The New "Tolerance"

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So, there's this 8th grade girl who conducts an experiment just before the election. She wants to see what the reactions of her school would be if she wore two different shirts.

The first day, she wears a shirt that says "McCain Girl." The reaction was, shall we say, less than totally inclusive. There were people calling her stupid and saying that she should die. Very nice.

The next day, she wears a shirt that says "Obama Girl." Guess what? The reaction the next day was totally different.

You really have to read the whole story. Political correctness and "tolerance" have turned even a high school into a very intolerant place. I think it only gets worse when you get to college.

I wonder where this is all going?

Click here <-- to read the whole story
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Fight FOCA (Freedom of Choice Act)

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If you are against the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA), then sign the petition.

Click here <-- to sign the petition.
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How Will Things Go for Obama?

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Over this last week, I've been trying to get used to the idea of an Obama presidency. As I’ve emotionally recovered, I’ve been able to think a little clearer (at least I think so.). As I’ve thought about it, I’ve tried to envision what I think is a likely scenario for these next 4 years.

From my conservative perspective, I basically think things will look really good for about 6 months, and then everything will fall apart.

I really think Obama’s domestic agenda will be harmful to our country. His refusal to allow domestic oil drilling, his insistence on raising taxes, his cap-and-trade proposals among other things will cause a net effect of rising unemployment, rising interest rates, and lower consumer spending. Companies will have to scale back in the face of all of this. The recession will be extended and deepened.

I think his foreign agenda will not be good as well. I think aggressive countries (Russia, Venezuela, Iran, etc.) will try to push to see what the limits are of our new administration. I also think Obama will tend to react in such a way that will only encourage further aggression. The world will become more volatile and will have multiple hotspots. I’m not sure about Iraq. I’m hoping that he will not withdraw troops too soon. But I’m worried that he will be pressured to try to expedite it and if that happens, I foresee escalated violence breaking out there as well.

I think that by the end of summer 2009, Obama will be totally embroiled in trying to fight fires both domestically and abroad and will be pretty ineffective at that point.

In addition, I think his stance on social issues are harmful. I think his radical stance on Abortion will be one of the biggest things that really drives Christians away from him.

From a purely political point of view, these bad things would be good for the Republican and conservative causes. The American people will once again swing back towards the right and elect more conservative republicans in 2010 and possibly 2012 as well. But it’s just really sad to me that it seems like it takes disasters occurring for the other side to be able to make any progress in advancing their ideas.

From a personal perspective, I really hope I’m wrong about these bad things happening. I really hope that Obama can do a lot of good things for our country. But I’m doubtful.
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When Bad Things Happen

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I remember back when Bush was president, one of the things that sometimes happened was that the Democrats and media seemed to oppose him on everything. One aspect of that stood out to me in particular: when things were going well (i.e. the surge was working, the economy was good, etc.), they would oppose him about those things and seemed to even hope that bad things would happen just to prove that Bush was wrong. It seemed that when the war went badly, or the economy tanked, they were so enthusiastic about trying to prove Bush was wrong that it looked like they were actually happy that bad things happened. It gave them an opportunity to bash Bush.

Well, I've recently noticed a very interesting dynamic within myself. Now that Obama is going to be the president, I actually noticed myself having some feelings that were very similar. When the stock market went down the first two days after Obama was elected, I found myself reacting differently than I had in the past. Instead of feeling upset and sad about it, I found myself feeling vindicated - as if just because Obama is going to be the president, all bad things are now his fault.*

I condemn that in myself just as I condemned that when it looked like Democrats did that to Bush.

I think it's going to be VERY interesting having a president in office that I oppose. How many times am I going to catch myself doing the same things I opposed when Bush was president? How many times will the arguments I used against others need to be applied to myself? I think this will be a very enlightening and growing experience. Since I recognized things I didn't like about people's reactions to Bush, will I be able to not indulge in the same things now that Obama will be our president?

I pray that the answer will be "Yes." But I know myself well enough to know that it will not be smooth sailing. But I think it's an exercise worth pursuing. I think it's a very worthy goal to avoid acting in the same way as some of those I opposed, now that the situations are reversed.

If anyone reading this ever sees me doing things like that, can you let me know? I would really appreciate it.

(*I feel a need to clarify a point here. I think it's perfectly legitimate to oppose a policy or decision that I don't agree with. And if/when there are bad things that happen as a direct result of things he's done, that's fair game to talk about as well. These are not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the tendency to hope, to wish, to yearn for bad things to happen just to say "Aha! See? I told you so. He's wrong." That is not right. One should never hope for bad things to happen to anyone.)
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Congratulations on the Obama Victory

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On this day, I wanted to follow the example of John McCain and give my congratulations to Obama and all of those who support him on his victory last night.

Tomorrow, we'll tussle and debate some more, but for now: Job well done.
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The Invisible and Forgotten in Chicago

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This is powerful.

More of Obama's legacy from Chicago.

Click here <-- to watch how Obama handled things while a State Senator in Chicago.
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Still Undecided?

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Still can't make up your mind? Maybe this will help.

Click here <-- just in case you're still undecided about Obama.

(I know, I know. I just said I was burned out and just waiting and watching. But seeing these things makes me want to shout from the rooftops and sound the trumpet and blow the whistle - DON'T VOTE FOR OBAMA! VOTE MCCAIN!)
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Change. Change. Change.

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Obama's definition of rich keeps changing. Who's he going to tax next?

Change. Change. Change. That's Barack.

Click here <--to watch this video.
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Wright's Home

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Yikes! This is pretty tough. But I think it puts together two of the biggest problems people have with Obama:

- His associations and what that says about his character,
- His idea of spreading the wealth around and what that says about his policies and philosophy.

Click here <-- to watch the video.
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A Perfect Storm

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Thomas Sowell on Obama.

Click here <--to read the article.
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Tardy Obama

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This is really funny. It says something, but I'm not sure what. Obama's a really busy guy...?

Click here <--to watch.
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Obama Worried?

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This is so funny! I think Obama just might be a little worried about Tuesday...

Click here <--to watch this very funny and very telling video.
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Obama and Wright

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I'm honestly not sure what I think about this video spot about Obama.

What do you think?

Click here <-- to watch the video.
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The Misery Index

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Started during LBJ's administration and made famous by Carter.

I'm wondering if the misery index will enjoy a resurgence in popularity if Obama is elected?

According to http://www.miseryindex.us/, "The misery index was initiated by economist Arthur Okun, an adviser to President Lyndon Johnson in the 1960's. It is simply the unemployment rate added to the inflation rate. It is assumed that both a higher rate of unemployment and a worsening of inflation both create economic and social costs for a country. A combination of rising inflation and more people of[sic] out of work implies a deterioration in economic performance and a rise in the misery index."
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Obama's Tax Plan

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Obama promises not to raise your taxes if you make less than a certain amount per year.

First it was $250,000 (click here).

Then, it fell to $200,000 (click here It's at the 0:30 mark in this commercial.).

After that, Biden indicated that it's at $150,000 (click here It's at the end of this clip.) .

Where will it stop? $100,000? $50,000? Who is "safe" from Obama's tax increases?

And if they finally settle on a number, how can we believe they will actually keep that promise as they've broken this one twice in the space of a week?
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re: Obama a US Citizenship?

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I posted a link the other day concerning Obama's citizenship. That link was, by some, deemed just internet goofiness and mis-information. I really thought about that and was going to post my apologies for jumping the gun in my conservative enthusiasm at thinking Obama might be disqualified to be president. [UPDATE: I've been thinking about this some more. Regardless of whether or not the original link was legit or not, I think I did jump at wanting it to be true. I'm starting to realize how easy it is to simply believe something just because I want to believe it. For that, I am sorry and hope to continue to grow in that area.]

Since then, however, I've seen more noise on other sites that seem to further legitimize the original question. While I don't know what the ultimate answer will turn out to be, I think the question itself is legitimate and needs to be investigated.

You think the New York Times, MSNBC, or CNN will take up the question and doggedly pursue it to the end?

Me neither.

Click here, here, and here. <-- to see what I've found since last week.
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Obama be Thy Name

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-Obama be thy name,
-Thy change shall come,
-Thy will be done,
-As it is in an American dream.

Click here <-- to watch this eerie video.
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Obama and Infanticide

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WARNING: Watching this may tear your heart out.

I just can't understand how people can brush this off and minimize it. I'm sorry, it's just disgusting. At the end is a dramatization that just twists my stomach in knots. This is really awful.

Click here <-- to watch this video.
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More Obama Redistribution of Wealth/Anti-constitution

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You have to get through the first 45 seconds or so until he starts talking about redistribution of wealth and then complaining that the court didn't "break free" from the contraints placed on it by the constitution. This is some pretty amazing audio.

Please think very carefully before casting your vote next week!

Click here <--to listen to the audio.
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McCain on Biden on Obama

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A good McCain commercial. Biden "guarantees an international crisis" if Obama is elected president. Yikes! Do we really want that?

Click here <-- to see the video.
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