Good morning friends! I hope you have all come through the storm safely!
This post is way off topic, but I want to share it with as many people as I can. It's a minor little story about the power of nature, the power and goodness of God, minor miracles, and a hurricane.
A bit of background first. Those who know me know that I am certainly not what people think of when they think about "Christians". I smoke, swear, and drink. And I too, have had my fill of "holier than thou" Christians, the "if you don't believe this way", "if you don't believe that way", "if you don't do this or do that, you're going to Hell" people. In fact, I was an atheist until I was around 28 or 29 years old. On the surface, the whole "God / Bible" story is pretty unbelievable to a questioning mind. Especially when you've seen a lot of "how could a good God allow such terrible things to happen" stuff. To make a really long story short, let's just say I questioned, I looked, and I had my eyes opened. The one thing many mainstream churches and Christians forget is that when the disciples asked Jesus to describe the Father, He gave them a three word answer. He didn't say He's a jealous God, a vindictive God, a judgmental God. He said "God is Love".
Ok, ok, I know ya'll are waiting to see how Quantum Mechanics ties in to Sandy and God :-)
Quantum physics (the basics of which have been proven in the laboratory) says that if we believed with every atom in our body that we could walk through a brick wall, we could do it. It IS physically possible. 2000 years ago Jesus told us over and over all we have to do is believe, and our prayers will be answered. He walked on water, turned water to wine, raised people from the dead. Faith is THE key to everything. And I have learned to pray God's Word. What He says in the Bible, He will not fail to do. So I pray for His hedge of protection around me. I pray that He sends angels to watch over me. And He never fails me.
Yeah, yeah, you Dumb Farmer, we want to hear about the storm! You all know the forecasts, largest / meanest storm ever recorded. 60 to 80 mph winds a thousand miles from the eye, etc. And I had a 250 mile trip home from northwest Pa. with an empty trailer. I've seen empty trailers blown over, even loaded trucks blown over from the Santa Ana's in Calif. Seen pictures of loaded trucks blown over while sitting still. Needless to say, I wasn't looking forward to that trip, but I'd told the man Friday that I'd run for him, so run it I did. Well, the wind changed directions, and was a direct tailwind for the longest leg of the journey, I couldn't even tell it was blowing except for seeing the trees. When I turned south, it changed again-tailwind. Got buffeted a little bit from just north of Harrisburg to Elizabethtown, but not nearly as bad as some thunderstorms I've been in. Of course, that COULD have just been coincidence.
Heard on the radio on the way home in the car that over 4k homes were without electric in Perry county already. I am a full time RV'er. I live in a fifth wheel camper. You know mobile homes and campers are the first to go in hurricanes and tornadoes. As I came up the driveway, I envisioned an angel sitting on the roof of my camper. No, I didn't say I SAW an angel, I just thought it in my mind. Had to walk bent over to get from the car to the camper the wind was blowing so hard. I was expecting to get rocked all night, as has happened in many thunderstorms. As I sit here, I swear this is true - that camper never moved all night. I could hear the wind howling, when I went out for a smoke I could hardly stand up, but this camper was as solid as a rock! I didn't feel a thing. No movement. And the electric never went off for more than a second or so, then came right back on. The wind is still gusting 30-40 mph here on this ridgetop this morning, and I don't feel a thing. Yep, COULD have just been the direction the wind was blowing. You will form your own opinion, but I know.
Thank you Lord! I hope you all have come through this as well as I have, and I have prayed for all those less fortunate.
Dumb Farmer
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Friday, October 26, 2012
LIBYA, THE TRUTH IS STARTING TO COME OUT
Finally, finally, the truth of the fiasco in Libya is starting to come out in the mainstream news. All of the things being reported on radio news today have been known for several weeks, why has it taken them so long to report the WHOLE truth? Or are MSNBC, CNN, and the rest of them reporting it even now? Or still trying to hide the facts until after the election????
In case you've been well insulated from the world, here's a quick rundown. Ambassador Stevens AND the security chief had been reporting the deteriorating situation and requesting increased forces for months before the attack. What was the administrations response? They PULLED OUT a security detachment that had been assigned to the embassy, over the strident protestations of the head of that detachment (a 20 plus year Special Forces colonel). The very day of the attack, Stevens had cabled another request detailing the need for more boots on the ground.
Now that's not the worst of it folks. If any of you reading this are vets, or have a family member or friend in the service, you're going to have steam coming out your ears when you hear this:
The former Seals serving as embassy security people were DENIED any support during the attack 3 times! We had air assets available that could have been on scene within 30 minutes of the first call for help. DENIED. We had Hellfire armed drones that could have been on site in less than 30 minutes. DENIED. We had boots on the ground that could have been there within an hour. DENIED.
This is not the first time, people. The current ROE in Afghanistan denies artillery and air support to our guys if it's needed anywhere near buildings where a civilian MIGHT be killed. The politically correct bastards in Washington have decided to sacrifice our troops to avoid affronting anyone.
For more on that story, please see:
http://commonsenseandcircumstance.blogspot.com/2011/09/more-on-new-american-weapon-suicide.html
and : http://commonsenseandcircumstance.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-american-weapons-suicide-soldiers.html
One thing that every American Soldier and Marine has drilled into him is : You DON'T leave ANYONE on the battlefield. You DO NOT EVER, ever, leave a wounded buddy. You don't leave his body. Everyone comes home, one way or another.
So now they try and put the spin on it. We didn't know what was happening, we didn't have enough intel. BULLSHIT, they were watching satellite and drone video in the White House situation room.
I am so angry at these scum in D.C. I can hardly write this. ANYONE involved in the decision to deny support should be tried for treason, and EXECUTED by firing squad!!!
Dumb Mad Farmer
In case you've been well insulated from the world, here's a quick rundown. Ambassador Stevens AND the security chief had been reporting the deteriorating situation and requesting increased forces for months before the attack. What was the administrations response? They PULLED OUT a security detachment that had been assigned to the embassy, over the strident protestations of the head of that detachment (a 20 plus year Special Forces colonel). The very day of the attack, Stevens had cabled another request detailing the need for more boots on the ground.
Now that's not the worst of it folks. If any of you reading this are vets, or have a family member or friend in the service, you're going to have steam coming out your ears when you hear this:
The former Seals serving as embassy security people were DENIED any support during the attack 3 times! We had air assets available that could have been on scene within 30 minutes of the first call for help. DENIED. We had Hellfire armed drones that could have been on site in less than 30 minutes. DENIED. We had boots on the ground that could have been there within an hour. DENIED.
This is not the first time, people. The current ROE in Afghanistan denies artillery and air support to our guys if it's needed anywhere near buildings where a civilian MIGHT be killed. The politically correct bastards in Washington have decided to sacrifice our troops to avoid affronting anyone.
For more on that story, please see:
http://commonsenseandcircumstance.blogspot.com/2011/09/more-on-new-american-weapon-suicide.html
and : http://commonsenseandcircumstance.blogspot.com/2010/02/new-american-weapons-suicide-soldiers.html
One thing that every American Soldier and Marine has drilled into him is : You DON'T leave ANYONE on the battlefield. You DO NOT EVER, ever, leave a wounded buddy. You don't leave his body. Everyone comes home, one way or another.
So now they try and put the spin on it. We didn't know what was happening, we didn't have enough intel. BULLSHIT, they were watching satellite and drone video in the White House situation room.
I am so angry at these scum in D.C. I can hardly write this. ANYONE involved in the decision to deny support should be tried for treason, and EXECUTED by firing squad!!!
Dumb Mad Farmer
Saturday, October 6, 2012
MOST CRITICAL TIME IN HISTORY
One month till the election. In one month, the most critical point in the 236 year history of the United States of America since the Civil War is going to take place. As I've said before, this election will determine if we continue to exist as the most successful free society in the history of the world, or go down in the flames of bankruptcy.
For my longtime readers, I apologize for the repetition but because this election is so important, I am going to repeat some salient points.
1. We are 16 trillion dollars in debt already. Obama and the Democrats have added 1.2 to 1.4 trillion to the deficit each year for the past 4 years. U.S. debt instruments (treasury bonds) have been downgraded once already. This debt is the simple and unavoidable result of socialist programs starting with Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society", that have continually expanded year after year.
2. Socialism / Communism does not work. It hasn't worked anywhere in the world it has been tried. It didn't work in the USSR, doesn't work in Cuba, didn't work in China until they opened up to private enterprise, and look at them now. It drives countries into bankruptcy. Guess what? When that happens, we are ALL poor as dirt. The U.S. dollar will be next to worthless. Want to pay $20 for a loaf of bread? It's not far off if we don't immediately get government spending under control.
see: http://commonsenseandcircumstance.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-bad-is-economy-and-will-america.html
3. Obama was raised by American Communist Party members. (Do the research yourself -google Obama and Frank Marshall) He promised to "fundamentally change America". Can it be any clearer than that? He has no intention of doing anything about the deficit, that's part of the plan. Drive the country into defaulting on it's loans, and the government will have to take over everything.
No, I don't think Romney was the best choice the Republicans could have made, but ANYONE who is not a communist is a better choice. It is going to take bitter medicine to fix the situation we've put ourselves into. Why? Because we're going to have to change the "welfare mentality" we've created in a very sizable portion of the population. The idea that it's the governments job to feed, clothe, house, and provide free medical care.
We need people in Washington who are willing to make the difficult choices needed. People who are more concerned with the welfare of their country than increasing their own wealth and power. The Senate and House races are just as important as the Presidential election. Please, please, research your choices and vote wisely.
see: http://commonsenseandcircumstance.blogspot.com/2012/02/budget-prepare-for-riots-in-our-streets.html
Dumb Farmer.
For my longtime readers, I apologize for the repetition but because this election is so important, I am going to repeat some salient points.
1. We are 16 trillion dollars in debt already. Obama and the Democrats have added 1.2 to 1.4 trillion to the deficit each year for the past 4 years. U.S. debt instruments (treasury bonds) have been downgraded once already. This debt is the simple and unavoidable result of socialist programs starting with Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society", that have continually expanded year after year.
2. Socialism / Communism does not work. It hasn't worked anywhere in the world it has been tried. It didn't work in the USSR, doesn't work in Cuba, didn't work in China until they opened up to private enterprise, and look at them now. It drives countries into bankruptcy. Guess what? When that happens, we are ALL poor as dirt. The U.S. dollar will be next to worthless. Want to pay $20 for a loaf of bread? It's not far off if we don't immediately get government spending under control.
see: http://commonsenseandcircumstance.blogspot.com/2011/12/how-bad-is-economy-and-will-america.html
3. Obama was raised by American Communist Party members. (Do the research yourself -google Obama and Frank Marshall) He promised to "fundamentally change America". Can it be any clearer than that? He has no intention of doing anything about the deficit, that's part of the plan. Drive the country into defaulting on it's loans, and the government will have to take over everything.
No, I don't think Romney was the best choice the Republicans could have made, but ANYONE who is not a communist is a better choice. It is going to take bitter medicine to fix the situation we've put ourselves into. Why? Because we're going to have to change the "welfare mentality" we've created in a very sizable portion of the population. The idea that it's the governments job to feed, clothe, house, and provide free medical care.
We need people in Washington who are willing to make the difficult choices needed. People who are more concerned with the welfare of their country than increasing their own wealth and power. The Senate and House races are just as important as the Presidential election. Please, please, research your choices and vote wisely.
see: http://commonsenseandcircumstance.blogspot.com/2012/02/budget-prepare-for-riots-in-our-streets.html
Dumb Farmer.
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
VOTER ID - THE TRUTH
Voter ID laws have been at the forefront of the news again, especially here in Pennsylvania, where a judge has just delayed implementation until after the election. Ok, put away your emotions and preconceived opinions smuggled into your head by the news media, and lets examine the facts.
1. The Constitution grants the right to vote to legal CITIZENS of this country. That's correct, citizens only. Citizen does not mean resident. There are legal and illegal residents of this country that are NOT legally allowed to vote.
2. The specificity in the Constitution therefore imposes a duty to insure that only citizens vote.
3. One argument put forward by those opposed to voter ID laws is that there is no voting fraud now, so such laws are superfluous. Hmmm, recall the Minnesota Senatorial race in the last election where Al Franken was declared the winner, after a recount, by less than 300 votes? And over a year later, when an official investigation revealed over 3k votes by dead people and convicted felons, a judge ruled it was too late to change since Franken had already been sworn in and serving for a year. Al Franken was one of the pivotal votes that passed Obamacare.
4. Opponents argue ID laws would disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of legal voters. Really? How many people do YOU know who have absolutely no way of identifying themselves? The only group I can think of OTHER THAN ILLEGAL ALIENS who might have a sizable number of those would be the Amish, and I suspect the majority of them have some means of identification.
5. You have to prove you are who you say you are to obtain driver's licenses, get loans, fly on an airplane, even open a checking or savings account at a bank. If you are detained by the police for anything, and can't show identification, your going in the tank until they identify you.
So I ask you, why would ANYONE be opposed to voter ID laws? Obviously for the same reason they have refused to do anything serious about the Mexican border problem. Because the Democrats want the illegals here and they want them voting, because they'll vote Democratic, because that's where all their assistance money comes from.
And speaking of illegal aliens, according to 2010 study, they cost the U.S. taxpayer a staggering $113 billion dollars per year. That's $1,117 PER citizen household! 30% of federal prison inmates are illegal aliens, and they're not in there because their illegal aliens, they're in because they committed serious felonies.
I know several of my friends are staunch Democrats, and I invite ANYONE to present rebuttal via the comments.
Dumb Farmer
1. The Constitution grants the right to vote to legal CITIZENS of this country. That's correct, citizens only. Citizen does not mean resident. There are legal and illegal residents of this country that are NOT legally allowed to vote.
2. The specificity in the Constitution therefore imposes a duty to insure that only citizens vote.
3. One argument put forward by those opposed to voter ID laws is that there is no voting fraud now, so such laws are superfluous. Hmmm, recall the Minnesota Senatorial race in the last election where Al Franken was declared the winner, after a recount, by less than 300 votes? And over a year later, when an official investigation revealed over 3k votes by dead people and convicted felons, a judge ruled it was too late to change since Franken had already been sworn in and serving for a year. Al Franken was one of the pivotal votes that passed Obamacare.
4. Opponents argue ID laws would disenfranchise hundreds of thousands of legal voters. Really? How many people do YOU know who have absolutely no way of identifying themselves? The only group I can think of OTHER THAN ILLEGAL ALIENS who might have a sizable number of those would be the Amish, and I suspect the majority of them have some means of identification.
5. You have to prove you are who you say you are to obtain driver's licenses, get loans, fly on an airplane, even open a checking or savings account at a bank. If you are detained by the police for anything, and can't show identification, your going in the tank until they identify you.
So I ask you, why would ANYONE be opposed to voter ID laws? Obviously for the same reason they have refused to do anything serious about the Mexican border problem. Because the Democrats want the illegals here and they want them voting, because they'll vote Democratic, because that's where all their assistance money comes from.
And speaking of illegal aliens, according to 2010 study, they cost the U.S. taxpayer a staggering $113 billion dollars per year. That's $1,117 PER citizen household! 30% of federal prison inmates are illegal aliens, and they're not in there because their illegal aliens, they're in because they committed serious felonies.
I know several of my friends are staunch Democrats, and I invite ANYONE to present rebuttal via the comments.
Dumb Farmer
Thursday, September 27, 2012
COMPASSION VS REALITY
Well, the election is just around the corner now. And the spin goes on from both sides. Disgusting when you actually know whats going on. Whatever happened to just reporting the news? One prime example is Romney's comment about not worrying about the 47% of our population who paid no income tax last year and are receiving some form of government assistance. If you watch the entire video yourself, it's obvious he meant he can't worry about their VOTES, because they're already lost to him. No matter what he says, no matter what programs he proposes, they're not going to vote for him anyway. He goes on to say he has to worry about the 5 to 10% of undecided independents. Of course the liberal socialists in the mainstream media are telling everyone he doesn't care about those people and their situations in life.
On another subject, I'd like to discuss the difference between being compassionate and being realistic for some of my Democratic leaning friends. Yes, it would be real nice if we could give free healthcare to everyone, free college tuition to all who qualify, free food, housing, and cell phones to everyone. Where do I sign up? And we can do that, just like the European countries who are all now on the verge of bankruptcy, at least 3 of which have received international bailouts so far. You see, the problem is we can't afford it. That amount of wealth just isn't there. The government could take 100% of the income of the "rich" and it wouldn't even pay for the healthcare. That's right, 100% of the income of everyone making over 250k / year wouldn't even pay for national healthcare, let alone the rest of it. And do any of you remember what happened to Britain back in the 80's and early 90's when they decided to tax the daylights out of the rich? At rates up to 90% of their income? They left! They just up and left the country, taking their money and tax revenue with them. Our federal Treasury securities have already been downgraded once. Why? Because of the massive amount of debt already accrued from social giveaway programs since Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society".
Ok, I admit there is one way to accomplish free everything for all. When we all work for the government. When the government gives us all, including doctors, a 1 bedroom apartment for their entire extended families. Gives us chits to use at the local grocery store. Sorry about your car and cellphone, you'll have to ride the mass transit and remember how to write letters. They're free, after all. I suggest you do some research on life in the former Soviet Union. That didn't work either.
I repeat it again SOCIALISM / COMMUNISM just does not work in the long term. In general, there is no incentive to work, to innovate, to excel. No, Mitt Romney certainly wasn't the best candidate the Republicans could have chosen. But he's way better than our current course, which is going to collapse the country if continued. Again I remind you though - the President has limited powers, Congress is just as important, if not more so. Please vote wisely.
Dumb Farmer
On another subject, I'd like to discuss the difference between being compassionate and being realistic for some of my Democratic leaning friends. Yes, it would be real nice if we could give free healthcare to everyone, free college tuition to all who qualify, free food, housing, and cell phones to everyone. Where do I sign up? And we can do that, just like the European countries who are all now on the verge of bankruptcy, at least 3 of which have received international bailouts so far. You see, the problem is we can't afford it. That amount of wealth just isn't there. The government could take 100% of the income of the "rich" and it wouldn't even pay for the healthcare. That's right, 100% of the income of everyone making over 250k / year wouldn't even pay for national healthcare, let alone the rest of it. And do any of you remember what happened to Britain back in the 80's and early 90's when they decided to tax the daylights out of the rich? At rates up to 90% of their income? They left! They just up and left the country, taking their money and tax revenue with them. Our federal Treasury securities have already been downgraded once. Why? Because of the massive amount of debt already accrued from social giveaway programs since Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society".
Ok, I admit there is one way to accomplish free everything for all. When we all work for the government. When the government gives us all, including doctors, a 1 bedroom apartment for their entire extended families. Gives us chits to use at the local grocery store. Sorry about your car and cellphone, you'll have to ride the mass transit and remember how to write letters. They're free, after all. I suggest you do some research on life in the former Soviet Union. That didn't work either.
I repeat it again SOCIALISM / COMMUNISM just does not work in the long term. In general, there is no incentive to work, to innovate, to excel. No, Mitt Romney certainly wasn't the best candidate the Republicans could have chosen. But he's way better than our current course, which is going to collapse the country if continued. Again I remind you though - the President has limited powers, Congress is just as important, if not more so. Please vote wisely.
Dumb Farmer
Friday, September 7, 2012
SPEECHES, SMEECHES
Much of what I mention here will be familiar to my regular readers. It is prompted by an ongoing comment discussion on a Facebook post by one of my younger friends. Speaking of which, makes me realize that almost all of my friends are younger than I am. Not to mention how grey that hair the barber cut off this morning looked. Ah well, hopefully I've learned a few things along the way.
This post may seem a bit scattered because I'm going to address issues brought up in the discussion.
So, I'll talk about the role of labor unions in our history first. Unions were first formed back in the days of the "Robber Barons". The late 1800's and early 1900's, when a few super rich families controlled the majority of manufacturing and banking. These families had incredible wealth, while the people working in their factories couldn't even put shoes on their kids feet working 12 hours a day. Unions were the best thing that had ever happened for the working man, being a large part of what created our comfortable "middle class". HOWEVER, by the 90's, unions had succumbed to greed to the extent that they were putting the companies they worked for out of business. One by one, plants closed because they could not afford the cost of labor. As plants closed, unions collapsed. Now, basically, we are back to the days of the Robber Barons again. The middle class working family has seen it's true wealth decline steadily for the last 25 years or so, particularly the last 5 to 10. The angst against unions today is mostly about the public sector (that's government employee's) unions, who, through their continuing support of Democratic candidates with huge campaign contributions, have managed to put the average taxpayer on the verge of bankruptcy. As usually is the case, the true solution lies in the middle. The unions need to understand that if the company doesn't make a profit, they don't have a job for very long, and if the teachers, department of transportation, etc. public sector unions bankrupt cities and states, they don't have a job either.
And on to the convention speeches. My advice is don't pay much attention to what politicians of either party say, look at their voting records and the results of their programs. They all say what they think people want to hear in order to get elected, then do whatever they want (usually greasing the palms of their donors) once they're in office. That said, let's look at the most basic difference between todays Democratic and Republican parties. The Democratic Party believes the more control government has over society, the better off the people will be. The Republicans believe just the opposite, that the less government intrudes on the everyday life of citizens and businesses the better off people are. Forget the gay marriage flap, the abortion issue, the global warming debate. Why? Because if the country goes bankrupt, none of that stuff is going to matter. And please understand, who is in Congress is every bit as important as who is in the White House. There is only so much a president can do.
The fault for our current financial predicament (16 TRILLION dollars in debt) is shared by both parties. HOWEVER, our current president has increased the debt at 3 times the rate of any previous president in our history. Why? To continue to buy votes from those benefiting from receiving government checks in the mail. The Democrats have said for years that we need to be more like Europe. Well, look at Europe today. Hello kids, socialism DOES NOT WORK LONGTERM. Almost every European country has followed the path the we have been on for the last 25 years, and look where it has gotten them. ALL on the verge of bankruptcy. Sure, a lot of you have probably heard about Greece and the international bailouts to keep them from collapsing, but did you also know Spain, Italy, Ireland, and now even Germany, are also on the brink of collapse? Why? Because they have all created two generations of people who think it is the government's job to feed, clothe, house, educate, and provide free medical care for everyone. Folks, IT DOESN'T WORK FOR VERY LONG. The greater the percentage of population taking government handouts instead of working, the fewer workers there are to create the wealth to provide those services. As taxes rise, and inflation rises because the government keeps printing more dollars (with nothing backing them) to pay that debt, the true income of the working family shrinks. When the government keeps borrowing to keep providing those services, eventually no banks or countries will lend them more when it becomes evident they no longer have the means to repay that debt.
Yes, Romney and the rest of the old school Republican bigwigs have their faults, but at least they are (or SAY they are) willing to do what it is going to take to keep our country from going bankrupt.
Oh, and since most of you in the discussion are involved in racing one way or another, think about this : Remember the CPSC ban on sales of bikes and atv's 90cc and under? Keep voting Democrat's in and we'll all be riding electric bikes.
God bless you all,
Dumb Farmer
This post may seem a bit scattered because I'm going to address issues brought up in the discussion.
So, I'll talk about the role of labor unions in our history first. Unions were first formed back in the days of the "Robber Barons". The late 1800's and early 1900's, when a few super rich families controlled the majority of manufacturing and banking. These families had incredible wealth, while the people working in their factories couldn't even put shoes on their kids feet working 12 hours a day. Unions were the best thing that had ever happened for the working man, being a large part of what created our comfortable "middle class". HOWEVER, by the 90's, unions had succumbed to greed to the extent that they were putting the companies they worked for out of business. One by one, plants closed because they could not afford the cost of labor. As plants closed, unions collapsed. Now, basically, we are back to the days of the Robber Barons again. The middle class working family has seen it's true wealth decline steadily for the last 25 years or so, particularly the last 5 to 10. The angst against unions today is mostly about the public sector (that's government employee's) unions, who, through their continuing support of Democratic candidates with huge campaign contributions, have managed to put the average taxpayer on the verge of bankruptcy. As usually is the case, the true solution lies in the middle. The unions need to understand that if the company doesn't make a profit, they don't have a job for very long, and if the teachers, department of transportation, etc. public sector unions bankrupt cities and states, they don't have a job either.
And on to the convention speeches. My advice is don't pay much attention to what politicians of either party say, look at their voting records and the results of their programs. They all say what they think people want to hear in order to get elected, then do whatever they want (usually greasing the palms of their donors) once they're in office. That said, let's look at the most basic difference between todays Democratic and Republican parties. The Democratic Party believes the more control government has over society, the better off the people will be. The Republicans believe just the opposite, that the less government intrudes on the everyday life of citizens and businesses the better off people are. Forget the gay marriage flap, the abortion issue, the global warming debate. Why? Because if the country goes bankrupt, none of that stuff is going to matter. And please understand, who is in Congress is every bit as important as who is in the White House. There is only so much a president can do.
The fault for our current financial predicament (16 TRILLION dollars in debt) is shared by both parties. HOWEVER, our current president has increased the debt at 3 times the rate of any previous president in our history. Why? To continue to buy votes from those benefiting from receiving government checks in the mail. The Democrats have said for years that we need to be more like Europe. Well, look at Europe today. Hello kids, socialism DOES NOT WORK LONGTERM. Almost every European country has followed the path the we have been on for the last 25 years, and look where it has gotten them. ALL on the verge of bankruptcy. Sure, a lot of you have probably heard about Greece and the international bailouts to keep them from collapsing, but did you also know Spain, Italy, Ireland, and now even Germany, are also on the brink of collapse? Why? Because they have all created two generations of people who think it is the government's job to feed, clothe, house, educate, and provide free medical care for everyone. Folks, IT DOESN'T WORK FOR VERY LONG. The greater the percentage of population taking government handouts instead of working, the fewer workers there are to create the wealth to provide those services. As taxes rise, and inflation rises because the government keeps printing more dollars (with nothing backing them) to pay that debt, the true income of the working family shrinks. When the government keeps borrowing to keep providing those services, eventually no banks or countries will lend them more when it becomes evident they no longer have the means to repay that debt.
Yes, Romney and the rest of the old school Republican bigwigs have their faults, but at least they are (or SAY they are) willing to do what it is going to take to keep our country from going bankrupt.
Oh, and since most of you in the discussion are involved in racing one way or another, think about this : Remember the CPSC ban on sales of bikes and atv's 90cc and under? Keep voting Democrat's in and we'll all be riding electric bikes.
God bless you all,
Dumb Farmer
Friday, August 3, 2012
A LESSON ON HOW TO MANIPULATE THE NEWS
Remember I say "Question everything, believe nothing until proven"? I just spent over an hour trying to find actual facts about the reported Chick-Fil-A discrimination lawsuits. I'm sure someone who really knows how to use the search engines, or someone with access to law databases, would do a better job, but all I came up with were reports of the suits being filed, and every single one from a pro gay publication or writer of one kind or another.
Without knowing the outcomes of the suits, here's what I did learn.
1. Chick-Fil-A is at least partially a franchise operation. I don't know how many total stores they have but I do know 220 are franchisee owned / operated. The franchisor can only directly control certain things. They are not involved in the day to day operations of the stores.
2. One report mentioned a dozen lawsuits over the years. I challenge you to find any other similar sized corporation that has been sued by employees less. Remember, suing is viewed as a way to get rich by half the people today?
2. Nowhere in the reports did anyone mention if the locations the employees worked at were company stores or franchised stores. From comments by several of the litigates it would appear that at least 2 of them were franchise operations.
I did learn that they investigate the lifestyles (now known as vetting) of their potential franchisees to insure that they conform to the values the chain believes in. I ask you this : if you had a billion dollar a year operation, run according to the values you cherish, wouldn't you make sure that the people you partner with share those same values? Believe me, I saw this firsthand with Harley. Any dealer who was arrested for drugs or other felonies had his franchise terminated. Think Chick-Fil-A wants to see a story in the news about after hours orgies at one of their stores?
This mirrors the Trayvon Martin case, remember I said wait till all the facts come out? Once again we see how the news can be manipulated to favor either side of an issue. I doubt I will change anyone's opinion about Chick-Fil-A. What I would like to accomplish is :
1. To get people to think before believing every thing they read and hear.
2. To understand Chick-Fil-A has a right to run their business according to their standards as long as they don't break any laws doing it.
If you don't like what they stand for, don't eat there, but why try and put the whole company out of business? Wasn't it the liberals and especially the gay liberals who espoused "tolerance, tolerance, tolerance"? Oh, I see that's only tolerance for THEIR lifestyle.
Dumb (and getting dumber) Farmer
Without knowing the outcomes of the suits, here's what I did learn.
1. Chick-Fil-A is at least partially a franchise operation. I don't know how many total stores they have but I do know 220 are franchisee owned / operated. The franchisor can only directly control certain things. They are not involved in the day to day operations of the stores.
2. One report mentioned a dozen lawsuits over the years. I challenge you to find any other similar sized corporation that has been sued by employees less. Remember, suing is viewed as a way to get rich by half the people today?
2. Nowhere in the reports did anyone mention if the locations the employees worked at were company stores or franchised stores. From comments by several of the litigates it would appear that at least 2 of them were franchise operations.
I did learn that they investigate the lifestyles (now known as vetting) of their potential franchisees to insure that they conform to the values the chain believes in. I ask you this : if you had a billion dollar a year operation, run according to the values you cherish, wouldn't you make sure that the people you partner with share those same values? Believe me, I saw this firsthand with Harley. Any dealer who was arrested for drugs or other felonies had his franchise terminated. Think Chick-Fil-A wants to see a story in the news about after hours orgies at one of their stores?
This mirrors the Trayvon Martin case, remember I said wait till all the facts come out? Once again we see how the news can be manipulated to favor either side of an issue. I doubt I will change anyone's opinion about Chick-Fil-A. What I would like to accomplish is :
1. To get people to think before believing every thing they read and hear.
2. To understand Chick-Fil-A has a right to run their business according to their standards as long as they don't break any laws doing it.
If you don't like what they stand for, don't eat there, but why try and put the whole company out of business? Wasn't it the liberals and especially the gay liberals who espoused "tolerance, tolerance, tolerance"? Oh, I see that's only tolerance for THEIR lifestyle.
Dumb (and getting dumber) Farmer
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