DLA For Sunday 030412

Going against the Grain, and standing up for what you believe in, is ALWAYS Honorable.

Hey folks,

It was a truly sad day on Thursday when we learned of his Passing. The Internet and what has been deemed "The New Media" lost a true Champion for Truth and Reality. I know some of you are going to accuse me of giving an Obligatory Award because of his death. Perhaps they are right. However, I truly believe he deserves it. Going against the Grain, and standing up for what you believe in, is ALWAYS Honorable.

Here is a guy that grew up in a Liberal Household. Grew up in LA surrounded by Liberals and Card Carrying Members of the far Left LWL. But instinctively he knew something was not right. Something, or a lot of things, were not Logical, Truthful, or even CLOSE to what he KNEW was real. So he started doing what so many Liberals, and even those on the FAR Right, seem to lack the ability to do. THINK! Think for himself. Investigate the FACTS for himself. He decided that the Far Left Liberal Loonies was not for him.

He helped launch the Huffy {Huffington} Post. He helped the Drudge Report become what it is. He then decided to go his own way. He did what so many Bloggers and "New Media" people strive to do, and surpassed them all.

He is best known for exposing ACORN, reporting on Shirley Sherrod, and bringing down Anthony Weiner. But he was well known along Political Circles for a wide variety of reasons. Some loved him, some HATED him. But nearly all respected him for his courage to stand up for what he believed, and his ability to get the FACTS for what he was Investigating.

A Family man. A true seeker of TRUTH. A true defender of Logic and Reality. I never met the man. Although I did correspond with him once, and have used some of his stuff here over the years. He will TRULY be missed.

God Speed Andrew Brietbart. May his Family have the peace and comfort they need during this time. Thank you Sir. For all you did.
Peter

The California Example

As I have said before, look at Liberal run States vs Conservative run States for the truth.

Hey folks,

Why is it so important to put a fiscal Conservative in the White House? One of the main reasons is simple. Debt. Look around you folks. Obama and Liberal Policies by Congress have spent more money in just over a Thousand Days than this entire Country has spent from it's founding. That would be well over 200 years for those who need a little extra help in understanding. What do we have for all that spending?

Record high Unemployment, Foreclosures, Credit fails, Bankruptcies, and higher costs for all things. Along with all this, we have record high and near uncontrollable Debt. So what is the answer? Focus on the problem. It is not a Revenue Problem. It is a Spending Problem.

Lets look at California shall we? According to Capital Alert - Controller: State to run out of cash in March without action

California will run out of cash by early March if the state does not take swift action to find $3.3 billion through payment delays and borrowing, according to a letter state Controller John Chiang sent to state lawmakers today.

The announcement is surprising since lawmakers previously believed the state had enough cash to last through the fiscal year that ends in June.

But Chiang said additional cash management solutions are needed because state tax revenues are $2.6 billion less than what Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers assumed in their optimistic budget last year. Meanwhile, Chiang said, the state is spending $2.6 billion more than state leaders planned on.

OK stop right there. Read that again. "But Chiang said additional cash management solutions are needed because state tax revenues are $2.6 billion less than what Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers assumed in their optimistic budget last year." What does that mean?

I own Company ABC. Last year my Company made a $40 Million Dollar Profit. About $10 Million a Quarter. Along comes a Government Lib. They say, "That's too much money for you to make. That's not fair. We have people in this State that sit home and watch Opr,,,uh,,whatever is on TV during the day now, and we the State, need to take care of them. So we are going to take every penny you make over $5 Million a Quarter. That's only fair. Look at all the good you will be doing. We need your money to fund our Social Programs and keep our Party getting Votes to stay in power."

Well? I decide, enough is enough. So I start creating ways, most Legal, some maybe not, to make sure that my Company now only shows a, say, $6 Million Dollar Profit A Quarter. Or a Yearly Profit of $24 Million. Now even with all those new Rules and Taxes you came up with, you are only going to get $4 Million from me instead of the $20 Million you THOUGHT you were going to get.

Now you go on National Television, or in the Press, and say. "We have a Shortage of $16 Million." You see, you really don't. You never had it to begin with. Yet you went out and SPENT it already. That is NOT a Revenue Problem. It is a SPENDING Problem. You spent what you never had to begin with. Meanwhile, you know what you were getting back when I and my Company were making $40? Yup. About $8 to $10 Million a year. Now you make $4 Million.

Then again, if Taxes and oppressive Regulation continue, I will have to cut Jobs. The number one cost in any Company. I will have to Lay off People. They will no longer have a Job, meaning they will no longer be able to make their Mortgage, Car Payments, inject NEW money into the Economy, and will most likely end up on the Government Dole costing YOU even more money that you do not have. If you continue to attack me and make it unaffordable to do business here? I will go elsewhere, where I can make the Profit, pay less wages, and not worry about YOU at all. Now you will not even have the $4 Million. AND, you will have even more people on the Dole.

"State tax revenues are $2.6 billion less than what Gov. Jerry Brown and state lawmakers assumed" Just because you SAY we are going to Tax this much and make this much, doesn't mean that it will happen. If you DO, then great, go spend it. But spending it BEFORE you get it is just flat out Stupidity. Would you do this in your owe Private life? You assume you are getting, well, lets say a Bonus from Work. Every year you get say $1000.00 Bucks. So the time is coming, and you assume you will get it again this year. You make all these plans in anticipation of this. Do you go out and spend it BEOFRE you get it? What if the Company can't or won't do it this year? Is it THEIR fault if you go out and spend it? Or is it yours?

As I have said before, look at Liberal run States vs Conservative run States for the truth. Look at California, New York, Illinois. Then Look at Wisconsin, Alaska, ETC. Look at the major change in New Jersey. Liberalism FAILS every time it is tried. We have tried it for the past 5 to 6 years. Time for real Hope for a REAL Change. Again, this is not Party politics, or an Anti-Obama rant. Look around you. Can we AFFORD another 4 more years of THIS?
Peter

DLA For Sunday 012212

The Entire GOP. Now lets hope they MEAN it...

Hey folks,


You know, I keep getting asked "Who are you going for in this Election." My answer is always the same. "ANYONE but Obama!" If a Sane Democrat jumped in, I would Vote for them. ANYONE but Obama. Just look around folks. Record High Unemployment. Record High Home Foreclosures. Record High number of People on Food Stamps. Record High Debt. Record High Energy Costs which raises that Costs of EVERYTHING. Bush did not do this. He may have opened the door, but it was ALL Obama and the Liberals in Congress that created this mess we are in.

So, who does it seem, is a FRIEND of the Democrats in this Election Cycle? Yes. The GOP. I'm not being Provocative. I'm not being sarcastic. I'm not even remotely Joking. It is the TRUTH. The Establishment Republicans have been standing in the way of REAL Change. They themselves have stood in the way, and have worked AGAINST ANY True Conservatives that started to gain ground. Many in Washington have been playing Political Games, Politics as usual, while this Administration has run wild all over the place.

Well, according to 77 WABC News - House GOP seeks unity in election-year challenge By DONNA CASSATA, Associated Press, it seems that some may be getting it.

BALTIMORE (AP) — House Republican leaders pleaded for elusive unity from the disparate factions in their party as they pursue a dual election-year prize of retaining their majority and denying President Barack Obama a second term.

"Unity, unity, unity," Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., said Friday after hearing his leadership's overriding message at a series of private meetings at the GOP's annual three-day retreat. The fresh appeal to many of the 242 members comes just weeks after rank-and-file opposition to a short-term extension of the payroll tax cut exposed deep divisions among Republicans and ended 2011 on a discordant political note.

Rancor in 2012, Republicans understand, would be politically perilous, especially with the American people already holding Congress in such low regard. Republicans expect Obama to campaign against the "do-nothing Congress," using the presidential bully pulpit to try to make his case.

Looking ahead to a new year, Republicans said their strategy is to highlight stark differences with Democrats on job creation, deficit spending and how Obama runs the government.

"It's pretty clear it's going to be a referendum on the president's policies. ... the devastating impact of these policies on our economy," House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said in brief remarks to reporters.

Boehner said he had instructed each committee chairman to step up oversight of the Obama administration, an examination that would touch on everything from national security to education and echo last year's hearings on an Energy Department loan to a now-bankrupt solar energy company and a problem-plagued gun smuggling investigation known as Operation Fast and Furious. Money from the stimulus package in Obama's first year also will face scrutiny.

Republicans painted a dire picture of the economy, with high unemployment, housing woes and Obama regulations, or even the possibility of new rules, hampering small businesses and hiring.

"If I were Barack Obama I wouldn't want to talk about my record either," said Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore.

But in recent months, there have been signs of an economy on the upswing. Applications for unemployment benefits have dropped to their lowest level in nearly four years, housing sales increased and companies posted better earnings. The Dow Jones closed above 12,700 on Friday.

Economic indicators as well as perceptions of the nation's financial health will largely determine the re-election chances for Obama and members of Congress.

In perhaps a preview of the GOP effort to shape the debate, Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., said the latest positive economic signs reflect a resilient economy and added, "Imagine what growth could be if we got all of these barriers out of the way."

Election-year politics are certain to limit any attempts at an ambitious legislative session, but high-profile votes and issues can clarify the battle lines. Republicans made clear they will continue the fight over Obama's decision to block, at least temporarily, a 1,700-mile Canada-to-Texas pipeline known as Keystone XL.

Rep. Fred Upton, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said Republicans were open to making it part of the next round of negotiations on a Social Security tax cut and unemployment benefits, an attempt certain to draw Democratic opposition. House and Senate negotiators face a Feb. 29 deadline to coming up with a plan for a yearlong extension that also resolves the question of Medicare reimbursements for doctors.

"We are absolutely committed — as a Republican team — to keep the Keystone XL pipeline on the front burner," said Upton, R-Mich. He will hold hearings next week with State Department officials on their pipeline recommendation to the president.

Republicans argue that Obama's decision was politically driven and will cost the nation not only jobs but a new energy source.

Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas, said Obama took "20,000 shovel-ready jobs on Keystone and buried them." Rep. Bill Cassidy, R-La., said if Obama were serious about helping the middle class, he would allow the Keystone project to proceed, with scores of jobs for blue-collar workers.

In addition to working out a compromise on the payroll tax cut, Republicans pledged to be aggressive in crafting a budget and cutting spending, arguing that Obama's policies have contributed to the growing deficit. House members acknowledged that their legislation has little chance in the Democratic-controlled Senate or with Obama, but Ryan made clear they will still press ahead to ensure the electorate has a choice.

"At the end of the day, we'll kick this up to the American people and let them decide what kind of America they want to have," he said.

In a series of meetings, Republicans heard from former Texas Sen. Phil Gramm, a onetime presidential candidate, who focused on Obama's policies and their impact on free enterprise. They also heard about teamwork from former Washington Redskins Coach Joe Gibbs.

On Friday night, popular Republican and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who many had hoped would seek the presidency, was scheduled to speak to the Republican conference behind closed doors.

Surprisingly, lawmakers said there was little talk of presidential candidates. Pollsters did tell the GOP that once the party gets a nominee, it was critical that members of Congress and the candidate be on the same page, according to Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., who said he didn't foresee any problems.

Few members interrupted the gathering and socializing to watch Thursday night's debate from South Carolina.

"You get to the 18th debate," Terry joked. "Come on..."

Congratulations GOP!!! Now let hope you MEAN it. Because we KNOW from experience, you have this habit of saying one thing, and not following through, or doing the exact Opposite. Change is coming..Be part of it, or be gone.
Peter

Sources:
77 WABC News - House GOP seeks unity in election-year challenge

Coffee and Politics

The Liberal's attempt to create their own version of a Tea Party.

Hey folks,

Happy Sunday to ya. Glad you stopped by. I am of course your Host Peter Carlock, and this IS of course the Big Sunday Edition of the OPNTalk Blog. The Email is of course, if you want to be a part of the OPNTalk Blog, opntalk@gmail.com

We have a busy day today. Lots to cover. I do not think I will get to it today, but did you see how Obama slapped down the EPA? Seriously. The White House sent a letter to the EPA citing the struggling Economy, asking the EPA to withdraw an Air Quality rule that Republicans, Business Groups, Economists, and anyone with a SANE head, said would cost millions of Jobs. More on that and API's President's response on Tuesday's From the Energy Front Segment. But then again, with THIS Administration, a lot could change by then.

Coming right up today?

It Is NOT a Crime To Be a Christian Politician
Iran Nuclear Ambitions Are Real? Really?
Swine Flu Again?
DLA For Sunday 090411
IWA for Sunday 090411

Did you catch THIS? AP - Starbucks CEO hosts town hall on politics By SARAH SKIDMORE AP Food Industry Writer

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz changed how America drinks coffee. Now, he wants to change the political system.

Now you all KNOW how I love my Coffee. Drinking one right now. But I have never really been a fan of Starbucks. Sorry. I think they are over priced, for the low quality of their Product. But that's just me.

The leader of the coffee giant says U.S. political leaders have created a "crisis of confidence" with their political wrangling that is wreaking havoc on the economy. He said he wants to give a voice to all citizens by hosting a national telephone forum on Tuesday.

He's also running ads in the New York Times and USA Today ahead of the event, featuring an open letter that urges Americans to participate in the forum and insist politicians end their hyper-partisan behavior.

"We must send the message to today's elected officials ... that the time to put citizenship ahead of partisanship is now," Schultz said in the letter.

The forum comes weeks after Schultz called on other CEOs to halt contributions to U.S. political campaigns until the nation's leaders become financially disciplined and stop their political wrangling. The CEOs of more than 100 companies, from AOL to Zipcar, joined Schultz in his pledge to halt contributions and do what they could to stimulate growth in their industries.

Schultz, who heads Seattle-based Starbucks, which operates more than 17,000 stores globally, said he was moved to hold the forum after receiving hundreds of emails and letters from citizens. They were struggling to find jobs, keep their homes or send their children to school given the economic conditions.

"It looks like we struck a nerve with so many people," Schultz told the Associated Press. "I feel a personal responsibility to create a public dialogue and make a voice for people who feel like they can't be heard."

The forum will be hosted by nonpartisan group No Labels and held the same week as the GOP presidential debate and the President's address to a joint session of Congress to share his plan for job creation.

THAT right there is all you need to know. Well, first, Schultz is a big time Lib. No Labels? That is a LIBERAL GROUP. They were founded by, and are occupied by, LIBERALS. All this is, these nice words:

"We must send the message to today's elected officials ... that the time to put citizenship ahead of partisanship is now," "It looks like we struck a nerve with so many people," Schultz told the Associated Press. "I feel a personal responsibility to create a public dialogue and make a voice for people who feel like they can't be heard."

Then THIS:

"America is at a fragile and critical moment in its history," Schultz said in his letter. "We must restore hope in the American Dream."

Problem is, he doesn't mean it the way YOU think. He is a Liberal, or even if he ISN'T a Lib. No Labels ARE. The Simple Truth is, all this is, is the Liberal's attempt to create their own version of a Tea Party. THAT is how effective the Tea Party has become.

Be right back folks.
Peter

Sources:
AP - Starbucks CEO hosts town hall on politics

Hurricane Irene Visits NY, Obama is Toast

Preview for Sunday 082811

Hey folks,

As we speak, Hurricane Irene is visiting NYC. According to Reuters - Ferocious Hurricane Irene batters New York By Ben Berkowitz and Dan Trotta Reuters – 1 hr 21 mins ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Hurricane Irene battered New York with ferocious winds and driving rain on Sunday, shutting down the U.S. financial capital and most populous city, halting mass transit and causing massive power blackouts as it churned slowly northward along the eastern seaboard.

According to another report I saw, like 2 million people are without Power. But they are not alone.

Irene, still a menacing 480-mile (780-km)-wide hurricane, was enveloping major towns and cities in the northeast, hugging the Atlantic coast and threatening dangerous floods and surging tides.

From the Carolinas to Maine, tens of millions of people were in the path of Irene, which howled ashore in North Carolina at daybreak on Saturday, dumping torrential rain, felling trees and knocking out power.

After NYC, Irene is expected to remain a Hurricane and head even further North into the Boston area. She is not just some little Weather Event. Irene is a Killer. According to this report...

At least nine deaths were reported in North Carolina, Virginia and Florida. Several million people were under evacuation orders on the U.S. East Coast.

So our thoughts and Prayers are with those that have lost loved ones and those currently in the Path of this Storm. I'll update you when more information becomes available. Glad we missed this one. Or rather, this one missed us.

Coming right up today?

Do Not Deport? Pay Up.
Can't Concentrate? Join The Club
DLA For Sunday 082811
IWA For Sunday 082811

So did you catch this? This goes out to all my friends out there that think Obama is STILL unbeatable. Even the Libs know that he is Toast. As it stands right now.

Political analyst and Democratic pollster Doug Schoen tells Newsmax that President Barack Obama is in “deep trouble,” and if the election were held today he “would be a one-term president.”

BY A LANDSLIDE! Seriously. NOBODY is happy with him. Why do you think he is going off the deep end trying to get the "Extreme Vote" In other words, he refuses to enforce Laws on the Books in reference to Gays, Illegal Aliens, and announced that he will not longer Deport. He is actively Suing States that are getting a handle on their Finances by taking on Unions. He is going after those that claim "He ain't Liberal Enough." Yeah I know, but he is. Hell, Doug Schoen is a Lib. He Co-Wrote a Book with Scott Rasmussen entitled “Mad As Hell: How the Tea Party Movement Is Fundamentally Remaking Our Two-Party System.”

Three polls over a recent 8-day period have shown Texas Gov. Perry enjoying a significant lead over former front-runner Mitt Romney, with two of the polls putting Perry ahead by double digits.

In an exclusive interview with Newsmax.TV, Schoen was asked what he thinks of the poll results considering that Perry has been formally in the race for only about two weeks.

“I think it shows how dissatisfied the Republican electorate is with the other seven or eight candidates, and how they’re looking for a fresh face to take on President Obama,” he says.

Questions have been raised about Perry’s ability to garner support among moderate Republicans. Schoen comments: “In the primaries he doesn’t really need moderate Republicans because the bulk of the voters are conservative, but in the general election he’ll certainly have to broaden his appeal.”

{Sigh}You know folks, no never mind. Now is not the time. I have some thoughts on Perry, but I would rather get to know him a bit more before I comment. Anyway, you can tell Schoen is not happy about this.

One recent poll pitting Obama against Perry shows the two in a dead heat. Schoen agrees that Perry is a “formidable” candidate, but cautions: “I think this poll reflects more the weakness of Obama than the strength of Governor Perry. It remains to be seen if Perry develops the kind of broad-based appeal he’ll need to win the presidency.

“Right now it looks like a Perry-Obama race, but a few months ago it looked like Donald Trump was the front–runner, then Mitt Romney, then Michele Bachmann, so anything can happen in this election.”

Schoen was asked, given Perry’s strong showing so far, if it is too early to say Obama is in trouble.

“I think Barack Obama is in deep trouble,” Schoen declares.

“At this point he is being hurt and hurt seriously by the weak economy. He’s going to have a jobs speech in September. He’s going to talk about revitalizing the economy. It’s anyone’s guess if that will make an impact. But as we sit here today, bottom line, I think you’d have to say the economy is a dramatic drag on his presidency.

“I think he would be a one-term president if the election were held today.”

Get this. Remember what I have been telling you about Unions are nothing more than a Funnel of Money into the Democrat Party? Well, now THEY are mad too.

Angry that Democrats are ignoring union issues, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka has announced that the nation's largest labor federation is cutting its ties with the Democratic Party and President Barack Obama heading into 2012, and instead it will set up a super PAC to pick and support its own candidates.

Asked if this is a huge blow to Obama, Schoen responds: “Absolutely. Obama needs to get labor back and I think he’ll be courting them furiously in the weeks and months to come.”

Like I said, he lost most of the Normal Votes. Those squishy Republicans and RINOS, Independents, and even some Sane Democrats. He NEEDS the Extreme Vote. He needs the Kooks and the Far Left Looney Base. That's not enough for him to win, maybe about 20 Percent of the American Population, but he can't Win without them. Also if he loses the Unions, where will all the money come from to pay people to Intimidate Voters at the Polls and mess with Ballots? {Smile}

Oh, you know what this is. You know WHO this is. I'll be right back.
Peter

Sources:
Reuters - Ferocious Hurricane Irene batters New York
Newsmax.com - Schoen: If Election Held Today, Obama Would Lose

Media: Romney Number One, People: Last

Do NOT be fooled folks. There is NO DOUBT. Conservatism is on the Assent.

Hey folks,

All we keep hearing, from the start, leading all the way up to, the Iowa Straw Poll, is Romney is our guy. Not from US. But from the Establishment types, and the Mainstream Media. He is a real, serious, and genuine Candidate. He is not some fringe, Right Field Kook, like those Tea Party Members support.

We were told that he is the Number One Guy. The ONLY one on the Right capable of beating Obama. Forget the Tea Party. {Spoiler Alert} Our IWA Winner this Week wants you to believe that the Tea Party is NOT Mainstream America. They are simply:

"freaked out white men who are unemployed and have been unemployed for three years and they're scared to death."

We KEEP hearing this NONSENSE. We keep hearing how the Tea Party is a SMALL, insignificant, White, Racist, Chauvinistic, Homophobes, who want to take this Country back to the dark ages. I said this. Or, I will in a few minutes. {Smile}

"This couldn't be further from the REALITY of the Situation. The Tea Party is made up of MOSTLY Employed People. Some Rich, some Poor, some White, some Black. People from all over the Country. They are AMERICA."

We have also learned that over HALF are Women. The Media and the Left want you to believe that you are in the Minority in this country. If you WANT Smaller Government, less Taxation, and Government out of our Private Lives, you are in the Minority. If you AGREE with Obama, and the Liberal Agenda, then you are Mainstream. Come on people. Get with the Program. Don't listen to these "Tea Partiers." They are all Kooks. The Majority in this Country believe the way we do. Liberalism is the way of America now. God, Family Values, Small Government? That is all so YESTERDAY. No one believes in all that stuff today.

So we go into a Debate Mitt Won. No one could touch him. He came out unscathed. What about Bachmann? WHAT? Are you serious? Come on Pete. She is a Kook. She can't Win. How many times does the Media have to tell you that NO ONE spouting Conservative Values can Win?

Well, according to the AP - Bachmann wins GOP 2012 test vote By MIKE GLOVER and PHILIP ELLIOTT Associated Press

AMES, Iowa (AP) -- Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann won a test vote of Iowans on Saturday, a show of popularity and organizational strength for the tea party favorite five months before the state's caucuses kick off the GOP presidential nominating season.

The result is the first indication of what Iowans think of the field of Republicans competing for the chance to challenge President Barack Obama next fall. But it's hardly predictive of who will win the winter Iowa contest, much less the party nod or the White House.

Rather, Saturday's outcome suggests that Bachmann has a certain level of support and, perhaps even more important, the strongest get-out-the-vote operation and widest volunteer base in a state whose caucuses require those elements.

Whoa, Whoa! What was that? Bachmann Won? REALLY? How did that happen? Well, surely Romney came in Second. Right?

Texas Rep. Ron Paul finished a close second while former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty placed a distant third.

"We have a lot more work to do," Pawlenty said, making clear he wasn't dropping out despite a disappointing finish. "We are just beginning and I'm looking forward to a great campaign."

The results of the nonbinding vote, held on the Iowa State University campus, came just hours after Texas Gov. Rick Perry entered the race.

"I full well believe I'm going to win," Perry told South Carolina voters on a conference call before delivering his first speech as a candidate.

"It's time to get America working again," he declared in Charleston, S.C. "America is not broken. Washington, D.C. is broken."

Wait Perry? A WRITE IN CANDIDATE? 718 write-in Votes. What happen to Romney? 567 votes. That's 151 MORE Votes to someone not even on the Ballot than Romney.

The evidence is CLEAR. Do NOT be fooled folks. There is NO DOUBT. Conservatism is on the Assent. Remember what I said about Bachmann a little while back?

There is a REAL fear out there that they HAVE indeed done a good job in making Sarah Palin unelectable. I do not think so, but they do. So here comes another Beautiful, smart, serious, FEMALE, who is NOT Palin. Her name is Michele Bachmann. So those that may have wanted to Vote for Palin, may very well NOW go with Bachmann. Regardless of what the MMD and the Left tell you, they are terrified of this scenario. I can't imagine what they think of this. Look for the Attacks on Bachmann to INCREASE starting today.

The American People keep speaking LOUD and CLEAR. Over and Over again. It can no longer be ignored. It can't be spun. It can't be explained away. It is NOT going away. Conservatism is on the Assent. We ARE a Right leaning, God Fearing, Family Oriented, Country Loving, Conservative Country. We are a simple folk. We LOVE the Constitution. We WANT smaller Government. A Government OF the people, by the people, for the People. We WANT the American Dream. The Pursuit of Life, Liberty, and Happiness. No more back room, smoke filled deals. No more Political Games. We need REAL Hope, and REAL Change. We can not get there by the same old, same old. We need NEW. The People keep talking. Is anyone in Washington DC Listening?
Peter

Sources:
OPNTalk - Bachmann, Romney Tied In Iowa
AP - Bachmann wins GOP 2012 test vote

Gang of Six, Bipartisan?

Hardly

Hey folks,

So the Gang of Six? Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK, Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., Senate Budget Committee Chairman Kent Conrad, D-N.D., and Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Mike Crapo, R-Idaho.

Is this TRULY a Bipartisan group? No. Not really. It is also not a NEW group. These Six have been together, well, off and on, for over a Year. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK, walked away from the group at one point, talking about impasses on certain points. HIS points to be more precise. Coburn wants to reduce the size of the Military, and make Vets pay more for their Healthcare. Not kidding.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga.? Hardly a true Conservative. He barely got reelected last time. He is another Senator that has just been there WAY too long. He is an Establishment Republican, and a RINO. He keeps the R for times like this so he can say, he is part of a Bipartisan, whatever.

Mike Crapo, R-Idaho? Have you ever heard of him? No? With a name like Crapo? He is another RINO, looking to get 15 minutes.

So there you have the Bipartisan Group. The Gang of Six. It seems that they have patched things up and have released their PLAN. They say it will cut spending and reduce the Debt. Problem is, it WON'T.

IF it does what it says, basically it will cut spending something like 400 Billion a year. It WILL raise Taxes. It WILL raise the Debt Ceiling. It WILL PROTECT Entitlement Programs. In the long run, it will do NOTHING to reduce the Debt. What it DOES do, is guarantee MORE spending. More Spending MEANS, more DEBT.

House Republicans? Back in April, they passed a Resolution that calls for reducing annual Deficits by a total of $6.2 Trillion over the next Ten years. It included no Tax increases but calls for transforming Medicare into a Voucher system that Subsidizes the purchase of Private Insurance Plans. Now the House Republicans Passed a Balanced Budget Amendment Bill last night. These people are SERIOUS about spending and reducing the Debt.

Or ARE they? The whole Balanced Budget thing is GREAT. Florida has that. What it means is that Government will have to make the tough choices that it needs to make to cut out of control spending. HOWEVER, attached to this, is a way to Raise the Debt Ceiling TWO TRILLION. So? Balance the Budget AFTER you spend another TWO TRILLION that we do not have?

The answer is as simple as your normal American Household. DON'T SPEND MONEY YOU DO NOT HAVE! If your Income is not covering your OUT going. THEN CUT SPENDING. Don't spend MORE. STOP putting us in more and more DEBT!

The answer is simple. NO NEW TAXES! CUT SPENDING! DO NOT RAISE THE DEBT CEILING! You know folks, the sad thing is, the TRUTH? As usual with the TRUTH. It is not really all the complicated to understand. Sometimes the TRUTH is hard to accept. But it is NOT hard to understand. Me and you could sit down at the table right now. We could find and cut over a Trillion Dollars in Pork and Waste that the Government spends every year. We could do this in under one day. Most people do not even know that these programs exist. It would only effect a handful of people who's pockets are being padding. Most will not even miss the Programs and Waste. Yet we could save TRILLIONS by cutting this garbage out. Just repealing, or defunding Obamacare would save us a TRILLION we do not have.

The answer is simple. Stop playing games. CUT SPENDING. Stop spending what we do not have. Get rid of programs that are nothing more than money pits that serve no National Interest, or are Unconstitutional. Stop allowing us to borrow more money we do not have. Just STOP!
Peter

Problems With Huntsman

He's a RINO, and FRIEND of Obama.



Hey folks,

No doubt you heard a LOT about Huntsman in the past 24 hours. I have been told he is I've been told he is Pro-Choice. He is NOT. I've been told he's Pro-Gay Marriage. He's NOT. Pro-Global Warming Agenda. He is. I've been told he is Pro-Obamacare. He IS. Well, something like it. I've been told he is a RINO. He IS.

OK. Myth number one. Pro-Choice? His record speaks CLEARLY against this. He IS a Mormon. He supports a Right to Life Amendment. He signed three Pro-Life Bills to help limit Abortions in the State of Utah. His Record speaks for itself.

Myth number two. He is for Gay Marriage. He is for Civil Unions, but NOT Gay Marriage.

Utah Gov. Jon Huntsman, who supports civil unions for gays and lesbians, reacted to the Iowa decision by reiterating his support for restricting marriage to heterosexual couples. In 2004, Huntsman successfully backed a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.

"He believes all people should have equal rights," Huntsman spokeswoman Lisa Roskelley told ABC News. "But when it comes to marriage, Gov. Huntsman believes that should be reserved for a man and a woman."

Asked if he favors the passage of a constitutional amendment in Iowa, Roskelley said, "He would leave that up to Iowa and trust that they would address that appropriately within their state."

Myth number three. He is Pro-Global Warming. Well, he signed a climate initiative with other Governors aimed at reducing Global Warming. He did say this.

“I’m not a meteorologist. All I know is 90 percent of the scientists say climate change is occurring. If 90 percent of the oncological community said something was causing cancer we’d listen to them.”

So YES, he is either stupid enough to buy into it, or understands it's a way to gain Power, Control, and Money. Either Way, this is a deal breaker for me. Well, Deal Breaker number one.

Myth number four, Obamacare? Well, more like Romneycare

Every Utah resident would be required to have health insurance under a plan being pushed by Gov. Jon Huntsman's advisers.

And if you do NOT buy into it?

People who can afford health insurance but don't buy it could be prohibited from enrolling in university classes or getting a job.

Join our Universal Healthcare or else.

Nielsen said it's possible they also could someday face a tax penalty, as is the case in Massachusetts.

So yes. He IS for Universal Healthcare. He is for a Mandate Forcing everyone to have Health Insurance. Deal Breaker number two for me.

Look, this guy is a Friend of Obama's. He is a former Employee of Obama's. He is LOVED by the Media, and they are attempting to pull a McCain on us with this guy. Why? Because they KNOW that if nothing changes, and changes significantly by 2012, Obama is TOAST. They KNOW that if a TRUE, red blooded Conservative gets the Nomination, they could win in a LANDSLIDE. They WANT someone in there that will at lease work with the Liberal on SOME things. They want someone in there that will further at lease SOME of the Liberal Agenda. They KNOW that Huntsman is that guy. He IS a RINO. Republican in name only. They KNOW that he is too much of a Coward to stand up to the Liberals and the Liberal Agenda. That's why they LOVE him. Deal Breaker number three for me.

No folks, do not be fooled. Huntsman is NO Conservative. He IS a RINO who is FOR Obamacare, Global Warming, and he will NOT bring our Country in a different direction. He is a HAND PICKED, by the Media and even Obama himself. Remember a little while back Obama's Aides had identified Mr. Huntsman as, "a rising star of the Republican Party, as a potentially strong Opponent in 2012." They did. As soon as it was discovered that Mitch Daniels' Wife won't let him Run.

Huntsman DID say one thing that is ABSOLUTE FACT.

"For the first time in history, we are passing down to the next generation a country that is less powerful, less compassionate, less competitive and less confident than the one we got," he said. "This, ladies and gentlemen, is totally unacceptable and it is totally un-American."

That is WHY Huntsman is NOT our guy. That is WHY we need to make sure that we are not McCained again. That is WHY we need a TRUE Conservative in the Running. This is WHY we need a TRUE Conservative as the next President of the United States. Huntsman is NOT it.
Peter

Sources:
Real Clear Politics - Huntsman joins WH race, promising jobs, civility
National Review Online- Jon Huntsman and Global Warming

My Analysis of Rick Santorum on Rush Limbaugh

Analysis and Comments

Hey folks,

If you are a 24 - 7 Member of Rush Limbaugh's Radio Show Website, you can go back and LISTEN to the entire Interview. Close your eyes. Picture Santorum's Voice being deeper and more, uh, Bombastic. You would think Rush was talking to himself. I swear to you, he sounded just like Rush himself. Some Highlights

Santorum : "We're at risk of losing what this country has fought for for 200 years, and I believe the linchpin in losing that is Obamacare. You know, Rush, that Lady Thatcher said after she left office and reflected on her career, that she was never able to accomplish in England what Ronald Reagan did in America, and she said that she blamed the British national health care system. What I said yesterday, or two days ago, was that once the government has an ID line to you, and they can withhold nutrition and withhold care, they can get anything out of America. They can grow bigger and bigger and more powerful. I just feel like we have to stop Obamacare, and I think we need a candidate who can be crystal clear on that and has a strong record on not just health care but on limited government and I believe that I can bring that to the table and someone who's been a very strong, consistent conservative over the years."

Oppose Obamacare, want to repeal it. Point for Rick.

Santorum: "I don't claim to be a Tea Party person because obviously I've been involved in politics for quite some time, but for really for the same reasons the Tea Party people decided to come out of the woodwork. I really decided to come out of my wood works and get back involved in this because I have seven children, Rush, and I think my duty to them is the same duty that my grandfather was to me which is creating -- to make sure that we pass on -- a country that's free and I really do believe that's at risk in America. I think this election is the most important one since the election of 1860."

So against Card Check, Cap and Tax, and of course Obamacare. He is a Tea Party person even though, he is a Politician. He believes as they do on most things. Point Two.

Santorum:"Freedom. I really can't stress enough how I believe that Obama's view of America... I always use this quote that said in response to the Ryan budget. He was talking about Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, and he said that, you know, America's a better country because of these programs then he went on and said, "I'll go one step further: America would not be a great country without those programs." That man does not understand what makes America great. What makes America great was a government that was founded to be limited to doing one thing. I really believe the whole purpose of America, the aspirational value -- why everybody who wants to come to this country wants to come here -- was because we respected the dignity of every living person. Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. It is to protect life and liberty. That is what America is all about. It's not to take care of people, but it's a belief that free people -- if given the opportunity to provide for themselves -- collectively we can build a much greater society. We can build a society that's a good and decent society, if government just stays out of the way and creates an atmosphere for opportunity, protects us from outside forces and creates a level playing field for all of us to be able to achieve in our lives."

FREEDOM! Smaller Government. Point three.

Santorum: "Yeah. Look, I believe as you heard, "We're endowed by our Creator with certain rights: Life, liberty..." I mean, America is a moral enterprise, Rush. The idea that Republicans can win elections if he go up there and just say, "All we care about is money..." People don't care... Of course we care about our jobs, we care about money, but we care about our families. We care about our communities. We care about, you know, the dignity of life; we care about living good lives that add to the greatness of this country, and the idea that we can have limited government, Rush, without strong families?

The family is the first economy. If the family breaks down, well, government gets bigger because of the consequences of family breakdown. We see in the neighborhoods where there are no marriages and there are no two-parent families. You can't ignore the reality that faith and family. Those two things are integral parts of having limited government, lower taxes, and free societies. We are either gonna be constrained by internal controls, internal restraint on our behavior or we're gonna be restrained by external restraints -- and when people say, "We can live free and people can do whatever they want to do," show me an example of that in human history. It doesn't work.

So I am gonna talk about it. Look, I understand, you heard me say, Rush: The most important issue is obviously freedom and repealing Obamacare and getting government out of people's lives, lowering taxes and creating growth -- and you know that I was a leader on welfare reform. I was the guy that led the charge in the US Senate and actually wrote the bill when I was in the House. I was the guy that actually helped end the federal entitlement. I embraced the Ryan plan and said it's a good first step and frankly I would go even farther than that, and I'm out talking about all the important issues of the day, but you can't ignore the entire picture, and I don't think Americans want us to ignore the entire picture either."

God and Family. Points Four and Five.

Santorum: "The reason I was able to win before is because people, while they didn't always agree with me, they knew where I stood and they knew that I did what I believed was right and that I stood for what I believe in, and they could trust me even though they didn't necessarily agree."

A uniter not a divider. He DID win Four out of five Elections in Democrat Land. Not bad. Point Six. Global Warming? You know, what killed Romeny?

Santurom: "I believe the earth gets warmer, and I also believe the earth gets cooler, and I think history points out that it does that and that the idea that man through the production of CO2 which is a trace gas in the atmosphere and the manmade part of that trace gas is itself a trace gas is somehow responsible for climate change is, I think, just patently absurd when you consider all of the other factors, El Nino, La Nina, sunspots, you know, moisture in the air. There's a variety of factors that contribute to the earth warming and cooling, and to me this is an opportunity for the left to create -- it's a beautifully concocted scheme because they know that the earth is gonna cool and warm. It's been on a warming trend so they said, "Oh, let's take advantage of that and say that we need the government to come in and regulate your life some more because it's getting warmer," just like they did in the seventies when it was getting cool, they needed the government to come in and regulate your life because it's getting cooler. It's just an excuse for more government control of your life, and I've never been for any scheme or even accepted the junk science behind the whole narrative."

GLOBAL WARMING IS A SCAM! BIG Point Seven. He also went on to say that he was against New Taxes and Tax hikes. Point Eight. He said he was not afraid to ATTACK OBAMA. Obama IS a threat to this country and he said he was not going to shy away from calling him out on it out of fear of being called a Racist. BIG point Nine.

So my point is this. He may have said TOO MUCH of the right thing. My entire Voting History, I have never, EVER, met a Candidate of whom I agree with ONE HUNDRED Percent. No. Not ONE. He was on Rush. He understands that there are 22 Million PLUS Voters Listening and are EXSTREMELY Active. So He mimics Rush. He says one hundred percent the same thing Rush would, if Rush was running for President. Does he MEAN it? I guess time will tell.

Look, I love what he said. I LOVE the Passion in the way he said it. I AGREE with EVERYTHING he said. But somewhere, down deep in my gut, I feel hesitant to jump on the Rick Band Wagon. I can't place my figure on it. Maybe it's like the old saying goes, "If something seems to good to be true, it's probably NOT." I do not know. But he DEFINITELY got my attention.
Peter

Sources:
OPNTalk - Rick Santorum on Rush Limbaugh
Rush Limbaugh Radio Show

Professionally Trained Phoniness Of Liberals

Nothing about them is REAL, Truthful, or Heart felt.

Hey folks,

This is WAY TOO FUNNY! Seriously {Laughing} I can't believe what I just read. Happy Thursday to ya. {Laughing} I really can't believe what I just read. Well, I CAN. But the fact that they A, WROTE IT, and B, it was Published. I KNOW that it's true. But to admit it? Of course they have LONG stopped trying to hide who they are. Now they are actually showing us how they operate.

Truth is, NOTHING about these people is real. Nothing about these people is Truthful. There are no FIRM and concrete founding beliefs. There is NOTHING. They are trained from an early age to just accept whatever they are told, FEEL good about what they are told, and THAT will make them smart, caring, and loved.

They, some, do not understand WHY people are dropping Papers, leaving Liberal News Networks, and Independents are FLOCKING to the Right in droves? Why are people joining Talk Radio, the Internet, and Fox News? Because CONSERVATISM is REAL. Conservatives are never wavering, always constant, and able to explain WHY. We can back what we say with FACTS and TRUTH. WE win every time when we debate these people on the merits of WHATEVER the topic is.

For years, until Bush 43, the Liberals attempted to hide who they are. After Bush 43? They came out of the closet. They no longer attempt to hide themselves. They believed that due to Bush, and then Iraq, that there were enough people in this Country that HATE Bush, HATE War, and WANT a new Socialistic type change for this Country. Problem is, they were WRONG.

This Country IS Conservative. Most in this Country LOVE this Country, love God, do not WANT this Country to be changed into the new USSA. Another thing they were wrong about, even after YEARS of the Public School System, there really are not enough Stupid People in this Country, willing to blindly accept whatever they are told and just go with it.

So now that they are out of the Closet, there is no going back. Now they have to get people to believe that THEY are the smartest people in the room. Smart, sophisticated, right on whatever they think or say. They want people to believe that anyone that disagrees with them, are stupid, Religious Hicks, and Neanderthal. But it is THEY, that look like fools anytime they go up against a REAL Conservative. So they need to be TRAINED. {Laughing} They need to be trained how to deal with those dumb Hicks.

I'm going to stop talking now. Just read this. See you tomorrow for From the Emails Friday.

Washington Post - Media Matters boot camp readies liberal policy wonks for the camera’s close-up By Jason Horowitz, Tuesday, March 22, 8:15 PM

“I’m here to be intensely trained,” Lee Brenner announced as he came through the door of a discreet building near Dupont Circle.

The brick carriage house is usually the headquarters of the Mathematical Association of America, but for a few days in the middle of March, the left-wing organization Media Matters for America converted it into a partisan boot camp where rebel forces were trained for combat on Fox News. Over four grueling days, Harvard-honed instructors drilled a dozen softie policy wonks, molding them into an elite unit of smiling, succinct and well-coiffed talking heads.

Since its inception in August 2009, the Progressive Talent Initiative, or PTI, has trained nearly 100 pundits who have appeared 800 times on television and radio. Media Matters uses that metric to pitch donors for more contributions, but its leadership believes that the surge of camera-ready liberals has recaptured lost ground in the media wars against conservatives.

“There was a chronic imbalance,” said David Brock, the founder of Media Matters, which picks up the entire cost of the course. “We didn’t just want to accept that this is the way it is.” Brock is a former conservative writer at the American Spectator who was instrumental in efforts to discredit Anita Hill and to oust Bill Clinton, and who made a sharp left turn a decade ago.

The primary mission of Media Matters, he said, is to obsessively monitor Fox News and call attention to its distortions. But now it’s moving into the operational phase, transforming from observers to shock troops. The organization, he said, had to “professionalize the training and booking” of a left-leaning counterpoise.

Media Matters selected the coterie of attractive, articulate participants from 100 applicants, the largest pool so far. All in mid-career, the class included liberal think tank directors, former Capitol Hill staffers and presidential campaign aides, a pollster, a university professor, a combat veteran and contestants from both “American Idol” and “The Apprentice.”

Brenner, a former producer of CNN’s “Late Edition With Wolf Blitzer” and political director at MySpace, had recently founded a digital communications firm called FastFWD Group and an online magazine called HyperVocal.com.

To observe the training, The Post agreed to withhold the names of participants who asked not to be identified, which many of them did when instructors warned that a public alliance with Media Matters could jeopardize their chances of getting booked on Fox. Since Brenner said he had already criticized Fox on the record, he for one was willing to risk alienating “On the Record With Greta Van Susteren.”

Camera practice

On Wednesday morning, Brenner, who has black coiled hair, a pleasant demeanor and a taste for the blazer-and-jeans look, climbed the stairs to perform his “baseline video” hit with instructor John Neffinger.

Neffinger, 39, is one of the three partners in KNP Communications, a D.C.-based firm that Media Matters contracts to conduct the training. An attorney with a boyish, Tom Cruise charm (equal parts “The Firm” and “Magnolia”), Neffinger had a promising career teaching public speaking to executives, including those who “sold cigarettes to kids,” he said. He abandoned all that for the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard.

There, he met Matthew Kohut, 45, a reserved former jazz bassist working as a speechwriter for the renowned professor Joseph Nye. Kohut, the son of a famous pollster, introduced Neffinger to his pal, Seth Pendleton, 47, who earned a master’s degree from Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government and is a member of the Screen Actors Guild. (In 1994, Pendleton appeared as a stand-in on the Albert Einstein-themed romance “I.Q.” during a scene crawling with rhesus monkeys.)

After John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign, the three Democrats decided to use their gifts for communication to rescue their ailing party.

“I’m not going to play gotcha with you,” Neffinger said to Brenner as he directed him to a seat in front of a video camera. “What’s your issue area?”

Brenner explained that his firm dealt with new-media journalism.

“Joining us now to talk new media is Democratic strategist Lee Brenner,” Neffinger boomed in character.

“Thanks for having me,” Brenner said. And suddenly, the interview didn’t go so well. The corners of Brenner’s mouth tended to twitch on the way to a smile. But Neffinger accentuated the positive, especially the sign-off, when Brenner looked most at ease. “As we like to say,” he said, “you stuck the landing.”

Brenner joined the other participants in a wood-paneled room on the carriage house’s ground floor. A camcorder stood on a tripod in the middle of desks arranged in a horseshoe formation. Black and white boards hung on the walls. Brock, with graying hair and blue tie, offered some words of wisdom to the class. Their conservative antagonists had all gone through rigorous media training at the Leadership Institute, he warned, but now they, too, would be armed with the ammunition to compete.

Pendleton took the floor.

“You are going to be challenged. You are going to be exhausted. You are going to be frustrated,” he said, before surveying the group about how they felt when they went on television.

“I tend to get dry, so I need to hydrate,” Brenner said to the class. “Hydrate. Pee. Call my mom.”

‘Liberal’ associations

The problem for the soldiers of the left, according to Media Matters instructors, is that they are just too smart for their own good. The traditional dependence on facts and figures, on being right, is no longer germane. Too often these wonks disappear into the policy weeds or fall through the cracks of nuance.

Sources:
Washington Post - Media Matters boot camp readies liberal policy wonks for the camera’s close-up

Now Is Not The Time To Become Complacent

From the Energy Front 021511

Hey folks,

Happy Tuesday. Now normally, we would check in at the Energy Front today. But you already know the FACTS. We have talked about them in the past. We have talked about..

Jobs
The Economy
Affordable Energy.
The fact that this Moratorium is NOT making us cleaner, nor safer. Others are still Drilling.
National Security.
High Energy Costs.
ETC.

You want the FACTS vs Myths? Just type in Energy in the Search area here and check out the Vast Archives right here at OPNTalk. Or, you can also check in yourself with our friends over at API, and Energy Tomorrow.

You KNOW the FACTS. You know the result of all these Liberal Ideas and Agendas. You see the Price at the pump. You FEEL the Truth of all this in your wallet. You KNOW the answer.

I was talking to a friend of mind yesterday and they said, lets wait and see what these new members of the House actually do. Lets give them a chance. No, no, no. Now is not the time to get complacent. Now is not the time to sit back and watch.

Obama just purposed a new Budget. All you are hearing in the State Run Obama Media is about the "Spending Cuts." But when you dive into this, there are NO SPENDING CUTS. Not really. What they are trying to do is offset all their NEW spending, by including 15 Tax INCREASES. If the Congress Votes in this new Proposal, the 15 TAX INCREASES become law. One of the BIGGEST? New oppressive Taxation on Energy.

So now, Obama Limits the ability for the Energy Industry to do their Jobs. Costing Tens of THOUSANDS of US Jobs. Prevents Tens of Thousands of NEW Jobs. Forces US Companies to LEAVE the US and or, sell off some of their business to FOREIGN Companies. The new regulations and oppressive fines and costs INCREASE our dependency on foreign Governments. NOW he wants to ADD NEW oppressive Taxation on Energy.

Folks, NOW IS NOT THE TIME to be Silent. Now IS the time to keep calling, writing, and Emailing. ESPECIALLY if your Representative is a Tea Party backed Candidate. Let them know that you are behind them. However, remind them WHY you Voted for them. It was NOT so they could be there and just "go with the flow." You put them there to STOP the insanity. Call, write, Email, go to their Office. Do whatever you have to, let them know, that even if the Republican Leadership isn't getting it, they need to. NO NEW TAXES. NO OBAMACARE. NO MORE LIBERAL AGENDAS. NO MORE OUT OF CONTROL SPENDING.

Yes. So far I have been pretty happy with the Job they are TRYING to do. But this is a fight for America itself. A fight for our future. It is NOT Politics as usual. This is NOT "OK. We Voted for you, now do your thing." No, no, no. This is "OK. We Voted for you, now do the RIGHT thing."
Peter

Allen West Tore Up CPAC

Preview for Sunday 021311

Hey folks,

Happy Sunday to you. Glad you could make it. Mom and Baby, and Brother Josh are all doing just fine. I will be sure to post new Pictures on Facebook soon. Welcome to the Big Sunday Edition of the OPNTalk Blog. You know who this is. Don't forget you can follow on Twitter, Facebook, {For all those Great Photos and Quotes of the day} and as always, if you want to be a part of the OPNTalk Blog, the Email is opntalk@gmail.com.

"We cannot continue in an America where we are making more and more people wedded to government either by subsistence check or by employment check – where we are creating more victims and making people more dependent upon government That has to end, and the hard decisions come right now."

Who said that? I'll tell ya in just a Second. Coming right up today?

UGI Utilities, Inc. Trying To Do The Right Thing
Military Coup In Egypt. REALLY?
Stupidity and Recalls of Baby Monitors
DLA for Sunday 021311
IWA for Sunday 021311

The Environmental Protection Agency budget must be slashed and Congress must "start looking at every government program and agency created in the past 10 years” in order to make the necessary budget cuts,

So who is talking? Who says that America's Survival Depends on Conservative Values? Allen West.

According to Newsmax.com - Allen West: America's Survival Depends on Conservative Values, Allen West really brought the House down at CPAC.

America cannot survive as a nation if it continues making more people dependent on government checks, Rep. Allen West told a cheering crowd Saturday in closing out the 2011 Conservative Political Action Conference. The CPAC keynote speaker said America must secure the borders, protect the unborn, stand for traditional marriage and stand with Israel.

Amen! Great Job Mr. West. Keep up the good work.

Going to fill my cup. Be right back.
Peter

When Truth Is Spoken, Even Liberals Must Listen.

A Liberal now no longer believes.

Hey folks,

As I have said many many times, those on the more Liberal Side of the Spectrum, mostly live on, and go with agendas base on, FEELINGS. Most lack the Will or the ability to actually THINK. They either chose not to, or they have the inability to apply Logic and or Reason to anything. They are told how to feel, they feel. They let others lead their lives.

So what happens with one of these Liberals DO actually start thinking, What happens when one of these Liberals actually DO start applying Logic and Reason? They STOP being Liberals. Here is a GREAT example. According to The Telegraph - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy confession: 'I no longer feel left wing' By Henry Samuel, Paris

France's first lady, Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, has confessed to no "longer feeling left-wing" after three years of marriage to the country's conservative president, Nicolas Sarkozy.

The supermodel-turned-singer's reputation as a "luvvie Lefty" has been cited as a major handicap to Mr Sarkozy's re-election, and her political change of heart is an attempt to boost support for her unpopular husband among his core Right-wing electorate.

Only two years ago Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy had claimed that she was "instinctively left-wing" after at one stage supporting her husband's Socialist rival in the 2007 presidential elections. She had also publicly opposed Mr Sarkozy's plan to conduct DNA tests on immigrants.

In 2008, she told the Libération newspaper: "Nobody has to be joined at the hip in politics or with one's husband". A year earlier she told a British newspaper: "I would never vote on the Right."

So why was she Liberal anyway? She goes on to tell the truth. She was a Sheep. She belonged to a group that IS Liberal, and she wanted to fit in.

But in Monday's interview with Le Parisien newspaper, she said her previous political persuasion was only due to her belonging to a "community of artists." "We were bobo (bourgeois bohemians), we were left-wing but at that time I voted in Italy (her native country)." I have never voted for the Left in France and I can tell you, I'm not about to start now. I don't really feel left-wing anymore," she said.

Mrs Bruni-Sarkozy has French nationality and can thus vote in next year's presidential elections, when her husband is expected to stand for a second five-year term.

She said her political U-turn was down to the recent behaviour of the French Left. "I have heard Socialist officials say the same kinds of things as the National Front say, and I have been really shocked," she claimed.

Now think about that folks. Some of my friends on the Right hate it when I say this. But I do not have a problem with the once great Democrat Party. They have some very positive messages. Beliefs that are not that far from where the majority of this country sit. As I pointed out more than a few times, the Original Liberalism Movement more closely resembles Today's Conservatism than it does TODAY'S Democrat Party, or NEW Liberalism. New Liberalism is nothing more than a quest for Tyranny. The more people learn this reality, the greater number of people that flee from them.

This is the whole reason behind the Conservative ascendancy in this country. More and more people are hearing the TRUTH. Via the New Media, Talk Radio, Cable News, and the Internet, the people are hearing the Truth. When people hear the Truth, stop FEELING, and start THINKING, sometimes they stop FEELING Left.
Peter

Sources:
The Telegraph - Carla Bruni-Sarkozy confession: 'I no longer feel left wing'

Curbing Political Dissent, Violation Of Most Basic Right

Completely INSANE Left Wing Stupidity.

Hey folks,

We WILL get back to some sense of normalcy around here soon. I hope. But I can't let this go. The Left has doubled down on they use of this tragic situation. They are doubling down on their usage of this poor Congresswoman clinging to life, the DEATH of a Republican Federal Judge, 9 year old little girl, and 4 others that lost their lives. THEY are the ones playing Politics, and attempting to get some of their power back, further agendas, and this is ALL Insane.

We have Bills being written to BAN Guns, Ammo, Limit the number of Bullets in a Clip. We have some in Congress proposing new regulations on how close you can get to your Representative. What you can and can not Post in Picture form ABOUT a Representative. What WORDS they will determine of course, are permitted to be used in debate. Some want to CHANGE the First Amendment to RESTRICT Voices of descent by the People of America toward Government. We have the renewal of the Fairness Doctrine. We have some that want to shut down ANY voice of descent out there.

We have this completely incompetent Sher,,,you know what? I'm not longer going to call this Idiot a Sheriff. He is showing himself DAILY that he is NOT. It is a Law Enforcement Professional's JOB, to stop people from breaking the Law. Something happens, it is their Job to put that person into the System. It is NOT their Job to assign Blame. Find Guilt, or Innocents. That is the Job of the Courts. Lawyers, Judges, Juries. Not the Cop that arrested the person, or the top Cop of the Department. Their Job is to Protect and Serve. Guilt and Innocents is that of the Courts. This guy is playing Politician. NOT Sheriff. He continues to go around and accuse HIS Political Opponents, ANYONE that doesn't agree with him on the Issues, the Left's Policies, and or Obama, as ACCOMPLICES to MURDER.

The problem with ALL of this, is that NONE of this is TRUE. This guy, Jared Loughner, is a mentally unstable {To say the least} individual that has been after this Congresswoman since 2007. He is NOT a Tea Party Member. He is NOT a follower of Palin. He did NOT listen to Rush or ANY Talk Radio. He is NOT a Right Wingnut. He is a crazy person that followed a fantasy in his head. The more we learn about this guy, the more we see he has NOTHING to do with Politics themselves. He is a CRAZY person that others were afraid of, the Police were aware of, and he should have been treated long before this.

But that doesn't stop this poser of a Law Enforcement Official from showing his complete inability to do his job. Yes I was and AM calling for this guy to get out of the Office he has hijacked for his 15 minutes. He has shown his inability to actually DO his job, due to his own Prejudice and Hate.

Remember what I said yesterday?

So in other words what this Moron is saying, is the typical Liberal BS. The Left can say and do whatever they want. They can Lie, Cheat, and COMPLETELY make stuff up. Like with Bush and Palin. They can Lie and make stuff up about the Tea Party. They can attack Private Citizens like Joe the Plumber, and go after Rush with the full power of Congress. The Liberal Loon sites out there can post WHATEVER they want, including OPENLY wishing for the Death of Rush, Cheney, and others. The MMD can do the same. But YOU? YOU better not even THINK about criticising Obama. If you do it's Racist, Bigoted, and HATE SPEECH. Do not even think about opposing insane and ANTI-AMERICAN Legislation coming out of the Congress. You're too stupid to know what's good for you anyway.

Well, looky looky here. Mark Halperin from Time had this exchange with Joe Scarborough on the TV Show Morning Joe.

“I just want to single out one thing. I think the media and the politicians have behaved pretty well so far.I’m worried about the anger of the right-wing commentariat,” Halperin said. “Fox and George Will and other conservatives are in some cases justifiably upset at liberals, but they’re turning this back into the standard operating procedure of ‘all this is war and fodder for content’ rather than trying to bring the country together.”

“Wait a second,” Scarborough responded. “I think they would say that you have that backwards, that a shooting was turned into fodder to attack conservatives.”

Halperin: “And, I already made that criticism, as well. they’re right, but rather than seizing on it and turning the other cheek, they’re back at their war stations. that’s not going to help us.”

That's right folks. Websites like the Huffy Post, or the Daily Koss can openly call for the Death of the President, Bush, VP Cheney, Rush Limbaugh, Sarah Palin, and ANYONE that is not on their Political Side. But when WE speak out against Policies that we see as detrimental to the American Way of Life, disagree with the President and call him what the evidence suggests he is, and Tyrant, WE incited violence and WE are charged with accessory to this horrendous event. When the Left make these insane allegations, we are suppose to "Turn the other cheek?" I think not.

Folks, like I said before. These people are making themselves look like utter Fools. As we learn more about Loughner, the more we learn he is nothing more than a Mentally unstable Individual that has been planning this since 2007. Long before anyone really knew who Palin was, long before the Tea Party even existed. They are looking more and more foolish as time goes on.

A message to all those new House Members and the new Speaker of the House. DO NOT get caught up in this insanity. DO NOT get tricked into going along with these people on the Left that want to destroy the very reason the First and Second Amendments are even there. No dissent? No protection against a Tyrannical Government. No speaking out against Policies that are there to take away Freedoms and CHANGE the very Foundation of the Country? If they get their way, they WILL do it. They WILL Restrict and silence Voices that do not agree with their insane agendas, and they WILL take away your RIGHT to defend yourself. In spite of all the evidence to the contrary, they continue to attempt to spin this for their own Political Gain. Do NOT let them get away with it. PERIOD.
Peter

DLA For Sunday 010911

Like I said. Lets hope they keep it up.

Hey folks,

"He's no good for the People. He is out of touch. He is insane. He is just playing Politics. He does not care about you. He is cutting things that are there to help the poor and middle Class People." Sound familiar? "You better not even think about it. It will not work. ETC." Sound familiar?

Yeah. It sounds REAL Familiar. His name is Chris Christie. The new Governor of New Jersey. I have even heard that he has a "combative tone." Yet. Christ Christie has NEVER been afraid to tell it like it is. To tell the Truth. To make the hard Decisions. To DO the right thing. The Democrats still hate it. In the latest Approval Poll, he sits at a 65 percent disapproval amongst Democrats, but still has a 74 percent amongst Republicans and a 48 Approval amongst {So called}Independent Voters. He is still at around 51 percent overall. In one of the most Liberal States out there. These are GREAT numbers. Obama? All polls combined, around 47 percent Approval. The 111 Congress? {Laughing} single digits.

So what does that tell ya? Yeah. The PEOPLE like the People that reduce Government, cut spending. Lower Taxes, or at least keep them where they are, and LISTEN to the People. If you take away the WELFARE State. The Numbers approving of Chris Christie SOAR even higher for Chris Christie, and PLUMMET for Obama. Then NO ONE is happy with the 111 Congress. But that IS the whole point behind all those Social Programs. Make people dependant and they will continue to Vote for you. Buy their Votes in essence.

But this is NOT a Welfare State. This is AMERICA. Home of the FREE. Hard working, red blooded, American Spirit is still very much alive in Most People. They do not WANT hand outs. They do not WANT the State to run their lives. The WANT the Government to get the Hell out of their way and LET them be FREE.

Well? All leading up to this last Election, I warned the New Republicans, Tea Partiers and other, that they had better be willing and ABLE to not just TALK the Talk, but WALK the Walk AFTER they get into power. There are extremely positive signs that they are willing to do just that. Remember this past Thursday, I posted new Speaker of the House, John Boehner's response to Harry Reid over Harry telling him, "Do not even think about attempting to Repeal Obamacare." He said, Forget that. Forget YOU. We ARE going to do it. Because the PEOPLE want us to. SO? Is he willing to WALK the Walk after the PEOPLE put the Republicans back into Office?

New Majority Cuts Congress’ Budget, Takes First Steps to Repeal Job-Killing Health Care Law, & More Posted by on January 07, 2011

Welcome to the first weekly email from the office of the new Speaker of the United States House of Representatives: John Boehner. The 112th Congress opened for business this week, and lawmakers moved quickly to enact reforms aimed at making it easier to cut government spending and remove barriers to job creation. Here’s what was happening in the House this week:

Taking the First Steps Towards Repealing the Job-Killing Health care Law

The new majority took the first steps toward repealing the job-killing health care law. If fully implemented, ObamaCare would destroy more than 1.6 million jobs, cost taxpayers more than $2.3 trillion, and add more than $700 billion to the deficit.

Several House leaders and committee chairmen released a report on the heath care law that passed last year over the objections of the American people. Entitled ObamaCare: A Budget-Busting, Job-Killing Health Care Law, it outlines the impact the new law is having on American jobs and our national budget. It’s definitely worth checking out.

Cutting Spending & Changing the Way Congress Works

The House adopted new reforms that make Congress more open and accountable, and make it easier to cut spending. For example, all bills will now be posted online at least three days before a vote. And any proposed spending increases must be offset by spending cuts – not tax hikes.

A coalition of reform-minded groups, including Americans for Tax Reform, praised the reforms as important tools for cutting government spending.

The House cut $35 million from its budget, keeping a promise made in the Pledge to America.
Lawmakers read the U.S Constitution aloud on the House floor for the first time in history.

Also This Week: Boehner Elected Speaker, 112th Congress Sworn-In

Boehner delivered his opening remarks in which he said, “The people voted to end business as usual, and today we begin carrying out their instructions.” [VIDEO]

We posted video of Boehner’s reunion with 10 of his 11 brothers and sisters at Andy’s Café – the tavern in southwest Ohio where he worked for his father, mopping floors and waiting tables. [VIDEO]

House Republicans broadcast the opening session of the 112th Congress live on Facebook – another first.

These emails will be changing in the weeks and months ahead to make them easier to read and use, so please don’t hesitate to contact us here if you have ideas on how we can improve them. Thank you in advance.

- Speaker Boehner’s Press Office

I highly encourage you all to go and sign up for this FREE Email that you will receive, and check out the blog. Even if you are a Democrat, or more importantly, an Independent. You will learn FIRST hand what the State Run MMD {Mass Media Drones} will either NOT tell you, or twist on their Reporting of it. There is even a place where you can contact them Directly. You know, they did not come right out during the Campaign and say it. However, in these early days, it seems that they may have a more Open and Transparent Congress they the last that PROMISED it.

Congratulation Speaker Boehner, for at least showing signs that you ARE listening to the People, and are willing to do the Right Thing for the People, you ARE the Winner of this Weeks Display of Logic Award. Forget what the MMD says. Listen to the PEOPLE. Do what is best for America. Keep it up, and in 2012, help will be on it's way.
Peter