Archive for October, 2008

Are you better off today than you were before two years of Dem control?

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Two years ago, I started tracking two of the key areas that Pelosi and Reid promised would improve if we gave the Democrats a majority in the House and Senate.  As we prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday, while the Democrats ask if we are better off today than we were four years ago with Bush as president, perhaps we should be asking ourselves: Are we better off today than two years ago when the Democrats took control of Congress.

Think about it, who controls the budget?  Who decides what laws will pass, what laws will never see the light of day?  Who decides if nominated judges will be confirmed?

Congress!

For the Democrats to walk away from any responsibility after promising that electing them would lead to improvements in unemployment, gas prices, the economy, etc. is disingenuous at best.

So, what do you think?  Better off today than two years ago.  Here are two charts, historical  unemployment and gasoline prices, for your consideration (click charts to enlarge):

Note that unemployment and gas prices both went up AFTER the Democrats took control of Congress.  In fact, things were pretty good when Bush had a small majority of Republicans in the Huse and Senate.

Think about that before you turn over our country to Obama, Biden, Pelosi and Reid.

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The incredible shrinking tax cut

Friday, October 31st, 2008

Remember this posted just 3 days ago: If you make less than how much? 

I have now heard at least three versions of the Obama “tax cut” threshold.  The Obama campaign has told us:

  • those making less than $250k will get a tax cut
  • those that make less than $250k will not get a tax increase but those under $200k will get a tax cut
  • those who make less than $250k will not get a tax increase but those under $150k will get a tax cut…

Wait a week and it will probably go down to $100k. 

Well… where almost there. 

Bill Richardson has just informed us the new threshold is (((((drum roll please)))):

$120,000

In explaining this today, Democratic Strategist Malia Lazu says the different numbers are because different folks define middle class differently and the tax cut is for the middle class.  Huh!?  So it’s not based upon the numbers we have been told?  It will change depending on the final definition of who is in the middle class?

Lazu went on to explain that she personally believes middle class is around $45,000 per year. 

Ruh-Ro!  Sounds like the tax cut will only be for folks not paying any income tax at all!!!!!!

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Sneak peek into dismantling of 1st Amendment under Obama

Friday, October 31st, 2008

It started with tight controls on the message.  Anything that did not fit into the neat little package that was brand Obama was discredited, denied, distanced, destroyed.

When Obama or Biden said something that is clearly a negative for the brand, we were told that what we thought we heard, even though video evidence existed, wasn’t what we heard at all.

One by one, any association that could harm the brand was denied; when proof was given, it was spun; when spinning didn’t work, the messenger was destroyed, the association was abandoned, and the history was rewritten… what we saw wasn’t really what we saw.

As with any brand, building brand loyalty costs money or advertising.  Brand Obama raised nearly a billion dollars to sell the brand directly to the public without challenge.  When Obama did appear in “uncontrolled” environments, the vast majority of the appearances were with interviewers that could hardly contain themselves from humping his leg.

But controlling the message is a full time job, and sometimes the brand comes under some real scrutiny.

The lengths to which the campaign was willing to go to control the message started to become very clear when two local news programs were punished for asking questions deemed inappropriate.  No more interviews for the remainder of the campaign and probably beyond.

Now, three major newspapers that have endorsed John McCain, the Washington Times, NY Post and Dallas Morning News,  have been kicked off the Obama plane.

This is just the tip of the iceberg folks, trust me.  The propaganda machine is evolving and is protecting the brand through any means possible, including a blatant attempt to influence a free press through a system of punishment and rewards.

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Email this Video to Everyone!

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

I’m sorry, I have nothing I can add here.  Please, please watch this video and send to everyone you know.  This video, especially the ending, moved me to tears:

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Bill helpin’ Barack

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Heard this earlier today.  from FoxNews:

Barack Obama cultivated the image of a cool and collected leader during the height of the economic crisis last month, when lawmakers on Capitol Hill scrambled to draft a workable bailout package after a meltdown on Wall Street.

And when John McCain suspended his campaign to dive head first into the fray, Obama’s campaign accused the Republican of being “unsteady.”

But to hear Bill Clinton tell it, the Democratic nominee didn’t quite have a handle on the situation himself.

“I haven’t cleared this with him and he may even be mad at me for saying this so close to the election, but I know what else he said to his economic advisers (during the crisis),” Clinton told the crowd at a Wednesday night rally with Obama in Florida. “He said, ‘Tell me what the right thing to do is. What’s the right thing for America? Don’t tell me what’s popular. You tell me what’s right — I’ll figure out how to sell it.’”

 Obama had to be thinking: Gee thanks Bill.

Essentially President Clinton was saying Obama had no clue what to do and was looking for someone to load up the teleprompter so he could launch into a sales pitch. 

In other words: SOP – Standard Operating Procedures for Camp Obama.

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This is kind of freaky

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Someone pointed out to me that in Hebrew, Baraq means “lightning” and Bama means “high place”. Obama’s father belongs to the Luo tribe of Kenya; apparently this tribe prefaces a surname with an “O” to indicate “son of”… could not verify that.

So… Baraq Obama would then be lightning, son of high place.

Why is this of any significance? It probably isn’t. But this person also point out the following from Luke 10:18:

He (Jesus) replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven.

Apparantly some translations say “high place” instead of “heaven”.  I could not find that anywhere.

However, I think I found the original site where this is discussed by The Hon. Dr. Rabbi Sollog Immanuel Adonai-Adoni.  Here’s an excerpt:

In Luke 10:18 Jesus states, “I beheld Satan as Lightning fall from Heaven.”

How does a Jewish Rabbi…  say in HEBREW, that Satan is like LIGHTNING from heaven?

Barack, also transliterated as Baraq in Hebrew, is LIGHTNING. Even in Greek, Barak is LIGHTNING for the name of a person!

The ONLY WAY, a Jewish Rabbi can say in Hebrew that SATAN is LIGHTNING is, SATAN BARACK!

Interestingly, the “Greek” verse of Luke 10:18 does not contain an actual Greek word to translate into “Fall”. The Greek word translated as “Fall” appears to be a rare form of a Hebrew word for “transgressions”. So, the words of Jesus in this verse probably refer to heavenly transgressions.

In Hebrew poetry from the dominant book that the New testament draws upon, to validate the “works” of Jesus as “proof” of poetic prophecy, the use of BAMA is used to refer to the “heights” of heaven.

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In the verses of Isaiah that refer directly to “Lucifer” in King James translations of Isaiah, sure enough, BAMA is used to refer to the “Heights” of Heaven (Isaiah 14:14)!

In Hebrew, the letter vau is transliterated as an “O” or “U”. It is primarily used as a conjunction to join concepts together. So, to “join” in Hebrew poetry the concept of lightning (Barack) and a high place like heaven or the “Heights of Heaven”, the letter “O” or Hebrew vau would be used. Bama is most commonly used to refer to a high sacred place, as well as to the “Heights” of the heavens or clouds.

So, Barack O Bama in Hebrew poetry, similar to the style of Isaiah, would translate literally as Lightning and the “Heights” of the sky or heaven!

Satan is Satan in Hebrew. So the Jesus “Prophecy” of Luke 10:18, if spoken actually by a Jewish Rabbi influenced by the poetry of Isaiah, would have said the verse Luke 10:18 as ;

Satan Barack O Bama

There’s much more to read at that site… pretty interesting.

Mean anything?  Probably not… but some folks are pointing to this as an interesting coincidence.  Or is it?

Just kind of freaky.

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Obamamercial: As seen on TV

Wednesday, October 29th, 2008

Anyone know what we will be able to buy during the Obamamercial?

Wonder if there will be one of those little timers in the bottom right corner of the screen or a counter indicating how many sold.

Some products you might see:

  • The Obama Juicer – perfect for squeezing every last dollar out of unsuspecting tax payers
  • Obama-Vac – for cleaning up any dirt your opponents might find on you
  • Obama Easy-Weave Cloak Kit – weave a cloak that will shield even the most piercing eyes from the real you
  • Obama IntelliBake Oven – ideas half-baked? Not with the Obama IntelliBake oven.  Create dozens of policies from time tested recipes.  Includes the complete Jimmy Carter on Economics and Foreign Policy recipe file
  • Obama-Prompter – not sure what to say even in casual conversations? The Obama-prompter gives you just the right words at just the right time.  Three scripts to choose from to fit every occasion
  • Obama Vanity Wind Vane – make sure you know which way the wind is blowing before you step up to that microphone. Engraving extra.

These items and many more, tonight, from Obamacon Direct Sales, inc.  a division of Amabo.

UPDATE: I bought some great stuff last night. I wanted to bid on a tax cut, but it was no longer available.

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