Congratulations to President Obama…
November 4th, 2008 will be known as the day racism and bigotry ended in America;
Racism (Dictionary.com):
“A belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.
A policy, system of government, etc., based upon or fostering such a doctrine; discrimination.
Hatred or intolerance of another race or other races.”
Bigotry (Dictionary.com);
“Stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
Oh sure, there will still be racists and bigots but the election of President Barack Hussein Obama has shown the vast majority of Americans no longer see color or religion as a symbol of inferiority. Americans have chosen to be color blind.”
And so, this should mark the end of Affirmative Action.
Affirmative Action (Merriam-Webster):
“An active effort to improve the employment or educational opportunities of members of minority groups…; also: a similar effort to promote the rights or progress of other disadvantaged persons”
Why would a country that elected a black man to the highest office in the land and as the most powerful leader in the world need programs to lift that minority up? If Americans really thought collectively that blacks are inferior, then it never would have happened. President Obama should announce in his acceptance speech that in order to unite the country and to help balance the budget, Affirmative Action is hereby kaput.
In a May 25th, 1994 article about the costs of construction for the Denver airport, it was pointed out how much more it cost to build DIA because of the necessity of awarding contracts to minority groups;
“After months of delay and massive cost overruns, Denver International Airport (DIA) has found its opening indefinitely postponed. One of the most important reasons for the delay has been the affirmative action policies imposed on firms in construction of DIA. But for those affirmative action policies, Denver International might well have opened "on time and under budget." This Issue Paper details the massive costs which have been inflicted on the people of Denver, and the city's reputation, through policies of racial discrimination….
…contracts were then set aside to higher cost bidders who met the affirmative action "goals." When the city awarded those seven contracts to higher bidders who met affirmative action "goals," the increase in construction costs was $3 million….
… the estimated cost of set asides at DIA (Denver International Airport) was $11.8 million in 1992.
Research by the Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University estimates that for every dollar spent on regulatory enforcement, about 20 dollars is spent for compliance costs in the private sector.(8) Compliance with federal affirmative action regulations increased federal contractors' costs by an average 6.5%. In 1991, $211 billion was spent by the federal government on contracts with non-government entities. The additional cost to private sector firms to comply with federal affirmative action regulations in the award of these contracts is estimated at about $13 billion.
Costs are also incurred in the public sector to administer the affirmative action programs. Of the total $425 million spent by the federal government for civil rights oversight in 1991, about $303 million was allocated for enforcement of affirmative action laws affecting the private sector. In addition to federal dollars, state and local monies are also spent to enforce affirmative action regulations.”- http://www.i2i.org/main/article.php?article_id=630
The elimination of an unnecessary policy that costs billions of dollars to American tax payers should be the first order of business for President Obama. This would confirm his status as a self-proclaimed uniter and affirm his slogan of "hope and change" was not an empty campaign mantra .
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Monday, November 10, 2008
MCCAIN THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE
John McCain unfortunately was the most conservative candidate on the ballot on November 4th. The self-proclaimed maverick was at the most a centrist and even left of center on a considerable number of issues. But he was the nominee of a mealy mouthed republican party that has fallen into the mindset of “moderation”. No candidate has ever won a presidential election in America moving left. As a matter of fact, Obama had to move substantially right to attract enough votes to win. But that is water under the bridge and the future of our country has been placed in the hands of President elect Obama.
Watching how John McCain and his staff have turned on Gov. Sarah Palin seems to prove two points; the first is that Washington is a fortress against change and is populated by a click of elitists and scammers, and two, John McCain might really be a Manchurian candidate.
Let’s look at “McCain the Manchurian first”. McCain ran the most inept campaign in my life time against the most liberal candidate in the history of America. He chose the highest rated Conservative, Republican Governor in the country and then proceeds to try to ruin her career. In September, Sarah Palin had an 86% approval rating by her constituents in Alaska and was lumped into a presidential race with 3 senators from a senate with a 9% approval rating;
“She started her career as Governor by publicly challenging the obvious corruption in Alaska's legal system, and in turn won the few hearts she hadn't caught in the state. Palin then kept the love running strong with a support of oil and natural gas development to support the growing economy, balanced with an ecological concern to preserve Alaska's untainted environmental beauty.”- http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1004592/what_sarah_palin_has_done_for_alaska.html
Sarah Palin was selected by McCain to attract the disenfranchised women who had supported Hillary and she did just that. In an article from Timesonline dated August 1st, it was pointed out that “Palin is gunning for the 18 million women who voted for Hillary Clinton — a third of whom have not made up their mind to back Obama”. She did garner their support and 57% of white women voted for the McCain/Palin ticket. Gov. Palin did this despite McCain basically handcuffing and muzzling her, (the visual here is a bit erotically kinky, but I digress).
Now, the McCain camp has been leaking outrageous and unsubstantiated rumors to paint Palin as an uneducated, dim-witted, free-spending, callous bitch. In the movie, The Manchurian Candidate, Raymond, the former prisoner of war in Korea, is transformed into a mindless slave by the playing card, the Queen of diamonds. Did McCain get his mind altering playing card in the mail that switched on the “kill the candidate” button, installed when he was secretly brainwashed during his six years of captivity in the Hanoi Hilton?
Maybe a more logical explanation is that Washington has become a bastion of arrogance and elitism. Why would the politicians and lawyers who rule from their plastic bubbles want change and reform? Party affiliation no longer matters and the status quo must be maintained at all cost. This is a perfect opportunity for McCain, who has shown his true colors that are painting him as the insider he is, to destroy a true reformer who isn’t afraid to take down members of her own party to stop corruption. What could be more dangerous in a town where nepotism, bribery and soul buying and selling are the natural order of day to day business? It serves the politicians better to assassinate the character of an average American. I have heard people say they don’t want average people running the country because so many believe the propaganda thrown out there that only the finely educated are qualified to rule. The politicians want everyone to believe that. If the common person does try, they will be destroyed by politicians and their mindless minions in the mainstream media.
The bailout is a perfect example of the elitist attitude by the politicians in Washington. They did it despite public opinion because they said it was entirely necessary to do so to save the country and the economy. What it really does is bailout the executives who have made the biggest donations to our countries leaders. Wealth has been redistributed to the wealthy who squandered their own fortunes in the first place and only one of the four presidential candidates disagreed with another raping of the treasury; Gov. Sarah Palin.
Americans will never take back their own country if they don’t start questioning the leaders and the media. I am getting sick of the mindless comments of propaganda spewing zombies who hear something and allow themselves to be used as conduits for those lies. People need to start thinking about the news. Everyone needs to pay attention not only to the story being told but who is telling it and for what possible reason is it being conveyed. There is an agenda behind everything we hear. And remember, as Raymond the Manchurian candidate found out, even paranoid people have enemies.
Watching how John McCain and his staff have turned on Gov. Sarah Palin seems to prove two points; the first is that Washington is a fortress against change and is populated by a click of elitists and scammers, and two, John McCain might really be a Manchurian candidate.
Let’s look at “McCain the Manchurian first”. McCain ran the most inept campaign in my life time against the most liberal candidate in the history of America. He chose the highest rated Conservative, Republican Governor in the country and then proceeds to try to ruin her career. In September, Sarah Palin had an 86% approval rating by her constituents in Alaska and was lumped into a presidential race with 3 senators from a senate with a 9% approval rating;
“She started her career as Governor by publicly challenging the obvious corruption in Alaska's legal system, and in turn won the few hearts she hadn't caught in the state. Palin then kept the love running strong with a support of oil and natural gas development to support the growing economy, balanced with an ecological concern to preserve Alaska's untainted environmental beauty.”- http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/1004592/what_sarah_palin_has_done_for_alaska.html
Sarah Palin was selected by McCain to attract the disenfranchised women who had supported Hillary and she did just that. In an article from Timesonline dated August 1st, it was pointed out that “Palin is gunning for the 18 million women who voted for Hillary Clinton — a third of whom have not made up their mind to back Obama”. She did garner their support and 57% of white women voted for the McCain/Palin ticket. Gov. Palin did this despite McCain basically handcuffing and muzzling her, (the visual here is a bit erotically kinky, but I digress).
Now, the McCain camp has been leaking outrageous and unsubstantiated rumors to paint Palin as an uneducated, dim-witted, free-spending, callous bitch. In the movie, The Manchurian Candidate, Raymond, the former prisoner of war in Korea, is transformed into a mindless slave by the playing card, the Queen of diamonds. Did McCain get his mind altering playing card in the mail that switched on the “kill the candidate” button, installed when he was secretly brainwashed during his six years of captivity in the Hanoi Hilton?
Maybe a more logical explanation is that Washington has become a bastion of arrogance and elitism. Why would the politicians and lawyers who rule from their plastic bubbles want change and reform? Party affiliation no longer matters and the status quo must be maintained at all cost. This is a perfect opportunity for McCain, who has shown his true colors that are painting him as the insider he is, to destroy a true reformer who isn’t afraid to take down members of her own party to stop corruption. What could be more dangerous in a town where nepotism, bribery and soul buying and selling are the natural order of day to day business? It serves the politicians better to assassinate the character of an average American. I have heard people say they don’t want average people running the country because so many believe the propaganda thrown out there that only the finely educated are qualified to rule. The politicians want everyone to believe that. If the common person does try, they will be destroyed by politicians and their mindless minions in the mainstream media.
The bailout is a perfect example of the elitist attitude by the politicians in Washington. They did it despite public opinion because they said it was entirely necessary to do so to save the country and the economy. What it really does is bailout the executives who have made the biggest donations to our countries leaders. Wealth has been redistributed to the wealthy who squandered their own fortunes in the first place and only one of the four presidential candidates disagreed with another raping of the treasury; Gov. Sarah Palin.
Americans will never take back their own country if they don’t start questioning the leaders and the media. I am getting sick of the mindless comments of propaganda spewing zombies who hear something and allow themselves to be used as conduits for those lies. People need to start thinking about the news. Everyone needs to pay attention not only to the story being told but who is telling it and for what possible reason is it being conveyed. There is an agenda behind everything we hear. And remember, as Raymond the Manchurian candidate found out, even paranoid people have enemies.
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