Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Pakistanis Riot in Protest of Obama Air Strike

President Obama burned in effigy in Pakistan
Washington DC, Nov 29, 2011. President Barack Hussein Obama, D-Kenya, promised to restore the international image of the United States, but the recent NATO airstrike that killed 24 Pakistani soldiers comes as a huge setback, at least in Pakistan, to judge from remarks made by Army Gen. Martin. E. Dempsey to British media today.

Dempsey, chairman of President Obama's Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that the average Pakistani’s respect for the United States is lower than ever. And it is important to remember that Pakistan is a vital ally of the USA in the this region.

According to General Dempsey: “[The average Pakistani who] doesn’t know the United States, doesn’t read about the United States or just watches something on television about the United States, at that level, [the relations] are probably the worst they’ve ever been,” he explained.

He added that the relationship between the U.S. government and Pakistan’s government is “on about as rocky a road as I’ve seen.”

Ever since NATO's strike against the Pakistani outpost near the Afghani border last Saturday killing 24 Pakistani soldiers tensions have been high in Pakistan. There have been violent demonstrations, riots, and public denounciations of President Obama and the USA.

Pakistan Army spokesman Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas said the NATO attack at two border outposts lasted for almost two hours and Pakistani Army requests to NATO to end the attack were ignored. Abbas rejected Afghan claims Pakistani soldiers fired first, saying NATO and Afghanistan knew the exact outpost locations and that the area had recently been cleared of militants. 

Pakistan retaliated by ordering the CIA to vacate Shamsi Air Base in western Pakistan, where it launches predator drones.

It also closed NATO’s two main supply routes into Afghanistan. NATO receives 40 percent of its supplies through the crossings, which run through the Khyber Pass. Pakistan would not say how long the routes would be shut down

General Dempsey expressed limited optimism for rebuilding that relationship. “I think if we understand the seriousness with which this event is being viewed in Pakistan, and they understand we are taking it seriously, then I think we will have at least the beginnings of a opportunity to find our way through it,” he suggested.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank "packs it in"

"My work is done. Mission Accomplished"
Boston, Nov 28, 2011. Sixteen term congressman Barney Frank, D-Mass., will announce his retirement Monday afternoon at a press conference in Newton, Mass.

The Massachusetts congressman, who helped create the financial collapse of 2007, had long been rumored to be ready for retirement.

He was previously chairman of the House Financial Services Committee but is now ranking member since Democrats lost the majority in the 2010 midterm election.

Congressman Frank helped destroy the U.S. economy by relentlessly pressuring America's two mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to make $1 trillion in bad home loans.

He gradually lowered the lending standards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and because Fannie and Freddie were willing to buy up every other bank's home loans, the Barney Frank low standards at Fannie and Freddie became the disastrously low standards of every major American lender.

Fannie Mae lied about its profits, intimidated adversaries, bought off members of Congress with lavish contributions, hired (and thereby co-opted) academics, purchased political ads (through its foundation) and stacked congressional hearings with friendly bankers, community activists and advocacy groups (including ACORN). Fannie Mae also hired the friends and relations of key members of Congress (including Rep. Barney Frank's partner).

Barney and his spouse are looking forward to retirement
Barney Frank, having completed his goal to destroy our financial system, will now get his well earned retirement. He will either retire to his condo in San Francisco, or to his beach house on Fire Island in New York.

Frank, 71, was first elected to the House in 1980, and is one of the first lawmakers to announce he is homosexual.

He lives in Newton, Mass., with his partner Jim Ready.

Sunday, November 27, 2011

Goldman Sachs Weighs Whether to Replace Obama

NYC, Nov 27, 2011. A spokesman for Goldman Sachs told us today that they are "frankly very worried" about President Barack Hussein Obama's, D-Kenya, sliding approval ratings, and are considering whether to "replace him on the ballot with a more reliable candidate."

"Don't get me wrong," the Goldman Sachs spokesman told us, "Obama has done everything we asked him to do, and we are very grateful for the bailouts and tax breaks. But he may not be electable in 2012, due to his poor recordas President."

"We need someone in the race who will win the election, and continue all the great government benefits we have been accustomed to getting."

The problem for Goldman Sachs is that there is no obvious replacement for Obama. At least not one that could be so easily controlled by the Wall Street giant.

"We were seriously considering Hillary Clinton. She shares our views about Corpocracy, and her husband Bill would be a great asset to the team. But she may be too old for the job since she'll be 65 on election day. The hag factor might be too hard for her to overcome," the spokesman told us.

But all of Wall Street isn't united on this idea of replacing Obama next year. Both George Soros and Warren Buffett say they want to stick with Obama. "He's been very good to us," Mr. Buffett said. "And we cannot abandon him now simply because all his policies have failed."

Jeffrey Immelt, the CEO of GE, added "Sure Obama has had a few problems with job creation and the economy tanking so badly. And sure, prices are higher, the debt is soaring, and unemployment has reached modern records. But this guy has been great for us. Last year GE earned $14 billion in profits, and paid absolutely no federal corporate tax. And we have Obama to thank for that. We owe him."
Longtime Obama friend Rahm Emmanuel told us, "The Media has done a pretty great job of destroying every Republican frontrunner so far, but the outcome of this election is still anyone's guess."

"If the people actually blame Barack for the failure of his policies, then we could be in deep trouble next year. The key will be in convincing voters that everything Obama botched was really Bush's fault."

Friday, November 25, 2011

Are the Occupy Wall Street Protesters Really "the 99%?"

Angry protester, clutching his $4.50 Starbucks Latte
NYC, Nov 25, 2011. The "occupy protesters" keep shouting and insisting that "we are the 99%."  But are they really representative of 99% of us?

If they mean they aren't in the "top 1% of wage earners" then they certainly are correct. Since most of them don't even have jobs. Many are over-aged children still living off their parents at age 30.

But there is no possible other way that they can be considered as representative of 99% of us.

These protesters are mostly unemployed young people. President Barack Hussein Obama, D-Kenya, tells us that 91% of us are gainfully employed. So, by this measure, they can only be "the 9%" at best.

These protesters are upset because they have student loans to pay back. And they think it is somehow unfair that they should have to pay back the money they borrowed.

Most estimates tell us that only around 50% of all high school students even go to college, and not all of them take out loans, although a great many do. Some actually work their way through college, got scholarships and grants, and a few others have wealthy parents. And even among those who took out student loans, around 40% of them paid them back in full. So, by this measure, they are perhaps "the 20%."

These protesters camp out in public parks, and bang on drums, while chanting Marxist slogans. Frankly, I don't know anyone who does that. Do you?

Alec Baldwin, multi-millionaire, is a paid spokesman for Capital One
And considering the fact that this movement seems to be global, does the "bottom 99%" of wage earners in the USA even realize that they are in the "top 10%" of wage earners in the world?

Are they really suggesting that they want to give up their laptops, smartphones,  iPods, and Starbucks coffee, so the rest of the world can have more?

I seriously doubt they are this this generous. They want to redistribute simply someone else's wealth to themselves, not redistribute their own wealth to someone else.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

President Pardons Four Drug Dealers

Washington DC, Nov 23, 2011. In the spirit of the Thanksgiving holiday season, President Barack Hussein Obama, D-Kenya, has pardoned five convicted criminals.

The President pardoned five people convicted of charges ranging from intent to distribute marijuana to running an illegal gambling business.

In addition, he issued his first commutation, ordering the release of a woman next month after serving 10 years on a 22-year sentence for cocaine distribution.

The President, whose Attorney General Eric Holder has previously supplied guns to Mexican drug cartels, has decided to show mercy towards these low level drug dealers by issuing them Presidential pardons.  To his credit though, there is no evidence that the President actually sold these pardons, as former President Clinton was prone to do.

In related news, the President also pardoned the two official White House turkeys "Peace" and "Liberty."

Unfortunately, the two turkeys President Obama pardoned last year were reported to be victims of heart failure. Last year's presidentially pardoned turkeys, Apple and Cider, passed away within the year after President Obama pardoned them.

Apple and Cider -- RIP
Those unfortunate turkeys couldn't survive for very long because their large size shortens their lifespan

The birds are bred for eating, which makes them fat and prone to heart disease, respiratory conditions, and strained joints.

In order to dodge death, the turkeys would need to be on a restrictive diet. And sadly, they were fed regular turkey chow.

Monday, November 21, 2011

Matthews Fed Up With Obama; Might Remove Tattoo


NYC. Nov 21, 2011. MSNBC star political commentator Chris Matthews says is frustrated and fed up with President Barack Hussein Obama, D-Kenya.

The leg tingling host of the cable news channel's popular "Hardball" show says that President Obama must tell us what his plans for the future are if he wants to win a second term.  Matthews doesn't blame Obama directly for his lack of goals or plans, but rather blames "the people around him" who he says are "little kids with propellers on their heads."

Matthews hosts the highest rated program on MSNBC and reliable sources confirm that he has literally "dozens of viewers" every night, giving him over twice the audience of Rachel Maddow, and putting him at the top of all liberal TV personalities.

Barack and Chris at happier times
Matthews says he hears that Obama does not like talking face to face with other politicians, even those in his own party. He prefers sending emails and social networking. Matthews says Obama never returns phone calls, or works with others to solve some of the huge problems his rampant spending has created.

It has gotten so bad that Matthews, who was previously the best leg tingler and biggest Obama fan in America, is thinking about having the Obama tattoo removed from his leg.

"It will probably be painful and expensive to have this tattoo taken off," Mr. Matthews told us, "but I don't think I can keep wearing it in good conscience."

"President Obama has been a huge disappointment for us liberals. He's all talk and no action. He just keeps making things worse instead of moving us forward towards a socialist utopia, like he promised he would."

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Opinion: Why Class Warfare Won't Work

President Obama is playing the class warfare card in order to appeal to our most stupid voters. Unfortunately, a majority of our voters are now very stupid, thanks to the fine work done by the NEA, the leftwing media, and the public schools over the past 40 years. 

The president is trying to win the election next year by becoming a "populist" who blames the rich, just as surely as Hitler blamed the Jews, for all our problems. And in both cases, this strategy is counter productive.

It might make the unwashed masses feel good, but it doesn't solve the problem. In fact, it makes things worse.

The simple truth is we cannot dig our way out of this hole by "taxing the rich more." The top 50% pays 98% of all income taxes, which means the bottom 50% pays only 2%.

Even the much maligned "top 1%" already pays 37% of the income taxes. If you confiscated all their wealth there simply wouldn't be enough money to sustain this kind of rampant spending. At least for not more than a year or two. And once you have eliminated the moneyed class, there is no second act. It's like they say in the south.... "you can shear a sheep every year, but you can only skin it once."

The only viable solution to this mess are two things that the current administration cannot or will not do:
  • Spend less. A whole lot less. We simply cannot continue to borrow 40 cents for every dollar we spend. Anyone who actually passed fifth grade math knows this. And this means more than just cutting inane social programs and wasteful spending. It means cutting back on things we promised people. Like Medicare and Social Security benefits. You just cannot keep spending money you don't have forever. It won't work. (Greece is learning this lesson right now, primarily because we forced it on them. We will probably never have the sense to impose financial responsibility on ourselves.)
  • Make the economy healthy again. And this is a lot easier said than done because it involves bringing jobs back to America by getting rid of all these goofy trade deals that "bring down prices while eliminating all our jobs." This will not be a popular option, but it is necessary if we ever want to see a balanced budget again.
Spending money we don't have is so popular that it isn't limited to just the Democrats. The Republicans do it too, but not with quite as much zeal as the Democrats do. The only politician who makes fiscal sense today is Ron Paul, and he's generally wrong on everything but economic policy. So the situation might be hopeless.

And while this situation might please the America Haters abroad, their joy will be short lived. Because they will be right behind us in economic collapse, if they don't collapse before we do. 

America has one big advantage over smaller nations with smaller economies. Our trump card is that when we sink, we take everyone else down with us, so they will reluctantly keep buying our worthless dollars to avoid their own demise.

You saw how concerned everyone was about how Greece failing would "hurt the big banks"... now.... imagine what happens if the USA defaults?

Our GDP is 50 times LARGER than that of Greece.....