Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Can you count how many promises President Obama broke with the very first big piece of legislation that came across his desk?
Maybe governing takes just a little more experience than he thought. I'll give the president credit. Surely he wasn't just zealously trying to curry votes during the campaign, never intending to keep these promises...
Maybe governing takes just a little more experience than he thought. I'll give the president credit. Surely he wasn't just zealously trying to curry votes during the campaign, never intending to keep these promises...
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Why Does He Even Command and Audience?
Jimmy Carter (or as someone I know calls him, Crater), perhaps one of the worst presidents of all time, is at it again.
In an interview with Haarretz, Carter said that the burden of peace in the Middle East is on Israel. His plan? Israel must complete "a withdrawal to the 1967 boundaries, with border adjustments in Jerusalem and its surroundings, in exchange for alternative territories for the Palestinians; shared control over Jerusalem's Old City; a Palestinian right of return to the territories only; and monetary compensation for the refugees." What must be done to stop Hamas from firing rockets? Israel must "open up the gates and let the people there[Gaza] have food, water, medicine and fuel."
Either Carter is ignorant or deliberately leaving out the fact that Israel has many times in the past "opened the gates" to Gaza, only to have terrorists use that freedom to murder and destroy.
What must Hamas, Fatah, the PLO, Hezbollah, et al. do? Absolutely nothing. In fact, in Carter's deranged lolipop view of the world, Hamas is the victim. He actually said, "Hamas had offered to extend the cease-fire in December, but the Israelis were not willing to do it." WHAT? Apparently Carter has forgotten or is lying about what happened in December. I am at a loss to figure out how Hamas could extend something they had been blatantly disregarding for over a year. I'm sure they "offered" to "extend" the cease fire - after all, they were firing rockets at Israel almost every day all while Israel would not respond because it was holding to the previous cease-fire agreement. Hamas probably enjoyed attacking Israel with impunity.
Carter then delved even deeper into the realm of insanity. He said, "I don't have any doubt that Gaza could be peaceful if the one and a half million people there could get adequate food and supplies and have access to the outside world. But when you imprison that many Palestinians, of all political persuasions, and deprive them of the basic necessities of life, and also of freedom to move back and forth between there and the West Bank - or there and Egypt, or there and Jordan, or there and the ocean - then you breed dissension and that dissension is going to be expressed in violence." " Carter is parroting the same old tired mantra that the Palestinians are only angry because they're being oppressed. He refuses to admit that the struggle for Hamas et al. is a religious one.
When asked why Israel seals off Gaza, Mr. Carter exemplifies his knowledge of the situation: "I don't understand why." He doesn't understand why Israel might want to protect its citizens from a group who's stated stance on peace is this:
"[Peace] initiatives, the so-called peaceful solutions, and the international conferences to resolve the Palestinian problem, are all contrary to the beliefs of the Islamic Resistance Movement. For renouncing any part of Palestine means renouncing part of the religion; the nationalism of the Islamic Resistance Movement is part of its faith, the movement educates its members to adhere to its principles and to raise the banner of Allah over their homeland as they fight their Jihad: "Allah is the all-powerful, but most people are not aware...There is no solution to the Palestinian problem except by Jihad. The initiatives, proposals and International Conferences are but a waste of time, an exercise in futility. The Palestinian people are too noble to have their future, their right and their destiny submitted to a vain game." Emphasis mine. (The Hamas Charter, Online: http://www.acpr.org.il/resources/hamascharter.html)
The more "peaceful" Fatah's Constitution is no better:
Article (8) The Israeli existence in Palestine is a Zionist invasion with a colonial expansive base, and it is a natural ally to colonialism and international imperialism.
Article (12) Complete liberation of Palestine, and eradication of Zionist economic, political, military and cultural existence.
Article (19) Armed struggle is a strategy and not a tactic, and the Palestinian Arab People's armed revolution is a decisive factor in the liberation fight and in uprooting the Zionist existence, and this struggle will not cease unless the Zionist state is demolished and Palestine is completely liberated. (The Charter of Fatah, Online: http://www.mideastweb.org/fateh.htm)
What about the PLO, Formerly headed by Arafat (who got the Nobel Peace Prize)? It's Charter says,
Article 19: The partition of Palestine in 1947, and the establishment of the state of Israel are entirely illegal, regardless of the passage of time, because they were contrary to the will of the Palestinian people and its natural right in their homeland, and were inconsistent with the principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, particularly the right to self-determination.
Article 9: Armed struggle is the only way to liberate Palestine. Thus it is the overall strategy, not merely a tactical phase.
This is all the PLO wants, according to its Charter (Article 2):
The PLO's charter says this land is "an indivisible territorial unit." Notice it includes all Israel, all of Jordan, and parts of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. No wonder Jordan kicked the Palestinian refugees out of their country.
Despite all of the political/militant Palestinian groups being completely committed to the destruction and elimination of Israel, Carter (and most of the West) continue to believe that "it's not a hopeless case to have good-faith talks based on a two-state solution that would be approved by the Palestinians."
Mr. Carter, you are a lunatic. Wake up or start being honest. Islam demands conquest, not peace.
In an interview with Haarretz, Carter said that the burden of peace in the Middle East is on Israel. His plan? Israel must complete "a withdrawal to the 1967 boundaries, with border adjustments in Jerusalem and its surroundings, in exchange for alternative territories for the Palestinians; shared control over Jerusalem's Old City; a Palestinian right of return to the territories only; and monetary compensation for the refugees." What must be done to stop Hamas from firing rockets? Israel must "open up the gates and let the people there[Gaza] have food, water, medicine and fuel."
Either Carter is ignorant or deliberately leaving out the fact that Israel has many times in the past "opened the gates" to Gaza, only to have terrorists use that freedom to murder and destroy.
What must Hamas, Fatah, the PLO, Hezbollah, et al. do? Absolutely nothing. In fact, in Carter's deranged lolipop view of the world, Hamas is the victim. He actually said, "Hamas had offered to extend the cease-fire in December, but the Israelis were not willing to do it." WHAT? Apparently Carter has forgotten or is lying about what happened in December. I am at a loss to figure out how Hamas could extend something they had been blatantly disregarding for over a year. I'm sure they "offered" to "extend" the cease fire - after all, they were firing rockets at Israel almost every day all while Israel would not respond because it was holding to the previous cease-fire agreement. Hamas probably enjoyed attacking Israel with impunity.
Carter then delved even deeper into the realm of insanity. He said, "I don't have any doubt that Gaza could be peaceful if the one and a half million people there could get adequate food and supplies and have access to the outside world. But when you imprison that many Palestinians, of all political persuasions, and deprive them of the basic necessities of life, and also of freedom to move back and forth between there and the West Bank - or there and Egypt, or there and Jordan, or there and the ocean - then you breed dissension and that dissension is going to be expressed in violence." " Carter is parroting the same old tired mantra that the Palestinians are only angry because they're being oppressed. He refuses to admit that the struggle for Hamas et al. is a religious one.
When asked why Israel seals off Gaza, Mr. Carter exemplifies his knowledge of the situation: "I don't understand why." He doesn't understand why Israel might want to protect its citizens from a group who's stated stance on peace is this:
"[Peace] initiatives, the so-called peaceful solutions, and the international conferences to resolve the Palestinian problem, are all contrary to the beliefs of the Islamic Resistance Movement. For renouncing any part of Palestine means renouncing part of the religion; the nationalism of the Islamic Resistance Movement is part of its faith, the movement educates its members to adhere to its principles and to raise the banner of Allah over their homeland as they fight their Jihad: "Allah is the all-powerful, but most people are not aware...There is no solution to the Palestinian problem except by Jihad. The initiatives, proposals and International Conferences are but a waste of time, an exercise in futility. The Palestinian people are too noble to have their future, their right and their destiny submitted to a vain game." Emphasis mine. (The Hamas Charter, Online: http://www.acpr.org.il/resources/hamascharter.html)
The more "peaceful" Fatah's Constitution is no better:
Article (8) The Israeli existence in Palestine is a Zionist invasion with a colonial expansive base, and it is a natural ally to colonialism and international imperialism.
Article (12) Complete liberation of Palestine, and eradication of Zionist economic, political, military and cultural existence.
Article (19) Armed struggle is a strategy and not a tactic, and the Palestinian Arab People's armed revolution is a decisive factor in the liberation fight and in uprooting the Zionist existence, and this struggle will not cease unless the Zionist state is demolished and Palestine is completely liberated. (The Charter of Fatah, Online: http://www.mideastweb.org/fateh.htm)
What about the PLO, Formerly headed by Arafat (who got the Nobel Peace Prize)? It's Charter says,
Article 19: The partition of Palestine in 1947, and the establishment of the state of Israel are entirely illegal, regardless of the passage of time, because they were contrary to the will of the Palestinian people and its natural right in their homeland, and were inconsistent with the principles embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, particularly the right to self-determination.
Article 9: Armed struggle is the only way to liberate Palestine. Thus it is the overall strategy, not merely a tactical phase.
This is all the PLO wants, according to its Charter (Article 2):
The PLO's charter says this land is "an indivisible territorial unit." Notice it includes all Israel, all of Jordan, and parts of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. No wonder Jordan kicked the Palestinian refugees out of their country.
Despite all of the political/militant Palestinian groups being completely committed to the destruction and elimination of Israel, Carter (and most of the West) continue to believe that "it's not a hopeless case to have good-faith talks based on a two-state solution that would be approved by the Palestinians."
Mr. Carter, you are a lunatic. Wake up or start being honest. Islam demands conquest, not peace.
Monday, February 09, 2009
Obama's "Plan"
How about this little timeline?
2001: Jeffrey Immelt appointed CEO of GE.
2004: Immelt confronted about doing business in Iran. Lies, saying GE was not doing business in Iran.
2008: Immelt forced to admit GE's business in Iran. Promises to stop "quickly."
2001-2008: Immelt resists calls to end GE's dumping of PCB's into the Hudson river, then resists calls to begin cleanup.
2001-2008: Stock price of GE falls 70%. Immelt reportedly directs a massive spending effort to jump-start GE.
2009: Obama appoints Jeffrey Immelt to his economic team.
EDIT:
2009: Obama appeals to the public and Congress to support his massive 1930's-Great- Depression-extending-New Deal-like spending package, saying those oppose him should give up their "tired old theories."
EDIT:
2009: Obama appeals to the public and Congress to support his massive 1930's-Great- Depression-extending-New Deal-like spending package, saying those oppose him should give up their "tired old theories."
Hope. Change. Transparency. Truth.
Right.
Clinton re-treads, tax cheats, lying CEO's, massive spending proposals, avoiding questions from the media, going back on campaign proposals...all in the first month.
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