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HALF-FULL REPORT 03/26/10 |
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Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
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Friday, 26 March 2010 |
It was seven years ago this week that I launched To The Point. Sure seems like a long time ago. In late March of 2003, President Bush launched a military invasion to liberate Iraq. In late March of 2010, President Zero launched a fascist invasion to enslave America.
It's easy to be nostalgic about those days, so it's little wonder that Miss Me Yet? billboards are showing up. But we can't afford nostalgia now. We have to start protecting our future. There are folks in Missouri who understand this.
The forerunner of Kansas City was Independence, Missouri, founded in 1827 as the starting point of the Oregon Trail, the Santa Fe Trail, and the trails that led to California.
Just east of Independence, where explorers set off to create a civilization out of a wilderness, anonymous American patriots have erected this billboard on I-70:
Note the sequence of the steps.
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ARE AMERICANS STILL AMERICANS? |
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Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
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Thursday, 25 March 2010 |
That's the question and the bet of our day. Conservatives
and TeaPartyers bet yes,
Democrats and moonbat moochers bet no.
The Republican Party establishment wants to bet yes but hasn't
got the
guts to go all in.
Understand this and you understand American politics
today. Who wins the bet determines America's
future.
What made Americans Americans was their commitment -
unrivaled in human history - to individual liberty. This
commitment was enshrined as the founding
principle of America
in the Declaration of Independence.
The truth of America's
founding principles were "self-evident" to the Americans who created our
country. They are no longer to an
increasingly large fraction of Americans today.
The stated purpose and clear goal of Democrats is to increase
that
fraction. The claimed purpose and
alleged goal of Republicans is to reduce it.
For decades upon decades now, Americans on the whole have
been slowly and progressively becoming less American, less independent
and
responsible for their own lives, more dependent on government programs
and
demanding of others to be responsible for them.
We have now reached the point where between 40 to 50% of
people in this country are so unwilling to be responsible for their
lives and
freedom, so demanding of their supposed right to mooch off taxpayers,
that they
still maintain a firm support of a president who believes that God
should damn
America.
We have reached the point with the passage of ObamaCare that
we are justified in terming those who continue to support President Zero
and
the Pelosi-Reid Democrat Party AINOs -
Americans In Name Only.
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THE CRISIS |
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Written by Thomas Paine
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Wednesday, 24 March 2010 |
Thomas Paine (1737-1809), one of America's great founding patriots, wrote this on December 23, 1776, when America was less than six months old. Substitute Democrats for Britain, RINOs for Tories, Obama for King George III, Pelosi for Howe, Reid for Gage - Sarah Palin for the "Jersey maid" - and he is speaking to us today.
These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.
Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: it is dearness only that gives every thing its value. Heaven knows how to put a proper price upon its goods; and it would be strange indeed if so celestial an article as FREEDOM should not be highly rated.
Britain, with an army to enforce her tyranny, has declared that she has a right (not only to TAX) but "to BIND us in ALL CASES WHATSOEVER" and if being bound in that manner, is not slavery, then is there not such a thing as slavery upon earth. Even the expression is impious; for so unlimited a power can belong only to God.
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PROHIBITION WAS HISTORIC TOO |
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Written by Jack Kelly
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Monday, 22 March 2010 |
The Pelosicrats' vote to approve Obamacare Sunday (3/21) was historic. But Democrat
euphoria may be premature. Prohibition was historic, too. But few
look back upon it as a good idea.
Sunday's vote means Obamacare is likely to
be a
major issue not just in the upcoming midterms, but for many elections to come.
Obamacare will be hard to repeal, but not as hard to repeal as
Prohibition,
which required a constitutional amendment.
Democrats are telling themselves people
will like
Obamacare once it's enacted. But to believe that requires the kind of
faith that sustains belief in the Tooth Fairy and the Easter Bunny.
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THE ROLE OF AN AMERICAN LEADER |
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Written by Dr. Joel Wade
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Friday, 26 March 2010 |
To be a political leader in America
involves a unique role that is different from political leadership in
any other
country in the world. Not just because we are big and strong, but
because of why we exist.
America is
unique in the history of the world in terms of our purpose. America's
purpose is philosophical, spiritual, and, at the same time, supremely
practical. America's
purpose is to protect, nurture, and grow individual human liberty.
Anyone can be president, or a senator or congressman. But to be an
American
leader, to be a leader of the exceptional creation that is America,
is to be true to America's
purpose. America's
purpose - and therefore a central duty for any American leader who
upholds his
or her oath to defend the Constitution
of the United States - is to champion
the individual's
ability to say "no."
Which is why the leaders to whom we have granted temporary roles in our governance
today
are not fulfilling their roles as
American leaders. They are betraying them instead.
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WHY SHOULD OUR SOLDIERS RISK THEIR LIVES FOR KARZAI? |
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Written by Ralph Peters
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Friday, 26 March 2010 |
It's wretched enough that our "friend" Ahmed Chalabi has become Iran's
point man in Iraq.
Now "our man in Kabul,"
President Hamid Karzai, is quietly shifting his loyalty to
Tehran.
Beyond Iranian President Mahmud Ahmedinejad's recent chummy visit to
Karzai
-- reported by the media but downplayed by Washington
-- Iran's been
training Taliban forces to kill our troops more efficiently.
Karzai hasn't complained. Nor has he objected to Tehran's
expansion of its support for its clients in western Afghanistan.
He wants that support for himself.
Far from being a gleaming apostle of democracy, Karzai's just another
hustler from the lands that perfected the con. Like Chalabi, he knew the
magic
words to say to Americans, then did whatever he wanted for himself, his
fantastically corrupt family and his cronies.
Karzai's people despise him; his allies distrust him; his enemies mock
him.
And our troops keep him in power. Does that sound like a formula for
success? One that we should ask our soldiers to risk their lives for?
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FINANCIAL STABILITY AND ECONOMIC FASCISM |
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Written by Richard Rahn
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Friday, 26 March 2010 |
The expression "Failure is not an option"
may
be a motivator for very high-risk situations, but failure must always be
an
option for players in a properly functioning market economy.
If you had a choice between buying a bond
issued by a
company considered "too big to fail" - which is an implicit
government guarantee of its debt - would you buy that bond or one issued
by a
company without a government guarantee? Companies with government
guarantees
will be able to borrow at less cost, and, ultimately, their unfair
competitive
advantage will drive the companies without guarantees out of business.
You may believe that the housing bubble and
the
subsequent financial meltdown were caused primarily by the Fed or Fannie
Mae
and Freddie Mac (the two multitrillion-dollar government-sponsored
secondary
mortgage buyers), or by the very largest commercial and investment
banks.
But whichever theory you choose, note that
it was either
the government or those heavily regulated by the government that were
the
source of the problem - and all were considered "too big to fail."
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THE INTERNATIONAL WOMAN OF THE YEAR |
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Written by To The Point News
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Friday, 26 March 2010 |
Now we need an American Woman of the Year to salute President Zero in a similar fashion.
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HALF-FULL REPORT 03/19/10 |
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Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
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Friday, 19 March 2010 |
There's so much cool stuff to talk about this week - but
first I've got to clear up a confusion.
We normally have two Rendezvous a year, winter and summer.
This year, we're adding a third, the San Diego
Spring
Rendezvous, May 14-16.
A number of folks are hesitating about this as they think
there'll still be another in the summer.
Obviously, I should have explained this earlier: There
will
not be a Summer Rendezvous this year.
I will be traveling - South America,
Asia, and Europe - August through
October. The next Rendezvous after San Diego
in May will be The Victory Celebration Rendezvous in Washington
DC,
November 5-7.
That's the weekend after the November 2 elections, and we
should have a lot to celebrate. But
there's a long meantime between now and then - even longer if you
consider the
total gap between the San Antonio Rendezvous last January and next
November.
So - the only way to see your fellow TTPers, and get a deep
grasp of what's happening to our country and in the world, without
waiting all
the way to late next fall, is to join us in sunny San Diego in May.
Capiche?
OK, here we go.
There's no doubt who the HFR Hero of the Week is:
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EVIL NEVER SLEEPS |
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Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
Was Nancy Pelosi always evil? Was Harry Reid? Was
Barack Hussein Obama? No, they didn't start out in life
as bad
people. Somewhere along the line, most
likely not as kids, teenagers, or young adults, but as they aged and
acquired political
power, something inside them metastasized into a monstrosity of their
former
selves.
And in the process, they became evil.
Yet it is not true that power corrupts necessarily. Power
did not corrupt Ronald Reagan. It's not power in itself
that is the avenue
to evil, it's one's values and principles.
Valuing the founding American principle that every individual has
a
moral right to his or her own life, liberty, and the pursuit of their
own
personal happiness enables a politician to resist the temptation to use
power
to control other's lives.
It is disregarding that founding principle that provides the
path to evil - which we could define as the compulsion to control the
lives of
others, the willingness to sacrifice the lives and happiness of others
in order
to achieve your own goals.
And yes, Democrats have a word for this evil. They call it
"compassion." They have other words for their moral cannibalism, such as
"fairness" and "social justice."
There are many lessons to be drawn from this, but the one to
focus on right now is that the evil currently personified by
Pelosi-Reid-Obama
is compulsive. It is relentless. Liberals
will never ever give up and leave us
alone. It is the purpose of their lives
to control ours. Evil never sleeps.
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THE SUNNY SPRING SAN DIEGO RENDEZVOUS |
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Written by Dr. Jack Wheeler
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Wednesday, 17 March 2010 |
Do political and geopolitical events seem to you to be moving at warp speed? Do you feel you need a fix of sanity or else you might lose your mind with all the craziness swamping our country?
Then you totally and truly need to come to the To The Point Spring Rendezvous in sunny San Diego this May 14-16.
We're staying at the Westin San Diego, minutes from the airport, minutes from Sea World, Coronado Island, the Gaslamp District, Mission Bay, and so much more - with every room overlooking San Diego Bay and the Pacific Ocean, and in perfect springtime California weather.
So mark it down - Friday May 14 to Sunday May16 - gas up the family buggy if you live in CA, or book your flights right now. Your sanity requires that you bask in the Oasis for Rational Conservatives for this May weekend.
We're going to start the Rendezvous right on Friday night with a special guest, Congressman Dana Rohrabacher. You've seen Dana numerous times on Fox and other news channels, and he'll be giving you the inside scoop on just how evil the Pelosicrats are, and how the Republicans in Congress are going to reverse that evil.
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SUPREME JUSTICE FOR OBAMACARE? |
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Written by Jack Kelly
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
Wouldn't it be ironic if the death blow to
Obamacare were delivered in part because of President Barack Hussein
Obama's
gratuitous snub of the Supreme Court?
On Jan. 21, the Supreme Court ruled the
provision
in the McCain-Feingold law that forbade corporations from buying
political ads
was unconstitutional.
"Last week the Supreme Court reversed a
century of
law to open the floodgates for special interests -- including foreign
companies
-- to spend without limit in our elections," President Obama said in his
State
of the Union address Jan 27. "Well, I don't think American elections
should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, and worse, by
foreign
entities."
The president is entitled to his opinion,
which
many share. But, said columnist Kevin McCullough, it was "terribly
inappropriate when he openly encouraged belligerent reaction against the
Supreme Court with the Justices sitting in the chamber. It was a cheap
shot, and scholars believe it may have violated the spirit embodied in
our
government's commitment to the separation of powers."
So what does this have to do with
Obamacare?
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WHY IS OBAMA ON THE SIDE OF OUR ENEMIES AND NOT OUR ALLIES? |
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Written by Ralph Peters
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
If the Obama administration continues to betray Israel,
will any ally ever trust us again?
We've been viewed as a fickle (if mighty) partner at least since the
1970s,
when we abruptly dumped allies from Saigon to Tehran.
Now the White House not only delights in insulting our closest
traditional
ally, Britain,
but has intensified its diplomatic pogrom against Israel
-- our only respectable ally in the Middle East.
President George W. Bush was mocked for shooting from the hip, but this
administration fires with its eyes closed.
Obama's unbalanced actions shrivel confidence among allies around the
globe
-- partners we need. Policy differences are one thing, but
gratuitous
attacks by the White House are quite another. Consistently, it seems, he is on the side our enemies and not our allies.
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CONGRESS IS WORSE THAN THE MAFIA |
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Written by Richard Rahn
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Thursday, 18 March 2010 |
If President Obama and Congress have their way with the so-called health
reform bill, the American people will have had their pocketbooks and
liberties
plundered once again.
The basic purpose of government is to protect individuals and their
property
and to ensure their liberties. However, Congress and most other
legislative
bodies spend the bulk of their time doing just the opposite.
They take, primarily through taxation, from one group of people what
those
people worked hard to produce and give it to some other politically
favored
group. They pass a never-ending series of regulations, which chip at our
liberties until little is left.
When Congress seizes your money, it
claims to be creating jobs by giving it to someone else who did not earn
it. There
is more honesty among those in the Mafia, who at least do not try to
claim they
are stealing from us for our own good.
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THE 'YOU ARE HERE' ARROW |
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Written by Dr. Joel Wade
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Friday, 19 March 2010 |
We've all seen those big orientation maps at shopping malls or college
campuses. The layout is precisely drawn out, and the buildings or shops
are all
labeled. But the single most important element is that big red arrow
pointing
to the very spot where you're standing that says, "You Are Here."
With that arrow, you can easily map out the exact route to your
destination.
Without it, you could wander around all afternoon. You may eventually
get to
where you wanted to go... or you may not.
In fact, without that arrow, what would be the first thing that you'd
do?
You'd try and make your own arrow. You'd start to look for landmarks:
"okay,
there's that store over there, and this one over here, I must be right here."
And off you'd go.
This same principle holds true in your personal life. If you want to
have a
better relationship, or become more successful in your business, or if
you just
want to live a happier life, you first have to look clearly at who you
are -
your strengths and weaknesses, your circumstances, and what you've
actually
been doing in your life.
Then you can begin to take effective action toward your goals.
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