Pat Condell: Let’s blame the Jews

Pat Condell (He is an atheist activist, a strong proponent of free speech and critic of religion) says he’s tired of hearing that Jews are controlling the world, but says even if it were true he’d rather have Jews controlling the world than Muslims.

Republicans Debate in Las Vegas

It was a spirited debate. The three leading candidates all showed their ability to speak about the things they believed are most important. While none of them were overwhelmingly successful, all of them made their supporters quite happy. The confrontations in this debate make me suspect there could be a nominee that will not bring out the support needed to win a general election.

Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 tax plan is at least something that most of us can understand. From all the reviews I have heard or read the plan would impact the majority of Americans in a negative way. The rich would benefit from this plan. Of course Mr. Cain denies this conclusion. People on both right and the left might support the basic idea because it would over throw the long existing tax system. His plan may be faulty but his idea of overturning the status quo is very appealing. I like the man.

Rick Perry has focused on oil and gas drilling as the way to create jobs and energy independence for the nation. Despite his emphasis on Christian evangelical beliefs as a cornerstone to his election he will continue to be a leading candidate. His religious beliefs will sustain him well in the primary elections but will be his undoing in a general election.

Mitt Romney is not a “Tea Party” Republican. His more moderate views make him the best choice as the nominee to win in the general election. However the passions of the right could result in half hearted support that will make re-election of Obama the likely outcome in November.

The Democrats couldn’t be happier!

THE MONEY YEAR

This year we are experiencing four unusual dates: 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11, 11/11/11, and that’s not all; Take the last two digits of the year you were born and the age you will be this year and the result will add up to 111 foreveryone!!!! This is the year of MONEY. Also, this year, October will have 5 Sundays, 5 Mondays & 5 Saturdays. This happens only once every 823 years. These particular years are known as Moneybag years. The proverb goes that if you send this to eight good friends, money willappear in the next four days, as is explained in the Chinese feng shui.Those who don’t continue the chain won’t receive. It’s a mystery, but it’s worth a try. Good luck to you. This only happens once in 800 years .

99% of us Want our Nation Back!

Many people point out that one half the nation pays no income tax. This is not a surprise when you consider the following facts.

The official unemployment rate provided by the BLS remains at 9.1%. There is no indication that the rate will be dropping in the next year or two. The actual rate is closer to double that figure when the under employed and the discouraged are included.

A total of 46.2 million Americans now live in poverty, according to the latest Census Bureau data, the highest figure in the half century the bureau has been publishing such numbers. Last year, 1 in 6 Americans lived below the poverty line-defined as an income of $22,314 for a family of four-and the median household income dropped for the third year in a row. A typical American family brought home $49,445 in 2010, a 2.3 percent drop from the previous year and a level last seen in 1996. The number of Americans without health insurance climbed to 49.9 million, equal to the populations, New York,Alabama, and Vermont combined. “We’re risking a new underclass,” said Timothy Smeeding, a poverty researcher at the University of Wisconsin.

“Your Money” guest on CNN, Lakshman Achuthan, who predicted the last official recession, now predicts we are either in a new recession or heading for one right now. Guest Ken Rogoff says many feel the recession never ended.

Now we have sit-ins in most major cities by a leaderless group called OccupyWallStreet. Their goal appears to be sending a message that the richest people in America must pay for the mistakes made that have impacted the nation’s economy. Just last night Jeff Immelt, CEO of General Electric, told Lesley Stahl he had done the right thing for his company when he moved thousands of jobs overseas. Immelt offered no apologies.

I predicted these demonstrations before anyone else. When congress wakes up perhaps we will have justice. Then again, we all know who they answer to.

Republicans do have a Plan to Invigorate the Economy

Mitt Romney Offers a New Military Might

Mitt Romney is the best candidate the GOP now has to nominate for the presidency. He is the least extreme and will be the most likely to appeal to independents that will be needed to win the office.

Why, then, did he call for 100,000 new troops to active personnel in the armed forces? He wanted to prove his military bona fides. He obviously gave the speech in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina as a preliminary to his speech at The Citadel. The Citadel is The Military College of South Carolina.

Interestingly he did not repeat his call for 100,000 new active military personnel at The Citadel. Was that intentional? Perhaps his initial presentation was a test to determine the acceptability of this idea. This country is having a hard time finding funds to pay for our current military endeavors so backing off from this proposal does make sense. Furthermore where would these new troops come from? Is Romney proposing a new military draft? Everyone at The Citadel may favor a draft but it is unlikely that the general population would favor this idea.

You can read Romney’s speech posted by the Wall Street Journal here. The military-industrial complex couldn’t be happier. More weapons, more ships, more planes all mean more money for the defense contractors. On top of that military expenditures are the one item that congressional Republicans will support no matter if it does take the nation further into debt. The consequence would be the jobs created by a new surge of arms manufacturing. Those jobs will be the
stimulus that will help bring the nation out of its funk.

So you see, the Republicans do have a plan to reinvigorate the economy.

Steve Jobs had a Wonderful Life

1955 -2011. It was just too short. Steve Jobs is said by many to be in a league with Thomas Edison. Taken from us at the age of 56. Life really can be cruel.

Clearly he was a brilliant man. In addition to bringing us the iMac, iPod, iPhone, and the iPad he also was also a participant in the development of Pixar Studios.

Although he had a reputation for being a demanding businessman he definitely had vision for the tech gadgets that people would appreciate. The proof of that is the success of the recently introduced iPad that has already sold millions of units.

There is no one who can step into Steve Jobs shoes.

Anwar al-Awlaki was a Traitor to the United States

I have listened to the talk radio shows and Sunday Morning talking head commentators as well as reading the Los Angeles Times editorial about America’s killing of Americans who have joined Al-Qaeda. There is no doubt in my mind that the United States government did the right thing in killing these people.

Al-Qaeda’s prime objective is to conduct a war against the United States. As Max Boot pointed out in his commentary that appeared in today’s Los Angeles Times, the United States is behaving as it did during the Civil War. “Like the rebels during the Civil War, Awlaki and Khan gave up the benefits of American citizenship by taking up arms against their country.”

When you take up arms against your country you are a traitor.

A YIDDISHE KOP!!!!

Leo Rosten, the great Jewish writer and authority on Jewish humor, listed as one of the characteristics of Jewish humor revenge over the oppressor by the use of guile or circumstance. This is such a story:

Moshe was sitting at the bar staring at his drink when a large, trouble-making biker steps up next to him, grabs his drink and gulps it down in one swig and menacingly says, “Thanks Jew Boy, whatcha going to do about it?” Moshe burst into tears.

“Come on, man,” the biker says, “I didn’t think you’d CRY. I can’t stand to see a man crying. What’s your problem?”

“This is the worst day of my life,” Moshe says. “I’m a complete failure. I was late to a meeting and my boss fired me. When I went to the parking lot, I found my car had been stolen and I don’t have any insurance. I left my wallet in the cab I took home. I found my wife in bed with the postman and then my dog bit me.”

“So I came to this bar to work up the courage to put an end to it all. I buy a drink; drop a capsule in and sit here watching the poison dissolve; then you show up and drink the whole thing!.. But enough about me, how’s your day going?”

When James Carville Speaks the President Should Listen

James Carville is a Democratic strategist who also serves as a CNN political contributor. As Bill Clinton’s campaign manager came up with the slogan, “It’s the economy, stupid.” He recently spoke out about what President Obama should do about the curr.ent economic problems. Here is an excerpt of a column he wrote on the topic and a video interview he conducted on the subject. (He said some silly things in that column but what I’ve included from the column is the good stuff I think worth reviewing.)

“People often ask me what advice I would give the White House about various things. Today I was mulling over election results from New York and Nevada while thinking about that very question. What should the White House do now? One word came to mind: Panic.

We are far past sending out talking points. Do not attempt to dumb it down. We cannot stand any more explanations. Have you talked to any Democratic senators lately? I have. It’s pretty damn clear they are not happy campers.

This is what I would say to President Barack Obama: The time has come to demand a plan of action that requires a complete change from the direction you are headed…

Fire somebody. No — fire a lot of people. This may be news to you but this is not going well…

Mr. President, your hinge of fate must turn. Bill Clinton fired many people in 1994 and took a lot of heat for it. Reagan fired most of his campaign staff in 1980. Republicans historically fired their own speaker, Newt Gingrich. Bush fired Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. For God’s sake, why are we still looking at the same political and economic advisers that got us into this mess? It’s not working.

Furthermore, it’s not going to work with the same team, the same strategy and the same excuses. I know economic analysts are smart — some work 17-hour days. It’s time to show them the exit. Wake up — show us you are doing something…”