Do we have a Manchurian Candidate?

This is a column I thought it would be worthwhile to post.


Where are the girlfriends?
Do we have a Manchurian Candidate?

by Milo A. Nickel

I must admit I hadn’t thought about this until someone called it to my attention. After three years, I have a pretty good idea what the president is but no clue as to who he is.

What he is is clear to me now. He is a socialist, left wing liberal, anti business democrat who never ran a business or had a real job in his life. But who he is, remains a huge mystery to me and just about everyone else in the country.

Questions that have been posed include where are Obama’s past girl friends? Surely he had at least one girl friend in college. No past girl friends popping up anywhere? How strange. Strange to the point of being weird: when Tiger got into trouble, the news media found at least a half dozen girl friends in a big hurry. Given his charisma which caused women to be drawn to him so obviously during his campaign, it looks like some lady would have not missed the opportunity to come forward.

Nope, not one lady has stepped forward and said, “he was soooo shy or “what a great dancer.” No classmate, not even the recorder for his Columbia University class ever heard of him. Where is the footage for the graduation ceremony?

Who was the best man at his wedding? Who were his best friends? Isn’t it odd that no one is bragging that they knew him or taught him or lived with him?

Every president provides the public with all their photos, etc. for their library. What has he released? Nada, other than what was in the so-called biography and some experts who study writing styles, etc. claim it was not O’s own words or typical of his speech patterns.

Does this make any of you wonder?

Ever wonder why no one ever came forward from Obama’s past, saying they knew him, attended school with him, and was his friend? Not one person has ever come forward from his past. This should really be a cause of concern. Did you see the movie titled “The Manchurian Candidate?” It’s well worth your time. Rent it.

Why doesn’t Obama’s photograph appear in the University’s year book? Why won’t he allow Columbia to release his records?

Why, why why? Why so many why’s and so few answers? I don’t know but I don’t like it. Something’s putrid in Peru and I can’t help but believe it doesn’t bode well for our country.

Like many Americans, even thought I didn’t vote for Obama, I felt a sense of pride that he was elected and I really wanted him to succeed as the first black president elected. African-Americans only represent less than 12 percent of the voters so a majority of his votes had to come from white voters; thus dispelling the rant of the race baiters who love to say that Americans are racists.

There are many black Americans who would have made a great president. It’s too bad we didn’t elect one!

WHY?

“Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of
ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent
virtue is the equal sharing of misery…” - Winston Churchill

That’s my story and I am sticking to it.

Milo A. Nickel is the former President and COO of Louisiana State Newspapers.

Crisis or Diversion?

American bonds have been downgraded! Crisis! Catastrophe!! Or is all just another diversion that only causes even more confusion in the minds of the public? Regardless of that just precisely what does it all mean?

Essentially it means that after years of fiscal irresponsibility by not only a Democrat led Congress but by Democrats elected to the Presidency who have placed intrusive social programs above nationality; this nation is finding itself with an enormous bill that it cannot immediately pay. Further, instead of paying down the debt the current administration is adding even more to that debt.

This is not the action of a reasonable and fiscally responsible group. Rather this is the irresponsible behavior of people who have absolutely no experience with such matters and are only interested in their own political survival, even at the cost of the solvency of this nation.

How did this come to pass? How could the safeguards put in place have been so easily circumvented for such a length of time?

To put it bluntly the nation was asleep while these things were transpiring. An essentially strong economy kept us in a state of somnambulance that prevented us from scrutinizing the goings on in Washington City as we should have. Now that we have awakened we have been confronted with a nightmare.

We find ourselves in the unenviable position of having in the highest office in our nation a very flawed individual. Some say his actions are deliberate and designed to destroy this nation from within. Others say he is out of his depth and in his naivete doesn't know how to solve any problem. They state his complete lack of experience and ivory tower thinking that clings to long disproved economic models. Whichever it is there is one thing that is clear and that he firmly believes Government is the answer to all problems. This is where we stand today.

What can be done? Many have already acted and their actions have given rise to the so-called Tea Party which reverts back to a belief in the Constitution and it's ideals. Ideals that have been thwarted by those who have waxed fat in authority over Congress and a pantheon of bureaucracies that have become responsible to no none but themselves.

From that beginning the people can continue to push and demand for a complete reduction of government intrusion into our lives. That would entail the wholesale elimination of those agencies that have usurped the rights of the States; among them health and education.

If we sit back and do nothing then what is occurring in England and on the European continent may soon be coming to our own shores. We have the power of the vote and we must use it judiciously - replacing those who have in many ways taken a step that would most assuredly be frowned on by our Founding Fathers.

Election day is Tuesday, November 6, 2012. Mark it in red and show up at the polls to remove Obama and as many Democrats from their seats as possible so the mess can at least be tackled without the opposition it has encountered to date.

In the meantime do not fall for the red herrings, diversions and assignations of blame by the Democrats. Their reactions are fueled by fear that they will be voted out of office. Let's make it so.

Deficit Spending and Deficit of Common Sense

The current topic of conversation in this nation is the Debt Ceiling and Deficit Spending. There is much more than deficit spending to be concerned with. There is also a deficit of logic, reason and common sense in our nation's capital with a president who has demonstrated a decidedly immature attitude about not having his wishes met.

Added to this mix is Harry Reid, who has steadfastly stated that any legislation turned in to the Senate by the GOP dominated House is "Dead on Arrival". That is a gauntlet thrown down that must be met. The Senate needs to take up that gauntlet and oust the one man that stands in the way of progress and fiscal responsibility. Harry Reid will never give up what he feels he has earned and he feels he has earned the right to spend money in the manner to which he has become accustomed to continue to insure his continued reign in Washington as the "King of the Hill".

Today we have borne witness to a most unusual phenomenon. Taking up the challenge from a very petulant Barack Obama the people have swamped the switchboards and web sites of Congressional members making their sentiments known and the consensus appears to be for Obama, Reid and company stop playing children's games and do what they were sent to Washington to do.

Not only that, the people have grown quite weary of the behavior of Barack Obama which many equate with a spoiled brat throwing a temper tantrum when they don't get their way. They also have become fed up with his continually refusing to take blame for what he does or doesn't do. They have become particularly upset that Obama is more interested in his re-election than he is in the state of this nation.

Some have called him narcissistic and a compulsive liar who has yet to define any situation in clear cut and accurate terms. He consistently seeks to attribute blame to others, especially his predecessor George Bush. Everything he has touched has in more ways than one turned to the proverbial pile of shit. Personally I don't believe he even knows the difference between shit and Shinola.

Is he a compulsive liar? The following may shed some light on the subject:

Identifying a Pathological Liar

Pathological liars - or "mythomaniacs" - may be suffering from histrionic personality disorder or narcissistic personality disorder. The following comments basically reflect a pathological liar who has the characteristics of histrionic personality disorder.

Some characteristics

1. Exaggerates things that are ridiculous.

2. One-upping. Whatever you do, this person can do it better. You will never top them in their own mind, because they have a concerted need to be better than everyone else. This also applies to being right. If you try to confront an individual like this, no matter how lovingly and well-intentioned you might be - this will probably not be effective. It's threatening their fantasy of themselves, so they would rather argue with you and bring out the sharp knives than admit that there's anything wrong with them.

3. They "construct" a reality around themselves. They don't value the truth, especially if they don't see it as hurting anyone. If you call them on a lie and they are backed into a corner, they will act very defensively and say ugly things (most likely but depends on personality), but they may eventually start to act like, "Well, what's the difference. You're making a big deal out of nothing!" (again, to refocus the conversation to your wrongdoing instead of theirs).

4. Because these people don't value honesty, a lot of times they will not value loyalty. So watch what you tell them. They will not only tell others, but they will embellish to make you look worse. Their loyalty is fleeting, and because they are insecure people, they will find solace in confiding to whomever is in their favor at the moment.

5. They may be somewhat of a hypochondriac. This can come in especially useful when caught in a lie, for example, they can claim that they have been sick, or that there's some mysteriously "illness" that has them all stressed out. It's another excuse tool for their behavior.

6. Obviously, they will contradict what they say. This will become very clear over time. They usually aren't smart enough to keep track of so many lies (who would be?).

Do these characteristics fit Barack Hussein Obama? I'll let the reader be the judge.

Can Washington DC be fixed?

The nations looks on in chagrin as they view the machinations of our elected officials debating matters of serious import without reaching a timely decision that can affect us all. We see entrenched in the seat of the presidency an individual who is plainly and visibly a self-centered egoist with a Narcissist complex who believes himself to be the second coming and that no one can begin to fathom his purpose or his purported genius.

Barack Obama has one thing on his mind and he refuses to change it. His idea of correcting the ills of this nation is to tax and continue taxing at ever increasing rates. He wants to penalize those who make money in order to continue giving welfare to those who are not as industrious and expect the government to support them. This excessive spending by the current administration is unsustainable at current levels but that little bit of information seems to elude Obama, Geithner, Reid, Pelosi et al.

None of these people have any idea of how the economy works or what wealth is or how money and wealth are really created in the system of free enterprise. They equate wealth with money which is indicative of their socialist thinking.

This socialism began when those who'd been voted into public office decided that the Federal Government was somehow responsible for the well being of all and that it could guarantee fiscal security for everyone regardless of circumstance. To accomplish this the system was maneuvered so that legislation and programs that were tenuously constitutional were nevertheless implemented which has led to a series of ever increasing encroachment into the personal lives of all citizens of this nation. This is where the nation now stands; being held in the grip of two opposing forces. One seeks government control of everything and the other seeks to shrink government control down a bare minimum.

But this sort of behavior is nothing new. It's been going one for quite some time. Here is a short clip from the Disneyland episode called Davy Crockett Goes to Congress produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1954.




Can Washington be fixed? The jury is still out and we'll have to wait a little while longer for the verdict.

Political Semantic Chicanery

Undercurrents of anger fueled by frustration are flowing swiftly across our nation threatening to destroy it. The haves are being pitted against the have nots by rhetoric from political sources that have as their agenda the purpose of holding on to authority as long as they are able.

These unscrupulous agents of chaos and confusion utilize words that are designed to sow division. Words that are loaded with connotations that affect both sides of the political spectrum in quite opposing ways. They are highly negative to the "Right" and highly positive to the "Left"

Indeed semantics is playing a major role in the old scheme of divide and conquer and the true enemy is the one utilizing it to their advantage. Their aim is to "tax the rich", an age old scheme to generate funds with with to further their own schemes at the expense of the nation.

Further their aim is to insinuate the government they control and all its agencies into every aspect of human life thereby creating an iron fist chocking all liberty and freedom previously enjoyed. We have borne witness to this phenomenon as the Obama Administration has insinuated it's sinewy tentacles in the very core of our nation's economy.

Further they have corrupted the thinking of what now appears to be more than a few generations giving them the expectation that the government will provide and that the rich will be force to pay their "fair" share of the expense.

To make it easier for anyone to follow what Obama is really saying I present this lexicon.

"Hope and change": Socialism at home, surrender abroad.

"False choice": A very real choice Obama wants to pretend doesn't exist.

"Deficit reduction": Deficit increases.

"Make no mistake": See "let me be clear."

"Unprecedented": When he's doing something beneficial for the American people, Obama claims he is the first to ever think of it; when he's doing something harmful, he seems to always find a precedent for it in FDR or LBJ.

"This isn't about me": This is completely about me.

"Hitting the reset button": Refusing to learn from the mistakes of the past and acting as though a fresh start requires utter naivete.

"Reaching out to the other side of the aisle": Totally rejecting all ideas from anyone outside the Obama-approved bubble. Then suggesting that subsequent political impasses are their fault, and that they ought to bend down and grab their ankles to establish a new tone in Washington.

"Failed policies of the past": Don't blame me! Blame Bush!

"Teachable moment": I screwed something up, now I'll brag about it.

"Tax cut": Redistribution of money from those who pay a disproportionate amount of taxes to those who pay none.

"Transparency": Deliberate opaqueness, hiding crucial facts from the American public.

"Accountability": Don't worry, I'll fire someone.

"Stimulus": Payoffs to friends.

"Shovel-ready jobs": Jobs that no one wants and that last for two months.

"Green jobs": Imaginary jobs.

"Saved or created": Old Obama language used to futz the numbers on jobs.

"Recovery": Continued economic stagnation.

"Jobs funded": Jobs Obama will take credit for, even though he has done nothing to either save or create.

"It won't happen overnight": It will never happen.

"Progress": Redistribution.

"Cynics": Anyone who doesn't believe in the Obama radical agenda.

“Their fair share” and “Tax the rich”: Redistribution of funds.

“Sacrifice”: Do what we want.

“Era of responsibility”: Double the sacrifice.

From an article by Ben Shapiro with a few additions and modifications of my own.