More PC BS. The Olympics Are Coming

The people making this decision are either Libs, or suffer from Suitaphobia.

Hey folks,

You all know I'm a fan of the Olympics. I love them. I love cheering on the American Teams to win the Gold. When I was growing up, I heard the same Chant in Pro Wrestling. Whenever someone like Sgt. Slaughter was taking on the Iron Sheik or the Russian guy. I hear the chant at Soccer Games. I have no problem with someone showing love for this Country. USA USA USA.

So seems this High School had a game. It was Alamo Heights vs San Antonio Independent School District. When Alamo Heights won the game, some of the kids starting chanting USA USA USA. The people became Appalled!!!! That's Racist!!! Really?

Seems that according to this Article, Alamo Heights had mostly White Students, while EVERY member of San Antonio Edison is a Minority. So the Idiots deemed this, USA, as a Racist Statement? Seriously?

Are the Students at San Antonio Edison Legal American Citizens? If so, they are AMERICAN. This means they are PART of the USA. Does it not? So they could be proud of this Chant as well. Could they not? If they are NOT Citizens, then they should not even be here to begin with. But that's a whole other issue.

So, apparently, according to this piece, shock and flabbergastion {Smile} was the immediate emotion by everyone there at the time of the Chant. How Racist. How mean. How disgusting. How dare anyone chant USA. {Sigh}

Read this piece. The Writer, who is it? Oh here it is. Brian Mylar. Brian seems to agree with this. According to KSAT.com - Racial incident mars high school game School district, students apologize Author: Brian Mylar, Reporter, bmylar@ksat.com

SAN ANTONIO - A local school district is apologizing after an apparent incident of racism at a boys high school basketball game this past weekend.

When the final whistle blew Saturday, Alamo Heights celebrated a convincing victory over San Antonio Edison.

Alamo Heights Head Coach Andrew Brewer said he was proud of his team.

"Tremendously proud,” Brewer said. “Tremendously. It's the best group of kids."

But it was just after the trophy presentation when the coach was not proud of the chant coming from Alamo Heights fans.

"USA, USA, USA," they chanted.

San Antonio Independent School District officials took the chant as a racial insult to a school with all minority players from a school with mostly white ones.

On the KSAT 12 Defenders Facebook page, Santos Villarreal's post reads “this has to stop.”

SAISD Spokeswoman Leslie Price heard about the incident after it had happened.

"This is very disrespectful to our students,” Price said.

Wait. WHY? Are they U.S. Citizens? I know, I know, I can hear it now. "That doesn't matter you Racist Bastard!!!! How dare you question them." {Sigh} My point is, if they ARE U.S. Citizens, then they should not be offended at someone chanting USA. They ARE USA. Right?

She said the district is glad the coach put a stop to the chant immediately and hopes Alamo Heights addresses it quickly.

"It is surprising and it's disappointing to hear that anyone would be out there making those kind of remarks," Price said.

Those kind of remarks. USA. Those kind of remarks? When did USA become "those kind of remarks?" Well, I guess NOW. It goes on to talk about how some Students were "appalled." I'm betting they weren't. They probably had no idea what was going on until someone told them. "Are you appalled at what they said?" "Yes, I am very appalled, at uh, at, uh, what did they say?" "They chanted USA implying that you were not a Citizen. That's appalling. So you are appalled and shocked right? You are going to be in the news and on TV." "Oh, uh, YEAH I'm VERY Shocked and Appalled."

This is how this starts folks. The Liberals take something like this, and they run with it. They report it for something it is not, then insert their agenda, and start talking about it they way they want it to sound. It goes on the Local News, and in the Papers. Pundits start talking about why stupid people like you just do not understand why this is offensive, and the next thing you know, someone is trying to BAN it. "No more chants of USA at Sporting Events." Brain Dead Liberal Sheeple just accept it. They feel good being "on the right side of the issue," Then all of a sudden, USA BECOMES a Racist Chant.

Look, the sad fact is this. The people making this decision are either Libs, or suffer from Suitaphobia. The Libs. start it, and people who are FEARFUL of either being called names or being SUED, go along with the premise, and in cases like this, APPOLOGIZE for their "offense."

A lot of Liberals HATE this Country. They do not see American Greatness, and feel we are no better than anyone else. Hell, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta just said that he feels that 'International Permission’ Trumps Congressional Permission For Military Actions. Check out the Video. It's like 7 minutes long but it tell you all you need to know. They do not care about the Constitution. They do not see America as Great, nor better, than anyone else. They will not do anything without "PREMMISSION" by the "World." They want America to simply fall in line and follow. They do not want America to stand out as the Shinning City on the Hill as we once were. They do not see America for what she has always been.

So it's stupid little things like this, chanting USA being deemed "Racist," and called "those kind of remarks," that just further erode the American Spirit and America's Greatness.

Sorry folks, you do what you want. I will Chant USA anywhere and anytime I chose, and I will be PROUD to do so. If you are offended, too bad. You came here for a better life, or you were born here, in the GREATEST Country on the Planet. If you are not happy here? Go somewhere that is better suited for you. But for me and the rest of the People that LOVE this Country, we will continue to cheer it and defend it, and we will be Proud in doing so.
Peter

Public Values Test

Peter,

I've been telling you of the activist types who wish to control media content to their own political ends. Well, the FCC (5 people are on this commission) listened and is considering broadcasters be subject to a new "public values test". These 5 people would determine the value of what is broadcast rather than you, the American public. And I can't wait to tell you the FCC's conditions for this "public values test"

Dr. Laura.

Hey folks,

Dr. Laura need not tell me. I already know. As they are moving to control the Internet. They also want to control the Radio. They pretty much always have wanted to do away with the Voices of Truth and Reason. It's HARD to, as Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), the Dean of the House of Representatives for being the longest serving member of the body puts it, "Control the People," when the TRUTH is so easy to get. When the State Run, Mainstream Media Drones, no longer control the information the People get, it's hard to fool the People.

So they take control of the Internet. They have already been shutting down some sites. That Bill sailed through Congress. Now they think their best bet to control the Radio is the new "Public Values Test."

Through treats and intimidation, the FCC will regulate what YOU hear. They will "finally," {in their minds} control the "Truth." The flow of information to the masses.

A Station would have to meet the following regulations to be "allowed" to renew their Broadcast License. They would have to:

prove they have made a meaningful commitment to public affairs and news programming, prove they are committed to diversity programming (for instance, by showing that they depict women and minorities), report more to the government about which shows they plan to air, require greater disclosure about who funds political ads and devote 25 percent of their prime-time coverage to local news.

This is serious folks, they actually think that THEY have the right to dictate to PRIVATE organizations what shows and what ADVERTISERS, how much the ADVERTISERS pay, and what the programing should be. The GOVERNMENT will control this.

Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) is not happy. I agree with him.

"I hope … that you do not mean to suggest that it is the job of the federal government, through the [FCC], to determine the content that is available for Americans to consume,” Barton wrote Monday in a letter to Copps.

That is EXACTLY what Copps is saying.

In his letter, Barton questioned whether Copps believes the government should reinstate the defunct Fairness Doctrine, a controversial standard that required broadcast licensees to offer "balanced" coverage. Critics saw it as an affront to free speech.

Barton also asked whether "five commissioners can do a better job of ensuring that Americans have access to a wide diversity of content and viewpoints than Americans can themselves by expressing their preferences ... in the vigorously competitive marketplace."

The Federal Communications Commission has an ongoing project about media diversity that promises to issue a report on whether Americans have access to adequate sources of news, but the effort has come under strong criticism and the FCC has not stated when the report will be released.

I say BANISH the FCC. We no longer need them. At least REEL in their power. They have too much.

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." Sound familiar?

Government has no Right, as a matter of fact they are FORBIDDEN to, control the Internet or Radio. We have the RIGHT to say whatever we chose, even if it goes against insane agendas. Even if it means we are interfering with the Government taking over too much Power and Control,,,wait,,THAT IS the reason we have this Right. To Protect OURSELVES from a Tyrannical Government. This is the thing that the Government wants to control? Think about it.
Peter

Sources:
The Hill - FCC push to regulate news draws fire

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Fairness Doctrine In Another Name

Typical Liberal Policies. Take from those who have Earned, and give to those who haven't.

Hey folks,

So the MMD {Mainstream Media Drones} the State Run Media, is losing Readership, and Viewership at a record pace. So instead of self examination and seeing how they can improve to acquire more, they want to silence the New Media.

This is not new. They HATE the fact that you get the truth. They hate the fact that, most of the time, you get it for FREE. So they continuously look for ways to shut down the New Media. Talk Radio, the Blogosphere, and the like.

One of the latest attempts, is to make you pay for it, taking that money, and giving it to the MMD. I'm not kidding. According to the Washington Times - EDITORIAL: FTC dodges Drudge Tax questions Agency head complained of 'free ride' for online news readers

Federal Trade Commission (FTC) leaders are attempting to distance themselves from controversial proposals published in a May 24 working paper on "reinventing" the media. The report presents a suite of options through which government could step in and supposedly rescue journalism, most notably by imposing taxes. A fee could be levied on websites such as the Drudge Report that link to the best news of the day, or a tax could be imposed on consumer electronics such as iPads, laptops and Kindles. Funds collected would be redistributed to traditional media outlets. FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz torpedoed the device tax in testimony Wednesday before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee, saying, "I think that's a terrible idea."

Way to go FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz. Logic and reason. Good job.

The backpedaling is not surprising, as the suggestions coming out of the headquarters at 600 Pennsylvania Ave. are about as unpopular as they come in Washington. A poll released Tuesday by Rasmussen Reports found that three out of four of those surveyed opposed taxing gadgets. About the same amount opposed the Drudge Tax. "The American people have absolutely no interest in taxing new media or consumer electronics to prop up an industry that's clearly on its way out," pollster Scott W. Rasmussen said in an interview.

NONE of Obama's and the Liberal Loon Policies are liked by the majority in this Country. NONE.

Trial balloons are a fact of life inside the Beltway. When the administration and Congress want to enact a politically controversial policy, they often punt the issue to an independent federal agency whose leadership need not face the wrath of voters. Inside the agency, potentially unpopular ideas are presented first by staff so commissioners can jettison plans that prove untenable. Mr. Leibowitz declined a request to comment more specifically on the Drudge Tax. The agency's other commissioners referred questions to the FTC Office of Policy Planning, whose head reports to Mr. Leibowitz.

Passing the buck is a classic bureaucratic dodge. The FTC claims that the well-developed proposals released last month were simply an enumeration of options suggested in "public comments." In fact, the agency's Federal Register announcement for the proceeding questioned the propriety of news-aggregator websites that "do not pay for content" - this document was filed long before public hearings were held.

The report's views also happen to match positions Mr. Leibowitz has held in the past. Before joining the FTC, he was vice president of the Motion Picture Association of America, an organization that defends an extreme view of copyright law in order to prop up Hollywood's increasingly obsolete business model. At a December workshop, Mr. Leibowitz complained that online news readers get a "free ride instead of paying the full value - or in fact paying anything - for what they're consuming."

Despite the retreat on the electronics tax, it appears Mr. Leibowitz and his staff have not abandoned the opinion that the problems facing journalism can and should be solved by government - even if the exact form this control would take is open to negotiation. As the Obama administration has demonstrated its willingness to ignore negative public opinion in order to expand government involvement in areas such as health care, it is important for Congress to step in and deflate the FTC's latest trial balloon. Government subsidies will destroy, not save, journalism.

Journalism is DEAD. The reason these outlets are dying off is because those in charge of them have STOPPED being Journalists, and started being Propagandists. They have all but abandoned the quest for truth, and replaced it with reporting, or not, whatever they are directed to do by those on the Left. They have ceased being the reporters of the news, and have become the MAKERS of the news. Problem is, with the New Media, they can no longer get away with it. They are caught EVERY TIME they try.

One thing that they need to remember about all this is this, the New Media is here to stay. They also are well funded and have extremely powerful Lawyers standing by watching and waiting. If it is a fight they want, a fight they will get. Not to mention, YOU. YOU will decide who makes it and who doesn't. A lesson THEY will learn come November.
Peter

Sources:
Washington Times - EDITORIAL: FTC dodges Drudge Tax questions Agency head complained of 'free ride' for online news readers

Imus Update Number Whatever.

Hey folks,

Just caught this from ABC -Don Imus Loses CBS Job in Stunning Fall

Imus made the remark on April 11, the day after the Rutgers team lost in the national championship game. He met with team members for about three hours at the governor's mansion in Princeton, N.J. Thursday night, but left without commenting to reporters.

C. Vivian Stringer, the team's coach, spoke briefly on the mansion's steps.

"We had a very productive meeting," she said. "We were able to really dialogue. … Hopefully, we can put all of this behind us."

She did not say if the team forgave him for the remarks.

Let’s hope that all involved in this mess CAN actually just move on and put it behind them . I wish Don Imus the best in all things in the future, as well a the team that he had offended.

However, it may be beneficial to keep the dialog going. The dialog on Race, Sex, and of course Free Speech.
Peter

Source:
ABC -Don Imus Loses CBS Job in Stunning Fall