Jan 06
Ever seen this headline?
Oct 02
Press “3” for Arabic.
We are screwed.
I actually called the Michigan Dept. of Human Services, and yes, option 3 is Arabic! I went to the website for them in the link below and sure enough, on the right side of the page, there is an application for food assistance PDF file in English, Spanish and Arabic! I opened the file to see for myself and it’s there alright. Have we gone completely nuts!!?
Muslim men, in addition to generally being cowards, are also idiots. This is evidenced by the fact that they are allowed to have as many as 4 wives. (Question: How many mother in laws does it take to make a musloid man act like an unwashed, homicidal maniac? Answer: None.) Many Muslims have immigrated into the U.S. and brought their 2-3-or 4 wives with them, but the U.S. does not allow multi marriages, so the man lists one wife as his, and signs the other 2 or 3 up as extended family on welfare and other free Government programs!
So now in Michigan when you call the Public Assistance office you are told to “Press 1 for English. Press 2 for Spanish, or Press 3 for Arabic”! Here is the number 1-888-678-8914.
Every time you add a new language to an American program it requires an additional number of persons fluent in that language to process those persons who refuse to learn English in order to live here at an additional cost to the taxpayer! Why are we even allowing persons to immigrate here who cannot provide for themselves, and putting them in our welfare system? So not only are we being forced to put up with the filthy offspring of a pedophilic dog of a false prophet who created a political system masquerading as a religion – all so he could get laid – we are now having to subsidize it. Put that run-on sentence in your hooka and smoke it!
Does anyone else see something wrong here or is it just me?
Press 3 for Arabic. This is quite alarming!!! This seems to have happened clandestinely, for, as far as I know, no public announcement, or opportunity to vote on this was offered to the American people. They’re just adopting an official stance, and very likely using tax-payer money for it, in various capacities, without public knowledge or approval.
The following link takes you into the State of Michigan Public Assistance page, (as in Food Stamps etc). You won’t have to scroll far before you see the assistance-letters options for…(get this)…..English, Spanish, and ARABIC !!!
When did the ARABIC option sneak into our culture? Will we soon have to listen to our governmental offices, stores, and other venues offer us the option of “pressing 3 for ARABIC?”
Check it out for yourself.
http://www.michigan.gov/dhs/0,1607,7-124-5453_5527—,00.html
After getting to this site, click on the “forms” button to get an application in Arabic!
H/T G.Polk
Sep 20
Where’s the Beef?
Or, Apparently Chicken Little is littler than we thought.
Or, Chick-fil-A serves its customer a bunch of bull.
Or, Having won the fight, Chick-Fil-A surrenders. Apparently, more than the fries are French.
Chick-fil-A stopped funding traditional-marriage groups in an effort to open a new Chicago restaurant, but the company initially kept quiet about the decision, prompting gay rights groups to speculate that the company feared a backlash from conservative customers.
The Christian-rooted fast food restaurant agreed to stop funding groups such as Focus on the Family that oppose same-sex marriage in a meeting with the Chicago politician who had been blocking the company’s move there. Chick-fil-A wrote a letter to Alderman Joe Moreno affirming this, according to his spokesman, Matt Bailey, but the company initially wouldn’t allow his office to release the letter to the public. Three weeks later they relented.
“There was concern from them,” said Anthony Martinez, executive director for the Civil Rights Agenda, the Illinois lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender group that negotiated with both Chick-fil-A and the alderman to stop funding for so-called anti-gay groups. “They really didn’t want to announce it, really, but, of course, the alderman needed to clarify why he was changing his stance on them opening a restaurant within his ward.”
Chick-fil-A did not returns requests for comment, and has previously said it will not discuss the issue with the media.
Mr. Martinez said Chick-fil-A told the alderman they will no longer fund groups that support traditional marriage through their charity arm, the WinShape Foundation, and will instead use that money toward educational programs and food donations.
“The WinShape Foundations is now taking a much closer look at the organizations it considers helping, and in that process will remain true to its stated philosophy of not supporting organizations with political agendas,” Chick-fil-A wrote in the letter.
Chick-fil-A also sent an internal memo called “Chick-fil-A: Who We Are” stating the company will “treat every person with honor, dignity and respect-regardless of their beliefs, race, creed, sexual orientation and gender.”
Mr. Moreno called it a win for gay rights.
Sep 20
Pirates who don’t do anything.
ARGHH!!!
During a brief respite from the daily raping, pillaging, and plundering, an open mike caught Obama’s comment.
Aug 23
Sheriff will used deadly force to protect unborn children.
I told you I believe in miracles.
I just didn’t know how much.
I don’t care much for politicians. The democrats are a bunch of thievin’, lyin’, murderous thugs. The publicans are often a bunch of spineless, compromising wimps. It’s hard to know who to be disgusted by more.
Then, out of nowhere this guy runs for sheriff in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. He’s running as a Republican – but wait before you hate – he is promising to protect everyone in his county:
Szabo is running as a Republican for Hillsborough County Sheriff. But he injected a new issue in the debate when he sent out a press release saying he would arrest anyone performing an abortion. He took it a step further when asked how far he’d go to stop one.
“Deadly force is the last thing law enforcement should be using, if a citizen’s life is in danger they should be protected,” says Szabo. “If there is no other choice, that’s what’s needed to protect the citizen.”
Democrats – being democrats and all – demanded that “Every Republican officeholder and candidate in New Hampshire must condemn and reject this man and his beliefs.” Republicans being the whipped wimps that they are – being republicans and all – took their instructions like real eunuchs, denouncing Szabo’s comments as “Irresponsible, outrageous, and inappropriate.”
What the publican response means in real English is, “it’s a damn good idea and it’s about time someone running for office in this country grew a pair and espoused a sound, legal, and moral basis for how he will govern.” You’re welcome.
I’m not sure what Candidate Szabo’s chances of being elected are, but he’s the heavy favorite among those under nine months of age.
UPDATE: His fell off too.
Aug 16
Everyone wants to be like Jesus. Well, sort of.
Right now, we need a little John the Baptist action.
Cardinal Dolan is explaining (and defending) his decision to host the most wicked, vile, and murderous president in U.S. History at the annual Al Smith Dinner in New York. In short, the Cardinal bases his decision on his desire to be more like Jesus, who was known to dine with some undesirables.
“In the end,” said the Cardinal, “I’m encouraged by the example of Jesus, who was blistered by his critics for dining with those some considered sinners; and by the recognition that, if I only sat down with people who agreed with me, and I with them, or with those who were saints, I’d be taking all my meals alone.”
The Cardinal’s decision, in my never-to-be-humble opinion, is a HUGE mistake – at so many different levels. It’s also a really bad analogy: Jesus didn’t provide photo-ops for Herod and only “dined” with Pilate at the point of a spear.
Having said that, Cardinal Dolan, you go be like Jesus (or at least your permutation of Our Lord). I’ll be praying for you. But I’ll also be praying that a John the Baptist type will be at the dinner.
But Herod the tetrarch, when he was reproved by him for Herodias, his brother’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done; He added this also above all, and shut up John in prison. Luke 3:19-20
I know, I know. I should be more tolerant, more inclusive, more dialogue-ish. Cardinal, while you’re doing all that dialogue and tolerance thing (heaven forbid that you take your meals alone), remember that more can be accomplished with a kind word and a loaded gun, than a kind word alone. Just sayin’.
And if you want to see some more of Cardinal Dolan’s brand of inclusiveness, watch the video of the re-dedication of the St. Francis Xavier parish, which has distinguished itself for its “prophetic” sodomitic behavior (barf, wretch); boasts a Zen meditation group (more barfing); and, has a “prayer” posted on its website (“in response to local and national gay teen bullying: When I feel Hated Loving God, you made me who I am.”).
And if you like the barefoot, middle-aged, frilly woman dancing at the dedication of the parish, you’ll love the part where Cardinal Dolan – lookin’ all thoughtful and approving like – acknowledges the “LGBT” Catholics (around 5:30 into the video).
Sadly, about the only thing left out of the liturgy by Vatican II, appears to be barf bags.
Aug 07
Dumb and Dumberer: Jimmy Carter supports Obama by video.
Because some things are best handled from a distance.
Rattlesnakes, explosive devices, Barack Obama – just to name a few.
I know Obama’s support is slipping (neither far enough nor fast enough to suit me). But one thing’s for sure. He will always have the support of former President Jimmy Carter. It’s the only way Carter can avoid being the worst president in U.S. history.
According to USA Today:
Former president Jimmy Carter won’t be attending the Democratic National Convention in Charlotte, but he’ll address the gathering by videotape.
“Rosalynn and I regret that we will be unable to be at the Democratic Convention this year in Charlotte. However, we remain steadfast in our support for President Obama and the progress he will make in the next four years,” Carter said in a statement released by the Democratic convention.
So when you hear Jimmy say “four more years” he’s not addressing the crowd. He’s praying.
Aug 02
Is it time to refresh the Tree of Liberty?
The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to timewith the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Thomas Jefferson
I appreciate Ann Barnhardt. She’s a take no prisoner kind of gal. The pic of her brandishing a pink AR-15 is priceless; though, can’t say I’d ever do that to a perfectly good AR-15. Sometimes she can get a little shrill and she is a tad more profane than I am willing to be in print (cutting me off in traffic is another story). But all in all, she calls it like she sees it, doesn’t mix words and makes some very good points.
One of my recent posts was a paragraph from Thomas Paine’s pamplet Common Sense. Paine was making the case for war to separate from England. Though it was wildly popular when he wrote it – January 1776 – he did so anonymously out of fear of reprisals. Just few months later a little document was signed that started off with the words:
When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
Ann is making the case, as I understand her, that anything less than a second declaration of independence is cowardice and accomodation of evil:
If you forced me to distill everything that is wrong with this culture down to one word, to find one word that covered almost every sin in one fell swoop, it would be cowardice. I look at western civilization and I see cowardice EVERYWHERE. It is in the eyes and hearts of every adult. Its stench permeates everything.
First, the definition. Cowardice is, when you boil it down, total self-absorption. Cowardice is putting your own immediate and superficial desires above everyone and everything else. Cowardice is indifference to your fellow man, and to God, and as we have already established, indifference, not hate, but INDIFFERENCE is the opposite of love.
The coward cowers and fails to act because he puts himself first, thus breaking the two Great Commandments simultaneously: Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart and soul AND thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. The coward gives both God and his neighbor the proverbial finger, pulls the covers over his head and retreats into his own navel, oftentimes rhetorically hiding behind the words “prudence” and “benignity”.
The word “Prudence” has been twisted by cowards into the lie that one should never act, but rather think and think and think ad infinitum until either they have talked themselves out of any action (which is always very easy to do) OR until someone else comes along and takes up the slack, thus making the question of their own action moot. In other words, STALLING.
Prudence is being able to discern the right, see the big picture and then DO WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE. Many people think that they can “legally” dodge this by simply doing nothing. Ah, but they forget that to NOT act is to act, to NOT speak is to speak, to quote Bonhoeffer. It is impossible to avoid action, because inaction is itself an action. When prudence truly dictates that something MUST be said or done, inaction then becomes a sin, no matter how one might try to justify that inaction as prudence. That sin is called COWARDICE.
Benignity means “kindness”, which is not the same as “being nice” or even being liked. True kindness sometimes requires sternness, or even ferociousness. If you walked into a kitchen and saw a three year old child just about to drink from a bottle of drain cleaner, would you not ferociously dive at the child yelling, “NO!” in order to save that child from poisoning and burning themselves? Anything less would be unthinkable. How could one react with silent paralysis to a child about to drink poison? How would that be kind? How would that be benign? It wouldn’t. It would be malignant malefaction devoid of prudence and charity, and utterly cowardly.
You can read the rest of her post here. She doesn’t link to particular articles on her site, so you’ll have to scroll to “On Cowardice”.
I’m not sure I agree with her – which doesn’t mean diddly; half the time, I don’t agree with myself either. On the one hand, if the Founding Fathers had a legitimate beef with England sufficient enough to go to war, it would seem that we’ve got it now. In spades.
Consider, just for instance, the complete gutting of the Fourth Amendment (which for the government educated, was supposed to keep private citizens secure in the persons and papers, blah, blah, blah), the National Defense Authorization Act, which removes any vestigal protection provided by what used to be called the separation of powers, and our beloved executive branch, which has already demonstrated its willingness to assassinate its citizens where ever they may be found – and without all that pesky due process stuff.
One of the things that the Founding Fathers considered – and wisely so – was the likelihood of success of the endeavor. Paine went to great pains (sorry!) to include that in Common Sense. We’re no where near that situation today.
Not only are we up to our beer bellies in apathy, affluence, and appearances, there is not – it seems to me – any way on the planet that the citizens could match the firepower of the federales. (Despite the Second Amendment’s intention to the contrary.) To say otherwise is to deny any lesson from what our benevolent benefactors in DC did to the men, women, and children at Waco.
So help me out here. What’s the answer? Right ones are preferred.
The Tree is looking a little withered these days. Just sayin’.
Aug 02
Common Sense . . . again.
Thomas Paine penned the pamphlet Common Sense, anonymously at first fearing reprisals from the government he opposed on January 10, 1776. Common Sense, signed “Written by an Englishman”, became an immediate success. In relation to the population of the Colonies at that time, it had the largest sale and circulation of any book in American history. Common Sense presented the American colonists with an argument for freedom from British rule at a time when the question of independence was still undecided. Paine wrote and reasoned in a style that common people understood. Forgoing the philosophy and Latin references used by Enlightenment era writers, he structured Common Sense like a sermon, and relied on Biblical references to make his case to the people.
Men of passive tempers look somewhat lightly over the offences of Great Britain, and, still hoping for the best, are apt to call out, “Come, come, we shall be friends again for all this.” But examine the passions and feelings of mankind: bring the doctrine of reconciliation to the touchstone of nature, and then tell me whether you can hereafter love, honour, and faithfully serve the power that hath carried fire and sword into your land? If you cannot do all these, then are you only deceiving yourselves, and by your delay bringing ruin upon posterity. Your future connection with Britain, whom you can neither love nor honour, will be forced and unnatural, and being formed only on the plan of present convenience, will in a little time fall into a relapse more wretched than the first. But if you say, you can still pass the violations over, then I ask, hath your house been burnt? Hath your property been destroyed before your face? Are your wife and children destitute of a bed to lie on, or bread to live on? Have you lost a parent or a child by their hands, and yourself the ruined and wretched survivor? If you have not, then are you not a judge of those who have. But if you have, and can still shake hands with the murderers, then are you unworthy the name of husband, father, friend or lover, and whatever may be your rank or title in life, you have the heart of a coward, and the spirit of a sycophant.
Liberty is a thing of the past in this country (read my posts on the National Defense Authorization Act if you doubt me). By comparison Obamacare is the equivalent of ants in the potato salad at the church picnic. But religious liberty is more specifically within the Executive Crosshairs. For now.
Time for a little Common Sense today?
Jul 27
Lessons on gun control.
Liberals tend to reach societal norms based on nothing more than the theoretical laboratory of their minds. Actual events teach us differently. Sometimes we learn by tragedy; others by happy endings. The horrific shootings in Aurora, Colorado are instructive at several levels, but at least a couple of those lessons should include these lessons:
1. The police are often nothing more than criminal historians. That’s not a criticism, simply an observation. When seconds count – the expression goes – the police are only minutes away.
2. A well armed society is a polite society. One need look no further than the competing gun laws of Kennesaw, Georgia and Morton Grove, Illinois for confirmation. And now this:
SALT LAKE CITY – A citizen with a gun stopped a knife wielding man as he began stabbing people Thursday evening at the downtown Salt Lake City Smith’s store.
Police say the suspect purchased a knife inside the store and then turned it into a weapon. Smith’s employee Dorothy Espinoza says, “He pulled it out and stood outside the Smiths in the foyer. And just started stabbing people and yelling you killed my people. You killed my people.” Espinoza says, the knife wielding man seriously injured two people. “There is blood all over. One got stabbed in the stomach and got stabbed in the head and held his hands and got stabbed all over the arms.”
Then, before the suspect could find another victim – a citizen with a gun stopped the madness. “A guy pulled gun on him and told him to drop his weapon or he would shoot him. So, he dropped his weapon and the people from Smith’s grabbed him.”
Read the rest of the article here.
Oh, and lesson #3 is gun control means being able to hit your target.