The official count at Fort Hood Texas is thirteen dead and thirty wounded but is that really all? There are people that will never recover from this. Families pray daily for the safe return of their loved ones from Iraq and Afghanistan, never considering that there was a monster in their midst right here; never imagining that something like this could ever happen on a United States Military base.
The killing and wounding of our brave soldiers is a tragedy only made worse by the flow of insults that followed the shootings. Main stream press has gone out of their way to paint a picture of a disturbed man that snapped once he learned he was being deployed. The press further sickened us by insinuating that Americans may take matters into their own hands and exact bigoted and hateful retribution against innocent Muslims. Not one of them would dare call this what it is…an act of terror perpetrated not by some poor troubled man, but by an Islamic extremist. Not one of them would stop to think that Americans are mostly law abiding citizens and do not take revenge of innocent people for the actions of a few.
Insult number two came shortly after the shootings when it became crystal clear that this was 100% preventable. The FBI had already been aware of Hasan’s emails to a radical cleric in Yemen and investigations are beginning to show that they declined to investigate Hasan for fear of being accused of violating his first amendment rights. In fact, they didn’t even bother to notify military authorities that Maj. Hasan had attempted to contact this cleric with reported ties to Al Qaida. Just to put that in perspective, we arrested hundreds during the cold war for being suspected of contacting Soviet interests and agents. We even rounded up thousands of people of Japanese descent during World War II and relocated them to internment camps for fear they might “try” to contact Japanese agents.
It is a mere eight years after Islamic extremists attacked the United States, killing thousands, and we are still uncovering plot after plot to inflict further damage to America. We are engaged in two wars to weed out those that are responsible but we have to be cautious about offending someone serving in our military that is known to have made statements in defense of Islamic militants taking up arms against American soldiers? Army Chief of Staff General George Casey, when questioned why a Muslim with Hasan’s behavior was retained in the military, went as far as to say that the loss of diversity in the Army would be a greater tragedy than what had occurred at Fort Hood. I have no words to display my anger at something so mindless. This man’s statement was as hurtful to the injured and the families of the dead as anything Nidal Hasan has done to them. Insult number three.
For insult number four, the President approached the microphone on the day of the shooting to give a press briefing on the tragedy. Before he actually got around to speaking to the nation about this horrific terror attack he made sure he said hello to all of his friends in the audience. He then spoke about the conference his staff had with the Native American community and the “extraordinary” work his staff did to make that conference a success. “This is a top priority for us” he added. Only after he stated that he has further remarks about the progress made during the conference that he will add later but “as some of you may have heard, there has been a terrible shooting at Fort Hood Texas”.
As some of you may have heard? The nation was glued to their TV’s and radios in shock over this attack, everything on the screen said that this was a press briefing by the President on the shootings and he begins with waving hello to his friends and telling his staff what a great job they are doing? General McChrystal, Obama’s hand picked theater commander, requested additional troops or warned that they would lose the war in Afghanistan. That request was made in the middle of September and despite Obama’s campaign promise that he would listen to his Generals and give them the support and materials they need to accomplish their mission, President Obama is still “mulling it over”. Is this just inexperience or does he actually have disdain for the military? The idea that he would shout out to his friends and mention his “top priority” of Indian affairs before addressing the nation about the thirteen soldiers that were brutally murdered and the thirty that had suffered injuries, some of them life threatening, only gives that question deeper meaning.
This President seems to have his own idea of priorities and remains dangerously focused on them, even when events demand flexibility. He does not appear to possess the dynamic ability to shift his attention very easily when a crisis looms on the horizon. As President, if you are incapable of making a command decision at a moments notice, then you better have the people around you that can and be willing to let them do their jobs. Still, I don’t believe that is really the issue. I believe that the President remains focused on his agenda because it is his agenda. The push for healthcare is a driving issue for him and like any elitist, he believes he knows what we need better than we do. As this is his focus, the healthcare bill remains his highest priority to the exclusion of the economy and the soldiers that remain in jeopardy waiting for the Commander in Chief to make a decision.
Curiously, Obama took time from his push on healthcare to lobby on the behalf of Chicago for the 2016 Olympics. After all, that was for his friends up there. Hmm….maybe that is what this is all about. Who are his friends? Well, ACORN and a host of their affiliates are for sure. ACORN et al, has a lot of property in the Chicago area, much of which is decrepit and neglected. Gee, an Olympic village would have been a great way to sell all of that property at market value even if it were on the verge of being declared condemned as unfit for habitation. Don’t forget that there are also many provisions in the healthcare bill to allow community organizations like ACORN to administer neighborhood wellness programs.
The unions are clearly friends of Obama and in large part were responsible for his election so he owes them too. The President found time in the middle of the banking crisis to issue (some would say sneak in) an executive order that would give union contractors preference in Federal projects of $25 million dollars or more. Also, what would strengthen union bargaining power if they didn’t have to have healthcare benefits weighing down the package that was in negotiations? As companies find that the fine for not having insurance is substantially less that actually providing for insurance, many will drop their benefits and let their employees shift to the public option. Of course, as long as there is a government plan, unions will agree to the loss of health benefits if there is a wage increase in trade.
Oh yes, and since union contractors now have preference for Federal projects, guess who will see the lion share of projects to revamp that power grid if cap and trade passes? General Electric’s Jeff Imelt, another friend and advisor to Obama, will benefit from cap and trade as well as GE supplies the smart meters and hardware for the grid updates. There is a manufactured home “cash for clunkers” program in the cap and trade bill which means even more work for those lucky union contractors and of course, community based organizations will be there too to help all of those poor people get out of their old inefficient homes and in to brand new ones courtesy of the taxpayer.
Oh this is an awfully good time to be a friend of Obama. It seems like none of them have been left out of the cash grab as we embark on the largest redistribution of wealth this nation has ever seen. Obama is not inexperienced but rather, his experience is just the latest manifestation of corrupt Chicago politics. He appears not to care for the military because he hasn’t found a way to make anything he would do for them another cash cow for his circle of friends and that is the biggest insult of them all.
Paul
The killing and wounding of our brave soldiers is a tragedy only made worse by the flow of insults that followed the shootings. Main stream press has gone out of their way to paint a picture of a disturbed man that snapped once he learned he was being deployed. The press further sickened us by insinuating that Americans may take matters into their own hands and exact bigoted and hateful retribution against innocent Muslims. Not one of them would dare call this what it is…an act of terror perpetrated not by some poor troubled man, but by an Islamic extremist. Not one of them would stop to think that Americans are mostly law abiding citizens and do not take revenge of innocent people for the actions of a few.
Insult number two came shortly after the shootings when it became crystal clear that this was 100% preventable. The FBI had already been aware of Hasan’s emails to a radical cleric in Yemen and investigations are beginning to show that they declined to investigate Hasan for fear of being accused of violating his first amendment rights. In fact, they didn’t even bother to notify military authorities that Maj. Hasan had attempted to contact this cleric with reported ties to Al Qaida. Just to put that in perspective, we arrested hundreds during the cold war for being suspected of contacting Soviet interests and agents. We even rounded up thousands of people of Japanese descent during World War II and relocated them to internment camps for fear they might “try” to contact Japanese agents.
It is a mere eight years after Islamic extremists attacked the United States, killing thousands, and we are still uncovering plot after plot to inflict further damage to America. We are engaged in two wars to weed out those that are responsible but we have to be cautious about offending someone serving in our military that is known to have made statements in defense of Islamic militants taking up arms against American soldiers? Army Chief of Staff General George Casey, when questioned why a Muslim with Hasan’s behavior was retained in the military, went as far as to say that the loss of diversity in the Army would be a greater tragedy than what had occurred at Fort Hood. I have no words to display my anger at something so mindless. This man’s statement was as hurtful to the injured and the families of the dead as anything Nidal Hasan has done to them. Insult number three.
For insult number four, the President approached the microphone on the day of the shooting to give a press briefing on the tragedy. Before he actually got around to speaking to the nation about this horrific terror attack he made sure he said hello to all of his friends in the audience. He then spoke about the conference his staff had with the Native American community and the “extraordinary” work his staff did to make that conference a success. “This is a top priority for us” he added. Only after he stated that he has further remarks about the progress made during the conference that he will add later but “as some of you may have heard, there has been a terrible shooting at Fort Hood Texas”.
As some of you may have heard? The nation was glued to their TV’s and radios in shock over this attack, everything on the screen said that this was a press briefing by the President on the shootings and he begins with waving hello to his friends and telling his staff what a great job they are doing? General McChrystal, Obama’s hand picked theater commander, requested additional troops or warned that they would lose the war in Afghanistan. That request was made in the middle of September and despite Obama’s campaign promise that he would listen to his Generals and give them the support and materials they need to accomplish their mission, President Obama is still “mulling it over”. Is this just inexperience or does he actually have disdain for the military? The idea that he would shout out to his friends and mention his “top priority” of Indian affairs before addressing the nation about the thirteen soldiers that were brutally murdered and the thirty that had suffered injuries, some of them life threatening, only gives that question deeper meaning.
This President seems to have his own idea of priorities and remains dangerously focused on them, even when events demand flexibility. He does not appear to possess the dynamic ability to shift his attention very easily when a crisis looms on the horizon. As President, if you are incapable of making a command decision at a moments notice, then you better have the people around you that can and be willing to let them do their jobs. Still, I don’t believe that is really the issue. I believe that the President remains focused on his agenda because it is his agenda. The push for healthcare is a driving issue for him and like any elitist, he believes he knows what we need better than we do. As this is his focus, the healthcare bill remains his highest priority to the exclusion of the economy and the soldiers that remain in jeopardy waiting for the Commander in Chief to make a decision.
Curiously, Obama took time from his push on healthcare to lobby on the behalf of Chicago for the 2016 Olympics. After all, that was for his friends up there. Hmm….maybe that is what this is all about. Who are his friends? Well, ACORN and a host of their affiliates are for sure. ACORN et al, has a lot of property in the Chicago area, much of which is decrepit and neglected. Gee, an Olympic village would have been a great way to sell all of that property at market value even if it were on the verge of being declared condemned as unfit for habitation. Don’t forget that there are also many provisions in the healthcare bill to allow community organizations like ACORN to administer neighborhood wellness programs.
The unions are clearly friends of Obama and in large part were responsible for his election so he owes them too. The President found time in the middle of the banking crisis to issue (some would say sneak in) an executive order that would give union contractors preference in Federal projects of $25 million dollars or more. Also, what would strengthen union bargaining power if they didn’t have to have healthcare benefits weighing down the package that was in negotiations? As companies find that the fine for not having insurance is substantially less that actually providing for insurance, many will drop their benefits and let their employees shift to the public option. Of course, as long as there is a government plan, unions will agree to the loss of health benefits if there is a wage increase in trade.
Oh yes, and since union contractors now have preference for Federal projects, guess who will see the lion share of projects to revamp that power grid if cap and trade passes? General Electric’s Jeff Imelt, another friend and advisor to Obama, will benefit from cap and trade as well as GE supplies the smart meters and hardware for the grid updates. There is a manufactured home “cash for clunkers” program in the cap and trade bill which means even more work for those lucky union contractors and of course, community based organizations will be there too to help all of those poor people get out of their old inefficient homes and in to brand new ones courtesy of the taxpayer.
Oh this is an awfully good time to be a friend of Obama. It seems like none of them have been left out of the cash grab as we embark on the largest redistribution of wealth this nation has ever seen. Obama is not inexperienced but rather, his experience is just the latest manifestation of corrupt Chicago politics. He appears not to care for the military because he hasn’t found a way to make anything he would do for them another cash cow for his circle of friends and that is the biggest insult of them all.
Paul
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