Posted on 10/10/2008 8:40:47 PM PDT by STARWISE
America has since its birth been a place where men and women from around the world could come and have 'a chance' to reach their individual desires. It has never been a place freeloaders would seek because real effort was normally required to obtain personal dreams and vision.
Until the relatively recent past, the Public Schools tried very hard to teach and make clear the reasons that people were seeking America. American History and Civics were requirements for graduation and were understood to be the foundation for creating a good citizen. (Personal responsibility was also expected in the schools.)
A child miseducated is a child lost. John F. Kennedy
Education of our children, including civics and government, was meant to assure that future electorates would have a basic understanding of our founding documents, values and principles necessary to create voters who could see a bigger picture than only themselves.
America is now in a financial crisis partly because the education system (K-12 and College) has been undermined by socialist and semi-socialist groups that want our people to forget, actually never learn, the system of principles, laws and ethics that have historically made America great.
How many of you really believe that the younger generation has sufficient understanding and appreciation for how America came to be?
Today, such groups look to find ways to minimize, take advantage, twist, undermine, and subvert the systems and values in America that used to work for and protect Americans in times of crisis; the education system, the financial systems, the military and law enforcement systems, and the other systems of government.
A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living. Today's military rejects include tomorrow's hard-core unemployed. John F. Kennedy
Undermining America is the work and agenda of those like 'education reformer' and domestic terrorist, William Ayers, who propounded violence to achieve his goals and vision for America.
The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie, deliberate, contrived and dishonest, but the myth, persistent, persuasive and unrealistic. John F. Kennedy
The myths told by those like Ayers, Rev. Wright, Acorn, Pelosi, Reid, and yes, Sen. Obama are that America is the root cause of the problems in the world, that businesses are mostly made of evil people out to take everything they can, that everyone is entitled to a government that will meet their every need.
It is the spreading of these myths that allow reason and common sense to be thrown out the window.
Social reengineering without a complete understanding of finance and economics has nearly brought America and the World to its knees. It is how the Community Reinvestment Act began the process of forcing banks to make riskier and riskier loans. It is how groups like ACORN gained power and began extorting banks to go even further down the road of riskier loans.
It is how Democrats manipulated organizations like Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac into buying up more and more worthless loans and further forcing banks to require higher and higher percentages of loans in neighborhoods with unstable home values.
It is how and why the reform efforts of Sen. McCain, Centrist Democrats and Republicans were blocked in their attempts to reform Fannie Mae and Freddy Mac for the past several years. It is how we are here in this mess.
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More below .. rest at link.
The ocean that she is sailing is full of people, Americans, ready to make a difference and put their shoulders to the problems facing America. However, as we all know, oceans are full of sharks and this ocean is so infested with sharks that it is named the Media Ocean.
The Media is trying desperately to shape the information that American needs, support those who have caused our children to become lost and susceptible to lies and distortions, and steer her to a distant point on the horizon that appears as a safe harbor. They, the media, are churning the waters more and more to cause the people to panic, to not be able to see clearly while they are urged to follow the Media's lead.
But beware America, the point they are steering America to is the Iceberg Obama.
Above the water line is an illusion of seductive prose and promises, a nice smile, an invocation of JFK, a calming presence.
But lurking beneath the waves is the bulk of the Iceberg Obama, 75% of the reality hidden from view, being covered up by the churning waters the media are creating. It is the Obama that cannot be revealed to the voters because an informed voter would reject him.
The Obama that has a close relationship to William Ayers, the unrepentant terrorist; the group ACORN that is currently embroiled in voter fraud allegations; the hateful Preacher and Spiritual Advisor Jeremiah Wright; the drug use and sexual allegations of Larry Sinclair; the former membership in a Socialist Group in Chicago; the possible violations of the Logan Act by his actions in Iraq and Kenya, the apparent lack of proof that he is even eligible to be President by law; the corruption of Chicago politics where kickbacks, political favors and bribes are the norm; and Tony Rezko, the fund raiser and political mentor of Sen. Obama, must all be ignored, distorted or discredited by the media.
A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people. John F. Kennedy
Obama has been directly tied and involved with ACORN, for a long time, and through his instrumentality we are seeing our free market and our voting process subverted and deconstructed before our very eyes.
But there is hope, despite what the push polls are saying, and Obama and his campaign and the MSM all know it, and fear it.
~~Mr. Jones in Australia gets it, in spades ~~PING!
~~PING!
I wonder if the Aussies will invade the California Coast to save us from our fate if bambi frauds his way in?
Actually I wonder if our military will even be loyal to bambi?
Prime Minister Howard and most Aussies have been and are special blessings and allies to US. God bless them. They truly recognize the jewel that freedom is.
October 10, 2008
Barack Obama Couldn’t Pass a Routine Background Investigation
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A while back, radio talk show host Michael Savage brought up the notion that Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama couldn’t pass a background investigation to become an FBI special agent.
He doesn’t know how right he is.
Sen. Barack Obama wouldn’t pass a routine government background investigation, not only to become an FBI agent, but a police officer as well. If he were a soldier, his background would preclude him from obtaining a security clearance. He wouldn’t even qualify to be a support person in a federal agency, such as secretary, for that matter. His past cocaine usage disqualifies him from being a DEA agent.
There’s another big problem Sen. Obama has: His association and business relationship with Weatherman Underground founder William Ayers, a former domestic terrorist who is still unrepentant for his bombings on U.S. landmarks and police stations.
Usually, the company you keep reveals who you really are. Ayers felt then, as he does now, that America is the evil of the world and needs punishing for past and current bad acts. Not many federal agencies would want someone with that kind of chip on his shoulder working for it.
Also, Sen. Obama’s association with Tony Rezko and the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) come to mind. Rezko was just convicted of promoting corruption among Chicago politicians. He helped in the purchase of the senator’s home and was a campaign fundraiser for Obama. ACORN is being investigated by the feds for systematic voter registration fraud. Not good things.
Let’s not forget about Sen. Obama’s pastor and mentor for 20 years, America-hater Rev. Jeremiah Wright. When first questioned about his membership in Wright’s black theology church, Sen. Obama first denied knowing Rev. Wright harbored such negative feelings about the U.S., but after being further pressed, he dismissed the reverend’s conduct as like a “crazy uncle” who lived in the basement. He finally decided that he couldn’t politically afford to stay in the church, and dropped his membership.
To keep job applicants honest, many government agencies such as DEA, FBI, CIA and others require them to take a polygraph examination.
Do you think Sen. Obama could pass a polygraph when he approves an ad that mocks Sen. John McCain for being unable to send e-mails without mentioning his poorly mended broken arms while in custody of the North Vietnamese which prevents him from manipulating the computer keyboard? He’s not computer illiterate, he’s handicapped!
Would you want a police officer in your city associating with such people? Not likely. But Obama supporters ignore these associations because they are desperate for a Democrat in the White House.
A federal government full-field background investigation would also look for prior inconsistencies, exaggerations and outright lies on an application for employment.
I once conducted a background check for an applicant to become a secretary for DEA. She had previously worked for a large police department as a secretary, and left the job to have a child. She was ready to re-enter the workforce and wanted to work for DEA.
She seemed perfect for the job until the background investigation revealed that she lied on her application. She claimed to have 30-semester hours of college in office management, when in reality she attended one day of one class and then dropped out.
The fact that she lied was sufficient justification to consider her application no further. After all, if she would lie about that, what else has she lied about? Obviously the woman lacked integrity, which is a vital qualification for any position within the federal government, even a DEA secretary who would have access to all investigative reports.
I’d like to conduct Sen. Obama’s background investigation. I’d review his application for the Illinois state bar and see if he mentioned the drug usage that he disclosed in one of his books.
If the question about drugs was asked, and he denied it at the time, his integrity is immediately put into question. He revealed it in his book to float a balloon to test his potential as a viable presidential candidate. Admitting it prevented his political opponents from attacking him about it. In fact, in the eyes of many Sen. Obama supporters, using drugs enhances his resume. It’s something they can relate to.
Personally I like my presidents to not associate with known criminals, be drug-free for a lifetime, have unquestioned integrity and be able to pass a simple background investigation.
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Gregory D. Lee is a nationally syndicated columnist and a retired DEA Supervisory Special Agent. He can be reached at www.gregorydlee.com.
http://www.northstarwriters.com/gl045.htm
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This subject has been on my mind ever since I heard Dana Perino at the WH announce that the presidential transition effort was underway within the administration, and that work was commencing on the security clearances for the personnel chosen by both campaigns, hopefully to be completed by Nov. 5. I’ll be wondering about the outcome til it’s confirmed those clearances are completed successfully.
“I wonder if the Aussies will invade the California Coast to save us from our fate if bambi frauds his way in?”
I wonder if the Aussies will accept American refugees ? (and I’m not joking).....
I'd say he's unemployed, he's been buried for 48 years.
Ok .... sigh.... ;) (no comma)
Hey ..you may not be alone.
75% of the reality hidden from view, being covered up by the churning waters the media are creating. It is the Obama that cannot be revealed to the voters because an informed voter would reject him.
The Obama that has a close relationship to William Ayers, the unrepentant terrorist; the group ACORN that is currently embroiled in voter fraud allegations; the hateful Preacher and Spiritual Advisor Jeremiah Wright; the drug use and sexual allegations of Larry Sinclair; the former membership in a Socialist Group in Chicago; the possible violations of the Logan Act by his actions in Iraq and Kenya, the apparent lack of proof that he is even eligible to be President by law; the corruption of Chicago politics where kickbacks, political favors and bribes are the norm; and Tony Rezko, the fund raiser and political mentor of Sen. Obama, must all be ignored, distorted or discredited by the media.
***I may use this in the future, thanks for posting the article.
;)
Thanks for the ping!
“”This subject has been on my mind ever since I heard Dana Perino at the WH announce that the presidential transition effort was underway within the administration, and that work was commencing on the security clearances for the personnel chosen by both campaigns, hopefully to be completed by Nov. 5.””
“for the personnel”?? This gave me pause as well. Particularly because “security clearances” should already have presumably been done by now, on the candidates themselves (i.e. BHO in particular??) Yet, the crickets have been chirping thus far.
I just don’t know how that works with candidates early on, until the time is closing in, as in now, when they must be screened. Question is: who will pass, who will fail?
;)
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