I become excited every time I receive an e mail such as the following from people I know have at least leaned Democratic in the past years. If only more people were actually listening, instead of swooning to the new rock star on the block...who this weekend even got the liberal press to question his stand on .... anything?
The people who are truly listening will hear the word 'comrade' being insinuated into the speech patterns of these leaders of the proletariat movement. America is being divided not by racial lines, but by the politicians who demand and orchestrate a mindset where those who work and save are the stones around the neck of the poor and suffering masses. You are one or the other.
A very simple concept for easy digestion in a sound bite minute. You are driven daily into your cattle pen and fed on the idea of the largesse of the Democratic Party, who will provide for you in spite of the evil rich (Nancys income being tiny, of course). Food is easy there, the trough is always full. Once enough have been fattened in the feedlot (who pays for the feed?), the social structure can be replaced with your fearless leaders, but where, or where are the people who made the factories, corporations and profits that sustained the food chain? See below:
Windfall Tax on Retirement IncomeAdding a tax to your retirement is simply another way of saying to the American people, you're so darn stupid that we're going to keep doing this until we drain every cent from you. That's what the Speaker of the House is saying. ..............Nancy Pelosi wants a Windfall Tax on Retirement Income. In other words tax what you have made by investing toward your retirement. This woman is a nut case! You aren't going to believe this.Madam speaker Nancy Pelosi wants to put a Windfall Tax on all stock market profits (including Retirement fund, 4 01K and Mutual Funds! Alas, it is true - all to help the 12 Million Illegal Immigrants and other unemployed Minorities!This woman is frightening.She quotes...' We need to work toward the goal of equalizing income, (didn't Marx say something like this), in our country and at the same time limiting the amount the rich can invest.' ( I am not rich, are you)When asked how these new tax dollars would be spent, she replied:'We need to raise the standard of living of our poor, unemployed and minorities. For example, we have an estimated 12 million illegal immigrants in our country who need our help along with millions of unemployed minorities. Stock market windfall profits taxes could go a long way to guarantee these people the standard of living they would like to have as 'Americans'.' (Read that quote again and again and let it sink in. Lower your retirement, give it to others who have not worked as you have for it.
Monday, July 07, 2008
Sunday, July 06, 2008
KALIN: "Families Choose Which Members Eat Tonight."
JEREMY KALIN jabs in the eye every charitable, religious, public and private organization and entity in the County when he spreads the untruth that "families in my county (now he owns the county too?!) have to choose which family member is going to be allowed to eat tonight. (letter to the editor - Chisago County Press).
If KALIN's untruth were true then KALIN should do more than pull his little red wagon in parades pretending he is putting people before politics.
JEREMY KALIN owes a public apology to every agency of charity in the County/District for falsely claiming these agencies have fallen down or are falling down on the job.
KALIN should, in addition, refer "the hungry" families/persons that he alleges to know who are "taking daily turns at eating " - he should refer any name that he knows that fits the "hungry category" to any of the entities mentioned above and he will find that they will be well served.
If not, then KALIN has an obligation to name the group, organization, church, public social service department or agency that refuses to meet legitimate needs.
Clearly, unless KALIN takes positive steps and refers "the hungry" that he alleges to know and acts as advocated above one can only conclude that KALIN IS TRAFFICKING IN PEOPLES' PERSONAL TRAGEDY AND THAT HE IS DOING JUST THE OPPOSITE OF HIS CLEVER CAMPAIGN SLOGAN AND IS GUILTY OF PUTTING "POLITICS BEFORE PEOPLE!"
Representative Kalin, the next move is yours.
If KALIN's untruth were true then KALIN should do more than pull his little red wagon in parades pretending he is putting people before politics.
JEREMY KALIN owes a public apology to every agency of charity in the County/District for falsely claiming these agencies have fallen down or are falling down on the job.
KALIN should, in addition, refer "the hungry" families/persons that he alleges to know who are "taking daily turns at eating " - he should refer any name that he knows that fits the "hungry category" to any of the entities mentioned above and he will find that they will be well served.
If not, then KALIN has an obligation to name the group, organization, church, public social service department or agency that refuses to meet legitimate needs.
Clearly, unless KALIN takes positive steps and refers "the hungry" that he alleges to know and acts as advocated above one can only conclude that KALIN IS TRAFFICKING IN PEOPLES' PERSONAL TRAGEDY AND THAT HE IS DOING JUST THE OPPOSITE OF HIS CLEVER CAMPAIGN SLOGAN AND IS GUILTY OF PUTTING "POLITICS BEFORE PEOPLE!"
Representative Kalin, the next move is yours.
Area needs Don Taylor
There is a good letter to the editor in the Chisago County Press, July 3, 2008. It is not online so it is reproduced here.
To the Editor,
I read Jeremy Kalin’s letter to the editor and it left me troubled. It puzzled me why my legislator is taking time to inform me that there are families in my county who have to choose which member of the family is going to be allowed to eat on a particular night. Jeremy’s answer is to forego campaign literature (he still passes out stickers) at parades and collect food for the poor. If that is Jeremy’s answer, it falls short.
If Jeremy knows of families who truly need help, he should be directing them to the many government and private helping organizations in Chisago County. There is no need for families to go hungry. Churches help. Families help. Individuals help. Schools collect good [sic]. Organizations like the Boy and Girl Scouts collect food. The Post Office workers collect food. School lunches are subsidized for those who need help. There is no shortage of caring in Chisago County. The difference is this: a legislator is in a unique position to help the poor or at least make sure they are not hurt.
Jeremy Kalin hurt the citizens in need in Chisago County by voting to raise the gas tax. No one is hurt more by an increase in the gas tax than the poor. During a time of economic downturn and rising gas prices, Jeremy voted to raise the gas tax. Not only do the poor pay for [sic] tax for their own gasoline, they pay the increased gas tax for the transportation of all their food, clothing and everything else they buy.
Kalin voted to raise vehicle license tab fees by at least $25. That’s $50 per year for a two-car working family. Kalin increased the tax on propane and natural gas which also hits the poor. And in some locations, the sales tax on vehicle purchases will increase. Besides that, there is a new tax on cans of paint.
How are the poor suppose to get to work? How are the poor suppose to heat their homes? Kalin made life worse for the poor and he should be ashamed.
When I see Jeremy and his little red wagons at the parades, I am reminded of the harm he did to the people in need all over the state of Minnesota and I am reminded that we need a representative who really cares and understands the people of this county. We need Don Taylor.
Galen Strovers
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Update: This letter was also published in the Post Review.Saturday, July 05, 2008
EINSTEIN LIVES AGAIN!!
Some people are ignorant beyond help or hope! A letter to the editor appeared this week in at least a couple area weekly newspapers that is a classic example of such horrible and hate-filled ignorance.
The following is a word-for-word reprint of that letter as it appeared in those newspapers under the signature of "Charlie Rike, Pine City." You will shudder that anyone in our day could be so misinformed, no, just plain ignorant. There is no other word that fits!
Here's the letter to the Editor -
Dear Editor:
What an "outrage."
We all witnessed this past week the very disgraceful decision by the Nation's Supreme Court to lower the EXXON oil spill settlement to the ridiculous amount of $15,000 per person hurt by the oil spill that happened 15 years ago. That oil spill took the livelihood and lives of many hundreds of hard working Alaskans.
As Don Shelby of WCCO Channel Four pointed out, the Supreme Court's ruling of $500 million amounts to only one week's profits for EXXON. They have probably spent many times that amount fighting the case in court for over 15 years. The number one reason to support a democrat for president this fall is to have a more friendly Supreme Court. By electing a more Democratic Congress and President, we can achieve that. Many ask why are we not getting things turned around in this country now when we have had a Democratic majority in Congress the past two years. The reason being is we still do not have a large enough majority to over ride the Bush veto pen or enough majority to stop the unrelenting Republican filibusters. In the next eight years, there is a very real possibility there will be four Supreme Court vacancies, if "McSame" gets in working people in this country will get hurt even more. This Supreme Court has become a pawn to big business.
We need a larger majority to make real changes possible. We also need to replace Bush's lap dog Norm Coleman right here in Minnesota. Coleman was hand picked by Cheney, Bush and Rove to run against Paul Wellstone. If Wellstone had not been killed right prior to the election six years ago, Coleman would never have been elected. Coleman's claim to be a 90 percent improvement over Wellstone is an outrage. Coleman voted in lock-step with Bush over 90 percent of the time, yet claiming to be independent is a joke! Al Franken would make a great US Senator for working people, for the retired people of Minnesota and for all Americans.
Vote Democratic this fall and change the direction for a much better America.
The following is a word-for-word reprint of that letter as it appeared in those newspapers under the signature of "Charlie Rike, Pine City." You will shudder that anyone in our day could be so misinformed, no, just plain ignorant. There is no other word that fits!
Here's the letter to the Editor -
Dear Editor:
What an "outrage."
We all witnessed this past week the very disgraceful decision by the Nation's Supreme Court to lower the EXXON oil spill settlement to the ridiculous amount of $15,000 per person hurt by the oil spill that happened 15 years ago. That oil spill took the livelihood and lives of many hundreds of hard working Alaskans.
As Don Shelby of WCCO Channel Four pointed out, the Supreme Court's ruling of $500 million amounts to only one week's profits for EXXON. They have probably spent many times that amount fighting the case in court for over 15 years. The number one reason to support a democrat for president this fall is to have a more friendly Supreme Court. By electing a more Democratic Congress and President, we can achieve that. Many ask why are we not getting things turned around in this country now when we have had a Democratic majority in Congress the past two years. The reason being is we still do not have a large enough majority to over ride the Bush veto pen or enough majority to stop the unrelenting Republican filibusters. In the next eight years, there is a very real possibility there will be four Supreme Court vacancies, if "McSame" gets in working people in this country will get hurt even more. This Supreme Court has become a pawn to big business.
We need a larger majority to make real changes possible. We also need to replace Bush's lap dog Norm Coleman right here in Minnesota. Coleman was hand picked by Cheney, Bush and Rove to run against Paul Wellstone. If Wellstone had not been killed right prior to the election six years ago, Coleman would never have been elected. Coleman's claim to be a 90 percent improvement over Wellstone is an outrage. Coleman voted in lock-step with Bush over 90 percent of the time, yet claiming to be independent is a joke! Al Franken would make a great US Senator for working people, for the retired people of Minnesota and for all Americans.
Vote Democratic this fall and change the direction for a much better America.
Charlie Rike
Pine City
Friday, July 04, 2008
JOKE OF THE WEEK!
A "ghost writer" seeking to support Jeremy Kalin for a second term in the legislature heaped these words of eloquent praise upon Kalin in a letter to the editor (STAR - July 5, 2008):
"Jeremy Kalin has done what our elected representatives should do. In his first term serving Minn. (sic) District 17B, he (Kalin) has listened, studied the issues, worked hard, reported back regularly and been responsive to his constituency."
The laughable humor of the "ghost letter" is that writer "Clarence Nelson, Taylors Falls" couldn't list a single accomplishment of Jeremy Kalin!
"Jeremy Kalin has done what our elected representatives should do. In his first term serving Minn. (sic) District 17B, he (Kalin) has listened, studied the issues, worked hard, reported back regularly and been responsive to his constituency."
The laughable humor of the "ghost letter" is that writer "Clarence Nelson, Taylors Falls" couldn't list a single accomplishment of Jeremy Kalin!
LET THE RECORDS SPEAK ABOUT LIBERAL REP. KALIN!
LISTEN UP! (Kalin the ultra-liberal)
"On March 13th, your state legislator, REP. JEREMY KALIN, helped defeat a motion that would have allowed an up-or-down vote on HF 3010, a bill prohibiting sanctuary cities from harboring illegal aliens.
Cities like Minneapolis and St. Paul have sanctuary policies that prevent police officers from inquiring about immigration status or enforcing immigration laws. These policies are allowing illegal aliens to openly enjoy the benefits of citizenship without the fear of deportation.
Legislators who support sanctuary cities are trying to stall HF3010, hoping to simply allow the bill to die in committee. The recent vote was an attept to pull HF 3010 from committee to the House floor for an up-or-down vote. But Rep. Jeremy Kalin helped to defeat this motion.
Sanctuary policies cause a host of financial, legal and criminal problems that negatively affect the quality of life for legitimate Minnesota citizens. The recent bus crash in Cottonwood is a tragic reminder of this fact and should have been a wake-up call to our state legislators to get tough on illegal immigration. But some legislators like Rep. Jeremy Kalin don't seem to be getting the message."
(Information source: "Action Alert! - Minnesota Majority" - bold print added for clarifying emphasis)
"On March 13th, your state legislator, REP. JEREMY KALIN, helped defeat a motion that would have allowed an up-or-down vote on HF 3010, a bill prohibiting sanctuary cities from harboring illegal aliens.
Cities like Minneapolis and St. Paul have sanctuary policies that prevent police officers from inquiring about immigration status or enforcing immigration laws. These policies are allowing illegal aliens to openly enjoy the benefits of citizenship without the fear of deportation.
Legislators who support sanctuary cities are trying to stall HF3010, hoping to simply allow the bill to die in committee. The recent vote was an attept to pull HF 3010 from committee to the House floor for an up-or-down vote. But Rep. Jeremy Kalin helped to defeat this motion.
Sanctuary policies cause a host of financial, legal and criminal problems that negatively affect the quality of life for legitimate Minnesota citizens. The recent bus crash in Cottonwood is a tragic reminder of this fact and should have been a wake-up call to our state legislators to get tough on illegal immigration. But some legislators like Rep. Jeremy Kalin don't seem to be getting the message."
(Information source: "Action Alert! - Minnesota Majority" - bold print added for clarifying emphasis)
Independence from Bondage
We return once again to the concept of freedom on this our nation’s birthday. Two hundred and thirty-two years ago today, the thirteen colonies declared themselves free. Many of our great-great-great-great-grandfathers subsequently served as Minutemen to back up that declaration with force. That’s a mere seven generations back from us.
While there were many Tories and Loyalists, the desire to be free predominated and they declared:
While there were many Tories and Loyalists, the desire to be free predominated and they declared:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
Liberty was conceived to belong to the individual, not classes of men, but one class—all men—composed of individuals each of whom are equal and therefore cannot be put into distinguishing classes.
The Founding Fathers did not think like modern liberals who conceive of classes, not individuals. The "all men" are differentiated into groups. There are the bashable males and the favored females—the homosexuals and the homophobes—the GLBT and the straight—the rich and the poor—the guilty white and the downtrodden black—the haves and have nots—and endlessly more. Some classes have more rights than others. Some have entitlements. Some classes must dole out limited wealth, limited power and limited position to other classes. And there is definitely the ruling class who approach the realm of royalty to govern the serfs who must remain a subservient class with ever-outstretched, receiving hands which also vote to keep the ruling class in power.
That was not the conception of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration. The revolutionaries said all men are created equal. Station in life was not considered. The titles of Lords and Ladies and Earls and Kings and Queens were deliberately excluded from American thought. In fact, they intended to declare that they themselves, and all colonists, were equal with King George before God as human beings.
Now this was taken as an audacious claim by Loyalists who still thrived on the divine right of kings. The top down approach engenders snobbery which is propped up with the idea that they are created more equal than others. The bottom up approach embraces the dignity of man derived from the creative hand of God and then out of humility before God dares tell a king that he is no different before God than they, all the while respecting his power to destroy them, though not the right.
Living out the principles of individual endowed freedom is attempting to live the way the Creator intended his creatures to live. It is a mission not to insult our Creator by living less than he designed for us. It is a conscious recognition and acknowledgment that God endowed me with certain unalienable rights. But further, that God endowed everyone else with those same rights.
Our Founding Fathers did not view themselves as a class of victims when they confronted the King with his ". . . repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States." No, they put themselves into the same class as the King. King or not, he was a man among equally created men who failed to recognize he was a mere man among equal men.
The Founders conceived of one class composed of all individuals, each of whom was endowed with certain unalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They were not attempting to do away with distinctions such as station in life, male or female, the governors and the governed, the teacher and student, the judge and the criminal, which are all incidental to being equal before God. Being governed by a king was not odious to them. They took great pause before throwing off familiar government (". . . Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient cause. . ."). However, being governed by a king unjustly was insulting to their God-given rights of self-determination.
The principles found in this one sentence in the Declaration of Independence, have been abandoned by the very party which the Democrats claim Thomas Jefferson founded. Today, Democrat thinking creates class warfare and an entitlement mentality that Jefferson hated. Sad to say, many Republicans are not much better. When we remove the endowing Creator from our thinking, we will keep moving away from divinely created equality into governmentally created egalitarianism, which the Founders hated with a passion. The one brings freedom; the other creates bondage.
The Founding Fathers did not think like modern liberals who conceive of classes, not individuals. The "all men" are differentiated into groups. There are the bashable males and the favored females—the homosexuals and the homophobes—the GLBT and the straight—the rich and the poor—the guilty white and the downtrodden black—the haves and have nots—and endlessly more. Some classes have more rights than others. Some have entitlements. Some classes must dole out limited wealth, limited power and limited position to other classes. And there is definitely the ruling class who approach the realm of royalty to govern the serfs who must remain a subservient class with ever-outstretched, receiving hands which also vote to keep the ruling class in power.
That was not the conception of Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration. The revolutionaries said all men are created equal. Station in life was not considered. The titles of Lords and Ladies and Earls and Kings and Queens were deliberately excluded from American thought. In fact, they intended to declare that they themselves, and all colonists, were equal with King George before God as human beings.
Now this was taken as an audacious claim by Loyalists who still thrived on the divine right of kings. The top down approach engenders snobbery which is propped up with the idea that they are created more equal than others. The bottom up approach embraces the dignity of man derived from the creative hand of God and then out of humility before God dares tell a king that he is no different before God than they, all the while respecting his power to destroy them, though not the right.
Living out the principles of individual endowed freedom is attempting to live the way the Creator intended his creatures to live. It is a mission not to insult our Creator by living less than he designed for us. It is a conscious recognition and acknowledgment that God endowed me with certain unalienable rights. But further, that God endowed everyone else with those same rights.
Our Founding Fathers did not view themselves as a class of victims when they confronted the King with his ". . . repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States." No, they put themselves into the same class as the King. King or not, he was a man among equally created men who failed to recognize he was a mere man among equal men.
The Founders conceived of one class composed of all individuals, each of whom was endowed with certain unalienable rights, among which are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. They were not attempting to do away with distinctions such as station in life, male or female, the governors and the governed, the teacher and student, the judge and the criminal, which are all incidental to being equal before God. Being governed by a king was not odious to them. They took great pause before throwing off familiar government (". . . Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient cause. . ."). However, being governed by a king unjustly was insulting to their God-given rights of self-determination.
The principles found in this one sentence in the Declaration of Independence, have been abandoned by the very party which the Democrats claim Thomas Jefferson founded. Today, Democrat thinking creates class warfare and an entitlement mentality that Jefferson hated. Sad to say, many Republicans are not much better. When we remove the endowing Creator from our thinking, we will keep moving away from divinely created equality into governmentally created egalitarianism, which the Founders hated with a passion. The one brings freedom; the other creates bondage.
REPRESENTATIVE JEREMY KALIN IS ABSOLUTELY NOT CONSERVATIVE
LISTEN UP!
REPEATEDLY OVER TIME AND IN MANY MEDIA YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT 17B - JEREMY KALIN - HAS LABELLED HIMSELF AS A "FISCAL CONSERVATIVE."
THAT, OF COURSE, IS A FLAT-OUT FALSEHOOD AND YOU NEED TO KNOW IT AND UNDERSTAND IT AND ACT UPON IT!
MR. KALIN TYPICALLY STARTS OUT HIS COMMENTS WITH THESE OR SIMILAR SOUNDING WORDS: "AS A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, I AM NEVER EXCITED ABOUT INCREASING TAXES . . . . . . . " SUCH AS IN A PRESS RELEASE OF MARCH 02, 2007.
OR IN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SUCH AS TO THE POST REVIEW WHERE HE DEFENDS THE INFAMOUS TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BILL WHICH HE AND OLSEEN SUPPORT - "AS A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, I KNOW THAT THE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BILL WILL SAVE US ALL . . . . . . . "
THAT IS HOG-WASH AND BLATHER DESIGNED TO DECEIVE YOU - YOU THE VOTER, YOU THE CITIZEN OF THE DISTRICT, YOU THE TAXPAYER, YOU THE INNOCENT VICTIM.
LET THE RECORDS SPEAK FOR THE RECORDS TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT JEREMY KALIN'S RECORD.
UNMISTAKEABLY YOU WILL DISCOVER THE SHOCKING TRUTH THAT JEREMY KALIN IS NO CONSERVATIVE AND HIS VOTES DO NOT REFLECT THE WELFARE OF THIS DISTRICT.
FROM THE TAXPAYERS LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA - 2008 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD - which rated all 201 Minnesota Senators and Minnesota Representatives in the legislature REPRESENTATIVE KALIN received a rating of zero!!! He voted wrong every time all the time on the issues under consideration!!
Even our very liberal Senator Rick Olseen wasn't quite as bad in the same report - Olseen received a rating of "9" out of a possible score of 100!
REPEATEDLY OVER TIME AND IN MANY MEDIA YOUR STATE REPRESENTATIVE FROM DISTRICT 17B - JEREMY KALIN - HAS LABELLED HIMSELF AS A "FISCAL CONSERVATIVE."
THAT, OF COURSE, IS A FLAT-OUT FALSEHOOD AND YOU NEED TO KNOW IT AND UNDERSTAND IT AND ACT UPON IT!
MR. KALIN TYPICALLY STARTS OUT HIS COMMENTS WITH THESE OR SIMILAR SOUNDING WORDS: "AS A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, I AM NEVER EXCITED ABOUT INCREASING TAXES . . . . . . . " SUCH AS IN A PRESS RELEASE OF MARCH 02, 2007.
OR IN LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SUCH AS TO THE POST REVIEW WHERE HE DEFENDS THE INFAMOUS TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BILL WHICH HE AND OLSEEN SUPPORT - "AS A FISCAL CONSERVATIVE, I KNOW THAT THE TRANSPORTATION FUNDING BILL WILL SAVE US ALL . . . . . . . "
THAT IS HOG-WASH AND BLATHER DESIGNED TO DECEIVE YOU - YOU THE VOTER, YOU THE CITIZEN OF THE DISTRICT, YOU THE TAXPAYER, YOU THE INNOCENT VICTIM.
LET THE RECORDS SPEAK FOR THE RECORDS TELL THE TRUTH ABOUT JEREMY KALIN'S RECORD.
UNMISTAKEABLY YOU WILL DISCOVER THE SHOCKING TRUTH THAT JEREMY KALIN IS NO CONSERVATIVE AND HIS VOTES DO NOT REFLECT THE WELFARE OF THIS DISTRICT.
FROM THE TAXPAYERS LEAGUE OF MINNESOTA - 2008 LEGISLATIVE SCORECARD - which rated all 201 Minnesota Senators and Minnesota Representatives in the legislature REPRESENTATIVE KALIN received a rating of zero!!! He voted wrong every time all the time on the issues under consideration!!
Even our very liberal Senator Rick Olseen wasn't quite as bad in the same report - Olseen received a rating of "9" out of a possible score of 100!
Thursday, July 03, 2008
Independence Day
President Ronald Reagan wrote a stirring message for the Fourth of July in 1981 entitled What July Fourth Means To Me . Take it to heart, stir your soul and live it!
The days of Carter were the doldrums, a defeat, a depression, a day of hunkering down, of despair, doubt, disappointment, discouragement, dashed hopes, dead dreams. We lived in a national malaise. We were hesitant, overly cautious, fearful.
We thought we had to live with scarcity, scarcity of energy. Christmas lights were ordered snuffed out. Lighting displays in box stores were largely left unlit. Exuberance and delight took flight. Thermostats were turned down or up, depending on the season. When we struck a match, we were urged to let it burn as long as possible to add heat to our inadequately heated spaces. The doomsday of a new ice age and energy shortage was upon us. We survived with the misery index. Carter’s glum disposition was lived as if every day were April 15th.
For 444 days, the mighty USA was stymied, not by the Iranian hostage-takers, but by our own President’s dithering. We subsisted with failure. We marked time until the end of the Carter era. The mighty nation could not conceive and conduct a plan to free the 52 American hostages. Daring flew the White House coop.
But then daring flew the Iranian coop as a result of one change in America. Iran released the hostages just minutes after Ronald Reagan was sworn in as President on January 20, 1981. The Iranians never feared Carter for he was a craven weakling. They feared a-peace-through-strength-Reagan and therefore feared America.
On the other hand, Ronald Reagan was such a gentleman that he sent Carter to Germany to welcome the hostages and give some dignity to the miserably failed Carter.
America could sing again as the birds sing at the dawn of a new day. We could stand tall because an awful weight had been lifted from our shoulders. Carter was gone and Reagan was in. He brought hope, confident expectation, contentment and satisfaction. We could be proud again that we are American. Gone was morbidity. We could whistle with joy. We felt lighthearted. The misery index faded and the nation moved into the longest growth spell in peacetime history.
And we cheered when Reagan challenged, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" We cheered again when the Berliners tore down that wall. And this time, not just 52 were freed, but millions upon millions!
We had new confidence in all of life, nationally and individually, because of one man, President Ronald Wilson Reagan. We could look once again at ourselves and respect ourselves. Ronald Reagan lived as if every day were the Fourth of July. And so did we! Thank you Mr. President!
The Melting Artic
There are numerous reports about the accelerated melting of the northern, polar ice cap. This article has a graphic which shows the size of the ice cap since 1980. While this linked article tells of the fact of ice melt without trying to explain its cause, many such stories blame it on global warming. Just like President Bush, global warming is blamed for everything!
In reality, there is no global warming, so there must be another explanation for the extensive ice melt in the Arctic. The cause(s) may elude us, but perhaps it is due to massive, under-sea volcanoes in the Artic. For more reading, look at this.
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
THE RECORDS SPEAK!
*abstracted from Agenda of Lindstrom City Council Meeting, Thursday, May 18th 2006:
CONSENT AGENDA:
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PRESENTATIONS:
*1. East Central Regional Development Commission - Jeremy Kalin
"Pearson stated after further review of the hand-out from Mr. Kalin, she did not believe this item should be addressed before City Council this evening. Pearson reminded that Kalin was previously directed by Council to attend and address the Park Board. Pearson stated this item does not appear to require City Council action or requests."
"Pearson further reviewed an e-mail copy of (caps and italics added for emphasis) A LETTER RECEIVED FROM BOB VOSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EAST CENTRAL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. MR. VOSS'S RESPONSE/REPLY WAS THAT MR. KALIN WAS A REPRESENTATIVE to THEIR BOARD, BUT NOT REPRESENTATIVE of THE COMMISSION . . . . . ." " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "
"Pearson added she "BELIEVED THIS AGENDA ITEM WAS AN ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE A POLITICAL PLATFORM. " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "
"Rew stated Kalin should have (10) minutes to speak with Council. He added if the information turns political, he suggested that Kalin be asked to leave."
"Mayor Lindgren called for a second on the motion. There being none, the motion died."
"Pearson stated KALIN HAD DISCREDITED HIMSELF, POSING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF ECRDC WHEN HE WAS NOT."
NOW FROM JEREMY KALIN'S WEBSITE CURRENT TO THE PRESENT DATE (July 2, 2008) is this paragraph touting his credentials and abilities: "I work as a designer and draftsman for Natural Spaces Domes, (a company owned and operated by the family of the late DFL State Senator Johnson who, at a young age, died in office and whose legislative seat is now occupied by Senator Rick Olseen).
Kalin continues: "I ALSO REPRESENT OUR COUNTY ON THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, WHERE WE WORK WITH ALL SIDES, REGARDLESS OF PARTY, AND CRAFT INNOVATIVE, STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES WE ALL FACE . . . . . . . ."
CONSENT AGENDA:
PUBLIC HEARINGS/PRESENTATIONS:
*1. East Central Regional Development Commission - Jeremy Kalin
"Pearson stated after further review of the hand-out from Mr. Kalin, she did not believe this item should be addressed before City Council this evening. Pearson reminded that Kalin was previously directed by Council to attend and address the Park Board. Pearson stated this item does not appear to require City Council action or requests."
"Pearson further reviewed an e-mail copy of (caps and italics added for emphasis) A LETTER RECEIVED FROM BOB VOSS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE EAST CENTRAL REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION. MR. VOSS'S RESPONSE/REPLY WAS THAT MR. KALIN WAS A REPRESENTATIVE to THEIR BOARD, BUT NOT REPRESENTATIVE of THE COMMISSION . . . . . ." " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "
"Pearson added she "BELIEVED THIS AGENDA ITEM WAS AN ATTEMPT TO PROMOTE A POLITICAL PLATFORM. " . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "
"Rew stated Kalin should have (10) minutes to speak with Council. He added if the information turns political, he suggested that Kalin be asked to leave."
"Mayor Lindgren called for a second on the motion. There being none, the motion died."
"Pearson stated KALIN HAD DISCREDITED HIMSELF, POSING AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF ECRDC WHEN HE WAS NOT."
NOW FROM JEREMY KALIN'S WEBSITE CURRENT TO THE PRESENT DATE (July 2, 2008) is this paragraph touting his credentials and abilities: "I work as a designer and draftsman for Natural Spaces Domes, (a company owned and operated by the family of the late DFL State Senator Johnson who, at a young age, died in office and whose legislative seat is now occupied by Senator Rick Olseen).
Kalin continues: "I ALSO REPRESENT OUR COUNTY ON THE REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, WHERE WE WORK WITH ALL SIDES, REGARDLESS OF PARTY, AND CRAFT INNOVATIVE, STRATEGIC SOLUTIONS TO THE CHALLENGES WE ALL FACE . . . . . . . ."
The Records Speak. Loudly!
Still Thinking About Not Voting?
I had posted some comments on Republicans who are considering not voting for some Republican candidates because they are not conservative enough.
Don’t give it to the liberals by not voting for a Republican.
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Jeremy Kalin – The Real Kalin
Over $20 Billion dollars is spent on welfare by state governments to illegal aliens annually in this country. $2.2 Billion dollars is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. $2.5 Billion is spent on Medicaid, $12 Billion is spent every year on primary and secondary school education for children in this country illegally who cannot even speak English, $3 million dollars per DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens in our prisons and 30% of all Federal prisoners are illegal aliens. Think of how much lower the tax burden would be in this country without the financial strain this issue puts on us. Believe me, I could go on, the statistics are endless and overwhelming, but this brings me to my point.
State Representative Jeremy Kalin voted on your (constituents of District 17B) behalf against a law that would have only provided local government aid to cities that allow law enforcement to verify immigrant status. Further he voted against the requirement to provide photo identification for voters which would keep potential voter fraud from happening and keep only U.S. Citizens voting in our elections. As a side note, Mr. Kalin also voted for a resolution in support of opening free trade with communist Cuba, a country with a dismal record on human rights!!
What kind of individual do we actually have representing us at the capital and what exactly are his priorities? It does not appear that Mr. Kalin keeps the interests of the people of District 17B first and foremost when he is at the capital voting. This young man has put the best interests of others including over 30 million illegal aliens in front of the best interests of those that elected him to represent this district.
Enough is enough, it is time to send a representative to the capital who will actually work toward the best interests of this district and this great state. Don Taylor is a man who understands the difficulties of running a small business in this big box world, he understands the family values it takes to raise and educate a good family, and he understands what it feels like to actually pay property taxes in this district!! Get out and convince everyone you can to vote for Don Taylor so we can once again be proud of the person we send to the capital to represent us.
State Representative Jeremy Kalin voted on your (constituents of District 17B) behalf against a law that would have only provided local government aid to cities that allow law enforcement to verify immigrant status. Further he voted against the requirement to provide photo identification for voters which would keep potential voter fraud from happening and keep only U.S. Citizens voting in our elections. As a side note, Mr. Kalin also voted for a resolution in support of opening free trade with communist Cuba, a country with a dismal record on human rights!!
What kind of individual do we actually have representing us at the capital and what exactly are his priorities? It does not appear that Mr. Kalin keeps the interests of the people of District 17B first and foremost when he is at the capital voting. This young man has put the best interests of others including over 30 million illegal aliens in front of the best interests of those that elected him to represent this district.
Enough is enough, it is time to send a representative to the capital who will actually work toward the best interests of this district and this great state. Don Taylor is a man who understands the difficulties of running a small business in this big box world, he understands the family values it takes to raise and educate a good family, and he understands what it feels like to actually pay property taxes in this district!! Get out and convince everyone you can to vote for Don Taylor so we can once again be proud of the person we send to the capital to represent us.
Change - Be careful what you wish for…
Just before the election in 2006 that tipped the balance of power towards the Democrats, consumer confidence stood at a 2 ½ year high, gas was $2.19 per gallon, and the unemployment rate was at 4.5% nationally. Since the induction of a Democratic majority into Congress in 2006, consumer confidence has fallen through the floor, the cost of gas is over $4.00 per gallon, unemployment is at 5%, the U.S. market has seen nearly $2.3 trillion in equity evaporate from stock and mutual fund losses, home equity drops have exceeded 1.2 trillion dollars nationally, and 1% of homes in this country are in foreclosure.
In 2006 this country voted for ‘change’ and we got what we asked for. Can any of us afford any more ‘change’ in our lives? I know I can’t!
In 2006 this country voted for ‘change’ and we got what we asked for. Can any of us afford any more ‘change’ in our lives? I know I can’t!
Family Values vs. 14,000 Abortions annually
Ok, The annual statistics are in and there were 13,843 abortions performed in Minnesota last year. The press touts the fact that the total is down by some 1.57% from last year. Wahoo! The pundits will declare victory and call for more sex ed in the classrooms and for us to provide free birth control for school children of all ages to help those numbers decrease even further in the future. They will also promote legislation that prohibits the notification of parents of minor children who have this procedure performed on them.
What these individuals do not realize is that there is a much bigger problem here if you look at the big picture. Why are these people (predominantly young) having sex and worse yet, unprotected sex in the first place? Very few people want to explore this issue because it leads back to the one of the largest issues facing our society today; the erosion of the family structure and the family values. The moral conduct of our society has become such that no other word can describe this situation other than epidemic. Children are expected to be reared in our schools instead of our homes, they are learning values and social code from video games and the internet, and the moral fiber we learned from our parents a generation ago has been swept away by the broom of the ‘politically correct.’
It is no wonder that nearly 14,000 life ending abortions were performed here in Minnesota last year, the heartland of our great country. We want to give out condoms in our schools instead of teaching moral conduct and abstinence at home because it is easier. We allow our children to sit in front of the TV and play video games and chat on the internet instead of helping them with homework. We are not spending time talking with them and making sure that they know what the right choice would be in the different situations they are bound to encounter on the road of life. Parenting isn’t easy and it takes a lot of time and effort. Too many parents are not willing to sacrifice their own social life for the good of the children they brought into this world. Why should I as a parent stop spending time at the bar, have to take a bike ride with my family instead of playing softball every weekend, take my son to scouts instead of poker with the guys every week…. Maybe because spending time with my children, teaching them, parenting them so that they don’t become one of the statistics mentioned above is just the Right thing to do.
What these individuals do not realize is that there is a much bigger problem here if you look at the big picture. Why are these people (predominantly young) having sex and worse yet, unprotected sex in the first place? Very few people want to explore this issue because it leads back to the one of the largest issues facing our society today; the erosion of the family structure and the family values. The moral conduct of our society has become such that no other word can describe this situation other than epidemic. Children are expected to be reared in our schools instead of our homes, they are learning values and social code from video games and the internet, and the moral fiber we learned from our parents a generation ago has been swept away by the broom of the ‘politically correct.’
It is no wonder that nearly 14,000 life ending abortions were performed here in Minnesota last year, the heartland of our great country. We want to give out condoms in our schools instead of teaching moral conduct and abstinence at home because it is easier. We allow our children to sit in front of the TV and play video games and chat on the internet instead of helping them with homework. We are not spending time talking with them and making sure that they know what the right choice would be in the different situations they are bound to encounter on the road of life. Parenting isn’t easy and it takes a lot of time and effort. Too many parents are not willing to sacrifice their own social life for the good of the children they brought into this world. Why should I as a parent stop spending time at the bar, have to take a bike ride with my family instead of playing softball every weekend, take my son to scouts instead of poker with the guys every week…. Maybe because spending time with my children, teaching them, parenting them so that they don’t become one of the statistics mentioned above is just the Right thing to do.
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