The bullet points sent tonight by the White House:
* Undocumented immigrants would not be able to buy private insurance on the exchange. Those who are lawfully present in this country would be able to participate.
* Undocumented immigrants would be able to buy insurance in the non-exchange private market, just as they do today. That market will shrink as the exchange takes hold, but it will still exist and will be subject to reforms such as the bans on pre-existing conditions and caps.
* Verification will be required when purchasing health insurance on the exchange. One option is the SAVE program (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) which states currently use to make sure that undocumented immigrants don’t participate in safety-net programs for which they are ineligible.
* There would be no change in the law that requires emergency rooms to treat people who need emergency care, including undocumented immigrants. There is already a federal grant program that compensates states for emergency room costs associated with treatment of undocumented immigrants, a provision sponsored by a Republican lawmaker.
The healthcare issue should be the last chance for politicians. No matter what happens from this point forward honest reform cannot be achieved with the current Administration and the 111th Congress. If this legislative nightmare is not abandoned everyone who votes in favor of it should be voted out of office at the next opportunity. Until public affairs in Washington, DC can be dealt with in an honest and effective manner based on founding principles the culture of corruption will continue and no good will come of it. As voters, no matter how painful, the only option available is to throw the bums out.and continue to do so until integrity is reintroduced to the process.
Honest government will not exist until those seeking public office are convinced dishonest behavior will end their careers. And the only way to do that is by examples in bulk. Democrat, Republican, Independent, it doesn’t matter. If they vote for healthcare reform in the current session throw the bums out.
‘Pandering to diversity’ by using cronyism and the old boy network of the Chicago political machine and at the same time claiming hope and change from the culture of corruption.
Those voting for Barack Obama in 2008 were either duped by the campaign promoted by the MSM or eager to share in the spoils of a fraud that is national in scope and international in the danger it represents.
Michelle Malkin is again knocking one outta the park.
See her interview with Matt Lauer. It IS spectacular.
Thanks to michellemalkin.com, Hot Air and CSPAN for the vids, etc.
Watch ABC’s This Week with Snuffalupagas as Malkin will be on the panel. Outstanding!!
And for those who would like to charge that Malkin is merely hawking her new book with all this. This is one example of a win/win. Good for her and good for everyone else.
This report can lift your spirits for the entire weekend or more. (Three cheers for MM)
A big old fashioned hat tip to Maggie’s Notebook for the following video but you are required to read her post to, as Paul Harvey would have said get ‘the rest of the story’. This is one of those posts that screams ‘are you paying attention America’? One can still muster some optimism that the American public will come to its senses as the insanity continues in Washington but the anticipation is extreme frustration. What the hell will it take to cause ordinary Americans to hold their elected officials accountable? Watch the vids and read Maggie’s post for a dose of what you apparently need, a wake up call.
Wake up, smell the coffee, socialism and corruption then act on it and get involved. Stop believing your involvement will make no difference. That will only be true if you do nothing. And if you do nothing long enough you may lose your right to get involved, SO, pull your head out of the sand or other location it may now be in and get on with it. And don’t expect one action to get it done. It has to do with rights and responsibility. You have to earn your freedom, every day. Let this become a habit. You will then see that your involvement does make a difference.
This is an open trackback linkfest. The Secure the Borders theme is intended as a reminder to all for obvious reasons. If you have any suggestions, criticisms, questions or just feel the need to communicate, trackback or post it in the comments. If you want to be added to the Blogroll, register and/or inquire to make arrangements. The Honor Roll is reserved for blogs viewed as special by this blog’s owner.
JIHAD stands for Jesus I Have A Deathwish.
This linkfest is dedicated to the guest worker who never left.There are plenty of illegal immigration posts on this blog.
If you’re here legally and behavin’ yo self, welcome aboard.
.
.
We suggest using the Linkfest Haven Deluxe Trackback pinger for ease of use and time savings to catch all the festive linking activities today. Or, if you have done this less than we have, the permalink for this Open Trackback is the title link and the trackback is located near the bottom of the permalink page for this post. Just poke around, you’ll find it.
links in the sidebar
NOTE: It may be worthwhile to comply with the unofficial standard of submitting your blog’s best work for open trackbacks whether here or at multiple sites. The practice may have been inspired by a desire for increased quality versus quantity as well as providing greater impact from the power of the blogosphere.
This is an open trackback linkfest. It happens on Tuesday and Saturday or… Each linkfest is open until the next one starts. Trackbacks will no longer be on the frontpage in a post called MoreWhat Matters. The Secure the Borders theme is intended as a reminder to all for obvious reasons. If you have any suggestions, criticisms, questions or just feel the need to communicate, trackback or post it in the comments. If you want to be added to the Blogroll, register and/or inquire to make arrangements. The Honor Roll is reserved for blogs viewed as special by this blog’s owner.
JIHAD stands for Jesus I Have A Deathwish.
This linkfest is dedicated to the guest worker who never left.There are plenty of illegal immigration posts on this blog.
If you’re here legally and behavin’ yo self, welcome aboard.
.
.
We suggest using the Linkfest Haven Deluxe Trackback pinger for ease of use and time savings to catch all the festive linking activities today. Or, if you have done this less than we have, the permalink for this Open Trackback is the title link and the trackback is located near the bottom of the permalink page for this post. Just poke around, you’ll find it.
links in the sidebar
NOTE: It may be worthwhile to comply with the unofficial standard of submitting your blog’s best work for open trackbacks whether here or at multiple sites. The practice may have been inspired by a desire for increased quality versus quantity as well as providing greater impact from the power of the blogosphere.
This is an open trackback linkfest. It happens on Tuesday and Saturday or… Each linkfest is open until the next one starts. Trackbacks will no longer be on the frontpage in a post called MoreWhat Matters. The Secure the Borders theme is intended as a reminder to all for obvious reasons. If you have any suggestions, criticisms, questions or just feel the need to communicate, trackback or post it in the comments. If you want to be added to the Blogroll, register and/or inquire to make arrangements. The Honor Roll is reserved for blogs viewed as special by this blog’s owner.
JIHAD stands for Jesus I Have A Deathwish.
This linkfest is dedicated to the guest worker who never left.There are plenty of illegal immigration posts on this blog.
If you’re here legally and behavin’ yo self, welcome aboard.
.
.
We suggest using the Linkfest Haven Deluxe Trackback pinger for ease of use and time savings to catch all the festive linking activities today. Or, if you have done this less than we have, the permalink for this Open Trackback is the title link and the trackback is located near the bottom of the permalink page for this post. Just poke around, you’ll find it.
links in the sidebar
NOTE: It may be worthwhile to comply with the unofficial standard of submitting your blog’s best work for open trackbacks whether here or at multiple sites. The practice may have been inspired by a desire for increased quality versus quantity as well as providing greater impact from the power of the blogosphere.
The discussion from just about everywhere continues as observers attempt to draw conclusions about the trashing of Sarah Palin. With no statistical sampling or professional polling data or anything substantial to provide guidance suffice it to say most comments lay blame on Senator McCain for those leveling insults her way. The most popular suspects are aides from the McCain/Palin campaign staff and John McCain himself. Maybe not for participating in the leak of insults but for appearing indifferent to the situation.
There are four videos presented here. One of Michell Malkin expressing her outrage at John McCain on Neil Cavuto’s show. One of O’Reilly and Greta van Susteren debating the relative merits of reports on the matter and a two part from YouTube offering McCain’s appearance on Leno November 11th. This is followed by a full text transcript of the Leno appearance by McCain.
The opinion on this blog has been and continues to be one of skepticism. No serious evidence has been witnessed by this blog’s author to allow a clear conclusion to be drawn showing guilt by McCain or his aides for all the bad press directed toward Sarah Palin. That is not to say it is or is not out there, just that it has not been seen from here.
Is the loss of adhering to conservative principles by the GOP or the loss of the 2008 Presidential election by the GOP ticket so painful that those who appear to have supported the Republican candidates for that office need to apply blame to someone for the current situation? It seems fair to say that whoever is trashing Sarah Palin is not a former or current supporter of her candidacy for Vice-President of the United States. If that includes members of the McCain/Palin campaign staff then someone was hired who should not have been. Where is the strong evidence supporting the notion that the campaign aides are responsible? Sadly, based on Michelle Malkin’s mention on Cavuto’s show of Carl Cameron and Newsweek as sources to explain some of this hours were spent searching for such information with no success. Of the content found related to the ‘trashing’ nothing was seen that confirms the accusation towards aides from McCain’s campaign staff. Even van Susteren refers to the reports as ‘gossip’ and would not have run with the story based on that whereas O’Reilly would have.
While some criticize McCain especially for not ‘denouncing’ aides for bashing Palin this blog believes his responses on Leno were reasonable. These things happen in campaigns, no one likes a sore loser, Palin and Obama inspired many and it’s time to move on. If anyone is expecting all the bad press directed at Sarah Palin to be withdrawn or labeled as lies by those who published or broadcasted them, they are living in a dream world. The best thing that can happen is to get back to the work of advancing the cause of conservative principles and politics in order to move this country forward in a practical and reasoned way. The ugliness of the last campaign must end. Let the ugliness of politics as usual in Washington begin anew. There will be no revolutionary changes in government if history is any indicator. Get a grip and help move the country forward. All this ranting and outrage is pointless. Coming from those on the right they are starting to sound like liberals with all the whining.
So, now for the videos and transcript and have a good view and a read. Feel free to point out where you think this post has errors or simply express your opinion. It appears to be time to focus on what is needed for the next round rather than obssess on past losses. If you look back at the primaries and what took place then and since the outcome was never really a surprise. Too many obstacles to overcome combined with a ship adrift in rough seas allowed a decision to accept any port in a storm. The harbor was not entirely friendly nor conducive to success. It is time to right the ship and head for open water not lament the damage caused or how it happened.
Stanford Matthews
MoreWhat.com
Michelle Malkin on McCain and the Palin attacks
O’Reilly, Van Susteren debate Fox report
McCain on Leno 11/1108 Parts 1 & 2
TRANSCRIPT: JOHN MCCAIN ON “THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO
“THE TONIGHT SHOW”
Jay Leno: As I said, today is Veterans Day. I cannot think of a better person to have as my first guest. Vietnam veteran, real American war hero, also just ran a hard-fought campaign against Barack Obama, now our President elect. Please welcome, in his first television interview,
Senator John McCain. (Applause.) Welcome back, sir.
Senator John McCain: Thank you, my friend. And thank you for having all these brave servicemen and women here. I’m honored to be with you. Thanks.
Jay Leno: It’s been a week since the election. How are you doing?
Senator John McCain: Well, I’ve been sleeping like a baby. (Laughter.) Sleep two hours, wake up and cry. Sleep two hours, wake up and cry. (Laughter.)
Jay Leno: Well, how –
Senator John McCain: I gotta tell you one quick story about Arizona. As you know, the great state of Arizona I’ve had the honor to represent. And we have a problem in Arizona. It’s really kind of a sad thing, because Barry Goldwater from Arizona ran for President of the United States. Morris Udolf (sp.) from Arizona ran for President of the United States. Bruce Babbitt from Arizona ran for President of the 1 United States. I, twice. Arizona may be the only state in America where mothers don’t tell their children that some day they can grow up and be President of the United States. (Laughter.) I mean, that’s a sad story.
Jay Leno: How about your wife Cindy? How is she taking it? Because sometimes –
Senator John McCain: Yeah, it’s tough. It’s tougher always on the family members. But she’s doing fine. She’s doing very fine. Thanks for having her and Meghan on the show. Appreciate it.
Jay Leno: They were great guests.
Senator John McCain: Thank you. And I’m glad to be back for my 14th time. I’m happy to be on.
Jay Leno: The day after the election, it was so weird. I turn on the TV, and I see you coming out of your house or apartment. You get in your car, and you drive somewhere by yourself.
Senator John McCain: Yeah. To get a cup of coffee, yeah. I didn’t have a single accident.
Jay Leno: I mean –
Senator John McCain: Maybe one.
Jay Leno: What was that like to suddenly be surrounded — “He’s coming down the hall. Remove” — and then suddenly — I mean –
Senator John McCain: Well, secret service people, despite the idiot you talked about tonight, they’re wonderful people. They’re brave. They serve the country. They’re just really the best of America. But it is a bit confining, you know. So I’m able to –
Jay Leno: So what did you do that first day? Where were you driving when you –
Senator John McCain: Went down to get a cup of coffee. Cindy and I went down to get a cup of coffee and — not the newspaper. I knew what it was going to say. (Laughter.)
Jay Leno: And you went up to the mountains too?
Senator John McCain: Yeah, went up to our place near Sedona and had a very nice time.
Jay Leno: Now, which house is that? Number 12?
Senator John McCain: You know what? That’s — let’s see. 27.
Jay Leno: 27.
Senator John McCain: But we’re — you know, look, it’s a great honor. It’s a great privilege. It’s an incredible thing that I was able to do. And I saluted, as you know, and admire and respect the winner, Senator — President elect Barack Obama.
Jay Leno: Actually, to me, that was, I thought, a nice moment when you were talking somewhere. In the campaign when I saw ugly things going back and forth and a woman said, “Well, Barack Obama, he’s an Arab or a terrorist,” and you stopped and you said, “No, he’s a good man and he’s a family man.”
Senator John McCain: Yeah, a good and decent person.
Jay Leno: And I like that. I thought that was quite impressive.
Senator John McCain: Well, you’ve got to have a respectful campaign. And that doesn’t mean it isn’t tough. I mean, campaigns are tough, and they should be because you’re seeking the most important position in the world. But there’s a difference between being tough and being personal or angry. And look, America right now — I don’t have to tell you — I don’t have to tell anybody out here, especially those members of the military — that we’re in two wars. We’ve got housing problems. We’ve got economic crisis. We’ve got all these problems. Now it’s time for America to join together and support the man who was just elected President.
Jay Leno: Now, what do you think was the main reason you lost. I mean, it was close. You got –
Senator John McCain: I think personality.
Jay Leno: Personality fault? (Laughter.)
Senator John McCain: Maybe too many people saw me on the Jay Leno show.
Jay Leno: What would you — is there anything, looking back, you would have done differently? Seriously, is there anything you said, “Maybe I shouldn’t have said this”?
Senator John McCain: You know, one of the things — I do study history. And every book I’ve read about presidential campaigns is the person that one ran a perfectly flawless, beautifully machined, great campaign, and the person who lost, “Oh, my God, all screwed up.” I could tell you a lot of things that we may have made mistakes on. But Jack Kennedy, after the failure of the invasion of the Bay of Pigs, said, “Victory has a thousand fathers. Defeat has one more lonely orphan.” He didn’t use the word “orphan,” but we’re on television. So that’s the way it is. Look, I’m so happy to have had the friends, go to the places we went to, Gee’s Bend, Alabama, where Martin Luther King went before the March in Selma. And I met a group of African-American women who make quilts, singing. I’ll never forget so many of those wonderful experiences that I had that no other way I could have had — I could have had the experiences I had.
Jay Leno: When you sit with friends, you discuss it, it does seem like, as viewing this, knowing you, I would see sort of two McCains. Sometimes I would see one McCain, and then the times when you were being funny, like at the Al Smith dinner and “Saturday Night Live” and said, “Oh, that was” — I said, “Why can’t we get” — “where is that McCain?” That one didn’t seem to be quite as visible. Is it the pressure and the tension of –
Senator John McCain: I think these are tough times, and you have to — and campaigns are tough. I don’t, frankly, think that a lot of people wanted a standup comic. They wanted to know how we were going to address the issues. That’s why I didn’t worry about your write-in candidacy. (Laughter.) But, you know, you just do the best that you can. And again, it’s an incredible honor. You know, we’re not — I’m not denigrating my past, but I stood fifth from the bottom of my class at the Naval Academy. If my old Marine company officer were here today, he’d say, “In America, anything is possible.” (Laughter.)
Jay Leno: Look, we’ll take a break. When we come back, we’ll discuss Sarah Palin. We’ll be right back with Senator McCain. (Commercial break.) Welcome back. Talking with
Senator John McCain. Let’s talk about Governor Palin now. The polls show that she hurt you. I know you’re too much of a gentleman to probably answer this question, but did she? Do you think it hurt you at all?
Senator John McCain: No, look, Sarah Palin and her husband, who is an amazing guy, four-time champion –
Jay Leno: Snow machine.
Senator John McCain: Yeah, snow machine –
Jay Leno: I didn’t hear that. Was that mentioned?
Senator John McCain: One time the guy — with 250 miles to go, Todd broke his arm and finished the race. Look, I’m so proud of her. And I’m very grateful that she agreed to run with me. She inspired people. She still does. And look, I’m — I couldn’t be happier with Sarah Palin. And she’s going back to be a great governor, and I think she will play a big role in the future of this country.
Jay Leno: Did she ever get off message at one point?
Senator John McCain: Did you expect mavericks to stay on message? I’m sure that from — look, we did a lot of things together, a lot of these rallies. The people were very excited and inspired by her. And that’s what really mattered, I think. Look, she’s a great reformer. She took on the governor of her own party when she ran for governor.
Jay Leno: Gotcha.
Senator John McCain: She understands all the energy issues. There’s a $40 billion pipeline coming to bring natural gas to places like California. And so look, she’s a marvelous person.
Jay Leno: Now, these aides that were criticizing her — and I think everyone agrees there were Republican aides who were criticizing her. I know you wouldn’t go for that. I know you’re an old soldier. You don’t let people talk — but why?
Senator John McCain: One — these things happen in campaigns too. I think I have at least a thousand, quote, top advisors. “A top advisor said” — people I’ve never even heard of, much less a, quote, top advisor or a high-ranking Republican official. It’s — these things go on in campaigns, and you just –
Jay Leno: Why don’t we just move on.
Senator John McCain: I’m just very proud to have had Sarah Palin and her family, a wonderful family.
Jay Leno: I sort of guessed — when Barack Obama picked Joe Biden, I — it seemed to me he picked Joe Biden because Russia had just invaded Georgia and it seemed like, “Wow, I want to go with somebody with foreign experience. Biden’s got” — it seemed like he became a choice because of that. That’s just my guess. If this economic thing had happened a month earlier or prior to you choosing, would you might have gone with an economic person, maybe a Romney or somebody like that? Is there any chance — how much did the world events play in the decision?
Senator John McCain: The world events didn’t play a role. I just looked at people, and I saw all of the things that she had to offer. And all of them that we had to actually, quote, choose from or ask to serve with us were all good people. I like them all very much. It wasn’t an easy process. I just thought that — I really believe that Sarah Palin is amongst some, like Tim Pawlenty and Bobby Jindal, the governor of Louisiana, there’s a group of young Republican governors and — mainly governors, but also some in the Senate — that I think are the next generation of leadership of our party. And we’re probably going to — our party has a lot of work to do. We just got back from the woodshed.
Jay Leno: How about Joe Lieberman? Was he a close choice? Was that possible?
Senator John McCain: Joe is one of the finest, most wonderful men I’ve ever known in my life. I have never known a finer man than Joe Lieberman, and I believe I won the nomination because right before the New Hampshire primary — and I know I don’t expect a lot of you to remember all the details — he came out to supported me. It mattered. Independent voters voted with us. I love Joe Lieberman.
Jay Leno: That might cost him the chairmanship now. Is that –
Senator John McCain: I hope not, because Joe is a wonderful person. And we want people to stand up for –
Jay Leno: Can you do that? Can you lose your chairmanship in the Senate just because you picked what your party perceives as an –
Senator John McCain: It generally is not done. I don’t, obviously, know what — what’s going to happen. But I know that Joe Lieberman is one of the — and by the way, on national security issues, he’s really, really good.
Jay Leno: And he’s an independent now; right?
Senator John McCain: He’s a, quote, independent Democrat.
Jay Leno: Would you want him to be a, quote, independent Republican?
Senator John McCain: No, no.
Jay Leno: Try to get him over on the other side, kind of lure him over –
Senator John McCain: I’m honored to have –
Jay Leno: — get him some clothes, expensive clothes, maybe nice suit? (Laughter.)
Senator John McCain: Neiman Marcus?
Jay Leno: Neiman Marcus.
Senator John McCain: But yeah, I think that — I think that Joe is going to probably remain as what he is, an independent who stands up for what he believes in. We need more people like Joe Lieberman.
Jay Leno: I want to talk to some more. When we come back, I want to ask you about a couple of issues and if you think the outcome would have been different if those issues had been different. More with
Senator John McCain. (Commercial break.)
Jay Leno: Welcome back. Talking with
Senator John McCain. Let me ask you this: If the main issue had remained the Iraq War, do you think the outcome might have been different?
Senator John McCain: If frogs had wings — (Laughter.) Anyway, won’t finish that line. You know, I don’t know, Jay. If you get into this “might have been” or different scenarios — we fought, I thought, a good campaign. I’m honored by the friends we made. I’m honored to have had the opportunity. I know it sounds a little repetitious, but that’s what I’ll take with me. By the way, Senator Obama inspired millions of young people, and I think we inspired some people too. And that’s really what I think was important, that legacy.
Jay Leno: At what point did you feel like you’re up against almost a historical movement? It seemed almost bigger than either candidate. You know, when I watched Senator Obama give his speech and I saw people who had not been part of the process –
Senator John McCain: Never been — oh, yeah.
Jay Leno: — suddenly moving –
Senator John McCain: Especially a lot of young people too.
Jay Leno: A lot of young people. At what point did you realize, “Oh, this is kind of bigger than both of us”?
Senator John McCain: I never thought that, because I’m a fighter. We always — I knew I had a headwind. I can read the polls. They tried to keep them from me. “You don’t want to read that, Senator.” But no, I knew we had a real headwind.
Jay Leno: Do you feel the press kind of favored him? Did you see sort of –
Senator John McCain: Yeah, it’s all the press’s fault. (Laughter.)
Jay Leno: All the press’s fault.
Senator John McCain: No, no.
Jay Leno: Was there any hostility in the media? Like that Letterman fallout, was there any hostility there? (Laughter.)
Senator John McCain: You should have seen “The View.” (Laughter.)
Jay Leno: I saw “The View,” yeah.
Senator John McCain: No, but look, we’re big guys. We’re supposed to be able to take this kind of stuff, you know. You know, one thing I think Americans don’t want is a sore loser. And I’ve got a great — I get to go back to the United States Senate and work on a lot of issues and continue to serve. That’s been my life. That’s been my life.
Jay Leno: Joe the plumber, was that a gift for Republicans? Is that like you’re watching the other guy and you go, “Oh, there’s gold. The guy looks like Mr. Clean”?
Senator John McCain: I loved him. He’s a great guy. Joe Wurzelbacher. Great guy. Had the chance to get to know him a bit. He’s kind of the classic American trying to get ahead, trying to make it. A great guy, great guy. And honest to God — I’m not kidding you, because we took polls all the time — that guy went from zero to 70 percent name I.D. in 48 hours. Really. It was amazing. It was amazing. And he handled it incredibly well, incredibly well.
Jay Leno: Now, in 2012, you’ll be 76. Still a young man.
Senator John McCain: Yeah, here we go again. Ready to go again.
Jay Leno: Ready to go again? (Applause.)
Senator John McCain: I don’t — I wouldn’t think so, my friend. It’s been a great experience, and, you know, we’re going to have another generation of leaders come along, and I’ll hope that I can continue to contribute. That’s all.
Jay Leno: Any thoughts on Veterans Day today? I know this is one thing — you see, we had a lot of fun with you, but it’s always about age, maybe you’re cranky, but it was never about your patriotism or about your love of country because you are a true soldier and a true hero.
Senator John McCain: You’re very kind. (Applause.)
Jay Leno: Maybe you could — could you share with us something maybe you didn’t get a chance to share during the campaign.
Senator John McCain: Just about every day, but especially on Veterans Day, I think of a guy I was in prison with a long time ago. For a few years we were in Hanoi and prison camps in north Vietnam. They kept us in solitary confinement, two or three to a cell. They finally moved us into large cells, 20 or 25 prisoners in each cell. The guy that moved in with me was a guy named Mike Christian. Mike was from a small town near Selma, Alabama. Very poor family. Enlisted in the Navy at age 17. Later became an A6 bombardier navigator. Was shot down and captured. He loved this country. I moved in the same room with him. The uniform we wore in prison was blue, like, short-sleeved shirt, like, pajama trousers, and shoes — sandals that were cut out of automobile tires. I recommend them highly. One pair lasted me five and a half years. (Laughter.) Part of this change in treatment, they let us have some packages from home in which were small items — some of us — like a handkerchief or a scarf. He took his blue shirt, fashioned himself a bamboo needle, got a piece of white cloth, piece of red cloth, and sewed the American flag on the inside of his shirt. Every evening before we would have our bowl of soup, we would put his flag — his shirt on the wall of the cell and pledge our allegiance to the country. It was an important part of our day. One day the Vietnamese came, searched the cell, found his shirt, removed it, came back that night — and I’m telling it fast — opened the door of the cell, called for him to come out, closed the door of the cell, and beat him very badly for a couple hours. Then they threw him back into the cell. The cell in which we slept had a concrete slab, light bulbs in all four corners, naked light bulbs. We cleaned Mike up as well as we could. I went over to lie down on the concrete and go to sleep. And I happened to look over in the corner of the cell, and underneath the lightbulb, with a piece of white cloth and a piece of red cloth and his bamboo needle, was Mike, with his eyes almost shut from the beating that he had received, sewing another American flag. He wasn’t doing that for us. He was doing it for his country. He wasn’t doing it for himself. He was doing it for his country and our ability to pledge our allegiance to our flag and country. I’ll never forget Mike Christian. (Applause.)
Jay Leno:
Senator John McCain, thank you for being here. Thank you so much for your patriotism and your service to your country. I know you’ve got to go. Cindy is in the audience. There’s his lovely wife Cindy right there. John McCain, thank you, sir. (Applause.)
This has been the Blogs For Borders Video Blogburst. The Blogs For Borders Blogroll is dedicated to American sovereignty, border security and a sane immigration policy. If you????????d like to join find out how right here.
Below is a collection of Sarah Palin posts not approved by the MSM or the Obama campaign. The sources are blogs that are featured on Blog @ MoreWhat.com’s Honor Roll. There is an abundance of election related posts on THIS blog since the election is very close now. One might get the impression that the whole country is following the political process with all the tabloid news of Sarah Palin being distributed by the MSM. But that is not likely the case. Hell, the broadcast networks are donating precious little prime time to the conventions. They wouldn’t want public affairs and the future of this country to interfere with reruns and their idea of reality shows. As for their coverage of politics on the MSM, they like to try and throw strikes at Sarah Palin but pitch an intentional walk to Barack Obama.
Thanks to the blogs below and others like them who try to balance out the bias of the MSM.
David Says: August 6th, 2008 at 10:45 pm Re: your JIHAD acronym… I saw a sign recently, “Jesus is coming soon.” As a mark of the times, my first thought was, “Oh. Great. Another wetback.”(pa-dump-bump)
Open TrackBack, Open Thread at Political Byline Says: August 7th, 2008 at 4:46 am […] Trackposted to Perri Nelson’s Website, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, Cao’s Blog, Conservative Cat, third world county, Allie is Wired, DragonLady’s World, , The Pink Flamingo, Dumb Ox Daily News, , and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Woman Honor Thyself Says: August 7th, 2008 at 4:58 am“BuggY” for Socialized Medicine: NoT…G’head, Let the Government continue to exceed its charter of protecting it’s citizens by abusing their taxing power to “rob from Peter to help poor little lazy Paul”.
……
Conservative Cat Says: August 7th, 2008 at 5:42 amCindy McCain Topless…Apparently, John McCain made a joke about entering his wife in a beauty contest, and he’s taking heat because the contest is topless. This has led to an avalanche of web searches for cindy mccain topless. As part of our……
Leaning Straight Up Says: August 7th, 2008 at 8:40 amThe Republican revolt is on! And it’s a great thing too!…Yes, I admit, it is a stunt. But it is a brilliant one. Here is the situation:
Last week the House adjourned for the 5 week summer break. Republicans were trying to force a vote on the oil drilling issue and on energy in gen…
Right Truth Says: August 7th, 2008 at 4:16 pmBand Name Contest…As most readers know, one of hubby’s hobbies is playing music, he plays the bass guitar. He’s in the process of getting a new band together and if everything works out, they will need a name for the group. I had no idea it was so hard to find a nam…
Ralph Nader…Unsane at any speed! « Wolf Pangloss Says: August 8th, 2008 at 12:24 am […] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, Political Byline, Right Truth, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Leaning Straight Up, , Dumb Ox Daily News, Conservative Cat, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
It’s not easy being green « Wolf Pangloss Says: August 8th, 2008 at 12:26 am […] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, Political Byline, Right Truth, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Leaning Straight Up, , Dumb Ox Daily News, Conservative Cat, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
Conservative Cat Says: August 8th, 2008 at 4:31 amSailor Moon All Over Again…Ever since I first saw Barack Obama’s web site, an alarm has been going off in my head: I know I’ve seen it all somewhere before. Then earlier today, Bruce and Nate were discussing anime cartoons, and suddenly I knew……
WFFOT: Friday Freak « nuke’s news & views Says: August 8th, 2008 at 6:49 am […] Trackposted to Perri Nelson’s Website, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Shadowscope, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, third world county, Political Byline, Allie is Wired, DragonLady’s World, , The Pink Flamingo, , Dumb Ox Daily News, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
This is an open trackback linkfest. It happens on Tuesday and Saturday. Each linkfest is open until the next one starts. Trackbacks will be on the frontpage in a post called MoreWhat Matters. The Secure the Borders theme is intended as a reminder to all for obvious reasons. If you have any suggestions, criticisms, questions or just feel the need to communicate, trackback or post it in the comments. If you want to be added to Z’ Blogroll, register and/or inquire to make arrangements. The Honor Roll is reserved for blogs viewed as special by this blog’s owner. JIHAD stands for Jesus IHave ADeathwish.
This linkfest is dedicated to the guest worker who never left.There are plenty of illegal immigration posts on this blog.
If you’re here legally and behavin’ yo self, welcome aboard.
.
.
We suggest using the Linkfest Haven Deluxe Trackback pinger for ease of use and time savings to catch all the festive linking activities today. Or, if you have done this less than we have, the permalink for this Open Trackback is the title link and the trackback is located near the bottom of the permalink page for this post. Just poke around, you’ll find it.
Make sure to check out the new half hour show exclusively at Technopatriots!
This has been the Blogs For Borders Video Blogburst. The Blogs For Borders Blogroll is dedicated to American sovereignty, border security and a sane immigration policy. If you’d like to join find out how right here.
Back to one of the stories that demonstrates the United Nations continuum. An internet search of the word continuum may give you definitions the ease of which to understand equals the difficulty of determining where all the money goes after being given to the international organization whose name implies a lofty goal. The same can be said for the program known as the Millennium Development Goals that it happens just received an evaluation from ‘educators.’
Earlier reports on this topic pointed to the low probability of the goals being achieved over a 15 year period and how that plays into the UN’s strategy. Propose unrealistic goals while ignoring the conflicting agendas, collective plausible denial, timetables designed to out live participants or oversight and infinite appeals for funding always reported as inadequate. If the United Nations is not the real world version of the fairy tale goose that lays the golden eggs it is close enough.
A group of educators, donors, lobbyists and most likely UN reps held a meeting to discuss the MDG education program status and funding. It would almost seem incredible that what are supposed to be intelligent people could use the same words and phrases over and over again, year after year, to describe more failures and pandering for more money with no shame. The trick is one has to pay attention to every word and you quickly notice nothing is being said but the hand is out.
Half way through the 15 year goals timetable, just like earlier reports of other programs, they may mention the original goal more or less specifically but it is followed by vague and broken descriptions of what has happened to date. That is followed by excuses that funding was inadequate and more is needed. The cycle repeats until a new program is launched that also accomplishes nothing but requires continuous funding. Hence, the reference at the top of this post about the UN continuum. Here are some examples from the latest report.
“We are really making progress,” he said. “There are huge challenges, but progress is being made to achieve this important goal.”
After a slow start in the 32 countries funded by the Fast Track Initiative, their annual report says by 2010 most will have 100 percent of kids start first grade.
7 or eight years into a 15 year program the ’slow start’ means they have completed nothing. They probably reason that if you bought the program to begin with and nothing is even remotely close to complete at the half way point, you’re good for believing that 3 more years story. By then you will have forgotten about it or another classic excuse will be provided right before the appeal for more money the destination of which no one knows outside the UN.
“I would say the most critical issue is that the governments are making education a priority,” he said. “It is a political will issue and they are really making very rapid progress. They have got a lot of catching up to do. They are moving faster than any region has ever moved before.”
How’s that for 50 words that say nothing? The report admits widespread corruption that is standard for UN operations. Can you say Oil for Food Program? And their audacity is unmistakable. Right after essentially saying nothing which translates into these programs are totally useless, true to form the final comment from a spokesperson is:
“Overall, we need another $6 billion U.S. per year just to get every child to complete a primary cycle of education,” she explained.
This is an open trackback linkfest. The Secure the Borders theme is intended as a reminder to all for obvious reasons. If you have any suggestions, criticisms, questions or just feel the need to communicate, trackback or post it in the comments. If you want to be added to the Blogroll, register and/or inquire to make arrangements. The Honor Roll is reserved for blogs viewed as special by this blog’s owner.
The discussion from just about everywhere continues as observers attempt to draw conclusions about the trashing of Sarah Palin. With no statistical sampling or professional polling data or anything substantial to provide guidance suffice it to say most comments lay blame on Senator McCain for those leveling insults her way. The most popular suspects are aides from the McCain/Palin campaign staff and John McCain himself. Maybe not for participating in the leak of insults but for appearing indifferent to the situation.
Is the loss of adhering to conservative principles by the GOP or the loss of the 2008 Presidential election by the GOP ticket so painful that those who appear to have supported the Republican candidates for that office need to apply blame to someone for the current situation? It seems fair to say that whoever is trashing Sarah Palin is not a former or current supporter of her candidacy for Vice-President of the United States. If that includes members of the McCain/Palin campaign staff then someone was hired who should not have been. Where is the strong evidence supporting the notion that the campaign aides are responsible? Sadly, based on Michelle Malkin’s mention on Cavuto’s show of Carl Cameron and Newsweek as sources to explain some of this hours were spent searching for such information with no success. Of the content found related to the ‘trashing’ nothing was seen that confirms the accusation towards aides from McCain’s campaign staff. Even van Susteren refers to the reports as ‘gossip’ and would not have run with the story based on that whereas O’Reilly would have.
While some criticize McCain especially for not ‘denouncing’ aides for bashing Palin this blog believes his responses on Leno were reasonable. These things happen in campaigns, no one likes a sore loser, Palin and Obama inspired many and it’s time to move on. If anyone is expecting all the bad press directed at Sarah Palin to be withdrawn or labeled as lies by those who published or broadcasted them, they are living in a dream world. The best thing that can happen is to get back to the work of advancing the cause of conservative principles and politics in order to move this country forward in a practical and reasoned way. The ugliness of the last campaign must end. Let the ugliness of politics as usual in Washington begin anew. There will be no revolutionary changes in government if history is any indicator. Get a grip and help move the country forward. All this ranting and outrage is pointless. Coming from those on the right they are starting to sound like liberals with all the whining.
August 6th, 2008 at 6:46 pm PATIENT EVIL - An R.J. Godlewski / Right Truth Blog Exclusive - Chapter Thirty-One…PATIENT EVIL…
August 6th, 2008 at 9:21 pm Welcome back my friend..now get to work!
August 6th, 2008 at 10:45 pm Re: your JIHAD acronym… I saw a sign recently, “Jesus is coming soon.” As a mark of the times, my first thought was, “Oh. Great. Another wetback.”(pa-dump-bump)
August 7th, 2008 at 1:24 am […] Trackposted to…..
August 7th, 2008 at 3:44 am Welcome back Stanford!I’ll be watching for good things from you.
August 7th, 2008 at 4:46 am […] Trackposted to Perri Nelson’s Website, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, DragonLady’s World, Shadowscope, Cao’s Blog, Conservative Cat, third world county, Allie is Wired, DragonLady’s World, , The Pink Flamingo, Dumb Ox Daily News, , and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
August 7th, 2008 at 4:58 am “BuggY” for Socialized Medicine: NoT…G’head, Let the Government continue to exceed its charter of protecting it’s citizens by abusing their taxing power to “rob from Peter to help poor little lazy Paul”.
……
August 7th, 2008 at 5:42 am Cindy McCain Topless…Apparently, John McCain made a joke about entering his wife in a beauty contest, and he’s taking heat because the contest is topless. This has led to an avalanche of web searches for cindy mccain topless. As part of our……
August 7th, 2008 at 8:40 am The Republican revolt is on! And it’s a great thing too!…Yes, I admit, it is a stunt. But it is a brilliant one. Here is the situation:
Last week the House adjourned for the 5 week summer break. Republicans were trying to force a vote on the oil drilling issue and on energy in gen…
August 7th, 2008 at 4:16 pm Band Name Contest…As most readers know, one of hubby’s hobbies is playing music, he plays the bass guitar. He’s in the process of getting a new band together and if everything works out, they will need a name for the group. I had no idea it was so hard to find a nam…
August 7th, 2008 at 4:34 pm […] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, Political Byline, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Dumb Ox Daily News, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. Recommend this Post at Progressive Bloggers […]
August 8th, 2008 at 12:24 am […] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, Political Byline, Right Truth, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Leaning Straight Up, , Dumb Ox Daily News, Conservative Cat, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
August 8th, 2008 at 12:26 am […] Trackposted to Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, third world county, Political Byline, Right Truth, Shadowscope, The Pink Flamingo, Leaning Straight Up, , Dumb Ox Daily News, Conservative Cat, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]
August 8th, 2008 at 4:31 am Sailor Moon All Over Again…Ever since I first saw Barack Obama’s web site, an alarm has been going off in my head: I know I’ve seen it all somewhere before. Then earlier today, Bruce and Nate were discussing anime cartoons, and suddenly I knew……
August 8th, 2008 at 6:49 am […] Trackposted to Perri Nelson’s Website, Blog @ MoreWhat.com, Rosemary’s Thoughts, Right Truth, Shadowscope, Cao’s Blog, Leaning Straight Up, Conservative Cat, Diary of the Mad Pigeon, third world county, Political Byline, Allie is Wired, DragonLady’s World, , The Pink Flamingo, , Dumb Ox Daily News, and Right Voices, thanks to Linkfest Haven Deluxe. […]