This is the way Obama wants his followers to act

There are two types of people that just watched this clip:

1. Those who's jaws just hit the floor as they whispered to themselves or those around them "are you kidding me?" as they watch a video that was filmed on the streets of Louisiana but might as well have been filmed in a Communist country.

or

2. Those who watched it and said "wait, what was the big deal about this video? Why is he upset?"

If you fall under #2, there is probably no hope for you and you might as well just walk away from this post.

Take into account these shocking things:

1. This women has the RIGHT to FREELY SPEAK about her opposition, just as these ACORN people have a right to speak about the bill. HOWEVER, the ACORN people and police officer stood like soldiers and tried to get her to leave and actively cut off communication with surrounding parties.

2. The man in the blue shirt was FOR Obama-care and was having a "civil" conversation with this woman BUT the police officer cut him off and told him he couldn't speak with her and then proceeded to escort the man away from the group!

3. A rent-a-cop tells her that she is "resisting" but is actually COMPLETELY within Constitutional rights to be there and hand out the same type information (just opposite) as the ACORN people.

4. The ACORN people, get this, say that SHE was sent there by an organization..coming from the mouths of people wearing ACORN shirts! haha the hypocrisy.

You might also want to take a look at this video for a clearer idea of where this mentality is heading:



"Just as powerful, just as strong and just as well funded.." as our military as it stands now.

I am not calling these people out as liberals with an agenda, this is not a party wedge situation, this is an ACORN and Obama affiliated organizations wedge and you damn well better believe if you are a liberal, democrat, republican or conservative and you believe without a doubt in "free speech", then you better start speaking up about this type of activity before you no longer can.

This administration is thugish in its' policies and in its' progessive movements and you are not alone if you stand against them, hear me on that!

Let Me Get You Your Obameds With That Obama-Care...

(This looks pretty bad miss, I give you 3 weeks to live, let's make an appointment for 6 weeks from today)

Health care reform, the top of the President's agenda, will NOT be voted on before the Congress's summer recess despite the President's "I am losing public support and need to make a last plea to the public" prime-time press conference on Wednesday night. Thursday morning, Harry Reid, said that this would not be a voted on issue until after the recess despite the President's "Urgency" schedule. What happened? This press conference should have solidified the President's message and had votes ready to go. Is the polish rubbing off the Obama image? Definitely.

Recent polls, here, here and here show that over 84% of Americans are satisfied with their current health care. Those that are questioned further on what they are upset about had said they were concerned over the costs of health care, not the health care system itself. This happens to all feed into why the polls up until now have showed a pull to a "Universal" model for the care, because the questions are always loaded. For instance, "Do you feel that everyone should have access to health care?" Well, even I would say yes to that! How about "Would you be willing to pay higher taxes in order to cover your neighbors?" or "Would it make you happy if people were fined thousands of dollars for not having health care under a "Universal" type system?" or how about "Would you be willing to keep your present coverage under your employer, and still pay higher taxes to cover other people's plans?".

The question is, why is health care reform the MOST important thing on the President's agenda right now? I am pretty sure that the majority of the public, even those who are uninsured, would say that the top of the agenda should be healing the economy and reducing unemployment. So why isn't it?

Take a stroll down conspiracy road with me, will you?

I believe that President Obama is relying on the destruction of the economy to gather further public support for his health care plan and has no intentions in helping the economic recovery until his health care plans are passed. Where is the connection? The more people that become unemployed and lose their coverage from their employers, the more there will be a public outcry for support of this legislation.

To make matters worse, current provisions in the bill are geared to make matters worse, especially economically, including:

• Health care would be mandatory, if you are caught without insurance (which probably means you are low-income as it is) you are going to be fined at least $2,500. If you can't afford any coverage, how are you going to afford that?

• You are allowed to keep your current coverage ONLY if you had that coverage prior to the passage of the bill. Which means, if you would like to seek out private insurance after the bill is passed, you are SOL people, you MUST take the government's public plan. Besides, why would your employer continue to pay overhead on your health insurance when they could let you go and know you will be on a public option anyway?

Let's discuss that second bullet a little further though and the ramifications that it holds. This would mean that the private insurance industry will be squashed by the government's competition after the bill is passed and if nothing else will be extinct by the time the current generations die out because anyone born after the bill would be considered on the government's public plan. This may not sound that bad to those who are for the President's plan but you are not considering the job loss in the private insurance industry. While you may consider the insurance companies themselves to be completely evil, those companies do employ thousands, if not hundreds of thousands or more, jobs of people that fall within the middle and low income families. That will only increase the unemployment rate over time.

Speaking of unemployment, Obama had rushed through his stimulus plan AND the Cap and Tax plan just like he is trying to do with this health care plan. His reasons were because, when passed, it would heal the economy and curb the unemployment rate so that it does not go above 8%. It is now at 9.5% and expected to go above 10%. How are we supposed to take this guy seriously with the way his administration runs the numbers or how he outright lies? Lies, you ask? Sure, how about how he said he wouldn't tax employer benefits as income during his campaigning? Well now he is saying that he is willing to do that. McCain openly discussed this during the campaign, I am not saying I agreed with him either though.

So why the rush? Could it be poll after poll after poll after poll that shows public disapproval for Obama going up and his approval ratings dropping? Would you believe that on a time line, Obama's approval ratings are lower than Bush's in his first term already? Well it is true.

Obama is realizing if he wants to get his socialistic policies through, he has to do it quick before his rock hits the bottom, and it's heading there.

The funny thing about the costs of health care is that it is all the government's fault in the first place! Insurance companies are under so many restrictions from our government that they need to increase costs, so now we want to hand even more control over to the government? To top those off, doctors also have to run tests beyond what they need to to insure that they cover all bases in case they would be sued. The more tests, the more money. There are a lot of ambulance chasing lawyers out there that are all about the "trip and fall" victims. What we need is Tort reform to bring down the cost of private insurance and a "Losers pay" when it comes to court cases, where frivolous lawsuits are paid in full by the one who is trying to swindle the system. That would also lead to less cases from ill-intention lawyers. The insurance should also be split up into plans like "catastrophic" insurance, "accident" insurance and so forth because it would lower the costs by doing away with the types of insurance that you may not need at all! This would lower the costs of health care to an acceptable level for the majority of the population. There is also the option of health care savings accounts, where funds that aren't used can go towards your retirement in the future or passed to your kin upon death. I guess what I am trying to say is, the Right has ideas on how to correct the health care industry as well but all you hear is about how we are just being cry-babies and not presenting any solutions ourselves...well there you have them.

Two last things that I want you to consider:

• In Obama's press plea the other night, he had mentioned a situation when it comes to doctors. He said "If you go to a doctor with a sore throat or your child goes with a sore throat (more personal victimization to build your emotional support), the doctor will look at you and think "I can get a dollar for treating this, or I can remove their tonsils and make even more"". I found this pretty interesting considering that every time I have ever gone to a doctor, they may diagnose a problem but they have never done any surgery on me, they refer me. I have also never gone straight to a surgeon to diagnose me, so tell me how his statement makes any sense? It was actually an insult to doctors across the country. Not only that, Obama's plan places a cap on doctor's salaries which removes incentives. In the UK, if a doctor reaches his 8 hour day mid-way through your surgery, he leaves and updates the incoming doctor on the situation. Doctors that currently make house trips to earn extra money after their work hours, would no longer do it. Speaking of caps, do all doctors make the same amount? What is the incentive for someone to be a heart surgeon and go to school that much longer instead of just becoming a family doctor?

• Why is it that when the Obama administration parades victim's of the current health care system in front of the media, it is a showcase for why this needs to get passed but when the opposing side to the debate brings out lines of people that had horrible care, long waits that last days to see doctors and months for surgery and other horror stories from the UK and Canadian health care model, it is anecdotal? I have outlined stories of people pulling their own teeth or using super glue for broken teeth because they could not get into the dentist in time. I have heard stories of pregnant women being seen for the first time that are told "Yes, you are pregnant, your next appointment will be in 10 to 11 months" I have also brought you stories of UK emergency rooms not allowing a wait in the lobbies, so the ambulances have to wait with patients outside, tying them up from going to save other people but still lending to the 9 hour plus wait time at the hospital!

People are finally waking up and seeing the facts, the stopping of Obama's plan is a sign of that. People want reform to the cost of health care, not the health care industry itself.

Interesting Results on Facebook Obama Poll So Far

I took a poll on Facebook on voting for Obama, with all that crazy lifestyles quizzes crap now.

Here are the results:

I voted for Obama and I stand by that vote. 11,214 (34.4%)
I voted for Obama and regret it. I would change my vote today. 344 (1.1%)
I did not vote for Obama and I stand by that vote. 19,872 (60.9%)
I did not vote for Obama, but now I like him and would vote for him today. 191 (0.6%)
I didn't vote. But given the chance I would support Obama today. 364 (1.1%)
I didn't vote and I really should have. I would vote against Obama today. 641 (2.0%)

This means that of the 32,626 people that have taken this poll (as of my last vote) here are 20,857 that are basically against Obama in some sort of way, or 64% of the polled.

That might go hand in hand with this recent Gallup Poll that shows that Obama's approval rating is heading south and his disapproval rating is heading north.

Uh Ohbama!

Gov. Ed Rendell, He Deserves Some Credit...

According to this video:

"Most of those state workers -- I've arranged for them to get a $15,000 loan with no interest, so if they're paying off $6,000 worth of credit debt at 14 percent, they should put a statue of me up on their mantel place," Rendell said.

Oh Rendell, any statue of you would break the mantel place...

...before you rush to conclusions of me calling the Gov. a "fat piece of crap", realize that I may just mean that his ego is too large..

Or maybe I really did mean the other, I guess you will never know.

Group Banned From Future Parades For Handing Out Pocket Constitutions!

Wait until you hear this.

Helen Glover, of 920 WHJJ in Rhode Island, was part of a float/tea party celebration on the 4th of July. The group put together a float that represented a British ship that was ransacked by the colonists during the Boston Tea Party of 1773.

The group had to abide by the following rules:

1. They could not throw anything off of the float, like teabags.
2. They were not allowed to have a PA system.
3. They were not allowed to dress as "Native Americans".

The problem with those rules is:

1. Other floats were allowed to throw lollipops into the crowd and other groups handed out flyers.
2. Other floats that wanted a PA system, absolutely had one.
3. Other floats had "native american" dressed people, some were indians, some were not.

Just an oversight maybe?

It got even worse when they got in trouble for having a man and his 10 year old child, that were walking along side the float, were handing out pocket sized versions of the Constitution.

The group was basically told by the Bristol Fourth of July parade committee, the group that throws the parade, that they shouldn't even waste the cost of a postage stamp to enter the application into next year's parade.

The way this country is heading, I wouldn't be too surprised if waving the flag was banned at a 4th of July celebration in the next couple years.

Hopefully Glenn Beck gets ahold of this committee and can get them on air to discuss what has happened, I look forward to that interview.

Weather Underground Documentary: I'll Drop This Discussion As Fast As The Left Will Drop The Sarah Palin Discussion!

I wish this video had been made widely available and known back in the primaries. You need to check this out, Obama's friend and co-board(s) member, William Ayers and his connection to the Weather Underground:



Wow.

Stimulus Plan, $18 MILLION For Recovery.gov RE-design!

Transcript from Yesterday's Glenn Beck show on the stimulus money, $18 million to be exact, being spent on RE-designing the recovery.gov website:

VOICE: The Glenn Beck program presents more truth behind America's March to Socialism.

GLENN: Got this fancy new website, apparently can't do it. We're keeping a close eye on the stimulus.

VOICE: News look, microscope laser focused, alert, investigative watch, lots of Googling, Glenn Beck's eye on the stimulus 2009.

GLENN: Yes, that's right. The website that President Obama, you know, Mr. Hip, Mr. "Down with the kids," Mr. "Using the Internet thingamajig" to raise bajillions of dollars, the thing that he set up to track the stimulus isn't really working real well. The site I can't remember the name. Hang on. Let me Joe Biden, what's the name of this thing?

VOICE: By the way, do you know the website?

BIDEN: You know, I'm embarrassed. Do you know the website number? You know, I should it in front of me and I don't.

VOICE: All right.

BIDEN: I'm actually embarrassed.

VOICE: I'm going to call your office directly, too, and get it later.

BIDEN: It is recovery.gov, recovery.gov.

VOICE: Is that up and running already?

BIDEN: That's up and running.

VOICE: All right.

GLENN: Yeah. Recovery.gov. Fabulous website. He's embarrassed because he couldn't remember the name. I would have been embarrassed because he said what's the number, but that's just me. I went there today, for example, and I learned that Americans are getting you are getting a really big slice of the stimulus pie in the form of tax credits. They also had a really nice pie chart and everything. It was dazzling. Plus I learned that Americans will be reaping the benefits of the stimulus package to the tune of $400 per person. I know. I know, I'm thinking it, too. Goodbye, recession; let the good times roll because we're almost there! But it couldn't all be good news, could it? Apparently despite the fancy pie charts on recovery.gov, it's not working. Now some of the stimulus money will go toward a complete redesign of recovery.gov. Thankfully with all of President Obama's connections that he made during his fancy, you know, high tech Internet campaign thingamajig, he was able to work out a really good deal. It's only going to cost you, the American taxpayer, $18 million to revamp the site. $18 million to redesign an existing website. Now, I'm not a website developer but I can create a website from my Mac, and I know I'm just being cynical again. I'm just an Obama hater. That's what it is. It must be his race or something. I'm not sure. I'll try to look for the positive angle on this story... um... um... oh, oh, I think I have it! The company doing the redesign doesn't have a history of being, you know, awarded Halliburton, you know, no bid kind of government contracts. Hang on, I'm being hang on just a second. Yeah, the company is Smartronics. Out of $47 million in federal contracts, only $132,000 came from competition bids. Okay, so that's hang on. Let me... oh! Oh, oh, I know! At least the company selected doesn't have a shady, you know, Dick Cheney/Halliburton type connection. No, hang on just a second. I'm just being... Smartronics, are you sure? They are a steady contributor to House majority leader Steny Hoyer. So oh, oh, I've got it! I've got it! At least it doesn't cost $50 million for the new improved pie charts. That's okay, it is a government project and the jury is still out if they can, you know, go $32 million over budget on a website which I think they can, but let's have a little optimism here.

Wow, $18 million huh? How about you hand it over to my company, we do it for $20 thousand and you hand out the rest to the tax payers...sounds like a better plan to me.

Obama Had A Summit Alright...

Funny little news article in the NYP:

The leader of the free world and his French counterpart were caught sneaking a peek at a the pink-satin-draped booty of a 17-year-old junior G-8 delegate just moments before the summit's official group photo was snapped in Italy yesterday.

Obama wasn't the only head of state getting Yankee Doodle randy.

The president got a show of support for his stimulus package from French President Nicolas Sarkozy -- whose wandering eyes also couldn't help but take in the view.

Yea, well, I don't expect anything else from these politicians anymore...

A Black Conservative College Student Steps From The Crowd

(Separating yourself from the cookie sheet of liberal college students, all baked through liberal indoctrination)

Last week Glenn got a call from a very impressive young man named Jerome Hudson, who told Glenn he had written an op-ed during the 2008 election on being a black Conservative. He sent it in and it's fantastic. Enjoy!

While attending a black fraternity party, I recently learned it’s a bad idea to profess one’s affinity for Glenn Beck, Bill O’Reilly, Rush Limbaugh, and Sean Hannity.

Worse, according to current polls, it appears I may be the only black 22 year old in America who will be voting for Sen. John McCain.

It’s not that I was unaware that being a black Conservative Republican puts me in the ultimate “minority.” After all, Shelby Steele’s classic article “ The Loneliness of the Black Conservative” has become an article of faith that I’ve all but committed to memory.

But I guess I had made the mistake of buying into all that liberal yammering about being “open minded” and supporting “diversity” that I’d deluded myself into believing that a civil, discussion about the herd-like ideological mentality of so many of my contemporaries suffer from was possible.

Boy, was I wrong. Big time!

My official “Negro” card got stripped away. I instantly lost my “blackness.” And now, consequently, I now am greeted with this: “Hey, y’all, here comes The Black Republican.”

And that’s when I think to myself, Hmmm…so this is how it feels to be an "Uncle Tom."

Still, being labeled “The Black Republican” is undoubtedly a promotion from: "Hey, why are you dressed so nice? You got a job interview or something?" Or, worse, “Man, why are you talking like that? You sound white? Who do you think you are? A Conservative Kanye West?”

But my path to ideological emancipation began where all the most important things always begin—with my father and mother. Growing up, my Army drill sergeant father was a firm believer in tough love. My parents instilled in us Christian values. But I believe that first part—having an involved mother and father—was critical. With 70% of all black babies being born out-of-wedlock, it’s no wonder black poverty remains entrenched, welfare has become a way of life, and that many of my fellow young black male counterparts choose gangsta life over college.

But it wasn’t until college that I realized I had been ensnared in what John McWhorter calls the “Cult of Victimology.” One of my professor’s pointed me toward a world of literature I’d never been introduced to: Thomas Sowell, John McWhorter, Shelby Steele, Star Parker, Angela McGlowan, Larry Elder, Walter Williams—they obliterated the Leftist foolishness that floods my community.

It was then that my eyes were opened to the truth, a truth that my father was willing to give his life for, a truth that hundreds of thousands of American soldiers have paid the ultimate price to pass on to future generations. And that truth is this: America remains the greatest country that God gave to man.

So imagine me, a member of various organizations that largely consist of young black Americans, most of whom are womb to the tomb Democrats and liberals, speaking openly about the many opportunities and blessings we enjoy in our great nation and refuting Michelle Obama’s supposition that America is a “downright mean place..”

Can you say…..social suicide?

"So Jerome,” the party goers asked, “you’re REALLY a Republican?!"

Duh!

Of course I’m a Republican! And your great grandparents were too!

Yes, I’m a member of the Anti-Slavery Party, the party responsible for: the 13th (abolished slavery), 14th (gave former slaves full citizenship rights), the 15th Amendment (gave slaves voting rights), the Civil Rights Act of 1871(protecting southern blacks from the Ku Klux Klan), the Reconstruction Acts, and the 1866, 1875, 1957, 1960, and 1964 Civil Rights Acts.

And no, my brothers and sisters, yesterday’s southern Democrats are NOT today’s Republicans! If so, former Klansman, Sen. Robert Byrd—the highest ranking senate Democrat and President Pro-Tempore of the Senate—apparently didn’t get the memo and forgot to switch parties.

But it’s more than just the history. I’m proud to stand for self-empowerment, personal responsibility, strong family values, small government, low taxes, free markets, a strong military, and individual achievement etc.

And don’t even get me started on which side stands up for the precious 1.4 million unborn children (32% of whom are black), who will be casualties in the war inside the womb. When I see these so-called “black leaders” bashing Conservatives for “racist policies,” I wonder how they justify cheering on the political team who proudly defends the annihilation of 13 million black children since 1973.

And Conservatives don’t care about black people? I don’t think so!

No, I think I’ll ride with the team who says enough with the welfare cancer that has destroyed people’s innate desire to achieve. Yes, I’ll ride with the folks who respect me enough to consider me their equal and not insult me with Affirmative Action racism. Yeah, I’ll ride with the gang who would rather create effective policies than emotional “feel good” symbolism that robs individuals of their desire to aspire.

So while it may take a little getting used to walking into college parties where I’m known as “The Black Republican,” I now realize I am a newly inducted member of a rich tradition of ideologically emancipated black Conservatives. And guess what? I’m more than cool with that. I’m proud, actually.

“The Conservative Kanye West”?

Hmmm….

Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?

Jerome Hudson is a sophomore at Tallahassee Community College with plans to transfer to Florida A&M University in the fall.

Sarah Palin, Why Are Republicans Guessing? Why Are Liberals Still So Bitter About Her?

Governor Sarah Palin was recently interviewed by Time Magazine, saying the following:

Is that because you feel you don't have a mandate anymore?

It's not that. It's that our administration is so stymied and paralyzed because of a political game that has been chosen to be played by critics who have discovered loopholes in the ethics reform that I championed that allows them to continually, continually bombard the state with frivolous ethics-violation charges, with lawsuits, with these fishing expeditions. We win the lawsuits, we win the ethics charges, we win all that — but it comes at such great cost. The distraction, the waste of time and money, the public's time and money — it's insane to continue down this road. And Alaskans who have paid attention to what's going on, they understand that.

Now, there's been some frustration with some in the media not fully reporting what's been going on, so this may come as a shock to some Alaskans. We have sat down with reporters, showed them proof of the frivolity, the wastefulness — you know, millions of dollars this is costing our state to fight frivolous charges. And countless, countless hours from my staff, our department of law, from me every single day just trying to set the record straight. And it doesn't cost the adversaries a dime in this game. It costs our state so much in time and in resources. Alaskans that have paid attention to that, despite the media choosing not to fully report on the circumstances today, Alaskans understand why there had to be a shift here. There has to be a change of direction, and it makes sense for Alaska, my final year in office, to not only be honest with them and tell them that I'm not going to run again, knowing that we've accomplished what we wanted to accomplish, but taking it one step further, saying I'm not going to put them through a lame-duck session where there will be, obviously, more wasted time and money because of the political game being played right now.

The fact is, these ethics investigations have turned up nothing, just like everything else the Liberals have accused her of. If there were skeletons in Palin's closet, they would have been dug out during the campaign along with all the other non-existing mud that the Left was trying to sling.

A lot of people, regular people, who don't like Palin and would never vote for her are still under the assumption that the things she was accused of are true! It just goes to show how liberal media gets a clearance card when it comes to their false news stories. "Oh that isn't true? Well we think it would be a waste to print that it wasn't true or even try to clear up anything we have said", that is basically the position they take.

These ethics investigations have come at a cost of over $500,000 to the taxpayers, and liberals know it would be them paying and not Palin. It is a meticulous plan, piss off the taxpayers and make them believe that if the spotlight was never on Palin, they wouldn't be footing the bill right now. The real thing they should be focusing on is that if Liberals weren't so hell-bent on character assassination and sucker punch politics that go so low as to rip into the families of the candidates, this wouldn't be such an issue!

Palin, I hope she spends this time wisely and politically. They say that you know when the Left picks out the best Republican Candidate because they tear them down the most. Well Palin is that candidate. She needs to focus on the bigger picture, not just Alaska. She needs to get her head in the game and start getting more involved with other governors and senators around the country. She needs to meet with political advisers and have a team that trains her on every little matter. She needs to get involved in campaigning for other people. She needs to get involved in political organizations and groups that she supports. Then, when the time is right she needs to make a move. I don't think that time is 2012 and I don't think it is for President. I would much rather see her as a senator and then maybe down the road she can take her shot at the White House.

She made the right choice getting out and saving the tax payers of Alaska, it was only the right choice because the liberals left her with no other choice and yet they are the ones quick to call her a quitter.

She has more morals, values and political future than any elitist liberal I have seen yet.

Senator Baldwin, Worse Things Have Happened *Cough Frankin*

Yes, according to this article, Alec Baldwin is considering a run for Congress.

As if Al Frankin was not bad enough.

Did you listen to that message he left his daughter? The best way to see a person's actual being is in private, that is hard to understand sometimes but this tape gives us good insight into the type of person Alec really is.

Can you see him on the floor of Congress saying to a Republican what a "rude thoughtless pig of a senator you are!"? Give me a break

Hopefully Alec Baldwin gets some sense knocked into his head and he decides against running, because the only running he will see is his ass getting run over.

Overseas Diplomatic Ventures? or Tax Payer Funded Date Nights For the Obama Family?

(Hey Michelle, I hear there are some sweet Sushi Bars for our date next week in China)

When I heard that Michelle and the kids went with President Obama to Russia, I thought, this is getting kind of ridiculous. Then I find out that Michelle's mother also went, then I knew it was ridiculous. I guess I can find comfort in the fact that tax payer's money wasn't put towards a second and/or third jet to get them over there and that an additional few bodies on Air Force One doesn't make that much of a difference.

What I am a little upset over is the fact that these "diplomatic missions" are seemingly an excuse to get the Obama's out on exotic dates that they can't achieve in D.C. or Chicago.

Just a little while ago, Obama ditched the French President for a date with Michelle on the tax payer's dime in Paris. Not long before that, he swept Michelle to NYC on a date with a motorcade. Who do you think paid for that?

Now, you have Barack, his wife and kids and their grandmother, clearing out the Russian club, O2 Lounge, so they could enjoy a family night out in Russia. Once again, brushing off his diplomatic duties.

The way he treats these foreign governments is almost like he is more there for the date nights and "happens" to come across a little business here and there.

This is ridiculous.

He is there on business and we are paying him for it. Instead we are paying him to do a job that he is treating like an annoying obligation in the way of his date nights, which we are also paying for.

What should infuriate the American people even more, is the fact that he can't even do his job correctly!

According to this article:

"In a slip of the tongue, U.S. President Barack Obama described Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Monday as president...."I suspect when I speak to President..eh.. Prime Minister Putin tomorrow, he will say the same thing." "

What may be even funnier is the fact that Putin sent a praising letter of Bush's hospitality prior to Obama's visit:

"During the last years we have been working on strengthening Russia-U.S. cooperation. Although there were differences between our countries, I always valued your openness and sincerity," Putin said, congratulating Bush on his 63rd birthday on July 6.

"With special warmth I recall your hospitality in the Crawford ranch and your family estate in Kennebunkport," Putin wrote"

I am not a Bush fan, but at least he knew how to properly treat our allies. Does anyone remember what Obama did to Prime Minister Gordon Brown when he visited?

Gibbs, Not Open, Not Transparent Administration

Gibbs, at it again.

The press is concerned about the process, Gibbs tries to continuously bring the topic back to the questions. Is he clueless? No. He is just trying to sway the discussion in his favor.

Thomas revealed more frustration in an interview with CNS News:

“Nixon didn’t try to do that,” Thomas said. “They couldn’t control (the media). They didn’t try. “What the hell do they think we are, puppets?” Thomas said. “They’re supposed to stay out of our business. They are our public servants. We pay them.”

Thomas said she was especially concerned about the arrangement between the Obama Administration and a writer from the liberal Huffington Post Web site. The writer was invited by the White House to President Obama’s press conference last week on the understanding that he would ask Obama a question about Iran from among questions that had been sent to him by people in Iran.

“When you call the reporter the night before you know damn well what they are going to ask to control you,” Thomas said. “I’m not saying there has never been managed news before, but this is carried to fare-thee-well–for the town halls, for the press conferences,” she said. “It’s blatant. They don’t give a damn if you know it or not. They ought to be hanging their heads in shame.”

Kind of like the administration swaying the questions in a town forum, which is supposed to be open, into a bunch of screened questions with processed answers.

Disney Apparently Needs More Prince On Prince Action

"In the world of Disney, falling in heterosexual love can break a spell, save Christmas, change laws, stop wars and even, in the case of The Little Mermaid, cause an individual to give up her personal identity.

While such dramatic plot twists may keep kids glued to television and movie theater screens, they send a memorable message to impressionable young viewers that heterosexual love is not only the norm, but that it is also exceptional, powerful, transformative and magical, concludes a new analysis of top-grossing G-rated children's films."

Norm (noun)-general level or average

I am just guessing here but if you would add up all of the heterosexual couples out there and all the homosexual couples, the averages would be higher for the heterosexual. Wouldn't that make the heterosexual relationships the "norm"?

Being the "norm", that is not me or anyone else saying that being a homosexual is not "wrong". By definition it is taking the average of something.

This article was talking about how Disney is not including homosexual relationships in it's movies and that they glorify heterosexual relationships through imagery.

Yea, so?

Last I checked, we had some freedom to film however we wanted. Does Michael Moore include a balanced side in his "documentaries"(I say that loosely)?

Listen, if you look at this situation without any emotional drive, from a pure business standpoint, if heterosexual relationships are the "norm", you are more likely to make a bigger profit off of the release of such a film. That seems like common sense.

To pursue the business angle a little further, in any industry you find competition, doesn't this sounds like a perfect opportunity for a animation company to compete against Disney in the gay community? Sounds like at least a little bit of a money maker to me.

This study was kind of ridiculous if you ask me. To throw money into investigating the heterosexual tones of Disney animations. I mean really, why waste money on that? I could have said, "yes, I can not point out a single homosexual relationship in a Disney film". End of story.

As I write this, it really does become more and more about business than it does a "Gay Issue".

Just thought it would be interesting to chime in on.