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Abraham Lincoln

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HOWDY FOLKS! (ya like that down home hello do ya?)

Welcome to the home of the
"NEW AMERICAN COMMON SENSE PARTY".
(hereinafter referred to as NACSP)

Yep, that's right people, it's time to take America back. Enough is enough. It's time we quit electing the same crooks and scumballs over and over again. Quit pulling the all Democrat or all Republican lever because your daddy was a Rep. or a Dem. God gave you a brain, (oh my goodness, your blogger believes in the Creator, he must be an idiot) use it to study the issues and the candidates before you go to the polls. Before you vote for an incumbent, look at his voting record and see how much of YOUR, YOUR KIDS,
GRANDKIDS and GREATGRANDKIDS hard earned tax $ he voted to waste on porkbarrel projects. With the deficit running in the trillions, congress still doesn't seem to get the message. Of course not, they don't care about America, they only care about getting reelected. We have built a house of cards based on greed, and it's going to come tumbling down if we don't fix it SOON.


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Friday, January 4, 2013

CONGRESS DOES IT AGAIN

This past month has been a perfect example of why we're in the deep fiscal trouble we are in.

Just as last year, Congress couldn't come up with a budget plan acceptable to both parties, so they put off paying the piper with another temporary "fix". What was that "fix"? $600 billion in tax hikes with only $15 billion in spending cuts. Looked at another way, $41.00 in tax hikes for every $1.00 in cuts. At LEAST $614 million in direct pork barrel spending added. $222 million for rum producers, 59 mil to subsidize algae growers, 78 mil for Nascar to build new tracks, 7 mil for electric motorcycle makers, and my favorite.... 248 mil subsidy for Hollywood to make movies here instead of overseas. Hmmm, let's see, last time I checked, the movie studios were making money hand over fist and alcohol sales were higher than ever. (Maybe due to people trying, at least temporarily, to forget the financial situation they're in?)

And that's not to mention the few billion in tax breaks for giant financial institutions.  That's right, the very ones that put us into the housing crises and these financial doldrums in the first place.

Demonstrating once again the single biggest problem with politics today. Putting greed and reelection ahead of the good of the country. Rewarding campaign donors with tax breaks. Fear of offending any voters with spending cuts. And what are they talking about doing when they return to actually start to solve the spending cut? "Entitlements", which in their minds is Social Security and Medicare. They never mention the "welfare" giveaways. I recently saw a report that the typical American family today is better off making 28k / year and taking advantage of all the government subsidies (food stamps, heating oil, etc. etc. etc.) than to make $60k per year and pay taxes, healthcare, and so on.) No sir, it's that huge Social Security liability they want to cut. The program that we've paid into all our lifetimes and that they stole the money out of to pay for other stuff for years and years. Not to mention granting disability to anyone who's managed to become so obese they can't even walk more than a couple of dozen yards. If you doubt me on this, I challenge you to sit in a Wal-mart, mall, or shopping center parking lot and observe those using the handicap spots.

Lord, when do we wise up? We just had an opportunity to clean out this den of iniquity and what did we do? Reelect 75 / 85 per cent of incumbents. When will the majority of us wise up? I predict it won't be until chaos slaps them right upside the head when the U.S. government goes bankrupt because no one, not even the Chinese, will buy our debt.

Dumb Farmer

Sunday, December 16, 2012

IS IT TIME TO BAN GUN OWNERSHIP?

Another horrible, senseless tragedy in Connecticut this week. This one even worse because of the age and number of victims. They're getting closer together, and worse in scope. What do we, as a society, do to reverse this trend? Where do we look for the answers? Is it finally time to give up our right to keep and bear arms? Or do the answers lie elsewhere? Let's put aside emotional reactions and examine facts.

The first thing we need to do is see if we can determine the root causes for behavior of this type. I am not a psychologist by any means, but I have observed human behavior for 60 years. I've been the unfortunate witness to the results of the "it's all about me" attitude of a sizable portion of our population today. I've watched the driving attitude of the general public deteriorate from common sense and courtesy into "get out of my way or I'll run you off the road" over the years.

So what are the commonalities within the group of perpetrators?
The first, and obvious, one is that most of them exhibited mental instability to some degree or another before they committed their atrocities.
Second, they all blamed society for their problems, not themselves.
And the third, which has NOT been reported in the major media, is that almost every one was, or had very recently been on, anti-depressive medications. See this :
 
http://www.ssristories.com/index.php?p=school

Now we need to delve further into the first two causes. What caused these individuals to develop those attitudes? I submit that if you follow it back, you can blame Dr. Spock. Yes, I'm serious. That's where and when our supposedly modern methods of child rearing started. Let me sum that method up very concisely : Never, ever, swat your kid, that's abuse, and does irreparable harm to their self esteem. Cater to their every wish, and give in to their every demand. Refuse to make them eat any vegetables, but all the junk food they want is okay. When they get in trouble as teenagers, it's never their fault. It's their fathers (or mothers) fault, their friends fault, the schools fault. MY kid can do no wrong. Essentially, we are now raising our second generation of spoiled brats.
Then they reach young adulthood, and find out the world does NOT revolve around them. They can NOT have everything their way. And they can't handle it. They have no coping skills because they always got what they wanted. They get frustrated. They get angry. They want to punish the world for causing their anguish.

But will outlawing "assault" weapons altogether, or high capacity magazines, or even private ownership of handguns, provide at least a reduction in the number and severity of these incidents?
The FACTS say otherwise.
Chicago has arguably the toughest gun laws in the nation. FACT : Chicago has one of the highest murder and shootings rates per 100k population in the country. Google it yourself. Baltimore, another state / city with extremely tough gun laws, is right near the top. Washington D.C. had one of the worst rates until they finally passed concealed carry laws a few years ago, and their rate has fallen steadily since.
FACT : Cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, and in most states, marijuana, are all illegal. Does that mean they are not available? Do we not have a sizable drug problem in this country? Breaking and entering, robbery, fraud, are all illegal. Do we not have a huge prison population?
FACT : Similar crimes happen in countries where NO private gun ownership is allowed. China is a perfect example. They just use knives, axes, hammers, bombs, or whatever else comes to their minds.

On March 23, 2010, Zheng Minsheng (郑民生)[2] 41, murdered eight children with a knife in an elementary school in Nanping,[3] Fujian province;[4] The attack was widely reported in Chinese media (called 南平实验小学重大凶杀案),[2] sparking fears of copycat crimes.[4] Following a quick trial, Zheng Minsheng was e
xecuted about one month later on April 28.[3]
April 2010

Just a few hours after the execution of Zheng Minsheng in neighboring Fujian Province,[5] in Leizhou,[6] Guangdong another knife-wielding man named Chen Kangbing, 33 (陈康炳)[7] at Hongfu Primary School wounded 16 students and a teacher.[4] Chen Kangbing had been a teacher at a different primary school in Leizhou;[7] he was sentenced to death by a court in Zhanjiang in June.[8] On April 29 in Taixing,[3] Jiangsu, 47-year-old Xu Yuyuan went to Zhongxin Kindergarten[9] and stabbed 28 students, two teachers and one security guard;[4] most of the Taixing students were 4 years old.[10] On April 30, Wang Yonglai used a hammer to cause head injury to preschool children in Weifang,[3] Shandong, then used gasoline to commit suicide by self-immolation.[4]
May 2010

An attacker named Wu Huanming (吴环明), 48, killed seven children and two adults and injured 11 other persons with a cleaver at a kindergarten in Hanzhong, Shaanxi on May 12, 2010;[3] early reports were removed from the internet in China, for fear that mass coverage of such violence can provoke copycat attacks.[3][11] The attacker later committed suicide at his house; he was the landlord of the school,[12] Shengshui Temple private kindergarten, and had been involved in an ongoing dispute with the school administrator about when the school would move out of the building.[12]

On May 18, 2010 at Hainan Institute of Science and Technology (海南科技职业学院), a vocational college in Haikou, Hainan, more than 10 men[13] charged into a dormitory wielding knives around 2:30 am;[14] after attacking the security guard and disabling security cameras, 9 students were injured, 1 seriously.[14] The local men attacked the dorm in an act of revenge and retaliation against college students following conflict the previous day at an off-campus food stall in which 4 students were injured, for a total of 13.[15]
August 2010

On 4 August 2010, 26-year-old Fang Jiantang (方建堂) slashed more than 20 children and staff with a 60 cm knife, killing 3 children and 1 teacher, at a kindergarten in Zibo, Shandong province. Of the injured, 3 other children and 4 teachers were taken to the hospital. After being caught Fang confessed to the crime; his motive is not yet known.[16]
August 2011

Eight children, all aged four or five,[17] were hurt in Minhang District, Shanghai when an employee at a child-care centre for migrant workers slashed them with a box-cutter.[18]
September 2011

In September 2011, a young girl and three adults taking their children to nursery school were killed in Gongyi,[19] Henan by 30-year-old Wang Hongbin with an axe.[20] Another child and an adult were seriously wounded but survived.[21] The suspect is a local farmer who is suspected of being mentally ill.[22]


In every state / city that I am aware of, crime rates drop when concealed carry is approved. No, the possible presence of armed resistance may not deter a nutcase from attempting / initiating his crime.  Losing ANY child is not acceptable, but if just one of the on scene school personnel had been trained and armed, the scope of this tragedy may not have been quite as bad. 

And one last thing : I believe it was Solzhenitsyn talking about the USSR who first said "If there is no God, then there is no right and no wrong". The atheists have succeeded in outlawing God from our educational system, our government, and would love to do it in our private lives. Well, that is if you believe in the Christian God. It's okay to celebrate any other god or religious holidays, but don't you dare talk about Jesus Christ. Yeah, yeah, I know. If there is a God, how could He let things like this happen? Because He was the originator of true freedom. He gives us the power to decide. Solzhenitsyn  
Please pray for God to grant peace and healing to everyone affected by this evil.
Dumb Farmer
Note : Thank you Matt for the data links.


Friday, December 7, 2012

GOVERNMENT STUPIDITY UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

Just personally witnessed another example of completely asinine government bullshit. In a country where a sizable number of states grant ILLEGAL aliens drivers licenses,  where Democrats raise hell whenever and wherever voter ID laws are proposed, Florida has implemented the most insane law for obtaining or just RENEWING your driver's license.

Florida law requires identification, proof of date of birth, proof of residential address, and proof of social security number (if issued, Chapter 322, Florida Statutes, requires the Department see proof of social security number for the issuance of driver license and identification cards) from all customers before a driver license or identification card can be issued.
The name assigned to the social security number must match the name that will appear on the Florida driver license or identification card. If you have recently changed your name, update your records with the Social Security Administration before you apply for your license or identification card.
Each U.S. citizen renewing or applying for a new driver license or identification card in person after January 1, 2010 must submit: (.....blah, blah, blah)

Note: When necessary, marriage certificates, court orders, or divorce decrees must be provided to tie the name on the primary identification to the name the customer would like to place on the driver license or identification card.


So I'm standing in line waiting to renew my truck registration and listening to the DOT employee tell this 70 year old woman she HAS to provide a CERTIFIED copy of her divorce decree from 30 years ago in order to renew her license. No idea of how to obtain such a thing? Too bad, no license. 

Even though this law only went in effect in 2010, it was just as bad 5 years ago if you needed to get a CDL license in Florida.  First of all, I had no social security card because I had my wallet stolen around 15 yeas ago. I was told I had to go to a social security office and apply for a new card, but they would give me a paper so I didn't have to wait for a new card in the mail. So, half a day for a trip to Gainesville, wait in line, etc. Go back to the DOT office and then she tells me they didn't give me the right paperwork! Back to Gainesille again. I had to get a certified copy of my birth certificate for my retirement, so fortunately I had ordered 3 copies. Apparently my original had deteriorated somewhat over the years and the Illinois Dept. of Vital Records (or whatever it was called) technician traced over some of the letters in my name before making the certified copies. She said it had been altered and was unacceptable. I showed her the UPS mailing envelope that they came in, from the state of Illinois, to the name and address on my Pa. license, and that still wasn't good enough. Showed her every form of ID I had in my wallet. Not good enough. By now, I've got steam coming out of my ears. So very close to losing it and slapping the shit out of the stupid bitch. I'm lucky I didn't get arrested, because I told her "get someone from Tallahassee who can resolve this on the phone before I go postal". 

Back to the present, after listening to that poor womans predicament, I need to go to another part of the courthouse to get a copy of my driving record. Like airport security just to enter your local courthouse nowadays. Stand in line, empty pockets, take belt off, pass through scanner. 

I love Amerika in the 21st century.
Dumb Farmer

Thursday, November 15, 2012

OPPOSED TO VOTER ID LAWS? READ THIS!

 A few months ago there was a lot of discussion about Pennsylvania's new Voter ID law. One claim made over and over again by those opposed was that there was no voter fraud to worry about. Really? The truth is the much bigger problem is with electronic voting machine software, which can be easily hacked. The following is only the tip of the iceberg, to open your eyes. Reports of machines recording Romney votes as Obama votes are piling up from all over the country. Raising the question, of course, did Obama really win, or was the election stolen?
 
"59 different Philadelphia voting divisions in which Mitt Romney received zero votes compared to Obama’s 19,605. And the Cleveland precinct in which Obama beat Romney 542 to 0. (In fact, Romney received zero votes in nine Cleveland precincts.) And in one Ohio county – widely considered ground zero for the election – Obama received 106,258 votes from 98,213 eligible voters – an impossible 108 percent of the vote. "
 For more see :
http://www.wnd.com/2012/11/the-big-list-of-vote-fraud-reports/

I'm sure of one thing. If you are an Obama fan, you will come up with excuses how this happened, and if you aren't, you'll understand how over 50% of the population voted for socialism / communism over freedom.

Open your eyes to reality people
Dumb Farmer


COMRADE COMMANDER FLAUNTS HIS ARROGANCE

Oh boy, here we go. "We the People" have just given a huge boost to Obama's egomania. He thinks he's invincible now. Just happened to catch a news clip of him answering questions about his possible nomination (reward for being his stooge) of Susan Rice for Secretary of State. If you thought he trampled the Constitution with his end-arounds of Congress, governing by executive order in his first term, just watch what happens over the next four years.

"Anyone who has a problem with Ambassador Rice, or my nomination of her, if I decide to do so, will have to answer to me."

And the arrogant way he delivered that message made me want to puke. "We the People" have created a monster, don't be surprised when it bites you.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/11/14/obama-challenges-republicans-hammering-rice-on-libya-to-go-after-me/

I have to admit, I am puzzled why some friends who I know have read some of this blog would still vote for Obama. Do you not think that he is a socialist / communist, even after ramming socialized medicine down our throats? Even after talking about "redistribution of wealth"? Overseeing government takeover of a large portion of the auto industry? Or do you think that socialism is a desirable way of governance?

I really hate to keep repeating myself, but I find that once again I must present concrete evidence that is not the case. It didn't work in the USSR, doesn't work in Cuba, (witness the hundreds of thousands of Cubans here in Florida who risked their lives to ESCAPE that way of life) didn't work in China until they opened their economy to private enterprise, and it isn't working in Europe! The European countries are ALL on the verge of bankruptcy, with the U.S. to follow very shortly if we don't get the runaway spending solved IN A HURRY. Just how much are YOU personally willing to sacrifice to provide for those who are not as well off as you are financially? When the government takes everything you own and gives you a 1 bedroom apartment to live in? Takes your cars, motorcycles, boats, and gives you a Yugo in return? How hard, and how many hours are YOU willing to work to get nothing more than the family down the street whose main occupation is producing more human beings to be fed, clothed, housed, and taken care of? How many years are YOU willing to study until your brain is fried to become a doctor, only to receive a 2 bedroom apartment instead of 1?

Yeah, I know, I'm a total whack job and it'll never happen here. I really hope you are proven right.

Dumb Farmer

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

THE SMOKING GUN OF BENGHAZI?

As I said before, the reason for denial of any support to our men in Benghazi continues to puzzle me. Even this doesn't make any logical sense on the surface, since I doubt the revelation detailed here would make one bit of a difference to 99% of Obama voters. But more and more news trickles out about what was actually going on in our "diplomatic mission" in Benghazi.

We knew Stevens was the point man for U.S. support of the Syrian rebels, coordinating arms sales through Turkey and Saudi Arabia. Ah, but now we find out he was also instrumental in recruiting Jihadi's from North Africa to fight in Syria. Yes, that's right. Al-Qaida affiliated groups, receiving U.S. arms and funding.  Also we learn that the largest faction we backed with direct arms and funding in Libya, the Libyan Islamic Fighting Force, is also Al-Qaida backed. As are three groups we have been helping in Syria - Jundal al-Sham, Jundal al-Islam, and Jundal Ansar al-Allah.

So, let's look at the current state of affairs in the middle east as a direct result of Obama's foreign policy. Muslim Brotherhood (which is almost as bad as Al-Qaida) in control (and instituting Sharia and killing Coptic Christians) in Egypt. Radical Islamists in control of Libya. Syria about to fall to the same. Why is the U.S. involved in any of this anyway? These countries aren't even large oil producers. Again I ask though, if this had come out before the election, how many Obama voters would have given a damn????

So, the real question is who is pulling Obama's strings? Dollars to doughnuts it's the same people who funded his education and put him in the Senate and White House.

God help America,
Dumb Farmer

Monday, November 12, 2012

IS THE U.N.'S AGENDA 21 THE END OF PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS?

Ever heard of Agenda 21? I'll bet most of you haven't. Briefly, it's the United Nations comprehensive plan for "sustainable development". The U.S. has already signed on to this by way of executive order, effectively making an end run around Congress. Some American cities are already implementing parts of it, including Gainesville, Fl.

So ok, what's the problem? We've got over 6 billion humans on the planet, and that is increasing daily. If we don't get the environmental pollution / degradation under control, eventually we'll poison ourselves into extinction. That is a fact, imagine when there are 12 billion of us here, 24 billion. So we (the human race) should have a plan to prevent that happening. Sounds good so far, right?

Well how about if the U.N.'s plan includes the elimination of private property ownership? That the Earth should be owned and managed by a single entity for the good of all mankind? Are you ready for this or do you think there are other ways of accomplishing the main goal, i.e. the continuation of the human race?

While I was unable to find a searchable copy of the entire official U.N. document (which is thousands of pages), I did find this verifiable data. See link below the following. 

"At risk from Agenda 21;
  • Private Property ownership
  • Single-Family homes
  • Private car ownership and individual travel choices
  • Privately owned farms
The Agenda 21 plan openly targets private property.  For over thirty-five years the UN has made their stance very clear on the issue of individuals owning land;
Land… cannot be treated as an ordinary asset, controlled by individuals and subject to the pressures and inefficiencies of the market. Private land ownership is also a principal instrument of accumulation and concentration of wealth and therefore contributes to social injustice; if unchecked, it may become a major obstacle in the planning and implementation of development schemes. The provision of decent dwellings and healthy conditions for the people can only be achieved if land is used in the interest of society as a whole. "
Source: United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat I),Vancouver, BC, May 31 – June 11, 1976. Preamble to Agenda Item 10 of the Conference Report.
Folks, I sure hope this opens your eyes BEFORE the government confiscates your land and home.

Just a Dumb Farmer