Showing posts with label Fairness Doctrine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fairness Doctrine. Show all posts

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Tea Party Patriots, Now the Hard Work Begins...

This is a message to my Tea Party friends and all those in this fight whether they participate actively or not.

I am hearing an undercurrent, out there, that is calling for a "third party" to be established. This is an idea whose time may have come, in theory. It is a definitely an idea that needs to be explored. However, I would like to add a few words of caution, we must be extremely careful.

Let me pre-qualify my statements by telling you I am currently a registered Republican. Before last November I had been registered in the Reform Party, started to support Ross Perot, so I know a little something about third parties. My husband and I worked very hard in Mr Perot's campaign here in the Kansas City area. We were very disappointed in the way things turned out but still happy that we participated.

I know many Republicans blamed the Perot movement for George Herbert Walker Bush's defeat in the 1992 elections that gave us Bill Clinton. I believed that President Bush Sr, did himself in when he scared the beejeebies out of all of his conservative support with his elitist rhetoric of a "New World Order".

I can remember, for me, the precise moment President Bush Sr. lost my support in his campaign against Bill Clinton in 1992. This video, filmed during the National Grocers Association convention, was used during the election to portray Bush as an elitist snob. Too bad it was a big lie.



I let my anger at Bush's "elitism" cloud my opinion and it determined my vote for Perot. I was fooled and so was my Husband. I don't know, if I had found out about the lie before the election, that it would have made any difference, but the point is this, the incident probably cost George H.W. Bush reelection.

According to Snopes.com the story was false. It was manufactured by the New York Times. Imagine that. Times reporter, Andrew Rosenthal, who wasn't even at the Convention, exploited a news pool report from the National Grocers Association convention by turning it into an embellished, New York Times, front page story. The rest is history. It shows how one small incident can be used to manipulate an entire electorate to win elections.
We have to be smarter than that.

I re-registered my party preference and started attending Republican Party meetings last November because I wanted some structure in my political life. The Independent Party didn't provide that and the Reform Party is dying. I knew the Libertarian Party was an option but I though I needed a bigger foundation.

I didn't like the way the Republican Party was weaseled into nominating John McCain, the closest Republican clone to Obama, by the Left Wing media. It was Sarah Palin who converted me. I am hoping to make a difference along with all the other Conservative Bloggers in the 2010 elections as well as in the next Presidential election.

We have no National Press that isn't in the pocket of the Democratic Party so it will be left with the few media outlets like Fox News and Newsmax magazine , as well as talk radio to carry our message.

Our secret weapon will be the Bloggers! We need to hold the GOP's feet to the fire so they will nominate viable candidates, who support smaller government, less spending, a strong defense, and someone who can win. We need to defend free speech and talk radio from the insidious attacks coming from the Left in the House and Senate.

As Conservatives, Libertarians and Republicans we need to be united behind a National party next year. There simply is not enough time to go through the process of getting third party people on the various state ballots and elected. We simply don't have the resources to fight the Democrats as independents without splitting the Republican Party again and guaranteeing the Democrats a victory. That is what the Democrats are counting on. Divide and Conquer.

We have to get involved in our local Republican Parties and support good candidates. We can't let the Elites back east dictate the direction of the Republican Party any longer. We have to step up and it means we have to begin now. It is going to mean a lot of hard work or as the Dems put it "Boots on the Ground".

We are going to have to use the old Media when we can and the New Media extensively. We have to be very smart and savvy with the new ways of communication. Do we need slick logos and and snappy campaign slogans. Probably, but we can't just copy Obama. We can however use his template.

I urge each and every one of you that read my Blog to reach out to your friends and neighbors and band together, become an Activist, to save this Nation that we love. This is the season of picnics and Bar B Ques. We can use these small events to get other people involved.

The people who still support Obama need to be educated. The need to be shown what the results of Obama's policies are and what they are doing to businesses, large and small. If our Small Businesses start to fail any faster there won't be jobs for anyone. If Obama keeps demonizing Big Business and grabbing control of huge parts of the Business sector there will be even fewer jobs and no tax revenue streams to exploit. Unfortunately we are next on that tax food chain.

Not everyone is reachable. Obama supporters either have an unnatural affection for the man or are just plain misinformed. All I am saying is we need to put one issue politics away for a few seasons. If we stand together we will not fail.

Obama did not, contrary to what people believe, win the last election by a landslide in the popular vote. Out of 129.5 million votes there was only a 9.5 million vote difference. The electoral vote was the landslid. Obama spent most of his money and time in high electoral vote states and received 365 electoral votes to McCain's 173 for his efforts. He campaigned smart.

Some of those states will be hard to wrestle from Obama but, with each day, the evidence mounts that his policies are eroding his support. California's Proposition 8 vote should be noted. It was a shot across Obama's bow. We need to help conservative voices in that state keep the momentum going.

Please consider my words. Lets exchange ideas and form an unbeatable team. America is worth the work. I don't believe this situation can't be changed.

We can be the change that defeats the "Change" and brings all Americans Hope!

Friday, February 27, 2009

Obama's Hidden Agenda

I listened to the President's speech the other evening and for a moment I found what he was saying to be so "fair" that I almost forgot who this man is. If you truly listened to him you came away hating the evil people who make more than $250 thousand dollars a year and feeling sorry for yourself if you didn't. You came away hating the conservative point of view.

He is a mesmerizer. He is a charismatic being. He is a Lawyer.

Things that pundits and politicians have warned us about for years are beginning to come true. Every fear that the evil right wingers have ever had are being realized, little by little, every day in Congress, but not in a straight forward way.

The Obama Way is to let his fellow comrades in the Senate and House suggest the changes that "they" want made in legislation. Never mind his cohorts from the White House are whispering in Harry's and Nancy ear so they can get it right. He writes nothing. He only coordinates. Plausible deniability is key for Obama. It isn't his idea. No one can blame him. If you do blame Obama you are a flaming bigot. The Chicago Way is to hide what you're doing, cloud the issue through subterfuge and if any one threatens to tell the truth, you bury them.

He has shown his propensity throughout his short political career not to compete with his opponents but to eliminate them. Clear the playing field. No opposition to him whatsoever. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/29/obamas.first.campaign/index.html

Jay Stewart of the Chicago's Better Government Association stated in a 2008 CNN political piece:

"He came from Chicago politics," Stewart said. "Politics ain't beanbag, as they say in Chicago. You play with your elbows up, and you're pretty tough and ruthless when you have to be. Sen. Obama felt that's what was necessary at the time, that's what he did."
"Does it fit in with the rhetoric now?"
Stewart answered himself with, "Perhaps not."

But I think Mr. Stewart is wrong. It fits perfectly for his agenda as President. Dissent cannot be allowed. If you oppose him you are called a racist. He uses his blackness as a shield from any assault. You can't say these things, You can't even think these things.

He has lieutenants such as James Carvill and David Axelrod, that go out to every conceivable venue to bash the awful right wing attacks and uphold every golden word the President says. He's too big to fail. Too important. He is after all the the first Afro-American President as well as the smartest President to ever hold the office. He's too historic...

and he is NOT what he seems to be. He and his Administration have a hidden agenda that is being revealed one thin layer at a time and what's is being revealed is a man who wants to get even with those wrongs he perceives having been done to his race and class by the evil Capitalist. He has a fascist bent. He is going to use his high office and political good will to get even. He wants to control every one. He can only do it with the aid of Congress.

His legislative agenda must be hidden because if the American people ever got wind of what was really going on it would cause them to revolt. Congress goes about doing Obama's business of governing with important legislation being proposed everyday, such as these "vital" pieces of legislation proposed yesterday, February 26, 2009 in the house:

2. H.CON.RES.65 : Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that James Brown, also known as the "Godfather of Soul", should be recognized for his contributions to American music as one of the greatest and most influential entertainers of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s as an American cultural icon.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.


3. H.CON.RES.66 : Expressing the sense of Congress that Lionel Hampton should be honored for his contributions to American music.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Education and Labor
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.


4. H.CON.RES.67 : Expressing the sense of Congress that Lena Horne should be recognized as one of the most popular performers of the 1940s and 1950s and for her outspoken opposition to racial and social injustice.
Sponsor: Rep Rangel, Charles B. [NY-15] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

These kinds of legislation are the rule not the exception but then there's the other extreme...

Doing Obama's dirty work, He is never connected to any legislation. The true meaning of his intent is hidden in otherwise obscure legislation. There is a real agenda. Controversial legislation hidden in more palatable bills. Something Obama can sign with cover because the main legislation is so vital it must be signed immediately.

His very first bill, the Stimulus Bill was passed so fast that there was no time for Congress to read it. There is so much hidden in that bill that it will take years to decipher the bills true scope. Now he is turning to a long Democratic wish list.

The Senate bill, S 160, is legislation dealing with representation for the District of Columbia. It is the loss leader for the Fairness Doctrine, a bill to limit the voices of opposition. Sen. Jim DeMint proposed the cover amendment, insuring that the Fairness Doctrine will not be revisited. The amendment was passed by a vote of 88 to 11. Approved by all Democrats (aren't they fair) Now the pundits such as Rush Limbaugh or Michael Savage haven't got anything to complain about.

80. S.AMDT.573 to S.160 To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.
Sponsor: Sen DeMint, Jim [SC] (introduced 2/25/2009) Cosponsors (9)
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 573 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 11. Record Vote Number: 71.

But wait...another amendment had to be offered to S 160 and moments later the language was skewed to better suit the Democrats with amendment S AMDT 591.

86. S.AMDT.591 to S.160 To encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership, and to ensure that the public airwaves are used in the public interest.
Sponsor: Sen Durbin, Richard [IL] (introduced 2/26/2009) Cosponsors (None)
Latest Major Action: 2/26/2009 Senate amendment agreed to. Status: Amendment SA 591 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 41. Record Vote Number: 70.

The same legislation can both end the fairness doctrine and reinstate it in the very same instance, only now it isn't called the Fairness Doctrine. That has been defeated by the first amendment S AMDT 573 and reborn as S AMDT 591 an amendment to the same bill and now referred to as the "diversity in communications media ownership" clause.

The language in most bills is kept purposefully convoluted so the ordinary person, if they ever took the time to read any given legislation, would find it so foreign that they wouldn't understand what they were reading. The minutia being pedaled by the esteemed members of the House and Senate is very hard to follow. The language of any law can be changed at a moments notice. The change of one word in an existing bill can vastly change the meaning of any piece of legislation.

Now the FCC, if the bill is passed, can require that talk radio stations in any given market must have diverse ownership. That means some of those stations will be getting new ownership and I'm sure that ownership won't want to carry conservative talk radio, effectively silencing Mr. Limbaugh and others in the conservative talk genre. So much for First Amendment rights. So much for Free speech. Once again, Obama clears the playing field.


As usual the bureaucrats in Washington are fiddling with "vital" legislation while the Constitution burns! I pray for God to save this Union before it's too late.