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Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Ah, ain't this cute?

dcgere | August 9, 2011 at 5:50 pm | Tags: MoveOn.org, Van Jones | Categories: Children, Culture War, Economy, Education, Health Care, Idiots In General, Liberals, Taxes | URL: http://wp.me/pKuKY-8Bt

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Commie Van Jones and the intellects at moveon.org have put together a video that outlines their "Contract for the American Dream". Course, to make you feel all "super cute" about the content, they have adorable little children telling you what needs to be done. Among them:

We need more green jobs in America!
Invest in public education (more like indoctrination)!
Medicare for all! And let's expand Medicare so it's available for all Americans just like every other advanced country!
No. 6 is a gem - Secure social security. Let's pay for it by removing the cap on the social security tax.
No. 7: Return to fairer tax rates. If the rich don't pay their taxes, we'll have to. So end the Bush tax cut for the rich and add new tax brackets for people making more than $1M.

Do you really think these kids grasp what they are saying from this script? God help us if we invest in more public education, they'll actually grow up believing this "contract" is what's best for our country.

DCG

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Why He Should Run For President

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August 08, 2011

Why He Should Run For President

In my view, John Bolton must run for president. The focus for 2012 so far has been exclusively on which Republican candidate is most electable. This is hardly the issue. The next presidential election is far more historically significant than a mere Presidential election. The next presidential election is not an election of a person, but a referendum on American independence and statehood.

The next American president must vow to return to the founding principle of the American idea: individual rights. The next American president must advocate and cheerlead for the most benevolent and productive human system in the world, capitalism.

The next American president must be a great patriot. He/she must have integrity, political will and spine (something in very short supply in Washington). We have to think out of the box.

On Deck: Why I May Run for President

by John R. Bolton
August 8, 2011

Adam Smith wrote in The Wealth of Nations that "the first duty of the sovereign, that of protecting the society from the violence and invasion of other independent societies, can be performed only by means of a military force." Today, failing to protect our national security inevitably endangers our economic prosperity by making us vulnerable to global adversaries.

It is clear that President Obama does not agree with Smith's wisdom. Obama's policies are jeopardizing not only our national security and economy, but our constitutional sovereignty too.

That is why I have been considering running for President. The Republican Party must nominate a leader who, unlike Obama, understands instinctively that America's liberty, prosperity and national security are inextricably linked.

Sadly, last week's debt-ceiling legislation, potentially resulting in catastrophic cuts to our defense budget, only reinforces my deep concerns. This may have been the best we could get, and it is far better than we feared. But the deal risks massive defense cutbacks, potentially pointing a dagger at the heart of our security and sovereignty.

We now face a minimum of $700 to 800 billion more in defense cuts, in addition to the $400 billion Obama has already imposed, with potentially catastrophic consequences. The joint committee established to fashion the second tranche of spending cuts (or tax increases) is not likely to protect us from massive defense cuts. The liberals will be working feverishly to put conservatives on the committee in an untenable position: a Hobson's choice between tax increases and deep cuts in defense spending.

The debt-ceiling legislation's trigger mechanism, with its grave risk of disproportionate cuts in defense spending, is potentially even more draconian. America's national security is not just another wasteful government program, especially in perilous times like today. We are heavily involved in two major conflicts, the long-term global War on Terror and the critical effort to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Recent confirmation that Iran, on the verge of becoming a nuclear power, is materially aiding al-Qaeda only underlines the risk of massive U.S. defense cuts.

President Obama, unlike all his predecessors since Franklin Roosevelt, does not treat national security as his top priority. He does not see the world as threatening to U.S. interests. And he is comfortable with America's "inevitable" decline in the world, rather than being determined to prevent it. Obama is our first post-American President. He fancies himself to be above mere "patriotism." He is less an advocate for American interests than a "citizen of the world," in his own phrase.

For two-and-a-half years, Americans have witnessed the devastating results of Obama's "post-American" worldview. Russia has taken advantage of his naïve "reset" policy, while Iran and North Korea continue to aggressively pursue nuclear weapons. Staunch allies such as the Czech Republic, Poland and Japan question our resolve. Even France thinks he lacks leadership. China and the International Monetary Fund now openly cast doubt on the U.S. dollar as the world's reserve currency. And Obama's policy toward Libya has been an abject failure to date. He entered the conflict for the wrong reasons, failed to allow our military to accomplish its mission, invited Russia in to mediate, and now seems content to allow Muammar Gaddafi to remain in Libya. An Obama adviser called his approach "leading from behind." Indeed it is, but it is not the American way.

Israel Victimized

No ally has been more victimized by Obama's worldview than Israel. As our most anti-Israel President, bar none, Obama fundamentally misunderstands the nature of the security threats to Israel and the United States in the Middle East. Iran's support for terrorism and pursuit of nuclear weapons goes unanswered. Radical groups around the region have been emboldened in the face of sustained incoherence in U.S. policy. In addition to Israel, Arab friends in the region, especially those producing oil and gas critical to the international economy, are shocked at the Obama administration's treatment of close friends and its inability to comprehend, let alone defend, core American interests.

In addition, Obama is enamored of European-style schemes for global governance. He has naïvely called for a world in which America voluntarily gives up its nuclear weapons in hopes that our adversaries do so too. He yearns to join the International Criminal Court and risks subjecting America's warriors to prosecutions and trial.Unable to achieve national gun-control legislation at home, he is seeking a backdoor route through an "arms trade treaty" now under negotiation at the United Nations. Despite his pro forma denials, Obama fundamentally does not believe in American exceptionalism, nor that American strength has ensured our peace and security since World War II.

Americans should understand that Obama's international policies have a direct and profound impact on our economic prosperity. One obvious example is the devastating impact of another terrorist attack here at home, especially one with nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. Instability abroad has a profound impact on oil and gas supplies, and therefore the price we pay to fill up the family car with gasoline. Global supply chains vital to America's jobs are threatened when our Navy is unable to protect U.S. shipping and vital sea lanes. Our failed border security policy allows the violence of drug cartels to spill across our borders and endanger our families. Obama's existing cuts in our defense budget, and the ones surely coming under the debt-ceiling bill, will only magnify our inability to protect ourselves.

No GOP Candidate So Far

In 16 months, Americans will again go to the polls and vote for the person they believe can best lead our country. Beyond question, Obama's economic policies have failed to renew the economy and are now a principal reason the recovery is stalled. His national security policies are even more dangerous. The American dream is under assault, and Obama is not fighting back. We need a real President in the Oval Office, someone who knows instinctively and by experience that, as Adam Smith said, "the first duty of the sovereign" is to protect and promote American sovereignty and national security. Otherwise, economic prosperity will count for little.

To date, in my view, no Republican candidate has persuasively argued that our economic recovery and long-term prosperity are completely intertwined with a strong national security posture. If no one else is prepared to make that case, I will.

Careful Where You Carry Pocketknives - Firearms Preemption Was Only 1/2 The Answer

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Careful Where You Carry Pocketknives – Firearms Preemption Was Only 1/2 The Answer

Monday, August 8th, 2011 at 7:51 PM
Tags: Florida Florida Carry Gun Banners Knife Bans Knife Rights KnifeRights.org Knives Pocketknives Second Amendment

Careful Where You Carry Pocketknives – Firearms Preemption Was Only 1/2 The Answer

Florida Carry

Florida - -(Ammoland.com)- So, you have your Florida Concealed Weapon or Firearm License (CWFL) and you know that Florida preempts all firearms laws throughout the state so that you don't accidentally break some ridiculous local ordinance and end up in the hoosegow for carrying your weapon.

You have a license from the state and we fought hard to make preemption enforceable last legislative session!

Well, you are half right. Your pistol won't get you in trouble but your pocket knife could put you away for a MINIMUM of six months, cost you a cool grand, and yeah… they'll take your knife too.

But wait! I have a license from the state to carry that! Yep you do, but not from Miami-Dade County and your assisted opening pocket knife just violated their laws.

See: Sec. 21-14. – Dangerous weapons; penalty; trial court.

(a) Concealed dangerous weapons. It shall be unlawful for any person to wear under his clothes, or concealed about his person, or to display in a threatening manner any dangerous or deadly weapon including, but not by way of limitation, any pistol, revolver, slingshot, cross-knuckles or knuckles of lead, brass or other metal, or any bowie knife, razor, dirk, dagger, or any knife resembling a bowie knife, or any other dangerous or deadly weapon, except as hereinafter provided.
(b) Switch blades. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer to sell, display, use, possess or carry any knife or knives having the appearance of a pocket knife, the blade or blades of which can be opened by a flick of a button, pressure on the handle, or other mechanical contrivance. Any such knife is hereby declared to be a dangerous or deadly weapon, within the meaning of subsection (a) and shall be subject to forfeiture to the County as provided by subsection (c).
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(e) Penalty. Every person who is convicted for a violation of subsection (a) shall for first conviction thereof be punished by imprisonment for not less than six (6) months and by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00); for a second or subsequent conviction of a violation of subsection (a) such person shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than one (1) year and by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00).

Come on Sean, nobody gets arrested for a pocket knife! Pulino's chef Nate Appleman arrested for pocket knife.

These Florida pocket knife charges still go all the way to SCOTUS ever after the Florida Supreme court said that knives with a blade length of 3.75″ or less are common pocket knives. See Bunkley v. Florida, 538 US 835 – Supreme Court (2003)

This gives us a bad mix of a patchwork of local laws and people thinking that they have a license that lets them carry the weapons that the license it good for statewide. We need a preemption statute to cover our other carry weapons and knives.

Florida Carry had just started kicking around language for a bill when out of the blue, Florida Carry Board Member Richard Smith ran smack in to our friends at Knife Rights. They just passed knife preemption in Arizona and are looking for help the rest of the states.

Time for round two of the preemption fight in FL. Hold on tight, it's gonna' be a bumpy ride!

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Florida Open-Carry.org is a grass roots organization of Florida residents who endeavor to raise awareness in the community of our second amendment rights. Our primary goal is to help educate others about their right to legally open carry and advocate for repeal of the general ban on open carry in Florida. Florida is one of only seven states where open carry is generally illegal. Visit: www.open-carry.com

Tattoos

A guy traveling through Mexico on vacation lost his wallet and all of his identification. Cutting his trip short, he attempted to make his way home but was stopped by the U.S. Customs Agent at the border." May I see your identification, please?" asked the agent.

"I'm sorry, but I lost my wallet," replied the guy.

"Sure buddy, I hear that every day. No ID, no entry," said the agent.

"But I can prove I'm an American!" he exclaimed. "I have a picture of Ronald Reagan tattooed on one side of my butt and George Bush on the other."

"This I gotta see," replied the agent. With that, the guy dropped his pants and showed the agent his behind." By golly, you're right!" exclaimed the agent.

"Have a safe trip back to Chicago ."

"Thanks!" he said. "But how did you know I was from Chicago ?

"The agent replied, "I recognized Obama in the middle."