Propaganda is a specific type of message presentation, aimed at serving an agenda, even if the message conveys true information, progressives will make it partisan and fail to paint a complete picture. The book ‘Propaganda and Persuasion’ defines propaganda as "the deliberate, systematic attempt to shape perceptions, manipulate cognitions, and direct behavior to achieve a response that furthers the desired intent of the propagandist."
Propaganda shares many techniques with advertising and public relations; in fact, advertising and PR can be said to be propaganda promoting a commercial product. As commonly understood, however, the term usually refers to political or nationalist messages. It can take the form of leaflets, posters, TV broadcasts, newspapers or radio broadcasts. In a narrower and more common use of the term, propaganda refers to deliberately false or misleading information that supports a political cause or the interests of those in power.
The propagandist seeks to change the way people understand an issue or situation, for the purpose of changing their actions and expectations in ways that are desirable to the interest group. In this sense, propaganda serves as a corollary to censorship, in which the same purpose is achieved, not by filling people's heads with false information, but by preventing people from knowing true information. This currently goes on with the news media and the public would not know the difference were it not for the electronic media that lets the public know what really is happening.
What sets propaganda apart from other forms of advocacy is the willingness of the propagandist to change people's understanding through deception and confusion, rather than discussion and understanding. The leaders of an organization know the information to be one sided or untrue but this may not be true for the rank and file members who help to disseminate the propaganda.
With the progressives the fact that something is not true does not matter, what is important to them are the results. Like the Marxist beliefs that they adhere to, ‘the end justifies the means’. Progressives are no longer afraid to show their true colors and therefore carry their red flags with pride.
A number of techniques are used to create messages which are persuasive, but false. Many of these same techniques can be found under logical fallacies since propagandists use arguments which, although sometimes convincing, are not necessarily valid.
Some time has been spent analyzing the means, by which propaganda messages are transmitted, but it's clear that information dissemination strategies only become propaganda strategies when coupled with propagandistic messages. Identifying these propaganda messages is a necessary prerequisite to studying the methods by which those messages are spread. That's why it is essential to have some knowledge of the following techniques for generating propaganda:
Appeal to fear: Appeals to fear seeks to build support by instilling fear in the general population - for example Joseph Goebbels exploited Theodore Kaufman's ‘Germany Must Perish!’ to claim that the Allies sought the extermination of the German people.
Appeal to authority: Appeals to authority cite prominent figures to support a position idea, argument, or course of action.
Obtain disapproval: This technique is used to get the audience to disapprove of an action or idea by suggesting the idea is popular with groups hated, feared, or held in contempt by the target audience. Thus, if a group which supports a policy is led to believe that undesirable, subversive, or contemptible people also support it; the members of the group might decide to change their position.
Rationalization: Individuals or groups may use favorable generalities to rationalize questionable acts or beliefs. Vague and pleasant phrases are often used to justify such actions or beliefs.
Intentional vagueness: Generalities are deliberately vague so that the audience may supply its own interpretations. The intention is to move the audience by use of undefined phrases, without analyzing their validity or
attempting to determine their reasonableness or application
Labeling: This technique attempts to arouse prejudices in an audience by labeling the object of the propaganda campaign as something the target
audience fears, hates, loathes, or finds undesirable.
Scapegoating: Assigning blame to an individual or group that isn't really
responsible, thus alleviating feelings of guilt from responsible parties
and/or distracting attention from the need to fix the problem for which
blame is being assigned.
Virtue words: These are words in the value system of the target audience which tend to produce a positive image when attached to a person or issue. Peace, happiness, security, wise leadership, freedom, etc., are virtue words.
Slogans: A slogan is a brief striking phrase that may include labeling and stereotyping. If ideas can be sloganized, they should be, as good slogans are self-perpetuating memes. See also doublespeak, information warfare, meme, and psyops.
Common methods for transmitting propaganda messages include news reports, government reports, historical revision, theater, books, leaflets, movies, radio and television, and posters. Some of the most effective propaganda techniques work by misdirecting or distracting the public's finite attention away from important issues. It's important to read between the lines of the news and see what isn't being reported, or what is reported once, quietly, and not followed up. In an age of information overload, distraction techniques can as effective as active propaganda.
One way to test for distraction is to look for items that appear repeatedly in foreign press (from neutral and hostile countries) and that don't appear in your own. But beware of deliberately placed lies that are repeated with the hope that people will believe it if it is repeated often enough.
Politicians use many types of propaganda techniques to mislead and confuse voters. Today’s voters must be versed in the many types of information management that is used by the government, politicians, news media, and others that are attempting to control how the public thinks!!! The public must understand that the elite leadership of the progressives thinks that the public is stupid and gullible and will therefore believe anything that they say.
I will try to convey these various types of propaganda on this web site and hopefully we can all begin to see the real picture of what is going on in our country. The American people are being controlled by the liberal news media along with the progressives and their stated goal is to establish BIG GOVERNMENT that is led by these elite progressives.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
How Radical Liberals Think
Having left the democratic party while still in college, I still had many liberal friends and therefore understood how their logic went whenever discussing politics. First of all I was, in their minds, of inferior intellect and therefore, could not grasp the superior logic of their views. Their view of me was justified, in their minds eye, because since I disagreed with them then I must be inferior and not able to understand their point of view. Since, I was young and dumb, I continued to argue my views with them and the result was always the same. The liberal would not discuss the reasons for their views but instead became angry and would start screaming, cursing, making references to my heritage and my intelligence, and in general display themselves as a complete dufus.
Several of my close liberal friends knew my grandfather and, therefore, knew that he spoke with a heavy Danish accent. I could always count on that fact being mentioned as if it was a reason for my inferior thinking skills. I learned that liberals could never justify their logic nor explain their views, but the important fact is I learned that you could not discuss anything with a liberal. I truly believe that they have a genetic defect or they are evil beyond understanding. As a result of this epiphany I then started to discuss anything and everything with them just so I could see them explode. I realized then that they were neither superior nor smarter than me or anyone else.
A close friend of mine, who was a true intellectual and smarter than most, made it his life's work during college to say the most extreme things when he was near these moronic liberals, and watch them have coronaries during discussions about the topic of the moment. Then they would stupidly engage Leroy in a discussion in which they had no possible chance of coming out ahead. The result would always be the same, the liberal would explode and curse and call my friend names and he would then give them this laugh and grin that said "you stupid moron". As a footnote; my friend gained a PHD in organic chemistry and went on to teach at a major university and probably still has fun at the expense of liberals and you just know he has ample fodder since most professors are liberals.
I learned much during college but the most important thing was that just because my grandfather was a LEGAL immigrant from Denmark and spoke with a heavy accent that I would be able to accomplish whatever I wanted. I also learned that I didn't need my liberal friends who usually told me my place in life. Seems that liberals are very good at building themselves up to be better than the rest of us. Apparently minorities, immigrants, and others have not learned this very important fact. As I said, I learned that most liberals are not intellectually capable of explaining their views; therefore they resort to name calling and other vile actions.
With my liberal background I have seen over and over how the liberal mind works and it does not vary much from episode to episode. First the liberal will tell you how to think about this or that and if you dare have a different view then the reason is very clear in their mind. You are incapable of logical discourse and inferior to them so there is no reason for further discussion. If you continue the very first thing that they will do is to become very belligerent and start to call you names to your face, sometimes they will do this part behind your back. Don't believe me them I encourage you to watch "liberal news media" or liberal blogs.
Liberals also love to shout to everyone who will listen that the reason people have views that are opposed to their own are because they are racists, etc., etc. You all have seen this mentality at work from liberals who really have no way to explain their point of view therefore, they always do what they do best become angry, call out names and behave like little children. Having been in education for over thirty years I know a little about childish behavior and the behavior of a liberal is an extremely close match to the behavior of children with the same level of thinking skills! If you have ever seen one liberal then you have seen them all because they all have the same genetic defect and show the same behaviors; there is other way for them to react.
The best reaction for the rest of us is laughter and just consider the source for these outbursts; i.e. liberals calling conservatives bigots, nazis, etc, etc. There are very few conservative cartoons that we can all enjoy for a good laugh; however, I have found one online at www.diversitylane.com which showcases artwork by Zack Rawsthorne in a series of cartoons that uses predictable liberal views for a good laugh. You might also try to remember to keep calm and see the humor in the ridiculous statements that you read or hear in the daily lamestreet news media. Remember they do have an affliction that renders them laughable but nevertheless still dangerous and should never hold an elected office, therefore vote them out of office!
Several of my close liberal friends knew my grandfather and, therefore, knew that he spoke with a heavy Danish accent. I could always count on that fact being mentioned as if it was a reason for my inferior thinking skills. I learned that liberals could never justify their logic nor explain their views, but the important fact is I learned that you could not discuss anything with a liberal. I truly believe that they have a genetic defect or they are evil beyond understanding. As a result of this epiphany I then started to discuss anything and everything with them just so I could see them explode. I realized then that they were neither superior nor smarter than me or anyone else.
A close friend of mine, who was a true intellectual and smarter than most, made it his life's work during college to say the most extreme things when he was near these moronic liberals, and watch them have coronaries during discussions about the topic of the moment. Then they would stupidly engage Leroy in a discussion in which they had no possible chance of coming out ahead. The result would always be the same, the liberal would explode and curse and call my friend names and he would then give them this laugh and grin that said "you stupid moron". As a footnote; my friend gained a PHD in organic chemistry and went on to teach at a major university and probably still has fun at the expense of liberals and you just know he has ample fodder since most professors are liberals.
I learned much during college but the most important thing was that just because my grandfather was a LEGAL immigrant from Denmark and spoke with a heavy accent that I would be able to accomplish whatever I wanted. I also learned that I didn't need my liberal friends who usually told me my place in life. Seems that liberals are very good at building themselves up to be better than the rest of us. Apparently minorities, immigrants, and others have not learned this very important fact. As I said, I learned that most liberals are not intellectually capable of explaining their views; therefore they resort to name calling and other vile actions.
With my liberal background I have seen over and over how the liberal mind works and it does not vary much from episode to episode. First the liberal will tell you how to think about this or that and if you dare have a different view then the reason is very clear in their mind. You are incapable of logical discourse and inferior to them so there is no reason for further discussion. If you continue the very first thing that they will do is to become very belligerent and start to call you names to your face, sometimes they will do this part behind your back. Don't believe me them I encourage you to watch "liberal news media" or liberal blogs.
Liberals also love to shout to everyone who will listen that the reason people have views that are opposed to their own are because they are racists, etc., etc. You all have seen this mentality at work from liberals who really have no way to explain their point of view therefore, they always do what they do best become angry, call out names and behave like little children. Having been in education for over thirty years I know a little about childish behavior and the behavior of a liberal is an extremely close match to the behavior of children with the same level of thinking skills! If you have ever seen one liberal then you have seen them all because they all have the same genetic defect and show the same behaviors; there is other way for them to react.
The best reaction for the rest of us is laughter and just consider the source for these outbursts; i.e. liberals calling conservatives bigots, nazis, etc, etc. There are very few conservative cartoons that we can all enjoy for a good laugh; however, I have found one online at www.diversitylane.com which showcases artwork by Zack Rawsthorne in a series of cartoons that uses predictable liberal views for a good laugh. You might also try to remember to keep calm and see the humor in the ridiculous statements that you read or hear in the daily lamestreet news media. Remember they do have an affliction that renders them laughable but nevertheless still dangerous and should never hold an elected office, therefore vote them out of office!
Friday, January 21, 2011
Liberal Game Plan
Conservatives need to adopt liberal tactics in order to change the views of the American people. Conservatives need to counter the negative message presented by the lame street media with a more positive staging. Liberals have for years and years presented a steady drumbeat that conservatives were less than human and conservatives have sat around crying foul and have done nothing to counteract this message.
The favorite liberal tactic is to launch a massage intimidation campaign against the advertisers of conservative media outlets. The liberal goal is to stop advertisers from advertising on certain programs. Progressive henchmen have taken this tactic to a new and disgusting level. Unions and other large groups of thugs have shown up on the doorsteps of those that they wish to intimidate! Intimidation is their favorite tool. Liberals constantly scream and carry on as if the world is about to end and the compliant media repeats word for word the liberal message!
These tactics are part of the liberal playbook and they use it often and in a variety of ways. Liberals will discredit anyone who speaks out in opposion to their agenda by comparing them to the lowest elements in society. Liberals will label them as murderers, uninformed, violent, racists, uneducated, Nazis, or members of the KKK! Have you ever noticed how every liberal parrots the same message and thought of the day! This is because they have a daily plan and no liberal is allowed to deviate from that plan.
The really ugly part of this tactic is the fact that the liberal lame street news media follows this same liberal tactical script. . You can see it daily in the news media when they assassinate anyone who disagrees with the liberal issue of the moment, some are worse than others but the message does get through!
A large number of the democratic rank and file falls for this message because they refuse to take a close look at anything. If they read or hear it in the news media or hear it from the democratic leadership then it must be true! They really believe that the party is for the common person because that is what they are told by their union bosses and party bosses, and we all know what pillars of society they are.
Conservatives must start to develop their own tactical playbook and they might want to copy some liberal tactics, such as, launching their own intimidation campaigns against the advertisers in the liberal news media. The Tea Party could be very effective using this tactic! Advertisers will react to these threats just like they do when democrats have used them in the past. When I was a democrat I was very aware of this tactic being used all the time however, when I left the democrats I never saw conservatives or independents use this tactic. Looks like we have arrived at a point in time where conservatives need to become activists or the thugs will win!
The favorite liberal tactic is to launch a massage intimidation campaign against the advertisers of conservative media outlets. The liberal goal is to stop advertisers from advertising on certain programs. Progressive henchmen have taken this tactic to a new and disgusting level. Unions and other large groups of thugs have shown up on the doorsteps of those that they wish to intimidate! Intimidation is their favorite tool. Liberals constantly scream and carry on as if the world is about to end and the compliant media repeats word for word the liberal message!
These tactics are part of the liberal playbook and they use it often and in a variety of ways. Liberals will discredit anyone who speaks out in opposion to their agenda by comparing them to the lowest elements in society. Liberals will label them as murderers, uninformed, violent, racists, uneducated, Nazis, or members of the KKK! Have you ever noticed how every liberal parrots the same message and thought of the day! This is because they have a daily plan and no liberal is allowed to deviate from that plan.
The really ugly part of this tactic is the fact that the liberal lame street news media follows this same liberal tactical script. . You can see it daily in the news media when they assassinate anyone who disagrees with the liberal issue of the moment, some are worse than others but the message does get through!
A large number of the democratic rank and file falls for this message because they refuse to take a close look at anything. If they read or hear it in the news media or hear it from the democratic leadership then it must be true! They really believe that the party is for the common person because that is what they are told by their union bosses and party bosses, and we all know what pillars of society they are.
Conservatives must start to develop their own tactical playbook and they might want to copy some liberal tactics, such as, launching their own intimidation campaigns against the advertisers in the liberal news media. The Tea Party could be very effective using this tactic! Advertisers will react to these threats just like they do when democrats have used them in the past. When I was a democrat I was very aware of this tactic being used all the time however, when I left the democrats I never saw conservatives or independents use this tactic. Looks like we have arrived at a point in time where conservatives need to become activists or the thugs will win!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Radical Progressives!
As a recovering former democrat I really fail to understand why more democrats refuse to see the light and leave the party to become Independents. I guess they really believe that the party is for the common person in society. What a joke, the only thing that the party cares about are the votes, everything else is the cost of doing business. For example, democrats believe that they can get the female vote by supporting the woman's right to choose to have an abortion and it does not matter to them that on average there are about 1.5 million babies murdered each year, and to democrats it is only the cost of doing business. Democrats also believe that they can get the poor and working poor's vote by pouring money into their communities, however, democrats don't want them in their communities or schools. To the democrat elite this is only a cost of doing business and they are the first to leave for the suburbs and gated communities and private schools!
I have known many liberals who consider the poor, the uneducated, blacks and other minorities, and the handicapped as second class citizens. These liberals have a hated for anyone with different view or opinion than themselves and in general are very negative about everything around them! These liberals can sometimes be vindictive and very difficult to talk to or deal with. When I try to discuss any social topic with them and try to get them to understand a reality that they apparently can not grasp, they respond with the typical liberal response of name calling, getting angry, or some other form of violent outburst. As a result I have given up trying to discuss anything political or social because a liberal apparently has a genetic defect or a mental disorder. This is too bad since I still have many liberal friends who still believe the propaganda.
I understand the mentality of the progressive liberal democrats because they are the reason that I left the party. The radical progressives started taking over the democratic party back in the 1960's and now after 50 years there are NO common sense democrats left. In other words the democratic party is not the party of your father and grandfather. The NEW democrats came from the radicals who were involved in the Viet Nham protest violence who conned a large number of college students that their protests were all about freedom from Big Government. What they were really about was the destruction of the United States from within and the formation of Big Government with these radical progressives in charge!
Students like his Oneness Barak Obama became a firm believer in this doctrine and hid behind a cloak of secrecy to become elected to a government office. Now that the cat is out of the bag all of the slimy groups are now showing themselves and proudly holding up their posters and flags for all to see. You won't see this information coming from the Lame Street Media but you can find it on the internet by going to several liberal websites.
The radical progressive democrats have a game plan that they have used very successfully with the aid of the liberal news media. Tea Party activists should copy the radical's game plan and use it as a way to discredit and overcome the radicals and the compliant liberal news media. In the future I will try to explain some of the liberal propaganda methods that they have successfully used over the last 50 years. These methods were used when I was young and dumb and believed the democratic propaganda. Many of these devices are very simple and are not very difficult to use by a conscientious group such as the tea party.
I have known many liberals who consider the poor, the uneducated, blacks and other minorities, and the handicapped as second class citizens. These liberals have a hated for anyone with different view or opinion than themselves and in general are very negative about everything around them! These liberals can sometimes be vindictive and very difficult to talk to or deal with. When I try to discuss any social topic with them and try to get them to understand a reality that they apparently can not grasp, they respond with the typical liberal response of name calling, getting angry, or some other form of violent outburst. As a result I have given up trying to discuss anything political or social because a liberal apparently has a genetic defect or a mental disorder. This is too bad since I still have many liberal friends who still believe the propaganda.
I understand the mentality of the progressive liberal democrats because they are the reason that I left the party. The radical progressives started taking over the democratic party back in the 1960's and now after 50 years there are NO common sense democrats left. In other words the democratic party is not the party of your father and grandfather. The NEW democrats came from the radicals who were involved in the Viet Nham protest violence who conned a large number of college students that their protests were all about freedom from Big Government. What they were really about was the destruction of the United States from within and the formation of Big Government with these radical progressives in charge!
Students like his Oneness Barak Obama became a firm believer in this doctrine and hid behind a cloak of secrecy to become elected to a government office. Now that the cat is out of the bag all of the slimy groups are now showing themselves and proudly holding up their posters and flags for all to see. You won't see this information coming from the Lame Street Media but you can find it on the internet by going to several liberal websites.
The radical progressive democrats have a game plan that they have used very successfully with the aid of the liberal news media. Tea Party activists should copy the radical's game plan and use it as a way to discredit and overcome the radicals and the compliant liberal news media. In the future I will try to explain some of the liberal propaganda methods that they have successfully used over the last 50 years. These methods were used when I was young and dumb and believed the democratic propaganda. Many of these devices are very simple and are not very difficult to use by a conscientious group such as the tea party.
Friday, December 17, 2010
A recent e-mail message!
A recent e-mail message read as follows: I,for one am tired of seeing our tax $$ going to aid foreign dictators and contractors who skim off the cream. WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO TURN ON THE TV AND HEAR ANY U.S. PRESIDENT, DEMOCRAT OR REPUBLICAN, GIVE THE FOLLOWING SPEECH? 'My Fellow Americans: As you all know, the defeat of the Iraq regime has been completed.Since Congress does not want to spend any more money on this war, our mission in Iraq is complete.
This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from Iraq . This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to begin the reckoning.
Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short . The United Kingdom , Spain , Bulgaria , Australia , and Poland are some of the countries listed there. The other list contains every one not on the first list. Most of the world's nations are on that list.
My press secretary will be distributing copies of both lists later this evening. Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those nations on List 2 ceases indefinitely. The money saved during the first year alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi war. THEN EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER It'll GO TO OUR SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM SO IT WONT GO BROKE IN 20 YEARS.
The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world Hell holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption. Need help with a famine ? Wrestling with an epidemic? Call France .
In the future, together with Congress, I will work to redirect this money toward solving the vexing social problems we still have at home. On that note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will hunt you down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the earth. Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France or maybe China .
I am ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France , and Russia . Thanks for all your help, comrades. We are retiring from NATO as well.
I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid parking tickets to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and crushed. I don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. You creeps have tens of thousands of unpaid tickets. Pay those tickets tomorrow or watch your precious Benzes, Beamers and limos be turned over to some of the finest chop shops in the world. I love New York.
A special note to our neighbors: Canada is on List 2. Since we are likely to be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing us off for a change. Mexico is also on List 2. Its president and his entire corrupt government really need an attitude adjustment. I will have a couple thousand extra tanks and infantry divisions sitting around. Guess where I am going to put 'em? Yep, border security.
Oh, by the way, the United States is abrogating the NAFTA treaty - starting now. We are tired of the one-way highway. Immediately, we'll be drilling for oil in Alaska -which will take care of this country's oil needs for decades to come. If you're an environmentalist who opposes this decision, I refer you to List 2 above: pick a country and move there.
It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens. Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying, 'darn tootin.' Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the world has only earned us the undying enmity of just about everyone on the planet. It is time to eliminate hunger in America . It is time to eliminate homelessness in America .
To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thank you guys. We owe you and we won't forget. To the nations on List 2, a final thought : You might want to learn to speak Arabic.
God bless America .. Thank you and good night.' If you can read this in English, thank a soldier. (Please forward this to at least ten friends and see what happens! Let's get this to every USA computer!) Would this not be a great speech to hear? _____________________________________________________
This morning I gave the order for a complete removal of all American forces from Iraq . This action will be complete within 30 days. It is now time to begin the reckoning.
Before me, I have two lists. One list contains the names of countries which have stood by our side during the Iraq conflict. This list is short . The United Kingdom , Spain , Bulgaria , Australia , and Poland are some of the countries listed there. The other list contains every one not on the first list. Most of the world's nations are on that list.
My press secretary will be distributing copies of both lists later this evening. Let me start by saying that effective immediately, foreign aid to those nations on List 2 ceases indefinitely. The money saved during the first year alone will pretty much pay for the costs of the Iraqi war. THEN EVERY YEAR THEREAFTER It'll GO TO OUR SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM SO IT WONT GO BROKE IN 20 YEARS.
The American people are no longer going to pour money into third world Hell holes and watch those government leaders grow fat on corruption. Need help with a famine ? Wrestling with an epidemic? Call France .
In the future, together with Congress, I will work to redirect this money toward solving the vexing social problems we still have at home. On that note, a word to terrorist organizations. Screw with us and we will hunt you down and eliminate you and all your friends from the face of the earth. Thirsting for a gutsy country to terrorize? Try France or maybe China .
I am ordering the immediate severing of diplomatic relations with France , and Russia . Thanks for all your help, comrades. We are retiring from NATO as well.
I have instructed the Mayor of New York City to begin towing the many UN diplomatic vehicles located in Manhattan with more than two unpaid parking tickets to sites where those vehicles will be stripped, shredded and crushed. I don't care about whatever treaty pertains to this. You creeps have tens of thousands of unpaid tickets. Pay those tickets tomorrow or watch your precious Benzes, Beamers and limos be turned over to some of the finest chop shops in the world. I love New York.
A special note to our neighbors: Canada is on List 2. Since we are likely to be seeing a lot more of each other, you folks might want to try not pissing us off for a change. Mexico is also on List 2. Its president and his entire corrupt government really need an attitude adjustment. I will have a couple thousand extra tanks and infantry divisions sitting around. Guess where I am going to put 'em? Yep, border security.
Oh, by the way, the United States is abrogating the NAFTA treaty - starting now. We are tired of the one-way highway. Immediately, we'll be drilling for oil in Alaska -which will take care of this country's oil needs for decades to come. If you're an environmentalist who opposes this decision, I refer you to List 2 above: pick a country and move there.
It is time for America to focus on its own welfare and its own citizens. Some will accuse us of isolationism. I answer them by saying, 'darn tootin.' Nearly a century of trying to help folks live a decent life around the world has only earned us the undying enmity of just about everyone on the planet. It is time to eliminate hunger in America . It is time to eliminate homelessness in America .
To the nations on List 1, a final thought. Thank you guys. We owe you and we won't forget. To the nations on List 2, a final thought : You might want to learn to speak Arabic.
God bless America .. Thank you and good night.' If you can read this in English, thank a soldier. (Please forward this to at least ten friends and see what happens! Let's get this to every USA computer!) Would this not be a great speech to hear? _____________________________________________________
Sunday, November 28, 2010
The new House of Representatives
It is apparent that the new republican majority in the House of Representatives has much work that needs to be done and many voices that are giving them directions. However, these new representatives need to only listen to the voice of the people and complete the job that the people elected them to do. If they listen to the other voices and try to accommodate those concerns then the voters may vote them out in 2012.
The first order of business should be to investigate everything that has been forced upon the American people by the Obama government and at the same time cut the purse strings on all the spending that occurred! It is doubtful that everything that the house sends to the senate will get passed, however, that could and should become a 2012 election issue to use against the democrats and Obama.
The House republicans need to act less like liberals and refuse to use their methods, and above all do not give in to their socialist demands. The new members must be very aware of what the democrats will try to bate them with, having been a member of the democrat party before my eyes were opened; I know the tricks they will try. The republicans need to stay focused and force the democrats to vote against the bills that get passed by the house! Because of the results of the 2010 election it may be that a large number of democrats will vote for these bills in order to save themselves in the 2012 election.
I would hope that republicans begin to act like the representatives that the people want in Washington! Hopefully they will stop going along to get along with the democrats in congress. If they go back to that behavior then the people will replace them in the next election! The silent majority woke up during the past two years and they don’t plan on going back to being a silent majority ever again! Therefore, the politicians should be very cognizant of what the people are thinking and what they want to see done in Washington.
The democrats think that they are much better and smarter and able to take care of Americans and do what is best for them. This elitist attitude is what really got the Tea Party started in the first place, as a reaction to the congress and President in their ivory towers in Washington. The Tea Party members will be watching and those republicans who chose to go along with the liberals in order to get along will do so at their own peril!
The first order of business should be to investigate everything that has been forced upon the American people by the Obama government and at the same time cut the purse strings on all the spending that occurred! It is doubtful that everything that the house sends to the senate will get passed, however, that could and should become a 2012 election issue to use against the democrats and Obama.
The House republicans need to act less like liberals and refuse to use their methods, and above all do not give in to their socialist demands. The new members must be very aware of what the democrats will try to bate them with, having been a member of the democrat party before my eyes were opened; I know the tricks they will try. The republicans need to stay focused and force the democrats to vote against the bills that get passed by the house! Because of the results of the 2010 election it may be that a large number of democrats will vote for these bills in order to save themselves in the 2012 election.
I would hope that republicans begin to act like the representatives that the people want in Washington! Hopefully they will stop going along to get along with the democrats in congress. If they go back to that behavior then the people will replace them in the next election! The silent majority woke up during the past two years and they don’t plan on going back to being a silent majority ever again! Therefore, the politicians should be very cognizant of what the people are thinking and what they want to see done in Washington.
The democrats think that they are much better and smarter and able to take care of Americans and do what is best for them. This elitist attitude is what really got the Tea Party started in the first place, as a reaction to the congress and President in their ivory towers in Washington. The Tea Party members will be watching and those republicans who chose to go along with the liberals in order to get along will do so at their own peril!
Friday, November 5, 2010
State retirement systems
JUST A RETIRED THINKER!
I recently read an article by Dick Morris about how the states will all face a fiscal crisis similar to Greece. This crisis is going to come to the United States next year via the vulnerable state governments of California, Michigan and New York. Look for these states to descend once more on Washington DC with their tin cups seeking additional federal subsidies, disguised as stimulus payments. But...with Republicans in control of the House they will meet a frosty reception on Capitol Hill. While Obama will try to pass the subsidies, the GOP will turn them down. The American people - from the other 47 states - will ask why they should reward state irresponsibility with federal dollars.
Faced with a cutoff of additional federal aid, these state legislatures will be unable to avoid bankruptcy. From there, the fiscal crunch will extend to states throughout the nation and the reduction of state expenditures will assume critical importance at just the time that a slew of Republican governors and state legislators - who have pledged not to raise taxes - will take office.
A key focus will be on reforming state pension systems. The recent crash of 2008-2009 cost the average state pension system 30% of its assets. Already, this crunch will force legislatures to slash current spending on education, highways, law enforcement, etc. to accommodate the needs of their pension systems.
Unfortunately, even though the market was crashing, the pension systems had to keep sending out checks. The result is a shortfall will take 25 years for the average state to make up for the losses they sustained in the few months of the crash and in the two years since. And, should the market crash again (think: Obama's economic policies and their impact) then the states will find they have to contribute more and more to their pension systems.
Enter a bold new proposal introduced by Utah State Senator Republican Dan Liljenquist for a massive overhaul of his state's pension system, a bill which was passed and signed into law in March of this year.
The Utah reform changes the pension system for public employees to a fixed defined state contribution so that the state has no longer to raise or lower its contributions to the retirement fund in response to the market fluctuations in the return these funds earn on their investments. It fixes the state contribution each year at 10% of the employees' salary whether pension fund investments are doing well or doing poorly.
If the investments are tanking and earning too little to sustain the guaranteed benefits, the state would not be obliged to pay more than 10% and the employee would have to make up the difference out of his or her salary. If the investments were doing well, the state would still invest 10% annually and, if this sum came to more than was required to meet the guaranteed benefits, the state worker will get to invest the difference in a personal 401 (k). The worker would not be permitted to borrow against his 401 (k) and would have to invest the funds according to parameters set by the Utah Retirement System so that the savings are not squandered. Each state employee would also have the option of opting out of the state system entirely. In that case, the state would just forward its 10% annual contribution to the employee's 401 (k). This system will start covering all new state workers after July 1, 2011. Existing workers are grandfathered in under the current system.
The Utah bill will allow the state to begin cutting its contributions to the pension system after seven years. For that to happen if they do not pass this reform, it will take twenty-five years.
States throughout America - and their taxpayers - need to study the Utah system and work to pass it in their states. Cut payments now or get soaked later...that's the choice for our states and their citizens.
Thanks to Dick Morris
I recently read an article by Dick Morris about how the states will all face a fiscal crisis similar to Greece. This crisis is going to come to the United States next year via the vulnerable state governments of California, Michigan and New York. Look for these states to descend once more on Washington DC with their tin cups seeking additional federal subsidies, disguised as stimulus payments. But...with Republicans in control of the House they will meet a frosty reception on Capitol Hill. While Obama will try to pass the subsidies, the GOP will turn them down. The American people - from the other 47 states - will ask why they should reward state irresponsibility with federal dollars.
Faced with a cutoff of additional federal aid, these state legislatures will be unable to avoid bankruptcy. From there, the fiscal crunch will extend to states throughout the nation and the reduction of state expenditures will assume critical importance at just the time that a slew of Republican governors and state legislators - who have pledged not to raise taxes - will take office.
A key focus will be on reforming state pension systems. The recent crash of 2008-2009 cost the average state pension system 30% of its assets. Already, this crunch will force legislatures to slash current spending on education, highways, law enforcement, etc. to accommodate the needs of their pension systems.
Unfortunately, even though the market was crashing, the pension systems had to keep sending out checks. The result is a shortfall will take 25 years for the average state to make up for the losses they sustained in the few months of the crash and in the two years since. And, should the market crash again (think: Obama's economic policies and their impact) then the states will find they have to contribute more and more to their pension systems.
Enter a bold new proposal introduced by Utah State Senator Republican Dan Liljenquist for a massive overhaul of his state's pension system, a bill which was passed and signed into law in March of this year.
The Utah reform changes the pension system for public employees to a fixed defined state contribution so that the state has no longer to raise or lower its contributions to the retirement fund in response to the market fluctuations in the return these funds earn on their investments. It fixes the state contribution each year at 10% of the employees' salary whether pension fund investments are doing well or doing poorly.
If the investments are tanking and earning too little to sustain the guaranteed benefits, the state would not be obliged to pay more than 10% and the employee would have to make up the difference out of his or her salary. If the investments were doing well, the state would still invest 10% annually and, if this sum came to more than was required to meet the guaranteed benefits, the state worker will get to invest the difference in a personal 401 (k). The worker would not be permitted to borrow against his 401 (k) and would have to invest the funds according to parameters set by the Utah Retirement System so that the savings are not squandered. Each state employee would also have the option of opting out of the state system entirely. In that case, the state would just forward its 10% annual contribution to the employee's 401 (k). This system will start covering all new state workers after July 1, 2011. Existing workers are grandfathered in under the current system.
The Utah bill will allow the state to begin cutting its contributions to the pension system after seven years. For that to happen if they do not pass this reform, it will take twenty-five years.
States throughout America - and their taxpayers - need to study the Utah system and work to pass it in their states. Cut payments now or get soaked later...that's the choice for our states and their citizens.
Thanks to Dick Morris
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