As radio stations go, less commercials and more music is king. Everyone hates those pesky interruptions to your favorite rock station. Everyone hates the commercials except of course the station manager that has to pay the bills. The selling of commercial airtime is paramount to keeping your station on the air. This is why Rush Limbaugh calls his commercial breaks as "time now for an obscene profit timeout". Of course Limbaugh has the massive listener audience to joke about the barrels of corporate cash he rakes in for his show. Now at the other end of that spectrum and highlights the need for corporate commercial sponsorship to survive we have "Air America" as an example of a failed listener content. The public didn't buy their claptrap talking heads and thus had somewhere in the neighborhood of say, 12 listeners. 12 listeners do not lure corporate money especially since the anti-American, anti-capitalist content they were spewing daily.
Now, we have another "air America" example of the failed content variety. I speak of that cable channel that recently was sold by Al Gore (Current TV). While Al Gore owned it, it could not muster enough revenue and lost money because, again, the content was not being consumed by the public. So, Gore got out of the TV business and sold to, wait for it, Al Jazeera.
It seems that they go live this week but only have 6 minutes of airtime sold to commercial advertisers. With over 1,000 journalists and a whopping budget they think that they could invade the US TV market and actually build viewership. When Al Jazeera is best known for playing all those Bin Laden tapes as soon as his donkey courier delivered them from some cave (er, I mean mansion in Lahore). I thought I would never say this about CNN, but their audience numbers won't be impacted by a new rival on the block, or maybe they will.
Monday, August 19, 2013
The true meaning of "Scourge"
American Heritage Dictionary: "A source of great suffering, or harm"; "A means of inflicting severe suffering, or punishment"; "To devastate, ravage"
When you think back historically to individuals or regimes and apply the term "scourge" to you first come to Hitler, Nazi's, Pol Pot and communism in general. I am sure you can give even more examples that I have not listed because there are many. In all of those instances the "scourge" was purged. They were purged because the inherent nature of their evil and vile ways dictated it.
I also believe that this term directly applies to all of the social, economic and international policies of the Obama Administration specifically and to socialist Democrats generically. For instance, when you look at the social policies that the Democrats have historically aligned themselves with fit the bill. Abortion. Anti-Americanism. I list anti-Americanism and paint it with a broad brush to include the hatred for Capitalism, military might and the basic fundamentals of the US Constitution with the Bill of Rights. Dennis Prager said it best when describing the term "America, the worlds last hope" analogy. He rightly asserts that the term "the worlds last hope" is never used in describing Norway, Iran, Britain or any other country on this planet. It is solely used for the freedom that America espouses for the individual. He sums up his point by reminding his listeners that Auschwitz was not liberated by "peace activists".
The quiet buildup of National policing agencies like the "Department of Homeland Security" and the heavy handed use of power with the IRS are early indicators of the unbridled scourge that this Administration is putting into place. The "hollowing" out of the military at the same time is chilling. This country was founded on individuals who were first labeled traitors but eventually were heralded as patriots for their sacrifices in founding a truly free nation. Though hundreds of years have passed since those sacrifices there are scores ready to lay their lives down to maintain or fight to regain these ideals. Peaceniks not a one. It is said that there are many circumstances present today as there were in the times preceding the American revolution. It is also said that there is a growing discontent with the direction that our elected leaders are pushing us towards, against our collective will. The international events that have emboldened those we used to call enemies to freedom are growing. The Administration is mired in one failure of policy after another and a purge is a coming. The question is will it occur with rifles with flowers sticking out of their barrel or at the end of a fully loaded musket?
When you think back historically to individuals or regimes and apply the term "scourge" to you first come to Hitler, Nazi's, Pol Pot and communism in general. I am sure you can give even more examples that I have not listed because there are many. In all of those instances the "scourge" was purged. They were purged because the inherent nature of their evil and vile ways dictated it.
I also believe that this term directly applies to all of the social, economic and international policies of the Obama Administration specifically and to socialist Democrats generically. For instance, when you look at the social policies that the Democrats have historically aligned themselves with fit the bill. Abortion. Anti-Americanism. I list anti-Americanism and paint it with a broad brush to include the hatred for Capitalism, military might and the basic fundamentals of the US Constitution with the Bill of Rights. Dennis Prager said it best when describing the term "America, the worlds last hope" analogy. He rightly asserts that the term "the worlds last hope" is never used in describing Norway, Iran, Britain or any other country on this planet. It is solely used for the freedom that America espouses for the individual. He sums up his point by reminding his listeners that Auschwitz was not liberated by "peace activists".
The quiet buildup of National policing agencies like the "Department of Homeland Security" and the heavy handed use of power with the IRS are early indicators of the unbridled scourge that this Administration is putting into place. The "hollowing" out of the military at the same time is chilling. This country was founded on individuals who were first labeled traitors but eventually were heralded as patriots for their sacrifices in founding a truly free nation. Though hundreds of years have passed since those sacrifices there are scores ready to lay their lives down to maintain or fight to regain these ideals. Peaceniks not a one. It is said that there are many circumstances present today as there were in the times preceding the American revolution. It is also said that there is a growing discontent with the direction that our elected leaders are pushing us towards, against our collective will. The international events that have emboldened those we used to call enemies to freedom are growing. The Administration is mired in one failure of policy after another and a purge is a coming. The question is will it occur with rifles with flowers sticking out of their barrel or at the end of a fully loaded musket?
Thursday, August 8, 2013
You can put a blue dress on it, but it's still
a pig!
There are some notable Democrats, you know, those champions of women who indicate the Republicans are engage in a war with! Thing is, these notables have been engaging in behavior that is derogatory and abusive to......wait for it.......women.
Let's see now. Oh yeah, Rev. Jesse Jackson. Never mind he is an ordained minister and should be above such things as extramarital affair and fathered a child as a result. I guess he was just being African American as 73% of all children born to African Americans are born out of wedlock. Kudos to the National Enquirer for scooping the main stream media on that one.
Next, let's see now. Oh yeah, Bill Clinton. Never mind he was a sitting President that lied, under oath, to having sex with that intern in the blue dress. Hey, Hillary stood by her man during the whole affair and was rewarded with a Senate seat. Next up....The White House.
Next, let's see now. Oh yeah, Anthony Weiner. The jokes are tired and well used. Here is a Congressman that cannot help himself when it comes to taking pictures of his nether regions and tweets them to women he does not know. He assured us all that that was in the past and like Hillary, Huma stood by her man and still does to this day even though we find out he is still tweeting his weiner around cyberspace. Next up, New York Mayoral office.
Next, let's see now. Oh yeah, Bob Filner. Here we have a Democrat Mayor that is actually assaulting everything that even remotely resembles a women. He, so far, has a tally of seven women who have come forward with their complaints. One of which is a US Navy Rear Admiral (no pun intended). But wait, Debbie Wasserman Schultz has come forward and asks him to resign.
Next, let's see now. Oh yeah, Elliot Spitzer. I guess his black book of hookers have been depleted and needs a couple of fresh faces that public office can pay for. Next up, New York Controller (again, no pun intended).
So, this war on women has a bunch of new Democrat generals.
There are some notable Democrats, you know, those champions of women who indicate the Republicans are engage in a war with! Thing is, these notables have been engaging in behavior that is derogatory and abusive to......wait for it.......women.
Let's see now. Oh yeah, Rev. Jesse Jackson. Never mind he is an ordained minister and should be above such things as extramarital affair and fathered a child as a result. I guess he was just being African American as 73% of all children born to African Americans are born out of wedlock. Kudos to the National Enquirer for scooping the main stream media on that one.
Next, let's see now. Oh yeah, Bill Clinton. Never mind he was a sitting President that lied, under oath, to having sex with that intern in the blue dress. Hey, Hillary stood by her man during the whole affair and was rewarded with a Senate seat. Next up....The White House.
Next, let's see now. Oh yeah, Anthony Weiner. The jokes are tired and well used. Here is a Congressman that cannot help himself when it comes to taking pictures of his nether regions and tweets them to women he does not know. He assured us all that that was in the past and like Hillary, Huma stood by her man and still does to this day even though we find out he is still tweeting his weiner around cyberspace. Next up, New York Mayoral office.
Next, let's see now. Oh yeah, Bob Filner. Here we have a Democrat Mayor that is actually assaulting everything that even remotely resembles a women. He, so far, has a tally of seven women who have come forward with their complaints. One of which is a US Navy Rear Admiral (no pun intended). But wait, Debbie Wasserman Schultz has come forward and asks him to resign.
Next, let's see now. Oh yeah, Elliot Spitzer. I guess his black book of hookers have been depleted and needs a couple of fresh faces that public office can pay for. Next up, New York Controller (again, no pun intended).
So, this war on women has a bunch of new Democrat generals.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Who pay's?
Yesterday we were told that Tawana Brawley aka Tawana Guiterrez has finally started to pay the man (Steven Pagones) that she falsely accused of raping her in 1987. A brief rundown of this event is in order -- "The two-decade-long saga that nearly ruined Pagones’ life and career began on Nov. 28, 1987, when Brawley was found in a trash bag, with the words “n----r” and “b---h” scrawled on her body in feces.
In her first meetings with police, the teenager responded to questions with blank expressions, nods and by scrawling notes. She said she had been abducted by two white men, who dragged her into the woods where four other white men were waiting.
But Brawley, a cheerleader, didn’t offer much detail. She didn’t give police names or detailed descriptions of the men she claimed had brutalized her almost nonstop for four days.
What she did share — that one attacker had blond hair, a holster and a badge — sparked a media firestorm in New York City, which was still reeling from the killing of a black youth in Howard Beach, Queens, by a white mob.
Firebrands Maddox and Mason and a relatively unknown Sharpton jumped into the fray. Within weeks, a suspect emerged — Fishkill Police Officer Harry Crist Jr., who had been found dead in his apartment three days after the Brawley “attack.”
But Pagones, a Dutchess County prosecutor at the time, defended his dead friend Crist, offering an alibi for the cop — they were Christmas-shopping together on one of the days in question. And on the three other days of the “kidnapping,” Crist was on patrol, working at his other job at IBM, and installing insulation in an attic.
Brawley’s handlers then claimed — without proof — that Pagones was part of the white mob that kidnapped and raped the girl 33 times.
This 1987 case had all of the usual suspects that have gone on to fan the flames of racial tensions across the United States. Names such as Louis Farrakhan, Al Sharpton, Johnny Cochran and many others. In 1988 Farrakhan vowed to kill and dismember Pagones while patting the hand of Brawley sitting next to him in a tent with 10,000 people who came out in support of Brawley.
The complete Grand Jury investigation and Report link is here.
If you read the report and view the video link of the incident you will come to the same conclusion that Sharpton used this case in the usual ways we have seen over the years. Though Sharpton was sued by Pagones and had a financial Judgment leveled against him. As usual, he had others step up and pay this money for him. To this day Sharpton, enjoys the trappings that those he hustles against. He smokes his expensive cigars in the exclusive Grand Havana Room that is an exclusive members only club.
Those who make up and falsely claim rape is a slap in the face to all those who are truly raped. Those who make up and falsely claim a racially motivated rape case damage the credibility of those who have been victims of racially motivated crimes.
To this day, Sharpton still tells those who will listen that he believes "something did happen" in the Brawley case. Unlike Sharpton, Brawley outlived her usefulness and now is paying for her lies and deceptive stories that harmed so many others. I don't see those same race baiters and celebrities lining up to help her pay the $400,000+ she owes Pagones. Pagones has publicly said that he would gladly vacate the money owed if Brawley would just tell the truth. Once again the silence is deafening.
In her first meetings with police, the teenager responded to questions with blank expressions, nods and by scrawling notes. She said she had been abducted by two white men, who dragged her into the woods where four other white men were waiting.
But Brawley, a cheerleader, didn’t offer much detail. She didn’t give police names or detailed descriptions of the men she claimed had brutalized her almost nonstop for four days.
What she did share — that one attacker had blond hair, a holster and a badge — sparked a media firestorm in New York City, which was still reeling from the killing of a black youth in Howard Beach, Queens, by a white mob.
Firebrands Maddox and Mason and a relatively unknown Sharpton jumped into the fray. Within weeks, a suspect emerged — Fishkill Police Officer Harry Crist Jr., who had been found dead in his apartment three days after the Brawley “attack.”
But Pagones, a Dutchess County prosecutor at the time, defended his dead friend Crist, offering an alibi for the cop — they were Christmas-shopping together on one of the days in question. And on the three other days of the “kidnapping,” Crist was on patrol, working at his other job at IBM, and installing insulation in an attic.
Brawley’s handlers then claimed — without proof — that Pagones was part of the white mob that kidnapped and raped the girl 33 times.
This 1987 case had all of the usual suspects that have gone on to fan the flames of racial tensions across the United States. Names such as Louis Farrakhan, Al Sharpton, Johnny Cochran and many others. In 1988 Farrakhan vowed to kill and dismember Pagones while patting the hand of Brawley sitting next to him in a tent with 10,000 people who came out in support of Brawley.
The complete Grand Jury investigation and Report link is here.
If you read the report and view the video link of the incident you will come to the same conclusion that Sharpton used this case in the usual ways we have seen over the years. Though Sharpton was sued by Pagones and had a financial Judgment leveled against him. As usual, he had others step up and pay this money for him. To this day Sharpton, enjoys the trappings that those he hustles against. He smokes his expensive cigars in the exclusive Grand Havana Room that is an exclusive members only club.
Those who make up and falsely claim rape is a slap in the face to all those who are truly raped. Those who make up and falsely claim a racially motivated rape case damage the credibility of those who have been victims of racially motivated crimes.
To this day, Sharpton still tells those who will listen that he believes "something did happen" in the Brawley case. Unlike Sharpton, Brawley outlived her usefulness and now is paying for her lies and deceptive stories that harmed so many others. I don't see those same race baiters and celebrities lining up to help her pay the $400,000+ she owes Pagones. Pagones has publicly said that he would gladly vacate the money owed if Brawley would just tell the truth. Once again the silence is deafening.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Even terrorist turn to Fox News
Major Hasan has sent his explanation for his terror actions to Fox News. Boy, that must really steam the left. Why not Msmbc or CNN where he would have received a hero's welcome and slanted coverage justifying his actions.
Nope, even terrorists prefer Fox news. In an article written and posted today over at Powerline blog the author attempts to look at the bigger picture as it pertains to Hasan's military role. He states
"Whatever you think of Hasan, a couple of points are indisputable: 1) The fact that this fanatic was employed by the U.S. Army to provide psychological counseling to servicemen indicates a severe dysfunction within our armed forces. 2) The Obama administration’s refusal to consider Hasan’s act of mass murder when boasting of its successful defense against radical Islamic attacks is a bad joke."
This man, Islamic Muslim man, attempts to explain to us infidels what is wrong with our society in America and how it is incompatible to devout Muslims who follow the Q'ran. This is the other part of the big picture that the Powerline piece fails to show. The literal interpretation of his holy book at the teachings of his prophet makes it impossible to reason with or coexist with the extreme form of this religious bastardization.
The American judicial system will be the place for those who were directly affected by this traitors actions. Once he is found guilty and hopefully sentenced to die for his crimes then the families can bring wrongful death suit claims against him. After all he is still being paid for his service for which he has boldly rejected his oath to the military and to the US Constitution. In his world, he would have just lost a hand or his daughter would have been stoned to death. Oh wait, that wouldn't have applied to him. He would have been given a hero's welcome and the promise of 72 virgins awaiting.
Nope, even terrorists prefer Fox news. In an article written and posted today over at Powerline blog the author attempts to look at the bigger picture as it pertains to Hasan's military role. He states
"Whatever you think of Hasan, a couple of points are indisputable: 1) The fact that this fanatic was employed by the U.S. Army to provide psychological counseling to servicemen indicates a severe dysfunction within our armed forces. 2) The Obama administration’s refusal to consider Hasan’s act of mass murder when boasting of its successful defense against radical Islamic attacks is a bad joke."
This man, Islamic Muslim man, attempts to explain to us infidels what is wrong with our society in America and how it is incompatible to devout Muslims who follow the Q'ran. This is the other part of the big picture that the Powerline piece fails to show. The literal interpretation of his holy book at the teachings of his prophet makes it impossible to reason with or coexist with the extreme form of this religious bastardization.
The American judicial system will be the place for those who were directly affected by this traitors actions. Once he is found guilty and hopefully sentenced to die for his crimes then the families can bring wrongful death suit claims against him. After all he is still being paid for his service for which he has boldly rejected his oath to the military and to the US Constitution. In his world, he would have just lost a hand or his daughter would have been stoned to death. Oh wait, that wouldn't have applied to him. He would have been given a hero's welcome and the promise of 72 virgins awaiting.
Thinking about their own safety
The embassies in the following countries will be closed: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Mauritania, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
The consulates in Arbil, Iraq; Dhahran and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates will also be shut.
The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, which is normally closed to the public on Sunday, said all its facilities would be shut on Sunday and workers not essential for the building's security had been told not to come in. -- Chicago Tribune
May 23, 2013
“Today, the core of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan is on the path to defeat,” said Obama in a speech at Ft. McNair’s National Defense University in Washington, D.C. “Their remaining operatives spend more time thinking about their own safety, than plotting against us. They did not direct the attacks in Benghazi or Boston.” -- CNSNews
Don't get me wrong, the decision to close embassies to ensure our people are safe is the correct thing to do but given the wide area of geography involved in the closures, does it appear that Al Qaeda is spending more time thinking about their own safety?
While it is true that the current threat is purported to come from Yemen, the Administration continues to downplay al Qaeda generally as localized offshoots of terror wanabe's. The article quote above specifically says that Obama stated al Qaeda in Afganistan and Pakistan as down the road to defeat. But next door, in Iraq, on July 26th al Qaeda freed 500 of their prisoners in two separate coordinated attacks on 2 prisons. The death toll to in July alone was 500.
This same group of al Qaeda in Iraq is behind the success of terror in Syria. Yep, the same people that this Administration wants to give support and aid to in the attempt to topple Bashir Asaad.
The consulates in Arbil, Iraq; Dhahran and Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; and Dubai, United Arab Emirates will also be shut.
The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, which is normally closed to the public on Sunday, said all its facilities would be shut on Sunday and workers not essential for the building's security had been told not to come in. -- Chicago Tribune
May 23, 2013
“Today, the core of al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan is on the path to defeat,” said Obama in a speech at Ft. McNair’s National Defense University in Washington, D.C. “Their remaining operatives spend more time thinking about their own safety, than plotting against us. They did not direct the attacks in Benghazi or Boston.” -- CNSNews
Don't get me wrong, the decision to close embassies to ensure our people are safe is the correct thing to do but given the wide area of geography involved in the closures, does it appear that Al Qaeda is spending more time thinking about their own safety?
While it is true that the current threat is purported to come from Yemen, the Administration continues to downplay al Qaeda generally as localized offshoots of terror wanabe's. The article quote above specifically says that Obama stated al Qaeda in Afganistan and Pakistan as down the road to defeat. But next door, in Iraq, on July 26th al Qaeda freed 500 of their prisoners in two separate coordinated attacks on 2 prisons. The death toll to in July alone was 500.
This same group of al Qaeda in Iraq is behind the success of terror in Syria. Yep, the same people that this Administration wants to give support and aid to in the attempt to topple Bashir Asaad.
Friday, August 2, 2013
A Democrat 9/11
On September 10th in the State of Colorado an election (or more aptly put a de-election) is taking place where a pair of Democrat Senators are facing a "recall". This is not a Republican tit-for-tat for the Democrats efforts to recall Governor Walker of Wisconsin because they did not like the outcome of his first election and threat to Government Employee Unions. No this recall is all about the liberals overreach of gun grabbing legislation in the wild west.
They Democrat machine has invested heavily to kill the attempt, by two "joe the plumber" types collecting the required amount of signatures to qualify under Colorado State law to put it on the ballot. It is notable that in 140 years of Colorado's existence this (recall election) has never occurred before and now, today, there are two at risk of being recalled. Both are Democrats and each hail from a Blue state controlled by their party.
According to the "American Spectator" article --"The desperate pro-Morse group also repeatedly tried and failed to disprove the legal validity of the recall petitions, leading Denver District Court Judge Robert Hyatt (not known as a friend of Republicans) to note that “the proponents for the recalls unquestionably made a good faith effort” to ensure the petitions were properly executed."
So, it will be interesting to see if this page taken from the liberals in Wisconsin (but for other reasons that are valid) will succeed in its efforts. This fight at the OK corral in Colorado pits two State Democrats who want to disarm their constituents against a well armed citizenry.
Stay tuned.
They Democrat machine has invested heavily to kill the attempt, by two "joe the plumber" types collecting the required amount of signatures to qualify under Colorado State law to put it on the ballot. It is notable that in 140 years of Colorado's existence this (recall election) has never occurred before and now, today, there are two at risk of being recalled. Both are Democrats and each hail from a Blue state controlled by their party.
According to the "American Spectator" article --"The desperate pro-Morse group also repeatedly tried and failed to disprove the legal validity of the recall petitions, leading Denver District Court Judge Robert Hyatt (not known as a friend of Republicans) to note that “the proponents for the recalls unquestionably made a good faith effort” to ensure the petitions were properly executed."
So, it will be interesting to see if this page taken from the liberals in Wisconsin (but for other reasons that are valid) will succeed in its efforts. This fight at the OK corral in Colorado pits two State Democrats who want to disarm their constituents against a well armed citizenry.
Stay tuned.
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