RANDOM SHOTS - Obama is America's Biggest Threat, How to be a Liberal Democrat, Obama Cabinet Member Violates Federal Laws. and More!

FIRST SHOT!

America's Number One National Security Threat Is Barack Obama

It appears America's #1 National Security threat is none other than Barack Obama.

And yes, while lives are at stake, he still refuses to do his job.

Being a Marine, I was trained to understand that if someone decides to lag or simply not do their job, they could be putting lives at risk. I can only thank God that I never seen or heard of it

happening in the Corps.

On the other hand, I have heard of it taking place in the White House lately.And yes, it is by none other than the President of the United States Barack Hussein Obama.

As more information comes to light regarding the ongoing violence in Egypt and Libya, including the deaths of four Americans, it is becoming more and more apparent that Barack Obama was caught completely off guard.

And now, now the question is why?

Not only does it appear that the violence in Libya was coordinated and planned, but Barack Obama hadn't even attended a National Security briefing in a week.

In fact, Obama hardly attends his National Security briefings at all.

It appears that he has been so busy still blaming former President Bush almost 4 years into his term in office that he is not doing his job. Yes, he's not doing his job!

The President’s Job: According to the Constitution of the United States of America

The U.S. Constitution contains the only official “job description” for the President of the United States. According to Article II, Sections 2 and 3, the President:

1) Is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States, and of each state’s militia when the nation has need of it

2) Has power to obtain information and opinions from heads of the executive departments

3) May grant pardons and reprieves for crimes against the United States

4) Makes treaties with other countries with the approval of the Senate

5) Appoints ambassadors, federal judges and heads of executive departments – all subject to the approval of the Senate; the President also has power to fill any vacancies that may happen while the Senate is in recess
6) Must report to Congress from time to time about the state of the union and recommend whatever measures he thinks are necessary

7) May call members of Congress together on extraordinary occasions, as well as adjourn their meetings when they cannot agree on their own about when to do this

8) Receives foreign ambassadors and other public officials

9) Is responsible for enforcing the nation’s laws

10) Issues commissions to all officers of the United States

That's it, that all he has to do. So why can't Obama do his job and attend National Security briefing on a regular basis?

If he had been doing his job, then just maybe 4 Americans in the Middle East would be alive right now.

While the liberal news media is focused on a statement by Mitt Romney, they are conveniently allowing a much bigger threat to go unaddressed.

Barack Hussein Obama is derelict in his basic duties as President because he has been skipping out on something that is his most important part of his job as President.

Obama should be tending to business and ensuring our safety - but he's not!

He's always talking about the need for big government, well someone should explain to Great Incompetent One that safeguarding the people is why a government was formed in the first place.

So how can President Obama make correct decision and understand what is taking place if he refuses to attend more than half of his daily intelligence meetings?

On September 10th, the Washington Post wrote:

President Obama is touting his foreign policy experience on the campaign trail, but startling new statistics suggest that national security has not necessarily been the personal priority the president makes it out to be.

It turns out that more than half the time, the commander in chief does not attend his daily intelligence meeting.

The Government Accountability Institute, a new conservative investigative research organization, examined President Obama’s schedule from the day he took office until mid-June 2012, to see how often he attended his Presidential Daily Brief (PDB) — the meeting at which he is briefed on the most critical intelligence threats to the country.

During his first 1,225 days in office, Obama attended his PDB only 536 times — or 43.8 percent of the time.

During 2011 and the first half of 2012, Obama's attendance at those critical meeting became even less frequent — falling to just over 38 percent.

By contrast, Obama’s predecessor, George W. Bush almost never missed his daily intelligence meeting.

A Washington Post story written this year in which Obama officials discuss the importance of the intelligence meeting and extol how brilliantly the president runs it. “Obama reads the PDB ahead of time and comes to the morning meeting with questions. Intelligence briefers are there to answer those questions, expand on a point or raise a new issue,” The Post reported.

“One regular participant in the roughly 500 Oval Office sessions during Obama’s presidency said the meetings show a president consistently participating in an exploration of foreign policy and intelligence issues.”

Not so consistently, it seems.

Since Obama officials have actively promoted the way the president runs his daily intelligence meeting as evidence of his national security leadership (even releasing a photo of him receiving the briefing on an iPad), it is fair to ask why he skips the daily meeting so often.

According to former officials who have detailed knowledge of the PDB process, having the daily meeting — and not just reading the briefing book — is enormously important both for the president and those who prepare the brief.

For the president, the meeting is an opportunity to ask questions of the briefers, probe assumptions and request additional information.

For those preparing the brief, meeting with the president on a daily basis gives them vital, direct feedback from the commander in chief about what is on his mind, how they can be more responsive to his needs, and what information he may have to feed back into the intelligence process.

This process cannot be replicated on paper or an iPad.

While the Bush records are not yet available electronically for analysis, officials tell me the former president held his intelligence meeting six days a week, no exceptions — usually with the vice president, the White House chief of staff, the national security adviser, the director of National Intelligence, or their deputies, and CIA briefers in attendance.

Once a week, Bush held an expanded Homeland Security briefing that included the Homeland Security adviser, the FBI director and other homeland security officials.

Bush also did more than 100 hour-long “deep dives” in which he invited intelligence analysts into the Oval Office to get their unvarnished and sometimes differing views.

Such meetings deepened the president’s understanding of the issues and helped analysts better understand the problems with which he was wrestling.

When Obama decides that he doesn't want to go to his daily intelligence meeting, he is consciously placing other priorities ahead of National Security and the lives of Americans around the world.

So how often does Obama attend the meeting? Well, with President Obama, it seems the regular morning intelligence meeting are not very regular at all.

To me, as a result of his not doing his job, Barack Obama may indeed be responsible for the deaths of the 4 Americans who were killed. It is apparent that he is a weak link in the chain of command and his not doing his job may have resulted to the deaths of those who serve.

Tried, Impeached, or simply Fired come November, the American people should not forget about this - and replace him with someone who will at the minimum do his job and attend the meetings he's supposed to attand.

Because he has falied to do so,  he now has blood on his hands.

SECOND SHOT!

  

How To Be The Perfect Liberal Democrat

One of my readers out there, wrote and wanted to know exactly what it takes to be a good liberal Democrat? So here's my answer.

To be the perfect liberal Democrat, you have to throw aside things like morals and value systems.


You have to allow yourself to lie easily, distort the truth, and be creative with you descriptions of events so to change them to resemble more how you see the events.


You have to:

• believe that the Marxist-Communist Doctrine should be given another try,
• believe that Socialism is the way to go,
• believe that the government ownership of businesses is good for the masses,
• believe that Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg are not over-rated,
• believe that animals and trees and rocks and tiny frog all have rights,
• believe that the gay's agenda of legalizing man-boy love between a man and a child is a good thing,
• believe that Capital Punishment for rapist and murderers is a bad thing,
• believe that gender based abortions of female babies only is a good thing,
• believe that confronting and defeating enemies of the United States before they can harm American citizens is not good for the "world community" - America is of secondary importance,
• believe that America only needs use law enforcement measures to deal with terrorism,
• believe that the U.S. military kills babies and should be scraped and replaced with more Peace Corps volunteers,
• believe that the Constitution is out of date,
• believe that liberal judges can legitimately purge Christianity from the public square,
• believe that even though 84% of Americans identify themselves as Christians that America is no longer Christian like Obama said,
• believe that it is OK to be hostile to Christians,
• believe that the root of Western Law - the Ten Commandments - has no place in American schools,
• believe that a store employee saying “Merry Christmas” instead of “Happy Holidays” should be fired and placed in jail,
• believe that Christianity is the root cause of all of the world's problems,
• believe that Muslim Killers are really just very sensitive and misunderstood,
• believe that Christ is bad and Muhammad is great,
• believe in Gun Control and that a Citizen has no right to bear arms,
• believe that it's OK to be a Rape Victim instead of an Armed Citizen who can protect yourself,
• believe that Taxpayers should pay for Sandra Fluck's condoms and birth control pills because nymphomania is a mental disorder and may be eligible for disability payments,
• believe that promiscuity and the practice of casual sex with multiple sexual partners doe not make you a slut,
• believe that all Blacks are needy and can't strive to do better,
• believe that National assimilation and unity becoming one America is offensive but keeping everyone divided through re-enforcement of diversity is good for us somehow,
• believe that all capitalists and entrepreneurs who are scratching out a living through their own efforts are bad for the country and should be punished for being successful,
• believe that liberals and socialists are right to think that a successful business owners cheated the system somehow,
• believe that it's not vitally important to the future of the country to reduce the size of government, keep taxes low, balance the budget, and get this country out of debt,
• believe that liberals and Democrats are right in that big government, high taxes, and less money in the pockets of ordinary Americans is a good thing,
• believe that American citizens don't need take home money on their checks from work because the government can provide everything for you,
• believe that love of America and Patriotism are passe and not needed in today's world,
• believe that America is not a great nation but instead no better than any other nation,
• believe that we should not have a primary interest of looking out for Americans,
• believe that "American exceptionalism" is propaganda and "America first" is offensive to Europeans,
• believe that the corrupt bureaucrats who control the United Nations are really looking out for the best interests of this nation,
• believe that pursuing policies because they’re pragmatic and because they work is not good,
• believe that pursuing policies because they’re “nice” and make us feel good,
• then just put a "D" for "Democrat" after your name.

And yes, if you're in politics and you're a Democrat, the world is yours. Once you're a Democrat, you will be immune from criticism, consequence, and prosecution.

You will be free to do anything, including what othe Democrats have done such as:    

• You can cheat on your taxes or not pay them at all,
• have illegals working for you,
• screw around with White House Interns,
• sexually harass women around you,
• pay women on your staff less than you pay your male staff,
• run a Gay Prostitution Ring out of your home,
• break the rules by putting your family on your office payroll,
• belong to the Ku Klux Klan while still in office,
• filibuster Civil Rights Legislation then say how you're a life long supporter of it,
• send nude pictures of yourself,
• use another person's Social Security number,
• refuse to disclose college transcripts,

Yes indeed, if you are a liberal Democrat and a politician - the news media will fawn all over you and cover up all your gaffs that just might show how truly stupid you are!

 

THIRD SHOT!

Obama Cabinet Member Breaks Federal Law By Campaigning For Obama

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius violated Federal Law by campaigning for Obama

Sebelius violated federal law when she campaigned this winter for President Obama, federal investigators announced Wednesday.

Sebelius broke the law by making “extemporaneous partisan remarks” during a speech in February at a Human Rights Campaign Event in Charlotte, N.C., according to the Office of Special Counsel (OSC).

She made the comments in the city that would later host the Democratic National Convention.

"One of the imperatives is to make sure that we not only come together here in Charlotte to present the nomination to the president, but we make sure that in November, he continues to be president for another four years," Sebelius said, according to the agency and reported first by The Hill newspaper.

The agency said Sebelius’ comments violated the Hatch Act, which prohibits public officials from campaigning in an official capacity.

The agency said the Department of Health and Human Services after the event reclassified the trip from official to political and that the federal government was reimbursed for related costs.

However, the OSC still concluded Sebelius had violated federal law and has sent the report to the president -- the procedure for a government official appointed by a president and confirmed by the Senate.

OSC spokeswoman Ann O’Hanlon said there is no formal rule for dealing with an appointed official in violation of the act. However, the agency investigates at least 100 cases such cases annually with “a great majority” of them being resolved internally and violators getting a suspension.

O'Hanlon said the remaining cases are sent to the Merit System Protection Board, which can decide to terminate the employment of a non-appointed federal employees or given them a 30-day suspension.

Still, Maureen Ferguson and Ashley McGuire of the Catholic Association are calling for Sebelius’ resignation.

“Throughout her tenure at Health and Human Services, most of Secretary Kathleen Sebelius' actions have advanced the president's political interests,” they said in a joint statement.

Sebelius could not be reached late Wednesday afternoon, but her response to the findings is supposed to be in the report forwarded to the president.

She also discussed state politics in the Feb. 25 speech, urging voters to defeat a ballot proposal opposing gay marriage and to elect a Democratic governor, according to The Hill.

So will she or won't she be prosecuted ? I doubt it.

The reason I don't think anything will come of this is because we have an Obama stooge in charge of the Obama Justice Department - and he's been convicted of a felony of Contempt of Congress!

FOURTH SHOT!

U.S. Navy Wants To Investigate SEAL's Book - But No One Investigating Obama Security Leaks?

It is apparent that our Navy is unhappy with former SEALs coming forward to discuss the Special Operation that made Osama Bin Laden dead.

Talk is that the Navy wants to find ways to get in the good graces of the Obama Administration in case Obama is re-elected for 4 more years. One way to get in good with Obama is to find a way to prosecute the Navy SEALs who are coming forth.

While this is going on, our Intelligence and Special Operations forces are furious and frustrated with President Obama.

It has to do with how Obama and those in positions of authority in the Obama White House have exploited their service for political advantage - and maybe money!

Countless leaks, interviews and decisions by the Obama Administration and other government officials have undermined the success of our Intelligence and Special Operations forces and put future missions and personnel at risk.

Either Obama or someone working close to the president has leaked:

• sensitive classified information to liberal Hollywood Directors, 
• the name of the Pakistan Doctor who assisted us - subsequently getting him arrested,
• the who our Yemeni Agents are, 
• information on the Stuxnet Virus used to attack Iran's Nuke Program, 
• our Kill Lists of potential terrorist targets,
• information on eminent Drone Attacks, 
• classified information on the tactics used in killing Osama Bin Laden, 
• classified Israeli war plans,
• Great Britain's nuclear capabilities.    

The unwarranted and dangerous public disclosure this is criminal. Leaking information on Special Forces Operations and Tactics is so serious - that for the first time ever - former operators have agreed to risk their reputations and "go on the record" in a special documentary titled "Dishonorable Disclosures."

Its goal is to educate America about serious breaches of security and prevent them from ever happening again.

And honestly, since any person in our military leaking this sort of information would be tried for Treason at worse and misuse of intelligence material in the least - I really believe the Obama Administration needs to be investigated and whoever involved in this breach of National Security prosecuted to full extent of the law.

Since President Obama enjoys talking about Democrat Presidents, he should remember that President Harry Truman said "The buck stops here" when asked who is ultimately responsible for things in his administration.

Obama is ultimately responsible for leaking extremely sensitive military secrets, and should be prosecuted for getting an member of our military killed because of his desire to play politics with America military security.

FIFTH SHOT!

State Department Corrects Obama, Says Egypt Is An Ally

Maybe if Obama attending more National Security briefing he'd know more about foreign affairs. But since he refuses to attend the briefing designed to assist the President, it's no wonder that he doesn't know his own administration's policies.

The State Department, cutting through the confusion over President Obama's claim that Egypt is not a U.S. ally, contradicted his characterization Thursday.

For the record, spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said, Egypt is considered a major non-NATO ally.

The comment came as White House aides also carefully clarified the president's remarks.

The president made the initial statement in an interview with the Spanish-language Telemundo. "I don't think that we would consider them an ally, but we do not consider them an enemy," Obama said, reacting to the ongoing and intense demonstrations outside the U.S. Embassy in Cairo.

The comment raised eyebrows, considering that Egypt - at least before the fall of Hosni Mubarak -- has long been among the top U.S. allies in the Middle East along with Saudi Arabia and Israel. And legally, it is still considered a major "non-NATO" ally, as Nuland confirmed.

Nuland and White House aides, though, tried to at the same time suggest that Obama was referring to the fact that Egypt is not part of any formal NATO treaty.

"'Ally' is a legal term of art. We don't have a mutual defense treaty with Egypt like we do with our NATO allies. But as the president has said, Egypt is long-standing and close partner of the United States, and we have built on that foundation by supporting Egypt's transition to democracy and working with the new government," White House spokesman Tommy Vietor said in a statement.

White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said the same, claiming Obama was referring to the lack of an alliance treaty with Egypt. But they made clear that Egypt is a major partner, noting that Obama spoke Wednesday with President Mohammad Morsi

Not everyone was in the same page, though.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday would not go so far as to say Egypt is or will be a U.S. ally. "We'll see," she said.

Pelosi's comment and Obama's original comment indeed reflected concern about the direction of Egypt's post-Mubarak government, heavy with the presence of the Muslim Brotherhood and other Islamist groups.

Some have complained that Morsi has not cracked down hard enough on the demonstrators who two days ago breached the wall of the U.S. Embassy and continue to gather in large numbers outside the perimeter. They are purportedly angry over an anti-Islam film.

While condemning attacks on the embassies Thursday, Morsi reportedly said the Egyptian people need "breathing room." And he said he had called on Obama to "put an end to such behavior" like the anti-Islam film.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to explain Thursday that the U.S. government cannot prevent the airing of videos, even if they are offensive, because of America's constitutional free-speech protections.

While she chastised the American who made the video for a long time, not a whole lot was said about the Muslims who killed 4 Americans.

So not the question is should our government rethink any and all aid to Libya and Egypt?

I say taxpayer money should stay at home instead of being given to murderers of Americans.

SIXTH SHOT!

10 Poorest Cities in America

What do the top ten cities (over 250,000) with the highest poverty rate all have in common?

City, State, % of People Below the Poverty Level

1. Detroit , MI 32.5%
2. Buffalo , NY 29.9%
3. Cincinnati , OH 27.8%
4. Cleveland , OH 27.0%
5. Miami , FL 26.9%
6. St. Louis , MO 26.8%
7. El Paso , TX 26.4%
8. Milwaukee , WI 26.2%
9. Philadelphia , PA 25.1%
10. Newark , NJ 24.2%

So what do they all have in common, Democrat Mayors!

1st Place - Detroit, MI - hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1961
2nd Place - Buffalo, NY- hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1954
3rd Place - Cincinnati, OH - hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1984
4th Place - Cleveland, OH - hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1989
5th Place - Miami, FL - has never had a Republican mayor
6th Place - St. Louis, MO - hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1949
7th Place - El Paso, TX - has never had a Republican mayor
8th Place - Milwaukee , WI - hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1908
9th Place - Philadelphia, PA - hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1952
10th Place - Newark, NJ - hasn't elected a Republican mayor since 1907

Albert Einstein once said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."

It is the poor who habitually elect Democrats, yet they are still POOR.

"You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.

You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence. You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves." - Abraham Lincoln

And yet, Barack Obama and the Democrats continues to do the same! Imagine that!

LAST SHOT!

Great Lesson For Everyone Who Voted For Barack Obama 

For her birthday, the children all brought gifts for their teacher.

The supermarket manager's daughter brought the teacher a basket of assorted fruit.

The florist's son brought the teacher a bouquet of flowers.

The candy-store owner's daughter gave the teacher a pretty box of candy.

Then the liquor-store owner's son brought up a big, heavy box. The teacher lifted it up and noticed that it was leaking a little bit.. She touched a drop of the liquid with her finger and tasted it.

"Is it wine?" she guessed. "No," the boy replied.

She tasted another drop and asked, "Champagne?"

"No," said the little boy, "It's a puppy!"

It just shows you shouldn't judge a gift by its box!

Story by Tom Correa

RANDOM SHOTS - Remember 9/11, Biden Big Liar, Obama Getting Ready For Second Term, Democrat Convention Dictatorship Revealed, and More!

FIRST SHOT!

9/11: an important day - not forgotten!

Today as in the past, my prayers go out to those you lost their lives in the 9/11 attack. I hope all do the same. It is the best part of us to remember and not let this go unforgotten - or forgiven.

And yes, I also take a moment to close my eyes and remember all of those servicemen and women, all of those unseen in our intelligence, who have gone to fight this enemy overseas - just so we wouldn't have to fight them here.

My heart goes out to the families who have lost someone, both there on that day and since, in our battle against evil.

Here is a reminder of that day for those too young, or for those who really may have forgotten why we are in the War On Terrorism: Footage Of The 9/11 Attack

And yes, I don't care how President Obama wants to soften it. It is a "War On Terrorism."

It is 11 years to the day that we were attacked by crazed Muslims determined to kill as many Americans as possible. Driven by their insane religion, a religion that seems to have a genuine love of death, senseless killing, and blood, they murdered over 3000 people.

In them, we found an enemy that is filled with hate and dedicated to our destruction.

We must not forget 9/11. We must not forget those lost.

We must stay vigil to the threat by those who would attack us.

We should be aware of all of our enemies both potential like that of Iran and China and others, right now at home and abroad.  

SECOND SHOT!

Biden dares: "Fact check me!" Romney Campaign Obliges And Finds Biden Lies!  

Vice President Biden told watchdog groups and others who are saying he made misleading remarks in a speech earlier this week regarding the Romney-Ryan rescue plan for Medicare – literally daring reporters to “fact check me.”

Biden put down the challenge during a speech Saturday, after saying as he did during his acceptance speech Thursday at the Democratic National Convention that GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and running mate Rep. Paul Ryan’s plan would cut benefits immediately for 30 million seniors already collecting Medicare.

“I say to the press, fact check me,” a smiling Biden said to applause at a rally in Zanesville, Ohio,

The Romney Campaign took up the challenge within hours - and found Biden lies!

“Today, Vice President Biden said that he should be fact checked, and we agree,” said Romney campaign spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg. “The vice president knowingly and deliberately leveled false and discredited attacks. This is further proof that the Obama Campaign is unable and unwilling to talk honestly or substantively about the most important issues driving the country."

"In an attempt to distract from President Obama’s failed record, including unemployment remaining over 8 percent, labor force participation falling to three-decade lows, and our national debt passing $16 trillion, Vice President Biden is once again advancing fabricated and disproven attacks on Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan.," Henneberg said.

The Romney campaign released a statement with fact-checks on statements Biden made relating to Romney's tax and Medicare plans, and claims from Biden that Romney shipped jobs overseas.

Biden and President Obama made other statements in their convention speeches on such topics as unemployment and Medicare that fact-checkers said also appear to be inaccurate or at least misleading.

Among the questionable remarks were Biden's argument that "after the worst job loss since the Great Depression we created 4.5 million private sector jobs in the past 29 months" – a frequent response by the Obama campaign when questioned about the slow economic recovery.

The Associated Press and others point out that statement is misleading because it counts jobs from the recession's lowest point to where employment began to grow again – excluding jobs lost earlier in Obama's term and masking that overall unemployment has increased over that period.

"Overall, roughly 7.5 million jobs were lost during the recession that began in December 2007 and ended officially in June 2009," according to the wire service.

The Associated Press also points out that Obama said in his speech that he wants to use money saved by ending the wars to build highways, schools and bridges.

However, the wars were largely financed by borrowing "so there is no ready pile of cash to be diverted to anything else," the wire service writes.

The group FactCheck.org listed eight instances in which either Biden or Obama "spun" facts during their speeches Thursday night in Charlotte, N.C.

The group point out that Obama boasted that "independent experts" found his economic plan would cut the deficit by $4 trillion over 10 years. However, one such analyst called a key element of the plan a ‘gimmick,’ the group said.

Other examples include the president saying U.S. auto makers are back on top of the world.

"Nope," writes FactCheck, pointing out that General Motors has slipped back to No. 2 and is headed for third place in global sales this year behind Toyota and Volkswagen.

The group said Biden misquoted Mitt Romney when he said the GOP presidential nominee "believes it's OK to raise taxes on middle classes by $2,000."

Romney in fact promises to lower middle-class taxes, FactCheck points out.

FactCheck pointed out Medicare’s chief actuary says the law "substantially improves" the system's finances and that Ryan has embraced the same savings.

So where's the big surprise, Joe Biden is a straight faced liar!

Wow, imagine that! Look at his history in politics and you're find that that is what he does.

In fact, in 1988 when he ran for president the first time, he lied about a speech her given when in fact he stole it from someone else.

THIRD SHOT!

Bombing In Iraq Kill 7 Police Recruits And Wounds 17 - Chicago Still More Dangerous!

A car bomb struck a group of police recruits waiting to apply for jobs in a northern Iraqi city on Sunday, killing seven and wounding 17, a senior police commander said.

The recruits had gathered in a parking lot outside a military base about six miles outside the city of Kirkuk, where they were told to assemble to apply for police jobs with the state-run Northern Oil Co., said the city police commander Brig. Gen. Sarhad Qadir.

Qadir said all of the recruits were Sunni Muslims. He blamed the morning attack on al-Qaida but did not provide more specifics.

Kirkuk, about 180 miles north of Baghdad, has been an Iraq flash point for years. Iraqi Sunni Arabs, Kurds and Turkomen all claim rights to the city and the oil-rich land that surrounds it.

Qadir said car bombs also struck two Sunni towns outside Kirkuk -- Hawija and Ar Riyad -- wounding seven people.

Sunday's attacks come on the heels of the bombings of three Shiite mosques in Kirkuk on Friday. Eight people were killed and 70 wounded in those attacks, which appeared timed to explode as worshippers were leaving the mosques after Friday prayers.

But for you troops who read my blog, please don't worry too much because Iraq and Afghanistan are both still much safer than being in Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, and New York City.

FOURTH SHOT!

Barack Obama Says Going To Take Time To Fix Problems - Jimmy Carter Said The Same Thing!

Just as Jimmy Carter said in 1980 when he had run our economy into the ground with 21% interest rates, 16% unemployment, and a 14% inflation rate, on Saturday, President Obama said that "it is going to take time" to fix economic problems that built up over years.

And like Jimmy Carter, he says he wants 4 more years to see "if" he can fix us - or screw us even more than he already has.

"I won't pretend the path is going to be quick or easy," Obama said, sounding exactly like Jimmy Carter in 1980, as he kicked off a two-day bus tour in central Florida.

Obama called Republicans "nay-sayers" who believe the nation is in decline, saying "They are dead wrong." Of course, like Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama must be hallucinating if he thinks we're on the right path here.

Jimmy Carter saw Killer Rabbits & UFO's, Barack Obama sees a great economy and wonderful Socialist America, both are seeing things - one back then, and the other right now.

Some are speculating whether this is a push for re-election or a desire for a coronation, either way he would have more time to destroy our system of government and the society we have now.

Of course, he may be worrying that the people will see that Obama "the would be Emperor" has no clothes!

Some think the people are now seeing him for what he really is: Can you say Bullshit!

And yes, he wants 4 more years!

FIFTH SHOT!

Confident Obama Team Already Planning Second Term

With the debates around the corner and the presidential race in full swing, the Obama administration is already planning their second term in the oval office, Politico reported, as it assesses staff and crafts legislative plans.

What might seem as overconfidence, however, has some precedent in previous administrations. Still, a host of liberal groups also are quietly planning renewed lobbying efforts to pressure what would be a "lame-duck" president to push through some big-ticket projects, Politico reports.

Among the moves anticipated:

Senator John Kerry wants to be Secretary of State, Barbara Boxer wants to be Secretary of Defense,  Andrew Cuomo is said to become the new Homeland Security Chief, Dick Durbin is slated to become the next Attorney General of the United States, and Nancy Pelosi wants the Treasury Secretary position.

Dianne Feinstein wants to be the new EPA Chief, but most say she's in line for a nomination to the Supreme Court og the United States when one of the two next judges retire during this next term.

If she decides not to run for president again in 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton is looking for a nomination to the Supreme Court as well.

If any of this actually takes place, prepare for insane EPA Reguations, attacks on our Gun Rights, Free Enterprise, and protections against Taxation Without Representation and Warrantless Search And Seizures among other things.

The liberal Alliance for Justice, Leadership Conference of Civil Rights and the People for the American Way, among others, are focused on trying to make the process move faster to place more liberal federal judges on the bench.

Heads of the major environmental groups held a two-day retreat in July at the Wye Plantation in Talbot County, Md., to consider ways to push big cap-and-trade programs in a second term.

Environmental, gay-rights and immigration groups mindful of Obama’s own tight window for action are also working on how to get their ideas wrapped in various bills.

Obama told Time Magazine that because of his policy contrasts with Romney, he’d interpret a win as giving him a mandate to end the Bush-era tax cuts for people earning more than $250,000.

Republicans fear a second-term Obama will be an unrestrained liberal no longer concerned about his own political future with plans to raise taxes, increase the deficit, pass cap-and-trade legislation and chip away at the Second Amendment.

Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, an early Romney supporter, told Politico that he didn’t think Obama would be interested in compromising with Republicans after the election.

“There’s no evidence of that,” he said. “He’s had four years to do it. He’d had no inclination or desire to do it. I don’t know why we think he’d change in a second term.”

Some administration members such as Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner have said they will leave after one term.

The president’s staff has been quietly meeting with Cabinet officials and senior aides to find out who else wants in or out for a second term, Politico reported and there is an expectation of “widespread turnover.”

Jonathan Orszag, a former Clinton White House economic adviser who served on President Barack Obama’s 2008 transition team, said the Office of Management and Budget is already planning the fiscal 2014 budget request.

Factored into the planning are what Congress does about the fiscal cliff, which party controls the Senate in January and how close the continued economic recovery tracks to their predictions.

“I’m sure that’s how he’s thinking through this,” Orszag told Politico. “He’s thinking what are the potential scenarios that can arise and how do we plan for each of them. It’s a wise strategy.”

SIXTH SHOT!

L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa Defends Democrat Platform Dictated On Dem Delegates Over "God" And "Jerusalem"

And yes, at least one delegate, told NBC News, “I’m from Iraq and lived under a dictatorship  I feel like I’m back in the Middle East.."

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said the controversy over whether two-thirds of delegates approved a change in language in the Democratic platform requested by President Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention was “much ado about nothing,” according to the Los Angeles Times.

He, of course, fails to mention that half said "nay" and now they are fuming.

The mayor, who served as convention chairman, said he simply followed procedure when Democrats realized they had left the words “God” and “Jerusalem” out of the party platform and took a voice vote to rectify it.

The vote was to approve language invoking God and affirming Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.

Villaraigosa called for a voice vote three times before declaring the amendments approved.

Despite a loud “No!” - and some boos that appeared to be at least as loud as those shouting “Yes,” Villaraigosa declared the motion to have passed by the required two-thirds vote.

“It was a lot of ado about nothing,” the mayor told the Times. Villaraigosa told the paper that when reporters told him after the vote that they did not clearly hear two-thirds support, he said, “That’s nice to know. I was the chairman and I did, and that was the prerogative of the chair.”

“Not one person objected. It’s more a media concern than a delegate concern. I can tell you this — the president of the United States said, ‘Wow.’

The president said, ‘You showed why you were speaker of the California Assembly,’” Villaraigosa told the Times. “The president, the vice president, Mrs. Obama, all of them acknowledged the decisive way I handled that.”

"Decisive?" Geeze, Villaraigosa looked like a deer in the headlights of an oncoming truck!

But then again, I'm not too surprised that the Con In Chief Obama approves of such underhanded actions!

Of course, Arab-Americans and Muslim party officials don't think its funny at all. They are fuming over how the issue was handled. They feel stabbed in the back! And yes, they should!

“I’m concerned that Arab-Americans will feel they got punched in the solar plexus,” James Zogby, the president of the Arab-American Institute who serves on the Democratic Party’s platform committee, told NBC News. “This was ham-fisted and a blunder ... They stepped all over the convention the way this was done.”

One delegate, Majid Al-Bahadli from Seattle, Wash., told NBC News, “I’m from Iraq and lived under a dictatorship. I feel like I’m back in the Middle East.”

Delegates had no heads-up of the motion and had no opportunity to debate it, he told NBC. The proposed new language just suddenly flashed on a monitor.

“I said, ‘What? What is it?’ We had already adopted the platform. You can’t just go back and change it,” Al-Bahadli told NBC News.

He said he loudly shouted, “No!” because “I believe Jerusalem is for everybody. It’s a holy place -- for Jews, for Christians and for Muslims.”

After being blasted by Republicans, embarrassed Democrats reinstated language into their party platform that recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel as well as the words "God-given" that had been removed.

The platform released on Monday at the convention dropped a clause included in the 2008 platform that read: "Jerusalem is and will remain the capital of Israel."

That platform went on to say, however, that "[t]he parties have agreed that Jerusalem is a matter for final status negotiations. It should remain an undivided city accessible to people of all faiths."

The party did an about-face to stop criticism. Too bad it didn't work!

LAST SHOT!

DEER SEASON IS HERE!

Over at the American Legion, we were talking about deer season opening uo and laughing about how many green horns are out and about. Hopefully they won't mistake a cow or a horse for a deer and shoot either.

Then someone said, "I sometimes wonder if some of those folks from the city even know what a deer looks like.

So, since I'm alwasy willing to help and deer season in here, I want to help those who are out for their first time hunting deer.

Example, this is a deer: You shoot the bucks and put them in your freezer!

Known as "dinner."
Approved by PETA: People Eating Tasty Animals



On the other hand, this is a dear: You just have appreciate her beauty from afar!


Known as Sofia Vergara.
Approved of by anyone with eyes!



Story by Tom Correa

Selecting The Right Horse For You - The Basics

There are many factors to selecting the right horse for you. Many things should be considered when choosing a horse. 

First and foremost: You should ask yourself, what will you be using your horse for?

Be real honest and ask yourself if the horse you own will be used in trail riding, dressage, ropings, barrel racing, cutting, penning, basic ranch work, moving cows all day, and so on.

Second: You want to shop around and get the horse that is going to be the most suitable to meet your needs.  

Ask yourself if it be a "companion horse" for you, or if the horse you're looking for is to act as "company" for another horse?

Be frank with yourself and ask if the horse you're looking for will be ridden a lot, or is it a horse that is not going to be ridden very often due to your personal or medical limitations?

And also, what type of riding you'll be doing? Remember, Western and English styles of riding involve different types of tack.

Horses are versatile so the style of riding may depend on the discipline involved.

For example: cutting, roping, or reining involves western tack - while jumping, hunt seat, or dressage involves English tack.

Either style can be used for trail riding, for me I ride Western.

Third: Do not limit your search.

Be willing to look into Horse Rescues, Horse Shelters, for those owners that have a horse that they simply cannot afford anymore and are struggling to feed and care for.

Like with a few of my horses, you may find a jewel where others see junk.

Example: I was given a papered sorrel Quarter Horse gelding that an owner said was navicular. Navicular disease is one of the most common causes of chronic forelimb lameness.

Since the owner felt the horse could no longer be ridden, I took the horse "company" for my other horse Murphy.

After observing this horse over time, and seeing no signs of lameness, I had the horse, which by then I called "Mac," examined by a Veterinarian to x-ray the hoof and find out if indeed he was navicular. Come to find out, he was not.

Looking back on that horse today, I have to say that he was the best riding horse for anyone to hop aboard. Whether a greenhorn adult or a child, that horse was absolutely "bombproof."

He was a great horse to have around for guests or thier children who may show up during a visit or Bar-B-Q and want to ride.

Looking back on my horse Murphy, even though he was a papered Quarter Horse, he was mistreated and in horrible condition when I bought him.

After I got him in shape, put some weight on him, and put some time with me in the saddle with him -- he was priceless. To me, not even Bill Gates had enought money to buy him from me.

And yes, looking back on it now, I realize that he was a "rescue" horse.

Third: Ask yourself if you know what to look for in the kind of horse you need?

If you don't know what to look for when choosing a horse, you may need to find some help.

With or without help, as a potential horse owner, you really should know what are the important things to look for when choosing a horse?

Size:

Try to find a horse to match your size.

If you are 5’1” and want a horse for trail riding, a horse that is 16 or 17 hands may not be the best choice. It could work out fine, but it is something to consider.

Disposition:

This is very important. You should find a horse that falls into your comfort level.

A horse with a kind disposition is important for a young rider or a first-time horse owner - especially one who has only ridden sporadically in the past.

The effect of disposition on usefulness is ten fold!

If riding is to be a joy, and safety a requirement, good dispositions become a "must." They may be both "born" and "made."

Some breeds are more docile than others, and there are wide differences among individual horses within the different breeds.

Any horse appropriately trained will have a satisfactory disposition for normal riding.
Conversely, horses of excellent dispositions can be spoiled by improper handling.

For me, the breed that I trust is the American Quarter Horse. The breed’s inherent quickness and agility made it ideally suited to the tasks of the developing the frontier of the Old West.

And yes, its good-natured disposition and natural cow-sense made the American Quarter Horse a favourite mount among cowboys during the open-range era of the West.

They have a calm, cooperative temperament. Traits needed when riding.
When looking at a prospect, watch the ears and eyes of the horse for nervousness and resistance.

Have the owner handle its feet to see if it will give you problems when you go to clean its hoof. Remember that a "Shoer Friendly" horse is also something that owners should strive for.

And yes, to find out the true disposition of a horse -- ride the horse.

If it is trained to ride, you will be able to see if the horse is dependable and adequate for your purposes. If at all possible, take it on a trial basis.

If a horse is "green broke," its usually unsatisfactory for beginners. And in most cases, you will find out if it's green or not fairly quickly.

Usually a short test ride before purchase will let you know if the horse will be hard to handle because of a lack of training - or if the horse has had a lot of training.

Disposition also relates to courage or "heart" or second wind. Courage is necessary for horses used for sporting events.

Intelligence or ability to learn is an asset in any horse.
These can be identified in horses trained - or in training - and may be predicted in part by pedigree or family relationships.

Genetics play a big part in disposition. Take a careful look at the horse's breeding - if at all possible.

Breeding:

Whether you enjoy jumping, running barrels, or reining, choose a horse with the genetic lines proven for good disposition and conformation to best perform the task.

If breed specific shows such as AQHA or APHA interest you, find breeders who raise those breeds.

Conformation:

This is a very important part of actually forking over some of your hard earned money. It has to do with how the horse is put together. Disposition is attitude, conformation is how its built.

To evaluate a horses conformation you must know several common names associated with horse anatomy.

Equine conformation evaluates the degree of correctness of a horse's bone structure, musculature, and its body proportions in relation to each other. Undesirable conformation can limit the ability to perform a specific task.

Although there are several universal "faults," a horse's conformation is usually judged by what its intended use may be. Because of that "form to function" is one of the first set of traits considered in judging conformation.

Major contributions to a good-bodied horse include long, sloping shoulders, short, strong back, long underline and long, rather level croup.

If shoulders are long and sloping, they extend the stride in running, absorb shock, reduce stumbling, move the elbows away from the girth, and raise the head slightly. They should be surmounted by clean, high withers that extend well backward to afford maximum security of the saddle.

Short backs and long underlines move the fore and rear legs farther apart, tend to raise the croup and head, contribute to style and action, and increase height and length of stride.

Also, short backs are stronger, reduce the length of coupling (hip bone to last rib), and are usually more muscular than others.

Finally, well-sprung ribs that blend into hips and shoulders with minimum roughness tend to accompany short backs.

Long, rather level croups accommodate more muscling, increase style and balance, and are less often associated with crooked hind legs.

Since all of the power used in motion comes from the hindquarters, muscular development should be extensive, commensurate with breed requirements. Breeching, thighs and gaskins should be especially muscular. Long, smooth muscles are preferred to those that are short and bunchy.

Leverage is gained with maximum length from hip to hock and minimum length of cannon. These dimensions are developed to a high degree in breeds that race.

Smoothness, balance and symmetry are a result of all parts blending together, being of proportionate size, and each contributing equally to the whole of a symmetrical individual. These combined with refinement, alertness and a proud carriage contribute to style.

Leg Set: A very important aspect of overall conformation.

Be thorough when observing the leg set of a horse. Proper leg set is essential to durability and good action.

A leg should be properly positioned under each corner of the body, knees and hocks should not deviate inward or outward, and feet should point straight forward.

If a horse stands straight, he will probably move straight. Conversely, if he stands on crooked legs, he must move likewise.

Crooked moving detracts from appearance, wastes energy and predisposes a horse to unsoundness. Legs should be positioned on the corners of the body.

A straight line drawn from the arm downward should bisect the forearm, knee, cannon, fetlock, and pass behind the bulb of the heel. A line drawn from the point of the shoulder downward should bisect the arm, knee, cannon, fetlock, pastern, and hoof.

When viewed from the side, a straight line drawn downward from the back of the buttock should touch the back of the hock, cannon, and fetlock.

Viewed from behind the line should bisect the gaskin, hock, cannon, fetlock, pastern, and foot.

Pasterns should be medium in length, sloped at approximately 45 degrees, and flexible but strong.

Hoofs should have the same angle as pasterns, and be deep and wide at the heels, moderate in size, dense of horn, and free of rings. White hoofs are softer (wear faster) than others. Slope of shoulders and pasterns and expansion of heels account for shock absorption when the horse is in motion.

Bone should be adequate in size, show definition of joints, and should appear flat viewed from the side, compared to a front view. Bone spavins, bogs, and weakness are common to sickle hocks.

Jarring from short, straight pasterns and shoulders predisposes to side bones, stiffness, bogs, and lameness.

Pigeon toes tend to wing, whereas splayed feet tend to swing inward in motion.

The effect of quality on wearability:

Quality is indicated by refinement of head, bone, joints and hair coat.

It is reflected in thin skin, prominent veins and absence of coarseness, especially in the legs.

Good circulation in the legs is important to durability.

Coarse, "meaty" legs with reduced circulation tend to stock, puff, bog, and become unsound.

A horse of quality has more attractiveness, therefore more buyer appeal.

The effect of head and neck on flexibility: This should not be dismissed.

The length and shape of a horse's neck and size of his head affect action. The neck should be long, slightly arched, and fine and clean at the throat-latch for maximum balance, style and maneuverability.

Fine throats enhance ease of breathing and allow maximum flexion of the chin without binding the jaws on the neck.

Short-necked, thick-throated horses "steer" hard and may be "head slingers" from jaw pressure when pulled up short.

Size of head should be in accord with breed requirements. Ears should not be over-sized and should be carried alertly.

Eyes should be wide-spaced, large and clear. Nostrils should be large but refined, and lips firm instead of pendulous.

These are the basics guidelines to selecting the right horse for you. A horse with the conformation and disposition described is physically able to be an effective partner in whatever your choice of riding.

Lastly, my opinion is that every owner should keep in mind "Responsible Ownership."

Before purchasing a horse, decide if the expense of owning a horse fits into your budget.

These days with money being tight, more and more horses are being taken into Horse Rescue Facilities all over the country.

And yes, sadly, there are owners who can't afford to feed their horses and they are not being feed the way they should be.  

So before buying a horse, please take into consideration the routine cost involved in feed, shelter, boarding if you have to, care as in shoeings and routine Veterinarian bills when say having your horse's teeth floated -  or the unexpected Veterinarian bills.

A "ranch vist" in itself, just getting the vet out to see your horse, can be costly these days. 

To keep your horse ready to ride, it needs to be fed appropriately and kept healthy with good feed and clean water.

Your horse should be inspected daily for alertness, body wieght, hoof condition, and other possible conditions including cuts, bites, punctures, raw spots, and so on.

Remember that horses in a pen together don't always get along. So yes, watch for signs of trouble, and check for injuries such as bite marks. They may need to be split up.
If you can't inspect your horse daily, try to do it as often as you can - and more than not. It goes to the heart of being a responsible owner.

That's just how I see it.

Tom Correa

Michelle Obama's Rewrite Of Barack's Biography

Michelle Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention was really good, too bad she left a lot of things out about her husband - Barack Hussein Obama.

She talked about Barack Obama in incredibly glowing terms.

And yes, you have to admire and respect the First Lady for her attitude and wanting to stand by her husband.

It is admirable. Too bad it was not the truth. It was in fact a great attempt to rewrite his factual biography.

In her speech she said things like: "when Barack was a Senator and presidential candidate, to me, he was still the guy who picked me up for our dates in a car that was so rusted out, I could actually see the pavement going by in a hole in the passenger side door. He was the guy whose proudest possession was a coffee table he'd found in a dumpster. And whose only pair of decent shoes was half a size too small."

I was really taken by this, I didn't realize he was so poor. But then I thought, "Wow, he is really more screwed up than I first thought!"

You see, Barack Obama had a lot of money to do a lot of pot and heavier drugs in those days.

Michelle Obama conveniently failed to mention that her husband has admitted to using all sorts of drugs in his books. Friends, doing drugs takes money - lots and lots of money.

He admitted using a lot of drugs in his autobiography, but he never did say if or when he ever stopped.

I'm not surprised that he didn't have money for a new car or a coffee table. He spent his money on drugs!

According to his autobiography, he wrote in "Dreams From My Father" in a section of the book about his college days, he states "I blew a few smoke rings, remembering those years. Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it."

It sounds like his priorities were drugs and not shoes that fit or a new car. His priorities was severely screwed up!

Since he didn't hold a job in any way until he became a Community Organizer in his mid-twenties, he had to be getting money to live on from somewhere. But where?

We know his education was always paid for by others. We know his grandmother who was a Bank Vice President funded most of his education.

Since he has seen fit to deny the release of his college records from all 3 colleges that he attended, we don't know exactly how supposedly poor Barack Obama funded his education.

As anyone who has been to college knows, yes there is the cost of tuition -  but that's only a part of the costs. There are also the many other costs involved, including books and supplies and such. And let's not forget money needed to pay for an apartment, gas, food, and so on.

I can't help but wonder if got an allowance, or if he used it only on drugs?

In his book, Obama wrote that he stopped short of shooting heroin when it was offered to him by a "friend."

After looking at his friends, it's obvious that he didn't know how to pick his friends. It seems he had a lot of very seedy friends.

One writer, Jerome Corsi, in his new book “The Obama Nation,” points out that Obama has yet to explain whether he ever sold drugs or when he stopped using them.

“Did Obama ever use drugs in his days as a community organizer in Chicago, or when he was a state senator from Illinois?” Corsi asks. “How about in the U.S. Senate?”

Corsi goes on to say, Obama linked drug use in his college years with his struggle for identity - and specifically with issues of race.

Obama wrote, "Junkie. Pothead. That’s where I’d been headed: the final fatal role of the young would-be black man."

Corsi continues: “He denies the ‘highs’ had been about "me trying to prove what a down brother I was. … I got high for just the opposite effect, something that could flatten out the landscape of my heart, blur the edges of my memory.”

To me, Michelle Obama's description of her husband just doesn't match what we all already know about him through his own words in his books.

She said, "when Barack started telling me about his family, see now that's when I knew I'd found in him a kindred spirit. Someone whose values and upbringing were so much like mine."

She went on to make an incredible statement, "Barack and I were both raised by families that did
not have much in the way of money or material possessions ..."

That was true for her family, they indeed had it tough - but that's not true for Barack Obama.

If it were true, than how did he attend the most expensive private schools in the state of Hawaii, Punahou School, from the 5th grade to the 12th?

After high school, Barack Obama attended Occidental College in Los Angeles for two years. He then transferred to Columbia University in New York, and graduated in 1983 with a degree in political science. Then go to Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was only after Harvard that Obama moved to Chicago in 1985 and found a job as a Community Organizer.

Some people have said he was a Drug Dealer, others have reported that Barack Obama claimed to be a Foreign Exchange Student born in Kenya to get financial aid to attend Occidental College, Columbia University, and Harvard Law School.

True or not, the question remains, if he didn't work to pay for it himself then who paid for the costly tuitions of those extremely expensive schools?

And honestly, that really is a good question. If he was in fact really poor, then who paid for all of his education and also gave him enough money while going to school so that he didn't have to work?  So much so, that he didn't have to hold a job?

When I attended a Community College - a few years after getting out of the Marine Corps - I had to work full time to do that.

People like me didn't have a lot growing up, so we worked! If Barack Obama was so poor when he was young, why didn't he do what everyone does - go get a job?!

Why is it Barack Obama was in his mid-twenties before he ever held a job? And really, why is it that Michele Obama conveniently left that out of her glowing speech about her husband? Politics, I'll bet!

Michele Obama stated, "And when my brother and I finally made it to college, nearly all of our tuition came from student loans and grants, but my dad still had to pay a tiny portion of that tuition himself, and every semester, he was determined to pay that bill right on time, even taking out loans when he fell short. He was so proud to be sending his kids to college and he made sure we never missed a registration deadline because his check was late."

Why does Michelle Obama think Barack can relate to this? He had everything paid for - and more.  And there's another thing, Michele Obama's family was close and stable - Barack's wasn't.

Michele Obama said, "And as I got to know Barack, I realize that even though he had grown up all the way across the country, he had been brought up just like me."

She went on to say, "Barack was raised by a single mom who struggled to pay bills and by grandparents who stepped in when she needed help."

That my friends is called a rewrite!

Michelle was raised on Chicago's South Side in a one-bedroom apartment. She had both parents around her. Her father, Frasier Robinson, was a city pump operator and in politics as a Democratic precinct captain. Her mother, Marian, was a Spiegel's secretary who later became a stay-at-home mom to raise Michelle and her older brother, Craig.

Michelle and Craig, shared close quarters. They slept in the living room with a makeshift sheet serving as their room divider. Both children were raised with an emphasis on education. The brother and sister learned to read at home by the age of four, and both skipped second grade.

Their family has been described as being very close-knit, one that shared family meals, read and played games together. A very close knit stable family.

In contrast to Michelle's close knit family, let's take a look at Barack Obama.  

Obama's father, Barack Obama Sr. grew up herding goats in Kenya, but eventually earned a scholarship that allowed him to leave Kenya and go to college in Hawaii.

So at the age of 23, Obama Sr. arrived in Hawaii to pursue his education, leaving behind a pregnant wife and infant son in his home town of Nyang’oma Kogelo in Kenya.

While at the University of Hawaii, though Barack Sr. was already married and had a family in in Nairobi Kenya, he and 18 year old Stanley Ann Dunham started a relationship.

And yes, even though Obama Sr was already married in Kenya, he and Stanley Ann Dunham got married on February 2, 1961 in Hawaii - right after she told him that she was already three months pregnant with Barack Jr

Fidelity was not a long suit for Barack Obama Sr, but then again, as you'll see, it doesn't sound like it was Stanley Ann Dunham's either.

On August 4, 1961, at the age of 18, Stanley Ann Dunham-Obama gave birth to her first child, Barack Obama Jr. She then left Hawaii a month after getting married to take classes in Washington state from September 1961 to June 1962.

And yes, though she was married, she lived as a single mother in Seattle with her son. Her estranged husband graduated in Hawaii and immediately left for Harvard in the fall of 1962.

Stanley Ann Dunham-Obama left Seattle and returned to Honolulu in January 1963. During this time, her parents helped her raise the young Obama.

Upon her return in January of 1963, though she was still married to Barack Obama Sr. - she met and started a relationship with Lolo Soetoro who was another Foreign Exchange student at the University of Hawaii. 

A year later, in 1964, Stanley Ann Dunham-Obama filed for divorce from Obama Sr. Not long after that, in early 1965, Soetoro and Dunham were married in Hawaii.

In 1966, Soetoro returned to Indonesia. For the next year or so,  though she was married, Stanley Ann Dunham-Soetoro again lived as a single mother. Once she graduated in 1967, she moved with her six-year-old son to Jakarta, Indonesia to rejoin her husband Lolo Soetoro. On August 15, 1970, Soetoro and Dunham had a daughter, Maya Kassandra Soetoro.

In 1971, Barack Obama Jr is sent to live with his maternal grandparents in Hawaii. There Barack Obama Jr attends the prestigious preparatory school, Punahou School, starting in the 5th grade. That takes a lot of money!

Since Punahou School is known to be the most expensive private school in the state of Hawaii, it is believed that his grandmother who was in fact a Bank Vice President paid for most of the extremely steep tuition to Punahou.

Just as a side note, since I'm from Hawaii, I can tell you without hesitation that while growing up there - Punahou School was known as "the school the rich kids went to."

Most blue-collar middle-class families in Hawaii can't afford to send their kids to Punahou Schoool. That's just a fact.

In 1971, at the age of 10, Barack Jr, then known as Barry Soetoro, was sent back to Hawaii to live with his mother's parents. Obama Sr. returned to Hawaii in 1971, where among other things, he found the time to visit his son Barack. It was the last time he would see his son.

A year later, in August 1972, Dunham and her daughter moved back to Hawaii to rejoin her son. She was estranged from husband number two, Lolo Soetoro, from 1972 to their divorce late in 1980.

In 1982, Obama Sr. was killed in a car accident. Some say he was possibly murdered for being a Communist rebel.

So OK, where does Michelle Obama find any resemblance between her growing up in a close stable environment and that of the completely upside down transient world of Barack Obama?

From what I can see, Micelle may have been trying to rewrite her husband's biography by telling nothing but lies and distortions. And talk about lies, half-truths, and outright fabrications, she told some some pretty tall tales during her speech.

Reading the transcript of her speech reads like that of a lousy fiction novel - lousy because we already know the real story - and Michelle's tale doesn't match it!

Of course, I can't finish this article without taking a look at the Michelle Obama statement that made me want to flip the middle finger at the television screen.

It was that whole Fairy Tale that she told about President Obama working with Republicans.

She said, "I love that for Barack, there is no such thing as us and them. He doesn't care whether you are a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above. He knows that we all love our country, and he is always ready to listen to good ideas, he is always looking for the very best in everyone he meets."

That was the biggest bald faced lie of the night. She should really be ashamed of herself for looking right at the camera and saying such a thing.

Anyone and everyone who follows politics these last four years has seen him attack and demonize White-Americans, Conservatives, Christians, the Tea Party, Republicans, and the United States of America as a whole.

He has attacked Americans at our core beliefs, just look at some of his statements.

As for 84% of Americans who are Christians, Obama says, "Whatever we once were, we’re no longer a Christian nation.”

And how about his attacks on Christians and Catholics?

It is our right as Americans to exercise our religion freely. And yes, it is listed in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights before "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble..."

Yet right now, Barack Hussein Obama is actually in the process of directly breaking the law as guaranteed to us in the Constitution by trying to force Catholics to approve and administer birth control and abortion counseling.

Even when these are things that go directly against the Catholic religious doctrine.

Sandra Fluke (pronounced Fluck) was so sexually active that she spend over $1000 a year on birth control in college.

Fluke actually got a phone call from Obama who thanked her for going in front of a panel of Senate Democrats to testify that she was extremely sexual promiscuous and needed federal government taxpayer dollars to afford rubbers and other birth control.

Fluke's premise is one that boggles the imagination. Sounding like a working prostitute enrolled in some college, she argued that she absolutely needed Taxpayer Assistance to afford contraceptives so that she could afford her education.

Imagine that! It wouldn't surprise me if some nasty porn movie comes out called, "Fluck Does Georgetown!"

It would be about a super sexual promiscuous law student who got Federal Grants to buy her birth control as she jumped from bed to bed screwing her way through Law School. How else would you explain needing Federal Assistance to buy birth control pills and such.  

Fluke got up in front of the Democrat National Convention and said that women were not represented at hearings on birth control, that's a lie. They were not hearing on birth control. They were hearing on religious institutions having to go against their doctrine and provide contraceptives and abortion counseling.

It's a fact! It was a House Committee hearing on the ramifications of a ObamaCare Mandate that was to force Catholics to do something in complete opposition to their religious doctrine.

It was about religious persecution of Christians and Catholics and other religions because they were being forced by Obama to follow a mandate that goes against their religious teachings - and violates the U.S. Constitution.

Fluke is so screwed up, she doesn't even realize that she was used by Obama as a pawn to get media attention on an issue that was never the issue. Diverting attention from the real issue which was the issue of our religious freedoms.

It was not about taxpayer paid contraceptives - which I don't think taxpayers should really be paying for anyways. If people was rubbers and the like, then go buy them yourselves!

As for apologizing for America when visiting other countries, Obama has said, "The United States is still working through some of our own darker periods in our history.”

But he hasn't stopped there, he has falsely said, "Too often, the United States has not pursued and sustained engagement with our neighbors;" and "The United States will be willing to acknowledge past errors where those errors have been made;" and "We need to internalize this idea of excellence. Not many folks spend a lot of time trying to be excellent."

He's even gone on to say, "Our country still struggles with the legacies of slavery and segregation, the past treatment of Native Americans."

Of course Barack Obama is supposedly smarter than everyone, although he completely forgot about America's sacrifices during World War One and Two, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, or the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars, when he said, "While the United States has done much to promote peace and prosperity in the hemisphere, we have at times been disengaged, and at times we sought to dictate our terms.”

I laughed when he said, "The danger I think is when the United States or any country thinks that we can simply impose these values on another country with a different history and a different culture."

And of course there this great Obama quote regarding the Muslim's faith idea of humanity, he said, "America and Islam are not exclusive, and need not be in competition. Instead, they overlap, and share common principles – principles of justice and progress; tolerance and the dignity of all human beings."

I don't know how he got that out without choking on his tongue.

I guess he forgot that America wants freedom to spread throughout the world, even at the price of stopping Muslim countries from stoning their women - or tortuously cutting off the noses of their own daughters.

Talking to Muslims, Obama again apologized to them be saying, "My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy. We sometimes make mistakes. We [Americans] have not been perfect."

He assumed the role of Muslim Cleric when he said, "The Holy Koran tells us, 'O mankind! We have created you male and a female; and we have made you into nations and tribes so that you may know one another."

As for how Barack Obama looks at "white people," I believe he is a racist.

“So I read the book to help me understand what it is that makes white people so afraid, their demons, the way ideas get twisted around. It helps me understand how people learn to hate.”

“It’s not surprising, then, they [white people] get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”

As for showing his support and solidarity after 9/11, in regards to his decision not wear an American Flag lapel pin, he said, ''You know, the truth is that right after 9/11, I had a pin. Shortly after 9/11, particularly because as we're talking about the Iraq War, that became a substitute for I think true patriotism, which is speaking out on issues that are of importance to our national security, I decided I won’t wear that pin on my chest."

Not surprising really, but I have to ask, does Michelle Obama really see America the same way as Barack does? I sure hope not.

Maybe these statements from Barack Obama will jar Michelle's memory and make her rethink her statement that "He doesn't care whether you are a Democrat, a Republican, or none of the above?"

Barack Obama has said many things attacking Republicans throughout his term.

Last year when pushing his Jobs Bill, which would have put Americans even deeper in debt because again his solution is to expand the number of government workers instead of revitalizing private companies and business in general - he asked in his weekly address, are Republicans against hiring more police, and teacher and construction workers?

He ask as if Republicans are against these things, knowing damn well that simply isn't true.

You want more Obama lies? Just last July, President Obama told the Veterans of Foreign Wars convention in Reno that under his administration, "for the first time ever military families and returning vets are a priority."

When he said that, he completely omitting the fact that George W. Bush rebuilt and revamped and re-energized our military after 9/11 to make up for the years when Bill Clinton made huge cuts to both our military and Veterans.

And yes, don't let time and memory make you forget that Bill Clinton closed more VA Hospitals than any other president - just so he could balance the budget.

These sorts of attacks on Republicans are lies. He knows it, and the Congressional record proves it.

And don't think this is only happening during an election year. Last year, he kept up his routine of blaming former President Bush and the Republican half of Congress for everything from his lousy economy to his lousy golf swing.

And yes, I don't give a rip what Bill Clinton said last night - Barack Obama owns this horrible economy. It is his because his policies have not helped - but in fact have hurt us all.

Like it or not, Obama spent money like a kid with a pocket full of other people's money who's never worked a day for it.

His first two years in office, when he had both houses of Congress controlled by fellow Democrats like Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid, Obama spent Trillions of Taxpayer dollars on a political left/green agenda that produced zero jobs.

And by the way, they claim to have created 4 million jobs - by saving them from layoffs. That is fuzzy math at its best!

This horrible economy belongs to Obama because its been his anti-business policies and actions that have killed any sort of recovery. This economy is his fault, and no one else's.

Almost every president in the 20th century to present day has "inherited" an economy in one shape or another. Whether its recessions, depressions, bad, poor and what some call sluggish economies, the next president is elected to take care of things in the time he has to do it.

Franklin D. Roosevelt "inherited" a depression from Herbert Hoover who we Republicans wish had stayed a Democrat instead of switching parties.

Dwight D. Eisenhower "inherited" a horrible recession for Harry Truman.

Richard Nixon "inherited" a recession from Lyndon Johnson.

Gerald Ford "inherited" a recession from Nixon.

Jimmy Carter "inherited" a poor economy from Gerald Ford.

Americans don't have to go back to the 1920s and 30s to find a economic depression in America. Ronald Reagan "inherited" what was really the last depression in American History from then President Jimmy Carter.

With unemployment rates at 16%, interest rates at 21%, and inflation rates at 14%, the Carter administration was really responsible for the last Economic Depression in America. 

Bill Clinton "inherited" a sluggish economy, not officially a recession, from George H. W. Bush.

And yes, Barack Hussein Obama "inherited" a bad economy from George W. Bush -  which included a 5.4% unemployment rate, gas at $1.83 a gallon, interest rates at 5%, and an inflated Housing Market brought on by a refusal by a completely Democrat controlled Congress to act.

It is a fact, not conjecture, that George W. Bush saw the approach of the Housing Crisis back in 2003 when he first went to the Democrats in control of Congress to ask for help to fix the problem. 

President Bush made 17 attempt to get the Democrats off their ass and help Americans - and they refused.

In fact, Harry Reid at one point said, "We, this Congress, will do nothing to make this administration a success."

So yes, Barack Hussein Obama "inherited" a bad economy from George W. Bush - that cannot be denied. But friends, Barack Obama is the only president who has kept blaming his predecessor almost 4 years into his term in office. Yes, it is an Obama first.

Its about time he take responsibility for what he and his policies have created.

It is his, and yes, it has a lot to do with Trillions of Taxpayer Dollars he's spent.

It is one thing to "have to" spend big money during a time of war or disaster. It is another story when you are spending the country into a hole to advance a political agenda.

And yes, it has everything to do with the deficit he has doubled. It has everything to do with how broke we leave our nation to our children and grandchildren. The money we spend right now is money that won't be there for the next generation of Americans. They will have to be pay for Obama's reckless spending. 

But hey, what do I know, I'm just someone who looks at what Barack Obama has said and done over the last almost 4 years now - and disagrees with his policies.

To Barack Obama, I'm a racist because I don't agree with his policies and actions.

But then again, that's nothing new!

President Obama said that Republican opposition to the economic stimulus package "helped create the tea-baggers and empowered that whole wing of the Republican Party where it now controls the agenda for the Republicans."

He called those of us in the Tea Party "Tea-baggers" and said we were "Tea Bagging."

It was supposed to be a derogatory term for the Tea Party movement. But no, that wasn't the worse that Obama called us who went to the Tea Party rallies.

At a White House dinner in May of 2010, President Obama explained to his guests that (quote), "race was probably a key component in the rising opposition to his presidency from Conservatives, especially right-wing activists in the anti-incumbent Tea Party Movement."

At the same function he argued that the Tea Party was simply angry that a black man is president. Now rather than dispute that notion, President Obama agreed and reportedly called racism the quote, "subterranean agenda of the movement."

To Barack Obama, everything has to do with race.

Without a shred of evidence, Obama had no problem labeling the Tea Party as "Racist," telling his supporters that the Tea Party is made up of old white people who have a problem with him because he's black.

Yes, Michelle Obama forgot to tell America a lot of things. She seemed on a crusade to rewrite Barack Obama's biography. Too bad she left out so much, and openly lied about other stuff.

If she didn't outright lie, then maybe she - or her speech writers - simply forgot the facts as even Barack himself tells it in his books.

She sure as hell forgot to mention that when you disagree with he husband - you are automatically a racist. Her husband, Barack Obama says so!

Story by Tom Correa