The H8ers

It would almost be funny, if it wasn't so pathetically sad, to see and hear all the Santorum haters out there grasping at straws, parsing every syllable of every word he says, looking for some nugget of a scandal. Anything to knock off the only candidate who poses a serious threat to their beloved Mitt. Even if they have to make stuff, or blow things way, way, way out of proportion.

What is even sadder is the number of my Facebook friends who engage in this mindless activity. Many of whom are way better and smarter than that. Many of them have allowed themselves to be lulled into the notion that "anybody" is better than Obama. So they rally behind the guy, who at least for the next 24 hours, looks like he has the best chance of beating Obama and go out of their way to demonize the others.

And, about the "anybody but 0bama" mantra, not just know but heck no!! Anybody? Really? Charlie Manson? Al Sharpton? Calypso Louie Farakahn? Perhaps Jeremiah Wright? Anybody means, just that, ANYBODY! No exceptions or stipulations. I'm sorry, but anyone who espouses and actually believes "anybody but 0bama" is the right way to go, is an idiot. What we need is the right person, the solid true Conservative to go against 0bama. Not just the first empty with a few hundred million dollars of his own money to throw around in an attempt to buy an election he knows he will never win outright.

Here is the hard, cold reality, everyone, no matter how much some of you may want to distort, magnify, or harp on things Rick Santorum says that strikes you as odd, makes you uncomfortable, or shines the light of truth on your beloved Romney's lies, Rick is not going anywhere. And, he is not just our best, but our ONLY chance at beating Obama. Like it or not.

And, for those of you who worship the ground that the baseball glove walks on, consider this. While stateside talking about granting statehood to Puerto Rico, Romney said he would require them to learn English first. While campaigning in Puerto Rico, he walked that back and said he would not. Not the first time he has flip-flopped or talked out of both sides of his mouth. It won't be the last either.

So, all you Romney sycophants out there, Ann Coulter, Karl Rover, perhaps some of my Facebook friends, maybe even the Mitt himself, at least one of you tell me, which one of Mitt's lies are we supposed to believe? Which lie is true today, but will be different tomorrow when he is with a different group of people?

We already have a president who talks out of both sides of his mouth, tells one lie to one group, and the exact opposite lie to another group. He says whatever he needs to say to get whatever he wants whether it is true or not and does so with no remorse. We already have a president who supports government run healthcare and is a big government liberal masquerading as something else. Mitt Romney IS 0bama, just in a lighter color. Don't be fooled. If Romney is the nominee, he loses by double digits to his darker skinned twin, and Americans lose their country.

And here we arrive at the problem most of you have with Rick Santorum. He is who is says he is, and he believes what he says believes. He doesn't genuflect to suit one group, then contort the other way to please another. He has been consistent in his beliefs all along. Is he perfect, and has he always said and done the exact right thing? No, of course not. It's called being human. It's called being real, and not a manufactured, wooden robot like his closest rival. Rick Santorum is a man of principle and integrity. And if you have a problem with that then clearly you are not.

To summarize, a Mitt is great on a baseball field, but not running, or in the case of Mitt Romney, ruining a country. So, if want to be a Romney sycophant like Ann Coulter and orgasmically fawn over this lying loser, go ahead. Just remember, I warned you. Don't blame me when the guy YOU supported and elected gets in office and says, "About all those things I said in the campaign, well, I had my fingers crossed and didn't really mean them." Wake up people, and use the brains God gave you!!

Jim L. Chitty

Which lie should we believe from Romney?

Stateside, the baseball glove who wants to be president said that English should be the official language of America and that if Puerto Rico wants to be a state they must learn English. In Puerto Rico campaigning, he said he would NOT require them to speak English in order to obtain statehood. Which is it Mitt? You can't have it both ways. Which lie would you have us believe? We already have a president who says one thing and does the opposite and says one thing to appease one group, and the opposite to appease another. We DO NOT want another one!

Goodbye First Amendment

"Last week, President Obama signed into law the Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011. This law permits Secret Service agents to designate any place they wish as a place where free speech, association and petition of the government are prohibited. And it permits the Secret Service to make these determinations based on the content of speech.

Thus, federal agents whose work is to protect public officials and their friends may prohibit the speech and the gatherings of folks who disagree with those officials or permit the speech and the gatherings of those who would praise them, even though the First Amendment condemns content-based speech discrimination by the government.

The new law also provides that anyone who gathers in a “restricted” area may be prosecuted. And because the statute does not require the government to prove intent, a person accidentally in a restricted area can be charged and prosecuted, as well."

Ladies and gentlemen, as the link and excerpt from it (both above) clearly show, the United States of America is no longer. Welcome to the Socialist Republic of 0bamastan. A country where there is no freedom of speech unless it agrees with 0bama, where there is no freedom of religion unless you're a Muslim, and where the U.S Constitution is used by our malevolent dicktator Barack Hussein 0bama as toilet paper.

0bama's brand new executive order.

What follows is chilling to read. It is an executive order issued by 0bama on Friday, March 16, 2012. This is copied and pasted version of the order. This is essentially peacetime martial law. This can't be America, can it?

 

EXECUTIVE ORDER

NATIONAL DEFENSE RESOURCES PREPAREDNESS

By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, including the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3, United States Code, and as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the United States, it is hereby ordered as follows:

PART I  –  PURPOSE, POLICY, AND IMPLEMENTATION

Section 101.  Purpose.  This order delegates authorities and addresses national defense resource policies and programs under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended (the “Act”).

Sec. 102.  Policy.  The United States must have an industrial and technological base capable of meeting national defense requirements and capable of contributing to the technological superiority of its national defense equipment in peacetime and in times of national emergency.  The domestic industrial and technological base is the foundation for national defense preparedness.  The authorities provided in the Act shall be used to strengthen this base and to ensure it is capable of responding to the national defense needs of the United States.

Sec. 103.  General Functions.  Executive departments and agencies (agencies) responsible for plans and programs relating to national defense (as defined in section 801(j) of this order), or for resources and services needed to support such plans and programs, shall:

(a)  identify requirements for the full spectrum of emergencies, including essential military and civilian demand;
(b)  assess on an ongoing basis the capability of the domestic industrial and technological base to satisfy requirements in peacetime and times of national emergency, specifically evaluating the availability of the most critical resource and production sources, including subcontractors and suppliers, materials, skilled labor, and professional and technical personnel;
(c)  be prepared, in the event of a potential threat to the security of the United States, to take actions necessary to ensure the availability of adequate resources and production capability, including services and critical technology, for national defense requirements;
(d)  improve the efficiency and responsiveness of the domestic industrial base to support national defense requirements; and
(e)  foster cooperation between the defense and commercial sectors for research and development and for acquisition of materials, services, components, and equipment to enhance industrial base efficiency and responsiveness.

Sec. 104.  Implementation.  (a)  The National Security Council and Homeland Security Council, in conjunction with the National Economic Council, shall serve as the integrated policymaking forum for consideration and formulation of national defense resource preparedness policy and shall make recommendations to the President on the use of authorities under the Act.

(b)  The Secretary of Homeland Security shall:
(1)  advise the President on issues of national defense resource preparedness and on the use of the authorities and functions delegated by this order;
(2)  provide for the central coordination of the plans and programs incident to authorities and functions delegated under this order, and provide guidance to agencies assigned functions under this order, developed in consultation with such agencies; and
(3)  report to the President periodically concerning all program activities conducted pursuant to this order.
(c)  The Defense Production Act Committee, described in section 701 of this order, shall:
(1)  in a manner consistent with section 2(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2062(b), advise the President through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor, the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, and the Assistant to the President for Economic Policy on the effective use of the authorities under the Act; and
(2)  prepare and coordinate an annual report to the Congress pursuant to section 722(d) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2171(d).
(d)  The Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and other agencies, shall:
(1)  analyze potential effects of national emergencies on actual production capability, taking into account the entire production system, including shortages of resources, and develop recommended preparedness measures to strengthen capabilities for production increases in national emergencies; and
(2)  perform industry analyses to assess capabilities of the industrial base to support the national defense, and develop policy recommendations to improve the international competitiveness of specific domestic industries and their abilities to meet national defense program needs.

PART II  -  PRIORITIES AND ALLOCATIONS

Sec. 201.  Priorities and Allocations Authorities.  (a)  The authority of the President conferred by section 101 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071, to require acceptance and priority performance of contracts or orders (other than contracts of employment) to promote the national defense over performance of any other contracts or orders, and to allocate materials, services, and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense, is delegated to the following agency heads:

(1)  the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to food resources, food resource facilities, livestock resources, veterinary resources, plant health resources, and the domestic distribution of farm equipment and commercial fertilizer;
(2)  the Secretary of Energy with respect to all forms of energy;
(3)  the Secretary of Health and Human Services with respect to health resources;
(4)  the Secretary of Transportation with respect to all forms of civil transportation;
(5)  the Secretary of Defense with respect to water resources; and
(6)  the Secretary of Commerce with respect to all other materials, services, and facilities, including construction materials.

(b)  The Secretary of each agency delegated authority under subsection (a) of this section (resource departments) shall plan for and issue regulations to prioritize and allocate resources and establish standards and procedures by which the authority shall be used to promote the national defense, under both emergency and non-emergency conditions.  Each Secretary shall authorize the heads of other agencies, as appropriate, to place priority ratings on contracts and orders for materials, services, and facilities needed in support of programs approved under section 202 of this order.

(c)  Each resource department shall act, as necessary and appropriate, upon requests for special priorities assistance, as defined by section 801(l) of this order, in a time frame consistent with the urgency of the need at hand.  In situations where there are competing program requirements for limited resources, the resource department shall consult with the Secretary who made the required determination under section 202 of this order.  Such Secretary shall coordinate with and identify for the resource department which program requirements to prioritize on the basis of operational urgency.  In situations involving more than one Secretary making such a required determination under section 202 of this order, the Secretaries shall coordinate with and identify for the resource department which program requirements should receive priority on the basis of operational urgency.

(d)  If agreement cannot be reached between two such Secretaries, then the issue shall be referred to the President through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.

(e)  The Secretary of each resource department, when necessary, shall make the finding required under section 101(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(b).  This finding shall be submitted for the President's approval through the Assistant to the President and National Security Advisor and the Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism.  Upon such approval, the Secretary of the resource department that made the finding may use the authority of section 101(a) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(a), to control the general distribution of any material (including applicable services) in the civilian market.

Sec. 202.  Determinations.  Except as provided in section 201(e) of this order, the authority delegated by section 201 of this order may be used only to support programs that have been determined in writing as necessary or appropriate to promote the national defense:

(a)  by the Secretary of Defense with respect to military production and construction, military assistance to foreign nations, military use of civil transportation, stockpiles managed by the Department of Defense, space, and directly related activities;

(b)  by the Secretary of Energy with respect to energy production and construction, distribution and use, and directly related activities; and

(c)  by the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to all other national defense programs, including civil defense and continuity of Government.

Sec. 203.  Maximizing Domestic Energy Supplies.  The authorities of the President under section 101(c)(1) (2) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(1) (2), are delegated to the Secretary of Commerce, with the exception that the authority to make findings that materials (including equipment), services, and facilities are critical and essential, as described in section 101(c)(2)(A) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2071(c)(2)(A), is delegated to the Secretary of Energy.

Sec. 204.  Chemical and Biological Warfare.  The authority of the President conferred by section 104(b) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2074(b), is delegated to the Secretary of Defense.  This authority may not be further delegated by the Secretary.

PART III  -  EXPANSION OF PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY AND SUPPLY

Sec. 301.  Loan Guarantees.  (a)  To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources, critical technology items, or materials essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense, as defined in section 801(h) of this order, is authorized pursuant to section 301 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, to guarantee loans by private institutions.

(b)  Each guaranteeing agency is designated and authorized to:  (1) act as fiscal agent in the making of its own guarantee contracts and in otherwise carrying out the purposes of section 301 of the Act; and (2) contract with any Federal Reserve Bank to assist the agency in serving as fiscal agent.

(c)  Terms and conditions of guarantees under this authority shall be determined in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).  The guaranteeing agency is authorized, following such consultation, to prescribe:  (1) either specifically or by maximum limits or otherwise, rates of interest, guarantee and commitment fees, and other charges which may be made in connection with such guarantee contracts; and (2) regulations governing the forms and procedures (which shall be uniform to the extent practicable) to be utilized in connection therewith.

Sec. 302.  Loans.  To reduce current or projected shortfalls of resources, critical technology items, or materials essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 302 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2092, to make loans thereunder.  Terms and conditions of loans under this authority shall be determined in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of OMB.

Sec. 303.  Additional Authorities.  (a)  To create, maintain, protect, expand, or restore domestic industrial base capabilities essential for the national defense, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, to make provision for purchases of, or commitments to purchase, an industrial resource or a critical technology item for Government use or resale, and to make provision for the development of production capabilities, and for the increased use of emerging technologies in security program applications, and to enable rapid transition of emerging technologies.

(b)  Materials acquired under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, that exceed the needs of the programs under the Act may be transferred to the National Defense Stockpile, if, in the judgment of the Secretary of Defense as the National Defense Stockpile Manager, such transfers are in the public interest.

Sec. 304.  Subsidy Payments.  To ensure the supply of raw or nonprocessed materials from high cost sources, or to ensure maximum production or supply in any area at stable prices of any materials in light of a temporary increase in transportation cost, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(c) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(c), to make subsidy payments, after consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Director of OMB.

Sec. 305.  Determinations and Findings.  (a)  Pursuant to budget authority provided by an appropriations act in advance for credit assistance under section 301 or 302 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, 2092, and consistent with the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, as amended (FCRA), 2 U.S.C. 661 et seq., the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority to make the determinations set forth in sections 301(a)(2) and 302(b)(2) of the Act, in consultation with the Secretary making the required determination under section 202 of this order; provided, that such determinations shall be made after due consideration of the provisions of OMB Circular A 129 and the credit subsidy score for the relevant loan or loan guarantee as approved by OMB pursuant to FCRA.

(b)  Other than any determination by the President under section 303(a)(7)(b) of the Act, the head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority to make the required determinations, judgments, certifications, findings, and notifications defined under section 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093, in consultation with the Secretary making the required determination under section 202 of this order.

Sec. 306.  Strategic and Critical Materials.  The Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of the Interior in consultation with the Secretary of Defense as the National Defense Stockpile Manager, are each delegated the authority of the President under section 303(a)(1)(B) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(a)(1)(B), to encourage the exploration, development, and mining of strategic and critical materials and other materials.

Sec. 307.  Substitutes.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(g) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(g), to make provision for the development of substitutes for strategic and critical materials, critical components, critical technology items, and other resources to aid the national defense.

Sec. 308.  Government-Owned Equipment.  The head of each agency engaged in procurement for the national defense is delegated the authority of the President under section 303(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to:

(a)  procure and install additional equipment, facilities, processes, or improvements to plants, factories, and other industrial facilities owned by the Federal Government and to procure and install Government owned equipment in plants, factories, or other industrial facilities owned by private persons;

(b)  provide for the modification or expansion of privately owned facilities, including the modification or improvement of production processes, when taking actions under sections 301, 302, or 303 of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2091, 2092, 2093; and

(c)  sell or otherwise transfer equipment owned by the Federal Government and installed under section 303(e) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(e), to the owners of such plants, factories, or other industrial facilities.

Sec. 309.  Defense Production Act Fund.  The Secretary of Defense is designated the Defense Production Act Fund Manager, in accordance with section 304(f) of the Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 2094(f), and shall carry out the duties specified in section 304 of the Act, in consultation with the agency heads having approved, and appropriated funds for, projects under title III of the Act.

The Baking Method

What is described below is an actual fixing method by HP to correct formatter board problems on some HP printer models. This sounds like something out of a bad SNL skit, but it is legit. I have linked to the HP website for verification. Below the link is described the baking method. My comments are in blue italics.

HP's Baking Method

Remove the formatter from the printer. Really??

Remove all plastics, tapes and memory modules. Why?

Preheat a good oven to 350F (180C) Preheat a bad oven to 400F.

Put the formatter on a baking sheet/pan, prompt up on the 4 corners so it does not touch the pan, with the chips side up. Be sure to spray the baking sheet AND formatter with Pam or some other non-stick coating.

Put the baking sheet/pan in the oven for 8 minutes. Can I cook it on the grill? The microwave?

Let it cool for at least 1/2 hour, reinstall it in the printer and chances are that it will work fine now. Add icing and sprinkles for effect.

Rick Santorum wins Alabama!

It is great day for Conservatism in the South as Rick Santorum wins the Alabama primary. Santorum took 35% of the vote, followed by Newt with 30%. The baseball glove got 28%.

Rightful anger over "wrongful birth."

So today comes news of the Portland Oregon couple who have been awarded $2.9 million in damages from the hospital where their daughter was born in 2007, in what is a rare, but not rare enough phenomenon known as "wrongful birth." Not wrongful death, but wrongful birth.

These hideous, evil monsters masquerading as parents are Ariel and Deborah Levy. Their daughter, Kalanit Levy was born with Down syndrome in June of 2007. Her condition was undetected in prenatal testing. The Levy's lawyer claims that their doctor removed maternal tissue instead of fetal tissue from Deborah Levy's womb which caused the faulty test readings. The lawsuit also alleges that the hospital assured the Levys that their daughter did not have an extra 21st chromosome.

The couple (of monsters) without an ounce of shame or remorse say they would had the child murdered had they known prior to her birth. The politically correct cowards and spineless wimps who can't handle the truth out there would insist we say "terminate the pregnancy," or "have an abortion." I prefer to call it what it is, the cold blooded murder of an innocent child. Defect or not, she is still a precious, innocent child. A blessing and a gift from God.

And, about this whole "defect" business...who are we as mere human beings to decide or determine that a child that God created is somehow defective or imperfect? I mean, as Christians we sit here and say, "God doesn't make mistakes," or "everyone God makes is perfect and beautiful in His eyes," and then we turn right around and call Down syndrome babies "flawed," or "defective," or whatever else. It's like we're stepping up and saying, "God, you usually don't make mistakes, but you screwed up on this one." How arrogant and hypocritical. For all we know, in God's eyes, the Down syndrome babies maybe the perfect, flawless ones, and the rest of us the defects.

Four years into caring for this precious gift, they are still referring to it as a "wrongful birth." I honestly have to wonder if people this heartless and cruel wouldn't consider terminating her life now. They sure seem like they would have done so with no remorse or regret while she was still in the womb. That is sick and despicable.

The good news is, little Kalanit because of her Down syndrome, may never develop to the place where she understands just how hideous her parents are and what they think about her, and her difference. What they would have done to her had the hospital not messed up. In the grand scheme of things, I'm not so sure the hospital did mess up. Their "mistake" allowed this baby to be born, just as God intended.

Ariel & Deborah Levy, you owe the hospital $2.9 million, and you owe, them, God, and your daughter an apology.

Jim L. Chitty

Don't mess with Texas!

Justice Dept. messes with Texas

DOJ is claiming the law discriminates against minorities. Translate that into it discriminates against illegals. DOJ is wrong in it's claim. It is in fact their objection that discriminates. It discriminates against law-abiding, legal Texans. 

Supposedly this objection is because of an alleged 11% of the Hispanic population who don't any kind of valid Texas ID, nor the means to get one. Hmmm, could this be because they are here illegally, and the means they lack to get a state issued ID are citizenship papers? Voting is a privilege, not a right. Just ask anyone living in a country ruled by a tin-horn dictator with a funny hat. Ask them when was the last time they got to vote on anything.

Unlike rights, which are granted by God and can be taken away by no one, privileges are granted at the whim of those with the power and/or authority to grant them. In this case, that grantor is the State of Texas. If you are a legal citizen and possess a valid Texas Driver's license (which is also a privilege and not a right) or other state issued ID, then welcome to the voting ranks. If not, too bad. Live with it.

Coming here illegally and thinking that because your here automatically entitles you to the privilege of voting, driving, or any other privilege is the height of arrogance. This law aims to preserve voting integrity by preventing those not eligible for the privilege to engage in the process. It is a good law and it mirrors others in other states, all of which have passed Constitutional muster.

This is just the latest in the long line of attacks by this regime on states trying to do what they have the right to do, protect their citizens. Notice I didn't say residents, I said citizens. There is a difference. So I would say to Eric Holder and the DOJ, don't mess with Texas. We might decide to mess back one of these days, and that more than likely will not be pretty.  

Ooops!

Show me the Rmoney...I mean Romney.

Guess president, or even pope isn't good enough for him....

There is an element of truth in every piece of humor.