The polarization of America and ensuing rhetoric has to fall directly on the shoulders of the Obama administration. The American people have watched in horror as our great country is being destroyed right before us. This includes trillions of dollars added to our national debt coupled with out of control spending that is driving our country to financial ruin. The federal government seizures in the car industry, financial institutions and banking, the energy industry, and more, has further alarmed the American people. Legislation against the will of the American people rammed through Congress without even reading it, using deceit, back door deals, and bribes to accomplish it, is cause for further alarm. Out of session, and other appointments, to critical positions in government, circumventing the Congress, is even further cause. Age discrimination against the elderly that is both implied and overt is of deep concern in regard to healthcare rationing and more that is aimed against seniors. Our American heritage and pride as a nation are being undercut in the international arena by an apologetic approach, inaccuracies about our history, and demeaning comments about our country. Laws are being selectively and unevenly enforced. Our Constitution is being routinely violated and our freedoms are being eroded. People see a direct path toward socialism, an ideology that has shown historically to be destructive to a country and oppressive to the people.
People have not only a perfect right, but an obligation, to speak out. It goes without saying that any form of violence or threatening rhetoric has no place in America. At the same time you can't blame people for being angry over what they see happening to their country and expressing it strongly. The federal government and elected officials are accountable to the people. If it were not for the direction of the Obama administration there would be no Tea Party. This grass roots movement began for all of the reasons stated above, and more.
What is causing even further divide in our country is the verbal backlash by the Obama administration against opposition voices to their policies in calling them racists, hate mongers, radicals, Nazi's, and worse. The media has also widely carried these false accusations against ordinary Americans who are simply expressing their concern. Conflict management teaches not to escalate disagreement, yet this is exactly what the Obama administration, with full complicity of the media, does. Further there is serious talk and direction in attempting to shut off talk radio and cable news that present opposite opinions...a direct assault on free speech.
The American people should continue, and continue strongly, to peacefully speak out against the policies of the current administration and those in government who are in concert with it. Recent attempts to shut off opposition opinion and communication are out of order and not in keeping with the Constitution and our rights as Americans.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Shocking Info on Flu Vaccine
Would you allow, under the direction of the United Nations, a "leftover" substance manufactured in China, to be injected into your body? Most people would emphatically say NO! Yet this is exactly what happened, unknowingly, when millions of Americans received their recent seasonal flu vaccine shot.
There appears to be very short memories over the fact that through the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) a false panic alarm was issued over the "swine flu" predicting a pandemic where millions would die. This was headline news throughout the world for many weeks. At first it was reported that no vaccine was known or available for the swine flu. Then suddenly and mysteriously a vaccine appeared with no explanation over the first claim of none available. People were confused. The source of this vaccine was not reported, but apparently the H1N1 vaccine swine flu strain was manufactured in China by the Chinese pharmaceutical company, Sinovac. Americans, naturally very worried about fatality claims of the swine flu were urged to get vaccinated and many did. Others were more skeptical. Huge quantities of the swine flu were produced and there was an eventual under use and therefore over supply. What to do with all this leftover vaccine?
The answer was that the UN through, the World Health Organization, directed that a new trivalent vaccine use this leftover H1N1 swine flu strain as a component of the regular seasonal flu vaccine for use in the 2010-2011 Northern Hemisphere influenza season.
Many, many questions should be asked. First, where is the accountability for the false alarm swine flu pandemic that was claimed? By the US Congress? By the media? Secondly, why is the UN dictating to America what vaccines we should use? Where is the US Center of Disease Control and Prevention where we pump ongoing billions of taxpayer dollars? Where is the US Department of Health and Human Services? Where is the American Medical Association and the medical profession? Where is the US Congress?
Why are we allowing an unknown, untested, leftover substance manufactured in China to be injected into our bodies? This is the same China that has demonstrated little care over safety, the environment, health, and quality in regard to goods imported into the United States. Witness quality / safety / health issues with toys, cribs, high chairs, building materials, contaminated and poisonous pet food, harmful stuffing in pet beds and toys, and more? And our Congress and responsible agencies of our government just allow the UN to decide? There should be outrage over all this!
For those who may think that this is a nothing issue, it is suggested that you do your own research on the Internet. What you will find, is not just a few, but thousands of complaints over the after effects of the seasonal flu vaccine such a severe and prolonged joint pain and swelling, some even reporting difficulty walking, and many other negative side effects.
There needs to be serious look at how we are administrating the health safety, as well as the vaccination management process for all Americans. Certainly we should NEVER allow an outside organization to dictate health issues in America. We should hold our current government agencies accountable in doing so.
There appears to be very short memories over the fact that through the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) a false panic alarm was issued over the "swine flu" predicting a pandemic where millions would die. This was headline news throughout the world for many weeks. At first it was reported that no vaccine was known or available for the swine flu. Then suddenly and mysteriously a vaccine appeared with no explanation over the first claim of none available. People were confused. The source of this vaccine was not reported, but apparently the H1N1 vaccine swine flu strain was manufactured in China by the Chinese pharmaceutical company, Sinovac. Americans, naturally very worried about fatality claims of the swine flu were urged to get vaccinated and many did. Others were more skeptical. Huge quantities of the swine flu were produced and there was an eventual under use and therefore over supply. What to do with all this leftover vaccine?
The answer was that the UN through, the World Health Organization, directed that a new trivalent vaccine use this leftover H1N1 swine flu strain as a component of the regular seasonal flu vaccine for use in the 2010-2011 Northern Hemisphere influenza season.
Many, many questions should be asked. First, where is the accountability for the false alarm swine flu pandemic that was claimed? By the US Congress? By the media? Secondly, why is the UN dictating to America what vaccines we should use? Where is the US Center of Disease Control and Prevention where we pump ongoing billions of taxpayer dollars? Where is the US Department of Health and Human Services? Where is the American Medical Association and the medical profession? Where is the US Congress?
Why are we allowing an unknown, untested, leftover substance manufactured in China to be injected into our bodies? This is the same China that has demonstrated little care over safety, the environment, health, and quality in regard to goods imported into the United States. Witness quality / safety / health issues with toys, cribs, high chairs, building materials, contaminated and poisonous pet food, harmful stuffing in pet beds and toys, and more? And our Congress and responsible agencies of our government just allow the UN to decide? There should be outrage over all this!
For those who may think that this is a nothing issue, it is suggested that you do your own research on the Internet. What you will find, is not just a few, but thousands of complaints over the after effects of the seasonal flu vaccine such a severe and prolonged joint pain and swelling, some even reporting difficulty walking, and many other negative side effects.
There needs to be serious look at how we are administrating the health safety, as well as the vaccination management process for all Americans. Certainly we should NEVER allow an outside organization to dictate health issues in America. We should hold our current government agencies accountable in doing so.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Letter to Senator Scott Brown on START Vote
To: Senator Scott Brown December 23, 2010
Dear Senator Brown:
This is to let you know of my extreme disappointment for your vote in favor of the START Treaty. Instead of allowing time for due consideration with the new Congress you allowed the Obama administration to again rush and ram through legislation under a false banner of end of year urgency...and you fell for it.
Worse, by your vote you allowed Russia to dictate the terms on a treaty that is detrimental to the safety and security of the United States. While we reduce our nuclear capability, Russia has been given an opportunity to increase their strength against us. Any concessions by them are meaningless, since as history has proven...they always cheat and renege on their agreements.
The worst part of this so called "Treaty" is the fact that we have given up our right to defend ourselves!! If nothing else was evident to you about how bad this Treaty is, all logic and common sense are absent on your part... how in the world could you EVER vote to give up our right to self defense?!
By your voting record you are fast becoming the Olympia Snowe of Massachusetts. All of us who worked so hard to get you elected have effectively been spit upon. We will remember you at re-election time.
Dear Senator Brown:
This is to let you know of my extreme disappointment for your vote in favor of the START Treaty. Instead of allowing time for due consideration with the new Congress you allowed the Obama administration to again rush and ram through legislation under a false banner of end of year urgency...and you fell for it.
Worse, by your vote you allowed Russia to dictate the terms on a treaty that is detrimental to the safety and security of the United States. While we reduce our nuclear capability, Russia has been given an opportunity to increase their strength against us. Any concessions by them are meaningless, since as history has proven...they always cheat and renege on their agreements.
The worst part of this so called "Treaty" is the fact that we have given up our right to defend ourselves!! If nothing else was evident to you about how bad this Treaty is, all logic and common sense are absent on your part... how in the world could you EVER vote to give up our right to self defense?!
By your voting record you are fast becoming the Olympia Snowe of Massachusetts. All of us who worked so hard to get you elected have effectively been spit upon. We will remember you at re-election time.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Truth & Fact: Obamacare a Disaster for Seniors
An Associated Press article was recently carried in newspapers throughout the country on a back page: "Congress postpones cuts to doctors' Medicare payments". This SHOULD have been a front page article since it gets right to the heart of the affect of Obamacare on seniors. It should not be overlooked that in the new national healthcare plan $1/2 trillion will be taken out of Medicare. Among other things what this means is that doctors will receive a 23% pay cut for Medicare expenses. There is little doubt that doctors, in turn, will start refusing new Medicare patients (seniors), and some may eliminate existing ones.
From the start, for those who have theirs eyes, ears, and minds wide open, the path has been as clear as can be. It strains credulity to believe otherwise and not look at the facts. From the very beginning, a chief advisor to President Obama on healthcare, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, is ON RECORD saying many times that healthcare should be rationed in favor of those "most productive in society". This specifically excludes seniors. This has been followed by Obama, himself, in answer to questions on ABC, where he said that "maybe you're better off not having the surgery, but taking the painkiller." (In reference to the elderly). In another instance he said, "I mean, the chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80 percent of the total health care bill out here. It is very difficult to imagine the country making those decisions just through the normal political channels. And that’s part of why you have to have some independent group that can give you guidance". All of this is on record and shows the mind set in regard to healthcare for seniors with respect to Obamacare. In effect all of this says...Healthcare for seniors is very expensive, decisions need to be made (by some group), It might be better to give the senior a painkiller than expensive treatment. This is the ONLY conclusion that can be drawn from the facts by any informed and intelligent person. Further, it can be clearly concluded that seniors are increasingly going to find it difficult to even get a doctor to see them!
Yet there is still further proof on the mind set behind Obamacare in regard to seniors.
Not known by many, even those in Congress who voted for it, H.R. 1 (the Recovery and Reinvestment Act, even more commonly known as the Stimulus Bill) contains a whopping $1.1 billion to fund the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (An obfuscatory title, wouldn't you say?) The Council is the brain child of former Health and Human Services Secretary Nominee Tom Daschle. Betsy McCaughey, former Lieutenant governor of New York, wrote in detail about the Council's purpose, that effectively has the goal is to reduce costs and “guide” your doctor’s decisions, and more. Call this "Council" , this panel, what you will, but if one looks thoroughly and factually into it, there is little question that it is detrimental to seniors...by design! By the way, who do you think is on this "Council"? Ezekiel Emanuel, so you can see right away the thinking that will be prevalent.
Further evidence behind the mind set behind Obamacare was shown by Cass Sunstein, Obama's Regulatory Czar, who wrote in a New York Times op-ed that healthcare rationing (for people) is both moral and good public policy. He believes "government has to lead you by the nose in every facet of life". Sunstein believes that all of your rights exist only because the federal government allows you to have them.
Still further, David Berwick, Obama's appointee to head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, who will be overseeing implementation of America’s new government-run health care told the Biotechnology Journal in 2009, "The decision is not whether or not we will ration care; the decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open". Earlier he had lamented that America’s current health system was designed to respond to the needs of individual patients, and he said a new health system instead should require patients to prove the value of proposed treatment. Still more he stated costs must be contained, so decisions are made through a "comparative effectiveness" formula, which compares various treatments versus benefits the patient receives. If a treatment costs more than the "quality adjusted life years" merit, treatment is denied. Is there any doubt whatsoever that this will be extremely detrimental to seniors and their healthcare?
There is overwhelming proof, based upon facts that the new government-run health care will be both detrimental and discriminatory against seniors. This is not the America we once knew. These truths should be on the front page of every newspaper in the country.
From the start, for those who have theirs eyes, ears, and minds wide open, the path has been as clear as can be. It strains credulity to believe otherwise and not look at the facts. From the very beginning, a chief advisor to President Obama on healthcare, Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, is ON RECORD saying many times that healthcare should be rationed in favor of those "most productive in society". This specifically excludes seniors. This has been followed by Obama, himself, in answer to questions on ABC, where he said that "maybe you're better off not having the surgery, but taking the painkiller." (In reference to the elderly). In another instance he said, "I mean, the chronically ill and those toward the end of their lives are accounting for potentially 80 percent of the total health care bill out here. It is very difficult to imagine the country making those decisions just through the normal political channels. And that’s part of why you have to have some independent group that can give you guidance". All of this is on record and shows the mind set in regard to healthcare for seniors with respect to Obamacare. In effect all of this says...Healthcare for seniors is very expensive, decisions need to be made (by some group), It might be better to give the senior a painkiller than expensive treatment. This is the ONLY conclusion that can be drawn from the facts by any informed and intelligent person. Further, it can be clearly concluded that seniors are increasingly going to find it difficult to even get a doctor to see them!
Yet there is still further proof on the mind set behind Obamacare in regard to seniors.
Not known by many, even those in Congress who voted for it, H.R. 1 (the Recovery and Reinvestment Act, even more commonly known as the Stimulus Bill) contains a whopping $1.1 billion to fund the Federal Coordinating Council for Comparative Effectiveness Research (An obfuscatory title, wouldn't you say?) The Council is the brain child of former Health and Human Services Secretary Nominee Tom Daschle. Betsy McCaughey, former Lieutenant governor of New York, wrote in detail about the Council's purpose, that effectively has the goal is to reduce costs and “guide” your doctor’s decisions, and more. Call this "Council" , this panel, what you will, but if one looks thoroughly and factually into it, there is little question that it is detrimental to seniors...by design! By the way, who do you think is on this "Council"? Ezekiel Emanuel, so you can see right away the thinking that will be prevalent.
Further evidence behind the mind set behind Obamacare was shown by Cass Sunstein, Obama's Regulatory Czar, who wrote in a New York Times op-ed that healthcare rationing (for people) is both moral and good public policy. He believes "government has to lead you by the nose in every facet of life". Sunstein believes that all of your rights exist only because the federal government allows you to have them.
Still further, David Berwick, Obama's appointee to head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, who will be overseeing implementation of America’s new government-run health care told the Biotechnology Journal in 2009, "The decision is not whether or not we will ration care; the decision is whether we will ration with our eyes open". Earlier he had lamented that America’s current health system was designed to respond to the needs of individual patients, and he said a new health system instead should require patients to prove the value of proposed treatment. Still more he stated costs must be contained, so decisions are made through a "comparative effectiveness" formula, which compares various treatments versus benefits the patient receives. If a treatment costs more than the "quality adjusted life years" merit, treatment is denied. Is there any doubt whatsoever that this will be extremely detrimental to seniors and their healthcare?
There is overwhelming proof, based upon facts that the new government-run health care will be both detrimental and discriminatory against seniors. This is not the America we once knew. These truths should be on the front page of every newspaper in the country.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Finding Our Own Calcutta
We hear so much today about the closings and struggles of soup kitchens, community centers for the needy, shelters for the homeless, and centers for helping children in our local areas. This should never be. The most immediate and powerful form of charity is that of direct help. This includes needed food, clothing and goods; money donations; volunteer services; and volunteering personal time to help. We should not just sit back and rely upon "the government" or think that some other wealthy people or organizations are going to provide the needed support for these organizations. IT SHOULD COME FROM US...ALL OF US, the everyday people and families of our own areas.
Today, more than ever, our personal help and support are desperately needed. The poor economy has pushed multitudes more into the needy category and these help centers are overwhelmed. Mother Teresa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for her charitable work, when asked by people who wanted to help in her work in Calcutta, would say, "Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering, the lonely, right there where you are". (Right in your own area.)
Think about what she said. You don't have to go to far off lands...our Calcutta exists right in our own localities. Also think about if each region of our country, and those across the world, reached out to those right in their own areas, what a better world it would be. This does not exclude us from helping others in need in far off places, it simply says, start right at home.
We should NOT ALLOW these needy organizations to struggle, or even the thought of closing when so many today are in need of help. Particularly during this holiday season, we should re-commit ourselves to supporting these direct help organizations, through the very best form of our direct charity.
Today, more than ever, our personal help and support are desperately needed. The poor economy has pushed multitudes more into the needy category and these help centers are overwhelmed. Mother Teresa, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for her charitable work, when asked by people who wanted to help in her work in Calcutta, would say, "Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering, the lonely, right there where you are". (Right in your own area.)
Think about what she said. You don't have to go to far off lands...our Calcutta exists right in our own localities. Also think about if each region of our country, and those across the world, reached out to those right in their own areas, what a better world it would be. This does not exclude us from helping others in need in far off places, it simply says, start right at home.
We should NOT ALLOW these needy organizations to struggle, or even the thought of closing when so many today are in need of help. Particularly during this holiday season, we should re-commit ourselves to supporting these direct help organizations, through the very best form of our direct charity.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
AARP Betrayed Seniors, Betrayed America
If you can, forget for a moment what political party that you belong to. During the administration of George W. Bush he attempted to do something about Social Security knowing it was headed for sure failure. In 2005 the Wall Street Journal reported that Social Security would go broke by 2041. It may be much sooner than that with our current financial crisis. Whether the Bush plan was the right one or not is not the issue. The point is he tried to do something to avoid the failure. At that time AARP began to show their true colors, they went on an all out attack on Bush's Social Security efforts, even going to the extent of misrepresenting his plan.
This was an alert as to what AARP is all about. Nowhere, however, did AARP raise its' ugly head more than with Obamacare. Before it even became available, without even knowing what was in the plan, AARP gave it full support. When they were criticized for this they began to back off, well, sort of. One of the AARP executives appeared on Fox News and when asked he said that AARP was "neutral" on Obamacare. Yet that very same day if you went to the AARP web site they showed FULL support for Obamacare so effectively, he lied. Remember now, this was even before anybody knew what was in it ...they were offering "blind" support.
AARP is supposed to represent seniors. Yet when a plan was put forth to address Social Security, they vigorously fought off any change. Worse, Obamacare is particularly bad for seniors. First, members of Obama's healthcare advisory team specifically mentioned that expensive healthcare should be given only to those who were "most productive in society". Meaning NOT seniors...effectively rationing healthcare. This is further proven by the fact that the approved Obamacare takes $1/2 trillion from Medicare. Still further proof is that going into effect is a reduction of reimbursement to doctors of Medicare payments by over 20%! What will now happen is that doctors will refuse new (and maybe existing) seniors on Medicare. It will dramatically affect and be detrimental to seniors. Even MORE proof is that Obama appointed David Berwick, backdoor, during on "out of session" period of Congress as Head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Berwick CLEARLY favors rationing. In fact he stated when discussing the British rationing system, " I am romantic about the National Health Service. I love it".
Remember this came about by an organization that is supposed to represent seniors. There is even more, but it is readily evident that AARP is driven by a political agenda...NOT supporting seniors. In fact it is not an understatement to say that AARP HAS BETRAYED SENIORS; AARP HAS BETRAYED AMERICA. If a member, you are urged to rip up your AARP membership cards and discontinue membership immediately.
There are at least two other organizations that TRULY represent seniors...and just as importantly, they are true to America:
Generation America, and
Alliance, for Retirement Prosperity
This was an alert as to what AARP is all about. Nowhere, however, did AARP raise its' ugly head more than with Obamacare. Before it even became available, without even knowing what was in the plan, AARP gave it full support. When they were criticized for this they began to back off, well, sort of. One of the AARP executives appeared on Fox News and when asked he said that AARP was "neutral" on Obamacare. Yet that very same day if you went to the AARP web site they showed FULL support for Obamacare so effectively, he lied. Remember now, this was even before anybody knew what was in it ...they were offering "blind" support.
AARP is supposed to represent seniors. Yet when a plan was put forth to address Social Security, they vigorously fought off any change. Worse, Obamacare is particularly bad for seniors. First, members of Obama's healthcare advisory team specifically mentioned that expensive healthcare should be given only to those who were "most productive in society". Meaning NOT seniors...effectively rationing healthcare. This is further proven by the fact that the approved Obamacare takes $1/2 trillion from Medicare. Still further proof is that going into effect is a reduction of reimbursement to doctors of Medicare payments by over 20%! What will now happen is that doctors will refuse new (and maybe existing) seniors on Medicare. It will dramatically affect and be detrimental to seniors. Even MORE proof is that Obama appointed David Berwick, backdoor, during on "out of session" period of Congress as Head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Berwick CLEARLY favors rationing. In fact he stated when discussing the British rationing system, " I am romantic about the National Health Service. I love it".
Remember this came about by an organization that is supposed to represent seniors. There is even more, but it is readily evident that AARP is driven by a political agenda...NOT supporting seniors. In fact it is not an understatement to say that AARP HAS BETRAYED SENIORS; AARP HAS BETRAYED AMERICA. If a member, you are urged to rip up your AARP membership cards and discontinue membership immediately.
There are at least two other organizations that TRULY represent seniors...and just as importantly, they are true to America:
Generation America, and
Alliance, for Retirement Prosperity
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Time to Review United Nations
The latest outrage concerning the United Nations involves a suspected war criminal who allegedly played a key role in the slaughter of 40,000 civilians in Sri Lanka and has recently landed a cushy job at the UN with full diplomatic immunity. Shavendra Silva, 46, a top ex-military commander, was named Sri Lanka's deputy permanent U.N. representative in August and now resides in New York.
The United States should call for a review of the United Nations, as well as our involvements and commitments as a member of the United Nations. The United Nations is currently out of control, has demonstrated incompetence, is corrupt, and obviously anti-American. There should be no support by the United States for any form of global governance by the United Nations, or any legal or international court jurisdiction over the American people. The United Nations should not be allowed to interfere with the governance or impose any rules or laws affecting the United States. The functions of the United Nations should be limited solely to peace keeping and humanitarian purposes, helping poor and impoverished countries and people throughout the world, and in helping those struck with disasters. The United Nations needs to be limited.
Our sovereignty as a nation is sacred and must be protected at all costs. Under no circumstances should the United States give away our sovereignty as a nation to any international organization, or subject the American people to international courts, or commit financial support without the approval of the American people and Congress. We should be a responsible member of the international community, but not subject to ANY form of international governance other than treaties and agreements, for good reason, as provided for in the US Constitution.
The United States should call for a review of the United Nations, as well as our involvements and commitments as a member of the United Nations. The United Nations is currently out of control, has demonstrated incompetence, is corrupt, and obviously anti-American. There should be no support by the United States for any form of global governance by the United Nations, or any legal or international court jurisdiction over the American people. The United Nations should not be allowed to interfere with the governance or impose any rules or laws affecting the United States. The functions of the United Nations should be limited solely to peace keeping and humanitarian purposes, helping poor and impoverished countries and people throughout the world, and in helping those struck with disasters. The United Nations needs to be limited.
Our sovereignty as a nation is sacred and must be protected at all costs. Under no circumstances should the United States give away our sovereignty as a nation to any international organization, or subject the American people to international courts, or commit financial support without the approval of the American people and Congress. We should be a responsible member of the international community, but not subject to ANY form of international governance other than treaties and agreements, for good reason, as provided for in the US Constitution.
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