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Obama's Tax Scam

Posted by James Burns on Friday, October 31, 2008 4:30:37 PM
In the very early days of his campaign Barack Obama stated that he would not raise taxes on anyone making 250,000 dollars or more. In fact he even stated rich were those making over 500,000 dollars. So now what is happening? Obama in his infomercial stated that the level was 200,000 dollars. His spin masters say thats for a single filer and it 250,000 for a family. Over the weekend Joe Biden stated that anyone making 150,000 dollars or less will get a break. Today Gov. Bill Richardson from New Mexico said anyone making under 120,000 dollars will get a break. Notice something here?

As John McCain has said in his speeches the number keeps dropping. Were will it stop? In a week the number has dropped over 100,000 dollars. How much farther will it go? Maybe the only ones who will get a break will be the 40% who don't pay taxes anyway. They will get their check and no one else. Welcome back welfare!

Seems now that Obama is confident in his victory his surrogates are starting to feel confident and the truth is slipping out. Well I hope that the nation is listening. I hope that all those who voted early aren't regretful for their vote. Seems Obama played the early vote angle to get sort of an insurance policy in case of gaffes and the truth coming out. We will have to see. But if this isn't the biggest scam in history I don't know what is.

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Nice To See

Posted by James Burns on Friday, October 31, 2008 2:21:07 PM
If Barack Obama thinks he has the black vote, he is wrong. There are many people of color who do not want him for president. It is nice to see someone think the way this man does. I wish more would then groups like ACORN would not exist.



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Facts For Dems To Face

Posted by James Burns on Friday, October 31, 2008 10:08:16 AM
Here are the contents of an email I have received. Wanted to share it because it rings so true.

John Glenn (DEMOCRAT) said this ----- It should make us all think a little:

There were 39 combat related killings in Iraq in January.  In the fair city of Detroit there were 35 murders in the month of January.  That's just one American city, about as deadly as the entire war-torn country of Iraq ..

When some claim that President Bush shouldn't have started this war, tell them the following :

FDR (DEMOCRAT) led us into World War II.  Germany never attacked us; Japan did.  From 1941-1945, 450,000 lives were lost ... an average of 112,500 per y ear.  


Truman (DEMOCRAT) finished that war and started one in Korea .. North Korea never attacked us.  From 1950-1953, 55,000 lives were lost ... an average of 18,334 per year.

John F. Kennedy (DEMOCRAT) started the Vietnam conflict in 1962.   Vietnam never attacked us

Johnson (DEMOCRAT) turned Vietnam into a quagmire.  From 1965-1975, 58,000 lives were lost ... an average of 5,800 per year.


Clinton (DEMOCRAT) went to war in Bosnia without UN or French consent.  Bosnia never attacked us.  He was offered Osama bin Laden's head on a platter three times by Sudan and did nothing. Osama has attacked us on multiple occasions.

This one is a fact that makes me mad as hell.

In the years since terrorists attacked us, President Bush has liberated two countries, crushed the Taliban, crippled al-Qaida, put nuclear inspectors in Libya, Iran, and, North Korea without firing a shot, and captured a terrorist who slaughtered 300,000 of his own people.  And the Democrats are complaining about how long the war is taking.

But Wait, There's more.

It took less time to take Iraq than it took Janet Reno (DEMOCRAT) to take the Branch Davidian compound.  That was a 51-day operation

We've been looking for evidence for chemical weapons in Iraq for less time than it took Hillary Clinton (DEMOCRAT) to find the Rose law firm billing records

It took less time for the 3rd Infantry Division and the Marines to destroy the Medina Republican Guard than it took Ted Kennedy to call the police after his Oldsmobile sank at Chappaquiddick.

It took less time to take Iraq than it took to count the votes in Florida !!!

Our Commander-In-Chief is doing a GREAT JOB!  The Military morale is high!
The biased media hopes we are too ignorant to realize the facts.
But Wait ....There's more!

JOHN GLENN (on the Senate floor - January 26, 2004)

Some people still don't understand why military personnel do what they do for a living. This exchange between Senators John Glenn and Senator Howard Metzenbaum is worth reading. Not only is it a pretty impressive impromptu speech, but it's also a good example of one man's explanation of why men and women in the armed services do what they do for This IS a typical, though sad, example of what some who have never served think of the military.

Senator Metzenbaum (speaking to Senator Glenn):
'How can you run for Senate when you've never held a real job?'

Senator Glenn (D-Ohio):  'I served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps.  I served through two wars.  I flew 149 missions.  My plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire on 12 different occasions.  I was in the space program.  It wasn't my checkbook, Howard; it was my life on the line.  It was not a nine-to-five job, where I took time off to take the daily cash receipts to the bank.  I as k you to go with me, as I went the other day . .. to a veteran's hospital and look those men ... with their mangled bodies ... in the eye, and tell THEM they didn't hold a job!  a living.



You go with me to the Space Program at NASA and go, as I have gone, to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee .. and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their DAD'S didn't hold a job.

You go with me on Memorial Day and you stand in Arlington NationalCemetery , where I have more friends buried than I'd like to remember, and you watch those waving flags . You stand there, and you think about this nation, and you have the gall to tell ME that those people didn't have a job?
What about Metzenbaum?  For those who don't remember During W.W.II, Howard Metzenbaum was an attorney representing the Communist Party in the USA .

Now he's a Senator!

If you can read this, thank a teacher. If you are reading it in English thank a Veteran.


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Obama's Newest Infomercial!

Posted by James Burns on Friday, October 31, 2008 9:02:27 AM
Soak up Your Wealth With ShamWow! Billy Mays eat your heart out!


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Our New Police State

Posted by James Burns on Thursday, October 30, 2008 9:05:24 AM
After Joe the Plumber came out and asked his question of Barack Obama his private background has come under scrutiny.  State officials using state data sources to investigate a person after asking a question of a presidential candidate is illegal. These data sources are for official state business only. Not used to gather information for political purposes. The Ohio official who ordered these investigations has given the maximum contribution allowed by law to Barack Obama's campaign. The governor has stated that no wrong doing was done and this was not politically motivated. The governor also stated this was standard practice. Of course the governor of Ohio is a democrat. Those involved should be prosecuted to the fullest extent. If it was a republican doing those things, there would be a public hanging for Pete's sake.

Is this what we have to look forward to with Barack Obama as president? Anyone saying anything against what Obama stands for will be background checked and slammed in the media or better yet thrown in jail. When did I move to Venezuela? Why am I in Cuba? I thought this was the United States, a democracy, a free country with protections of freedom of speech. Oh wait, only if you are a liberal I forgot. Is Barack Obama going to be the first American dictator? Will he be a Chavez or an Ahmadinejad? Notice the worship posters of him. Very similar to those seen in those countries were dictators reign. I am thoroughly fearful of what this country will become. State run media( MSNBC and the New York Times). First amendment rights being limited to liberal doctrine. Be afraid everyone be afraid.

Barack Obama the first American Dictator.

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Pay No Attention To The Man Behind The Curtain

Posted by James Burns on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 9:56:23 AM
As the election grinds to a finish we start really seeing what is in store for our country.
  
     As we move down the yellow brick road, Dorothy( Nancy Pelosi), the Cowardly Lion (Barney Frank), Harry Reid (The Scarecrow), and the Tin Man (Chris Dodd) reach their destination. They finally reach the Emerald City to meet the Wizard of Oz ( Barack Obama). As they are granted their request to be in the presence of the Great Oz they plead their case. Their pleas for more taxes and spending, for a larger government are heard. But they must bring back the broom from the Wicked Witch of the West ( Sarah Palin) before their wishes will be granted.

    So the foursome head out to get the Wicked Witch of the West. They get to her castle and are attacked by flying monkeys ( the Conservatives) and are captured. When they make their escape they and destroy the Witch with smear and lies and get the broom. Our "heros" return to Oz with the broom to show proof to the Wizard of their accomplishment. They defeated the conservatives so the Wizard should be pleased.

    Once back in Oz they return to the presence of the Great Oz. They present to him the broom. But a curious little dog (Joe the Plumber) senses something wrong and exposes the fraud. As the curtain is pulled back a man running the great Oz is exposed stating "pay no attention to the man behind the curtain' as he pulls the levers and pushes the switches to keep his machine running. But to no avail, the act has ended. The real man has been exposed for the fraud that he is. The false leadership, from a snake oil salesman from the Mid West is seen for what he is. Our "heros" are let down wondering how they will get what they wanted. To go home and spend like there's no tomorrow.

    So what is the moral of the story? If something is to good to be true, it probably is. The American people are starting to wake up and open their eyes and see the truth. That is why the polls are tightening. The Kool Aid is wearing off, immunity is being built up in the body of Americans about the drug Obama has been pushing. The drug of tax cuts, and change, and "fairness". Because real change isn't more spending with our money, or giving it away to people who don't work  for it.  We have done that before.  Real change is upsetting the apple cart. Overturning it and exposing those who are out for themselves. Only two candidates have proven they can do that. Look at their records. No frauds here, no men behind the curtain. Just a desire to change our direction and being able to back up what is said with actions of doing so on record.


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It Is Our Responsibility Not Governments

Posted by James Burns on Monday, October 27, 2008 9:25:47 PM
In this day in age where one presidential candidate wants to "spread the wealth" to help those lower down the ladder than others. While this is a noble cause, it is not the governments responsibility to do so.

The principle is actually quite biblical and is made towards the everyday person and not the government. The bible tells us that we are to help, the widows, the elderly and the orphans. In the book of Acts the early Christians practiced this belief. It is each persons moral responsibility to do this according to persons needs and resources. It is not the governments job under this doctrine to do this. Unfortunately Karl Marx formed a governmental ideology based on this principle. But as we see with the former Soviet Union more harm had been done than good.

I live in a manufactured home community in Florida. I have managed the property here and saw many things based on this principle. Our community is a mixture of people. It is not a 55+ community , but rather a mixed community. We have every type of class here, the extremely wealthy to the extremely destitute. I have my self witnessed and participated in aiding those people less fortunate than I. Now I am not wealthy, but rather have what I need and can pay my bills, but help when I can. Whether it is paying the light bill for a mentally challenged resident who has been left alone since the death of his mother and works a minimum wage job and does not drive. Getting the property owners to forgive a lot rent balance due to a family crisis for some individuals. Having Santa Claus come in in a Volkswagen powered sled and hand out toys to the children here. To organizing and helping in community cleanups of those peoples homes that cannot physically and financially do it. My neighbor mows three elderly womens yards who cannot afford or care for them themselves. We have this throughout the community. Though this community is not perfect, we have a lot of good people willing to give a helping hand to those less fortunate. The property owner is a self made millionaire. When I worked for him we talked about a lot of things he told me was an average working class person who struggled in the beginning with four children and no insurance. He has not forgotten how hard it is, and gives back when he can. The owners every fall throw a festival for the residents which is completely free to all the residents. I have seen the bills for this and it averages around 10 to 15 thousand every year. But again they care about the residents and enjoy giving back.

There are many more examples that go on everyday. But the point is, that we need to stop looking for the government for a hand out or a government giving a hand out. But rather look to one another to help each other out. That is what makes our country great, our ability to come together and help our fellow man. It 's our responsibility not the government's or Barack Obama's.
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Obama Wants To Repeat History

Posted by James Burns on Monday, October 27, 2008 1:59:55 PM
Listening to Barack Obama make his "closing arguments" in Canton Ohio today I realized something. He is proposing nothing new, but rather proposing something that has been done already.

Back in the late 60's and early 70's government was the largest it had ever been. More social programs, hand outs etc. It started with the civil rights movement, which I will state was needed, but was done wrong in many ways. A lot of programs we see today came out of that time in our nations history. Our government at that time was set on giving away the farm to form equality. What did this do? It bred a whole generation of people living on government funded programs and entitlements. These entitlements were supposed to help bring people up and allow them to be successful, but rather kept the very people who were benefiting from these programs stay down. If you give someone something for nothing why work? This led to a mentality of I can live for free and not work. If I keep popping out kids I can stay on welfare and get a check. I remember growing up and watching people on welfare drive nicer cars than we did and my dad and mom both worked good jobs. These programs were originally designed to assist people to make there lives better and move ahead. Instead people made a living out of them and their kids learned the same things.

In the 1980's and 1990's these programs started getting cut back. Bill Clinton brought sweeping welfare reforms which is one of the few good things he did. He didn't want someone making a living on welfare. He was willing to help people and give a hand up, not a hand out. Barack Obama now wants to go back to the hand out philosophy. Giving people something for nothing. So here he is saying he is for change, but he wants to change back, not to Reagan, or Carter, but rather to Kennedy and Johnson. To the days of the Great Society. We all who we're alive then know how well that worked. So he really is not pushing for a new change, but an old failed change.

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The Governments New Emblem

Posted by James Burns on Sunday, October 26, 2008 1:05:43 PM

Official Announcement: in light of the 'bailout'

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The federal government today announced that it is changing its emblem from an Eagle to a CONDOM  because it more accurately reflects the government's political stance. A condom allows for inflation, halts production, destroys the next generation, protects a bunch of pricks, and gives you a sense of security while you're actually being screwed!

Damn, it just doesn't get more accurate than that.
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Obama's Campaigning Financing Fraud

Posted by James Burns on Saturday, October 25, 2008 1:50:26 PM
In an article I have read here, there are allegations of campaign financing fraud on the part of the Obama campaign. Seems that they are encouraging donors to make small contributions under $200.00 to allow them to not have to be reported under federal campaign finance laws. Also on credit card donations all security measures have been disabled to allow the money to be readily available faster. This means that card holder names aren't checked. So any alias that a person comes up with  can be used to make a donation without checking. Once these donations are made, they are bundled like Wall Street firms bundled bad mortgages with good to hide them and sell them as assets. Obama is doing basically the same thing with these donations, to hide them. No wonder he didn't want public financing. Read the article and judge for yourself. from the sounds of it he is taking these donations from the "underground" similarly to Nixon in 1972.
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Welcome to Creditoholics Anonymous

Posted by James Burns on Friday, October 24, 2008 8:24:07 PM
With the stock market crashing and credit crunching, everyone all over the world is reeling. Markets in every country are selling off and people are hoarding their cash. I do not this is a bad thing, but a good thing.

Over the past years credit has been easier and easier to get. Banks giving car and home loans for little to no money down. Credit card companies sending cards to people who never asks for them luring them in. Equity companies and other credit givers sending people checks ready to cash and spend. So no wonder we are in the bind we are in.

People have become credit addicts. When a new offer for credit comes in the mail or a store offers no interest for a year when you put your purchase on their card people start to jones and take the bait, like a crack addict given a rock for free. What these people don't realize is how I am going to pay for it.

The rush of acquiring the newest I-Phone or 72" HDTV in an instant is like the gratification a hit off the crack pipe gives an addict. The need for instant gratification in todays society is so prevalent that no one will even consider saving money to buy something. Just put it on the card and worry about it later. People out there have been living on credit and investing their cash and worrying about the consequences later. Yeah the E-trade account is worth $150,000 dollars, but your credit cards are $45,000 dollars, your mortgage is $300,000 dollars and your car is $40,000 dollars. So what money is being made? These people barely make the payments, but won't touch the E-trade money to pay down debt. Just scrape by. But know that everything is falling, the E-Trade account is now worth $20,000 dollars, the mortgage is still $300,000 dollars but the value of your house is $200,000 dollars, so they walk away while the repo-man is looking for the car. This is a scenario being played out all over.

Car dealers and mortgage brokers adjusting peoples income so they will qualify for a loan has done a lot of danmage. Sometimes even waiving those basic requirements to make sure the loan gets paid, in exchange for making the deal and the bonus. These lenders know that the loan will be sold to someone else so once the broker makes his money someone else will have to deal with it if it doesn't get paid.

Our own government is a junkie, just like most of America. We as a nation have borrowed money hand over fist without even blinking an eye or worrying how it will get paid. So if the government has this attitude, then why not its people. So now people are running scared, having no money saved up. Standing on the proverbial street corner waiting for the dealer for their next fix. Hoping he comes and extends the credit line to make it one more month. But the dealer got busted. He now sit in jail with no hope of getting out. Reality has set in. Our nations biggest creditor, China, will not lend to us anymore.

So here we are in rehab. The biggest 12 step program in existence. People are going to have to relearn their behaviors. People are being forced to save their cash in order to survive. No more trading the car every year for the newest model. No more buying the next best i-Phone or the newest biggest T.V. Businesses that functioned on credit are going under because the only thing that kept them around was their unlimited credit.

Our government tried to give the economy a $700 billion dollar methadone shot, but it didn't work. The withdrawls are worse than ever. The only solution here is quitting credit cold turkey. Time to start the Creditoholics Anonymous meetings. Lets all stop living the Macy's lifestyles on the Walmart budgets.

Lastly we cannot elect a government in this time who wants to spread the wealth and spend more of what we don't have. This will only make things worse. The modern Community Organizers like to "help" people, but really they only keep people down for job security.
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Just Released Joe Biden's Brain Scan!

Posted by James Burns on Friday, October 24, 2008 9:22:17 AM
Just released Joe Biden's brain scan. Doctors say everything looks ok for the average democrat. Doctors did state that it does show some damage from so many years in Washington and bruising from hitting the back of his mouth so hard with his foot.

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I Made This Observation, Does Anyone Agree?

Posted by James Burns on Thursday, October 23, 2008 3:59:13 PM
Over the past few weeks since the economic crisis started I have noticed something. Once the bailout plan was passed, not much changed. But since then, every network has a bug at the bottom of the screen showing the Dow numbers.

When ever Barack Obama is giving a speech the Dow drops an a big way. Sometimes loosing a couple of hundred points. Now you say I must watch too much television, get a job right. But I am home on workmans comp due to a back injury, so not much else to do. Anyway when McCain speaks the market either stays steady or goes up. In all of the times I have seen McCain speak the market has dropped maybe 20 points a couple of times, but that is it. Mostly goes up or stays steady as I said.

So what does this say about our economy, investors and the market? Are they listening and responding in like fashion? Can this be a barometer for who is favored in this election? Time will tell, but sure does seem interesting to watch.

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We're We Going And Why Am I In This Hand Basket?

Posted by James Burns on Thursday, October 23, 2008 10:09:46 AM
Ok this election cycle has gone over the deep end. I go to Townhall.com's home page and I see that MSNBC is teaming up with ACORN for election day coverage. Now I know we are all going down the drain. MSNBC and it's thrill up my leg coverage of this election has been nauseating to say the least. Now they team up with a proven, indited, felonious organization like that. How can ACORN help people with election problems when they are causing so much of them. I sure won't take financial advice from them either.

Next topic is Sarah Palin. Why do conservatives and liberals hate her so much? I mean this women has her faults but, she hasn't gotten were she is by being stupid. She scares liberals because she is everything that they don't stand for. Womens libbers can't stand her because she is not an abortion supporting, live my life on my back lesbian. She is everything they detest and is very successful. I thought they pushed for successful women. I guess they are hypocrites too. The conservatives have got me though. Why do they hate her. Is she to average for you? Is she too middle class for the republican elite? Or are they afraid when she gets to Washington she will do what she did in Alaska and tear down the Good Ole boys network? Who cares about the money spent on her wardrobe. From what I read it will all be donated to charity for women trying to get ahead in the world and off welfare and the streets and drugs. Shouldn't liberals like this?

The media bias is nauseating as well. Obama could go and shoot up a post office and it would go uncovered. This guy is like John Gotti, nothing sticks because everyone believes his b.s. I can't wait to see how quick they all turn on him and there is no Bush administration to blame. Just Barack, Joe, Nancy, Barney, Chris and the rest of the Insane Clown Posse in  government when the crap hits the fan. What will he do? He won't be their golden boy then. Just another screwed up politician who made promises he can't keep and couldn't  find their way out of a wet paper bag in an emergency. I would hate to say it, but if Joe Biden is right, and Obama screws up I want to see the MSM lam bast him. Maybe it will be a pay per view event.

The creme' de le creme' MSNBC and NBC saying they are fair and balance. This is according to their new ad campaign. With every commentator on the network in tank for Obama, how can they say this. Liberals are pushing for the fairness doctrine. What do they want every media outlet? I mean the majority of the media is in the tank for Obama. the only front that conservatives have really is Fox News and talk radio. Now they want to take these away too. Seems what liberals really want is state run media. Because if they are in the tank for Obama and he is elected then that what it will become.

Don't we have more important things to worry about? Like the two wars we are in. A toilet of an economy brought to you by the above mentioned Insane Clown Posse. People with no jobs and losing their homes. Don't forget the few crazy mad men out there that would blow us to kingdom come if given the chance. Oh, never mind Barack will meet with all of them with no conditions and sing Kum- Bi- Yah while toasting marshmallows in the Oval Office and there will be world peace.

I thought this country was a center/right country. Seems to me that what the call "the new left" is trying to push their way to being "the new center." Boy that must mean I would become a right wing radical. Sad.

So in closing everyone enjoy the ride, sure is getting hot here!
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Obama Meets With His National Security Advisers

Posted by James Burns on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 1:31:21 PM
Today Barack Obama meet with his top national security advisers to discuss what his happening on this front. He admitted to focusing on the economy and didn't want to loose touch with national security. With this said he showed how much he doesn't know about national security or foreign affairs. This meeting I believe was prompted by Joe Biden's "he will be tested remarks."

Another reason for this meeting I think, was to change the subject to national security to take McCain off the economy because the "Joe the Plumber" factor is having an effect on Obama's poll numbers. Unfortunately Obama's answers to the press during a news conference after the meeting were nothing new. they were the same talking points stated through out his campaign and three debates. While he was tying the economy to national security, energy independence etc., which is true, he didn't come out and say anything new as far as the meeting.  This shows his weakness in this area and shows how little he knows. Points that have been made by McCain for a very long time.

So if Barack Obama is changing the subject, this is were he will lose. John McCain's biggest strengths are his national security and foreign affairs background. McCain has a strong policy on both, and in polls leads Obama in this subject area. I believe that this is nothing but damage control for Barack Obama's campaign. Allows the subject to come off of Joe Biden's comments about Obama being tested, and off Obama's answer to Joe the Plumber, and show he is more than a one trick pony. Just have to wait and see I guess.




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