GREAT TRUTHS

By Terry Orr

(Sharing another email from Nancy – Thanks)

1. In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress. ~ John Adams

 

2. If you don't read the newspaper you are uninformed; if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed. ~ Mark Twain

 

3. Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself. ~ Mark Twain

 

4. I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle. ~Winston Churchill

 

5. A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul. ~ George Bernard Shaw

 

6. A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money. ~ G. Gordon Liddy

 

7. Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner. ~James Bovard, Civil Libertarian (1994)

 

8. Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.     ~ Douglas Case, Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University.

 

9. Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys. ~ P.J. O'Rourke, Civil Libertarian

10. Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense of everybody else. ~ Frederic Bastiat, French economist (1801-1850)

 

11. Government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. 

If it keeps moving, regulate it.

And if it stops moving, subsidize it.

~Ronald Reagan (1986)

 

12. I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. ~ Will Rogers

 

13. If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it's free! ~ P. J. O'Rourke

 

14. In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other. ~Voltaire (1764)

 

15. Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn't mean politics won't take an interest in you! ~ Pericles (430 B.C.)

 

16. No man's life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.  ~ Mark Twain (1866)

 

17. Talk is cheap, except when Congress does it. ~ Anonymous

 

18. The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other. ~ Ronald Reagan

 

19. The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery. ~ Winston Churchill

 

20. The only difference between a taxman and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin. ~ Mark Twain

 

21. The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools. ~ Herbert Spencer, English Philosopher (1820-1903)

 

22. There is no distinctly Native American criminal class, save Congress. ~ Mark Twain

 

23. What this country needs are more unemployed politicians. ~Edward Langley, Artist (1928-1995)

 

24. A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.  ~ Thomas Jefferson

 

25. We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. ~ Aesop

 

FIVE BEST SENTENCES

 

1. You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

 

2. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

 

3. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

 

4. You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.

 

5. When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work, because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation!

 

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Neither could I.

MYCHAL MASSIE EXCORIATES PRESIDENT

LIFE WITH BIG BROTHER: OBAMA'S VEILED THREATS AGAINST WE THE PEOPLE

Exclusive: Mychal Massie excoriates president over comment about trusting government

There is vulgar, there is dishonest, and then there is Obama. There is contemptible, there is empyema, and then there is Obama. Obama is the transmogrification of diseased exuviae into a biped.

I do not apologize for my harsh critique of him. It needs to be said, and I’m willing to say it. I do not do nice-nice with an abomination set on solidifying his legacy with the Neo-Leninists who follow him by instituting as many Marxist policies that strip of us of our constitutional rights as possible.

Obama had the unmitigated audacity to, with a straight face, tell people in California that increased security is well worth the loss of some of our constitutional privacy rights.

He also said, “And if people can’t trust not only the executive branch but also don’t trust Congress and don’t trust federal judges to make sure that we’re abiding by the Constitution, due process and rule of law, then we’re going to have some problems here.”

The word I would employ here defines a child born out of wedlock. That word is exactly what Obama is. He made that statement with a straight face while in California promoting his takeover of the health-care system.

Are we stupid, or are we just supposed to forget about the lies that “born-out-of-wedlock” liar has uttered? Think about the lies he personally told the American people when he was trying to push Obamacare through. When we said there would be death panels he called us liars. He unleashed government agencies on companies that questioned the validity of his comments, such as the claim our health-care rates won’t increase. He held press events and told We the People that we would be able to keep our personal doctors under Obamacare. Those things were blatant, premeditated lies from the lips of a premeditated liar.

He has the nerve to tell us if we do not trust the executive branch (i.e., the White House that has spent the past four-plus years circumventing the Constitution and depriving us of our rights) that we are going to have trouble. He wants us to trust a feckless Congress that has proven itself to be only slightly more trustworthy than he and his wife. And then he referenced the federal courts that routinely rule against the will of the people.

I take the words of this cancerous macula on the fabric of our nation to be a veiled threat. Obama is a narcissist. He doesn’t say something like that for the sake of saying it. The question is how much of that threat was intended for Congress, and how much was intended for those of us who are the leaders of grass-roots movements?

The only consistent thing about Obama since he took over has been his lies. He said, “So I want to be very clear. Some of the hype that we’ve been hearing over the last day or so [I want you to know] – nobody’s listening to the content of people’s phone calls.” That is an outright lie from an outright liar. Of course they’re listening, and Obama attempts more guile than the serpent that fooled Eve if he expects us to believe differently.

Think for a moment. This is a man who was only able to get elected to the Senate because he and his campaign illegally obtained Republican Jack Ryan’s sealed divorce documents, which referenced embarrassing information Obama used to force Ryan out of the race.

Some of us are personally aware that Obama has tried to intimidate public figures by sending mail to their personal residences that referenced their wife and children. If he is willing to stoop low enough (not that it’s a far reach) to do those things, think what he will do, if he hasn’t already, with access to our emails and free access to listen in on our phone calls and spy on our text messages?

Erebus himself wasn’t as evil and untrustworthy as Obama. Specific to that point, if spying on the American people’s most personal conversations and correspondence is so non-threatening and innocent, why didn’t he tell us his administration was doing it? If it’s so innocent, why did it take a whistleblower to make it known?

Obama is the man who sent Susan Rice before the cameras to lie about the events that precipitated the murders of Ambassador Stevens, Sean Smith, Glen Doherty and Tyrone Woods in Benghazi. Obama is the man who, after lying about the aforementioned, lied about lying. And now he wants us to believe him about spying on us? He wants us to believe it’s for our own good even as he uses veiled threats while trying to convince us?

I am convinced that Obama is doing his level best to implement government corruption through the edict of his office to leave a parting gift for Hillary or whomever the Communist/Socialist Party is able to fool enough people to support in 2016.

It will allow the favored left-wing radical to run as a moderate without having the weight of the abrogation of good government hanging over their head. And, if he or she is elected, the new administration will simply enforce what he has already set in place. We cannot allow this to happen.

GOVERNMENT HELP

By Diane Forrest

After looking at this poster the first thing that came to mind was the events that happened in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and all the many stories that developed from that crisis.  I saw several clips where there were many complaints that the government didn’t do enough for them such as their new home they were provided with was not big or fancy enough, their complimentary TV was too small, their clothes were not from the fashion runways, and they were not able to eat steak every night.

I am not opposed to temporary assistance during a specific time frame.  Everyone needs help at one time or another.    I found myself in tough circumstances at one time during my life.  My husband was fired from his job after he suffered his injury, I was let go from my job at the hospital during a downsizing phase, and I had a small child at home.  I quickly found another job, but the pay was significantly lower than my previous job.  I went to the family assistance center to see about getting some help, but the process was so humiliating, that I quickly left.   We made some changes at home, got help from our families and I got a part time job on my days off.

The state welfare program was designed to offer help to those during a 3-year time frame.  This system has been abused to the extent that not only do people use it indefinitely; they produce more children to increase their income, and then teach their children how to get government help too.

While riding by our local welfare office I could not believe all the nice new cars that were parked outside.  I had read an article about an emergency room Doctor who had a patient wearing expensive clothes, gold chains taking on his iPhone, but expecting free medical treatment through Medicaid.   These are the things that infuriate most of us, and the reason why our country is in such bad financial shape.

Every afternoon I go to my father's house and watch Judge Judy with him.  In over half of the cases we see one of the participants is receiving government assistance.  In on particular case this woman was suing the owner of a business school because she didn’t learn anything. Not only was her education free, paid for by grants, but she wanted that money, which she didn't earn, to be returned to her.  Judge Judy told her she didn’t work for her education, that she did, and all other taxpayers did, and she wasn’t going to be paid twice because she failed to learn.

I believe there comes a time in your life when you have to stand on your own two feet (if you are physically able) and take responsibility for your own self, and any offspring you produce.  If you can't afford it, you can’t have it!!  What are your feelings?  Leave us a comment below.

Founded by Geniuses ...

If you can get arrested for hunting or fishing without a license, but not for being in the country illegally … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If you have to get your parents’ permission to go on a field trip or take an aspirin in school, but not to get an abortion … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If you have to show identification to board an airplane, cash a check, buy liquor, or check out a library book, but not to vote who runs the government … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If the government wants to ban stable, law-abiding citizens from owning gun magazines with more than ten rounds, but gives 20 F-16 fighter jets to the crazy new leaders in Egypt … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If, in the largest city, you can buy two 16-ounce sodas, but not a 24-ounce soda because 24-ounces of a sugary drink might make you fat … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If an 80-year-old woman can be stripped searched by the TSA but a woman in a hijab is only subject to having her neck and head searched … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If your government believes that the best way to eradicate trillions of dollars of debt is to spend trillions more … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If a seven year old boy can be thrown out of school for saying his teacher is “cute,” but hosting a sexual exploration or diversity class in grade school is perfectly acceptable … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If hard work and success are met with higher taxes and more government intrusion, while not working is rewarded with EBT cards, WIC checks, Medicaid, subsidized housing, and free cell phones … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If the government’s plan for getting people back to work is to incentivize NOT working with 99 weeks of Unemployment checks and no requirement to prove they applied but can’t find work … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If you pay your mortgage faithfully, denying yourself the newest big screen TV while your neighbor buys iPhones, TV’s and new cars, and the government forgives his debt when he defaults on his mortgage … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

If being stripped of the ability to defend yourself makes you more “safe” according to the government … you might live in a country founded by geniuses but run by idiots.

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