Posted on 12/03/2015 8:54:27 PM PST by Amntn
I sit here today and, for the first time in my life it seems...I'm speechless. And it's not speechless because I have nothing to say. It's because I have so, so much on my mind, I cannot find the right words to start with.
So let me try this.
I live in California-San Fernando Valley to be exact-with my family. It's about 60 miles West of San Bernardino, the scene of yesterday's mass shooting where 14 people died and 17 were wounded. Only 60 miles away. It's not New York, not Texas, not Paris, not Lebanon, not London. It was on my doorstep. It was on the doorstep of millions of Californians who woke up thinking the exact same thing as I did as I dropped my son off at daycare. It was just another day. How wrong we were.
Something we take pride in here at Absolute Rights is to report the facts as and when we get them. If news breaks, we report it. If they are unconfirmed reports, we'll say that and update as and when it's confirmed (or not if the case may be). Yesterday, the media did a stellar job reporting the facts as active shooters unleashed terror, in Southern California. Thanks to the power of social media and the 24/7 news reporting this day and age, we sometimes get the story before the police get to the scene. This was apparent yesterday. It's also thanks the power of social media where, deep in the bowels of the Internet, around 100,000 people were listening into the police scanner and reporting minute by minute updates.
Let me tell you what you may not know. We (the media) knew the shooters were Muslim from around 1pm. We knew Syed Farook was the main suspect. We knew that the international press named him and called the shootings a "terrorist attack." We knew there was a woman involved by around 3pm. We knew that the authorities knew this too. We knew there were an unknown number of explosives at one or more locations. We also knew that this was, most likely, going to point towards a terrorist attack. We also knew that, if the media knew, then President Barack Obama knew this. So why, a day later, are we still skipping around calling it EXACTLY what this was? Why, a day later, are the authorities not taking all the evidence they have so far and admitting that this is a terrorist attack? Because make no mistake about it. They know what this was. They just won't admit that the enemy is here and the war has begun.
The bullet riddled car where shooter Syed Farook died along with a female associate. We live in the greatest country in the world. The land of the free and home of the brave. A country where the most well-known law enforcement agencies in the world work tirelessly to protect the law abiding citizens. A nation filled with patriots who would, quite literally, die to protect their families, their homes and the soil they stand on. This is the United States of America. So can you tell me why our FBI, our police force and our government are looking like a bunch of inept fools just now? Can you please explain to me why not one of them seems to know ANYTHING about this coordinated attack by three heavily armed Muslims wearing body armor? Anyone? Let me help. It's because they are not allowed. Why? Simple...President Barack Obama.
Our Commander In Chief will not tell the nation what we all know because this is his worst nightmare coming true. Everything he has done during his time in the white house has been fine tuned to suit his needs and agenda. By using the left leaning media, he's managed to control what we read, what we see and what we hear. This is the man who, when Nidal Hasan murdered 13 people and injured more than 30 others at Fort Hood, Texas while shouting 'Allahu Akbar' as he opened fire, called it "work place violence." This is the man who has yet to attach the word "Islamic" to any jihadi terror attack. This is the man who wants to bring 20,000 Syrian refugees into the U.S. even when his closest allies and White House confidants strongly advised him not to. This is the man who, only last week, told us there are no known threats to our nation and it's citizens. This is the man who thinks our greatest threat is Climate Change. And this is the man who, even when all roads seem to point to a Jihadi Terror Attack where 14 American's were cut down where they stood and now lie in a morgue, pushes gun control during a time when EVERY AMERICAN SHOULD BE ARMED to protect themselves and their family.
Our President. Barack Hussain Obama. The man who ripped our nation apart from the very foundations Americans spilled blood to build had his world rocked yesterday. This is the one situation when good Americans unite. This is when our patriotism shines. No matter what your color may be or what your political standing is, when our loved ones are put in danger from an enemy with deep hatred for everything we stand for, we stand tall. And when that enemy, who are so savage, so unforgiving and so brutal that they will die for their cause are integrated in our society and can strike at anytime, every one of us will want to use our 2nd Amendment rights to protect ourselves and our loved ones.
And if our president thinks he can take away our right to protect our families at the time when we need our guns the most, he will find out the power of We the People and his days in the Oval Office will be over!
Not to hijack this thread, but my wife has an interesting proposal (don't know if it has already been advanced elsewhere): All U.S. citizens should be required to successfully complete firearms training (unless they are obviously unfit physically, mentally, or are conscientious objectors - in cases of mental unfitness or conscientious objection to the 2nd Amendment, they would then be automatically disenfranchized). Upon successful completion, they would be issued a firearms training certificate, and that fact would, of course, be registered in a central registry.
However, they would not be forced to purchase a firearm. But if they did wish to purchase a firearm, they would only have to present their training certificate (which, in effect, states that they are physically and mentally competent as well as skilled in firearm safety). The actual purchase would not be registered, so the Government would never be able to launch a large-scale confiscation of firearms.
Regards,
The problem is that this has been going on for almost 7 years.
Obama has been getting away with his lawless conduct, trashing the constitution, lying to us, aiding our enemies and spending us into bankruptcy while republicans in congress either do nothing or actually help him.
Now the mainline republicans are spending their time trashing other republicans and showing more fight towards them than they have ever shown towards Obama.
Yes, thank the heavens.
But there’s many a slip twixt the cup and the lip, and His Royal Highness hasn’t left the White House yet.
Let’s not pop the cork on that bottle of Dom Perignon just yet.
When real danger is at your front door you tend to perk up, pay attention, and do what you need to do to protect your family.
Sometimes it takes that danger to make people act.
My son owns his own business and works 24/7. He is so involved in his work and family that he just doesn’t have time to read a lot or stay informed on what is going on.
He called, after the Paris attack, and asked my husband what he would recommend for he and his wife to carry.
I didn’t write it. I just posted it.
I think we ‘could’ recover somewhat IF we had a NO nonsense president who was able to whip the GOP into shape- and to stop all the friggin nonsense the GOP has been doing by complying with the left over and over and over again- Repeal much of what dear leader did- pass new laws that make it impossible for a future president to exceed their limits- make them face immediate impeachment procceedings if they do etc-
It will take a McCarthy type person or a patton type brutally honest president to do so though-
Well, the French media has pegged him as an @hole.
I know but we can’t give up.
We have 20 trillion in debt. 100 trillion if you count unfunded future liabilities.
We’ve got half the population dumb enough to vote for Obama. Twice.
These leftists, freeloaders, and brainwashed masses are going to get their act together?
Look at the demographics. America was the product of western European values and intelligence. We are headed to becoming a third world hell hole within 50 years. Sooner, if we keep electing leftists.
Well, the French media has pegged him as an @hole.
I wasn’t aware of that and it’s good to hear.
I think the POS is going to double down on doing as much damage as he can.
I don’t see a happy ending for him.
It was sent to me by another FRiend...and she deserves the credit...but I’m so glad she did, because it needs to be read and felt!!!
I’m sorry to say we are a loooong way from bringing out the pitchforks. No activists in our midst are stirring, no conservative agitator is organizing.
If anything it’s the other side manning the pitchforks against us with BLM, the queers, the trans, the “refugees”, the feminazis, the illegals, the islamists, the deconstructionists...
We just sit by our computers... and vote, somehow thinking that winning an election will change anything.
Do ya think the families of the 14 Americans cut down by this Jihadi scum think that our greatest threat is CLIMATE CHANGE?
I THINk NOT!
Who pays your bills, aquila48?
Are you kidding? McConnell already said no to impeachment. Ryan et al gave Obama more unlimited spending.
Where is Obama’s mistake? The GOPe is supporting him and we the people can’t do a dang thing except try to elect someone really good (Trump) in 2016.
Obama will probably leave the WH with a whole lot of fanfare just like Clinton did = despite their records. And Obama has done way worse. We are no longer safe.
I’m sorry I posted it so late.
I was finishing up a little work and didn’t notice the time.
The people must be made to understand that if the Second Amendment is done away with, the cattle cars will soon roll, and the ovens will soon open their hungry doors.
2 million patriots making a citizens arrest of the traitor in chief. And several others.
Hannity, Rush, Mark, Savage, Mike, Laura, and others. Call for a march on DC and take out the traitors. Physically. I doubt the Secret Service and other LE will stand before an overwhelming populist movement.
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