Banning French Fries is a Dic TATOR ship

Tater Attacked as "Evil Food"

Mr. Potato Head in Disguise

In this week's news, Michelle Obama's fat mouth is flapping again.  Does it ever stay closed?  So what now?  The TATER is under ATTACK!  French fries are being banned.  "The White House has had enough with the obese in America.  'Americans can no longer be trusted to eat the right food,' said Michelle Obama to the National Nutrition Association (NNA).  Soon after, President Obama issued an Executive Order banning French Fries in America.  'Any restaurant serving french fries will be heavily fined, as will any individuals eating french fries in public OR in their own home,' said Jay Carney, the White House Press Secretary.  Carney told WWN that obesity is a major health epidemic in the United States and that this is the first of “many executive orders” that President Obama will issue that will serve to control what Americans eat.  'We have to make America great again, and we can’t be a great country with so many overweight people,' said Carney.  Fines for serving French Fries in a restaurant start at $5,000 per plate and for consumers – if you are caught eating one serving of French Fries that will cost you $200.  How will the Administration police all restaurants and homes.  'First off, we will be shutting down all French Fry production lines in America, so we will cut of the source of this evil food.  Secondly, we will encourage all Americans to report on their neighbors and friends.  If you see something, say something,' said First Lady Michelle Obama.  Even if it hurts business, restaurants should exchange their top dishes for healthier items with less fat, salt and sugar and they should begin serving smaller portions, Obama said. As an example the First Lady offered this; instead of French fries, restaurants should serve apple slices or carrots with hamburgers and they can use less butter and cream even if it compromises taste."   Hmm.  I wonder how much this whole NNA, WWN, MyPlate ordeal has cost American Taxpayers.  
Note to self:  "Americans can no longer be trusted..."
Another note to self:  "We have to make America great again..."

That Ain't No Lady

It pains me to refer to Michelle Obama as America's "First Lady."  I don't find anything first or lady about her.  While filling this position, her so called contributions have been nothing more that power plays.  Michelle's roll in changing America's food pyramid to the food plate (official June 2011) is really on my top 3 dumbest things this year.  Number one was the experiment of shrimp on a treadmill.  "Yes, the shrimp treadmill research cost taxpayers more than $3 million over the course of a decade. That includes a a $559,681 grant for research into "Impaired Metabolism and Performance in Crustaceans Exposed to Bacteria."  As you might imagine, senior citizens were outraged.  Before you blame Congress, it was the National Science Foundation (a government agency) that decided to fund the shrimp study.  Apparently, they have nothing else to do.  If you find yourself in their position, please drop them an informative line that they have shrimp for brains.

Meals on Tread Wheels.

Does Fried Chicken count as "protein"?

I'm not sure if shrimp is on the old food pyramid or on the new food plate but Michelle has your diet all planned out for you.  Before you know it, your meals will be coming via mail--well, not the U.S. Postal Service as they aren't doing so well.  Maybe Bus Force One can be used as Meals on Nazi Wheels since it will never see another 3 day tour.  
So why do we have a food plate?  It was a brainstorm between Michelle, Surgeon General, Regina Benjamin and Secretary of Agriculture, Tom Vilsack.  If Vilsack's name sounds familiar, that's because it is.  If he had been doing his job at the USDA, we would not have all of the MEAT RECALLS (ground turkey and ground beef in the recent months).   
"It's called MyPlate, and it has four colored sections representing fruits, vegetables, grains and proteins. Next to the plate is a smaller circle representing dairy products.  'MyPlate is a truly simple, powerful visual cue to help people adopt healthy eating habits at meal times,' said Vilsack.  On MyPlate's website, the USDA emphasizes several important nutrition messages: eat smaller portions, make at least half the plate fruits and vegetables and avoid sugary drinks.  Nutrition experts believe a plate is a good choice."  Would someone tell me WHO these so called "food experts" are?  Names please.  And can I put fried chicken in the protein slot, fried okra as the vegetable, fried plaintains as the fruit, Cajun rice as grain and ice cream in the dairy cup?  I thought so.  Last time I checked, it is STILL MY BODY.

Home of the Free
America has ALWAYS been a country where we eat what is available.  The Native Americans did not have a food pyramid, chart or plate.  They had hunting and gathering skills.  Resources changed with the seasons.  In today's world, many American families have what is called a BUDGET which dictates what is on the "plate."  Others have dietary/physical issues that place restrictions or demands on an individual.  French fries are not BAD for everyone.  Our brains require fat as do our nervous and cardiovascular systems.  In  studies on children suffering from seizures, high fat diets have been encouraged and have shown healing effects.  In studies at John Hopkins, foods high in fat and low in carbohydrates, "...works by triggering biochemical changes that eliminate seizure-causing short circuits in the brain’s signaling system. It has been used successfully in several forms of epilepsy."  French fries are not low in carbs, but it may be the only fat food source available.  This is NOT a decision for Michelle Obama.  She is NOT a doctor.  She's not even an attorney anymore.  I'm not smelling fruits and vegetables, I am smelling CRAP.

By George, I think I've got it! 
Olive Garden and Red Lobster have also been under scrutiny and are apparently "bowing" to Queen Michelle.  "Encouraged by Michelle Obama's campaign to reduce childhood obesity, the company that owns the Olive Garden, Red Lobster and four other popular restaurant chains is pledging to cut the calories and sodium in its meals and overhaul its kids' fare."  Olive Garden might as well be renamed, "The Garden."  As for Red Lobster--perhaps just, "Reds."  My thoughts on any restaurant that "BOWS" to this administration while America is in the midst of an economic crisis, should be BOYCOTTED.  "For children, French fries and sugar-sweetened beverages will become the exception and not the rule."  I did not know that being the president's wife gave her authority to tell parents how to feed their children. 


First Ladies of the Past are Still FIRST
First Ladies, Barbara Bush and Laura Bush, are known for advocating for education and literacy (and much needed by an illiterate Barack).  In the current administration, I guess not being able to read--especially a menu is probably a good thing.  And being smart just might mean you don't vote Obama.  First Lady, Nancy Reagan, "...became involved with Foster Grandparents, a program started by Kennedy brother-in-law and Peace Corps founding director Sargent Shriver.  Her efforts helped bring Foster Grandparents branches to all California state hospitals, and the organization went on to take root in other states as well. She also worked with veterans organizations and prisoners of war (POW's), a sensitive topic during the Vietnam era. She organized four state dinners for returning California POW's, calling them "the high point of Ronnie's administration."  First Lady, Rosalynn Carter, was known for countless jobs of importance including her work as the Active Honorary Chair of the President's Commission on Mental Health.  Even First Lady, Betty Ford, made a great contribution by addressing substance abuse and breast cancer awareness. 

Last Word
The LAST thing this administration is going to do is tell me how to eat.  Yes, there are obese children and adults in this nation.  It is not solely due to French fries, McDonald's, fast food or eating out.  In defense of French fries, they are a WHOLE FOOD and there's something to be said for that.  Gotta go.  Order's up!

Disclaimer:  Opinions expressed here are solely those of the author unless otherwise stated.  You can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig.

Restoring America's Moral Fabric--the beginning

Moses: a public servant

Almost everyone has heard the expression, "a picture is Worth 1,000 words."  Can you imagine what a mural is worth?  On the side of an old building in Athens, Texas (at the corner of College and Prairieville) there is a mural portraying justice.  It reads, "Do not exploit the poor because they are poor and do not crush the needy in court for the Lord will take up their case and plunder those who plunder them."  Proverbs 12:22,23.

Portrayed Justice

In the center of the mural is the blindfolded Lady Justice--symbolic of our justice system.  She is blinded to represent impartiality, holds a sword to represent the courts coercive power and a scale to balance what is fair in competing human claims.  To the left of Lady Justice, is Moses at Mount Sinai handing down the commandments to the people.  It was on that mountain that God, in the form of a burning bush, spoke to Moses.  To the right of Lady Justice, is a modern day court in session.  Connecting the dots, our legal system stems from the bible--from God.  If we remove God from America, we will have to remove all laws thus associated. 


"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." --Plato

We live in a society that demands justice.  We want someone to pay.   The same happens in our court system.  Sure we have a judge, attorneys for prosecution and defense, a jury of our peers, instructions to not prosecute beyond "reasonable doubt," judgement and sentencing.  It's a democratic system that we often take for granted and fail to examine from where justice comes.

Commandments in Action

Justice is critical in our system of government.  It is part of our moral fabric that holds society together.   Fairness and Justice are not equal, though in American society we tend to believe in this falsehood.  There are also variations on the justice theme:  Utilitarianism, Retributive justice, Law of Retaliation, Restorative Justice, Distributive justice (redistribution of wealth and power) and Oppressive Law ("an authoritarian approach to legislation that is 'totally unrelated to justice'. a tyrannical interpretation of law is one in which the population lives under restriction [by] unlawful legislation").   Remember that power is not justice it's just a method of administrating justice.  Power is a measurement of control including people and the environment.  It is legitimate in maintaining social structure but can easily be twisted into a misuse or abuse of power.  Justice then becomes injustice.

So...what does all of this mean?  Our government is based on Judeo-Christian values whose foundations are deeply rooted in the Bible.  Our current administration, their secular/socialist bias aside, has no respect for the word of the law.  Ironically, our President was a law professor at Harvard--so we have heard.  His regime's idea about the Constitution is that it is merely just a set of guidelines that were never intended to be followed.  This is the liberal mantra.  Also, they have gone to great lengths to remove God from the public eye.  Everyone and anyone who demonstrates a belief in a higher power than the "human" is sued by our Federal Family or the AFL-CIO, with the exception for Muslims, as a violation of the separation of church and state (incorrectly interpreted) or being intolerant of "minorities."

This administration has passed law after law further restricting our God-given rights as defined in the Bible and in our Constitution under the auspices of protecting the freedoms of the individual.  Unfortunately, this only works for the morally corrupt and spiritually lost.  One of the concepts necessary for socialism and communism to flourish is to make the public completely reliant upon the government.  One of the ways this has historically been accomplished is exactly what Obama is doing--removing God from public places.  With God in the picture, Obama will never be able to control the hearts and minds of America.  We know that we are to be in service to something much larger and powerful than Barak Hussein  Obama.  We know that there is a set of laws and responsibilities for which everyone will be held accountable that has been in existence for a few thousand years.   Without adhering to these laws, we have anarchy.

"I am mindful of Ronald Reagan’s example—and of Jesse Helms’. I am guided by their understanding that America’s strength lies in its ideals, and that if we are to make this century another American century, we must be prepared to fight for those ideals…. If we refuse to play our rightful role and shrink from the world, America and the entire world will pay a terrible price. And it is our responsibility to clearly outline to the American people what our proper role in the world is and what American interests are at stake when we engage abroad."  --Senator Marco Rubio (FL)

Note:  Opinions (unless quoted) and photographs are those of the writer, Jennifer Jessee. 

Obama's Hood has Stolen the Wood

Family Tradition
My father owned a vintage Gibson guitar.  While mom cooked a big Sunday breakfast, he would strum and sing.  Dad didn't play well, but the Gibson did.  With its solid wood top, big hollow body and gut strings, it could make any amateur sound good.  He particularly loved Hank Williams, Maybelle Carter, Woodie Guthrie, Chet Atkins, and Johnny Cash, Bill Monroe, the father of Bluegrass, B. B. King--they played Gibsons too.  I remember the beautiful pearl inlaid oak leaf and Gibson name on the guitar's head, real ivory tuning pegs and the silky feel of its worn wood neck. 

Seized or Stolen?
 

Government officials are stealing the wood that makes the guitars that keep people employed.  On August 25, 2011, Gibson Guitar factories in Memphis and Nashville, Tennessee were raided by the U.S. Department of Justice, "seizing several pallets of wood, electronic files and guitars.  Manufacturing operations were stopped and workers in Nashville and Memphis sent home for the day, while armed agents executed search warrants. Gibson fully cooperated with the execution of the search warrants.  The raid shut down both Gibson factories and the company lost money. This wasn't the first time that federal agents raided Gibson and disrupted production, but this time they caused lost productivity and sales, according to Gibson."  I call this "total governance of the many by the whim of a very few." The Gibson raid--you paid for it folks.  Your hard earned tax dollars at "work."  How does it feel to be ROBBED?

  

Look Busy

All we've heard for the past few months is how Obama is "creating jobs."  In fact this is the eve of yet another job speech that I won't be watching.  Game's on.  His "jobs" are Ponzi Schemes where he uses tax dollars to fund employment.  Excuse me.  That is called THEFT. Yes, he's Robbin' the Hood--only he steals from everyone and continues to increase the National Debt.  Can you hear the clock ticking?

Armed Agents at "Work" 

Via press release from Gibson, "The Federal Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. has suggested that the use of wood from India that is not finished by Indian workers is illegal, not because of U.S. law, but because it is the Justice Department’s interpretation of a law in India. (If the same wood from the same tree was finished by Indian workers, the material would be legal.) This action was taken without the support and consent of the government in India." Why the wood?  Well, apparently there's this thing called The Lacey Act of 1900.  "Anyone who imports into the United States, or exports out of the United States, illegally harvested plants or products made from illegally harvested plants, including timber, as well as anyone who exports, transports, sells, receives, acquires or purchases such products in the United States, may be prosecuted.  In any prosecution under the Lacey Act, the burden of proof of a violation rests on the government. (emphasis mine)."

So President Obama can ignore The War Powers Act and call it antiquated while sending U.S. Troops to Libya on our tax dollars but is enforcing The Lacey Act of 1900 to BULLY Gibson?  This sounds like a story for Anderson Cooper.  Didn't he do a special on "Bullies"?


The Red Violin:  A Marxist Parallel

It's the story of an 1681 Italian made violin.  The film begins with the violin up for auction at Christie's.  As the bidding starts, the violin's history is revealed.  Its travels included that of Communist China under Mao Zedong (Tse-tung).  Chairman Mao was a "Chinese Communist revolutionary, guerrilla warfare strategist, Marxist, political philosopher, and leader of the Chinese Revolution. He was the architect and founding father of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from its establishment in 1949, and held authoritarian control over the nation until his death in 1976. His theoretical contribution to Marxism-Leninism, along with his military strategies and brand of policies, are collectively known as Maoism."  Have you noticed how Obama names everything he does after himself?  "With the Chinese Communist Party in power during the Cultural Revolution, all items deemed unsuitable (or 'foreign') to the ideology of Mao Zendong are being burned."  One of these "unsuitable" items includes the Red Violin but it escapes this fate and turns up in a sanctuary of instruments years later after the death of Mao.

Liberty and Justice for All

Gibson Guitar CEO, Henry Juszkiewic, will be attending Obama's Job Speech.  I wonder if he has any ideas for the President.

You might imagine this stuck a bad chord with me.  I'm an American who was raised with real American values.  I buy American made goods, hunt with Remington rifle, actually KNOW The Pledge of Allegiance and SAY it with my hand over my heart while facing the flag.  My pick up truck is a Ford with a bumper sticker that reads, "I'll keep My God, My Freedom, My Guns and My Money.  You can Keep the CHANGE."  An American Quarter Horse is my other ride.  The American flag pin is worn in my cowboy hat and I too own Gibson.  After all, it is an American icon.

Disclaimer:  Opinions expressed here are solely those of the author unless otherwise stated.  

Ponzi Scheme of the Week Award

Fonzie's mug

Ponzi's mug shot

Not so Happy Days
Ponzi is not to be confused with Fonzie of the 1970's sitcom though there are similarities. I have to admit, they do both look happy.  
On the set of Happy Days, Fonzie resided in the Cunningham's garage and worked as a mechanic, but it was his cool "*ness" that got him the chicks.  On the other hand, Ponzi, (named after Charles Ponzi in the 1920s) used money as his "ness."  Like a pyramid scheme, the object is to get investors to "buy in" promising a large profit on the initial investment--say a 30% gain in 30 days.  The percent paid is actually a product of what was invested by those scammed.  Ponzi used International Reply Coupons (IRC) as his get rich quick strategy.  The coupons could be used as stamps and when used in foreign counties, they were like pre-paid postage.  Postage varied from country to country because of economy, the IRCs values varied.  But it really wasn't about the postage, it was about Ponzi hiding behind the postage.  Why, when you think about it Ponzi was an early American Capitalist.  Fonzie, on the other hand, was just an over aged high school flunkie in a leather jacket whose vocabulary was limited mostly to, "Ehhhh."

*"Ness" is a term from the movie, "You, Me and Dupree."  Dupree is played by Owen Wilson.  "Ness", to Dupree, is your inner self, the unique things that make "you" who you are."

What Makes Ponzi "Ness" a Success
"For a Ponzi scheme to be successful in politics and economics it must exploit three tendencies of human nature: 1) envy (I desire what you have); 2) greed (I will do whatever it takes to get what you have); and 3) willful ignorance (I didn't know that minus defense [20 percent], 61 percent of America's debt is entitlements and mandatory welfare spending predicated on the Ponzi scheme of the federal government stealing money from one group of people (the rich) through regulation, Marxism and unconstitutional taxation and giving it to another group of people (middle class and poor) who didn't earn it and doesn't constitutionally deserve it." 
These three things I know are TRUE:  People are envious.  People are greedy.  People play dumb even when they are smart enough to know better.  So should we be surprised when there is at least one new or revealed Ponzi Scheme that makes the news on a regular basis?

Robin Hood or Obama's Hood?

I've heard it said that history repeats itself.  Robin Hood is he story of a Medieval gangster who stole from the rich and gave to the poor.  Well, it's not really stealing, as much as re-distribution of wealth.  Was Robin Hood a "founding father" of Socialism or just a philanthropist who liked to steal?  Is Obama a Socialist, Monarchist or just plain dumb?

This Weeks Award Goes To....
Rick Perry calls Social Security a Ponzi Scheme, "Republican presidential hopeful Texas Gov. Rich Perry won't back down from stating he believes Social Security is a Ponzi scheme '...It is a Ponzi scheme for these young people,' Perry said at a stop Sunday in Ottumwa. 'The idea that they're working and paying into Social Security today, that the current program is going to be there for them, is a lie.' "  Though Social Security is an Oldie but Goodie, Obama keeps on re-inventing.  The Notorious NOPE wins the award!

Social Democracy

I Beg Your Pardon
We were never promised a "Rose Garden" so the irony is just too much.  Yes, he told us there would be bumps in the road but he didn't tell us that we were all going to be part of a Transportation Ponzi Scheme!  "Obama pushed today to continue federal funds for transportation needs; he claims the transportation bill “to protect 1 million jobs.  Those appearing with Obama in the Rose Garden were the AFL-CIO’s Richard Trumka, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’ David Chavern, et. al."  In Conservative Action Alerts  (August 31, 2011) Kyle Ebersole quotes The Associated Press,  “At issue is the renewal of a transportation spending bill that expires Sept. 30. The House is considering a six-year, $230 billion bill paid entirely with current fuel taxes. The Senate proposal would last only two years and cost $109 billion...For construction workers and their families across the country, it represents the difference between making ends meet or not making ends meet [...] All of them will be out of a job just because of politics in Washington. That’s just not acceptable. It’s inexcusable,” stated Obama.

Furthermore, Ebersole states, "Attached to the current highway funding bill is a 18.4% federal gas tax, which will expire with the bill.  The federally-funded highway program uses '$32 billion each year collected by the gas tax, plus a handful of smaller fees and some borrowing to distribute some $50 billion a year to the states for road construction, maintenance and mass transit projects.' ”

Just Say "NOPE"

WHAT?  That's not "creating jobs," that's STEALING from America taxpayers to fund jobs.  Just last week I read, "Angry Unions Sever Ties With Democrats, Obama."  I was PROUD to read how Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO was ready to start their own party.  After all, they spent over $400 million for Obama's election and what did they get out of the deal?  So the Notorious NOPE had to come up with a new Ponzi Scheme--steal from the tax payers by taxing fuel to create jobs.  "Trumka made it clear that his plan will cost the Democrats both contributions and labor volunteers in many districts almost immediately. That would cripple key Democratic get-out-the-vote efforts in many swing districts on Election Day." 

Put your money where your mouth is Trumka!  If the AFL-CIO wants any HOPE for the American worker, they need to just say "NOPE."  Hey, if anyone is looking for ocean front property in Arizona...maybe the AFL-CIO is buying into that too.

Disclaimer:  Opinions expressed here are solely those of the author unless otherwise stated.  You can put lipstick on a pig but it's still a pig.