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Our Supreme Leader, Commissar B. Hussein Obama along with Comrade Rahm Emanuel and Comrade David Axelrod enjoyed the media blitz caused by the death of Michael Jackson. While state run television ranted with 24/7 coverage of Jackson’s death, ongoing and daily national and international coverage was placed onto the back burner excluding the deaths of Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahan, Billy Mays and Karl Malden and the world shattering news that Angelina Jolie earned more money than Jennifer Aniston in 2008. Some of the strong-minded surfed the non-government controlled Internet or listened to the (government wants’ to control) talk radio for the more important news.

On Hidden Taxes:
Congress passed Cap and Trade. Obama stated “Middle class families will see their taxes cut – and no family making less than $250,000 will see their taxes increase.” Translation: The Pelosi/Reid/Obama strategy is to hide the gigantic tax hikes they want to fund their bailouts and big government spending including universal healthcare inside a global warming bill. An analysis of Waxman-Markey by the Heritage Foundation projects that by 2035 it would reduce aggregate gross domestic product by $7.4 trillion. In an average year, 844,000 jobs would be destroyed, with peak years seeing unemployment rise by almost 2 million. Currently unemployment is nearing 10%.

Consumers would pay through the nose as electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket, as President Obama once put it, by 90% adjusted for inflation. Inflation-adjusted gasoline prices would rise 74%, residential natural gas prices by 55% and the average family's annual energy bill by $1,500. Hit hardest by all this would be the "95% of working families" Obama keeps mentioning as being protected from increased taxation. They are protected, that is, unless they use energy.

How much money went to General Electric’s Smart Grid and alternative energy businesses? GE’s CEO Jeff Immelt can now fund his state run TV stations MSNBC and NBC as long as they keep relating Obama to Lincoln, King, Roosevelt and Kennedy. Al Gore and ex-Goldman Sachs executive, David Blood, part owner of carbon offset company Generation Investment Management tell us they will not profit from Cap and Trade. It seems to me there are to many ex-Goldman Sachs executives floating around government these days. I don’t trust them. Do you?

On North Korea:
North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Il transported weaponry, missile parts and nuclear materials via the ship “Kang Nam” towards Singapore, in violation of U.N. Resolution 1874. Obama's lackluster response along with military cutbacks sends mixed signals to South Korea and Japan. They worry that his proposed cuts in ballistic-missile defense would leave Asian allies vulnerable while his cuts in F-22 fighter jets would harm Japan's ability to build a similar plane to defend itself against China. They watch as Obama cuts the US Navy's plans to build more ships to counter China's growing submarine fleet. And just in… North Korea has launched its third round of missiles, 4 short range surface to ship ones landing in the Sea of Japan.

The President needs to step up to the plate and reaffirm a strong, long-term US military commitment to its many allies in the region and not reply with weak rhetoric to a narcissistic dictator. Obama stated “I want to keep the door open so maybe North Korea will step up and do the right thing.” Pass the Kim Chee please!

On Venezuela:
Since the Summit of the Americas, Hugo Chavez and President Obama seem to have established an agreeable relationship. First, Hugo gives Barack a copy of "The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent," which chronicles U.S. and European economic and political interference in the region and then goes on to compliment him on being more left-wing then he. In return Obama reinstated the U.S. diplomats to Venezuela seeking a warmer relationship with the dictator. I bet Chavez thought he would get an IPod. Can you download “Goombaya” from ITunes? Bottom line…Venezuela is one of the United States' top crude oil suppliers but why think crude when the U.S. Empire authorized $24 billion in the stimulus money to develop renewable energy sources? Cap and Trade?

On Honduras:
Honduran soldiers ousted Manuel Zelaya, President of Honduras and its Congress named Roberto Micheletti as successor. Immediately he was sworn into office and will serve until Jan. 27 when Zelaya's term was supposed to end. Zelaya, the leftist ally of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced what he called an illegal coup and vowed to stay in power. The action taken by the Honduran army was based on a court order and its purpose was to restore the rule of law violated by Zelaya, who disregarded the provisions of the Judiciary and the Legislative chambers. After the intervention of the Honduran Armed Forces, the constitution remained intact and a new president was appointed. For the first time in Latin America, the people revolted without bloodshed and violence against a constitutional and democratically elected President for violating laws in their country. Can you imagine if Obama tried to violate the U.S. Constitution so that he could run for a third term? As much as some idolize him, Americans would not tolerate that unless… you live in New York City where the federal government had approved Mayor Michael Bloomberg's run for his 3rd term.

Manuel Zelaya placed himself on the ballot for a 3rd term of office in violation of Honduran law. Additionally many have accused him of drug smuggling. The Honduran Supreme Court stopped him. The Obama administration has sided with Zelaya, despite criticism from Republicans that this puts him on the same side as Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Cuba’s Castro brothers. Maybe Obama is trying to set himself up for a similar maneuver 7 years from now.

On Iran:
Iran's tenth presidential election was held on June 12, 2009. The Islamic Republic News Agency, Iran's official news agency, announced that with two-thirds of the votes counted, incumbent Mahmoud Ahmadinejad had won the election with 63% of the votes cast and that Mir-Hossein Mousavi had received 33% of the votes cast. Obviously the Iranian citizens knew the fix was in. As a result, Iranians took to the streets risking their lives demanding a true vote count. The world watched in horror as police, government troops and its civilian militia known as Basij beat down on anti-government protesters. Obama remained silent, then was “deeply troubled” then “wanted to monitor and see how the revolt would play out before making any judgments on how he would proceed”, and then “didn’t want to meddle”. In Honduras, when its president was ousted by the court system, Obama was quick to meddle and take sides with Chavez and the Castro brothers.
Obama needs to strongly condemn Iranian government and demonstrate to the Iranian citizens that the U.S. supports them in their battle for democracy.

Fun Fact Question: If The Supreme Leader of Iran called upon former President Jimmy Carter to monitor the election and Jimmy took time away from his busy schedule of trying to remove Hamas from the U.S. government’s terrorist list, would this have made the election more credible?

Fun Fact Answer: If the Iranian government funds and supports Hamas and Jimmy supports Hamas, then Jimmy supports the Iranian government, a clear conflict of interest. Similarly, if Obama were to employ ex-Goldman Sachs executives to manage Wall Street and the banking industry….A conflict? Disagree and want to complain. Obama’s civilian militia might give you a whooping one day.

On Healthcare:
ABC hosted an infomercial “Obama Knows Healthcare”. The program featured President Obama discussing his controversial public healthcare plan answering questions from audience members pre-selected by the network. ABC refused requests from both the GOP and paid advertisers to offer separate and opposing viewpoints. Just like Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez who turns off any TV station that opposes his viewpoints, ABC is state run and answers only to the Obama administration.

Picture yourself in Coliseum Hospital waiting your turn to face the Messiah. Sitting next to you is an 80 year old man in need of heart surgery. After several hours his name is called. He approaches the Messiah. The Messiah says “you are too old and sick” turns his thumb down and tells him to take a pill. Next a 30 year old woman who was previously denied a pap test because she had one only 3 years ago approaches the Messiah who also gives her a thumbs down telling her “cervical cancer treatment would cost too much money” and then prescribes a pill to ease her pain. Then dozens of veterans approach the Messiah wanting HIV screening because a VA hospital in Miami didn't use proper sterilization techniques while performing their colonoscopies. And then more vets approached the Messiah because another VA hospital over-radiated them for prostrate treatment. Hours go by as countless illegal aliens are seen by the Messiah. How did you end up with government healthcare after the Messiah promised that you can keep your current heath plan? Do you blame your employer for discontinuing Aetna Insurance for the cheaper government plan? Finally, your name is called to meet the Messiah. "You're young and strong, thumbs up to you". An MRI appointment is made for only a 6 month wait and your bed is reserved in the smaller ward following the 5 months wait for treatment. I'm so glad those Canadians don't come here anymore....The wait would be so much longer.

On the Media:

Communism occurs when the press is of one party and controls both incoming and outgoing news and is used as a means of exercising control over the people. When the press is taken over by government it is the end of a free thinking society.

CBS' Chip Reid and Helen Thomas formerly of UPI and now of Hearst double teamed Press Secretary Robert Gibbs at the July 1st daily press briefing on the tightly controlled town hall meeting President Obama held on healthcare. Helen Thomas accused the White House of controlling the press. She said almost all White House/Obama events are prepackaged meaning the White House receives all questions in advance and contacts reporters prior to Town Hall Meetings. She accused the White House of not having any answers. Thomas stated afterwards to CNS News that not even Richard Nixon tried to control the press the way President Obama is trying to control the press. “Nixon didn’t try to do that,” Thomas said. “They couldn’t control the media.. They didn’t try. “What the hell do they think we are, puppets?” Thomas said. “They’re supposed to stay out of our business. They are our public servants. We pay them.” Wow...after Bill O'reilly's complaint about Helen Thomas' voice sounding like the wicked witch of the east, she finally woke herself up and rattled other reporters as well.

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