America: It Ain't No More Ok

My take on the current political/internet buzz:



I saw this yesterday on HotAir. Pretty sad no matter how you take it...

Honestly, I think the police officer just might have misspoke out of frustration & nervousness in front of the camera. But taking all of his statements together throughout the video like, "I can charge you whatever I want to charge you" didn't do anything to assuage the notion that this was politically motivated. I don't know. I can't read his mind, but I can form an opinion based on what he did and said...

The bigger question, (if the officer wasn't making up his own rules) who in the heck gave orders that folks could not carry signs (with or without pictures) on public property?!?! Every time I go to vote at my polling place, A PUBLIC SCHOOL, there are political signs (and guys telling me who to vote for) all over the place! Outside of course. Not inside...

If the protagonist was inside attending the meeting? I don't know, maybe they might be able to tell him "no signs at all" depending on whether it was a public or private event or whatever--maybe... But outside? Nope. No way... Not on public grounds.

It was freaky when that balding mustachioed guy--some kind of what? School administrator?--said (regarding First Amendment rights): "Actually school grounds have very different First Amendment rights then anywhere else." What the heck was that? What the heck does he mean by that?! Who was that guy? School employee or official? Yes? Then he definitely needs a school district smack-down for certain.

If someone actually gave "marching orders" to this officer to do this, who was it? Did the officer make the rules up himself? If he did, then he definitely should receive some kind of disciplinary action--up to firing. If he didn't and was just doing "as ordered", then whoever ordered him to do this should be held accountable as well.

If this is indicative of "making up the rules as we roll along" for the next three-plus years, it is not a good sign....

Informants & Thuggery

Old news by today's standards, but I will document it nevertheless:

The White House initiates a program for neighbors to rat out their friends, bloggers, e-mailers, etc. who are spreading "fishy" information about Obamacare:

There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov

Whatever! Can you say "illegal?" Can you say "enemies list?" The gall of this administration is amazing and appalling at the same time. Aww, what the heck "go flag yourself!"



In other news, a man outside a "health care town hall meeting" in St Louis is beaten by SEIU union members for handing out Don't Tread On Me materials...

It goes on and on, and it's getting ugly out there...

People Are People

I think most sane people in the world want the same things in life, especially for their kids: freedom, hope, happiness, success, a future...

Damn Ahmadinejad & the "ruling" mullahs of Iran. They hate us. They hate Israel. They hate & kill their own people...

They can't hide the truth. The question is, does the rest of the world care?

Iranian Election Crisis Videos

We should... We better...

I don't want to take anything away from the courage of the Iranian election protestors in the face of the terrible oppression they are suffering, but we should take heed: Our own Department of Defense is being trained to consider those here in the US who participate in political protest as "low-level" terrorists. You tell me what that means... I guess you'd better keep away from those anti-tax "Tea Parties" if you know what's good for you. You do not want to end up on THE LIST.