Iran Video from CNN

Liberty Seeking Iranians Bleed in the Street---Obama Gets Ice Cream

In striking contrast today, President Obama and family go for an ice cream in Alexandria, Va while the world is watching Iran from amature video gotten from Iranian citizens risking their lives to get it out. Never mind that the video being smuggled out was of protesters being shot, beaten and burned with acid from above.

I am sure that it was a great father/daughter moment, but since they had to go through a group of protesters outside the White House, it seems like bad timing. I am pretty sure that their chef could whip up some awesome frosty treats without the full suburban parade.

I just see this moment in time as definitive of this President. Lots of talk about wanting to promote change and no balls to carry it out.

What should he do?

1. Call an emergency UN general session meeting. Call for UN pressure on Iran to recognize the Iranian people's right to vote per Iran's own semi-democratic election process.

2. Put out a personal (not written) statement to the Iranian people of our commitment to their rights and commitment to talks with them.

America stands for freedom and liberty. The protesters in Iran are crying for what we take for granted everyday. They do not want to be exactly like the US, they are proud to be Iranian and want to have their voice heard. We can not be the United States of America and ignore this cry. Military is not the answer. Words are much more powerful right now.

President Obama, if you believe in what this country stands for, grab some balls and do something about it. I apologize for disturbing you on your Father's Day weekend, but that is why you get the big bucks!

Betsy

Obama Missing Chance of Lifetime

President Obama is missing the chance to heal relations between the US and the Islamic World. Something that he claims is one of the reasons for all of his "apologies" and other crazy behaviors and actions in the Middle East. Yet....where is he?

Hardly a peep from the White House on the events in Iran that started 2 days ago with the presidential election. The current leader of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, claimed a landslide victory just 2 hours after poles closed with 85% of the population confirmed at the poles.

Mousavi, the opposing candidate, cried fraud immediately as his supporters hit the street in protest. Almost as immediately, the police started to crack down on the protesters, ending in door to door searches for anyone putting out info to the world about what is really happening in Iran. Oh, by the way, communications were jammed and the international press were thrown out. The only press coverage that has been allowed has been sanctioned by the current leadership.

This is really only the tip of the iceberg. There are Iranians risking there lives trying to get info out to the world about what is going on. Unfortunately, we are seeing very limited coverage here and when we do see it, no one is addressing how these events can effect the world.

I am going to stop there for now, but please check out CNN, BBC and Reuters for more info. Usually, I am a FOX watcher, but they are lagging way behind. This event has the potential to change the way the world relations work for many generations. Of course, that would require the Obama administration to take a stand with those that would be our friends. With those that are being tortured and murdered for wanting a fair vote in their country.

Will we again leave possible, valuable friends out to dry?

I am not optimistic.

Betsy

Mr. Obama, You Scare Me

This letter authored by Lou Pritchett was forwarded to me from friend and was copied from the American Family Association website page. I echo his sentiments.

http://www.afa.net/youscareme.asp

Lou Pritchett is a former vice president of Procter & Gamble whose career at that company spanned 36 years before his retirement in 1989, and he is the author of the 1995 business book, Stop Paddling & Start Rocking the Boat.

Mr. Pritchett confirmed that he was indeed the author of the much-circulated "open letter." “I did write the 'you scare me' letter. I sent it to the NY Times but they never acknowledged or published it. However, it hit the internet and according to the ‘experts’ has had over 500,000 hits.

The one good guy.....

From Fox News:

Speculation is growing that Gen. Jim Jones will not last long as President Obama's national security adviser because of the retired Marine general's supposedly poor performance.

Several White House and National Security Council sources told FOX News that the Obama administration is baffled by Jones, who is a longtime friend of Sen. John McCain, the man Obama defeated for the White House. One NSC staff member claimed that Jones is so forgetful that at times he appears to have Alzheimer's disease.

Jones' primary duty is to manage the conflicting views of the State Department, Pentagon and other parts of U.S. foreign policy. But he isn't seen near Obama's side often and he has kept his distance from the media.

Obama officials don't expect Jones to stay in his post past the fall, one source told FOX News.
But Secretary of Defense Robert Gates took the unusual step this week of reaching out to the Washington Post to defend Jones and dismiss the rumors.

Gates told Washington Post columnist David Ignatius that the rumors are coming from "lower levels," not from any of the power brokers.

So basically, the one good guy that is working for him, is now being slandered in the press. This seems to be becoming a regular trend for them. The other side of this, I wonder how much of this is the low level very liberal workers who just don't like him because he is military? Wouldn't be the first time I have heard the military talked about in disdain by this administration's staffers.

God Bless America

Betsy

Terrorists Get Miranda Rights

What the Hell! That is my first reaction to the fact that US soldiers, Special Forces and FBI have to read Miranda rights to anyone they arrest in Afghanistan (possibly Iraq) per an Obama Administration executive order. This is dangerous for soldiers, crazy for a war zone, and just another point the terrorists look to in seeing the US as weakening. President Obama is apparently trying to tie the hands of the military and other personnel. Why?....I can only guess.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/10/lawmaker-says-obama-ordered-fbi-read-rights-detainees/

31 Questions from the Acorn-8

This is a very interesting article from www.msplaceddemocrate.com. Two of Acorn's employees are asking questions and Acorn, of course, will not answer.

http://msplaceddemocrat.com/http:/msplaceddemocrat.com/the-acorn-8-have-some-questions-for-citizens-consulting-inc-cci/

Sarah and David

David Letterman has officially crossed the line on his show recently with some insulting jokes pointed toward Sarah Palin and her daughter, Bristol. Picking on a political figure is one thing. Insulting a child of a political figure is another and is despicable!

I was under the impression that liberal thinkers supported single mothers and their noble quest of supporting themselves and their child/children. I was under the impression that we lift up those that are trying to help prevent teenage pregnancy and show young people the sacrifices that must be made when a child comes into your life.

Bristol Palin is merely trying to live her life and raise her son in some extraordinary circumstances. Most teenage moms are not in the national spot-light. In her free time she speaks to young people about teenage pregnancy. Let's pay her back with insulting jokes, yeah that is a great idea...

Betsy

Honoring Private William Long

Has anyone else noticed that the MSM has completely ignored the fact that Private William Long's funeral was today?? Here is a brave young soldier, who gave his life for his country, and is being completely ignored. The local TV Stations had short stories about it. But even FOX News only had a short story about a gag order being ordered in the case. That was it, nothing about his funeral or memorial service at all. Heck Casey Anthony 6 months later is still in the news more. Our own President could only send a short comment 48 hours after his death??

Private Long, you will not be forgotten. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family, and we will honor your sacrifice.

God Bless America

Betsy

Honoring D-Day Vets

WWII brought so many of our nation's young men to the frontlines. Two of these great men were my Grandfathers. One was a Marine in the Pacifice front and one an Army soldier in Europe. My grandfather that fought in Europe has passed on, but attened the 50th D-Day Anniversary and every 82nd Airborne function he could find. My Marine grandfather was just brought to Washington, D.C. recently as one of the last WWII vets as they opened the National WWII Memorial. I am so proud of both of them. They are great men that fought in horrible conditions and came out the other end with a perspective that has made them heros in their families and communities by everyday acts of charity and generousity. They loved their country and were willing to give themselves as sacrifice if needed for the freedom of the world. May their memory along with all WWII Vets and Fallen Soldiers never be forgotten.

On one of the D-Day Celebrations in Europe, Obama ignored the group of 82nd Airborne soldiers saluting him and went over to a bystander instead. I am sure the bystander was important, but a small sign if respect would have been nice, if only because the 82nd Airborne lost THOUSANDS of men that day....

Betsy

Military Couple and Wedding Contest

Huge thanks to Soldiers Angels for passing this on. Van Ngo and Eric Oberly are the only military couple enrolled in this contest.Please vote for them.

http://theladiesofliberty.blogspot.com/2009/06/please-vote-for-only-military-couple.html

God Bless America

Betsy

Great Article About D-Day Ceremonies

Great article about the D-Day 65th Anniversary Ceremonies.

Picture is from the article.

From Fox News:

American and German World War II veterans paid respects to their fallen comrades at a cemetery near a D-Day landing site Friday before an international commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Allied invasion of Normandy.

During the ceremony, military bands played anthems of the United States, Germany, Britain and France and German visitors piled wreaths of flowers at the foot of a mound at the center of the cemetery at La Cambe. Some 22,000 German soldiers are buried beneath clusters of rounded brown crosses in a grassy meadow not far from Omaha Beach.

After the ceremony, most visitors headed out, but a few dozen stayed on in a corner of the cemetery, where a German priest and a few soldiers buried the remains of a German soldier discovered last year. A Frenchman conducting construction work near the German battery at Grand Camp Maisy, a dozen miles away, came across first a gun and then the remains, which have yet to be identified.

"It's a great feeling ... to come here," said Austin Cox of Crisfield, Maryland, a sergeant with the 29th Division of the U.S. 115th infantry regiment who landed on Omaha Beach at 9 a.m. on the epic day that turned the tide of World War II.

"My comrades though are buried over at Omaha," said Cox, 90.

God Bless America, our Veterans and our wonderful Soldiers

Betsy

PVT William Long

PVT William Long was the United States Soldier killed in the recruiting station attack. My heart and prayers are with his family right now. His father was a US Marine, and his mother in the Navy. This is unbelievably sad, and I truly hope that the attacker, a TERRORIST, is given the death penalty.

Remember the family tonight and pray for them.

God Bless America, PVT Long, and his family.

Betsy

http://www.katv.com/news/stories/0609/628745.html

So Much To Talk About...

Where oh where do I begin....

Lets start with the fact that with the exception of Fox News, no major news outlet will call the Recruiting Station Attack what it was, a terrorist attack. Whether he was born here or not, it doesn't matter, he strove to attack an infrastructure of the government in order to make a grievance known. That is a definition of an insurgent. He also did it in a very public place, where it would be highly covered in the media, causing fear. That is a definition of terrorism. Are we that afraid now to call a terrorist attack what it is?

Secondly we have Obama in Saudi Arabia. I found it quite amusing that the King would not hold his hand. For those who know Arab culture, and the Saudi King's prior interaction with leaders, this is quite unusual. Maybe we should take a lesson from him.

Third, what is the big speech tomorrow? Hmmm....oh I don't know, but I can make a guess. I would bet he is going to do three things. One, he is going to apologize to the Arab world again, for as he would put it, American arrogance. Second he is going to call upon Israel to stop the settlements and immediately accept the two state solution. Three, he is going to try to embrace Iran again. How far he is going to go on the last one I am not sure. After the last 24 hours, and inviting them to 4th of July BBQ's I cant even begin to guess at specifics.

Whatever he says, I'm sure I'll have plenty to write on tomorrow night. Can our foreign policy get any worse?

Betsy

Obama and Iran

Well lets see. Does this make any sense?

First off today, you had Obama stating that Iran could have nuclear power as long as they promised to not use it to make nuclear weapons. Why oh why am I pessimistic about this? Maybe its the fact they have asserted they will wipe Israel off of the face of the planet with a nuclear sword. Maybe it's the fact that they can not be trusted. Maybe its the fact that they have lied and deceived so many times I can't count. Maybe its because they are arming and training militias in Iraq to kill American Soldiers.

Then we have this latest story from the BBC.

OK, even though you have done all of these things, including help kill our wonderful Soldiers, come on over for the BBQ. Don't worry about all those bad things you've done, and are still doing, your cordially invited.

Where is this lunacy going to stop?

Betsy

NO More Funds

Yesterday, I was contacted by my son's speech therapist. She explained that we would not be meeting any longer or at least until she could get established on her own. The organization that employed her, Nourishing Families in Kansas, did not get the state funding that the 0-3yr old Infant-Toddler Program relies on to keep operating.

This is the only organization that provides speech, physical, occupational and other therapies to developmentally delayed pre-school children in my area. My insurance pays for my son's therapies, although not the amount that is charged by the organization (about 60%). Perhaps Nourishing Families needed the state funds to operate because insurance companies would not pay the full amount. Or perhaps because they provide therapies to kids who may not be able to pay at all. I do not know.

In any case, there will be huge hole in services to area children that are in a critical development stage. Intervention at early ages is the best chance these kids have rise to their full potential in the future.

My question...who makes these decisions and what is being funded instead of this important program. I suspect these programs are easier to drop because these parents are too busy with their children to lobby their congressmen. I was not even aware that Kansas was having huge budget problems. And I do try to keep up. It just seems like our children should be a priority, not a top-of-the-list liability that can be cut without explanation.

Betsy

Very Good Article by Dick Morris

Great Article by Dick Morris.

http://www.dickmorris.com/blog/

Obama's liberal philosophy dictates that when the news is bad, shoot the messenger. The newest data from Arbitron, the company charged with measuring the size of radio audiences, suggests that listenership to hip hop, inner city, and minority radio has been overstated in the past and that the popularity of conservative talk radio has been under-reported.

This conclusion - ideologically inconvenient for Obama - comes from the company's decision to dispense with the Stone Age way it has been measuring radio audiences - by hand written diaries based on listener memory - with modern machines which automatically record what the person is listening to and for how long.

The opening barrage in Obama's efforts to reign in talk radio was fired by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week when its acting Chairman Michael J. Copps announced an investigation of Arbitron's radio measuring technology called the Portable People Meter. (Not to be confused with the Purple People Eater celebrated in song in the 1950s).

God Bless America

Betsy

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day to all of you. Especially to all of our wonderful Soldiers serving and to all of their families supporting them.

Memorial Day is about remembering all of those who have served and those that have given the supreme sacrifice for all of to live in freedom in this great Country.

Let us honor all of them today. Those that have gone before us, those that serve now, and all of the families of Soldiers.

Happy Memorial Day and May God Bless America

Betsy

Obama and his Arlington Speech

To be very honest it made me nauseous to see President Obama standing there, laying the wreath today at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, after all his dishonorable comments and actions to date towards the US Military and our National Security. To be honest it looked like it pained him to even stand there and have to say good things about the United States, the US Military, and our Veterans.

Obama stated today that he honored all of the men that have served and fallen. That they are the reason there is freedom and liberty in the world. If he honors them so much, why did he go on the "world apology tour" bashing America?

He stated that the military would have all it needs to do it's job if called upon. But then he cuts defense spending drastically in this budget, and even worse it looks like in the next one.

He says military families will have all that we need. But, then again he cuts defense spending, and makes it more dangerous for our family members to do their jobs since they will not have the training time and equipment that they need. Sounds more like a bribe to me. If given a choice between the terrible housing we have lived in at various bases or nice, new housing and services but less for training and equiptment...I choose the former EVERY time.

He says that he honors the military while he has counted amongst his friends those that have attacked the military and ridiculed us all.

Actions speak louder then words Mr. President, and your actions show us exactly what you think of all of us, Active Duty, Reserve, National Guard, or Family Member.

Betsy

obama and his hypocrisy

Have you noticed how obama is stating over and over this weekend how much he honors the US Military and all of our Veterans? Gee, its funny I just don't believe him.

Maybe its the fact that since he came into office he has been cutting defense spending. Maybe it's because he's been trying to reduce Veteran's benefits. Maybe because it's his DHS that releases memos stating returning Veterans are a threat to national security. Maybe its because of the pompous way that he stages photo ops with the military to try and show support.

He even has promised that with all of his defense cuts the family programs will not be touched. Well that sounds great, but what that really means is training and equipping funds will be hit hard. So you can have a wonderful looking base, but no money to train with. Gee, that's really honoring our Veterans and Military, preventing them from training for their next mission.

obama talks a nice game. He says things that sound good on the surface, but as soon as you start peeling back the layers you find nothing but rotten festering agendas. Most importantly, actions speak louder then words, lets see some actions that actually honor the military obama.

Betsy