Conservative Musings

How to Change a Country (or) Who is Barack Obama?

Think about it.

 

If you are a supporter of Obama and you don’t see there is anything wrong with him, answer these questions. 

 

Question one:  Do you believe in the historic magnificence of the making of the

USA

?  Do you believe that the

US

has been the greatest country and has been a help and support to the rest of the world?

 

Question two:  Do you believe in socialism?  Do you believe that Europe,

China

and

Russia

have a better system than the

US

?

 

If you believe, like me, that the

US

is the greatest country and have helped other countries, then answer this:

 

If you wanted to turn this country into another type of country and wanted to change the way our government works, how would you do it?  Would you come in from another country and take it over through military action?  I don’t think so.  Our military and citizens would never allow it. 

 

The only way to change our government to a radical socialist/Marxist government is from the inside.  You change the minds of people through education and inside the government a little at a time. 

 

Enter Barrack Obama. 

Enter a news media that is so biased they don’t report anything bad on a candidate that could make that change and fool people into complacency.    Remember the media that thought it was important for the public to know about the whereabouts of George W. for two weeks of National Guard time?  Why do they not want to know about Rezco, Flager, Wright, Ayers, Rashid Khalid.  This man has the possibility of making huge changes in the way our country operates.  We deserve to know about the connections to the above people.  It will tell a lot more about who Obama is and how he will lead than speeches to the masses. 

 

Will people across our country be dubbed into thinking they are voting for one person and really voting for someone totally different?  If Obama wins the election, and a gain is realized in the House and Senate along with appointments to the Supreme Court, where will any accountability be?  

-Lady Colonel

William Ayers, a fine professor?

In a recent article about William Ayers, it is proposed that he is an upstanding professor now.  There is no apology for what he did.  There is no taking it back.  As a matter of fact, he wears articles about the Weather Underground on the door of his office at the University.  I ask one question - If you were a terrorist and felt that America was evil, where could you make the most changes to the country? 

-Lady Colonel

People's Republic of California At It -- Again

Twice, once two years ago then again recently, a tour group in the California Capitol in Sacramento was stopped for singing the Star Spangled Banner and God Bless America.

Having patriotism in a state capitol?  How dare they.  Particularly in California. 

Ironically, 2 students had a father who was held in a communist Romanian prison.  Another student was a Russian immigrant.  Sad for them, they probably felt like they had not left their home countries.

-Colonel Steve

Subway Invites Homeschoolers in New Contest

Subway had a previous contest for grade school-ers that excluded home schooled students from the competition.  Now they are running an almost identical contest, removing the homeschool exception (see here and here).

Wise move.

-Colonel Steve

Newpaper's Continued Slide

Hugh Hewitt today comments on the continuing fall of the Los Angeles Times and the fall of the New York Times.  There is so much they could do to stabilize their fall, or maybe even turn themselves around (as noted in Hugh's comments on the LA Times).  But sadly, these guys are in their own little niche, only listening to others in their industry.

Reminds me of Albert Einstein's definition of insanity: doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results.  These guys fit that definition, if they think doing the same thing they've been doing for years will eventually get them in the black financially, again.  Times have changed.  These 2 "Times" need to change as well.

-Colonel Steve

More Anti-Homeschooling News

Subway's not the only folks having problems with homeschoolers.  Now comes word that the Tennessee Department of Education is not recognizing diplomas from Church Related Schools (CRS). This includes home school diplomas.  Ironically, the Tennessee university system AND the Lottery scholarships continue to accept CRS diplomas.

All this after the news that Germany has been going after homeschoolers a little more seriously.

Sure hope all this means we're not following Europe's lead.

(HT: 21st Century Paladin)

-Colonel Steve

Subway and Home Schoolers

Somehow I think Subway restaurants just lost a bigger customer base then they realize, with their latest contest.

Contest is open only to legal US residents, over the age of 18 with children in either elementary, private or parochial schools that serve grades PreK-6. No home schools will be accepted.

Considering their spelling mistakes, they might need more home schoolers in their employ.  Take these 2 examples from the text in their contest:

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. Contest is open only to legal residents of the Untied States who are currently over the age of 18 and have children who attend elementary, private or parochial schools that serve grades PreK-6. No home schools will be accepted.

Untied States?  Where exactly is that?

And one of the things the grand prize winner could receive?

Scholastic Gift Bastkit for your home.

What exactly is a Bastkit?  What does one use it for?

Considering that home schooled kids have won a fair amount of spelling bees, these guys sure could use them in their national office.  Their local stores may not, however, be seeing them considering the home schoolers may just feel a little slighted.

Update:  The more I have thought about this, the angrier I've gotten.  If you, like me, are a little bothered by this, leave them a comment here.

-Colonel Steve

Going Green For High School

I always thought liberals would get themselves in a catch 22.  From all circles.  Remember some of their prize things are to be for the environment and against big oil.  They've also have a lock on education and the National Education Association.

Now we've got a principal in Tennessee who won't let a student participate in his graduation ceremony.  His offense?  Using a horse to travel to school, so he could go green and save gas.

Let's see.  A liberal educator who punishes a student who wishes to both support the liberal cause of the environment AND goes against those evil oil companies that liberals love to hate.  What a catch 22.

-Colonel Steve

Can illegals attend US colleges?

Atty Gen Roy Cooper in North Carolina has advised that it is illegal to admit illegals to college.

This may come as a no-brainer for those of us with common sense but obviously not for some in the education or political realm.  Last year, the system's attorney said they could not bar illegals.   Even officials from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement told them they were free to decide whether to admit them or not.  The governor of North Carolina thinks they should admit illegals and is not happy with Cooper's recommendation.   This sounds like it might involve a lot of money for the state, right?  According to www.charlotte.com, "Community College System officials said that a survey showed that only 112 of 297,000 students were illegals.  The University of North Carolina system says 27 of the 200,000 students are here illegally."

How can anyone think it is ok to treat illegal immigrants like they are citizens? 

There is a lot of discussion about ways to reduce pollution, overcrowding, and saving fuel usage.  Perhaps if it wasn't so advantageous to come to this country illegally we would have less problems in these areas also.

I am all for bringing people to this country legally.   Let's not make it advantageous to break the law.

Good job Atty. Gen. Cooper!   Smart man!

-Lady Colonel

Women in Science and Engineering

For years, women have been striving for "equality", probably better described as "freedom".  One of the areas ladies have been striving for equality (freedom) in is the studies of math, science, and engineering.  After years of wide open chances to move into these areas, it's been discovered that what has occurred is the freedom for women to say "no".

Now two new studies by economists and social scientists have reached a perhaps startling conclusion: An important part of the explanation for the gender gap, they are finding, are the preferences of women themselves. When it comes to certain math- and science-related jobs, substantial numbers of women - highly qualified for the work - stay out of those careers because they would simply rather do something else.

One study of information-technology workers found that women's own preferences are the single most important factor in that field's dramatic gender imbalance. Another study followed 5,000 mathematically gifted students and found that qualified women are significantly more likely to avoid physics and the other "hard" sciences in favor of work in medicine and biosciences.

The bright minds of both genders have naturally gravitated to what they individually do best.  It was found that among those who had equal talents, men gravitated to working with things while the ladies gravitated towards working with people. 

Both of these traits are equally important.  What's great is that all of these folks gravitated towards the very things God gave them talents for.  Yes, men and women are different.  Vastly different.  But what has grown and developed over the years is the freedom for both genders to seek after what they individually like.

I love it!!

-Colonel Steve