Politics and Insights from History

Here is a video that accurately explains the prosperity of the 1920s and how Harding helped lead to that prosperity.  Our modern politicians could learn a lot from Harding and Coolidge.   Enjoy the video.

Last week President Obama delivered a speech to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Like most of his speeches it was full of rhetorical BS and added up to little more than pandering to a group of people for votes. The following is my breakdown of the speech. I left out the first two paragraphs because they are the typical pleasantries of thanking those present. The Speech itself can be found in its entirety at the White House website.

“I also want to acknowledge and thank all of the outstanding Latino leaders serving across my administration because I am proud that the number of Latinos I’ve nominated to Senate-confirmed positions at this point far exceeds any administration in history.  And I’m especially proud that a whole bunch of them are Latinas.  And as I’ve said before, one of my proudest moments of my presidency was the day Justice Sonia Sotomayor swore an oath and ascended to our nation’s highest court, and sparked new dreams for countless young girls all across America.”

First off, who cares if he has appointed the most Hispanics to federal office than any other president? That doesn’t mean a thing. The real issue is: are these people qualified? Take Sonya Sotomayor. She is the first Latina to be Supreme Court judge, but she is not qualified. This is a woman who is a far left ideologue, much like Obama himself. She believes that it is up to judges to legislate from the bench, or to create policy. She does not believe in individual rights or in upholding the Constitution. In her career, Sotomayor has demonstrated that she is incapable of remaining objective. To be a competent judge, you must be impartial and cannot push your own agenda.

So he has appointed the most Latinos to federal offices. How many of them are Marxists like him? How many of them are loyal to America and her Constitution?

“Now, some of you may remember I first joined you here two years ago, as a candidate for this office.  And we spoke then about how, after years of failed policies here in Washington, after decades of putting off the toughest challenges, we had finally reached a tipping point — a point where the fundamental promise of America was at risk.

We talked about how these challenges impacted the Latino community, but also about how they’re bigger than any one community.  I said then that if a young child is stuck in an overcrowded and underperforming school, it doesn’t matter if she is black or white or Latino, she is our child, and we have a responsibility to her.”

If President Obama, and other liberals, really cared about improving our schools and the quality of education, they would support the school voucher programs. Instead, Obama and his ilk have worked with the school unions to destroy the school voucher programs touting them as unfair. They continue to pour more money into a failed system. To reform the education system this is what needs to be done:

1. Get the federal Government out. Return control of schools to the state and local levels.

2. Eliminate the Department of Education and all federal funding for schools including all elementary, middle schools, high schools, and universities.

3. Eliminate the School Unions. Unions insist on keeping the substandard quality of education in this country. They are responsible for the amount of teachers that do not do their job, and some of these teachers are child molesters.

4. Repeal the measure in the Health Care law that allows the Federal Government to take control of the student loan program.

“That if millions of Latinos end up in the emergency room because they don’t have health care, it’s not just a problem for one community, it’s a problem for all of America.”

Here the President is blatantly lying. People who go to the emergency room do not do so because they have no health care. There are a couple reasons why emergency rooms are used: the person has a medical problem that only the emergency room can handle, or he is unaware that even without insurance he can go to the clinic. Also emergency rooms are popular among illegal immigrants because they can get the care they need and then walk out before they are asked for billing information or have immigration services called on them.

“When millions of immigrants toil in the shadows of our society, that’s not just a Latino problem, that is a American problem.  We’ve got to solve it.”

Why do we have immigrants “toiling in the shadows of society”? Simple. Many of these people are illegal immigrants and were smuggled into this country by people who deal in human trafficking. If we were to close the borders, crack down on illegal immigration, and punish those who smuggle people into this country we could save those who are in “the shadows of society” and eliminate most of the gang activity in the southwest. Another thing that needs to be done is destroying the drug cartels that use desperate people to smuggle their drugs into this country.

“As Dr. King told Cesar Chavez all those years ago:  Our separate struggles are really one.  And that truth became painfully clear when, less than a week after I had appeared before the CHC, some of the biggest Wall Street firms collapsed and the bottom fell out of our economy.  Millions of families across America were plunged into the deepest recession of our lifetimes.  And a Latino community that had been hard-hit before the recession was hit even harder.

So when I took office, I insisted that we could only rebuild our economy if we started growing the economy for all of our people, not just some of our people — (applause) — if we provided economic security for all of our working families all across America.  We had to renew the fundamental idea that everybody in America — everybody in America — has a chance to make it if they try no matter who they are, no matter what they look like, no matter where they come from or where they were born.”

This is mostly useless rhetoric to make Obama sound good. He is purposefully misleading people. The reason why the economy has slumped is because of democrat policies from the 1980s and 1990s. The economy continues to limp along because of Obama’s policies. When Jimmy Carter passed the Community Reivestment Act, it set the stage for Chris Dodd and Barney Frank to write legislation that forced banks to lend money to those who could not afford a mortgage. They also helped to keep Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac alive despite the corruption within these two institutions and the evidence that they were bankrupt. We were plunged into a recession because of the very policies that Obama is pushing.

President Obama talks about security, but what security is there in a government that pushes for more control over individuals, increases spending and the debt, and washes its hands of all responsibility?

“That’s the idea that drives us:  the chance to make of our lives what we will.  And I know that many of you are thinking tonight about a task that is central to that idea — and that’s our fight to pass comprehensive immigration reform.”

The only immigration reform he wants is amnesty so that he can get more votes come 2012. The United States does not need immigration reform. What we need is to close our borders and enforce our current immigration laws. This means tracking down any who have stayed beyond their visa and deporting them, and punishing businesses who hire illegal immigrants. If the Federal immigration laws we currently have were enforced from the beginning, we would not have an illegal immigration problem. Besides, if we actually enforced our immigration laws, the illegal aliens would deport themselves. That is what happened in Arizona when they passed their immigration law.

“Now, I know that many of you campaigned hard for me, and understandably you’re frustrated that we have not been able to move this over the finish line yet.  I am too.  But let me be clear:  I will not walk away from this fight.  My commitment is getting this done as soon as we can.  We can’t keep kicking this challenge down the road.

There’s no doubt the debate over how to fix all this has been a fractured and sometimes painful one in this country.  And let’s face it, there are some who seek political advantage in distorting the facts and in dividing our people.  We’ve seen it before.  Some take advantage of the economic anxiety that people are feeling to stoke fear of those who look or think or worship differently — to inflame passions between “us” and “them.””

The only person infusing fear into the hearts and minds of Americans is the President himself. Obama used the fear of economic collapse to pass his stimulus bill. He used the fear of not be able to get health care to pass his health care bill. He used fear and anger to pass the financial overhaul bill. Now he is using the fear of racial division to pass another amnesty bill.

“I have news for those people:  It won’t work.  There is no “us” and “them.”  In this country, there is only “us.”  (Applause.)  There is no Latino America or black America or white America or Asian America.  There is only the United States of America — all of us.  (Applause.)  All of us joined together.  Indivisible.”

This is just Obama’s feeble attempt to appear strong.

“If we appeal to the American people’s hopes over their fears, we’ll get this done.  We already know what this reform looks like.  Just a few years ago, when I was a senator, we built a bipartisan coalition around a basic framework under the leadership of Senator Kennedy and Senator McCain and President Bush.  We rallied with leaders from the business community and the labor communities and the religious communities.  Many of you were there.  And the bill we forged wasn’t perfect.  It wasn’t what any one person might think was optimal.

But because folks were willing to compromise, we came up with a commonsense, comprehensive reform that was so far from the false debates, the notion that somehow on the one hand there’s mass amnesty or on the other hand there’s some unworkable mass deportation.  That wasn’t what we were talking about.  And the American people, I think, were ready to embrace a commonsense solution.  And we passed that bill through the United States Senate”

The bill he is referring to is the immigration bill that Ted Kennedy and John McCain worked on under Bush’s second term. This bill was nothing more than an amnesty bill. It granted amnesty to 2.7 million illegal immigrants while failing to enforce immigration laws.[i]

“But since that effort fall apart — fell apart, we have seen how broken and bitter and divisive our politics has become.  Today, the folks who yell the loudest about the federal government’s long failure to fix this problem are some of the same folks standing in the way of good faith efforts to fix it.   And under the pressures of partisanship and election year politics, most of the 11 Republican senators who voted for that reform just four years ago have backed far away from that vote today.

That’s why states like Arizona have taken matters into their own hands.  And my administration has challenged that state’s law — not just because it risks the harassment of citizens and legal immigrants, but it is the wrong way to deal with this issue.  It interferes with federal immigration enforcement.  It makes it more difficult for law — local law enforcement to do its job.  It strains state and local budgets.  And if other states follow suit, we’ll have an unproductive and unworkable patchwork of laws across the country.

We need an immigration policy that works — a policy that meets the needs of families and businesses while honoring our tradition as a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws.  We need it for the sake of our economy, we need it for our security, and we need it for our future.

And I understand it may not be the easy thing to do politically.  It’s easier to grandstand.  But I didn’t run for President to do what’s easy.  I ran to do what’s hard.  I ran to do what’s right.  And when I think something is the right thing to do, even my critics have to admit I’m pretty persistent.  I won’t let it go.  They can call me a lot of things, but they know I don’t give up.”

The reason Arizona passed their own immigration law is because for over 20 years the Federal Government has refused to enforce its own immigration laws and has refused to deal with the problem of illegal immigration. Also. Arizona’s law was a carbon copy of the federal immigration laws. All Arizona did was pass a state law stating that they will enforce the current federal immigration laws. They did what needed to be done.

The fact that the White House filed a lawsuit against Arizona proves that they cannot stand it when people do not follow them. It also proves that we have an out of control, oppressive government that needs to be reined in. The federal government has no right to file a lawsuit against individual states. This violates the tenth amendment and is an erosion of the rights of individual states.

The only one grandstanding here is President Obama himself. He hopes that by bashing Arizona he will garner support from the Latino community. He is also setting himself upon some pedestal of moral superiority.

“Now, the Senate is going to have a chance to do the right thing over the next few weeks when Senator Reid brings the DREAM Act to the floor.  Keep in mind, in the past, this was a bill that was supported by a majority of Democrats and Republicans.  There’s no reason why it shouldn’t receive that same kind of bipartisan support today.  I’ve been a supporter since I was in the Senate, and I will do whatever it takes to support the Congressional Hispanic Caucus’ efforts to pass this bill so that I can sign it into law on behalf of students seeking a college education and those who wish to serve in our country’s uniform.  It’s the right thing to do.  We should get it done.”

Here is the payment Obama promises for any Latino that votes for him. The Dream Act was originally proposed under Bush’s tenure by Republican Senator Hatch from Illinois. He now opposes the measure, but that is of little consequence. It is most likely a political move on his part. Now the measure is a rider on the Defense Authorization Bill due to Senator Harry Reid.

The Dream Act would grant conditional citizenship to illegal immigrants up to the age of 35 who claim that they were brought into the United States while under 16. To be granted citizenship they would have to agree to join the military or enroll in a university. That is the Dream Act in a nutshell. It is nothing more than an amnesty bill.

Like every piece of legislation from this Congress, the bill is full of loopholes. Currently most states ban in state tuition to illegal aliens. The Dream Act would put an end to that. Those granted citizenship will be allowed to sponsor others for citizenship, even those who would otherwise not be granted it. Another problem is that there is anywhere between 50,000 to 70,000 illegal immigrants who graduate high school every year.[ii] All of them stand to be given U.S. citizenship. And since most of those granted citizenship by the Dream Act are considered minorities, they will have Affirmative Action helping them. This means that many of those who will benefit from this bill will be given preference in college admissions and preference in the job market; preference over American citizens who happen to be white.

There a many reasons for not passing the Dream Act.

1. It is being put as a rider on the Defense Bill because it was unable to pass through Congress on its own. Immigration is a separate issue and any bill concerning it must pass through both houses of Congress on its own; not as a rider on another piece of legislation.

2. There are enough Immigration laws on the books. We do not need more. Congress should go through the current immigration policies and repeal what is not working and enforce what does. Adding more laws upon thousands of pages of existing laws just complicates matters more and does little to solve the problem.

3. This is nothing more than an amnesty bill. Yes, there are conditions put on it and it seems reasonable, but that is the problem. Do you really expect a government that refuses to enforce the rules concerning those who have overstayed their visas to make certain that those granted citizenship under this bill hold up their end of the bargain? No. They will be given citizenship and let loose.

4. Amnesty never was, and never will be the answer. These people that will be granted amnesty are adults. They know that they are not U.S. citizens and have refused to go through the process of becoming one. Now they a rallying for the passage of the Dream Act so that they will be allowed to achieve their dreams. The Chicago Tribune wrote a sob story about an illegal immigrant who is 19, but was brought to this country while under 16 and how this bill would improve his life.[iii] This kid is 19. On the day he turned 18 he could have applied for U.S. citizenship and started the process. But he chose not to. Apparently, citizenship was of little importance to him.

The people who will benefit from the Dream Act are of voting age. This bill is a way for desperate Democrats to buy the Latino vote in this November and later in 2012. Unfortunately, these people are stupid enough to sell it to them. Since most of them are illegal they have no right vote in American elections anyway.

“Now, I want to be straight with you.  To make real progress on these or any issues, we’ve got to break the Republican leadership’s blockade.  Let’s be clear about this.  Without the kind of bipartisan effort we had just a few short years ago, we can’t get these reforms across the finish line.  Their leadership has made reaching 60 votes the norm for nearly everything the Senate has to do.  The American people’s business is on hold because, simply put, the other party’s platform has been “no.”

For example, consider the public servants I’ve nominated to carry out the people’s business.  Most of them had been supported widely and approved unanimously by Senate committees.  But they’ve been held up for months by the Republican leadership.  We can’t even get an up-or-down vote on their confirmation.  I nominated a man that you all know well.

Now, Raul has been waiting for 10 months to be the Ambassador to the Dominican Republic.  Right now, there are 21 judges who’ve been held up for months while their courts have sat empty.  Three of them are outstanding Latinos, like Judge Albert Diaz, who I nominated to the Fourth Circuit Court.  He’s been waiting for 10 months.  This is a widely respected state court judge, military judge, and Marine Corps attorney.  He was approved unanimously by the Judiciary Committee.  But just last month, the Senate Republican leader objected to a vote on his confirmation yet again.  And when he was asked why, he basically admitted it was simply partisan payback.  Partisan payback.

We can’t afford that kind of game-playing right now.  We need serious leaders for serious times.  That’s the kind of leadership this moment demands.  That is what we need right now.  Because when I get out of this town and I’m meeting with people, talking to folks, nobody is asking me, “Hey, Barack, which party is scoring more points?”  Nobody is saying, “Oh, don’t worry about us, I just want you to do what’s best for November.””

Once again Obama is blaming Republicans for his problems. The Republicans are unable to block anything in Congress right now. They are the minority in both houses. The Democrats hold the majority in both the House and the Senate. They also control the White House. If Obama is unable to get his agenda pushed through Congress, then he has a problem within his own party.

He is also pushing the same rhetoric of Republicans being the “party of no”. This is a favorite Democrat tactic. The reason for many Republicans saying no to Obama, is because they finally got the backbone to say no to big government. I hope they keep it up.

“What they’re interested in is how they’re going to find a job when they’ve only known one trade their whole life; how are they going to put their kids through school; how are they going to pay the bills if they get sick; how are they going to retire when their savings have plunged after this financial crisis.  They’re the folks we’re here for.  They’re the folks we’re fighting for.

That’s why we passed Wall Street reform — for every hard-working family who’s tired of taken — getting taken advantage of every time they opened their credit card bill, or mortgage payment, or tried to send a remittance — send a payment to help their parents or families abroad.

That’s why we’re reforming America’s schools so that all our children have a chance to learn the skills they need for today’s economy.  We eliminated tens of billions of dollars in wasteful subsidies to big banks that provide student loans, and we’re taking that money to make college affordable for millions of students, including more than a hundred thousand Latino students.  That’s what the CHC did.  That’s what this administration did.

That’s why we passed health insurance reform for Americans who are sick of being gouged by insurance companies that jack up rates and deny coverage because you’ve got a preexisting condition.  Now, millions of Americans with insurance can get free preventive care.  Now, 9 million Latinos and tens of millions of Americans will be able to afford quality health care for the first time.”

The only reason why Obama pushed these so called reforms was to get his Marxist agenda through Congress while he had a chance. President Obama promised to “fundamentally change America” and that is exactly what he is doing. He is changing the United States from a Republic into a Socialist state. This is something the American people have resisted since the rise of the Progressive era.

“That’s why we cut taxes for small business owners and 95 percent of working Americans.”

Tax cuts? What tax Cuts? There have been no tax cuts since Obama took office. He gave some tax credits, but those are due to expire the end of this year. Also, tax credits are not tax cuts. Tax credits are very similar to the credits you may see on your credit card statement if they overcharged you for something. A tax cut is an actual reduction in the tax rate. This, we have not had. In fact, beginning in January of 2011 your taxes will increase because Obama is allowing the Bush tax cuts to expire at the end of this year. He has not urged Congress to extend the Bush tax cuts. Obama is lying and he knows it. He also is well aware that he will never be called on it.

“Instead of giving tax breaks to corporations to create jobs overseas, we’re cutting taxes for companies that put our people to work here at home.  Instead of tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans who don’t need them and weren’t even asking for them, we’re fighting to cut taxes for you, middle-class folks all across the country.  That’s what we’re about.  That’s what we’re fighting for.”

More lies. Taxes on corporations will increase in 2011 thanks to the health care and financial reform bills. If the president manages to get an energy/climate bill, there will be tax increases within it for both businesses and individuals. If he really intended to encourage corporations to manufacture products within the U.S., Obama would eliminate the EPA and all of their useless regulations and he would slash all corporate taxes by about 75% and even eliminate some. This would encourage businesses to come to the U.S. and recover the economy.

Take note Obama’s use of class warfare here. Earlier in his speech he talks about how we are all Americans and should not divide ourselves. Then he speaks about how the wealthy do not deserve tax cuts. This is a typical tactic of socialists. They claim they want unity, but then they divide people based on economic circumstances.

“And when it comes to just about everything we’ve tried to do, almost every Republican in Congress has folded their arms and said no.  Even where we usually agree, they say no.  They’re thinking about the next election instead of the next generation, trying to score political points instead of solving problems.  They said no to help for small businesses.  No to middle-class tax cuts.  No to making college affordable.  No to comprehensive immigration reform.  Their platform, apparently, is “no se puede.”  Is that a bumper sticker you want on your car?”

Blaming Republicans once again. It is not Republicans getting in Obama’s way. It is the American People. The majority of Americans have demonstrated, through the Tea Party Movement, that they do not want Obama’s reforms. Because of this, many Democrats have distanced themselves from Obama. But Obama cannot admit this. If he does it shows that not only do the people not trust him, but that there is distrust and division within his party. This would weaken him even further. So he continues to spread the lie that it is the Republicans fault hoping that enough people will believe it in the November elections.

“In fact, the chairman of their campaign committee said that if they take over, they’d go back to “the exact same agenda” — that’s a quote — “the exact same agenda” they had when they were in power.   They’re saying they’ll repeal Wall Street reform.  They’ll try to repeal health insurance reform.  They’ll give the special interests a pen and let them write the rules again.”

More lies. Obama is trying, desperately, to convince people that Republicans are responsible for the economic meltdown; that Republicans are responsible for the lack of recovery. He wants to connect them to special interests because the Democrats are deeply connected to special interests groups like the Unions (SEIU, ACORN), the American Medical Association, and AARP, to name a few. Now, that does not mean that there are not some Republicans that are tied to special interest groups. But Obama is purposefully trying to mislead you because he is deeply connected to groups like SEIU and ACORN. He has allowed them to influence what was written in many of his “reform” bills.

“And right now, because of that Republican blockade, those special interests — even foreign corporations — can spend tens of millions of dollars on campaign ads without even having to disclose who they are.  You’ve seen some of these ads.  You know, they call themselves “Americans for Apple Pie” or “Moms for Motherhood.”

And then they use their voice to drown out yours.  To let Wall Street write rules that take advantage of Main Street.  To let insurance companies write rules that let them cover or drop folks whenever and however they please.  To go back to that “exact same agenda.””

Remember, Republicans cannot block anything right now. They do not have enough votes. And, frankly, you want Obama’s agenda to be stopped. What he wants is not what America wants. What he wants is the destruction of America. Look at everything he has said and done for the past 21 months. He and key Democrats in Congress have actively pursued a course that violates the U.S. Constitution and violates our individual rights.

The Republican party appears to be undergoing a transformation right now in which they are returning to their conservative roots. This is what we need. We need to return to common sense values and solutions and return to Reagan conservatism. Reagan had it right. Cut government and return power back to the hands of the people, where it belongs. This was one of the fundamental beliefs that surrounded the founding of America.

“Well, tell me you something.  That agenda didn’t work out so well for the Latino community.  It didn’t work out for anybody here in America.  It is not going to solve the challenges we face.  We can’t go backwards.  We’ve got to go forwards.

So let me say this, not just to the folks who are in this room, but to the Latino community across this country.  You have every right to keep the heat on me and keep the heat on the Democrats, and I hope you do.  That’s how our political process works.

But don’t forget who is standing with you, and who is standing against you. Don’t ever believe that this election coming up doesn’t matter.  Don’t forget who secured health care for 4 million children, including the children of legal immigrants.  Don’t forget who won new Pell Grants for more than 100,000 Latino students.  Don’t forget who fought for credit card reform, a new agency to protect consumers from predatory lending, and protections for folks who send remittances back home.  Don’t forget who cut taxes for working families.  Don’t forget who your friends are.  No se olviden.  Don’t forget.

We can’t go back now.  Not when there is so much work to be done.  We’ve got to move forward.  We’ve got to move forward on jobs, and on the economy, and on immigration reform, and all the unfinished business of our time.  These are serious times.  They require serious leaders and serious citizens, and your voice matters.  Your voice can make the difference.”

This is mostly more rhetoric. Obama is pandering to the Latino Community, since they are whom he is speaking to here. He is also stating that any who do not agree with his agenda are backwards people that do not understand Americans or the people’s wants and needs. By making his opponents seem inferior and primitive, he is hoping to discredit them.

“So let me close by saying this.  Long before America was even an idea, this land of plenty was home to many peoples.  To British and French, to Dutch and Spanish, to Mexican to countless Indian tribes.  We all shared the same land.  We didn’t always get along.  But over the centuries, what eventually bound us together — what made us all Americans — was not a matter of blood, it wasn’t a matter of birth.”

This is all BS. Obama is attempting to play down the uniqueness of America. He is purposefully distorting our past. The American Colonies were British colonies subject to the crown from the day they were formed. However, for most of our colonial history Britain ignored the colonies forcing those who settled here to form their own governments and govern themselves. This is where American self-government began. There may have been some of Dutch or French origin who settled here, but that is of little importance. Those who settled in the Colonies gave up what life and allegiances they had in Europe to begin a completely new life in America. And though many Colonists thought of themselves as Englishmen, since the Colonies were still British colonies, they also referred to themselves as Americans. At the time of the Revolution it became apparent that those in England had no respect for the Colonists and viewed them as second class citizens. And that was how they were treated. So, a group of men decided to make the separation from England official since they were already separated in custom and principle.

It does not matter how many people of different origins were living in the New World before America was formed. The fact remains that the ideas that formed the United States, the ideas that propelled the Founding Fathers, are uniquely American. These principles did come from the Indians, Spain, France, or Mexico. (Mexico did not declare independence until 1810 and did not win it until 1821.) The ideas that made America came from America; they originated in America.

“It was faith and fidelity to the shared values that we all hold so dear.  We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, endowed with certain inalienable rights:  life and liberty and the pursuit of happiness.”

This should disturb every American. The president of the United States purposefully misquoted the Declaration of Independence, one of our key, founding documents. There is no excuse for any American misquoting the Declaration, especially if he is the President of the United States.

Already, people are making excuses for Obama. But presidential speeches are written far in advance of their delivery date so the President can practice it and make certain that the facts are correct. Also, Obama has never delivered a speech without a teleprompter. Since this was a 24 minute speech, I highly doubt that he left his teleprompter at home and delivered it by memory. The words were in front of him. All he had to do was read them.

Obama is a trained speaker, so nervousness in front of a crowd should be beyond him. When most people misspeak their mistake is fluid and they usually correct themselves immediately afterwards. But Obama’s pause was very deliberate and unnatural. He did not convey the classic signs of a person trying to remember what came next. There is no logical explanation for this mishap.

Watch the video on YouTube. (embedded below)I have watched it many times. Each time I am left with the same conclusion. He deliberately left out “the Creator”. As Obama says the words “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal” he pauses for several seconds. Watch his face while he stands there. It scrunches up in an angry scowl. Obama knows the words. You can tell he knows the words, but is debating whether to say them or not. He chose not to.

The complete quote is: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator [emphasis added] with certain inalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.”

Why would the President of the United States leave out the part about our rights being from God? The Founding Fathers knew where our rights came from. They not only believed in God; they never questioned that our rights come from Him. That is why it was written down. So that future Americans would never forget that our liberties come from Divine Providence and this country was established with this understanding.

The fact is, Obama does not believe in God. And he certainly does not believe that our liberties come from Him. Obama, like all statists, believe that a person’s rights come from the government. That is why they always speak about entitlements. In actuality, Obama and those like him do not believe in individual rights. They believe in collective rights. Obama has spoken about the “collective” in other speeches. By grouping your individual liberties with that of a group, and by claiming they do not come from any Creator, Marxists can diminish your rights and take them away. This is what Obama has been doing from the start of his term. That is what he achieved here.

“That’s what makes us unique.  That’s what makes us strong.  The ability to recognize our common humanity; to remember that in this country, equality and opportunity are not just words on a piece of paper, they’re not just words in the mouths of politicians — they are promises to be kept.

And that is our calling now — to keep those promises for the next generation.  No matter which way the political winds shift, I will stand with you for that better future.  And if you stand with me, and if we remember that fundamental truth — that divided we fall, but united we are strong, and out of many, we are one — then you and I will finish what we have started.  We will make sure that America forever remains an idea and a place that’s big enough and bold enough and brave enough to accommodate the dreams of all our children and all our people for years to come.  Si, se puede.

Thank you.  God bless you, and God bless the United States of America.  Thank you.”

What makes America unique is the understanding that people establish governments so as to protect their God given rights, but we must never forget where those rights come from. What makes us strong is our ability to unite under God for the protection of our rights and the sovereignty or our nation.

Obama talks about the dreams and future of Americans while at the same moment he is destroying everything that is uniquely American and stealing what little hope for the future we have left. His method of accommodating “the dreams of our children” is by putting them on a permanent government welfare program and controlling their lives.

It is ironic that Obama would ask God to bless the United Sates moments after failing to admit that our individual rights come from Him. Though the ending of the speech is standard for any president, the irony remains and cannot be ignored.

“Global Climate Disruption”. Can anyone tell me what that means? Probably not. Basically, it is the White House’s new term for Global Warming. John Holdren, the science czar, stated that this new terminology accurately conveys the threat to the environment better than the term Global Warming. This coming from someone who works with the same set of people that brought us “Man Caused Disaster” and “Overseas Contingency Operation”.

This name change is nothing new among Socialists. It is what they do to keep their destructive agenda alive. President Obama wants a climate change/energy bill and thus far Congress has failed to deliver it. The fact that the bill has not passed yet, is good news for the American people.

Why has the bill not passed? It is because the American public has caught on to the scam of “Global Warming” and the fact that power hungry politicians have used it to push for more government control. Remember, come 2012 we will no longer be allowed to purchase the incandescent light bulb. This is only one example of the abuse of government power and how “Global Warming” was used to achieve it. But the average person no longer believes that “Global Warming” is really an apocalyptic threat. Nor is it man made. And even if it is worth our attention, we do not want the government to solve the problem.

When people no longer accept their lies, Socialists change their jargon. The switch to “Global Climate Disruption” is no accident. They are hoping to use this new expression to not only confuse the people, but to continue to convince them that the Earth is in danger and that the government needs to step in and save us all. After all, they did such a superb job of rescuing the economy by increasing the unemployment rate, closing businesses, shipping more jobs overseas, and increasing the national debt.

Do not let yourself be deceived by this new idiom. “Global Climate Disruption” is nothing more than useless rhetoric to further Obama’s agenda. He and his administration will use this to push for an energy bill that will give the Federal Government even more control over our lives. They already seized control of the health care sector with the health care bill. They snatched the financial sector away from us with the financial reform bill. But such measures are never enough for these people. With the new energy bill, the government will dictate how much energy we will be allowed to consume. It is not a stretch to assume that individuals will have to by credits for energy use just like businesses will be forced to.

When “terrorist”/”terrorism” was replaced with “Man Caused Disaster” we lost sight of who our enemy is. When “Overseas Contingency Operation” replaced “War on Terror” we forgot what we were fighting for. Do not let yourself be conned again by these people. There is no threat to the environment. There never was. If we allow ourselves to be fooled again, there will be no comfort in knowing that our current government prevented this “Global Climate Disruption” that was caused by an increase in “Man Caused Disasters” due to our “Overseas Contingency Operation”.

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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/09/16/white-house-global-warming-global-climate-disruption/

Do words have meanings? Is it important? To some the answer is no. We are currently witnessing a change in terminology and its true denotations. Take the phrase rights, for instance. When you hear the word “rights”, what comes to mind? Do you think of life and liberty, or do you think of “the right to own a home”? What it comes down to, what is a right?

A right is an extension of our humanity; a liberty that comes from God. It does not come from man or any government body. If the government gives you something, it can easily take it away. That is why the Declaration of Independence speaks of natural rights. Many of the Founders speak of natural rights or rights from God. The Constitution was written to protect individual rights, not people’s needs or wants.

When Franklin Roosevelt spoke about the “right to own a home” in his first inaugural speech, he was purposely distorting the meaning of the word right. You do not have a right to own a home. Food, shelter, medical care, electricity: these are commodities. They are purchased and sold. You are responsible of fulfilling your own basic needs by working hard to earn the money necessary to purchase a home, or whatever you desire.

Why did F.D.R. refer to home ownership as a right? He needed public support for his New Deal programs. To acquire that support, he convinced people that they had a right to the provision of their basic needs. Since the federal government is charged with protecting people’s liberties, this left the door open for it step in and regulate sectors of the economy.

President Obama is pulling the same stunt F.D.R. did in the 1930s. Obama has said that home ownership is a right so as to justify the federal government’s action of buying people’s mortgages. When you purchase a home, you usually have to go to a bank and take out a loan, also known as a home mortgage. By doing so, the bank owns your home until the loan is paid off. You have also entered into a contract with the bank to make payments every month; and as long as you do you get to stay in your house. Within about 15-30 years you will have paid off your mortgage and the deed to the house will be transferred to you, making it, legally, your home.

Two years ago the housing market crashed and many people who overbought, found it difficult to maintain their mortgage payments. Naturally their homes were repossessed and they were without a place to live. Well, along came Obama declaring that people have a right to keep their homes even if they cannot make their payments. He signed the Recovery and Reinvestment Act (as it is called now) into law in January 2009 which bailed many people out of their mortgages. This act not only declared legal and binding contracts void, illegally by the way, but also allowed the government to claim ownership of people’s homes. Those who are overjoyed by the bailouts of mortgages should beware. When you sign an agreement with the bank, they have to follow certain legal steps before kicking you out of your home because of missed payments. The government is not bound by such legal constraints and can evict you from your house at will. Where is the security in that?

When the homosexual movement began its rise in the early 20^th century, they chose to refer to themselves as gay. This was no accident. The original meaning of the word gay is happy. (So if you read a 19^th century poem where the author talks of being gay, he is not referring to being homosexual.) By using the word gay to refer to themselves, the homosexual movement was subtly implying that their choice of lifestyle is a happy one. They did this to garner a bigger following and acceptance by those who are disgusted by this perversion of nature.

The Gay Rights activists continue to present this façade of gaiety (no pun intended) to keep their numbers up. They need to keep attracting new members because they have chosen a dead lifestyle. Besides the rise of STDs among them, shortening their lifespan, the emotional turmoil of many partners and breakups, homosexuals cannot propagate. Not naturally. So they continue to refer to themselves as gay to attract members, especially young people. Of course, the Gay Rights crowd has gone beyond the pretense of happiness to telling children that homosexuality is not only ok, but a right, that there is no right or wrong, and that straight people are homophobic.

Two other words that have been twisted by the left, and are in use quite a lot these days, are progressive and liberal. The original meaning of Progressive was someone who advocates for improvements and attains it; they are forward thinking and are for progress. Many of your progressives of the 19^th century were of this kind. They ended child labor, unsafe working conditions, and advocated for public education so that children of poor families would be allowed to learn and improve their lives. When socialism began to rise up in America in the 1880s and 1890s, they adopted the title progressive because of its positive connotations. This allowed them to infiltrate all levels of government in the early 1900s and institute their Marxist policies.

As people caught on to this in the 19 teens, the title progressive began to receive notoriety. So many of your “Progressives” adopted the title Liberal. The original many of the word liberal is someone who is noble, generous, free, open-minded, and non-traditional. The socialists, communists, and Marxists in this country used the term liberal to describe themselves and gain more influence in public policy making. It worked well in the thirties and throughout most of the 20^th century.

But now the term liberal has achieved the same notoriety that the word progressive did in the 19 teens. When people hear the word liberal, they immediately think of big government, diminished freedom, and redistribution of wealth. That is why many of those on the left, such as Hillary Clinton and Nancy Pelosi, are referring to themselves as progressive. It is a word game to them. The left always use words that sound good and have positive meanings to describe themselves. That is how they mislead the populace and stay alive, besides all of the money they get from unions, lobbyists, shady deals, and payoffs.

This tactic of distorting words is nothing new. It has gone on throughout the ages. It is a popular method by those who desire power. The left in this country have always altered the meaning of words. As the meaning of words changed, so did America.