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A Bloody Lip

Growing up in Tennessee back in the 60s it was not uncommon to encounter others kids who were not as enlightened as I was and sometimes the only way to teach them something was to bloody their nose or lip to get their attention.  It was no big deal; a little swelling, a cold compress, a little pressure, and in a day or two they were as good as new.

But how far we have fallen in this country!  Now if our brave young Navy SEALs risk their life to capture a murdering terrorist, and he claims to have gotten a bloody lip while being captured or in captivity, then our military heroes are charged with "dereliction of performance of duty for willfully failing to safeguard a detainee, making a false official statement, and assault."

Political correctness is squeezing the life out of our spirit as a people and as a nation.  It breeds injustice for our heroes and fuels contempt from our enemies.  Many citizens do not realize just how dangerous this has become and how that one day they may be seriously injured or killed as a result of this stupidity.

So let's see how this is playing out now.....

By all rules of warfare enemy combatants (those engaged in war against us not wearing a military uniform and representing a sovereign country) can be shot on sight.  They have no legal rights to the protections of the Geneva Convention, rights to a trial of any sort, and certainly not a trial in a US court with Constitutional rights designed for American citizens who are accused of committing a crime.

But the confessed mastermind of 9/11, Kaleid Sheik Muhammed, will get a civilian trial with all the rights of a US citizen (hint: if he really does he cannot be convicted) courtesy of Barack Hussein Obama. 

However in 2009, Navy SEALs who risked their life to capture one of the most brutal terrorists in Iraq (Abed) will get a military court martial.  Let me put this another way; what will the Navy SEALs get for risking their life in the US military to defend this country against terrorists:

    Will they get a medal?  No

    Will they get a civilian trial?  No

    Will they get a military trial by court martial?  Yes

    Will their career be ruined?  Yes

    Will they serve jail time?  Perhaps

Just what did this terrorist do?

"The four Blackwater agents were transporting supplies for a catering company when they were ambushed and killed by gunfire and grenades. Insurgents burned the bodies and dragged them through the city. They hanged two of the bodies on a bridge over the Euphrates River for the world press to photograph."

"Intelligence sources identified Abed as the ringleader, but he had evaded capture until September."

But what about poor Abed... how was he brutalized when he was captured by these lawless and savage Navy SEALs?

"Ahmed Hashim Abed, whom the military code-named "Objective Amber," told investigators he was punched by his captors — and he had the bloody lip to prove it."

So there you have it.  The terrorist had a bloody lip.  This means we needed to voluntarily take our guys out of the fight and see if we can't teach them a lesson about how they must handle these terrorists in a much more gentle manner by ruining their careers and lives if possible. 

 Of course now that the terrorists are beginning to actually believe that we are a bunch of complete idiots being led by an absolute airhead, and rightly so, he may have bloodied his own lip knowing that would cause chaos in our military and destroy the lives of those who captured him.  

Bottom Line:  We now prosecute our young men who are risking their life to keep us safe if a terrorist gets a bloody lip. God help us all...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,576646,00.html

J. Cogburn

Sarah Palin Review

Now that Sarah Palin has made the best seller list before her book was even released, and will likely have one of the top selling books in history (behind the bible and Rick Warren's book) even though she is no longer even holding a political office, it seems like a good time to review a few of my commentaries about this woman that I wrote last year.

But first, for a little perspective, keep in mind that Nancy Pelosi was the first woman to become Speaker of the House of Representatives and she too wrote a book not long ago. Let's see the results of her efforts shall we?

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In her first week at market, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi sold just 2,737 copies of her book KNOW YOUR POWER, according to NIELSEN BOOKSCAN.

The DOUBLEDAY release was launched with a full media push, featuring high profile interviews on TODAYTHEVIEWTHISWEEK…

On Amazon:  Sales Rank: #626631     

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Now let's look at Sarah Palin's results for the first day:

"Sarah Palin’s memoir just hit the stands today but demand for “Going Rogue: An American Life” is so strong that HarperCollins Publishers is going back to press for an additional 100,000 run, bringing the total number of hard-covers in print to 1.6 million copies."

OK, Nancy Pelosi 2,737 copies the first week; Sarah Palin 1.6 million copies the first day... sounds about right to me given their relative performance of their political duties while in office.

I knew Sarah Palin from afar long before she was picked for the VP candidate slot for John McCain.  At the time she was selected she was the most popular Governor in America with an approval rating of over 80%.

Why?  Because she was doing a terrific job as Governor for the people of Alaska.  She had shown she was a woman of conviction,  courage, integrity, and a person who was a real leader and knew how to get things done.

So how did the mainstream media portray her?  As a dumb hillbilly from Alaska that probably didn't even know how to read (Katie Couric just couldn't believe they have access to the normal news outlets way up there in Alaska).  She was such a religious nut why she was probably from a snake handling church.... and can you believe the woman believes in God and would allow an imperfect child to be born when she could have had him aborted?  The nerve of her!

The McCain Campaign made a tragic mistake by allowing CBS news, which is about as liberal as it gets, to tape her for 9 hours and then only use 9 minutes of tape.  Of course they strung together the clips to try and make her out to be an ignoramus and of course many people who saw her for the first time in this interview bought it hook, line, and sinker.

But I said at the time that Sarah Palin is the real deal.  If you think you are dealing with someone who is weak and spineless you really are clueless.  That is simply not who she is and you underestimate her at your own peril.

09/04/08 - Speech Good - Best Yet to Come

09/09/08 - Notice How They Work

10/02/09 - Is Palin Overqualified for VP?

10/17/09 - Palin Wins by 75% Margin

10/19/2008 - Are Liberals Always Wrong? 

10/21/08 - Palin Travel Expenses Too Much for Media?

J. Cogburn

Obama Promises are Worthless

Once again let's document with direct facts that show how Obama is an incompetent airhead who either can't or won't keep even his most basic promises.

Remember his second day in office?  He promised to shut down Guantanamo prison within a year.  But now he admits that won't happen.

"WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama on Thursday moved quickly to undo a contentious Bush administration national security program, ordering the CIA to close down secret overseas prisons and the Pentagon to close down the Guantanamo prison within a year. The president also banned the harshest interrogation methods."

Imagine, this is a military matter very much under the direct control of the Commander in Chief and yet he can't even keep his word on this.  I told you when it happened the whole thing looked like a Saturday Night Live (SNL) skit because it was done in such an amateurish fashion.  See my blog piece written at the time:  Executive Order at Guantanamo Prison

I predicted additional terrorist attacks under this weak leader and now we have had one by an operative inside the military.  Result:  13 dead and many more wounded.  Look for more attacks in the future.

Was this too tough of a promise to keep for our narrow shouldered leader?  OK... let's look at another promise.  He promised to make sure bills would be posted on the internet for several days before they would be voted on by the Congress.  Well, once again he did not keep his promise.

In short, Obama's promises are worthless!  The American people need to contact their television and radio networks and let them know that anytime this liar appears on their air they will switch channels or turn off the radio or TV completely.

Why?  Because they are tired of hearing his out and out lies and are simply refusing to hear them anymore.  They should learn through zero ratings not to cover his daily TelePrompTer reading sessions because what he says means nothing.

So now Obama is promising that if you let him manage your health care it will be cheaper with better service. As I've tried to teach in the past, when a liberal speaks all you need to know is that they are 180 degrees out of phase almost without fail.  So this means the government health care would actually be more expensive with worse service for the patients.

Really folks....  if he can't keep these much simpler promises are you going to rely on his promises regarding the health care for you and your family where life and death or pain and suffering could be involved?  If so may I suggest you visit a psychiatrist before you visit your family doctor.

Obama Admits Delay In Closing Guantanamo

J. Cogburn

The Airhead Rides Again

Let's have a little William Tell Overture music shall we as we recall hearing "The Lone Ranger Rides Again".

Don't remember the music?  Listen to it here:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM-5tTLz9_E

Now turn the volume up on the music for the 2009 version I'm calling "The Airhead Bows Again". 

This guy learned nothing from being raked over the coals earlier in the year for bowing to the Saudi King.  That's a sure sign of an Arrogant Airhead; they learn nothing because they are so arrogant they don't think they make mistakes and even if they did they are not smart enough to learn from those mistakes.

See the Airhead in action at the link below:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/11/obama-emperor-akihito-japan.html

Let's face it; he confirms day after day that he is a lightweight just as his resume indicates.

In short, he is an embarrassment and other world leaders are laughing at this guy.

J. Cogburn

Proof That Animals are Smart

Today we find more evidence that animals are very intelligent beings.  But are they are smart enough to detect biased news reporting and take the appropriate action?

When I was growing up in the 60s Walter Cronkite was the anchor at CBS news.  But it was so slanted that my Dad made sure we were not allowed to watch this in our house.  It didn't get any better with Dan Rather and of course Katie Couric is... well.... Katie Couric.

So given all this, would an animal be able to detect a CBS reporter and take the appropriate action if given the chance?  See for yourself at:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5628730n

J. Cogburn

No Cash for Suckers Program Update

The government called it the "Cash for Clunkers" program.

I called it the "No Cash for Suckers" program in a previous commentary because of the following:

    a.  Dealers were not being reimbursed for the sales through the program after months of waiting despite being promised they would be paid in 15 days (another example of government efficiency), and

    b.  I predicted the cost per vehicle would be astronomical because sales would drop off after the program ended thereby leaving only a small increase in the total number of sales at a cost of another 3 billion dollars of debt for the taxpayers in America.

Now the evidence is in and this is exactly what happened.  Edmunds estimates it cost taxpayers about $24,000 per car... and this doesn't count the destruction of many perfectly fine used cars, lost time through massive paperwork, etc.

So the average price of these cars purchased was probably around $20,000 or less, but through the efficiency of government which they desperately want to demonstrate through a government run health care system, the taxpayers now owe $24,000 and the consumer owes $20,000 and the person who wants to buy a used car gets to pay a higher price too because those assets were destroyed under this brilliant government program.  What a deal!

They should have implemented my "Hay for Homes" program too since they liked this program so much.  See the details at:  Hay for Homes Program

Edmunds article: 

J. Cogburn

Idiots are Amusing but Expensive

Idiots are amusing, but they can also be expensive when they are in control of government.  They are extremely expensive to your liberty and to your pocketbook.

They want to control what you eat..... how you heat and cool your house.... what car you drive.... and of course the ultimate control they want is to control your health care.  That way you have no real say in anything.  You see, they know what's best for you and are certain you are too dumb to take care of yourself and your family.

These people are arch enemies of freedom and capitalism.  If you don't believe it, just look at what is happening to this country now.  We are moving farther and farther from freedom and prosperity into absolute insanity and tyranny.  If this Airhead Obama gets his way on everything he wants a 10% unemployment rate will look like boom times in the future.

As an example, here is a guy in England who is just as nutty as the liberals here in the US.  Let's see what he says, shall we?

"Lord Stern, the author of the influential 2006 Stern Review on the cost of tackling global warming, said that a successful deal at the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December would lead to soaring costs for meat and other foods that generate large quantities of greenhouse gases."

Also notice how the pea brains of these idiots always work the same.... they are always wanting to "redistribute the wealth" by force of government.  In other words, they know what's best for this planet and human kind.  So what if you worked out some money through hard work and ingenuity.  They think the world's poor should have it and by God they will take it from you if you keep voting these lunatics into power.

"Lord Stern, a former chief economist of the World Bank and now I. G. Patel Professor of Economics at the London School of Economics, warned that British taxpayers would need to contribute about £3 billion a year by 2015 to help poor countries to cope with the inevitable impact of climate change."

You may have seen Obama's similar plan regarding energy costs.  He said:

Jul 4, 2009 ... Barack Obama: "Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket."

See the Airhead in his own words if you can stomach it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlTxGHn4sH4

You think the economy is rough now?  Let them pass government health care, cap and trade, and all this other horse manure they've loaded up to steal your prosperity and your liberty.... then you will really find out how that elections have consequences.

See the rest of this article quoting the British idiot at:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6891362.ece

J. Cogburn

The Plan In Action

Did you know there are millions of people who have a plan for your life?

Well they do, and they are called liberals.  Now let's see how their plans actually work.

First, they drum up phony fears about generating electricity through nuclear power.  Next, they fight all efforts to get our own energy through drilling off shore, drilling on shore, drilling in Alaska, etc.  Instead they talk about putting up windmills that are ugly, expensive, and produce zero power when the wind is not blowing.

Then presto!  It is finally time for them to begin controlling your life directly.  

California appears poised to be first to ban power-guzzling big-screen TVs

But don't worry because it is for a good cause.  In exchange for giving up your freedom to watch the type of TV that you want you get the following:

"The payoff could be big for TV owners, said Ken Rider, a commission staff engineer. Average first-year savings from reduced electricity use would be an estimated $30 per set and $912 million statewide, he said."

Yes that's right..... you get to save $30 a year.   What a deal!

This is just another example of how liberals know much more about how you should live your life than you do.  Imagine, if left to your own devices you would be watching one of these big screen high definition TV's that are really nice to watch, especially for sports and nature programs, and wasting $30 per year.  

Fortunately the liberals are going to put a stop to all this wasteful spending... and believe me,  they know about wasteful spending.  Next stop on the complete government control tour;  health care.

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-bigtvs14-2009oct14,0,4908205.story

J. Cogburn

New and Important Development

Wednesday, October 7, 2009

Judge Confirms Eligibility Trial to Proceed

I just received a call from Orly Taitz, my attorney in the case seeking proof of Obama's eligibility for the Office of President of the United States. Judge Carter has release a statement declaring that the dates he set for the hearing and trial on the eligibility issue are confirmed, and it will move forward as scheduled. Apparently he was not swayed by the Obama lawyer's arguments.

Could it be that a judge will have backbone enough to actually uphold the Constitution and demand Obama produce a certified copy of his birth certificate?  If so there will be one of two questions Obama needs to answer...

1.  Since your birth certificate says you were born in Hawaii, why did you spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on lawyers to keep from showing a certified birth certificate that you could have produced for $15 if in fact you were legal?  (Since his father was not a US citizen he actually cannot meet the natural born citizen clause in the Constitution anyway but they will ignore that and declare victory if his actual birth certificate shows he was born in Hawaii).

2.  Why did you commit the biggest fraud in American history? 

3. Will you be willing to grant interviews while you are serving your well deserved prison term?

4. Will you have William Ayers write another book for you about your sorry life that lists you

as the author?

These are important questions if we are to take the law seriously in this country.

If not we are now officially a banana republic and this will become more apparent as time goes on.

http://loyaltoliberty.blogspot.com/

J. Cogburn

Did Ayers Write Obama's Books?

As suspected the Airhead can't write either..... if they could incorporate a TelePrompTer someway perhaps he could.

 As you recall, during the campaign a guy who does forensics on writings and books said Obama's books were almost certainly written by Ayers.  But he did say that analyzing Obama's writings were difficult because there is almost nothing to be found.

Even when he was the so called leader of the Harvard Law Review he only wrote one paper that they could find and confirm was his.  And what was the subject?  Abortion of course.

But let's give the man his due.  We have determined he is very good at the following:

a.  Taking trips on Air Force One

b.  Avoiding the Oval Office almost completely

c.  Reading from a TelePrompTer when it is working

d.  Rushing things that don't need to be rushed

e.  Procrastinating on things that are urgent

f.  Apologizing for America 

g.  Wrecking the economy

h.  Skyrocketing the deficit

i.  Skyrocketing the unemployment rate

j.  Making himself the laughing stock for other world leaders

k.  Making promises he can't or won't keep

l.  Telling bold face lies about important issues

m.  Pointing to an image on the internet as proof of his claim to be a natural born citizen

n.  Blaming Bush for everything negative and taking credit for anything positive

o.  Redistributing wealth from those who earn it to those who don't

Even Saturday Night Live is now portraying the guy as a zero as some people are waking up to this fact.  However it is too late.  The damage he is doing will be deep and long lasting.

 Ayers admits writing Dreams - http://www.americanthinker.com/2009/10/ayers_admits_writing_dreams_1.html

American Thinker

J. Cogburn