Speak Loudly and Carry a Feather Duster

I know, the real phrase is “Speak Softly and Carry a Big Stick”, but I’m not referring to former President Teddy Roosevelt with that headline, I’m referring to our present Commander in Chief, President Barack Hussein Obama.

Being clueless about foreign affairs (and domestic affairs as well), he tries to act “macho”, but he comes across as a wimp, a wuss and a weak-kneed propagandist.

His threats carry little credibility and he makes the United States look weak and vacillating.

Immediately upon being sworn in as president, he went on an “Appeasement” tour (sometimes referred to as an “Apology” tour), claiming that the United States was not an exceptional nation and, in addition, claiming that we did many things with not the noblest of intentions (I presume he forgot our involvements in WW1 and WW11, our aid to victims of floods, hurricanes, and famines etc. around the world). That was quite an indictment against the most powerful country in the world, the country he was leading, the United States of America.

From Iraq to Afghanistan, to Israel and the Palestinians, from his “red line” in Syria, and his support for the now deposed Morsi in Egypt (a member of the Muslim Brotherhood), he has made blunder after blunder. The result is that we are being laughed at around the world, especially since we elected this former Community Organizer twice. Are we stupid or what? I guess you could say we are stupid as it looked like we voted for Obama because of the color of his skin and not the content of his character.

At present, he and his flunky Secretary of State, John Kerry, is over in the Middle East trying to convince Israel to make concessions to the Palestinians without getting anything of value in return. He thinks he can broker a settlement with a group that really doesn’t recognize the State of Israel, and, if given the chance, would cut off the heads of Israeli’s as well as look at them. The same naiviete can be said for his so-called agreement with the Mullah’s in Iran. Remember when he vowed that he would not allow the Iranians to develop a nuclear bomb? Well, who doesn’t think that Iran will not have a nuclear weapon in a year or so?

Yes, Barack Hussein Obama is no Teddy Roosevelt, he “Speaks Loudly and Carries a Feather Duster”, and he has brought shame upon this great country of ours, the “exceptional” United States of America.

Conservative commentary by Chuck Lehmann


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MORT's meanderings.

'No Class' prattles on non-stop, about Middle Class.

Barack Hussein Obama aka Black Hustler Obama, the Commander-in-Chief of  'No Class', prattles on incessantly about the Middle Class.  He is oblivious to the fact that the United States of America, unlike the Marxist dream world in which he resides, is only divided by categories of income - not 'class'.  

His fascination with the dumb-assed concept of  'income inequality' is proof positive that this foreign fool happily paddles around 24/7, in the mire of the cesspool that is Saul Alinsky's all-wrong-all-the-time, 'Rules for Radicals'.

This delusional mentality only makes sense in the context of the many-times-failed ideologies of Socialism, Communism and Marxism. Now, we have the latest proof that such lunacy is a failed concept - the dawning of Obama's second term.  

Enabled by the clueless, careless, greedy something-for-nothing majority of painfully stupid legal & illegal voters, Obama is well on his way toward his goal of destroying the 237+ year old, 'Great Experiment' that is, the United States of America.

One arrogant Narcissist on an ego-trip, supported by an army of equally arrogant, intolerant, self-serving, no class evil enablers, who proudly identify themselves as members of the Democrat Party, is preparing our once-great nation for a shamefully uncontested take-over by the Muslim Brotherhood.  

Like the song says, "It was great fun, but it was just one of those things."

MORT KUFF  © 1-29-2014

MORT's meanderings

Legacy of an Illegitimate Alien.

Despite the lowest approval rating on record for a sitting president of the United States, Barack Hussein Obama, a shining legend in his own mind, will continue to add to his legacy as. 'The likeable Muslim who destroyed our Liberty and our American way of life'.

How smart are we as a people, when we offer ourselves up as literal slaves to an intransigent, despotic tyrant who was elected by a majority of totally clueless, glassy-eyed voters?  Obama was propelled into office by a huge 'Something-for-Nothing' crowd of slugs who fell hook, line & sinker for his 'Hope & Change' load of horse manure.  What that brought us as a result, was a Tsunami of racism, regulation, taxation, out-of-control  lawlessness, divisiveness, deception and irresponsible spending such as we've never experienced in the history of our country.  And worse yet, there have been no accompanying positives that would serve to ameliorate the never-ending litany of disasters.  Nothing.  Nada.

Over a period of the last five years, we've been treated to a non-stop series of broken promises plus intentional, outright lies by a president with absolutely no qualifications for the job.  At the outset, he dropped an opaque shroud of secrecy over all his records - from his birth, to his education, to his family history and his intimate associations with a wide spectrum of society's most undesirables.

If the disaster that is ObamaCare is the crown jewel of his legacy, what can we possibly look forward to as a beacon to guide us into the future as a nation and as a people?  The answer eludes me but, I'm certain it won't be easy, or fun.

                                                                                     

                                                                                      MORT KUFF   © 12-31-2013

2016 Battle of the Tubbies

It would appear the greatest State Department diplomatic accomplishment the past
four years was the international caloric effect it had on Hillary Clinton, prancing
the world, attending state dinners on behalf of our country. What an unselfish
service and sacrifice to her waist line to make.

It is almost a given she will be her party's nominee in 2016, and if New Jersey's
Governor Chris Christie follows suit for his party, it will be a fight of the TUBBIES.
Whoever her opponent will be, he or she will have to deal with her P.R. firms NBC
and CNN, who were preparing the propaganda machine in a mini series and
documentary, to supplement their so called unbiased reporting, but circumstance
deterred fruition, although still remaining in competition with the other mainstream
media to crown her.

Of course knowledge of the Dragon Lady's questionable dealings in the past will be
omitted to preserve the distorted image they will attempt to present, hiding the
self-serving, extraordinarily ambitious, power hungry creature.

Her unfiltered past must be delved into deeper in order to preserve the nation from
another pending disaster as we are being confronted with by the present
administration.

To counter the romance novels mainstream media plans to publish as non fiction, a
way must be found to list the certain to be omission of events during her tenure with
the Rose law firm; White Water dealings, Vince Foster's highly problematic death
and removal of files from his office by Bernard Nusssbaum, chief White House
counsel, and given to her chief of staff, Margaret Williams to hide.

Derelict investigation of an unprecedented $1,000.00 cattle futures investment netting
her almost $100,000.00 in a short time, Filegate...unauthorized use of FBI files,
firing the travel office, etc. There are many more events that have to be regurgitated,
like the China connection and the sale of the Lincoln bedroom and Air Force One and
any part she may have played in them to see the true picture of Hillary Clinton,
as well as names from the past that include Jim and Susan McDougal, Webster Hubbell,
Jim Guy Tucker, Marc Rich. You may not have agreed with the agendas of past presidents,
but except for a few, most put country first. Hillary's record if she runs is clearly
self evident it will be all about her and not for the good of the people and country.
Compare the weight of the Clinton wallet before they entered the national scene with
today's weight. You may ask, "but at this point, what difference does it make?"

Ask them who have encountered the dirty end of the stick she handed them. Especially
the families of the four who died in Benghazi!

The recent disclosure of the Fort Lee, George Washington Bridge deliberate traffic
snarl, has all the mainstream media news rooms and their cable affiliations wearing bibs
to protect them from their salivating.

It is perfectly permissible to refer to Gov. Christie as being fat, but I anticipate
crucifixion For referring to the Dragon Lady's voluptuous physique as dumpy and at
times, looking like a bag lady. Double standard is a liberal standard, and a
conservative sin.

Conservative article from George Giftos

Are You Paid What You’re Worth?

Most people would probably say “NO”, but they would have trouble defining what their worth really is. A good definition of what is the right pay for a worker is: You don’t get paid for time you work, you get paid for the value you bring to the time you work. In other words, is your production worth it to the company or organization to pay you the amount they pay you?

Many people today feel that they should be paid for the job classification, regardless of what they contribute to it. Equal pay for equal work, is the rallying cry for years by the “feminists” when they petition for getting more pay for women. Equal pay determination is easy if two people are doing the same or similar work. But, the objectivity blurs when you try to compare two dissimilar jobs. How do you compare a teacher with a truck driver, or a sales clerk with a carpenter etc., as other factors also enter into the determination of what a person should be paid?

Due to physical differences in men and women, there will always be some disparagement in how men and women are compensated. Men, overall, are physically stronger than women, so therefore they are more prone to be attracted to jobs that many women shy away from such as, firemen, combat military, manual labor etc. That’s also true with women, who tend to be attracted to certain jobs that men won’t do, to any great extent, such as, nurses, elementary teachers, checkout clerks etc. That’s not to say men and women don’t crossover to work at the jobs mostly held by the opposite sex, but, in the main, stereotypical job selection by men and women hold up as stated.

The “political football” of raising the minimum wage, is an area where the government gets involved when it really shouldn’t. To have the government set an arbitrary base pay rate for hourly workers without any consideration as to how that wage can be compared to production, as needed by the employer, generally brings “unintended consequences”. It generally means, mostly in the teenage group, that there will be fewer jobs available, thereby causing higher unemployment for those on the lower rung of the pay ladder. By raising the minimum wage, you will also cause a demand for an upward adjustment by other workers immediately above the newly set minimum wage plateau. Think of all the entry level positions that might be lost here in the Delray/Boca area, if we price these workers out of the market by artificially raising their wages without any thought of the economic hardship placed on the employer. That might seem beneficial for the worker, but if his employer has difficulty meeting that increase, that worker may be laid off or have his work week cut back. That’s an example of the “unintended consequences” of trying to be “generous” to workers without regard to the value that the worker brings to the job.

Some use Europe as an example of putting into place higher minimum wages, but when you see that the unemployment rate, in most European countries, is twice that of ours, it should give pause for thought that artificially determining what someone should receive as pay, determined by the government, might not be in the best interests of the worker or for the country’s economy, as a whole.

The demagogues, of course, will vilify those who would oppose a spike up in the minimum wage, but pure, simple economic logic, will win out in a serious debate as to its merit, but emotion seems to always trump logic, most of the time, so the pressure to constantly raise the minimum wage will be forever present and most likely approved by the pandering politicians. Just recently, there have been demonstrations outside fast-food restaurants demanding a $15 per hour minimum wage (by the way, many of those protesters were supplied by the unions as paid protesters). It has been determined that approx. 3% of the work force works for the minimum wage, mostly teenagers getting their first taste of paid employment, and seniors looking to supplement their retirement.. Really, should a floor sweeper, a hamburger flipper, or a Wal-Mart greeter etc. command the rate of $15 per hour? The question could be asked, is being employed at $7.65 per hour better than being unemployed at $15 per hour? The answer should be quite obvious.

In conclusion, politicians should let the “free market” determine the pay of the workers (except in instances of coercion and fraud or exploitation), because the unintended consequences of arbitrarily setting pay scales, is more detrimental to the worker than letting the productivity of the worker determine his worth in the marketplace.

Remember, you don’t get paid for the hour. You get paid for the value you bring to the hour.

Conservative commentary by Chuck Lehmann

Some Questions to Ponder

We have all heard the falsehoods we were told about Obamacare. But here are some additional questions to ponder:

·       If the economy is as vibrant as Obama claims, why do we need still another extension of unemployment insurance benefits?

·       If Obama was going to get “to the bottom of the IRS scandal” how come he appointed an individual, Barbara Bosserman, who is a significant contributor to Obama and other Democrats, to serve as an “independent” investigator?

·       If Obama is as smart and savvy as liberals say, why has he fostered policies that has increased disability dependents by 22% since 2008 resulting in the Social Security Board of Trustees saying a portion of the program will run out of funds to pay promised benefits by 2016?

·      How can the GOP be the party of the rich when the richest populous is Fall Church, VA where the average income is $121,250 a year, seven of the 10 richest members of Congress are Democrats, and Democrat Senate Majority Leader Reid resides at the Ritz?

·       If Obama’s economic policies are sound as the media claims, how come the number of people who have left the labor force has jumped by 10 million since Obama took office and 91.5 million Americans are not working at all?

·       We were told by Obama and Unions that the taxpayers would not be hurt by the bailout of GM and Chrysler.  Then why have we lost $10 billion in the GM bailout and $1.3 billion in the Chrysler bailout?

·       Electricity prices have increased by more than 20% since Obama has been in office despite massive spending on “green energy.”  Could the reason by massive overregulation by the EPA and other government agencies?

·      Obama consistently talks about tax fairness.  Isn’t it curious that According to the Tax Foundation the bottom half of income tax filers paid 36% more in taxes in 2011 than they did in 2010 even though their income did not increase and yet the top 1 shouldered 35% of the tax burden although their share of income was less than 19%.

Conservative commentary by Jim Pirretti