"The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie -- deliberate, contrived and dishonest -- but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." John F. Kennedy
Now that General Stanley McChrystal has been relieved of his command as the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan due to his honest, frank, but unprofessional, remarks to a Rolling Stone magazine reporter regarding the Obama administration’s management of the Afghanistan war, President Obama has turned to General David Petraeus, General McChrystal’s boss, for help to take over command of the Afghanistan war.
An interesting choice for the President given his past disrespectful and insulting treatment of General Petraeus when he served in the Senate. When General Petraeus was the top commander in Iraq leading the implementation of President George W. Bush’s 2007 Iraq surge, then Senator Barack Obama from Illinois was quite critical and disrespectful of General Petraeus’ efforts in Iraq saying “the surge has not worked”. In fact, the Obama administration entire leadership said as much. Vice-President Joe Biden said “I believe the president's strategy (surge) is not a solution. I believe it's a tragic mistake”. And then Senator Hillary Clinton, in a response to General Petraeus' report before Congress, fundamentally called General Petraeus a “liar” by saying she had to “suspend disbelief” (see video). Of course let us not forget that other great progressive/socialist patriot Senate Majority leader Harry Reid’s encouragement for our military’s effort in Afghanistan when he said, “the war is lost”!
Of course, they were all quick to take credit for the Bush-Petraeus surge success after the fact. Suddenly it's a success of the Obama administration according to Joe Biden. Interesting, and galling, how these progressive/socialist military geniuses running our White House insult the American public, the military and former President Bush by claiming credit for a military strategy that they collectively ridiculed. Blame Bush for everything from not enough half & half for the White House morning coffee to the economy, but have the insolence to co-opt credit for his successes without any shame whatsoever. The "Chicago-Way" thug politics has settled in nicely in D.C.
Obama, Biden, Reid and Hillary Clinton, these titans of military strategy, now have come pleading to General Petraeus to bail them out for their mismanagement and incompetent handling of the Afghanistan war since they took office. You see they haven’t paid much attention to the Afghanistan effort over the last eighteen months since they have been very busy during that period.
Busy enacting socialist legislation to take away individual freedoms such as nationalizing the health, banking, financial services and automotive industries, passing laws to dictate executive compensation, providing terrorists with Miranda rights, suing Arizona over obeying the immigration rule of law, and basically bankrupting the country into a socialist welfare state. Yes, they have been regular beavers when it comes to dismantling the fabric of America, which has distracted them from that little skirmish over in Afghanistan that involves fighting terrorism abroad to keep us safe on our shores. Well, at least the shores that will remain after this administration’s blundering of the Gulf oil spill.
Maybe all for the better since we don’t want this administration to get their incompetent progressive/socialist hands into very much, especially when it comes to military defense policies. This is certainly not an area that democrats have ever expressed much in the way of interest, resolve, knowledge and capability. Typically your run of the mill progressive/socialist, such as Obama et alia, have disdain for the military and use them as a political football when it serves their purposes, right Ma'am, excuse me, "Senator" (hopefully not for long) Boxer. Beyond that, they don’t see the “what’s in it for me” to support our military strategically, financially or respectfully to protect American interests (unless, of course, when they wish to take credit for something they had nothing to do with like the Bush-Petraeus surge success). Remember, according to President Obama, America isn’t exactly very exceptional anyway.
Well, the progressive/socialist Obama administration crew has recently found another “WIIFM” moment. Now they need General David Petraeus, the general they mocked, ridiculed, character assassinated and generally insulted about the Iraq surge, and then took credit for it's success, to bail them out of their incompetent prosecution of the Afghanistan war.
Mr. Obama, in the parlance of Texas hold 'em you are holding a 1-7, the worst hand, and General Petraeus, your third commander in Afghanistan, is holding Ace-Ace. So Mr. President you might do well to start paying some attention to the Afghan war, listen to General David Petraeus and give one of your handy-dandy teleprompted speeches that undoes your pathetic dithering, “aid-the-enemy” West Point speech about military troop drawdown starting in July, 2011. Because, Mr. President, you are running out of Daves.
Mr. Obama has really stepped up his administration’s policy on protecting Americans from the crimes associated with illegal immigration. What has President Obama done besides pitting state against state with the California boycott of Arizona, showcasing his "crack" Homeland Security Chief Janet Napolitano and Attorney-General Eric Holder's ignorance of the Arizona illegal immigration legislation and threatening to sue Arizona for merely enforcing the federal law? He put up a real, scary sign in the Arizona desert, just 30 miles from Phoenix, which says, “Travel Caution: Smuggling and Illegal Immigration May Be Encountered In This Area”.
Aside from insulting the people of Arizona, intimidating tourism and frustrating the economy of Arizona, this is how Mr. Obama shows how he is making the Arizona-Mexico border safe? A sign? Instead of Mr. Obama defending the rule of law and endeavoring to protect American citizens and it's economy, he slaps them in the face with lawsuits simply because they expect the federal law to be supported by our President and then insults us by shoving a sign in the dirt.
This, as with his do nothing policy with the Gulf oil spill, is how our “all talk, do nothing” President solves problems--signs and lawyers. Perhaps Mr. Obama should finally put some of his Justice dept. lawyers to work and stick them in the Arizona desert with a sign. In fact, maybe he should actually do something helpful for America and choose between sticking himself in the Arizona dirt or in the Gulf oil leak.
Political Policy is proud to endorse Pat Toomeyas the Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. Pat Toomey has both the political and business experience to bring practical, common sense leadership to Washington on behalf of all Pennsylvanians. Pat rebukes the progressive/socialist agendas of Obama, Pelosi, Reid embraced by his opponent Joe Sestak; agendas designed to reduce America’s exceptionalism, dignity, freedoms and strength.
Pat’s guiding principles of limited government, lower taxes, reduced spending, a strong national defense and traditional family values will put America back on the path to be, as President Ronald Reagan described, “ … a shining city upon a hill whose beacon light guides freedom-loving people everywhere."
Pat Toomey’s Background Pat Toomey is the President, and CEO, of the “Club for Growth”. The “Club for Growth” is a national network of thousands of pro-growth Americans, from all walks of life, who believe that prosperity and opportunity come through economic freedom. The “Club for Growth” works to promote public policies that encourage a high growth economy and a swift return to America's founding principles primarily through legislative involvement, issue advocacy, research, training and educational activity.
Before joining the “Club for Growth”, Pat served as a member of the United States House of Representatives, from Pennsylvania’s 15th congressional district, for three terms, from January 1999 through January 2005. Pat Toomey distinguished himself as one of Congress’ leading advocates for limited government and personal freedom. He led Republican efforts to expand the Bush tax cuts of 2001; to reduce wasteful spending; and to block the vast expansion of Medicare in 2003. He served on the Budget Committee, the Financial Services Committee, and the Small Business Committee.
Prior to his service in Congress, Pat co-founded, owned, and operated four very successful, original-concept restaurants in Allentown and Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His first career was in investment banking from 1984 through 1991. He developed and managed a $21 billion trading operation for Morgan Grenfell Finance, Inc. in New York, supervising sales and trading operations in New York, London, and Tokyo.
Pat attended La Salle Academy in Providence, RI and graduated from Harvard University, cum laude, with a degree in government.
Jobs and the Economy The government should be making it less expensive and easier for businesses to hire people. It can do this by cutting taxes and decreasing regulation. For example, if we rescind the stimulus and cut both employees’ and employers’ payroll taxes instead, every worker would see an immediate increase in their take home pay and it would be less expensive for businesses to hire new workers.
If we eliminated the tax on capital gains and lowered the tax on businesses, it would make U.S. companies more competitive, and lead to major job growth.
Taxes When people work hard, they have a right to enjoy the money they have earned. But when the government imposes an unnecessarily heavy burden on our paychecks, our businesses, our investments, and our goods and services, it impinges upon our economic freedom. If government cuts taxes, people will have a natural incentive to work more, produce more, and invest more. That is why keeping taxes low is so important to growing our economy, creating jobs, and increasing the standard of living for all Americans.
Pat supports lower marginal income tax rates for all Americans, cutting the tax on capital gains investment, and cutting income taxes on American businesses - which suffer from the second highest corporate tax rate in the world. As a Congressman, Pat never voted for a tax increase and fought for lower taxes for all Americans. In the Senate, he will fight for the lower taxes that are integral to our economic freedom and the economic prosperity this country deserves.
Spending Washington politicians are on a dangerous spending spree. A combination of wasteful pork projects, multiple bailouts, the so-called stimulus, and new government programs have pushed the deficit for 2009 to a record-breaking $1.6 trillion dollars and the ten-year deficit to $9 trillion dollars. Pat has long been a strong proponent of putting policies in place to make sure our representatives and senators can’t spend taxpayer dollars haphazardly.
When he was in Congress, he voted against spending taxpayer dollars on pork-barrel earmarks and pushed for laws that would curb how much politicians are allowed to spend. Because of his strong record of standing up for taxpayers, Pat received the highest score of any Pennsylvania member of Congress from Citizens Against Government Waste. When Pat is elected to the Senate, he will continue to push for these and other policies that save taxpayer dollars and erase the deficit.
Bailouts America is in danger of becoming a bailout nation. First, Congress bailed out the Wall Street companies, then homeowners who borrowed too much, and then the auto industry. Altogether, the American people have been placed on the hook for several trillion dollars.
Bailouts reward companies that took too many risks and acted irresponsibly simply because they are large and hold sway in Washington. At the same time, the bailouts punish those businesses and individuals who worked hard, acted responsibly, and succeeded. In other words, bailouts encourage failure and discourage success.
Health Care Over the past couple of decades, health insurance premiums have increased much faster than the general rate of inflation. But many politicians in Washington are pushing for a government-run healthcare system that does not make health care any cheaper, will push many people out of their private coverage, limits patient choice, restricts access to life-saving procedures, and puts government bureaucrats in charge of our health care.
Instead of giving the government more power, Pat believes the best way to lower the cost of health care is by giving choices and power to patients. One way to do that is to encourage the growth of personally owned and controlled health care. We can start by giving individuals who buy their own health insurance the same tax benefits that employers enjoy when they buy health insurance for their employees. This will make it much easier for millions of Americans to buy their own health insurance plan.
National Security Pat believes that our country must have the strongest defensive capabilities in the world. We should not hesitate to take action in defense of our freedom and our American way of life. But we must also make sure that American military action is guided first and foremost by the country’s national interest. As a Congressman, Pat always voted to fund our most important defense systems, including the strategic missile defense program to protect our country from the threat of a missile attack.
Part of our national security must also include a comprehensive program to protect our nation’s soldiers and veterans and ensure their continued well-being. As a senator, Pat will fight to make sure our soldiers have the equipment they need to be victorious and our veterans have the care they deserve when they come home.
Family and Marriage Pat is pro-life and believes that children should be welcomed into the world and protected by its laws. Pat also believes the tradition of marriage is sacred and is best defined as between a man and a woman. As a Congressman, Pat voted to protect the institution of marriage in many ways.
For example, Pat voted to reduce the tax penalty on married couples and will support similar policies as a U.S. senator. Throughout his time in Congress, Pat voted for legislation to protect innocent life, strengthen marriage, and protect the traditional values upon which this country was founded.
Pennsylvanians for Pat Pennsylvanians are aligned around Pat Toomey’s agenda to reinvigorate America’s greatness. A new Rasmussen Reports telephone survey on June 4 of Likely Voters in Pennsylvania shows Pat Toomey with 45% support, while his opponent Joe Sestak earns 38%. Pat Toomey holds similar leads among both male and female voters. Voters not affiliated with either party strongly prefer Pat Toomey.
Also, according to the poll, 56% of all Pennsylvania voters favor repeal of the ObamaCare bill that Sestak voted for as a member of the House. Pat Toomey was a strong advocate against the progressive/socialist ObamaCare bill that Joe Sestak voted for in Congress.
Sestak’s Progressive/Socialist Agenda Even though he has couched himself as an “independent”, Pat’s opponent Joe Sestak, while in Congress, has been a staunch supporter of the Obama, Pelosi, Reid progressive/socialist agenda. Perhaps Mr. Sestak is too embarrassed to admit it, but he has voted for their agendas 100% of the time with, as Jennifer Rubin of "Commentary" writes, no daylight between them. In fact, in the following exchange between Joe Sestak and David Gregory on “Meet The Press” on May 23, Joe Sestak is ashamed to admit his allegiance to the Obama agenda.
David Gregory: Congressman, you sound like the ultimate outsider. The only problem is, you are a congressman . . . you voted for TARP, for the bailout, you voted for the President’s stimulus plan, you voted for the President’s health care plan, exactly which establishment are you not part of that you’re running against?
Sestak:You know, I have 31 years in the navy; when I came to Washington, I was kind of taken aback. That kind of accountability that I learned from my actions in the U.S. Navy, seemed to be absent down here in Washington D.C. .
David Gregory:But Congressman, the question I asked you, you have supported all the major elements of the Obama agenda, and yet, in that sound bite, you were running as an outsider. Are you not part of the establishment that you are railing against?
Sestak:Oh, I did vote for those because they were needed. But as John F. Kennedy once said: “Sometimes the Party asks too much . . .”
David Gregory: Which element of the Obama agenda that was his priority did you stand up to?
Sestak:Oh, I honestly think that this President has done great, good things, but I don’t think we’ve gone far enough in terms of helping small business.
Sestak the ultimate outsider? “…this President has done great, good things?”. I submit that Mr. Sestak is the ultimate Obama insider. Mr. Sestak sounds as though the Obama progressive/socialist agenda has not gone far enough in it’s attempt to systematically dismantle America’s greatness. Come November Pennsylvanians should not give Mr. Sestak the opportunity to deliver on his attitude.
Not that federal laws are of much importance to Sestak’s favored Obama administration (since they ignore immigration laws and the entire constitution), but federal statute 18 USC 600 expressly prohibits “… promises of employment in connection with any general or special election to office.” The Obama-Sestak bribe is an impeachable presidential offense.
The head of the Justice dept., Obama’s private lawyer (and apparently not America’s) Attorney-General Eric Holder has refused to uphold his office and has already turned down a request from Rep. Darrell Issa to investigate SestakGate. Holder has not yet responded to the letter from all seven Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, but the answer is expected to be the same, i.e., “go away”. In the letter the GOP lawmakers write the following about SestakGate,
“Despite the seriousness of these allegations, we are disappointed that the Justice Department has denied any request to appoint a Special Counsel to investigate this matter. That’s why we’re calling on the FBI to look into the allegations. Admissions that the White House intentionally sought to manipulate the outcome of a Democratic Senate primary strike at the heart of our democracy. Only a full criminal investigation can restore integrity to our election process.”
Sestak not only covered up the Obama bribe until prompted in the Kane interview, but also refused to answer questions as to, in fact, what job he was offered in the Obama bribe. Please view the attached video wherein Sestak sidesteps all questions on the matter in his best Obama “Chicago way” style.
Pennsylvanians must ask themselves this question, “Is Joe Sestak and his radical progressive/socialist, Obama Chicago-way unethical politics what they want in a U.S. Senator?”
Pennsylvanians must also ask themselves another question, “Do they want dignity, ethics and American values in a U.S. Senator who will help restore America, as President Ronald Reagan once described as, “ … a shining city upon a hill whose beacon light guides freedom-loving people everywhere."
The first question is rhetorical. The second question has a solution and that solution is Pat Toomey.
Political Policy is proud to endorse Carly Fiorinaas the Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate in California. Carly Fiorina has an extremely interesting background, both professionally and personally. It all adds up to someone who will be a breath of senatorial fresh air who will breathe new life into the once Golden state and restore its aura of greatness.
CARLY’s BACKGROUND While Carly Fiorina is perhaps best known as the former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Hewlett-Packard Company (HP), what is not as well known is Carly worked her way through undergraduate and graduate school. A self-made woman, she started her business career as a secretary and went on to become the first, and to date, the only woman to lead a Fortune 20 company. Carly’s uncommon record of hard work and success includes more than 20 years at AT&T and Lucent Technologies, where she led the largest-of-its-time IPO of Lucent and became President of its largest business.
During her tenure, HP’s revenues doubled, from $44 billion to $88 billion, with improved profitability in every product category. Today, HP is the largest technology company in the world. As the Chairman of the Fiorina Foundation, chair of The One Woman Initiative – A Fund for Women’s Empowerment and a founding partner with The African Leadership Academy, Carly believes in giving back. She is also a board member of Freedom House, Vital Voices, the National Symphony Orchestra and Ford’s Theatre and serves as a trustee for MIT.
Carly is the quintessential self-starter. She helped put herself through school, doing the books at a local hair salon while she earned her undergraduate degree from Stanford and taught undergraduates in order to pay for an MBA from the University of Maryland. Her Masters of Science in Business from MIT was the result of years of hard work at AT&T – they thought enough about her promising future to send her there.
Carly Fiorina is living proof that the traits needed for personal and professional success come from within ourselves given the opportunity. As the U.S. Senator representing California, Carly will serve in the Senate to create the environment and the opportunities for all Americans to succeed. CARLY ON THE ISSUES Creating Jobs "Small businesses and entrepreneurs are the economic engines that will lead us through these difficult times."
Restoring Fiscal Accountability "When we know where our money is being spent, it'll be a whole lot easier to get people focused on saving money."
California's Water Crisis "Bringing relief to California farmers in the Central Valley is one of my highest priorities."
Focusing Health Care "Health care reform should be focused on keeping decisions about care between doctors and patients."
Reducing the Deficit "Tax, spend and borrow is not a governing philosophy, it's a cycle of dependency."
Energy and the Environment "Our focus must be to find efficiencies in the energy production sector and invest in innovation."
“I support the Arizona law. The people of Arizona did what they felt they had to do, absent the federal government's decision to do its job.” This is the federal government's job. It's President Obama's job. It's Janet Napolitano's job. And Barbara Boxer, as our senator, instead of standing up and challenging the constitutionality of the Arizona law, she ought to be standing on the president's desk and saying, ‘Do your job.’ Why is it that we are prepared to allow the federal government to be unaccountable and to not do its' job?”
Protecting America "Government's first and foremost priority is to protect its citizens. That means defending our nation from threats of all kinds, both domestic and foreign."
Carly Fiorina is the self-starter, common sense, passionate and caring leader Californians and Americans need in Washington to put the country back on track toward economic and fiscal responsibility, job creation, preserving American freedoms and liberties and protecting America’s homeland and sovereignty.
Barbara Boxer is primafacie evidence of the Obama-like progressive/socialist policymakers in Congress who have voted to systematically bankrupt America, inhibit economic and job growth, compromise American defenses from terrorism and infringe upon American freedoms, liberties and opportunities. When Barbara Boxer isn’t doing the above, she is laboring in the Senate expending precious taxpayer dollars to enact a cap and trade (translation “tax”) bill that, according to the Heritage Foundation, will cause “significant economic costs in terms of lost income, lost jobs, and higher energy prices, among other detrimental effects”. According to the Heritage Foundation’s analysis, the following is a summary of what Barbara Boxer’s disastrous cap and "tax" bill would cause between it’s proposed enactment and the year 2035, as adjusted for inflation:
Inflation-adjusted losses to gross domestic product (GDP) of $9.9 trillion
More than $4.6 trillion in higher energy taxes
Job losses exceeding 2.5 million for some years
Annual family-of-four energy costs rising by $1,000, including a gasoline price increase of more than $1.20 per gallon
Annual family-of-four energy costs plus increased cost of goods and services totaling more than $3,000
Average GDP loss per family of four above $4,500 per year; Family-of-four net worth dropping by more than $40,000; and The family of four's share of the national debt rising by an additional $27,000.
While Barbara Boxer’s cap and "tax" bill will increase energy costs and cost jobs for all Americans, it will create billions for her friends at General Electric. If her bill passes GE stands to make billions since her cap and "tax" bill will force the airlines industry and the military to purchase more expensive “green” engines made by GE.
EVEN THE LOS ANGLES TIMES REFUSES TO ENDORSE BARBARA BOXER. The Los Angeles Times’ opinion of Barbara Boxer is as follows, “On the Democratic side, we find that we're no fans of incumbent Barbara Boxer. She displays less intellectual firepower or leadership than she could.”
Carly issues the same concerns about Barbara Boxer's intellectual prowess and priorities when she states in her campaign ad, “Terrorism kills, and Barbara Boxer is worried about the weather”.
In the attached video, Carly says she believes that all Americans have the wisdom and should have the freedom to choose their path in life, versus those who support the Obama administration such as Barbara Boxer who believe government should make that final determination. It is now up to Californians to vote for which path they choose.
YOUR VOTE FOR CARLY FIORINA ON JUNE 8 IS THE FIRST STEP TO PUT CALIFORNIA AND AMERICA BACK ON TRACK. THE FIRST STEP TO RID CALIFORNIA AND AMERICA OF THE DANGEROUS AND HARMFUL AGENDAS PUT FORTH BY THE BARBARA BOXERS IN CONGRESS.
President Obama brought Mexico’s President Felipe Calderón into America’s House to preach and lecture Americans on our indiscretions when it comes to human rights and nondiscrimination in the wake of Arizona’s immigration law SB1070. And, of course, President Obama, our fearless leader and defender of America, sat by idly as his “guest” ripped into American values. Mr. Obama must have been too busy thinking how much fun he was going to have at the taxpayer-funded White House state dinner later that evening in honor of the America-bashing Calderón. No surprise here.
But as I was listening to Calderón chastise us in America’s White House and Capitol I was wondering if President Calderón was actually auditioning a stand-up comedy routine for “America’s Got Talent”. He certainly had a world stage to show his wares. Let’s be honest, given Mexico’s abysmal record on crime, drug trafficking and the Mexican constitution’s horrid rendering of illegal immigrants, President Calderón couldn’t possibly be serious as he pontificates on human rights. No one in their right mind could possibly take him serious. Well, perhaps some folks not quite in their "right" mind could possibly take him serious. Are you there left-wing media?
Even so, I was also wondering why the Obama regime-controlled “polluted media” didn't seem to do much critical reporting on the Calderón joke fest. This is very odd given the treatment of journalists and freedom of speech in Mexico. Yes, journalists! Not only are illegals persecuted in Mexico, but also Mexican journalists. In fact on May 18, 2010, the day before Felipe “the joke machine” Calderón was to deliver his stand-up routine in D.C. in front of his inviters and favorite audience, Barack Obama and the progressive/socialist democratic party in Congress, the “Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ) issued a statement to Presidents Obama and Calderón calling on them to advocate for reforms that will strengthen federal accountability in crimes against freedom of expression in Mexico.
The CPJ statement said,
“The level of violence against journalists in Mexico has become an international concern and must be included as part of bilateral discussions,” said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon. “While it is up to the Mexican government to address this problem, President Obama should make clear that the U.S. has deep concern about the situation and considers it a priority. Since Calderón took office in December 2006, 20 journalists have been killed in Mexico, at least five in direct reprisal for their work. The situation has been particularly alarming in those areas where powerful drug cartels fight for dominance. The dangerous climate is fostered by a culture of impunity in which 90 percent of deadly anti-press crimes go unsolved, CPJ research shows. Four journalists have been killed so far in 2010. Victims include reporter Valentín Valdés Espinosa, who was found dead on January 8, in Saltillo, northern Mexico. A reporter with the newspaper Zócalo de Saltillo, Valdés had covered a Mexican army raid in which a leader of the Gulf drug cartel was arrested. In addition to journalists’ killings, six reporters have gone missing since December 2006. In its special report “The Disappeared,” released in September 2008, CPJ said the tally was nearly unprecedented worldwide. The spike in disappearances may reflect the involvement of local government officials, CPJ reported. Journalists had investigated government corruption and organized crime before they were killed or went missing, according to CPJ research. In April, CPJ released its annual Impunity Index, a list of countries in which journalists are killed regularly and governments fail to solve the crimes. Mexico is among the 10 worst countries in the world with terms of impunity, CPJ found.”
Good Lord, even al jazeera is covering Mexican atrocities on journalists. al jazeera’s Rhodri Davies did coverage investigating missing and murdered persons in Mexico working in the media. Davis reports that,
“Mike O'Connor, a consultant in Mexico for the Committee to Protect Journalists, believes that members of the media can come under greater threat than the average Mexican because of the journalistic work they do. He says there are varied reasons: because journalists are investigating local criminal groups, or governments; reporters refuse to collaborate with criminals or officials; or, corrupt reporters displease those people they are collaborating with. However, O'Connor stressed that unlike most Western nations, journalism in Mexico is not considered a sacred institution and has little public defence, especially in the provinces.”
Curiously, however, during Mr. Calderón’s visit, not a whimper on the mistreatment and dangers journalists face each day in Calderón’s “humane” Mexico from the Obama regime-controlled media. Not from Keith Olbergirl, “Rabid” Maddow, Chris “Tingle” Matthews or any of the other Obama kool-aid media. Very curious indeed.
Nontheless, the next time Mr. Obama wants to bring someone to America to speak at OUR Rose Garden and OUR Capitol Hill on human rights, I suggest he not sully and insult our hallowed grounds with the likes of hypocritical human rights offenders such as Felipe Calderón just to curry political favor with his Hispanic base. Mr. Obama, a word to the wise, America does not take very kindly to such affronts.
I am wondering one more thing. I’m wondering if President Calderón is available for weddings, bar mitzvahs and roasts.
President Obama invited “kidnapping king” Mexico’s President Felipe Calderón to Washington, D.C. permitting him to parade himself at the White House Rose Garden and at a joint session of Congress to lecture and attack Americans on how SB1070, Arizona’s immigration law will, as he puts it, "… opens the door to intolerance, hate and discrimination." After President Obama allowed President Calderón to have his way attacking America, he then treated him to a taxpayer-funded White House state dinner. You see this is how you are feted at an Obama White House state dinner--YOU ATTACK AMERICA!!!
Mr. Calderón takes umbrage to an immigration law enacted by a U.S. state to enforce the federal law. A law which only requires appropriate immigration documents and STRICTLY PROHIBITS racial profiling. A law that was designed almost specifically to cater to the sensitivities of illegal immigrants. Well let us take a look at how “sensitive” the Mexican law is for illegals that President Calderón supports and how “tolerant, loving and nondiscriminatory” the treatment is of illegals in Mexico that President Calderón requires from America.
Immigrants and foreign visitors are banned from public political discourse.
Immigrants and foreigners are denied certain basic property rights.
Immigrants are denied equal employment rights.
Immigrants and naturalized citizens will never be treated as real Mexican citizens.
Immigrants and naturalized citizens are not to be trusted in public service.
Immigrants and naturalized citizens may never become members of the clergy.
Private citizens may make citizens arrests of lawbreakers (i.e., illegal immigrants) and hand them to the authorities.
Immigrants may be expelled from Mexico for any reason and without due process.
Now that is a very “tolerant, loving and nondiscriminatory” Mexican constitution when it comes to treating illegals, don’t you think? I can see why President Obama invited a foreign leader such as President Calderón to lecture Americans on the “empathetic” treatment of illegal immigrants. PERHAPS NOT ONLY DID PRESIDENT OBAMA NOT READ THE ARIZONA LAW, HE MOST LIKELY HAS NOT READ THE MEXICAN CONSTITUTION!
“Once Calderón has had his say, however, let's hope that President Obama and congressional leaders give him a little piece of their minds before they toast him at Wednesday's White House state dinner. After all, blaming the U.S.for Mexico's flaws is a time-honored Mexican presidential tradition, even for Calderón. He suggested to Reuters last week that criticism of his handling of Mexico's crises was simply a result of flawed public "perception." But on the two biggest issues facing U.S.-Mexico relations, drugs and immigration,Calderón's failings are as much reality as America's are.”
Mr. Padgett gets the message out to President Calderón loud and clear—“do as you say, not as you do.”
