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!
2 million patriots making a citizens arrest of the traitor in chief. And several others complicit members of the Congress and Senate, which, at this point, is most of them.
I had a bottle of Dom Perignon I bought in France where it is made - went through the cave where it is stored. When I finished my EMT (emergency medical technician) training and passed the state test with a high score, I opened that bottle with friends and we drank it. That training, being able to save lives, was worth opening that bottle.
Just remember the Scout motto: “Be Prepared!
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Absolutely!
A few good sounding speeches and some TV shows—soft ball Media interviews—making the GOP or Tea Party a new KKK. It worked like a charm and they think that it will see Hillary into the White House. It just might work again.
They already have. 2 million citizens rallied in DC to oppose obamacare. They were ignored, dismissed and belittled. Their protest amounted to nothing. 10 million maybe could swamp the government.
And court martialed under Article 106a of the UCMJ.
“They aren’t making a big fuss or a lot of noise but they (we) are prepared for whatever may happen.”
Yes, lie low, look out for yourself and your close ones. The vast majority of people are still very nice, unfortunately many don’t pay attention to what’s happening or are easily brainwashed by the media.
We’re lucky we live in a semi rural area where not a whole lot happens, but we’re not far away from a big city and we go there to shop.
The politicians and bureaucrats and the judges are owned by the leftists and the big donors, no help from that direction. Is there a saint around the corner that might change that? To make a dent we may need someone as shameless as Obama in using executive power, ignoring the courts, issuing edicts, clearing out the bureaucracies of the rats... Trump anyone?
Trump is our last, best hope.
Do ya think the families of the 14 Americans cut down by this Jihadi scum think that our greatest threat is CLIMATE CHANGE?Not now but a week a go they might have been preaching it.
Later
I hope you are right but I have been saying we are at war since my very first post here.
Unfortunately, I fear there are far fewer than you think.
I have spent a good deal of my time out of the country in the last 10-15 years and the rest of the world has decided we have lost the war on terror and are incapable of defending ourselves.
Our fine military is being squandered by the same fight to lose attitude that both political parties have displayed since Nam.
Both parties response to the war on terror is cutting Defense, the Libs think we can all get along and the gofers think we cant afford it. Terrorism only grabs the typical American for a week or so assuming they are not dead
I wish I could believe it.
But I don’t.
Disagree. Everyone is a conservative when the bubble bursts. Reality always wins. It’s just that some stay in denial longer than others.
Another thing. Too many conservatives are willing to accept the “us versus them” premise. This isn’t chess. This is othello. The tide can turn dramatically. People can change their worldview. We don’t gain anything by giving up on one of the most important tools of our freedom, the right and the power to persuade.
Peace,
SR
Bkmk.
Great point - permission to expand on this list for patriotic purposes?
Well done. Now what?
It would take 10 million patriots and Obama’s military would be ready to deal with you long before the calvary got there.
As much as I see this as something fun to think about, I just don’t see it working. Obama would never surrender.
He is the worst “president” in history.
‘So, where again is that breaking point?’
When the government takes football and basketball off the tv then the big pushback will happen. Course that may not work either.
Your title fits him much better. My husband and I have never referred to him by that title. And I agree with the other poster, that we have passed impeachment. This dictator needs to be arrested and tried for treason.
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