These clips are both amazing and sad. I’ll let you decide the reasons.

Glenn Beck must be, at this point, an “enemy of the state.”

This first clip is Glenn presenting a Birthday cake to the stimulus package.

Here is the second clip, where Glenn goes barking mad. Forget about Glenn. The man is desperate and, not mad, but angry. As we all should be!

I can’t believe Obama had the audacity to even make a speech to the this effect, praising his administration and Joe Biden on their expertly handled distribution of the funds. This man is all about spin. And that spin costs money. Your money. He is a liar. It’s that simple.

That said. Lets turn to some humor. Or at least my attempt.

Note the cockroach sized scab in the center of Joe’s forehead. While watching this, I literally thought that was some sort of large bug on his forehead! At one point in the video, Barack waves his arm, and I thought he was going to brush it off! Actually the way Obama looked at Joe, I think he did too!

I presume this mark is from the accident Joe Biden’s motorcade encountered in Vancouver. How many accidents is that for you Joe? And what does is cost to transport you to the Olympics? Not to mention those Georgetown basketball games you and Barack like to attend? Watch Joe bob his head. But I digress.

Where did I put that $75 Billion?

On November 4th 2008, I like most Americans went out to vote. Rather than risk the dreaded hanging chad, I choose to use one of Missouri’s new high tech, touch screen ballot systems. The system is easy to use and records the voters selections electronically, but also simultaneously to a tape style printout located inside the machine. Each election or issue is presented on one page at a time. After the voter makes a selection the screen moves to the next page presenting another race or piece of proposed legislation.

As I moved through the ballot making my selections, I was suddenly presented with the race for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District. I stared at the screen in disbelief. My choices were, William Lacy Clay (D), and …. nobody. There was only one choice. Clay was running unchallenged for the seat! The choices presented on the screen were, Vote (for Clay), or Next, move on to the next election.

At this point it was quite obvious to me, Mr. Clay was going to win this election, but that didn’t mean I wanted to vote for him, I pushed the Next button to move on. The machine balked.

“Warning, you did not cast a vote! Are you sure you want to skip this election?”

Yes, I was sure, I pressed the button to move on.

As I neared the end of the voting process I was presented with a screen that informed me that this was it. If I pressed the final voting button, my votes would be cast and no changes could be made. If I wanted to make some changes I should hit the back button. I selected the final voting button. Once again the machine balked.

“Warning! Your ballot is incomplete!”

The machine then returned to the screen for the 1st District election. My choice was the same as before, vote for Clay, or don’t vote. I pressed the button to move on and was forced to review all of my previous selections before finally being presented with the last screen. I pressed the button to cast my votes and was once again electronically slapped by the machine for not voting in the 1st District election.

“Are you sure?” the machine would ask.

Yes, I sure.

“Are you sure you’re sure? You won’t be able to change your mind after this point.” the machine protested.

Yes! I’m sure. I’m 100% absolutely &*!@$# sure!

Finally, it was over.

As I returned home, I began to wonder how many people had voted for Mr. Clay out of sheer frustration. I made a mental note to contact the RNC. Obviously, there will never be a Republican in Missouri’s 1st District if a Republican never runs.

I tried to put Mr. Lacy out of my mind as our Country faced bigger problems that evening. The shock of having Barack Hussein Obama as President of the United States overshadowed Missouri’s 1st District problems, and Mr. Clay was quickly forgotten. Until recently.

Back mid December, one evening my wife, Marcia, informed me that my oldest daughter, Bonnie (who is 18 now), would be going to Florida with friends for Spring Break. Marcia and several other mother’s were going along to keep them in line. This left me and my youngest daughter, Sarah, alone for the break. Marcia suggested I take her to Washington D.C. for some sight-seeing. While there, we could visit my good friend and magic mentor, Peter Monticup, who lives about an hour away in Charlottesville Virginia. Not to mention, Monticello, which is also located in Charlottesville.

I thought this sounded good and Sarah loved the idea. It looked like we were going to Washington.

I began to plan for the trip. Many of the tours in Washington require reservations and of course the White House tour is no exception. If you want to tour the White House, the Capital Building, or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, you must have a reservation made for you via your Congressman. Enter, Mr. William Lacy Clay.

According to the White House website, reservations must be made at least 30 days in advance. No problem, I thought, I’ve got over 3 months!

I looked up the phone number for Mr. Clay’s office in Washington and dialed it. I was connected with a recording stating the office hours.

“You have reached the Congressional Office of William Lacy Clay. Our office hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday thru Friday.”

I looked at my watch, it was 2pm in Washington.

The recording continued, “Please leave a message at the tone.”

As I prepared to speak, suddenly the recording returned and said, “Unable to leave voicemail, mailbox full. Goodbye.” The line went click, and I was disconnected. Uh oh.

I then looked up Mr. Clay’s website. I clicked on the contact link. “Page not found” was the web’s reply. This was not looking good.

I returned to the home page of the poorly designed, almost illegible site and then scrolled down to the bottom. Along the bottom of the page was listed the address’s and phone numbers for all 3 of Mr. Clay’s offices. The one in Washington, and two additional offices in St. Louis. I dialed one of the St. Louis numbers and was connected with a live person. Relieved, I began to explain my request and was told I needed to fill out a form located on the website. I informed the young lady I was looking at the website at that very moment and did not see any such form. She then kindly walked me through the convoluted menus of the site and directed me to the proper form, which I would have never found on my own.

I filled out the form and waited. I’m still waiting.

I don’t think it’s an unreasonable request. I simply want to take my 13 year old daughter to the White House.

After this disappointing experience, I decided to look into Mr. Clay a little, do a little cost vs. benefit analysis, and see what it was, I was actually getting in return for his $174,000 salary.

The first thing of note is, Mr. Clay took over Missouri’s 1st District from his father, Bill Clay, who served as the district’s congressman from 1969-2001. That means for 41 years, St. Louis has been mindlessly pushing the Clay button at the polls.

Here is a map of Mr. Clay’s District. The population, according to the 2000 census is 621,690. The median income is $36,314. That data is 10 years old and the income number sounded low to me so I did a quick search for some more recent data. According to payscale.com, the annual income for the average American worker is $55,000. Below is a chart illustrating median salary by job for the city of St. Louis.

As you can see, average salaries range from about $33,000 to $90,000 (for the attorneys, of course). So, no matter how you slice it, Mr. Clay is earning multiple times the salaries of his constituents.

I wish I had realized in high school that becoming a Congressman would be one of the most lucrative jobs in America. I would have kept my nose a little cleaner.

Sadly, Mr. Clay’s salary isn’t the only cost to American tax payers. In addition to his office in Washington, Mr. Clay maintains two additional offices in St. Louis. Mr. Clay also sports a healthy staff that, according to legistorm.com, costs in excess of $1,000,000 a year. Final reporting for 4th quarter 2009 is not yet in, but as of the 3rd quarter, Mr. Clay spent $735,106 in staff salaries. In 2008, total staff salaries were, $1,085,050. For 2007, staff salaries were reported at $1,120,341. You would think for that kind of money, Mr. Clay could find somebody to transcribe voicemail and empty the voicemail box!

So there it is. The cost. Let’s now look at the benefit. The illustration below is a listing of Mr. Clay’s sponsored legislation.

So in the 9 years Mr. Clay has been a congressman, he hasn’t brought one thing to the table. Zero. Absolutely nothing. What a shock! Everything must be great in St. Louis, the man does nothing and runs unchallenged!

Well, it’s not exactly fair to say he does nothing. Mr. Clay has co-sponsored quite a few bills. Co-sponsoring a bill means basically, you sign your name to someone else’s paperwork. Let take a look at some of this important legislation. According to the Library of Congress, Mr. Clay as co-sponsored 271 House Bills. Obviously too many to list here, so let’s just look at a sampling.

H.CON.RES.14 : Supporting the goals and ideals of Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week.
Sponsor: Rep Lee, Barbara [CA-9] (introduced 1/8/2009)      Cosponsors (115)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce; Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Latest Major Action: 3/6/2009 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

H.CON.RES.35 : Honoring and praising the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People on the occasion of its 100th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 1/28/2009)      Cosponsors (109)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Received in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.

H.CON.RES.50 : Honoring and saluting Motown Records of Detroit, Michigan, on its 50th anniversary.
Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 2/12/2009)      Cosponsors (20)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/12/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

H.CON.RES.128 : Expressing the sense of Congress that Africa is of significant strategic, political, economic, and humanitarian importance to the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Rush, Bobby L. [IL-1] (introduced 5/18/2009)      Cosponsors (34)
Committees: House Foreign Affairs
Latest Major Action: 5/18/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Is there an Africa Missouri? I’ve heard of Mexico Missouri, and California Missouri, but Africa Missouri?

And my personal favorite…….

H.CON.RES.155 : Supporting the goals and ideals of “Complaint Free Wednesday”.
Sponsor: Rep Cleaver, Emanuel [MO-5] (introduced 6/17/2009)      Cosponsors (2)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 6/17/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

I am quite sure, that “Complaint Free Wednesday” is a top priority for the people of Missouri’s 1st District.

H.CON.RES.215 : Supporting the goals and ideals of World AIDS Day, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] (introduced 11/19/2009)      Cosponsors (9)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 11/19/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

H.CON.RES.227 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Urban Crimes Awareness Week.
Sponsor: Rep Towns, Edolphus [NY-10] (introduced 1/13/2010)      Cosponsors (12)
Committees: House Judiciary
Latest Major Action: 1/13/2010 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

H.RES.16 : Supporting the goals and ideals of National Life Insurance Awareness Month.
Sponsor: Rep Biggert, Judy [IL-13] (introduced 1/6/2009)      Cosponsors (59)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 9/29/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 394 – 1 (Roll no. 741).

Thank God for National Life Insurance Awareness Month! Which month is it anyway?

H.RES.31 : Expressing support for designation of January 28, 2009, as “National Data Privacy Day”.
Sponsor: Rep Price, David E. [NC-4] (introduced 1/7/2009)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 1/26/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 402 – 0 (Roll no. 30).

Now that’s a big one! At least I can be sure 1 day a year my data is private.

H.RES.57 : Recognizing the persistently high rates of drowning fatalities among children.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 1/13/2009)      Cosponsors (101)
Committees: House Energy and Commerce
Latest Major Action: 9/14/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Mr. Chairman! I would like to recognize the high rates of drowning children! Here, here! I agree! So recognized!

H.RES.83 : Recognizing the significance of Black History Month.
Sponsor: Rep Green, Al [TX-9] (introduced 1/23/2009)      Cosponsors (79)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/24/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 420 – 0 (Roll no. 78).

Mr. Chairman! I would like to recognize the significance of Black History Month. Here, here! So recognized!

H.RES.95 : Supporting the goals and ideals of “National Girls and Women in Sports Day”.
Sponsor: Rep Sires, Albio [NJ-13] (introduced 1/27/2009)      Cosponsors (51)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 1/27/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Do we really have enough days, for all these days?

H.RES.110 : Congratulating the National Football League champion Pittsburgh Steelers for winning Super Bowl XLIII and becoming the most successful franchise in NFL history with their record 6th Super Bowl title.
Sponsor: Rep Doyle, Michael F. [PA-14] (introduced 2/3/2009)      Cosponsors (63)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/13/2009 Passed/agreed to in House. Status: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

Now this is important! Why worry about jobs, the economy, the war, or crime. Let’s talk football!

H.RES.133 : Honoring Barack Hussein Obama and the significance of his becoming the first African-American President of the United States.
Sponsor: Rep Johnson, Eddie Bernice [TX-30] (introduced 2/4/2009)      Cosponsors (37)
Committees: House Oversight and Government Reform
Latest Major Action: 2/4/2009 Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Pardon me while I clean up the puke from my keyboard.

On a side note, genetically, he’s not even half “African American.” The male is unable to contribute as many chromosomes to the final dna strand as the female. Barack Obama’s Mama was white. If Barack got everything his father had to offer (which is unlikely), at best, Barack Obama is only 43% “African American.” Personally, I think Bill Clinton is blacker.

Apparently Mr. Clay likes official days, weeks, months etc. I wonder if he has a calendar in his office with all these official occasions marked on it. Now lets see what’s on today’s calendar… Wow! Not only is it National Life Insurance Awareness Month, it’s Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, and Complaint Free Wednesday! Yahoo! Let’s take the day off!

The list goes on and on with this theme. A whole lot of warm, fuzzy, fluff and almost zero substance. This is an accurate sampling, but if you would like to check out the entire list, you can do so here.

So, for a conservative cost basis of $1.2 million dollars a year, multiplied by 9 years for a total cost of approximately $10.8 million dollars. I got, “Complaint Free Wednesday” or did I? Did it even pass? Whoops, nope, it’s been sent to committee.  Oh well, we can always hope.

So this is what my Congressman (and yours!) has been up to.

Finally, in conclusion, I am ashamed. I’m ashamed it took me wanting to see the White House for this to come to my attention. I’m ashamed I’ve lived in this district almost 30 years and for the past 9 years have allowed Mr. Clay to gorge the gravy train of American tax dollars unchecked. I’m ashamed for my entire district for behaving like mindless sheep.

As an adult, I have relied solely on my ability to vote as my primary political weapon. However it has become clear to me that isn’t enough! This has got to change. I intend to get a little more involved in Missouri’s 1st District. I’m going to make Mr. Clay a project,  a hobby, if you will.

I would encourage you to take a hard look at your Representative and get involved too.

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According to a story released this morning from Associated Press, Barack Obama and newly elected Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown are related. They are in fact, according to the New England Historic Genealogical Society, 10th cousins.

Apparently, Obama’s mama and Brown’s mother both descend from a Richard Singletary of Haverhill, Massachusetts, who died in 1687.

If this is true, I’d think it must be rather embarrassing for Mr. Brown. But, maybe not. After all, we’re talking about a man that posed nude in Cosmopolitan magazine.

Hey no problem dude! You look great! More power to you. If it ever comes up, I suggest you challenge Barack to a centerfold contest.

If this news wasn’t shocking enough, wait, there’s more!

The New England Historic Genealogical Society also claims Obama is related to no less than seven other presidents. That’s right, I said 7.

This must be incredibly awkward for everyone involved. Perhaps, more so for the dead rather than the living.

The Society claims Barack Obama is related to George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Lyndon Johnson, Harry S. Truman, and James Madison. Not to Mention, Brad Pitt.

I am not making this up! How could I? Here is a link to the article.

Genealogists Say Obama, Sen.-Elect Brown Related

I’m having a hard time swallowing this story. I might believe that Barack Obama is related to Idi Amin, but 7 US presidents? Give me a break, or better yet, get me a drink.

Barack Obama and George H.W. Bush are related… Gee Barack, better stop blaming your cousin.

Maybe you owe your cousin an apology for all those nasty things you said and continue to say or imply.

George Senior too? Of course!

Let’s head right up the proposed family tree and do a little fun comparison.

In these shots of Obama and George the 2nd, you can clearly see the similarities in the chin.

As compared with George W. Bush, one can clearly see the same distinguished forehead.

This relationship is most likely due to both families coming from a familiarity with cattle. This shape forehead typically represents centuries of cattle tipping. This condition can also arise from years of playing “Matador” without actually owning a bull.

One can clearly distinguish the simularities in the nose. Obvisouly developed ofter centuries of smelling cash and brown nosing.

Now let’s take a look at Obama and Jimmy Carter. The resemblance is uncanny!

Now this I can believe!

The eyes, the elbows, the mouth, the breasts!

They are identical!

This must be true! How can it not be? AP say’s it is true, so it must be true.

Jimmy and Barack, who’d of thought.

Free Peanuts for everyone!

Let them eat peanuts!

We now enter the Twilight Zone.

Lyndon B. Johnson and Barack Obama.

Let’s see here….

Yes, clearly these two men are related.

Even this young boy can  see that’s true.

He can tell by the feel of Obama’s hair.

“It feel’s greasy”.

Everyone knows Johnson’s hair was greasy. This fact cannot be ignored, they must be related.

Now we come to Obama and Truman.

This is a controversy.

The hair in both these pictures shows a clear relationship. It also shows clearly that Jack Benny is of no relation to either. I’m pretty sure he was Jewish.

Although a Democrat, it is well documented that Truman had a hefty set of testicles and was quite well hung.

Word on the street’s of Chicago is that Obama is also quite well endowed, however his testies are completely internal.

This discrepancy cannot be ignored.

Finally, we arrive at the most offensive descrepancy in the report.

Barack Obama and James Madison.

This must be a joke, and if true, can only be explained by an apparent trait in Obama’s family to mate with everything in sight.

This explains a lot when it comes to campaign finance.

I wonder what a whore cost back in Madison’s day.

I’m sorry, but I have a hard time believing any of this. If I’m wrong, I’m wrong, but I just don’t believe it.

Maybe it’s true. Maybe any black drunk from Africa can come over here, fuck a white woman, and produce a US President. A President that is also related to 7 other US Presidents.

Excuse me while I vomit.

This story is unbelievable. I’m sorry, I don’t buy any of it.

Finally, we have Brad Pitt. If you believe the New England Historic Genealogical Society, Barack and Brad are soul brothers. I’m sure Angie is very proud.

The resemblence is clear.

You got to be kidding. The spin is amazing. You, Barack, are amazing.

You can provide genealogy to 7 presidents, but not a birth certificate that is unquestioned by the people?

Does my story sound offensive and ridiculous? So does yours.

Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzchaki 1040-1105)

They say that Lee Iacocca paid back every bit of the money he borrowed from the government to save Chrysler.

Lee Iacocca Says:
‘Am I the only guy in this country who’s fed up with what’s happening? Where the hell is our outrage? We should be screaming bloody murder! We’ve got a gang of clueless bozos steering our ship of state right over a cliff, we’ve got corporate gangsters stealing us blind, and we can’t even clean up after a hurricane much less build a hybrid car. But instead of getting mad, everyone sits around and nods their heads when the politicians say, ‘Stay the course.’ Stay the course? You’ve got to be kidding. This is America , not the damned, ‘Titanic’. I’ll give you a sound bite: ‘Throw all the bums out!’

You might think I’m getting senile, that I’ve gone off my rocker, and maybe I have. But someone has to speak up. I hardly recognize this country anymore.

The most famous business leaders are not the innovators but the guys in handcuffs. While we’re fiddling in Iraq , the Middle East is burning and nobody seems to know what to do. And the press is waving ‘pom-poms’ instead of asking hard questions. That’s not the promise of the ‘ America ‘ my parents and yours traveled across the ocean for. I’ve had enough. How about you?

I’ll go a step further. You can’t call yourself a patriot if you’re not outraged. This is a fight I’m ready and willing to have. The Biggest ‘C’ is Crisis! (Iacocca elaborates on nine C’s of leadership, with crisis being the first.)
Leaders are made, not born. Leadership is forged in times of crisis. It’s easy to sit there with your feet up on the desk and talk theory. Or send someone else’s kids off to war when you’ve never seen a battlefield yourself. It’s another thing to lead when your world comes tumbling down.

On September 11, 2001, we needed a strong leader more than any other time in our history. We needed a steady hand to guide us out of the ashes. A hell of a mess, so here’s where we stand.

We’re immersed in a bloody war with no plan for winning and no plan for leaving.

We’re running the biggest deficit in the history of the country.

We’re losing the manufacturing edge to Asia , while our once-great companies are getting slaughtered by health care costs.

Gas prices are skyrocketing, and nobody in power has a coherent energy policy.

Our schools are in trouble.

Our borders are like sieves.

The middle class is being squeezed every which way.

These are times that cry out for leadership.

But when you look around, you’ve got to ask: ‘Where have all the leaders gone?’ Where are the curious, creative communicators? Where are the people of character, courage, conviction, omnipotence, and common sense? I may be a sucker for alliteration, but I think you get the point.

Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo?

We’ve spent billions of dollars building a huge new bureaucracy, and all we know how to do is react to things that have already happened.

Name me one leader who emerged from the crisis of Hurricane Katrina. Congress has yet to spend a single day evaluating the response to the hurricane or demanding accountability for the decisions that were made in the crucial hours after the storm.

Everyone’s hunkering down, fingers crossed, hoping it doesn’t happen again. Now, that’s just crazy. Storms happen. Deal with it. Make a plan. Figure out what you’re going to do the next time.

Name me an industry leader who is thinking creatively about how we can restore our competitive edge in manufacturing. Who would have believed that there could ever be a time when ‘The Big Three’ referred to Japanese car companies? How did this happen, and more important, what are we going to do about it?

Name me a government leader who can articulate a plan for paying down the debit, or solving the energy crisis, or managing the health care problem. The silence is deafening. But these are the crises that are eating away at our country and milking the middle class dry.

I have news for the gang in Congress. We didn’t elect you to sit on your asses and do nothing and remain silent while our democracy is being hijacked and our greatness is being replaced with mediocrity.

What is everybody so afraid of? That some bonehead on Fox News will call them a name? Give me a break. Why don’t you guys show some spine for a change?

Had Enough? Hey, I’m not trying to be the voice of gloom and doom here. I’m trying to light a fire. I’m speaking out because I have hope – I believe in America . In my lifetime, I’ve had the privilege of living through some of America ’s greatest moments. I’ve also experienced some of our worst crises: The ‘Great Depression,’ ‘World War II,’ the ‘Korean War,’ the ‘Kennedy Assassination,’ the ‘Vietnam War,’ the 1970’s oil crisis, and the struggles of recent years culminating with 9/11.

If I’ve learned one thing, it’s this: ‘You don’t get anywhere by standing on the sidelines waiting for somebody else to take action. Whether it’s building a better car or building a better future for our children, we all have a role to play. That’s the challenge I’m raising in this book. It’s a “Call to Action” for people who, like me, believe in America.

It’s not too late, but it’s getting pretty close. So let’s shake off the crap and go to work. Let’s tell ‘em all we’ve had ‘enough.’

Make your own contribution by sending this to everyone you know and care about. It’s our country, folks, and it’s our future. Our future is at stake!!

April 27, 2009
The White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20500

Mr. Obama:

I have had it with you and your administration, sir. Your conduct on your recent trip overseas has convinced me that you are not an adequate representative of the United States of America collectively or of me personally. You are so obsessed with appeasing the Europeans and the Muslim world that you have abdicated the responsibilities of the President of the United States of America. You are responsible to the citizens of the United States.

You are not responsible to the peoples of any other country on earth. I personally resent that you go around the world apologizing for the United States telling Europeans that we are arrogant and do not care about their status in the world. Sir, what do you think the First World War and the Second World War were all about if not the consideration of the peoples of
Europe ? Are you brain dead? What do you think the Marshall Plan was all about?

Do you not understand or know the history of the 20th century? Where do you get off telling a Muslim country that the United States does not consider itself a Christian country? Have you not read the Declaration of Independence or the Constitution of the United States ? This country was founded on Judeo-Christian ethics and the principles governing this country, at least until you came along, come directly from this heritage. Do you not understand this?

Your bowing to the king of Saudi Arabia is an affront to all Americans. Our President does not bow down to anyone, let alone the king of Saudi Arabia . You don’t show Great Britain, our best and one of our oldest allies, the respect they deserve yet you bow down to the king of Saudi Arabia . How dare you, sir! How dare you!

You can’t find the time to visit the graves of our greatest generation
because you don’t want to offend the Germans but make time to visit a mosque in Turkey . You offended our dead and every veteran when you give the Germans more respect than the people who saved the German people from themselves. What’s the matter with you?

I am convinced that you and the members of your administration have the historical and intellectual depth of a mud puddle and should be ashamed of yourselves, all of you. You are so self-righteously offended by the big bankers and the American automobile manufacturers yet do nothing about the real thieves in this situation, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Frank, Franklin Raines, Jamie Gorelic, the Fannie Mae bonuses, and the Freddie Mac bonuses. What do you intend to do about them? Anything? I seriously doubt it.

What about the U.S. House members passing out $9.1 million in bonuses to their staff members — on top of the $2.5 million in automatic pay raises that lawmakers gave themselves? I understand the average House aide got a 7% bonus. I took a 5% cut in my pay to save jobs with my employer.

You haven’t said anything about that. Who authorized that? I surely
didn’t! Executives at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be receiving $210 million in bonuses over an eighteen-month period, that’s $45 million more than the AIG bonuses. In fact, Fannie and Freddie executives have already been awarded $51 million — not a bad take. Who authorized that and why haven’t you expressed your outrage at this group who are largely responsible for the economic mess we have right now. I resent that you take me and my fellow citizens as brain-dead and not caring about what you do. We are watching what you are doing and we are getting increasingly fed up with all of you. I also want you to know that I personally find just about everything you do and say to be offensive to every one of my sensibilities. I promise you that I will work tirelessly to see that you do not get a chance to spend two terms destroying my beautiful country.

Sincerely,

Every Real American

P.S. I rarely ask that emails be ‘passed around’………….

PLEASE SEND THIS TO YOUR EMAIL LIST……it’s past time for all Americans to wake up!

Ms Kathleen Lyday
Fourth Grade Teacher

Grandview Elementary School
11470 Hwy. C
Hillsboro , MO 63050
(636) 944-3291 Phone
(636) 944-3870 Fax

HIGH SCHOOL – 1959 vs. 2009

Scenario 1:

Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck’s gun rack.

1959 – Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack’s shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.

2009 – School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.

Scenario 2:

Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school.

1959 – Crowd gathers. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.

2009 – Police called and SWAT team arrives – they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged them with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it.

Scenario 3:

Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.

1959 – Jeffrey sent to the Principal’s office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.

2009 – Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the state because Jeffrey has a disability.

Scenario 4:

Billy breaks a window in his neighbor’s car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.

1959 – Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman.

2009 – Billy’s dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy’s sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy’s mom has an affair with the psychologist.

Scenario 5:

Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.

1959 – Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock.

2009 – The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.

Scenario 6:

Pedro fails high school English.

1959 – Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.

2009 – Pedro’s cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro’s English teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.

Scenario 7:

Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.

1959 – Ants die.

2009 – ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents – and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny’s dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.

Scenario 8:

Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.

1959 – In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.

2009 – Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

“On the people, therefore, of these United States, it depends whether wise men, or fools, good or bad men, shall govern…. Therefore, I will now lift up my voice and cry aloud to the people….

From year to year be careful in the choice of your representatives and the higher powers of government.

Fix your eyes upon men of good understanding and known honesty; men of knowledge, improved by experience; men who fear God and hate covetousness; who love truth and righteousness, and sincerely wish for the public welfare….

Let not men openly irreligious and immoral become your legislators…. If the legislative body are corrupt, you will soon have bad men for counselors, corrupt judges, unqualified justices, and officers in every department who will dishonor their stations….

Never give countenance to turbulent men, who wish to distinguish themselves and rise to power by forming combinations and exciting insurrections against government…

I call upon you also to support schools in you towns…. It is a debt you owe to your children.”