It goes to eleven

On two occasions I have seen people state that another person's speech sounds hateful. The first time I heard this was on a local radio talk show. The caller said that the host continually used a hateful tone, but the caller could not cite any actual words the host had said.  She implied that the tone of the speaker's voice was hateful and that this somehow meant the speaker's argument was invalid, false, or discrediting.

The second example of this was a comment on Facebook regarding the recording of Glenn Beck. The comment was, "This man's hatred is so deep that he is moved to TEARS by it"

The writer cites no evidence of hatred, but seems to use the tone of the speaker's voice to imply that the speaker is bad. Here's the post and comments:

Don't be distracted by the second comment which doesn't merit any discussion.

Beck's speaking doesn't have any hateful ideas in it when I listen to it, but you tell me if I'm wrong. Anyhow, does the tone of a person's voice make them hateful?

One counter example that comes to mind is the tone used by Obama's Jeremiah Wright. This man speaks with a similar passion to Beck, above, but I believe he's promoting hate by the things he's saying. These examples here and here have been published far and wide. How is his speech hateful? By dragging up the long time liberal topic: race.

A caller to a talk show phoned in recently to ask the host a question that crosses my mind all the time. The question was something such as, "Why is Obama setting out to destroy this country?"  The caller phrased the question in a manner which expressed genuine concern and confusion. I have often wondered the same thing: Why would politicians do things that were so clearly bad for America?

The host's answer was clear, simple, and explained it all to me: Obama is not setting out to destroy America, he's setting out to transform it into the way he wants it because he believes the current way we do things is bad.

Based on Obama's actions and history, he believes that business and profits are bad. He believes that the achievers of the nation should be punished. He cares primarily about removing capitalism and replacing it with socialism. He cares not for the economy other than demonizing capitalism to promote socialism.

I could write all day about examples of this, but here's one that keeps nagging me: As of this writing, the DJIA is down about 3000 points when from Obama took office. Does this concern him? I would argue that he loves this fact, because he would use this to show that capitalism is failing. Nevermind that it's his actions that are likely driving the fall. People have less and less faith that businesses will prosper in this era, so they're selling their stock which causes the price to fall. I have no problem waiting this out, but what is the fate of people who have recently retired, or were planning to retire now? They're looking at savings of perhaps HALF of what they had.

Obama's economic recovery package contains no economic recovery, it only contains a dive into socialism which is no surprise for anyone who studied him.

I never thought it could be this bad.

"Mocha" is one of those terms that confused me the more I saw it. I became aware that I wasn't really sure what it meant in the context of food products. Did it refer to coffee or chocolate? Or both? Some quick research provided the truth. From Wikipedia:

Mocha (Arabic: المخا [al-Mukhā]) is a port city on the Red Sea coast of Yemen. Until it was eclipsed in the 19th century by Aden and Hodeida, Mocha was the principal port for Yemen's capital Sana'a.

Mocha is famous for being the major marketplace for coffee from the 15th century until the 17th century. Even after other sources of coffee were found, Mocha (also called Sanani (meaning from Sana'a) or Mocha Sanani) beans continued to be prized for their relatively chocolaty flavor—and remain so even today. From this coffee the English language gained the word mocha, for such combinations of chocolate and coffee flavors as cafe mocha.

From another Wikipedia article, for Cafe Mocha, we see this:

A Café mocha is a variant of a cafe latte. Like a latte it is typically one third espresso and two thirds steamed milk, but a portion of chocolate is added, typically in the form of a chocolate syrup, although other vending systems use instant chocolate powder. Mochas can contain dark or milk chocolate.

So the bottom line is that the generic term would refer to a product that has a blended coffee and chocolate flavor.

Why is so damn difficult to find a person who can stand in front of the American people and proudly proclaim a sentiment like this?

...I don ‘t know about you, but I am impatient with those Republicans who after the last election rushed into print saying, “We must broaden the base of our party”—when what they meant was to fuzz up and blur even more the differences between ourselves and our opponents.

It was a feeling that there was not a sufficient difference now between the parties that kept a majority of the voters away from the polls. When have we ever advocated a closed-door policy? Who has ever been barred from participating?

...

Let us show that we stand for fiscal integrity and sound money and above all for an end to deficit spending, with ultimate retirement of the national debt.

Let us also include a permanent limit on the percentage of the people’s earnings government can take without their consent.

Let our banner proclaim a genuine tax reform that will begin by simplifying the income tax so that workers can compute their obligation without having to employ legal help.

And let it provide indexing—adjusting the brackets to the cost of living—so that an increase in salary merely to keep pace with inflation does not move the taxpayer into a surtax bracket. Failure to provide this means an increase in government’s share and would make the worker worse off than he was before he got the raise.

Let our banner proclaim our belief in a free market as the greatest provider for the people.

Let us also call for an end to the nit-picking, the harassment and over-regulation of business and industry which restricts expansion and our ability to compete in world markets.

Let us explore ways to ward off socialism, not by increasing government’s coercive power, but by increasing participation by the people in the ownership of our industrial machine.

Our banner must recognize the responsibility of government to protect the law-abiding, holding those who commit misdeeds personally accountable.

And we must make it plain to international adventurers that our love of peace stops short of “peace at any price.”

We will maintain whatever level of strength is necessary to preserve our free way of life.

A political party cannot be all things to all people. It must represent certain fundamental beliefs which must not be compromised to political expediency, or simply to swell its numbers.

I do not believe I have proposed anything that is contrary to what has been considered Republican principle. It is at the same time the very basis of conservatism. It is time to reassert that principle and raise it to full view. And if there are those who cannot subscribe to these principles, then let them go their way.

- Ronald Reagan, 1975

Sarah Palin could have said something like this. John McCain couldn't have said this with any credibility. Hopefully the dumb Repiblician leadership will get their heads out of the sand and understand that our citizens can do great things when government will simply get the hell out of the way.

Do you want a country of citizens who cower feed at the nipples of the government every day, and know little else?  Or do you want a country of citizens who work hard, take responsibility for their actions, and grow and prosper in the freedom that our Constitution guarantees?

Read the whole thing here.

I was eagerly waiting Rush's take on the Obama win. I knew he'd have some great commentary and insight which would brighten my mood. Here are some of his basic points:

• The election was a celebration of conservatism because elections real conservatives won elections all over the place. (look at the races in Texas, for example).  Palin attracted crowds which helps prove that her core values are widely accepted, even though the MSM is trying to claim she killed the ticket.
• The stock market is down! How can this be?  Obama was supposed to usher in a new USA, a new World. How can Wall Street be worried with so many good things coming?
• The election proved that Republicans can't win by moving to the center and bowing to liberal agendas and trying to attract moderates. Poling data showed that 2/3 of moderates voted for Obama, 89% of Republicans votes for Mccain, and 80% of conservatives voted for McCain.  If 100% of conservatives had voted for McCain, would he have one?  This strategy to reach out to the other side and look appealing to them was a big part of the Republican strategy. FAIL!
• The Obama presidency will be one big campaign.

But Islam is a religion of peace!

NAIROBI, Kenya - The United Nations said Tuesday that a Somali stoned to death by Islamist militants after she had been accused of adultery was a 13-year-old girl who had been raped while visiting her grandmother.

“Reports indicate that she had been raped by three men while traveling on foot to visit her grandmother in the war-torn capital, Mogadishu,” Unicef, the United Nations children’s agency, said in a statement.

“Following the assault, she sought protection from the authorities, who then accused her of adultery and sentenced her to death,” Unicef added. “A child was victimized twice — first by the perpetrators of the rape and then by those responsible for administering justice.”

What a lovely country. It's no surprise that in a continent that sold its people to the slave trade that this kind of brutality still goes on.

Here's more blood from an unrelated incident in Kenya:

The thing I keep asking myself is, "What's next?" After hearing of the Obama victory, my only thought for was that my taxes will be going up. Now that the Democrats have made the declaration that things are going to change, it will be interesting to see what those changes are. Here's my tribute to the Obama win.

What does the Obama run say about our country?

1. The Republicians suck at promoting themselves and embracing and promoting conservative values.
2. The MSM still has a stranglehold on the free flow of truth to the populace.
3. A large segment of the population appears to be motivated by government handouts.
4. The Democrats rope in a lot of voters by pitting Americans against each other and talking about how they dislike our country.

I think it's interesting that a candidate with such socialist values has made it this far. I have said it in the past, and I'll say it again: We have lived in such prosperity as a country for so long that most people have forgotten about what it  took to make this country great. Now that we are faced with the possibility of electing a socialist president, we see that a big portion of the populace doesn't seem to know which way is up. They will believe anything. They have not lived through a world war or a depression, and they have no full understanding of history. They're motivated by government handouts and have no clue that this will be their demise, just like a frog being slowly boiled alive.

This is a good time to start getting in line with your fellow comrades and studying up on some basic concepts of Communism so that you can fall in line with the changing of the guard. Here are a few links to get you going. First, start with the basics:

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Communism

How Communism Works

When you're ready to test your newfound knowledge, here's a good practice guide:

Study Guide for the Communist Manifesto

If you're still young here's a great group to get involved with to show your support for the common good:

The Young Communist League

Finally, it's always a good idea to advertise to your fellow comrades that you're on board with the program and not a trouble maker:

Communist t-shirts from Cafe Press

(Unfortually Cafe Press is not yet state-owned, but that may be changing soon.)

You may also want to partake in some continuing education by exposing yourself to artwork that celebrates the fantastic benefits of the Communist state. Here's a great example showing the power of the Communist warrior and how he supports the common good:

A popular talk radio host summed up the 2008 presidential race in a very witty way:

(Paraphrased) If Obama is elected, Obama voters are expecting to get something from the government and McCain voters are expecting the government to take something from them. The reality would be that everyone would have something taken from them, whether it be money, liberty, or rights.