Did any of you get to see president Obama give his speech at West Point? Or at least read about it in the news? Or at least hear about it at all? I am guessing you probably have, but just in case you haven't I would advise you to go check it out.
President Obama's speech was really a surprise to me...wait, no it wasn't. Obama's speech at West Point only epitomized what he has been doing since before he took office and what he is now doing in office, and that is walking the line on important issues. From before he took office to this very day president Obama has always walked the line on major issues; trying to appease one side without losing the support of the other, and that is exactly what he did again when he spoke at West Point.
In his speech he announced that he would be sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan in response to General McCrystal's request. Sounds good right? I mean, get them over there and lets end this thing! Well that would be a good thing, if General McCrystal had requested 30,000 troops. In reality though, he requested 60,000 troops with a minimum of 40,000. Obviously president Obama knows better than the General on the field, otherwise he wouldn't have ignored his request for 60,000 more troops, right? Wrong. All he is doing is playing his "keep everyone happy" game.
A lot of people want the president to pull our troops out of Afghanistan, they want our sons, husbands, wives, brothers, and other loved ones home (and rightfully so). But to pull out now would only give the Al Qaeda another chance to re-organize and launch more terrorist attacks, and so, there are other people who want president Obama to just send the troops over, end it now, and then get our boys back. I personally am not a fan of the first plan, because I think it would jeopardize our national security. President Obama though, decided he needed to play his game with this issue. He sends over half of the soldiers what General McCrystal requested, and then said that in 18 months we will pull our troops out. A perfect example of walking the line and keeping everyone happy.
Not everyone is happy though. Think of what this means for our soldiers. General McCrystal wanted those 60,000 troops to do a once and for all elimination of the Al Qaeda and other terrorist forces. When president Obama sends him only 30,000, how is he supposed to carry out his plan, when he had expected 60,000? All president Obama is doing is: hampering General McCrystal's plan, dragging out the war, and, ultimately, getting more of our troops killed. I can say that last part because every day that our troops spend over there is another day that they run the risk of dying. When you drag out the war like president Obama is doing, it increases the chances of getting more of our troops killed. All of that so that the president can "keep everyone happy". How do you think our troops feel about this? I will tell you what. If I was a soldier in Afghanistan or Iraq and I heard that the president had just done that I would not be happy at all. Now, I am not saying that president Obama is trying to get our troops killed, I do not think he would do that, but by only sending 30,000 troops and dragging out the war the chances of more troops being killed increases.
I just want to say one last thing. I believe pulling the troops out now would be a mistake. We have come this far, I think we should finish it. But, pulling them out now, I think, is a lot better of an idea than what he has decided to do. I think We should send the 60,000 troops and finish it once and for all, but I would pull them all our right now rather than drag it out and then not finish the job anyway. President Obama needs to start taking a side. Even if it it not the side that I personally agree with. It is impossible to win when the president plays the "keep everyone happy" game. Comments, questions, critiques, and corrections are welcome anytime. Thanks for reading.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Glenn Beck Video
Since I am a technically challenged little homeschooler who doesn't know how to get the "ad link" thing to work, I am just going to ask you all to just copy and paste this url into your address bar and watch the video. It is kinda long, but it is definitely worth it. New post coming soon ;).
http://video.foxnews.com/12310623/the-one-thing-127
http://video.foxnews.com/12310623/the-one-thing-127
Friday, December 4, 2009
Just a Little Side Note
I just checked out the national debt and I just thought I'd add to my last post that by 2018 (8 years from now) they are projecting that we will be 24 trillion dollars in debt. That's doubling our debt in 8 years.
Also, that is just our debt right now. Our unfunded liabilities are at 106 trillion. That is what our we, the children of this nation, and our children will be paying off after we are dead. Just thought I'd add that little bit. Thanks for reading.
Also, that is just our debt right now. Our unfunded liabilities are at 106 trillion. That is what our we, the children of this nation, and our children will be paying off after we are dead. Just thought I'd add that little bit. Thanks for reading.
World Government Cont.
So I just read my last post and I realized that I have some gaping holes in it. Sorry about that, but this post is going to shore those up a bit for you. So let me explain a little more about what's happening.
With all of the excessive spending out government is doing right now we, we are amassing an incredible national debt. Right now we are just over 12 trillion dollars. Yes, that is trillion. And it is rising as I type these words. By the end of next year we will be pushing 14 Trillion, with still no end in sight. It does not take a genius to tell that this is absolute insanity and must be stopped. The government is not stopping though. We already had the $787 billion dollar stimulus (yeah that worked like a charm). Now we have the health care bill which is going to cost $848 billion...seems like they are getting bigger and bigger. Anyway, the point is that the amount of spending our government is doing is totally ridiculous and UNSUSTAINABLE! I used all caps on that word because it is very important. All of this unsustainable spending is taking a toll on many different things, but one thing in particular...our dollar. The dollar's value is plummeting. If our dollar collapses, we could see a global currency crisis unfold. Yes, global. If that happens we will see a "re-alignment" happen, under a new global government. We will have a new world currency and a new world order. That is pretty shocking stuff. Now, I am not saying that this is definitely going to happen, but with how we are spending this is a realistic possibility, and if we do not stop the government spending it will become closer and closer to a reality.
Now, you may be asking "Ok, if this spending is obviously so stupid, why is our government doing it?" Well, have any of you ever heard the names Richard Andrew Cloward and Frances Fox Piven? I am going to guess that none of you have, because they are pretty obscure, but let me give you a little history lesson. These two men came up with what is now called the "Cloward and Piven Strategy" and and article was published about it in the May 2, 1966 issue of The Nation. A brief description of the strategy is as follows: "The "Cloward-Piven Strategy" seeks to hasten the fall of capitalism by overloading the government bureaucracy with a flood of impossible demands, thus pushing society into crisis and economic collapse." Does that sound like something that is happening in our country? I don't know, maybe it's just me, but that seems scarily similar to what is happening in our country. I would strongly encourage you to copy and paste this URL into your address bar and read what this website says about the Cloward and Piven Strategy.
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6967
Again, I know this may seem like I am out of my mind, but I am just thinking logically here. Even if you don't believe that our government is full of people who support this kind of Marxist and Socialist thinking, that only leaves the explanation that they are just totally incompetent. Either way you slice it you still come to the conclusion that we need to get serious about who we are electing and start holding our representatives and Senators accountable. Again, thanks for reading.
With all of the excessive spending out government is doing right now we, we are amassing an incredible national debt. Right now we are just over 12 trillion dollars. Yes, that is trillion. And it is rising as I type these words. By the end of next year we will be pushing 14 Trillion, with still no end in sight. It does not take a genius to tell that this is absolute insanity and must be stopped. The government is not stopping though. We already had the $787 billion dollar stimulus (yeah that worked like a charm). Now we have the health care bill which is going to cost $848 billion...seems like they are getting bigger and bigger. Anyway, the point is that the amount of spending our government is doing is totally ridiculous and UNSUSTAINABLE! I used all caps on that word because it is very important. All of this unsustainable spending is taking a toll on many different things, but one thing in particular...our dollar. The dollar's value is plummeting. If our dollar collapses, we could see a global currency crisis unfold. Yes, global. If that happens we will see a "re-alignment" happen, under a new global government. We will have a new world currency and a new world order. That is pretty shocking stuff. Now, I am not saying that this is definitely going to happen, but with how we are spending this is a realistic possibility, and if we do not stop the government spending it will become closer and closer to a reality.
Now, you may be asking "Ok, if this spending is obviously so stupid, why is our government doing it?" Well, have any of you ever heard the names Richard Andrew Cloward and Frances Fox Piven? I am going to guess that none of you have, because they are pretty obscure, but let me give you a little history lesson. These two men came up with what is now called the "Cloward and Piven Strategy" and and article was published about it in the May 2, 1966 issue of The Nation. A brief description of the strategy is as follows: "The "Cloward-Piven Strategy" seeks to hasten the fall of capitalism by overloading the government bureaucracy with a flood of impossible demands, thus pushing society into crisis and economic collapse." Does that sound like something that is happening in our country? I don't know, maybe it's just me, but that seems scarily similar to what is happening in our country. I would strongly encourage you to copy and paste this URL into your address bar and read what this website says about the Cloward and Piven Strategy.
http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/groupProfile.asp?grpid=6967
Again, I know this may seem like I am out of my mind, but I am just thinking logically here. Even if you don't believe that our government is full of people who support this kind of Marxist and Socialist thinking, that only leaves the explanation that they are just totally incompetent. Either way you slice it you still come to the conclusion that we need to get serious about who we are electing and start holding our representatives and Senators accountable. Again, thanks for reading.
Monday, November 23, 2009
World Government?
Hey! How about this? Lets start a world government! Bring the nations of the world together! Everybody unite!
Ok, now some of you read that and may have gone "Hm, sounds pretty good, why not?" Others read that and went "Wow! Taylor's off his rocker!" Well if you thought the second you are right. I am not the one say that though, our government officials are. If you thought the first then open your bible up to Revelation and start reading...and don't stop.
I just have to ask...WHAT ARE WE THINKING?!?!?!?! They (our congressmen, Senators, and President) are talking about a one world government like it would be the answer to our problems and it is seriously making me crazy! Just think for a minute about what our lives would look like if we were government by International Law. Not our laws; International Laws. Now think about what that would do to our country. Do you get a rose colored picture in your head? I hope not.
Now I will be the first to say that America is not perfect. We have our problems and as of recent years our problems are growing, but I will say that I am still proud to be an American. Because no matter how bad things get here we are still citizens of the most powerful, wealthy, and influential country in the world. And you know what? I am not willing to give that up to become a part of some insane one world government.
As a country, America has become very immoral and sinful, but it is still the only place where ANYONE can worship in whatever manner they choose to. People can say whatever they want to. People can meet together and organize themselves in support of a cause. We are free! Other countries, they're not free. Even countries that we sometimes think are free are not really free. Almost every other country in the world has restrictions on it's citizens in some way or another. And guess what? Do you think that all that is going to go away when we come under this one world government? No. Our country will become the same as the others. Is that something you want? You get a pretty bad looking picture in your head now don't you?
These are only some of the implications that a one world government has. I would encourage you all to learn more about what is going on in our country so that you will be able to think for yourself and discern what is right and what isn't. I will be posting more on this and other subjects soon. Till then, thanks for reading.
I.T.N.
Ok, now some of you read that and may have gone "Hm, sounds pretty good, why not?" Others read that and went "Wow! Taylor's off his rocker!" Well if you thought the second you are right. I am not the one say that though, our government officials are. If you thought the first then open your bible up to Revelation and start reading...and don't stop.
I just have to ask...WHAT ARE WE THINKING?!?!?!?! They (our congressmen, Senators, and President) are talking about a one world government like it would be the answer to our problems and it is seriously making me crazy! Just think for a minute about what our lives would look like if we were government by International Law. Not our laws; International Laws. Now think about what that would do to our country. Do you get a rose colored picture in your head? I hope not.
Now I will be the first to say that America is not perfect. We have our problems and as of recent years our problems are growing, but I will say that I am still proud to be an American. Because no matter how bad things get here we are still citizens of the most powerful, wealthy, and influential country in the world. And you know what? I am not willing to give that up to become a part of some insane one world government.
As a country, America has become very immoral and sinful, but it is still the only place where ANYONE can worship in whatever manner they choose to. People can say whatever they want to. People can meet together and organize themselves in support of a cause. We are free! Other countries, they're not free. Even countries that we sometimes think are free are not really free. Almost every other country in the world has restrictions on it's citizens in some way or another. And guess what? Do you think that all that is going to go away when we come under this one world government? No. Our country will become the same as the others. Is that something you want? You get a pretty bad looking picture in your head now don't you?
These are only some of the implications that a one world government has. I would encourage you all to learn more about what is going on in our country so that you will be able to think for yourself and discern what is right and what isn't. I will be posting more on this and other subjects soon. Till then, thanks for reading.
I.T.N.
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Political Correctness
Political correctness, you gotta love it. If for nothing more than to laugh your head off at the absurdity of it all.
Political correctness is why the media calls Osama Bin Laden a "freedom fighter". Yeah, the man who is responsible for the deaths of over 2000 American citizens is a "freedom fighter". I'm sorry, wait no I'm not, but Osama Bin Laden is a radical Muslim terrorist. There is no other way to say it. He is a radical Muslim terrorist! How can the media even think of calling someone like that a "freedom fighter"?!?
Political correctness is also why the media calls the maniac that shot and killed 4 cops in Washington state "morally challenged" or an "unsavory character" instead of what he really is; a cold blooded murderer. But wait, think of how he would feel about being called a murderer. He has feelings too you know? I do not care. He is a murderer and there is no way that I would call anyone who kills 4 other people anything but a murderer! But God forbid we offend the man that killed 4 cops or the man responsible for the deaths of over 2000 Americans by calling them what they really are. No, no, we can't let that happen now can we? It's ridiculous!
Political correctness goes beyond these two examples. Oh yeah, these are just two of the millions of examples I could have used (they are also two of the ones that I find to be the most ridiculous and infuriating).
Let me talk about how political correctness is killing our country. There may have been one before I knew anything about politics, but for what I know, president Obama is the most politically correct president we have ever had. Have you noticed that he spent most of 2009 on a world apology tour? He went to something like 30 countries to apologize for the U.S. and how greedy and oppressing we are. Yes, we are all just a bunch of greedy, rich, oppressing warmongers and we are so sorry! No! We are the United States of America! The greatest country in the world and the greatest country the world has ever known! We are also the only truly free country in the world! No other country in the world enjoys the freedoms that we do! And you wanna know something else? Not a SINGLE natural disaster, war, or other kind of catastrophe happens ANYWHERE in the world that the U.S. is not there to help the country that is suffering out! Heck! we even help our enemies! So president Obama, stop apologizing! There is nothing we need to apologize for as a country and I sure never will apologize for being an American citizen!
There is nothing anyone can say or do to me that will ever make me be anything but proud to be an American. I hope it's the same for you. If you feel the same or even if you don't then let me ask you this: why is our president so obviously ashamed of being an American? This is the man who's wife said on the campaign trail that "for the first time in my life I feel proud to be an American". I have a problem with that statement. I don't know how you feel, but to me it doesn't matter who you are, what you do for a living, who your family is, or where you live in this country, if you are an American citizen then you should be proud of it! I don't care if you are a homeless person! The homeless in our country live better than 80 percent of the rest of the world anyway!
So why is our president going around the world apologizing for us? The answer is political correctness. Keep everyone happy, keep everyone appeased, and don't offend anyone. You can't call a spade a spade anymore! We have made it so that no matter what a person has done we can't bring ourselves to call them what they are and all because we do not want to offend them! It's the same thing with other countries, religions, and political systems. It doesn't matter what the country has done or what they stand for, we can't say anything about them that may be offensive, even if it's the truth! Religions are the same way. It doesn't matter if a religion's whole purpose is to exterminate another religion and rule the world *cough Radical Islam cough*, we can't say anything, whether it's true or not doesn't matter, that will offend them! Political systems; same old story. Even if a political system is completely un-biblical and proven to be a failure, we can't protest against it, because it would offend the people who believe in it.
So there you are, political correctness in a nutshell. Don't you love it? (That's a joke guys). I am about sick of it. How about you? Thanks for reading.
Political correctness is why the media calls Osama Bin Laden a "freedom fighter". Yeah, the man who is responsible for the deaths of over 2000 American citizens is a "freedom fighter". I'm sorry, wait no I'm not, but Osama Bin Laden is a radical Muslim terrorist. There is no other way to say it. He is a radical Muslim terrorist! How can the media even think of calling someone like that a "freedom fighter"?!?
Political correctness is also why the media calls the maniac that shot and killed 4 cops in Washington state "morally challenged" or an "unsavory character" instead of what he really is; a cold blooded murderer. But wait, think of how he would feel about being called a murderer. He has feelings too you know? I do not care. He is a murderer and there is no way that I would call anyone who kills 4 other people anything but a murderer! But God forbid we offend the man that killed 4 cops or the man responsible for the deaths of over 2000 Americans by calling them what they really are. No, no, we can't let that happen now can we? It's ridiculous!
Political correctness goes beyond these two examples. Oh yeah, these are just two of the millions of examples I could have used (they are also two of the ones that I find to be the most ridiculous and infuriating).
Let me talk about how political correctness is killing our country. There may have been one before I knew anything about politics, but for what I know, president Obama is the most politically correct president we have ever had. Have you noticed that he spent most of 2009 on a world apology tour? He went to something like 30 countries to apologize for the U.S. and how greedy and oppressing we are. Yes, we are all just a bunch of greedy, rich, oppressing warmongers and we are so sorry! No! We are the United States of America! The greatest country in the world and the greatest country the world has ever known! We are also the only truly free country in the world! No other country in the world enjoys the freedoms that we do! And you wanna know something else? Not a SINGLE natural disaster, war, or other kind of catastrophe happens ANYWHERE in the world that the U.S. is not there to help the country that is suffering out! Heck! we even help our enemies! So president Obama, stop apologizing! There is nothing we need to apologize for as a country and I sure never will apologize for being an American citizen!
There is nothing anyone can say or do to me that will ever make me be anything but proud to be an American. I hope it's the same for you. If you feel the same or even if you don't then let me ask you this: why is our president so obviously ashamed of being an American? This is the man who's wife said on the campaign trail that "for the first time in my life I feel proud to be an American". I have a problem with that statement. I don't know how you feel, but to me it doesn't matter who you are, what you do for a living, who your family is, or where you live in this country, if you are an American citizen then you should be proud of it! I don't care if you are a homeless person! The homeless in our country live better than 80 percent of the rest of the world anyway!
So why is our president going around the world apologizing for us? The answer is political correctness. Keep everyone happy, keep everyone appeased, and don't offend anyone. You can't call a spade a spade anymore! We have made it so that no matter what a person has done we can't bring ourselves to call them what they are and all because we do not want to offend them! It's the same thing with other countries, religions, and political systems. It doesn't matter what the country has done or what they stand for, we can't say anything about them that may be offensive, even if it's the truth! Religions are the same way. It doesn't matter if a religion's whole purpose is to exterminate another religion and rule the world *cough Radical Islam cough*, we can't say anything, whether it's true or not doesn't matter, that will offend them! Political systems; same old story. Even if a political system is completely un-biblical and proven to be a failure, we can't protest against it, because it would offend the people who believe in it.
So there you are, political correctness in a nutshell. Don't you love it? (That's a joke guys). I am about sick of it. How about you? Thanks for reading.
Political Rants of an Insignificant Teenager
Well first off I'd like to apologize for not posting in a while. Things have been beyond crazy in my life for the last few weeks/months. I am however going to start posting a "series" of posts on the political insanity that is happening all around us on a daily basis. Most of this will just be me "venting", but that is the beauty of a blog, you can say whatever you want! Also, there will be a lot of true hard fact presented in the next few posts, but there will also be some of my personal opinions on certain issues. I will not be posting anything that is false though. Everything will be either hard fact, or fairly debatable. Anyway, I hope you get some new information that you can use from these upcoming posts, and if nothing else I hope you get a couple laughs at me :).
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