New Blog

I've started another blog as an outlet for everyone's patriotism...

You know...when youre driving and you see the sun setting behind the flag or irrigation systems creating a rainbow spanning the road...the times you wish you had your camera.

Well I hope you bring it along with you and capture these pristine scenes to share with all of us...

Check out Our Hometown Lens and see what others have captured to brighten your day and make you smile at the beauty of His world and this great nation.

Barack Hussein Obama is a Racist

On his website, there is a section where Hussein Obama's handlers respond to "Smears" with "Truths." What they dont really understand is that the truths are just as bad as the smears.

The following quote is offered as a "truth:"

"Yes, I'd seen weakness in other men--Gramps and his disappointments, Lolo and his compromise. But these men had become object lessons for me, men I might love but never emulate, white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, DuBois and Mandela. And if later I saw that the black men I knew--Frank or Ray or Will or Rafiq--fell short of such lofty standards; if I had learned to respect these men for the struggles they went through, recognizing them as my own--my father's voice had nevertheless remained untainted, inspiring, rebuking, granting or withholding approval. You do not work hard enough, Barry. You must help in your people's struggle. Wake up, black man!"

Alrighty then...you make your decision on it now...

Here's mine:

Martin Robison Delany, the first advocate of a "black nation." Malcolm X, 'black supremist' and founder of the 'Black Muslims'. W.E.B. DuBois, the self-described 'black socialist;' he advocated that the 'blacks' ought to overthrow the 'whites' by force. Nelson Mandela, respected by myself and the world for acting against apartheid in South Africa...though his actions were of terrorism and against the 'white ruling class;' (I'm actually quite sad that 'black separatist' Barack Obama is attempting to put himself on the same par as Mandela). It's all actually quite sad.

While McCain and the 'evil right-wing bloggers and pundits' hold men like George Washington, TJeff, Ben Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, Booker T. Washington, Martin Luther King Jr., and Ronald Reagan in high esteem; Hussein Obama holds these crazis, advocates of racial war, black supremacists, SOCIALISTS, Black Muslims, and Anti-American revolutionaries as his role models.

If you read my commentary on race, you'll find that Barack Hussein Obama's positions and causes are inherently racist and violently so when one considers that he disregards Martin Luther King Jr. and Booker T. Washington in his list of 'black heroes.'

I mourn the day the politically uneducated and misled masses elect this openly prejudiced, Anti-American hypocrite to the office fit for a bigger man.

The Affirmative Action Bake Sale

Earlier I googled "Grand Valley State Republicans" and found a news article dated April 21, 2005 and detailing the exploits of one Kyle Rausch, organizer of the GVSU GOP. The event, titled the "Affirmative Action Bake Sale," got coverage from the Grand Rapids press (granted it was coverage of the negative aspects, buuutttt.....) and is, in my opinion, a shining example of what GOP groups and prominent individuals ought to be doing.

The genius behind it is the visibility of the bake sale. Affirmative Action is a very abstract term and its discrimination isn't referenced when they give breaks to fill their quotas. Now, 'official' Affirmative Action was ended with the last ballot initiative (way to go!) but it, naturally, remains.

Do you think democracy is going to rule when we retain the same liberal supporters of the program? They enforced it with a passion and actually believed in its absent benefits:do you think their elitist mindset will care what We the People have determined to be illegal? The answer is a dead no.

The new challenge before us is one of dual subordinating clauses. The primary is to bring awareness to the lingering Affirmative Action supporters in government and in university administration while using this awareness to educate the misled populace so we can finally oust [Carl Levin] these people. Rousch's program did its part for the fight in '05, our fight is in '08 is to simplify the battleground.

Bob Genetski's idea on reorganizing our system of regents will help with this. If we cut the number of people we have to identify and combat, it'll become easier to get rid of those that cling to the old, racist ways.

You can find an explanation of his idea here.

Oboorsma

"Todd Boorsma is the Barack Obama of the Republican Party."

The above was stated by Matt Howell, the man who has written two letters to the voters of the 88th attacking Todd Boorsma over the collapse of Millbrook Tack and Trailer. I agree entirely.

The man sells himself well, like Obama. He hides his immense flaws with a salesman's smile and a Dutch last name, the previous like Obama. His website lies when it says that Oboorsma has "managed several companies" bringing them from the "bottom 10% to the top 10%." He hasn't done either...

In his last two jobs he's either crashed the entire company by increasing debt from $4 to 8million (Millbrook, bought inventory disregarding the economy) or gotten fired for, presumably, not performing adequately (Chrysler...it could be something worse...like racism or sexual harassment...I don't know). Oboorsma has based his entire campaign on his business credentials but these aren't worth anything when considering his recent past.

It makes you wonder about the candidate...I've always thought he was going to be a pawn but it sounds like he'll pander to whoever will keep him from further dismissal and disgrace (i.e. special interests for campaign $ in 2010). But this is all just speculation...

Solely due to his attempted tactics of intimidation towards me today, TODD BOORSMA SHOULD DROP OUT OF THIS RACE...NOW. His continuation is a disgrace to the GOP and its home here in Allegan County.

Katelyn ended with a letter to Oboorsma, so shall I:

Dear Mr. Boorsma,

Do you "TP" the houses of those that disagree with you? I wouldn't doubt that you do from the low value of personal maturity that we witnessed tonight...or perhaps you get your mommy to do it for you...just as you got her to embarrass herself tonight. So, Mr. Boorsma, if you have any honor left, prove it by committing political seppuku and dropping out of this race.

If you do not choose to take my advice and continue to attempt to intimidate me into silence, my rhetoric will only get more vociferous. I will not fade away back into the crowd, Mr. Boorsma: you will.

Sincerely,

Chris Wicker


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Love Thy Neighbor

The integrity of the honest keeps them on track; the deviousness of crooks brings them to ruin.

Proverbs 11:3 [The Message]

I've been hearing a lot about the race for the 88th House District Seat, but it was interesting to finally see these nine candidates in person and in action as I sat in on the League of Women Voters' forum at Fennville High School.

Now, I'll admit that I'm no guru when it comes to politics; I still have much to learn. But something that always intrigues me when it comes to politicians is one's personality and attitude towards others. I haven't studied psychology enough to really read into what such things might mean, but I can make some guesses and, anyway, it's interesting.

More importantly, I feel the need to express my disgust at the behavior of one candidate in particular. I was absolutely appalled at Mr. Boorsma's behavior following the forum. Chris approached Mr. Boorsma to speak to him, and Chris hadn't even said two sentences before Mr. Boorsma and 3 of his family members swooped in, surrounding Chris in a half-circle (standing not more than 2 or 3 feet away), and began hurling accusations at him. They were upset about Chris's and Mr. Boorsma's previous meeting at the Dorr Business Association's forum at Open Dorr Reformed Church, and didn't even want to hear what Chris had to say about a different issue & his reason for approaching Mr. Boorsma in the first place (see the post above). The Boorsma camp rattled off statistics, accusations, and angry questions at "debate speed," and not in a terribly polite manner. To refer again to the body language, they all leaned in towards Chris, eyes wide and brows furrowed as they spoke in angry tones. Mr. Boorsma's attitude was furiously indignant, not to mention extremely defensive. Even as we walked out the door, they continued to shout after us.

Now, it's true that there was a decent amount of noise in the small area that everyone was hanging around in, and some of the Boorsmas' loud tones can be justified by the need to overcome said noise level. But, as I observed this confrontation from the edge of the half circle, I was shocked. Here was a man that was supposed to be a politician - a man that would be (and has been) dealing with all sorts of people, including ones that don't agree with him; a man that goes door-to-door, speaking to the people that would be responsible for securing his seat in the House; a man that, not half an hour before this confrontation, had declared his Christian values and insisted that we must love our neighbors as ourselves, no matter what - and he was speaking aggressively right in the face of what would be one of his constituents, not to mention he was in the presence of the rest of us and, more importantly, the presence of God! Does this sound like a show of a Christian attitude? Is this how he would treat someone if he was going door-to-door and a resident said they disagreed with him or wouldn't support him?

Let's say Chris had approached him in a similarly aggressive fashion - that he had hurled false accusations or crude insults at Mr. Boorsma in an impolite tone. (Of course, he didn't - he had hardly said anything at all.) Even if this had been the case, if Mr. Boorsma was to "practice what he preaches" or, religion/morality aside, to act like a mature professional - he would have listened to what Chris had to say and then refute the argument in a composed, courteous manner. He should have conducted himself in a respectful manner - to treat others the way he would like to be treated.

Mr. Boorsma, I know this post won't make you very happy, and I know that I'm not terribly important to you. But, politics and all else aside, I hope to God that the behavior I witnessed from you today is not the way you treat all that disagree with you. If you hope to have a future in politics; if you hope to continue to work with people on any level, be it business or political or otherwise; if, most importantly, you hope to carry out God's will and share true Christian values with others - then, Mr. Boorsma, I ask that you please start treating others with the respect, integrity, and love that you spoke of at tonight's forum. Because it's a sad thing to see someone profess their faith in Christ, only to turn around and revile a voter with considerable and unnecessary aggression.

After tonight's appalling display of behavior, Mr. Boorsma has proven himself to be a hypocrite and a downright mean person, and I wonder if his supporters would have such confidence in their candidate & his morals if they'd seen what I saw today.

'Live By The Sword'

A couple nights ago, a male friend and I were watching "Last Samurai" (starring Tom Cruise) randomly blurting out when thoughts came to us. Being that the last time I had seen it was way back when I was an immature and wee lad (well...more of one than I am currently). My brain, then, focused on the historical depiction of post-civil war weaponry and tactics while picking apart the fallacies of the director's depiction of both hosts hostile interaction. I love Japanese history, early politics, the endless possible analysis of Japanese isolation, and the Samurai but I do think, as I mentioned to my friend, that the warrior-culture of Japan made and possibly makes it wise to limit their military and act as their defense forces.

"They really do have a warrior culture, don't they" I remarked across the room; his reply was "Doesn't America also?" The comment sparked a couple seconds of thought where I came to the conclusion that yes, America does have a warrior culture.

Unlike the Japanese and the European Imperial powers that instructed its early leaders, America's war culture is based upon the principle of the Militia. Japan's Samurai were once granted, by the emperor, the right to be the only armed force in Japan. Parallel to this 'right', we, as Americans, are guaranteed a "well-regulated militia" to defend us. There's naturally some fudging to be done when referencing the two as one; but while the samurai could execute civilians for disrespect, the militia were/are civilians. This difference has caused us to understand the cost of war.

I think it was Reagan (it's too late to find the correct quote) that said something to the effect of: "Wars happen when governments underestimate the cost of conflict." This is and will remain forever true. America's militia culture had put us, until the end of the Cold War, on the defensive. We never really followed the Churchillian doctrine of "Free people help others become free." Perhaps our warrior-militia culture told us others had to get their own freedom.

I don't want you to think I'm railing against the Bush administration. Bush's "nation building" initiative was followed by 90% or so of Congress 'way back a few years ago' because this country has lost the principles that are the answer. It is the prevailing political wind in Washington to extend our wealth and resources against the wishes of George Washington's ghost.

It happened to the Brits: they figured that God had blessed them and that they could bless the world. The Brits ended up losing a lot of money and a lot of lives (sounds like Iraq?) and eventually lost their power. Many have discussed it but none have spoken of the warrior-militia culture being lost in this country. Peace through strength...not the expression of strength. Like Sweden in WW2: if we all owned guns, aggressors wouldn't invade us due to their own fear.

America needs to revert back to defense-based fighting. We must lose, though it may be painful, the "revolutionary" rhetoric and actions in our foreign policy. America must conserve freedom at home and abroad for freedom spreads naturally: others will free themselves in due time. We should nurture and help grow the pockets of freedom in the gloom of oppressed nations. There must be a will of freedom to hold on to in order to spread it: we cannot create that will to freedom.

Chivalry

I'd like to stray from the political trail and write about something that the femmies (that's the feminists) is "totally dead." Chivalry is one of those many words in the English language that the populace knows the meaning to but feels that what they piece together in their minds is too simplistic. Wikipedia...the ever-reliant research source....describes 'chivalry' as courteous behavior towards women from men. That definition is far to simplistic for the femmies.

They feel that Chivalry is a condescending tone of life practiced only by those patriarchal male overlords oppressing their wives and daughters, taking away their birth control pills and their 'right' to kill babies. Now, does the true Marxifeminist believe in God? No.

So my question to them is: if there was no Creator who has given us equal rights, is there not an inherent, tribal structure written in our DNA? This tribal structure is, then, an integral part of our society, no? So feminists are fighting human biology, correct? In reference to this we can steal a quote from Lord of War: "When you fight your biology you'll always lose."

Indeed they have: by destroying chivalry around them, the radical remnant of the feminist movement perpetuates that which they are sworn to fight against: patriarchy. Is it not patriarchal when a drunken college girl is dancing on a table while one of her many boyfriends cheers something to the effect of "Take it off you whore!" Is it not patriarchal when these same feminists cannot manage their operation's money correctly and must be bailed out by husbands? Is it not patriarchal when Granholm's husband exerts more power than she does among the elite in Lansing?

The women's liberation movement is over. The 'pay discrepancy' is due to maternal leave ("Oh I'm taking off 6months...make sure you continue to give me those quarterly raises!") and innate physical development (this will disappear with deindustrialization and further machination of the assembly processes). Opportunities and academics will stop crafting themselves to facilitate the particular advancement of girls and young women for they have proven themselves to be able to fight in Vick's pit just as well as the male dogs. The 'New Left' Feminists are now in their 50's and 60's, wrought with arthritis and AIDS, and only attempt to continue to exert their influence in the Democratic Party by creating the "Women Issue." They still think they should force their definition of success on women that wish to settle down and raise families. This revocation of freedom is not the future for America.

The future of society is a realignment from the tainting of Radical Feminazi influence. We must shift away from the ideology that directly relates personal freedom with sexual promiscuity. In doing this I believe that God and His forces of modernization command us to make free the lives of the unborn, to accept the facts that Embryonic Stem Cell research hasnt produced any cures and is already obsolete in the fact of umbilical stem cell cures, and to keep Chivalry as it has continued outside of college campuses. Morality is not, as the feminists say, the way of the past. It is the future and I'm looking foreword to it.

Now I know you have something to say about this post: go ahead and leave a comment or two! Its the blue, underlined "0 Comments" word right below this: just leave it as "Anonymous!" Thanks..CW

The odor of elitism is like onion breath: It’s quick to acquire, hard to mask.

I know you all have busy schedules, so I'll keep this post short.

So Barack Hussein Obama has once again lectured us on how we ought to live. This time the quote is thus:

"You know, it's embarrassing when Europeans come over here, they all speak English, they speak French, they speak German. And then we go over to Europe, and all we can say [is], 'Merci beaucoup.' Right?"

French??? Why in God's name is French important??? First we cling to our guns and Bibles too much, next the Obamas found it impossible to live on less than $500,000 a year, and now we are beneath him because we dont speak French.

Not to worry Americans, I don't care if it offends Mr. Hussein Obama but this blog will remain in English only...even if his camp/administration would have me tossed in what he considers enfer: a 4-star hotel! L'horreur!

Same Song, Different Verse

There are some that have said that the Conservative Movement is dead. That the Age of Reagan lasted from 1974 to 2008. The interview Hannity did with Newt a few days after McCain's nomination has creeped back into my mind periodically and, now, pesters me to present my thoughts.

Earlier today I laid out the question "Is Conservatism Dead?" on Google. The top few results said, more or less, no...then my eyes dropped to the 'great' Daily Kos (for those that don't know, Daily/Weekly/Monthly/Yearly Kos sessions/publications are horribly sociofascitic to the point of being what one can objectively call Marxist-Leninist).

I do read the Daily Kos once in awhile to get the deformed and fragmented 'scoop' on what the far-left is doing in and to our country. This particular article tosses with 'educated' language a bunch of radical statements attempting to cookie-cutter separate the Movement.

Fascists like the Kos writers like to vainly 'analyze' the Conservative Movement and classify it into 'trends' and 'influences.' Fascists like the Kos writers think that the essence of Conservatism is a conglomeration of political expedients and like individuals (basing their analysis on race, class, faith, and political locale...all of which they deny but one can easily see it).

The facts are that the essence of Conservatism is not something that can be done away with. Conservatism is morality. It is love. It is equality. It is the belief in the one, true God. Conservatism is freedom. The Fascists think if they can politicize what conservatism is, than they can destroy it.

The Nazis and Communists tried this...politicizing of everything from food to religion. Where did it get them? They were thrown onto the ash heap of history by free people everywhere. No matter how many dark days Conservatism saw, it always has risen up to throw off the oppressors. No matter if the darkness lasts for 8 years as in the Wilson administration's case or if it lasts 700 years as with the Scots: Freedom and Justice always bounce back.

What we see today is the same, melodic song of Conservatism, just in a different, softer verse. Reagan said, "I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph." We just have to commit ourselves to playing ever louder.

The Schmids

I am, of course, talking about Greg and his grandfather Allen. If you're more active than me in state politics, this last name is probably familiar. Greg is an attorney from Saginaw with a passion for petitions. He and his grandfather are currently sponsoring two initiatives I'd like to bring to your attention today.

First:
__The People's Choice Tax Repeal Amendment of 2008 is focused on removing the, for want of a more negative word, crippling tax hikes encumbering we the people. The amendment, once passed, will require popular approval for tax increases. Schmid calls it an "automatic referendum" which will force the government to reflect what families are required to do: cut expenses to make ends meet. The amendment also will standardize petition forms and limit the kinds of rules placed on the petition process.

My Take: HECK YES. That's all I have to say.

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__The second amendment (no pun intended) in petition form is simply the Part-Time Legislature Amendment of 2008. To create this Part-Time body, it limits regular annual sessions so that our reps would work from the second Wednesday in March to July 1. The amendment also makes available 20 extra days to be applied by the governor. To reflect the decreased amount of "work", annual lawmaker salaries would be cut from $79,950 to $40,000, their expense accounts limited, their pensions eliminated, the Officeholders' Compensation Commission dethroned (i.e. put all salary increases up before elections), install a $400/day absence fine, and eliminate lifetime medical coverage. In a totally unrelated point (just like the petition freedom advocacy of the above), requirement that the governor submit a balanced budget on time to avoid a censure.

My Take: I dont know about a Part-Time legislature...never really have. I know they really dont deserve full time service to the state nor do they deserve $79,950 but I would want to be a full-time legislature.... It's not for the money as you're thinking, I just love the 'politick'. I believe, in order to fairly create a part-time legislature, that you cannot together limit terms, work time, salaries, medical care, and pensions. While some of them are already filthy rich, some of them do quit their jobs and leave their families in order to work for the state. We should keep in mind that 'Politicians Are People Too.'

Before I'd sign this these changes would have to be made: extend or eliminate term limits, allow lifetime medical care for basic visits and alternative care only, make pensions equal to those of the lowest bracket of military veterans for 2009 (wouldn't include future increases in the armed forces), and change expense accounts to pay for travel with alternative fuels only (incentive to make them more available and cheaper).

Otherwise, I love the requirement on the executive.

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Firelights and Stopworks

Happy Fourth All. As you watched the illuminations tonight, I hope that you kept on your mind our troops and their witness to real rockets that explode not in the atmosphere, but on the camps and homes of our enemies and the families that they hide among. In addition to that, I also thought of the sacrifices of so many to keep America strong and free.

Especially in the last 79 years, America has kept alive the torch of freedom for billions around the world. We and those saved are the legacy of those celebrated by our lighting of the sky: we should never forget this. As I took a panoramic sweep of the crowd at Kollen Park, I just couldn't disregard the ignorance many (or most) members possessed about our nation's past and present. Forgetting our Founders' intent and meaning is, naturally, more prevalent in some than others but a sad testament to the public school system's lack of meaningful history education.

Specifically in the Democratic Party and its spawn, the meaning of America is lost when they, for instance, 'miss' changing times on our stop lights. As my wonderful girlfriend and I were making our way home, we came across stoplights which were practicing their usual 11pm-to-4am-ish blinking even though traffic volume was easily ten times the usual.

Some may call this being overly picky, but I just want to call the drunk bureaucrats out on not switching times beforehand. We saw what they call "street-level bureaucrats" (cops) changing the times...nearing the end of the whole outlet cycle.

It just seems that, in our age of technology, our wonderful and benevolent government would have some sort of efficient system managed by decently intelligent, drunk bureaucrats. Common sense is just lost in the cities...

The whole thing just really bugged me...have a nice day!

The Economy!

Youre probably tired of all the soothsaying so I'm not going to do it.

Who remembers the Stimulus plan? Everyone...once it is brought to mind.

What was the Stimulus plan designed to do? To use government and borrowed money to rescue the economy.

What have I been saying about the Stimulus plan since its conception? That it wouldn't work.

Who was and is right? Me.

What a good day.

Government is the problem, not the solution.

Root of the economic correction is the price of gas.

For Allegan County, who drives up the price in gas? Fed Govt taxes $1.184 per gallon. Fed Govt has placed regulations on the Oil Companies drilling abilities. This is hindering production and supply, driving up the price. State govt taxes 63 cents a gallon. State govt places regulations on the content of a gallon of gas, decreasing the supply further because it differs from other states.

The libs say the oil companies make absurd profits? Its $0.081 per gallon. Whoop-de-doo. They actually do something to earn their money...the government does nothing and makes, total, twenty three times as much per gallon.

Government is the problem, not the solution.

They ought to let the market do what it does: grow.

DNR and Envirofascism

As you probably have seen, I don't like government involvement. If you have been reading this, you probably don't also. Today's post begins with a little story of a bureaucrat trying to save some ducks. The area DNR hippie-camp (aka 'Outpost') decided a good long time ago that it wanted to save some ducks. To do this, the bureaucrats routinely block the only drainage culvert for the area surrounding my family's home to make a pond for the animals to float around in.

Their policy hasn't changed since the state government, in order to fund its ridiculous handout programs, sold the state forest land between said culvert and my parents property to a logging company. The clear cutting was finished by the fall of 2006 without any consequences (06 was a pretty dry year). The following spring, without the trees acting as a bulwark, the snow-melt flooded a number of private property plots.

The DNR was called at this time and denied that the culvert was blocked...naturally a lie. All in all, the flooding was taken care of by private citizens practicing civil disobedience. Fast foreword to this year: the DNR "Wildlife Biologist" driving his brand new Chevy Impala (which is an insult to the People) acts as if we, the community, were working with him and his ducks to solve our problem. After the call was made and two days passed, I went down to the culvert to find it blocked and locked...another call was made and the matter was resolved three days later.

Ok let's recap: DNR blocks culvert at the command of the Environmentalists, the greedy politicians in Lansing want money to buy votes so they sell the well being of Hamilton to fund this, private property floods and is dealt with at the expense of the private owners, trees die from the flooding, risk of mosquito-transmitted diseases is increased in Hamilton due to the large amount of standing water, and the people pay for it all.

How we stop it? LEAVE IT ALONE. Nature's Maker has made it so we mere humans cannot 'help' the environment. They flood an area for ducks, trees die. They plant trees that grow quickly, their offspring invade and kill natural forests. Politicians take this now destroyed land and turn it into landfills for Canadian garbage so they can fund their Fascist government programs and buy uneducated votes. We cant help the environment, we can just conserve it. The People as a whole do not win, and have never won, when the government is involved. Contest that in a comment if you think it is untrue.

Be brave! I'd like to conclude this post with a quote:
You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer.
You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
You cannot further brotherhood of men by inciting class hatred.
You cannot establish security on borrowed money.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves.
-Abraham Lincoln (the author of the quote is contested but the virtues are, nonetheless, true)