Saturday, August 31, 2013
Oh, Obama.......stick to the teleprompter, PLEASE?
Well, you've got to laugh, I guess. And they said Bush could be inarticulate? man.
z
Friday, August 30, 2013
Dismantling America: A Progressive Tradition
—Mustang Sends
Like many Americans of his era, Dr. William A. Wirt was born and raised on a farm. The self-sufficiency of farm life had a profound impact on his attitudes about every aspect of American society, including politics, helping to form his attitudes about education, as well. He graduated from college with a Master of Arts in Political Science and began teaching in Redkey, Indiana. By 1899, Wirt became Superintendent of Schools in Bluffton, Indiana.
Not surprisingly, Wirt partially based his philosophy about education on a set of values he derived from a rural background. He viewed the self-sufficient family farm as containing all of the characteristics necessary for student development, particularly in vocational training, physical activity, and character development. Wirt was concerned that the rapid pace of urbanization in the early 1900s threatened American society because cities and rapidly growing towns lacked such values as family unity, work, and productivity. He believed that educational programs could help to maintain American traditional values, while ennobling common productivity, to produce quality citizens.
Wirt became the superintendent of schools in Gary, Indiana in 1907. At this post, he began to implement his ideas about educational values. He devised teacher-hiring protocols; he designed buildings to enhance learning, and he established an extended school day that included a work-study-play system. His programs were so successful that in 1914, New York City hired Wirt as a part-time educational consultant. Increasingly, however, New York parents and labor leaders objected to Wirt’s educational programs: they wanted children out of school and working in factories and mines.
In 1927, William Wirt married Mildred Harter, a general supervisor of speech in the Gary School System. During her career, Mildred Harter Wirt developed a philosophy of the role of auditorium training in the school curriculum and wrote several articles on auditorium theory. In addition, she taught summer courses in auditorium subjects at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago. In 1948, Mrs. Wirt earned a Ph.D. in education from Jefferson College in Jefferson, Texas, with a thesis entitled, "Educational Philosophy of the Gary Public Schools."
While the 1920s saw the growth and expansion of Wirt’s influence and organization plan in Gary, the 1930s brought economic collapse and controversy. The Depression Era resulted in smaller budgets, program cuts, reductions in teacher salaries, shortened school years, and cancellation of night and summer schools. Most of these programs returned by 1938, but teachers remained discontented over salaries and working hours; the Indiana State Teacher’s Association began doing its vile work and state Democrats stirred up the population by objecting to vocational training for black students.
The demise of William A. Wirt began in 1933 when he openly opposed the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wirt charged that the New Deal threatened American individualism by attempting to force government planning of the economy. He wrote pamphlets and articles and gave speeches about the economy, particularly regarding the manipulation of the dollar to solve the economic crisis. He accused the New Deal of being a program infiltrated by communists who were about the collapse of America’s free market system.
Wirt attended a Washington dinner party, during which a conversation ensued about overthrowing the government and establishing a new social order. All of the men making such statements worked in New Deal agencies, which included the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, and Civilian Conservation Corps. At issue was this question: what could they do to further delay economic recovery in order to speed up a communist revolution?
By this time, Wirt’s charges gained national attention. The Bulwinkle Committee of the U. S. House of Representatives called Wirt to testify in 1934. After offering testimony and a stern warning about Franklin Roosevelt’s Brain Trust, House Democrats denounced Wirt. They called him a reactionary —a right wing hack, as some today might say— and although the committee rejected his evidence out of hand, Wirt continued to speak and write about the dangers of Roosevelt’s New Deal.
“The fundamental trouble with the Brain Trusters is that they start with a false assumption. They insist that the America of Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln must first be destroyed and then on the ruins they will reconstruct an America after their own pattern.” —William A. Wirt
How did the Democratic Party denounce Wirt? Why, they resorted to the same Marxist tactics they employ today: they shouted him down, refused him a platform, ridiculed him publicly, and refused to allow him to bring forth witnesses.
After denouncing William Wirt in the press, Roosevelt Brain Truster Donald Richberg quipped, “Cattle-fish squirt, nobody’s hurt, and that’s the end of old Dr. Wirt.” Franklin Roosevelt joined in. Having just returned from an extended vacation, a large delegation of Democrat politicians, cabinet secretaries, and three thousand adoring fans showed up to welcome home their hero-president. After the Marine Corps band played “Happy Days are Here Again,” Roosevelt chided legislators for, in his absence, having gone “from bad to Wirt.” Few in attendance even understood the president’s meaning.
Dr. Wirt died of a heart attack in 1938; his wife held the Roosevelt mob responsible, but this really does sound like something a grieving widow might say. After all, Dr. Wirt decided to pursue the Roosevelt machine. In this sense, we might argue that Dr. Wirt gave up his life for his country.
It turns out, however, that Dr. Wirt was not a right-wing hack at all—at least, not according to John J. O’Connor (D-NY), who later testified that Dr. Wirt was correct in his assertions. On 10 April 1940, O’Connor admitted to the press that he conspired with other Democrats to discredit Dr. Wirt before the Bulwinkle Committee. In his statement entitled “Confession is good for the soul,” he declared “…the committee met and discussed rules as to how to handle Dr. Wirt and to prevent the minority Republican members from converting the hearing into a real investigation of the truth of Wirt’s charges.”
So there you have it, readers … the true and now historical aim of the Democratic progressive movement: Marxism at any cost. Destroy anyone who gets in the way. Use whatever means is available to achieve the ends —to hell with the United States of America, and the principles upon which it was founded. Should anybody take the time to evaluate the United States today, it is hard to imagine how anyone can think that progressive ideas are working out to the advantage of the American people.
Moreover, in case no one has noticed, this progressive betrayal continues.
Not surprisingly, Wirt partially based his philosophy about education on a set of values he derived from a rural background. He viewed the self-sufficient family farm as containing all of the characteristics necessary for student development, particularly in vocational training, physical activity, and character development. Wirt was concerned that the rapid pace of urbanization in the early 1900s threatened American society because cities and rapidly growing towns lacked such values as family unity, work, and productivity. He believed that educational programs could help to maintain American traditional values, while ennobling common productivity, to produce quality citizens.
Wirt became the superintendent of schools in Gary, Indiana in 1907. At this post, he began to implement his ideas about educational values. He devised teacher-hiring protocols; he designed buildings to enhance learning, and he established an extended school day that included a work-study-play system. His programs were so successful that in 1914, New York City hired Wirt as a part-time educational consultant. Increasingly, however, New York parents and labor leaders objected to Wirt’s educational programs: they wanted children out of school and working in factories and mines.
In 1927, William Wirt married Mildred Harter, a general supervisor of speech in the Gary School System. During her career, Mildred Harter Wirt developed a philosophy of the role of auditorium training in the school curriculum and wrote several articles on auditorium theory. In addition, she taught summer courses in auditorium subjects at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago. In 1948, Mrs. Wirt earned a Ph.D. in education from Jefferson College in Jefferson, Texas, with a thesis entitled, "Educational Philosophy of the Gary Public Schools."
While the 1920s saw the growth and expansion of Wirt’s influence and organization plan in Gary, the 1930s brought economic collapse and controversy. The Depression Era resulted in smaller budgets, program cuts, reductions in teacher salaries, shortened school years, and cancellation of night and summer schools. Most of these programs returned by 1938, but teachers remained discontented over salaries and working hours; the Indiana State Teacher’s Association began doing its vile work and state Democrats stirred up the population by objecting to vocational training for black students.
The demise of William A. Wirt began in 1933 when he openly opposed the New Deal programs of Franklin D. Roosevelt. Wirt charged that the New Deal threatened American individualism by attempting to force government planning of the economy. He wrote pamphlets and articles and gave speeches about the economy, particularly regarding the manipulation of the dollar to solve the economic crisis. He accused the New Deal of being a program infiltrated by communists who were about the collapse of America’s free market system.
By this time, Wirt’s charges gained national attention. The Bulwinkle Committee of the U. S. House of Representatives called Wirt to testify in 1934. After offering testimony and a stern warning about Franklin Roosevelt’s Brain Trust, House Democrats denounced Wirt. They called him a reactionary —a right wing hack, as some today might say— and although the committee rejected his evidence out of hand, Wirt continued to speak and write about the dangers of Roosevelt’s New Deal.
“The fundamental trouble with the Brain Trusters is that they start with a false assumption. They insist that the America of Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln must first be destroyed and then on the ruins they will reconstruct an America after their own pattern.” —William A. Wirt
How did the Democratic Party denounce Wirt? Why, they resorted to the same Marxist tactics they employ today: they shouted him down, refused him a platform, ridiculed him publicly, and refused to allow him to bring forth witnesses.
After denouncing William Wirt in the press, Roosevelt Brain Truster Donald Richberg quipped, “Cattle-fish squirt, nobody’s hurt, and that’s the end of old Dr. Wirt.” Franklin Roosevelt joined in. Having just returned from an extended vacation, a large delegation of Democrat politicians, cabinet secretaries, and three thousand adoring fans showed up to welcome home their hero-president. After the Marine Corps band played “Happy Days are Here Again,” Roosevelt chided legislators for, in his absence, having gone “from bad to Wirt.” Few in attendance even understood the president’s meaning.
Dr. Wirt died of a heart attack in 1938; his wife held the Roosevelt mob responsible, but this really does sound like something a grieving widow might say. After all, Dr. Wirt decided to pursue the Roosevelt machine. In this sense, we might argue that Dr. Wirt gave up his life for his country.
So there you have it, readers … the true and now historical aim of the Democratic progressive movement: Marxism at any cost. Destroy anyone who gets in the way. Use whatever means is available to achieve the ends —to hell with the United States of America, and the principles upon which it was founded. Should anybody take the time to evaluate the United States today, it is hard to imagine how anyone can think that progressive ideas are working out to the advantage of the American people.
Moreover, in case no one has noticed, this progressive betrayal continues.
Yes, that's written by Mustang,and we should all thank him so much for it, and I am so troubled that, even back then, there were liberals planning the end of the American Dream. Damn.
z
Thursday, August 29, 2013
HASAN WILL DIE. Or will he?
So, Hasan was sentenced to death yesterday.
1. He's been stripped of pay. Should he give back the $300K he's earned since the killings?
2. Do you think he'll ever die other than by natural causes?
3. If so, how long will it take for him to be in the gas chamber?
4. Will there be appeals?
5. Will his being Muslim enter into this?
6. Were you surprised he got the big verdict?
And, regarding those murdered in cold blood....should they get the Purple Heart?
WAS it a workplace killing or a terrorist attack?
Let's talk.
Z
1. He's been stripped of pay. Should he give back the $300K he's earned since the killings?
2. Do you think he'll ever die other than by natural causes?
3. If so, how long will it take for him to be in the gas chamber?
4. Will there be appeals?
5. Will his being Muslim enter into this?
6. Were you surprised he got the big verdict?
And, regarding those murdered in cold blood....should they get the Purple Heart?WAS it a workplace killing or a terrorist attack?
Let's talk.
Z
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
WRONG NUMBER? How many times?
What have we heard "wrong number" too many times about? What's the ONE thing you wish our government could work on that would improve our country? Or what story do you think has been covered up the most by smoke screen nonsense?
Z
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
Obama, Syria, and the RED LINE
You draw your RED LINE.
Z
Monday, August 26, 2013
Should be a 'feel good story' of one man helping another, but.............maybe not?
THIS situation absolutely fascinated me. A NYC engineer had passed a homeless guy every morning for a long time and finally offered him $100 OR a way out of homeless; training in computer codes and a laptop!
He's had criticism because he called Leo, the homeless guy, "unjustly" homeless. Not sure who'd criticize that. It's sad to be homeless and, in America, should be unjust; we shouldn't have homelessness; we should have everyone employed. One critic, Alex Tsotsis, writes that Pat McConlogue, the guy who's helping Leo, had "a profound cluelessness about poverty and the disenfranchised." How is that? Isn't it having a clue to train someone OUT of poverty and disenfranchisement? Are you kidding me, Alex?
And, beyond that, Pat's been criticized for not giving Leo a roof over his head and food. But Pat had offered him $100 for that and Leo turned it down. Leo's no dope; HE realized that training will go a lot farther than any $100 will! Also, when asked about housing Leo said that he thought "housing
was great for
people who want to be put in housing, for people who want and need
it." He didn't think it unjust, he kind of liked living on the street,
apparently. (As an unassociated aside; Leo's eager to hone his studies in environmentalism. Think he'll actually consider the work of Bjorn Lomborg? Probably not...but maybe he will, then he can be really enlightened and actually contribute to the environmental discussions, right?..weighing both sides of it? I can dream.)
Please take the time to quickly read the linked article.........I'd like to hear what you think. Is Pat McConlogue wrong for giving a guy a fishing pole instead of fish? Have we come to the point in this country where there's any question about that?
HELP!
BY THE WAY: what bothers me is the Good Morning America article printed on the Yahoo homepage doesn't identify which is Leo and which is McConlogue in the caption below the picture I posted above.. Are we to assume Leo's the homeless black guy? that stinks.
Z
He's had criticism because he called Leo, the homeless guy, "unjustly" homeless. Not sure who'd criticize that. It's sad to be homeless and, in America, should be unjust; we shouldn't have homelessness; we should have everyone employed. One critic, Alex Tsotsis, writes that Pat McConlogue, the guy who's helping Leo, had "a profound cluelessness about poverty and the disenfranchised." How is that? Isn't it having a clue to train someone OUT of poverty and disenfranchisement? Are you kidding me, Alex?
Please take the time to quickly read the linked article.........I'd like to hear what you think. Is Pat McConlogue wrong for giving a guy a fishing pole instead of fish? Have we come to the point in this country where there's any question about that?
HELP!
BY THE WAY: what bothers me is the Good Morning America article printed on the Yahoo homepage doesn't identify which is Leo and which is McConlogue in the caption below the picture I posted above.. Are we to assume Leo's the homeless black guy? that stinks.
Z
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Sunday Faith Post
Psalm 37 New International Version (NIV)
1 Do not fret because of those who are evil
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
or be envious of those who do wrong;
2 for like the grass they will soon wither,
like green plants they will soon die away.
3 Trust in the Lord and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
4 Take delight in the Lord,
and he will give you the desires of your heart.
5 Commit your way to the Lord;
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
trust in him and he will do this:
6 He will make your righteous reward shine like the dawn,
your vindication like the noonday sun.
7 Be still before the Lord
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when people succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.
9 For those who are evil will be destroyed,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
do not fret—it leads only to evil.
9 For those who are evil will be destroyed,
but those who hope in the Lord will inherit the land.
10 A little while, and the wicked will be no more;
though you look for them, they will not be found.
1 But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy peace and prosperity.
though you look for them, they will not be found.
1 But the meek will inherit the land
and enjoy peace and prosperity.
12 The wicked plot against the righteous
and gnash their teeth at them;
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming.
and gnash their teeth at them;
13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked,
for he knows their day is coming.
14 The wicked draw the sword
and bend the bow
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.
and bend the bow
to bring down the poor and needy,
to slay those whose ways are upright.
15 But their swords will pierce their own hearts,
and their bows will be broken.
16 Better the little that the righteous have
than the wealth of many wicked;
17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
than the wealth of many wicked;
17 for the power of the wicked will be broken,
but the Lord upholds the righteous.
18 The blameless spend their days under the Lord’s care,
and their inheritance will endure forever.
19 In times of disaster they will not wither;
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
and their inheritance will endure forever.
19 In times of disaster they will not wither;
in days of famine they will enjoy plenty.
20 But the wicked will perish:
Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,
they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.
Though the Lord’s enemies are like the flowers of the field,
they will be consumed, they will go up in smoke.
21 The wicked borrow and do not repay,
but the righteous give generously;
22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
but those he curses will be destroyed.
but the righteous give generously;
22 those the Lord blesses will inherit the land,
but those he curses will be destroyed.
23 The Lord makes firm the steps
of the one who delights in him;
24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,
for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
of the one who delights in him;
24 though he may stumble, he will not fall,
for the Lord upholds him with his hand.
25 I was young and now I am old,
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
26 They are always generous and lend freely;
their children will be a blessing.[b]
yet I have never seen the righteous forsaken
or their children begging bread.
26 They are always generous and lend freely;
their children will be a blessing.[b]
27 Turn from evil and do good;
then you will dwell in the land forever.
28 For the Lord loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
then you will dwell in the land forever.
28 For the Lord loves the just
and will not forsake his faithful ones.
Wrongdoers will be completely destroyed[c];
the offspring of the wicked will perish.
29 The righteous will inherit the land
and dwell in it forever.
the offspring of the wicked will perish.
29 The righteous will inherit the land
and dwell in it forever.
30 The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,
and their tongues speak what is just.
31 The law of their God is in their hearts;
their feet do not slip.
and their tongues speak what is just.
31 The law of their God is in their hearts;
their feet do not slip.
32 The wicked lie in wait for the righteous,
intent on putting them to death;
33 but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
or let them be condemned when brought to trial.
intent on putting them to death;
33 but the Lord will not leave them in the power of the wicked
or let them be condemned when brought to trial.
34 Hope in the Lord
and keep his way.
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.
and keep his way.
He will exalt you to inherit the land;
when the wicked are destroyed, you will see it.
35 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man
flourishing like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
though I looked for him, he could not be found.
flourishing like a luxuriant native tree,
36 but he soon passed away and was no more;
though I looked for him, he could not be found.
39 The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 The Lord helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.
he is their stronghold in time of trouble.
40 The Lord helps them and delivers them;
he delivers them from the wicked and saves them,
because they take refuge in him.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
Friday, August 23, 2013
Bradley Manning wants the MAN out of his name?
I'm not sure, but it seems to me that if Bradley Manning now wants to be a woman, he couldn't be going to a better place, huh? :-) (Sorry, that was my first thought when I heard his new name is Chelsea and he's going to an all-men prison.......yahoo!) OKAY. I'm sorry; that's pretty rough of me.
(but true :-)
What cracks me up is US News & World Report: "Convicted WikiLeaks source Bradley Manning, sentenced Wednesday to 35
years in prison for distributing classified documents for publication,
says "the real me" is a woman.
"As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me,"Manning, 25, said in a written statement broadcast
Thursday on NBC's "Today" show. "I am Chelsea Manning. I am a female."
Manning was a low-level Army intelligence analyst when she provided
the pro-transparency group WikiLeaks with hundreds of thousands of
documents on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as State
Department cables from embassies around the world."
"...when SHE provided the ......" I guess it's already happening, huh? :-) I guess all you have to do is say "the real me" is a woman and US News & World Report considers you (VOILA!) a WOMAN! Hot DIGGITY dog!
Here is my question: If Bradley does get help turning into a woman, which isn't cheap, we will be paying because he is in prison. SO, what's to stop every other Bradley who feels like a Chelsea from suing the US Gov't for helping HIM/HER and not THEM? I mean, why should the government pay for Bradley just because he's incarcerated? He did something wrong, not right. Will we be paying for every non-felon who wants to be a girl now? And shouldn't we, if Chelsea gets her way?
Meanwhile, I'm thinking some fellas at Leavenworth will be REAL happy to see "her," huh?
oy.
(but true :-)
"As I transition into this next phase of my life, I want everyone to know the real me,"
"...when SHE provided the ......" I guess it's already happening, huh? :-) I guess all you have to do is say "the real me" is a woman and US News & World Report considers you (VOILA!) a WOMAN! Hot DIGGITY dog!
Here is my question: If Bradley does get help turning into a woman, which isn't cheap, we will be paying because he is in prison. SO, what's to stop every other Bradley who feels like a Chelsea from suing the US Gov't for helping HIM/HER and not THEM? I mean, why should the government pay for Bradley just because he's incarcerated? He did something wrong, not right. Will we be paying for every non-felon who wants to be a girl now? And shouldn't we, if Chelsea gets her way?
Meanwhile, I'm thinking some fellas at Leavenworth will be REAL happy to see "her," huh?
oy.
Thursday, August 22, 2013
Barack and Malik Obama...a real "Brotherhood"?
So.............HERE is information regarding President Obama's brother, Malik Obama, and The Muslim Brotherhood. Have you heard about it? Wait till you see this:
By the way...my lefties here will say "Just because Obama and his brother were best men at each others' weddings doesn't mean ANYTHING". Ya, we know that. Pay attention to the rest of it. :-)
Pay attention to Lois Lerner's involvement...she personally signed the exemption to the "Barack H. Obama Foundation" which Huffington Post talks about HERE in 2011. Curiouser and curiouser? Pay attention to the fact that Malik Obama was given his tax exemption by America in a few weeks while most exemptions take seven MONTHS. Think it wasn't for the Muslim Brotherhood? Okay, what WAS it for? Please provide links.
I have to tell the truth about something; The last thing I'd like is for Americans to find out their president really is involved in the Brotherhood enough that he'd jeopardize our standing with Egypt just to have his brother and himself get richer and more powerful and cozier with jihadists. But, this information is BAD.
Whether you're a lib or a conservative, picture this headline that I made up: BUSH'S BROTHER HAS CLOSE TIES TO THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD. Think that would have got some notice from the press? :-)
By the way......CNN America hasn't talked about this. CNN Arabic confirms it all. hmmmm
What do you think?
Z
By the way...my lefties here will say "Just because Obama and his brother were best men at each others' weddings doesn't mean ANYTHING". Ya, we know that. Pay attention to the rest of it. :-)
I have to tell the truth about something; The last thing I'd like is for Americans to find out their president really is involved in the Brotherhood enough that he'd jeopardize our standing with Egypt just to have his brother and himself get richer and more powerful and cozier with jihadists. But, this information is BAD.
Whether you're a lib or a conservative, picture this headline that I made up: BUSH'S BROTHER HAS CLOSE TIES TO THE MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD. Think that would have got some notice from the press? :-)
By the way......CNN America hasn't talked about this. CNN Arabic confirms it all. hmmmm
What do you think?
Z
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