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The Song Remains the Same…
What is that old saying about history repeating itself?
It is rather amazing how accurate past political rhetoric is today.
Glen’s Political Corollary to Murphy’s Law
©1998 by Glen C. Davis
1. What a candidate tells you they won’t, they will. And vice-versa.
2. Representatives don’t.
3. The amount of effort that a candidate puts into explaining why a project or legislation is not needed is equal to the amount of effort that a candidate will put into getting that project or legislation through.
- Just enough of Congress will vote against an unpopular legislation to ensure its passage.*
4. The newly elected arriving in Washington have only a few days to forget where they come from.
- Exception: Election year.*
5. Whenever government officials are unsure of a next step, a new tax will be added.
- Whenever there is nothing going on in Washington, a new tax will be added.
- Taxes is power.
6. Whenever Congress is ready for recess, a pay raise will be voted in.
- Just enough of Congress will vote against a pay raise to ensure it’s passage.
- Whenever a new tax or pay raise is voted down, a breakdown in communications has occured.
- When recess is called, an immediate tax-payer paid fact finding mission to the Bahamas must be called.
- The politician you do not like is the one responsible for raising the debt ceiling.*
7. When all else fails, pass a law or raise a tax.
8. Polls run the government.
- Politically correct is a term that applies to whatever polls indicate.
- No one in the south-west will be allowed to participate in polls.
9. Tough new anti-criminal laws apply to everywhere in the nation except Washington D.C.
10. Any Congress person attempting to get useful legislation passed will be expected to support at least thirty useless legislations.
11. The amount Congress complains about big government is directly proportional to the amount of bureaucracies they will create.
12. Legislation is not for the benefit of constituents.
- Truth has no place in legislation.
13. People don’t vote. Political Action Committees do.
14. A Congressperson who is unpopular in Washington or popular at home is afraid to fly.
15. Rules for media
- It’s not who knows, but how many know.
- Any devastating issue is a complex issue which the public can’t possibly understand and thus must be covered up (ie. Campaign contributions, Monica Lewinsky)
- Standard answer: “Right-wing Conspiracy.”
- To avoid offending favorite politician, report on singing puppies.*
* Update.
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Gary King makes totally non-racist remark about opponent
Governor Martinez of New Mexico
NEW MEXICO – The Democratic candidate for the office of Governor of New Mexico is under fire for comments made at a private campaign function concerning incumbent Republican Governor Susanna Martinez. The non-racist Democrat Gary King stated that Governor Martinez “…does not have a Latino heart.”
While the Republican Governors Association is demanding an apology, Governor Martinez told KOAT in New Mexico:
I’m not sure what Gary King meant by what he said, so I’m not going to accuse him of racism.
King will not apologize stating that he was simply plagiarizing “labor leader” Dolores Huerta.
Main stream media, which appropriately jumped on the Mitt Romney 47% video, are fortunately silent on this non-racist non-issue. Mother Jones even went through the trouble of creating a total transcript of the entire “secret” video of Romney during his campaign event. They are silent on this video.
One poll shows that Governor Martinez may be re-elected for Governor of New Mexico, but a 2016 bid for the office of President of the United States is not likely.
Video from KOAT
A journey through history
Opinion By Glen Davis
Earning the Order of the Locks in 1978.
You may have heard that the Panama Canal recently celebrated its 100th anniversary on August 15. That news, no doubt, sparked every response from raucous partying to a shrug of the shoulders. If you heard about it at all. I cannot be sure about the raucous parties, either, as I was not invited to any of them.
To explain the significance of the event to me; in short I passed through the Panama Canal in March of 1978 when it was a mere 64-years-old.
Please, please. Hold your applause.
When I joined the Navy in 1977, my first assignment was aboard the pre-commissioning unit for the USS Oldendorf (DD-972). The ship was built by Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The ship was homeported in San Diego. As a consequence, after commissioning in March of 1978 we passed through the Panama Canal to get to the Pacific side.
Our first mission was to kick the tires and check the oil looking for any “warranty” items needing repairs. That required returning to Pascagoula giving us another chance to pass through the canal.
What I remember being most impressed about was what an engineering marvel it was to that day. I recalled the hundreds of lives lost to accident and disease to accomplish this feat.
To pass through the canal, the ship was pulled into the locks by engines set on tracks on the sides of the canal. The ship is raised or lowered to get it to the appropriate level to travel to the next stage whether it be to the next lock or one of the lakes created in between. All of this is accomplished by the force of the water, itself. There are no pumps, as I understand it.
While this may seem insignificant to you, as I will someday grow old, I look back on some of the places I visited in my Naval career. I reflect on the changes I have witnessed.
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Korean War and Korean War Veterans not forgotten.
Arizona Revised Statute Title 1, Section 306 provides that, “July 27, in each year, shall be observed as Korean war veterans’ day.” July 27 in 1953 is considered the end of the war in Korea. To this day, however, hostilities still exist spurred on by the Communist leadership in North Korea. The war started a little over three years earlier on June 25, 1950.
The US Department of Defense released statistics which state that 33,739 Americans were killed in hostile action while 2,835 were killed by other causes. 103,284 Americans were injured in combat in Korea. It is estimated that 4,759 service members remain missing.
We respectfully thank those who served in the war in Korea.
Tucson councilman wants to give police more excuses to confiscate guns.
(NOTE: Opinion piece by Charles Heller of AzCDL who is not responsible for the tile on this post.)
Re: “Cops need more gun seizure power, Koz says…” In the Arizona Daily Star.
One of the most regrettable phrases in the English Language, is, “there ought to be a law…”
How regrettable it is that sitting elected officials don’t look up our current law, before suggesting changes in it. Some supposed “emergency,” instead becomes the vapid excuse for more suppression of civil rights. That’s called bigotry, Councilman Kozachik. It wasn’t cool when we did it to Blacks, and it is no more cool to do it to the next minority down the line.
Councilman Kozachik claims to want a “legal opinion” before he proposes an ordinance. He does not need one. All he need do is read ARS 13-3108. In a nutshell, 3108 makes the state the controlling legal authority in terms of firearm regulation. Political subdivisions (cities, counties, boards, districts) cannot enforce restrictions more stringent than state law. See for yourself, at:
http://www.azleg.gov/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/ars/13/03108.htm&Title=13&DocType=ARS
If state law does not authorize it, the city cannot do it. Preemption makes firearms laws equal, from Window Rock to Steins. The Arizona Citizens Defense League asks Councilman Kozachik to take what the courts call “legal notice,” of the law.
“Preemption” was strengthened at the urging of The Arizona Citizens Defense League in 2010, specifically to prevent the ideas of people like Councilman Kozachik, from ever burdening the rights of the people of Arizona, again. This was especially true in the wake of the Rineer vs. Tucson case. http://caselaw.findlaw.com/az-court-of-appeals/1447762.html. In that case, Ken Rineer’s rights were not deemed to have been violated by the city ignoring state law, “he need merely have walked around Himmel Park, rather than in it.” Yes, yes, all the animals are equal, just some are “more equal” than others….
This year AzCDL may request an addendum to that law, known as the “this means you, Steve,” clause.
Had Councilman Kozachik done slightly more due diligence, he would have discovered that state law already contains the ability of a law enforcement officer to force psychological evaluation on a person who may be a danger to himself or others, in ARS 36-520 through 526.
Really, councilman, it’s online. You can look it up for yourself at: http://www.azleg.gov/ArizonaRevisedStatutes.asp?Title=36. If a person is judged incompetent by a court, there is already a lawful process to remove his guns. We don’t need any more, sir. Causing a person to prove that he is not crazy, in order to exercise a fundamental right, Councilman Kozachik, amounts to “guilty until proven innocent.”
As Dennis Prager says, “the larger the government, the smaller the citizen.” We do not need any “smaller” citizens, Mr. Kozachik, we need better “hired help” at the City Council. That starts with those who first concern themselves with Article 2, Section 2 of the Arizona Constitution:
“Political power; purpose of government: “All political power is inherent in the people, and governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, and are established to protect and maintain individual rights.“
Councilman, you swore an oath to uphold that Constitution. If there is any new law needed, it is a criminal penalty for those elected officials who disobey said oath. Failing that, Ace Hardware is running it’s “tar and feathers special,” and I’m sure the RKBA community would gladly chip in to color match it to your bicycle.
The greatest blessing you could give this community, Councilman Kozachik, is the descending Doppler sound of your bicycle bell.
Respectfully,
Charles Heller
Communications Coordinator,
Arizona Citizens Defense League
Host, Liberty Watch Radio
AM 1030 KVOI Tucson
charles@libertywatchradio.com
The Fundamental Changing of America
Opinion by Lyle Rapacki
Ignoring the “Silent Majority” of Americans, we are witnesses to one of the greatest tragedies in human history…the transformation of America from the nation that stood as a bright light of hope, of protection, of leadership and examples to a world needing such hope, and protection, and leadership. The transformation of America from a country unlike any other in the world because of our form of government by the people, rather than a Ruler or Dictator; exceptional because each citizen had an opportunity to succeed in whatever endeavor they chose, rather than being relegated to remaining in a serf condition. The transformation of America whose laws and civility, in great measure, were founded on Judeo Christian beliefs, with these beliefs taught in school, employed in government, and recognized and supported by the courts, and endorsed by WE THE PEOPLE of these united States of America. We are witnesses to the most radical demographic transformation ever orchestrated upon a country, the deliberately planned and implemented agenda to collapse our Nation’s sovereignty and standing as the leader and Protector to the Free World.
President Theodore Roosevelt clearly stated: “The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities.” The Elites in both political parties whose objective is to create a New-World Order and remove all national sovereignty, have deliberately avoided securing our Nation’s borders so as to bring about a multilingual, multiethnic, multicultural Tower of Babel. Not loyal to America, no allegiance to our values and principles, with no respect for our traditions and heritage, those running across our borders intend to cash-in on all America has to offer, while remaining loyal to their country of origin.
Historically Italians, Germans, Poles, Swedes, Armenians, Greeks, Jews, and so very many other immigrants chose to come to America to assimilate and proudly become Americans, all the while remembering and celebrating their country of origin. From Asia to Africa, from Latin America to Europe immigrants came to our shores and gladly and proudly sang “God Bless America” and to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Not today! The flood of illegals pouring into America with the full knowledge and support of the Obama crew are part of the planned destruction of United States sovereignty.
Read more at The Olive Branch Report
Just why did the chicken cross the road?
SARAH PALIN: The chicken crossed the road because, gosh-darn it, he’s a maverick!
BARACK OBAMA: Let me be perfectly clear, if the chickens like their eggs they can keep their eggs. No chicken will be required to cross the road to surrender her eggs. Period.
JOHN McCAIN: My friends, the chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.
HILLARY CLINTON: What difference at this point does it make why the chicken crossed the road.
GEORGE W. BUSH: We don’t really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road or not. The chicken is either with us or against us. There is no middle ground here.
DICK CHENEY: Where’s my gun?
BILL CLINTON: I did not cross the road with that chicken.
AL GORE: I invented the chicken.
JOHN KERRY: Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken’s intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.
AL SHARPTON: Why are all the chickens white?
DR. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken won’t realize that he must first deal with the problem on this side of the road before it goes after the problem on the other side of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he is acting by not taking on his current problems before adding any new problems.
OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross the road so badly. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I’m going to give this chicken a NEW CAR so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.
ANDERSON COOPER: We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.
NANCY GRACE: That chicken crossed the road because he’s guilty! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.
PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.
MARTHA STEWART: No one called me to warn me which way the chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer’s Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.
DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I’ve not been told.
ERNEST HEMINGWAY: To die in the rain, alone.
GRANDPA: In my day we didn’t ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough for us.
BARBARA WALTERS: Isn’t that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish it’s lifelong dream of crossing the road.
ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.
BILL GATES: I have just released eChicken2014, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents and balance your checkbook. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken2014. This new platform is much more stable and will never reboot.
ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?
COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one?