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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 Guitarfactories 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"?
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.
So who said that? "Give me liberty or give me death!" "...is a quotation attributed to Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Virginia Convention. It was given on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond, Virginia and is credited with having swung the balance in convincing the Virginia House of Burgesses to pass a resolution delivering the Virginia troops to the Revolutionary War Among the delegates to the convention were future US Presidents Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Reportedly, those in attendance, upon hearing the speech, shouted, "give me liberty or give me death!" Shazam! Where's patriotism when we really need it?
No. I don't own one. I feed enough people with my tax "donation" and don't need this ugly ceramic head as a reminder of his reckless spending and blatant disregard for America--not to mention other countries. But just in case you want to place an order, for $20.99 + shipping and handling, Obama Chia CAN be yours.
"A lot of people were offended when they found out that there was a Chia Pet of President Obama. What’s so controversial about having an Obama's Chia pet head? This product was banned from store shelves for being racist, disrespectful, and according to a lot of people: “so damn wrong”.
We have look around trying to find products that are funny and not rude, racist, or something totally disrespectful to President Obama. Believe me when I tell you that we have bumped into a lot of articles that look like made by KKK members, and we just turn around and keep looking. After watching those products, we can’t help but to wonder: what’s so wrong and disrespectful about Obama’s Chia Pet Head?
As of this moment, it’s very difficult to find a brick and mortar store to buy Obama's Chia pet because according to a lot of sensitive people in America, Obama’s Chia pet head is racist because it grows forming an Afro. It’s also racist because Obama is the first president in American history to have a chia pet, and no other presidents have had Chia pet heads.
Well, for your information, Barack Obama’s Chia pet is not the first one made for a President of the United States, there are Chia pets of Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and even for political figures like the Statue of Liberty or Hillary Clinton, so that’s the first wrong fact from Obama’s chia pet haters."
QUESTION: What's the worst that can happen here? His head doesn't get watered and his "hair" falls out? Gee. I want one that it's watered, it grows money or solves the "debt crisis."
Cowboy Up
For all you PC (politically correct) morons, cowboy up. Your whining BS is REALLY OLD. What do you want to do? Hey. I know! Let's take all Chia Pets off the market as they might offend ex presidents, cows, pigs, hippos, crocodiles, cats, little puppies--not to mention Homer Simpson. Isn't ALL marketing offensive to SOMEONE? I'm starting to think the dictionary is offensive to people who can spell. Wait a minute. Those are antiquated. People don't read books anymore and certainly don't look up how to spell a word. That's too much like work. Oh, I know, the Confederate flag. Now THAT'S offensive. See, once upon a time in a land not so far away (America), a country was divided in half by a Civil War--the Union States and the Confederate States. Some folks still think it's a black/white issue, but it was one of economy--at least that is what I learned from my grand-parents who were born out of the Civil War and NOT racists. They were Melungeons in fact--a mixed race people who were a PRODUCT of government unrest.
Speaking of Socialists...
Befuddling, but by the looks of the Chia video, the Obama Chia Head was meant to HONOR the man--or make a few bucks. I keep harping on Socialism and I think MAYBE the topic is either catching on or people are WAKING up--either way, it's all good. Even Valadimir Putin of Russia called Obama an "idiot" for forcing his socialistic ideals on America.
Quote of the Day--by Ronald Reagan "A socialist is someone who has read Lenin and Marx. An anti-socialist is someone who understands Lenin and Marx."
Now for some real news, even though Gary P. Jackson's article, "Socialist Party of America Releases The Names of 70 Democrat Members Of Congress Who Are Members Of Their Caucus" was written in August of 2010, it is just now making it's way around on FaceBook, Twitter and other social media. "This should come as a surprise to absolutely no one. The radical Marxist-progressives (communists) took control of the democrat party some time ago. They’ve only become more emboldened with the election of Barack Obama, who was raised as a communist from birth. With their new found leader, Barack Obama, the Socialist Party of America felt secure enough to announce the names of 70 democrats in Congress that belong to their caucus."
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.
Not So Happy Meal
McDonalds has been around since 1955 and is just now a problem to a certain grass roots activists. According to Fox News, "More than 550 health professionals and organizations have signed a letter to McDonald's Corp. asking the maker of Happy Meals to stop marketing junk food to kids and retire Ronald McDonald.
It goes on to say, "The campaign is organized by the nonprofit watchdog group Corporate Accountability International, which has also targeted tobacco companies and beverage makers like Coca-Cola Co. and PepsiCo Inc. for the environmental impact of plastic bottles." Plastic bottles? What about all the sugar and sodium in carbonated beverages?
The letter from the health providers urges McDonald's to "...cease marketing food high in salt, fat, sugar and calories to kids, from the use of Ronald McDonald to Happy Meal toys." Hey now, lots of grown ups order Happy Meals because they want the toy.
If you go to Corporate Accountability International's website, it states their VISION, "Today the air we breathe, the water we drink and our very democracy are under increasing threat from corporate abuses. Corporate Accountability International is working toward a world where major decisions affecting people and the environment are based on the public interest, not on maximizing corporate profits." QUESTION: Isn't that Social Democracy?
Interestingly enough, for an organization so focused against Capitalism, why is the first, and largest button on their website, for donations? Also, they run all of their transactions through another "not-for-profit" called, DemocracyInAction.org for "processing." Just in case you are interested in who owns their website, the ownership is blocked. What are they hiding? For an organization that is so focused on the lack of integrity of Capitalists, they aren't leading by example.
No One Gets FAT
I call this a DOUBLE VISION. Marxists are posing as Social Democrats who are actually Capitalists. Their mission statement should read, "We're against the evils brought on by capitalism; however, the donations we receive for our cause are necessary so that we can pay the bills to fight for our cause to protect everyone's right to be exactly the same." This way, no one gets FAT.
I'll have a McMarxist Meal Please
Okay. So the social democrats force Ronald into retirement because he entices kids, young and old, to buy McDonald's products. Will he be replaced by Carl Marx? What's to become of the Ronald McDonald House? Maybe it can be a retirement home for corporate mascots: The Burger King KING, The Chick-fil-A Chick, Wendy of Wendys ...Maybe the Ham-Burglar can be chief of security.
As the grill heats up under the golden arches, the social democrats are using their usual hypocritical tactics in an attempt to lead the American public off the Marxist cliff with their supposed "altruistic" activities. Big business is very bad. It's for this reason that the aforementioned "not-for-profit" organization was formed. With your generous contributions sent to their organization, they will be able to pay people to go after these nasty Capitalists who want your hard-earned dollars. But on the other hand, were it not for the nasty Capitalists believing in open markets to make a profit, these "not-for-profit" organizations wouldn't be allowed to exist. Did I mention that these non-profit companies employ people?
Order Up!
McDonald's is an American icon. What Social Democrats don't understand is that the more freedom they demand, the less will be available. As iconoclasts, they continue to attempt to destroy companies like McDonald's who have proven to be charitable and internationally flexible. For example, they are sensitive to the cultures across the globe by modifying their menus and business operations so as not to offend the country's people. In Israel, many of their restaurants maintain the Kosher standards of Kashrut--100% Kosher beef and no dairy products, for instance. Why would anyone want to retire a charitable guy like Ronald and insist on changing the way PEOPLE eat? As Roseanne Roseannadanna would say, "It's ALWAYS SOMETHING!"
Family Tradition
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.
