As part of Obama’s aggressive plan to pass healthcare legislation, the White House has created a website that will it claims will set the record straight on the real truths. Entitled the "Health Insurance Reform Reality Check", it is essentially more of the same: a politically correct racially balanced website that makes specious, unsupportable and partisan claims with the unequivocal intent of continuing the pattern of trying to dupe the American public.
At the very top of the home page is a quote attributed to Obama:
“Whether or not you have health insurance right now, the reforms we seek will bring stability and security that you don’t have today."
"This isn’t about politics. This is about people’s lives. This is about people’s businesses. This is about our future.”
Get real, Arrogance in Chief! This legislation is all about politics. Did you inconveniently forget to mention the affirmative action mandates stealthly contained within the bill? How about the wealth transfers and class warfare intimations. And if it is about people's lives, businesses and our future, why did you attempt to ram this legislation through Congress before the public and probably all members of Congress had a chance to read this gargantuan over one thousand page legislation? Could it be that if they had time to read it they would realize that it would actually be severely harmful to their health?
Speaker of the House Pelosi and the Democrats in Congress have also played gutter politics with Obamanocare. Instead of allowing for constructive discourse and bipartisan input, Pelosi and the Democrats in Congress have prohibited Republican input and have viciously attacked those who are unhappy with the legislation. Those who disagree are called “un-American”, not patriotic, part of a mob, and even Astroturf.
And if this healthcare legislation were truly about people’s lives and businesses it wouldn’t tax individuals to destitution and businesses to oblivion nor would it allow the healthcare that would eventuate to be restricted, rationed and inferior to what is available today.
The one truth in Obama’s statement is that it "is about our future" – a very bleak one health wise and economically, indeed.
The following describes the intolerant rhetoric of Pelosi regarding those who disagree with the healthcare bill. We live in a Democracy which allows for discourse but Pelosi, Reid, Obama and other Democrats are acting as if they are the Imperial rulers of the underling American people.
Some parents may be aware that “politically correct” and “ideological” revisions of historic events and famous individuals going back to the times of the Founding Fathers (a phrase that is now banned) now populate our children’s textbooks. However, most Americans don’t realize how pervasive, misleading, blatantly distorted and altered, and serious these manipulations of truth and fact are.
This is the far left indoctrination of our children when they are most vulnerable. It involves not only what is presented but how it is approached, the emphasis versus lack of it, what is not covered and even pictures and photos to imprint ideas visually. For example, what do the large contrived photos of blissful minorities and disabled people that are pervasive in our children’s math and science books have to do with the facts, theories and other important information that they are supposed to be learning? Yet, when it comes to serving their designated purpose of presenting, discussing and explaining concepts, ideas and information, these same textbooks too often provide brief, inadequate, and difficult to understand descriptions that make it difficult for children to understand and learn the material. It is no wonder that American children score so poorly in comparison to other industrialized nations of the world. We are too worried about social issues and faux equality instead of useful, important educational preparation that will allow them to be well prepared and competitive in life.
Now these overt attempts at indoctrination of our children’s mind are being extended to the banning of innocuous words that are not in accord with far left ideology. This effort to control language is pernicious, dangerous, a threat to free thought and ideas and must be eliminated. Examples of this word control include Congressman or Congresswoman becoming “Member of Congress” and Chairman, Chairwoman or Chairperson becoming “Chair”. Some other “offensive” words that have been banned include brotherhood, fisherman, fellowship and freshman.
Instead of serving as excellent vehicles for learning, many of the textbooks our children are reading are designed to be stealth and subliminal sources of indoctrination as paranoid as it might sound.
The stealth insertion of affirmative action provisos in the Obamanocare legislation is reprehensible, dishonest and insulting to the American people. These racially based stipulations alone should relegate this proposal to oblivion. IBD captured its essence succinctly: “It's affirmative action on steroids, deciding everything from who becomes a doctor to who gets treatment on the basis of skin color.”
This is massive program that will legislate and implement “legal” reverse discrimination which is blatantly wrong both legally and morally. This is remarkably similar to the recent Ricci vs. DeStefano and the City of New Haven firefighters case that “racially empathetic” Sonia Sotomayor ruled against but was subsequently overturned by the Supreme Court.
IBD shrewdly noted, “Whether it's that firefighter coming up the ladder, or the brain surgeon about to remove that tumor in your head, everybody wants that person to be the best regardless of race or ethnicity — and not admitted by quotas and promoted by political correctness.”
Though not necessarily assuming fault or jumping to conclusions, Michael Jackson’s death may be the quintessential example on two counts of the downside of using race as a criteria versus qualifications. It is not clear if Michael Jackson selected his doctor, who now is being investigated for manslaughter in his death, solely because he was black (see Kanye West's deceased mother's scenario). Secondly, he should have thought more about checking the doctor’s training, credentials and qualifications before selecting of him. If he did, he would have discovered that apart from other significant issues, this doctor attended a medical school that historically trains black physicians who quite frequently lack the intellectual aptitude and scholastic credentials required to attend “mainstream” medical schools. This same medical school consistently ranks at or near bottom in comparison to the other medical schools in this country. If you want great quality, you have to start with the best raw materials.
There is also a significant and unfortunate unintended consequence of affirmative action that can be problematic for the countless members of those minorities who have succeeded because of their abilities and not because of quotas or racial preferences. For example, if you have an emergent medical problem and the doctor who is about to treat you who is Afro-American, can and should you trust his/her abilities and judgment? You think: Is he/she a doctor because he/she earned it based on personal merit and intelligence or because of skin color and affirmative action? This should never be a question that one is forced to ponder! On the other side of the coin, minority physicians who earned their medical degree based on merit like everyone else shouldn't have to deal with the questioning of their abilities just because race based affirmative action quotas.
In the recent history of these confirmation hearings, the Democrats have monolithically voted for the appointees if they were liberal and against if they were of conservative ideology – and aggressively and relentlessly challenged them. The Republican Senators have been far too gracious and derelict of their responsibilities, essentially mailing it in and accepting candidates that should have undergone far more rigorous questioning. Unfortunately, it appears that history is repeating itself again. This should rightfully enrage the countless conservatives who are placing their dwindling hopes that Sotomayor can be exposed for the racially divisive jurist that she has so patently demonstrated in the past and have her confirmation blocked. Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama has taken his responsibilities seriously and should be lauded whereas Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina initial comments to her that confirmation was inevitable essentially removed virtually all of the pressure off her.
The following is Senator Jeff Sessions in Senate Hearings discussing concerns regarding Sotomayor and the issue of "empathy"
In this video, Senator Sessions discusses his concerns about Sotomayor and the Second Amendment
This video shows Democrat Charles Schumer, the smarmy, arrogant, and condescending lawmaker that he is in his introduction of Sotomayor. You may not want to watch this on a full stomach!
The agenda that Obama and the Congressional Democrats want to impose on the American people is replete with items that will satiate their far left ideological wish list. If implemented, the consequences would be far more destructive than anything that this nation has faced in the past. Their proposals and legislation would cause severe, possibly irreparable harm to all facets of our existence such as our rights and freedoms, finances, wealth accumulation, and even education. We are witnessing relentless attacks on hard working, productive and motivated Americans with one bill after another seeking to levy high and punitive taxes then redistributing the money to those who are unproductive, unmotivated and loudly voice their entitlement mantra. Their rhetoric is intended to engendering class warfare in order to be able to pass imprudent reckless legislation. Penalizing the productive and rewarding the lazy is not the American way. Affirmative action and empathetic judicial decisions favoring specific chosen groups rather than allowing decisions to be based solely on ability, attitude and effort further erode our rights and the tenet of equality for all.
What are some of these bills, issues or newly passed laws? The pork laden, almost $800 billion dollar tax wasting stimulus bill which has been entirely ineffective as even noted by Biden and others in the Administration. Then there is the multi-trillion dollar plan for the government takeover of the healthcare sector which would not only bankrupt this country but also result in severe rationing of care, long wait times even if care was available, and plummeting of the quality of care. The Cap and Trade Bill is the largest, most oppressive tax increase in the history of the world.
These are just for starters. Then we have the issue of Supreme Court Justice nominee Sonia Sotamayor of “ethnic empathy” fame who has had four of her six case rulings in the U.S. Appeals Court overturned by the Supreme Court. Not very good record! And the government’s heavy handed takeover and edicts regarding GM and illegal mandates as regarding the disposition of Chrysler…
We must stop this insanity, this profligate, irresponsible and inexorable spending and borrowing that will encumber this country for generations, severely reduce the standard of living and place us at the mercy of countries like China who do not have our interests at heart. The Government’s actions will also noticeably curtail our liberties, rights and freedoms.
The following parable written by an anonymous author, illustrates the importance of aggressive, effective and vocal opposition to the agenda of Obama and the Pelosi led far left Democrats of Congress.
Dinner With Obama - A Parable
Once upon a time, I was invited to the White House for a private dinner with the President. I am a respected businessman, with a factory that produces memory chips for computers and portable electronics. There was some talk that my industry was being scrutinized by the administration, but I paid it no mind. I live in a free country. There's nothing that the government can do to me if I've broken no laws. My wealth was earned honestly, and an invitation to dinner with an American President is an honor.
I checked my coat, was greeted by the Chief of Staff, and joined the President in a yellow dining room. We sat across from each other at a table draped in white linen. The Great Seal was embossed on the china. Uniformed staff served our dinner.
The meal was served, and I was startled when my waiter suddenly reached out, plucked a dinner roll off my plate, and began nibbling it as he walked back to the kitchen.
"Sorry about that," said the President. "Andrew is very hungry."
"I don't appreciate..." I began, but as I looked into the calm brown eyes across from me, I felt immediately guilty and petty. It was just a dinner roll. "Of course," I concluded, and reached for my glass. Before I could, however, another waiter reached forward, took the glass away and swallowed the wine in a single gulp.
"And his brother, Eric, is very thirsty." said the President.
I didn't say anything. The President is testing my compassion, I thought. I will play along. I don't want to seem unkind.
My plate was whisked away before I had tasted a bite.
"Eric's children are also quite hungry."
With a lurch, I crashed to the floor. My chair had been pulled out from under me. I stood, brushing myself off angrily, and watched as it was carried from the room.
"And their grandmother can't stand for long."
I excused myself, smiling outwardly, but inside feeling like a fool. Obviously I had been invited to the White House to be sport for some game. I reached for my coat, to find that it had been taken. I turned back to the President.
"Their grandfather doesn't like the cold."
I wanted to shout, "that was my coat!" But again, I looked at the placid smiling face of my host and decided I was being a poor sport. I spread my hands helplessly and chuckled.
Then I felt my hip pocket and realized my wallet was gone. I excused myself and walked to a phone on an elegant side table. I learned shortly that my credit cards had been maxed out, my bank accounts emptied, my retirement and equity portfolios had vanished, and my wife had been thrown out of our home. Apparently, the waiters and their families were moving in. The President hadn't moved or spoken as I learned all this, but finally I lowered the phone into its cradle and turned to face him.
"Andrew's whole family has made bad financial decisions. They haven't planned for retirement, and they need a house. They recently defaulted on a subprime mortgage. I told them they could have your home. They need it more than you do."
My hands were shaking. I felt faint. I stumbled back to the table and knelt on the floor. The President cheerfully cut his meat, ate his steak, and drank his wine. I lowered my eyes and stared at the small gray circles on the tablecloth that were water drops.
"By the way," He added, "I have just signed an Executive Order nationalizing your factories. I'm firing you as head of your business. I'll be operating the firm now for the benefit of all mankind. There's a whole bunch of Erics and Andrews out there and they can't come to you for jobs groveling like beggars."
I looked up. The President dropped his spoon into the empty ramekin which had been his crème Brule. He drained the last drops of his wine.
As the table was cleared, he lit a cigarette and leaned back in his chair. He stared at me. I clung to the edge of the table as if were a ledge, and I were a man hanging over an abyss. I thought of the years behind me, of the life I had lived. The life I had earned with a lifetime of work, risk and struggle. Why was I punished? How had I allowed it to be taken? What game had I played and lost? I looked across the table and noticed with some surprise that there was no game board between us.
What had I done wrong?
As if answering the unspoken thought, the President suddenly cocked his head, locked his empty eyes to mine, and bared a million teeth, chuckling wryly as he folded his hands…"You should have stopped me at the dinner roll," he said.
The Fourteenth Amendment mandates that all Americans in this country have the same legal rights and no one is more equal than anyone else. Increasingly, this stipulation is being ignored by the infusion of socialist ideology and “empathy” for certain “victimized” groups into our laws that ironically will give them more rights than other Americans. Affirmative action is certainly the poster child of this but the expansion of federal hate crime laws certainly threatens further erode the protections of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Excerpting from the article below: “As it stands, the bill criminalizes any violent act perpetrated against someone because of race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.” Let’s look at the real world consequences of this bill as currently. A White man is beaten by a Black man. The Black man will be charged with assault as under current laws. Now let’s reverse this. A Black man (protected group) is beaten by a White man. Now, not only will the White man be charged with assault but he will also be federally charged with a hate crime.
This same asymmetry of rights is present in other scenarios – just select the protected group. A lesbian attacking a straight female will only be charged with assault but a heterosexual male attacking a gay man not only will be charged with assault but also a hate crime! Though the intentions of the law might have been noble, the unintended consequences on other people’s rights are not. This law should not see the light of day!
Yesterday in our post, we cheered the Supreme Court correct verdict in favor of Ricci and the Firefighters versus the City of New Haven. We also noted that this case was unequivocally a blatant and abhorrent example of reverse discrimination in order to allow the city of New Haven to realize greater ethnic “diversity” in its member firefighters. It egregiously abridged the rights of a group of individuals (largely White) who were more qualified and scored better on the test but did not have the correct ethnicity yet was overturned by only a 5 to 4 margin. We may not be so lucky in the future if Sonia Sotomayor, Obama’s pick for the Supreme Court justice vacancy and whose decision the Supreme Court overturned, is confirmed. Her decisions, opinions, speeches and background are replete with “ethnic empathy” where some people (specific minority groups) have and will be afforded more rights and leeway than others.
The Supreme Court by a 5 to 4 margin overturned the decision of the 2nd U.S. Court of Appeals that Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotamayor rendered and that went against Ricci and the White firefighters in their case versus the City of New Haven. In the surprisingly close ruling, the Supreme Court indicated that these firefighters were unfairly denied promotions because of their race (reverse discrimination) in order for the city of New Haven to implement their diversity plan.
Though the decision was anticipated, what we find shocking is that the vote was only 5 to 4 to reverse the Court of Appeals judgment in a case that was patently was blatantly reverse discrimination by any criteria. This case and the razor thin margin should serve as a clarion call regarding the importance of vehemently opposing the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor. A similar case like this in the future could go the opposite way resulting in the discriminatory abridgement of our rights thus attributing greater inherent rights and equalities to some favored groups or individuals versus others.
Contact your representatives and voice your opposition to Sotomayor being confirmed!
See Video regarding the case and Supreme Court verdict:
It has been well documented in the past that the liberal agenda to force diversity on college campuses has been most discriminatory against Asian Americans. This egregious policy essentially penalizes the hard work, dedication and success of this group as a whole, restricting their ability to enroll at particular universities and colleges where they are eminently more qualified than other applicants.
In an editorial written by Larry Elder in 2006 (Asian Students Face Quiet Bias by Universities), he noted that the median SAT scores for Asians at the University of Michigan was 1400 out of 1600 whereas the median for blacks was 240 points lower. Looking at it from another angle, he noted that Asian students with an SAT score of 1240 and a GPA of 3.2 had only a 10% chance of being accepted there versus 88% of Hispanics and 92% of blacks with the same scores. This is blatant and intolerable racism that must be stopped!
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