I don’t know about you, but I don’t understand why the free nations of the world are dumping on Israel. It seems strangely peculiar to me that freedom loving countries such as ours and those in Europe have decided to force Israel into survival mode. Up until May 19, 2011, it had been the support of the United States that guaranteed Israel the right to exist. That changed with a speech President Obama gave on that day. Now it seems that Israel has lost support from the White House. It is true that the current occupant of the White House and his State Department consistently do not speak for, or reflect the will of, the American people. It’s also no secret that all too often they’ve ignored the will of the American people. I think that has happened again with President Obama’s stance toward Israel.
This is a yet another strange event in a year that I have said would be (and has been) filled with strange events. However, this twist in American foreign policy is a strange one indeed. President Obama could not have picked a worse way to announce his new stance toward Israel … just a day before Israel’s Prime Minister would be coming to visit him in Washington (actually, while he was in route). President Obama once again showed us that he does not possess good judgment. I believe President Obama is guilty of (as it relates to Israel) exactly what Texas Governor Rick Perry said about him regarding the US/Mexican border with Texas….“there’s strong evidence that the Obama administration either doesn’t know or doesn’t care about what’s going on on the border”. Governor Perry is right. I think that Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu must be thinking the same way.
The President has miscalculated again, just as he has so many times before. It won’t be long before he loses support from Congress. If the speech that Prime Minster Netanyahu made before a joint session of Congress is any indication of things to come, the President may have already lost a great deal of Democratic support … especially where his stance toward Israel is concerned. Netanyahu’s speech before a joint session of Congress on May 24, 2011, was interrupted dozens of times with standing ovations from members of both Houses of Congress and political parties. The President has squandered whatever political capital he thought he gained with the killing of Osama Bin Laden, when he turned his back on Israel.
This is just one more example of him either not knowing, not understanding, or not caring about what really matters to Americans … no matter what their political affiliations are. But I can’t lay all of the blame at his feet alone, the news media and Hollywood have given him a false sense of security and they’ve inflated his already immense ego. Even Harry Reid could not support Obama’s latest misguided position.
It is shameful when the leader of a foreign nation sounds more American than the President of the United States. As the Prime Minister said “Israel is what’s righ with the Middle East”. President Obama is what’s wrong with Washington DC, with our nation’s colleges and universities, with liberalism, and with the Democrat Party.
Israel is, and has almost always been, in survival mode. The United States has always stood with Israel and that shouldn’t change simply because this President wills it. I have been told that the US cannot save the world and that we can no longer police the world. I say if we can’t, then who will? … the Russians, the Chinese, the Iranians? None of those nations can … nor do we want them too. That would not be good for Israel, western Europe, or the United States. Like it or not, want to or not, this nation is as Ronald Reagan said: freedom’s “last stand on earth”, and Israel is freedom’s last stand in the Middle East.
I did not hear the Prime Minister’s speech and, even in this day and age, I haven’t been able see the entire speech on line without constant interruption. However, I have read the transcript on CNN.com. There is one line in the speech that I liked best (and there are very many excellent lines that can and should be remembered from it). Mr. Netanyahu said, “My friends, the momentous trials of the last century and the unfolding events of this century attest to the decisive role of the United States in defending peace and advancing freedom. Providence entrusted the United States to be the guardian of liberty. All people who cherish freedom owe a profound debt of gratitude to your great nation”. He is right.
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue.
Eddie
Monday, May 30, 2011
Monday, May 16, 2011
THE PRESIDENT GOES TO TEXAS
President Obama came to visit Texas. He stopped in El Paso and told us how well he’s done at securing the border. He even promised to build an alligator filled moat along the border if that would make Republicans feel better. Ha-ha … that’s funny! What isn’t funny is that the border isn’t safe and that he hasn’t done well at all at making it safe … not here in Texas, New Mexico, or Arizona. If Mr. Obama were serious about border protection and illegal immigration, he would not have the Department of Justice filing lawsuits against a state (Arizona) that is trying to do what the Federal Government will not do.
After he left El Paso he took Air Force One on a short flight to Austin to whip up campaign funds. Can you believe that he actually found Texans that were willing to donate money for his re-election campaign?!? If that isn’t self-hatred, I don’t know what is. I can hear them now “Hey buddy, lets give Obama some more of our money even though he ain’t helped Texas one bit”. Like Forrest Gump’s mama said, “ Stupid is as stupid does”.
A few weeks ago President Obama granted an interview to a local Texas television station, in that interview he said that he loved Texas … he loves Texas like Rosie O’Donnell loves Donald Trump. A lover of Texas would not let the state burn up in wildfires. He loves Texas like he loves FOX NEWS. But to make things fair, he did send aid to Mexico to fight their wildfires … like the Church’s Fried Chicken lady used to say, “gotta love it”.
But at least Governor Perry stiffed him on this visit, just like when Barrack Obama stiffed him not so long ago. You remember … he wouldn’t even accept a letter from our governor when they shook hands at the Austin airport. That’s just chicken ... stuff. That’s your president for ya, Texas Democrats. Sure he loves Texas …like a dog loves fleas.
I don’t know what is more embarrassing for Texas Democrats … the fact that Mr. Obama hates Texas, or the fact that he’s taking money from them for nothing in return. Reminds me of that old saying “a fool and his money are easily parted”. Texas Democrats, you really should abandoned B H O he isn’t the man you were told he is by your party slave masters and he never will be. It is time ya’ll cut him loose. In fact, it is time for you to take the party back from the liberals, socialists, communists, atheists, elitists that hijacked your party over 50 years ago.
The Democrat party of today is as about as much for the common American as the Republican party of old was the party of the common American. It is not … and neither is President Obama. President Obama is willing to let the Texas border with Mexico go unprotected, he is willing to let Texas burn with wildfires, he is willing to kill Texas off-shore oil production workers jobs, and he is angered when uppity Texas reports ask him genuine questions. So much for “Change you can believe in”. It really should be CHANGED to “Change we can’t believe”! Texas and the nation are suffering because Democrats and RINO Republicans have abandoned their duty to protect and defend this nation from all enemies both foreign and domestic.
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue.
Eddie
After he left El Paso he took Air Force One on a short flight to Austin to whip up campaign funds. Can you believe that he actually found Texans that were willing to donate money for his re-election campaign?!? If that isn’t self-hatred, I don’t know what is. I can hear them now “Hey buddy, lets give Obama some more of our money even though he ain’t helped Texas one bit”. Like Forrest Gump’s mama said, “ Stupid is as stupid does”.
A few weeks ago President Obama granted an interview to a local Texas television station, in that interview he said that he loved Texas … he loves Texas like Rosie O’Donnell loves Donald Trump. A lover of Texas would not let the state burn up in wildfires. He loves Texas like he loves FOX NEWS. But to make things fair, he did send aid to Mexico to fight their wildfires … like the Church’s Fried Chicken lady used to say, “gotta love it”.
But at least Governor Perry stiffed him on this visit, just like when Barrack Obama stiffed him not so long ago. You remember … he wouldn’t even accept a letter from our governor when they shook hands at the Austin airport. That’s just chicken ... stuff. That’s your president for ya, Texas Democrats. Sure he loves Texas …like a dog loves fleas.
I don’t know what is more embarrassing for Texas Democrats … the fact that Mr. Obama hates Texas, or the fact that he’s taking money from them for nothing in return. Reminds me of that old saying “a fool and his money are easily parted”. Texas Democrats, you really should abandoned B H O he isn’t the man you were told he is by your party slave masters and he never will be. It is time ya’ll cut him loose. In fact, it is time for you to take the party back from the liberals, socialists, communists, atheists, elitists that hijacked your party over 50 years ago.
The Democrat party of today is as about as much for the common American as the Republican party of old was the party of the common American. It is not … and neither is President Obama. President Obama is willing to let the Texas border with Mexico go unprotected, he is willing to let Texas burn with wildfires, he is willing to kill Texas off-shore oil production workers jobs, and he is angered when uppity Texas reports ask him genuine questions. So much for “Change you can believe in”. It really should be CHANGED to “Change we can’t believe”! Texas and the nation are suffering because Democrats and RINO Republicans have abandoned their duty to protect and defend this nation from all enemies both foreign and domestic.
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue.
Eddie
Monday, May 2, 2011
2011...WIERD ENOUGH YET FOR YA
Is 2011 weird enough for ya yet? It is for me. Let’s see, there’s been tornadoes by the hundreds in the US. Here in Texas we’ve had fires, storms, drought, and tornadoes all at the same time. I guess that’s ‘cause everything is bigger, flashier, and meaner here, and there’s more of it. I’m not even going to mention all that has already happened in just the first four months of this year.
So much has happened that news that is only a few weeks old seems like old stuff. Gas prices have increased so much in just a few weeks that the $3.14 gallon of gas that drove me crazy in March now seems to be a distant memory. Do you realize that gasoline in January of 2008 was less than $2.00 a gallon? That means that the price has jumped almost 100% in two years. Pardon the understatement … but that ain’t good.
I’ll bet you’ve already forgotten that Japan has been hit with three earthquakes. You may have already forgotten that Egypt is still in turmoil. How about the Lieberman report stating that the Ft. Hood massacre could have been avoided … does that ring a bell? I’ll bet that you didn’t know that hundreds of terrorists have escaped from an Afghan prison. Yeah, this year is weird alright.
Now the most unexpected thing has happened … Osama bin Laden has been killed. I, for one, was caught off guard by the news. I’d even started to believe that either he was already dead or that he’d disappeared from the earth some how. I, just as many of you, had become frustrated that he was never captured or killed. I thought that should have happened years ago. It felt as if you he’d gotten the last laugh on us.
To a certain extent he still may have the last laugh. His death does not end Islamic terrorism, in fact it really does very little to end it. Other leaders have already risen into prominence over the years, while he became something of a legendary myth. But he wasn’t a myth and in the end he met his maker with a bullet round that was shot into his face by a US Navy SEAL, as Osama bravely used a woman as a human shield. That’s Bin Laden chivalry for you.
It is a good thing that Bin Laden is dead, and President Obama deserves credit for approving the mission that ended O B L’s life. Let’s pray things settle down and that we can soon bring our troops home for good.
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue.
Eddie
So much has happened that news that is only a few weeks old seems like old stuff. Gas prices have increased so much in just a few weeks that the $3.14 gallon of gas that drove me crazy in March now seems to be a distant memory. Do you realize that gasoline in January of 2008 was less than $2.00 a gallon? That means that the price has jumped almost 100% in two years. Pardon the understatement … but that ain’t good.
I’ll bet you’ve already forgotten that Japan has been hit with three earthquakes. You may have already forgotten that Egypt is still in turmoil. How about the Lieberman report stating that the Ft. Hood massacre could have been avoided … does that ring a bell? I’ll bet that you didn’t know that hundreds of terrorists have escaped from an Afghan prison. Yeah, this year is weird alright.
Now the most unexpected thing has happened … Osama bin Laden has been killed. I, for one, was caught off guard by the news. I’d even started to believe that either he was already dead or that he’d disappeared from the earth some how. I, just as many of you, had become frustrated that he was never captured or killed. I thought that should have happened years ago. It felt as if you he’d gotten the last laugh on us.
To a certain extent he still may have the last laugh. His death does not end Islamic terrorism, in fact it really does very little to end it. Other leaders have already risen into prominence over the years, while he became something of a legendary myth. But he wasn’t a myth and in the end he met his maker with a bullet round that was shot into his face by a US Navy SEAL, as Osama bravely used a woman as a human shield. That’s Bin Laden chivalry for you.
It is a good thing that Bin Laden is dead, and President Obama deserves credit for approving the mission that ended O B L’s life. Let’s pray things settle down and that we can soon bring our troops home for good.
There you have it.
Pass it on if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue.
Eddie
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