our communications This is a guest post from Larry Dignan, Editor in Chief of ZDNet, TechRepublic’s sister site. You can follow... [...]
In case you didn't follow the link to the student dissertation (see above post), which outlines grid vulnerabilities, I thought I'd post the article in its entirety ... Dissertation Could Be Security Threat Student's Maps Illustrate Concerns About Public Information... [...]
From the folks at NetRightNation.com comes this interesting tidbit. Feinstein’s Husband Cashes in on Crisis Tuesday, 21 April 2009 12:39p Written by the Washington Times From Fox News On the day the new Congress convened this year, Sen. Dianne Feinstein... [...]
Courtesy of the folks at The Daily Grind comes this excellent article, explaining why banks “accepting” TARP funds may not be been in their best interest after all …. Any why it may just inch us quietly ever closer to... [...]
This is currently making the rounds on email and I just had to share when I got it: For those that don't know about history . Here is a condensed version: Humans originally existed as members of small bands of...' [...]
During the 2008 presidential campaign season, much hay was made of Barack Obama having grown up in the Muslim faith, which he never really denied. It was said that he could say/sing the Koranic prayers "beautifully". He was listed as... [...]
Social Narcoleptics ... It's time to WAKE UP!!!! The Scenario: A protest is planned on a specific day, one that means a lot to "the masses" ... but now authorities are concerned that "too many protestors" might show up. Authorities... [...]
People, if this doesn't wake you up to the obvious comparisons to Obama's regime and the Nazi regime, what exactly will it take? Enforced "volunteerism" is nothing short of conscription and/or slavery. Wait 'til we have enforced charitable contribution (which... [...]
Sometimes it seems like politicians and those in the media use doublespeak straight out of "1984". I half expect someone in the news to describe someone they dislike as "double plus ungood". Sometimes it seems like the people who are... [...]
The following was recommended by a good friend, and I thought it was very thought-provoking, so I wanted to share it with y'all. Although I'm not Catholic, I have to agree with the author, Abbot Joseph. There is a hardening... [...]
No, I don't know who wrote this, but it's making the rounds, to I thought I'd share: Steelers to lose Super Bowl Trophies Pittsburgh, PA The Super Bowl XLIII Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, the only team to win six titles, will... [...]
***UPDATED 3/22/09*** I've conferred with my counsel and agreed it was a *bit* rash to give Commenter on "Badge of Honor" post's complete name and IP address on this blog post. I have retained a copy of the original information... [...]
**Updated 3/16/09** I would never have self-identified as someone who was 'too outspoken' ... outspoken, yes, but *too* outspoken? I would never have pegged myself as someone to be viewed as a threat of any kind. I try to treat... [...]
Could really, possibly be that words and actions have consequences? Throughout the recent presidential campaign we heard nuthin' but "hope" and "change" from now-Prez Barack Hussein Obama. Oh wait ... there was something else ... there was also that bit...' [...]
How refreshing that Sen. Bayh can come out in the open and say the $410 Omnibus Spending Bill shouldn't (have been) signed ... it's too bad so many other Dems are either too narcissistic, stupid or afraid to stand up...' [...]
Uncle Stan is a very witty guy with a dry sense of humor, but he makes observations that are right on the mark. I really value his perspective and have recently received permission to share his missives (or parts of... [...]
Remember Judge Roy Moore, the Alabama judge who was removed from the bench for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from his courtroom wall? Well, my friend Bonnie forwarded me a reminder about this awesome judge and the poem he... [...]
Today the boss forwarded a newsletter she got and said "Read the "Say What?" Article!" (As soon as she reminds me what the newsletter was, I'll cite that source ... I did *not* write the following, but I wanted to...' [...]
A friend picked this up from Michelle Malkin's site, but I went right to the source, Don Surber's 3/12/09 blog post at Blogs.Dailymail.com to find this for your enjoyment: 52 days, 52 mistakes Let me count them up, in no... [...]
Barack Obama needs to learn how to keep his story straight. One day he's telling us that these are the worst days since the Great Depression (um, but they're actually not as bad as they were in the 70s when...' [...]
While I understand that Ayn Rand was very much the atheist, and heartily disagree with her there, I have to say that I agree with quite a lot of what she wrote about in her final novel, "Atlas Shrugged". Some... [...]
Because I've had about as much as I can stand about ObaMao and his Communist Slide plans for our country, I decided to post something totally unrelated. I'm really tired of my stomach clenching every time that man speaks and... [...]
From FreeRepublic.com, we learn about a recent speech in Toronto, Canada by the Archbishop of Denver: Toronto, Canada, Feb 23, 2009 / 09:03 pm (CNA).- Canadians packed St. Basil’s Church in Toronto on Monday evening to hear Archbishop Charles Chaput... [...]
Everyone blames the concept for "No Child Left Behind" on former President George W. Bush. Hold on! Not so fast! Check out the parts I highlighted in red text. Rename Law? No Wisecrack Is Left Behind By SAM DILLON Published:... [...]
My mother sent this to me this weekend. Enjoy! This is one of the kindest things I've ever experienced. I have no way to know who sent it, but there is a beautiful soul working in the "dead letter office...'" [...]
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.... [...]
There is a new voice that I've become aware of and I wanted to share with you. Please read this post by Paul Baptist. On Personal Responsibility Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:24 pm My personal political leanings have been taking...' [...]
Obama scores big at Oscars! Published: Saturday, February 21, 2009 6:15 AM EST In an unprecedented event in Hollywood history, Barack Obama won multiple awards at the 2009 Academy Awards ceremony held at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood. Obama... [...]
In the traditions set forth by many of our common ancestors of centuries past, it seems to me that Obama's last name should be changed to "Warner" ... the man is always warning *someone* about *something* .... "or else" ......' [...]
Some friends and I are doing a "read along" (RAL) on the book Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand. Wow! OK ... here's the deal. I read a few years ago about Atlas Shrugged supposedly being the second highest-rated book (behind... [...]
Isn't it bad enough that the folks are suddenly unemployed due to the bad economy ... which we can mostly lay at the feet of our government and their poor management and judgment? Nope, now a lot of people who...' [...]
Bunker Mate "Ragdollcatz" pointed this out: Remember when Michelle Obama said this, back in February of last year? I wonder what we WILL be allowed to do ..... I'm just sayin'..... WarriorKnitter pointed out that she's a winter ... And...' [...]
Traditionally the job of taking care of the census and digesting and reporting the numbers has been the job of the Commerce Department. Well, it seems that this won't likely be the case anymore. Courtesy of my Bunker mate "TravelingGal"...' [...]
So ... Obama has something to say. He doesn't plan to talk about it in the morning or at lunch time or in middle of the afternoon ... when talk jocks can make hay out of it ... Nope, he...' [...]
In Nazi Germany, didn't the National Socialist movement begin really taking hold when they started indoctrinating the children? Wasn't one of the precepts of this indoctrination telling children ***not*** to listen to their parents because their parents weren't as smart...' [...]
You know how EcoNazis are always screaming about how we have to save the Amazon rain forest, and how the deforestation there is contributing to global warming, and how there are no other major rain forests, and how there's all... [...]
Lessee ... it's five days after the huge ice storm hit Kentucky, FEMA still hasn't shown up and taken care of everything. People have died, there's no more room in the shelters ... and Barack Obama hasn't taken a tour... [...]
Just once, I'd like to see this new Congress (and the leftovers from the last one) actually think with their heads and use common sense, instead of listening to their baser, craven natures and doing what they think they need...' [...]
Yep, the newly minted Prez is willing to "listen" to Republicans and "consider" their input ... and he's just as willing to totally ignore it and do whatever he wants, with the willing complicity of the Democrats in Congress. Courtesy...' [...]
My grandma used to caution us kids sometimes when we were being unkind to each other, or making things up: Be careful of the words you say Keep them nice and sweet. You never know from day to day Which... [...]
With a hat tip to Ravelry Bunker mate AllyKatt, who got it via Glenn Beck: Total Cost of Stimulus Legislation: $825 billion How does this compare? · In 1993, the unemployment was virtually the same as the rate today (around... [...]
A friend of mine directed me to a web site that I think I need to check often -- HH Blowhard. The post she directed me to, from 2006, is called "How to Negotiate With Terrorists". I hope the author... [...]
