Propagandist in Chief

Uh oh, someone's in trouble!!! First the surprise tax issues that embarassed and ultimatley sunk some of Obama's Cabinet Nominees and now this! I'm telling you heads will roll when this hits the cable networks.

We just watched The President of the United States get up in front of millions of people and tell a boldface lie! That's right, I called him a liar. How many times did he say "this is the worst economic period in American history, since the Great Depression." I knew it was a sham when he was saying it during the campaign but I am somewhat surprised that he is still using that phrase. Those are indeed the talking points because everyone in the media is using them. There's only one problem....it ain't true!!

According to records "The 1970s were perhaps the worst decade of Western and certainly of American economic performance since the Great Depression. " (source Wikipedia or until someone realizes it and takes it down). Now if I could find this by doing a little bit of research I'm sure The Obama Administration with it's vast resources could do the same. If they didn't then shame on them and that makes me a little nervous to say the least. If they did then they know what they are putting out is false information and they are doing it anyway. Hmmmmmm......

Again, "By the time of 1980, when U.S. President Jimmy Carter was running for re-election against Ronald Reagan, the misery index (the sum of the unemployment rate and the inflation rate) had reached an all-time high of 21.98%. "(Wikipedia) Again, the facts don't bear out Mr Obama's argument. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics the current National Unemployment Rate is: 7.6% as of January 2009. The average inflation rate, according to InflationData.com, for 2008 was 3.85%. So as you can see we are nowhere near the numbers that were present in the 1970's.

However, none of this matters. Obama and the Dems are counting on the fact that the average American won't take the time to do the research to figure this out. Instead they will let the media and their own press releases shape the debate and strike fear into the American people. That way they can ramrod all the government spending and growth they want down your throat and when they are done you'll ask for more.

Ask yourself this question: If they are willing to be less than truthful about this what else are they planning to lie to us about? Hope, change, new direction? Elections have consequences.

Shameful Ambassadors

There is a new trend in the world and one that I find quite alarming and shameful. That is this new phenomenon of former US Presidents as "good will" ambassadors. Now I understand that they are important public figures and they should serve a purpose in the ongoing dialogue of our country. However, what I DO NOT agree with is when they take it upon themselves to visit other countries and feel the need to talk openly and critically about the United States. I'm talking about Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton here. Both were undoubtedly two of the worse candidates to ever inhabit The White House in recent memory and yet they are the two that can't help criticizing our country whenever they travel abroad. With Carter's administration you had the gas shortage of the 70's (which I remember) and then the hostage crisis in Iran that publicly humiliated the United States on the world stage. With Slick Willy you had an ongoing parade of scandal after scandal after scandal. Heck, people got so tired of all the scandal's that they even coined a phrase that is used today: Clinton Fatigue. After a while you could not keep up with all of the seedy, dirty, information that was coming to light and it was better to just stop listening. I STILL have Clinton Fatigue and it's been almost 8 years since he left office!! So given that these two "stellar role models" were such disaster's as Presidents what makes them think that they even have the authority to travel abroad and speak on official topics of interest? The truth of the matter is this: once a President, always a President. For better or worse (worse in this case) they keep that title for life. Now I am actually OK with that since they earned it and it IS the highest political office in our country. However, I think that just like MOST former Presidents (Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, etc) they should remove themselves from policy matters and let the new administration do it's job. Instead these two take every opportunity to travel the world and give speeches (which they get paid very well for I might add) and find it necessary to criticize what the new President and his people are trying to get accomplished at every turn. Do they not realize that when they go and break bread with our enemy (Carter and Hamas) that they are giving a confusing message to the world? They are in effect telling other countries, some of which are enemies of ours, that we are not a united nation but a divided nation. And as the old adage goes "a house divided cannot stand". When they criticize our country and it's leaders abroad all they do is give fodder to the causes of our enemies. Now more than ever we need to be united in our resolve against these Islamic extremists. We need to portray a united, strong, impenetrable front. Otherwise they will perceive that we are divided and weak and that will motivate them to fight harder. Sadly, most of these speeches put down America and levy harsh criticisms toward our country rather than exhibiting to the world that we are still the "beacon of freedom" that all should strive to be. In the name of partisan politics and self-serving glory and accolades these "shameful ambassadors" spread dissent and sow discord in every climb and place and then act incredulous when the world hates us more and more every day. If I didn't know any better I would think that their true mission is to once and for all extinguish this "beacon of light" and replace it with something quite different. Lady Liberty is still standing in NY Harbor with her head held high and she still beckons those that seek freedom....but for how long? For once they should put aside their divisive politics and act as Americans again. They have proven they have the power to lead and for better or for worse people have followed. Let's hope they lead in the right direction and heal this divided land....before it's too late.