Ever since the new Defeatocrat party took control of our Congress less than two months ago, the snarling anklebiters who make up its support base have allowed their irrational hatred for the Bush administration to propel them to new heights of lunacy, and it doesn't look as if they're going to be piloting the starship moonbat toward planet reality anytime soon.
Of course, there has never been a time when the word rational could have been used to accurately describe this particular generation of leftists, however, with each passing day it's becoming more and more difficult to refer to them as anything but a gaggle of frothing nutjobs.
If the truth be known, I'd rather be locked in a room with a few dozen hysterical 5-year-olds for a week than spend half an minute listening to the sort of mindless gibberish that routinely flows from the mouth of Cindy Sheehan. Unfortunately, the Jurassic media feels the need to report every idiotic phrase uttered by that brainsick rube, while virtually ignoring the opinions of the most honorable people in America; the men and women of our armed services.
By the way, if you're waiting for the Republican leadership to step up to the plate and finally confront the various neo-communists in our government, the press, and Hollywood, you'd better pull up a chair and get comfortable, because that's not going to happen in the foreseeable future.
It's become painfully obvious to anyone willing to look that the folks who currently run the GOP are as useless at defending the conservative principles of their voter base as liberals are at defending the U.S. against Islamo-fascists.
Political correctness has wormed its way through the Republican party's hierarchy to such an extent that the President himself refuses to call the people who creep across our borders in the dead of night illegal aliens. If he can't even do that, what's the likelihood he'll be referring to John Kerry and Dick Durbin as seditious bastards before his second term comes to a close?
When George Dubya talked about a "new tone" in Washington back in '04, I never expected that what he really meant was he intended to let every screeching, hate-filled liberal in the country attack him and our troops relentlessly, while he sat around perfecting his Rodney King impersonation.
Can't we all just *sniff* get along?
No, clearly we cannot all get along, you freakin' bumpkin, now wake up and smell the treason!
I swear, I would give my right arm if I could turn on my television tomorrow and hear the President proclaim that he's all done playing Mr. nice guy with America's enemies at home, and that from here on out he will be as dedicated to eradicating the threat of domestic socialism in the future as he's been to wiping out international terrorism in the past.
While I know it's a long shot, I still can't help but wonder what our country would be like if the Republican party elite started behaving like real Americans for a change.
And just in case you're wondering what I mean by REAL Americans, I've prepared the following list of their shared traits which should give you a fairly good idea of the sort of folks I'm referring to.
A) Real Americans understand that socialism is a dangerously stupid concept which is diametrically opposed to the idea of individual rights and responsibilities.
B) Real Americans love their country more than they hate any particular politician.
C) Real Americans know the difference between legal immigrants and illegal aliens, and they strongly disapprove of the latter.
D) Real Americans realize that total equality among all people is a practical impossibility, but that at least equality under the law affords everyone the opportunity to achieve happiness and success.
E) Real Americans understand that the Constitution of the United States (1) is not a "living, breathing" document, but, rather, a legal contract between them and their government.
F) Real Americans practice what they preach.
G) Real Americans are willing to help any person who is down on his luck, just as long as that individual is trying to better himself, and doesn't blame other people for his own failures.
H) Real Americans recognize the fact that blaming guns for violent crime is about as logical as blaming pencils for poor penmanship.
I) Real Americans understand that the main problems with public schools are a lack of discipline among the students, dwindling parental involvement, over-regulation by the government, incompetence and corruption within teachers unions, and rampant political correctness throughout the entire education system.
J) Real Americans would never think of suing a restaurant for making them fat.
K) Real Americans know that taking money from the rich and giving it to the poor only makes the rich poorer, the poor lazier, and the middle class nervous.
L) Real Americans recognize the fact that the Geneva Conventions (2) don't apply to terrorists and other non-uniformed enemy combatants.
M) Real Americans believe that the only fair way to judge a person is by his deeds, not his skin color, which is why they consider affirmative action programs to be inherently racist and indecent.
N) Real Americans don't give a crap if the rest of the world likes them or not.
O) Real Americans know that tax increases always damage the economy, because the economy is fueled by monetary transactions between citizens, and when those citizens have less money, the economy cannot grow.
P) Real Americans are too busy working for a living to organize mass protests against the people they find objectionable.
Q) Real Americans do not embrace moral relativism.
R) Real Americans believe that human-caused global warming (3) is a politically motivated sham being perpetrated by anti-capitalist forces throughout the world.
S) Real Americans have noticed that government bureaucracies are far less competent and productive than private businesses, primarily because the latter must compete with other private interests, and competition is the anvil upon which excellence is forged.
T) Real Americans understand that Islamo-fascism is the greatest threat to world peace and prosperity, and that George W. Bush, for all his flaws, isn't.
U) Real Americans are never willing to surrender, because the cost of losing a war is always higher than the cost of winning one.
V) Real Americans know that their country would not exist if it weren't for the efforts of its military men and women, and that citizens who degrade those individuals, or seek to undermine their efforts, are traitors.
W) Real Americans have common sense.
X) Real Americans don't care what homosexuals do in the privacy of their own homes, but they do resent being told they're bigots if they happen to be repulsed by public displays of homosexuality.
Y) Real Americans understand that their rights come from their Creator and not the government.
Z) Real Americans are patriotic individuals who love their country, not because it happens to be the land in which they live, but because the United States is the greatest nation in the history of the world, and, moreover, the last best hope of all mankind.
1. http://www.law.corne...
2. http://www.genevacon...
3. http://www.oism.org/...
By Edward L. Daley
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Regarding (I) some of us do
March 1, 2007 - 09:24 ET by sarcasmoRegarding (I) some of us don't believe public (socialist) schools should exist at all...Among other things government does. Anyway, I'm glad you feel that way, I've been working as hard as I can here to see that the upcoming "debate" actually-reflects some of these values...
JMR
Sarc...I'll second, third,
March 1, 2007 - 10:28 ET by Tim the EnchanterSarc...I'll second, third, and fourth that motion. All in favor, say "aye!"
Aye!
March 1, 2007 - 21:26 ET by Edward L. DaleyAye!
If the politicians dont get b
March 1, 2007 - 10:07 ET by bassndudeIf the politicians dont get back to the Constitution, we need to get rid of all of them and start over again. There is no room in the Federal Goverment for benevolence spending of any kind. I have never read in the Constitution where it sayes the Federal Goverment is to over see the local education systems. All powers not enumerated in the Constitution to the Federal Goverment is left to the States discretion. To me, this means rebuilding after a disaster, or what ever. We pay entirely to much monies to the goverment for petty, worthless pet projects. Be much better if that money was spent in each state, by each state as needed, without big brother looking over our shoulder.
I agree with what you have posted. We need much more of that attitude around and we could get some things done.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
Bass...There is also nothin
March 1, 2007 - 10:39 ET by Tim the EnchanterBass...
There is also nothing in the Constitution that allows the government to set up Ponzi retirement schemes, or to be in the medical insurance business, or in the charity business, or in the game management business, ad infinitum.
When one reflects upon the wisdom of our founders, in what they allowed the government to do per the Constitution, these also happen to be the things that the government actually does quite well, and what they did not allow the government to do (by reason of these things being not being defined as things that government is allowed to do), but the government does anyway, these are the same things that government does very poorly and inefficiently. What was deliberately left out is just as important as what was deliberately put in. Men of genius all.
"Save a SeAL, club a l
March 1, 2007 - 21:29 ET by Edward L. Daley"Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!"
Heh heh heh
Great article. What more c
March 1, 2007 - 10:59 ET by Tim the EnchanterGreat article. What more can one say?
Uh... nothing really. ;o)
March 1, 2007 - 21:38 ET by Edward L. DaleyUh... nothing really. ;o)
There is also nothing in th
March 1, 2007 - 12:38 ET by DyneThere is also nothing in the Constitution that allows the Supreme Court to create laws. Things like no prayer in public schools, Roe vs. Wade, and many many others are all unconstitutional. Why? Because only Congress can propose new laws. Not the President (who has limited veto power). Not the Supreme court (their job is to apply the Constitution). That statement is the very first sentence after the Preamble.Unfortunately, history has shown that new laws and regulations come from the Executive and Judicial branches all too often.
I'd also like to ask everyone to re-read the First Amendment ant take it literally. With that being the case, things like prayer in public schools are neither legal nor illegal, but a God-given freedom that the Constitution protects, among many many others that the Federal government has trampled on.
If we were to get rid of Medicare, Medicaid, the Federal Reserve (which is not operated by the government), Income Tax, Social Security, the EPA, FDA, government-run schools, National Parks, and other Federal agencies (in an intelligent manner to let them benefit those who still need it so they can let it go slowly and steadily) and leave such issues to the local and state governments, our people would be able to keep most of the money they make, savings would increase, the economy would boom, the illegal alien problem would decrease dramatically (after all, they're all here for the Federal handouts), the disabled, widowed, and orphaned would be supported by their communities and those who didn't want to work would only be able to blame themselves, and the federal agencies that are still necessary (law-enforcement, etc.) would still have enough money to function.
The first federal agency wasn't established until the early 20th century. The country had done just fine (with the exception of the Civil War) until then, and we can't return to such prosperity until We, the People take back our country and remember that the Constitution is the defining word of law above all else.
Don't even get me started on the UN. We should back out of it, and never have even joined it in the first place.
PS: Thank you for writing this, Ed, I printed out the list of points you made in large fonts and hanging it on my wall right next to my poster of a bald eagle and the American flag. Also, why isn't this thead on the NB main page? More people really need to see it.
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is to try to please everyone." - Bill Cosby
Real Americans need just one
March 1, 2007 - 13:23 ET by kafkakaeferReal Americans need just one thing: Citizenship. What you laid out above is merely... ideology (nutty ideology if I might ad).
"Hegel says somewhere all great events and personalities in world history reappear in one fashion or another. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce."
The Eighteeenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (1852) sect. 1, Cf.
I'm afraid I must disagree.
March 1, 2007 - 13:27 ET by DyneI'm afraid I must disagree. The reason: if every single illegal alien and anti-American person in the world were to magically become citizens of this great country, their attitude would still be exactly the same.
Patriots built this country. Politicians are ruining it.
Wrong. Real Americans must
March 1, 2007 - 13:28 ET by Tim the EnchanterWrong. Real Americans must also take and act upon the rights and responsibilities of citizenship. Otherwise, they're not citizens at all; they're just along for the ride, with others doing the heavy lifting.
But still they are American
March 1, 2007 - 13:31 ET by kafkakaeferBut still they are Americans and citizens. And for lack of disappearing, they are real.
"Hegel says somewhere all great events and personalities in world history reappear in one fashion or another. He forgot to add: the first time as tragedy, the second as farce."
The Eighteeenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte (1852) sect. 1, Cf.
"And for lack of disap
March 1, 2007 - 13:34 ET by MightyMouth"And for lack of disappearing, they are real"
Yeah, real useless.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
They become citizens of the
March 1, 2007 - 13:50 ET by DyneThey become citizens of the country called the United States of America and are granted protection under the Constitution. But a real American understands that the God-given freedoms protected by the Constitution have been and continue to be bought with a price and are willing to dedicate their time, talents, energy, and lives to ensure that these freedoms continue to be granted, whether others appreciate it or not. These people are called patriots.
"And [Moroni] called it the Title of Liberty" - Alma 46:13