Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Twenty-Five: “I Have a Dream…”

“And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:”

Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!

“I Have a Dream” Speech, Martin Luther King

"I would hope that a wise white man with the richness of his experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a black man who has not lived that life"

Fictitious Billy Bob Catfish Wrangling Racist

Imagine the firestorm, the absolute pandemonium, if W nominee Chief Justice John Roberts had repeatedly made the above statement prior to his Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Hardball’s anchor, Chris Mathews, head would have exploded on live TV; the NAACP, ACLU, ACORN and Congressional Black Caucus would all be demanding Judge Robert’s head on a platter; the leftwing media elite would insist on his removal from the bench and immediate arrest; and Reverends Al Sharpton and Jessie Jackson would both have public conniption fits, take to the mountain tops screaming “Keep Hope Alive, Keep Hope Alive”, with calls to string the bigot up by his racist, biased toes. (Or family jewels in Jessie’s case)

Now imagine Justice Roberts, Alito or any white male in a public or private position of authority expressing the following viewpoint:

"I would hope that a wise white man with the richness of his experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a Latino female who has not lived that life" Fictitious No Count White Trash Racist / Sexist

Hell hath no fury, Whoa Nelly, Katie bar the door, every feminist, Latino, Hispanic and minority advocacy group in the country would be raising the roof to have the racist /sexist bigot sanctioned, silenced and publically humiliated. Gloria Steinman; “Hanoi” Jane Fonda; Babs “the Nose” Streisand; Suzanne Sarandon; NOW; NAG; (National Association of Gals) the Congressional Democratic Caucus; and Geraldo Rivera would all be burning bras in the streets, grasping hands while singing “We Shall Overcome” and demanding justice.

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Thoughts of Obama from Bama seldom falls on the same fighting side of the mostly leftwing, bleeding heart, liberal head cases mentioned above. However, in response to such blatantly racist and sexist comments we would proudly stand, shoulder to shoulder, with NOW, the NAACP and even ole Babs in opposition to such rampant bigotry.

On Monday of week 25 of the Obama Administration confirmation hearings for President Obama’s Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor, kicked off on Capitol Hill. In Judge Sotomayer’s case, we don’t have to imagine, she actually made the following statement:

"I would hope that a wise Latino woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who has not lived that life” Judge Sonia Sotomayor

Not once or twice but at least seven times that we know of the good judge has expressed these racist and sexist views, openly and without shame, in various public forums over the time span of several years. The silence from the aforementioned champions of civil rights and feminism is deafening and their enthusiastic support for this nominee, the epitome of hypocrisy.
In addition to her now infamous “Rich Latino Woman” comment Judge Sotomayor has also been caught on the record making several other boneheaded, self incriminating statements that reveal her obvious deep seated sexist and racist beliefs:

“I further accept that our experiences as women and people of color affect our decisions. The aspiration to impartiality is just that."

"Whether born from experience or inherent psychological or cultural differences...our gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging."

With no basis in the Constitution or historical precedent President Obama took it upon himself to establish empathy as a new and important criteria for selecting Supreme Court Justices. Empathy, the understanding or identification with someone else’s feelings or situation, is an irrational human emotion that directly conflicts with the Justices Oath of Office which states:

"I, state your name.” “I, state your name,” do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will administer justice without respect to persons, and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon me as [TITLE] under the Constitution and laws of the United States. So help me God." “With liberty and Fraternity for all, Amen!”

When a so called constitutional scholar, Harvard Law grad and alleged brilliant legal mind like President Obama chooses to disregard over 200 years of precedent, the constitution and good old fashion common sense when selecting a new Justice somebody best sound the alarm. Following a consistent pattern of deceit, divert and obfuscation, when this White House claims to want a Justice who has empathy and a heart it’s probably nothing more than code words or euphemisms masking their actual intent.

Considering President Obama’s voting record, stated positions and opinions combined with his leftwing extremist legal associations, including the likes of ACORN and the ACLU, when he says empathy, he really means a judicial activist that legislates from the bench. Judge Sotomayer certainly meets these criteria and also brings a healthy dose of Affirmative Action; Quota Queen; bigotry; racism; sexism; and victimhood to the table as well. The broken leg, cast and cane are a great finishing touch.

In addition to Judge Sotomayer’s bigotry and judicial activism she has also maintained close ties with radically leftwing legal advocacy groups including the National Council of La Raza, one of the most radical activist groups in the country pushing for legalization and citizenship for criminal illegal immigrants. Another troubling affiliation is her association with the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund, which she served as a board member, including Chairmanship, from 1980-1992.

The Washington Times reported PRLDEF filed many “friend of the court” briefs in abortion cases. In one writing that it “opposes any efforts to overturn or in any way restrict the rights recognized in Roe v. Wade”. This organization is known as the Latino/Hispanic ACLU. Under Judge Sotomayer’s leadership they aggressively perused a radical liberal agenda advocating unfettered abortion rights, a y’all just swim right on over we got you covered criminal immigration policy and advocated a screw everyone else Latinos come first Affirmative Action strategy.

Unfortunately, Judge Sotomayer’s racist/sexist views; promotion and practice of judicial activism; and affiliations with radical leftwing organizations aren’t even her most troubling characteristics. Her veracity, the ease in which she departs from the truth, to put it bluntly, her ability to lie like a cheap rug, in the humble opinion of Thoughts of Obama from Bama, is her most troubling character flaw.

During the first two days of Judge Sotomayer’s confirmation hearing her answers to the Senate Judicial Committee have been so far right / conservative and reflective of the philosophy of strict constitutional constructionist she sounds more like Sarah Palin or Justice Scalia than the bleeding heart, misguided, over educated, leftwing judicial extremist that lurks under that black robe.

Another recent example of the Lady Judge’s propensity to spin a yarn occurred during her interview with GOP Senator Jim DeMint from S.C. When asked by DeMint about a specific point of law regarding abortion Sotomayor replied that she had never thought about whether an unborn child has constitutional rights. How is that possible for a judge who has been on the bench for 17 years? And how can that be reconciled with the pro-abortion actions of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund.

Ain’t no never mind about it, wherever you come down on the issue, it’s abundantly clear her answer is completely void of any credibility and patently absurd. Possibly another pathological liar (Another soul mate of Hilary’s) if she cheats on her taxes too Judge Sotomayer will fit in like a duck to water with her new friends over in the West Wing.

In his inspirational “I Have a Dream” address Dr. King encouraged all of us to judge folks not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. Our current President, Barack Hussein Obama, is probably the greatest beneficiary of this color blind philosophy in the history of the Union.

His nomination of Judge Sotomayer, based essentially not on merit but the color of her skin and ethnicity, is extremely disconcerting. Considering his accession to power was only possible because of the willingness of millions of American to embrace Dr. King’s call for character over color, President Obama knowingly and deliberately appointing a Justice with racist and sexist views is shameful as well as unforgivable.

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

Ron W. Garikes

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Twenty-Four: Back in the USSR!

Oh, come on, yeah, yeah, yeah. I'm back in the USSR
You don't know how lucky you are, boys Back in the USSR
The Beatles

Our 44th President made a pilgrimage home this week to his beloved Moscow. Maybe not to his literal birthplace (But still a viable possibility since he has yet to produce a valid Birth Certificate) but certainly his sentimental and philosophical homeland. In a state of wide eyed awe, so much so it even diverted attention from his legendary ears, President Obama reveled about just as happy as if he had good sense in the Mecca of worldwide communism.

In the land of his childhood heroes and political soul mates and idols, including the likes of such humanitarians Lenin; Stalin; Khrushchev; and Brezhnev, President Obama continued his global Blame America First, appeasement and apology foreign policy tour. Following the lead of his foreign policy mentor, Jimmy “Peanut” Carter, the most powerful man in the free world folded like a cheap lawn chair when meeting with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

Continuing a pattern of truly troubling behavior seen far too often during this President’s short time in office, Mr. Obama failed once again to defend America’s honor and promote our values while conducting his pacifist style of diplomacy with his Russian comrades. Bowing to Saudi Royalty; grinning like a possum while accepting an anti-American book/propaganda from Venezuela’s fascist leader Chavez; at the same Summit of the America’s sitting quietly and dutifully through an hour long hate America diatribe by Nicaraguan leftist, socialist dictator Daniel Ortega; waiting ten days before forcefully speaking out in support of the protesters and condemning the fanatic Islamic Iranian government who were murdering their own innocent citizens in the streets of Tehran; and his most recent act of “Peanut” style diplomacy giving away the proverbial farm and allowing the Russian Head of State to take the Commander-in-Chief of the United States of America to task for over an hour with his warped views of the Cold War and continued Soviet world dominance.

Hell bent on reaching at least one substantive agreement with his Ruskie counterparts our fearless leader repeated thank you sir may I have another as he bent over and grabbed his ankles while agreeing to Russian proposals diametrically opposed to American interest. Touting a nuclear arms reduction agreement as a major breakthrough a closer look reveals just how badly Mr. Obama got snookered by his newest and bestest friend Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Mr. Harvard Law superior intellect hisself agreed to the following:

1. Reduction of nuclear warhead arsenals by approximately half leaving 1,500 – 1,800 weapons. The barb here is even by reducing to 100 warheads both sides still have the capability to destroy the planet ten times over. Once both countries exceed the point of diminishing returns arbitrary reductions are meaningless.
2. The US currently holds a 2 to 3 - 1 advantage in nuclear delivery systems – missiles, aircraft, subs, etc. The new agreement calls for parity which President Obama agreed to without any concessions from his good friend President Dmitry. A loss of a significant strategic advantage probably motivated by a backhanded excuse to further decimate our US Defense budget.
3. Opened door to the possibility of reducing our missile defense capabilities reversing the position of the last four Administrations. Any movement in this direction would seemingly greatly compromise our national security interest. It is hard to imagine any Russian concession that would justify this dangerous and irresponsible change in policy.
4. The President’s Russian comrades refused to budge on their continued support of Iran’s nuclear program.
5. A Russian halt to further interference with developing democracies in Eastern Europe was met with a chorus of Nyet! Nyet! Nyet!
6. After hours of grueling hardnosed negotiations our great orator and master of Rhetoric-in-Chief extracted an agreement allowing our military to use Russian air space to access Afghanistan. Touting the $120 million in savings that would be realized the prevailing pacifist mindset of this Administration was apparent with their failure to emphasize the tactical military advantage gained.
7. The Ruskies also agreed to lift an embargo on US beef. Too bad the President’s Energy Reform / Cap & Tax bill will bankrupt the US beef industry before they can take advantage of this opportunity.
8. As a token of their gratitude, appreciation and esteem (essentially their break out the vodka and caviar state of euphoria) over President Obama’s caving in on a every issue they presented him with an autographed original manuscript of Marx’s “Communist Manifesto”, a first edition of Stalin’s “One Minute Communist / Dictator Manager“and a signed copy of Khrushchev’s “Who Stole My Bolshevik Cheese”. The President was said to be so overwhelmed with joy he broke into a frantic Cossack dance that would put the King of Pop, Michael “The Gloved One” Jackson, to shame.

Day two of this diplomatic train wreck found our good President voluntarily taking a stroll to the woodshed to endure an hour long tongue lashing from Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. In response to the PM’s ranting and ravings about Russia’s actual victory in the Cold War and current unchallenged superpower status President Obama remarked, “You are so right Vlady”, “Couldn’t agree with you more Vlady”, “Of course, whatever you say Vlady”.

Former KGB official and current Prime Minister Putin spent the rest of his session with Mr. Obama providing his young protégé with advice on successfully completing the government takeover of the US financial, energy, auto, and healthcare industries. They agreed to discuss agriculture, manufacturing, tobacco and the entertainment industries at their next get together. President Obama having a soft spot in his heart for tobacco products and Putin’s obsession with the band ABBA (Strange but true) driving this decision.

With a sack full of Commie mementos, pats on the back and a big ata boy from comrades Putin and Medvedev President Obama is off to a G8 Summit in Italy for some more “Peanut” diplomacy. The perfect way to top off a week after visiting the Motherland and conversing with his comrades and political soul mates “Back in the USSR”.

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

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Twenty-Three: Broken Arms, Broken Legs & Broken Promises

We come on the Sloop John B. My grandfather and me

Around Nassau Town we did roam. Drinking all night, got into a fight.

Well, I feel so broke up, I want to go home

The Beach Boys

Thoughts of Obama from Bama would typically avoid promoting wild eyed, paranoid, Oliver Stonian like conspiracy theories but recent events involving Secretary of State Clinton and Supreme Court Nominee Sonia Sotomayor demand further scrutiny and investigation of the subject. Is it just coincidental that both ladies have recently been victims of freak accidents causing great physical harm , Clinton’s broken arm and Sotomayer’s leg, while embroiled in momentous political battles on behalf of our 44th President or is something much more nefarious afoot in our nation’s capital?

Madame Secretary Hillary “Rambo Dodging Sniper Fire” Clinton is certainly no stranger to conspiracy theories. During her hubby’s tumultuous Presidency First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton indignantly blamed all of the First Couple’s personal, legal and political problems on a mystical vast rightwing conspiracy.

False accusations about infidelity, perjury and financial malfeasance by this vast rightwing conspiracy, which actually all turned out to be true, along with President Clinton’s ultimate public acknowledgment of frequent extracurricular dalliances, elevated the First Lady’s status from a sneaky, conniving, pathological liar to America’s number one victim. A designation she artfully parlayed into a New York Senate seat, one time front runner for the Democrat presidential nomination and Secretary of State.

Is the Secretary of State’s alleged injury, a broken elbow after slipping while walking to her car in the (restricted, no press, no public access) basement of the State Department, a random accident or part of President Obama’s master strategy, or dare we say conspiracy, to deceive and confuse the American people? Is the Administration exploiting Ms. Clinton’s vaulted victim status to gain support and sympathy for their “Blame America First”, apology, and appeasement foreign policy initiatives? Is all this a diversion to cover up Mr. Obama’s weak and even cowardly position towards North Korea and Iran?

Our Commander-in-Chief’s neutrality in word and deed during the first ten days of brave young Iranians swarming the streets of Tehran to protest an obviously seriously flawed election was truly appalling. Not immediately rescinding an open invitation to Iranian diplomats worldwide to 4th of July hotdog cookouts, the first diplomatic overture by the US to Iran in 30 years, at all US Embassies abroad while innocent protesters were slaughtered right before our eyes on national TV was equally disconcerting.

His damn the torpedoes, come hell or high water attitude of leaving the door open to direct discussions with the criminal Iranian Government is dangerous, embarrassing and reminiscent of pacifist head case Jimmy “Peanut” Carter’s failed foreign policy. Ms. Clinton could show up in a full body cast painted florescent pink and claim she was hit by a train hauling purple unicorns and still not detract attention from the President’s disgraceful failure to support freedom and combat tyranny, despotism, and religious fanaticism as so ruthlessly demonstrated by his Muslim brothers in Iran.

President Obama’s recent designation of Sonia Sotomayer as his Supreme Court Justice nominee is the second element of our conspiracy theory. As expected, Judge Sotomayer has an impeccable liberal, leftwing, ACLU loving, radical, extremist pedigree and credentials. What wasn’t expected, or most likely not intended for public consumption, was the good Judge’s racist and sexist beliefs which she proudly, openly and without shame admits influence her judicial deliberations.

Further investigations also revealed Judge Sotomayer as the poster child for Affirmative Action. Her admittance to both Princeton for undergraduate and Yale Law School were based as much on quotas and ethnic diversity goals as merit. This might help explain her dismal record with the Supreme Court who has overturned her rulings on 4 out 5 cases brought before the highest Court in the land for consideration.

Right smack dab In the middle of the media firestorm created by all this controversy guess who limps up with a broken leg, Judge Sonia, Affirmative Action Queen, Sotomayor herself. Claiming to have tripped while rushing to catch a plane at one of the busiest airports in the world, LaGuardia in New York, not one member of the press or an innocent bystander with a cell phone or disposable camera captured this “Freak Accident” for posterity. With a brand new makeover and cast the judge made the rounds on Capitol Hill later that same day with a new aura of victimization and sympathy unattainable before her alleged nasty spill at the airport.

Another random accident or a carefully planned and thoroughly considered tactic of President Obama’s conspiracy to hoodwink “We the People”? In the words of Fox News – “We Report, You Decide”

Further confirmation or the ultimate demise of our conspiracy theory will probably occur during consideration of the Energy Reform/Climate Control/Cap & Tax (Trade) and Healthcare Reform Bills currently being deliberated in Congress. To fund these absolutely unprecedented massive new government programs the President seems to be more than willing to break his most frequently proclaimed and passionately expressed campaign promise not to raise taxes by one single dime on the middle class or on anyone making under $250 thousand a year.

Obviously Socialized government controlled healthcare and a nationalized energy industry takes precedent over truth, integrity and maintaining the trust with the folks that pay for his kids swing set, date nights with the wife, golf every weekend and the smokes he sneaks everyday out in the Rose Garden.

Cap & Tax (Trade), the Presidents so called Energy Reform Bill, passed by a narrow 7 vote margin in the House of Representatives last week. If approved by the Senate, this bill will be the largest tax increase ever imposed on the free people of this great nation. It will also impose an unprecedented level of government control, rules, and regulations affecting our daily lives in ways that will surely have our founders spinning in their graves.

What, how much and where we drive will all be regulated. The thermostat in our homes, amount of hot water we shower with and building materials used to build and repair our homes will be dictated by Uncle Sammy. Every carbon emitted by us, our families, our possessions, pets, relatives, ancestors and even future draft choices will be taxed, regulated, and recycled so they can tax and regulate them again.

Immediately prior to publishing this post news came across the wires of Congressman Henry Waxman’s, a Co-Sponsor of this bill, hospitalization. Another coincidence or one more example of Mr. Obama’s vast leftwing conspiracy dedicated to diverting attention from his actual agenda?

With all due respect to Congressman Waxman, whom we certainly wish well, a diversion of mammoth proportions will most likely be required to slip this one by the voting public. Something more along the lines of Mr. “Inconvenient Lies” hiself, Al Gore, dousing himself in $75 barrel of OPEC crude oil, lighting himself on fire and running completely nekkid around the corporate headquarters Shell, BP and Halliburton would probably do the trick.

President Obama’s hard sell for a government controlled, single payer, socialist healthcare system is currently in full throttle. We are already experiencing the full effect of the White House spin machine with primetime press conferences; exclusives with the big 3 networks and other allies in the leftwing, liberal, media elite press; well rehearsed, closely scripted, town hall meetings out amongst our fellow “average Joe, independent, open minded, unbiased” citizens.

A diversion of truly audacious and outrageous proportions, a spectacle assured to grab our full and undivided attention, an act far more distracting than a senior member of the Administration or congressperson pulling up lame or hospitalized will be required to successfully pull off this most devious and scurrilous of scams.

A small war (potentially extremely effective but seriously doubtful with this bunch of doves), the threat of an untreatable and incurable pandemic and/or the Cubs winning the World Series are all much more likely and viable diversion options Obama’s Left Wing Conspirators may pursue in their efforts to nationalize the country’s Healthcare System.

Hillary’s broken arm, Judge Sonia’s broken leg and Barack’s broken promises are metaphorically symbolic of the dismal prognosis for our nation’s fiscal and cultural health. The first major course of treatment will occur in 2010 with the midterm elections when we get the opportunity to shake things up in Congress and Governor’s mansions around the country. The cure comes in 2012 when the country performs a collective Obamaectomy - guaranteed to cure what ails you.

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

Ron W. Garikes

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Twenty-Two: Hurry Up and Wait

I'm in a hurry to get things done. Oh I rush and rush until life's no fun. All I really gotta do is live and die. But I'm in a hurry and don't why

Alabama - I'm in a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)

Barack Hussein Obama, our 44th President, is a man on a mission. He claims he has a mandate from “We the People” and aims to take full advantage of the situation. The Administration that has adopted the motto “Never Miss an Opportunity to Take Advantage of a Crisis” hasn’t missed an opportunity to create a crisis of biblical proportions and then ram their Socialist/Communist/Fascist solutions down the Country’s collective throat.

Seems our Commander-in-Chief has been in a mad dash for the finish line since day one. Thoughts of Obama from Bama has recently uncovered never seen before medical records which provide new insight and understanding of Mr.Obama’s early childhood, prepubescent and those most formative adolescent years that helped shaped the man we so admire and love today.

Although the exact location of his birth is in dispute, there is more and more evidence pointing away from his claim of Hawaii and more towards Moscow, Havana, or possibly Beijing. What is not in dispute, according to his recently discovered medical records, was his early arrival by 4 weeks on August 4, 1961 instead of early September as predicted by the OB/GYN Docs at Moscow General.

Maybe he just couldn’t wait to experience government controlled socialized medicine for the first time or was eager to feel the oppressive hand of Big Brother on his smooth little baby’s behind that compelled him to enter this brave new world back-asswards (Breach) and in one big hurry.

Perhaps this explains some aspects of the President’s personality and physical attributes. When confronted and threatened leftwing liberals do tend to show their ars first and frequently. As for any further damage the docs also put a vice grip with their forceps on his head thinking they had a hold of the other end. This may account for some of his more boneheaded ideas and the humongous ears that were violently tugged, twisted and turned during the delivery.

Young Barack continued to race through life becoming the youngest member in the history of the Hawaii Communist Youth League at age 6. He continued on the fast track smoking his first cigarette at 10; joint at 12; burning his first American flag in protest over some communist objections to US labor practices at 14; and back to smoking at 16 with his first hit of many to come of crack cocaine. (The latter of which might also help further explain his oh so many boneheaded ideas)

He then blew through undergraduate school at Columbia in New York City, with several notable long term absences rumored to have been alcohol and drug induced binges with fellow low lifes in New York’s militant leftwing underground. A quick stint at Harvard Law achieving prominence as the first black President of the Harvard Law Review. His meteoric political ascent was soon to follow.

Following a few years as a Community Organizer with the criminal and communist activist group ACORN, Mr. Obama was elected to the Illinois State Senate in 1997. He made an unsuccessful and what many considered a premature run for the US House of Representative in 2000. Then he was the unlikely victor in the 2004 US Senatorial race where many believed young State Senator Obama was too inexperienced and that he had not “paid his political dues” to the Chicago Democrat political machine. He somewhat unexpectedly threw his hat in the Presidential race in 2007 and as they say, the rest is his-tor-y.

“Unreasonable haste is the direct road to error” Moliere

Since taking the oath of office in January almost every one of the Administration’s major new policy initiatives have been described as urgent; crisis of unprecedented proportions; inherited from the evil W. Administration; with dire consequences if immediate, bold and audacious actions aren’t instigated – flood, famine, world ending, dogs and cats …. in the streets, all probable disastrous results if the enlightened one’s great and wise solutions aren’t implemented immediately.

In his first week of office the President signed an Executive Order declaring Gitmo would be closed in the next 12 months. 5 months later there are still hundreds of enemy terrorist combatants housed there and the Administration remains clueless. Effective leadership and governance is a lot more difficult it would seem than making empty campaign promises.

“Deceit is in haste, but honesty can wait a fair leisure” Southern Proverb

Subsequently the President has sounded the alarm and declared a crisis/emergency status for most of the initiatives on his far over reaching and radically left leaning agenda. These alleged crises and emergencies include:

1. Withdrawing our troops from Iraq
2. Passage of Mr. Obama’s Trillion Dollar Stimulus Package
3. Energy Reform / Cap & Trade
4. Healthcare Reform
5. Confirmation of Supreme Court nominee - Sonia Sotomayor

A brief review of each of these initiatives is certainly warranted.

“Truth is confirmed by inspection and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainty” Publius Cornelius Tacitus

1. Withdrawing our troops from Iraq – For no other reason than politically expediency, President Obama announced he would end combat operations in Iraq arbitrarily selecting Aug. 31, 2010, putting a halt to all U.S.-led counterinsurgency efforts. Without one mention of victory or winning, this rushed departure has been orchestrated for no other purpose than to appease his own anti-military, blame America first, pacifist beliefs and those of his bleeding heart, radical, leftwing comrades at home and in Paris, Caracas and Tehran.
2. Passage of Mr. Obama’s Trillion Dollar Stimulus Package – Remember the dire warnings from the bully pulpit about the urgency of the immediate passage of this legislation? Plague, petulance and famine if we failed to act with lightening speed. After Senate approval the President waited 3 days to sign the bill so it wouldn’t conflict with a long weekend with the fam.

5 months later less than 10% of the funds have been expended, all those shovel ready projects have mysteriously evaporated in thin air and we have 8.5% unemployment headed towards double digits like a runaway train. The only stimulative effect of this boneheaded bill is the outrage engendered from this massive $1Trillion government payback to the unions, ACORN and other loyal democrat support groups
3. Energy Reform / Cap & Trade – The President’s Energy policies that must be adopted now to save us all from cooking with Franklin Stoves and reading by candle light by year’s end are all included in the Markey-Henry “the Hobbit” Waxman Cap and Trade/Energy Tax Bill currently moving through Congress at warp speed. According to the Heritage Foundation this so called energy bill, which excludes any provisions for additional nuclear power, domestic drilling or clean coal development, will have a catastrophic economic impact over the next 20 years.

An example of social engineering at its self righteous best, or worst, depending on one’s perspective, our economy will experience a $9.6 trillion aggregate annual reduction in GDP. If that’s not enough mayhem and destruction, the bill will also destroy over 1 million American jobs per year and increase the average family’s annual energy bill by $1,500. A small price to pay to create Mr. Obama’s Green Utopian fantasy world.
4. Healthcare Reform – Now or never, do or die, the cornerstone of the President’s economic recovery plan. According to Mr. Obama if the Congress fails to pass his idea of Healthcare Reform legislation this summer, which basically would represent a government takeover of approximately 15% of our country’s GDP, we will surly experience economic Armageddon and a total financial meltdown.

Talk about a Chicken Little sky is falling strategy on an issue that truly deserves serious, fact based, considered deliberation. Maybe we should send our good President to Canada or England to attend Smoking Cessation classes so he can experience firsthand the mediocrity and frustration associated with government run healthcare.

5. Confirmation of Supreme Court nominee - Sonia Sotomayor – Elections have consequences and one of the most long lasting spoils of a presidential victory is the opportunity to shake up the makeup of the Supreme Court. President Obama’s nomination of a leftwing, liberal, socialist should come as no surprise. What is disconcerting is the lady judge has some extremely disturbing sexist and racist views and isn’t shy about applying these biases in her judicial decisions.

Our so called constitutional scholar of a President has declared that it is imperative to expedite the confirmation of Judge Sotomayor and his democrat comrades in the Senate are proceeding accordingly. Pushing for an abbreviated confirmation process under the false pretense of her need to be on the bench to review cases that will be heard at the court’s next session is a travesty of justice. One more example of a fabricated crisis to justify railroading another truly dangerous presidential mandate initiated by this Administration.

Good ideas, policy initiatives and people of character can stand the test of time. Those that require a false sense of urgency and artificial time constraints aren’t worthy of our consideration. Politicians that attempt to deceive us with such devious tactics, including our 44th President, should be run out of town on a rail (In jargon he can relate to) in a New York minute; post haste; without delay; with the utmost urgency; with extreme prejudice; and don’t let the door knob hit you in the ars on your way out.

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

Ron W. Garikes

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Twenty - One: Uncle Sammy’s Tropical Paradise Tours

Ground she's movin' under me, Tidal waves out on the sea

Sulphur smoke up in the sky, Pretty soon we learn to fly

Let me hear ya now, I don't know, I don't know

I don't know where I'm a gonna go, When the volcano blow

Volcano, Jimmy Buffett

Tired of the same ole boring summer vacation options? A week at the beach, cabin on the lake or paying dearly for the privilege of fraternizing with a giant rodent and long lines chock full of rude foreigners not sounding too appealing this year either?

Maybe you are considering retirement. Golf, shuffle board, cooking lessons, crafts, rampant STD epidemics, and 10,000 of your fellow senior citizens all crammed into a cookie-cutter planned community.

A little short on cash because of the worst economic depression in the history of the civilized world (Part of the mess inherited from W of course) and in dire need of some R & R at an exotic locale with the promise of some real fun, excitement and adventure. Well, ain't no never mind about It, (means don’t worry for all you Yankee Americans) Uncle Sammy’s Tropical Paradise Tours have got a deal for you.

To qualify for this all expenses paid (By “We the People” the rode hard and put up wet American tax payer) endless vacation amongst the palm trees, trade winds and emerald colored seas is easier than you might think. Just follow the instructions in the “I’m a Radical Jihadist Islamic Terrorist Seeking an Endless Tropical Paradise Vacation Checklist” below and you’ll be greasing up with the sunscreen, soaking up rays, grooving to Buffett, and sipping on rum flavored drinks with umbrellas in them before you know it.

“I’m a Radical Jihadist Islamic Terrorist Seeking an Endless Tropical Paradise Vacation Checklist”

1. Allow someone to sneak up behind you, stick a straw in your ear and suck half your brain out. A prerequisite for any fanatic, radical, Islamic Jihadist, terrorist.

2. Change your name to Omar the Tent Maker Mohamed; Omar the Rug Maker Mohamed; Omar the Camel Jockey Mohamed; Abdul the Date Grower Mohamed; Abdul the Goat Herder Mohamed; Abdul the Shoe Thrower Mohamed; Billy Bob Mohamed or Betty Lou Thelma Liz Mohamed. Actually, any name including Mohamed, Goat or Rug should do nicely.

3. Pull out the Amex and set off on a little shopping spree for a new wardrobe. White silk long sleeve Pajamas or a vintage 1970’s Nauru jacket would be a good start. A diaper, towel or sheet, appropriately folded and/or wrapped, is definitely mandatory head ware for the well dressed Jihadist. Slip on shoes, that can be easily pulled off and thrown at the nearest infidel, with menacing and intimidating symbols painted on the souls, are always the ideal accessory to finish off the best dressed radical terrorist ensemble.

4. Get your recently sucked out half of a brain, newly Billy Bob Mohamed named, decked out in your Islamic Jihadist terrorist best new threads self to Gitmo. Approach the front gate with the white flag a blaze and blowing in the tropical trade winds with your arms out stretched and palms open in a sign of friendship and submission.

5. Surrender unconditionally to the imperialist sons of a monkey, disciples of the Great Satan, and infidels. Humbly confess your many cowardly acts of terrorism inflicted on innocent men, woman and children, which we will downgrade to criminal offenses, so our President can maintain his popularity and celebrity status with his Arab brethren, European comrades, and radical leftwing, Bill Ayers domestic terrorist types in this country.

6. Listen submissively and attentively to your Miranda rights, recently revised and directed to be read to all captured enemy combatants by the Obama Justice Department (See below), to appease his ACLU comrades and support his new policy downgrading the War on Terror to a criminal offense.

· You have the right to remain silent and refuse to answer questions. What we don’t know can’t hurt us so by all means just keep your mouth shut.
· Anything you do say may be used against you in a court of law. Which might be a problem if there was any chance of you ever setting foot in a court of law, since you’ll be whisked away to Tahiti or Fiji long before that ever happens.
· You have the right to consult an attorney before speaking to the Police/Armed Services Customer Services Representative and to have an attorney present during questioning now or in the future. However, since the only questions we plan on asking you are about your plans for relocating to another tropical paradise, your travel agent might be of much greater service. · If you cannot afford an attorney or travel agent, one will be appointed for you before any questioning.
· If you decide to answer questions now without an attorney present anything you might say, suggest or even think about will never be used against you in this life or the next.

7. Hunker down for several weeks of living hell at Gitmo, while plans are being finalized for your future permanent island paradise vacation, suffering through 3 meals a day; unlimited reading and movie time; sun, surf and tropical sunsets; group therapy and sing alongs with fellow terrorist; no goats to heard; and fluffy new prayer rugs every week compliments of the USO’s Islamic Outreach Program recently initiated by the Obama Administration

8. Thoughtfully, methodically, carefully and diligently fill out the “I’m a Radical Jihadist Islamic Terrorist Seeking an Endless Tropical Paradise Vacation Checklist Future Permanent Island Paradise Home Questionnaire”. This information is critical for assuring you are relocated to a tropical paradise compatible with your unique and specific needs. Be prepared to provide answers to questions about your preferences and priorities including:

1. Please list in order of preference region of the world your tropical paradise is located – (A) Caribbean (B) South Pacific (C) Other
2. Preferred color of sand on beach – (A) Brown (B) White (C) Black (D) Pink

(E) Other
3. (A) Mountainous or (B) Arid, desert terrain
4. (A) Boat access only or (B) Airport accommodations

9. Submit your completed Questionnaire, catch up on some sleep and wait for further instructions from the wicked, decadent infidels.

10. Pack up your Tommy Bahamas; dive gear; Bob Marley and Buffett CD’s; Mosquito netting; sun screen; and embark from the tropical paradise at Gitmo on the Island of Cuba to your new and permanent tropical paradise island home. Where you can fish the pylons, dive the reefs, or just frolic about in the sun, sea and sand for rest of your natural born life, compliments of the American taxpayer and Uncle Sammy’s Tropical Paradise Tours.

Mark Twain once remarked, “It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense” These words never rang truer when considering the actions of the Obama Administration this week as compared to the fictitious account of the treatment of enemy combatant terrorist prisoners at Gitmo as satirized above.

With the full knowledge of and authorization from our Commander-in-Chief 17 Chinese Uighur Muslim terrorist captured in Afghanistan are slated for release and relocation from Gitmo. 4 have already been relocated to the pink sand beaches and pastel colored homes of the Atlantic Island paradise of Bermuda. Known as one of the most scenic and expensive pieces of real estate on the planet the four recently released terrorist have been spotted looking fat and happy enjoying some of the many tropical pleasures that abound on their new island home.

Cost to the American tax payer has yet to be disclosed by the most “transparent” administration in the history of the Union for setting up housekeeping for these four in Bermuda but considering the neighborhood this could be an extremely expensive proposition. As for the remaining 13 Chinese Terrorist Uncle Sammy has laid out $200 million to the Island nation of Palau in the South Pacific to take in and shelter these poor wayward souls.

$200 million equates to over $15 million for each Chinese terrorist. Thoughts of Obama from Bama estimates it will take over 500 years to recover any return on this investment. Keep in mind this is the same group that is currently running GM, Wall Street and in the not too distant future the American Healthcare System. Truly makes one weep for the future of our soon to be broke socialistic country.

Uncle Sammy’s Tropical Paradise Tours is open for business, fully backed and financed by the American taxpayer, and anxious to find new homes in tropical island paradises for some of the world’s most dangerous and deranged Islamic Jihadist terrorist. Having half your brain sucked out, wearing a diaper on your head and changing your name to Billy Bob Mohamed seems like a small sacrifice to make, in the overall scheme of things, to qualify for this once in a lifetime opportunity.

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

Ron W. Garikes

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Twenty: Obama’s Secret Shadow Government, Part II – The Salary Czar & the Slippery Slope Towards Socialism

“Big Brother isn’t watching. He’s singing and dancing. He’s pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you’re awake. He’s making sure you’re always distracted. He’s making sure you’re fully absorbed.”

Chuck Palahniuk, Novelist

Our 44th President achieved another unprecedented milestone during week 20 of his “Yes We Can Trample on the Constitution, Convert Us All to Socialism and Bankrupt the Country All at the Same Time” Administration. The appointment of Kenneth Fienberg as the country’s first ever Salary Czar is truly one of the most extraordinary events in the nation’s 233 year history, which as we all know is chock- full of extraordinary, historic, milestone events.

This Administration has already broken more new ground and pursued dozens of unprecedented actions and initiatives. Until now we would have considered it an abuse of power and possibly even criminal. In only twenty weeks the President has compiled quite an impressive list of transgressions that have Big Brother’s and Big Government’s oppressive fingerprints all over them:

· Breaking his own Executive Order by appointing several lobbyists to senior positions.
· Appointing several admitted tax cheats to Cabinet and other senior level positions.
· With no apparent Constitutional Authority he is in the process of Nationalizing/Socializing the US Banking, Financial, and Auto industries. Not even FDR, the author and chief advocate of the New Deal, which served as the catalyst of plunging our nation into a quasi democratic/socialist welfare state creating a new class or demographic of people; “Victims”, dared to veer as far left as Mr. Obama.
· The President, his Car Czar and comrades in Congress fired the CEO of a private sector company, GM, appointed all but 2 of their new Board members and will now dictate the types of cars they will make and sell to “We the People”
· The same group has dictated what dealerships should be closed and in a lot instances with no consideration of their profitability but with much more emphasis given to who’s congressional district their located in. (Barney Franks GM dealership in Boston was miraculously saved while a lot of dealers who recently supported GOP candidates got the shut down order, go figure.)
· They are proposing a Nationalized, Socialized, government controlled, single payer healthcare system that is estimated to cost $15 Trillion over 10 years. Government bureaucrats deciding what doctors we see and when, what treatments we are allowed and drugs we are entitled too.
· The EPA is hoping with the probable passage of Cap and Trade to tax every carbon emission made by every business enterprise, building structure, mode of transportation, human dwelling and citizen. Will this include criminal illegal aliens? Rumor has it they exude massive quantities of carbon emissions. According to a news report today cows emit staggering amounts of methane. May not be carbon but according to Al “I’m full of methane too” Gore still contributes to Global Warming and must be taxed, regulated and Big Brothered out of existence.
· Strong arm tactics and threats to persuade “Front of the line” creditors to aqueous to auto companies offers of pennies on the dollar so he can reward the unions for their loyalty and generous support.
· The President’s authorization to release classified CIA documentation about W’s, who has admitted responsibility openly and without shame, use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques. This blatant misuse of power and attempt to embarrass his predecessor at the expense of National Security has needlessly placed US service men and woman in harms’ way.
· “Thoughts of Obama from Bama” addressed the unprecedented unchecked abuse of power of the Obama Administration’s appointment of 18 Czars in our Week 16 Article, “Obama’s Secret Shadow Government”. At that time, we pointed out the unconstitutional nature of these appointments and our concerns about the corrupting influence of absolute power.
· We also addressed the President’s appointment of his Energy/Climate Czar in Week 16, Carol Browner. Another dubious milestone for the “Change We Can Believe In Like Having Known Socialist and Communist Sympathizers Openly Working in the West Wing” crowd. Ms. Browner is a card carrying member of the Socialist Party, another unprecedented first for a senior White House official. A strong advocate of the President’s radical energy agenda they are both currently busy plotting another major intrusion into our personal lives with extremist views as recently expressed by our fearless Big Brother-in-Chief "We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK,"

Not satisfied with Nationalizing a major chuck of our private sector economy; providing aid and comfort to our fanatic Islamic terrorist enemies; over taxing every form of energy known to man unless it’s green, doesn’t work, and cost prohibitive. The President of the United States has appointed a Salary Czar to establish executive compensation levels for private sector companies. If we get any further down that proverbial slippery slope towards Socialism and Communism you can probably just paint my arse red and call me Comrade Uri.

All of these unprecedented milestones, including the formation of the President’s Secret Shadow Government, 19 unconstitutional and unaccountable so called Czars who for all practical purposes are running the country, achieved in Mr. Obama’s first 20 weeks begs the question – What’s next? “Thoughts of Obama from Bama” has it on good authority that we can expect the following Presidential appointments:

· Anti-Torture Czar – Teddy Kennedy: A internationally recognized pacifist, humanitarian and do gooder. He was recently overheard expressing his views about torture with CIA Director Leon Panetta. “Making detainees think they are about to drown is torture and should not be tolerated”. Mr. Panetta replied, “Couldn’t agree with you more Senator Kennedy, not one of them will ever be allowed in your car”
· Truth Czar – Nancy Pelosi: Finds herself on the wrong side of the truth so often she can recognize a lie faster than white gets all over rice. When backed up she can always call on Madame Secretary Hillary “Ducking From Sniper Fire” Clinton and impeached Hubby “I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Monica Lewinsky”
· Alternative Life Style Czar – Barney “Freddie in the Fannie Mack” Frank: Openly gay since a homosexual sex scandal in 1990 which involved a male prostitute and favors from the congressman. Reprimanded by the congress, Frank is now a strong public advocate for alternative life styles including his right to be one of the goofiest individuals to ever serve in the US congress
· Propaganda Czar(s) – Chris Mathews; MSNBC; CBS; NBC, Katie Couric; PBS; ABC; the AP; Each and every Late Night Host; the entire multi-media apparatus with the exception of Fox News and Talk Radio
· Smoking Czar – President Obama hiself: A closet smoker protected by his comrades in the press. Sources who would know tell “Thoughts of Obama from Bama” our Commander-in-Chief sneaks off daily with first pooch Bolshevik the Waterdog to chain smoke French cigarettes sent to him from his good friend and comrade Fidel in Cuba
· Immigration Czar – Teddy Kennedy: Because of his big heart Mr. Compassion gets double duty. He summed up his feelings about immigration stating, “ I just couldn’t bear the thought of anyone drowning in a river while trying to make a better life for themselves”

Big Brother Baracky and his Shadow Government aren’t just singing, dancing and pulling rabbits out of hats they are doing double back flips and running about the White House like their hair was on fire. In only 20 weeks they have artfully and deceitfully pushed us further down that slippery slope towards socialism than any other Administration in the history of the Union. We best push back soon or we will all be walking a dog name Bolshevik, assuming the Pet Czar allows us the privilege of owning a pet of course.

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

Ron W. Garikes

Thoughts of Obama from Bama

Week Nineteen: The American Idol Presidency

“I won’t be happy till I’m as famous as God”

Madonna

“Senator McCain and Senator Obama, America has voted”….. go to commercial and come back to more infuriating stalling comments from Ryan Seacrest…. “Barack Hussein Obama, you have received more votes from your adoring fans (and criminal ACORN Community Activist and a whole bunch of recently deceased folk they registered) than any other contestant in the history of the show. You are the new American Idol.”

Seacrest asks, “Randy, your take”? Randy responds, “Never any doubt in my mind dog, the dude has style, class and a sense of elegance never witnessed on this stage before.”

“How about you Kara”? asks Seacrest “I am just completely in awe of your greatness and the aura of strength and wisdom. You truly are The One” Kara replies.

“Paula” Seacrest inquires, “anything to add?” Paula, “Barack, you look great tonight. I really don’t have a clue what you are talking about, might be the oxy or tabs clouding my thoughts, but you sound great and really passionate about whatever it is you are saying so you can certainly count on me, I will always respect you for being true to yourself.”

“And Simon, what do think of our new American Idol?” Seacrest asks. “Well Ryan, truth be told, I think he is over rated, an empty suit full of empty rhetoric and the most bloody dangerous chap we have voted in since that peanut farmer from Georgia mucked things up so bad back in the 70’s,” Simon retorts.

“Barack” Seacrest anxiously and admiringly asks, “Any thoughts about Simon’s comments?” Barack authoritatively and forcefully responds, “Yea man, the people have spoken and he is living in the past. I am “The One”, the biggest celebrity and the most popular person in this country and probably the world. I am more famous than God” (Note to Chief of Staff, Rahm the Enforcer Emanuel – add this Simon fella to our Enemies List, send him a dead fish wrapped in one of his white T shirts, revoke his visa and send his happy arse packing back to England).

We live in the age of Celebrity. Our society worships these mostly no count; burned out; repulsive; no talent; strung out on drugs; illiterate; loudmouth; boneheaded; revolving door rehab patients; mostly liberal; hip hop rap spewing ; criminals for no apparent reason other than the egg heads in the left wing media elite have elevated these low life’s to celebrity status.

Reality TV programs are some of the worst offenders, providing 15 minutes of fame to some bug eating yahoo and/or a second (or in most cases) last chance to a has been/never really was overweight, aging, balding, second rate “star”. Rock of Love, the Hills, Survivor, the Amazing Race, the Bachelor, Fear Factor and Celebrity Apprentice are all prime examples of these instant/empty celebrity phenomena.

In this era of instant and in most cases undeserved notoriety is it any wonder we just elected our very first genuine celebrity President. Celebrity in this case meaning, as they say over in Texas, “Big hat and no cattle”. John F Kennedy came close to achieving this status, hanging with the Rat Pack, Marilyn Monroe and such, but he actually had solid and impressive credentials deserving of a Commander-in-Chief. A decorated WWII war hero, JFK also served 12 years in the US Congress before his election to the presidency and was truly deserving of real celebrity status.

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In comparison, President Obama worked as a Community Organizer for ACORN and as an on air Food Critic for a local Chicago TV station.
To maintain and promote his celebrity status our 44th President makes almost daily appearences on TV. In fact, Mr. Obama seems to get more face time on the tube than Barbara Walters, Paris Hilton, Bill O’Reilly and the Sham Wow pitchman combined. Certainly not the first president to exploit this medium, but definitely the first to abuse his access to the airwaves at such unprecedented levels.

Addressing a wide range of topics and issues, Mr. Obama’s daily performances have included more traditional presidential actions such as the announcement of Presidential appointments and nominees; Bill signing ceremonies; New Executive Orders and Directives; and major new policy initiatives. He has also used the airwaves in unprecedented ways to do his Mr. Good Wrench impression hawking US made cars, guaranteeing warrantees and service contracts and to update us all on the government’s stealth takeover of the credit card industry, which was just priceless!

He also has made remarks on the tube none of us could imagine an American President ever making. The public firing of GM’s CEO, urging companies to cancel meetings and conferences in a major US city, (costing Vegas over $100 million) and claiming America is not a Christian nation.

This White House has even scheduled TV news conferences for the purpose of announcing future announcements. Just this week the President conducted such a conference to inform all of us of his urgent plans to announce the appointment of a Cyber Czar at a yet to be scheduled future news conference.

During the campaign the First Lady of Evading Enemy Sniper Fire and the President’s current Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, accused then candidate Obama of being nothing more than an inexperienced, lightweight, empty suit with a gift for soaring, lofty oratory absent of any substance or gravitas. In our opinion Madame Secretary has more accurately than most defined the modern day empty shell, shallow, vain and often incompetent individuals our society now considers a celebrity.

The President’s pathetic efforts to maintain his popularity, celebrity and enhance his fame here and abroad by overexposing himself dally on national TV trivializes the office of the Presidency. Focusing on mundane issues more “housekeeping” in nature in the name of transparency diminishes the urgency and priority of the really important business that should be occupying the President’s time, energy and attention.

Maybe a lot of this is just a smoke screen to divert our attention from the President’s real agenda, the bloodless socialist coup to take government control of all aspects of American life as we know it. This most likely being the “Yes We Can Take Over the Auto Industry Although we Have No Interest in Running it, wink, wink” administration’s real intent, by all means, Mr. President, stay focused on enhancing your celebrity status, living the dream and achieving your goal of being elected the next American Idol.

2012 - just imagine. Ryan Seacrest saying, “Mr. President, America has voted….and they are sending your happy arse packing back to Chicago so you will have lots of time to spend with all your local celebrity pals – Reverend White, Bill Ayers, Tony Rezko, Governor Blago and Senator Burris, at least on visitors day. And by the way, Simon sends his greetings”

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

Ron W. Garikes