Gotta hand it to the Bellamy Brothers ... they make a lot of sense!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Where is the American Dream ... Just Ask The Bellamy Brothers
Where is the American Dream? Just watch this satirical view from "two heterosexual, white boy, Methodists" of today's social and political climate in the US.
Friday, November 19, 2010
The American Dream - Buy, Buy American ...
Where is the American Dream? When you buy products made out of country you are NOT supporting America. Has the American Dream been lost to China?
The time is NOW to support our Mom and Pop businesses that made our country great!
The time is NOW to support our Mom and Pop businesses that made our country great!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Where is the American Dream ... We the People
Where is the American Dream? We the people ...
Pay close attention Mr. Obama ...the American dream is still alive in the hearts of REAL AMERICANS!
Pay close attention Mr. Obama ...the American dream is still alive in the hearts of REAL AMERICANS!
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Where is the American Dream ~ Why Carry a Gun?
Where is the American Dream and who wants to take it away from us? This was just sent to me. Be sure to read all of it and then think about it. Many liberals say they "don't want to hurt anyone" well kids, what about those that want to hurt us?
* * * * * * * * *
Police protection is an oxymoron. Free citizens must protect themselves.
Police do not protect you from crime, they usually just investigate the crime after it happens and then call
someone in to clean up the mess.
Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....
author unknown
(but obviously brilliant)
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A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend
themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
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China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend
themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend
themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
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Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.
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You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control please remind them of this history lesson.
With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.
During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!
If you value your freedom, please spread this anti gun-control message to all of your friends.
SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY ISSUE
A RIFLE.
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF
ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!
IT'S A NO BRAINER! DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE
MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW
ABIDING CITIZENS EASY TARGETS.
Why Carry a Gun?
My old grandpa said to me 'Son, there comes a time in every man's life when he stops bustin' knuckle and starts bustin' caps and usually it's when he becomes too old to take an ass whoopin.'
I don't carry a gun to kill people. I carry a gun to keep from being killed.
I don't carry a gun to scare people. I carry a gun because sometimes this world can be a scary place.
I don't carry a gun because I'm paranoid. I carry a gun because there are real threats in the world.
I don't carry a gun because I'm evil. I carry a gun because I have lived long enough to see the evil in the world.
I don't carry a gun because I hate the government. Icarry a gun because I understand the limitations of government.
I don't carry a gun because I'm angry. I carry a gun so that I don't have to spend the rest of my life hating myself for failing to be prepared.
I don't carry a gun because I want to shoot someone. I carry a gun because I want to die at a ripe old age in my bed, and not on a sidewalk somewhere tomorrow afternoon.
I don't carry a gun because I'm a cowboy. I carry a gun because, when I die and go to heaven, I want to be a cowboy.
I don't carry a gun to make me feel like a man. I carry a gun because men know how to take care of themselves and the ones they love.
I don't carry a gun because I feel inadequate. I carry a gun because unarmed and facing three armed thugs, I am inadequate.
I don't carry a gun because I love it. I carry a gun because I love life and the people who make it
meaningful to me.
* * * * * * * * *
Police protection is an oxymoron. Free citizens must protect themselves.
Police do not protect you from crime, they usually just investigate the crime after it happens and then call
someone in to clean up the mess.
Personally, I carry a gun because I'm too young to die and too old to take an ass whoopin'.....
author unknown
(but obviously brilliant)
**********************************************
A LITTLE GUN HISTORY
In 1929, the Soviet Union established gun control. From 1929 to 1953, about 20 million dissidents, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
In 1911, Turkey established gun control. From 1915 to 1917, 1.5 million Armenians, unable to defend
themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
Germany established gun control in 1938 and from 1939 to 1945, a total of 13 million Jews and others who were unable to defend themselves were rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
China established gun control in 1935. From 1948 to 1952, 20 million political dissidents, unable to defend
themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
Guatemala established gun control in 1964. From 1964 to 1981, 100,000 Mayan Indians, unable to defend
themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
---- ------------- -------------
Uganda established gun control in 1970. From 1971 to 1979, 300,000 Christians, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
------------------------------
Cambodia established gun control in 1956. From 1975 to 1977, one million educated people, unable to defend themselves, were rounded up and exterminated.
-----------------------------
Defenseless people rounded up and exterminated in the 20th Century because of gun control: 56 million.
------------------------------
You won't see this data on the US evening news, or hear politicians disseminating this information.
Guns in the hands of honest citizens save lives and property and, yes, gun-control laws adversely affect only the law-abiding citizens.
Take note my fellow Americans, before it's too late!
The next time someone talks in favor of gun control please remind them of this history lesson.
With guns, we are 'citizens'. Without them, we are 'subjects'.
During WWII the Japanese decided not to invade America because they knew most Americans were ARMED!
If you value your freedom, please spread this anti gun-control message to all of your friends.
- The purpose of fighting is to win.
- There is no possible victory in defense.
- The sword is more important than the shield, and skill
- is more important than either.
- The final weapon is the brain.
- All else is supplemental.
SWITZERLAND ISSUES EVERY HOUSEHOLD A GUN!
SWITZERLAND'S GOVERNMENT TRAINS EVERY ADULT THEY ISSUE
A RIFLE.
SWITZERLAND HAS THE LOWEST GUN RELATED CRIME RATE OF
ANY CIVILIZED COUNTRY IN THE WORLD!!!
IT'S A NO BRAINER! DON'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT WASTE
MILLIONS OF OUR TAX DOLLARS IN AN EFFORT TO MAKE ALL LAW
ABIDING CITIZENS EASY TARGETS.
I'm a firm believer in the 2nd Amendment!
Friday, October 8, 2010
Where is the American Dream ... Naked Cowboy Tosses Hat in Ring!
Where is the American Dream? America ... look no further that you whitey tighties. Ladies and gentlemen, the Naked Cowboy, the fellow that runs around NY City strumming his guitar in his underwear, has tossed his hat into the ring for the 2012 Presidential election. I have written about Robert Burck before in my wine food pairing blog when he decided to sue the M&M Candy company because they dressed up a blue candy in a cowboy hat while strumming a guitar in an ad ... YIKES!
I am speechless ... Do YOU think he has a chance of winning the erection election? Is he a better candidate than President Obama? Does the current president wear boxers or briefs?
Please leave any and all comments!
Friday, October 1, 2010
Where is the American Dream - Watch the Forgotten Man
Where is the American Dream? Watch the Forgotten Man ... powerful ... it will make your heart fill with dispair ...
Against the background of a darkening sky, all of the past Presidents of the United States gather before the White House, as if to commemorate some great event. In the left hand corner of the painting sits a man. That man, with his head bowed appears distraught and hopeless as he contemplates his future. Some of the past Presidents try to console him while looking in the direction of the modern Presidents as if to say, "What have you done?"
Many of these modern Presidents, seemingly oblivious to anything other than themselves, appear to be congratulating each other on their great accomplishments. In front of the man, paper trash is blowing in the wind. Crumpled dollar bills, legislative documents, and, like a whisper—the U.S. Constitution beneath the foot of Barack Obama.
Where is the American Dream ... It Went to Mexico!
Where is the American Dream? If President Obama has his way it will go to Mexico ... listen up America!
Lou Dobbs of CNN hits it right on the head ... America, it is time for us to take back the American Dream!
Lou Dobbs of CNN hits it right on the head ... America, it is time for us to take back the American Dream!
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Where is the American Dream ... Read MORE ...
Where is the American Dream?
Perhaps this will answer that question.
And it came to pass in the Age of Insanity that the people of the land ...
called America , having lost their morals, their initiative, and their
will to defend their liberties, chose as their Supreme Leader that
person known as "The One."
He emerged from the vapors with a message that had no meaning; but He
hypnotized the people telling them, "I am sent to save you." My lack
of experience, my questionable ethics, my monstrous ego, and my
association with evil doers are of no consequence. I shall save you
with hope and Change. Go, therefore, and proclaim throughout the
land that he who proceeded me is evil, that he has defiled the nation,
and that all he has built must be destroyed. And the people rejoiced,
for even though they knew not what "The One" would do, he had promised
that it was good; and they believed. And "The One" said " We live in
the greatest country in the world. Help me change everything about it!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah! Change is good!"
Then He said, "We are going to tax the rich fat-cats." And the
people said "Sock it to them!" "And redistribute their wealth." And
the people said, "Show us the money!" And the he said, "
redistribution of wealth is good for everybody.."
And Joe the plumber asked, " Are you kidding me? You're going to
steal my money and give it to the deadbeats??" And "The One"
ridiculed and taunted him, and Joe's personal records were hacked and publicized.
One lone reporter asked, "Isn't that Marxist policy?" And she was
banished from the kingdom.
Then a citizen asked, "With no foreign relations experience and
having zero military experience or knowledge, how will you deal with
radical terrorists?" And "The One" said, "Simple. I shall sit with
them and talk with them and show them how nice we really are; and they
will forget that they ever wanted to kill us all!" And the people
said, "Hallelujah!! We are safe at last, and we can beat our weapons
into free cars for the people!"
Then "The One" said "I shall give 95% of you lower taxes." And one,
lone voice said, "But 40% of us don't pay ANY taxes." So "The One"
said, "Then I shall give you some of the taxes the fat-cats pay!"
And the people said, "Hallelujah! Show us the money!"
Then "The One" said, "I shall tax your Capital Gains when you sell
your homes!" And the people yawned and the slumping housing market
collapsed. And He said. "I shall mandate employer-funded health care
for every worker and raise the minimum wage. And I shall give every
person unlimited healthcare and medicine and transportation to the
clinics." And the people said, "Give me some of that!"
Then he said, "I shall penalize employers who ship jobs overseas."
And the people said, "Where's my rebate check?"
Then "The One" said, "I shall bankrupt the coal industry and
electricity rates will skyrocket!" And the people said, "Coal is
dirty, coal is evil, no more coal! But we don't care for that part
about higher electric rates." So "The One" said, Not to worry. If
your rebate isn't enough to cover your expenses, we shall bail you out.
Just sign up with the ACORN and you troubles are over!"
Then He said, "Illegal immigrants feel scorned and slighted. Let's
grant them amnesty, Social Security, free education, free lunches,
free medical care, bi-lingual signs and guaranteed housing..." And
the people said, "Hallelujah!" and they made him king!
And so it came to pass that employers, facing spiraling costs and
ever-higher taxes, raised their prices and laid off workers. Others
simply gave up and went out of business and the economy sank like unto
a rock dropped from a cliff.
The bank banking industry was destroyed. Manufacturing slowed to a
crawl. And more of the people were without a means of support.
Then "The One" said, "I am the "the One"- The Messiah - and I'm here
to save you! We shall just print more money so everyone will have
enough!" But our foreign trading partners said unto Him. "Wait a
minute. Your dollar is not worth a pile of camel dung! You will have
to pay more... And "The One" said, "Wait a minute. That is
unfair!!" And the world said, "Neither are these other idiotic
programs you have embraced. Lo, you have become a Socialist state and
a second-rate power. Now you shall play by our rules!"
And the people cried out, "Alas, alas!! What have we done?" But yea
verily, it was too late. The people set upon The One and spat upon
him and stoned him, and his name was dung. And the once mighty nation
was no more; and the once proud people were without sustenance or
shelter or hope. And the Change "The One" had given them was as like
unto a poison that had destroyed them and like a whirlwind that
consumed all that they had built.
And the people beat their chests in despair and cried out in anguish,
"give us back our nation and our pride and our hope!!" But it was too
late, and their homeland was no more.
You may think this a fairy tale, but it's not.
It's happening RIGHT NOW
THIS really tells it like it is. After reading it -- and before you go into the bathroom to throw-up -- forward it to your friends and those you know who care about our country and what is happening to it under the rule of Commissar Obamanation.
P.S. -- Yeah, this is too true to be funny.. Tragic, but not funny; tragic but true.
Yes, this is an email that has been passed around, but it seems to cut right to the heart of the matter and answer the question ... Where is the American Dream
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
The American Dream - Where did FREE Speech Go?
Every American needs to watch this video ... free speech ... we ain't got no stinkin' FREE Speech!
I did some research on this before posting and apparently, Sidney Hill, the gentleman with the sign can be annoying, in fact he spends a great deal of his time with various causes that annoy people ... and ... you know what ... that is his right as an AMERICAN. Freedom of speech is our right whether it annoys you or not.
Just watch these BIG security guards detain this old man by throwing him to the ground and cuffing him ...
I did some research on this before posting and apparently, Sidney Hill, the gentleman with the sign can be annoying, in fact he spends a great deal of his time with various causes that annoy people ... and ... you know what ... that is his right as an AMERICAN. Freedom of speech is our right whether it annoys you or not.
Just watch these BIG security guards detain this old man by throwing him to the ground and cuffing him ...
Remember last summer when President Obama became involved when black Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.was arrested for disorderly conduct. Obama, declared on national TV that the police had "acted stupidly." He even had a "beer summit" for goodness sake!
Said Obama after the highly anticipated, 40-minute chat on the Rose Garden patio: "I have always believed that what brings us together is stronger than what pulls us apart."
"I am confident that has happened here tonight, and I am hopeful that all of us are able to draw this positive lesson from this episode," said the nation's first black president.
Why didn't Mr. Obama have the burly security guards and Sidney over for a brew to have a Rose Garden chat?
Why didn't Mr. Obama have the burly security guards and Sidney over for a brew to have a Rose Garden chat?
Where is the American Dream? I don't know anymore ... perhaps if Sidney Hill were black things would have happened differently?
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
The American Dream - I Want FOX on My Side
Where is the American Dream? I've come across some great political cartoons from our "Aussie" friends down under .... you can look forward to seeing them pop up in this blog ...
Just a quick thought for all proud Americans to ponder ... why don't we see similar cartoons in our US papers ... Hmmmm?
I mean, If our President Barack Obama can make time to "pop" in on the David Letterman Show 2 days ago, why can't he fit in FOX News Debate ... LOL!
Where's the beef, Mr. President?

Just a quick thought for all proud Americans to ponder ... why don't we see similar cartoons in our US papers ... Hmmmm?
I mean, If our President Barack Obama can make time to "pop" in on the David Letterman Show 2 days ago, why can't he fit in FOX News Debate ... LOL!
Where's the beef, Mr. President?
The American Dream - Look to Bearack Obearma
Where is the American Dream? Perhaps we should look to our forests and wildlife ...
The photo below captures a disturbing trend that is beginning to
affect US wildlife . . . .

Animals that were formerly wild and self-sufficient have apparently begun to just sit and wait for food and healthcare. This photo is of a Democrat black bear in Montana named Bearack Obearma.
The photo below captures a disturbing trend that is beginning to
affect US wildlife . . . .

Animals that were formerly wild and self-sufficient have apparently begun to just sit and wait for food and healthcare. This photo is of a Democrat black bear in Montana named Bearack Obearma.
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
The American Dream - In God We Trust
Where is the American Dream ... beats me, but the Muslims will be in Washington DC this weekend ... read this and then WAKE UP

Sent: Thu, Sep 10, 2009 3:03 pm
Subject: FW: Muslims on Capitol Hill
I don't normally forward emails, but all Americans must See below.....
Subject: Fwd: Muslims on Capitol Hill
THE FIRST WEB SITE TO EVER GIVE ME CHILLS and MAKE ME SICK!!!!!!
THIS IS ABSOLUTELY TRUE BY THEIR OWN WORDS ON THEIR OWN WEB SITE!
Do you think Christian Americans could, or would be allowed to, do something like this?
Unbelievable!!!
Washington, D.C. - Sept. 25, 2009 there will be a national prayer gathering of Muslims on the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building. They are expecting at least 50,000 to attend from mosques all across America . They will gather to pray from 4:00 AM until 7:00 PM, - FIFTEEN HOURS! The gathering will take place by the site where U.S. Presidents have been inaugurated since 1981. The organizers say Obama's inauguration speech in January and his speech broadcast from Egypt in June gave them the idea for this prayer gathering.
They have a web site set up for this event. If you never look at another web site look at this one,especially the final words at the very end of their web site:
http://islamoncapitolhill.com "Our Time has Come"
this is true ... click forward to the snopes report
The American Dream - Bamopoly
Where is the American Dream?

A New Board Game
Bamopoly
Bamopoly

The object of the game is to destroy American capitalism by having the
government take over everything.
Wanna play? ... No? ....Too bad, you're already playing.
And guess what, in this game, nobody wins.
government take over everything.
Wanna play? ... No? ....Too bad, you're already playing.
And guess what, in this game, nobody wins.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
The American Dream - Abe Lincoln Speaks OUT
Where is the American Dream ... read a quote from Abraham Lincoln, our 16th President of the United States.
The American Dream is what our forefathers fought for ... the words may be old, but the answers are still the same!
— Abraham Lincoln
The American Dream is here ... WAKE UP and become a proud Amercian
The American Dream is what our forefathers fought for ... the words may be old, but the answers are still the same!
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down. You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred. You cannot build character and courage by taking away men's initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
— Abraham Lincoln
The American Dream is here ... WAKE UP and become a proud Amercian
Friday, September 18, 2009
The American Dream ... We Call It FREEDOM!
This was sent to me by a friend ... I did the due diligence and and checked it out on snopes.com and it is true ... you can click on the picture and it will take you right to the snopes information.
We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about the USA

Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper. The article was written by Mr. Cornel Nistorescu and published under the title 'C'ntarea Americii, meaning 'Ode To America ') in the Romanian newspaper Evenimentulzilei 'The Daily Event' or 'News of the Day'.
~ An Ode to America ~
Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble one another even if you painted them all one color! They speak all the languages of the world and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations and religious beliefs.
On 9/11, the American tragedy turned three hundred million people into a hand put on the heart. Nobody rushed to accuse the White House, the Army, or the Secret Service that they are only a bunch of losers. Nobody rushed to empty their bank accounts Nobody rushed out onto the streets nearby to gape about.
Instead the Americans volunteered to donate blood and to give a helping hand.
After the first moments of panic , they raised their flag over the smoking ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps and ties in the colors of the national flag. They placed flags on buildings and cars as if in every place and on every car a government official or the president was passing. On every occasion, they started singing: 'God Bless America !'
I watched the live broadcast and rerun after rerun for hours listening to the story of the guy who went down one hundred floors with a woman in a wheelchair without knowing who she was, or of the Californian hockey player, who gave his life fighting with the terrorists and prevented the plane from hitting a target that could have killed other hundreds or thousands of people.
How on earth were they able to respond united as one human being? Imperceptibly, with every word and musical note, the memory of some turned into a modern myth of tragic heroes. And with every phone call, millions and millions of dollars were put into collection aimed at rewarding not a man or a family, but a spirit, which no money can buy. What on earth can unites the Americans in such way? Their land? Their history? Their economic Power? Money? I tried for hours to find an answer, humming songs and murmuring phrases with the risk of sounding commonplace, I thought things over, I reached but only one conclusion... Only freedom can work such miracles.
Cornel Nistorescu
(This deserves to be passed around the Internet forever.) It took a person on the outside - looking in - to see what we take for granted!
GOD BLESS AMERICA! !!
Thank you Mr. Nistorescu sometimes we need help to find the American Dream ...
We rarely get a chance to see another country's editorial about the USA

Read this excerpt from a Romanian Newspaper. The article was written by Mr. Cornel Nistorescu and published under the title 'C'ntarea Americii, meaning 'Ode To America ') in the Romanian newspaper Evenimentulzilei 'The Daily Event' or 'News of the Day'.
~ An Ode to America ~
Why are Americans so united? They would not resemble one another even if you painted them all one color! They speak all the languages of the world and form an astonishing mixture of civilizations and religious beliefs.
On 9/11, the American tragedy turned three hundred million people into a hand put on the heart. Nobody rushed to accuse the White House, the Army, or the Secret Service that they are only a bunch of losers. Nobody rushed to empty their bank accounts Nobody rushed out onto the streets nearby to gape about.
Instead the Americans volunteered to donate blood and to give a helping hand.
After the first moments of panic , they raised their flag over the smoking ruins, putting on T-shirts, caps and ties in the colors of the national flag. They placed flags on buildings and cars as if in every place and on every car a government official or the president was passing. On every occasion, they started singing: 'God Bless America !'
I watched the live broadcast and rerun after rerun for hours listening to the story of the guy who went down one hundred floors with a woman in a wheelchair without knowing who she was, or of the Californian hockey player, who gave his life fighting with the terrorists and prevented the plane from hitting a target that could have killed other hundreds or thousands of people.
How on earth were they able to respond united as one human being? Imperceptibly, with every word and musical note, the memory of some turned into a modern myth of tragic heroes. And with every phone call, millions and millions of dollars were put into collection aimed at rewarding not a man or a family, but a spirit, which no money can buy. What on earth can unites the Americans in such way? Their land? Their history? Their economic Power? Money? I tried for hours to find an answer, humming songs and murmuring phrases with the risk of sounding commonplace, I thought things over, I reached but only one conclusion... Only freedom can work such miracles.
Cornel Nistorescu
(This deserves to be passed around the Internet forever.) It took a person on the outside - looking in - to see what we take for granted!
GOD BLESS AMERICA! !!
Thank you Mr. Nistorescu sometimes we need help to find the American Dream ...
American Dream - Had Enough Yet?
Where is the American Dream ... this is a must read for all Proud Americans!
Exclusive: Had Enough Yet?
Tom McLaughlin
How many people protested Obamacare in Washington last Saturday? Twenty thousand? A hundred thousand? A million? Two million? The Washington Post said there were “tens of thousands.” So did the New York Times. They got the memo from Democrat leaders worried that if 1-2 million showed up it would be a major PR victory for the right, so they did what they could to play numbers down. The UK’s Daily Mail said there were up to 2 million protesters there.

Watching the demonstration on C-SPAN, I was struck by who I was seeing. They looked like ordinary men and women 40-70 years old, some younger, some older, but they didn’t look like demonstrators I’ve seen there for decades. There were no dreadlocked anarchists, no angry minorities, no fat feminists, and no flamboyant homosexuals. These were efficient, mind-your-own-business people who quietly keep everything running while others demand favors from government. I wondered what caused them to make signs and journey to Washington in huge numbers. Something’s happening out there. Something different. Something big.
The only thing these people want from government is to be left alone. While liberal baby boomers waxed nostalgic over Woodstock last month, they went to town hall meetings to question their congressmen and senators – worried that their government planned to take away their health insurance plans and force them into a government-controlled system. Unlike their hippie contemporaries, they didn’t go to Woodstock 40 years ago to smoke weed and frolic naked in the mud. They went to work instead – bagging groceries, banging nails, mowing lawns, and saving money for their future.
Though Obama, Pelosi and Reid continue to deny it, they know government would ration their health care when they get older. They know a younger gangbanger or illegal immigrant would get treated before they would when they were 65, 75, or 85 even though they’re the ones who pay the bills. They know Obama lied in his speech last week when he said his alleged reforms “would not apply to those who are here illegally.” When they heard Congressman Joe Wilson shout back “You lie!” they jumped up in front of their television sets and cheered him.
As part of its effort to demonize Congressman Wilson, CNN sent a reporter to the demonstration, but it backfired. Marchers didn’t trust CNN and didn’t want to be used as stooges for left-wing propaganda, so they gathered behind the reporter and shouted “Tell the truth!” over and over. The anchor back in Atlanta was exasperated when her reporter in the field said: “There are people who very strongly support Congressman Joe Wilson – and many of them are right here.”
They were there all right – over a million of them – and they don’t get their news from CNN and the other alphabet networks. They get it online and from talk radio because the mainstream media doesn’t have complete control of news anymore.
These are people who know they’ve been paying higher premiums on their private health insurance plans for years because hospitals charge them more for health care. They haven’t liked it, but they’ve paid anyway. They pay because they know hospitals cannot otherwise function when government pays much less than it costs to deliver health care to poor and elderly patients on Medicaid and Medicare.
These are people who pay on both ends – with their taxes and with their premiums. They know that if ObamaCare passes with a “public option,” the private health insurance they’ve been paying for will disappear and they won’t have any more choices. Government will decide what health care they get – and don’t get.
These are people who have been planning for their retirement while others have been living fast and loose. They know they can’t depend on Social Security or any other government program. They watched the “War on Poverty” waste trillions and paid the taxes that financed it. They watched their money go down the drain while they worked in PTAs, Scouts, Rotary clubs and churches without government assistance. They are the real community organizers – quite unlike the government-funded ACORN (Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now) types caught last week scheming to fund child prostitution with taxpayer money in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City and San Bernardino. Because President Obama did legal work for ACORN, CNN and the alphabet networks continue to ignore the story. Demonstrators, however, know about it anyway.
These people are the ants who worked, who took care of themselves, who laid up food for the winter while their grasshopper contemporaries flitted about “finding themselves” at Grateful Dead concerts and the like. Now they’re envisioning their old age as government would force it upon them, not as they planned it and worked for it all their whole lives. Obamacare is the final straw for them. These people have had enough – and there are millions of them.

Family Security Matters Contributing Editor Tom McLaughlin Tom is a history teacher and a regular weekly columnist for newspapers in Maine and New Hampshire. He writes about political and social issues, history, family, education and Radical Islam. E-mail him at tommclaughlin@fairpoint.net.
Exclusive: Had Enough Yet?
Tom McLaughlin
How many people protested Obamacare in Washington last Saturday? Twenty thousand? A hundred thousand? A million? Two million? The Washington Post said there were “tens of thousands.” So did the New York Times. They got the memo from Democrat leaders worried that if 1-2 million showed up it would be a major PR victory for the right, so they did what they could to play numbers down. The UK’s Daily Mail said there were up to 2 million protesters there.

Watching the demonstration on C-SPAN, I was struck by who I was seeing. They looked like ordinary men and women 40-70 years old, some younger, some older, but they didn’t look like demonstrators I’ve seen there for decades. There were no dreadlocked anarchists, no angry minorities, no fat feminists, and no flamboyant homosexuals. These were efficient, mind-your-own-business people who quietly keep everything running while others demand favors from government. I wondered what caused them to make signs and journey to Washington in huge numbers. Something’s happening out there. Something different. Something big.
The only thing these people want from government is to be left alone. While liberal baby boomers waxed nostalgic over Woodstock last month, they went to town hall meetings to question their congressmen and senators – worried that their government planned to take away their health insurance plans and force them into a government-controlled system. Unlike their hippie contemporaries, they didn’t go to Woodstock 40 years ago to smoke weed and frolic naked in the mud. They went to work instead – bagging groceries, banging nails, mowing lawns, and saving money for their future.
Though Obama, Pelosi and Reid continue to deny it, they know government would ration their health care when they get older. They know a younger gangbanger or illegal immigrant would get treated before they would when they were 65, 75, or 85 even though they’re the ones who pay the bills. They know Obama lied in his speech last week when he said his alleged reforms “would not apply to those who are here illegally.” When they heard Congressman Joe Wilson shout back “You lie!” they jumped up in front of their television sets and cheered him.
As part of its effort to demonize Congressman Wilson, CNN sent a reporter to the demonstration, but it backfired. Marchers didn’t trust CNN and didn’t want to be used as stooges for left-wing propaganda, so they gathered behind the reporter and shouted “Tell the truth!” over and over. The anchor back in Atlanta was exasperated when her reporter in the field said: “There are people who very strongly support Congressman Joe Wilson – and many of them are right here.”
They were there all right – over a million of them – and they don’t get their news from CNN and the other alphabet networks. They get it online and from talk radio because the mainstream media doesn’t have complete control of news anymore.
These are people who know they’ve been paying higher premiums on their private health insurance plans for years because hospitals charge them more for health care. They haven’t liked it, but they’ve paid anyway. They pay because they know hospitals cannot otherwise function when government pays much less than it costs to deliver health care to poor and elderly patients on Medicaid and Medicare.
These are people who pay on both ends – with their taxes and with their premiums. They know that if ObamaCare passes with a “public option,” the private health insurance they’ve been paying for will disappear and they won’t have any more choices. Government will decide what health care they get – and don’t get.
These are people who have been planning for their retirement while others have been living fast and loose. They know they can’t depend on Social Security or any other government program. They watched the “War on Poverty” waste trillions and paid the taxes that financed it. They watched their money go down the drain while they worked in PTAs, Scouts, Rotary clubs and churches without government assistance. They are the real community organizers – quite unlike the government-funded ACORN (Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now) types caught last week scheming to fund child prostitution with taxpayer money in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., New York City and San Bernardino. Because President Obama did legal work for ACORN, CNN and the alphabet networks continue to ignore the story. Demonstrators, however, know about it anyway.
These people are the ants who worked, who took care of themselves, who laid up food for the winter while their grasshopper contemporaries flitted about “finding themselves” at Grateful Dead concerts and the like. Now they’re envisioning their old age as government would force it upon them, not as they planned it and worked for it all their whole lives. Obamacare is the final straw for them. These people have had enough – and there are millions of them.

Family Security Matters Contributing Editor Tom McLaughlin Tom is a history teacher and a regular weekly columnist for newspapers in Maine and New Hampshire. He writes about political and social issues, history, family, education and Radical Islam. E-mail him at tommclaughlin@fairpoint.net.
Read, comment and pass along ... this is still America!
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Where is the American Dream A History Lesson
Where is the American Dream? I just received this and everyone should take a look.
Subject: I thought you'd appreciate this
A Quick History Lesson
The U.S. Post Service was established in 1775. So they’ve had 234 years to make it work. It is broke.
Social Security was established in 1935. They’ve had 74 years to make it work. It is broke.
Fannie Mae was establ ished in 1938. They’ve had 71 years to make it work. It is broke.
Freddie Mac was established in 1970. They’ve had 39 years to make it work. It is broke.
The War on Poverty started in 1964. They’ve had 45 years to make it work. About $1 trillion of taxpayer money is confiscated each year and transferred to “the poor.” It hasn’t worked.
Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965. They’ve had 44 years to make it work. They are both broke.
AMTRAK was established in 1970. They’ve had 39 years to make it work. Last year it had to be bailed out and today continues running at a loss.
They spent $700 billion bailing out financial companies in 2008. It has yet to create a single new private-sector job.
Cash for Clunkers in 2009 ran out of money and was not renewed after 80% of the cars purchased turned out to be produced by foreign companies.
The U.S. government has a 100% failure rate. Let’s put them in charge of healthcare reform.
from: Alfred Luckerbauer
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Subject: I thought you'd appreciate this
A Quick History Lesson
The U.S. Post Service was established in 1775. So they’ve had 234 years to make it work. It is broke.
Social Security was established in 1935. They’ve had 74 years to make it work. It is broke.
Fannie Mae was establ ished in 1938. They’ve had 71 years to make it work. It is broke.

Freddie Mac was established in 1970. They’ve had 39 years to make it work. It is broke.
The War on Poverty started in 1964. They’ve had 45 years to make it work. About $1 trillion of taxpayer money is confiscated each year and transferred to “the poor.” It hasn’t worked.
Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965. They’ve had 44 years to make it work. They are both broke.
AMTRAK was established in 1970. They’ve had 39 years to make it work. Last year it had to be bailed out and today continues running at a loss.
They spent $700 billion bailing out financial companies in 2008. It has yet to create a single new private-sector job.
Cash for Clunkers in 2009 ran out of money and was not renewed after 80% of the cars purchased turned out to be produced by foreign companies.
The U.S. government has a 100% failure rate. Let’s put them in charge of healthcare reform.
from: Alfred Luckerbauer
Monday, August 31, 2009
Where is the American Dream - Tighten your Belt
Where is the American Dream? Perhaps it was just a dream .... our two trillion dollar debt ... now that is a nighmare!
Of course, this is just a parody ... are YOU laughing, yet?
Of course, this is just a parody ... are YOU laughing, yet?
Saturday, August 29, 2009
The American Dream - Where is MY Country?
Where is the American Dream? I don't know anymore ... watch the video below and pass this along to everyone who loves America!
10:57 pm Eastern
By Drew Zahn
© 2009 WorldNetDaily
A depiction of the sign banned by Officer Cheeks
"This used to be America," argued a protester outside a health-care town hall meeting in Reston, Va., after a police officer threatened him with arrest for holding up a sign with a picture critical of Barack Obama.
The officer's response?
"It ain't no more, OK?"
A video of the town hall held earlier this week by Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., shows an unnamed protester standing on school grounds carrying a sign that read "Organizing for National Socialist Health Care – The Final Solution" and depicted Barack Obama in the Joker's makeup.
Officer Wesley Cheeks Jr. then told the protester that even though others were holding signs, his sign was unacceptable because of the depiction of Obama.
"But you got this with a picture," Cheeks said, explaining why the protester was being singled out from the others. "That's the difference. This has got a picture on it. That don't have a picture on it.
"Sir, leave the picture down," the officer said. "If you put the picture back up, you'll be charged with trespassing."
Video of the exchange can be seen below:
Well, what do YOU think? Are we heading towards facism, socialism ... or? President Obama , what have you done to MY COUNTRY?
Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Where is the American Dream - Visit Uncle Sugar ..
Come on down to Uncle Sugar's Auto Mall! It's the CASH FOR CLUNKERS EXTRAVAGANZA and Uncle Sugar has gotta deal for you, courtesy of voiceless posterity (at the intersection of unsound policy and political expediency). Because concentrated benefits and dispersed cost is the NEW AMERICAN DREAM! YEE HAW
Proud Americans you need to ask this question .... Where is the American Dream?
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