Politics,Common Sense and Other Rantings

Looking for the Perfect Photo Website

2010-03-06T03:36:00Z

The Perfect Photography Website

Photo Sharing Website

I think most photographers have been in the same position I have found myself. For several years I have been looking for a website that would do it all. Everything from archiving and storing my photos on line to being able to publish and sell my much sought after masterpieces to the hungry public.

Having as many as three websites to fulfill all my needs , I realize how confusing it can be trying to keep up with what I have posted where. I desired a site where I could store my photos, make them available to friends and family so they could view them , and also a site where I could access my photos, transfer them to Photoshop , edit and them post them to various blogs and websites.

Phanfare has developed a site that meets all of my needs and more. The site is a perfect place to archive my photos,not only that, they can be viewed by anyone. There is the capability to publish or unpublish various categories so I can choose which photos are available for viewing and which photos are to be kept private.

The Pro version features a website link so I can publish a link to my websites and blogs for easy viewing by my readers. It also offers the opportunity for me to offer my prints for sale, not only as photos, but also books,greeting cards,calendars,coffee mugs, mouse pads,puzzles, and various other products.
All one needs to do is upload the photo, set the prices, and Phanfare does the rest! How much easier can it get.

A function is even provided where the photos can be uploaded to Face Book, Twitter, Ebay, and other sites.

This may not be the perfect photo site, but It'll do until the perfect one comes along. If you're looking for a photo sharing website, this could be for you.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

Why Water Boarding Makes Sense

2010-02-27T02:41:00Z

Why Does Water Boarding Make Sense?

The issue of water boarding has been turned into a political football. The liberals are using it as political fodder against anything the conservatives would want to accomplish. Many half truths and down right lies are being perpetrated by them to discredit anything the right would want to do, all the while jeopardizing our national security .

They keep saying it is torture, the only torture I see is trying to listen to these people and hoping that eventually they would say something that makes sense. They are the same people who would want to try enemy combatants in civilian courts.Have they ever heard of someone being acquitted because of an error made by law enforcement, am enemy combatant isn't read his rights, (and shouldn't be), when captured on the battlefield, that fact alone would be cause for acquittal. I move that any enemy combatant who is acquitted in a civilian court be given a house to live in next to one of these jokers, let's see how long it takes for them to change their minds .

The argument is made that people will say anything under duress to stop the punishment, there is a certain element of truth in this, however, when these techniques are used , the information taken from several captives is corroborated and then it is determined which information is true, much like when an individual is trying to make a decision in some aspect of his or her life. One seeks advice from many people, determines which advice applies to them and would be the most beneficial, then a decision is made as to the proper course of action to take. It is the same way with interrogating prisoners, when several combatants come up with the same story, than that is most likely the truth.

I suppose one could define water boarding as torture much in the same way that listening to loud music to be torture. If that is the case than any one with teen age kids in the home is being subjected to torture as well. It is just a matter of what each individual would determine to constitute mistreatment.

If we are to survive as a free society and not succumb to terrorism, then our government needs to find a way to extract vital information from our would be enemies before they can harm us. Sitting down with them for a cup of tea ain't gonna make it. They know exactly what they are doing, they know how to work our system and play on our sympathies. We need to find a way to figuratively clean their clock.

Many are highly educated rich ,spoiled, Arabs who have lead a life of abundance. The rest are uneducated and have been taught from birth on to hate our western culture and everything it stands for. No amount of hot tea and cookies is going to change their minds. Regretfully the only thing they know is violence and many are beyond rehabilitation.

The only way to deal with these people is through fear, many talk a good line , but like most bullies, they are cowards. They may say they want to die for Allah, but when the rubber hits the road, they want to live just as much as we do. It seems to me pouring a little water over their nose and making it seem like they re going to suffer some extreme punishment, while doing no actual harm to them is a perfect way to extract the information needed to keep us safe. We have to remember, America was just minding it's own business on September 11th when these savages attacked us and killed over 3000 dads and moms who were just trying to earn a living for their families. Now we have thousands of kids without a mom or dad, wouldn't it be worth it to protect them by pouring a little water over someone's head?

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

The Beliefs of our Founding Fathers

2010-02-16T14:59:00Z

The Beliefs of our Founding Fathers

You need only reflect that one of the best ways to get yourself areputation as a dangerous citizen these days is to go about repeatingthe very phrases which our founding fathers used in the struggle forindependence.

To contemplate the above statement leads one to understand how much things have changed over the last 200 years, more especially the last 40 years. The values and principles this country was founded on are slowly disappearing and being replaced with principles that won't stand the test of time.

The first lessons our ancestors were taught took place in Plymouth Colony, when Governor Bradford thought a form of socialism would be a wonderful idea. He soon learned the folly of that adventure, soon many people no longer wanted to work , why should they, someone else would provide for them, everything was to be shared equally. There being no incentive for any one to work hard to provide a better life for themselves and their family, people naturally became lazy and assumed they were entitled to a free ride,sound familiar?

Capitalism and free enterprise were two of the main tenants of our country, established so one could accomplish as much as they desired or were capable of attaining, not relying on someone else to carry the load. People looked after one another and helped the downtrodden until they were capable of making it on their own again,people who relied on the government for help were looked down upon.

As can be discovered by anyone who reads anything of the founding of our country, God had a very important role. Many came here so they could practice the belief of their choice without the fear of prosecution.Try to state your beliefs today and see what happens, especially if your beliefs are something that would be considered normal and mainstream.

All endeavors were undertaken with the blessing of Deity. Contrary to popular belief, Our country was founded on the principle of Freedom of Religion, not freedom FROM religion. We should keep God in our government, but allowing politics in a place of worship can only be detrimental to everyone.

Our Founding Fathers set up a form of government whereby the majority of the governing would be on the state or local level, the only duties of the federal government would be issues too large for the local governments, such as printing money and national defense. My, how that has changed!

Government was to stay out of the way, the individual was thought to be intelligent enough to make the decisions necessary to ensure his own well being and prosperity.

Congressmen were supposed to be citizen legislatures, serving for a few years , then returning to their private lives, it was never thought there should be such a thing as a career politician.

Sometimes things have to get really bad before it can get better, if anything good can come out of the election of 2008 it would be if voters finally decide our thinking has to change and elect responsible leaders who have the best interest of the country and the people at heart, and not elect people who only think of themselves and how wealthy and important they can become. If the elected politicians become corrupt,we have term limits, there is an election every four years, vote for somebody else, getting re-elected should be a reward for a job well done, not a guarantee of a lifetime job or a popularity contest.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

The Best Way to Save Social Security

2010-02-12T02:00:00Z

The Best Way to Save Social Security

I remember way back in 2004, when George W. Bush wanted to reform social security. All the democrats practically swore on a bible that social security was sound and it was having no financial problems. Any moron should have known they were lying.
Now these same people are now saying that social security is insolvent, what happened in just five or six short years to change things?

Nothing happened , except business as usual in Washington. Social Security was in trouble then as much as it is now, it's just the democrats don't understand economics and they didn't want to give G.W. Bush credit for anything. They have been stealing money from us , the taxpayers for years, money that was supposed to be rat holed for our retirement was placed in the general fund and spent, thus making the deficit seem less than it actually was.

It was bad enough before the sixties when money was actually kept in reserve for future retirees, Lyndon Johnson and his merry band of socialists passed laws whereby the money didn't have to be saved, it could go into the general fund and thus finance his "Great Society".

George W. Bush wanted to privatize the system by putting a small portion of the payroll taxes deducted from an employee's check into an investment fund where it would collect interest and grow, regardless of what social security did.The democrats would have no part of it .They don't want to lose the Golden Goose and the ability to spend money that isn't theirs.

The only way to save the social security system is to raise the retirement age,exempt current retirees from any changes, and give anyone under 50 the ability to invest their money into a secure conservative retirement fund where it can earn compound interest and grow over the years.

For anyone over 50, the government will just have to take their losses, and plan for the future when the people who have invested in private fund's and the losses from social security begin to diminish , as the older citizens pass away.We can't cut them off with nothing , their money was invested in good faith and that should be honored.

At this time and place, this is the only way to save the program, I wonder if congress will wake up and do the right thing, or will it be business as usual in this time of change and hope.

The definition of stupidity: doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

Chinese Proverb

2010-02-08T17:26:00Z

Ancient Chinese Proverb

If you give a man a fish , he will have a meal.

If you teach him to fish, he will have living.

If you are thinking of a year ahead, sow a seed.

If you are thinking 10 years ahead, plant a tree.

If you are thinking one hundred years ahead, educate the people,

By sowing seed once, you will harvest once.

By planting a tree, you will harvest tenfold.

By educating the people, you will harvest one hundred fold.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

Freedom from Fear

2010-02-05T14:25:00Z

Freedom of Fear

Germany, where there's always a whiff of totalitarianism in the air

I thought this was an interesting article, sounds like what's happening in America.

Why is this family smiling?

They just received political asylum.

From Germany.

No, it isn’t 1933.

Meet Uwe and Hannelore Romeike and their five children. They are evangelical Christians and they did not like the cultural lessons being taught in public schools in Germany (::shudder).

The parents identify themselves as evangelicalChristians and say religion was the primary reason why they chose to home school their children. Hannelore Romeike said public education cannever be neutral.
“During the last 10-20 years the curriculum in public schools has been more and more against Christian values,” she told the Associated Press. “We communicate our values, the teachers communicate theirs, andif the kids are at school, we cannot have an influence on what they learn.”

They applied to homeschool their children and were threatened with fines and jail and losing custody of their children. In response, in June 2008 they moved to Tennessee and applied for political asylum on the grounds of a well founded fear of persecution. Last Tuesday Immigration Judge Lawrence Burman agreed and granted the Romeike’s political asylum.

Burman opined:

“We can’t expect every country to follow our constitution,” said Judge Burman. “The world might be a better place if it did. However, the rights being violated here are basic human rights that no country has a right to violate.”
Burman added, “Homeschoolers are a particular social group that theGerman government is trying to suppress. This family has a well-founded fear of persecution…therefore, they are eligible for asylum…and the court will grant asylum.”
In his ruling, Burman said that the scariest thing about this case was the motivation of the government. He noted it appeared that rather than being concerned about the welfare of the children, the government was trying to stamp out parallel societies—something the judge called“odd” and just plain “silly.” In his order the judge expressed concern that while Germany is a democratic country and is an ally, he noted that this particular policy of persecuting homeschoolers is “repellent to everything we believe as Americans.”

Lest one think this is a judge run amok, let’s turn to the coverage given the case by Deutsche Welle.

The German laws mandating public-school attendance dateback to Germany’s first experiment with democracy in 1919, according to Hans Bruegelmann, an education professor at the University of Siegen.
Bruegelmann said previously private education was only available to the elite, and that the public-school mandate was a clear political choice.
“The school is an embryonic democracy and will help to integratechildren and young people coming from different backgrounds into the democratic culture,” he said.
Integration into democracy and learning to get along with those who hold opposing opinions are important skills that children cannot learn when homeschooled, Bruegelmann said, and that is especially true with highly religious parents.
“They should not have the right to indoctrinate their children,” he said. “It’s important for children, besides the experience they make at home, which is respected, to have access to other sources of understanding the world.”

I would hasten to point out to Dr. Bruegelmann that drawing upon legislation derived in Weimar Germany to defend anything is not exactly a killer argument and as German experience with democracy really begins in 1955 they are hardly in the position of having the knowledge necessary to know what contributes to a successful democracy much less develop laws to that end. But the argument made by Bruegelmann that rationalizes the state seizing children because the parents object to what their children are being taught is eerily similar made by large numbers of so-called educators in America today. The purpose of public education is no longer to provide education but rather to indoctrinate children with cultural values because there are, to reiterateBruegelmann’s argument

skills that children cannot learn when homeschooled, Bruegelmann said, and that is especially true with highly religious parents [my ephasis]

Lest we feel too smug, one only has to read the files of the Home School Legal Defense Fund to realize how perilously close we all are to being just like the Romeikes.

This lesson is not lost on many Europeans. Gerald Warner writing in the Telegraph observes:

[Judge Burman's remarks] offers a useful insight into how Americans, living in a free country, view the creeping totalitarianism that has engulfed Europe. For this is not just a German issue: we are all helots under state control. Why did the German homeschoolers not seek political asylum in Britain? Because our rulers subscribe to the same tyrannical statist philosophy, is the answer .Every possible obstacle is put in the way of homeschooling parents in Britain.
The mentality is that the state – not parents – is the natural controller and shaper of children’s lives and beliefs. When a school girl can be given an abortion without her parents’ knowledge, we know that, while public utilities may have been privatised, children have been nationalised. The Romeikes who fled from Germany objected to their children being forced to follow a curriculum that they believed was anti-Christian. The same would apply in British state schools,where pornographic sex education is increasingly being made compulsory.
Is that a new idea? Not at all. It was first implemented as government policy in 1919, during the short-lived communist dictatorship of Bela Kun in Hungary, when Georg Lukacs, as deputy commissar for “culture”, enforced his system of Cultural Terrorism,force-feeding children pornographic sex education, teaching them to laugh at their parents and at monogamy and to reject the family and religion. Lukacs was a founder of the Frankfurt School of Marxism,later popularised by Herbert Marcuse, whose demented notions are today called Political Correctness and, as such, have colonised Western governments.
It takes the forthright remarks of an American judge, in a country where the culture war has not yet been lost, to bring home to us in Europe that we already inhabit the Gulag. The Berlin Wall did not“fall” – it was just moved further west.

.Reprinted from www.Red State.com

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota,Florida. He has a website featuring more photos and articles and also markets products featuring some of his travel photos.

Discount Printer Ink

2010-01-10T16:46:00Z

Discounted Printer Ink

Tired of getting a printer almost free and then getting ripped off buying over priced ink?

Guantanamo and Common Sense

2009-12-30T16:05:00Z

Guantanamo and Common Sense

Much of the rhetoric over the past few years has been concerning the closing of the Guantanamo base in Cuba. The left and lame stream media has sent out a constant barrage of nonsense concerning the torture of prisoners at Gitmo and how the image of America torturing prisoners is hurting America.

The left wants the terrorists being held in Gitmo brought to the United States and tried in our courts. This is absurd! Can you imagine trying these animals in US courts and having a Johnny Cochran type get them off on a technicality? They would then be set free to roam the streets of America, how would that effect our image across the world, not to mention our national security?

According to American officials and Department of Defense documents two of the four leaders behind the al Qaeda plot to blow up a Northwest Airlines passenger jet over Detroit on Christmas Day were alumni of Gitmo.

Terror suspects released from Guantanamo now front Yemen al-Qaeda groups.

Guantanamo prisoner #333, Muhamad Attik al-Harbi, and prisoner #372, Said Ali Shari, were sent to Saudi Arabia on Nov. 9, 2007, according to the Defense Department log of detainees who were released from American custody. Al-Harbi has since changed his name to Muhamad al-Awfi.

American officials agreed to send the two terrorists from Guantanamo to Saudi Arabia, where they entered into an "art therapy rehabilitation and advanced terrorists studies program" and were set free, according to U.S. and Saudi officials. (Guess they went from studying water boarding to water coloring.)

Since graduating with honors from the Saudi program both Saudi nationals have emerged as leaders in Yemen. Both of the former Guantanamo detainees are described as military commanders and appear on a January, 2009 video along with the man described as the top leader of al Qaeda in Yemen, Abu Basir Naser al-Wahishi, formerly Osama bin Laden's personal secretary.

In a statement released Monday, Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing and called Abdulmutallab, the perpetrator , a hero and martyr for beating U.S. intelligence. I guess the left can have faulty unused intelligence as well.

The statement calls for further attacks on Americans as well as boasting of Al Qaeda's success in developing advanced explosive devices that can pass undetected through airport security.

It is absurd to even think of closing Gitmo, the prisoners there are not fit to be released anywhere in the world and as has been often demonstrated are a real threat to all of mankind. When are our elected officials going to wake up and realize what is going on, when is the left and the lame stream media going to quit playing politics with our national security.

When is Obama going to wake up, when is he going to place America's interests ahead of the leftists in this world?

Not as long as he makes statements to the fact the Cambridge police acted stupidly as he stated when his friend Professor Gates confronted the Police in Boston and then turns around after a Muslin terrorist shoots up an Army base and makes the statement that we shouldn't jump to conclusions. I'm not going to call him a Muslin sympathizer, however it is pretty clear where his priorities are.

Gary is a travel writer andphotographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

Words of Wisdom

2009-12-25T15:20:00Z

Words of Wisdom

One evening an old Cherokee Indian told his grandson about a battle that was going on inside himself.

He said, "My boy, the fight is between two wolves."

That certainly got the boy's attention.

"One is evil," the old man continued. "Anger, envy, sorrow, regret,greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies,false pride, superiority and ego."

"What of the other, grandfather?" the boy asked.

"The other is good," he said. "Joy, Peace, Love, Hope, Serenity,Humility, Kindness, Benevolence, Empathy, Generosity, Truth, Compassion and Faith."

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, "Do we all have such wolves fighting inside us,grandfather?"

"Yes," the wise old man said.

"Then, which wolf wins the fight?"

The old Cherokee simply replied, "The one you feed."

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos.

13 Muslim Men practice dry run?

2009-12-04T13:43:00Z

Islamic terrorism

By Doug Hagmann

On November 17, an incident took place aboard Air Tran Flight 297 scheduled to fly from Atlanta Hartsfield Airport to Houston that the media does not want to cover and everyone from the airline to the TSA and other government agencies want to keep very quiet. The reasons, I have been told, is fear of predatory lawsuits, negative publicity from accusations of religious profiling, and the obligatory subjugation to mindless mandatory Muslim sensitivity training that make a mockery of our American system of values. Interestingly, one airline official told me “we don’t want to become another flight 300,” which is a referenceto a very similar scenario that took place aboard US Airways Flight 300exactly three years ago.

I was first contacted about this incident two days after it happened by a passenger who was aboard Air Tran Flight 297. Based on the allegations made by this passenger, we conducted additional research, interviews and investigation, all of which takes time to insure accuracy, and are now able to release our report of the incident that took place aboard that aircraft. Be prepared to be shocked, angered, and perhaps saddened by our national and corporate acquiescence to mafia-type tactics by Islamists who are engaged in a full frontal assault, and laughing about it.

Unsurprisingly,the facts we developed during the course of our investigation are inconsistent with those being reported in the media, despite the media having the responsibility to report the truth.

THE INCIDENT

A group of thirteen men dressed in traditional Muslim attire were among73 passengers who boarded Air Tran Flight 297 on Tuesday, 17 November2009, a routine flight scheduled to depart Atlanta Hartsfield Airport,gate C-16 at 4:43 PM ET to Houston Hobby Airport. Reports developed by this investigator found two witnesses who observed direct interaction among all of these Muslim men at the terminal.

As the passengers boarded the aircraft, two of the Muslim men took seats in first class, while the remaining eleven were seated throughout the remaining rows of the aircraft. Most had carrying-on bags that they stowed in the overhead compartments above their seats.

As the aircraft began to taxi to the runway, a female flight attendant was beginning to issue the normal passenger advisories over the PA system.Almost on cue at the time passengers were told to turn off all electronic devices, one of the Muslim men seated in the front of the plane began to use his cell phone in a manner that was described by a flight attendant and passenger “as deliberate and obvious.” He was talking loudly in Arabic, nearly at the level of the flight attendant.Some reports suggest that this man actually called another Muslim passenger, although this has not been immediately confirmed. It is possible, however, as another passenger reported that a Muslim man seated toward the rear of the plane answered his cellular phone at the same time the man in the front began using his.

At this point, the flight attendant in the front of the plane approached the Muslim man using his telephone and instructed him to immediately turn it off. A second female flight attendant did the same at the rear of the aircraft. Concurrent with this cellular activity, two other Muslim men seated adjacent near the middle of the aircraft began operating what one passenger described as a palm type camcorder,ostensibly to view previously taken footage. It is possible, according to one flight attendant interviewed by this investigator, however, that the camcorder was being used for recording purposes. Whatever its use,a third flight attendant, aware of the incidents taking place in the front and rear of the aircraft, approached the two men for the purpose of securing the camcorder. At least two passengers reported that the men became abusive to the flight attendant and initially refused to comply with her request.

It was at this time that most of the passengers began to notice the multiple incidents involving over a dozen men dressed in Islamic attire. Next, as if previously rehearsed, at least ten of the 13 Muslim men aboard the aircraft began to leave their seats at the same time. At least one passenger stated she observed one of the Muslim passengers using his cell phone to take photos of other passengers on the aircraft, while one other Muslim passenger sang loudly in Arabic.According to information provided to this investigator from one of the flight crew who was alerted to an on board emergency, the aircraft was now being taxied back to the terminal. The TSA, FAA and FBI were notified.

AT THE TERMINAL

Once back at the terminal, the thirteen men were escorted from the aircraft by TSA and security officials. According to a report from an airline security official, their baggage was also removed and searched, the search finding nothing of apparent danger. According to a law enforcement official interviewed by telephone by this investigator on Monday, investigation revealed that all of the Muslim passengers are acquainted with each other and are associated with (or have ties to) a large Islamic center that has been the subject of investigative interest.

According to one aircraft passenger I interviewed, what happened next was“unbelievable” and caused a great deal of upset among the aircraft passengers and flight crew (some who opted off the flight in anger,fear, or admittedly, a mixture of both emotions).

After a lengthy delay while officials dealt with these Muslim passengers, ten(one uncorroborated report suggests 11) of the Muslim passengers were permitted to re-board the same aircraft to complete their flight. Some passengers and flight crew, traumatized by the blatant actions of the Muslim passengers, refused to travel with the Muslims who caused this orchestrated disturbance.

THE FLIGHT CONTINUES

According to flight logs and information from one of the flight crew who continued with the flight, Air Tran 297 ultimately departed Atlanta and arrived in Houston later that evening. The flight, however, was not without its curious incidents by the very same Muslim men who caused the initial delay and disturbance.

During the flight, one passenger interviewed by this investigator described the behavior of two of the Muslim passengers as less overt but still suspicious in nature. Without apparent legitimate purpose, one Muslim passenger moved a stowed bag from one part of the aircraft to another,well away from his seated position. Another spoke loudly in Arabic,with all appearing to interact in one form or another.

Ultimately,the flight landed safely and despite the early incidents in Atlanta,the Muslim passengers appeared able to leave freely from the terminal.

COMMENTS FROM FLIGHT CREW AND AIRLINE PERSONNEL

As initially stated, proper and accurate investigation takes time to corroborate eyewitness accounts, which are often unreliable,contradictive and in cases like this, colored by emotion. Having interviewed a total of seven-(7) individuals directly involved in this incident over the last several days, including two law enforcement officers who handled the after action reports, the situation pertaining to the initial 13 and remaining 10 or 11 Muslim men allowed to continue their travels was far greater than an incident involving the unauthorized use of a cell phone that resulted in a minor flight delay,as reported by the mainstream media.

According to one airline security official, “This was a deliberate, well planned attempt to disrupt a domestic flight that was organized in advance of the boarding of these [Muslim] passengers. The purpose of their actions appeared to be multi-faceted, not the least of which was an attempt to change their status from passengers to victims of religious profiling.The situation was handled in a manner that we believe might have avoided an incident like US Air had in 2006, where everyone from the passengers who reported suspicious behavior to the airline was subjected to legal action by the Muslim passengers.”

While litigation might have been avoided, passengers and flight crew remain traumatized, and our air travel system was unnecessarily disrupted during one of the busiest air travel weeks in the U.S. The agenda of the Islamists behind this incident is clear, yet no one in the media seems to have the desire to expose these ideological cretins for what they are.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota, Florida. He maintains a website featuring some of his travel photos and markets a line of products featuring many of his photos

Obama

2009-12-01T22:54:00Z

Obama

Obama lies over the ocean
Obama lies over the sea
Obama lies to his country
Oh, bring back my country to me.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota,Florida. He has a website featuring more photos and articles and also markets products featuring some of his travel photos.

2012: End of the Mayan Calendar,Year of Change

2009-10-22T14:43:00Z

2012-End of the Mayan Calendar, Year of change

Will the world end on December, 21, 2012?

The year 2012 will see many changes, some of which are beginning to take place in the now, 2009.
2012 is the end of the current Mayan calendar and many have thought this would be the end of the world as we know it. For all you fatalists, I regret to inform you that the world isn't going to explode, it will always be here.

There is a certain segment of the human race that seems to always assume we are in the final days, especially when a certain mile stone is reached, such as the turn of the century, a new millennium, or an event such as the Mayan calendar coming to an end. This is never the case, although such an event can signify a change in human consciousness, because perhaps the earth enters into another dimension or zodiac sign, or maybe just because people evolve.

The major cause for alarm at this particular time is because the place where the December Solstice sun crosses the Milky Way is precisely the location of the "dark rift in the Milky Way", the road to the underworld, or the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

In other words, on Dec. 21,2012 at 11.11 AM GMT, during the December Solstice the sun will be at the exact center of the Milky Way Galaxy. According to the Maya, the center of the Galaxy is the cosmic womb: the place of the dead, transformation, regeneration and rebirth. That is why this moment shows the end of their calendar.

This event has been developing for thousands of years, and will climax on 12/21/2012 at 11:11AM,GMT.

In actuality, the Mayan calendar will not end ,it will just recycle and start over on a new cycle, just as it has done many times before, much like an odometer on a car when the mileage reaches 100,000 miles. It will be a time of rebirth and renewal. Many worn out values and traditions no longer deemed appropriate will be discarded and replaced with customs more in line with universal knowledgeand the teachings of our fathers. As we travel through time , more and more people will see the error of their ways and align themselves with the God Source.

As we race towards this date in time, the earth will experience many changes, there could possibly be some climate changes and changes in land mass. However, most of the change will come on an emotional and spiritual level, it certainly won't be the change that some politicians are hoping for.
Quite to the contrary, humans are going to become more aware of the shenanigans of our public officials and personalities, they will no longer be able to pull the wool over our eyes as they have in the past,much more will be demanded of them in the areas of accountability and trust.
America will once again return to it's roots, realizing that the human race thrives on competition, doing your best, and solving problems, the human spirit was created to be free and to make decisions based on the soul's desires. The soul was not created to be subject to domination and control, only freedom and self government can give the individual the environment it needs to fully express itself and thrive.

As the world enters this period in time, many forces are at work to strip the soul of it's ability to prosper and grow. Many people in government, not only in America, but around the world are power crazy and think they know what is best for every one else.People will begin to realize this is not the case, only the individual human soul ,because of each one's individual experiences and perspective is capable of deciding what is best for it. Only when individual souls are in line with like minded spirits can they live, work and love together.

As12/21/2012 approaches and passes this is what is going to evolve, more like minded people will be coming together,to work and live in harmony for the good of all, not as Communists, Marxists, or Socialists, but rather as free individuals, enjoying all the benefits of a society created by our founding fathers, a country created so each spirit can expand it's horizons to the fullest.

Cowboy logic:The Secret to Life

2009-09-05T15:24:00Z

Cowboy Logic: The Secret to Life

Isn't is amazing how cowboy logic makes so much sense?

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Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota,Florida. He has a website featuring more photos and articles and also markets products featuring some of his travel photos.

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Social Security,Health Care and Ted Kennedy

2009-08-30T18:33:00Z

Social Security and Health Care : The Facts

As one of the icons of the far left passed away this week,it has created a lot of controversy about health care,social security, and other so called benefits the government bestows upon us. They make it sound like most of us wouldn't have the good sense to get in out of the rain if some government official didn't tell us it was cloudy.
I heard it said the other day by a senator that most Americans who are receiving social security really appreciate it.
Appreciate it!!It's not a gift! It's our money to begin with, Congress takes it from us and our employers, spends it, and give back a small pittance. Then they act like they are doing us a favor by returning some of it.
Do the leg work yourself, find a financial calculator on line and calculate how much money you would have after 40 years if the $200 a week you and your employer contribute to social security was invested at a conservative 7%. $200 is probably the average amount of money each working individual invests a week in social security, including their employers contribution. I think you will find that at age 65 your income would be a heck of a lot more than social security is going to hand out. Plus , one could just live off the interest and never touch the principle, the money would never run out.
Following are some facts that the liberals fail to mention when it comes to OUR social security.
The Architect of Social Security was Franklin Roosevelt during the depression.

He promised that participation in the program would be completely voluntary,that the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1400 of their annual income into the program.
That the money the participants elected to put into the program would be tax deductible, and the money would go into a trust fund and not be used for anything else. He also promised that the income one derived at retirement from social security would never be taxed.
It was rather ingenious, he set the retirement age at 65 and the life expectancy at that time was 64, how convenient!

Since many of us have paid into FICA for years and are now receiving a social security check and then finding that we are getting taxed on 85% of the money we paid to the Federal government to 'Put Away' "OUR" money-- you may be interested in the following:

In 1958, the democratically controlled congress voted to remove some of the funds from social security and put them in the general fund, congress logic at the time was there was so much money in social security, it would never run out .(I was only 14 at the time and I knew that was a really bad idea.)

Then in the 1960s, Lyndon Johnson and the democratically controlled congress took social security money from the trust fund and put it in the general fund so congress could spend it any way they see fit.

Then under the Carter administration illegal immigrants were allowed to collect social security, even though they never paid into it, the same applies today,plus they want illegal immigrants to be eligible for health care .

In the meantime, social security is being taxed, and is in the process of going broke, do you want the same for your health care?

As you can see, democrats are largely responsible for the current mess social security is presently in, but they keep claiming that republicans want to take away social security, this couldn't be further from the truth. For the first time in years there will be no raise for social security recipients, thank you, Obama.

And the worst part about it is uninformed citizens believe it! Maybe changes Will evolve! ... Maybe not, some Democrats are awfully sure of what isn't so.

There has been a lot of talk these days about people spitting on the grave of Ted Kennedy, no one is spitting on his grave, however because of his policies and those of his fellow cronies, we as a country have continuously crept toward socialism and worse. In many areas there are laws against humans feeding wildlife and making them dependent on humans for survival, too bad the same laws don't apply to congress.

I don't know about you but I like freedom of choice,I don't want the government deciding what kind of car I drive,what I eat, where or when I go to the doctor or what kind of medicine I take.
If I some day, my physical condition deteriorates and I decide to not take a treatment or medication of some kind to prolong my life, that is my decision, not the government.

Senator Kennedy, I realize no one is perfect and that one of your favorite pastimes earlier in life was sitting round telling Chappaquiddick jokes, no big deal.
I realize that you probably had noble intentions while doing every thing you could to convert our country to socialism, thinking that most people want a world where everything is given to them and done for them.
However this is not the way of the human soul. Most people are a lot happier when they earn their own way. We don't want your help, you don't know how to lead, can't follow,so just get out of the way and let us make it on our own.
If one desires a life under Communism,Marxism, or Socialism, more power to you! There are plenty of countries that will give you that way of life, you are free to migrate any time you like. Leave America for us freedom lovers.

May Senator Kennedy, and his policies rest in peace.

A Government that is strong enough to give you everything you want, is
strong enough to take everything you have".

Thomas Jefferson

Ted Kennedy's canonization

2009-08-30T16:44:00Z

Ted Kennedy's Canonization

I came across this article, which I thought was extremely good.Makes sense to me.

Ted Kennedy’s canonization is too much. Every day brings the deaths of thousands of people, the vast majority of whom are known only to their families and friends. These people aren’t mourned by politicians, reporters, or the general public.

Yet almost every one of these unheralded persons has been more productive than has Ted Kennedy – or Chuck Grassley, Nancy Pelosi, the Georges Bush, or any other politician you name, whether he or she be still breathing or buried.

Who installed the windows in my house? I don’t know. Yet he provided value to me and never forced his hand into my wallet or his nose into my eating habits. Who will fly the plane that will carry me home tomorrow from Michigan to Virginia? I have no idea. Yet that pilot will render unto me (and dozens of others) a valuable service in exchange for funds that I voluntarily paid to his or her employer. That pilot doesn’t force me to fly. Nor does he or she presume to know better than I do what is best for my family and me.

Who caught the fish that I will eat tonight? Who trucked it from the sea to my hotel? Who will cook that fish? Who designed the dishwasher that cleaned the plate and utensils that I will use?

I know almost none of the millions of people whose daily efforts make possible my life and that of countless other Americans. These people don’t hatch grand plans for arrogantly re-working society. They offer only to deal voluntarily with me and with others, never pretending – unlike Mr. Kennedy – to be endowed with a mysterious genius and a saintly inspiration justifying haughty intrusions into the affairs of others.

Politicians are mortals. But as their greedy lust for power and glory reveals, they are mortals especially flawed.

Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota,Florida. He has a website featuring more photos and articles and also markets products featuring some of his travel photos.

Barack Obama's Civilian Army

2009-08-28T15:39:00Z

Barack Obama's Civilian Army

This was reprinted from the Glenn Beck Show, as usual Glenn is right on target about our president.

August 28, 2009 - 1:01 ET

Thursday's show, I believe, it's the most controversial of all the shows this week — and maybe ever.

I will give you some facts, some history but also some of the future.

The reason Thursday's show is the last before Friday's solution, Iwanted you to see who was advising the president and what they aredoing, before I could ask you to look at this phrase from Barack Obama and think he meant it literally:

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

THEN-PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE BARACK OBAMA: We cannotcontinue to rely on our military in order to achieve the nationalsecurity objectives we've set. We've got to have a civilian nationalsecurity force that's just as powerful, just as strong, just aswell-funded.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

I don't know how anyone will respond to the facts I am going topresent, because they really haven't responded to any of our questionsor challenged any of the facts in our last few shows other than "Hey,don't call him a 'czar!'"

But I can't make this piece of the puzzle fit, unless this piece is about building some kind of thug-ocracy.

All week we've been asking tough questions — here's one more, Mr.President: Why do we need a civilian national security force that is"just as strong, just as powerful" as the military?

Here's why I ask this question: Who are we fighting? Who internally is threatening our security?

It's clearly not because we feel there is a threat from illegalaliens crossing the border, because anyone who would say that has beendeemed a racist. A civilian national security force on the border iscalled The Minuteman and the attitude from this administration — aswell as the Bush administration — is that they were "vigilantes." Soit's not for the border.

It can't be a civilian national security force against Islamicextremists, because according to this administration we aren't even atwar against Islamic extremists anymore. Is this administration reallygoing to ask the American people to profile and call-in tips on MuslimAmericans who act suspiciously?

So, who's left? Is it possible we are seeing the beginnings of another enemy?

Mr. President, is your civilian national security force to protectus from things the Missouri State Police, your own Homeland Securityand the liberal Southern Law Poverty Center have come out and said werea threat: militia groups; tea party goers; folks with "Don't Tread onMe" flags; me; Sarah Palin?

Think about this: Is it unreasonable to think this government wouldask you to spy on your neighbors, in light of these recent stories:

— Flag.gov e-mail asking for tips on "fishy" behavior

— Cookies on your computer that track whenever you've been on agovernment Web site — this used to be illegal but that was changed

— The government is using outside companies to track and contactyou. Are they gathering information on you? I know that on "cash forclunkers" they didn't trust the dealers.

To me, all of this sounds like a sci-fi movie, but again I have toask the reasonable question, in these unreasonable times: Who will thecivilian national security force protect us from?

Maybe a better question to ask is, Mr. President: Do you know of a coming event?

Or maybe we should ask Joe Biden, who said:

(BEGIN AUDIO CLIP)

THEN-VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOE BIDEN: Mark mywords, it will not be six months before the world tests Barack Obamalike they did John Kennedy. The world is looking. We're about to electa brilliant 47-year-old senator president of the United States ofAmerica.... Remember I said it standing here, if you don't rememberanything else I said: Watch, we're gonna have an international crisis,to test the mettle of this guy.

(END AUDIO CLIP)

Is this civilian national security force just preparing for what Joe Biden predicted?

Who builds an army against an unidentified, unrecognized threat?Because we can't answer that question — or any of the others justproposed — then it's up to us to look for clues.

Maybe we have to start with the company whose CEO is a closefinancial adviser to the president of the United States, who helpedwrite the health care bill and cap-and-trade bill and who has billionsof dollars at stake: Jeffrey Immelt.

Immelt has been appointed by president to the board of directors tothe New York Federal Reserve. Does he have any information? Let's lookfor what they may be saying the threat will be that we will need acivilian national security force against.

It would seem to me the network that sells "Yes We Did" dolls, mugsand t-shirts and is obviously extraordinarily close to the president inseven different ways — is it possible to watch their network and theirnews, to see if they have any inside information as to what this threatmay be? Immelt's network seems to be the leading network in predictinga lot of trouble, but they're not alone:

(BEGIN VIDEO MONTAGE)

ED SCHULTZ RADIO SHOW: Folks, these people arepsycho. That's what they are. Sometimes I think they want Obama to getshot. I do. I really think that there are conservative broadcasters inthis country who would love to see Obama taken out.

FRANK RICH, NEW YORK TIMES COLUMNIST: I'm just oldenough, I was a kid, I remember I woke up in 1963 to the horribleevents in Dallas. Even as a kid, I happened to be growing up inWashington, D.C., it was palatable to me all this hate talk aboutKennedy and this sort of crazy fear.... But there were a lot ofthreats. There was a lot of stuff going on that in tone resembles this.

SEN. BARBARA BOXER, D-CALIF.: All of this is adiversion by the people who want to, frankly, hurt President Obama. Andby the way I saw some of the clips of people storming these townhallmeetings. The last time I saw well-dressed people doing this, was whenAl Gore asked me to go down to Florida when they were recounting theballots, and I was confronted with the same type of people. They werethere screaming and yelling, "Go back to California! Get out of here!"and all the rest of it.

CONTESSA BREWER, MSNBC: "A man at a pro-health carereform rally just outside, wore a semiautomatic assault rifle on hisshoulder and a pistol on his hip.... The Associated Press reports abouta dozen people in all at that event were visible carrying firearms....There are questions about whether this has racial overtones. I mean,here you have a man of color in the presidency and white people showingup with guns strapped to their waists.

(END VIDEO MONTAGE)

Is it reasonable to ask the question — based on these clips — dothey think that a good portion of the American people are the enemy?They are such a danger we need a civilian national security force aswell-funded and well-trained as the military?

That's who they think the enemy is and, once again, the media has it completely wrong.

So who is the real enemy?

"Common Sense" has been No. 1 for the last 10 weeks. One of the lastchapters is "The Enemy Within" — I wrote it months ago. It doesn't takea genius to figure this out — let me give you this quote:

"It's not just the political class who has mastered the art ofdeception. There are other potentially deadly masters who will seek toexploit your frustration and sense of desperation. Many will warn youof government tyranny; they'll talk of secret societies, vastconspiracies, shadow governments, and the need for violent action. Iurge you to stay away from these individuals and those ideas."

We've showed you the radicals in this administration. Now I'll showyou the radicals outside the administration who are being used and willbe used by the media and by this administration:

There was the Obama Joker poster creator; the right tried to takeadvantage of this and added the word "socialist" under it. But thecreator of the poster is a Kucinich supporter who doesn't like Obamabecause he's not left enough.

Then there was that clip on MSNBC: The racist white person(according to MSNBC) who brought a rifle to the Obama town hall —wasn't even white! He was black.

In Denver, Maurice Joseph Schwenkler and an at-large accomplishsmashed in windows at the Democratic Party HQ in Denver. Both partiesaccused Schwenkler of supporting the other, but he's a "trans-genderedanarchist" who belongs to the radical anarchist protest group DenverBash Back.

While the radicals in the White House may not be connected to theradicals just mentioned, they are connected by the fact that they areradicals.

Remember, Obama adviser "czar" Jones created STORM who believes:"Revolutionaries need to be militant in street actions. As leaders inthe fight for liberation, we should be role models of fearlessnessbefore the state and the oppressor."

These are the sort of tactics some of Obama's "czars" know best.

So when we've got a president creating a "civilian force" as strongas the military and an admitted far-left radical in the White Housedoing this:

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

VAN JONES, GREEN JOBS 'CZAR': Actually, my job isnot so dissimilar than my job was before.... What I do, can I make itsimple, I'm basically a community organizer with the federal family.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

How else am I supposed to read this? I'm happy to hear any other explanation than "don't call him a czar."

Michael Vick; Should He Play Football again?

2009-08-17T02:16:00Z

Should Michael Vick Play?

There are many reasons why Michael Vick shouldn't be allowed to play football again.

I understand that we should all be forgiving and forget about things in the past if a person truly apologizes and repents. However there is more to it.

People in the public eye,be they sports figures, politicians, teachers, police, fireman, etc, have a certain image to project. People,especially kids look up to them. Everyone of them should try to lead a life of high moral values and ethics. Like it or not,they are leaders in our communities, and as such are role models.

None of us are perfect,and although it is probably unattainable in this life time, we should all strive for perfection and lead the best life we can according to our abilities and present knowledge.

I know it probably sounds old fashioned in this day and age , however, when I played high school sports in a small school in the mid west, the athletes were held to a higher standard and more was expected of them. If one of us messed up, such as staying out after curfew or smoking we were off the team,if our grades weren't good enough that was also cause for suspension, regardless of how good an athlete we were.

What resulted as a consequence of bad behavior, was a feeling we had let the school and community down,we were humiliated because the school was depending on us and we let them down. The worst critics were our own team mates, they wouldn't let up about how we had messed up and ruined the chances of winning the "big" game. As a result, those instances didn't happen very often. I'm not saying that once you were off the team one stayed off, unless it was a really bad offense or the kid was a repeat offender, the suspension was only for a game or two.

This is all well and good and is how it should be.

The case with Michael Vick is extreme in many ways, these days professional and some college teams have to call the local jail before they can make out the starting team for a particular game. Many players only get a slap on the hand, are forgiven, and then go on to commit more and more serious crimes until they finally wind up in jail for good. That does the sport and the player no good whatsoever.
If society and professional sports would clamp down on this type of unacceptable behavior, it would soon end and everyone would be the better for it.

Like it or not, Michael Vick and others like him are still role models and have a responsibility to society to act as such. Letting them play again serves no useful purpose rather than fill the stands, create photo ops, and create controversy to sell newspapers.

Vick has or should have plenty of money, he doesn't have to work, what would be more beneficial than anything if he would become an example of what can happen when one doesn't follow the rules. Let him lecture on making proper choices in life, he would be a great benefit to society and as a side benefit would make more money than he could ever make playing football.

The more people and especially kids were to realize there are serious consequences to bad behavior, the more likely people would learn to make better choices.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota,Florida. He has a website featuring more photos and articles and also markets products featuring some of his travel photos.

Obama Brown Shirts try to Silence Glenn Beck

2009-08-13T21:57:00Z

Barack Obama’s brown shirts are after Glenn Beck.

We can’t let them win. If they win with Beck, they’ll be emboldened to go after even more people.

A while back, Glenn Beck called Barack Obama a “racist.” Given all the terrorists, thugs, and racists Barack Obama has chosen as close personal friends (see e.g. Rev. Wright), it’s not a stretch to say it.

In fact, Obama’s Green Jobs Czar, the convicted felon and self-declared communist Van Jones, has direct ties to the organization that’s trying to shut down Glenn Beck. Jones’s group has hired a big Hollywood PR firm and they are pressuring Glenn’s advertisers to stop advertising. If not, they’ll lead a boycott.

We need to strike back and boycott these groups for ditching Beck. If they are going to fold so easily in the face of Obama brownshirts, we must push back. If not, who’ll be next?

Here’s the list of the groups that have boycotted Glenn Beck. Let them know you disagree. Let them know you will boycott them for kowtowing to Barack Obama’s worshippers, brownshirts, goons, and thugs.

SC Johnson:
Fisk Johnson Chairman & CEO
Phone: (262)260-2000

Petrell Ozbay
Senior Global Public Affairs Manager
Phone: (262) 260-2114
pmozbay@scj.com

Progressive Insurance:
Glenn Renwick, President & CEO- (440)461-5000

Linda Harris, Advertising & Sponsorships
Linda_J._Harris@progressive.com

Geico:
Tony Nicely
Chairman, President & CEO, Insurance Operations
E-mail: tnicely@geico.com
(301) 986-2462

Chris Tasher, GEICO Media Relations
301-986-3271
ctasher@geico.com

Category: Barack Obama, glenn beck, Organizing for America

Government:Politicians

2009-08-11T19:31:00Z

Politicians in Government

Politicians only know how to get elected

"The government consists of a gang of men exactly like you and me. They have, taking one with another, no special talent for the business of government; they have only a talent for getting and holding office. Their principal device to that end is to search out groups who pant and pine for something they can't get and to promise to give it to them. Nine times out of ten that promise is worth nothing. The tenth time is made good by looting A to satisfy B. In other words, government is a broker in pillage, and every election is sort of an advance auction sale of stolen goods."[H. L. Mencken]

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota,Florida. He has a website featuring more photos and articles and also markets products featuring some of his travel photos.

Barack Hussein Obama's Life Story

2009-08-05T16:24:00Z

Barack Obama's Inspiring Life Story

August 4, 2009 - 23:26 ET

Today is a very special day: It's President Obama's birthday.

He turned 48 — only 16 more "czars" to appoint before his age equals total"czars."

Here's the One Thing: It's been an amazing life for the 44th president. I, like the rest of America, am inspired by his story, so I'd like to share it with you.

The story of Barack Obama starts with his parents, Ann Dunham and Barack Obama, Sr. It began like any other classic American love story,when these two lovebirds met while taking a Russian language class in1960 at the height of the Cold War. By 1961 they were married and later that year Barack Obama, Jr. was born.

President Obama so movingly told the story during a speech commemorating the anniversary of the civil rights march in Selma:

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, MARCH 4, 2007)

BARACK OBAMA: "But something stirred across the country because of what happened in Selma, Alabama… because some folks were willing to march across a bridge… so they got together and Barack Obama, Jr., was born…."

(END VIDEO CLIP)

Wait, didn't that march happen in 1965? Obama was born in 1961. I'm going to cut him some slack — it's his birthday.

When little Barack, Jr., was 3-years-old (still one year shy of the actual Selma march) his parents divorced. Dad moved to Kenya and mom married an Indonesian man. From ages six to 10, Barack Obama, Jr.,attended school in Jakarta.

At age 10, now living with his grandparents and back in Hawaii,young Barack yearned for a father figure. He eventually gravitated towards a family friend named Frank — also known as Frank Marshall Davis, would become his childhood mentor.

Frank just happened to be a communist. The good news is, mom already spoke Russian. No one knows for sure what mentor and pupil talked about, probably baseball or something else teenage boys enjoy. But definitely not communist propaganda.

Now 19, armed with a new world view and an eagerness to learn, Obama attended Columbia University. His mentor, Frank, would have been proud of how he made use of his time there:

(BEGIN AUDIO CLIP, 'DREAMS OF MY FATHER')

BARACK OBAMA: Political discussions, the kind at Occidental had once seemed so intense and purposeful, came to take on the flavor of the socialist conference I sometimes attended at Cooper Union.

(END AUDIO CLIP)

And when he wasn't attending socialist conferences, Obama stayed on campus and chose his friends carefully:

(BEGIN AUDIO CLIP, 'DREAMS OF MY FATHER')

BARACK OBAMA: To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists and punk-rock performance poets.

(END AUDIO CLIP)

Once his "Marxist professor" friends completed his education, it was on to the real world. In his mid-20s, Obama moved to Chicago and became a community organizer.

While he was organizing things there, many friends and friendships budded. He met like-minded people like William Ayers. Ayers was a member of the Weather Underground and participated in the bombing of the Pentagon in 1972 and other bombings of government buildings.

Oh, Glenn! Stop your hate mongering! Ever hear of forgiveness? We make mistakes, own up to them and move on.

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, FEBRUARY 23, 2009)

WILLIAM AYERS, FORMER WEATHER UNDERGROUND LEADER: I don't regret anything I did to oppose the war. Anything I did to oppose the war. Don't regret.

ALAN COLMES, HOST OF 'THE ALAN COLMES SHOW': You wouldn't regret setting bomb at a police station or setting a bomb at the Pentagon or the capital?

AYERS: You know I don't look back on those things and regret them...

(END VIDEO CLIP)

Nice, kind people kept popping up in Obama's adult life, like slumlord Tony Rezko, who helped him buy a nice house. Obama shared many dinners with former University of Chicago professor and terrorist sympathizer Rashid Khalidi. Obama thanked Khalidi for opening his eyes to the problems of the Palestinians and praised him in a sendoff speech as Khalidi headed for Columbia University.

About the same time, Obama also sought a relationship with God and he eventually settled down in a quaint Chicago Church, where his world view continued to sprout:

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP)

REV. JEREMIAH WRIGHT: The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, God damn America, that's in he Bible for killing innocent people.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

Life was turning out grand for Obama: A communist family mentor,super radical friends, a wonderful church. It couldn't get any better,could it? But it did, when he met his soul mate, Michelle:

(BEGIN VIDEO CLIP, FEBRUARY 18, 2008)

MICHELLE OBAMA: For the first time in my adult lifetime, I'm proud of my country because it feels like hope is finally making a comeback.

(END VIDEO CLIP)

Spiritually, physically and ideologically the two were a perfect match. They married and the faithful Michelle would stand by her man on his political journey from the Illinois Senate in 1996 all the way to the Oval Office.

Despite the meteoric success, Obama hasn't forgotten his roots. He's still honoring his communist childhood mentor with each policy he drafts and he's still networking and organizing and meeting and new friends. Friends like:

• Green "czar" Van Jones, the self avowed communist

• Science "czar" John Holdren, who is pro putting sterilants in the drinking water, forced abortions and government confiscation of babies

• Regulatory "czar" Cass Sunstein, a champion for getting animals legal rights

• Energy "czar" Carol Browner

I could go on forever about your crazy, wacky friends, Mr. President, but that would take time away from you on your birthday.

I want to wish you a happy birthday, but that wouldn't be sufficient. So, Mr. President, we — the collective — wish you a very,happy birthday.

Excerpt for the Glenn Beck program.

Gary is a travel writer and photographer living in Sarasota,Florida. He has a website featuring more photos and articles and also markets products featuring some of his travel photos.