Friday, January 29, 2010
Jay Riemersma on Super Bowl Sunday Ad
Jay Riemersma, is off and running on a new field this time- and is standing strong in the 2nd Congressional District Race. It could be this field- politics- is dirtier and muddier than any he has traversed before in his football career. He was recently endorsed by AFP, and has served as the regional director of the Family Research council. Listen in his own words as he proudly takes a pro-life stance and stands with his "team-mate in Christ" Tim Tebow's Superbowl Ad by Focus on the Family: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FCoFj8vCZQ
Thursday, January 28, 2010
State of the Union
Barack Hussein Obama pointed a lot of fingers last night. But as my mother taught me... if a man points a finger at you, look at the three fingers pointing back at himself.
Our president pointed out the lack of bi-partisanship. How about all those close-door meetings crafting the failed health care plan? Republicans were not even let in the door. He pointed at the lobbyists. Yet the pharma lobbyists were present during every health care meeting.
He pointed at earmarks, yet the bailouts and stimulus funds were nothing more than one giant fat pudgy finger full.
He pointed at the out of control spending during the Bush administration. Yet under his watch the national debt is on course to double in five years and triple in ten.
Our president pointed at the Supreme Court justices, saying their recent decision will allow foreign monies to influence elections. Yet the foreign investment laws were left in tact. It was an unfactual point, not befitting the office of the Presidency.
He pointed at the banks and said we will tax those big bonusses. Any employer knows that taxing business means business just passes the tax on to the consumer. Do we really need higher interest rates and fees?
He pointed to the need for "cap and trade" -albeit surreptitiously hiding it behind the need to protect our planet. I don't know anyone who thinks we can sustain a triple increase in our energy bills.
I liked the part about exploring clean coal technologies, nuclear plants, and drilling off-shore. It was a way to point us out of this mess. We need a lot more of this type of pointing, and less of the other.
One reason why I like Governor Mike Huckabee so much is that he has ideas which could guide us out of this economic moross. "Balance, Cut, and Save." "Enact the fair tax". Taking this direction could bring in 15 trillion dollars of off-shore business. Our country needs business as business creates jobs.
The Governor also speaks to protecting life and securing the rights of the unborn. He speaks to protecting our second amendment. He is for a strong national defense and not treating terrorists as citizens with rights. Thats what we need in a leader. We don't need a leader who points fingers, but a man who can see a prosperous, safe America and lead us there.
Our president pointed out the lack of bi-partisanship. How about all those close-door meetings crafting the failed health care plan? Republicans were not even let in the door. He pointed at the lobbyists. Yet the pharma lobbyists were present during every health care meeting.
He pointed at earmarks, yet the bailouts and stimulus funds were nothing more than one giant fat pudgy finger full.
He pointed at the out of control spending during the Bush administration. Yet under his watch the national debt is on course to double in five years and triple in ten.
Our president pointed at the Supreme Court justices, saying their recent decision will allow foreign monies to influence elections. Yet the foreign investment laws were left in tact. It was an unfactual point, not befitting the office of the Presidency.
He pointed at the banks and said we will tax those big bonusses. Any employer knows that taxing business means business just passes the tax on to the consumer. Do we really need higher interest rates and fees?
He pointed to the need for "cap and trade" -albeit surreptitiously hiding it behind the need to protect our planet. I don't know anyone who thinks we can sustain a triple increase in our energy bills.
I liked the part about exploring clean coal technologies, nuclear plants, and drilling off-shore. It was a way to point us out of this mess. We need a lot more of this type of pointing, and less of the other.
One reason why I like Governor Mike Huckabee so much is that he has ideas which could guide us out of this economic moross. "Balance, Cut, and Save." "Enact the fair tax". Taking this direction could bring in 15 trillion dollars of off-shore business. Our country needs business as business creates jobs.
The Governor also speaks to protecting life and securing the rights of the unborn. He speaks to protecting our second amendment. He is for a strong national defense and not treating terrorists as citizens with rights. Thats what we need in a leader. We don't need a leader who points fingers, but a man who can see a prosperous, safe America and lead us there.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
The failed policies of Barack Obama
If Huckabee were to run against Obama today, he might very well win as he beat Obama in a Presidential popularity poll. Obama has given Huck a plethora of material. I can almost hear Huck beginning his campaign with these words: "The failed policies of Barack Hussein Obama over the last four years have produced skyrocketing unemployment. The failed policies of Barack Hussein Obama over the last four years have grown the federal government to a monstrous level. The failed policies of Barack Hussein Obama have made the womb the most dangerous place for a baby to live."
Feel free to add more failed policies to this list.
Feel free to add more failed policies to this list.
Protect Life
This will take a moment of your time. It sends a letter to your Senators and Representatives, encouraging them to vote pro-life. Since my representatives are not listening, I'll spend a moment and write to them.
http://capwiz.com/cmc/utr/2/?a=14585581&i=83054971&c
Gary Peters had the audacity to ask the police to cordon off his office. Read what the chair of the MIGOP District 9 said:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Glenn Clark
01-20-10 mi9thgop@gmail.com
TROY, MICHIGAN --- Yesterday, January 19, 2010, the staff of U.S. Congressman Gary Peters (D-MI09) were complacent with building management at Peters’ congressional district office in Troy, Michigan, by standing by after signs were posted at the property entrance which stated “parking for tenants only”. This happened after a local, homegrown tea party was organized to show up at Peters’ office to tell his staff that they are urging Peters to vote no on the Obama-Pelosi-Reid effort to takeover 1/6 of the U.S. economy by nationalizing our healthcare system. Peters’ staff stood in close proximity to the signs which effectively shuts citizens off from his office which is a taxpayer-funded pubic entity. If the public parking lot of his office is for “tenants only” and no parking is permitted on the street outside the building via Troy traffic ordinance, then Peters’ and his staff are in clear violation of congressional mandates on open access for the public to their Representative’s office.
In response to the news of said violation, Chairman Glenn Clark of the 9th Congressional District Republicans stated, “Clearly Congressman Gary Peters and his liberal staff are trying to close themselves off from the working families of Oakland County. They were complacent in having handwritten, temporary signs erected and placed basically telling citizens and voters to stay the heck out of his office because they knew tea party movement activists where coming to visit. Yellow police tape was lining the property boundaries and a police squad car and officer were present as well. We simply urged citizens to petition Peters on their thoughts on the Obama-Pelosi-Reid-Peters healthcare takeover scheme. Peters and his staff must be held accountable for this infraction of congressional guidelines, rules and policies. This creates a dangerous precedent for future efforts of citizens trying to make their voice heard within the halls of Congress.”
Clark went further by saying, “I saw the signs posted telling people that unless they have office space in the building, they could not park or enter. Peters’ had numerous staff members standing there in silent support of shutting out the public --- the actual voters of his district. I understand that Congressman Gary Peters is afraid of the tea party movement that stands against his big government voting record and his support of the ultra-leftwing Obama-Pelosi agenda, but the good people who came to his office yesterday were peaceful citizens of our district and our state. Shame on Peters for erecting “Fortress Peters” right here in Troy, built and paid for by our very own tax dollars. We demand an apology and an investigation by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) of this violation immediately.
Paid for by: 9th District Republican Administrative Account, P.O. box 4553, Troy, MI 48099
http://capwiz.com/cmc/utr/2/?a=14585581&i=83054971&c
Gary Peters had the audacity to ask the police to cordon off his office. Read what the chair of the MIGOP District 9 said:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Glenn Clark
01-20-10 mi9thgop@gmail.com
TROY, MICHIGAN --- Yesterday, January 19, 2010, the staff of U.S. Congressman Gary Peters (D-MI09) were complacent with building management at Peters’ congressional district office in Troy, Michigan, by standing by after signs were posted at the property entrance which stated “parking for tenants only”. This happened after a local, homegrown tea party was organized to show up at Peters’ office to tell his staff that they are urging Peters to vote no on the Obama-Pelosi-Reid effort to takeover 1/6 of the U.S. economy by nationalizing our healthcare system. Peters’ staff stood in close proximity to the signs which effectively shuts citizens off from his office which is a taxpayer-funded pubic entity. If the public parking lot of his office is for “tenants only” and no parking is permitted on the street outside the building via Troy traffic ordinance, then Peters’ and his staff are in clear violation of congressional mandates on open access for the public to their Representative’s office.
In response to the news of said violation, Chairman Glenn Clark of the 9th Congressional District Republicans stated, “Clearly Congressman Gary Peters and his liberal staff are trying to close themselves off from the working families of Oakland County. They were complacent in having handwritten, temporary signs erected and placed basically telling citizens and voters to stay the heck out of his office because they knew tea party movement activists where coming to visit. Yellow police tape was lining the property boundaries and a police squad car and officer were present as well. We simply urged citizens to petition Peters on their thoughts on the Obama-Pelosi-Reid-Peters healthcare takeover scheme. Peters and his staff must be held accountable for this infraction of congressional guidelines, rules and policies. This creates a dangerous precedent for future efforts of citizens trying to make their voice heard within the halls of Congress.”
Clark went further by saying, “I saw the signs posted telling people that unless they have office space in the building, they could not park or enter. Peters’ had numerous staff members standing there in silent support of shutting out the public --- the actual voters of his district. I understand that Congressman Gary Peters is afraid of the tea party movement that stands against his big government voting record and his support of the ultra-leftwing Obama-Pelosi agenda, but the good people who came to his office yesterday were peaceful citizens of our district and our state. Shame on Peters for erecting “Fortress Peters” right here in Troy, built and paid for by our very own tax dollars. We demand an apology and an investigation by the Government Accounting Office (GAO) of this violation immediately.
Paid for by: 9th District Republican Administrative Account, P.O. box 4553, Troy, MI 48099
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
I have a dream too
I Have a Dream Too
Written on 1/19/10
By Julie Foster
In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with deep admiration:
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. MLK, Jr 8/28/63
My dream is that America will, in Dr King's words: “vote not on the color of their skin, but the content of their character”. Please hear his words with color blind eyes:
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. MLK 8/28/63
A little over ten scores later, we now stand in the shadows of Dr. Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln, facing a great injustice imposed upon our country. Christians, in the land that these great patriots loved and died for, are now held captive by those who wish to transform the America that these two patriots loved. JGF 1/19/10
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. MLK Jr. 8/28/63
One hundred and fifty years later, the “Negro” is free. Barack Hussein Obama has risen to the highest office of the land. He no longer "lives in an island of poverty", nor is he "exiled". But he is still imprisoned by the mindset of a “beaten mentality”. JGF 1/19/10
In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
MLK Jr. 8/28/63
We rejoice that the check has been cashed. All black men, as well as white men are guaranteed the “unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” as specified in our Constitution. All black women and women of any race are guaranteed that right as well! JGF 1/19/10
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check — a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children. MLK Jr. 8/28/63
It is obvious today that the promissary note has been redeemed-as Barack Obama has assumed the power of the Presidency. The black race has the riches of freedom, the security of justice. But what happened to rising above the “quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood?” Now is “the time to make justice a reality for all God’s children?”
Herein lies the ironic rub. A child in the womb has no protection when the government of our great country forces its people to share in the responsibility of its death. Taxpayer-funded abortion goes against all that Martin Luther King Jr held dear. He laid down his life proclaiming the sanctity of life as did his predecessor Martin Luther King Jr. Life is precious “whether it is black or yellow, red or white, they are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world.” JGF 1/19/10.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. MLK Jr. 8/28/1963 MLK Jr
Killing an unborn child, especially a black child, flies in the face of equality. We must stop any health care bill that pays to eradicate by more than 7-1, the black child in the womb via tax-payer-funded abortion. The womb is far more dangerous than the streets that Martin Luther King Jr. ever trod. “I have a dream” too, that the unborn have a chance to live, for in it's fetal state,is the beginning of all all rights ascribed to man.
Note:
I started writing this at 12:33 on the morning of the Massachusetts Senatorial vote on 1/19/10. My thoughts just flowed. I finish editing this draft at :1:40 am because of my Lord. He knew Abraham and Martin, and he knows me by name.
Written on 1/19/10
By Julie Foster
In the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with deep admiration:
I am happy to join with you today in what will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. MLK, Jr 8/28/63
My dream is that America will, in Dr King's words: “vote not on the color of their skin, but the content of their character”. Please hear his words with color blind eyes:
Five score years ago, a great American, in whose symbolic shadow we stand today, signed the Emancipation Proclamation. This momentous decree came as a great beacon light of hope to millions of Negro slaves who had been seared in the flames of withering injustice. It came as a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity. MLK 8/28/63
A little over ten scores later, we now stand in the shadows of Dr. Martin Luther King and Abraham Lincoln, facing a great injustice imposed upon our country. Christians, in the land that these great patriots loved and died for, are now held captive by those who wish to transform the America that these two patriots loved. JGF 1/19/10
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free. One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a vast ocean of material prosperity. One hundred years later, the Negro is still languishing in the corners of American society and finds himself an exile in his own land. So we have come here today to dramatize a shameful condition. MLK Jr. 8/28/63
One hundred and fifty years later, the “Negro” is free. Barack Hussein Obama has risen to the highest office of the land. He no longer "lives in an island of poverty", nor is he "exiled". But he is still imprisoned by the mindset of a “beaten mentality”. JGF 1/19/10
In a sense we have come to our nation's capital to cash a check. When the architects of our republic wrote the magnificent words of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, they were signing a promissory note to which every American was to fall heir. This note was a promise that all men, yes, black men as well as white men, would be guaranteed the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
MLK Jr. 8/28/63
We rejoice that the check has been cashed. All black men, as well as white men are guaranteed the “unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” as specified in our Constitution. All black women and women of any race are guaranteed that right as well! JGF 1/19/10
It is obvious today that America has defaulted on this promissory note insofar as her citizens of color are concerned. Instead of honoring this sacred obligation, America has given the Negro people a bad check, a check which has come back marked "insufficient funds." But we refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt. We refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation. So we have come to cash this check — a check that will give us upon demand the riches of freedom and the security of justice. We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Now is the time to rise from the dark and desolate valley of segregation to the sunlit path of racial justice. Now is the time to lift our nation from the quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood. Now is the time to make justice a reality for all of God's children. MLK Jr. 8/28/63
It is obvious today that the promissary note has been redeemed-as Barack Obama has assumed the power of the Presidency. The black race has the riches of freedom, the security of justice. But what happened to rising above the “quick sands of racial injustice to the solid rock of brotherhood?” Now is “the time to make justice a reality for all God’s children?”
Herein lies the ironic rub. A child in the womb has no protection when the government of our great country forces its people to share in the responsibility of its death. Taxpayer-funded abortion goes against all that Martin Luther King Jr held dear. He laid down his life proclaiming the sanctity of life as did his predecessor Martin Luther King Jr. Life is precious “whether it is black or yellow, red or white, they are precious in His sight, Jesus loves the little children of the world.” JGF 1/19/10.
It would be fatal for the nation to overlook the urgency of the moment. MLK Jr. 8/28/1963 MLK Jr
Killing an unborn child, especially a black child, flies in the face of equality. We must stop any health care bill that pays to eradicate by more than 7-1, the black child in the womb via tax-payer-funded abortion. The womb is far more dangerous than the streets that Martin Luther King Jr. ever trod. “I have a dream” too, that the unborn have a chance to live, for in it's fetal state,is the beginning of all all rights ascribed to man.
Note:
I started writing this at 12:33 on the morning of the Massachusetts Senatorial vote on 1/19/10. My thoughts just flowed. I finish editing this draft at :1:40 am because of my Lord. He knew Abraham and Martin, and he knows me by name.
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
3 Days, 3 Events..On the Hunt for True Conservatives
For the past few days, I've been visiting various grassroots events to encourage them to join Team Huck Michigan. I began by going to the Coffee Beanery in Berkley. I heard an amazing presentation by an environmental engineer with over 30 years of experience. He explained the myth behind global warming, and advised us to "follow the money." The pot at the end of that rainbow is surrounded by global alarmist leprauchauns. These green little devils will dance around the facts, and be glad to steal the gold out of your pockets. The meeting concluded with the speaker making a sobering statement. "I used to deny the truth, thinking I was paranoid, but now I believe this administration is intentionally collapsing the economy of the United States of America. If cap and trade passes, it may be the end of America as we know it." Sadly. all of us had come to the same conclusion (We can't all be conspiracy theorists can we?") The meeting concluded with applications for precinct delegates filled out and a notary republic standing by. Attention grassroots organizations- this is a great idea!
Last night, Tuesday, January 11, 2010, I drove to Plymouth to join http://www.rattlewithus.ning.com/ for their event. Scott Hagerstrom, the Director of Americans for Prosperity in Michigan lectured on how to become an activist. Despite the mini-blizzard, a couple hundred people showed up to get tips on how to grow a grass roots organization. It was fantastic listening to Scott. He advised us to "pick one thing and beat it to death" By focusing on one issue, we can succeed in implementing the change we want. He encouraged us to sign his petition to Governor Granholm to renew her no more taxes pledge. You can sign it here: http://nomitaxhike.com/.
I loved reconnecting with the patriots from Plymouth. I met many of them last spring when the Tea party Express rolled into town. Thousands stood in the rain that day. I wonder how big this crowds will get when the sun is shining? These serious reformers insist on returning to the Constitution and taking this country back. I decided to "rattle with them" and keep an eye for greedy legislators who are looking to tax the change out of my pockets. I joined their ning site- and several have joined ours: http://www.teamhuckmichigan.ning.com/.
Tonight (Wednesday) I travelled to Troy to meet with the tea party patriots there. About 100 people were there. Many Troy residents were missing- their city council was deciding on whether to hike property taxes by 30 percent. I am beginning to think deafness among legislators is contagious.
Wendy Day, Common Sense in Government moderated this amazing meeting. Each speaker took a few minutes to speak from their hearts about Michigan. Many like Wendy travelled for hours to share their insights. Former State Representative Rocky Raczkowski helped convinced his former colleagues to make the trek.
I wish I thought to take notes from the beginning. Instead I'll have to rely on my "sometimer's- befuddled mind," and post what I recall.
Wendy Day, tea party matriach of Michigan began the night by encouraging us to remember that "politicians are not the change, you are. By calling, e-mailing and showing up for protests, legislators will hear you. They are not as "deaf" as the politicians in Washington."
Attorney General Mike Cox (candidate for Governor 2010) spoke next. He floored me when he said he spoke with Harry Reid and told him "If you pass this constitutional abomination, we will sue you and we will win." This is no idle promise- fourteen other Attorney Generals have joined him in opposing this unconstitutional Health Care bill winding its way through Congress.
Kenneth Braun, spoke next. He is the Senior Political Editor of Michigan Capital Constitution, a publication by the Mackinaw Center. This publication informs the voters of the "votes and proposals of the Michigan Legislature". Another great resource is michiganvotes.org where you can see a "sampling of proposed state laws and read about them in the blogosphere. Some of these proposals are a way for Michigan to abstain from participating in the new National Health Care Plan.
The three state constitutional amendments being kicked around basically say "that it is your inalienable right to get the health care of your choice." In other words, government can't make you choose your doctor or health plan.
Senator Mike Bishop, Majority Leader, drove the debate forward. In order to override the federal health care plan a Michigan proposal needs a 2/3 majority vote in the Senate and the House. Approximately 22 State Legislators are on board with this idea. Four more Democrats are needed to assure this amendment to our State Constitution. He said we should call our representatives, especially if they are Democrats.
As for me, I'm calling State Representative Marie Donigan. The last time I tried to talk to her face-to-face, I didn't get two words out before she placed her hands over her ears and ran behind a partition. This was after I listened to her five minute rant on why we needed the first stimulus plan. She wouldn't let me continue after I began with "Marie I listened to you, how about listening to me? I expect that behavior from a child, not a legislator who is supposed to work for us!
Mike Bishop spoke of another method to make sure National Health Care doesn't bankrupt Michigan. That is for Michigan voters to gather 382,000 valid signatures by 7/5/2010. Is it impossible to gather 500,000 signatures (to be safe)? Right to Life did it. It can be done! (Better yet, you don't need a jackhammer to open your representative's ears! My comment-not his)
The evening concluded with the dynamic duo of State Representative Tom McMillan from Troy and Glen Clark, former director of the Christian Coalition of Michigan and Chair of the Republicans 9th District They encouraged us to make a stand, and assured us of our success. "You can take your rights back if you stand together."
Wendy Day concluded by saying "telephone calls to your representative are generally heeded in Lansing."
Well it is now after 1:00 am, and my "sometimers recall disease" is worsening. Join me on the hunt for true conservatives Thursday for Potluck and Politics at the Oakland County GOP Headquarters. All of the contenders for the 9th Distict will be there. The event is posted on www.teamhuckmichigan.ning.com
Last night, Tuesday, January 11, 2010, I drove to Plymouth to join http://www.rattlewithus.ning.com/ for their event. Scott Hagerstrom, the Director of Americans for Prosperity in Michigan lectured on how to become an activist. Despite the mini-blizzard, a couple hundred people showed up to get tips on how to grow a grass roots organization. It was fantastic listening to Scott. He advised us to "pick one thing and beat it to death" By focusing on one issue, we can succeed in implementing the change we want. He encouraged us to sign his petition to Governor Granholm to renew her no more taxes pledge. You can sign it here: http://nomitaxhike.com/.
I loved reconnecting with the patriots from Plymouth. I met many of them last spring when the Tea party Express rolled into town. Thousands stood in the rain that day. I wonder how big this crowds will get when the sun is shining? These serious reformers insist on returning to the Constitution and taking this country back. I decided to "rattle with them" and keep an eye for greedy legislators who are looking to tax the change out of my pockets. I joined their ning site- and several have joined ours: http://www.teamhuckmichigan.ning.com/.
Tonight (Wednesday) I travelled to Troy to meet with the tea party patriots there. About 100 people were there. Many Troy residents were missing- their city council was deciding on whether to hike property taxes by 30 percent. I am beginning to think deafness among legislators is contagious.
Wendy Day, Common Sense in Government moderated this amazing meeting. Each speaker took a few minutes to speak from their hearts about Michigan. Many like Wendy travelled for hours to share their insights. Former State Representative Rocky Raczkowski helped convinced his former colleagues to make the trek.
I wish I thought to take notes from the beginning. Instead I'll have to rely on my "sometimer's- befuddled mind," and post what I recall.
Wendy Day, tea party matriach of Michigan began the night by encouraging us to remember that "politicians are not the change, you are. By calling, e-mailing and showing up for protests, legislators will hear you. They are not as "deaf" as the politicians in Washington."
Attorney General Mike Cox (candidate for Governor 2010) spoke next. He floored me when he said he spoke with Harry Reid and told him "If you pass this constitutional abomination, we will sue you and we will win." This is no idle promise- fourteen other Attorney Generals have joined him in opposing this unconstitutional Health Care bill winding its way through Congress.
Kenneth Braun, spoke next. He is the Senior Political Editor of Michigan Capital Constitution, a publication by the Mackinaw Center. This publication informs the voters of the "votes and proposals of the Michigan Legislature". Another great resource is michiganvotes.org where you can see a "sampling of proposed state laws and read about them in the blogosphere. Some of these proposals are a way for Michigan to abstain from participating in the new National Health Care Plan.
The three state constitutional amendments being kicked around basically say "that it is your inalienable right to get the health care of your choice." In other words, government can't make you choose your doctor or health plan.
Senator Mike Bishop, Majority Leader, drove the debate forward. In order to override the federal health care plan a Michigan proposal needs a 2/3 majority vote in the Senate and the House. Approximately 22 State Legislators are on board with this idea. Four more Democrats are needed to assure this amendment to our State Constitution. He said we should call our representatives, especially if they are Democrats.
As for me, I'm calling State Representative Marie Donigan. The last time I tried to talk to her face-to-face, I didn't get two words out before she placed her hands over her ears and ran behind a partition. This was after I listened to her five minute rant on why we needed the first stimulus plan. She wouldn't let me continue after I began with "Marie I listened to you, how about listening to me? I expect that behavior from a child, not a legislator who is supposed to work for us!
Mike Bishop spoke of another method to make sure National Health Care doesn't bankrupt Michigan. That is for Michigan voters to gather 382,000 valid signatures by 7/5/2010. Is it impossible to gather 500,000 signatures (to be safe)? Right to Life did it. It can be done! (Better yet, you don't need a jackhammer to open your representative's ears! My comment-not his)
The evening concluded with the dynamic duo of State Representative Tom McMillan from Troy and Glen Clark, former director of the Christian Coalition of Michigan and Chair of the Republicans 9th District They encouraged us to make a stand, and assured us of our success. "You can take your rights back if you stand together."
Wendy Day concluded by saying "telephone calls to your representative are generally heeded in Lansing."
Well it is now after 1:00 am, and my "sometimers recall disease" is worsening. Join me on the hunt for true conservatives Thursday for Potluck and Politics at the Oakland County GOP Headquarters. All of the contenders for the 9th Distict will be there. The event is posted on www.teamhuckmichigan.ning.com
Jail Your Hubby or Wife
At what point will Americans wake up and say enough is enough? In this week's Rasmussen 's report, 32 percent of Americans would like to see verbal abuse by a spouse punishable by jail time. I wish I was kidding. The liberals won't stop until they invade every aspect of our lives. Imagine this scenario. A newlywed couple has their first fight. She tells him he's lazy. He says "you my dear, are going to jail, that's verbal abuse and it is against the law." Then he calls the police and she is carted off, while he goes back to his Lazy Boy recliner.
http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/january_2010
http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/lifestyle/general_lifestyle/january_2010
Saturday, January 9, 2010
The truth and Nothing But the Truth
This administration had better not touch my internet. The only way I learn of international news is by visiting websites outside of this country. The liberal media is asleep in Tiger Wood's bedroom.
One of the websites I frequent is www.thegoldenreport.com written by a Messianic Jewish missionary, Jerry Golden. He has consistently revealed "the plans" our Government has for Israel. Back in 2005, he lambasted the Bush administration for pushing for the resettlement of 8,000 Jews from Gaza and the West Bank in early August. Jerry stated that God had promised this land to his people. As it says in Joel 3:2 “I will enter into judgment with them [all the nations who]…have divided up My Land.”
Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel) is His Land, promised to the Jewish people. On Friday, the 8th of August 2005, the G8 met and promised three billion dollars a year for three years to Israel if it relocated the 8,000 residents in the West bank and Gaza. See the Washington post article at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071000046.html
The evacuations were to begin on August 17,2005.
One week later, this country experienced a horrific storm on our Gulf coast which "relocated" 800,000 Americans. Was it a coincidence or a true "ten-fold" judgement of God? At the moment America decided the Jews should move out, the storm formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
This is why I am so concerned about the new relocation plans this administration has for Jews living in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank). It calls for the resettlement of 300,000 residents. If a ten-fold judgment were to occur, that would mean the relocation of 3 million Americans.
If you think Katrina was just a coincidence, then don't be worried.
Link: http://www.thegoldenreport.com/asp/jerrysnewsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=1333&z=1
One of the websites I frequent is www.thegoldenreport.com written by a Messianic Jewish missionary, Jerry Golden. He has consistently revealed "the plans" our Government has for Israel. Back in 2005, he lambasted the Bush administration for pushing for the resettlement of 8,000 Jews from Gaza and the West Bank in early August. Jerry stated that God had promised this land to his people. As it says in Joel 3:2 “I will enter into judgment with them [all the nations who]…have divided up My Land.”
Eretz Yisrael (the Land of Israel) is His Land, promised to the Jewish people. On Friday, the 8th of August 2005, the G8 met and promised three billion dollars a year for three years to Israel if it relocated the 8,000 residents in the West bank and Gaza. See the Washington post article at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/07/10/AR2005071000046.html
The evacuations were to begin on August 17,2005.
One week later, this country experienced a horrific storm on our Gulf coast which "relocated" 800,000 Americans. Was it a coincidence or a true "ten-fold" judgement of God? At the moment America decided the Jews should move out, the storm formed in the Gulf of Mexico.
This is why I am so concerned about the new relocation plans this administration has for Jews living in Judea and Samaria (the West Bank). It calls for the resettlement of 300,000 residents. If a ten-fold judgment were to occur, that would mean the relocation of 3 million Americans.
If you think Katrina was just a coincidence, then don't be worried.
Link: http://www.thegoldenreport.com/asp/jerrysnewsmanager/anmviewer.asp?a=1333&z=1
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Priorities
I wish this was my idea. I wish this was an idea embraced by Congress. It was an idea expressed on Bulls and Bears on Fox by people who know how to manage money.
Why not take the 537 billion dollars of unspent money at recovery.gov and reallocate this money to hire air marshalls for every flight? The federal government should be in the business of protecting us. They need to stay out of the business of health care, building cars, and buying banks. Securing air marshalls is a much better idea than wasting money on cow flatulence and other porkulus expenditures. Don't you think?
Why not take the 537 billion dollars of unspent money at recovery.gov and reallocate this money to hire air marshalls for every flight? The federal government should be in the business of protecting us. They need to stay out of the business of health care, building cars, and buying banks. Securing air marshalls is a much better idea than wasting money on cow flatulence and other porkulus expenditures. Don't you think?
To The Moon
As twenty-ten begins, it is time to dream big. Nasa has discovered a "hole" in the moon which might accommodate new residents.
I have a few suggestions for Nasa as to whom we might send to inhabitate it. How about sending a few notorious terrorists there? Just for good measure, we could include a few child molesters and mass murderers. Too tough you say?
It is time we get tough. Sending them to the moon would be fine by me.
I have a few suggestions for Nasa as to whom we might send to inhabitate it. How about sending a few notorious terrorists there? Just for good measure, we could include a few child molesters and mass murderers. Too tough you say?
It is time we get tough. Sending them to the moon would be fine by me.
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