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Re: David N. Bass’s California
Schemin’:
California is a shining example of a failed socialist state in the throes of fiscal suicide. The Governator has aided and abetted the moral and fiscal bankruptcy of this once giant economy by allowing unions to dominate the political agenda while ultra-liberal coastal slices dictate social norms. Where else can you find example after example of the democratic process overturned by an activist bench? Don’t like the way the vote went? Just file a suit. No problem.
Within 12 hours of Mr. Obama’s victory, the California press was preconditioning the citizens of this state with a reinstatement of the vehicle registration tax, then a day later a “temporary” 1.5 cent sales tax increase. All the while promising to gore everyone’s favorite ox, the public school system if we don’t go along like the sheep he believes we all are. Scare tactics always work here.
Mr. Schwarzenegger must believe, like all liberals must, that
taxation is the cure for every problem. Certainly it’s
helped in California, where tax revenues have increased some 79%
but spending has outpaced even that fairly phenomenal
rate. Perhaps Arnold needs some remedial
arithmetic. Maybe Gavin Newsome can teach him some new
tricks. Oh, I forgot, San Francisco is already
bankrupt. Did they go to school together?
— Greg Mercurio
Vacaville, California
This is typical of the Republicans, better known as the stupid party. I for one will never again vote for a Republican for national office. Hence forth I will be supporting candidates of the Constitution party or candidates endorsed by Ron Paul.
My brother lives in Madison, WI, a town known for its liberalism and he has been surprised by the number of people forming Ron Paul support groups. The Republican Party is done, stick a fork in it. It threw its base (European Americans) under the bus in a misguided effort to lock up the Hispanic vote. The Republicans at the behest of Rove and company were also instrumental in pressuring Fannie May and many other institutions to lend to illegal aliens and Hispanics with a poor or no credit rating for the same reason.
This election was the last chance to turn things around in this country, to bring the country back from the precipice of being over run by hordes of third world peasants, who will contribute nothing to this country and will instead end up being supported by the productive, taxpaying citizens of this nation. However, this will not go on indefinitely, the result will be the break up of the United States into several smaller nations based on language, ethnicity and culture.
When given the chance to reverse the gathering momentum towards
partition what did the Republicans offer the electorate? Amnesty
John McLame, the worst candidate in modern history and possibly
the worst candidate to ever run for office. The man is totally
clueless and is hopelessly out of touch with what is going on in
this country and the forces that are on the verge of tearing it
apart. As for the Republicans, they had their chance and they
blew it. I will close with the following quote, which by the way
was hopelessly mangled by the moron presently occupying the White
House. Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on
me.
— Paul Martell
WE CALLS ‘EM LIKE WE SEES ‘EM
Re: Peter
Ferrara’s The
Party-Controlled Press:
My husband watched all the Obama coverage (he’s retired) and the news media was extremely biased and pro-Obama. Especially CNN.
Everything that I saw personally was also that way.
— Edie
The ratings tell the story: All of the ostensible “main-stream” news outlets are down. The Times (LA & NY), the Boston Globe, and others are firing staff, amidst declining revenue & circulation. TV fares no better with the exception of the FOX News Channel, being the only “news” channel that’s either maintained or grown their audience. Talk, Rush & Hannity really, have held their audiences if not grown them as well.
The mainstream press, bored with the anonymous tarmacs of
Allentown, PA will blame us, the stubbornly objective American
people for not being progressive enough to get it. But we do get
it, that’s why we’re here at the Spectator…amongst
others.
— P. Aaron Jones
Michigan
“This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the
legend.” Thus spoke the small town newspaper reporter in the 1962
movie “The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.” Journalists have truly
come full circle. Much of the news is now “legend,” at best, not
unlike that which caught the fancy of many in the 19th century.
Some of the hit pieces that get published are much like the
anti-German propaganda during World War I. And television
has “Access Hollywood.” Can “Access Washington, D.C.” be
far behind?
— Stan Welli
Aurora, Illinois
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Craig Marshall| 11.13.08 @ 7:08AM
Wow. Paul Martell, the only people creepier than Obamamaniacs are Paulites. Personality cults are not a political party. It might be easier to sell your points if we weren't treated to the ever present "John McLame" for about the hundredth time.
frost| 11.13.08 @ 8:26AM
Sorry Mr. Marshall -- you may have a minor point with your comment on Paul Martell's usage of the name "McLame" (although it is quite accurate), but his other points? Again, Mr. Martell's a lot more right than wrong. Ron Paul (my congressman) might lack the charisma to sway a sufficient number of folks for the top job, but Rudy may still be a viable guy -- he's the ONLY one with the necessary cojones -- but, what a shame he allowed his campaign to get so utterly screwed-up...
Next step? Anybody's guess. Am afraid we're going to be permanently outvoted by the "Something-for-Nothing" bunch.
M. Tobias| 11.13.08 @ 8:39AM
Mr. Martell is symptomatic of the problems facing the Republican party. And all of their problems are of their own making.
In their bid to preserve the positions of thier sitting members, who have grown so liberal during their time in D.C., that it is nearly impossible to tell them from Democrats, the Party has embraced the moderates and the liberal moderates and have their sites set on liberal independents. The Republican Party has turned its back on Conservatives, the very people who comprise their most steadfast base. Why? Because the moderate, some say country club, Republican leadership has never understood Conservatives.
Conservatives are rather uncomplicated in their philosophy. And they are philosophical voters first and Party voters second. If a candidate reflects their philosophy, they will vote for that candidate. If no candidates fit the bill, they stay home.
Well, an ever increasing number of Conservatives, seeing their incomes shrink, their moral values being stripped from society, and their voices being largely ignored, are looking for a organization that will represent them. This is how political parties are born. And if the Republican Party does not want to find itself as the moderate wing of the Democrat party, its leadership had best wake up and take a giant leap to the right. Otherwise, its base will be people like John McCain.
P. Aaron| 11.13.08 @ 9:13AM
As I stated in a letter earlier to TAS this week, the moderates have NO GUTS to make a real stand and leave the party & join the Democrats. They know that if they do, they'll have to stand in line behind more 'courageous' Dems whom at least made the committment.
With the moderates purged, the conservatives could get an honest count of who was left. It's obvious, moderates lack guts.
Crusader| 11.13.08 @ 2:07PM
More on microcosmic...
Philadelphia. Detroit. Washington, DC. What do they have in common? All run by non-European Americans, all havens of corruption, crime, murder, hate, and Anti-Americanism. And we just elected one to the White House! What will all the "feel good" Euro-Americans think when this country turns into one big Detroit? Will they and too many to count RINOs still be "proud" that we elected the first (half) black man to the presidency?
Me, I'm moving out West, where it's still not a crime to be White.
Marc Jeric| 11.13.08 @ 2:22PM
50% of deluded white "liberals" (they call themselves so now, after being proudly communists and socialists and progressives) voted for Obama from Kenya, while 95% of blacks voted for the same. Now which race is racist? Clearly the black one.
the-gunslinger | 11.13.08 @ 4:21PM
I'm conflicted. I can't decide whether the best course of action is to purge the Republican Party and return it to its Conservative roots, or abandon the sinking ship to the "moderates", and form like has been proposed here, a new, real Conservative Party.
Both strategies have their attraction and their merit. But for one thing. The Republican Party is on the ballot in every race in every state. Do we really want to fight THAT uphill battle? Just ask Libertarians.
ruth| 11.13.08 @ 7:43PM
Are we going to be treated to a new whiny letter from P. Martell every day? Mr. Martell, good bye. Don't let the door hit your a** on the way out. You, sir, are a liberal. 'Fess up.
Michael L. Hauschild| 11.15.08 @ 11:24AM
Rodney Dangerfield (he is now with W. C. Fields and Will Rogers) had a wonderful joke about his significant other. He said that he would bury her face down because she told him that she would claw her way out of the grave “to get him.” Well Ruth, the democrats have just buried you face down, for the exact reasons P. Martell elaborates, and as old Rod said, “Go ahead and scratch.”
ruth| 11.17.08 @ 12:11AM
Mikey, you big, bad liberals don't have to worry about little ole me. I'm here just cheering you sweeties on as you vanquish poverty, fear, bad skin and assorted rashes, etc. Everything your obamassiah promised , right? But thanks for the sweet love letter, you sound like a real man. I bet you make your mommy proud.
ht| 11.17.08 @ 5:53PM
Blatant lie: The Republicans at the behest of Rove and company were also instrumental in pressuring Fannie May and many other institutions to lend to illegal aliens and Hispanics with a poor or no credit rating for the same reason.
If anyone with half a brain thinks that's true, we're in more trouble than I thought. Barney Fife and his boyfriend at Freddie Mac, as well as the rest of the Congress, were warned several times that they loan practices they used were leading to this. We could argue the point till we all turn blue, but it's a fact on Congressional Record- look it up Mr. Martell.
Dianne| 11.17.08 @ 8:50PM
BRObama be da MAN!!! Can wait 'til I gets my freebies 'n' stuff. Black skin priviledges! Just like the Nazi Germany-a country which organized itself around the promotion of one race to the detriment of others. Heil Pigment!