Islam

I was watching a portion of the Bill O'Reilly Show on Fox News last night while waiting for the next episode in the C.S.I. trilogy. Bill and some News Babe were discussing remarks made by Pat Robertson concerning Muslims. Pat basically stated that Islam was not a legitimate religion as we understand religion, but a world political ideology set on taking over and ruling the world. Bill and associate thought Pat's position extreme and his comments not good for our current situation. Bill went on to comment about good Muslims. In case you don't know me by now, I don't blindly follow anyone on Fox News or anywhere for that matter. I can only take these news types in very small doses. I get my information from a number of trusted sources, and I process the information through my life hardened thought processor.
I happened to agree with Pat Robertson's assessment on this occasion. There is something telling about the photo above that troubles me. Let me break down my reasoning for you.

All over the world followers of Islam are killing innocent people by the millions to foist their cult rooted system of belief and government on all who refuse to knuckle under.

All follower's of Islam follow the same rules and laws, and are indoctrinated in the same belief system as those who actively carry out these acts of terror and genocide.

We were attacked in our own country most recently (this past week) in Fort Hood, Texas by an Islamic jihadist posing as a U. S. Soldier.

We were attacked most memorably on September 11, 2001 by numerous Islamic terrorists operating without impunity in our own country.

We have been at war with the warriors of this oppressive world terrorist force on numerous fronts since.

The funds from all Muslims world wide are funding the efforts of terrorists everywhere. They may be operating in what appear to be legitimate circles and occupations, but they are terrorists set on taking over, and they use the legitimate to mask the acts of their warriors.

I think Bill O'Reilly and others are overlooking some very obvious clues that will eventually kill us.

Things I've gleaned from people who have worked with the middle eastern Muslim populations;

They have no qualms about lying to your face and stabbing you in the back. It is not a violation of their religious tenets to lie to infidels (that's everyone who is not Muslim).

They prefer sneak attacks rather than face to face confrontation.

Historically, they have done the same to rival factions within their own brotherhood.

They plan to overpopulate the existing non-Muslim populations as another means of gaining control.

They are not "nice" people, and they certainly aren't people who lover's of freedom would want as their task masters.

We will never be able to cease our war efforts against them.

Regardless of how much we rebuild and reeducate, we will not win them over or turn them away from their stone-age beliefs. As long as they remain true to Islam, we are going to have a huge problem with them.

I think those who separate good and bad Muslims are naive. I think they are ignoring glaring obvious clues. I believe there is very good evidence to support my thought that the highest office in our land has been infiltrated. Go back to the comment about Muslims having no qualms about lying to infidels and I think you have a good explanation for the actions of our current president, Barack Hussein Obama.

You cannot formulate an effective military strategy for success in a war against Islamic terrorists when the enemy is helping you with the strategy.

We need to wake up and take control of the situation by rooting Islam out of the United States of America. All Muslims should be forced to leave this country and go to countries where the predominant religion is Islam.

We should either make our military goal one of inflicting as much damage as possible in the areas where terrorists are trained for as long as it takes, or get out all together. We should not rebuild anything. Muslims are never going to be our friends. I know that reality doesn't fit our westernized Judeo/Christian sensibilities, but this problem requires thinking outside the box. If we fail to take a strict course of action like this, then we will fall to their onslaught.

The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.
- Walter Bagehot

Rule Through Fear

Global warming fear mongering, and now economic fear mongering, who but the mighty Obama and his Federal Government could save you from disaster? You noticed I said his federal government? Well, he is the leader of the same bunch of rogues who put him in there, and now in the typical fashion of an Oligarchy, a few tell the many what they will do and how they will do it, or else. The sad part is, those who should be helping us find out who this guy really is, and where he is really from, are sitting on their collective butts and doing nothing.

Obama's Rhetoric Is the Real 'Catastrophe'

In 1932, automobile production shriveled by 90%.
By BRADLEY R. SCHILLER

President Barack Obama has turned fearmongering into an art form. He has repeatedly raised the specter of another Great Depression. First, he did so to win votes in the November election. He has done so again recently to sway congressional votes for his stimulus package. AP


In his remarks, every gloomy statistic on the economy becomes a harbinger of doom. As he tells it, today's economy is the worst since the Great Depression. Without his Recovery and Reinvestment Act, he says, the economy will fall back into that abyss and may never recover.

This fearmongering may be good politics, but it is bad history and bad economics. It is bad history because our current economic woes don't come close to those of the 1930s. At worst, a comparison to the 1981-82 recession might be appropriate. Consider the job losses that Mr. Obama always cites. In the last year, the U.S. economy shed 3.4 million jobs. That's a grim statistic for sure, but represents just 2.2% of the labor force. From November 1981 to October 1982, 2.4 million jobs were lost -- fewer in number than today, but the labor force was smaller. So 1981-82 job losses totaled 2.2% of the labor force, the same as now.

Job losses in the Great Depression were of an entirely different magnitude. In 1930, the economy shed 4.8% of the labor force. In 1931, 6.5%. And then in 1932, another 7.1%. Jobs were being lost at double or triple the rate of 2008-09 or 1981-82.

This was reflected in unemployment rates. The latest survey pegs U.S. unemployment at 7.6%. That's more than three percentage points below the 1982 peak (10.8%) and not even a third of the peak in 1932 (25.2%). You simply can't equate 7.6% unemployment with the Great Depression.
Other economic statistics also dispel any analogy between today's economic woes and the Great Depression. Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose in 2008, despite a bad fourth quarter. The Congressional Budget Office projects a GDP decline of 2% in 2009. That's comparable to 1982, when GDP contracted by 1.9%. It is nothing like 1930, when GDP fell by 9%, or 1931, when GDP contracted by another 8%, or 1932, when it fell yet another 13%.

Auto production last year declined by roughly 25%. That looks good compared to 1932, when production shriveled by 90%. The failure of a couple of dozen banks in 2008 just doesn't compare to over 10,000 bank failures in 1933, or even the 3,000-plus bank (Savings & Loan) failures in 1987-88. Stockholders can take some solace from the fact that the recent stock market debacle doesn't come close to the 90% devaluation of the early 1930s.

Mr. Obama's analogies to the Great Depression are not only historically inaccurate, they're also dangerous. Repeated warnings from the White House about a coming economic apocalypse aren't likely to raise consumer and investor expectations for the future. In fact, they have contributed to the continuing decline in consumer confidence that is restraining a spending pickup. Beyond that, fearmongering can trigger a political stampede to embrace a "recovery" package that delivers a lot less than it promises. A more cool-headed assessment of the economy's woes might produce better policies.

Mr. Schiller, an economics professor at the University of Nevada, Reno, is the author of "The Economy Today" (McGraw-Hill, 2007).

The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane. - Mark Twain

No Experience Necessary

Letter to the Boss
All of you who are still working... imagine telling your boss the following:

Dear Boss,
I have enjoyed working here these past several years. You have paid me very well, given me benefits beyond belief. I have 3-4 months off per year and a pension plan that will pay my salary till the day I die and a health plan that most people can only dream about. Despite this, I plan to take the next 12-18 months to find a new position. During this time I will show up for work when it is convenient. In addition I fully expect to draw my full salary and all the other perks associated with my current job. Oh yeah, if my search for this new job proves fruitless, I will be back with no loss in pay or status. Before you say anything, remember that you have no choice in the matter. I can and will do this.

Sincerely,

Every Senator or Congressman running for President.

Does this seem right to you? I think something is terribly wrong with this system. Our legislators have created a real gravy train with your money and mine. They are not called on to obey the same rules and regulations they have passed for the rest of us to follow. Where else can you work and become fully vested in a retirement system in four years? It is time for a change, but Barak Obama is not the answer. I'm swallowing some pride and voting for John McCain.

The more things change, the more they remain... insane. - Michael Fry and T. Lewis

Equal Time

In the interest of fairness, I want to give those on the other side of the aisle equal time. I just want you to listen to this Harvard educated lawyer as he speaks with out using a teleprompter. Go ahead Senator Obama. Thank you for clearing that up for us. Well, what did you expect? I know that nothing I can do will change the mind of those of you who are all set to make history with this guy. I'm just not sure it's the kind of history we need to make in this country. Do you understand now why he doesn't want to do any Town Hall meetings with John McCain? I think before November this transparent shell of a politician will self destruct. I wonder what other unqualified candidates the Democrats have waiting in the wings to take his place. He is going to break under the pressure of this campaign is my prediction. I'll be watching.

Just Thinking

I guess the title could scare some of you who read my blog on a regular basis, but Pappy didn't just ride into town last night. I have warned you that some of my material is just balderdash, and I leave it to you to decide what portion that might be. I am concerned about the Democrats' candidate for President of the United States this year, Barak Obama. I have probably read every e-mail sent out to bolster or destroy both candidates and I have discounted the information I feel is manipulated or taken out of context. I have never met either candidate, but John McCain has been in the public eye for a long time, and it is easier to research him because of this exposure.

Barak Obama on the other hand is handsome, charismatic, articulate, family oriented, and apparently very intelligent. The problem for me is trying to define who he is. He has not made big tracks in arriving at the lofty perch he now occupies. I am disturbed by some of his rhetoric concerning the icons of our republic, and his seeming willingness to change his stance in the twinkling of an eye when it seems to be politically advantageous. I am fully aware of the political process with all its ugliness. I know that in the reality of politics, a candidate must prostitute himself to the wealthy power brokers who control the party making the nomination. I am wondering, in the case of the Democrats, who this is? I say follow the money. Even in this arena, Obama has made radical changes in his stance on how campaign funds are raised. Who is supporting him? I can tell you from experience it is not the average Democrat.

I have tried to vote for the candidate and the party whose political platform most resembles my own value system. I have also tried to cast my vote for someone who has a chance to win. I have been more closely aligned with independent candidates in past elections, but did not vote for them because I am in touch with reality. We have a two party system and without some catastrophic failure, the President will elected from one of the major parties. Although I have not agreed with the political stance of John McCain on all issues, I feel that he is more experienced and better qualified to be our President.

I don't know what your political leanings are, or what single issue agenda you might be trying to advance, but I say err on the side of caution this year. Look at the larger picture. I spent my career digging in other people's garbage looking for evidence to support their guilt or innocence, and I have developed a keen sense for something that doesn't smell right. My visceral inclinations have been proven correct in a very high percentage of these cases. My gut feeling is, there is something really fishy about the candidacy of Barak Obama. Be careful America. Don't let your emotions override your critical thinking process - this year especially.

My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared. - PJ Plauger