A good Monday to you.
And, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!
Now, down to business. You have likely gathered that I have no loyalties to any particular party. One of the reasons I am a registered Independent. I kinda like that word. To me, it means that I am a free-thinker, and I don't let any party finatics decide what my beliefs will be. As an electronics engineer once responded, when asked about his political views, "I am a pedestrian; I walk on both sides of the road, picking the lane that best suits me under the conditions at that time". Good response.
By nature, and I guess due to what I perceive as reality...given my life's experiences...I lean somewhat conservative. At the same time, I do not want anyone, conservative, liberal, or pedestrian, treading on my rights. The basic rights, as were laid out in the Constitution that help set up this country more than two centuries ago.
All sorts of stuff makes the rounds of the internet. Some of it is true, some not. Some has a basis for truth, some of it is just full of crap. (You can "snope-it", but as we've learned, that's not an impartial source of information, either). I guess it's like that old game where you whisper a simple sentence in one person's ear, and it's whispered into ears around the room, all the way to the last person. Then, the first (originator) and last persons write the sentences on a sheet of paper. Seldom are they even close to the having the same meaning.
That said, there are some things about our current Commander-In-Chief that I would, once and for all, love to have cleared up and explained to me.
I cannot, for the life of me, believe that President Obama is not a natural-born citizen of the United States. So, why hasn't someone produced his birth certificate?
If he has held a passport...and, I presume he had one before he was president...where is it? That should be easy enough to get. If it's a U.S. passport, why not show and tell? If it's a foreign-issued passport, I am sure there's a logical explanation. Right?
Ok, those seem to be the big questions. But, just because the factions of one group or another make allegations, doesn't mean it's newsworthy. Right? Well, yes. And, no. I would think that the mainstream media would seek an opportunity to make a big splash with something that has become such a widespread issue on the internet. If the internet allegations are not true, then a media investigation could take the wind out of the sails of a lot of people. However, if they are true, and our president is either a foreign born national, or illegally obtained a foreign passport so he could travel to countries on the Do Not Travel list, then that media would have a great story.
So why not check it out? Who's going to tell NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN or Fox that they can't have that information? Such a refusal would certainly be a smoking gun. After two years, I would have thought that a good producer and reporter would have learned the truth, one way or the other.
Now, for some more stuff from the internet. A lot of questions, but not a lot of answers. Food for thought that certainly makes one wonder. Facts and figures have a couple variables. Yeah, really, they do. The real facts and figures are only as accurate as the person or persons inputting them. Any variation in the inputting process can taint the outcome. Governments and big corporations do it all the time. If you've ever prepared a budget, I'm sure you're familiar with the process of manipulation. That's where you massage the numbers to make sure everything comes out like the Big Guys, or the public, expects. Doesn't make it right, it just makes it look right. In other words, it's a snow job.
I don't know the source of the facts and comparisons between George W. Bush and Barack Obama. I do know that a lot of people have questions and concerns about what's going on in this country. As they should. It is interesting and I fnd it thought provoking. Be your own judge. In other words, think like an Independent.
By the way, these are not from some right wing-er. Though, no doubt, he's conservative. As am I. Strange how a lot of people blow off anyone who leans conservative, This gentleman's a retired marine general, a guy that has seen a lot of action. A realist. Interesting questions, below, if you'll keep an open mind.
If George W. Bush had doubled the national debt, which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had then proposed to double the debt again within 10 years, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had criticized a state law that he admitted he never even read, would you think that he is just an ignorant hot head?
If George W. Bush joined the country of Mexico and sued a state (AZ) in the United States to force that state to continue to allow illegal immigration, would you question his patriotism and wonder who's side he was on?
If George Bush had pronounced the Marine Corps like Marine Corpse would you think him an idiot?
If George W. Bush had put 87,000 workers out of work by arbitrarily placing a moratorium on offshore oil drilling on companies that have one of the best safety records of any industry because one company had an accident would you have agreed?
If George W. Bush had used a forged document as the basis of the moratorium that would render 87,000 American workers unemployed would you support him?
If George W. Bush had been the first President to need a TelePrompTer installed to be able to get through a press conference, would you have laughed and said this is more proof of how inept he is on his own and is really controlled by smarter men behind the scenes?
If George W. Bush had spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to take Laura Bush to a play in NYC, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had reduced your retirement plan's holdings of GM stock by 90% and given the unions a majority stake in GM, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had made a joke at the expense of the Special Olympics, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given Gordon Brown a set of inexpensive and incorrectly formatted DVDs, when Gordon Brown had given him a thoughtful and historically significant gift, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had given the Queen of England an iPod containing videos of his speeches, would you have thought this embarrassingly narcissistic and tacky?
If George W. Bush had bowed to the King of Saudi Arabia , would you have approved?
If George W.. Bush had visited Austria and made reference to the nonexistent "Austrian language," would you have brushed it off as a minor slip?
If George W. Bush had filled his cabinet and circle of advisers with people who cannot seem to keep current in their income taxes, would you have approved?
If George W. Bush had stated that there were 57 states in the United States , would you have said that he is clueless.
If George W. Bush would have flown all the way to Denmark to make a five minute speech about how the Olympics would benefit him walking out his front door in Texas , would you have thought he was a self important, conceited, egotistical jerk.
If George W. Bush had been so Spanish illiterate as to refer to "Cinco de Cuatro" in front of the Mexican ambassador when it was the 5th of May (Cinco de Mayo), and continued to flub it when he tried again, would you have winced in embarrassment?
If George W. Bush had burned 9,000 gallons of jet fuel to go plant a single tree on Earth Day, would you have concluded he's a hypocrite?
If George W. Bush's administration had okayed Air Force One flying low over millions of people followed by a jet fighter in downtown Manhattan causing widespread panic, would you have wondered whether they actually get what happened on 9-11?
If George W.. Bush had failed to send relief aid to flood victims throughout the Midwest with more people killed or made homeless than in New Orleans , would you want it made into a major ongoing political issue with claims of racism and incompetence?
If George W. Bush had created the position of 32 Czars who report directly to him, bypassing the House and Senate on much of what is happening in America , would you have approved.
If George W. Bush had ordered the firing of the CEO of a major corporation, even though he had no constitutional authority to do so, would you have approved?
So, tell me again, what is it about Obama that makes him so brilliant and impressive? Can't think of anything? Don't worry. He's done all this in 24 months -- so you'll have 1 year and 9 months to come up with an answer.
Every statement in this email is factual and directly attributable to Barrack Hussein Obama.
Every bumble is a matter of record and completely verifiable.
(Note...if I was a mainstream reporter or news producer, I would take each and every one of these "IF'S" and either verify them, or blow them out of the water. Either way, since they have received a LOT of attention on the internet, the story would be huge! But, that would require INDEPENDENT, unbiased thinking, going in with no preconceived notions. Ahhh...the good old days. Gone forever)
Have a great day. And, keep your minds open. Question everything, like I do. When a weatherman tells you the sky is blue, open your blinds and check for yourself.
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