The following is from GraniteGrok.com.
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
This story from NOW!Hampshire brings NH's own Democrat attack machine, Kathy Sullivan, to the fore:
Source: State Dems scrambling to deploy tea party ‘crashers’
New Hampshire Democrats are engaged in a statewide search for liberal activists willing to attend so-called tea parties on Thursday and carry signs expressing racists or fringe sentiments, a Democratic source with knowledge of the effort tells NowHampshire.com.
According to the source, who sought anonymity for fear of reprisals, the Dems’ last minute scramble reflects a growing obsession among party leaders that they need to discredit the tea party movement soon or it will overwhelm them come the November election.
To read the rest of the story go to Granite Grok.com.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
NH Families for Education Event Today
We are pleased to announce the formation of a new Political Action Committee, NH FAMILIES FOR EDUCATION. Our mission is to promote local control of education, particularly advocating family involvement.
NH Families for Education will help fund candidates who support families in education and work to defeat legislators that hold a restrictive attitude towards education, such as Representatives Emma Rous, Kimberley Casey, and Judith Day.
We will hold our first major fundraising event in conjunction with Cornerstone Action PAC and the NH Republican Liberty PAC on
Saturday, April 17 at 4pm at the Draft in Concord.
Author Tommy Newberry, will talk about his new book that exposes the new era of Big Government, wealth redistribution, and a fatal dependence on government assistance.
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
NH Families for Education will help fund candidates who support families in education and work to defeat legislators that hold a restrictive attitude towards education, such as Representatives Emma Rous, Kimberley Casey, and Judith Day.
We will hold our first major fundraising event in conjunction with Cornerstone Action PAC and the NH Republican Liberty PAC on
Saturday, April 17 at 4pm at the Draft in Concord.
Author Tommy Newberry, will talk about his new book that exposes the new era of Big Government, wealth redistribution, and a fatal dependence on government assistance.
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Jim Peschke is Writing a Book
Jim is putting the finishing touches on his book. We are looking to get it published soon.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Live Blogging Continues- 6:16 pm
6: 16 pm. Grant Bosse speaking again. Bathroom Bill - Kevin Smith of the Cornerstone Policy - Next speaker. "Welcome fellow community organizers two can play that game. Corner Stone Action sign the petition to get New Hampshire to join the lawsuit against Obama care. Governor has seen nothing yet he will feel the heat. Cornerstoneaction.org.
Jim gave me an update about 500 people.
6: 20 pm Thaddeus McCotter next speaker up.
As Family comes first. My two year old has had enough. We will be leaving now.
Jim gave me an update about 500 people.
6: 20 pm Thaddeus McCotter next speaker up.
As Family comes first. My two year old has had enough. We will be leaving now.
Live Blogging Continues- 6:07 pm
6:00 Another speaker thanking veterans. Missed his name blogging with Alexander on my lap. Governor Lynch - The New Hampshire big spender.
6: 07 p.m. Ed Naile - Coalition of New Hampshire Taxpayers. Encourages the masses to get involved.
6:10 p.m. Grant Bosse - No quoting Thomas Jefferson = Racist "The most racist thing you can do is listen to talk radio. "
6:12 Lisa Manchester 912 group.
Best Guess attendance - 300 people. We will see what the papers say tomorrow. Jim helped me with the guess.
Live Blogging Continues-
5:50 p.m. Former US Senator Gordon Humphrey - Tried to pass term limits only stayed in two terms. Utter contempt for the what is happening in DC.
Too bad a man like this should be in DC for more than two terms. Cathy
Images from the Tea Party
5:45 p.m. Governor Thompson's Son was the next speaker up. "The power to tax is the power to destroy." "The current fiscal policy is unsustainable."
Cathy Peschke
Manchester Tea Party
5:30 - Grant Bosse - MC
5:35 - Skip Murphy Prayer
The Pledge of Allegiance
Star Spangled Banner - By Lisa Itse - Rep Itse's wife and homeschooling mom.
Senator George Love Joy - Chairman of New Hampshire Advantage Coalition
An infiltrator just said shut down Area 51.
5:35 - Skip Murphy Prayer
The Pledge of Allegiance
Star Spangled Banner - By Lisa Itse - Rep Itse's wife and homeschooling mom.
Senator George Love Joy - Chairman of New Hampshire Advantage Coalition
An infiltrator just said shut down Area 51.
Tea Party Today - Manchester
Ten after Five and the crowds are coming. 20 more minutes before the party begins.
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
Tea Party Express III
I was thrilled to bring along a fellow Croydon Resident to the Tea Party Express III in Concord. Par for the course the entertainment arrived late but a good time appeared to be had by all in attendance. We usually have signs prepared but it has been a busy week, I broke a crown and I am now homeschooling Anastasia more even though she is registered in a private school. So instead of signs I bought a Gadsden Flag. Probably should have waited to see what other goods were available but you got to love Capitalism.
I noticed a liberal complaining that there were not many black people in attendance, the complainer needs to realize that the population of New Hampshire is 97% caucasian.
Token liberals were present, I even saw someone with a CCCP shirt. He was taking pictures of all the white racists.
Here is a picture of the Entertainment. Clearly a bunch of racists (sarcasm totally intended). I was really looking forward to hearing Marcus Lloyd sing. He is the tall man in the black suit and black leather cap. He had laryngitis and could not sing but his videos are available on You Tube.
The picture below is taken of the PJTV reporter, obviously just an old white man and another racist tea party member, you just can not trust 30 something pretty girls.
Some of the crowd.
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
It is our Duty to Preserve Liberty - Manchester Tax Day Tea Party
April 15, 2010 – MANCHESTER TAX DAY TEA PARTY
Save this date for a local event right in downtown Manchester in Victory Park from 5:30 PM to dusk.
Quote of the Day -
Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed, if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not so costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no chance of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." Sir Winston Churchill
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
It is our Duty to Preserve Liberty - Tea Party Express April 13th
Samuel Adams,
"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors: they purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood, and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It will bring an everlasting mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of false and designing men."
TEA PARTY EXPRESS COMING TO CONCORD NH ON APRIL 13THShare
Yesterday at 22:58
The Tea Party Express III: Just Vote Them Out! Tour
The Tea Party Express Tour will visit Concord on April 13th!
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE
SPECIAL GUESTS
VICTORIA JACKSON, FORMERLY OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
JAMES LABRIOLA, FORMER CO-STAR OF HOME IMPROVEMENT
AND THE
ENTIRE TPX STARS INCLUDING
ANDY CRAMER, MARK WILLIAMS, LLOYD MARCUS AND MORE...!
AND
US SENATE CANDIDATES
REPUBLICAN US SENATE CANDIDATE KELLY AYOTTE * REPUBLICAN US SENATE CANDIDATE JIM BENDER
REPUBLICAN US SENATE CANDIDATE OVIDE LAMONTAGNE
WHERE: One Eagle Square, Main Street (across from the State House), Concord, NH
WHEN: Tuesday, April 13th at 4 PM
WHY: To Tell Congress and The White House: "Enough!"
RSVP to: David Tille at 603-369-0272, Tilleco@aol.com or Pam Smith at 603-661-0341, curranpam@hotmail.com
Join us for the biggest Tea Party Express national tour, www.TeaPartyExpress.Org to date. Starting March 27, 2010 with a Mega Rally in Searchlight, NV (hometown to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid) we will take this message across the nation all the way to the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 15th:
“You, the politicians in Washington, have failed We The People with your bailouts, out-of-control deficit spending, government takeovers of sectors of the economy, Cap & Trade, government-run health care, and higher taxes! If you thought we were just going to quietly go away, or that this tea party movement would be just a passing fad, you were mistaken".
"The Tea Party Express is on it's way to New Hampshire! Join us in taking our country back!"
www.TeaPartyExpress.Org
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
"The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil Constitution, are worth defending at all hazards; and it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. We have received them as a fair inheritance from our worthy ancestors: they purchased them for us with toil and danger and expense of treasure and blood, and transmitted them to us with care and diligence. It will bring an everlasting mark of infamy on the present generation, enlightened as it is, if we should suffer them to be wrested from us by violence without a struggle, or to be cheated out of them by the artifices of false and designing men."
TEA PARTY EXPRESS COMING TO CONCORD NH ON APRIL 13THShare
Yesterday at 22:58
The Tea Party Express III: Just Vote Them Out! Tour
The Tea Party Express Tour will visit Concord on April 13th!
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE
SPECIAL GUESTS
VICTORIA JACKSON, FORMERLY OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
JAMES LABRIOLA, FORMER CO-STAR OF HOME IMPROVEMENT
AND THE
ENTIRE TPX STARS INCLUDING
ANDY CRAMER, MARK WILLIAMS, LLOYD MARCUS AND MORE...!
AND
US SENATE CANDIDATES
REPUBLICAN US SENATE CANDIDATE KELLY AYOTTE * REPUBLICAN US SENATE CANDIDATE JIM BENDER
REPUBLICAN US SENATE CANDIDATE OVIDE LAMONTAGNE
WHERE: One Eagle Square, Main Street (across from the State House), Concord, NH
WHEN: Tuesday, April 13th at 4 PM
WHY: To Tell Congress and The White House: "Enough!"
RSVP to: David Tille at 603-369-0272, Tilleco@aol.com or Pam Smith at 603-661-0341, curranpam@hotmail.com
Join us for the biggest Tea Party Express national tour, www.TeaPartyExpress.Org to date. Starting March 27, 2010 with a Mega Rally in Searchlight, NV (hometown to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid) we will take this message across the nation all the way to the White House in Washington, D.C. on April 15th:
“You, the politicians in Washington, have failed We The People with your bailouts, out-of-control deficit spending, government takeovers of sectors of the economy, Cap & Trade, government-run health care, and higher taxes! If you thought we were just going to quietly go away, or that this tea party movement would be just a passing fad, you were mistaken".
"The Tea Party Express is on it's way to New Hampshire! Join us in taking our country back!"
www.TeaPartyExpress.Org
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
Monday, April 12, 2010
It is our Duty to Preserve Liberty - Manchester Tax Day Tea Party
April 15, 2010 – MANCHESTER TAX DAY TEA PARTY
Save this date for a local event right in downtown Manchester in Victory Park from 5:30 PM to dusk.
Quote of the Day -
"Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed, if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not so costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no chance of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." Sir Winston Churchill
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
Save this date for a local event right in downtown Manchester in Victory Park from 5:30 PM to dusk.
Quote of the Day -
"Still, if you will not fight for the right when you can easily win without bloodshed, if you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not so costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no chance of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves." Sir Winston Churchill
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
Teacher Quality is the Number One Factor in Determining Student Performance
Until we put students before the unions we will continue to see a decline in performance in Taxpayer Funded Socialist Indoctrination Centers.
"Countries that do best on international tests draw teachers from the top third of college graduates. In the United States, however, most teachers come from the bottom third."
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
The following piece appeared in the Washington Post.
Why great teachers matter to low-income students
By Joel I. Klein, Michael Lomax and Janet MurguÃa
Friday, April 9, 2010; A19
In the debate over how to fix American public education, many believe that schools alone cannot overcome the impact that economic disadvantage has on a child, that life outcomes are fixed by poverty and family circumstances, and that education doesn't work until other problems are solved.
This theory is, in some ways, comforting for educators. After all, if schools make only a marginal difference, we can stop faulting ourselves for failing to make them work well for millions of children. It follows that we can stop working to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (currently known as No Child Left Behind) and stop competing in the Obama administration's Race to the Top initiative, which promises controversial changes.
Problem is, the theory is wrong. It's hard to know how wrong -- because we haven't yet tried to make the changes that would tell us -- but plenty of evidence demonstrates that schools can make an enormous difference despite the challenges presented by poverty and family background.
Consider the latest national math scores of fourth- and eighth-graders, which show startling differences among results for low-income African American students in different cities. In Boston, Charlotte, New York and Houston, these fourth-graders scored 20 to 30 points higher than students in the same socioeconomic group in Detroit, Milwaukee, Los Angeles and the District of Columbia. Boston fourth-graders outscored those in Detroit by 33 points. Ten points approximates one year's worth of learning on these national tests, which means that by fourth grade, poor African American children in Detroit are already three grades behind their peers in Boston.
Not surprisingly, these differences persist (or grow) by the eighth grade, at which point low-income African American students in Detroit are scoring 36 points behind their peers in Austin.
The scores tell a similarly painful story for low-income Hispanic students in different cities. In fourth grade, there is a 29-point difference between test scores in Miami-Dade and Detroit. By eighth grade, the gap has closed slightly, with low-income Hispanic students in Houston outscoring their peers in Cleveland and Fresno, Calif., by 23 points.
These numbers represent vast differences in millions of lives. Low-income African American and Hispanic students in different cities are sufficiently similar in terms of their academic needs, but their outcomes are so dramatically different.
The main difference between these children is that they are enrolled in different school districts. And research indicates that if the data were broken out for the same students in different schools, the differences would be more dramatic -- and more dramatic still if broken out for the same children in different classes.
What explains these differences? Schools and teachers. "Teacher quality is the single most important school factor in student success," the Aspen Institute's Commission on No Child Left Behind recently noted. Given how much research supports this view, it is especially troubling, the commission found, that "teacher quality is inequitably distributed in schools, and the students with the greatest needs tend to have access to the least qualified and least effective teachers."
Different teachers get very different results with similar students. So as reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is considered, we should look closely at those whom we attract and retain to teach, with regard to their quality and to ensuring that they are distributed equally across our school districts. If we can do those things, we could at least make Detroit students perform like those in Boston, and make Boston students do a lot better.
A few things need to happen:
First, we must attract teachers who performed well in college. Countries that do best on international tests draw teachers from the top third of college graduates. In the United States, however, most teachers come from the bottom third. Moreover, the bottom of that group is vastly overrepresented in our highest-needs communities.
Second, we must create systems that reward excellence rather than seniority by creating sophisticated evaluation systems that include student performance and merit-based tenure and compensation. We must make it easier to remove teachers who are shown to be ineffective.
Third, we must do more to attract teachers to high-needs students, schools and subject areas, such as English language learners, special education and other areas to which it is difficult to draw talent because of opportunities in other fields.
These are common-sense and ambitious reforms. Such efforts are rewarded in the Race to the Top initiative and ought to be fully integrated into a new Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Yes, they call for a reevaluation of seniority -- the staple of most collective bargaining agreements -- in the context of what actually serves children. But right now, one bad teacher with seniority earns as much as two great young teachers. Who really thinks this is best for our kids?
Apologists for our educational failure say that we will never fix education in America until we eradicate poverty. They have it exactly backward: We will never eradicate poverty until we fix education. The question is whether we have the political courage to take on those who defend a status quo that serves many adults but fails many children.
Joel I. Klein is chancellor of New York City schools. Michael L. Lomax is president and chief executive of the United Negro College Fund. Janet MurguÃa is president and chief executive of the National Council of La Raza. They are co-chairs of the Board of the Education Equality Project.
"Countries that do best on international tests draw teachers from the top third of college graduates. In the United States, however, most teachers come from the bottom third."
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
The following piece appeared in the Washington Post.
Why great teachers matter to low-income students
By Joel I. Klein, Michael Lomax and Janet MurguÃa
Friday, April 9, 2010; A19
In the debate over how to fix American public education, many believe that schools alone cannot overcome the impact that economic disadvantage has on a child, that life outcomes are fixed by poverty and family circumstances, and that education doesn't work until other problems are solved.
This theory is, in some ways, comforting for educators. After all, if schools make only a marginal difference, we can stop faulting ourselves for failing to make them work well for millions of children. It follows that we can stop working to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (currently known as No Child Left Behind) and stop competing in the Obama administration's Race to the Top initiative, which promises controversial changes.
Problem is, the theory is wrong. It's hard to know how wrong -- because we haven't yet tried to make the changes that would tell us -- but plenty of evidence demonstrates that schools can make an enormous difference despite the challenges presented by poverty and family background.
Consider the latest national math scores of fourth- and eighth-graders, which show startling differences among results for low-income African American students in different cities. In Boston, Charlotte, New York and Houston, these fourth-graders scored 20 to 30 points higher than students in the same socioeconomic group in Detroit, Milwaukee, Los Angeles and the District of Columbia. Boston fourth-graders outscored those in Detroit by 33 points. Ten points approximates one year's worth of learning on these national tests, which means that by fourth grade, poor African American children in Detroit are already three grades behind their peers in Boston.
Not surprisingly, these differences persist (or grow) by the eighth grade, at which point low-income African American students in Detroit are scoring 36 points behind their peers in Austin.
The scores tell a similarly painful story for low-income Hispanic students in different cities. In fourth grade, there is a 29-point difference between test scores in Miami-Dade and Detroit. By eighth grade, the gap has closed slightly, with low-income Hispanic students in Houston outscoring their peers in Cleveland and Fresno, Calif., by 23 points.
These numbers represent vast differences in millions of lives. Low-income African American and Hispanic students in different cities are sufficiently similar in terms of their academic needs, but their outcomes are so dramatically different.
The main difference between these children is that they are enrolled in different school districts. And research indicates that if the data were broken out for the same students in different schools, the differences would be more dramatic -- and more dramatic still if broken out for the same children in different classes.
What explains these differences? Schools and teachers. "Teacher quality is the single most important school factor in student success," the Aspen Institute's Commission on No Child Left Behind recently noted. Given how much research supports this view, it is especially troubling, the commission found, that "teacher quality is inequitably distributed in schools, and the students with the greatest needs tend to have access to the least qualified and least effective teachers."
Different teachers get very different results with similar students. So as reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is considered, we should look closely at those whom we attract and retain to teach, with regard to their quality and to ensuring that they are distributed equally across our school districts. If we can do those things, we could at least make Detroit students perform like those in Boston, and make Boston students do a lot better.
A few things need to happen:
First, we must attract teachers who performed well in college. Countries that do best on international tests draw teachers from the top third of college graduates. In the United States, however, most teachers come from the bottom third. Moreover, the bottom of that group is vastly overrepresented in our highest-needs communities.
Second, we must create systems that reward excellence rather than seniority by creating sophisticated evaluation systems that include student performance and merit-based tenure and compensation. We must make it easier to remove teachers who are shown to be ineffective.
Third, we must do more to attract teachers to high-needs students, schools and subject areas, such as English language learners, special education and other areas to which it is difficult to draw talent because of opportunities in other fields.
These are common-sense and ambitious reforms. Such efforts are rewarded in the Race to the Top initiative and ought to be fully integrated into a new Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Yes, they call for a reevaluation of seniority -- the staple of most collective bargaining agreements -- in the context of what actually serves children. But right now, one bad teacher with seniority earns as much as two great young teachers. Who really thinks this is best for our kids?
Apologists for our educational failure say that we will never fix education in America until we eradicate poverty. They have it exactly backward: We will never eradicate poverty until we fix education. The question is whether we have the political courage to take on those who defend a status quo that serves many adults but fails many children.
Joel I. Klein is chancellor of New York City schools. Michael L. Lomax is president and chief executive of the United Negro College Fund. Janet MurguÃa is president and chief executive of the National Council of La Raza. They are co-chairs of the Board of the Education Equality Project.
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Understanding Obamacare
This is a masterpiece and needs to be spread far and wide.
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
Written by a member of the 9/12 group in Westerville , Ohio
I was in my neighborhood restaurant this morning and was seated behind a group of jubilant individuals celebrating the successful passing of the recent health care bill. I could not finish my breakfast. This is what ensued:
They were a diverse group of several races and both sexes. I heard the young man exclaim, "Isn't Obama like Jesus Christ? I mean, after all, he is healing the sick." The young woman enthusiastically proclaimed, "Yeah, and he does it for free. I cannot believe anyone would think that a free market would work for health care. They are all crooks and thieves and don't deserve all of that money." Another said, 'The stupid Republicans want us all to starve to death so they can inherit all of the power. Obama should be made a Saint for what he did for those of us less fortunate." At this, I had had enough.
I arose from my seat, mustering all the restraint I could find, and approached their table. "Please excuse me; may I impose upon you for one moment?" They smiled and welcomed me to the conversation. I stood at the end of their table, smiled as best I could and began an experiment.
"I would like to give one of you my house. It will cost you no money and I will pay all of the expenses and taxes for as long as you live there. Anyone interested?" They looked at each other in astonishment. "Why would you do something like that?" asked a young man, "There isn't anything for free in this world." They began to laugh at me, as they did not realize this man had just made my point. "I am serious, I will give you my house for free, no money what so ever. Anyone interested?" In unison, a resounding "Hell Yeah" fills the room.
"Since there are too many of you, I will have to make a choice as to who receives this money free bargain." I noticed an elderly couple was paying attention to the spectacle unfolding before their eyes, the old man shaking his head in apparent disgust. "I tell you what; I will give it to the one of you most willing to obey my rules." Again, they looked at one another, an expression of bewilderment on their faces. The perky young woman asked, "What are the rules?" I smiled and said, "I don't know. I have not yet defined them. However, it is a free home that I offer you." They giggled amongst themselves, the youngest of which said, "What an old coot. He must be crazy to give away his home. Go take your meds, old man." I smiled and leaned into the table a bit further. "I am serious, this is a legitimate offer." They gaped at me for a moment.
"Hell, I'll take it you old fool. Where are the keys?" boasted the youngest among them. "Then I presume you accept ALL of my terms then?" I asked. The elderly couple seemed amused and entertained as they watched from the privacy of their table. "Oh hell yeah! Where do I sign up?" I took a napkin and wrote, "I give this man my home, without the burden of financial obligation, so long as he accepts and abides by the terms that I shall set forth upon consummation of this transaction." I signed it and handed it to the young man who eagerly scratched out his signature. "Where are the keys to my new house?" he asked in a mocking tone of voice. All eyes were upon us as I stepped back from the table, pulling the keys from pocket and dangling them before the excited new homeowner.
"Now that we have entered into this binding contract, witnessed by all of your friends, I have decided upon the conditions you are obligated to adhere from this point forward. You may only live in the house for one hour a day. You will not use anything inside of the home. You will obey me without question or resistance. I expect complete loyalty and admiration for this gift I bestow upon you. You will accept my commands and wishes with enthusiasm, no matter the nature. Your morals and principles shall be as mine. You will vote as I do, think as I do and do it with blind faith. These are my terms. Here are your keys." I reached the keys forward and the young man looked at me dumb founded.
"Are you out of your freaking mind? Who would ever agree to those ridiculous terms?" the young man appeared irritated. "You did when you signed this contract before reading it, understanding it and with the full knowledge that I would provide my conditions only after you committed to the agreement." Was all I said. The elderly man chuckled as his wife tried to restrain him. I was looking at a now silenced and bewildered group of people. "You can shove that stupid deal up you're a** old man, I want no part of it" exclaimed the now infuriated young man. "You have committed to the contract, as witnessed by all of your friends; you cannot get out of the deal unless I agree to it. I do not intend to let you free now that I have you ensnared. I am the power you agreed to. I am the one you blindly and without thought chose to enslave yourself to. In short, I am your Master." At this, the table of celebrating individuals became a unified group against the unfairness of the deal.
After a few moments of unrepeatable comments and slurs, I revealed my true intent. "What I did to you is what this administration and congress did to you with the health care legislation. I easily suckered you in and then revealed the real cost of the bargain. Your folly was in the belief that you can have something you did not earn; that you are entitled to that which you did not earn; that you willingly allowed someone else to think for you. Your failure to research, study and inform yourself permitted reason to escape you. You have entered into a trap from which you cannot flee. Your only chance of freedom is if your new Master gives it unto you. A freedom that is given can also be taken away; therefore, it is not freedom." With that, I tore up the napkin and placed it before the astonished young man. "This is the nature of your new health care legislation."
I turned away to leave these few in thought and contemplation and was surprised by applause. The elderly gentleman, who was clearly entertained, shook my hand enthusiastically and said, "Thank you Sir, these kids don't understand Liberty these days." He refused to allow me to pay my bill as he said, "You earned this one, it is an honor to pickup the tab." I shook his hand in thanks, leaving the restaurant somewhat humbled, and sensing a glimmer of hope for my beloved country.
Use reason, it is the closest you are going to get to Godly conduct Clifford A. Wright
Cathy
Spelling and grammar errors as well as typos are left as an exercise for my readers.
Written by a member of the 9/12 group in Westerville , Ohio
I was in my neighborhood restaurant this morning and was seated behind a group of jubilant individuals celebrating the successful passing of the recent health care bill. I could not finish my breakfast. This is what ensued:
They were a diverse group of several races and both sexes. I heard the young man exclaim, "Isn't Obama like Jesus Christ? I mean, after all, he is healing the sick." The young woman enthusiastically proclaimed, "Yeah, and he does it for free. I cannot believe anyone would think that a free market would work for health care. They are all crooks and thieves and don't deserve all of that money." Another said, 'The stupid Republicans want us all to starve to death so they can inherit all of the power. Obama should be made a Saint for what he did for those of us less fortunate." At this, I had had enough.
I arose from my seat, mustering all the restraint I could find, and approached their table. "Please excuse me; may I impose upon you for one moment?" They smiled and welcomed me to the conversation. I stood at the end of their table, smiled as best I could and began an experiment.
"I would like to give one of you my house. It will cost you no money and I will pay all of the expenses and taxes for as long as you live there. Anyone interested?" They looked at each other in astonishment. "Why would you do something like that?" asked a young man, "There isn't anything for free in this world." They began to laugh at me, as they did not realize this man had just made my point. "I am serious, I will give you my house for free, no money what so ever. Anyone interested?" In unison, a resounding "Hell Yeah" fills the room.
"Since there are too many of you, I will have to make a choice as to who receives this money free bargain." I noticed an elderly couple was paying attention to the spectacle unfolding before their eyes, the old man shaking his head in apparent disgust. "I tell you what; I will give it to the one of you most willing to obey my rules." Again, they looked at one another, an expression of bewilderment on their faces. The perky young woman asked, "What are the rules?" I smiled and said, "I don't know. I have not yet defined them. However, it is a free home that I offer you." They giggled amongst themselves, the youngest of which said, "What an old coot. He must be crazy to give away his home. Go take your meds, old man." I smiled and leaned into the table a bit further. "I am serious, this is a legitimate offer." They gaped at me for a moment.
"Hell, I'll take it you old fool. Where are the keys?" boasted the youngest among them. "Then I presume you accept ALL of my terms then?" I asked. The elderly couple seemed amused and entertained as they watched from the privacy of their table. "Oh hell yeah! Where do I sign up?" I took a napkin and wrote, "I give this man my home, without the burden of financial obligation, so long as he accepts and abides by the terms that I shall set forth upon consummation of this transaction." I signed it and handed it to the young man who eagerly scratched out his signature. "Where are the keys to my new house?" he asked in a mocking tone of voice. All eyes were upon us as I stepped back from the table, pulling the keys from pocket and dangling them before the excited new homeowner.
"Now that we have entered into this binding contract, witnessed by all of your friends, I have decided upon the conditions you are obligated to adhere from this point forward. You may only live in the house for one hour a day. You will not use anything inside of the home. You will obey me without question or resistance. I expect complete loyalty and admiration for this gift I bestow upon you. You will accept my commands and wishes with enthusiasm, no matter the nature. Your morals and principles shall be as mine. You will vote as I do, think as I do and do it with blind faith. These are my terms. Here are your keys." I reached the keys forward and the young man looked at me dumb founded.
"Are you out of your freaking mind? Who would ever agree to those ridiculous terms?" the young man appeared irritated. "You did when you signed this contract before reading it, understanding it and with the full knowledge that I would provide my conditions only after you committed to the agreement." Was all I said. The elderly man chuckled as his wife tried to restrain him. I was looking at a now silenced and bewildered group of people. "You can shove that stupid deal up you're a** old man, I want no part of it" exclaimed the now infuriated young man. "You have committed to the contract, as witnessed by all of your friends; you cannot get out of the deal unless I agree to it. I do not intend to let you free now that I have you ensnared. I am the power you agreed to. I am the one you blindly and without thought chose to enslave yourself to. In short, I am your Master." At this, the table of celebrating individuals became a unified group against the unfairness of the deal.
After a few moments of unrepeatable comments and slurs, I revealed my true intent. "What I did to you is what this administration and congress did to you with the health care legislation. I easily suckered you in and then revealed the real cost of the bargain. Your folly was in the belief that you can have something you did not earn; that you are entitled to that which you did not earn; that you willingly allowed someone else to think for you. Your failure to research, study and inform yourself permitted reason to escape you. You have entered into a trap from which you cannot flee. Your only chance of freedom is if your new Master gives it unto you. A freedom that is given can also be taken away; therefore, it is not freedom." With that, I tore up the napkin and placed it before the astonished young man. "This is the nature of your new health care legislation."
I turned away to leave these few in thought and contemplation and was surprised by applause. The elderly gentleman, who was clearly entertained, shook my hand enthusiastically and said, "Thank you Sir, these kids don't understand Liberty these days." He refused to allow me to pay my bill as he said, "You earned this one, it is an honor to pickup the tab." I shook his hand in thanks, leaving the restaurant somewhat humbled, and sensing a glimmer of hope for my beloved country.
Use reason, it is the closest you are going to get to Godly conduct Clifford A. Wright
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