Actions Speak Louder Than Words
I may be preaching to the choir on this one but after the State of the Union speech last night I am even more disgusted than ever before. I didn’t know that was possible.
There are a lot of Americans that are totally, completely and thoroughly fed up with the antics of Barack Hussein Obama and his followers too. The following is just one example from a Facebook friend that is usually pretty vocal about what has been going on within the Obama camp.
Eric Dodge
I just attempted to tune into the State of the Union tonight… I watched 2 and a half minutes and turned the channel. This is the first time that I just didn’t watch the SOTU under Obama. I have hardly addressed politics at all for a couple of months either. It’s not that I’m not paying attention, it’s just that I just can’t it take anymore. I don’t even want to think about it anymore. And, frankly, I don’t even want to go into what I think about those who still support him, support democrats, or who are apathetic about our country’s government. It’s those people who have ruined my country and caused me serious concern about the future of America that will be left for my children. When it all goes south, it will be these people who shoulder the blame entirely. History will show that these people brought the demise of a great nation, greater than any other in history, because of their selfish choices.
There are just as many more Americans that are genuinely fed up with the GOP, and for all the same reasons; the endless TALK from Congress.
‘I’m your newly re-elected for the 10th time Congressman, Billy-Bob Farquardt and I am gonna BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH, and with your help my fellow Congressmen and Senators can also BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH and we’re not going to let Ol’ So and So get away with BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH any longer, so, in closing, BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH, and help us all you can, your check for $5,000.00 will go a long ways in our effort to BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH. God bless ya folks and God bless ‘Merica!’
That’s what we hear from our elected officials.
I recently had a Congressman ask me, “Don’t you want to interview me and hear what it is we’re going to do to Obama and how we’re going to shut him down and set things right?”
I said, in no uncertain terms, “No Sir, I don’t want to HEAR anything, I am damned tired of the talking, I want to see results. Actions speak louder than words and it’s time for some definitive ACTION in D.C., you guys have talked us to death.”
What our gentrified Senators and Congress Critters don’t seem to understand is this; for every guy out there like me, vocal, active and fed up, there’s a hundred more that aren’t saying too much at all, they are simply stocking up on necessities and waiting for the next election.
Let’s face facts; we have entirely too much government in America.
I have no problem with being a *nation of laws*, you have to have laws to make the world go around, but we have too many laws, laws that are ridiculous, redundant and just plain not needed.
Don’t take me wrong, I’m not one of those *sovereign* people that doesn’t believe in any kind of laws or authority, far from it, and I am not one of the Libertarian types that advocates for whatever it is that’s their hot button topic of the day if you want to do it as long as it doesn’t hurt anyone else types either.
We need laws; we need a guideline to keep this nation running in the right direction.
Those guidelines are found in the United States Constitution and the Holy Bible, not in the Quran, Sharia law, the Communist manifesto, Mein Kampf or in the executive orders of an America hating Socialist and stealth Muslim.
Here is what Texas Congressman Louie Gohmert said after the SOTU on Tuesday night.
Now is not the time for radical royal decrees and a more massive federal government. If the President had announced tonight that he is now going to start working WITH Congress for the good of the American people, by changing course and helping create full-time, non-government jobs, better wages, along with lower healthcare, energy and education costs, and work to get government out of people’s private lives for a change, that would have been a speech I would still be applauding.
You can’t tax your way to prosperity yet that is what Obama and the Dems are trying to make happen, increase taxes on the wealthy to help the middle class. That is utter and indisputable nonsense, it is impossible.
What Obama, and apparently many others in D.C. either don’t understand or fail to see and comprehend is this; eliminate illegal immigrants that don’t pay taxes, eliminate tax cheats, eliminate welfare cheats and insurance scammers, eliminate Social Security fraud and set up a *FLAT TAX*, a reasonable flat tax and then put the entire Federal government on a budget and make them stay within that budget or lose their jobs and ALL benefits, make America spend less money on social programs and overseas handouts and we would see a working and prosperous America with happy families, well-educated citizens and a return to American greatness.
Sadly, with the majority of ALL elected officials on the Federal level having served numerous terms, they will NOT go after the cheats that keep them in office nor will they fight for a tight budget that funnels money to their friends.
They will however fight to the death to keep their high and mighty positions and take any action necessary to keep TERM LIMITS from ever effecting them or their *money tree*.
I am 61 years old and I have NEVER felt so lost in my life.
I meant it then and I mean it now! Not so much as ONE RED CENT until the GOP gets it right, stops being Dem-Lite and takes America back to Ronald Reagan Conservatism.
I made it to about three minutes before I had to change the channel. Watched the Kelley file and got mad at the bo voters in the live audience that seem to be out to lunch on what’s going on in our REPUBLIC. I hope what I read about the Bengazi investigation is true and bo along with the hildebeast and the head of the injustus dept. are all arrested and tried for treason. Something has to give and I don’t see it happening soon as the vilification of the Republican party continues to dominate the democrat (progressive, marxist ) agenda. bo is going to fight for the muslim, the marxist, the illegals and the citizen be damned.
Yes, we are a nation of laws.
Yes, there are a large number of redundant and oppressive laws.
Yes, there are a large number of laws that are not needed.
The problem is, the laws that we DO have, the laws that NEED to be enforced, are being ignored. There are already plenty of laws covering immigration, there are already rules and guidelines concerning every single facet of our lives, yet by and large the average BO voter doesn’t give two sh!ts about the laws anyawy and will do whatever they want to - because Big Brutha gots dey back.
You want to see a great nation once again? Hold EVERYONE accountable for their own actions. Hold EVERYONE responsible for their own welfare. No, it’s not going to be pretty, and it’s going to be considered anti-compassionate of the government - but guess what? It’s not the government’s job to be compassionate. It’s the government’s job to uphold and support the laws this nation was founded under; if that happens then there will be plenty of people with enough wherewithal to be compassionate on a local basis, where all the fraud and waste can be eliminated in a most efficient manner.
I’m getting to the same point as Eric - heck, I didn’t even tune in to the STFU speech he gave last night. And, when my Christian radio station played a clip of his rambling this morning, I turned the radio off too. I cannot stand to listen to his egotistical, narcissistic, “I’m-smarter-than-you” attitudinal speeches, haven’t been able to stomach the sound of his voice since he was placed on the scene.
Keep them clean, keep them loaded, keep them dry. It’s coming, and it won’t be pretty.
I tried but couldn’t even make the three minute mark.
DITTO! Zigged in and out of the SOTU just to get a feel for it and it was nothing but lies from start to finish. Obama is a psycho liar and the Democrats who sprang to their feet to applaud him are just as bad. It is TIME for the Republicans to PROVE they are going to take the steps to take back America and put things right again.
The time is right to get a third party movement going. Maybe, as it is still far enough off, WE THE PEOPLE can put the fear of GOD into these politicos and the Republican party will have a come to Jesus moment.
The TIME may be right but the GOP will bring everything they have to bear against anyone that tries to do so much as one thing contrary to the GOP/RNC rules and mantra…
Think about the recent vote for Speaker…
You may be right Fred.
I don’t listen to any speech or press conference from obama. Partly the time difference between Europe and US but mostly…i can’t stand him, i don’t believe anything he says and anything he says is just…playing to the audience, ie., the press and his special groups. Just my opinion of course.
But this time, did he truly invite an illegal alien to the guest of honor at the State of the Union address? Was there any outcry about that? Anyone in the media or Congress make an issue of this? What arrogance and what an insult to law abiding legal immigrants who played by the rules and attained citizenship.
Your opinion is, in MY opinion, pretty damned accurate!
I don’t know HOW anyone could sit and listen to the egotistical SOB for more than a minute or 2 but it’s what we have to do if we want to be good bloggers and present an accurate *counter* to the BS, and we have to know the enemy, and yes indeed, Obama IS the enemy…
Like many others I purposely did not watch the SOTU comedy show last night. I did watch the later recaps, like Megan Kelly, afterwards. I really don’t know what to say here. For once I am speechless. Right after the speech I saw posts by many who are left of center, and totally believe the garbage that the president and the Dems spew. I also saw the response from the Repubs, or should I say (except for a few cases, like Louie Gohmert, Ted Cruz, etc) lack of a real response. All of it has left me flat. The Dems have become not the progressive party, but rather the socialist party of record. The Repubs, I have no idea where they stand. I have listened to them over and over tell how they were going to fix this or that only to find that it is all hollow words. They do nothing which leads me to believe that repubs/dems, no difference. They are for the most, all part of the same criminal syndicate. We, the American people have let our country be taken over by..God knows what and the Constitution disregarded. I am really left wondering where do we go from here?
I honestly don’t see a lot of difference between the GOP and the Dems… The Dems are openly raping their constituents all the while telling them how good it is for everyone, but the GOP (Dem Lite) is doing the exact same thing…
Talk talk talk, that’s ALL they do now… Just got email that Pete Sessions is going to be on KSKY AM to discuss last nights SOTU… What the hell is there to discuss?? Who has the tiniest set of BALLS and tell the biggest lies?
Let’s see if Mitch can start things off by dumping all the legislation that was passed by the House of Representatives on the new Senators. I hear that dingy harry had somewhere in the neighborhood of three hundred pieces of legislation that he wouldn’t put up for a vote.
I didn’t watch one word of SOYU as the man lost all credibility tears ago and his words mean nothing.
Sorry, I meant SOTU.
Well, for those who missed the sotu, I found a transcript of the REAL address over at GoV (Gates of Vienna) (Fred, hope this isn’t too long)
Senators, Representatives, Honored Guests and Illegal Immigrants,
My successful attempts to transform the economy have resulted in a flow of capital to the moneyed class and a transfer of many citizens from paying jobs to the leisure/welfare rolls. I therefore intend to create an executive, slightly extra-legal tax on the wealthiest Americans, to be administered and collected by the Department of Homeland Security. I define “wealthiest” as anyone who is wealthier than I expect to be when I leave office, and/or anyone designated by the IRS as a right-wing extremist capitalist.
There will also be a 50% tax on all profits from the production of oil, natural gas and coal to combat Global Warming/Climate Change/Hockey Sticks/Whatever by building even more low-functioning, frangible wind turbines.
The other moneys garnered will be applied to community projects such as False Start and Downward Bound, as well as two free years of community college. My daughters are, of course, too good for that, but I myself will volunteer to teach in one or more of them offering a course on the Constitution as a Historical Anomaly.
I am pleased to announce the normalization of relations with Iran. We will be sending them some of our excess plutonium and the plans for our latest drones, and they will respond with several shipments of Hafez Korans to replace the out-of-date Gideon Bibles in our hotel rooms.
Our relationships with ISIS have not improved, so we have developed a final strategy of containment. We have declared all of Iraq and Syria to be no-go zones and will seal them off from the rest of the world. Eventually, a shortage of Western conveniences and a boycott of their exports will bring them to their knees.
Immigration will cease to be a problem. I am sensitive to the anger of many Americans, who feel invaded and put upon. Therefore, I have arranged with the presidents of Mexico, Guatemala, Ecuador and Venezuela for a mutually beneficial population exchange. We will trade populations with them on a one-for-two basis. Former Americans may practice on their new host countries some of the techniques of welfare fraud and gang formation that they have observed here. Be warned however, it may not be as easy as it appears to be here.
In the area of education, all children who — unlike my daughters — attend public schools, will no longer be subject to the current lunch menu rules. Instead, they will be asked to participate in a ground-breaking nutrition experiment to test the nutritive value of naturally occurring proteins as they are used in some societies. Termites, for instance, can be delicious fried with a little peanut oil, although some nutrition experts claim that they are less carcinogenic when baked or boiled.
I close with my favorite axiom: A scam is a terrible thing to waste.
http://gatesofvienna.net/2015/01/the-presidents-real-state-of-the-union-address-2015/#more-35332
The future of America is not looking good. The socialists/commies/Progressives/Dems under Clinton and now especially under obama have run America, it’s soul and wealth, into the ground. They have pretty much brokered away America’s future through deficit spending and borrowing, anti American failed foreign policies and dumbing down of American education.
Since Reagan the only sign of life I have seen in the GOP was Gingrich’s Contract with America. A brief respite in 25+ years of expanding socialism. Yes, I become more and more sure of a lack of difference between Dems and Repubs each Congress. Same old same old career pols telling/promising us how they will slow govt growth, then sending us newsletters boasting of all the programs they have initiated or signed on to. Never a list of cuts of programs.
I did not watch SOTU. A couple times I went to it only to hear obama giving away more “free” stuff. More taxes, more debt, more govt. Less wealth, less freeom, less employment.
I have not entirely given up, but I do feel like the 101st Airborne at Bastogne. Surrounded. I will dutifully vote as I always have. The lesser of two bads. Voting pessimistically in the federal races. Voting with pride and optimism in the local and statewide elections.
Yesterday was inauguration day here in Texas for our Governor and Lt Gov. I watched the events live and could not be prouder of the new guys. Abbott and Patrick are two ultra consevatives replacing two ultraconservatives, Rick Perry and David Dewhurst. All statewide offices in Texas were won by conservatives. No Dems or RINOs. Texas will continue on it’s path of freedom, constitutional govt and traditions and morals.
Sorry to say, I boycotted the SOTU speech. I also say, he is not my president. I think he should be arrested for many things, but he has too much dirt on everyone involved so it won’t happen. I think laws are necessary for a society to function, but they are getting out of whack. Infringing on our unalienable rights is unacceptable. The Government has gotten out of control on spending for unnecessary things, and are aiding and abetting the enemy. Close the Borders, Make a fence with a wide mote full of Crocodiles and Piranhas and motion sensors, with a really long prison on our side with razor wire walls and armed guards. That would slow down the infiltration of illegal crossings. Start deporting illegals. Defund the UN. Defund the EPA and the IRS. Defund ACA. Cut the spending, starting with lifetime wages for Congress and the president. Stop the foreign aid. We have homeless and hungry people right here at home and many of them are Veterans. You can’t tax us to death and hand it out to the middle class like a Robin Hood, that’s just Larceny. I don’t have all the answers to fix the nation, but I do know that the squatter and liar in chief is certainly on the path to destruction of this once wonderful free nation. I better stop before I say something that will offend some political or religious group and bite me in the arse.
The GOP are at the crossroads where they can gain great respect and great power, or throw it all away and follow into socialism.
“I am 61 years old and I have NEVER felt so lost in my life.”
Says it all. America no longer makes sense and I fear for the future.
We shall see how Boehner rises to the occasion. The thought that he invited someone to speak to the Congress that got Obama’s knickers in a knot is a step forward.
Good thing this is the written word - I don’t think there are many among us who could say that first sentence out loud without giggling …