It's About Time!

I finally got to see this video, I'd been hearing about it for days, I love the fact that this successful, black woman stood up and said what was on her mind to Obama, I only wish more people could and would do this. You will note that I said black instead of the PC moniker "African-American", not ALL people of color come from Africa, and quite frankly even if they did, how long does one continue to hyphenate the country of origin, how many generations have to pass before they are just plain Americans? My family background is diverse, from many countries, should I be saying "English Irish German-Dutch Comanche Apache American? No, how silly would that be? I am an American, born in the USA.



and in fairness, here is Obama's reply:







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Town Hall Questioner To Obama: I'm Exhausted Of Defending You.

My Local Representatives

With the November mid-terms coming up, I have been looking in to the options I have available to me. Living in west Texas, right now my representative is Ciro D. Rodriguez, he does have a "D" by his name, although you wouldn't know it from his website, I had to really dig to find out his political affiliation, you'd think he'd be proud of it and would place that information prominently on his site, nope, not there, at least not when and where I looked, I found that info on Wikipedia.



I used to not vote, I just didn't care, as long as those in power left me and mine alone (I'm not doing anything illegal, so they shouldn't poke their noses in my business) I didn't care who was in office, I figured that all of the elections were rigged anyhow, so what was the point?

Now my thoughts on voting have changed quite a bit, and even though I still feel like the elections are not completely honest, especially the presidential elections (why do we still use the electoral college anyhow?), I do feel like my vote counts on a local basis, and if I can help Ciro D. Rodriguez on his way, far far away this November, that's exactly what I intend to do. Hear that sucking sound Ciro? That's the sound of your political career going down the toilet, oh and I do wish you would volunteer to use Obama care for you and your family, remember the one that you so generously voted for and thought would be so wonderful for the rest of us? Did you even READ it?



I did a little checking and found out the Repub that will most likely replace Ciro is Canseco. That is who I will most likely vote for, I like what I read on his site, I'll be doing more research before the mid-term vote, I will be there, I will vote, democraps your days of running this country into the ground through socialistic means are numbered, I assure you that I will not be the only conservative running out to vote this November.

Now I have to find out who else and what else is going to be on the ballot.

Rise Up!

What They Said Before, What is True Now...

This is unconstitutional, forcing me (or anyone else for that matter) to take health insurance under threat of fines and/or jail time. If the government wants to offer a health plan at a reduced cost, or free (a sliding fee scale is appropriate), and offered it as an alternative, then I would gladly step up and use it. But FORCING me to take it is wrong.

Here's an option, offer scholarships to medical students (doctors, nurses, dentists and other health care professionals), the catch is when you graduate, you have to work in a government health care facility for 5 years, you will get paid, just not as much as you would if you had paid for your own schooling and worked on your own after school. If they don't finish their 5 years, then they have to pay back all the money the government paid to send them to school. The other "catch" is you have to be a US citizen to get the scholarship, and you have to be a US citizen to be able to get low cost or free care, if you are not a legal citizen, then you can get emergency care, saving your life, limb or eyesight, then if you aren't here legally, you get a free ticket back to your country of origin. I would go for something like that.

One Trillion Dollars

Ray Stevens - Come To The USA

This is funny, and sad at the same time, all because it's true.




I especially like what is said at the end of the video:

"This video and song are dedicated to the hard-working  American citizens who were born in other countries and and chose to "Come to the U.S.A." the right way!"

Obama's Stash

It's so sad but true, too many people in this great Nation actually THINK like this?!