>Extremists

Posted on January 22, 2009 by Steve Picray

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I understand that the media is mostly comprised of liberals, and as such, they support the liberal President. I understand that President Obama is “their guy” and they aren’t going to volunteer negative information about him. If you look back over the past year, I think you will discover that this bears out. The Los Angeles Times refused to release a video showing that Obama spoke at a dinner for a terrorist that was leaving US soil. The media consistently downplayed Obama’s connection to Ayers (who was recently denied entry into Canada, we can only assume it had something to do with his status as a known terrorist). When Obama stopped in PA to talk to people in a neighborhood, and he stopped at “Joe the Plumber’s” house, the media attacked Joe for his question, and ignored Obama’s answer, which by the way, revealed his belief in socialism.

The whole time this was all taking place, the media were digging through garbage bins to find dirt on Sarah Palin, John McCain, and any other Republican they could get their hands on. What I’m saying is that I understand why the liberal media was doing this: they wanted Obama to win, and they were going to help him do it. What has concerned me is the multitude of people who think that Obama is the messiah, that he can do no wrong. These people actually worship the man, and there is no debating them. They vociferously attack anyone who dares question anything he does. One example would be Peggy Joseph, a woman caught on film stating, “It was a touching moment because I never thought this day would ever happen. I won’t have to worry about putting gas in my car. I won’t have to worry about paying my mortgage. You know, if I help him, he’s gonna help me.” This concerns me because he’s not perfect. He’s not God. He is going to make mistakes, and these sheeple that think he is perfect are going to be severely disappointed. Or they are going to continue to follow blindly and ignore anything he does that doesn’t match their preconceived notion of him.

Now Obama is President. As I said, I support my President. I pray for him and his family. I pray they will be safe. I pray that he will make wise decisions that are the right decisions for this country. But when I disagree with him, or when he makes mistakes, I will call him on it.

The problem is that I know some of these people, and they take offense if you mention anything even remotely non-positive about President Obama. They get upset if you say anything positive about someone who opposes President Obama. These people are not reasonable. Our country has operated for over 200 years with the idea that honest people can have honest disagreements and still get along. But some people are unreasonable and say things like, “You don’t support my political candidate, so I won’t have anything to do with you.” This is not unity. This is not “being one.” This is One Nation, Divisible. That is not what our country was founded for.

I am just waiting to see what these extremists will do next.
EDIT: I found Ann Coulter’s column this week to be apropos to my topic today: http://www.anncoulter.com/

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>Jon Stewart

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Steve Picray

>Someone pointed this out to me, and I felt it was funny enough to reproduce here. This is The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1/20/09:

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http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:216538

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>The New President

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Steve Picray

>So how do I feel about the new administration? Eh. Here are some random thoughts:

I was not happy with Joseph Lowery’s racist comment during his closing prayer at the inauguration yesterday. For those of you who missed it, he is a civil rights leader, and he prayed the following, “We ask you to help us work for that day when black will not be asked to get back, when brown can stick around, when yellow will be mellow, when the red man can get ahead, man, and when white will embrace what is right.” Anybody notice any problems with that? The main problem that I have with it is that he is praying for a time “when white will embrace what is right.” Well for crying out loud, the country (which is 76% white as of the last census) just voted in it’s first black man. Is that the proper time to pray for the white man to embrace what is right? It’s like he’s poking us in the eye with a stick. What is going to make these guys happy?

I was thankful once again to be living in a country where the peaceful transition of power is something that most of us take for granted.

I was amazed at the classlessness of those who booed President Bush. Bush Derangement Syndrome in effect. I’m not saying I agreed with everything the man did over the past eight years, but he was the President, and as such he deserves our respect. I encourage everyone to go to http://www.mission1accomplished.com/ and tell President Bush thank you for keeping us safe for the past seven years.

I was disgusted at Rachel Maddow and others in the Media who, thought it wasn’t enough to simply be rid of Bush, but they felt they had to plant their foot on his behind as he walked out the door. She covered his farewell speech last week with a banner that read, “Goodbye, Good Riddance.” In her vitriolic tirade, she blamed Bush for many things, not the least of which were Hurricane Katrina, and the terrorist attacks on 9/11. Morons.

A final word for now: I don’t know what President Obama is going to do with the next four years, but I will be praying for him and his family, for their safety, and for wisdom as he leads our country. I will not treat him like my Democratic friends have treated President Bush for the past eight years (starting with their “Commander in Thief” and “Bush lied kids died” garbage). I will give him the respect that his office deserves, and will support him as far as I can. When his policies are those that go against what I believe to be the best interests of our country, I will oppose them. When he defends those who should not be defended, I will speak up. When he does what is right, I will applaud him, but when he does what is wrong, I will call him out. With the socialist policies he spoke of on the campaign trail, and the ginormous bailouts that have already been passed and have yet to be passed, I fear for capitalism in our country.

Buckle up America, it’s going to be a bumpy four years.

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>Goodbye, Circuit City. We Hardly Knew Ye

Posted on January 16, 2009 by Steve Picray

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According to the people that know, Circuit City is closing, for good. Not just bankrupt. Not a reorganization, closed! I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so.

I also told them, and I guess it was too little too late. Why did they go out of business when other places like Best Buy are doing fine (AFAIK)? Because they treat their customers like trash, and you can’t do that and stay in business for long.

Goodbye Circuit City. Good riddance.

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