What a Difference 36 Years Makes

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T'was the Night before Electoral College Voting

T'was the Night before Electoral College voting
(The 14th of December if you are noting);

The ballots were all printed and placed with care,
In hopes that the end of the 2008 presidential contest would soon be there;

The 538 members of the Electoral College were asleep in their beds,
While visions of casting their ballots filled their heads;

Only someone in Hawaii’s Office of Records was stirring
In the dark of night inside this stately house
Moving quite stealthily was a man named “The Mouse”
Who was known for his skills in counterfeiting;

He was dressed all in black, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were purposely camouflaged with ashes and soot;
A bundle of tools he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a burglar just opening his pack.

He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work,
He pulled out his plates from his large velvet sack--
Engraving tools, special paper and a Hawaii State Seal
Inks of bright colors, a signature book, optic enhancers—to name just a few; the purpose,
An election to seal
He had all his tools lined up for his task
His magnum opus, his mark on history, within grasp.

With the art of a master who excelled at his craft,
He chuckled with glee at what he would gain,
Cash and power that none could disdain;
For in his craftsman’s hand he held the key
The one thing that stood in the way of certain victory
A certificate of birth, with all of the luster
That would pass any test that Keyes and Berg could muster;

Once finished he filed the document under H
He cleared the area so nothing was disturbed
And laying a gloved hand on the door he left so quick
Not even the night watchman saw the light flick

He scampered away with his tools and his sack,
But unfortunately he didn’t watch his back.

Dateline December 15, 2008.
Manny “The Mouse” Fletcher found dead,
A single bullet to his head. No suspects.
Gang violence a possibility given his personal history.

And could be heard from the office of the president-elect,
I got the victory, so don’t mess with Barry.

Larry Summers Was Right

I know that 2005 seems like a century ago but in that scant amount of time what caused Larry Summers to be ridiculed proved prescient. In January 2005, William Saletan posted to the Slate blog the following:
“Larry Summers, the president of Harvard, suggested the other day that innate differences between the sexes might help explain why relatively few women become professional scientists or engineers. For this, he has been denounced—metaphorically, of course—as a Neanderthal. Alumni are withholding donations. Professors are demanding apologies. Some want him fired.”

We all know the rest of the story. He did get dismissed from the “fair and open-minded” Harvard University. But that ended up as a great career move. Now Summers is part of the One’s economic dream team. But the economy is not what this post is about.

As someone who defines herself as a conservative feminist, I am proud to say, ”Viva la difference!”
I like the fact that there are real men in the world who fight wars, play sports, swill beer and admire women. Those same men supported Sarah Palin because they saw in her a woman who wasn’t afraid of being a woman. They also liked the fact that she exercised her choices to learn how to hunt and fish, but still remained true to who she is, a mom, a wife, and a leader. It was only the metrosexual men in academia; you know the same ones who supported BHO and gay marriage. These guys wax their chests, legs and arms. They wear designer cologne and would never be caught dead in Cabela’s. They know how to order appletinis and foie gras, but could never figure out how to field dress a moose. So where am I going with this? Read on.

One of the keys to the selection of BHO for the American Idol president was the unmarried woman vote. As I have pondered this, I wondered what would cause this voting block to vote against a man’s man and a feminist. Then I heard of Summers’ appointment, it all flooded back to me. There are differences in the sexes. Unmarried women want someone to take care of them to free them, if you will, from the drudgery of work and provide for their every need. Well with the dating pool full of metros that won’t pay for anything and are more interested in getting the name of your manicurist than your contact info, it must have been the fantasy of a metrosexual who promised to take care of them. Not only did he sip lattes but he would pay their rent! He would also pay off their student loans; provide child care, gasoline, and a monthly clothing allowance. Now these women got to project their idea of the perfect man onto a candidate who was an empty screen waiting to be made into whatever you wanted him to be.

With the economy crashing in around them and no “bailout” for individuals on the horizon, I trust that the one-day stand and the day-after-the-night-before regrets will force women to act wiser in how they cast their votes in the future.

Janet: the Bobby Fischer of Political Chess

Many people were surprised when Janet Napolitano endorsed the candidacy of BHO in the primary, especially when the Arizona Democrats cast their ballots for Hillary. I wasn't one of them. Let me explain.

I first got to know Janet when she was Attorney General. Jon Kyl had successfully supported a bill on the Hill that was a landmark in helping victims of domestic violence. At that time I was working in an organization that had identified an effective violence prevention program and one of my board members had arranged a lunch meeting with Janet to see if we could engage her support for the work we were doing. The funding from the Feds was to be distributed by the state attorneys general.

My board member and I arrived at the restaurant early. We decided to go to our table as the place usually fills to capacity at lunchtime. Our meeting was scheduled for noon. By 12:15 we figured that she was a no-show. Just as we were about to order, in swept Janet and her assistant. She deftly worked the crowd on her way to our table and when she got to us, she took a seat that gave her maximum exposure. I watched her case the joint before she settled her attention on us.

My board member was a celebrity sucker and I could see that she lost focus and became a fawning fan. In a way this was perfect as I got to be in the observer's seat. As the conversation progressed, Janet described her recent campaign trip to Northern Arizona. She was testing the waters for a run for governor and had doubled down on a trip to that part of the state for official Attorney General business as an opportunity to survey the constituents on their prime policy issues. That narrative proved to be an insightful look into her motives and character.
I won't get all GW on you and say I looked into her soul and.... but I will say that I agree with the poet, the eyes are the windows to the soul. What I saw during that conversation was validated over and over again by her actions as both AG and governor was the thirst for and need for power.

During our conversation that day, she played my board member like a fiddle. Let me just say that this person had tons of cash and I am sure that Janet had done her preliminary "findings" on her prior to the meeting. She probably had dismissed me as I never have had tons of cash. And it was apparent that her focus and probably reason for the meeting was to make a connection with another significant donor.

Here's how she did it. Janet gave my board member her undivided attention. She directed her assistant to write down the significant points. She nodded in agreement at the appropriate time. The coup d'grace was when she told my board member that her assistant would be assigned to work on this project and he would report directly to her because this was an issue that mattered deeply to her. In fact, Janet stated, this was one of her top priorities for the year. Then she gathered herself up and signaled to her toady that it was time to leave. Being overly gracious, she held my board member's hand just a little longer and told her to keep in touch.

I pulled out my barf bag but my board member was convinced that we had a friend in high office and this project was a done deal.

Here's the rest of the story. Nothing ever happened with the request. No phone calls, no letters of support, no funding, no personal appearances, no contact with the toady. Nothing. Nada. Zip. Zero. But at the next board meeting guess who was wearing a Janet button?

If you look at her tenure as governor, she was never an Arizonan. She followed the Democrat play book and depleted the state treasury saying it was for the children. She tested the waters and convinced enough people that she was tough on the boarder and crime. Never mind the facts that Arizona continues its educational decline, its loss of jobs and increases in foreclosures (as of this writing number 3 in the nation). Never mind that open boarders policies that have increased violent crime in the state. Never mind the dilution of the state Constitution to open the way for the imposition of more social engineering.

So America, be ready. As Secretary of Homeland Security, what is it that she is seeking to secure? Her power or America? Checkmate.

Barry, You're No JFK

It should have been predictable. Now that the media is claiming its first election victory, I should have known that they weren't finished. I thought that now that they had created a combination American Idol, West Wing, phony baloney empty suit president that they would make an attempt to return to journalism instead of screen writing. Boy was I wrong! Now they are colluding to create an aura of the return to Camelot, the reincarnation of the Kennedy administration.

Please, enough already. Let's set the record straight--Barry, you couldn't hold a candle to JFK. First and foremost JFK volunteered to serve his country as a member of the US Navy. He was a combat veteran and chose to enter even when he had a medical reason to be disqualified for service. The issue, a bad back, exacerbated by his war injuries, caused him a life of pain. He was Roman Catholic and ardently pro-life. He believed in limiting the scope of government and embraced tax cuts. He believed in a strong military and was staunchly anti-communist. He embraced civil rights and sought to end institutional racism.

BHO is anti-military. He has time and time again attacked our men and women in service accusing them of acts of violence and torture. He has vowed to withdraw troops and reduce the size of the military. BHO wants to talk with our enemies while limiting the development of defensive weapon systems. As a young college graduate, BHO chose to spend time organizing and building a political machine instead of serving his country.Instead of writing about heroes he had know ala JFK's Profiles in Courage, BHO wrote two autobiographies outlining his drug use and radical associations.

No one is quite sure what religion BHO practices. I am not aware of any mainstream religion that embraces infanticide, unlimited abortion, euthanasia, gay marriage, curtailment of speech and forced redistribution of wealth. The closest match I can find is the tenets of humanism that are found in Das Kapital. Another difference between the two, BHO wants to expand the role of government and raise taxes. He uses racism as a tool in his attack arsenal and refuses to support the rights of those who don't support him politically. He admires current communist states, touting the wonders of China's construction.

Money Can Buy You an Election

The esteemed Arizona State University Regents' Professor of Psychology, Robert B. Cialdini, published the quintessential book Influence which describes how to manipulate people through specific marketing techniques. In this book he describes how people are put into positions of saying yes when they really wanted to say no. The book examines how human psychology is subject to influences that reach into the subconscious and trigger actions that don't make any logical sense. Previously these techniques have been used by sellers to get you to buy something that you didn't want. In election 2008, these same techniques were used to market a presidential product and they worked. I guarantee you that buyers remorse probably set in by Friday November 7th when the ersatz candidate removed all previous "promises" from his website.

Republicans as usual believe that elections are about issues. In a country that is center-right on all issues, it makes logical sense to think that the people would vote their values. So they spend their time and limited resources speaking to people about taxes, freedom, liberty and life. In a fair and free election on issues they would win hands down. What they are unwilling to admit, however, is that the left also knows this and refuses to engage in a discussion on the issues. They know that they are toast if they do so. Instead they create an image and sell that instead.

A few examples will suffice. John McCain challenged Obama to join him in a series of town halls across America to showcase the different points of view each held and to give the people a chance to see the differences and make a choice. But the tall drink of icy water refused. Why? He knew that the campaign wasn't about issues. For him it was about power. Next point. During the debates Obama looked like he was bored stiff. He sat back and looked as his nails. As one commentator put it, he looked like he was preparing to go on stage at an R&B concert. When it came time to speak, he regurgitated his script being sure to use "change" "George Bush" and "tax cut". While it was clear that John McCain won each debate on ideas, those polled consistently said Obama won. Why? He was the QVC of the presidential product line. He didn't have to say anything because he had become a brand.

By refusing public financing, his brand spent over $650 million dollars on a marketing campaign that had nothing to do with the truth. We will probably never know how much came indirectly from Soros and foreign operatives (Al-qaida anyone?). So what is the lesson to be learned here?

If Republicans keep acting like the British troops in the American Revolution they will continue to lose. Take a lesson from history. While King George's boys marched in formation which was the gentlemanly way to wage war, the American revolutionaries used guerrilla tactics and won.

Campaign 2008 marked a new era in politics. Republicans must reclaim the American brand. They must use the best tactics. Don't buy into an ersatz product. Reagan knew how to do it. Let's start today to rebrand and win.

When did he believe he was a god?

Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama……….”

The chants began to build during the early evening hours of November 4th until the man who had just become the 44th President of the United States emerged as a solitary figure on a raised platform. He paused in an eerie fashion that was reminiscent of an ancient Caesar, rotating slowly to drink in the nectar of adoration from those who had been promised anything and everything in exchange for their vote. He raised his magician like hands as he continued to manipulate his subjects into their trance like state where they continued their insidious mantra. Not once was any reference made to this country which had made his rise to power possible. Instead, the crowd much like Romans who encouraged the deification of Caesar continued: “Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama……….”

He proceeded to feed their hysteria: “I’ve heard your voices, I need your help.” No matter what he said the response was always the same: “Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama……….”

It was at this moment; perhaps, as he watched the frenzied mass of humanity that he made the leap in his mind to no longer see himself as mortal, but as divine. Could it be that through the prism of his tangled psychosis full of oedipal impulses and father abandonment issues a new self identity emerged? “Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama……….”

Perhaps this chanting triggered a memory of Louis Farrakhan’s proclaiming him earlier this year “ the messiah” and in combination with the dizzying drone of the faithful caused him to embrace this image as who he indeed is. “Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama……….”

No human can be a god. And when the frenzy dies down and the god Obama fails to deliver the manna from Washington, those who voted for him so they would be able to divest themselves from all personal responsibility find out is was a tissue of lies, will turn on him. What we have no way of knowing is will his “Et tu Brute?” be at the expense of the destruction of the American Republic?

“Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama, Obama……….”

November 4, 2008: The Day the Republic Died

In the aftermath of the election of the first Kenyan-Indonesian, illegal alien President I must comment on the death of the American Republic as envisioned and enshrined in the founding documents of this nation. When Ben Franklin emerged from the first Constitutional Congress and was questioned as to what kind of government he and the delegates had decided, he stated, “A Republic, if you can keep it.“ During the 232 years of this experiment in self-government, Americans have demonstrated the capacity of a free people to prosper, to pursue happiness and to worship God who had created them and endowed them with inalienable rights which no government could take away. During these two centuries, when justifiable concerns were presented, the process of amendment woven into the constitutional framework allowed for those inequities to be redressed. For example, civil rights and women’s suffrage were incorporated into the original document and became part of the supreme law of the land.

So what went wrong? We have always had revolutionaries and contrarians. I can’t pinpoint the exact turning point, but I do know that the shift to embrace protected classes as more important than the majority redefined patriotism and those of us who love traditional values have been mocked, threatened, persecuted and scoffed.

In our fears, we the people have allowed leftists to discover a full range of new “rights” which they then affirmed with judicial fiats. At first it was the “penumbra” of rights in the 14th Amendment that allowed the Supreme Court to discover the right to murder babies in the womb and rename it a more sanitary “a woman’s right to choose.” This slippery slope led to, on Tuesday, another state created a right to murder anyone through “doctor assisted suicide.” Another state found another use for illegal drugs that could be legalized despite the mounds of medical research that shows otherwise.

Whatever caused the tipping point the result has been that the underlying formula of distinctive roles of the specific divisions within our constitutional system have been blurred. We no longer have the “walls of separation” among the judicial, legislative and executive branches of the federal government. We have also forgotten the hard won victory of the founders who in their foresight reserved the bulk of the power of governing to the “several states.” So within the Obama/Alinsky model of socialism now being sown into the fabric of our government, these poison seeds will soon sprout and grow as an entangling weed that promises to choke out any semblance of the original intent.

On Tuesday, 64 million “useful idiots” delivered the permission needed to complete the destruction from within. So as the 57 million of us who voted against the Marxist agenda watch, we wonder what the gleeful will do as policies are implemented that redefine our government which will include the “negative rights” to restrict speech, press, religion, trial by jury, or any other of our freedoms that interfere with the Obamaites desire to nationalize industry and seize wealth, including individual 401ks and annuities, for the “common good.” How will those who trampled on the flag and set fires as a means to celebrate the selection of Mr. Obama react, when his false promises to take care of all their needs are shown to be what they really were; nothing more than a cheap campaign trick to “buy” their votes?

Rest in peace, America. B. July 4, 1776 – d. November 4, 2008. May the story of the Republic survive as history and not legend. May some future generation be inspired by the testimony of this constitutional republic which embraced freedom and liberty, individual dignity and responsibility, and the acknowledgement of divinely given inalienable rights and fight again to restore what has been lost. Rest in peace, my beloved country.

A red tide is coming

In October of 1960, at the height of the Cold War, Nikita Khrushchev, then Premier of the Soviet Union visited the UN. During a heated moment during a debate with the Philippine representative, he removed his shoe and started banging it on the table. He accused the diplomat of being “a jerk, a stooge and a lackey of imperialism.” This of course caught media attention. Khrushchev became the brunt of many jokes and comedic recreations. But what wasn’t so funny was what happened later on the same visit. Khrushchev said in reference to capitalism, "Мы вас похороним!" (My vas pokhoronim!), translated to "We will bury you". This phrase, ambiguous both in the English language and in the Russian language, was interpreted in several ways. Later, he would refer back to the comment and state, "I once got in trouble for saying, 'We will bury you'. Of course, we will not bury you with a shovel. Your own working class will bury you."

With clarity that is lacking today, a majority of Americans decried communism and its weaker sister socialism. However, with the threat of the annihilation of mankind due to the amassing of nuclear bombs and a Defense Department policy of MAD (mutually assured destruction), a small cadre started to rally around a slogan, “Better red than dead.” This group of intellectuals—at the time a fringe group of university professors and members of the Communist Party USA—were seen as an oddity. No one could imagine that this ragtag band of disaffected souls would ever be anything more than a curiosity confined to San Francisco and Greenwich Village. But they continued to write their books and poems, and teach.

Events began to unfold upon the American landscape that provided an opportunity for these leftists to gain momentum and traction. Jack Kennedy was elected president and the Cuban Missile Crisis with the disastrous Bay Pigs incident revealed a potential weakness in American security. Children were practicing “duck and cover” drills in schools across America just in case an atomic bomb was dropped in the heartland. Kids began to be fearful. Parents built bomb shelters in their backyards. And the “better red than dead “crowd kept up the mantra.

Kennedy escalated war in Viet Nam. He was assassinated. LBJ took advantage of a grieving nation and built the “Great Society.” School prayer was banned. Jack’s brother Bobby took up the mantle and ran for president. He was assassinated. Martin Luther King took a stand against racism and he too was killed. By now, the same kids who had been scared in elementary school were in college and they didn’t want to die. A few of them began to distrust their country because of the war. They formed groups like the Students for a Democratic Society, the Weather Underground, Black Panthers, etc. They found unity through music by Dylan, Country Joe and the Fish and the Beatles. And what appeared to be just college kids separating from their parents became a united movement by the “Better red than dead” leadership. These radicals introduced drug use as a way to “turn on, tune in and drop out.” It was the sacrament of their new “League of Spiritual Discovery.” Angst and fear was palpable. The news media led by Walter Cronkite droned on and on about an unjust war and war crimes committed by US soldiers in Vietnam.

College campuses became outposts in this new war to take back America. Columbia, Brown, Berkley and the most poignant of all, Kent State, provided fuel to the image of an American society at war with itself. Kids whose parents had sacrificed to send them to these prestigious schools now turned their back on their country and began to carry Mao’s Little Red Book instead of the Bible.

The culmination was the 1968 Democrat Convention in Chicago. The strengthen radicals pitted youth against “the establishment.” Officers were now denigrated by the term “pig.” The images created by the few rallied many.

Fast forward to 2008. The same group of radicals now in their late 50s and 60s formed groups like “re-create 68” hoping to relive their glory years at this year’s Democrat Convention. Many had predicted riots and violence. But a curious event happened on the way to Denver, a student of the left, a Marxist, a socialist, a community organizer, a drug user, an internationalist was their party’s nominee. And the best thing for the leftists, no one in America knew! Why? The children of the 60s now ran the media, the university faculties, the publishing houses, the Congress, and most importantly, the leadership of the Democrat party. Today the party of JFK looks more like the SDS. What really sealed the deal was “the cult of personality” on display at the acceptance speech of “the One.” So the godless found a god to believe in. And on November 4, 2008 they are poised to fulfill Khrushchev’s prophesy and turn our constitutional republic into a socialist super state.
Yes, next Tuesday a red tide will cover this nation. It is up to you, the American voter, whether it will be a red, white and blue tide or a suffocating socialist red tide that will mark the end of this great experiment in freedom and personal liberty. Choose wisely, the fate of our nation is in your hands.

Requiem for a Chicago Voter

Requiem for a Chicago Voter

I’ve been dead since ‘53
But every election, my party hath need of me.
A Democrat born and raised
Alive I voted party line,
FDR and Truman, just fine
But to vote for Kennedy and LBJ
I had to vote another way
From beyond the grave I cast another Democrat Ballot,
Courtesy of Chicago’s Dem Machine
All the Daleys had my vote,
(Sometimes more than once, I’m told).
And now on another note
Barry was what he was called
When I voted for him in the past,
Now I get to put him in the Oval Office, at last.
ACORN has supplied the way
With a flick of someone else’s pen.
The only question that remains:
I wonder if they will accept a cemetery and plot address
(My permanent residency for quite awhile);
In Ohio, a park bench will do,
So I’m sure my plot will hold up, too!
So death and taxes come to everyone,
But to Democrats
Voting rights never end.

Deafening Silence: The Lynching of Sarah Palin

I am sitting here stunned about the lack of response from the most merciful, lord Obama on this abomination that two gay men have perpetrated against the Republican Party's Vice-Presidential nominee, Sarah Palin. Two American citizens living in California think it is comical to hang an effigy of Governor Palin from the rafters of their home. They think it is funny. They think it is free speech. They think it is their right and after all it is just a Halloween decoration. I saw an interview with them and these twisted individuals were laughing as they stood in front of their "decoration." They have no compulsion about saying they are supporting Obama.
Then I saw in the next news story how the Obama campaign has tried to destroy two Americans for asking the wrong question, Joe the Plumber and the evening news anchor at a Florida TV station. His campaign illegally used government computers to do the dirty work. But this is not news worthy. In the world of the Obamaites, there is only one definition of free speech: you can say anything as long as it favors the most merciful lord. Everyone else watch out, the full weight of the government will be brought to bare on you should you question his philosophy, his associations, his Marxist redistribution fantasies, his ears, his middle name, his race, his wife, his birth certificate, his college records, his medical records, etc. In fact, I wonder just what we are allowed to ask him. He won't hold a press conference, he won't go on with Sean Hannity or speak with anyone who might ask serious questions. Instead he is holding a Hugo Chavez style infomercial bought and paid for by his suspect donors. All the media stooges are solidly behind him and don't make any pretense of being objective. So don't expect anyone from the biased media to be on the air to dissect his words with their spin doctors. None of them will question the use of millions of dollars during a time when people are in need. None will risk asking the most merciful why he didn't redistribute that wealth to his supporters who need health care, mortgage payments, car payments and jobs that he is so found of saying he will provide.

I am still waiting for the messiah to distance himself from the comments made by John Lewis comparing John McCain to Democrat George Wallace; to apologize to Rush Limbaugh for his false ads to the Hispanic community; and especially to denounce the despicable display of his supporters in California. But you know how old saying goes, silence is agreement.
With so much at stake on November 4th, I cannot remain silent. I urge you to wake up from your trance before it is too late. The truth is right before you. You just have to have the courage to see it.
Wait a minute, there is a knock at my door......................................................................

A New Vocabulary Word for Harry: NO

New York State has a projected budget deficit of $2.5 billion. Arizona has a projected budget deficit of $2 billion. Washington DC has a projected deficit of $10 trillion. What do the three have in common? Democrat leadership and spending addictions. I would like to urge these illustrious leaders to learn a new vocabulary word. It is a simple two letter word ( but I'll let Biden call it a three-letter word) that many of them probably used when they were toddlers. The word is: No.

So Harry just for you, I've written a practice script. You can ask your lovely wife to play the part of Nancy Pelosi. Remember, just like when you were a teacher, you taught kids to role play?

Nancy: Harry, I need you to vote with me on increasing taxes for everyone. After all we want to spread the wealth around.
Harry: No.
Nancy: What was that? I didn't hear you.
Harry: No
Nancy: Didn't I support your reelection campaign with cash? I even traveled to that hick state of yours to show support. Now what was that I heard?
Harry: No
Nancy: Here I thought you could become one of my insiders and get another plumb committee assignment. You know we are having a special party for returning congressmen. Boxer and Feinstein and I are springing for the wine and food, flown in fresh from Napa Valley on the special plane I have for me as Speaker of the House. Now what was that I heard?
Harry:

Okay Harry, now its up to you to show us what you are really made of. But I think the people of Arizona already know how you pretend to represent the people until you get in office and then you vote with and support everything but your constituents. Too bad your opponent is truthful and has stood up against special interests in his own party. And all you can do is lie about him and continue to spend money from the D666 to slander this just man. Hopefully, the good people both Democrat and Republican will do the country a favor and return you to Tempe on November 4th.

The Harry Mitchell Two-step: How an aging politician uses children and veterans

Here you go again: using children and veterans as a human shield in your political battleground. When are you going to start accusing your opponent of wanting to harm social security benefits, medicare, and pensions? Oh, that’s right, you already have. You know Harry, JD Hayworth has it right when he gave you the name of Hip Hop Harry. You refuse to speak honestly about your real views on the issues. Instead you play the blame game. But some of us are not as easily deceived. In fact we know how to go to your website and read what you have posted as your positions on the issues. (Am I the only one who noticed that they are exactly the same as ACORN and NARAL?)

So you are shamelessly parading cute kids and our honorable veterans in your ads and flyers, again pretending that your votes are really for them when your record screams otherwise. (Please look at just who the children that Harry supports are in my Oct. post.)

But I’ll let the voters see in your own words just what you think about children’s rights.

“Congressman Mitchell believes that every woman should have access to comprehensive health care. This includes access to family planning and fundamental medical care, such as breast and cervical cancer screening.Congressman Mitchell also believes that every person has a fundamental right to decide when and whether to have children, and supports a woman's right to choose. Mitchell believes that medical decisions, both reproductive and otherwise, should be made between families and their doctors - it is not the role of government to interfere with these decisions.Mitchell believes it is important that we work together to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies in the United States through supporting medically-accurate sex education for our kids, taking steps to prevent teen pregnancy and providing access to pre-natal care for all women. It is also important that we help countries around the world do the same thing. That's why Congressman Mitchell does not support the "global gag rule," which cuts funding for family planning providers in developing countries.”

The only gag rule I would like to see is when you open your mouth and continue to lie and besmirch David Schweikert.

Harry, Pack Your Bags, Its Over

Sorry Harry. You just got the kiss of death for politicians in this community: an endorsement by the leftist Arizona Republic. Look on the bright side. You can stop pretending that you are a conservative. Now you can proudly join with the liberal elite in the media and the Democrat Party and boast about your tax and spend policies based on income redistribution. You can stand side by side in the media spotlight with Charlie Rangel, Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, Rham Emmanuel, and all the pro-abortion, pro-illegal immigration, anti-gun rights, anti-business, anti-family, anti-marriage, anti-energy independence, ACORN supporting Democrat Party.



By taking off your conservative Halloween mask and showing your true colors you might be able to get a job with one of the leftist groups that have supported you. Just think it might be possible for you to follow in BO's footsteps and sit on a board with an unrepentant terrorist. You might even begin teaching at the local university. After all ASU has made Bill Ayers' book on education a required text at its College of Education so I'm sure someone of your political ideology would fit in very nicely.



Good luck on your transition. And if you do get a job at ASU, please let us know so we can warn our kids.

Obama Alinsky: Stealing Elections 101

“As of today, there are 32 days left until Election Day, November 4th. And I wanted to let you know that there are still some spots available at Camp Obama this weekend. The Camp Obama training sessions are a great opportunity to learn all the strategies and techniques that have already made this campaign so successful. They'll empower you to become a Deputy Field Organizer and a leader in this movement for change.With the crucial general election battleground of New Mexico right next door, Barack supporters here in Arizona have an opportunity to make a big impact.”

Kelly Paisley, Arizona State Director, Obama for America

If this doesn’t scare the bejesus out of you, you must be one of the obamtized zombies from Camp Obama. The last time I saw training camps for youth it was in pre-Nazi Germany. But I know, we can’t criticize the messiah, the golden one, the chosen one sent from the gods (Pelosi, Reid, Soros, Moore) to lower the seas, stop global warming, free the slaves (sorry, that was Lincoln, a Republican), give the middle class a tax cut (sorry, that was George Bush, another Republican), win the war in Iraq (sorry, that was America’s finest under the leadership of General Pretraeus with the strong support of John McCain, a Republican); raise the dead to vote…………..(well, I guess we can give that one to the Democrats).

In case you missed it, the Republican Party in New Mexico discovered voting fraud in the spring 2008 primary based on ACORN registrations which included a ballot from Duran-Duran with no address listed. Even in the midst of obvious fraud and felonious acts, the "Rules for Radicals" still dominates the leftists who run the Democrat party. So the Obamalinskyites are trying to continue their tactics of pointing the finger away from their own crimes to paint a picture of racist Republicans trying to deny voting to minorities. Never mind that the FBI is investigating ACORN and not the Republican Party.

But getting back to the opening quote from the ACORN operatives supporting and working with the Arizona Democrat Committee it is clear that the one skill the BO has, "community organizing," has been passed down to the grass roots. He should be proud that his only claim to fame "Motor Voter Registration" and training ACORN on registering voters is being adopted whole hog across the country.

Before you finish sending in your orders for more champagne and caviar, Michelle and BO, you better figure out how to stop the FBI from tossing out your bogus voters. Now, its my turn to raise a glass to the FBI and Justice Department.

Harry Mitchell's Choice

What you are about to read is fictional, but it could have happened. (Isn't that what the Democrat Party is all about?)

Scene:

Harry Mitchell is ensconced at his desk busily returning phone calls to Pelosi, Rahm, and Rangel. In between he is practicing his talking points from the DailyKos and MoveOn.org for his upcoming debate with David Schweikert.

Secretary: Mr. Mitchell, a young woman from your church would like to speak to you.

Harry: Do you know who her parents are? Have they given money to my campaign? Forget it, I need a picture of a kid to put on my next mailer so send her in with the photographer. Will you make up a packet of info for her so I can direct her to the ACORN office? I'm sure they can help her find a way to exercise her right to vote.

Young girl:(a timid girl, probably not more that 14 enters the office) Mr. Mitchell, I saw that you go to my church and I know that you have been a teacher so I was hoping I could get your advice.

Harry: (This could be a goldmine for me. She looks Hispanic. Maybe she's related to a veteran. I could get hundreds of votes through this one contact.) Please do sit down (He points to a chair in front of the desk) Of course, what can I help you with.

Young girl: Well, I don't know how to start but I'm ....pregnant. I know what my mom and my priest would say. My boyfriend and I plan to marry when we finish high school but the big issue is, he's not the father.

Harry: (Boy my contributors at Planned Parenthood and NARAL will love me for this one! This is a slam dunk!) You know you are the one who has the right to choose to carry that child. Right now it sounds like the timing of your pregnancy is not right. You have your education and your future to think of. I know plenty of women who have had the courage to make the choice to end their pregnancy. (Harry gets up and walks around the desk. He puts his hand on the young girl's shoulder. And with the most compassionate expression he can muster, he continues) I'm glad you came to see me today. I'll have my assistant take you to Planned Parenthood. They understand and have the compassion to be with you all the way through the process. In just a short amount of time, you will be back to your life and free to continue your education. No one needs to know about this.

Young girl:(the tears begin to flow) But the priest says its a sin to have an abortion...

Harry: I know, but I'm Catholic too. You said we go to the same church. Listen, priests just can't understand what it's like to be a woman and bear a child. That's why I have always been a strong supporter of women's rights. You have to put your life ahead of this lump of tissue. It probably doesn't even have a soul (struggling to remember what Pelosi said in her interview on this subject) as church scholars have said.

Young girl: Thank you Mr. Mitchell. Would you mind going with me? I really don't want to be alone.

Harry: (Seeing the endless possibles to add to his voter roster and the great photo ops he can hardly conceal his grin, forcing the grandfatherly expression he is so accustomed to back on his face) Of course, you can always count on me to represent you and make sure that this right is safeguarded. It is a top priority for me.

The two get into a car followed by a photo team. They get first class priority service when the people at Planned Parenthood see their favorite candidate arrive at the door. Its all smiles and hugs with people gathering around for the photos with Mitchell. None notice the agonized look on the young girl who is filling out paperwork. Harry assures he she will be in good hands and leaves for his next campaign event.

A few hours later, the young girl emerges from the procedure center, now childless.

Young Man: (bursting through the door) Mary, Mary where are you? I do believe you, I had a dream and an angel assured me that what you told me was true. Baby, we're supposed to get married and your baby is who you said he is, the Son of God.

Mary: (a blood curdling scream emerges that stops everyone) Joseph, it's too late. I had an abortion.

Hey Harry, You're the Incumbent!

Okay Harry, I know it must be getting tough on the campaign trail. I heard you really fired up the group in Prescott at their annual Truman-Clinton Dinner. Or did the media really mean that you lit the stove for their annual "lets falsify voter registration" tribute to ACORN and big dollar out-of-state campaign contributions to continue Democrat smear attacks on Republicans?

While you were gone firing up the base with your masterful political rhetoric, "staying in the kitchen" because they can "take the heat," some of your long-time political allies were taking the heat across the country. You know the group, ACORN? The community organizers you stood with in front of the Arizona Capitol when they launched their squeeze job on the Bank of America, I mean the more affordable housing campaign? I know you hate to let facts get in the way of your attack ads. But did you know Secretary of State Jan Brewer said that ACORN submitted 20,000 faulty voter registrations in Arizona in 2006? Those are the ones that were discovered. Let's see, didn't you beat JD in 2006 by a little over 5,000 votes? Too bad Arizona now has a voter picture id law. With all of the media focus on voter fraud it will be hard to "discover" enough new votes to beat Schweikert in 2008. No wonder you joined with the ACLU to see if you could get this voter mandate overturned.

By the way, just in case you forgot since the House has been out of session for two weeks, you're the one who has the voting record of higher taxes for average working stiffs, benefits for illegals (including paying for their college education ahead of the citizens of this country), punishing small businesses with higher taxes, standing with the Pelosi-Rahm-Rangel crew to fund the corrupt institutions of Fannie and Freddie (including your support to increase funding for ACORN in the most recent bailout bill--thanks to John Shadegg you'll have to pay them out of your campaign coffers instead). Hey you can always follow the lead of BO and say you hired ACORN to put up lights at a campaign event.

I looked and looked and looked and I couldn't find David Schweikert's name among the 435 in Congress. So Harry, be honest, how could he vote against anything? It must be hard to get the facts straight when your campaign is being run by the Washington DC based DDCC. Tell them to wait a few weeks and you will be the ousted representative and Schweikert will be representing the real people of Arizona. Then they can look at his real voting record.

Harry's Real Voice

Alright Harry, I've just had it up to here with your continued attempt to pretend you are something that you are not: independent, bi-partisan, a fiscal conservative. If you didn't have the support of the local media which is definitely in the tank for all Democrats, you might have to spend some real money on defending your liberal record. What are you afraid of ? If what you stand for is what the people of Arizona support why not shout it from all of your brochures, at your debates, in all of your appearances? I think we both know why, Harry. It's because the people of Arizona and especially in the 5th District are patriotic, freedom loving, conservatives who want government out of their lives. They don't want you and your cronies to play Robin Hood and confiscate their hard earned dollars to distribute to your pet causes like ACORN, NARAL, Moveon.org, La Raza, etc. Here's the facts you can't hide from even if the local media guys try to spike the facts.
According the leftist AAUW, you are one of the few to have a 100% "correct" voting record.
You are also listed on the AFL-CIO website as having voted the "right way" 83% of the time.
The leftist Americans for Democratic Action who publish a newsletter "for liberal activists" also lists you as one of their stars having voted for their positions 80% of the time.
How about coming clean and admitting who you really are? Come on Harry, make my day.

Harry Mitchell's Demspeak Dictionary

I could hardly wait to get to the computer to respond to Harry's newest TV ad. Does he really expect us to buy his claim of bipartisanship? Well, I guess if your from the party that finds it okay to say things like "it depends on what the meaning of is, is" then it is okay to lie about your voting record. At least he wasn't under oath. What I have found out is that for Dems "bipartisan" means Republicans cave on Democrat demands.
Here's a few of the items that Harry boldly voted with the Republicans in his "bipartisanship:"
Cyndi Taylor Krier Post Office Building
Sgt. Jason Harkins Post Office Building
John Martz Thiels Southpark Station
Celebrating the birth of Abraham Lincoln
That takes real guts, Harry. I bet you didn't have to hold both a yes and no card in your hand for these votes.
But when there are real issues to be supported, you know, the ones that Arizonans value, you are always on the side of pork and Pelosi.

Mr. Mitchell's Neighborhood

My, my, my, what are to make of the continued trail of red herrings in Harry’s campaign? Don’t you just love it when election time comes around and the insiders make every attempt to convince you that they are concerned about your welfare? My favorite so far is Harry’s flyer where he says he keeps pictures of his constituents in his office to remind him of who he serves. But let’s take a look at those “friends and supporters” that if he was truthful would be placed front and center on his campaign posters.

According to the Federal Elections Commission the following are Harry’s biggest supporters:
Democratic Congressional Campaign
Human Rights Campaign
MoveOn.Org
NARAL Pro-Choice America
National Education Association
Planned Parenthood
Services Employees International Union
PAC to the Future (Paul Pelosi, treasurer)
Moving Phoenix Forward
Women’s Voices Women Vote Action
Rham Emanuel
Barney Frank
Charlie Rangel
Steny Hoyer
John Kerry
Nancy Pelosi
Henry Waxman
A whole stable of DC lobbyists, including Linda Daschle

Don’t see your name on this list? Don’t feel left out. Not many Arizonans are backing his campaign with big bucks. Doesn’t this just make you want to put your sweater on and take a walk through Harry’s Washington DC fat cat neighborhood?

Just one more point, how can a practicing Catholic like Harry take blood money from the pro abortion lobbies? Maybe his answer is just like BOs: the abortionists? "They're just some people who live in my neighborhood."

Harry's Memory Lapse: I voted against it before I voted for it.

Come on, Harry. I know that most people don't have a political memory of more than two weeks. But, thankfully, we have records of what people say in their campaign and what they actually do once elected. Anyone who watched your campaign two years ago thought that you were running to the right of JD Hayworth on the issues of fiscal responsibility and illegal immigration.

Let's look at your back-and-forth on illegal immigration. You would strap on your side arm (Oh wait, I forgot, Democrats don't support the second amendment)...you would man your megaphone (O wait, I forgot, you don't speak for yourself)... you would have Sam Coopersmith go down to that border, and tell them to stop it. Campaign 2008, now you are talking tough again. Claiming to be a strong advocate of the military (a demographic calculation since as you state there are 65,000 votes, I mean, veterans in your district), you voted to send the National Guard to the border to....? Oh yeah, you said "to keep them on the border." What you forgot to include in your comments is that they were unable to enforce laws, use force or do anything that would actually stop illegal entry into our country. In fact, under your backed policy, the National Guard was forced to take on clerical duties, not enforcement duties. Your solution to border security: "offering legal status to millions of illegal aliens." Did you forget that Arizonans by 80% oppose this? (Better get Sam to spin this comment; it will probably be missing from the web in a matter of minutes.)

How about guarding the public's purse? Well, for cover, Harry "co-sponsored" bills with the Republican minority to extend Bush's 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. This was safe because he knew that this would look good to Arizonans but didn't have a chance in hell to pass a Democratically controlled congress. When you really look at the record, Harry never met a tax increase he didn't like. If you peel back the veneer on the bills Harry supports, you will find a barrel of taxpayer cash he's waiting to use as payback to his supporters. You will notice that Harry never has the courage to say the "T" word. Here's the new label Dems are hoping you'll buy into: tax increases are no longer called taxes, they are called "economic stimulus packages." So now Harry says he votes to increase taxes and spending because the money he robs from you "will be spent in U.S. schools." Said like a true educator that has never relied on anything other than the public trough to provide his paycheck, he really believes that the government is the job generator in the US economy.

Well, Tax and Spend Harry, I hope Arizonans in the 5th district send you back to private life. But wait you'll still be on the public dole. At 68 not only do you collect social security but your pensions from government. You better hope your vote to increase congressional benefits doesn't get vetoed!

Harry's SCHIP didn't come in.....

By now you’ve seen the media doctored photos of good ole’ grandfatherly Harry in his role as chief rescuer of the disadvantaged and distressed. (Notice, they never have him in a speaking role—just a disembodied head with a fake smile.) I was wondering just how long it would take for his campaign to rip off another play from the Democratic Reelection Campaign Playbook in their ads. Lo and behold, here comes the “it’s for the children” ploy. I always find it ironic that Democrats have no qualms about parading angelic children in misleading ads pretending on the one hand to be “for the children” while on the other hand are the very party who are eager to support abortion on demand. After all didn’t the leader of their party, say he wouldn’t want his daughters to be “punished with a baby” if they made a mistake and voted four times against a provision to save the life of an infant who was the survivor of a botched abortion? But why let the facts get in the way of another attempt by the DCRII (Democratic Campaign to Re-elect Incompetent Incumbents) to insist they really care.

Here’s a quote from Mitchell’s campaign site:
“Congressman Mitchell has voted for legislation to expand health insurance coverage for low-income children provided by the State Children's Health Care Program (SCHIP), in the Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act, H.R. 976.”

So let’s parse the definition of just what the Democrats mean by children. According to wording from the bill, these uninsured children include “pregnant women, parents and childless adults.” In addition, the age of dependent children in this bill now has been redefined to include cuddly kids up to the age of 25.

And this isn’t all that was in this debacle. Not only was the definition of “children” adjusted but so was the definition of “poverty.” Under the Mitchell backed bill, the poor included families earning as much as $80,000 per year!

So how do you fund this program according to the DCRII script? Raise taxes, of course! But here is where it gets interesting. No one wants higher taxes, right? So choose a despised group and tax them. Well, who’s left? The rich have been squeezed. So let’s increase the tax on evil tobacco. Funny, the party that has pushed so hard for the elimination of smoking now wants to pay for SCHIP by increasing the number of smokers! To pay for step one toward universal government run healthcare needs to be funded by a 61 cent increase on tobacco tax requiring an additional 22 million new smokers. But what can you expect from a party that needs to register dead people, non-citizens and fictional characters in order to win an election?

Fortunately, W used his veto pen on this disaster. But according to Harry, you would think the legislation passed. Now you know the rest of the story.

Mother May I? Harry and Gabby's Favorite Game

Remember that kids game we used to play? You know the one, where we would say, "Mother, may I take ten steps forward?" And the child acting as the surrogate parent would answer either yes or no? We would be frozen in place until we were given permission to move.

Fast forward to yesterday at the US House of Representatives, Mother Pelosi told little Harry and Gabby to stay close to the podium with both the yes and no voting cards. She gave them permission to vote no on the $700 billion bailout in an attempt to save their........seats in the upcoming election on the first roll call vote. But she told them, don't move until I release you. I may need you to switch your vote at the last minute. As far as I know, they are both still standing at attention waiting to be released from the the floor.

Hey, I thought these two reformers were bipartisan and wanted to serve the people of Arizona? As I recall the people's republic of San Francisco is not in either of their districts.

Filthy Lucre: Charlie Rangel to Harry Mitchell: Here's How We Dems do Business

Headline: $28,000 in laundered money comes to the coffers of our "ethical" 5th District one-term congressman, Harry Mitchell as a sop to ensure his compliance with the "way things are done here, boy." Did you see that in any of the local media outlets? You would think that this would make front page news in the Arizona. After all JD Hayworth had "Breaking News", "Scandal", "Tainted Money", "Criminal" labels associated with him when his campaign received $2,5oo from Jack Abramoff. Let's see even with my public school education deficit I can figure out that $28,000 is more than 10 times that amount! And all you here from the local media is..........crickets. I don't remember the local "journalists" ever reporting that Congressman Hayworth gave the Abramoff money to charity and wouldn't be associated with the corrupted cash.

Harry, the clock is ticking. The investigation of tax cheat Charlie Rangel is ongoing. As far as we know his contribution is being used by your campaign to continue your lying attacks on David Schweikert. Oh that's right, Harry, you can't act without checking with your handlers Pelosi and Coppersmith. So let me address this to the man behind the curtain, Puppetmaster Coppersmith return the cash!

Tax and Tax, Spend and Spend: A Policy of Change?

Let's be honest, if you had the chance to make money out of nothing and it would be accepted as the currency of the land, wouldn't you be tempted to roll the presses? And what if you could convince say 456 others to agree with you and give you legal authority to create $700 billion, would you have the courage to resist? And what if some of those in your exclusive club had already accepted "contributions" to ensure that they would rubber stamp this illusion, would you be willing to stand outside in the cold? What we are witnessing at this moment in history is the complete restructuring of our American capitalist system. We are seeing the system being tilted toward socialism in a way that would have in the past had to have been done under the cover of darkness. Today it is happening before our eyes on television. One individual is demanding that all of us get in line and cough up the dough to bail out the failed companies that he had been part of creating. How could this happen? Where is the revolt? The new Boston Tea Party? Have we come to the point of complacency that we no longer care? I am concerned that quote, "Tax and tax, spend and spend, the people are too damned dumb to understand," is being verified.

Not Wild About Harry

In 2006, Harry Mitchell and his puppetmasters created a smear campaign against the then incumbant Congressman J.D. Hayworth. Using the tactics of Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals, Harry allowed unsupported accusations and vicious character assasinations to be the meat of his campaign. As usual, Democrats must campaign as if they were Republicans in order to get elected. But once in the door, he quickly joined in lockstep with the liberals on Capitol Hill and voted 85% of the time with those that ended up being the most unpopular Congress of all time. When charges against JD Hayworth were proved to be unfounded and all was thrown out of court, the Pelosi lapdog refused to apologize for the attempt his campaign spearheaded to destroy the character and life of both JD and Mary Hayworth. But truth has a way of catching up with you, doesn't Harry? Now, his band of sleaze mongers and aging leftist radicals led by Sam Coppersmith are sending camera crews after David and Joyce Schweickert in an attempt to dig up dirt. Why don't you run on the issues, Harry, like you always claim to want to do? The answer, you can't because you are on the wrong side of issues that matter most to the people of Arizona.