tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8599854351469219482024-02-21T03:39:00.050-05:00Articles By George M Sistrunk<center>This blog is a collection of articles and commentary on the news, current events and my views on our collective economic, social, spiritual and political progresss up to this point in our history.</center>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.comBlogger53125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-15844542567684482402010-08-26T13:13:00.000-04:002012-12-05T21:13:05.434-05:00The Obama Deception<center><object width="400" height="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VebOTc-7shU?fs=1&hl=en_US&border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VebOTc-7shU?fs=1&hl=en_US&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="300"></embed><javascript:void(0)></object></center>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-69678043457692846482010-08-26T12:25:00.006-04:002012-12-05T21:17:23.223-05:00History Of The Federal Reserve<center><iframe width="400" height="326" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/EeIM-4hJO44" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></center>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-36849229056082442952010-04-16T09:10:00.006-04:002010-04-16T09:57:30.975-04:00Al Sharpton Is Right America Did Vote For Socialism<span></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgaTI4_V7CSgylcqmkK5FnMGb16z1rFCR2Osfq9RRGJWN-c9JORMJoMnbOPUtDqljog0dnh2jizSpD8BqJRRmdNIrg9466_SkErA5yo5N1E3R_0tWZHG_kBktavhDj8WDbQQp0azGsoO4/s1600/images.jpeg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 134px; height: 123px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglgaTI4_V7CSgylcqmkK5FnMGb16z1rFCR2Osfq9RRGJWN-c9JORMJoMnbOPUtDqljog0dnh2jizSpD8BqJRRmdNIrg9466_SkErA5yo5N1E3R_0tWZHG_kBktavhDj8WDbQQp0azGsoO4/s320/images.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460689352488657234" border="0" /></a></div> <div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">Al Sharpton is right. America did vote for socialism. In fact, turning America into a socialist-fascist country is the only logical outcome of Obama's current policies. We can defeat the Democratic agenda by intelligent tactics, strategies and field execution.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">What many in this new Conservative movement do not understand is this: In order to have credibility as a viable movement Tea Partyers and like-minded others must change the political dynamics.</span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Far right Conservatives do not have to compromise their principles in order to form alliances with like-minded others. Consequently, the enemy of my enemy is my friend and politics make strange bedfellows. The Tea Party Movement and all these new Conservative organizations will be looked upon as failing if they do not impact the debate and deliver political victories in 2010.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Many Americans do not realize, Obama's arrogance, defiance and indifference to public protest is based on a strategy. And believe it or not... it is a winning strategy. History is on his side and it is not because he is the first African American President. Every successful socialist and communist movement have succeeded during times of economic strife or uncertainty.<br /><br />Let's examine some actualities and possibilities:<br /></span></span> <ul style="font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">The Democratic Party already has 95% of the African American vote,</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Most, if not all, of the union vote,</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Most, if not all, of the liberal and far left votes,</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Most, if not all, non-military government employee votes,</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">A respectable percentage of the youth vote,</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">A respectable percentage of the Hispanic vote,</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">A respectable percentage of "White" women,</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">A respectable percentage of "White" men, and finally,.....</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">A good percentage of the prison vote if current ideas relative to giving inmates voting privileges ever makes to the house and senate.</span></li></ul> <span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >These figures are rough estimates and not gleaned from scientific polling, but I hope it gives you a basic picture of why Democratic leaders in the house and senate are behaving as they are. They really believe history and the political dynamics favor them. What Democratic strategist and analyst did not forsee was the Tea Party Movement, Conservative Societies for Action and others like it.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Party loyalist will vote for anybody on a political ticket. Consequently, the only votes Democrats cannot look forward to with any degree of certainty are Independents and moderate Democrats. Independents and moderate Democrats will determine whether America wins or loses in 2010. To sway Independents, Democratic strategist and their liberal media supporters really believe all they have to do is:<br /><br />1. Mount an effective smear campaign against Republicans and Conservatives. And....<br />2. Effectively marginalize the Tea Party Movement and others like it.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Therefore, it is not necessary or beneficial to bicker over who has more conservative purity or what recent failure/s belong to the Republican Party. Right now, the Republican Party has the organizational structure to help every conservative movement and moderate Democrats slow down this socialist oriented train that is on a fast track to economic collapse. America will not recover financially like we did after Social Security and Medicare became the Law of the land.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >The reason, America is no longer the industrial power or the lender nation it was in the past. Even though America is militarily stronger, the country is not economically stronger. Why? Our government owes too many people too much money and we face the prospect and necessity of borrowing billions more.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >Therefore, in order to win, Americans who want to save our country must keep every Conservative and Republican vote, persuade the majority of Independents and eke away at the Democratic vote in key battleground states and districts. If Conservatives do not lose their poise and focus, America can win. Contrary to popular belief, 2010 is not a given.<br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >To accomplish the objective - victory in 2010 - Every American that wants to save our country must effectively change the parameters of existing arguments and introduce new arguments that will put these people that want to fundamentally change America on the Defensive. The overwhelming majority of Americans do not fully comprehend what has happened and continuing to happen to them. Why? Many fail to realize, Conservatives and moderates do not control any major political argument/s, they are simply reacting and responding to liberal argument/s. </span> <div style="font-family:arial;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><br />An argument can be described as any belief system or concept that requires a response, be it positive or negative, pro or con, for or against or with or without. Currently, the political left controls all the arguments, therefore, they control the responses. To end this control, Conservatives and others interesting in saving our country must present new arguments in order to control the responses.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Well you ask..how do is this done? </span></span><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >It is done by changing the parameters of the existing argument/s and presenting new arguments. This forces the opposition to respond to a different set of parameters. Consequently, Democrats and their supporters will have to defend policy positions from an entirely different perspective. This will prevent proponents and advocates from praising and spinning or proposing new policies or so-called "Fix It" legislation. </span><span style="font-size:100%;">As long as you are playing defense, your offense is effectively sidelined. The longer, you are forced to defend, the weaker your defenses become.<br /><br /></span></span></div><div style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Thus, victory is achieved because your offense effectively weakens and exposes vulnerable areas in your opponent's defense and takes advantage of them. In the political game of life, you must have a good defense and a good offense. If either one is weak, you lose. For the past 40 years, Republicans, Conservatives and the rest of America have not had a strong defense or a strong offense.<br /><br /></span></div> <div style="font-family:arial;"> </div> <div face="arial"><span style="font-size:100%;">As a result, the offensive and defensive strategies of the political left have run rings around the majority of people in this country. That's why they really believe they are smarter than the rest of us. Many Americans, including Conservatives, Republicans, many in the Tea Party Movement and this new Conservative movement have a difficult time understanding this. Hence, Barack Obama, the media, the Democrat Party, their supporters and liberals in general can easily dismiss your statements, protest, opposition and marginalize you quite easily.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Well... how can you change this?</span></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span> <ul><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Marginalize Obama. How? By using his statements against him and exposing him for what he really is... A demagogue.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Take the health care bill, attack it on the merits and present it intelligently to uninformed others.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Use the recent amendments proposed by the Republican delegation in the house and senate to your advantage.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Mesmerize the general public with astounding facts and undeniable truth.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Marginalize the main street media by exposing factually and undeniably their political bias.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Go on the offensive against the far left.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Go into the African American communities with undeniable evidence of the destruction the Democratic agenda has fostered on the African American community.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> We must never forget African Americans were once solid Republicans until the New Deal.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Inform them of the true nature of the Democratic agenda and the legacy of over 1000 Republican </span><span style="font-size:100%;">African American legislators.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Remind African Americans that</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Frederick Douglas was the first African American that ran for a national political office, not Jessie Jackson.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"> Booker T. Washington was a prominent figure in the Black Conservative Movement. There are more African American Republican legislators that have held public office than all the Democrats combined.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Begin, now today, planning tactics and strategies voting block by voting block, district by district.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Begin organizing effective ways to raise money for the campaigns ahead.</span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Actively seek out and find other conservative pockets and begin finding ways to improve communication on and off the Internet.</span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Stop bickering within your ranks. There are no perfect people. The past is dead. All of us must live in today's world while planning for our future.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-size:100%;">S</span><span style="font-size:100%;">tart analyzing Democratic and/or Liberal arguments and begin developing effective counters.</span></li></ul> </div><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >In addition....<br /></span> <ul style="font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;"> <span style="font-family:arial;">Stop using the Equal Guilt Syndrome.., i.e, both sides have done it. Use the weight of the evidence instead. The weight of the evidence works like this. Johnny stole one apple. Billy stole a truck load. Even though they both stole apples who is more guilty? Johnny or Billy?</span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > Mark murdered his mother. Nicole did not stop for a red light. They both broke the law. Which crime is more severe? This strategy effectively ends the equal guilt analysis. Republicans left us 450 to 600 billion in debt after 8 years. The Democrats have over 1 trillion in debt in less than 2 years and still counting. Who did the most damage to our economy? Bush or Obama?</span></li></ul> <span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >By allowing the left and the Democrats to use the equal guilt analysis without qualification or quantification, it keeps you weak and strengthens them because they can always point to the one apple you stole, while they continue stealing millions.<br /><br />The weight of the evidence effectively changes the parameters of the argument, and puts them on the defensive. As long as they are defending, their offense is on the sidelines. Democrats cannot defend their thievery, abuse of process, their failed economic, social and educational programs, their failed policies and their outright lies. Next........<br /></span> <ul style="font-family:arial;"><li><span style="font-size:100%;">Start learning how to effectively counter the weaknesses of the Bush Administration so you can stop avoiding George Bush. Regardless of what you think of the man personally, respect him for his single-minded dedication to keeping this country safe after 9/11. </span></li></ul> <span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Finally, start going after advertisers and manufacturers that advertise on major media outlets. The reasons for our interest are double standards, engaging in misinformation and promoting physical violence against an American President. Exposing the main stream media to their revenue source will force them into more balanced coverage or we boycott their products or services. Nothing hurts a business like losing money.</span><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /><br />This battle to save America must be waged on all fronts simultaneously and at every conceivable intellectual, economic, social and legal level. It is best the RNC concentrate on the politics and the overall political strategy.</span><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-89605564401297358902010-04-15T17:07:00.011-04:002010-04-16T06:33:34.457-04:00Have We Been Scammed?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVuBLjT3n__hwSWTRy2_EoeMQdJvlOsl13wLotwaanoooZihK3ALFaB3vFXO4FLh_LJstcYsEpDNXNdpc7-xxg9bOta6NQpAmGNtbONLetUEf3cSeIPBszASiB9WQJmEdCnj31nW1D9sV/s1600/QuestionMark1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 159px; height: 196px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVuBLjT3n__hwSWTRy2_EoeMQdJvlOsl13wLotwaanoooZihK3ALFaB3vFXO4FLh_LJstcYsEpDNXNdpc7-xxg9bOta6NQpAmGNtbONLetUEf3cSeIPBszASiB9WQJmEdCnj31nW1D9sV/s320/QuestionMark1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5460475695186703218" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" >Did Barak Obama and the Democratically controlled congress initiate the greatest scam since human beings organized themselves into kingdoms and countries?<br /><br />After hearing reporters and commentators on the various networks, reading blog entries on the Internet and various editorials from newspapers across America, it is all to obvious.<br /><br />Very few, if any, media personnel that have the responsibility of giving the public verifiable information, are doing his/her/their job. Is it possible that the Democratically controlled U.S. House of Representatives, Senate and President Barak Obama are lying to us and misleading us?<br /><br />No one has addressed this issue. Is the recently passed health care bill by the democratically controlled United States Senate, House of Representatives and being sold by President Barak Obama, a classic scam? Is it possible that no one is really scrutinizing our so-called congressional leadership because these people are democrats and Barak Obama is African American?<br /><br />Giving the public misleading information and lying are the same. If any information given to the public is not true, it is a lie regardless of who is saying it, repeating it, reporting it or commenting on it. If information cannot be validated, independently of the source, it should not be reported as factual. If there is conflicting information, both sides of the issue should be heard. At least Fox News makes an attempt to be fair and balanced.<br /><br />America is not some communist, totalitarian, socialist or fascist country, or a dictatorial regime or a "Banana Republic", at least not yet. All this was written to make these observations about the so-called health care debate that led to the health care bill and a supposedly massive restructuring of America's health care delivery systems.<br /><br />The democrats seem to be very fond of repeating and identifying the horrors of America's so-called broken health care system. This broken system, according to democrats and their leadership is producing thousands of dead people annually because they did not have access to health care. Is this true? Where are the facts to verify these statements?<br /><br />Secondly, what is the source of this information? It seems no news organization bothered to ask. The President said, he received letters from thousands of people about their medical horror stories, but, he has only mentioned one or two...and I know of only one that has been factually verified by Fox News. This number of 32,000,000 Americans without health insurance.... wait a minute....isn't there a difference between health care and health insurance? Again, nothing I have seen or read challenged the difference between the two.<br /><br />The next issue that was poorly covered in the health care debate is denied coverage. How many people have been denied coverage because of pre-existing conditions? .... And... how does this number of denials compare to all the people that have a health insurance policy? Does having a health insurance policy translate into health care coverage? Or... can health care be received without having an insurance policy?<br /><br />Has anyone bothered in the media to check out these statements to give us, the general public, the facts regarding these statements by democrats and the President? Or....Is the main stream media indirectly and unknowingly participating in and supporting this scam? Not even Fox News, the number one rated news service, bothered to question democrats or the President about their statements and their source/s of information relative to these horror medical stories. These statements might be coming from political operatives. They might even be vastly overstated and there is always the possibility that there might be other reasons for these so-called medical horror stories that have nothing to do with insurance companies.<br /><br />What else did the news media fail to question the democrats and the President about?<br /><br />1. How many people were actually dropped by insurance companies after becoming sick?<br />2. How many people actually lost their homes because of medical bills?<br />3. What is the primary reason why the cost of health care is escalating?<br />4. How can you save a dollar and spend it at the same time?<br />5. Can financial figures from the CBO (Congressional Budget Office) be manipulated to produce a politically pleasing result?<br />6. Can CBO numbers be verified or reviewed independently of Congress or must we rely solely on this so-called bi-partisan government agency?<br />7. Is there a better way to solve America's health care problems without costing trillions of dollars?<br />8. Can the government legally penalize someone if he/she fails to buy health insurance?<br />9. Can the IRS (Internal Revenue Service) really and legally be authorized to monitor and investigate American citizens as it relates to health care insurance?<br />10. Do people really come to emergency rooms for health care or for medical treatment?<br />11. Does having a national health care system translate into higher productivity, increased innovation and opportunity like the democrats are telling us?<br />12. Is being a woman a pre-existing condition that would facilitate denial of insurance coverage? {Gleaned from Nancy Pelosi's statement)<br />13. Can an Executive Order written by the President supersede statutory federal law?<br />14. Is there a loophole in the health care bill that would allow for abortion? And...if this loophole does not exist, why would President Obama need to sign an Executive Order?<br />15. Was Bart Stupak sincere? ....Are was he and his group holding out for a similar "Cornhusker Kickback" and when it could not happen, sought political cover from the President?<br /><br />If these questions were asked and answered, were the answers verified independently of the source? These are just a few of the questions I have not read or seen on any major or minor media outlet. If these questions are not asked and the answers verified by an investigation into them, can we assume the "Fix" is in?<br /><br />And...we, the American people, are about to be scammed out of trillions of dollars for a health care bill, that we just....might not need...in its current form? Somebody somewhere is going to reap huge benefits from this health care bill and I can literally guarantee, it is not going to be the overwhelming majority of the American people. </span>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-90314641543699871652009-10-21T19:22:00.019-04:002010-04-16T06:37:39.341-04:00The Dimwits & Clowns In Washington DC & The Barons Of Greed Are At It Again<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vsfSQ22Go3eIWCknzzxS4oyYcJGo3lXt2MyxeeLE1h18Q2leR4Hp1cLTsCLhfHC2Vy5z6djVPk7Cb41JVQY-ccKIGlFe6e690K4SjcaF_gThofu7QSHqrEL2SqvjlKX_m1O0h-iJvDLC/s1600-h/clown1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 146px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1vsfSQ22Go3eIWCknzzxS4oyYcJGo3lXt2MyxeeLE1h18Q2leR4Hp1cLTsCLhfHC2Vy5z6djVPk7Cb41JVQY-ccKIGlFe6e690K4SjcaF_gThofu7QSHqrEL2SqvjlKX_m1O0h-iJvDLC/s320/clown1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395205990179462082" border="0" /></a>When is the America public going to learn you can't trust dimwitted politicians, the "Barons of Greed" and you definitely can't trust the Democratic Party. America doesn't have a health care problem. America has an income problem, moral problems, leadership problems, integrity problems and whole lot more.<br /><br />The problem being debated is not medical care, which is what the average die-in-the-woodwork democratic supporter will never really understand, because of sawdust for brains.<br /><br />Who created the overwhelming majority of problems in America's health care system? The Democratic Party and their supporters. Therefore, this health care debate, if you can call it that, is another fraud and scam being inflicted on the America public, by the usual suspects, the dimwits and clowns in Washington, DC, the Democratic Party, their liberal socioeconomic supporters and whatever Republican/s they can scrounge up or intimidate into voting for this farce called "health care reform". The real health care coverage debate involves "who gets paid", "how much he/she/they/it gets paid" and how fast the dimwits in the Senate and the House of Representatives can send you - the taxpayer - the bill. There are none so blind as those that will not see.<br /><br />When is America and perhaps the rest of the civilized world going to realize President Barack Obama is a Con, a closet socialist and a "Front" man. The Democratic Party and the rest of liberal America cannot soothe their guilty conscious with President Barack Obama. The progressives (socialists and borderline communists) will bring absolute destruction to America. They (the Democratic Party and their liberal supporters) really believe by fronting an African American in the White House, they can conveniently hide behind his faked leadership, while they (the Democratic Party and their supporters) bring down America and the rest of the civilized world. Can you imagine the Taliban running things around here?<br /><br />The threat of "Black Folk" rioting in the streets, (if we speak out to strongly against Obama's faked leadership and socialism) because of America's large African American population, will not cut any mustard here. The current Democratic Leadership is a dangerous bunch. No more or less dangerous than the Nazi Party in Germany and the Fascists in Italy. They (the Democratic Party and their supporters) hope to hide behind the Con Man - Barack Obama - while they (the Democratic Party and their supporters) bleed the last ounce of financial blood out of the America people with their ill conceived and ill timed health care overhaul or should I say transfer of wealth. Socialism, in modern times, has survived around the world because America (the home of shop til you drop) has survived. When America is no more, the real, ugly, nasty and deadly face of socialism will be revealed for what it really is - the scourge of humanity.<br /><br />The "Greed Barons" on Wall Street still have not learned, phony money is phony money. The American economy cannot sustain a dow above 10,000, just like it could not and did not sustain a dow above 14,000. The "Bail-out Money" is just that - a "bail out" not a license to return to business as usual, that is bidding up the value of worthless paper. America's economy is on life support and the light bill is due. What does this mean? It means, there is no money to pay the bill. So what happens to your life support system when the electricity is turned off and the backup generators are out of gas? You die. America's death knell is sounding louder and louder and getting closer and closer. How did we, the America people, elect so many clowns, dimwits, knuckleheads and outright liars and deceivers to public office?George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-80661303258258719402009-01-25T08:48:00.008-05:002009-01-26T02:44:11.931-05:00ObamaThe Glorious & Sensational Liar<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiwoh4VtL7RAijEPglhXaZxULC8gCbtVO4MmmG2MjVAgj42EzCo03Uu7b8kIz-664seH8Rc2Qv-83B3gGlrNa4Nig_qyoESzI81_HaOIby9UzTTWW4nQxzTJMg4XizsjyRdBy1LDgA9Mc/s1600-h/Barackobama.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 89px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiwoh4VtL7RAijEPglhXaZxULC8gCbtVO4MmmG2MjVAgj42EzCo03Uu7b8kIz-664seH8Rc2Qv-83B3gGlrNa4Nig_qyoESzI81_HaOIby9UzTTWW4nQxzTJMg4XizsjyRdBy1LDgA9Mc/s320/Barackobama.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295235568072557858" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">President Obama was swept into office and the Democratic Party was given a majority in the U.S. Congress on a tidal wave of false promises and lies. Obama is no more or less than a Glorious and Sensational Liar. America's disenchantment over the War in Iraq, put the wrong people in office at the wrong time in history. The Obama Administration has no intention of saving Constitutional America.<br /><br />The goal of the Obama Administration, the Democratic Party, the liberal left and their liberal socio-economic supporters is a Socialist America. President Obama is basically a socialist. Socialism contradicts "Free Enterprise" Capitalism. As America moves closer to socialism, the more America will decline. Socialism as a governing philosophy is stagnant because of the moral hazards socialism produces.<br /><br />The overwhelming majority of Democrats are socialist and borderline communist. They are afflicted with the belief that they know better than you, and therefore, should control ever aspect of your life. Government is the tool by which they hope to accomplish their objective. Consequently, The Democratic Party, the liberal left and their socio-economic supporters have no choice but to lie to the American people and camouflage their lies with thin veneers of truth.<br /><br />The vast majority of the voting public does not have enough political sophistication to separate lies from truth. In fact, the overwhelming majority prefers lies to truth and government checks to productive effort. Obama and the Democrats lied when they said they would continue America's fight against terrorism. They lied when they said they were ushering in an era of change. They lied when they said their so-called economic investment and recovery program was free of non-essential items.<br /><br />America will pay a dear price for the hatred and disrespect the political left had for former President Bush. Naturally, the political left will not admit or own up to anything. Nature will exact her price independent of one's political belief, education, social status, perceived or real power, personal philosophy or ignorance of natural laws. These people are largely perverted with a warp and twisted sense of truth and reality. America will pay for its shortsightedness and unfounded fascination with their own selfish desires and aspirations.<br /><br /></span></span>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-68653779078004334992008-10-16T04:19:00.016-04:002008-10-16T06:02:14.673-04:00Exposing the 700 Billion Dollar Bail Out Myth<span style="font-size:0;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzQt4MFjdVMr192Moa_IaD5T2gdgWrOxnE9VYz8xQlIyX11rU0zf-4GNxizPmRKamlPEfMEXRbkLvxYtyYfZVz-KHuCYg7gDHre5l6x-253l3TrK6_7hHySPBkiqfnYuOJYwSo_59YQP_/s1600-h/bailout3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257668641767910338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzQt4MFjdVMr192Moa_IaD5T2gdgWrOxnE9VYz8xQlIyX11rU0zf-4GNxizPmRKamlPEfMEXRbkLvxYtyYfZVz-KHuCYg7gDHre5l6x-253l3TrK6_7hHySPBkiqfnYuOJYwSo_59YQP_/s320/bailout3.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Our gutless politicians and the "Barons of Greed" (Wall Street styled Banking and Investment Firms) need to tell the American people the truth and end the deception. This so-called 700 billion dollar bail out is just another gimmick.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;">In fact, it is the lastest political and economic gimmick the political and financial establishment have tossed our way.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">The American political and financial establishments have been feeding the American people a steady diet of lies for so many years, lies seem like the truth and the truth seem like lies.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;">The "Big Lie" #1 is the American economy is not in trouble. The American economy has been in trouble for years. The reason why it does not seem so dire is because fully two-thirds of this economy is based on consumer spending. When the American public stops shopping til they drop the economy heads downward.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;"></span><span style="font-family:arial;">For years the nation managed to survive because the rest of the world was still recovering from the financail devastation of World War II. Germany, France, England, Japan, China, Korea, Italy, the rest of Europe and the remaining nations that were impacted by European madnes have fully recovered. America's wars have largely kept the nation's economy humming over the past few years.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">The "Big Lie" #2 is the global economy has been beneficial to this country. America has enjoyed a low birth rate for a number of years and so has Europe and England. This low birth rate gives our financial and political establishment the illusion that plenty of jobs are available stateside. This insane belief that the economy is growing enough to accomodate the increasing demand for employment has led many American companies to ship jobs and factories overseas. They believe the myth and lie this will make American products more competitive. Nothing is farther from the truth.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">The "Big Lie" #3 is the fundamentals of the economy are strong. "Doggie Poop". The fundamentals of our economy have never been weaker. Our steadily weakening economy will eventually collapse the world's stock markets . <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The reason:</span></strong> America is the dumping ground for the world's gizmos, gadgets and illegal drugs. No other country on this planet has over 250 million thoroughly conditioned "limp-brained" consumers. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">The "Big Lie" #4 is China will eventually open its huge population base to American products. Another pile of "Doggie Poop". China is simply waiting us out and our greedy short-sighted financial and political leadership. In the end, China will win the test of wills. China is now the manufacturing center of the planet and they are not going to give up their new found status easily.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">The "Big Lie" #5 is education will save us. This would be true if America were the only country on the planet. The America that help win World War I and World II no longer exist. The American population that built this country is virtually extinct. What remains are millions of light headed, educated, functional dimwits that really believe because they are articulate, can think a little bit and have college degrees that they are intelligent. The entire world already knows the average American is an idiot.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">The "Big Lie" #6 is the American Spirit will pull us through this. Where is my "Doggie Pooper Scooper"? It's beginning to pile up all over this post. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Whatever American Spirit that existed when Bill Clinton became President was throughly destroyed by the time he left office. Whenever a politician says, <em><strong>"I trust the American people"</strong></em>, find the nearest commode and regurgitate your food in it. Whatever politician or political leader that repeats this lie, already knows if the American people could really be trusted, he/she would have been voted out of office years before. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">If our voting public really could be trusted, Washington DC would be empty and the vast majority of our state and local legislators would be in jail for graft and corruption. It's precisely because the voting public cannot be trusted is the primary reason why our political and financial establishment is the way it is and the country is in the sorry shape it is in.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">The "Big Lie" #7, this government proposed "Bail Out Plan" will prevent an economic meltdown. Let's just say this, the day of reckoning will be postponed, but not prevented. This post is not big enough to examine over 200 years of lies spewed from the mouths of our political establishment. If you are one of the intelligent Americans left in the country, you will quickly and easily add to this list of lies.</span>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-5774468610476580782008-01-30T04:37:00.000-05:002008-01-30T05:59:42.429-05:00Why Doesn't Washington Come Clean?<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMuk1W3jY5Vfs4kw3SPEssLGEfnvU0w5Hs3fxNHt2GbhXlaucQ4G73w4yqLTlrig9qykAvZY4SrjDKE0PMNTbOZ4bAFVWlDKR92nJdnyrTXx45OwQ5sG8zWVpHKXzirRnUTMJU_F4dAYJ/s1600-h/congress3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQMuk1W3jY5Vfs4kw3SPEssLGEfnvU0w5Hs3fxNHt2GbhXlaucQ4G73w4yqLTlrig9qykAvZY4SrjDKE0PMNTbOZ4bAFVWlDKR92nJdnyrTXx45OwQ5sG8zWVpHKXzirRnUTMJU_F4dAYJ/s320/congress3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161207071859960802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The current turmoil in financial markets and the sub-prime mortgage debacle are only the beginning of America's woes and sorrows. Washington needs to come clean with the American people.<br /><br />We need to know what they have done to our industries and our national wealth. The business community is just as guilty as our worthless politicians. Never before in world history has a free people been so thoroughly deceived by their elected representatives.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">America's stocks are over priced and stock values are being artifically manipulated to satisfy institutional investors such as local and state governments. Our nation is drowning in debt and it is just a matter of time before our national lungs run out of air.<br /><br />Why doesn't Washington come clean and tell us the truth? An economic crash is coming that will make the "Great Depression" seem like a picnic by comparison. Unlike past "Recessions" and the "Depression", America no longer has the inherent growth potential that could bring us out of major economic calamity. The world today is far more competitive than it was 70 years ago and even 30 years ago. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">What is needed now is intelligent leadership and we are not going to get it from Barak Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, John Edwards, Rudy Guiliani, Mitt Romney or any current candidate running for President. All these people are part of the problem. As a matter of fact, we are definitely not going to get intelligent leadership from the Republican, Democratic or Libertarian Political Parties.</span>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-22805451147083539292007-12-31T22:12:00.000-05:002007-12-31T22:29:18.335-05:00Happy New Year<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipo5Q7E3qU0MQA-cnabiIQ4gS-eHXtuAhjoL9tbygHYa7oiJn6Hl6APdFTvUaNYvq3XdPWYIftVpz8UNCA5WVEl1BJb_o-s4jC1elkuXINlN2ZolMy6GvEO1Dli9gAACaWqZ9OsvsQCoLK/s1600-h/Happy_New_Year2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 79px; height: 139px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipo5Q7E3qU0MQA-cnabiIQ4gS-eHXtuAhjoL9tbygHYa7oiJn6Hl6APdFTvUaNYvq3XdPWYIftVpz8UNCA5WVEl1BJb_o-s4jC1elkuXINlN2ZolMy6GvEO1Dli9gAACaWqZ9OsvsQCoLK/s320/Happy_New_Year2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5150344382571399682" border="0" /></a>During the final hours of 2007, I would like to thank all my readers, regular and new, for your support during 2007. In the upcoming year; 2008, I will continue to give my unbiased analysis and comments on the news as it is written and/or reported by the various media outlets. I wish every one of you the very best for 2008. May you live and prosper under GOD's heavens and in his physical universe.George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-35474875336304521802007-11-30T23:11:00.000-05:002007-11-30T23:42:22.436-05:00Will The Real Muslims Please Stand Up<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxCLNZOnY9Eb9W-0D4_PGG5Z7WFLzHemcb-Dh-Gu84DeYlg0vnbRCeaztx5UQMUyOTPUNCtt5ZwADIvPl5Xhyphenhypheng8Bjc4YKbzSpQ37vkKQi02JZRDTTgEYZgKyPeaATCeBvhMe6Wpp2kI8SA/s1600-r/masjid1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcU5em6g91VA3NKWnfvcOzJgV964HgJHz3UL30HTEZ0hOrZClrSN0jwAeyegTOgFSuVBIBFZtzkUpgDjSgQwkShVe2fz5lefgaXKwTabtZRirXYWSGAmy6h39-COpEzQyNT1V_VwHa10-X/s320/masjid1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5138854246942107362" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">The recent events in the Sudan, should be a warning to every liberal that believes Islam is another benign peaceful religion. If the behavior we in the West are seeing is not characteristic of true Muslims, "Will the real Muslims please stand up." And I'm not talking about Muslims living in Western Democracies. These people are Muslims in name and custom only.<br /><br />For those of you that missed it, the following is a recap of the Associated Press article.<br /></span> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="inside-copy">Gillian Gibbons, a British teacher, is being threatened with execution and 40 lashes for allowing her students to bestow the name Muhammad on a class teddy bear.</p> <p style="font-family: arial;" class="inside-copy">Several thousand Sudanese protested in central Khartoum on Friday against the teacher. Banners demanded "Punishment, Punishment, Punishment," as protesters chanted, "Kill her! Kill her by firing squad!" Gibbons, who was sentenced on Thursday (November 29, 2007) to 15 days in jail and deportation, was taken from her prison to a secret location to ensure her safety.</p>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-60024381319089465812007-10-05T01:39:00.000-04:002007-10-06T22:46:42.288-04:00A Gathering Of "Fools"<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sg5w3dDvwPxq3EwViuq3nFmx91usRjCPHl6zYjNgyNS8bZEip_IO-CbBiDcFQ8rMV9dq1lbij2jaEv-En8MzRFkTLETTHsilJrgQ3TVivCXabPAqpBEbr86XNJcg0ojQkKPseSnRdnav/s1600-h/Atheist1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 95px; height: 156px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4sg5w3dDvwPxq3EwViuq3nFmx91usRjCPHl6zYjNgyNS8bZEip_IO-CbBiDcFQ8rMV9dq1lbij2jaEv-En8MzRFkTLETTHsilJrgQ3TVivCXabPAqpBEbr86XNJcg0ojQkKPseSnRdnav/s320/Atheist1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117727204385455602" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">On September 30, 2007, a large convention of atheist gathered in Virginia to proclaim their eagerness that GOD does not exist. What a gathering of fools. It never ceases to amaze me how so many well educated and intelligent people can so easily become "FOOLS". <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">For it is written:</span> "The fool says in his heart, there is no GOD. They are corrupt, their deeds are vile; there is no one who does good." Psa 14:1 (NIV) </span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Personally, I don't need to add my comments, "Biblical Scriptures" say it much more emphatically and forcefully than I ever could when it comes to this perverse generation. <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 102, 102);"> Because it is also written:</span> "The wrath of GOD is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about GOD is plain to them."<br /><br />"For since the creation of the world GOD's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. For although they knew GOD, they neither glorified him as GOD nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened."<br /><br />"Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools and exchanged the glory of the immortal GOD for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. Therefore GOD gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another."<br /><br />"They exchanged the truth of GOD for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator - who is forever praised. Amen. Because of this, GOD gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exhanged natural relations for unnatural ones. In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion."<br /><br />"Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of GOD, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, slanderers, GOD-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless."<br /><br />"Although they know GOD's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them." Rom 1:18-32 (NIV)<br /></span>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-25802419125043085192007-09-20T05:26:00.000-04:002007-10-06T22:58:18.812-04:00The 14,000 DowThe Death Knell For America's Economic System<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13wEcMA-xM7aAywTFzDRCFCDtYPW9jKKohttRt6LdNZMSMAfam7Fpvfq__nUCRP91Gbv6nzerE01bv3qiv3tKFaYjNhxrBSRrtUe_fBKtIn7BgcMv_e2HQlvIA44EasN6bMpF-LW5wiJC/s1600-h/wallstreet1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 121px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh13wEcMA-xM7aAywTFzDRCFCDtYPW9jKKohttRt6LdNZMSMAfam7Fpvfq__nUCRP91Gbv6nzerE01bv3qiv3tKFaYjNhxrBSRrtUe_fBKtIn7BgcMv_e2HQlvIA44EasN6bMpF-LW5wiJC/s320/wallstreet1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5112218722090466050" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">"Fund Managers", "Stock Brokers" and "Wall Street Bankers" have been toying with the idea of pushing the "Dow Jones Industrial Average" above the 14,000 mark. These people obviously don't realize the world has entered a new Socio-Economic Era that can not support manufactured money for long.<br /><br />The Federal Reserve needs to pull the plug on this wild speculation before it damages the economy and sends the entire "Western World" into an economic tailspin that it might not recover from for decades.<br /><br />"Global Socio-Economic Interaction" is much more volatile and unpredictable than most "Economist", "Fund Managers", "Stock Brokers" and "Wall Street Bankers" realize. This intentional effort to keep inflating the price of already overpriced stocks and mutual funds will drive our economy and our nation into economic disaster.<br /><br />America does not have enough internal industrial capacity to support a Dow Jones over 10,000, let alone 14,000 and relying on foreigners to support our irrational and irresponsible economic behavior is sheer madness. This country has been surviving for 20 years on borrowed time, low birth rates, borrowed money and by stealing money from the public in the form of billions of dollars in hidden taxes and fees.<br /><br />Unlike the "Great Depression", the room for future economic growth and expansion will not be there. The world today is much more competitive and despite all the diplomatic pleasantries, Western and Eastern Europe, Great Britain, the Arabs, the Japanese, all of South America, Canada and the rest of the industrialized world no longer trust this country. The Russians</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> definitely don't trust us and</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> the Jihadist can't stand us. The Chinese are simply using us because our short-sighted and money-hungry corporate and government leaders have shown them we; as a nation, no longer have credible values, morals or ethics.<br /><br />Our citizenry is more decadent, backward and functionally illiterate than during the "Cold War". The Democrats and the "Liberal Left" are a frightening bunch of socialist and the Republicans are greedy, self-centered unilateralist. The world will not let us plunder their resources like we have been doing since the end of World War II. The vast majority of the nations on this planet have largely recovered from the devastation of that war and competition for available natural resources and technological advantages will be immense.<br /><br />The war against "Islamic Extremist" is costing us billions in borrowed money and even as big as America's economy is, there is a limit to the amount of money we can borrow. These debts must be repaid. If this country defaults on its debts, and it will,</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">the rest of the industrialized world will feel the impact.</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> Because the average American is a mindless consumer, </span><span style="font-family:arial;">when these millions of Americans can no longer "shop til they drop",</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;">major economies around the world will go into economic decline. The "European Common Market" will recover, but America won't.<br /><br />Since more and more nations are capable of looking out for themselves, more countries will opt to invest in "Common Market" countries than in America. America's only edge right now is our superiority in weapons technology. At the rate the Chinese are growing and developing, we won't have this advantage for long. Heaven forbid, if they should ever decide to flex their economic muscle and demand payment on some of their loans.<br /><br />Therefore, "Fund Managers", "Stock Brokers" and "Wall Street Bankers" should be very cautious about bidding up the price of stocks and mutual funds so they can line their pockets with the people's money. The worst thing our politicians ever did, was to allow the "Barons of Greed" to get their hands on the people's hard earned retirement money. Well..that's "par for the course" isn't it? Afterall, we do have the best group of political scoundrels money can buy.<br /></span>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-1221098276823899702007-08-27T12:43:00.000-04:002007-10-06T23:02:59.342-04:00Over Eating<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGN2tyfNcEs2QhL9tbEgy5qzOK6SLluCuwgkG6lR3fAx7utZeKrSd_h_Ps1GE-2AJsvjMi5EaKTpHmvYOfL4MDnZJzF-f4-9CG6Y-iGa9rg75pzxUD7KzQkk8_ahEZbh1GLzdqI6eoiBb/s1600-h/Eating1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvGN2tyfNcEs2QhL9tbEgy5qzOK6SLluCuwgkG6lR3fAx7utZeKrSd_h_Ps1GE-2AJsvjMi5EaKTpHmvYOfL4MDnZJzF-f4-9CG6Y-iGa9rg75pzxUD7KzQkk8_ahEZbh1GLzdqI6eoiBb/s320/Eating1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5103427961621091682" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">There is little doubt that many Americans are over weight. The weight loss industry rakes in billions annually on programs and products that work for the few and not the many. Perhaps what most Americans need to do is turn off the television. A recent study done by Dr. Alan Hirsch found a connection between watching televsion and people's eating habits.<br /></span><br /><div> <div class="storyhdr"> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span>According to Dr. Hirsch, in an article written by Jennifer Kwan for Reuters, </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">"people eat more when they are glued to the television." The more entertaining the program, the more they eat. "</span><script language="javascript">indow.yzq_d==null)window.yzq_d=new Object(); window.yzq_d['.R7mCELEYrE-']='&U=13bcmrgqq%2fN%3d.R7mCELEYrE-%2fC%3d592791.10629614.11260505.1442997%2fD%3dLREC%2fB%3d4560880'; </script><span style="font-family:arial;">I</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">t seems that distracted brains do not notice what the mouth is doing", said Dr. Alan Hirsch, neurological director of the Smell and Taste Treatment and Research Foundation in Chicago.</span></p> </div> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Hirsch explored the impact of smell, taste and eating behaviors while watching TV by measuring potato chip consumption.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Forty-five volunteers ate as many chips as they wanted during five-minute intervals over three-week periods while they watched monologues by late-night talk show hosts David Letterman and Jay Leno.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">They also were given chips to eat when the television was off.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Hirsch found people ate an average of 44 percent more chips while watching Letterman and 42 percent more while viewing Leno, than when they did not watch TV.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">"If you can concentrate on how the food tastes, you'll eat less because you'll feel full faster," Hirsch said in an interview at the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Toronto, Canada.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">"So if that's the case, let's look at the opposite. What if you're distracted? If you're distracted, in theory, then you'd eat more."</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Through his research at the foundation, Hirsch has helped people overcome the loss of sense and taste sensation, which typically results in weight gain because the brain does not know when it should stop eating.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">The ventromedial nucleus in the hypothalamus, where the so-called satiety center is located, tells the body whether it is hungry or full. If it is inhibited or tricked, the result can be changes in eating patterns, he said.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">"People who cook spaghetti all day don't feel like eating spaghetti at the end of the day," said Hirsch. "By being exposed to a smell all day long it's tricking the hypothalamus."</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">At each session, volunteers were asked to concentrate on the sensory characteristics of the food such as taste and smell. Researchers say these sensory clues, in addition to internal body changes, signal satiety.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">But when distracted, a person does not pay attention to either the body's sensations of feeling full, or to the sensory characteristics of the food.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family:Arial;">Many studies have linked obesity to watching television and that link is likely due to inactivity, Hirsch said. But perhaps entertaining shows are also contributing. Dr. Hirsch concluded, "if you want to lose weight, turn off the television or watch something boring".</span></p></div>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-66720961639667965922007-07-28T22:14:00.000-04:002007-08-27T15:10:48.038-04:00President Bush, Now Is The Time To Be A Leader<span style="font-family:arial;"></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwTygJW8ZbriRQSDPcw082_hX4fesenir1Cub3Nf_ZSOPHrwjANZUfRoxFMpIRxWMrtrM3w4p-4NlD6oo3XV3yXaKPciHxRMzFbJKex9ZHOhAO-VAbouBvSCpqUfDRyhBRtS8Qh95BcC0/s1600-h/presidentbush1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCwTygJW8ZbriRQSDPcw082_hX4fesenir1Cub3Nf_ZSOPHrwjANZUfRoxFMpIRxWMrtrM3w4p-4NlD6oo3XV3yXaKPciHxRMzFbJKex9ZHOhAO-VAbouBvSCpqUfDRyhBRtS8Qh95BcC0/s320/presidentbush1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5092494142753501250" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Many in the media, the political and radical left, the ultra and moderate right; as well as President Bush's most vocal detractors have accused him of "Failed Leadership". From where I sit, President Bush has not led this nation since he was elected.<br /><br />Bill Clinton wasn't a leader and neither is Hillary. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Well, you say..Bill Clinton is still very popular...so was Adolf Hitler. In fact, only one of the current group of presidential candidates, has shown any real leadership ability..and that's Rudy Giuliani.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">These 3 actualities are very obvious:<br /><br />1. Managing government is a failed strategy.<br />2. The President's advisors and political cronies have failed him.<br />3. His standing in public opinion polls has no where to go but up.<br /><br />Therefore, the timing is right for President Bush to become our national leader by words, deeds, actions and activities. He must take charge of every aspect of his administration and become the point man on all the major issues confronting America.</span><br /><p style="font-family: arial;"><span>Before we can begin to understand why managing government is not leadership, it will be necessary to define what is meant by lead. Lead means to show the way, by going along with or in front of, or to guide. From this definition, we can deduce that a leader is someone who has taken the responsibility to show us the way or to guide us. Management is simply organizing and monitoring activity. Leadership is directing activity.<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span>George W. Bush was elected President by a democratic process. Therefore, he has a duty, an obligation and a responsibility to lead America, not manage government. Underlings can do that.</span><span> Leadership requires courage and instinct, and by it's very nature must be in some direction or toward the accomplishment of something. That something America is being led toward must be clearly defined and simply stated because this becomes the goal to be reached, the objective to be accomplished or the destination we are suppose to arrive at.<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><span>Once the goal has been defined and stated, President Bush, as our leader, must decide on a plan of action or set a course or direction that will reach the goal, accomplish the desired objective or get us to our destination. If it is determined that a course of action has failed or is failing to reach a desired objective, as America's leader, the President must be ready to change course and personnel if needed. Misguided loyalties can be devastating.<br /></span></p> <p style="font-family: arial;"><span>Now that we understand the nature of leadership, we can ask ourselves some questions: Where has President Bush's past and present management taken us? What has he really accomplished with it?...and if he has not accomplished anything, we need to know why? In addition, what has been the result of his administration's management philosophy? Is America better off, the same or worse?<br /></span></p><p style="font-family: arial;"><span>It is time for President Bush to take the helm of the ship of state. It is obvious his captains can not read the political charts. </span><span>When management fails, it is time to lead. </span></p>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-25958678111766241662007-06-18T11:19:00.000-04:002007-08-27T11:05:01.006-04:00Are America's Government Leaders Mentally Fit To Serve?<span style="font-family: arial;"></span><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMJ_g1QjtL5ck-RIodfh36ju1bvVaEVXpZzV4uTIOwrazJV8jwhR6o3kMO2kL1V0B6WnwRAWYxZjXWWhJ4X4qRxVAttEo1wmU8G2i7gmSC0LEjnESQehSkD5ofgZlkz59QQZgNyByU5s3/s1600-h/congress3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqMJ_g1QjtL5ck-RIodfh36ju1bvVaEVXpZzV4uTIOwrazJV8jwhR6o3kMO2kL1V0B6WnwRAWYxZjXWWhJ4X4qRxVAttEo1wmU8G2i7gmSC0LEjnESQehSkD5ofgZlkz59QQZgNyByU5s3/s320/congress3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077426315174904866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family: arial;">A widely accepted definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result. Political polarization has never worked at any time in world history.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">When the political process becomes polarized, gridlock results and the legislative process becomes stagnant and ineffective. Differences as to methods, policies, priorities and procedural implementation are acceptable among any sane and rational group of people.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">However, when differences in the essential elements of the legislative process paralyzes, inhibits or prohibits government to act in the best interest of it's citizens, then those elected representatives are no longer acting with reason or rationality. Whenever elected representatives can not compromise or engage in open and honest debate concerning the needs of a nation, these people are exhibiting characteristics of mental illness, not mental fitness. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial;">If an individual or a group of individuals put politics above citizenship or their personal interest above the national interest, we are looking at people that are not fit to hold public office. These people should be voted out of office or thrown out of office at the earliest opportunity.</span>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-74800822458776427592007-05-31T00:50:00.000-04:002007-08-27T11:01:25.587-04:00 The Next Level Of Municipal Leadership<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdKXfONBIIhY2JYYl3fb8IhIoyzKCAx40EMEAsfJyQ91U_FF2U7ahDMEP4YkXcwLPl2RSBlmHNaTdCAC44Vh2UJG4jDEzBOThkXFRDWJMOtT-mZ0Vtbrd1IW3mMVaH4CyNWC0UCcgQ5Mg/s1600-h/wallstreet1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGdKXfONBIIhY2JYYl3fb8IhIoyzKCAx40EMEAsfJyQ91U_FF2U7ahDMEP4YkXcwLPl2RSBlmHNaTdCAC44Vh2UJG4jDEzBOThkXFRDWJMOtT-mZ0Vtbrd1IW3mMVaH4CyNWC0UCcgQ5Mg/s320/wallstreet1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5070585909077973074" border="0" /></a><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">The world's collective political and socio-economic experience is still firmly rooted in Western ideologies that began their evolution during the 14th Century and has continued until the present day. I believe the Modern Industrial Era will also conclude with economic decline and deadly diseases that will ravish the human population.<br /><br />The emergence of Global Economic Interaction and high tech industrial capacity have rendered current political and socio-economic problem solving strategies obsolete. Any political or economic strategy that does not incorporate Global Economic interaction as its guiding principle is doomed to fail. </span></span> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Past economic transitions were primarily single staged or dual staged, national or continental in their impact and scope. This new transition is multi-staged and global. Therefore, little or no empirical data exist that can accurately measure its effect on socio-economic or political systems. A global socio-economic transition of this magnitude has never occurred before in world history. Therefore, theorems must be discovered and developed, before they can be taught to others.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Political leaders and socio-economic planners who do not understand or realize the implications of Global Economic Interaction, could be promoting solution concepts and strategies that might have devastating long term consequences if they were enacted. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Major psychological and philosophical changes must be made in order to incorporate this new socio-economic development into our reality systems. Monumental intellectual adjustments must take place similar to one that had to occur when science proved the world is round; instead of flat. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">"Flat Earth" conceptualizations immediately became obsolete. The same is true for socio-economic concepts developed during the Modern Industrial Era. The evidence is overwhelming that most municipal leaders are trying to solve multi-dimensional problems with antique solution strategies. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">These strategies and concepts are based on the accumulated knowledge and experience of the past 600 years. They are hopelessly inadequate and powerless to deal with 21st Century socio-economic reality. Many municipal leaders do not realize 21st Century problems can not be solved with 19th or 20th Century strategies. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">These problems require the development of a much more advanced socio-economic solution concept that is based on 21st Century Global Economic Interaction. Any attempt to ignore or diminish the importance of Global Economic Interaction will lead to disaster. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Therefore, in order to avoid certain catastrophy, municipal leaders must reach the next level of leadership; which is governing in the Age of Global Economic Interaction. This kind of interaction creates multi-dimensional problems that will defy traditional problem solving approaches and solution concepts. Integrated solutions are required to solve multi-dimensional problems.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Before integrated solution concepts can be developed and implemented, a transition must be made from passive, dictatorial or intrusive government to activist or cooperative government. This is the only way obsolete linear solution strategies can be replaced with multi-dimensional program solutions.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Different data gathering techniques must be used to accumulate more relevant information for problem solving purposes. Too many lives are at stake to do otherwise. Our cities and towns are on the verge of becoming battle grounds because most municipal leaders do not realize the traditional relationship between government, the people and the environment has changed. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Millions of dollars are currently being wasted on out dated program concepts that will not effect long term solutions. In fact, using obsolete concepts will actually aggravate socio-economic problems. In order to develop permanent cost effective solution concepts, municipal leaders must plug the entire community into the decision making process. Greater community involvement and participation is the most effective way to develop integrated or holistic solution strategies</span>.</span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Dynamic Citizenship is necessary in order to build an organizational structure entire communities can work within effectively. It is virtually impossible to create, implement and manage integrated solution strategies without effective community organization. Initiating this process will create an active municipal government that is far more responsive and sensitive to community needs. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Mastering this process is the key that unlocks the door to the next level of municipal leadership. Integrated Socio-economics is a concept that best describes the cooperative relationhip between government, private enterprise and the community. In the Age of Global Economic Interaction and high tech industrial capacity, this holistic approach to solving municipal problems is the only long term solution strategy that will work.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">By using holistic or integrated problem solving strategies, municipal leaders can establish the means by which more people can take advantage of wealth creation systems, increase overall productivity, stimulate their local economy, increase income for minority or impoverished residents, and develop cyclic revenue systems. With these strategies, individuals either alone, or collectively in groups, can acquire or create new businesses and opportunities where none currently exist.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Recycling revenue; combined with, cooperation from citizens, non government institutions, community action groups, associations, labor unions, the state legislature and the business community can dramatically reduce the need for Federal programs and/or subsidies. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Since this relationship is not static, it will be much more dynamic and effective. Once the unemployment problem has been addressed, the same coalition can tackle much more complicated social issues. Such problems as health care cost, crime prevention, substance abuse, infrastructure deterioration and reducing welfare expeditures can be handled far more efficiently and cost effectively through local coalitions than by cumbersome Federal bureaucracies. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Businesses, government and the community working together in harmony is the cornerstone of Integrated Socio-economics. Residents in America's towns and cities must stop looking to the Federal government to solve their municipal problems. In many instances, the human resource potential in each municipality has yet to be tapped. Through effective human resource utilization and management, people with limited or no business or marketing skills can be shown how to earn money, position income producing enterprises and use wealth creation strategies. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Integrated Socio-economics offers the best possible concept for resurrecting impoverished minority communities. Many of the nation's leading economist and financial experts are still bogged down in obsolete economic policies and concepts; which are hopelessly inadequate to deal with Global Economic Interaction. There is nothing in their backgrounds or education that could have prepared them for the Global Economic Age.<br /></span></span></p><p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">The institutions they have been apart of for years are slowly disintegrating before their eyes and they are having difficulty preventing further decline. Most economist do not yet understand the nature of the problems society is facing. Federal policies designed to stimulate the economy out of recession will have little or no impact in small to mid-sized towns and cities.</span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Pork barrel politicking at the state and/or national level, diverts available financial resources into areas and localities that benefit a small select group of people. Communites needing help the most, may never see any real financial aid. Well entrenched special interest can suck millions of dollars out of treasuries to benefit narrowly defined interests. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">These interests may have nothing to do with real municipal needs. Many legislators do not have the political will to end PAC influence. Pleading to them is a waste of time. A small group of people can now manipulate world security markets and currency markets. Traditional economic indicators are no longer reliable. Economic decline is much worse than we imagine. </span></span></p> <p><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Therefore, community wide cyclic wealth creating systems must be developed. Most ethnic and racial groups have grown impatient with waiting for economic parity and equal opportunity in America's municipalities. There is no way to address this issue with out restructuring wealth creation and educating miniority communities. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">In order to correct this problem, more citizens must get involved and participate in the solution seeking process. Coming together and working together is the only way we; as citizens, can save our communities and salvage a future for our children. Community involvement and participation is the essence of the next level citizenship.</span></span></p> <p align="left"><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Other basic community issues like education, crime prevention, unemployment, reducing the welfare roles and increasing individually and collectively overall community wealth, can all be addressed; if and when, the citizenry sincerely desires a solution. </span></span></p> <p align="left"><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">The ultimate goal of Integrated Socioeconomics is to empower and encourage ordinary people to develop plans and methods to solve common community problems. It is the only solution concept that will involve the entire community. </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left;"><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Alternative strategies and concepts must be utilized and organized into a comprehensive systematic approach. Integrated Socio-economics combined with Dynamic Citizenship is the next level of community development.<br /></span></span></p> <p align="left"><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Just as governing in a Global Economic environment is the next level of government leadership, living and working in a Global Economic environment is the next level of community development.<br /></span></span></p><p align="left"><span><span style="font-family:Arial;">As citizens, we must hold ourselves and those we select and elect to lead us accountable for their actions or lack of action. We can not relinquish our responsibilities to our communities and our fellow citizens. We are each other's keeper. T</span><span style="font-family:Arial;">herefore, in order to reclaim our communities and our children, we must embark, take bold action and break new ground in an old area, community development.</span></span></p>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-44094172247456918882007-04-19T15:47:00.000-04:002007-08-27T10:52:53.894-04:00Illegal Immigrants Causing Major U.S. Hospital Crisis<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6i0uoqfePt2etLhzylseByVnQsexjMhQ26ZwEMpZKydWjOT36fQPIezKRjYBRK6SFD-mwDvd5TThdpX1Hf7kv94YXZSq2ykXf_XegxKc6K7JMls-sE2MGONaCJ-jMISfxAEgvqkrr7S7B/s1600-h/Illegalimmigration2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6i0uoqfePt2etLhzylseByVnQsexjMhQ26ZwEMpZKydWjOT36fQPIezKRjYBRK6SFD-mwDvd5TThdpX1Hf7kv94YXZSq2ykXf_XegxKc6K7JMls-sE2MGONaCJ-jMISfxAEgvqkrr7S7B/s320/Illegalimmigration2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5055231256049223858" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >One border state alone spent $700 million last year to medically treat illegal immigrants and a high-ranking hospital official says the toll is causing a meltdown of the state’s healthcare system. </span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >U.S. taxpayers have for years financed the exorbitant cost of medically treating illegal immigrants.</span><div> </div> <div><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >In the last few years, it has transformed into a crisis that has forced many hospitals in borders states to actually close.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >This week, outraged California lawmakers provided details illustrating the situation’s severity as they fought a congressional proposal that would drastically cut federal reimbursement for the healthcare of illegal immigrants in their state.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> <p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >The mostly Democratic group said almost half of California hospitals are operating in the red and provided specific documentation of how the state’s 430 facilities spent $700 million to treat illegal immigrants in 2006. The burden is deeply affecting Americans who may need emergency or urgent medical care and must travel further to find it.</span></p><p><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" >Even though federal law mandates that hospitals must provide emergency medical treatment to illegal immigrants, the government only partially reimburses them. California only got $73 million to cover that astronomical $700 million bill last year and now the House Appropriations Committee, which is responsible for the federal budget, wants to further cut the reimbursement rate.<br /><br /></span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;" ><br />Many other states are in the same predicament and bipartisan lawmakers are aggressively fighting the new budget proposals that would further diminish the government’s reimbursement for providing free medical care to illegal immigrants.</span><span style=";font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" > </span> </p><p> </p></div>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-3791303046333008012007-04-16T01:13:00.000-04:002007-08-27T10:50:20.910-04:00Is Imus The Victim Of A Double Standard?<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BS3yv7yVgS7rh7EYFQndY6PBe3BiRPmdy4Iau8aQXazhbQnapRlhVEDUk421lh2vKFdS-pzPrLsEr_yulyciqf5Q2mQOreTJ7DqFUWNbyBKTFCTKJIQkXIknWEp32a2ioelW2TATZEx8/s1600-h/Imus1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 137px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2BS3yv7yVgS7rh7EYFQndY6PBe3BiRPmdy4Iau8aQXazhbQnapRlhVEDUk421lh2vKFdS-pzPrLsEr_yulyciqf5Q2mQOreTJ7DqFUWNbyBKTFCTKJIQkXIknWEp32a2ioelW2TATZEx8/s320/Imus1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5053898095331799010" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Whenever a media personality is canned for his/her remarks or views, the old arguments resurface. You know the routine. Haul out the usual suspects and unfurl the banners. In Imus' case the usual culprits are his free speech, his personal freedom, accusations of racism, political insensitivity, morality and our decadent culture.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Just like Imus has the privilege to speak his mind and select his language, other people have the privilege not to listen or criticize him for his remarks. The problem with the vast majority is that few, if any, people on earth really understand what freedom means. Far too many have this infantile notion and opinion that freedom means doing or saying anything one pleases. This is not freedom. This is arrogance, anarchy, chaos, ignorance, license and stupidity of the most vile, corrupt and dangerous kind.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Freedom carries with it awesome responsibilities, the likes of which few are even capable of understanding. That's precisely why no one on the planet is free. No modern government will ever allow true freedom to flourish because there are too many educated fools and far too many idiots to contend with.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">GOD (YHVH) grants rights. What we mistakenly call freedoms and rights are only privileges granted by the society in which we find ourselves living. Some societies have more, some have less and some have whatever their dictatorial government allows. Whenever a society's granted privileges are abused, the violator should have his/her privileges revoked. This brings me to the reason for this article.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Everywhere we look and turn there are double standards and a double standard has Imus in its grips. Imus can now claim victim status. What happened to Imus never should have happened. If we are going to hold him to a standard, then Rappers, MTV, Satellite Radio, Cable, HBO and the other "Shock Jocks" should be held to the same standard. This also includes the companies that harbor and support these known abusers.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The most popular Rappers in the African American community are far more abusive of African American women than Don Imus ever was. However, hauling "Black Folk" on to the carpet for their societal and moral indiscretions is unthinkable. Hauling "Latinos" on to the carpet for violating our national sovereignty by entering our country illegally is also unthinkable. The reason: These issues are too politically sensitive for politicians and political parties to touch. Holding these communities to the same standards as every other ethnic group in America is synonymous to committing political suicide.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Imus should have been canned years ago. However, in Don's defense, he was an equal opportunity "Shock Jock". At least he distributed his poison equally. Through his callous eyes and to his acid ladened tongue, every group was fair game. No group escaped his scathing barbs. Even Howard Dean was charcoal broiled, toasted and roasted on his talk show. What triggered this backlash was the Rutgers basketball team was a beloved underdog that lost to the Goliath of NCAA women's basketball - Tennessee. America's sentiment is always with the little Davids in any battle against a Goliath.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Imus failed to understand the atmosphere that his remarks entered into. This was his first mistake. His second mistake was failing to realize the 2008 election is already in high gear. It's unfortunate, but he was a convenient icon for the "Politically Correct" far left wing of the Democratic Party to throw under the bus as a symbol of their belief in social values. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Since Imus' wounds were self inflicted, there is no need to rally around him or feel guilty about his sudden demise.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">The "Liberal Left" had to bite the bullet and let one of their own be the sacrificial lamb. If the far left is going to have any hope of winning the 2008 Presidential election and firmly entrenching themselves in government, they had to demonstrate some conservative value in a tangible way. Imus simply gave them the rope and the gallows to hang himself...and they took advantage of it. Every other abuser is off the table and off the hook for now. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Imus' remarks were far from racist. Insensitive perhaps, but not racist. Outlandish maybe, but not racist. So, how did this man who is not a known racist end up being the catalyst for a new dialog on racism? The media. Will such a dialog follow? Hardly. Why? There are bigger fish to fry and a new discussion about America's racial attitudes is not on the agenda.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">The War in Iraqi, "Radical Islam" and the eventual socialization of America are far more important issues. However, I could be wrong. The far left is full of deception and deceit. Playing to the masses, lies and treachery have been their calling card for years. To further their cause and agenda, there is no telling what these people might do or when they might do it.</span>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-48364619172163108352007-04-12T19:23:00.000-04:002007-08-27T10:41:06.205-04:00GOD Vs Western Culture<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdmmhuX96SWPtucfl4KOJV2RHleN6AD-PwU0F96xmc9W9-JtaIh1GcVRW8fGQpcdbjs-Bvo7DioS3bf5fYbwmENcwfz08GDt0BmyNAWDqNBQOrGcMR637ovfEJIV-u3MA6tluOKCrfSQu/s1600-h/GOD.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 102px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbdmmhuX96SWPtucfl4KOJV2RHleN6AD-PwU0F96xmc9W9-JtaIh1GcVRW8fGQpcdbjs-Bvo7DioS3bf5fYbwmENcwfz08GDt0BmyNAWDqNBQOrGcMR637ovfEJIV-u3MA6tluOKCrfSQu/s320/GOD.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052690440722476994" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Arial;">This article is a response to an email I received from one of my readers. In her email, she accused me of being biased against Western Culture. I am not biased against Western Culture.<br /><br />I am just not into propaganda, not even America's. It's a sad bunch of folks that believe their own lies or historical renditions.<br /><br />In addition, if any student of history is genuinely interested in historical accuracy; rather than propaganda, he/she will discover everything I will state in this article is absolutely true and can be proven by anyone.<br /><br /></span> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">GOD (YHVH) is the real power in the universe, and he is the real mover and shaker on planet earth, not us. Western Culture benefited from the influence of Judeo-Christianity not because we were better or more advanced than any other, we benefited by default because the ancient Asians, Africans and the people in the Middle East basically rejected Judeo-Christianity. Under Judeo-Christian influence Western Civilization was able to advance in all the areas that really mattered.<br /><br />Let's not forget, Christianity and Judaism survived, despite all the attempts by ancient rulers to wipe them out. Let's also not overlook the fact that the "Black Plague" wiped out over 1/3 of Europe's population. No major world power attacked Europe after the "Plague" was over to finish the job the plague started. So many had died, until Europe's population would not have been able to engage in or sustain a major war. Even during the great wars, the hand of providence was working on behalf of Western Civilization.<br /><br />People keep forgetting, during World I, the Allies were being decimated by the Ottoman-Turks and the Germans. A freak accident showed the Allies how the Germans were mounting machine guns on airplanes that could shoot through the spinning blades. We have also forgotten, the anti-war movement that almost succeeded in keeping America out of World War I.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">During World War II, what saved us from the Germans and the Japanese were their political philosophies, ideologies and the Russian winter, not our armaments or fighting spirit. All Hitler needed to do was quell his anti-semitism for awhile and wait. If he had done this, the Germans would have had the A-Bomb, the Jet, A much larger submarine fleet, buzz bombs, V-2 rockets to deliver A-bombs to America and long range heavy bombers. Plus, he would been able to largely exterminate Europe's Jewish population in his concentration and death camps.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">We keep forgetting, it was Hitler that rushed to war against the advice of his senior military planners. Even the code breakers during World War II can not tell you how they managed to break the codes and quietly admit, it had to be the handiwork of GOD.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">If the Japanese had not attacked Pearl Harbor, there is strong evidence President Roosevelt and our congressional leaders would have delayed America's entry into the war. In addition, if the Japanese had stayed in the area instead of retreating, they would have dealt a stinging blow to America's war effort in the Pacific.<br /><br />Let's not forget, the Japanese were tenacious fighters. If Japanese leaders had modernized their fleet, aircraft and weapons, we might still be fighting World War II and the ending might be entirely different from what we are living today.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">We keep forgetting, if Germany had not attacked Russia, England's war effort would have been severely compromised. This does not include the other improbable blunders the Germans, the Japanese and the Italians made throughout War II. I could go on, but this is enough. Our thanks belong to GOD for working through men and women and not to Western Culture.</span></div>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-89747810867109849152007-04-12T05:08:00.000-04:002007-08-27T10:02:09.980-04:00Smoker's Rights<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpK6dTRWB6IdILp8Qf_nWdZe6a0Hl__qMEkmrFZoR5L_LmULSwqfRS0uucJxaQTrTk6gJnzwsjkVSHr027EvuE5IcRSzaNSxmbRLmcjkLxc2gJTuMhUtYTjkcma_Gv-c5jCuQd4GWrgSeC/s1600-h/cigarette1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 125px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpK6dTRWB6IdILp8Qf_nWdZe6a0Hl__qMEkmrFZoR5L_LmULSwqfRS0uucJxaQTrTk6gJnzwsjkVSHr027EvuE5IcRSzaNSxmbRLmcjkLxc2gJTuMhUtYTjkcma_Gv-c5jCuQd4GWrgSeC/s320/cigarette1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5052467922761838514" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Arial;">"Smoker's Rights" like "Civil Rights", "Abortion Rights", "Women Rights", "Animal Rights" and host of other political concoctions is a myth. Human beings have no rights except life, liberty and the peaceful and intelligent pursuit of happiness.<br /><br />The key words are peaceful and intelligent. The "Founding Fathers" got it partially right. </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">The reason for peaceful and intelligent is because there are sadistic and barbaric people that have no concept of peaceful and intelligent and must be educated to this fact.<br /><br /></span> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Our human rights are inalienable rights granted by GOD (YHVH) not man. For those of you that have a problem with GOD, put a universe in place, then I'll consider your point of view. Anything and everything beyond these rights are privileges granted by society.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">First, let's deal with this issue of rights. GOD grants rights, human society grants privileges. My rights stop where my neighbor's begins. Whenever a government, by whatever means that government was instituted within a population group, infringes upon these rights, the affected people have a legitimate reason and cause to overthrow that government by whatever means possible. <br /><br />Whenever another individual's pursuit of life, liberty and happiness infringes upon the rights of another to enjoy or experience the same, the affected party has a legitimate reason and cause to end that intrusion, suppression or oppression. By this definition abortion is criminal act because it infringes on the unborn's right to pursue life, liberty and the intelligent pursuit of happiness.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">When it comes to privileges, like smoking, civil accommodations, our care for animals, bearing arms, etc., these are privileges granted by society to the members of that society. When these privileges are granted, it is incumbent upon every person enjoying privileges, to respect the rights (life, liberty, happiness) and privileges of others. Failing to do so, should mean the revocation of that particular privilege.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Smokers can smoke, but do not smoke around people that are impacted directly or indirectly by your habit or pleasure. If you fail to respect another's right (life, liberty, happiness) and privilege not to smoke, or to be around smokers, you have infringed upon the rights (life, liberty, happiness) and privileges of another human being. For years, smokers paid little or no attention to the rights (life, liberty, happiness) and privileges of others while we (I smoke too) indulged ourselves.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">For over 25 years, I have never smoked around anyone that did not appreciate my smoke in their air space. Even at home, I smoke in a well ventilated room, and only smoke in that room. I do not smoke anywhere that does not have adequate ventilation. In short, I learned to govern myself because I respected the rights (life, liberty, happiness) and privileges of others.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">If we, as smokers, fail to police ourselves, and this includes properly disposing of cigarette butts or cigar stubs, then somebody or an elected group has no choice but to police us, since we failed to do it ourselves. Government has a duly and an obligation to protect the rights (life, liberty, happiness) and privileges of all citizens. If that means protecting the innocent from abusive smokers, then for once, government is taking a needed and necessary action.</span></div>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-53127906316819557562007-04-10T04:59:00.000-04:002007-08-27T09:53:46.297-04:00Will America Win The Hearts And Minds Of Muslims?<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzeaRf994RBUXyXnx-CHPQUuEe2K1pFlP3lyvCy6KFV7ax6R2iCo1JrMWYpvW44HQwAY0qFXY7HLZ2gyt33Y4V96UcRGWXrpk3sf-DXcvlvp5Y2flOuLmMC39jz1b1G32VrQ0yOGykWR2/s1600-h/masjid1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIzeaRf994RBUXyXnx-CHPQUuEe2K1pFlP3lyvCy6KFV7ax6R2iCo1JrMWYpvW44HQwAY0qFXY7HLZ2gyt33Y4V96UcRGWXrpk3sf-DXcvlvp5Y2flOuLmMC39jz1b1G32VrQ0yOGykWR2/s320/masjid1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051723673648918386" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:Arial;">America will never win the hearts and minds of Muslims. In fact, no western democracy will.<br /><br />Even though the reasons for this are many and varied, there are 3 major reasons why this will never happen. These reasons are philosophical, historical and fundamental.</span><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><br />The philosophical differences between Judaism, Christianity and Islam run deep and are rarely recognized. It seems very few people have ever ask themselves this question: Why didn't the people of North Africa and the area of the planet commonly referred to as the Middle East, embrace Judaism or Christianity? Why did they embrace Islam so readily? Once analyzed, it becomes painfully clear that the roots of Christianity and Islam can be traced back to Judaism and neither one has credibility or can exist without it.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Over the centuries the basic tenets of Christianity have managed to co-exist</span><span style="font-family:arial;"> peacefully </span><span style="font-family:arial;"> with Judaism and Islam. Islam on the other hand, has not and will not co-exist with Christianity or Judaism because it is the philosophical antithesis of both. Since modern Western Democracies and their inherent philosophies are deeply rooted in Judaism, it is virtually impossible for true Muslims to accept rule or peaceful co-existence with anything that is of the Christian or Judaic West or East.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />The historical reasons why we will never win the hearts and minds of Muslims goes back thousands of years. The interaction between Muslims, Christians and Jews has been violent and bloody for centuries. To fully understand the roots of this animosity will require an intense historical analysis that goes all the way back to the Sons of Abraham, Ishmael and Israel. In the last 100 years, all you really need to do is fast forward to the end of World War I, which can be easily researched and documented.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">When the French and British governments decided to carve up the Ottoman-Turk Empire after World War I, their diplomats paid little attention to the ethnic hostilities that were rampant in the region at the time. They were more concerned about economic advantages, political expediency and subduing the ethnic populations. The animosities Muslims harbor against the West can be traced back to the treachery and brutal suppression they experienced at the hands of their colonial masters. </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Don't lose your bearing because of the "so-called" Palestinian Issue. The Balfour Declaration called for a Jewish and Palestinian State. It was the Arabs that reneged on the Agreement. Muslim hostility toward America has nothing to do with this issue. It is a recent addition, just like our invasion of Iraq.<br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:arial;">America became the target of Muslim animosity by default because of the following reason, America is the military arsenal of the Western Powers; i.e, France, Britain, Italy, Germany, Spain, etc., and the only remaining super military force on earth. </span><span style="font-family:arial;">Don't be deceived. America's military capacity, if unrestrained, can destroy any nation on this planet.<br /><br />Even though Russia and China are formidable military powerhouses, they are no match for America unleashed. Europe's military industrial complex was dismantled after World War II and the task of defending Europe was literally given to America. Therefore, Muslims sincerely believe, and rightly so, that if America is destroyed, Europe and England will fall. </span><span style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br />Finally, there are fundamental differences between Islam, Judaism and Judeo-Christianity that can never be bridged. If Islam changed any of it's tenets, it would no longer be Islam. There are many in North and South America, Europe, England and the Far East that are naive when it comes to this fact. Islam is a religion of brotherly love for Muslims only. The rest of us are infidels and are to be converted, persecuted or destroyed.<br /><br />Don't be misled by Muslims living in non Muslim countries. These Muslims are largely apostates and are not living by all the tenets of the faith because of economic, political, social, safety or for whatever reason/s that are advantageous and/or beneficial to them. If they are true Muslims, their duty as Muslims is to convert, persecute or destroy all non Muslims. If you don't believe this, find yourself a real Muslim scholar so he/she can explain this to you.</span></div>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-19569029078917041932007-04-10T04:27:00.000-04:002007-08-27T09:41:08.040-04:00Empowerment Through Self Discovery<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0SHcMaGiMH-uitkTtyjEtIvLobvF1rleSN5CAIK4eQzCk3m8ANWXyFgq1G0w0-4l-3nqrvwd0316hUpNAIb4Uvb161BJrCWcSH1WEM_ZA9V0oBkYVRceapoIzMZeuW2Uwp-97oqdglWD/s1600-h/Inspiration4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 105px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP0SHcMaGiMH-uitkTtyjEtIvLobvF1rleSN5CAIK4eQzCk3m8ANWXyFgq1G0w0-4l-3nqrvwd0316hUpNAIb4Uvb161BJrCWcSH1WEM_ZA9V0oBkYVRceapoIzMZeuW2Uwp-97oqdglWD/s320/Inspiration4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051715916937981794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Self discovery is the process by which human beings educated themselves, understand themselves, grow spiritually and intellectually and empower themselves.<br /><br />Why is this so vitally important? </span></span><span style="font-family:Arial;">It is vitally important because unless an individual knows who he/she really is, he/she is a stranger to himself/herself.</span><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Unless a person knows his/her talents and abilities, he/she is forever crippled as a human being and subject to the whims and dictates of others.<br /><br /></span> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Self discovery is a process that begins and ends with you. This process, in its simplest form, is the means by which you grow and develop intellectually and spiritually. The physical you grows on its own. All you basically have to do is feed it and properly and take of it. The manner, means and method by which the physical aspect of our being grows is normally beyond our conscious control.</span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />Consequently, the only aspects of your being over which you can exercise control is your spiritual and intellectual self. Self discovery will help you identify, characterize, organize and effectively utilize what you have learned and will continue to learn about yourself. This is the essence and the foundation of personal growth and development and it is the only means by which you can rise to higher levels of conscious awareness.<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Empowerment like everything else on our planet is a process. It begins by acquiring knowledge that grows into understanding and matures into wisdom. Wisdom is the practical application and use of knowledge and understanding in ways that benefit the individual and others.<br /><br />It has been said, "knowledge is power". If this is true, then the more knowledge an individual has or acquires, the more powerful that individual becomes relative to others in his/her immediate environment and the more confidence that individual will have in himself/herself. Having confidence in yourself encourages others to have confidence in you and your abilities.<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Self discovery and self empowerment are important for other reasons as well. The most important being having the ability to examine your mindset on an ongoing basis. The reason why so many people are crippled psychologically is because they never examined the knowledge they carry around in their heads or how they got that knowledge.<br /><br />Millions have never initiated the self discovery process that will help them live more productively. If you don't have the right mindset, it is much more difficult, if not impossible, to live productively and successfully with boundless joy and happiness.<br /><br />Unlike professional athletes and entertainers that can survive on their honed skills and natural talents, and the world will pay a premium to be entertained by them, The rest of us need to have the correct mindset and continually improve the way we think, what we think, how we think and our decision-making process. Using your mind properly is the only known method to achieving your personal goals, whatever they may be.<br /><br />Do you know what your mind-set is? Do you know what is the absolute best mind-set to have? Personal discovery will lead you to these answers and every answer you seek in any and all your endeavors.</span> </div></div>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-86305159061607789522007-04-10T03:01:00.000-04:002007-08-27T09:37:02.676-04:00Who Is Responsible For Terrorism?<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm_jXZgoAhnr6G7C8YGgEvoE7cRJ90q0T_i3YRCWIRHzOB_I50gOtd62Pp2HdqOMDLF8S9qu6YYI-Zb_4a9Aluamyf_xaUikTdn1G_eDNWog017fi1iQ4CifzJcnMFwfHAWLHRCJkQZIz/s1600-h/AL_QAIDA_TAPE.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSm_jXZgoAhnr6G7C8YGgEvoE7cRJ90q0T_i3YRCWIRHzOB_I50gOtd62Pp2HdqOMDLF8S9qu6YYI-Zb_4a9Aluamyf_xaUikTdn1G_eDNWog017fi1iQ4CifzJcnMFwfHAWLHRCJkQZIz/s320/AL_QAIDA_TAPE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051695747771559762" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Asking the question: Who is responsible for terrorism?... is more proof the intellectual left is on the precipice of intellectual madness. Even discussing it adds credibility to the argument that the tenets of "Political Correctness" have gone far beyond tolerance. </span></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"></span> <div><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">Could it be, that in their misguided attempt to be "Politically Correct", the intellectually astute have distorted their own actuality and reality and have diminished their ability to think clearly on any subject? </span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />There is absolutely nothing to decide or ponder. The terrorist are responsible for their acts of terrorism. The answer to this question now opens the door to debate as to why they are committing these unspeakable acts of brutality against innocent men, women and children. In this discussion arena, any reason is as good as any other. Such is the nature of intellectual madness.<br /><br />A brutal killer can now be excused for his/her dastardly deeds because of what happened in his/her childhood. Madmen, masquerading as religious, spiritual or political leaders, can now be excused for their heinous crimes because they have suffered political, economic and/or social persecution. The fact of the matter is we are responsible for what we do or do not, not our mothers, fathers, the government or self-styled dictators and their supporters.<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Human society is what it is because of the ideologies, concepts and precepts human beings are willing to accept as true. It rarely matters whether this ideology comes from GOD or madmen like Hitler, Stalin, Caligula, Mussolini or the late Saddam Hussein. Human beings make their own decisions and then dutifully seek ways, means and/or methods to isolate themselves from their actions, activities and their own decision making process.<br /><br />They artfully and skillfully transfer their responsibility to others. We casually call this the blame game, but in war and politics this is a high stakes game played for real..in real time...and with real consequences. These modern barbarians instinctively know that somewhere out there on planet earth are idiots and educated fools that will believe them.<br /><br />How is this done? They blame others and then ask the question. The question becomes a political, religious, spiritual, economic or social statement that has sympathetic appeal. Now, instead of hauling these barbaric <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">individuals</span> off to the gallows and executing them for their crimes against humanity, a "so-called" "self styled" intellectual now takes up the cause and begins blaming American foreign policy or some other situation, circumstance or event as the reason for terrorism and the acts of terrorist.<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">This insidious madness goes even further, these butchers are now hailed as heroes by their own people. Some are even transformed into icons for public consumption and actually considered as martyrs for the cause.<br /><br /></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">This unthinkable act, sucks even more unsuspecting men and women into this murderous and detestable lifestyle. It matters little that the acts of these "so called" martyrs are immoral and senseless acts of human butchery. How does this happen so easily and with so little effort? It can be traced directly and indirectly right back to ideologies, concepts and precepts they accepted as being true.</span> </div></div>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-27975535773667293882007-04-10T00:28:00.000-04:002007-08-27T09:20:17.103-04:00What Makes A Nation<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW9MhVngwOgmiAvr6xbTlGCJYm9fgUDM7Ysgnnn-Bur_VMP2ILpqBUcCaVIsjyTnNzaQbSbSg7OVkHnQ7MEDsFaaux5IfnyOnkxOE7JlUNNdKwJBaUhYAqzAoirwXbUmOldTj-nxESZzF/s1600-h/flags1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgW9MhVngwOgmiAvr6xbTlGCJYm9fgUDM7Ysgnnn-Bur_VMP2ILpqBUcCaVIsjyTnNzaQbSbSg7OVkHnQ7MEDsFaaux5IfnyOnkxOE7JlUNNdKwJBaUhYAqzAoirwXbUmOldTj-nxESZzF/s320/flags1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051686178584424258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Whenever I hear the excuses some "Liberals" and many "Latinos" use to defend corrupt and ineffective leadership that is proliferating throughout South America, I have to remind them of Japan, South Korea and Israel. All of these countries were poor when compared to major world powers.</span></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Japan:</span> Japan is a nation of few natural resources. The Japanese people have always been afraid of poverty, so afraid in fact, they developed a work ethic that is so intense and remarkable that it has propelled them from a poverty stricken nation to a world power. They were a world power in World I and World War II and they are an economic power today.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">What international agency helped them? What UN mandate? What foreign agency loaned them money during their rise from poverty to riches? How many of them are illegal immigrants anywhere in the world? The answers are few or none. The Japanese have earned everything they have.<br /><br />Even in America, few Japanese; if any, have ever been convicted of a major crime. Few. if any, Japanese are on subsidy programs they didn't earn. Even though they were horribly discriminated against in this country, they went to war as Americans and fought and died with honor. They are and always will be one of the greatest nation of people on this planet.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">South Korea:</span> Let's turn to the South Koreans, another great nation of people. South Korea was virtually decimated during the communist incursion into southeast Asia. Yet in less than 30 years, using natural and human resources, they raised themselves from the bottom to an economic powerhouse. To date, there are few, if any, South Koreans in American prisons, on undeserved government subsidies or can be called an illegal immigrant.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">What did these third world nations, that are now first world, have that many nations around the world lack? The answer in 3 words is honest, dedicated, leadership. Their governments were not engrossed in corruption, ineffective and/or self-serving. Their people were committed to each other. They worked together as a nation. All for one and one for all.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">What makes America great is not our natural resources, its our people. What makes any country great is its people. If natural resources were the key to greatness, Russia would be the greatest and most powerful nation on this earth and they are not.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Finally there is<span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"> Israel:</span> Israel is a tiny nation that is no more than a strip of land. It is surrounded by millions of hostile Arabs. Yet this nation of people whose ethnicity has caused them to be butchered by the millions is one of the most successful nations on earth. The Israeli Defense Forces are among the world's elite and their air force rivals our own. They took a barren wasteland and turned it into an oasis.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">I could talk about 50 countries or more where people are struggling and dying rather than coming together as a nation. The answer is always the same. What makes a nation great..the people and those they choose to govern them and lead them.</span> </div>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-859985435146921948.post-48394834947009088212007-04-09T21:02:00.000-04:002007-08-27T09:12:34.955-04:00Violence In The Middle East And The Sykes-Picot Agreement<span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjlVKcvucBaYKSICyPqwYAlZRtCVtW2QOXmcfJ-9Kfi0pdTwKPZC0H7b-q5j6GIcQQ8jhfTK1pKM84N7p4bqE4cLIEPyJbk-_P7PiCGbrou2eV-BV2ie145PkmYGw7HosqwNFq5jG9zeM/s1600-h/Iraqi1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRjlVKcvucBaYKSICyPqwYAlZRtCVtW2QOXmcfJ-9Kfi0pdTwKPZC0H7b-q5j6GIcQQ8jhfTK1pKM84N7p4bqE4cLIEPyJbk-_P7PiCGbrou2eV-BV2ie145PkmYGw7HosqwNFq5jG9zeM/s320/Iraqi1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5051609436108779314" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">Practically all the modern states of the Middle East were influenced by the Sykes-Picot Agreement. This Agreement has caused more death and destruction than any other Middle East Document. </span></span><br /><div><span style="font-family:Arial;"><br />The Sykes-Picot Agreement has literally been the cornerstone of Europe's and England's Middle East policy since its acceptance and enactment in May of 1916. The agreement was originally a secret document that was initiated by Mark Sykes - a Briton and Francois Georges-Picot - a Frechman. It's purpose was to establish territorial control and spheres of influence in what is now the Middle East and other areas that belonged to the Ottoman-Turks.<br /><br />The various policy positions of the French and British governments on the Palestinian and Jewish issues during the 1920s, 30s, during and After World War II can be traced to Skyes-Picot and its subsequent agreements and </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">the Balfour Declarations of 1917 and 1926. (See: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes-Picot_Agreement" target="_blank">Sykes-Picot</a>)<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">When the French and British governments decided to carve up the Ottoman-Turk Empire after World War I, their diplomats paid little attention to the ethnic hostilities that were rampant in the region at the time. They were more concerned about economic advantages, political expediency and subduing the ethnic populations.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Consequently, the Kurds (almost 30 million today) were denied a homeland (Kurdistan). Sunni, Shi'ite and Kurds were lumped together in Iraq and a huge segment of Kurdistan was given to the Turks. Even today, Turkish government leaders do not want an independent Kurdistan on their border. Persians and Medes; along with a huge Shi'ite population were thrown together in Iran.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">The Balfour Declarations supported an independent Palestine and an independent Israel. The Palestinians were denied a homeland, not by the Jews, America, Britian or France. The Arabs denied them a homeland. Arab governments made the decision that a Palestinian state would not be in territories they controlled. If Palestine were going to exist, it would be in the land allocated to the Jews.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">There was little or no justification for the Arab position because there was never an autonomous Palestine within the Ottoman-Turk Empire. Palestine existed in name only as a former Roman Province. In 140 AD, Hadrian changed the name of Israel to Palestine. Therefore, if the Palestinians wanted an antonomous homeland they had to take it from its legitimate owners, the Jews. Arab governments have supported this position since that time.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">The animosities Muslims harbor against the West can be traced back to the brutal suppression they experienced at the hands of their colonial masters. Prior to World I, the vast majority of Americans had little or no interest in European politics. As a nation, we did not want to enter World I or World II, even though we were quietly supporting the Allies in both Wars. Pearl Harbor and Hitler's Declaration of War changed all that during World War II.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">America is involved in this Middle East quagmire for the following reasons:<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">1. We are basically the military arsenal of the Western Powers; i.e, France, Britian, Italy, Germany, Spain, etc. and the only remaining super power on the planet.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">2. The Soviet Union, now Russia, has been sympathetic toward Middle Eastern foreign policy positions since the 1950s. During World War II, "Radical Islamic" groups had their own SS divisions, courtesy of Adolf Hitler and the Third Reich.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">3. Europe's military industrial complex was largely dismantled after World War II and the task of defending Europe was literally given to America. Therefore, "Islamic Radicals" believe, and rightly so, that if America is destroyed, Europe and England will eventually fall.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">As you can see, this long standing hatred of the West, because of poor diplomacy, has been transferred to America by default. Over the past 50 years, </span><span style="font-family:Arial;">Western Europe</span><span style="font-family:Arial;"> has become much more sympathetic to Arab policies and has huge Muslim populations. Hence, "Islamic Radicals" truly believe that the only obstacle to their eventual conquest of Europe and the world is America.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Even though President Bush was literally dragged into this conflict because of 9/11, I firmly believe he is one of the few American Presidents that truly understands the dangers of an all out war with Muslim extremist. Even President Nixon believed a war with "Radical Islamic" groups was inevitable. It was reported that Nixon also believed America and the West would lose, and the best strategy to adopt was to delay the war as long as possible.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">Unfortunately, "Radical Islamic" groups struck first in the 1980s overseas, again in the 90s overseas, and finally America on 9/11/2001. President Bush believes we can win this war. I believe we can win it also as long as we keep "Liberals" and their warped philosophical views out of power. Once, they are entrenched, "Liberals" and their supporters will eventually try to appease "Radical Islam" and create absolute disaster.<br /><br /></span></div> <div> </div> <div><span style="font-family:Arial;">President Bush and Donald Rumsfeld's only miscalculation was fighting "Radical Islam" in Iraq with too small an Army. Our intelligence failed us again. We would have been much better off pursuing Osama Bin Laden , the remnants of Al-Qaida and the Taliban into Pakistan. The violence in the Middle East and this war are going to last for a long, long time.</span></div>George Sistrunkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14069170589017035111noreply@blogger.com0