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Has Obama's Cronkite Moment Arrived?

When Walter Cronkite went on the air February 27, 1968 and editorialized that the Vietnam War was lost, President Nixon lost the support of the American public to continue the war.

And it has often been said that when Richard Nixon lost Walter Cronkite, he lost the war.

YouTube link to Cronkite's editorial.

Now we have Warren Buffet refuting Obama's policy towards revitalizing the Economy and reporters questioning their openness with the press.

Helen Thomas pushed back hard on Robert Gibbs, White House Press Secretary, telling him "the point is the control from here. We have never had that in the White House. And we have had some control but not this control. I mean I'm amazed, I'm amazed at you people who call for openness and transparency and you have controlled." Thomas also went on the say “Nixon didn’t try to do that..., they couldn’t control (the media). They didn’t try."

YouTube link to Thomas blasting Gibbs.

Does Buffet's refute mean Obama will lose public confidence in that he can fix the economy? According to some recent polls, he may already have.

Does Losing Helen Thomas, one the most partisan liberal reports today, mean he has lost the backing of the press?

People in the Obama Administration keep using the phrase "the moment is now." Biden used it today when landing in Iraq regarding American troops drawing down.

Is the moment now, because they know support is waning for their policies? Are they afraid that if more time passes, more support will be lost?

According to historical precedent it is.



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Guess who's coming to dinner?

President Obama has strongly taken a side regarding the situation in Honduras. And whom does he side with? Hugo Chavez, Daniel Ortega, and Fidel Castro, that's who. Three guys that are known to be socialists, with one being a flat out a communist, and are all around America hating bad guys.

What is most surprising is how fast President Obama decided to make his stance known. Iran? A week. North Korea? Waiting for another sternly written letter. Michael Jackson? OK, he was pretty quick on that one. It took him two days to comment. However, the President of Honduras decides to change his countries constitution illegally, and Obama is out in one day claiming that the Honduran President is a victim of a coup that is "not legal."

Huh?

First a little background. What is happening in Honduras is most assuredly not a coup. And the only person(s) doing anything illegal is the President of Honduras himself. You see, the constitution of Honduras allows for those who serve as president to be only allowed to serve one term, four years. The current President of Honduras, President Zelaya, is non-too happy about that rule. He wants to serve longer. Not sure if the people of Honduras want him to serve longer, but the Congress of Honduras does not. They said no, we ain't changing nothing.

According to Honduran law, the Congress, by Honduran law, are the ones who can allow ballots to be issued for a constitutional amendment. El President had other ideas and asked his friend, America hating bad boy, Hugo Chavez, if he would be so kind to print the ballots for him. Hugo, being the nice socialist that he is, and wanting to increase the roster for his Socialist Leaders in South America club, obliges. These ballots are sent to Honduras and the Honduran Congress is a little miffed about this all. It’s not that they are upset for Hugo's act of kindness mind you, It’s because El President seems to be trying to circumvent the constitution.

So, El President tells the General of the Army to go get my ballots. The General, apparently knowing the ins and outs of his countries constitution, says no. El President fires the General for not doing what El President asks for and deciding to follow the rule of law. Enters the Honduran Congress again, they reinstate the General telling El President to go pound sand. El President gathers a group of fellow socialist, thugs, and other nefarious types I'm sure, and attempts to storm the warehouse where the ballots are stored.

All of this now gets the world media's attention and our very own, President Obama. And what does Obama do? Claims that this coup is "not legal" and that we "stand on the side of democracy."

Apparently not on the side of Honduran law.

President Obama made it clear that he did not want Iran to think we were meddling. He claimed that if it were perceived that way, the Iranian government would take it out on its citizens in not so kind of ways. Like they are doing now. He was worried more people would get hurt. Like is happening now.

However, for Honduras? Screw the people, forget the law, and put my guy back in charge.

President Obama has taken a stand in favor of a guy who wants to create a socialist utopia like Venezuela. He has taken a stand against a sovereign nations rule of law. He has aligned himself with the likes of know Socialist.

You just have to ask yourself what is his motivation here? Is he attempting to set precedent for himself, providing he wins a second term, to change our very own constitution? He often fancy's himself an FDR kind a guy! Can he really be this out of touch?

President Obama is wrong here. Glaringly wrong. President Obama has known people like Chavez and Zelaya his whole life. He grew up around them. It really is no surprise he would now support them. Safety in numbers, I guess.

His fantasy dinner wish list is becoming much clearer.


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Link to WSJ article covering whats happening in Honduras.

The Sweet Smell of Coffee on My Breath?

Well, it would seem that I have been avoiding bad breath for a very long time. A new study has come out stating coffee "keeps your breath smelling sweet."

"Coffee could hold the secret to keeping bad breath at bay.

The beans contain compounds that prevent bacteria releasing the gases behind halitosis, research shows.

Pinpointing the key chemicals could lead to coffee 'mints' or pastilles that stop bad breath at the source."

Link to article here.

Sweet!!!

However, the article goes on to state that the author of this study "still believes coffee has a negative effect on breath which could be caused by milk fermenting in the mouth or drying it out."

Looks like black coffee is the way to go. Add some strong political opinions, and life is good.


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Cap and Trade, Or Crap This is a Tax!!!!

So our wonderful elected officials have gotten this boondoggle known as Cap and Trade through the House of Representatives. This was done with the help of eight, some might call them, Republicans. If these eight, as some might call, Republicans this bill would not have made it past the house.

Surprisingly, there were 43 Democrats with a stronger spine than these eight, and fewer people are now calling them, Republicans.

So what does Crap and Tax do? Well, it allows the government to set standards nationwide regarding everything that somehow affects the environment. Now, that is a wide brush I painted, and rightly so. Because now there will be some federal bureaucracy telling business how much pollutants they can release into the atmosphere, and how eco friendly they have to be.

The federal government will now mandate how many electrical outlets new homes will have and how big they will be. The simple fact is this; it will cost more money for businesses to comply, which in turn, will be passed onto you, the consumer. Wonderful plan, don't ya think?

Now, before some of you start to talk about how this will only raise my energy costs a few pennies a day, ask yourself why? Why would you sign onto anything right now that will raise your cost of living even if only a few pennies a day. Admittedly, by the Democrats even, we are in one the worst economic down turns in decades. Knowing that, why would anyone want to add to his or her cost of living? If you said it is because we have to save the planet, then where are the measurable? Herigate.org has a wonderful article here regarding the costs and benefits of this bill. Bottom line, this bill does very little to "save" out planet, and cost each of a ton to do so.

Then there are the costs no one wants to mention. If industries have to lower their carbon emissions, they will most likely have to purchase new equipment and technologies to do so. This cost will be directly passed onto the consumer. So that $1,29 pen you need, to write notes for your memoir, will no cost you $1.49. But hey, that's only an additional .20 cents, right? Well, on that item it is, but on others it could be $2.00, $40.00, $300.00, or, if you are purchasing a new home, thousands of dollars.

Simply put, Cap and Trade will raise the costs of just about everything manufactured in this country. Hold up, some of you just saw a light bulb go off. That’s right, I said "in this country." Yup, this disaster of a bill comes with the unintended consequence of even more industry moving off shore. And yep, our wonderful Democratic leadership will most likely be responsible for sending even more jobs over seas. Seems I’ve heard many a Democrat complain about this little issue. Weird, huh?

What can you do? It's not over yet. The bill has to now pass in the Senate. Call you Senator and wail against this boondoggle called Cap and Trade.


It's our government. Apparently, Congress needs to be reminded of that.


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