Since When Did the West Become the Home to Girly Men?

The West is populated by effeminate, cross dressing, latte sipping, meterosexuals, who if their great-great grandads were alive, would beat the living crap out of them to straighten them up and make men of them.

From a VOA story in Britain:

Sorry sons-of-a-bitches.  No coal fired plants, no computers, no cell phones, no Starbucks, no hairdryers, no jobs…. Good lord, grow a pair and grow up.

And if you don’t want to burn coal, I’m sure hippies, as a plentiful, alternative energy source will burn cleaner….

New thinking on the Afgan front.

Ministers Approve Drug Network Attacks, Increasing Alliance Readiness
By Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

BUDAPEST, Hungary, Oct. 10, 2008 – NATO defense ministers approved a proposal that will allow the International Security Assistance Force soldiers in Afghanistan to shut down drug networks that funnel money to the Taliban.

Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he was pleased with the result of the defense ministers conference here.

“I think we accomplished a fair amount,” he said. “I’m quite satisfied with the outcome on counter-narcotics — going after the networks of those who fund the Taliban.”

Gates said the alliance has stepped forward in Afghanistan. He said when alliance nations voted at the NATO summit in Riga, Latvia, in 2006 to assume the security mission in Afghanistan, the situation was more promising.

“We experienced an upsurge of violence in the spring of 2006, but it really had not been dramatically worse than in the past,” he said. But beginning in 2007, the situation — particularly in the southern provinces — was far more dangerous. The NATO-led force was in for a longer and tougher fight than anticipated.

“What has been impressive to me is that in spite of some significant casualties on the part of our allies, as this situation has gotten more difficult, they have stayed the course and actually increased the number of people they have there,” Gates said. “If I look back in that context, I’m fairly optimistic of the future.”

The NATO allies also have a clear understanding that NATO must not fail in Afghanistan, Gates said. They characterize Afghanistan as “the highest priority operationally for the alliance, and people are dealing with it in that respect,” he added.

The NATO defense ministers also agreed to raise the alliance’s force “deployability level” from 40 percent to 50 percent. Gates had proposed such a move last year.

“There was no formal action on it, but a number of countries told me that they were working to try and adopt the proposal we had made to increase their defense budgets over a period of five years by two-tenths of 1 percent of gross domestic product,” he said. “It’s a small number, but what it represents is changing the trend line in a lot of countries to keeping defense budgets even or even increasing over time.”

The deployability rate measures the percentage of total forces that can be deployed. The 26 NATO nations have about 3.8 million active duty military personnel, with almost 1.4 million of them American.

The alliance has a goal for each country to spend 2 percent of gross domestic product on defense. Only the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia and Albania meet that standard. Gates said he hopes the decision will reverse the downward trend of some nations.

The secretary admitted he had “made the usual pitch” in terms of more forces for Afghanistan. He said a number of countries indicated they intended to increase their forces. Some announced their willingness to send additional operational mentoring and liaison teams, other trainers and special operations forces.

“Several of the smaller countries that are coming out of Iraq indicated they are thinking of sending forces to Afghanistan,” Gates said.

The secretary said there was no “push-back” on either the expansion of the Afghan National Army or the creation of a NATO trust fund to help pay for it. “I think there is a broad understanding that ultimately the expansion of the Afghan security forces is everybody’s ticket out of there,” he said.

Gates said the NATO nations are looking to the longer term in Afghanistan. “They see this as something they are not going to walk away from in 2009 or 2010,” he said. “I think that there’s a greater understanding for the need for a comprehensive approach.”

Finally, Gates recommended the alliance look at a temporary increase in personnel for the Afghan election next year.

The alliance has also taken another step forward in NATO headquarters reform, Gates said. The ministers directed Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer to present detailed proposals for the reform at the next ministerial meeting in Krakow, Poland.

The secretary general brought several broad proposals to the table, and now will convert those into specific details.

“Part of it is his ability to manage the NATO headquarters — to manage people and money,” Gates said. “In other words, to behave like the chief executive officer.”  Link

SYDNEY, Australia (Oct. 10, 2008) The amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu (LHA 5) navigates Sydney Harbor as the ship arrives for a scheduled port visit. Peleliu is the flagship of the Peleliu Expeditionary Strike Group and is deployed to the U.S. 7th Fleet Area of Responsibility. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Michelle Rhonehouse (Released)

As an unabashed nationalist, please explain to me why we feel free to export our industry abroad, but we are spending trillions to save our banks?

My guess is that our elites care much more about the CEO’s making $10 million and saving their bacon than millions of poor schmucks making $50,000 a year.

What do banks produce?  I’d rather see a trillion dollars thrown at our steel, computer, and auto industries.

No nation has won a war based on a strong banking system.

The government is planning to buy stakes in a wide range of banks within weeks as the credit freeze increasingly threatens to tip the U.S. economy into a deep recession.

Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and top aides are still considering options on how the purchases would work, including having the government acquire preferred stock, two officials informed of the matter said.

The move would be a shift in emphasis in Paulson’s original intention for the $700 billion bailout package passed by Congress last week. While the Treasury still aims to buy troubled mortgage-backed securities from financial institutions, a direct capital injection would offer more immediate relief by giving banks quick access to funds they could then lend out. Link

Here’s raw video of her speech in Wilmington. After watching it, I wish I was voting for her on November 4. McCain was smart to choose her, but McCain is no Sarah Palin. She is a conservative. She believes in the conservative vision. She is Reaganesque.

Damn she is good. She has great political instincts. And by the way, she hits Obama hard on taxes and his association with far leftists like Bill Ayers! Boy oh boy does she hit Obama hard on his flip-flopping on his relationship with Ayers.

She says this isn’t negativity, it is about his truthfulness, and his “patterns” of choosing friends and his ambitions. She is tying it together!

Here is his message. McCain, an old coot, who is erratic.

Obama criticized Republican Sen. John McCain for making an overnight change to the homeowner bailout plan he proposed during their debate earlier this week.

“You can’t afford that kind of erratic, uncertain leadership in these uncertain times,” Obama said. “You need steady hand in the White House. You need a president we can trust in times of crisis, and that’s the kind of president I intend to be.”

Obama accused his opponent of favoring policies that punished taxpayers and rewarded banks without solving the housing crisis.  Link

WCPO estimates 10 to 15 thousand people attended the rally at Ault Park.

Just a comment.  Note that Obama holds a rally in the afternoon and 15,000 people show up.  And Palin waits to the evening to hold her rally.

People who have jobs are attracted to Palin and McCain while apparently Obama draws those who don’t work or who think so little of work they take off.

Just sayin’.

For your enjoyment, we’ve added a forum to The Virtuous Republic. Kick the tires, feel free to hang around, and let me know if there are any issues or problems.

The entire forum thing is new to me and probably, I have a few features set incorrectly. With time, hopefully I get things right.

As to forum decorum, I’m hoping that it is going to be a relaxed and friendly community, where we have to do little to no moderating, with the emphasis on “no” moderating.

I’ve created three sub-forums: One that deals with politics, a friendly discussion area, and an Apple Computer area (hey, what I know of PCs….).

The Machiavellian

Angry members of a townhall meeting today, implored McCain to attack Obama over Ayers and Wright.  McCain’s comments appear at the 1:18 mark.  Also, Fox plays the new McCain ad that targets the Ayers connection.

Breaking news just delivered to Hell, that Barack Obama joined the Democratic Socialist Party of Chicago in 1996.

Go to this website, (make sure to visit this site and read the entire story) and click on the links that lead you to the Chicago Democratic Socialists of America.

First, here is the ideology of the party:

Our mission is to establish democratic socialism as a political force in the United States and around the world by training and mobilizing socialist activists to participate in a vibrant and diverse socialist organization at both the local and the national level. DSA both educates the public about democratic socialist values and policies and builds progressive coalitions to win victories that move the U.S. and the world toward social democracy. In the near term, democratic socialists struggle for reforms that shift power and resources away from corporate elites and put them in the hands of ordinary citizens. In the long term, democratic socialists fight for a world in which all people share equally in the governing of the economic, political and cultural institutions and relationships that shape their lives.  Link

Guess who joined the DSA???  Any guesses???? Might it have been Barack Obama?

About 50 activists attended the Chicago New Party membership meeting in July. The purpose of the meeting was to update members on local activities and to hear appeals for NP support from four potential political candidates. The NP is being very active in organization building and politics. There are 300 members in Chicago. In order to build an organizational and financial base the NP is sponsoring house parties. Locally it has been successful both fiscally and in building a grassroots base. Nationwide it has resulted in 1000 people committed to monthly contributions. The NP’s political strategy is to support progressive candidates in elections only if they have a concrete chance to “win”. This has resulted in a winning ratio of 77 of 110 elections. Candidates must be approved via a NP political committee. Once approved, candidates must sign a contract with the NP. The contract mandates that they must have a visible and active relationship with the NP.

The political entourage included Alderman Michael Chandler, William Delgado, chief of staff for State Rep Miguel del Valle, and spokespersons for State Sen. Alice Palmer, Sonya Sanchez, chief of staff for State Sen. Jesse Garcia, who is running for State Rep in Garcia’s District; and Barack Obama, chief of staff for State Sen. Alice Palmer. Obama is running for Palmer’s vacant seat.

Michael Chandler thanked the NP for its support in his electoral victory. His achievements to date included obtaining an increase of 30 police in the 24th Ward, citizen involvement in street clean-up and establishment of a 24th Ward Organization. William Delgado is exploring whether to run for State Rep in the 3rd District. He is a former social worker and spoke with compassion and dynamism. He considers himself a community activist who wants to be an advocate for change in the community. His presence in political office would be a benefit to the democratic left.

Indeed it was an exciting evening because the NP has two crucial components. First, the NP is a true “Rainbow Coalition” consisting of both young and aged African-Americans, Hispanics and Caucasians. Although ACORN and SEIU Local 880 were the harbingers of the NP there was a strong presence of CoC and DSA (15% DSA). Moreover a good 8% were younger Generation X’ers who are critically needed. A more diverse representation of Labor is missing. Secondly, the NP is taking “action.” Four political candidates were “there” seeking NP support. The NP is strategically organizing via house parties and tactically entering only elections that they can win. Furthermore they are organizing a campaign on the “Living Wage Ordinance” in the Chicago City Council.

The NP has the following working committees: political, membership/fund-raising, public relations, and legal/finance. If you would be interested in participating in one of these committees or in helping out with any other New Party activities, contact Jeff Caveney at (312) 939-****.  Link

Now we in Hell ask you, are you going to vote for someone who attended a radical church based on Marxist Liberation Theory?  Are you going to vote for someone who allied himself with Bill Ayers and his wife–founders of the Weathermen Underground, domestic terrorists, who still to this day espouse Marxist claptrap? Are you going to vote for someone who worked and defended ACORN, a group who commits voter fraud across the country?  Are you going to vote for someone who joined the Democratic Socialists of America?

If you do, then We in Hell say you want the U.S. to be a socialist nation.

ACORN is under investigation in 7 states for voter fraud.  And do you want to guess who at one time worked with this far left and corrupt group?  You get a gold star, why of course, that mainstream politician, whose pastor praised America in every sermon, Barack Obama.  Read about his association with Acorn here.

On to the allegations…

And from the Ohio GOP (hat tip Tim B.), we get a short history of ACORN and its bad habits:

FOR THE RECORD: ACORN’s Ohio Fraud File

The Columbus Dispatch, 5/9/07:  In what might be a Franklin County first, a Reynoldsburg man was indicted yesterday for voting twice in the November election. … [An attorney] said Gilbert was registered in both counties by ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, a nonprofit agency that has come under fire in 12 states for voter fraud.

Associated Press, 9/20/06:  The mother of a 16-year-old has told the Summit County elections board that her daughter was registered to vote, just two months after a 10-year-old boy was summoned for jury duty because he was on the county’s voter rolls.  …The board plans to issue subpoenas to the girl and the person who filed the voter registration application, Prentice McNary of Akron, a circulator paid by Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, [board director Bryan] Williams said.

The Columbus Dispatch, 9/1/06:  Concerns about bogus names increased recently as Franklin County Elections Board staffers questioned the validity of hundreds of names on registration forms and petitions for a proposed constitutional amendment to boost Ohio’s minimum wage. Most of the disputed names came from lists provided by paid solicitors working for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.

The Columbus Dispatch, 8/30/06:  Franklin County elections officials plan to issue subpoenas to paid solicitors suspected of forging hundreds of signatures on ballot-issue petitions and voter-registration forms.  … Most have come from people paid by ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, which was blamed for similar problems with voter-registration forms in 2004.

The Plain Dealer, 8/11/06:  Potentially fraudulent voter registration cards have turned up in at least three Ohio counties, and 500 have been turned over to a prosecutor to determine if a crime has been committed. Matt Damschroder, director of the Franklin County Board of Elections, said the 500 cards his office referred to County Prosecutor Ron O’Brien Wednesday were collected between March and July by workers for ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now.

Cincinnati Enquirer, 10/23/04:  Cuyahoga County election officials are investigating more than a thousand possible fraudulent voter registrations - including one for Jive Turkey Sr.  The Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Friday that the name is one in a string of fake names on new voter rolls. Others include Dick Tracy, Mary Poppins and Michael Jordan in Defiance County.

The Columbus Dispatch, 9/8/04:  A part-time worker signing up new voters for a local community group has been indicted by a Franklin County grand jury on charges he forged a registration form. … The charges stem from an investigation that began in May after the Franklin County Board of Elections discovered dozens of voter registration forms with fake names or false information. They were submitted by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, or ACORN, which paid workers bonuses based on the number of voters they registered.

The Columbus Dispatch, 6/3/04:  A nonprofit group registering low-income and minority voters in Franklin County has fired two temporary workers thought to be the source of fake names and forged signatures on official registration forms.  ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, also has agreed to perform extra checks on forms turned in by its voter-registration workers before submitting them to the Franklin County Board of Elections, the group’s head organizer said yesterday.

For someone who didn’t know Ayers all that well, he sure seemed to cross paths with him an awful lot….

From this University of Chicago press release, we get Ayers, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, and a whole load of radicalism all in the same room.  And you will note, that this isn’t a press release stating Barack Obama will oppose Bill Ayer’s radical indictment of the juvenile court system.  No, Obama and the Mrs. were in lockstep with Ayers’ anti-Americanism.

Here’s screenshot and link of the press release (click on the picture to enlarge it):

My take, Obama has more in common with Rev. Wright and Bill Ayers than you or me.

Dan Caplis displays Obama’s radicalism in his own words, from his own book.

In summation, Obama was a far left, socialist, he cultivated friendships with like-minded people, and he has shown no indication of a change in his belief system.

Here’s just one quote that should make you pull the lever for McCain.  Please make sure to read this well researched expose of Obama’s black nationalist politics.

“To avoid being mistaken for a sellout, I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist Professors and structural feminists and punk-rock performance poets.” pg 100

And he continued that in his later life with the likes of Wright, Ayers…..

Well, Obama did.  It isn’t like Obama was working for a large corporation and Bill Ayers also happened to work there.

Senator Obama accepted an invitation from Ayers to work with him on several educational projects in Chicago.

A good American would have said, “thanks, but no thanks.”  Instead, Obama decided to use Ayers to propel his career forward.

And think for a moment, what kind of anti-American “educational reform” were Obama and Ayers spreading throughout Chicago.

Ayers, a sixties radical and a 21st radical and another friend of Obama.  You judge a man by the company he keeps.