Reflections On The Revolution"God bless the love of liberty that birthed my country and the skeptical spirit that will protect us from tyranny..." -- Robert P. Dean
I recently returned from a trip to Boston, Massachusetts where I was able to finally re-envision the hopes, dreams and intent of the Founding Fathers... men brutally tortured and murdered for their belief in a government "OF the people, BY the people and FOR the people." And I realized, sitting in the Green Dragon Pub, a backstreet hole-in-the-wall along the Freedom Trail, where the arguments against tyranny and the inherent realizations of liberty and democracy had their genesis, that we, as a nation, somewhere, somehow, have lost that vision and it saddens me.
One of the principle foundations of this country is a deep and abiding mistrust of government. It is referenced throughout the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights and echoed in grassroots movements across the country still today.
Government is necessarily a product of man, and men are, by their nature, driven by power, greed, ego... weak and corruptible. And it’s these realizations that lead to our sovereignty long before other countries ever dreamed of living in a free society.
Government is necessarily a product of man, and men are, by their nature, driven by power, greed, ego... weak and corruptible. And it’s these realizations that lead to our sovereignty long before other countries ever dreamed of living in a free society.
But the one thing that really keeps me up at night is the fact that we are headed down a dangerous road because half of America is living in this weird, Utopian dream state. Study history and find just one example of a country or empire that has gotten it right. The United States, by all accounts, seemed to have the right formula for awhile but we’ve lost our way. We’ve bastardized the one document that seemed to have embraced history as its teacher in an effort to build a successful, democratic republic, free of tyranny.
The great experiment is failing. Violence WILL eventually come to our time as it has since the beginning. It’s no longer a fringe cry, its history repeating its true nature. Many throughout have recognized and shouted to the world to be weary of ignorance much as our forefathers have done. They weren’t extraordinary men but they bothered to understand the history of man.
And so now we find a man 12 days into office, spouting rhetoric about world peace and prosperity in a one-world government, void of individuality and the spirit of entrepreneurship and a desire to succeed nominated, and later chosen, to receive the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, fueled by his visions of "Hope" and "Change." This is truly an 'Obama'nation to those who sacrificed their lives in the pursuit of freedom- people such as Gandhi, who changed the course of history in a non-violent struggle against British imperialism and yet was never nominated to receive the same accolades despite massive beatings, torture and imprisonment.
So does everyone now get a trophy in this "Feel Good" society we've created? This could easily equate to the last place little league team passing out trophies to every kid, even though they didn’t perform well. Meaningless. Maybe in this case they passed out the trophy before the season even began.
If Obama accepts this award, he puts America in the world’s pocket, not to mention himself. How can he accept this and then turn around and send more troops to Afghanistan? How can he be Mr. Nobel and send our armed forces anywhere? America and its interests will be attacked, worldwide, with impunity. Just take a close look at the devaluation of the dollar in the world market.
The world has seen through this man. They recognize that his vanity and ego supersedes all and they are using this to manipulate him and to shape U.S. foreign policy.
We are a free, democratic republic where the PEOPLE rule. But apathy stands in our way as Congress and the White House become more arrogant and deaf to the collective voices of their constituents, who obviously know NOTHING about what is best for them. Their narcissistic attitudes reinforce their belief that THEY can do more for you than you can do for yourself. And that when you resist, you simply “just don't get it." ENOUGH is ENOUGH... 2010 is just around the corner and its time to put Congress on notice. It’s time the American people stand up, stop TALKING about it and rise to the occasion before we find we have NO right to question the government without retribution.
God bless the love of liberty that birthed my country and the skeptical spirit that will protect us from tyranny on a global scale and echoing the words of Thomas Jefferson...
"A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have!"
By R. Philip Dean, Editor, The Agnostic Review
Email: robertdean@SpotTheDog007.com
The White Paper Report
"...because not everything in life is black & white"
October 2, 2009
THE DCR received an email yesterday referencing an article by Dr. Paul L. Williams (provided by thelastcrusade.org, a Web site that describes itself as a place "where you can engage in the life and death struggle against the forces of Islam, apostasy, moral complacency, cultural relativity, and the New World Order) published by The Canada Free Press July 7, 2009. The article stipulated Michelle Obama "required" a staff of 24 attendants "to cater to her every whim and to satisfy her every request in the midst of the Great Recession." The article proceeded to list the names, positions and annual salaries of each staff member concluding that...
"...there has NEVER been anyone in the White House at any time who has created such an army of staffers whose sole duties are the facilitation of the First Lady's social life. One wonders why she needs so much help, at taxpayers' expense, when even Hillary (Clinton) had three; Jackie Kennedy, one; Laura Bush, one, and prior to Mamie Eisenhower, social help came from the President's own pocket."
Fact: According to the 2009 Annual Report to Congress on White House Staff, as of July 1, 2009, there are currently 16 staff members with a title specifically indicating they work for Michelle Obama. In other words, there are 16 people with "First Lady" specifically in their title such as Dana Lewis, Special Assistant and Personal Aide to the First Lady, with an annual salary of $60,000.
The 29-page report lists not only Michelle Obama's staff but collateral employees assigned dual positions such as Camille Johnston who serves as both Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communication for the First Lady with an annual salary of $102,000. Additionally, the report lists six other staffers who do not have "First Lady" in their title but are a part of the Michele Obama's office staff, such as Desiree Rogers, Special Assistant to the President and White House Social Secretary ($113,000), and Natalie Bookey, Staff Assistant ($36,000).
Claim: "There has never been anyone in the White House at any time that has created such an army of staffers whose sole duties are the facilitation of the First Lady’s social life."
Fact: Kim Coryat, an archives technician at the William J. Clinton Presidential Library, explained it can be difficult to nail down a precise count of staff considering "White House staffing for all offices ebbs and flows with time." However, she further explained that White House telephone directory records indicate Hillary Clinton had at least a staff of 13 as of October 1993; 18 as of April 1997; and 19 as of March 2000.
With respect to Laura Bush, Katie McCormick Lelyveld, Michelle Obama’s press secretary, emphasized that Obama's staff is conparable to Bush's in size and resembles a very similar staffing model. We were able to verify that Laura Bush maintained a staff of some 24 assistants, though the actual number fluctuated in accordance to event requirements while 18 maintained a reference to the "First Lady" in their title. Additionally, the combined annual salaries for the 22 staffers we can specifically identify as working for Michelle Obama comes to $1.6 million. For the 18 we could identify as working for Laura Bush in 2008, the total is $1.4 million.
What is most disturbing about the facts surrounding the "Office" of First Lady is that while she is assigned NO specific duties or job function, she employes more personnel than most corporate CEO's and in true Washington bureaucratic redundancy, maintains "special assistants to the executive Assisant to the Director of..." And none of this takes into account her hair stylist and clothing designer.
Case in point, Camille Johnston, Special Assistant to the President and Director of Communications for the First Lady, $102,000; Catherine Lelyveld, Director and Press Secretary to the First Lady, $84,000; Tyler Lechtenberg, Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady, $45,000; Deilia Jackson, Deputy Associate Director of Correspondence for the First Lady, $36,000. But equally disturbing, there are some 30 unspecified "Staff" and "Executive" assistants assigned to the White House and First Lady.
We can conclude nothing from this report except that the Obama White House, in their pledge to decrease the rate of unemployment in America, has taken the lead by increasing administration staff in positions that provide no tangible benefit to the gross national product but rather contribute to the increase in national debt... however minor in substance.
Credits for this Report:
FactCheck.org
Canada Free Press
White House/Office of the Press Secretary
Congressional Record
The Last Crusade
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