April 15, 2009

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Twelve – Water Dog

“I see you clinging to the cottonwood trunk You lose your grip, fall off and hit the ground, clunk Water dog, water dog The water got high and left you high and dry, water dog”

The Late, Great,” King of the Road”, Roger Miller

There is a widely held belief that dog owners often share physical and behavioral characteristics with their darlin little pooches. Many notable owner- pet relationships support this phenomenon, especially those among some of our most powerful political leaders. A few of the most high profile examples include:



Hillary and her two pet bulldogs, Monica and Slick Willie. Bulldogs, known for their tenacity, persistence, and loyalty, all traits Mrs. Clinton has stoically exemplified throughout her political career. Rumor also has it she frequently goes home and kicks hell out of them after a bad day at the office kissing up to foreign despots, rogue nuclear nations and dodging enemy sniper fire.

Our next example, Madame Speaker of the House, Nancy San Francisco Socialist Pelosi, and her pet poodle, Carl Marx. Poodles are widely reputed to be the most conniving, pretentious, manipulative, and untrustworthy breeds of the canine world, especially the bitch of the species. The physical resemblance is also truly uncanny.

The Vice President and his pet Weimaraner, Plagiarizer, share many similar traits. Well groomed but with a tendency to frequently yap and bark loudly for no apparent reason. The Weimaraner is also blessed with great dexterity and is often observed placing all four paws in its gapping jaws at the same time. A rare talent the VEEP also frequently displays.

Barney, Freddie in the Fannie Mac, Frank, our esteemed Chair of the House Finance Committee, shares extraordinary similarities with his little pug AIG. A gift from the recently bailed out addicted to huge bonus pay outs insurance conglomerate. Little AIG like most Pugs is loyal and lovable to family and friends but capable of truly mischievous and even devious behavior if not closely monitored. The breed also tends to bark/yap with a distinct lisp and blame all the other dogs for their misdeeds and bad behavior.

Billed by the main stream, pointy headed, left wing media elite as a major event for this White House, the First Family are now proud new owners of a Portuguese Water Dog puppy. Christened Bo, short for Bolshevik, the similarities between the new First Pooch and the President, especially if our previous examples are any indication, may just possibly reveal some closely held secrets about our fearless leader’s true personality and character.

Physically they have a lot in common both being lean, dark, handsome and athletic. Temperamentally, the Portuguese Water Dog is an animal of spirited disposition, self-willed, brave, and very resistant to fatigue. They also tend to be dogs of exceptional intelligence and a loyal companion. All certainly characteristics and attributes we would hope for and welcome in a President.

On the other hand, the Water Dog is often vicious and demonstrates a strong hankering for unsound and unsavory behavior. It tends to obey it’s owner with facility and apparent pleasure and is obedient with those who look after it. Attributes we have all witnessed the “Yes We Can Break Every Campaign Promise With Impunity as Our Comrades in the Left Wing Press Surely Won’t Hold Us Responsible” crowd arrogantly demonstrate on a regular basis.

And as for being obedient with those who look after him, the leader of the free world has already shown a great beholding to radical left wing ideologues, (George Soros, Jimmy “Peanut” Carter, Ted “The lady killer, literally” Kennedy and George Clooney) and fringe organizations including the likes of ACORN, Code Pink and NAG.

The Water Dog is also world renown for empty, long winded, meaningless and misleading barking; hanging with unsavory, communist leaning dogs of questionable character; a member of the blame America’s dogs first crowd; an appeaser and apologizer of unparalleled caliber; and a great admirer with a strong attraction to French Bulldogs and Mexican Chihuahuas; at least so I’ve been told.

Week Twelve of the “Change You Can Believe In Like Appointing Another Tax Cheat and Extremist Abortion Advocate for HHS Secretary” ended in a truly shocking but definitely encouraging fashion with the President actually showing a little backbone in resolving a relatively small but symbolically significant foreign affairs conflict. By authorizing lethal force to save Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama who had been held hostage by Somalian pirates after negotiating a trade of his incarceration for his crews’ release the President demonstrated the ability to act deliberately, decisively and with a measured response to a difficult situation.

Let’s hope this type of behavior is infectious and will be more frequently pursued when dealing with the so called moderate members of the Taliban, enemy combatants housed at Gitmo, criminal illegal aliens and in our ongoing Global War on Terror.

As for the President’s Overseas Contingency Operations, maybe the Commander in Chief himself along with his fellow West Wing and State Department Ivey league pacifist will take up arms and lead the charge since it really isn’t a shooting and killing war anymore since the president personally downgraded this conflict to a Contingency Operation. Sure hope they informed the Islamic Jihadist of this minor change in policy so they have a ample time to change their signs and propaganda slogans from “Kill the Running Dog, Infidel, Great Satin, American Imperialist Swine in their Global War on Terror to Overseas Contingency Operation”. Sure as hell probably won’t slow down their cowardly acts of terrorism but at least they might sound and look more PC when cutting innocent westerners’ and Europeans’ heads off on Al Jaheera TV.

Having not made a formal appearance on national TV in the last 24 hours, the president made yet another of what seems like 100’s of made for TV events on Tuesday hard selling we the people once again on his almost 4 trillion dollar socialist takeover of our free market, free enterprise economy. Spouting the same old blame W, extreme crisis sky is falling warning, playing the victim card, taking full credit for the few and far between economic glimmers of hope and proclaiming his false truth that our recovery is solely dependent and contingent upon the implementation of his visionary policies:

1. Dr. Obama’s, MD, nationalized, socialized, government controlled healthcare program
2. Great Environmental Scientist and Ghost author Obama of Al Gore’s “Inconvenient Truth” green energy policy and climate control Thought and Compliance Police Enforcement Initiatives
3. Professor Obama’s new age of enlightenment Education Plan using the progressive teaching principals and techniques created by Obama confidant and world famous educator, domestic terrorist and pipe bomber Bill Ayers

“I say one, two, three, six, seven, nineteen You beat any dad gum thing I ever seen Water dog, water dog The water got high and left you high and dry, water dog”

Roger Miller

Bolshevik the Portuguese Water Dog will hopefully bring great joy and blessings to the first family during their time in the White House (hopefully ending abruptly and in a landslide in 2012) and for many additional years as the Ex. President lives happily in exile in Cuba, Venezuela or possibly even the motherland, Communist Russia or Socialist France. In the mean time let’s hope he acquires Bo’s socially and political redeeming qualities and doesn’t leave We the People “…high and dry, water dog”

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”

Ron W. Garikes

April 8, 2009

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Eleven – Obamaism

“Not that I condone fascism, or any -ism for that matter. -Ism's in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an -ism, he should believe in himself. I quote John Lennon, "I don't believe in Beatles, I just believe in me." Good point there. After all, he was the walrus. I could be the walrus. I'd still have to bum rides off people”.
Ferris Bueller, “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”

Ever notice as Ferris, one of the most sage philosophers of the baby boom generation along with Jerry Jeff Walker, Buffett, Lyle Lovett and the gone but not forgotten Lewis Grizzard, so astutely points out in his words of wisdom quoted above almost all isms truly are not ideals folks with a lick of sense have any interest at all in supporting. With a few exceptions, most notably capitalism, conservatism and southernisms, most isms refer to oppressive and tyrannical forms of government and self centered and secular personal beliefs.

Unfortunately, again with the notable exceptions mentioned above, our new President and the “Yes We Can Not Only Triple the National Debt in Ten Years or Less and Also Dismantle Over 230 Years of Democratic and Republic Form of Government Before the Unwashed Masses Even Have a Hankering of What’s Really Going On” crowd at the White House have yet to meet an ism they haven’t welcomed with open arms and a big ole sloppy wet kiss. With a big warm embrace like the one our First Lady recently laid on the Queen, and the submissive bow our President greeted the King from Saudi Arabia with at last week’s G20 Summit, the gang from the West Wing are accepting policies with origins and values based on the dogma and doctrines of isms that litter the historical social and political landscapes of failed empires, civilizations and countries who have naively pursued the idea of an unattainable utopian society.

It’s interesting to note that most of the core ideals this country was founded on don’t fall under the umbrella of the ism genre. Freedom, liberty, and democracy being the most prominent examples. In stark contrast our new Socialist in Chief, Barak H. Obama, embodies the spirit and inherent fallacies of the ism philosophy.

In his first eleven weeks in office President Obama has embraced and advocated the benefits and advantages of socialism, communism and fascism. Behind the cloak of an alleged crisis (Sensationalism) the new administration has trumpeted our imminent economic ruin while at the same time proclaiming a strategy to never miss an opportunity to exploit a crisis (Crisisism) for political advantage.

Socialism, first introduced in a big way into American politics by the New Dealer hiself, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, was implemented with similar stealth tactics used by Mr. Obama today. Blame your predecessor, Herbert Hoover in FDR’s case (W-ism in the vernacular of the current administration); greatly exaggerate the nature of the problem (Crisisism and Sensationalism); promote the idea of class warfare positioning yourself on the side of the poor and downtrodden taking on the great industrialist and financiers like Rockefeller and Mellon, in FDR’s case, and Mr. Obama’s current favorite targets, AIG execs, all corporate CEO’s, Wall Street, Small Business, and Mrs. Gaines 4th Grade Future Enterprisers Club (Progressivism); and finally, one of the most important tenants of Socialism, the redistribution of wealth aka (Legalized Theftism).

To date, President Obama has successfully socialized/nationalized (Nationalism) the banks and financial institutions, the U.S. Auto industry (Designating his own self as Mr. Goodwrench, guaranteeing warranties and offering a $19.95 Lube Job and Tune Up Special for all non English speaking criminal illegal aliens). His sights are now set on the world’s best healthcare and education systems and our domestic energy industry which are all prominent and high priority initiatives in the President’s communist manifesto, I mean, proposed budget “blueprint” currently in Conference Committee in Congress. Having already passed both houses on a straight party vote or by virtue of extreme (Partisanshipism), which so far has been a hallmark of “The Change You Can Believe In Like Using a Relatively Slim Margin of Victory as a Mandate to Force Momentous, Unprecedented, Cultural and Economic Socialist Initiatives” the White House’s legislative strategy.

Contrary to popular belief, historically, most major groundbreaking and world shaking legislation and new policy initiatives adopted in this country have enjoyed bipartisan support. Going back to the Continental Congress, passage of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights were all ultimately approved with a fairly impressive majority consensus.

More recently, even FDR’s New Deal legislation; Reagan’s defense spending and tax cuts; Bush 1’s authorization for Operation Desert Storm; Slick Willy’s Welfare Reform; and W’s permission to use force in Iraq and across the board tax cuts all passed with varying degrees of bipartisan support. In contrast, Mr. Obama’s Stimulus/Massive Socialist Spending Bill passed on a straight party line vote with the exception of three in name only GOP Senators, Specter, Snow and Collins, all inflicted with a bad case of extreme (boneheadedism).

The President’s proposed $3.5 trillion dollar plus stealth budget bill passed both houses without one GOP vote. This legislation will serve as the catalyst plunging our nation into the realm of Obamaism, a new form of governance and culture based on all the tyrannical and oppressive isms Mr. Obama so readily embraces, including socialism; communism; fascism; nationalism; collectivism; and for good measure a healthy dose of Secularism; Atheism; Plagiarism (frequently practiced by both the President and Veep); pessimism; sensationalism; and absurdism, an ism that certainly accurately describes our current predicament in Washington.

We the people and the so called free press should be sounding the alarms, shouting from the mountain tops and marching on DC in effort to stop the bloodless coup currently taking place in our nation’s capital.

The President proudly touted his new Obamaism based foreign and domestic policy initiatives during his European Apology and Appeasement Tour last week. With blame America first being one of the central tenants of Obamaism, standing on foreign soil while addressing a mostly French audience, the very man elected to lead and defend our great nation, blamed our past strained relations with his European Socialist comrades on the arrogance, dismissive and derisive behavior of his own country. Another thinly veiled jab at his predecessor, W, who he also blamed for America’s low standing in the world.

Wearing a “pucker up butter cup” lapel pin the President’s efforts to kiss up to his fellow G20 leaders failed miserably. His two primary objectives for the summit, secure promises of increased stimulus spending and a commitment of additional troops in Afghanistan, were both summarily rejected. Thankfully, even our socialist European allies seemingly maintain reservations about Obamaism doctrine. Although, it would be nice if they pulled their weight in the Global War on Terrorism. Maybe they are just opposed to committing troops to an Overseas Contingency Operation.

Finally, while doing a town hall in Turkey, presumably in an effort to appease their Muslim population, standing up on stage just as happy as if he had good sense, the President of the United States claimed our country was neither a Christian, Jewish or Muslim nation. This declaration, surly based on two of Obamaism’s core principles, Secularism and Atheisms, is another prime example of our fearless leader’s propensity towards revisionist history, another Obamaism core principal. He must of missed class the day, probably out smoking some weed or snorting a few lines again with his future weather underground pals, when they covered “In God We Trust”, “One Nation Under God”, and “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”.

We can only hope Obamaism ends up in the trash heap of history alongside all the other failed political and cultural isms that advocated oppressive, tyrannical, and false utopian philosophies. On the other hand, as I’m sure Mr. Bueller would agree, there are a few isms truly worthy of our support and none are more deserving than Yogi-sms:

· " It ain't over 'til it's over "
· "Never answer an anonymous letter"
· " I usually take a two hour nap from one to four"
· " It's deja vu all over again"
· " When you come to a fork in the road....Take it”
· " I didn't really say everything I said "
· " You can observe a lot by watching "
· " The future ain't what it used to be "
· " It gets late early out here"

Now those are isms we all can believe in!

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”
Ron W. Garikes

April 1, 2009

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Ten – Words Really Do Matter

“Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind."
Rudyard Kipling

“Dear Mr. and Mrs. Bueller,

I regret to inform you that your son, Captain Ferris Bueller, was killed during a reconnaissance mission seeking out friendly members of the Taliban in our ongoing Overseas Contingency Operation in Afghanistan. Captain Bueller deserves our gratitude and….”

During the Democrat primary candidates Obama and Clinton vigorously argued about the importance of words accusing each other of constantly expressing shallow, meaningless rhetoric, empty promises and lofty platitudes. Clinton accused Obama of being an empty suit gifted with superb oratory skills but lacking any real substance, in other words a lot of chopping with no chips flying, while Obama pointed out Clinton’s wonkish, stale and shrieky style of speaking and propensity for taking liberties with the truth. Spinning a good yarn, telling tall tales and talking out of both sides of her mouth and such as she merrily dodged sniper fire during campaign stops across America.

Turns out both were right, as most if not all politicians will say almost anything and usually do, to get elected and Mr. Obama and Mrs. Clinton are no exception. In the final vote tally the words they chose as part of the banter of a heated campaign really didn’t matter as much as their personal charisma (Or lack thereof in Hillary’s case), perceived leadership capabilities, and likability.

In comparison, words spoken by the President of the United States most definitely matter. Presidential proclamations have global ripple effects and can immediately influence worldwide financial markets, international trade and in President Obama’s case, even the Sweet Sixteen and Final Four. Words that address the circumstances involving placing our men and woman of the armed services in harm’s way have special significance as the consequences of presidential oratory in this context has a powerful impact on life and death decisions, war and/or peace initiatives and our ultimate victory or defeat in military engagements.

Considering the power and influence of presidential rhetoric the Commander in Chief’s downgrading of the Global War on Terror to an Overseas Contingency Operation is truly inexplicable, especially in light of our great successes including, for all practical purposes, a victory in Iraq, significant setbacks in Al Qaeda’s global operations and reach and most importantly not one additional terrorist attack on the homeland since the tragedy of 9/11. Could be the Obama Administration’s schizophrenic paranoia about anything Bush, which is not only childish but dangerous, as their doesn’t seem to be any apparent political, strategic, or military justification to support this change in wording and in effect U.S. policy towards terrorism.

Overseas Contingency Operation. What do these new focus group tested and PR driven words carefully chosen by the spin doctors in the West Wing and their Madison Avenue buds really mean and what message do they hope to relay? Surely the genius wordsmiths at the White House could have come up with something more original and memorable. Maybe a sports metaphor in the tradition of the great Muhammad Ali fights, Thriller in Manila or Rumble in the Jungle, would surely better serve their purpose. How about the Massacre in Mosul, the Great Head Towel Flap, the Terrorist Turban Take Down Derby, Cleaning Out Omar’s Carpet and Sheet Head Shake Down as viable alternatives that could very possibly spice up the “Change We Can Believe In Although it’s Hard to Believe We Are Even Talking About This Absurd Idea” Administration's message trumpeting our full scale retreat in the Global War on Terrorism.

A closer examination of our new call to arms, the President’s Overseas Contingency Operation, reveals troubling and even dangerous implications if this silly and truly assinine policy is implemented. The words Overseas and Operation are at least seemingly self explanatory, no harm no foul here. They do raise the question, however, if we have another attack or incident on the US mainland will it be called a Domestic Contingency Operation? Or maybe just a Man Made Disaster as our new Director of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, recently described it during a Congressional Hearing when sharing her views about the potential of future domestic terrorist attacks.

Contingency seems to be the operative word in the President’s new “phrase” describing our War on Global Terrorism referring to an unforeseen event, emergency, incident or possible eventuality. With all due respect Mr. President, since the tragedy of 9/11 when radical Muslim terrorist extremists having declared a Jihad, Holy War, on the United States of America, turned commercial airplanes into ballistic missiles which ultimately resulted in the cold blooded murder of almost 3000 innocent fellow citizens, there has been absolutely nothing unforeseen, incidental or a considered possible eventuality about our Global War on Terrorism.

In fact, until the “Yes We Can Snatch Defeat Out of the Jaws of Victory in the Global War on Terrorism” gang started giving new orders our mission had been crystal clear - seek out and destroy insurgents and Al Qaeda in Iraq and contain and ultimately kill or capture OBL (kill, preferably) and his zealot head case Taliban followers in Afghanistan and Pakistan. With the exception of the recent resurgence of the Taliban after experiencing an almost insurmountable initial defeat inflicted by US forces right after 9/11, our War on Global Terror, which has cost dearly in blood and treasure, has sent a clear and unequivocal message to our enemies reinforcing our commitment to eradicate the scourge of cowardly Islamic terrorism from the face of the earth.


The Presidents new name for our country’s ongoing War on Terror, his Overseas Contingency Operation, also sends a clear message to our enemies as well to so called friends and allies. Sadly, a message of retreat, concession and surrender. Truly a sign of weakness and appeasement to our terrorist enemies which can only serve to encourage and embolden their sinister efforts against us. With the intent of serving as a good will gesture to our so called friends the French, Germans, Brits, the rest of the EU and assorted Arab allies and adversaries. With the exception of the Brits, none of the others can be counted on to cover our back in this or future conflicts, so what’s the point?

We can only hope the disgrace of this cowardly policy helps our new fearless leader maintain his high poll numbers with his adoring European communist and socialist supporters. As for the Russians and Chinese, to borrow a phrase from the Honorable Governor of California, Arnold, I reckon they are thinking that we are just acting like a bunch of "girly men".

The most tragic consequences of President Obama’s downgrading of the War on Terror to an Overseas Contingency Operation is the total disregard and disrespect this policy has for all of those that so proudly wear the uniform and who have suffered and sacrificed so much to protect our liberties and freedoms in this vicious war against Islamic Jihadist. To diminish our military’s hard earned victories and accomplishments to appease our enemy and the Commander in Chief’s leftwing socialist friends back home and abroad is unforgivable and unworthy of the office with which Mr. Obama has been entrusted. For those that have made the ultimate sacrifice or who have been physically and/or mentally scarred for life this politically expedient and callus policy change represents the ultimate insult and gesture of disrespect.

Unlike our Commander in Chief and his leftwing, socialist, pacifist, terrorist appeasing comrades, I for one believe words do matter and am proud to stand with a majority of we the people that are most appreciative and grateful for the service and sacrifice of the members of our Armed Services in our ongoing Global War on Terrorism and Islamic Jihadist Extremism.

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”
Ron W. Garikes

March 24, 2009

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Nine – Tick…Tick…Tick…

“Television is to news what bumper stickers are to philosophy.” Richard Nixon

There was a time when seven simple words were more feared, "60 Minutes is hear to see you" than “the IRS called to schedule your audit” (unless you’re a high ranking member of the Obama Administration or a senior democrat in Congress of course, who all seem to be exempt from paying taxes), "the proctologist will see you now” or “Dad, this is my fiancé Tater Salad, he gets off parole next week and hopes to get his old job back bagging at the Piggly Wiggly, ain’t he something.”

In their heyday a phone call from 60 Minutes or having Mike Wallace or Morley Safer knocking at the front door could truly strike fear in the halls of congress, corporate board rooms, the ivy covered columns of academia and make a Harvard educated PHD run for cover like a scalded dog after catching one glimpse of Dan Rather heading their way.

Despite being a charter member of the left wing media elite there was a time when this hard charging, aggressive TV News Magazine set the standard and raised a very high bar for excellence in investigative journalism. It’s this legacy of hard hitting, take no prisoners and truth seeking reporting that makes Steve Croft’s fluff, I’ve come to worship at the altar of Obama, suck up, kiss up, comedy of the trivial, expose on President Obama that aired on 60 Minutes Sunday night so disappointing, if not expected, but sad just the same.

So even though the show had demonstrated great promise and journalistic integrity at times their true liberal core values eventually won out and now dominate their content and editorial slant. Croft’s Sunday night performance certainly did nothing to alter their far left leaning journalistic agenda. This is by no means verbatim but certainly captures the spirit of his interview with the President:

· Croft – Mr. President, Your Holiness, Oh Great One, we are so grateful and forever in your debt for granting us an audience in your angelic presence
· Obama – Why Steve, Yes, Yes We Can. Healthcare, Green Energy & Education
· Croft – Oh Master, the Anointed One, how will you lead us to economic Nirvana?
· Obama – Steve, I’ll Sheppard the masses from Wall Street to Main Street inspiring all with Change We Can Believe In. You know, Healthcare, Green Energy & Education
· Croft: Your Eminence, Abe Lincoln, FDR, JFK, & Michael Jordan incarnate, how can we mere mortals ever repay your benevolence, mercy and divine leadership?
· Obama: Steve, by believing in but not paying a bit of attention to the “Change We Can Believe In that will bankrupt our economy and Yes We Can convert our entire economy and culture to socialism” policies I’m currently putting in place while diverting everyone’s attention with the chump change AIG bonuses issue and Timmy “Turbo Tax Cheat” Geithner’s incredibly confusing public statements and appearances.

The real travesty here is Croft’s missed opportunity to probe and draw out the leader of the free world on his opinions and beliefs on important, substantive issues. Questions about the President’s view on down grading the War on Terror to some yet to be determined status; the success of the surge and his thoughts on victory in Iraq and not just withdrawing troops and ending the war; his exit strategy for Afghanistan; his reaching out/appeasement strategy towards Iran, Syria and other terrorist nations; what type of new math he is using to support his claims that by tripling the deficit with his socialist spending proposals over the next two years he’ll actually cut the deficit in half by the end of his first term; or how he could actually have the audacity to compare his Secretary of Treasury Tim “Turbo Tax Cheat” Geithner to Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, our nation’s first Secretary of the Treasury and author of the Federalist Papers, built our fledgling country’s federal financial system from scratch with the likes of Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and James Madison fighting him tooth and nail all the way.

The only past administration this crowd compares to so far is Peanut and his gang of terrorist appeasers, socialist and economic wizards that gave away the Panama Canal and created double digit unemployment, inflation and 21% interest rates back in the 70’s.

Instead of serious, aggressive and important investigative reporting we got Victory Gardens, swing sets and personal attacks on Dick Cheney for speaking truth to power.

Week nine of the “Yes We Can Print New Money Faster Than We Can Spend It” crowd kicked off with Madame Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi committing felonious acts on national TV by encouraging criminal illegal aliens to break our nation’s laws. At a minimum she should be charged with accessory to a crime, impeached from office, thrown in jail and forced to share a cell with one of her criminal alien pals. Six to twelve months in a ten by ten cell with a criminal alien drug dealer and sex offender just might provide the Speaker with a needed attitude adjustment regarding her views on criminal illegal immigration.

Speaking of our soon to be incarcerated Speaker, a friend shared the folowing story with me:

· On a Saturday afternoon, in Washington, D. C., House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's aide visited the Cardinal of the Catholic cathedral. He told the Cardinal that Nancy Pelosi would be attending the next day's sermon, and he asked if the Cardinal would kindly point out Pelosi to the congregation and say a few words that would include calling Pelosi a saint.

The Cardinal replied, "No. I don't really like the woman, and there are issues of conflict with the Catholic Church over certain of Pelosi's views." Pelosi's aide then said, "Look. I'll write a check here and now for a donation of $100,000 to your church if you'll just tell the congregation you see Pelosi as a saint. The Cardinal thought about it and said, "Well, the church can use the money, so I'll work your request into tomorrow's sermon."

As Pelosi's aide promised, House Speaker Pelosi appeared for the Sunday sermon and seated herself prominently at the edge of the main aisle. And, during the sermon, as promised, the Cardinal pointed out that House Speaker Pelosi was present.

Then the Cardinal went on to explain to the congregation -- "While Speaker Pelosi's presence is probably an honor to some, she is not my favorite person. Some of her views are contrary to those of the church, and she tends to flip-flop on many other views. Nancy Pelosi is a petty, self-absorbed hypocrite, a thumb sucker, and a nit-wit. Nancy Pelosi is also a serial liar, a cheat, and a thief. Nancy Pelosi is the worst example of a Catholic I have ever personally witnessed. She married for money and is using it to lie to the American people. She also has a reputation for shirking her Representative obligations both in Washington, and in California. She simply is not to be trusted."

The Cardinal completed his view of Pelosi with, "But, when compared to Ted Kennedy, Harry Reid, Barney, “Freddie in the Fannie Mack” Frank, Chris, “AIG Bonus Boy” Dodd, Chucky Schumer, Maxine Waters, Henry “the Hobbit” Waxman and John Kerry, Nancy Pelosi is a saint."

Week nine continued with the AIG farce up on the hill and concluded with our fearless leader’s 325th made for TV appearance of the week with a nationally broadcast hour long Liars and Scoundrels Conference, I mean Press Conference, so we could all have yet another chance to hear and see our Commander and Chief blame W. for all his problems, play the victim card and slowly but surely lead us one step closer to his utopian socialist society.

Now, a final satirical thought from "Andy Rooney:"

Barack Obama. What kind of name is Barack? I’ve never met anyone named Barack before. Barack sounds more like a type of furniture or maybe one of those strange looking musical instruments all the big city orchestras have in their wind section. Barack, the more I say it the better I like it, just rolls right off the ole tongue. Yes sir, I do like it, definitely a name worthy of a U.S. President.

Investigative journalism at it’s very best!

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God” Ron W. Garikes

March 17, 2009

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Eight – Unbridled Hypocrisy

“An ounce of hypocrisy is worth a pound of ambition”
Michael Korda

Hypocrisy, acrimony and self serving rhetoric are as synonymous with Washington, politicians and government bureaucrats as white is to rice. In fact, this type of scurrilous behavior has been a mainstay in our nation’s capital since our country’s founding. Unfortunately, as of late, the hypocritical behavior of our nation’s lawmakers and the new administration has reached levels never witnessed before and has spread faster than kudzu through the halls of congress and the oval office.

Week 8 of the “Yes We Can & Yes We Will, Lie, Deceive, and Make Fools of We the People” crowd began with one of the most hypocritical actions ever taken by a U.S. President. After making all his previous Bill and Executive Order signings major media events with a cast of thousands on hand and a global TV audience, with absolutely no fanfare what so ever, in the dark of night, behind closed doors and without a TV camera in sight, Mister new era of government transparency and openness signed into law a $400 billion dollar plus omnibus budget bill to fund the activities of the federal government for the rest of fiscal year 2009.

Just as a little reminder, this stealth spending bill was packed with more pork than Michael Moore’s XXX large Fruit of the Loom boxer shorts (I can only hope he truly opts for the boxers, the visual of Michael Moore in tighty - whities is an image I’d only wish on a worst enemy). Basically funding discretionary spending, the bill is eight percent higher than last year’s budget in a period of time with almost zero inflation. The bill is also chalk full of over 8,500 earmarks worth about $7.7 billion and is on top of the President’s $1 trillion plus Stimulus/Socialist Spending bill already approved by the democrat controlled politburo, I’m mean, congress. And as for the senior senator from New York, little Chucky Schumer, and his comments on the senate floor suggesting we the people don’t care about the $7.7 billion in earmarks and the unnecessary 8% increase in spending, all I can say is he really must be either one can short of a six pack and/or blinded by arrogance to make such asinine, elitist and ludicrous comments.

The entire process employed to achieve passage of this bill just smacks of D.C. at its hypocritical worst. Events leading up to its passage included:

1. Comrades Pelosi and Reid delayed a vote faced with a veto by W because of the wasteful spending and earmarks hoping for an Obama victory in the fall.
2. Candidate Obama promised earmark reform and to go through every budget line by line to eliminate waste.
3. President Elect and President Obama repeatedly reiterated earmark and budget process campaign promises
4. As news of the thousands of earmarks representing billions of dollars finally broke through the main stream media elite’s Obama protection filter the “Yes We Can Lie and Deceive Ourselves Out of Any Situation” group at the white house devised a strategy blaming W again as they were victims and had inherited this awful budget. The media elite embraced this story of woe and we the people get the short end of the stick again.
5. And finally, as previously mentioned, the bill was most unceremoniously signed behind closed doors in the dark of night in the Senate’s Men’s Room, at least as rumor has it, (right after they checked all the stalls to make sure Senator Craig wasn’t lurking in the shadows hoping to score a date for the evening) without a reporter or TV camera anywhere to be found. Considering the fact that this president appears on at least two to three made for TV events daily and gets more face time on the tube than Ryan Seacrest, Paris Hilton, the Video Professor and the Sham Wow TV Spokesman combined, the absence of coverage speaks volumes about the corruption and wasteful spending this bill contains.

Hypocritical actions and behavior seemed to dominate the entire week. A few more examples included the Presidents continued rhetoric about the dire economic crisis being his number one priority while his Treasury Department remains woefully understaffed. To date, only one appointee has been approved by the senate and three have withdrawn because of vetting issues. It’s hard to finance a hostile socialist government takeover with only one overworked, underpaid and under loved tax cheat at Treasury, the one and only Tim “Turbo Tax Cheat” Geithner.

The President also keeps playing the victim card claiming out of one side of his mouth how he inherited this mother of all economic crisis, including W’s unprecedented federal debt, while proposing out of the other side of his mouth the addition of $3.2 trillion to the debt during the first two years of his administration, compared to the $3 trillion W added over his eight years in office. At that pace and if elected to a second term our conversion from a representative republic form of government to one big happy Spanish speaking socialist commune will only add $12 - $13 trillion to the national debt. Now that’s certainly change we all can sure as hell believe in.

Week eight ended with our entire federal government at their hypocritical best with the public flogging of AIG. No doubt the taxpayer funded bonuses to AIG execs is a callous abuse of the public trust and another glaring example of unbelievable boneheaded management decisions, but when compared to the frivolous, wasteful, under the table, and totally out of control spending of President Obama and Congress, both sides of the isle, AIG’s financial transgressions seem trivial and even inconsequential.

The moral outrage expressed about AIG’s financial mismanagement by President Obama, Senator “VIP CountryWide loan boy” Dodd, Barney “Freddie in the Fannie Mack” Frank, Charlie “I just forgot to pay those taxes” Rangel and I’m sad to say even my very own senator from the great state of Alabama, the Honorable Richard “Mr. $800 thousand earmark for Catfish Research” Shelby, rings hallow when considering their advocacy of unprecedented massive deficit government spending; taxpayer funded under the table political payback to special interest groups (unions and ACORN); funding programs that will triple or even quadruple the national debt and in general spending we the people’s money with the reckless abandon of Bill Clinton unleashed at a reunion of female white house interns.

There is a thin line between hypocrisy and bald face lies. Our new President seems to cross that line far too frequently and with entirely too much ease in the advocacy of his irresponsible spending, massive tax increases, redistribution of wealth and hopes for a socialist U.S. government and society. To end the hypocrisy and shine a light on the deceptions our diligence, active participation, vocal opposition and informed dissent will be required now more than ever.

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”
Ron W. Garikes

March 10, 2009,

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Seven – Don Corleone Obama, The Godfather

“Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer”
Michael Corleone, The Godfather ll

Barack H. Obama, our new fearless leader and Commander in Chief, seems to have adopted Don Corleone’s advice as the cornerstone of his new foreign policy strategy. This would certainly explain why we are reaching out and even providing thinly veiled support to nations sympathetic to Islamic Jihadist terrorist, in other words the enemy, (Palestine, Syria, the Taliban and Iran for starters) and at the same time treating our friends, the Brits for example, like a red headed stepchild.

Evidence of this new strategy is abundantly clear when examining British Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s first (and very possibly last) state visit to the U.S. this week. Starry eyed and awe struck, like all his fellow countrymen and the rest of Europe, he arrived on our shores and made the pilgrimage to D.C. to worship at the shrine of Obama. To his total dismay, and all is Limey brethren back home, he was inexplicably shunned and publicly humiliated by the mighty Obama hiself.

The insults inflicted on Mr. Brown included the absence of the obligatory and absolutely appropriate state dinner, shindig or hoedown typically thrown for a visiting head of state from one of our closest friends abroad, the unexplained cancelling of a joint Obama and Brown press conference and a truly shameful gift exchange.

Prime Minister Brown, in the spirit of friendship and solidarity, presented President Obama with several priceless gifts including an ornamental desk pen-holder made from the oak timbers of the Victorian anti-slaver HMS Gannet, once named HMS President and an original manuscript of a Churchill book. Sarah Brown, the PM’s wife, gave the Obama girls dresses and necklaces from the trendy Top Shop store, plus books by British authors.

In response to these most appropriate gestures of generosity and graciousness President Obama gave Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the head of state of our closest and most reliable ally, a set of 25 DVDs of American movies. That’s right, I’m ashamed to say it but it’s worth repeating, 25 DVD’s. Rumor has it he also gave the PM a ShamWow and the Misses a Thigh Master but we weren’t able to confirm this before posting this article. To add insult to injury, the First Lady sent an aid down to the White House gift shop at the last minute to buy the Brown’s boys two toy replicas of the presidents’ Marine 1 helicopter. Retail price on Amazon.com, about $15 bucks.

The President topped this foreign affairs train wreck off by returning a bust of Winston Churchill given by Brown's predecessar, Tony Blair, to W after 9/11 in a show of solidarity in our war with radical Islamic terrorist. Mr. Obama must have viewed this most generous of gifts as just another problem inherited from W. and a reminder of our war on terrorism that needed to be discarded as we certainly wouldn’t want to risk offending any of his new Jihadist pals.

As much as I appreciate this rare demonstration of restraint with our tax dollars, the naivety of this administration about how to conduct foreign relations is alarming. If we can afford $1 trillion for a socialist stimulus/spending bill, 4 trillion on the hostile government takeover of healthcare, energy, education and the financial industries you’d think we could afford to buy the British PM and his family a nice present or two. Maybe it all boils down to the fact that the Obamas are both Yankees, and the sad truth is, Yankees just tend to be tacky. Picture knee high black dress socks with sandals and bermuda shorts and I’m sure you can appreciate what I’m saying here.

One final thought on visiting heads of state from allies and friendly nations. The only country that deserves this kinda of treatment is our dear friends the French. We can only hope the Obamas greet the French on their first state visit with a full demonstration of their tacky Yankee best as I can’t think of another more deserving ally for such treatment.

“I'm going to make him an offer he can't refuse”
Vito Corleone, The Godfather

Meanwhile, the “Change We Can Believe in” crowd is initiating a dangerous and arrogant foreign policy strategy based on appeasement towards radical Islamic nations who have declared Jihad on we the people and the freedoms and liberties we cherish. Proceeding under the illusion that by the sheer power of the All Mighty Obama’s super human negotiation, persuasion skills, bright smile, firm handshake and winning personality they think we will win the hearts and minds of our enemies and have them all following our lead down the yellow brick road to a utopian socialist society. This way of thinking from my way of thinking is pure fantasy and is an offer Omar and his merry band of rug makers will turn down in a New York minute.

Our government’s new terrorist appeasement policy to “keep our enemies closer” truly boggles the mind. As mentioned in previous post actions already taken by “The Yes We Can” win over the murderous, cowardly, Islamic, Jihadist terrorist crowd include overtures to Iran and Mr. Happy Ahmadinejadjadjadjad to conduct high level talks and our pledge last week of almost $1 billion dollars to the Palestinians and our new best bud’s the terrorist gang Hamas and the remanents of Yasser Arafat’s PLO which is now run by his little brother Nosir, at least so I’ve been told.

This week, in-between time spent ducking enemy sniper fire in Turkey, Madame Secretary of State Hillary “Sarg” Clinton announced our initiation of high level discussions with Syrian officials. Syria, a country that welcomes with open arms the likes of Hezbollah, one of the world’s most dangerous terrorist organizations, with aims to destroy Israel, a dominant force in Lebanon, and among Iran’s terrorist surrogates fighting in Iraq and responsible for 100’s of U.S. military casualties.

Last but sure enough not least are the President and Vice President’s latest brilliant idea to deal with the “moderate” wing of the Taliban in Afghanistan. The moderate wing of the Taliban? Must be the members of this “Top Gun” of the terrorist world who use a machete to cut ones head off as opposed to a full size Arabian battle sword and only murder innocent woman and children six days a week instead of seven as they refrain from raping, pillaging and killing on Fridays, the Islamic Holy day, when they typically pine their time away smoking narcotics in their longneck pipes and molesting their goat herds.

“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli”
Clemenza, The Godfather

The President should seriously consider following the example of Clemenza found in the clarity of mission and sense of priority so profoundly relayed in his order quoted above to the assassin who had just pumped two bullets in the back of Pauly’s head for his betrayal that led to Sonny’s brutal killing at the Long Island Toll Gate Station. Even after witnessing this cold blooded murder Clemenza had the presence of mind to assure the gun wouldn’t be traceable and the cannoli would make it home safely to a most grateful wife.

President Obama would greatly benefit from employing a similar clarity of mission when formulating and executing foreign affair strategies for friends and enemies and when setting domestic priorities. These strategies and initiatives should definitely include” going to the mattresses” to bolster our war on terror and to focus like a lazer beam on our real financial crisis, the banks, flow and availability of credit, and leading with confidence and tempered optimism.

Efforts to impose radical social engineering and a massive government expansion based on Marxist Socialist economic theory will have us all “sleeping with the fishes” long before President Obama realizes his keeping your friends close and enemies closer approach to foreign affairs doesn’t hold water in a post 9/11 world.

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”
Ron W. Garikes

March 4, 2009

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Six – Declaration of War
“You can't say civilization don't advance -- for in every war, they kill you in a new way” Will Rogers

The Constitution of the United States of America unequivocally gives Congress, and Congress alone, the authority to declare war. In total disregard for the constitution, a frequent pattern of behavior for the “Change We Can Believe In” crowd, six short weeks after taking the oath of office and swearing with his hand on ole Abe’s bible to uphold and protect the constitution our new Commander in Chief declared war on, of all folks, we the people.

Our new president, finally showing his true colors in full regalia, openly and without shame declared war on almost every institution and ideal that has made this country the shining city on a hill the rest of the world looks to for hope and leadership as so eloquently described by Ronald Reagan twenty five years ago. Starting with his Saturday radio address to the nation and in every subsequent speech during the week, which seems like two to three daily (this guy doesn’t seem to have heard of the concept of overexposure) the president made clear he is loaded for bear and ready for a fight.

Mr. Obama’s Stimulus/Socialist Spending Plan, proposed budget and mortgage rescue /redistribution of wealth plan represent nothing short of a hostile takeover of our free market economy and individual freedoms. His declaration of war to win support and passage of these not only big but gargantuan government programs are a direct assault on free enterprise; our most productive wage earners and job creators; the private sector economy; small business; the world’s finest healthcare system; Wall Street, Main Street, and Doug Baker Boulevard ( A fairly new road down the way from the house, as for the name, we think someone lost a bet), CEO’s; the auto industry; the domestic energy industry; every special interest group in America, including the “good” ones, defined as groups we are members of; mom; dad; apple pie; homemade ice-cream; baseball; the 4th of July. Mr. Obama even declared war on conservative icon Rush Limbaugh, declaring him public enemy number one.

Now, with all due respect to Mr. Limbaugh, who truly is a charismatic and dynamic thought leader of the conservative movement, it’s just downright unbecoming, demeaning and far beneath the office of the presidency to attack a private citizen, whomever and whatever their vocation or political leanings. This includes the likes of “Joe the Plumber”, Betty Lou Thelma Lynn no count white trash trailer trash queens and even wildly popular and successful radio talk show host.

This type of behavior is sure to diminish the president’s street cred with Putin in Russia, Ahmadinejad in Iran, N Korea’s Kim Yong - il and other foreign leaders as they will surely find it somewhat pathetic when the leader of the free world picks a fight with a radio talk show host. Regardless, I’m sure Rush appreciates all the free P.R. and attention.

All that being said, even more dangerous than the president’s war with we the people to create the United Socialist States of America is his retreat in our real shooting war against Islamic extremist. Bin Laden, Omar, Mohammad and their merry band of tent makers may have suffered a major setback in Iraq but are rebuilding and rearming in Afghanistan and other rat holes throughout the Middle East. These Jihadist head cases are hell bent on our destruction and if we continue down the path of appeasement another successful terrorist attack is almost guaranteed.

The presidents attitude towards and views on terrorism are truly extremely disturbing. During a speech to the military announcing our withdrawal from Iraq this week the president failed to mention the words victory or win even one time. He did appropriately praise and give credit to the troops but glaringly and intentionally omitted any reference to our victory over Islamic terrorist in this military struggle that cost so dearly in American blood and treasure. As Commander in Chief his failure to acknowledge this fact borderlines on treason.

Another troubling sign of our new terrorist appeasement policy occurred during President Obama’s recently appointed new chief of Homeland Security’s, Janet Napolitano, confirmation hearings before congress. The committee got an earful about Katrina and all other forms of natural disasters and such during her opening remarks but not a peep about the threat of Islamic fundamentalist terrorism. Considering the primary mission and charge of the Department of Homeland Security is to lead us in the war on terror and protect us from Ali Baba and his 40 suicide bombers her obvious intentional omission to address the issue does not bode well for our future safety and security.

And finally, let’s not forget Madam Secretary of State Hillary “Rambo” Clinton who dodged sniper fire to her heart’s delight this week on her first official visit to the Middle East. Sounds harmless enough until we are told that a highlight of the trip is our pledge of $900 million dollars to the Palestinians for rebuilding required from the recent skirmish with Israel. Considering the fact that we know, they know and the entire world knows that most if not all of this money will end up in the hands of Hamas, ranked right up there with al-Qaeda as one of the world’s most dangerous gang of terrorist, this gesture of thinly veiled indirect support of an extremist terrorist organization the likes of Hamas is truly shocking.

Our president and Commander in Chief has declared war but doesn’t seem to have a clue who the real enemy is. Let’s hope for the sake of our country and the world he calls a cease fire on we the people and aims that alleged superior intellect and soaring rhetoric at our real enemy, radical Muslim Jihadist.

I am, “American by Birth and Southern by the Grace of God”
Ron W. Garikes