I was fortunate to have heard former Congressman and Minnesota Governor Al Quie address the Kiwanis Club on October 27.
Governor Quie spoke about the courage and strength needed to lead when parties oppose one another because of ideology alone, refusing to do what is right for the citizens, state and country. The Governor's speech gave me unanticipated insight into his wisdom, experience, and his character.
At the end, Governor Quie offered to answer any questions.
From the audience, DFL candidate for House seat 12A, John Ward, asked the Governor what his thoughts were on the importance of early childhood education, a theme Ward has been pushing hard in his campaign.
Without missing a step, the Governor stated that early childhood education should begin with the relationship of the child and its biological parents.
Governor Quie said, "I have been to Russia. I saw the nurses take the children from the nurseries to the State schools to create the new socialist society. Busing 3 and 4- year olds off to schools won't work."
He continued with, "It takes the invisible bond of a child and his biological parents to grow and succeed, not state run schools. We tried that in Minnesota with the Indians of Red Lake, and we destroyed a generation of families."
We should all learn from the Governor's experience and think twice when we are told how early childhood education is the number one solution to our failing education systems.
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Thursday, October 23, 2008
Cut From The Same Cloth- part 2
I have watched with eerie fascination how easily Obama slips in and out of his lies.
Yes, lies. For he has been caught in them and on them many times, but has always been presented "Get Out Of Jail" passes from the media.
To my dismay, I have witnessed the same, frightful path being taken by local DFL candidates, emboldened by their messiah's example.
At a recent forum, I watched Bye, Doty, and Ward speak about their goals, including "single- payer" (socialized) health care, more spending on education, more spending on the environment, and more spending on the infrastructure.
When they had finished, Al Doty remarked to the audience, "Take special notice that NOT ONE OF US MENTIONED RAISING TAXES."
Well, I guess if Obama can tell that lie, so can his local candidates.
Yes, lies. For he has been caught in them and on them many times, but has always been presented "Get Out Of Jail" passes from the media.
To my dismay, I have witnessed the same, frightful path being taken by local DFL candidates, emboldened by their messiah's example.
At a recent forum, I watched Bye, Doty, and Ward speak about their goals, including "single- payer" (socialized) health care, more spending on education, more spending on the environment, and more spending on the infrastructure.
When they had finished, Al Doty remarked to the audience, "Take special notice that NOT ONE OF US MENTIONED RAISING TAXES."
Well, I guess if Obama can tell that lie, so can his local candidates.
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Socialized Health Care: What's Wrong With It?
For those of you who may still be confused as to whether or not socialized health care is efficient and effective, please read on.
Just in from Fox News-
During the Fox broadcast Saturday night, October 18th, the "crawl message" (that bit of written information that scrolls across the bottom of the TV screen) read this:
"IN THE UK's SYSTEM OF SOCIALIZED MEDICINE, DOCTORS ARE NOW BEING PAID A BONUS FOR NOT SENDING PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE IS FEAR THAT DOCTORS WILL PUT PERSONAL FINANCIAL GAIN AHEAD OF PATIENT HEALTH....."
Many conservatives, including our candidate for District 12A, David Allan Pundt, have warned that one of the many dangers of socialized medicine is that it will become rationed when expenses get too high for the government to handle.
Here is proof of that prediction.
Never forget the old joke about the quality of Britain's socialized health care system; all it means is that everyone has equally rotten teeth.
Just in from Fox News-
During the Fox broadcast Saturday night, October 18th, the "crawl message" (that bit of written information that scrolls across the bottom of the TV screen) read this:
"IN THE UK's SYSTEM OF SOCIALIZED MEDICINE, DOCTORS ARE NOW BEING PAID A BONUS FOR NOT SENDING PATIENTS TO THE HOSPITAL. THERE IS FEAR THAT DOCTORS WILL PUT PERSONAL FINANCIAL GAIN AHEAD OF PATIENT HEALTH....."
Many conservatives, including our candidate for District 12A, David Allan Pundt, have warned that one of the many dangers of socialized medicine is that it will become rationed when expenses get too high for the government to handle.
Here is proof of that prediction.
Never forget the old joke about the quality of Britain's socialized health care system; all it means is that everyone has equally rotten teeth.
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Vote "NO" November 4th
The so-called Legacy Amendment might just have the proper moniker after all.
You see, this sham of a proposal facing Minnesota tax payers will, if passed, be around to haunt us for the next 25 years, if not forever, given the nature of all preceding tax hikes.
What?
You didn't realize that this was just another tax hike?
Yep. Sure is.
Dressed up in warm, fuzzy, innocuous- sounding verbiage about clean air and water, but a tax hike none the less.
Now, before you go off thinking I am against clean water and clean air, let me explain:
The stated purpose of this amendment is fine. We ALL want a clean place to live and raise our families.
However, the methodology to actually DO this is totally, absolutely, and impossibly WRONG for several reasons.
The original intent of this bill from more than 10 years ago, was to give more money and attention to our environment. It was supposed to come from General Funds of Minnesota tax dollars.
But, I get ahead of myself.
Remember the State Lottery? It, too, was supposed to pay for what you are now being asked to approve. THAT money somehow found its way into the General Fund.
In the meantime, our DFL legislature, with its penchant for spending, has drained most of those environmental lottery funds as well.
Now, they are asking us to cough up another $11 BILLION ( yes, billion...) to fund some lofty, as yet undefined, vision of "environmental protection."
Oh yeah, 14% of it will go to "arts" projects, which also remain undefined.
It gets worse.
The control over this $11 Billion will be made by (you guessed it,) an as yet undefined committee. WITHOUT oversight by you, the taxpayer, or the Legislature. And the DNR has made no secret of the fact that they do not wish to have citizens on this decision making committee.
So what does that leave us with?
An enormous money pool to be spent without our approval or intervention, but funded for minimum of 25 years, by tax payers.
The final reason this plan is wrong is that budget decisions should be made in real- time, just like you and businesses have to do. You spend according to the needs and the money available to you AT THE TIME.
If we as citizens are to be charged with making long- range budgetary decisions, why do we need any legislators at all?
Legacy Amendment?
I think not.
I hope you will see this for the money- grab that it is and VOTE NO.
You see, this sham of a proposal facing Minnesota tax payers will, if passed, be around to haunt us for the next 25 years, if not forever, given the nature of all preceding tax hikes.
What?
You didn't realize that this was just another tax hike?
Yep. Sure is.
Dressed up in warm, fuzzy, innocuous- sounding verbiage about clean air and water, but a tax hike none the less.
Now, before you go off thinking I am against clean water and clean air, let me explain:
The stated purpose of this amendment is fine. We ALL want a clean place to live and raise our families.
However, the methodology to actually DO this is totally, absolutely, and impossibly WRONG for several reasons.
The original intent of this bill from more than 10 years ago, was to give more money and attention to our environment. It was supposed to come from General Funds of Minnesota tax dollars.
But, I get ahead of myself.
Remember the State Lottery? It, too, was supposed to pay for what you are now being asked to approve. THAT money somehow found its way into the General Fund.
In the meantime, our DFL legislature, with its penchant for spending, has drained most of those environmental lottery funds as well.
Now, they are asking us to cough up another $11 BILLION ( yes, billion...) to fund some lofty, as yet undefined, vision of "environmental protection."
Oh yeah, 14% of it will go to "arts" projects, which also remain undefined.
It gets worse.
The control over this $11 Billion will be made by (you guessed it,) an as yet undefined committee. WITHOUT oversight by you, the taxpayer, or the Legislature. And the DNR has made no secret of the fact that they do not wish to have citizens on this decision making committee.
So what does that leave us with?
An enormous money pool to be spent without our approval or intervention, but funded for minimum of 25 years, by tax payers.
The final reason this plan is wrong is that budget decisions should be made in real- time, just like you and businesses have to do. You spend according to the needs and the money available to you AT THE TIME.
If we as citizens are to be charged with making long- range budgetary decisions, why do we need any legislators at all?
Legacy Amendment?
I think not.
I hope you will see this for the money- grab that it is and VOTE NO.
Cut From The Same Cloth
After listening to the presidential debates tonight, 10/15/08, it has become more than clear that District 12A DFLer John Ward is merely a mime of the liberal agenda.
It's almost a relief: for a second there I almost believed that John "Mr. Rubber Stamp" Ward had had an original thought of his own!
In last week's debates with GOP candidate David Allan Pundt, Ward stated proudly that he favored "universal (liberal euphemism: socialistic) health care" and greater early childhood education investment.
Ward said that "Studies showed that for every dollar invested in early childhood education, there is a direct savings of $12."
For the record, when John first said this to me personally, it was a $14 return on investment.
But tonight, Obama reiterated the $12 return per dollar.
NOW we see where Ward's "studies" came from!
Funny how other independent studies of programs like HeadStart showed that once school children reached about the third grade, any early childhood prep ceased to be a factor compared to those who had not been in such a program.
John Ward favors a "single- payer" health care system, ala Obama.
Early childhood education, with day care and feeding components, ala Obama.
Perhaps they also share the vision that in order for people to be easily manipulated as subjects, they should be indoctrinated as soon as possible?
It's almost a relief: for a second there I almost believed that John "Mr. Rubber Stamp" Ward had had an original thought of his own!
In last week's debates with GOP candidate David Allan Pundt, Ward stated proudly that he favored "universal (liberal euphemism: socialistic) health care" and greater early childhood education investment.
Ward said that "Studies showed that for every dollar invested in early childhood education, there is a direct savings of $12."
For the record, when John first said this to me personally, it was a $14 return on investment.
But tonight, Obama reiterated the $12 return per dollar.
NOW we see where Ward's "studies" came from!
Funny how other independent studies of programs like HeadStart showed that once school children reached about the third grade, any early childhood prep ceased to be a factor compared to those who had not been in such a program.
John Ward favors a "single- payer" health care system, ala Obama.
Early childhood education, with day care and feeding components, ala Obama.
Perhaps they also share the vision that in order for people to be easily manipulated as subjects, they should be indoctrinated as soon as possible?
Debates, continued
Our candidate, it seems, has failed to energize American voters with his speaking prowess alone.
Yes, McCain is flat and lackluster when it comes to his presentation skills. I don't know anymore; is it his leadership skills as well? I don't think so.
But one thing is for sure, the Socialist candidate is a well- oiled speaker, able to deflect the ( well- deserved) criticisms of his choices of affiliations, friends, and ideology.
Obama is the master of not only deception, he is also the master of deflection.
Did you notice that Obama almost exclusively refuses to ANSWER questions?
Instead, rather than commit to a concrete position, he merely re-states the seriousness of the problem posed in the original question.
How foolish we have become, as voting, adult citizens of America, if we do not reject this silk- tongued impostor and liar.
It's too bad that McCain lacks the necessary skills to push the attack home when the situation not only calls for it, it demands it.
WHY can't anyone seem to be able to simply demand THAT Obama ANSWER,
1.) "WHY do you follow the ideological philosophies of people who unashamedly HATE America?"
2.) "Why is an organization that your campaign has funded (ACORN) embroiled in serious cases of voter registration fraud across America?"
3.) "How can you sit there and say what your Presidential policies will be when you have publicly promised your supporters that it will be other wise?"
4.) "How is it that you can know NOTHING of the pasts of your mentors, yet claim to know everything wrong with America today?"
Yes, McCain is flat and lackluster when it comes to his presentation skills. I don't know anymore; is it his leadership skills as well? I don't think so.
But one thing is for sure, the Socialist candidate is a well- oiled speaker, able to deflect the ( well- deserved) criticisms of his choices of affiliations, friends, and ideology.
Obama is the master of not only deception, he is also the master of deflection.
Did you notice that Obama almost exclusively refuses to ANSWER questions?
Instead, rather than commit to a concrete position, he merely re-states the seriousness of the problem posed in the original question.
How foolish we have become, as voting, adult citizens of America, if we do not reject this silk- tongued impostor and liar.
It's too bad that McCain lacks the necessary skills to push the attack home when the situation not only calls for it, it demands it.
WHY can't anyone seem to be able to simply demand THAT Obama ANSWER,
1.) "WHY do you follow the ideological philosophies of people who unashamedly HATE America?"
2.) "Why is an organization that your campaign has funded (ACORN) embroiled in serious cases of voter registration fraud across America?"
3.) "How can you sit there and say what your Presidential policies will be when you have publicly promised your supporters that it will be other wise?"
4.) "How is it that you can know NOTHING of the pasts of your mentors, yet claim to know everything wrong with America today?"
Friday, October 3, 2008
VP Palin, etc.
VP candidate Palin did a great job on the debate with Biden October 2nd.
This has got to drive the liberals nuts!
After all, they have tried so hard, along with their media lapdogs, to discredit her and to create the impression that she would fall flat on her keester during the debate. The net effect?
All she had to do was be average to destroy their myth!
And she was certainly better than average! She went toe- to- toe with a 35- year veteran of the B.S. Circuit, and more than held her own.
Because the liberal media set the expectation level so low, she came out a Star.
Yep, it must drive the liberals nuts when their manipulations of reality blow up in their faces.
Now, if we could get McCain to stop pandering with his "bi-partisan approach" to the campaign, we could get somewhere!
John: this is the time for partisan campaigning!
You are not on the Senate floor now with your "Esteemed Colleagues!"
This has got to drive the liberals nuts!
After all, they have tried so hard, along with their media lapdogs, to discredit her and to create the impression that she would fall flat on her keester during the debate. The net effect?
All she had to do was be average to destroy their myth!
And she was certainly better than average! She went toe- to- toe with a 35- year veteran of the B.S. Circuit, and more than held her own.
Because the liberal media set the expectation level so low, she came out a Star.
Yep, it must drive the liberals nuts when their manipulations of reality blow up in their faces.
Now, if we could get McCain to stop pandering with his "bi-partisan approach" to the campaign, we could get somewhere!
John: this is the time for partisan campaigning!
You are not on the Senate floor now with your "Esteemed Colleagues!"
Bailout A Bust For America
Isn't it funny, in a very sad way, how the liberals are latching onto the Wall Street mess to further their ambitions?
They have very poor memories of just who created this stink bomb and when.
Now, every liberal candidate is out beating the drum to pin the blame on Bush.
At the same time, they have insisted on a pork- laden mess of a bill, but now call it "Financial Rescue" instead of a bailout. More than 80% of the American people responded negatively to the bailout, so the Masters of Semantics (Congress), renamed it to something they thought was more palatable(yuk!)
Of course, the new Rescue had to contain things like cash -blink of an eye- to Detroit (!?)to encourage auto makers to do what they do anyway; engineer automobiles.
Money for education and solar energy, biofuels, and mental health coverage on par with medical coverage. Of course, the liberals want it to fund unpaid mortgages for the "poor" as well.
What have these things to do with Wall Street finances?
NOTHING!
The sad part is, this bailout is itself a gamble. There is no proof that putting the taxpayers on the hook for the irresponsibility of others will even work!
Yes, bail out the small, honest lenders that have hung on to their own mortgages. But not the reckless Vegas- like mob on Wall Street or the people who never should have been given loans in the first place. These are two segments of society that don't pay taxes anyway, and now are about to get taxpayer bailouts.
And oversight for the plan? Laughable! The same clowns who watched this mess unfold before their very eyes are the same ones charged with oversight now. It borders on criminal.
I urge every one of you to contact your senators and congressmen in Washington to rebuke them for once again failing to listen to their constituents.
This bandaid approach will be costly and, I believe, make this pain last even longer than it should.
Cavuto said it best: "In capitalism, some people are supposed to fail."
They have very poor memories of just who created this stink bomb and when.
Now, every liberal candidate is out beating the drum to pin the blame on Bush.
At the same time, they have insisted on a pork- laden mess of a bill, but now call it "Financial Rescue" instead of a bailout. More than 80% of the American people responded negatively to the bailout, so the Masters of Semantics (Congress), renamed it to something they thought was more palatable(yuk!)
Of course, the new Rescue had to contain things like cash -blink of an eye- to Detroit (!?)to encourage auto makers to do what they do anyway; engineer automobiles.
Money for education and solar energy, biofuels, and mental health coverage on par with medical coverage. Of course, the liberals want it to fund unpaid mortgages for the "poor" as well.
What have these things to do with Wall Street finances?
NOTHING!
The sad part is, this bailout is itself a gamble. There is no proof that putting the taxpayers on the hook for the irresponsibility of others will even work!
Yes, bail out the small, honest lenders that have hung on to their own mortgages. But not the reckless Vegas- like mob on Wall Street or the people who never should have been given loans in the first place. These are two segments of society that don't pay taxes anyway, and now are about to get taxpayer bailouts.
And oversight for the plan? Laughable! The same clowns who watched this mess unfold before their very eyes are the same ones charged with oversight now. It borders on criminal.
I urge every one of you to contact your senators and congressmen in Washington to rebuke them for once again failing to listen to their constituents.
This bandaid approach will be costly and, I believe, make this pain last even longer than it should.
Cavuto said it best: "In capitalism, some people are supposed to fail."
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