BROWN VS. GARNER

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What a contract there is between Wilson's shooting of Brown in Ferguson and Pantaleo's choking of Garner in Staten Island; it's like night and day.  

After review of the Grand Jury evidence and testimony in Ferguson, there is not even a sliver of doubt in my mind that the shooting of Brown was justified.  Yet, there was rioting, burning, looting, shooting and pure anarchy after the verdict was announced.  

Of course, I haven't yet seen any Grand Jury evidence or testimony in the New York case.  But, based on what I do know, there is a whole lot of doubt in my mind as to whether or not the Grand Jury reached the right conclusion in deciding not to indict Pantaleo on any level of charges at all.  Yes, there was protesting after the announcement, and I think the protest was justified.  But, as of this writing there is no rioting, looting, burning, shooting or other evidence of anarchy.  Good for them. 

One big difference, of course, is that Al Sharpton, Eric Holder and Barack Obama have not been using the Garner case as a platform to stoke racial fires in the country.  Another major difference is that the media wasn't creating an atmosphere of expected rioting for weeks on end before the Pantaleo verdict.  

It has been said by numerous people that we need to have dialogue about cops vs. Blacks.  While I welcome dialogue on any subject at any time as a means to resolve differences and to make things better, I really think we should be looking at cops... period.  I have great respect for the officers who protect us in our cities and states.  They put their lives on the line for us every day.  

But, I have a problem with cops having tanks, armored Humvees and other military equipment.  I have a problem with the growing reports of cops invading private residences in the middle of the night to confiscate lawfully owned guns, and an endless litany of other police wrongdoings or excessive uses of power. 

I don't see this as a white cop versus Black issue.  I think the problem runs deeper than that and we do need to investigate it, find the root causes of it, have dialogue about it and resolve it.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

GUN CONTROL AGAIN SHOWS ITS UGLY HEAD

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PATRIOTUPDATE.COM is reporting on a plot by the State of New York to totally gut the Second Amendment.   "On Dec. 9, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit will hear oral arguments in the case of Nojay v. Cuomo. At stake is nothing less than whether the Second Amendment grants substantive gun rights to American citizens, or is meaningless rhetoric that allows the government total control over what firearms citizens may or may not possess."  

"The SAFE Act was rammed through both houses of the New York State Legislature and signed into law within 24 hours. Legislators were given the 39-page bill only fifteen minutes before a floor vote at 2 a.m., and Cuomo waived the state’s mandatory three-day waiting period for public input on new legislation so that the law could take effect immediately upon his signature."  The law, if it is upheld in the courts, is intended to be the forerunner of a national gun control law. 

Information coming out of Ferguson is that the businesses which have not been burned to the ground were protected by armed store owners.  Information coming from the F.B.I. confirms that violent crime in areas where gun control is loose or non-existent is far below the national average.  In Chicago, where gun ownership is now legal due to Supreme Court decisions, the murder rate is plummeting.  

The Supreme Court has ruled time after time after time that the Second Amendment is the law of the land.  But, I have every reason to believe, and you should too, that our renegade President is going to use the U.N. Small Arms Agreement as a tool to excuse another Executive Order banning private gun ownership within the next few months; the issuance of his Executive Order on immigration is merely to test the waters.  

We're in for some tough times ahead in this country.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

U.S. TAXPAYER TO PAY FOR FERGUSON RAMPAGE?

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The fires aren't even out yet; the rioting and looting continues and, already, the cry from the bleeding-heart liberals has begun: "We need to fund money in Congress now to pay for the rebuilding of Ferguson." 

You know what?  For decades now, as long as I can remember, the Blacks in this country have been burning and rioting and asking the rest of the country to pay for it. 

To hell with you.  You burned it; you rebuild it.  Any Judge in the country would order that as part of your restitution for your illegal, criminal acts.  If you don't like it, get out.  Go live in Iran or Iraq where you can do these things and be a hero. 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

IS ANOTHER CIVIL WAR IMMINENT?

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Ferguson won't die.  Al Sharpton and the renegades are bound and determined to exploit Obama's claims of racism in the country.  They don't give a damn what the Grand Jury heard or deliberated on for three months, they want Officer Wilson to go to hang and they want the hanging broadcast live on national television.  

They're not going to settle for anything less.  

Sharpton said the resignation of Officer Darren Wilson on Saturday is not enough. “Reporters started calling me, saying the officer had resigned from his job and said that he hopes it would lead to healing the city,” Sharpton said. “But you can’t heal leaving the injured out of the process.” Brown’s family still has “open wounds” from his death, Sharpton said; “taking his job” was never the objective of protesters. They want a federal investigation.  And they obviously want someone to hang.  

They don't give a damned about what kind of a thug Brown was.  They do not care about all of the evidence.  They dismiss the Grand Jury as being incompetent. 

What's more, they're stoking up for riots across the country until they get their way. 

No wonder gun sales are skyrocketing again.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

CAN OBAMACARE SURVIVE?

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The American public was never for it; it never had even 51% of the country in favor of it.  When it was enacted in the middle of the night, 70% of Americans were against it.  

Obama, Pelosi and Reid went on the offense.  In the face of most of the states coming out against it, they twisted the arms of unions, politicians and business alike.  They made so many promises no one could possibly keep track.  They gave concession, after concession, after concession and finally worked the opposition down to about 55%. 

Then, it's provisions started to kick in.  We got a chance to see it for what it really was, and why even Pelosi and Reid did not want to read it before they passed it.  It was full of lies, contradictions and broken promises.  The costs skyrocketed, the website failed and temporary concessions made started to run out of time.  Finally, the bombshell revelation came that it was all built on lies from the outset.  

More recently, union and business leaders alike have started to withdraw support, even coming out in opposition.  Several strong supporters of Obama and his signature health care act, including Senator Chuck Schumer,  have done a 180.  There is certainly no doubt that it played a significant role in the Republican rout of Congress in November.  For the first time, its mere existence has become a huge thorn in Obama's side. 

Maybe Obama would prefer that we now start calling it GruberCare? 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

NEWS YOU HAVE NOT HEARD: OBAMA IS A TRAITOR TO AMERICANS

The rest of unemployed Americans be damned: Obama's new Executive Order provides that businesses will be paid $3,000 for every illegal they hire, according to FOX NEWS.  

And guess what?  Because of a kink in ObamaCare, businesses will NOT face a penalty for not providing illegal immigrants health care.    

Happy Holidays, America.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.  

THE REAL AND OMINOUS DANGER ABOUT DRONES

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You have probably heard of the growing concern about drones in America, especially around airports.  Many pilots are reporting increasing near collisions with drones; one of those things sucked into a jet engine intake, especially during takeoff, could prove very fatal. 

But, that's not what concerns me most. 

You might be under the mistaken impression that these small drones are somewhat akin to flying model airplanes.  In a sense, they are.  But, they are far more sophisticated,  being able to fly much higher and longer and... able to carry a payload.  With an on-board video camera, the on-ground "pilot" can virtually fly a drone anywhere within fuel range.  

Picture one of these with a mere five-pounds or less of plastic or otherwise high-explosive on board.  That could do very significant damage to a structure, and I don't imagine that these small aircraft can be picked up on radar.  It sounds like a terrorist's dream machine to me. 

I'm wondering if these flights around airports are simple "test runs" to see what response they might attract.  The pilots could be gearing up for much bigger things and we all know that terrorists are sneaking across our southern border and, Lord knows, we have countless domestic terrorists already here. 

So, who really needs to hijack a jetliner these days? 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

OVAL OFFICE PROCLAMATION

WHY BLACKS SHOULD REALLY BE ANGRY

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What we hear coming out of the discussion about the Ferguson riots is a profound sense that the rest of us Americans are picking on blacks and that it has to stop.  I don't see that in my empirical world, but I don't live in Chicago, Philadelphia or Ferguson, ether.  

What I do know is that unemployment among blacks is far higher than it is among whites.  To me, that means not only that they are not getting adequate training for the job marketplace, but the current market for the jobs they are currently qualified for does not exist in sufficient numbers.  

Now enters the Obama immigration dictate, adding five million more unemployed bodies looking for the same jobs. 

If I were Black, I'd be damned angry, alright... at Barack Obama.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

OBAMA'S REVENGE CONTINUES

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Obama's nasty temper continues to flare at the temerity of the American public to so solidly rebuke his policies in the November 4th elections. Angered beyond words, Obama fired back at America by using an Executive Order to go around Congress, seize control of immigration from Congress and violate his oath of office by refusing to enforce previously enacted Congressional and Presidential approved  laws.   

Yesterday, Obama continued his rampage.  Noting that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was gaining favor among Americans for telling it like it is with I.S.I.S. and elsewhere in the Middle East, Obama summoned him to the Oval Office where it appears a blistering argument ensued over Hagel's I.S.I.S. policy and remarks, and Hagel was summarily fired.  Then, fearing another lashback from the public, the White House announced that Hagel had resigned. Indeed, Obama went overboard in gushing praise of Hagel when he went to the press and made the announcement. 

Still in Obama's crosshairs: gun control; scuttling of the Keystone Pipeline; releasing remaining terrorists, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Rashid, while closing Guantanamo and installing his global warming initiatives.  

It appears that we have unleashed the real Obama.  One thing is certain: If you're not a "yes" man, you have no place in Obama's Washington.    

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

MAKE A LIST

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Some Members of Congress have come out in support of Obama's seizure of power and violation of the Constitution.  

• They agree that Obama does not have to enforce the laws they make. 
• They agree that Obama has the right to deceive Americans in order to get his way in forcing ObamaCare down the throats of an unwilling and unwitting public.
• They agree that Obama has the power to legislate, regardless of what the Constitution says.  
• They agree that Obama has dictatorial powers and can do what he wants.  
• They agree that Americans have ceded over their inalienable rights to own guns, practice religion, and defend their nation to Barack Hussein Obama.  

Keep names.  Make those American enemies number one to remove from office in 2016.  We're almost done changing this government back to a government of the people, by the people and for the people.  Only a few more have to be sent to oblivion.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

CRAM IT

Remember the furor over ObamaCare?  Remember how the vast majority of Americans were against it?  Remember how it seemed to us that Obama, Reid and Pelosi violated the trust and will of the American people by passing it anyway.  Here we are four years later and the ugly truth is that ObamaCare was indeed not about health; it was about redistribution of wealth, and they hired Jonathan Gruber to engineer it.  

That doesn't sit too well, does it?  That's what you call a cramdown.  

What you have now in 2014, is another arrogant cramdown.  While the first one was about the redistribution of wealth, this one is about the transfer of legislative power from the Congress to the President.  It may be masked as an immigration bill, that's not what it is really about; if Obama really wanted his immigration bill, he could have passed it back in 2009 or 2010 when he had control of both houses of Congress. 

So, he looks at us Thursday night and tells us about how sorry he feels about the illegal immigrants and their plight and how we, as Americans, are obligated to let him get away with violating the law so we can make things better for those poor, unfortunate illegals. 

In other countries, they call leaders who disregard the laws of their nation, who perform end runs around their governments and who seize power for themselves... dictators.  

Well, my fellow Americans, you can shut me off by moving to another website, but you cannot escape the facts.  The only question is: what are you willing to do about it? 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

AND THE RESULTS ARE IN

 

He is obstinately refusing his Constitutional obligation to enforce the laws of the United States. 

Period. 

THIS IS A TEST

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Let there be no doubt about it: this is a test.  

Can the will of one overrule the will of the country?  

If Obama goes ahead tonight and announces executive amnesty for 5+ million illegals in the United States, he does not intend to stop there.  He has unfinished business on his plate: gun control, higher energy prices, global warming initiatives, closing Guantanamo... get the picture?  

I can hear it now, when he issues an order to stop the manufacture, sale or possession of a firearm in the U.S.: "I issued an Executive Order on immigration, it was legal and so is this.  It's for the good of the country.  So, suck it up." 

I'm sorry, folks.  This is where the rubber does meet the road. 

What are you willing to do about it?  Do you have the balls to stand up to him?  Or, will you let the will of one overrule the will of the country?   

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

TREY GOWDY FINALLY MAKES A BIG MISTAKE

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Most of us look upon Trey Gowdy with respect and awe.  After all, he is like David in the ring with Goliath.  He's the dragon slayer from South Carolina, the former prosecutor who is used to making the bad guys squirm.  

Trey Gowdy says we can't impeach Obama because... Joe Biden would become President.  

What difference does it make who becomes President if you have one currently in office who is sneering at the Constitution and seizing power from the electorate and Congress?  Just because you have a boob for Vice President in no way means you should ignore the arrogant disregard for the laws of our country that Obama poses.  Hell... at this point, I'd rather have Charles Manson and "Star" in the White House than Barack Obama and Michelle.  

Sorry, Trey... you blew it on this one. 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

IS SAUDI ARABIA REALLY A U.S. ENEMY?

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Convicted terrorist Zacarias Moussaoui is claiming that he and the other 19 terrorists who took down the World Trade Center and Pentagon on 9/11/2001 were on the payroll of a Saudi Arabian prince.  (Moussaoui was the 20th hijacker, the one who bowed out at the last moment).  He is claiming that the prince funded the training program for the terrorists and was fully aware of what their intentions were.   

He also says that Saudi Arabians funded a plan to shoot down Air Force One during Clinton's Administration.  According to Moussaoui, Osama Bin Laden was behind the schemes and he was the one funneling money through Saudi Arabians to fund Al Qaeda and the plots.  The Saudi regime has steadfastly denied similar allegations in the past.  

Could it really be that we have not pushed the issue because we do not want to jeopardize our access to Saudi oil?  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

A CALL FOR AMERICAN PATRIOTISM

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Well, the dust has settled on the election and everyone in the country except Barack Obama, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi knows full-well that Obama got his fanny handed to him on a plate.  There's the possibility that a fresh breath of air might be blowing through the halls of Washington. 

One by one, there are people who have been totally silent for the last six years who are starting to speak out about what has been going wrong with this Administration.  The news of Valerie Jarrett's White House tyranny is a good example, and there have been a few shots taken at Holder as well.  

Maybe... just maybe... the floodgates will open and some of the mysteries will be solved.  Will all real Americans in Washington who have been keeping their mouths shut now please step forward and tell the truth? 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

SHOWDOWN AT THE D.C. CORRAL

Enter Big, Bad, Black Bart, riding his black nag, wearing a black bandana and black hat.  Watch as his black boots, fitted with razor-sharp spurs, scuff the crusty dirt into a cloud of dust.  Take a look at his two black-gripped pistols as he twirls them on his bony fingers.  Everyone around this cold-blooded scene knows who he is.... even the winds blow ill. 

From another side of the corral, take a gander at Jumpin' John, a not-so-reformed blowhard from way back in Ohio.  He stands out of the crowd with his lily-white hat, his gallant white steed and his ivory-handled .45's.  No one really wants to watch him die, but....

On the far side of the corral, the townsfolk have gathered in ominous silence.  Their prayers are for Jumpin' John to pull off a miracle and outdraw Big Black Bart, but the tears running down their faces tell the story; no one.... no one outdraws Big Black Bart.  

On the close side of the corral, the local Mexican ranch hands are gathered, all shouting in unison, "Shoot hm!!! Kill him!!!" without any idea of which side they really want to choose. 

"I don't really want to kill you," Bart says to John.  "But, you leave me no choice.  Around here, everyone knows things happen my way, or they don't happen at all.  Period."  

"The people are behind me," John replies.  "They're sick and tired of your bullshit." 

"I don't much care what they think," Bart says back.  "I'm in charge around here." 

Then, in the blink of an eye, Big Black Bart goes for his Smith and Wesson... John's hand moves like greased lightening for his cannon and....

Two of the Mexicans head for the grassy knoll and start to dig a grave.  One of them says to the other, "Who do you suppose we're gonna plant in here?" and a shot rings out behind them.  

"I don't know," the second Mexican says.  "Maybe we should make this hole big enough for two."  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

SCORE ONE FOR CALIFORNIA GUN RIGHTS

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Up until recently, the various counties in California have set their own rules and standards as to what qualifications a gun owner had to have in order to obtain a concealed carry permit.  Many cities and counties therefore refused to issue any permit.  The courts then issued a "shall issue" order, saying the practice was against the Second Amendment.  

So, they fought the ruling and were joined by several other parties as the case went up on appeal.  Now, the 9th District Court of Appeals Judge in that case has ruled that the late-comers have no standing to try and join the suit at this point, that they should have done so way back when.  And the guy who's been trying to defend the counties and state, San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore, is saying that he has no intention of carrying forward any appeals. 

California gun owners are getting a bang out of that.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

RUSSIA FLYING BOMBERS OVER GULF OF MEXICO

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Russia has announced it is using its bombers to regularly patrol between the Arctic, the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico.  

I guess that short meeting between Obama and Putin in China the other day didn't go so well. 

And thank you, Mr. President, for continuing your excellent job in foreign relations. 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

WHEN?

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Every now and then, I get so much of my fill of it that I have to pause, draw a deep breath and tell it like it really is.  So, here I go... if I offend anyone in the process I'm sorry, but this simply has to be said.  

I said it back when the plans for this dupery called the Affordable Case Act first escaped Obama's lips; I said it was going to be the worst thing that has ever happened to this country.  If you want to take a moment, you can go back to the blogs I was writing in those days, trying to warn the country about this horrible legislation that was worming its way through the Halls of Congress.  

When some of the nasty provisions of the Act did leak out, the public responded; over 70% of the country said they didn't like the idea.  And then, the real lies started.  Obama, Reid and Pelosi collaborated on development of the biggest governmental fraud ever to be perpetrated upon mankind anywhere in history.  

They passed it in the middle of the night and followed up with a relentless campaign of misinformation and disinformation, telling the country how great life was going to be.  And this country fell for it.  

I was insistent.  I kept pointing out the things that were wrong with it and the things they were not telling America about it, but nobody listened.  In the process, I lost many friends who refused to believe that Obama would ever screw the country.  Yet, here we are, saddled with a monstrosity we cannot afford, a program that doesn't work, an "insurance" design that will never meet its enrollment goals.  

We even have an admission that the whole thing was a lie... a sham... from the very beginning.  

And, we have the Grand Architect, Barack Obama, about to use an Executive Order on immigration, telling us we are winning the war on I.S.I.S., insisting there was not even a "smidgen" of corruption in the I.R.S. and looking at us with a straight face when he tells us that the Benghazi Massacre was due to an anti-Muslim video that few had seen. 

Just when, my fellow Americans, are you and the rest of this country ever going to have enough?   

When? 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

RELAX, DRAW A DEEP BREATH AND...

THANK A VET TODAY

D.O.J.STONEWALLS ON I.R.S.

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The Department of Justice, charged by President Obama with investigating the IRS targeting scandal and the missing Emails, now has admitted to a court that they never even looked for those Emails.  Their reasoning, according to JUDICIAL WATCH is: "They claimed 'the servers would not result in the recovery of any information.'” 

"They also said they did not search back-up tapes because there is 'no reason to believe that the tapes are a potential source of recovering” the emails, and they had not searched the government-wide back-up system because they had “no reason to believe such a system…even exists.'” 

The IRS also admitted that it has only searched a database that it knows does not contain the missing records.  

So, what are we going to do about it my fellow Americans?  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

B.F.D.

The Republican hierarchy is crowing like a big banty rooster since scoring the biggest political upset in the nation's history.  They now control more seats in the House than at any time in history, the vast majority of state governorships and a solid majority in 70% of the state legislatures.  BFD. 

There's a huge problem that the big bad gorilla in the room is not talking about:  This was no endorsement of the Republican Party; it was a loud and clear repudiation of the left-wing liberal Obama zombies.  I assert that if Obama been out of the picture, the GOP would not have done nearly as well as they did.  I further assert that the next election is by no remote means "in the bag" for the Republicans.  

There are a lot of us who are still stinging from the absolutely horrendous, lousy job the Republicans did the last time they had control of the White House and both Houses of Congress.  Most of us are not too damned happy with the current Republican hierarchy, either.  In fact, I for one dropped my membership in the Republican Party because, to me they suck almost as badly as the Democrats.  

What I am saying here is that the ball is in their court and they'd better damned well do something with it besides dribbling.  If they don't, they're going to have one monumental wake up call in 2016. 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

CALIFORNIA PROP 47 IS BAD NEWS FOR AMERICA

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California Proposition 47, which was passed by popular vote, removes the felony designation from those convicted of drug crimes.  The argument for passage was that such people shouldn't be sent to jail for long terms for "health choices."  They would have you believe that those convicted simply had a pinch too much of marijuana or a half-gram too much of meth on their possession when they were arrested by overbearing police. 

The plain truth is that these are people who went beyond the simple possession of small amounts; they progressed into violence.  Robbery and burglary became a method for obtaining the money needed to make drug purchases.  The public became the victims of this "victimless health choice." People have been killed over, or because of, drugs.  "Druggies" have not been hesitant to coerce the unwitting or minor children into becoming addicts in order to gain the drug sale income to support their own habits.  

I grant that drug treatment and getting people off drugs is the preferred method of dealing with it, but those in jail on felony charges have by-and-large either tried and failed, or have refused to even try drug treatment.  

We will now be faced with thousands of drug users being released from California prisons.  One observer pointed out that we would be saving millions of dollars in over-crowded jails by letting these people out; I agree.  We will also be faced with repeated drug-related crimes again and on a mounting scale.  The reason you put people in jail is two-fold: to punish them for their crime and to keep them from repetition.  Statistics overwhelmingly bear out my assertion that those who were in jail for drug-related crimes are more likely than any other segment of the jail population to end up back in prison again... for the same types of offenses.  

This move goes beyond dumb.  It's a typical liberal idea, ill-thought-out and poorly conceived.    

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.  

MEXICO IS LIKE A BAD, BAD DOG

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I believe that neighbors should be good neighbors.  If you can't be a good neighbor, move out the the neighborhood.  Go live out in the sticks or the woods someplace where nobody else has to put up with your nonsense.  

Canada is a good neighbor.  Those guys keep their lawns mowed, don't park their rusty old trucks on those lawns, don't let their dogs crap on your lawn and they don't expect you to pay for the fertilizer and water that goes onto their lawns.  

Mexicans are different.  They have drug cartels and they allow their drug cartels to cross over onto our lawns and poop.  They don't patrol their side of the river to keep their citizens from crossing over into our country illegally.  They don't mind holding one of our honored former Marines in a dirty jail without even discussing it with us.  But, they sure raise hell when we try to straighten up their messes, don't they?  

Let's be honest: Just what has Mexico done to be a good neighbor and to help us out over the last 100 years?  Well... they have allowed American companies to come down there and hire cheap labor, I agree.  Just what benefit do you and I get out of it... it's the companies and their stockholders who benefit.  

A good neighbor would call us up and tell us they're sorry so many Mexicans have crossed the border illegally and they'd offer to help us pay for all of these educational and medical benefits we're passing out to help their citizens.  They would agree to take the Mexican convicts we have in our jails at our expense and to transfer them to their jails at their expense. 

A good neighbor would at least invite us over for tacos and refried beans now and then.  

But, they're not good neighbors.  As a matter of fact, with them in the neighborhood who really wants to live along the border?  I say they're lowering our property values, pure and simple. It's so bad, sometimes I think that's where Obama was really born. 

Maybe we could get Benjamin Netanyahu to straighten out the situation for us? 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

WAS IT AN HONEST ELECTION?

Or, was there a concerted and orchestrated effort at election fraud?

 

 

 

 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.

CAN AMERICA PLEASE HAVE A ROBOOT?

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Here it is, Election Day, and I surely hope you have done your duty to God and country by getting out there to vote.  If you haven't, there's still time to do it.  

We've been listening now to a growing crescendo of talking heads telling us who is ahead by .0001% of the vote, who said what about who, who is going to control the Senate and what it all means.  You know what?  Who cares what they have to think? 

We all know that when the dust settles, whenever it does, it's only going to be a matter of days... perhaps even hours... before they start flapping off at the gums again, postulating about who is going to do what in 2016.  It's as if the whole national political scene has become a Bizzaro way of life.  

It'll end up being a breath of fresh air that will soon turn putrid with political gamesmanship, smoke-filled back rooms mixed with fat-wallet lobbyists and a never-ending parade of lies and spins.  The innocents cannot help but become corrupted by the influence of the theater, drama and culture that now pervades the halls of government.  

What we really need is a one-time total reboot.  Let's have a special election the next time around.  Let's make it a one-time rule that all offices will be elected regardless of the rules of tenure, and that no one who has held a national office before can run for any national office in this election.  Let's end all terms of all Justices on the Supreme Court just this once, and let's have the governors of the states elect new Justices just this one time.  

Let's redo the tax code and let's include a balanced budget Amendment to the Constitution while we're at it.  

Think about it; it will be a total reboot.  The culture of corruption will be out the door.  It'll be a fresh start for America.  

Of course, it will never happen... but isn't the whole idea enticing?  

I need another good, strong shot of Irish whiskey with a beer chaser... maybe I can solve Mexico's problems, too.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

OH, GOD YES! DO IT; DO IT; DO IT!

THE ELECTION BULL

You're probably sick and tired of listening to this election rhetoric.  So am I, so I'll keep this short and to the point. 

In 2012, we were all assured that Obama would lose by a landslide and we were sick and tired of the election bull anyway, so we stayed home and they showed up at the polls; Obama left us all shaking our heads wondering how in hell he got reelected. 

Don't get sandbagged on Tuesday by sitting at home thinking the Republicans have it all in the bag.  Get out and vote.

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

AMERICA'S CRISIS IN LEADERSHIP: IT'S TIME TO END IT

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When any of us are asked to name the ten best and most positively influential people living in America, we are most certainly stumped; just try for five.  And this is all in the context that we have the most far-reaching access to information ever in the history of mankind through television, the Internet and print.  

Either far more stupid people are being born in this country, the more intelligent ones are hiding under rocks or in caves, or people are not taking advantage of the wealth of information to inform themselves and make good choices at the polls.  Well, we all know what that answer is. 

Every day we hear about incredibly dumb decisions made by politicians and judges in cities and states everywhere, including Washington.  The lunacy runs from those who refuse to do anything until their backs are against the wall, to those who have knee-jerk reactions and don't hesitate to use their powers to oppress, oppress and oppress.  Yet, we seem to be content to shake our heads in amazement and shrug these bodacious things off.  Why?  

We do have a very bad and contagious crisis of irresponsible leadership across our nation.  At the same time, there is a national consensus of opinion: the country is going to hell in a hand-basket. My assertion is that we can no longer afford ourselves the luxury of sitting on the sidelines and carping about it; we simply have to do something. 

Both sides of my family tree go all of the way back into the 1600's in this country.   It was drilled into me from an early age that living in the greatest nation on the face of the earth requires a personal commitment to give back to the common good in some manner, whether it be as a crossing guard for the school, active membership in a community service organization, a spokesman for American ideals, a campaign worker or as an elected official.  Those who did so would be admired and suffer the benefits of "what goes around, comes around;"  those who did not would inevitably become drags on the country.   

While good, strong leadership is essential to the well-being and sustenance of our country, good leadership starts at the grass roots level, with people like you and me.  We're the ones who have the duty to step forward and initiate the process of returning good and proactive leadership to all segments of our governmental structure.  

If we won't do it, who will?  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

HORRIBLE FACTS: EBOLA SPREADS LIKE FLU

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Is this a government trick, or Obama treat?  

Ebola spreads through coughing and sneezing much like influenza, which most experts agree is spread “mainly by droplets made when people with flu cough, sneeze or talk,” according to documents prepared by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  “Droplet spread happens when germs traveling inside droplets that are coughed or sneezed from a sick person enter the eyes, nose, or mouth of another person,” the CDC Ebola flyer, released on Monday, states.  

There's not one damned thing you can trust this psycho Obama government to say.  They've been lying on this for weeks, insisting that you have to be in personal contact with body fluids.  Do we really want these Democrat-zombie, Obama-stooge Congressional people around for even 24 more hours, let-alone two more years?  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION respectfully submitted. 

IT'S ALL UP TO YOU

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We're in the final days before the November 4, 2014 midterm elections and we're hearing many reports that the Republicans "have it in the bag."  Suddenly, even the liberal outlets are saying that the Democrats in Congress and the Senate in particular are... toast.  

Now, why would they say that?

We know that they are out there on the streets and on the phones in droves, working their base and trying desperately to get Democrats out to vote.  If they can lull the rest of Americans to stay home on Election Day on the premise that the Republicans "have it in the bag,"  they can pull off another victory like they did in 2012.  

So, it is indeed all up to you.  If you are sick and tired of the lies, excuses and spins of this government, the only way you can end it is to get out and vote.  

You don't have a choice.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

ABOUT THE MINIMUM WAGE

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There's been a lot of talk lately about increasing the minimum wage.  I think the situation needs some realistic examination and analysis. 

Yes, the minimum wage is geared at those just getting into the work force and no, it is not intended to be a lifelong wage.  Now comes the BUT...

Up until about 2008, those working these jobs were either part-time going to school, or full time with some benefits and making more than the minimum by that time.  Then things changed.  ObamaCare came along and many of the businesses cut everyone back to part-time so they didn't have to get into more expensive benefits and/or pay fines.  At the same time, unemployment soared and a whole ton of people were happy to get those part-time jobs at minimum wage just to keep food on the table. 

Who invented ObamaCare?  While the percentage of unemployment is down, the number of people needing a job has gone up; who do you blame for that?  The answer is, if you'll take a moment to verify what I'm, saying... It's all due to Obama and the Senate Democrats.  The plain simple fact of the matter is that we need to jump-start the economy and jump-start employment, just as we need to cancel ObamaCare. 

So, how do you correct the problem?  It's too late to correct the Obama tragedy, but you can still get off your duff and go vote the Democrats out.  Target the people who are started this mess.  Do not be one of those sitting in front of the tube in December wondering why the country is upside down... DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT!

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

STOP PLAYNG POLITICS WITH LIVES

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I've always believed that one of the primary functions of our government is to protect its citizens;  that means to protect you and me from war, from disease, from poverty and from oppression.  When you fail at doing these things for any reason, you are a failed government leader regardless of what your status is among the bureaucratic largess.  

If you have problems with crime or domestic terrorism, you don't take away guns from law-abiding citizens; you encourage them and facilitate their possession and training in the use of guns.  If a country has a deadly and contagious disease, you do not invite the afflicted into this country which doesn't have such a plague; you don't increase the possibility that citizens could contract the disease.  If deadly terrorists are running around threatening to destroy the American way of life and actually beheading people to prove their intentions, you don't treat the matter as if you were in a tuxedo and picking up dog shit; you expend whatever ammunition you have and whatever effort it takes to put an end to the threat, permanently.  

These are the simple duties of a government and its representatives; yet, simple as they may be, our President and his Democratic lackeys in Congress have failed miserably at the task.  Plainly speaking, it's leadership like this that got Custer into trouble at the Battle of the Little Big Horn.  You are supposed to hire good people to be around you, listen to their advice and act proactively to stem off the threats of massacre before people start dying.  

That this President and his self-absorbed cohorts would stoop so low as to put their political interests ahead of their within stated obligations to the country is beyond shameful. They're all trick, and definitely no treat.  

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted. 

OBAMACARE: THE PUTREFACTION THAT KEEPS ON GIVING AND GIVING

PERSONAL LIBERTY is reporting: "Those 30,000 Wal-Mart employees who are losing their health insurance aren’t alone. There’s another huge wave of cancellations of health plans coming. 

"Fox News reported that 13 states and the District of Columbia are cancelling plans that are not in compliance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare. Virginia will be the hardest hit, with some 250,000 families losing their health insurance. 

"Of course, all of the plans being canceled now weren’t in compliance a year ago. But back then, President Obama asked that they be granted a reprieve from enforcement. That is now coming to an end. As a result, hundreds of thousands more people will lose their health insurance." 

Obama knew that this day was coming months ago, and deliberately postponed its impact until after the November elections.  In short, the disastrous legislation has been an ongoing crime against Americans, its heavy-handed maneuvers certainly reminiscent of Chicago Mob tactics.  And we're now faced with another damned Obama lie, that the overwhelming majority of Americans support ObamaCare. 

Do us all a favor: Vote against those who voted for ObamaCare.  Let's get the trash our of Congress. 

That's MY AMERICAN OPINION, respectfully submitted.