It was Friday and evidently Billy Roy Mitchum came into the cafe in a really bad mood. Maybe approaching the 4th of July holiday it occurred to him that current Americans are consenting to lose freedoms that earlier Americans shed real blood to gain. BM just gave what some might call a speech.
"It's the same old question. Is Obama stupid and screwing things up because he doesn't know better or is he dumb like a Fox and hellbent on destroying the United States of America? While we can argue about motive, what is not in question is the fact that the US, under his leadership, is getting our ass kicked by other nations in the World Economy. An economy that was created through this nation's leadership based on principles of capitalism and free trade."
"For companies to compete in today's environment they face battles over the harnessing of technology, access to scarce resources such as energy, precious human capital, and favorable business environments (that would be low tax rates and reasonable government regulations)."
This week's press pout by Obama touched on these subjects. Our President was so immature, partisan, and deceitful that even an MSNBC commentator said, 'he acted like a Dick'. Among other arrogant remarks the President who acts like a young punk when not reading a teleprompter said, 'that the business community is always complaining about regulations. When unemployment is at 3 percent and they're making record profits, they're going to still complain about regulations because, frankly, they want to be able to do whatever they think is going to maximize their profits.' Barack Hussein Obama obviously believes that evil American busy leaders, if unchecked by his wonderful administration, would drop all ethics to 'do whatever they think is going to maximize their profits.' As Obama has shown with his budget management his hatred of profits is only exceeded by his hatred of successful business people. You know the kind of producers that have made the US the greatest country in history."
"In the same set of socialist rants, Obama credited his administration with having undertaken an 'unprecedented' effort to review the country’s regulatory structure – including both proposed rules and those 'already on the books' – to determine, as the president put it, whether there is 'a tangle of regulations out there that are preventing businesses from growing and expanding as quickly as they should'. What crap!"
"A bit later, while discussing Boeing’s battle with the National Labor Relations Board over the site of a new plant, Obama said he hopes 'everybody steps back for a second and says, look, if jobs are being created here in the United States, let’s make sure that we’re encouraging that…at a time when we’re competing against Germany and China and other countries that want to sell goods all around the world'. Who does he think the NLRB reports to?”
"Well at least Obama does recognize there's no question today that almost every business is global. So the whole question about outsourcing is: Where's the best business environment? I'm sure that corporations don't sit around…and think, ‘Where can we make our investments in other parts of the world, just because we want to?’ It's all about the business environment, the taxes and regulations.”
So how is Obama doing in his efforts to make the US more competitive? One guess. It ain't pretty. In 2010 the World Bank’s annual 'Doing Business' survey, which ranks 183 economies on key aspects of regulation for domestic firms, found Singapore to be the world’s friendliest regulatory environment, followed by Hong Kong, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. This fifth-place ranking represented a decline for the U.S., which in the 2009 survey ranked third – and it showed America bucking a worldwide trend."
"That trend has seen 85 percent of the world’s economies take steps over the last five years to make it easier for local entrepreneurs to operate. Yet separate studies by the World Bank and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor show we are in the 15% who are making it harder for entrepreneurs. Both concluded that American entrepreneurs are facing a trend of more and more red tape. And Obama is just getting warmed up. Add to that the tens of thousands of pages of regulations still being written as a consequence of the Obama administration’s enactment of legislative reforms to Obamacare and financial service sectors, and the American regulatory structure would appear only to be growing exponentially (that is real fast for those of you in Mr. Calm)."
“Even the academics admit we are in trouble and on the wrong track. 'If you had asked me this ten years ago, I would’ve told you, America is the place to start a business,' said Veronique de Rugy, an economist at George Mason University’s Mercatus Center. 'It’s not true anymore today. I think the gap, basically, between even European countries and America has shrunk dramatically in the last ten years, and in particular in the last three years. I cannot tell you how badly we will fare once the financial regulation that was passed last year will all have been implemented.' Remember, Republicans lost control in 2007. Give Obama four more years and it could be game over.”
"What is unbelievable is that even admittedly Socialist Countries are beating us. Among the world’s fastest surging economies are those of the so-called BRIC countries: Brazil, Russia (Commies), India, and China (More Commies). Those last two nations rank among the top forty most-improved countries, in terms of their regulatory climate, over the last five years."
“If you're a businessperson thinking of investing, you may look at China and you say, ‘Well, there's some regulatory problems (Commies), there's some intellectual property problems (the government steals your secrets); but boy, this market is growing at 10 percent a year. I'm going to invest [there].’ Whereas the only things growing in the US are our regulations and debt…China and India start to look like very attractive markets.”
And all the folks at the Cafe on this day said, "Damn."
Think about it,
Jim
Friday, July 1, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Lizards and Prairie Chickens at Front Row of Obama Press Conference
Why were lizards and prairie chickens applauding so loudly at the Obama's press conference?
When Obama speaks, Butch Jackson is like a kid in a candy store, "Everybody tells me how smart Obama is. If that is true, I would assume he knows what he is doing. If he does know, he must know that we folks are just getting dumber and dumber because it would take a complete idiot to accept his solutions to this country's problems. Take his press conference today; he says that he and Old Joe Biden are in agreement with Republicans on a $1 Trillion reduction in government spending. He gives no details of course except to say that a considerable amount will come from Defense spending. The first thing any dummy would ask, even though no reporter did, is 'when would these cuts be made?’ This gets at Obama's old trick of spreading his cuts over long periods (usually starting when he is out of office) and many times extending over10 years. And yet we are in our third year of running deficits of $1.7 Billion annually. That would be each and every year for those of you in Mr. Calm. We need cuts of at least $1.7 Trillion over the next 12 months not 12 years."
"Next the genius in chief then rants about Republicans fighting against a balanced approach of increased revenues to go with spending cuts. He would increase revenues by eliminating corporate manufacturing tax credits on, of all things, oil companies who would just turn around and raise gasoline prices resulting in a tax on all of us. And it is peanuts. $21 Billion over 10 years or $2 Billion a year against a $1.7 Trillion deficit. That is 1/10 of 1% of the cuts that need to be made. And yet consumers will feel it at the pump.”
“But there is more. He wants to eliminate the tax credit THAT HE GAVE CORPORATE JET BUYERS IN HIS SIMULUS PACKAGE IN 2009. You heard me. Just a few months after lawmakers scolded auto executives for flying to Washington in private jets, Congress approved a tax break in the stimulus package to help businesses buy their own planes. The aviation industry, which was cutting jobs as it suffered from declining shipments and canceled orders received an economic-stimulus bill signed by President Barack Obama to persuade more companies to buy planes and snap a slump in general aviation that began in his first year in office. 'This is exactly the type of financial incentive that should be included in a stimulus bill,' said Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan. in an interview. His state lost at least 6,900 jobs at Cessna and Hawker Beechcraft, both based in Wichita in the recession. I guess they don't need stimulating anymore. And of course when these tax breaks go away the sale of jets will suffer, jobs will be lost, and the government will not receive any additional taxes which was Obama's dumb idea in the first place. This will result in a whopping 0% reduction in the $1.7 Trillion deficit. Folks, you could not make this stuff up!"
"And Obama called a press conference to try to sell idiots on eliminating these two tax credits? The answer is NO. Obama used these to get idiots to believe that Republicans are protectors of Big Oil and Big Fat Rich Guys who fly Big Fat Corporate Jets (like he and Michelle do) while Mr. Wonderful is looking out after the folks helping them with college loans and keeping their food from being poisoned by farmers and food manufacturers." SIDE NOTE: What would you think if a stranger came to town and told you for only a small tax on everything you do that he would protect your AIR? That's what the Feds do--big time.
Billy Roy Mitchum, un-official Chairman of The Hubbard City Café located West of the Intersection (Red Light) on Magnolia Avenue (Main Street) had waited as long as he could, "That brings up my favorite. Obama got a question about the National Labor Relations Board blocking Boeing's rights to build a plant in the Carolinas because they are a right to work state. Obama gave one of this typical non-answers,'he was all for reigning in government regulations as long as he was able to fulfill his obligation to protect our food, water, and air'. What a guy? In realty Obama's Interior Department has cost Californians alone thousands of jobs while idling a quarter of a million acres of farmland turning them into a dust bowl. The feds have diverted 200 billion gallons of water to the Pacific Ocean from California's Central Valley. Why? To protect the Delta smelt. A stinking fish. Additionally, it has put thousands of ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS in the Central Valley out of work placing severe welfare issues on local communities. This is a perfect example of what happens when the Federal Government has two corrupted programs collide (Not enforcing Immigration Laws and over-regulating under the banner of protecting the environment) ."
"Meanwhile, Texas and New Mexico are fighting the same Interior Department who is trying to add the sagebrush lizard and the prairie chicken to the Endangered Species List. Interior wants to prevent the development of oil and gas production which they claim would disrupt the reproduction (sex lives) of such animals. The American Petroleum Institute estimates that the Interior Department’s plan to put more areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off limits will costs 75,000 jobs and $91 Billion in government revenue. Now what does any of this have to do with our air, food, and water? Under the banner of protecting the environment the looters enable Algore and Obama's Green Scam. That's what it is about. I aint that smart and if I can see through it, what is wrong with the folks that put these jerks in office? I’d like to stuff a lizard or prairie chicken where the sun don’t shine up some of these bureaucrats."
Think about it,
Jim
When Obama speaks, Butch Jackson is like a kid in a candy store, "Everybody tells me how smart Obama is. If that is true, I would assume he knows what he is doing. If he does know, he must know that we folks are just getting dumber and dumber because it would take a complete idiot to accept his solutions to this country's problems. Take his press conference today; he says that he and Old Joe Biden are in agreement with Republicans on a $1 Trillion reduction in government spending. He gives no details of course except to say that a considerable amount will come from Defense spending. The first thing any dummy would ask, even though no reporter did, is 'when would these cuts be made?’ This gets at Obama's old trick of spreading his cuts over long periods (usually starting when he is out of office) and many times extending over10 years. And yet we are in our third year of running deficits of $1.7 Billion annually. That would be each and every year for those of you in Mr. Calm. We need cuts of at least $1.7 Trillion over the next 12 months not 12 years."
"Next the genius in chief then rants about Republicans fighting against a balanced approach of increased revenues to go with spending cuts. He would increase revenues by eliminating corporate manufacturing tax credits on, of all things, oil companies who would just turn around and raise gasoline prices resulting in a tax on all of us. And it is peanuts. $21 Billion over 10 years or $2 Billion a year against a $1.7 Trillion deficit. That is 1/10 of 1% of the cuts that need to be made. And yet consumers will feel it at the pump.”
“But there is more. He wants to eliminate the tax credit THAT HE GAVE CORPORATE JET BUYERS IN HIS SIMULUS PACKAGE IN 2009. You heard me. Just a few months after lawmakers scolded auto executives for flying to Washington in private jets, Congress approved a tax break in the stimulus package to help businesses buy their own planes. The aviation industry, which was cutting jobs as it suffered from declining shipments and canceled orders received an economic-stimulus bill signed by President Barack Obama to persuade more companies to buy planes and snap a slump in general aviation that began in his first year in office. 'This is exactly the type of financial incentive that should be included in a stimulus bill,' said Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Kan. in an interview. His state lost at least 6,900 jobs at Cessna and Hawker Beechcraft, both based in Wichita in the recession. I guess they don't need stimulating anymore. And of course when these tax breaks go away the sale of jets will suffer, jobs will be lost, and the government will not receive any additional taxes which was Obama's dumb idea in the first place. This will result in a whopping 0% reduction in the $1.7 Trillion deficit. Folks, you could not make this stuff up!"
"And Obama called a press conference to try to sell idiots on eliminating these two tax credits? The answer is NO. Obama used these to get idiots to believe that Republicans are protectors of Big Oil and Big Fat Rich Guys who fly Big Fat Corporate Jets (like he and Michelle do) while Mr. Wonderful is looking out after the folks helping them with college loans and keeping their food from being poisoned by farmers and food manufacturers." SIDE NOTE: What would you think if a stranger came to town and told you for only a small tax on everything you do that he would protect your AIR? That's what the Feds do--big time.
Billy Roy Mitchum, un-official Chairman of The Hubbard City Café located West of the Intersection (Red Light) on Magnolia Avenue (Main Street) had waited as long as he could, "That brings up my favorite. Obama got a question about the National Labor Relations Board blocking Boeing's rights to build a plant in the Carolinas because they are a right to work state. Obama gave one of this typical non-answers,'he was all for reigning in government regulations as long as he was able to fulfill his obligation to protect our food, water, and air'. What a guy? In realty Obama's Interior Department has cost Californians alone thousands of jobs while idling a quarter of a million acres of farmland turning them into a dust bowl. The feds have diverted 200 billion gallons of water to the Pacific Ocean from California's Central Valley. Why? To protect the Delta smelt. A stinking fish. Additionally, it has put thousands of ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS in the Central Valley out of work placing severe welfare issues on local communities. This is a perfect example of what happens when the Federal Government has two corrupted programs collide (Not enforcing Immigration Laws and over-regulating under the banner of protecting the environment) ."
"Meanwhile, Texas and New Mexico are fighting the same Interior Department who is trying to add the sagebrush lizard and the prairie chicken to the Endangered Species List. Interior wants to prevent the development of oil and gas production which they claim would disrupt the reproduction (sex lives) of such animals. The American Petroleum Institute estimates that the Interior Department’s plan to put more areas of the Outer Continental Shelf off limits will costs 75,000 jobs and $91 Billion in government revenue. Now what does any of this have to do with our air, food, and water? Under the banner of protecting the environment the looters enable Algore and Obama's Green Scam. That's what it is about. I aint that smart and if I can see through it, what is wrong with the folks that put these jerks in office? I’d like to stuff a lizard or prairie chicken where the sun don’t shine up some of these bureaucrats."
Think about it,
Jim
Monday, June 27, 2011
Have No Fear, Obama and the White Horse Are Coming, Again
With gasoline prices approaching $4 a gallon and even rising faster than Obama's approval numbers were falling someone teleprompted our President to tap into the nations Oil Reserves by calling his political woes a crisis. So he rides in on his White Horse and releases the equivalence of two days of American oil usage, timing it with the falling of prices, and declares another victory by the "one who cares".
And then, and then, I repeat, and then, our puppet hero decides to mount the White Horse again and save the negotiations between Dems and Republicans to reduce the deficit and increase the debt ceiling. Our leader takes a handoff from Biden and has this great idea to reduce the big old fat Bush deficit by doing away with big oil subsidies for big oil companies that the big old fat and rich Republicans love. The Prez wants to trade these off against Republican spending cuts in what he calls a 'balanced plan'. If he can pull this off he can raise the nation's debt ceiling and continue borrowing and spending as part of his 2012 election campaign with a minuscule spending cut. If he is really successful a big part of the spending cut can come from defense since many Republicans are furious over Obama's surrender in Afghanistan and boondoggle in Libya.
Like anything else Obama does, the plan has massive problems only to be surpassed by Obama's deceit.
First the big oil subsidies are not subsidies at all nor or they for big oil alone. If dropped the tax increases would be an elimination of a tax credit which was enacted in 2004 and applies to all domestic manufacturers, not just oil and gas companies. It was designed to increase competitiveness in the face of the U.S.’s 35 percent corporate tax rate, among the highest in the developed world. Democrats have been trying to eliminate these tax credits for the five biggest oil producers. These companies just happened to earn a combined $36 billion in the first quarter of this year. Of course these companies will only raise their prices if Obama is successful which will result in a 'tax increase' for consumers as our price at the pump increases. This could all happen within a two week period of the Dummy in Chief declaring the price of gasoline a national emergency. Again down is up and night is day in Obamaworld. Why would he release precious oil from the national emergency reserve to reduce prices only to turn and increase taxes on gasoline resulting in price increases? The answer, he thinks we are that stupid.
The obvious desired end result by the President is to drive up fossil fuel prices to help Algore, GE, and the Green Scam Machine while doing everything possible to avoid spending cuts to Obama's Moochers. And of course as a by product, it will be another Intelligence Test for the Republicans. Remember how they failed miserably in the last test which was about 'shutting down the government'.
And of course the numbers don't lie. That savings from this tax increase on gasoline buyers, if there is savings at all, will potentially gain $21 billion over 10 years in revenue which is a drop in the bucket compared to the Trillion Dollar deficits they have run in Obama's first three years. All of this huffing and puffing is just so Washington can continue to kick the Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and Obamacare spending cans down the road for our children to handle in their new world of Socialism.
The sad truth is the Petroleum Industry could really help our nation with the deficit. Anyone with any business knowledge knows the solution is more oil and gas production which would result in more revenue for the federal government and more jobs for the U.S. economy. What would Obama have to do to make this happen? HE NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THIS SINGLE ACT ALONE WOULD SOLVE MOST OF THIS COUNTRY'S PROBLEMS.
Think about it,
Jim
P.S. What was the national emergency that would send at great expense the First Lady, family, and entourage to South Africa for what appeared to be a safari vacation for the girls. She did have time to give a speech in which she gave credit to South Africa for fighting racial discrimination and leading the way for her husband's election to the office of President of the United States. Not mentioned by the first lady was South Africa's record as a world leader in murder, assault, and rape, not to mention, unemployment rates in excess of 25%. What a great nation to be following!
And then, and then, I repeat, and then, our puppet hero decides to mount the White Horse again and save the negotiations between Dems and Republicans to reduce the deficit and increase the debt ceiling. Our leader takes a handoff from Biden and has this great idea to reduce the big old fat Bush deficit by doing away with big oil subsidies for big oil companies that the big old fat and rich Republicans love. The Prez wants to trade these off against Republican spending cuts in what he calls a 'balanced plan'. If he can pull this off he can raise the nation's debt ceiling and continue borrowing and spending as part of his 2012 election campaign with a minuscule spending cut. If he is really successful a big part of the spending cut can come from defense since many Republicans are furious over Obama's surrender in Afghanistan and boondoggle in Libya.
Like anything else Obama does, the plan has massive problems only to be surpassed by Obama's deceit.
First the big oil subsidies are not subsidies at all nor or they for big oil alone. If dropped the tax increases would be an elimination of a tax credit which was enacted in 2004 and applies to all domestic manufacturers, not just oil and gas companies. It was designed to increase competitiveness in the face of the U.S.’s 35 percent corporate tax rate, among the highest in the developed world. Democrats have been trying to eliminate these tax credits for the five biggest oil producers. These companies just happened to earn a combined $36 billion in the first quarter of this year. Of course these companies will only raise their prices if Obama is successful which will result in a 'tax increase' for consumers as our price at the pump increases. This could all happen within a two week period of the Dummy in Chief declaring the price of gasoline a national emergency. Again down is up and night is day in Obamaworld. Why would he release precious oil from the national emergency reserve to reduce prices only to turn and increase taxes on gasoline resulting in price increases? The answer, he thinks we are that stupid.
The obvious desired end result by the President is to drive up fossil fuel prices to help Algore, GE, and the Green Scam Machine while doing everything possible to avoid spending cuts to Obama's Moochers. And of course as a by product, it will be another Intelligence Test for the Republicans. Remember how they failed miserably in the last test which was about 'shutting down the government'.
And of course the numbers don't lie. That savings from this tax increase on gasoline buyers, if there is savings at all, will potentially gain $21 billion over 10 years in revenue which is a drop in the bucket compared to the Trillion Dollar deficits they have run in Obama's first three years. All of this huffing and puffing is just so Washington can continue to kick the Medicaid, Medicare, Social Security, and Obamacare spending cans down the road for our children to handle in their new world of Socialism.
The sad truth is the Petroleum Industry could really help our nation with the deficit. Anyone with any business knowledge knows the solution is more oil and gas production which would result in more revenue for the federal government and more jobs for the U.S. economy. What would Obama have to do to make this happen? HE NEEDS TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. THIS SINGLE ACT ALONE WOULD SOLVE MOST OF THIS COUNTRY'S PROBLEMS.
Think about it,
Jim
P.S. What was the national emergency that would send at great expense the First Lady, family, and entourage to South Africa for what appeared to be a safari vacation for the girls. She did have time to give a speech in which she gave credit to South Africa for fighting racial discrimination and leading the way for her husband's election to the office of President of the United States. Not mentioned by the first lady was South Africa's record as a world leader in murder, assault, and rape, not to mention, unemployment rates in excess of 25%. What a great nation to be following!
Thursday, June 23, 2011
How Do We Get The Moochers to Care About Their Children?
Margaret Thatcher said, “Socialists eventually run out of other people’s money.” The folks at the Hubbard City Café think that Obama is counting on it.
Billy Roy Mitchum, in an unusual appearance, actually initiated conversation at the Café this particular week, “It has to be clear even to a half drunk casual observer from Limestone County that Obama’s agenda is well thought out, orchestrated, and on track. His formula is good old fashioned Socialism consisting of the following:
1. Tax the Producers (examples and proof would include cap and trade, so called tax reform, and taxes on energy)
2. Over-regulate the Producers (Not only through agencies like Environmental Protection, Interior, and Health, Education, and Welfare, but through the many Czars he has appointed reporting directly to the White House (see next blog for a list))
3. Direct Government Takeover (the American auto industry except for Ford, Obamacare is a well laid out plan, and the financial TARP bailout)
4. Redistribute Wealth (so called tax reform, nationalizing health care, expanding welfare, causing and extending unemployment, and sponsoring public sector collective bargaining)
5. Control the Legal System (pack the courts with activist judges while defying the constitution everywhere possible)
6. Eliminate the US as a ‘Colonial Power’ (withdraw from Iraq, surrender in Afghanistan, drop our support of Israel, gutting the military, while taking a back seat to NATO and the UN)
“The question that is dumbfounding folks is how does Obama feel the American producers and voters can and will continue to support those who suck money out and redistribute it without the US economic system failing. The answer is that HE DOESN’T. HE FULLY EXPECTS THE SYSTEM TO FAIL AND THE FASTER THE BETTER AFTER SEPTEMBER OF 2012 AND HIS RE-ELECTION. Between now and then he will spend all his resources convincing the moochers that Republicans and rich producers are at fault and to blame and that the only hope for the moochers is to turn to the government for life lines.”
Mom had a question, “BM, what is a moocher?”
“Good question,” Maxine. “Moochers are parasites who believe they can act strategically with politicians and bureaucrats to gain personal and group advantages over others in a society including delivering them votes. Ironically, centuries of Socialist failures have taught those who have paid any attention at all that moochers in the long run get hurt the most. ”
Of course it was time for Butch Jackson to jump in with numbers, “Do you want proof that redistribution and its resulting destruction of an economic system doesn’t work, not even for the moochers? Look what Obama-economics have done for minorities. Hispanic unemployment is 12%. For Blacks it is 16%, the same as in the 1929 depression. It is up from 12% when Obama took office. And these numbers are understated. Can you believe it? Jim Hammock always says that Socialism hurts the poor worse than anyone. That’s why he calls it an idiot pitch.”
“Then you have more wealthy groups like gays who have higher average incomes than the rest of the population and still tend to vote for Socialists because of so called ‘gay rights’. Clearly they will pay a heavy economic price for their single issue politics. Same with the wealthier Hispanics who feel they will gain from immigration issues if they have Socialists in office. And the one that boggles my mind the most are the women (Butch never understood women much). Certainly women, and particularly single moms, will suffer the most as many of them support Socialists because they feel they gain somehow by the so called ‘women’s movement’. All these groups will suffer severely from the Obama Socialist agenda.”
Aunt Martha is a watch dog when it comes to large and powerful corporations, “Surprisingly to some, the stupid moochers also include some business people and large companies who are willing participants in capital cronyism in what they feel get them short term gains. General Electric is at the top of the list in selling out to Obama in an attempt to control the energy markets. DOW Chemical and DuPont colluded on Cap and Trade. Companies like Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer stupidly bought into Obamacare. Goldman Sachs writes the regulatory bills for Obama. These companies get what appears to be sweet heart deals, and of course, contribute heavily to Obama’s $1 trillion election war chest. Like the other moochers they will pay heavily in the long term for their roles in destroying the free trade principles that have made this nation great.”
And of course BM closed, “This is the most serious stuff in my lifetime. THE LONG TERM SURVIVAL OF OUR PROSPERITY RESTS ON THE ABILITY OF THESE GROUPS TO GRASP THE BENEFITS OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS IN AN OPEN SOCIETY. The alternative is for them to eat the Socialist Obama dog food believing they can gain special benefits even while those policies are putting the nation in decline. These moocher’s children will live like Cuban peasants if Obama is successful. I guess the big question is do the moochers care?”
Think about it,
Jim
Billy Roy Mitchum, in an unusual appearance, actually initiated conversation at the Café this particular week, “It has to be clear even to a half drunk casual observer from Limestone County that Obama’s agenda is well thought out, orchestrated, and on track. His formula is good old fashioned Socialism consisting of the following:
1. Tax the Producers (examples and proof would include cap and trade, so called tax reform, and taxes on energy)
2. Over-regulate the Producers (Not only through agencies like Environmental Protection, Interior, and Health, Education, and Welfare, but through the many Czars he has appointed reporting directly to the White House (see next blog for a list))
3. Direct Government Takeover (the American auto industry except for Ford, Obamacare is a well laid out plan, and the financial TARP bailout)
4. Redistribute Wealth (so called tax reform, nationalizing health care, expanding welfare, causing and extending unemployment, and sponsoring public sector collective bargaining)
5. Control the Legal System (pack the courts with activist judges while defying the constitution everywhere possible)
6. Eliminate the US as a ‘Colonial Power’ (withdraw from Iraq, surrender in Afghanistan, drop our support of Israel, gutting the military, while taking a back seat to NATO and the UN)
“The question that is dumbfounding folks is how does Obama feel the American producers and voters can and will continue to support those who suck money out and redistribute it without the US economic system failing. The answer is that HE DOESN’T. HE FULLY EXPECTS THE SYSTEM TO FAIL AND THE FASTER THE BETTER AFTER SEPTEMBER OF 2012 AND HIS RE-ELECTION. Between now and then he will spend all his resources convincing the moochers that Republicans and rich producers are at fault and to blame and that the only hope for the moochers is to turn to the government for life lines.”
Mom had a question, “BM, what is a moocher?”
“Good question,” Maxine. “Moochers are parasites who believe they can act strategically with politicians and bureaucrats to gain personal and group advantages over others in a society including delivering them votes. Ironically, centuries of Socialist failures have taught those who have paid any attention at all that moochers in the long run get hurt the most. ”
Of course it was time for Butch Jackson to jump in with numbers, “Do you want proof that redistribution and its resulting destruction of an economic system doesn’t work, not even for the moochers? Look what Obama-economics have done for minorities. Hispanic unemployment is 12%. For Blacks it is 16%, the same as in the 1929 depression. It is up from 12% when Obama took office. And these numbers are understated. Can you believe it? Jim Hammock always says that Socialism hurts the poor worse than anyone. That’s why he calls it an idiot pitch.”
“Then you have more wealthy groups like gays who have higher average incomes than the rest of the population and still tend to vote for Socialists because of so called ‘gay rights’. Clearly they will pay a heavy economic price for their single issue politics. Same with the wealthier Hispanics who feel they will gain from immigration issues if they have Socialists in office. And the one that boggles my mind the most are the women (Butch never understood women much). Certainly women, and particularly single moms, will suffer the most as many of them support Socialists because they feel they gain somehow by the so called ‘women’s movement’. All these groups will suffer severely from the Obama Socialist agenda.”
Aunt Martha is a watch dog when it comes to large and powerful corporations, “Surprisingly to some, the stupid moochers also include some business people and large companies who are willing participants in capital cronyism in what they feel get them short term gains. General Electric is at the top of the list in selling out to Obama in an attempt to control the energy markets. DOW Chemical and DuPont colluded on Cap and Trade. Companies like Johnson and Johnson and Pfizer stupidly bought into Obamacare. Goldman Sachs writes the regulatory bills for Obama. These companies get what appears to be sweet heart deals, and of course, contribute heavily to Obama’s $1 trillion election war chest. Like the other moochers they will pay heavily in the long term for their roles in destroying the free trade principles that have made this nation great.”
And of course BM closed, “This is the most serious stuff in my lifetime. THE LONG TERM SURVIVAL OF OUR PROSPERITY RESTS ON THE ABILITY OF THESE GROUPS TO GRASP THE BENEFITS OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS IN AN OPEN SOCIETY. The alternative is for them to eat the Socialist Obama dog food believing they can gain special benefits even while those policies are putting the nation in decline. These moocher’s children will live like Cuban peasants if Obama is successful. I guess the big question is do the moochers care?”
Think about it,
Jim
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Up is Down, Night is Day, and Obama Will Take Care of the Little People
Scott Riddle's bumper sticker says:
OBAMA
WHY STUPID PEOPLE SHOULDN'T VOTE
Scott doesn't suffer fools well, "On Sunday's 'Meet the Press', host David Gregory confronted DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz with the cold hard facts—unemployment is up 25 percent since President Obama's inauguration day, the debt is up 35 percent, a gallon of gas is up 104 percent, and 59 percent of Americans disapprove of the President's handling of the economy. Wasserman Schultz's gleefully replied that, in all likelihood, is still spinning like a top two days later: 'We were able to, under President Obama's leadership, turn this economy around'. While naive Republicans celebrate, the Socialist Democrats are setting the stage to get the idiot vote in 2012."
"Their idiot pitch is clear. The economy would have been even worse without Obama's leadership. Bush and his rich, greedy friends created this mess. The needs of regular folks going forward are huge and may be getting even greater as Obama digs us out of this awful hole. Meanwhile, Obama will safeguard our health care, continue our safety nets including welfare and unemployment checks without change, and defend the rights of our organized labor unions while making the rich pay their fair share. He will not throw old people over cliffs and will eliminate fat kids forever. Those lucky people who are more fortunate will pay with fairer, higher taxes and by being regulated to insure that they cannot destroy our economy even more," these words were obviously weighing heavily on Scott Riddle's heart. He gets like this sometimes when it's not raining that much or when the grasshoppers are eating more of his grass than his cows. Also, don't forget this is the time of year when the Libs at the Hubbard City Drug Store generally blame downtown global warming on the Scott's cow farts (you know that CO2 problem). He gets real cantankerous.
Butch Jackson, local follower of facts and other stuff fired back, "Obviously, first, the economy has not turned around. In a roundtable published by Barron's magazine, 10 money managers and financial market experts were unanimous in their belief that slower economic growth is in store for the second half of 2011. Meanwhile, economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal say that the biggest risk to the U.S. economy’s recovery is a slowdown in hiring. On average, they expect the economy to add just 2.2 million jobs over the next year and this doesn't come close to making up the 3 million jobs lost since the Puppet has been in office. And to make matters worse, some economists are saying the United States is in worse financial shape than Greece when our public debt is added to all the money owed to cover future liabilities in entitlement programs. These are the bankrupted entitlement programs Medicaid, Medicare, and social security that Obama and the Dems will not allow to be fixed."
Butch was on a roll, "If you apply simple logic, if the economy had turned the corner, the President wouldn't need to tour the country to convince America that down is up, night is day, and that he's doing a great job getting people back to work."
"Butch have you ever heard of Karl Marx? From each according to his ability, to each according to his need (or needs). The phrase summarizes the principles that in a communist society every person should contribute to society to the best of his or her ability and consume from society in proportion to his or her needs. Even though this system has never worked many people during tough times go along with it if they think they will be taken care of. Instead of building wealth like Ronald Reagan did, Obama wants to redistribute from the producers to the 'unfortunate'. Limbaugh say's this is like trying to increase the depth of water in the shallow end of a swimming pool by taking water out of the deep end of the pool and pouring it into the shallow end. This is wealth redistribution. It doesn't work," Scott came prepared.
"Why not," a favorite Butch question?
"It is terrible for both producers and slackers. Producers learn that the more they produce, the more they are punished. They start spending time and money in attempts to avoid the theft of their hard earned wealth. They also slow down their production (production adds water to the swimming pool discussed earlier) since there are few incentives to grow wealth. Remember when producers slow down, jobs go away. On the other hand, the slackers learn that they are competing for handouts from the looters (politicians). How do they compete? By having more needs than the other slackers. They spend more time arguing their cases of need than looking for ways to produce themselves out of poverty. Many times they cheat, lie, and exaggerate to increase their handouts. They work all the heart wrenching themes: children, old age, poor health, prejudice, corrupting politicians, fairness, disabilities, victimization, and of course, class warfare. Meanwhile the looter politicians and union leaders live as a privileged class writing the rules of redistribution in such a way that they and their cronies never get hurt. In the end, the slackers get hurt the most."
Billy Roy would have slammed the table if he had a gavel, "Scott, you couldn't be more right. I just don't believe Americans are stupid enough though to fall for this failed Communist bullshit. Take gasoline prices. Obama as a candidate in 2008 said he understood the needs of American auto drivers. He said that Bush and Cheney's policies of allowing their corrupt oil company buddies to charge outrageous prices for gasoline kept 'regular people from finding jobs because they couldn't afford the price of gasoline to drive to their interviews'. The price of gasoline when Obama took office was $1.87 a gallon. Now his story has changed. With prices now just under $4.00 a gallon Obama's people say they are keeping over 1,000 people a month from dying of carbon emissions because people are driving less. As a bonus alternative fuel products are now more competitive because of rising fossil based fuel prices. High prices are now good for the little guy because it keeps him from choking to death on CO2 and making all fuels expensive like the green stuff. And that guy who couldn't drive to his interview is staying home because there are no jobs. WOW, Obama once again understands real people's needs."
"Today Obama's string puller, Bill Daley, says he feels we are close to reforming both Corporate and Individual Tax Rates to reduce the deficit. Reform is a code word for taking more from producers to protect the slackers. Let's just hope the Republican House members will stand strong. Right now they are our only hope to return to good old fashioned American free enterprise wealth creation."
Think about it,
Jim
OBAMA
WHY STUPID PEOPLE SHOULDN'T VOTE
Scott doesn't suffer fools well, "On Sunday's 'Meet the Press', host David Gregory confronted DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz with the cold hard facts—unemployment is up 25 percent since President Obama's inauguration day, the debt is up 35 percent, a gallon of gas is up 104 percent, and 59 percent of Americans disapprove of the President's handling of the economy. Wasserman Schultz's gleefully replied that, in all likelihood, is still spinning like a top two days later: 'We were able to, under President Obama's leadership, turn this economy around'. While naive Republicans celebrate, the Socialist Democrats are setting the stage to get the idiot vote in 2012."
"Their idiot pitch is clear. The economy would have been even worse without Obama's leadership. Bush and his rich, greedy friends created this mess. The needs of regular folks going forward are huge and may be getting even greater as Obama digs us out of this awful hole. Meanwhile, Obama will safeguard our health care, continue our safety nets including welfare and unemployment checks without change, and defend the rights of our organized labor unions while making the rich pay their fair share. He will not throw old people over cliffs and will eliminate fat kids forever. Those lucky people who are more fortunate will pay with fairer, higher taxes and by being regulated to insure that they cannot destroy our economy even more," these words were obviously weighing heavily on Scott Riddle's heart. He gets like this sometimes when it's not raining that much or when the grasshoppers are eating more of his grass than his cows. Also, don't forget this is the time of year when the Libs at the Hubbard City Drug Store generally blame downtown global warming on the Scott's cow farts (you know that CO2 problem). He gets real cantankerous.
Butch Jackson, local follower of facts and other stuff fired back, "Obviously, first, the economy has not turned around. In a roundtable published by Barron's magazine, 10 money managers and financial market experts were unanimous in their belief that slower economic growth is in store for the second half of 2011. Meanwhile, economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal say that the biggest risk to the U.S. economy’s recovery is a slowdown in hiring. On average, they expect the economy to add just 2.2 million jobs over the next year and this doesn't come close to making up the 3 million jobs lost since the Puppet has been in office. And to make matters worse, some economists are saying the United States is in worse financial shape than Greece when our public debt is added to all the money owed to cover future liabilities in entitlement programs. These are the bankrupted entitlement programs Medicaid, Medicare, and social security that Obama and the Dems will not allow to be fixed."
Butch was on a roll, "If you apply simple logic, if the economy had turned the corner, the President wouldn't need to tour the country to convince America that down is up, night is day, and that he's doing a great job getting people back to work."
"Butch have you ever heard of Karl Marx? From each according to his ability, to each according to his need (or needs). The phrase summarizes the principles that in a communist society every person should contribute to society to the best of his or her ability and consume from society in proportion to his or her needs. Even though this system has never worked many people during tough times go along with it if they think they will be taken care of. Instead of building wealth like Ronald Reagan did, Obama wants to redistribute from the producers to the 'unfortunate'. Limbaugh say's this is like trying to increase the depth of water in the shallow end of a swimming pool by taking water out of the deep end of the pool and pouring it into the shallow end. This is wealth redistribution. It doesn't work," Scott came prepared.
"Why not," a favorite Butch question?
"It is terrible for both producers and slackers. Producers learn that the more they produce, the more they are punished. They start spending time and money in attempts to avoid the theft of their hard earned wealth. They also slow down their production (production adds water to the swimming pool discussed earlier) since there are few incentives to grow wealth. Remember when producers slow down, jobs go away. On the other hand, the slackers learn that they are competing for handouts from the looters (politicians). How do they compete? By having more needs than the other slackers. They spend more time arguing their cases of need than looking for ways to produce themselves out of poverty. Many times they cheat, lie, and exaggerate to increase their handouts. They work all the heart wrenching themes: children, old age, poor health, prejudice, corrupting politicians, fairness, disabilities, victimization, and of course, class warfare. Meanwhile the looter politicians and union leaders live as a privileged class writing the rules of redistribution in such a way that they and their cronies never get hurt. In the end, the slackers get hurt the most."
Billy Roy would have slammed the table if he had a gavel, "Scott, you couldn't be more right. I just don't believe Americans are stupid enough though to fall for this failed Communist bullshit. Take gasoline prices. Obama as a candidate in 2008 said he understood the needs of American auto drivers. He said that Bush and Cheney's policies of allowing their corrupt oil company buddies to charge outrageous prices for gasoline kept 'regular people from finding jobs because they couldn't afford the price of gasoline to drive to their interviews'. The price of gasoline when Obama took office was $1.87 a gallon. Now his story has changed. With prices now just under $4.00 a gallon Obama's people say they are keeping over 1,000 people a month from dying of carbon emissions because people are driving less. As a bonus alternative fuel products are now more competitive because of rising fossil based fuel prices. High prices are now good for the little guy because it keeps him from choking to death on CO2 and making all fuels expensive like the green stuff. And that guy who couldn't drive to his interview is staying home because there are no jobs. WOW, Obama once again understands real people's needs."
"Today Obama's string puller, Bill Daley, says he feels we are close to reforming both Corporate and Individual Tax Rates to reduce the deficit. Reform is a code word for taking more from producers to protect the slackers. Let's just hope the Republican House members will stand strong. Right now they are our only hope to return to good old fashioned American free enterprise wealth creation."
Think about it,
Jim
Thursday, June 9, 2011
Believe It Or Not: al Qaeda Joins Obama in Praising Arab Spring
Billy Roy Mitchum came into the Café this week just huffing and puffing, “The White House Puppet, for some strange reason, was sent out to praise what they call the ‘Arab Spring’, that being protests and armed rebellions attempting to overthrow governments in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Obama’s teleprompter directed him to say the following about these uprisings, ‘America respects the right of all peaceful and law-abiding voices to be heard, even if we disagree with them. We look forward to working with all who embrace genuine and inclusive democracy.’ Obama embraced the overthrow of Mubarak in Egypt. Since then the Muslim Brotherhood has grown stronger and stronger, Egypt is threatening to cancel their peace treaty with Israel, and this week they released from prison the murderer of the former strong US and Israel ally, Anwar Sadat.”
"Obama said that while there will be setbacks accompanying progress in political transitions, the movements present a valuable opportunity for the U.S. to show which side it is on. We have a chance to show that America values the dignity of the street vendor in Tunisia more than the raw power of a dictator, he said, referring to the fruit vendor who killed himself in despair and sparked a chain of events that unleashed uprisings around the Arab world. Do you think he really believes this is how it started, and it has nothing to do with Islamic Jihadists?"
Butch, who always has numbers, “Obama is doing more than just praising this instability, he is financing it, ‘We must reach the people who will shape the future – particularly young people … [and] provide assistance to civil society, including those that may not be officially sanctioned.’ To this end he has doubled the budget for protecting civil society groups from $1.5m to $3.4m while continuing to provide billions to countries like Egypt, and announcing that the Libyan war bill for the US has exceeded expectations by $100m already.”
Even Mom joined in, “Obama doesn’t care whether these countries are friends, (Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen) or foes of the US (Syria and Iran) he supports the rebellions. How does he claim he is for non-violent democratic protests while we arm and provide air support for the armed rebels in their war against the Libyan government? He is against violence and supports giving Palestine to Hamas based on 1956 boundaries while they continue to vow the total destruction of Israel.”
And then BM went really hostile, “Well, Obama’s handlers aren’t alone in calling for an overthrow of the existing regimes. Ayman al-Zawahri, long the second in command to Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda, joined Obama this week as he hoped for, ‘a good regime that would expel the Americans and henchmen in Yemen.’ He also, like Obama, supports most of the uprisings as he called for, ‘a revolt against the leaders of Pakistan just as your brothers in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Syria have done.’ Should we be on the same side of the guys that al Qaeda supports? Notice Zawahri doesn’t mention the protests in Iran and Syria. Obama barely mentions them as well.
Butch seems to always come back to Afghanistan maybe because several of Hubbard’s youth are serving in the military, “This is about as strange as Obama wanting to negotiate a peace settlement with the Taliban in Afghanistan so he can claim victory and pull out. And what are the guys he wants to negotiate with saying? The Pakistani Taliban (who is linked closely with the Afghanistan guys) deputy commander of the militant group told The Associated Press, ‘We will fight with new zeal in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death to complete the al-Qaida chief's mission of waging holy war against the West.’ The comments by Waliur Rehman appeared designed to deflate expectations that the May 2 raid by U.S. Navy SEALs that killed bin Laden would slow down insurgent groups allied with or inspired by al-Qaida. You would think that somebody in the “Jeremiah Wright House” would read the Associated Press releases. Last week, the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a double suicide bombing at a paramilitary police training facility that killed some 90 people, and said it was revenge for bin Laden's death. Obama’s response, let’s negotiate about Afghanistan.”
“This Taliban guy chipped in the following, ‘We have the same target, program and mission," he added. "Our enemies are NATO, Jews and Christians."
We are back to the old question are Obama’s handlers stupid or diabolical or both?
Think about it,
Jim
"Obama said that while there will be setbacks accompanying progress in political transitions, the movements present a valuable opportunity for the U.S. to show which side it is on. We have a chance to show that America values the dignity of the street vendor in Tunisia more than the raw power of a dictator, he said, referring to the fruit vendor who killed himself in despair and sparked a chain of events that unleashed uprisings around the Arab world. Do you think he really believes this is how it started, and it has nothing to do with Islamic Jihadists?"
Butch, who always has numbers, “Obama is doing more than just praising this instability, he is financing it, ‘We must reach the people who will shape the future – particularly young people … [and] provide assistance to civil society, including those that may not be officially sanctioned.’ To this end he has doubled the budget for protecting civil society groups from $1.5m to $3.4m while continuing to provide billions to countries like Egypt, and announcing that the Libyan war bill for the US has exceeded expectations by $100m already.”
Even Mom joined in, “Obama doesn’t care whether these countries are friends, (Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen) or foes of the US (Syria and Iran) he supports the rebellions. How does he claim he is for non-violent democratic protests while we arm and provide air support for the armed rebels in their war against the Libyan government? He is against violence and supports giving Palestine to Hamas based on 1956 boundaries while they continue to vow the total destruction of Israel.”
And then BM went really hostile, “Well, Obama’s handlers aren’t alone in calling for an overthrow of the existing regimes. Ayman al-Zawahri, long the second in command to Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda, joined Obama this week as he hoped for, ‘a good regime that would expel the Americans and henchmen in Yemen.’ He also, like Obama, supports most of the uprisings as he called for, ‘a revolt against the leaders of Pakistan just as your brothers in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya, and Syria have done.’ Should we be on the same side of the guys that al Qaeda supports? Notice Zawahri doesn’t mention the protests in Iran and Syria. Obama barely mentions them as well.
Butch seems to always come back to Afghanistan maybe because several of Hubbard’s youth are serving in the military, “This is about as strange as Obama wanting to negotiate a peace settlement with the Taliban in Afghanistan so he can claim victory and pull out. And what are the guys he wants to negotiate with saying? The Pakistani Taliban (who is linked closely with the Afghanistan guys) deputy commander of the militant group told The Associated Press, ‘We will fight with new zeal in the wake of Osama bin Laden's death to complete the al-Qaida chief's mission of waging holy war against the West.’ The comments by Waliur Rehman appeared designed to deflate expectations that the May 2 raid by U.S. Navy SEALs that killed bin Laden would slow down insurgent groups allied with or inspired by al-Qaida. You would think that somebody in the “Jeremiah Wright House” would read the Associated Press releases. Last week, the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for a double suicide bombing at a paramilitary police training facility that killed some 90 people, and said it was revenge for bin Laden's death. Obama’s response, let’s negotiate about Afghanistan.”
“This Taliban guy chipped in the following, ‘We have the same target, program and mission," he added. "Our enemies are NATO, Jews and Christians."
We are back to the old question are Obama’s handlers stupid or diabolical or both?
Think about it,
Jim
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Guess What Folks, We Have A Black Problem
This past weekend I was in Galveston, Texas attending a family wedding. An article on the front page of the local news caught my attention, "Community Policing System On Isle Under Scrutiny". In layman terms this means the "Police Chief is catching hell". Since 2008 the city has instituted a community policing program where more officers are put on the streets, encouraging communication, and promoting better response to community concerns. At the heart of the program is aggressive street enforcement of crimes such as prostitution and drug dealing, along with smaller crimes which are many times not enforced such as sidewalk, bicycle, and walking road violations.
This looks like it is right out of the Rudy Giuliani book that cleaned up New York City some years back. Giuliani's first term as mayor, the New York City Police Department adopted an aggressive enforcement/deterrent strategy that involved crackdowns on relatively minor offenses such as graffiti, turnstile jumping, cannabis possession, and aggressive panhandling by "squeegee men", on the theory that this would send a message that order would be maintained. Put policemen on the street enforcing small violations and even murder rates go down. Who would have guessed that discipline really works?
The program has taken crime rates in Galveston to a 30 year low with overall decreases of 30%, and burglaries, robberies, and auto theft down by 60%.
So what is the problem? Oops, statistics show that 64% of the smaller violations resulted in the arrests of blacks. Arrests of Hispanics totaled 9%, and whites 27%. That's a problem, because the ethnic population spread in Galveston is 12% black yet they are committing 64% of the violations, whites are 71% of the population and committing 27% of crimes, and 32% of the population are Hispanics yet they are committing only 9% of the violations (you think they might be busy working and resting up to work some more?). If you could only sweep the reduction in crime rates under the rug this situation is tailor made for the racist welfare pimps to claim discrimination, and of course, to make claims for reparations. The attorneys will more than likely draw swords and spend mucho taxpayer dollars in law suits. This is money that could be better spent in identifying the real causes of black crime and prevention.
A good place to start the search would be to look at unemployment rates, welfare programs that incentivize unemployment, school truancy, and households without fathers. Let's face it, the programs based on the victimization of blacks aren't working. The saddest part of the story is that those being hurt the most are the blacks. No one suffers more from high crime rates than blacks. Human decency cries for us to take a close and honest look at this problem in a loving and constructive way. Let's face it Al Sharpton, Charlie Rangel, Jesse Jackson, Eric Holder and crew are not leading us to solutions but only perpetuating their power holds over the black community while intimidating the timid American citizenry to go along with their failed welfare programs for their brainwashed victims of discrimination. It is clear by now that our first black President is just voting "present" when it comes to facing the black problem. Those who put him in office and are pulling the strings do not have this on their agenda.
Just maybe the answer is discipline. Discipline in the homes, then the schools, and then on the streets. All supported by local church organizations and charities. My bet is if you got the federal government looters and welfare pimps out of Galveston's way the locals could take care of their own. Maybe if Galveston did it, Texas would follow. And then maybe even Oakland? Well maybe I am over-reaching. But at least let's leave Galveston alone.
Think about it,
Jim
This looks like it is right out of the Rudy Giuliani book that cleaned up New York City some years back. Giuliani's first term as mayor, the New York City Police Department adopted an aggressive enforcement/deterrent strategy that involved crackdowns on relatively minor offenses such as graffiti, turnstile jumping, cannabis possession, and aggressive panhandling by "squeegee men", on the theory that this would send a message that order would be maintained. Put policemen on the street enforcing small violations and even murder rates go down. Who would have guessed that discipline really works?
The program has taken crime rates in Galveston to a 30 year low with overall decreases of 30%, and burglaries, robberies, and auto theft down by 60%.
So what is the problem? Oops, statistics show that 64% of the smaller violations resulted in the arrests of blacks. Arrests of Hispanics totaled 9%, and whites 27%. That's a problem, because the ethnic population spread in Galveston is 12% black yet they are committing 64% of the violations, whites are 71% of the population and committing 27% of crimes, and 32% of the population are Hispanics yet they are committing only 9% of the violations (you think they might be busy working and resting up to work some more?). If you could only sweep the reduction in crime rates under the rug this situation is tailor made for the racist welfare pimps to claim discrimination, and of course, to make claims for reparations. The attorneys will more than likely draw swords and spend mucho taxpayer dollars in law suits. This is money that could be better spent in identifying the real causes of black crime and prevention.
A good place to start the search would be to look at unemployment rates, welfare programs that incentivize unemployment, school truancy, and households without fathers. Let's face it, the programs based on the victimization of blacks aren't working. The saddest part of the story is that those being hurt the most are the blacks. No one suffers more from high crime rates than blacks. Human decency cries for us to take a close and honest look at this problem in a loving and constructive way. Let's face it Al Sharpton, Charlie Rangel, Jesse Jackson, Eric Holder and crew are not leading us to solutions but only perpetuating their power holds over the black community while intimidating the timid American citizenry to go along with their failed welfare programs for their brainwashed victims of discrimination. It is clear by now that our first black President is just voting "present" when it comes to facing the black problem. Those who put him in office and are pulling the strings do not have this on their agenda.
Just maybe the answer is discipline. Discipline in the homes, then the schools, and then on the streets. All supported by local church organizations and charities. My bet is if you got the federal government looters and welfare pimps out of Galveston's way the locals could take care of their own. Maybe if Galveston did it, Texas would follow. And then maybe even Oakland? Well maybe I am over-reaching. But at least let's leave Galveston alone.
Think about it,
Jim
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