Twelve-Step Program for Racists

Claude Sandroff offers a way of redemption for White racists.  Here's his program on American Thinker:

Racists Anonymous: The 12-Step Program for White Redemption

1.  We are powerless over racism.  We are white. It's in our DNA, and it's on display from infancy.  Unpublished scientific studies show that when presented with a white ball and a black ball, the white infant will choose the white ball 99% of the time.  In contrast, the black infant will choose the black ball exactly 50% of the time.  To the black infant no race is preferable over another.  It's in his DNA.  The only known exception is the Reverend Jeremiah Wright.  When presented with a black ball and a white ball the infant Jeremiah chose the black ball 100% of the time.  Indeed, when he was strong enough, he picked up the black ball with both hands and used it to smash the white ball into pieces.

2.  We can recover our sanity, but only if we formally register as Democrats. Then, and only then, will we be allowed to openly convey our racism, without fear of retribution.  Condie Rice, Colin Powell, Clarence Thomas and Louis Sullivan, will be free game, at last.  Even those dark-skinned Punjabis, whom we secretly despise without knowing why, must accept our scorn.  And we're not too sure if Hispanics like Alberto Gonzales and Miguel Estrada will escape our wrath.  We'd also like to include the Jews, who except for a small Ethiopian community are as white as Glenn Beck.

3.  We will turn our will over to him, Barack Obama, or Jimmy Carter should the former be on travel.  Please accept me as a typical white person.

4. We take a full moral inventory of ourselves.  We shall stop all protests, and destroy all hand-made signs.  Books by Thomas Sowell, Mark Levin, Michelle Makin, Anne Coulter, Dick Morris, Victor Davis Hansen, Mark Steyn, no.  Saul Alinsky, yes.  Maureen Dowd, unfortunately.

5.  We openly admit our wrongs, even though we are guiltless.  Brandishing billy clubs at polling places, libeling our countrymen as Nazis, insulting our soldiers as brown shirts, producing films about presidential assassination and ransacking military recruitment centers, are things we did not do. All of these things happened in the Age of Bush Derangement, and were perpetrated by liberals, untouched by racism or hate.  But we might reciprocate at any minute.  Violence and murder are in the air. 

6.  Remove our defects of character.  We ask liberals to help us, by force if necessary.  Reinstating the Fairness Doctrine would be a great help, too. 

7.  Remove our shortcomings.  Stop us from bringing hidden cameras into ACORN offices. Can't we just conduct phone interviews? 

8.  We list all of those whom we've harmed.  We start with 40 million unborn black children, whose abortions supported by liberals we had not the strength to stop.  Truly, we are powerless over racism. Demanding that black parents be allowed to send their children to the schools of their choice harms all members of teacher's unions. We also harmed the reputations of Charlie Rangel, Maxine Waters and John Conyers.  We shall endeavor to hate the crime but love the criminal.

9.  We shall make amends to all those we've injured especially economically.  Please begin with confiscatory taxes.  Though approaching 60% in many states, certainly they could be raised to 90%.  We admit that our financial rewards, a result of stable families, hard work, and long educational stints were actually stolen from others, and should be redistributed.  Please accept all of my property too, as part of my contribution to reparations for slavery.  Even though my ancestors did not step on American soil until the early 20th century, still I wish to make amends.  I admit to having Southern friends, and I've gambled in casinos in former slave states along the Gulf coast.

10.  I shall continue to take personal inventory, especially of my waste products.  No longer will it be acceptable to pollute the homes and neighborhoods of people of color.  I will hand carry my toilet effluent to the local sewer treatment plant, and collect all gray water refuse for delivery to local organic farms. I will ask that the farm be renamed for Michelle Obama.

11.  I will pray and meditate to get closer to God.  If spelled with a small "g", I will recognize the person of Barack Obama.

12.  Having had a spiritual awakening, I will carry this message to all racists.  This work will be easy, since most of friends are white and all of them are racists.

Liberal McCarthyism: George Will's Assessment of the Current Climate

On ABC's show "This Week" hosted by George Stephanopoulos, today's roundtable discussion treated the current debate surrounding former president Carter's accusation that racism fueled dissent of Obama and his policies.

What we’re hearing is the liberals’ McCarthyism, which is, when in doubt, blame people for racism. Litigators have an old argument: When the law’s on your side, argue the law. When the facts are on your side, argue the facts. When neither’s on your side, pound the table. This amounts to pounding the table.

I have yet to see evidence, is there -- does evidence even intrude in this conversation? Is there any evidence that these people are racists? I think not.

Noel Sheppard of Newsbusters.org comments on the other panelists' comments and Stephanopoulos' apparent lack of good journalistic questioning:

Unfortunately, those pounding the table include so-called journalists who should be exposing the lack of evidence rather than participating in the charade.

Such happened moments after Will made this statement when guests Donna Brazile and Robert Reich predictably disagreed with him:

BRAZILE: Well, George, there’s some evidence that -- not an overwhelming amount of evidence -- that some of -- a small fringe of this movement, clearly there’s some racism. And you don’t have to know the motives of someone’s heart to understand when you see signs, incendiary signs that basically compares him to a witch doctor, an African heathen. We know racism; we don’t have to be told or taught that. That -- that much we do know. [...]

REICH: Yes. The difference, though, I think -- and, by the way, I think Donna is absolutely right. There is some element of racism here. You can’t avoid it. The question is whether it’s the dominant element. I don’t think it is the dominant element. I think Peggy [Noonan] put her finger on it just now, and that is, when 1 out of 6 Americans is underemployed -- either unemployed or underemployed -- and when you have about 1 out of 3 Americans worried that they could be, there is an element of anxiety and fear in the population right now that demagogues either on the right or left will almost inevitably use to position themselves. The politics of resentment is something we’ve seen before in this country. Right now, you have right-wing talk radio people who are whipping it up, not just against the president, but against foreigners, against immigrants, against blacks, against elites. This is what happens in this country when people are scared.

Now, a real journalist, after what Will postulated, would have asked Brazile and Reich to offer evidence to support their positions. Host George Stephanopoulos didn't and instead changed the subject:

But -- that’s true, and it’s -- but it’s right and left. You know, Ed, I was struck this week -- I spent an evening flipping between Fox News and MSNBC. And it’s like you were living in parallel universes. They are basically taking completely different takes on a similar issue to just attack each other and not -- and not really look at -- look at the problem.

Given what Will stated at the beginning of this segment, why didn't Stephanopoulos ask Brazile and Reich to offer evidence that any of the current anti-government sentiment in the country is caused by racism?

Or would that be too much like journalism for ABC News's chief Washington correspondent?

Good question, Sheppard! I'd like to know exactly what shows Reich has been listening to, because I sure as hell haven't heard anything like that on "right wing" radio. At least Reich had the cojones to say he did believe that racism was dominant element, but to turn around and accuse radio hosts of "whipping it up" is ridiculous and cheap. And for Stephanopoulous to not challenge his guests on their lame accusations is ... well ... typical these days for MSM "journalists." They're no better than drugstore romance novelists: cheap, tawdry, and looking for a quick sell.

[Be sure to click on the link to the post at Newsbusters in order to see the video. Unfortunately, I was unable to imbed it here for you.]

Union Boss Jailed for Molestation & Child Porn: Press Silent

What if this guy had been a Republican politician, dirty capitalist or tea party activist? This story would have been splashed all across the country in every form of media rather than getting a just simple blip on some local TV station's website.

From Sacramento's Channel 10 website (emphasis added):

Ex-SEIU Boss Sentenced to 25 Years for Child Molestation, Porn

SACRAMENTO, CA - A former union official and California Department of Insurance employee was sentenced Tuesday to 25 years in prison after entering no contest pleas to charges of child molestation, possession of child pornography, and manufacturing child pornography.

Jaime Enrique Feliciano, who served as a chapter president of Service Employees International Union Local 1000, which represents thousands of Sacramento-area state workers, had previous convictions for child molestation and failure to register as a sex offender.

In September 2008, investigators with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department initiated an investigation into Feliciano following a tip. Deputy District Attorney Lani Biafore said detectives recovered thousands of images of child pornography from Feliciano's computers, as well as images of him molesting a young girl.

Biafore said Feliciano persuaded the girl and her mother to not report the crimes. Sacramento County sheriff's investigators later identified the victim, who told authorities that Feliciano had molested her on numerous occasions.

The SEIU's name is mud here in the Midwest after its thug-like activities at a tea party protest this past summer in which some of its goons beat up one of the tea party activists. (Go here for that story.) The silence is deafening.

Voter ID Defeated in Indiana

I find it amazing and unbelievable that requiring voters to present identification to be so controversial! But, it seems that the state of Indiana refuses to require it. This was reported two days ago from the AP (emphasis added):

Indiana court strikes down tough voter ID law

By CHARLES WILSON and MIKE SMITH (AP) – 2 days ago

INDIANAPOLIS — The state Court of Appeals on Thursday struck down an Indiana law requiring government-issued photo identification for voters, overturning on state constitutional grounds a strict law previously upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.

Considered one of the nation's toughest voter identification laws, it requires that a state or federal photo ID card be presented at the ballot box. Critics have said it disenfranchises some poor, older and minority voters. Supporters contend it is needed to prevent voter fraud at the polls, which critics say is rare.

Republican Gov. Mitch Daniels called Thursday's 3-0 ruling "an act of judicial arrogance."

"It would be one thing if this thing had not already been litigated from the bottom up through the federal system, and multiple court rulings — including the Supreme Court of the United States — hadn't already spoken," Daniels said.

The Indiana Democratic Party previously challenged the law in federal court, saying it violated the U.S. Constitution. But the nation's highest court upheld 6-3 in April 2008.

The League of Women Voters then challenged the law in state courts, arguing it violated the Indiana Constitution by imposing a requirement on some, but not all, voters.

A Marion County judge dismissed the suit in December, but the League appealed, and this time a panel of judges ruled in its favor. In a 29-page ruling, Judge Patricia A. Riley wrote that the trial court must declare the law void because it regulates voters in a way that is not "uniform and impartial."

The judges held that it was irrational to require those who vote in person to verify their identities when those who vote by mail are not required to do so even though absentee voting is more susceptible to fraud. The panel also said the law arbitrarily gives preferential treatment to people who vote in nursing homes where they live because they aren't required to show a photo ID even though other elderly people who vote elsewhere must.

While the nursing home discrepancy could be remedied easily by requiring those residents to present ID, the treatment favoring absentee voters might require legislation to fix, the judges said.

"We are grateful that the Indiana Court of Appeals has, at least for the time being, put a stop to legislative efforts to single out and burden a class of voters — those who vote in-person — without reasonable or justifiable cause and without any evidence that these burdens were necessary," said Erin Kelley, president of the Indianapolis League of Woman Voters.

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller said he would appeal.

"The state's long-held view is that the Voter ID law is constitutional, and we will vigorously defend the statute in arguing that position before the Indiana Supreme Court," he said.

It was not immediately clear what effect the ruling might have on the 2010 elections.

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With all the bad press ACORN has been getting lately, along with their questionable activities during the 2008 presidential election, you would think the need for voter ID would be without question. However, I never considered before the point of absentee voting. I do believe that we must require valid identification, and this obvious loophole in the law needs to be fixed.

I guess it's just too logical to require voter ID ... and complicates getting voters signed up by such groups as ACORN.

Islam On Capitol Hill: How Will The MSM Cover It?

This morning, as I was getting caught up on e-mail, I found a weekly update from Snopes.com. One of the items it reported on was this week's coming Islam On Capitol Hill prayer service. Scheduled for Friday, September 25th, the event's website boasts "Our time has come."

From the event's website:

IN THE NAME OF ALLAH ...

The objective of this gathering is to invite the Muslim Communities and friends of Islam to express and illustrate the wonderful diversity of Islam. We intend to manifest Islam's majestic spiritual principles as revealed by Allah to our beloved prophet Muhammad (PEACE BE UPON HIM) of Arabia. Likewise; we intend to inspire a new generation of Muslim to work for the greater good of all people. We shall serve all people, regardless of race, religion or national origin.

ON THIS DAY ...
• The Athan will be chanted on Capitol Hill, echoing off of the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument and other great edifices that surround Capitol Hill

• Thousands of Muslims from all races, creeds, colors and ethnicities will gather for the sole purpose of prayer

• Bonds of friendship will be formed between those in attendance, both Muslims and Non-Muslims

• Muslim youth will experience tours of the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court

• The peace, beauty and solidarity of Islam will shine through America's capitol.

A DAY OF ISLAMIC UNITY ...

As you can see in the promotional image of the event, the organizers are hoping for 50,000 attendees. In light of the 9/12 March on Washington event last weekend, I promptly started to wonder how this one will be covered by the mainstream media. It will be interesting to see how favorably or unfavorably the attendees will be portrayed: radicals? whack jobs? honest folks exercising their freedom of speech? Will numbers of attendees be accurate or suppressed or exaggerated? Will the MSM be shocked and insulted by religious hordes gather at Capitol Hill, or will the fact that these are Muslims result in being given a "pass" by the press? If it were Christians gathering, let alone Catholics, would the event even be covered or would the people be ridiculed for believing in God?

My prediction: The ongoing wave of Political Correctness will result in the most favorable representation possible of the Muslims and Islam ... and this will be in stark contrast to slanderous, inaccurate reports of tea partiers and the 9/12 movement. Favoritism will reign supreme in the MSM, perhaps with Jimmy Carter resurfacing yet again to fire a few salvos of racism-based accusations against anyone who might not "accurately" report the event.

Rally on Washington: Cool Time-Lapse Video

This video clip, posted on Newsbusters.org, shows yesterday's Tea Party march on Washington in time-lapse fashion:



C-SPAN has some good footage. (Sorry. The site wouldn't let me imbed the video here. So, click here to go directly to the page.)


Questions remain about the crowd count in Washington, with estimates ranging from tens of thousands to 1 to 2 million. I'm sure it will take several days to iron it out. In the meantime, check out this graphic that was posted on USAToday which is how the park service estimates crowd size:















So, if you compare that to the images on TV, it was a HUGE turnout!!!!

Quincy Tea Party!!!

I attended today's Tri-State Tea Party in Quincy, Illinois. The day turned out to be a great investment in time owing to a great turnout of some 12,000 people, wonderful weather, terrific Washington Park environs, and fabulous speakers.

I walked about, taking pictures of people's posters and flags. The first that really grabbed my eye was held by a young girl sitting behind us.

Unlike how the MSM wants to paint Tea Party goers, it truly was an event with a family atmosphere. There were many families present ... oh, the dreadful indoctrination! I'm sure the Left will be aghast. Just look at this!

















There was a bit of an international flair with this fabulous lady's Peruvian dress and terrific poster:







Her sign reads: "National Health Care??? Que paso? I took the wrong plane? Cuba? Venezuela? Who is the President? Hugo Chavez? Fidel Castro? I want my America back!!! Say no to national healthcare!!











But, this one still remains one of my favorites:






This lady needs to put a trademark on it and make big bucks ... capitalism, baby, capitalism!

As I walked around, I read the many posters and signs. I saw NOTHING that was racist or whacko -- just honest frustration expressed by honest-to-goodness real people. There were various small vendors selling food and tea party essentials. (I got a really cool T.E.A. cap.) At one point during the day, it was announced that ABC News was reporting that the huge Tea Party in Washington, D.C. had crowds estimated at 1.2 million. Later in the afternoon, they said now the estimate was 2 million. However, since I've been home, all I've seen are the various news "outlets" saying tens of thousands. Hmmmmmmm ... but several sources say that CNN, ABC, and even an English newspaper at one point were claiming close to 2 million.

Although I wasn't able to stay for the entire event, I was able to hear some of my favorite speakers before leaving: Bill Hennessy of The St. Louis Tea Party Coalition, Kevin Jackson of The Black Sphere, and Jim Hoft of GatewayPundit.

The day could not have been better! Tomorrow I'll be checking out different websites to see what tea parties around the country looked like and how many people they drew.

Special Announcement: The next Tea Party will be held at Frontier Park on the St. Charles Riverfront on Friday, Oct. 2nd. The pre-rally will start at 4:00 p.m. with the rally taking place 5:00-7:00.

Speakers:

• Emcee Diane Jones, 1220 KPLW Radio Personality, Washington, MO

• Paul Curtman, U.S. Marines, "The U.S. Constitution"

• Catherine Bleish Liberty Restoration Project, "State Sovereignty and the 10th Amendment"

• Dr. Bob Onder, M.D. A.B, Washington U; M.D., Washington U; J.D., St. Louis U, "Healthcare Reform"

• Stephanie Ruback, Critical care R.N. (CWA)

• Kevin Jackson, Author of "The Big Black Lie"

Information booths open at 3:30!

Don't forget your lawn chair (rain or shine)

Sponsors: Show Me Patriots, I Heard the People Say website; KFAV Radio 99.9 KFAV-KWRE 730 will be broadcasting live

Communism: Why Are Westerners Such Fans?

I've always failed to understand how Libs can nitwittedly sputter the brainless pablum with which their Leftist professors exhorted their classrooms full of naive students: That communism does have its good ideas and curious how it hasn't succeeded. I usually hear this idiocy from a wealthy "Progressive" (as they are now calling themselves) who either hypocritically overlooks or might actually be oblivious to the fact that ... they're WEALTHY!!! And they became so because either they or their family members before them worked the capitalist system ... and profited from it.

I've heard such wistful musings about Communism from a colleague in a leadership position. Another fellow-teacher in a workshop mentioned that Jesus would have been a Communist. (That's always my favorite tack people take. But, these are usually the same folks that ridicule the "WWJD" movement. I guess you work with what's convenient at the moment while you hide anything that would undercut the point you're currently making ... or doing a little song-and-dance routine in front of your audience.)

I wish they'd do a bit of history reading to review some of the "finer points" of communism. Maybe this quick little video would suffice:



Oh, and that bewilderment over why Communism hasn't worked? If you remove that oh-so-enviable quality of efficiently slaughtering tens of millions of people in just a few measly years, you're overlooking one basic component about humans: If you remove motivation (i.e. everyone gets the same pay and stuff regardless of work), human beings aren't interested in performing more than at the "just-to-get-by" level. Hellllooooo!!!!

I love history and endeavor to continually learn more, especially because it wasn't until I was an adult that I learned of the genocidal campaigns of the Communists in Russia, Ukraine, China, etc. I didn't learn about this in history classes. It was by reading on my own.

It's sad to think that someone who gets a college education has only heard of the genocidal campaigns of the Nazis but nary a word about the horrors that communist regimes have inflicted -- tens of millions more than the Nazis and much more efficiently. I think that people who find they, too, were left poorly informed of Communism's past and, instead, were sold a glowing bill of goods from their professors, should look into filing malpractice suits against said professors and the universities who hired and paid them ... with our money.

My mantra: Education, not indoctrination!!!!!!

Obama Is Stimulating the Economy ... Selling T-Shirts!!

Black & Right blogger Bob Parks is reporting, very tongue-in-cheek, that it appears that Obama is beginning to an impact on the economy. As he puts it, "President Obama, bringing out the best in entrepreneurship and inspiration in the American people."























This boon to Wall Street comes swiftly on the heels of President Obama's national address on Wednesday evening ...

GOP Replies to Obama's Claims

I wonder if you enjoyed President Obama's addess Wednesday night as much as I did. He surely brought down the house towards the end when he implemented his finely honed Black preaching style to rev up the masses and get them ready to march out and push through TeddyCare ... no matter the cost of consequences.

Here's the GOP's reply to some of Obama's wild claims, albeit beautifully delivered:

Common-Sense Questions That Follow The President's Speech

President Barack Obama: "Our collective failure to meet this challenge - year after year, decade after decade - has led us to the breaking point."
Common Sense Question: If we are at the "breaking point," then why doesn't your government-run insurance plan start until 2013?

President Barack Obama: "There are now 30 million American citizens who cannot get coverage."
Common Sense Question: On August 20, you said 46 million Americans were uninsured. What happened to 16 million Americans?

President Barack Obama: "And every day, 14,000 Americans lose their coverage."
Common Sense Question: Does that mean 15 million Americans will lose their health care before your government plan starts in 2013?

President Barack Obama: "We spend one and a half times more per person on health care than any other country, but we aren't any healthier for it."
Common Sense Question: Then why do people travel from around the world to receive health care in the United States?

President Barack Obama: "Put simply, our health care problem is our deficit problem. Nothing else even comes close."
Common Sense Question: Didn't the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office say that the health care plan you have endorsed will add $239 billion to our annual deficits over the next ten years?

President Barack Obama: "Reducing the waste and inefficiency in Medicare and Medicaid will pay for most of this plan."
Common Sense Question: If we can pay for "most" of health care reform by controlling waste and inefficiency, then why does a $900 billion health care plan include $820 billion in tax increases?

President Barack Obama: "...no federal dollars will be used to fund abortion."
Common Sense Question: Do you object to House Democrats defeating an amendment in the House Energy and Commerce Committee markup that would have explicitly prohibited federal funding of abortion under a government-run health care plan?

President Barack Obama: "I will not sign a plan that adds one dime to our deficits - either now or in the future."
Common Sense Question: Do you oppose the House Democrat health care plan, H.R. 3200, which the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said will add $239 billion to our annual deficits over the next ten years and "would probably generate substantial increases in federal budget deficits" thereafter? If so, which Democrat plan are you going to support?

President Barack Obama: "Reducing the waste and inefficiency in Medicare and Medicaid will pay for most of this plan...the plan I'm proposing will cost around $900 billion over the next 10 years..."
Common Sense Question: If there is so much "waste and inefficiency" in Medicare and Medicaid - two government-run health care plans - then won't further government involvement in health care lead to further "waste and inefficiency"?

President Barack Obama: "And I will continue to seek common ground in the weeks ahead. If you come to me with a serious set of proposals, I will be there to listen."
Common Sense Question: Will you agree to meet with House Republican leaders to discuss health care reform, as they requested almost four months ago?

Tea Party in Washington, D.C. and Quincy, Illinois!

I sit here this evening reading my favorite blogs and posting some of my own ideas, poised to head to Quincy, Illinois tomorrow morning to attend the Tri-State Tea Party. There will be similar tea parties around the country, including a big march in Washington, D.C.

Even before the parties gather tomorrow, today the Democrats appear to be playing a pre-party propaganda ploy. It seems that they're announcing "projected" figures of attendees, possibly inflating the estimates, so that fewer people "than expected" show up, scoring a "defeat" for the tea party folks and a "win" for the TeddyCare supporters.

Here's the scoop from that evil media outlet, FoxNews (emphasis added):

Tea Party Rally Sparks Dispute of Turnout Potential

A top aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned fellow Democrats in a memo obtained by FOXNews.com that up to 2 million people may attend. But conservatives believe Democrats are playing an expectations game to claim the event was a failure.

Democrats are sounding the alarms over the potential turnout at a planned protest in the nation's capital Saturday by opponents of President Obama's domestic policies, but protest organizers say the Democrats' numbers don't add up.

The demonstration is part of the Tea Party Movement and the culmination of a 34-city, 7,000-mile bus tour that began Aug. 28 in Sacramento, Calif. The "partiers" want any health care reform to create more competition and be guided by market principles, not a government-run plan.

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But there is some confusion over how many people will show up, and where Democrats are getting their estimates. A top aide to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned fellow Democrats in a memo obtained by FOXNews.com that up to 2 million people may attend.

"It looks like Saturday's event is going to be a huge gathering, estimates ranging from hundreds of thousands to 2 million people," Pelosi aide Doug Thornell wrote ...

Conservatives have seized on this memo as proof Democrats are playing an expectations game. They say the House leadership wrote the memo in hopes it would be leaked and inflate expectations for the turnout anticipating that it will fall short.

"It's an old political tactic to get out in front and make wild projections and when they're not met, claim their opponents don't have the juice," said Pete Sepp, a spokesman for the National Taxpayers Union, one of the organizers of the rally.

Sepp said there's only one reason to float a number that high.

"You set the bar at 2 million and anything under it becomes a failure," he said, adding that any event in D.C. that attracts 50,000 is considered a success.

A crowd of 2 million people, he said, "would exceed our wildest dreams."

Even President Obama didn't attract 2 million people to his inauguration, when estimates ranged from 1.2 million to 1.8 million people.

But Thornell told FOXNews.com that he was not playing an expectations game and that he simply used the numbers cited by organizers.

"I was using their own words and predictions and estimates," he said, explaining his memo was a compilation of statements from different Tea Party Web sites.

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"If you read the memo, it doesn't convey any feeling about this event at all," he said. "I think the memo speaks for itself. … It's not about setting expectations."

FreedomWorks, the lead organizer who has largely bankrolled the rallies leading up to Saturday's march in Washington, D.C. has said it is expecting tens of thousands to attend. Adam Brandon, a spokesman for FreedomWorks, told Politico he expects the crowd to be in the 20,000-30,000 range.

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Of course, you know that FoxNews is behind these tea parties, right? That's what the Left loves to claim. Sneaky devils aren't they? The propaganda poop is hitting the fan even before the event takes place!!!

Now, if I remember, I'll take my camera with me so I can post some pictures of the event afterwards.

NEA Director "Reassigned" Following Obama Initiative

Here's a follow-up to a story I posted last week (click here) regarding the communications director of the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and his hour-long conference call last month when he, Yosi Sargant, encouraged artists to produce work to show their support for President Obama's domestic agenda, particularly with regards to health care, energy and the environment. Following this phone conference, Sargant has since been reassigned.

Here's the story from FoxNews (emphasis added):

The National Endowment for the Arts has reassigned its communications director following his participation in a controversial conference call last month, FOX News has learned.

But the organization isn't saying what job Yosi Sergant now holds.

"Can't comment on that at this point," spokeswoman Victoria Hutter told FOXNews.com on Friday ...

Sergant was one of several officials on an hour-long conference call on Aug. 10 hosted by the NEA, the White House Office of Public Engagement and United We Serve, a nationwide initiative launched by President Obama to increase volunteerism.

Patrick Courrielche, one of roughly 75 artists, musicians, writers, poets and others on the hour-long call, said Sergant was among those who encouraged the artists to create works in their respective fields that would show support for Obama's domestic agenda in areas such as health care, energy and the environment.

But, in a statement to FOXNews.com, the NEA said the conference call was not intended to promote legislative agendas.

"This call was not a means to promote any legislative agenda and any suggestions to that end are simply false," the statement read. "The NEA regularly does outreach to various organizations to inform of the work we are doing and the resources available to them."

White House spokesman Shin Inouye told FOXNews.com that the conference call was not a "means to promote any legislative agenda," and "the White House did not ask for [Sergant] to resign."

"It was a discussion on the United We Serve effort and how all Americans can participate," Inouye wrote.

Inouye confirmed that the president had received a letter from Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, calling for congressional hearings into the NEA's role in the call.

"I urge you to make clear that your administration will never allocate taxpayer dollars to artists based on their support for administration policy initiatives," Cornyn wrote. "Further, I respectfully request that you take the necessary steps to ensure that the NEA -- and the American arts community it supports -- remain independent from political manipulation by the White House."

During the call, Courrielche said the ubiquitous Obama "Hope" poster by artist Shepard Fairey and musician will.i.am's "Yes We Can" song and music video were offered as "shining examples" of the artist group's clear impact on Obama's landslide election.

"What I heard was a well thought-out pitch to encourage artists to create art on these issues," Courrielche told FOXNews.com last month. "We were told we were consulted for a reason, and they specifically stated those issues as the issues we should focus on, to plant the seed. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see what they're attempting to do."

Courrielche, who first wrote about the experience on the blog Big Hollywood, said unidentified members of the press were also on the call.

"I felt like I needed to say something about it," he said last month. "Now I think if [a piece of art] comes out, you have to question it, did it come from this meeting? This is the exact argument for why an agency like this shouldn't exist."

Thank God Courrielche had the guts to speak out against this Stalin-era propaganda campaign of the NEA ... your tax dollars again hard at work.

You know, this John Cornyn of Texas has some cojones! He's the Republican Senator who last month wrote the White House demanding an explanation and repudiation of the "flag.gov" controvery. (Click here for story.) We need more politicians like him.

September 11th: In Memoriam

God Bless America
(Irving Berlin, 1939)

"While the storm clouds gather far across the sea,
Let us swear allegiance to a land that's free,
Let us all be grateful for a land so fair,
As we raise our voices in a solemn prayer. "

God Bless America,
Land that I love.
Stand beside her, and guide her
Thru the night with a light from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans, white with foam
God bless America, My home sweet home.



I'll be wearing my American pin today, I'm sure much to the annoyance of my "hate-America-first" colleagues. I love my country! I'm not ashamed! I'm PROUD!!!

God Bless America! Never forget 9/11!!!!!

Dems Continue to Play Race Card: But, Who's Really the Racist?

Obama's supporters continue to play the race card, much to their increasing detriment, I believe. As with the Dems not responding with actual answers to the concerns and charges of those opposed to socialized medicine, Libs like to counterattack other forms of opposition with charges of racism rather than give thoughtful, reasoned arguments, especially when it comes to defending Obama.

Here's another pitiful case in point: the infamous Rev. Jeremiah Wright jabbed back at a reporter's question regarding health care by claiming that the racists in the Right Wing must be upset at the prospect that poor people are finally going to get help:



I was irked when seeing that on TV the other day. Typical. PCers still try to silence anyone who dares to question or any of his minion ... but this tack is wearing out quickly. Monte Kuligowski of American Thinker did a great job of calling out Wright and his buddies as perhaps being the ones who are actually racist. Check this out (emphasis added):

I Think the Racists in the Left Wing Are Upset

Sept. 9, 2009
Monte Kuligowski
via American Thinker

President Obama’s old pastor, Jeremiah White-Folks’-Greed Wright, recently made a phenomenal statement that carries tremendous insight into the worldview of the radical left. On the subject of Obama’s proposed healthcare “reform” the not-so-good reverend had this to say:

“I think the racists in the right wing are upset because poor people are about to be helped.”

Say what? I guess the racists are white and the poor are black? And since whites hate blacks, whites don’t want to help poor blacks via unconstitutional government expansion? What about all the poor white people who are in the right wing of politics? Are they racists too? What about blacks in the right wing? Do they hate the poor white people? Are there any poor blacks in the right wing? Mr. Wright, is the healthcare debate about class warfare, race warfare or a little of both?

Or could it possibly be about the proper role of the federal government?

In consideration of the blind benefit-of-the-doubt that was extended to Barack Obama at the 2008 ballot box, the slip of another racist statement from the far left is beyond belief. In the face of more than a scintilla of evidence that the One who transcended race had ties to blatant racists, the American people wanted to believe that Obama was our hope to end racial divisiveness. The biracial candidate who identified himself with his father’s ancestry was said to be post-racial. After all he was half white and half black.

It didn’t take long for a trusting America to encounter the first in a series of unprecedented racially offense remarks. At Obama’s Presidential Inauguration, of all places, the Rev. Joseph Lowery prayed for the “white” man, to “embrace what is right.” Lord knows we need to single out those greedy white folks to do what’s right. And, in an attempt to spread the discrimination around, the good reverend referred to Asians as the “yellow.”

Next, we were treated to the words of Eric Holder, Obama’s freshly appointed Attorney General, who accused white America of being racial “cowards.” That statement, in context of a 79.8% white America having just elected the first “back man” as President, was nothing less than astounding.

Then we were introduced to Obama’s nominee for Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. We discovered that Sonia Sotomayor, as a “wise Latina women” would reach “better” conclusions than a “white male.” CNN reported that her oft repeated remarks “sparked cries of racism from some Republicans.” Hmmm. Why wouldn’t her remarks spark cries of racism from all post-racial Americans? Surely, there are at least some post-racial Democrats out there.

Not to be outdone by his pastor, Mr. Obama himself, instinctively reacted, before having the facts, to defend his racially sensitive friend, Henry Gates Jr., by accusing a white police officer of acting “stupidly.” Of course, Obama was merely trying to create a teachable beer-summit moment. Maybe he could have calibrated his words better. Too bad he couldn’t calibrate his worldview.

Lastly, at least for now, on the Obama post-racial roster is former “Green Czar,” Van Jones who resigned in shame after the New York Times, I mean FOX news, exposed him as a self-described Marxist who just happened to be a 9/11 “truther” and blatant racist. Jones believes that “white polluters and the white environmentalists are essentially steering poison into the people of color communities.”

I think the racists in the left wing are more than upset. Many are just plain mad.

We continue to speak of a "post-racial America" ... seems there are number of Dems and other Left Wingers who need to join this ideal ... who need to calibrate their world view.

Blogger Scoops The New York Times!!

Jim Hoft of GatewayPundit, one of my favorite bloggers, got kudos this morning on FoxNews Sunday from Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard in Hoft's major scoop of the Van Jones scandal and resulting resignation ... beating out the MSM, including the beloved New York Times.



Go here for Hoft's story of his scoop, as well as those he credits with providing him tips. How badly The New York Times looks reporting after the fact on Van Jones' past. (Snicker, snicker!)

Another reason for my keen interest in blogs! They help keep the MSM "honest" ... or, at least a bit more on their toes when someone else jumps and takes the lead on real news. For me, it all started back when The Drudge Report broke the news on "Rathergate" -- Dan Rather's piss poor attempt at falsifying and airing a would-be scandal some 50 days before Bush's re-election. (For a refresher, go to "How the Blogs Torpedoed Dan Rather.") This was fueled by several of Reuters' "fauxtography" scandals. (Click here and here for examples.)

Only by putting pressure on the whack jobs in politics and showing up the in-bed-with-the-Left MSM for the Pravda-like propaganda machine it has become, do we the public ever stand a chance of getting at the truth!!

Jack Webb Schools Obama

I nabbed this from Babalú ...

Van Jones Resigns! Whoo hoo!!!!

This is the headline I caught this morning on FoxNews (that evil media empire we all know and love ...)

Obama 'Green Jobs' Advisor Van Jones Resigns Amid Controversy

Van Jones, President Obama's green jobs adviser, had been linked to efforts suggesting a government role in the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

FOXNews.com

Sunday, September 06, 2009

White House green jobs adviser Van Jones resigned in the middle of the Labor Day weekend following persistent controversy over his past remarks and associations.

Jones, who served as an adviser to the White House Council on Environmental Quality, had generated mounting criticism over the past week. He earlier issued back-to-back apologies -- first, for calling Republicans "assholes" during a videotaped address earlier in the year, and second for signing a petition in 2004 supporting the "9/11 truther" movement, which believes the Bush administration may have been involved in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

The latter development, which came on top of several others, was perhaps the most devastating and led to calls for his resignation.

Jones stepped down late Saturday.

In a sharply worded statement, Jones said the controversy had become an unceasing distraction and assailed his critics.

"On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me. They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide," Jones said.

He said he had been "inundated" with calls from supporters urging him to "stay and fight."

"But I came here to fight for others, not for myself," he said. "I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future."

Nancy Sutley, chairwoman of the council Jones had been advising, said in a statement that she accepted the resignation, which was effective immediately, and called him a "strong voice for creating 21st century jobs that improve energy efficiency and utilize renewable resources."

The White House had stayed relatively quiet about Jones as the controversy developed, leading to speculation that he was on the way out. White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Friday said only that he "continues to work in the administration."

Asked about the resignation on ABC's "This Week" Sunday, Gibbs would not say whether President Obama ultimately urged him to leave.

"The president and the CEQ accepted his resignation because Van Jones, as he says in his statement, understood that he was going to get in the way of the president and ultimately this country moving forward on something as important as creating jobs in a clean energy economy," Gibbs said, adding that Obama does not endorse Jones' statements and associations.

"He doesn't, but he thanks him for his service to the country," Gibbs said.

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Naturally, former DNC chairman Howard Dean would defend Jones, calling his resignation a loss for the country. Also from FoxNews:

"I think he was brought down," Dean told "FOX News Sunday," saying he just spoke to Jones. "I think it's a loss for the country."

Dean pointed to Jones' credentials as a Yale Law School graduate and best-selling author.

Though Jones signed a 2004 statement calling for an investigation into possible Bush administration involvement in the Sept. 11 attacks, Dean said Jones didn't realize what he was signing at the time.

"I don't think he really thinks the government had anything to do with causing 9/11," he said.

Here is the Jones' resignation letter. Read it and rejoice:

"I am resigning my post at the Council on Environmental Quality, effective today.

On the eve of historic fights for health care and clean energy, opponents of reform have mounted a vicious smear campaign against me. They are using lies and distortions to distract and divide.

I have been inundated with calls - from across the political spectrum - urging me to "stay and fight."

But I came here to fight for others, not for myself. I cannot in good conscience ask my colleagues to expend precious time and energy defending or explaining my past. We need all hands on deck, fighting for the future.

It has been a great honor to serve my country and my President in this capacity. I thank everyone who has offered support and encouragement. I am proud to have been able to make a contribution to the clean energy future. I will continue to do so, in the months and years ahead."

[Source]

FoxNews also has a good summary about Jones' past: "The Radicalization of Obama's 'Green Czar.'

It makes you wonder about other appointees to Obama's office and administration. What was their vetting process? What other radicals are working for Obama and "on" the country? Let's not forget Obama's Science Advisor John P. Holdren. Another case of whack job in a position of power about whom the MSM is silent. He's an ecopalyptic eugenicist who has published writings that advocate for a totalitarian global police force to enforce forced abortions, mass sterilizations, and more insanity. (Click here to go to my July post about Holdren.)

We need to keep checking into the backgrounds of Obama's people, because I'm sure there are more like Jones ... and they need to be exposed for what they are and weeded out! We cannot rely on the MSM to do their job, knowing instead they are truly the Obamedia, complicit in appointments, legislation, and subsequent slander of those opposed to Dear Leader ... It's the good ol' Pravda of the USSR era in 21st century version. Shall we say "Pravda 2.0?"

National-Socialist Health Care

Oh, this reminds me to remind you about next Saturday's nationwide Tea Party protests (Sept. 12th), including a March On Washington to Capitol Hill! Click here for details on the D.C. march.

The U.N.: The Idiots Are Running the Asylum

This is unbelievable! The Latin America Herald Tribune is reporting that the president of the United Nations General Assembly, Rev. Miguel D’Escoto Brockmann, has declared Bolivian President Evo Morales as “World Hero of Mother Earth” and Fidel Castro as World Hero of Solidarity."

Here's the story (click here for original source) ... emphasis added:

With a medal and a parchment scroll, the General Assembly of the United Nations Organization named Morales “the maximum exponent and paradigm of love for Mother Earth” in the resolution for his decoration that was read during the ceremony.

The document added that the decision was taken “after extensive consultation” among representatives of the General Assembly’s member countries.

D’Escoto recalled that Morales “was the one who most helped” the United Nations declare last April 22 as International Mother Earth Day, or “Pachamama” as Mother Earth is said in Bolivia’s Aymara Indian tongue.

For his part, the president said that the honor is not for Evo Morales, “but for our ancestors and the native peoples” that “have always defended Mother Earth.”

He added that he will continue trying to get the international community to acknowledge the rights of Mother Earth. (WTF?!?!)

Besides Morales, the former Cuban head of state Fidel Castro has been named “World Hero of Solidarity” and the late ex-president of Tanzania, Julius Nyerere, will be honored as “World Hero of Social Justice.”

“What we want to do is present these three people to the world and say that they embody virtues and values worth emulation by all of us,” said D’Escoto, who like the socialist Morales is a staunch critic of U.S. foreign policy in Latin America.

OK, so not only do we have the U.N. endorsing the animist religion of the South American Indians and their worship of Pachamama, but this idiot organization is also giving its blessing to Castro. AND, these guys are to be emulated?!? You've got to be freaking kidding me!!!!

So, how will this body of geniuses "acknowledge the rights of Mother Earth?" I imagine it will defend her as well as it has in its other impotent and inept "police actions" in the past.

Van Jones Must Go!!

Given the recent revelations about Van Jones, President Obama's "Green Jobs Czar", there is now a push to have the radical either resign or have the administration can him. At the moment, Obama is standing by his man, but when Congress returns in about a week, a huge groundswell to push for Jones' removal is imminent.

GatewayPundit has been doing an excellent job of researching and publishing the radical past of Jones. Here is a list of some of Jones' radical past:

• 9/11 Truther involvement, including

• Jones part of a CD that involved assailing whites, capitalism, the government, Israel, The Man, oil companies, and everything else American

• Jones was instrumental in the creation of The War Times, an anti-American, pro-jihadi and far left newspaper

• Jones endorsed a Maoist group's anti-police day back in 2006. Be sure to check out the mural at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights that features "images of African-American and Latinos in the center, with a white cop shooting a Latino woman with her baby on one side, and a white guy in a suit on the other side with a sign that says "war on youth" holding an African American kid in chains."

• Babalú reports that Jones was/is also a supporter of cop killer Mumia Abu Jamal. You can also click here for some "interesting" videos that Babalú has collected of Jones' controversial statements.



Much to the White House's dismay, I'm sure, Glenn Beck has been doing a series of reports on Van Jones' marxist, black nationalist, race baiting past. YouTube has a series of videos of Beck's, such as this one:



How bizarre to think that this radical was named as one of Time magazine's 2009 Top 100. (The article, you'll notice, is written by Liberal Hollywood nitwit Leonardo DiCaprio.)

Will the MSM really start delving into and reporting on Van Jones?

Ben & Jerry's Markets a "Gay" Ice Cream Flavor

Ben & Jerry's is shamelessly pandering to the gay population by selling a new flavor of ice cream: "Hubby Hubby." This from The Boston Herald (emphasis added):

Ice Cream Company Fetes Gay Marriage

Ben & Jerry’s is temporarily renaming popular “Chubby Hubby” ice cream “Hubby Hubby” beginning today to celebrate the start of legalized gay marriage in its home state of Vermont.

“The legalization of marriage for gay and lesbian couples in Vermont is certainly a step in the right direction, and something worth celebrating with peace, love - and plenty of ice cream,” Ben & Jerry’s CEO Walt Freese said in announcing the sugary switch.

Ben & Jerry’s, which has long backed liberal causes, plans to rebrand “Chubby Hubby” as “Hubby Hubby” for 30 days to show support for Vermont’s new law.

The move is mostly symbolic, as Burlington-based Ben & Jerry’s isn’t changing labels on “Chubby Hubby” pints sold in stores.

Spokesman Sean Greenwood said revising product labels takes 18 months, although he said Ben & Jerry’s hasn’t ruled out retailing “Hubby Hubby” in the future.

In the meantime, a wedding-themed Ben & Jerry’s truck will hand out free “Hubby Hubby” across Vermont today. Scheduled stops include the Vermont Capitol, where lawmakers passed a gay-marriage law that takes effect today.

Ben & Jerry’s six Vermont ice cream parlors also plan to sell special “Hubby Hubby” sundaes during September.

Gay-marriage backers see Ben & Jerry’s move as sweet sign of support.

“As we continue to fight for equality, it’s heartening to see businesses like Ben & Jerry’s demonstrate their support,” said Scott Gortikov of pro-gay-marriage organization MassEquality. “I look forward to the day when ‘Hubby Hubby’ is available in supermarkets in all 50 states.”

But the name change is giving gay-marriage opponents an ice cream headache. “It’s a bad idea, especially because I think they’re just doing it to rub it in that Vermont has legalized gay marriage,” said Brian Camenker of MassResistance.org.

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[Sorry, I can't help but snicker at the description: "Fudge covered peanut butter filled pretzels ..."]

"RACIST!!!"

"I Pledge:" Artists' Propaganda Reminiscent of "Sieg Heil!"

Imagine if the following video had been produced in support of George Bush! The Libs would have been screaming and frothing at the mouth ... possibly jumping out of windows and taking their weed with them. (See Monday's post to catch that reference.)



The video was shown recently in an elementary school, drawing the ire of some parents who resented the politics-laced message being pushed onto their children. Here's the story from The Salt Lake Tribune as reported by Lisa Schnecker (emphasis added):

Parents upset over 'leftist propaganda' video

A school principal has apologized for showing a video at an assembly that a politically conservative group leader is calling "radical, leftist propaganda."

Children at Eagle Bay Elementary School in Farmington were shown a short video called "I pledge" on Aug. 28. The video opens with an image of President Barack Obama and part of a speech in which he says, "Let us summon a new spirit of patriotism, of responsibility where each of us resolves to pitch in and work harder and look after not only ourselves but each other." The video then features celebrities making pledges about how they will help the president and the world -- and that's where some say the problem lies.

Many pledges, such as supporting local food banks, smiling more, and caring for the elderly are noncontroversial. But other pledges, such as "to never give anyone the finger when I'm driving again," "to sell my obnoxious car and buy a hybrid" and to advance stem cell research cross the line, some say.

"Showing the video in a public school is completely inappropriate," said Jennifer Cieslewicz, whose daughter is a first-grader at the school. "I don't believe a video such as this that promotes certain values should be shown to elementary students, especially without parents being aware. "

Chris Williams, Davis School District spokesman, said school principal Ofelia Wade and school PTA leaders decided to show the video as part of an assembly about the school's theme for the year, service. He said the PTA board chose the video and Wade did not see it before it was shown in the assembly.

"It got to a point where she turned to her assistant and said, 'Oops, I wish I would have seen this before. I don't think I would have shown it,' " Williams said. He said Wade could see how some adults might find the video political.

"She acknowledges she was wrong and apologizes for it and says she's sorry," Williams said. Attempts to reach school PTA leaders Tuesday evening were unsuccessful.

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[Tip: American Power]

The video starts out nice, but then it just gets kinda creepy, don't it? Gives me the woolies.

Now, this combined with what I saw on Glenn Beck this afternoon is really giving me the creeps. First, we have actors making the "Sieg heil!"-like propaganda video for Dear Leader. Then, Beck reported on how the National Endowment for the Arts is making a good, old fashioned propaganda push for Obama. Check this out:

Is National Endowment for the Arts Pushing Obama Administration's Agenda?

I'm going to show you the beginning of something that should scare the living daylights out of you. It is propaganda in America. The National Endowment for the Arts is now holding conference calls.

I want to lay this out for you and then I want to bring a guest in. One of the guys who was on the conference call felt awkward about this whole thing. He is an artist and he felt awkward and decided he was going to tape the conference calls.

The only reason why we can bring this story to you with any credibility is because he did the brave thing, probably destroyed his career, or at least he will never get a dime from the National Endowment for the Arts and probably won't speak to another artist again or they won't speak to him because he has betrayed the movement.

Here is the first e-mail that came in from the National Endowment for the Arts. It said:

"This Monday, there is a conference call for arts-oriented marketers and producers to discuss the President's United We Serve initiative that I thought you might like to participate in. A call has come in to our generation. A call from the top. A call from a house that is White. A call that we must answer. Please join these people" blah-blah-blah "as we heed the president's call to action this summer — United We Serve."

Then there was a reminder e-mail that went out. It said:

"With the knowledge that ordinary people can achieve extraordinary things when given the proper tools, President Obama is asking us to come together and help lay a new foundation for growth, focusing on core areas of the recovery agenda — health care, energy and environment, safety and security, education and community renewal."

Quote five, "It is time for us as a group of artists, producers, promoters, organizers, influencers, marketers, tastemakers, leaders or just plain cool people, to join together and work together to promote a more civilly-engaged America and celebrate how the arts can be used for a positive change. No one knows our communities better than we do. No one can inspire as much as we can. We have a unique role to play in making service accessible and fun to those who are not accustomed to volunteering. We know that engaging all Americans in service means we must expand the idea of service."

Go to quote two on e-mail 2: "Already you are helping us to reframe the image of volunteerism."

Quote 3: "The United We Serve team, in collaboration with the White House Office of Public Engagement and the National Endowment for the Arts is hosting a conference call."

Well — let me give you — before I give you all of the audio and introduce you to the guy who was brave enough to not only tape it and then bring it here — there he is. Before I bring him on, let me give you a taste of what was said in this conversation.

Listen carefully [to] what was said by Yosi Sergant from the National Endowment for the Arts — your money. Please play "this is a brand-new conversation":

(BEGIN AUDIO CLIP)

YOSI SERGANT, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS: ... brand-new conversation. We are just now learning how to really bring this community together to speak with the government. What that looks like legally; we're still trying to figure out the laws of putting government Web sites on Facebook and the use of Twitter.

This is all being sorted out. We are participating in history as it's being made. So bear with us as we learn the language, so that we can speak to each other safely and we can really work together to move the needle and to get... to get stuff done.

(END AUDIO CLIP)

BECK: Your tax dollars have funded artwork that you may or may have not seen yet. This has just happened, but already artwork is out. And they are learning the language so they can speak to each other "safely."

[Check out the entire transcript, especially the part where Beck interviews a film maker and community art consultant Pat Courrielche discuss the e-mails Courrielche received from the NEA.]

Whooooooaaaaahhhhh! With our press acting like Pravda and artists producing "art" to support Obamessiah, my old history lessons of fascist movements in Europe and scenes from Orwell's "1984" keep coming to the forefront of my brain.