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"[W]hen the resolution of enslaving America was formed in Great Britain, the British Parliament was advised by an artful man, who was governor of Pennsylvania, to disarm the people; that it was the best and most effectual way to enslave them; but that they should not do it openly, but weaken them, and let them sink gradually." --George Mason
Editorial Exegesis

"New documents reveal the Department of Justice lied to Congress and show how U.S. officials bought guns with tax dollars and then made sure no one stopped their transfer to Mexican drug cartels. The funneling of thousands of American guns into the hands of Mexican drug cartels in the operation known as Fast and Furious was not a botched sting operation or the result of bureaucratic incompetence. It was not designed to interdict gun trafficking, but to facilitate it. We now know that it involved not just the use of straw buyers, but also agents of the federal government purchasing weapons with taxpayer money, ordering the licensed dealers to conduct the sales off the books, then calling off surveillance of the gun traffickers and refusing to interdict the transfer of the weapon or arrest the people involved. ... A two-year-old C-SPAN video shows Deputy Attorney General David Ogden, who would resign nine months later after less than a year's service, telling reporters at a Justice Department briefing of major policy initiatives to fight the Mexican drug cartels. 'The president has directed us to take action to fight these cartels,' Ogden began, 'and Attorney General Holder and I are taking several new and aggressive steps as part of the administration's comprehensive plan.' Ogden said the administration's plan, at the president's direction, included the ATF's 'increasing its efforts by adding 37 new employees in three new offices, using $10 million in Recovery Act funds and redeploying 100 personnel to the Southwest border in the next 45 days to fortify its Project Gunrunner,' of which Operation Fast and Furious would be a part. ... Fast and Furious should spark our pursuit of the truth, even if the trail leads to the Oval Office." --Investor's Business Daily
Upright
"The entire [Fast & Furious] operation ended with only 20 indictments of straw purchasers -- indictments that could have happened immediately upon transfer of the weapons, stopping the flow. In fact, the straw purchasers, at issue, were known to be straw purchasers from the get-go. The indictments only took place at all because U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry was murdered using the weapons authorized for free flow by ATF and DOJ. ... So what was the real goal of the DOJ and ATF? It certainly wasn't to shut down access to arms for the cartels -- the ATF was agreeing to such access. It wasn't to stop straw purchasers -- the ATF was signing off on the straw purchasers. It wasn't to track the movements of the cartel -- there was no way to do that. It was, very simply, to establish for political reasons that American guns were being used in crimes by foreign cartels." --columnist Ben Shapiro
"Last week, the Federal Emergency Management Agency was telling everyone who would listen that they needed billions to replenish their disaster relief fund right now, or else they would run out of money today. ... Then, suddenly, FEMA told Senate Democrats that all of their previous warnings were overblown. The agency was able to recover $40 billion from ongoing long-term projects, and instead of being broke, they actually had $114 million in the bank, just enough to get them into the next fiscal year. Which is convenient, because that allows them access to all of next year's budgeted disaster relief spending. Since there is now no need for unbudgeted disaster relief spending this year, there is now no need for spending offsets. ... If anybody ever wants to know why conservatives never believed Secretary Tim Geithner when he said the government was going to run out of money this August, this $114 million FEMA find is a great example why." --Washington Examiner columnist Conn Carroll
"The night before the Florida straw poll, Morgan Freeman appeared on CNN. He is maybe the country's most beloved actor. He declared the Tea Party racist, and the Republicans at large racist. He said our attitude is, 'Screw the country. We're going to do whatever we [can] to get this black man out of here.' Apparently, Tea Party activists want to replace 'this black man' with Herman Cain. But does the Left regard Cain as black? He was raised by his janitor father and housemaid mother in Georgia. President Obama was raised by his white grandparents in Hawaii. But he's a left-winger, you see. So he wins -- he's blacker than thou, or blacker than Cain." --National Review's Jay Nordlinger
Essential Liberty
"If European governments and the U.S. Congress ceased the practice of giving people what they have not earned, budgets would be more than balanced. For government to guarantee a person a right to goods and services he has not earned, it must diminish someone else's right to what he has earned, simply because governments have no resources of their very own. ... It turns out that if Congress taxed away our entire $14 trillion 2011 GDP and put it in the bank, it would just barely cover Social Security and Medicare liabilities. That observation suggests that we can't tax our way out of our fiscal mess. In order to avoid permanent stagnation or total economic collapse, governments must start the process of reducing welfare spending. I wouldn't recommend cold turkey for a heroin addict, neither would I recommend cold turkey for all those people who have been addicted and made dependent upon government handouts. We must find a compassionate way to wean people off government." --economist Walter E. Williams

Insight
"Freedom is not a luxury that we can indulge in when at last we have security and prosperity and enlightenment; it is, rather, antecedent to all of these, for without it we can have neither security nor prosperity nor enlightenment." --historian and author Henry Steele Commager (1902-1998)
The Demo-gogues
Leftist ideology is common sense? "From the moment I took office what we've seen is a constant ideological pushback against any kind of sensible reforms that would make our economy work better and give people more opportunity." --Barack Obama
Droppin' the g's: "Take off your bedroom slippers. Put on your marching shoes. Shake it off. Stop complainin'. Stop grumblin'. Stop cryin'. We are going to press on. We have work to do." --Barack Obama to the Congressional Black Caucus
So get in line: "Here's the thing, I never promised you easy. If you wanted easy you would not have campaigned for Barrack Hussein Obama. But what I said was if you are willing to stick with me, hang in there, I was positive we could achieve our dreams. America has been through tougher times." --Barack Obama
On second thought: "I don't know who he was talking to, because we're certainly not complaining." --Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) finding Obama's comment "curious"
Mockery: "Has anybody been watching the debates lately? You've got a governor whose state is on fire denying climate change. It's true. You've got audiences cheering at the prospect of somebody dying because they don't have health care and booing a service member in Iraq because they're gay." --Barack Obama
Gaffe, Part I: "We're the country that built the Intercontinental Railroad." --Barack Obama
Gaffe, Part II: "If asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew -- as a janitor -- makes me a warrior for the working class, I wear that as a badge of honor. I have no problem with that." -- Barack Obama
Dezinformatsia
How dare they: "The rage of the rich has been building ever since Mr. Obama took office. And among the undeniably rich, a belligerent sense of entitlement has taken hold: It's their money, and they have the right to keep it." --New York Times columnist Paul Krugman (The nerve of those productive small business owners and merchants to think they are entitled to keep their income.)
Yes, there are stupid questions: "George H.W. Bush had the courage, knowing it might cost him re-election, knowing for sure it would cost him support with his conservative base, to violate the central domestic policy pledge of his campaign, 'read my lips, no new taxes.' And he called everybody out to Camp David at Andrews Air Force Base and he agreed to a package that caused him to violate that promise. ... Should the Republicans learn from George H.W. Bush and sit down with the president and cut a deal?" --CNN's John King to Dick Cheney
Clueless: "I can describe the legal arguments and the judicial conclusions, but on a fundamental level, I just don't get the attack on [ObamaCare]. I don't understand people who voluntarily, without claiming poverty, let their children go uninsured. I don't understand the moral compass of the owner of the fancy car I saw the other day that sported the bumper sticker: 'Repeal Obamacare.'" --New York Times columnist Linda Greenhouse
Lean forward: "Do you have a sense as you've looked at politics in America that there are some white voters who will vote for an African-American say once? And they will hold that person to a very rigorous standard. Perhaps a much higher standard than they would a white politician.And they'll give them one shot and then they'll dump them the next time." --MSNBC's Chris Matthews
Victimitis: "[Obama] wanted to work with the opposition. But when he's tried, the Republicans have stamped on his head. ... Having been trashed all summer, he's finally come out and went, OK, if this is the way you're going to play it, I'm going to get dirty too. I mean, you can't blame him." --CNN's Piers Morgan
Newspulper Headlines:
We Reject This False Choice: "Obama: Clark Kent or Superman?" --CNN.com
So When Is He Going to Get Some?: "Obama Says 'Better Ideas' Will Win Him Re-Election" --VosIzNeias.com
Everything Seemingly Is Spinning Out of Control: "'Just Go Be Joe': Obama Lets Biden Loose on the Campaign Trail" --TheHill.com
Answers to Questions Nobody Is Asking: "Morgan Freeman: Yes, the Tea Party Is Racist" --video title, RealClearPolitics.com
Meet the New Boss, Same as the Old Boss, Literally: "Putin Once More Moves to Assume Top Job in Russia" --The New York Times
First, Get a Million Dollars: "What It Takes to Become a Millionaire" --CNBC.com
So Much for the War on Drugs: "Stoned Police Chief Draws Gun" --Times of Swaziland
Bottom Stories of the Day: "Journalists Ignore Obama Scandals" --RushLimbaugh.com
(Thanks to The Wall Street Journal's James Taranto)
Village Idiots
Class warfare: "I hear all this, you know, 'Well, this is class warfare, this is whatever.' No. There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody." --Massachusetts senate candidate Elizabeth Warren
Clueless II: "It seems like the Republicans are doing everything they can to protect the wealthiest people in this country, through policy and through rhetoric. And I guess I'm just not understanding why. And I'm having a problem. This decade has not been a bad decade for the wealthiest of Americans, and if they are the job creators, why are they not creating?" --The Daily Show's Jon Stewart
Share and share alike: "[A]s you prospered [in the old days], the wealth was shared with your employees, with the government. Everybody had a piece of the pie. You, who started the business or invented the light bulb or whatever, you got a bigger piece of the pie. And you know what, nobody cared because you invented the light bulb. That was a pretty cool thing. ... None of the major religions, in fact they all, say it's one of the worst sins you could commit, is to take such a large piece of the pie while others suffer." --filmmaker Michael Moore
Socialist medicine: "The reason why you have to wait sometimes in those countries [like Canada and Britain] is they let everybody in the line. We take 50 million people out of the line so the line is shorter, so sometimes you don't have to wait as long. If you are a patriotic American, you want every American to be covered the same as you." --Michael Moore
Short Cuts
"During the Johnson administration, Lyndon B. Johnson was at an airport and about to get into the wrong helicopter. An army staff sergeant ran up and redirected him: 'Mr. President, that is your helicopter over there.' To which the president replied, 'Son they are all my helicopters.' Obama suffers the same delusion. He believes all the money the citizenry earns is his money." --columnist R. Emmett Tyrrell
"It sounds like the new [Obama] slogan is no longer 'hope and change.' It's, 'Hey, it could've been worse'. Great bumper sticker, Debbie. I hope it works for you." --RNC Chairman Reince Priebus to DNC Chairman Debbie Wasserman Schultz
"President Obama addressed the U.N. General Assembly in New York Thursday where he assured the world that the U.S. remains strong. He began the speech by declaring that the U.S. dollar is sound. It always helps to get the crowd on your side by opening with a joke." --comedian Argus Hamilton
"Obama says he will be reforming No Child Left Behind. That's not to be confused with Michelle Obama's childhood obesity campaign, 'No Child Left With a Big Behind.'" --comedian Jay Leno
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Nate Jackson for The Patriot Post Editorial Team
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Duke of Earl
RE: Fast & Furious
So what else is new? Nothing much. This is just another case of the liberals in this country trying to show that they are the only ones who truly understand what "real" Americans want. Too bad they haven't any respect for: 1) the U.S. Constitution; 2) any form of civilized law/law enforcement; 3) reality.
This should call for the immediate impeachment of the president (I refuse to capitalize him), the attorney general (ditto) and any/all BATFE personnel who went along with this Cluster Truck of an idea. After conviction, immediate placement in the cartels as informants is justified.
Duke
P.S. SNAFU is okay as used in the BATFE seal; but, maybe FUBAR is more realistic. Or, use all three acronyms: SNAFU, TARFU, FUBAR
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:22:43 AM
American
So there I was at a local Foodlion grocery store. The lady in front of me had two 12 packs of beer, 2 quarts of beer, 2 packs of cigs, and a large box of Banquet frozen chicken. She swiped her foodstamp credit card to pay for the chicken and pulled out cash to pay for her beer and cigs. Something is wrong with this picture!
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:26:59 AM
John S. Wilson
However "Fast and Furious" may have been configured, I believe that the end game was to heighten public support for constraints on private citizen gun ownership. Judging from Obama's mode of operating, if he can't get such constraints via legislation, he will try to accomplish them by executive order. Sadly, Congress just stands by and allows their legislative responsibilities to be opted by the executive government branch. With the Supreme Court as reactive rather than proactive. Obama's in charge.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:34:40 AM
Debbie Leathers
No - I think it will backfire on them! This administration is so evil ~ somewhere it will all catch up with them!
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:35:03 AM
eugene schreiber
ATF scandel is Watergate II. Solydra scandel is Watergate III. FUnding covert funding for rioters to help overthrow governments by Obama and HIllary is Watergate IV. All links to Obama at White HOuse are being covered up and illgal non cooperation by Holder is evident. They need to permanently but Holder under oath and or Contempt of COngress now until he tells the truth and presents evidence as required by Issa and Grassley.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:39:15 AM
Ralph
They will succeed if the public allows the legal prosecution of this crime to fade away. Remember, the Chicago thug organizations have much experience stifling the light of law.
The end game was to produce a crisis a la Rahm Emanuel to be taken advantage of. It would be used to further devolve the freedon stated so clearly in the Second Amendment. Do not ever forget that gun control, at its heart, is about control - not guns.
We must be ever vigilant to protect and grow all our freedoms. The Second Amendment gives us the power to enforce that protection should peaceful means fail. Do you think Tianenman Square would had the same outcome if the Chinese people had been armed?
Ralph
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:39:29 AM
Howard
They may have already.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:40:46 AM
Gary Chambers
Ms Obama might be onto something with her fight on obesity. Look what it did for Michael Moore's brain.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:41:13 AM
KN
"I don't understand people who voluntarily, without claiming poverty, let their children go uninsured."
It's called growing up and becoming responsible for themselves. Also, if 26 is a "child" as defined by ObamaCare then (s)he should not have the right to vote. Let's raise the voting age to 27 with certain exceptions: i.e. if you're serving in the armed forces then you have earned the right to vote.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:45:42 AM
HK Latham
We can only hope this will take down this administration. The major media certainly isn't going to help. Only if Issa & others keeps pushing, will it ever be taken to task. God willing it will happen.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:46:32 AM
David L. McKenzie
I agree with MR. Wilson's comment above except for his claim the Obama is in charge. He may be the “mouth-piece” but I am not certain who is actually, "in charge". Obama has certainly usurped the powers of congress with his “executive orders” I think our biggest concern is who is writing these “executive orders” Obama or his handlers?
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:48:12 AM
Alton
Typical Obama, he knows he's weak on Immigration so what does he do? You got it another stupid, lying speech. This time he had his ICE executive, an Obama shill do the demogogueing and lying about how many illegal criminals they had deported. How about all of them being deported?, they broke the law by coming across our borders illegally, Oh my, I forgot that would be alot of missed votes for Obama unless he got all them registered as absentee voters. You are a slick one Obama, but so his Owl excrement, so I am told.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 11:56:54 AM
Richard Allen
I believe that the John Doe in the White House, calling himself Barack Hussein Obama, has no intention of ever vacating the office of the president. He is certainly making such motions as is his minions. The complicit and perfidious media, that's papers,TV,etc. have absolutely no intention of alerting the pubic to this threat to our liberties. Publications, such as this one, must start now alerting the public to this ominous threat. It's now, not at election time, and before it's too late. The alarm must be sounded. The dictator in the White House must be thrown out of that office.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 12:00:44 PM
Bud
I am SO disappointed you would quote Michael Moore, that idiot from Michigan, and give him the benefit of your widespread publication. The fact that people listen to him at all is an indictment of our culture and current political environment.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 12:10:11 PM
Bill DeFelice
Fast+Furious might succeed,if the main steam media continues to ignore the lies bamer,and his boys,try to repeat,often.
Thanks to Fox News,and Michelle Malkin,the story is out.Now I hope congress keeps up the heat.
Lets start with a commie/puke slogan:Bamer lied,people died!
Posted September 28, 2011 at 12:22:59 PM
Bob H.
Operation Fast & Furious is, I strongly suspect, just the tip of a corrupt, scandalous, lying, socialist, hidden agenda of the Obama administration. The MSM refuses to say anything against the current administration for whatever unknown reasons, and our spineless Washington poliicians refuse to endanger their political careers by asking the candid questions.....with the exception of Issa and Grassley. Kudos to both for having the courage and foresight to wade into that cesspool of sleazy politics by holding their principles to a higher standard than most.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 12:40:19 PM
Jim Roop
WHAT A GREAT COUNTRY ---IF CITIZENS CAN KEEP IT
What is the United States? In my opinion, it is a nation formed by a common bond of 50 states and their populations structured by the acceptance of rule of law from the beliefs, support and defense of The Founding Fathers extraordinarily well thought out and written Constitution of the United States. I don’t believe that I ever fully understood that the constitution was the cornerstone upon which this nation was founded and built until I went into the service as a young enlisted man in the United States Army in 1962. That was the first time I took the oath during which I promised to protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic. A short time after taking that oath, I read the constitution so that I would understand what was contained in that document that I had just promised to protect and defend and if necessary sacrifice my life in its defense. From that day in 1962 until this day, I still swear that I will protect and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic. In my mind that means that any individual or group of individuals who attempt to change the way our government is structured under the guidelines of our constitution without going through a formal amendment process is criminal.
I understand that all the citizens of the United States are wired differently. Some parts of our brain are hard wired and some are programmed by the influence of our parents, family, teachers, policemen, firemen, politicians, economic position and environment we are raised and developed in. I believe this is what leads us to lean, politically, one way or another. I also believe that these beliefs can be altered or modified over a period of time. As an example: if you are raised in a large city, economically deprived, split family, poor neighborhood, poor school system, and dependent on public support for your existence in the form of shelter, food and clothing, your outlook and expectations would be different from someone raised on the other end of the spectrum. I don’t know of one citizen in this country who would deny assistance to anyone who honestly needs it. Physically or mentally challenged citizens are, without exception, taken care of in all aspects of their lives depending on need. Individuals who experience a period of unfortunate luck in the form of health issues, or loss of work are also a group that requires a bridge to get their life back on track. And, it is the responsibility of any prosperous nation to insure that these bridges are available to the citizenry in order to remain a civilized, compassionate and sharing nation.
What I object to are the politicians who pander to the economically deprived citizenry. They do this to develop a dependent population and voting block that is dependent on the politician staying in power in order for them to continue receiving the fruits of another individuals sacrifice and labor. This process develops generations of dependent citizens who are dependent on the politician or political party for their livelihood. This process removes all incentive for the economically deprived to reach their full potential whatever that may be. To my way of thinking this is a mortal sin committed by the parents, politicians and political parties in that they, through their selfish actions, are destroying a precious life by removing the incentive for the individual to reach their full potential. These affected individuals are born into a crevice. As they grow older they fall deeper into the crevice. As the cliffs separate further due to an absent infrastructure that if it had been properly created would provide the incentive and foundation to climb out and develop into productive citizens.
I have found through my years that even though we are all created equal in God’s eyes; we are not equal physically, intellectually, or emotionally. What I have discovered is that individuals who are given a chance through an incentivized social and economic system learn their strengths and weaknesses, whether they know it or not, and thrive as productive citizens. Doesn’t matter whether a person is white, black, brown, heterosexual, homosexual or any other category; they learn to deal with their strengths and weaknesses and thrive.
My opinion is that the United States is at a cross road in its foundation. The special interests, through a spineless political establishment only interested in maintaining power, have removed most if not all references to the Christian foundation this country was founded on. A person does not have to peel the onion back far to discover a special interest influence. It usually involves a seat at the “trough” i.e. Stimulus, TARP, where they are able to further line their nest on the backs of a productive labor force. Just like a family, the federal government may on occasion need to borrow money to satisfy an unexpected constitutional responsibility. However, unlike a family, the federal government simply prints more money to satisfy the responsibility which in turn adds to the national debt. To continually add to the national debt without a means to repay or mitigate in other areas is criminal. Our federal politicians do that all the time. If expenditures exceed income then expenditures must come down to match income. Every family understands that. Why don’t politicians? Because most of them are part of the self centered group who are more interested in maintaining power by pandering to special interest groups that add nothing to the nation’s wealth. These politicians are in essence buying votes. Doesn’t that bother anybody…morally corrupt politicians buying votes with money earned from the labor of productive citizens of this country? Take a look at the politicians at every level. Local politicians are less morally corrupt than state politicians who are less morally corrupt than national politicians. In other words, the larger the “trough” the more morally corrupt politicians become. This is a path to oblivion. Soon there will not be enough productive citizens to support the non-productive…what happens then? Anarchy?
T.J. Roop
July 22, 2011
Posted September 28, 2011 at 12:40:25 PM
callmeBob
...the right to keep and bear arms SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED (2nd A).
Shall we require a license issued by the county/state to practice our right to free speech (1st A)?
Would the license to practice our right to free speech be honored in a neighboring state absent a reciprocity agreement?
I would like to be first to propose a National Right to Free Speech bill, any co-sponsors?
Wait, I sound absurd for even suggesting that you would need a license for the use of any constitutional amendment.
callmeBob
Posted September 28, 2011 at 1:00:32 PM
Herb Campbell
Come on now. I thoroughly enjoy the Patriot Post and am far from an Obama supporter, but we must be fair. Your comment as follows is not accurate.
Gaffe, Part II: "If asking a billionaire to pay the same tax rate as a Jew -- as a janitor --...Barack Obama If you listen to his speech, there is a very clear "k" at the end of jew.
So the word he corrected was "jewk." Considering his audience, my guess is that he started to say, "jewkjoint." A common term among blacks for nightclub. Maybe he was going to say jewkjoint janitor and then thought better of it because there might be some jewkjoint owners in the Black Caucus.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 1:09:10 PM
MSW
...and if the Fast and Furisous trail leads to the Oval Office, its resident should be shot for treason!
Posted September 28, 2011 at 1:17:21 PM
Mike McGinn
New York Times columnist Linda Greenhouse just doesn't get it. She doesn't get "the attack on [ObamaCare]...(and)...people who voluntarily, without claiming poverty, let their children go uninsured."
Perhaps Linda should study a little history and economics.
First of all, health insurance is a relatively new phenomena in the world. 100 years ago virtually 100% of Americans didn't have health insurance, yet somehow we all persevered without it.
Insurance is not a right. It is a financial risk management tool that people voluntarily choose to take advantage of. It is a group of people who voluntarily pool their money to protect individuals in the group from the burden of shouldering the entire cost of certain predictable risks by spreading the realized costs amongst the group.
On occasion, insurance is mandated by governments or businesses to protect their interests (i.e., the state requires you to have auto insurance to drive your car on public roads, a bank requires you to have home insurance if they finance your home, etc.).
The key words here are "voluntary" and "certain". I have the right to choose NOT to be insured if I don't want to be. I have the right to assume 100% of the costs associated with various risks. I also have a right to choose which certain risks I'd like to protect myself from. As a male, I don't need health insurance that covers ovarian cysts and I don't particularly care to pool my money to protect your risk of having them. I don't believe that obesity is a disease, thus mandating that a fat person be covered by insurance for liposuction.
Linda obviously believes that everyone should have insurance (based on her disbelief that people don't). She probably also believes they should be required to participate in insurance, that insurance should be centrally managed by the government, and that the "rich" should subsidize insurance for those who can't afford it.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 1:26:11 PM
Peter
Obama/Holder re: F&F - What did they know and when did they know it?
Posted September 28, 2011 at 1:30:35 PM
Buzzkill
Re: OFnF and PGR -- when exactly is all of this going to see Holder thrown in prison? Why is he not - at this very moment - at the very least suspended without pay?
Posted September 28, 2011 at 1:32:34 PM
Mike McGinn
@ Herb Campbell
Jewkjoint? Give me a break!
Obama was clearly saying Jew and, upon realizing his gaffe, attempted in mid-word to switch to something else. It's a common trait when you speak (or mis-speak) that you try to correct what you are saying on the fly.
Jewkjoint? Yea, right! Have you ever heard Obama use the work Jewkjoint....ever? I've heard him use Jew and Janitor and even Corpse-man, but never Jewkjoint.
The Patriot Post was completely fair in their "Gaffe, Part II" coverage of the "great orator".
Posted September 28, 2011 at 1:34:55 PM
Buzzkill
re Michael Moore and his take on religion -- The worst sin - the unforgivable sin - is to reject the Holy Spirit.
Michael should stick to the things he knows - shouldn't be hard, since he knows so little...
Posted September 28, 2011 at 1:50:13 PM
Arnold Pagani
The Treasonous Obama should be Impeached !!!!!!!!!!
Posted September 28, 2011 at 1:50:24 PM
Buzzkill
Snafum, Tarfum, Fubaris!
Latin for: Don't worry - we know it's bad, but if we keep it quiet, nobody will notice!
Posted September 28, 2011 at 1:58:29 PM
Buzzkill
@American re Foodlion -- What is wrong is that nobody working for the store reported it or prevented it.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 2:02:56 PM
SteveS
Obama says,"From the moment I took office what we've seen is a constant ideological pushback against any kind of sensible reforms that would make our economy work better and give people more opportunity." I've noticed the same thing. However, the "ideological pushback" is coming from the White House.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 2:05:35 PM
BuzzkilL
@Mike McGinn -- Herb was playing the whole thing up, Mike. Really... even the lefties would have trouble stretchng "Jew-k" that far... Admittedly, he had me going, though - until he got into that last line; that was pure Dupnikov reasoning!
Posted September 28, 2011 at 2:12:13 PM
Disgusted
Not only is he an empty suit off the bargain rack, now we find out that he is also an anti Semite and he occupies the White House. My only hope is that the Jewish people remember this in 2012.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 2:12:18 PM
J.Preston Lake
I believe that the dirty backroom deals will never end – why because our leaders follow the money -not the oath they took or the people who elected them.
My grandfather said you elect an honest man to Washington by the second term he will be as crooked as the long term ones.
Have you noticed there is not just Americans any more. WE have African Americans, Chinese Americans, Latinos, and so on, all want to be separate and better than another group of people. These groups don’t want equal rights they seem to want superior rights. I think this is part of what is wrong with America
The other part is that we as a people have moved away from GOD. Are forefathers were very moral people with standards, and they loved their neighbor. We don’t do that anymore.
J. Preston Lake
Posted September 28, 2011 at 2:12:32 PM
Doug Graves
"The Obama Regime -- Arming Mexican Cartels Since..."
Now *that* would be one hot campaign ad!
Arming the Contras was nothing compared to the carnage this regime has pulled off south of the border.
How much longer before we are all Banana Republicans?
Posted September 28, 2011 at 2:21:00 PM
Traveller
"But does the Left regard Cain as black?"...
Get out the milk...He's an Oreo...!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IgfkP69AC0
Posted September 28, 2011 at 2:21:32 PM
Major Stu
Note to CNN's John King: The lesson from George H.W. Bush is that when you make a deal with Democrats to raise taxes in exchange for spending cuts, the tax rates go up immediately and the spending cuts never happen. We're still waiting for the spending cuts the Democrats promised to GHWB. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...
Posted September 28, 2011 at 2:42:33 PM
William King
Everyone in our goverment seems to think they are above the law and they can do most anything they want to. I think they think they are the ruleing class. As a nation we have gotten away from God and the value we placed on human life, work,fair treatment to others,and have become self serving (me generation) first. We very much need to turn back to God as a nation.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 2:50:37 PM
Mike McGinn
@ BuzzkilL - Nice "latin"! I like it. As for Herb, thanks for cluing me in. I was on the fence as to if he might be speaking tongue-in-cheek. I guess he was, albeit, I've seen some folks on the left that have been that far off the deep end.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 3:00:44 PM
Rob in Peoria
This is an important issue...one that could effect change.
I urge every subscriber to forward it to their Senators and Congressperson...and DEMAND they publicly get on TV,Radio,and media and DEMAND a full investigation of Fast & Furious. To date, all Congress just worries about THEIR re-election...and that is not what is necessary. Stop the administration plots to disarm and control Americans.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 3:42:01 PM
Ron Alcorn
All the government wants to do is discredit the firearms industry and use whatever to confiscate all guns and disarm the people
Posted September 28, 2011 at 3:54:18 PM
Anton D Rehling
I sent this letter to my puke congressman and am sure there will be just another canned response or he will ignore my email as he has done in the past.
Congressman Adam Smith, D WA
I find it quite incredible that the Solyndra bankruptcy after the Obama administrations 535 million dollar loan guarantee under written by the American tax payer stinks to high heaven., it shows cash in return for campaign donation support.
I also am very disturbed concerning the Gun sting Fast and Furious and those implications.
I am just mentioning two of the items of concern.
I am sure you are aware of the facts, I wonder why you have done nothing and shirked your responsibilities as my elected congressman.
You must fulfill your oath of Office and defend our Constitution from all enemies foreign and domestic.
I demand you support a congressional investigation into who knew what and when, this goes to the top.
Impeachment proceedings must be pursued for all of these high crimes by those elected who have participated in these crimes against the American people.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 4:13:06 PM
Carolyn Grotevant
When it comes to those clips at the debates of someone dying because they don't have health insurance and the booing of one of our military personnel because they're gay, I have a major problem with the left's selective hearing.
First, the cheers of the audience came at "Freedom is about taking our own risks" NOT about letting someone die. Two or three people yelled "yeah" at that one. The opinion of two or three people doesn't make up the entire party.
Also, on the gay soldier clip, the audience was quiet all through his introduction. It was only when "progress that's been made" was mentioned that there were boos and, again, only a couple.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 4:57:37 PM
RK Sprau
re: Hamilton: forgive me extrapolation, it's what I use to do for this country. I was referencing the comment of the Tea party express, (president,) saying we will pick the next candidate. If this is the case, then by default they own all the ills this country faces.
Above, someone noted, to investigate the blown fast and furious. I concur. Just another screwed up half baked plan. I say they didn't go far enough, drop all the procedures and investigate the morality of all members of all branches of government. We should drop all special interest groups and campaign monies to both sides. This is in response to someone from Wisc taking me to task months ago as to just how much money flows in on both sides.
I've heard God and country, morality...In the Bible in Sam., the people paid for the sins of the King (Both Saul and David). Enough said.
Insurance. This is how it is and for once I know where I'm caming from. MY wife runs a ranch with her brothers. She has been a nurse for 35 years. Home helth care. Under Hilery care, Nursing homes and home health took a 30% hit and about 20 percent of them closed down. This year due to budget cutbacks instead of taking out the corruption and allowing competitive bidding for supplies, they took a .5% cut in reimbursement. This is on a 7.5% standard profit margin. Starting next October, they will take an additional .5% cut.
Question: How many people will loose work, how many people will loose health care, how many nurses homes and home health will fail? In the Bible the care for the elderly fell to only two groups. 1. family. How many of you can take the hit for the elderly. b. Society. Now in respects tot hat, how many charities with no money coming in or overstretched in resources can help?
I've complained about Az, Mich, a few other states. Now the questions is, are we as a society, not a political group but as society, guilty of murder of some form? Some of my wife's patients were born through no fault of there own, incapable of fending for themselves. what do we do with them?
I'm all form reform but cut, cut, cut, w/o deference to a society which is not set up for a conservative stance...It took decades to get us here, it will take decades to get us out.
Throw grandma off the cliff. It was vile, yet maybe not eros.
Maybe this group might have the answer. Hamilton, Rifleman MNCice and several others are brilliant.
I am concerned about free market. The state I live in has 5 insurance companies and they all are i nto price fixing. By this I mean, check one out and you have virtually the same price for the same or less coverage of all the others. You don't have to shop around. I've seen Texas, dead last i n health care. Mr. perry, whatever you did doesn't appear to be working and don't blame the Federal Government for you run the state. If my state can have several insurance companies, so can yours.
The problem is more complex than any of us was ever led by either side of the isle to ever believe. we should study the problem in depth and not count on sound bites of campaign slogans. We the people should say, "This is what we want. YOU want a revolution, protest and protest for the right thing.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 5:12:59 PM
Shorty Feldbush
As long as Congress fails to take action against Attorney General Holder the answer is yes, they will get away with it just like a lot of other illegal things this Administration continues to do to the citizens of this country.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 5:34:33 PM
Shoot
Do not think for one minute that I will give up my guns with out a fight! Thomas Jefferson is right about the Tree Of Liberty! is it time I think so.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 5:39:50 PM
Fred
Fast and Furious was originally instituted to subvert our second amendment through the back door. That it blew up in the anointed one's face would be an understatement. This shows the lengths to which this un-American administration will go to destroy our way of life. The rule of law means absolutely nothing this administration and they will use whatever avenues, legal or illegal, to attain their goal of making the USA look like Europe. The ignorance displayed by those who still support BHO is unbelievable.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 5:43:23 PM
Donald McKeighen
I would like to know if what I hear about the immense one, Micheal (soooooo much)Moore, is true, is he in fact a Canadian? If so, can we check his immigration status? Because if that worthless bucket of Canadian suet is no longer here legally then we need to ship his fatbacked rearend back to Canada where he can resume being one of the provinces.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 5:44:42 PM
Luckyjack Stogner
NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT. AN ARMY OF ARMED, LAW ABIDING PATRIOTS MARCHING ON WASHINGTON WILL TAKE GUTS, BUT IT WILL CHANGE THE LIBERAL POLITICIANS AND RINO'S ATTITUDE. IF OBOZO ISN'T DEFEATED IN 2012 THAT IS WHAT IT WILL TAKE TO TURN THIS COUNTRY AROUND. SIGN ME UP FOR THE REVOLUTION !! GOD BLESS & HELP AMERICA.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 6:08:02 PM
sandy miles
I really resent this conversation about SS & Medicare. Between us my husband and I paid highly into SS & Medicare and now people talk as if we didn't earn it. If we had saved that money we would be millionares today. While I agree we need to reduce the welfare dependency in this country but, what do we do with the elderly poor, the handicapped and children...make them beg in the streets? However, all able bodied people of working age should be contributing to the public good in some way...cleaning the streets, highways, weeding and other misc. jobs that are low skills. Unfortunately, as we all know welfare for many has beengenerational. They'll need to be taught the most basic things like getting up in the morning to learning how to clean, mow etc., properly. Also, they get no welfare unless their children stay in school and behave.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 6:23:02 PM
Paul
Why does this government always blame Bush for all the problems? The current government has created more problems than any other in the last 100 years, And has stopped almost all manufacturing in this country for whatever reason he had. It is obvious that this pres. has an extreme hate for the small business in this country and has shown it time and time again.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 6:31:29 PM
W.T. Door
Watergate was a dirty tricks ploy of one party against the other. It led Nixon to quit under fire. Fast and Furious got people killed. BHO’s still there.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 7:03:53 PM
RiverKing
"And he called everybody out to Camp David at Andrews Air Force Base ... " Qustion for John King: When was Camp David moved from the mountains in Maryland to Andrews AFB? Or are both in the 57th state? It's so confusing when liberals even manage to change the geography of the nation.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 7:18:40 PM
Anton D Rehling
Sandy Miles, you are like millions of Americans, Lied to about a non existant SSI trust fund.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 7:47:31 PM
Howard Last
Sandy Miles - Some guy by the name of James Madison said "charity is not in the Constitution". Also i suggest you read "Not Your's to Give" by Davy Crockett when he was in Congress.
For the editor - can you get a reporter to ask Barry, "When did you become a communist". The answer should be interesting.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 8:07:28 PM
Harry
It is now generally accepted by cogent observers (this obviously excludes the current administration), that F&F had nothing to do with fighting the Mexican drug cartels and everything to do with creating a crisis ("...never let a crisis go to waste.")whose "solution" would be more "common sense" gun laws burdening the lawful, but as usual, never the lawless.
O'B promised as much to his base to wit:
The couple [Jim and Sarah Brady] reportedly were meeting with press secretary, Jay Carney, when, according to Sarah Brady, the President came in. She said the President told her he wanted to talk about gun control and "fill us in that it was very much on his agenda."
She went on to say Obama told her, "I just want you to know that we are working on it. We have to go through a few processes, but under the radar."
The statement reinforces an article in the Huffington Post describing how the administration is exploring ways to bypass Congress and enact gun control through executive action.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 8:24:32 PM
Howie Brown
Michael Moore is such a smart a$$! So how much of his income is STOLEN by Uncle Sam?
A better question is, one who speaks so often about "we owe" (INCOME DISTRIBUTION) the poor. How much did he pay into charities? I don't know if an article I read was correct, but they claimed Moore didn't pay more...a mere $1,200.00. I hope that he can afford $100.00 a month.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 8:49:23 PM
Hamilton
Regarding Morgan Freeman's Tea Party comments:
Mr. Freeman might be America's most beloved actor, as National Review's jay Norlinger said, but I think that's because of his good looks, acting ability, and calm, likeable demeanor - certainly not due to his recent comments. Everyone who has been paying attention knows that the Tea Party began as a direct People's response to excessive taxation and to our two-centuries-old growth of government at the hands of generations of Liberals and other politicians with hyperactive political aspirations. The Tea Party's genesis just happened to occur with Obama because of his own asymptotic contributions towards government growth, aided and abetted by congressional Democrats. The s**t finally hit the fan with the American People. So for Mr. Freeman to cry racism against the Tea Party is a shameful act for which he should apologize. Mr. Freeman should apologize to Herman Cain, and to the entire Tea Party movement, and then he can consider what racism really means as he recalls the last election, when Obama received a mere 95% support from black America.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 9:44:09 PM
Hamilton
On Walter E. Williams
When Walter E. Williams speaks, I listen. I hope everyone read his short piece, included under the "Essental Liberty" heading.
And by the way, that email floating around the net, showing a letter supposedly written by Mr. Williams, saying that there is no way Obama can lose, is B.S. Everyone should realize this if they get that email, and reply to all senders that the email is false, that Mr. Williams did not write that.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 9:51:39 PM
Jiggs
We must all be ezpecially vigilant to prevent them from achieving these spurious goals, and all that will hurt the country. I realize that Mr. Obama's record of achievement has been very poor over the last couple of years, but it only takes one oversight on our part for him to stumble into success. So far he has managed to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory and I think we should keep that record intact.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 10:01:32 PM
Hamilton
To: RK Sprau
I don't know about you, but it would be absolutely fine with me if a Tea Party candidate shoved Obama out of office and then took ownership of all the ills this country faces, as you put it. I mean, why not? Obama and the Democrats don't take ownership, do they? For two full years, Obama and the Democrats had control of everything, were able to pass nearly all of their legislation, acutely ramped up our debt, and rapidly accelerated our economic decline as a result.
Nowadays, the free market is looking up the muzzle of the shotgun barrel known as Government Regulations, and visible in the low-level light entering the breech, is a pair of dark, shadowy figures. As we strain to see these foreboding figures, we suddenly realize that it's Obama with his hand stretched out, palm up; and standing behind him is a tall, dark, and brauny IRS enforcer. We're quaking in our boots, and this null economic recovery is proof that the free market is hiding under the covers until the boogy man leaves.
All this verifiable economic woe; the numbers don't lie, and still Obama and the Democrats don't take ownership - don't admit fault. Still they refuse to rethink their policies and reverse course, or even, go off on a tangent. Yes, lets have a Tea Party person have a whack at it. At least they are promising to cut spending. Lets take them on their word and give them a chance.
Posted September 28, 2011 at 10:21:10 PM
stormy
Facts: Obama, WE're working on gun control"under the radar,"is what he told Sarah Brady in a conversation about gun control on 3/30/2011.This was in the Kentucky News Journal on 06/21/2011 by Jason Horowitz.World Net Daily picked up on the story and published it as well.This was done by bho to keep his gun control pledge.
Posted September 29, 2011 at 3:29:41 AM
Herb Campbell
@ Mike McGinn & BuzzkilL
Listen, you two. This is all about being fair. I'm about as far right as a person can get. And I firmly believe Obama hates Jews. But there is a very clear "k" sound at the end of the word Obama started to say. Whatever word he was going to say, it was definitely not Jew. It doesn't even make sense to try to put "a Jew" in that sentence.
If you don't like my explanation of the "k" sound come up with your own. But don't pretend it is not there. That is the way the far left operates.
Posted September 29, 2011 at 6:53:03 AM
Mel Raab
Hopefully not. I am curious though, whether the Obama Administration, which has shown unrestrained support and enthusiasm for the "Arab Spring" movement, whose goals ostensibly are to throw off the shackles of oppressive and unresponsive governments, would be so inclined to support a "Patriot Spring" which represents a grass-roots effort to free the people of the US from an unresponsive and irresponsible Federal government. I have checked an both patriotspring .org and .com are available.
It would require Patriots (those who believe in the original intent of the Constitution) to get off their arses and engage the opposition during this upcoming election cycle. Attending both Democrat and Republican gatherings, videotaping and recording speeches and hoisting these liars on their own petard when their comments become public MIGHT force a change. We are at the edge of the precipice. If we don't do something in the next year, we will go over the perilous edge, along with the lead lemmings in Washington...
Of all the e-mails I get, the one I always read is Patriot Post. Keep up the excellent work!!!
Posted September 29, 2011 at 7:25:06 AM
John
If they are incompetent, no. If they have an agenda to take away the right to bear arms, they have moved forward a step. If this is part of the scenario to enforce the u.n. treaty banning small arms among the citizenry, they are moving forward. Just remember, the Devil would rather you believe he is a buffoon in a red suit rather the murderer and liar and ect. that he really is.
Posted September 29, 2011 at 11:41:12 AM
Frank E.
09/30/11
IF THERE IS ANY "CONSTITUTIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT"
LEFT IN AMERICA,INVESTIGATE ALL OF THE FAST &
FURIOUS PERPERETRATERS AND DO A LEGAL PUNISHMENT
OF ALL INVOLVED IN THAT EPISODE.
Posted September 29, 2011 at 5:34:56 PM
Corbin Douthitt
Interesting. The Left--the MSM-- and the Democrat elite.. all seem to have the same mantra, that the Conservatives or Republicans want to deny 'insurance' to kids and old people, that they want to export Hispanics and gays, that anyone who disagrees with them is Racist, ignorant, uneducated, mean-spirited and probably a baby-killer . All while they continue to spew the same tired talking points that made no sense the first time-the same economic gibberish as they have always used that didn't work in 1936-1946-1956 -.... 2006 and wont work today or in 2016. They still maintain the elitist attitudes, and hammer away at with the class-warfare cr*p and then claim that the conservatives call 'reasonable ideas' class warfare. The Dimmocrat idea for compromise is the same as Lyndon Johnson's - compromise- do it MY way. Today it is MY way or the highway.. and they are truly offended when the Repubs tell them to do it OUR way!... and Bless the Repubs little hearts- Boehner still tries to play the old compromise game with them. It appears that the OLD Republicans have no clue and have never learned from watching the Dimmocrats stomp all over rules and Repubs and pass their Socialist agenda everytime they can. the Tea Party is trying to tell them something. Republicans are CONSERVATIVE. or supposed to be..
We have the Democrat Party which is really the Socialist Party, the Republican Party that is really the old Democrat Party of the 50-60's- and the Tea Party that is really Conservative but doesn't want to field a TP Candidate and dilute the vote. And Boehner and his cronies just keep on down the same path.
Write a bill, with a budget in it. Pass it. Send it to the Senate and let them shoot themselves in the foot with their mealy-mouth BS. If it does pass then Obie can put the icing on the cake( his farewell cake) and veto it.
Congress- just DO YOUR JOB. Write the bills that need to be done. write the bill to overturn ObamaCare and save the country millions of jobs and trillions of $$.
Posted September 29, 2011 at 6:08:50 PM
Rod
@Hamilton re: Morgan Freeman. You forgot that Obozo got "a mere 95% of the black vote" ***despite the fact that he had ZERO experience on his resume that qualified him for the job as President of the United States and presented a bunch of lofty (leftist) platitudes as his "plan". That clause addition should not be forgotten. I overheard a lockerroom conversation last week that suggests Cain was correct in his assessment. If anyone really studied systems and processes they would never support the left's agenda or the clowns they nominate for elected office.
Posted September 30, 2011 at 3:14:57 PM
Rod
@ Herb Campbell. I understand being fair. Your idea sounds plausible but to me unlikely. i think we should also in the interest of fairness accept other possibilities including one that says the "k" sound was just inadvertent noise as he tried to change direction and think of a retraction. None of us will ever really know since we cannot read minds. I choose to focus my attention on his actions and they are ALL bad for America.
Posted September 30, 2011 at 3:27:11 PM
2WarAbnVet
The Fast & Furious Campaign as designed by the Obama Administration to create a tool to burgeon US gun owners with the need to restrict domestic gun sales. As the DOJ told us earlier this year, "90% of the guns used by criminals in Mexico were sold from the US". We didn't know, at the time, that the taxpayers were facilitating these sales.
Posted September 30, 2011 at 4:03:54 PM
Herb Campbell
@ Rod
Amen!!! Obama's actions are definitely ALL bad for America. The problem here is that whatever word he started to say has to be the opposite of rich. Jews are not known for being in the most low-income class of people, so I can't imagine why he would start to say, "a Jew." Jukejoint, (I spelled it wrong before), was the only word that seemed like it might fit. We know Obama likes to change his accent and dialect to pretend to be one of the folks in his audience. Maybe someday the transcript of the speech will surface and we will know. Meanwhile, there is silence from Mike McGinn & BuzzkilL No catchy Latin words. So I guess they can't come up with any other word either. But I remain open to any other suggestion besides "Jew" which is simply not fair.
Posted October 1, 2011 at 6:24:16 PM
Robert Morgan
I appreciate your continued professional analysis of the news
Posted October 4, 2011 at 5:51:24 PM
Luciano Muniz, Jr.
Could it be that, all of this was a scheme to distablize the Mexican Government further; thereby causing civil war. Just a thought..
Posted October 4, 2011 at 7:44:12 PM
Fred
Indict Eric Holder? Way past time for that maneuver. He should never have had the job initially. The man is a menace. Typical of BHO's people. Run him out of town on a rail.
Posted October 6, 2011 at 10:51:33 AM
PatriotsPixie
To - Investors Business Daily and Ben Shapiro
There is a general idea that is likely, that I am requesting you each explore and report on. That is if you value truth and you have the internal fortitude to do so.
This idea came directly from the President and Attorney General.... though I would wager it originated with Obama's handlers.
#1 the above two + Hillery +Pelosy and Reed want the Americans gun free. Since they cannot figure how to do that, next best is to render the weapons useless, ie without ammo.
#2 Fast and Furious was designed to fail. It was designed to give the administration a "reason" to abolish the BATF&E.
#3 Since gun manufacturers, ammo manufacturers, gun stores, gun smiths, and anyone selling any of the products related with firearms obtain their license to do business from the BATF&E. Abolishing that Bureau would in essence abolish all the licenses to operate for all of those related businesses.
#4 Thus we could oppose a dictatorship only until we ran out of the ammo we currently have on hand. Even the reloaders could not function because there would be no components available.
What a devious, evil, ingenuous way to make the American citizens impotent.
This MUST be broadcast far and wide!!!
Posted October 11, 2011 at 12:52:20 AM