Obamic Stress Disorder

Robin of Berkeley has another insightful article at American Thinker.  She had a hard time pinpointing what she was experiencing after the health care legislation passed.  Now, she realizes that it's similar to the trauma she felt after being dehumanized by a mugger, years ago.

"When I see what Obama is doing to this country, how he is treating its citizens, I'm reminded of the man who mugged me.  I think that both are constitutionally incapable of seeing our humanity.  And each day that Obama is in office, he communicates this same deadly message to the masses -- that opponents are not human."


As one of her commenters remarks, as a nation we are enduring a "Blitzkrieg of Change".

Today's Moment of Optimism

The mainstream media would like us to believe that Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty, Bobby Jindal or Jim Thune are the future of the Republican Party.  Of course, it's in the MSM's best interest to ensure that a boring, milquetoast guy like one of these is the next GOP presidential nominee.

One thing this healthcare battle has done is bring out the fighters in the party.  Sarah Palin, Michelle Bachman, Paul Ryan, Tom Coburn, John Boehner, and others, have been fighting throughout this battle, not because they believe it's in the best interest of their own political future, but because they believe it's in the best interest of our country's future.

The MSM can try to tell us who to vote for, but we've been able to see for ourselves who the best leaders would be.  They can try to say that Radar O'Reilly is the most dependable guy to lead us into battle, but, no thanks,  I'll choose John Wayne.

You Mean, Obama Didn't Mean It When He Said It?

I just want to quickly highlight Althouse's post showcasing what Obama has said in the past about reconciliation in the Senate, even regarding health care.

I know Rush and many others have also been bringing up these quotes.  I wish we could depend on the mainstream media to mention them.  Sigh.

Enemy Camp

The President of the United States. The Commander in Chief of the strongest military on earth. The Leader of the Free World.

He gives a speech at The United States Military Academy at West Point, and how does one of his media hacks characterize it? "He went to enemy camp" Isn't something terribly wrong when the people charged with doing the dirty work of protecting our country consider their commander in chief the 'enemy'? Isn't it even worse when the commander in chief considers his troops the enemy?

I'm sure there will be much backtracking today and 'of-course-I-didn't-really-mean-to-say-thats". But, it's out there.

Here's the antidote to a president who disdains the military.

Not Totally In The Tank?

Mary left a comment on my blog post about the show Community. Knowing that the shows 30 Rock and Community are considered to be in similar vein definitely confirms my prejudice against Community.

I've seen 30 Rock a few times. It's won the Emmy for Best Comedy for several years in a row. I think it's the most overrated show on TV. Of course, I have a conservative bias and 30 Rock has a strong liberal, Christians-and/or-conservatives-are-idiots bias.

I was pleasantly surprised to read this recap of the latest episode of 30 Rock. It's nice to see that Obama is (at least for one episode) an acceptable target of a top mainstream show.

The Jack Squat System of Accomplishment

I probably shouldn't be posting on this yet. I've known for an hour that Barack Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, and I am still utterly dumbfounded. The committee has determined he was worthy to win based on the fact that he has "captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future" and because of "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

This award is even more mind-boggling given the fact that nominations for the award were due February 1. So, Obama was given the award based on 11 days in office.

Giving the world 'hope', is the same as actually accomplishing something? Does the committee realize how ludicrous that is?

I have to admit, I'm not familiar with any of the other contenders for the award. According to the AP, "speculation had focused on Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, a Colombian senator and a Chinese dissident, along with an Afghan woman's rights activist". I'm going to go out on a limb here, and assume that these people actually did something, perhaps even took some personal risks, in the interest of furthering their cause.

But, according to the Nobel Prize Committee, you don't have to do anything to actually accomplish something. With that in mind, I am going to propose the Jack Squat System of Accomplishment. (Trademark Pending)

Probably the best way to describe it is by example:

Today's Goals:

I hope to fold laundry and have it put away. Consider it Accomplished!
I hope to cook for and feed my family 3 times today. Consider it Accomplished!
I hope to take my kids to the library and choir today. Consider it Accomplished!
I hope to do some exercising today. Consider it Accomplished!
I hope to finish grading my kids' schoolwork for the week. Consider it Accomplished!

I have more examples, but I would rather not do the actual work of typing them now. Consider them written.

I can't believe I got so much done already this morning. I'm exhausted. I think I'm going to go back to bed. I'll have to close the door so I don't have to listen to my hungry, bored family all day.

The Media And The Administration

If you spend much time on the internet, you probably already know that Obama's Green Czar, Van Jones, resigned over the weekend. Van Jones made derogatory statements and lived a radical lifestyle, and he should not have been appointed to a non-accountable position overseeing a $30,000,000,000 budget.

These are the accusations against him that I am aware of:

1) Earlier this year, he called Republicans a**holes.

2) He actively supported a cop killer, Mumia, convicted of the 1981 slaying of a Philadelphia police officer.

3) Jones is a self-described communist. Specifically, "by August [after the Rodney King verdict] I was a communist." He assumed a leadership role in the group STORM, Standing Together to Organize a Revolutionary Movement, a Marxist organization in the San Francisco area.

4) Most disturbingly, he's a 'Truther'. This is a term for people who believe that the Bush Administration was behind the 9/11 attacks on our country. Jones now claims that he didn't understand the 2004 petition he signed. It's implausible that a community activist wouldn't understand the words on a petition. More importantly, as early as 2002, he organized a Truther March in San Francisco.

Items #1 and #2 above should not, of themselves, disqualify him from service. (Although, if a Bush appointee had called Democrats a**holes, the mainstream media would have been all over it.)

However, isn't it a very genuine and reasonable concern to question whether a man who has core beliefs that undermine our system of government should be responsible for overseeing a $30,000,000,000 budget within that same government?

Obama named Jones a czar, bypassing the part where the Senate has to confirm his appointment. Jones could have spent the money in any way he chose, with no accountability to the American people. Fortunately, we have a diligent media intent on pursuing truth and making sure that there is no corruption in the Obama Administration, right? Ha Ha.

It's been documented that all last week, as the controversy surrounding Jones' past was brewing, CBS, NBC & ABC, as well as other mainstream news outlets, had zero stories on him. As this article states:

"When the vast majority of the traditional news outlets in the nation fail to report major news regarding the country and its government, citizens are kept precariously in the dark concerning vital news that they need to know in order to make informed choices. CBS, ABC, NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, CNN, the New York Times, Newsweek, Time, the Washington Post, etc. are all so heavily invested in the success of the Obama administration, due to their obvious cheerleading role during the campaign and after the election, that they are loathe to report any information that may place Obama, the Administration, or the Democratic Congress is a negative light."

When the press finally reported about the controversy, after Jones' resignation, they focused on Item #1 above as the main reason for his downfall, not his extremist views.

On Sunday's Meet the Press, Tom Brokaw and Tom Friedman claim that the main lesson from the Jones debacle is that the internet is a dangerous place, and now people will be afraid to say anything controversial over fear that it will be posted on the internet. You can check out the video here .

That's the main message? Not that the mainstream media was bending over backwards to protect an Obama appointee from public scrutiny? Don't American citizens have a right to know if someone in a highly responsible government position has extremist beliefs that, are, in fact, subversive to the government?

Of course, I've been aware of a liberal bias in the media ever since I switched over to conservatism. Lately, it's become more than annoying. It's chilling. Those who are supposed to be the watch dogs for all of us, have instead become the lap dogs for the other side.

By the terms they use, by the inflections in their voices, by the questions they ask and don't ask, even by what they edit out and what they leave in an interview, they've been able to decide how the debate will be presented. Who's going to appear to be reasonable, and who's going to appear to be wacko? Who's going to come across as a nice guy, and who's a jerk? Who gives thoughtful responses to a question, and who's answers are mindless?

Is that the way it's going to remain? In years to come, will the few still dominate the dissemination of information? Or, will internet based media gain more and more prominence? In the future, who will be the main framers of the debate?

I don't know. But it definitely reinforces my conviction that I need to hone my own, and my children's, thinking and writing skills so that we'll be prepared to participate.