THE WORK OF GOOD JOURNALISM

“My job is to make this Obama administration a success. It should be the job of all journalists to make this administration look good because we are due for a successful Presidency.”

—Chris Matthews

Now, why exactly would that be, Mister Hardball? In the tank, ya think?

Let's go to the tape. It's Alaska. The election is over. Sarah is home. So what happens? A media type asks why Governor Palin didn’t give more interviews in the beginning, and she says: “You know that rumor about me ‘going rogue’? That’s because I was trying to sneak phone calls to some of you in the media…that’s what that was about.”

This woman has spunk and natural grip.

THE AMERICAN PROBLEM

BOTH OF THE PRESUMPTIVE CANDIDATES for the highest office in the land need to read and listen as to what the American citizens of this country want. We don't hear anything about the real issues that affect us in our daily lives, and, they never mention what their plans are to implement the solutions.

What about the rising taxes we're paying for goods and services to illegal immigrants, taxing our seniors' social security benefits, having already paid their dues and taxes on it? Stop taxing the meager savings of people who have money in a savings account.

Tell us more about this plan to give illegal immigrants social security when they return to Mexico? Explain the NAFTA Super Highway, a project that will gut the center of our nation linking us with Mexico and Canada; the main depot located in Kansas with Mexico in full charge of it. What about the Berth at the Port of Long Beach? The Chinese maintain this Berth and will not permit our Coast Guard to inspect or even enter within a certain distance; it's guarded by armed Chinese guards against our own military personnel—how secure and safe can our ports be if this is allowed, and what would either one of these candidates do about this?

What happened to alternative fuels and supporting this solution to our energy crisis? Brazil should be consulted on this issue, and the American people should be adequately informed of these details. Could our alternative source be sugar cane instead of corn? The south can grow sugar cane; remember the days before the Civil Wa which was once a major crop in the antebellum south. Sugar cane makes a better alternative fuel than corn. It burns cleaner and hotter.

The woeful lack of refineries is the reason we have a shortage of useable oil for gasoline, because no one wants an oil refinery in "their backyard".

What about stemming the flood of illegal immigrants coming here filling entry level jobs, that used to be filled by older high school students and college students so they could earn some extra money and gain some work experience, instead of the illegals who stay on these jobs a life time making careers out of them. What about making English our national language, so we have a unifying bond, instead of a country that's increasingly becoming the historical "Tower of Babel".

What about bringing the corporations back to our shores so the American people can have jobs? What about having sizable tariffs on goods from foreign countries, so the things "Made in America" can compete with the foreign market?

Why don't the candidates tell us the real reason we're fighting for democracy in Iraq? It's because we need to be allied with them if we want to have access to an untapped source of oil; they have oil.

What do they plan to do about the "Issues of America" or are we to think that all we're interested in is their small town jibbes at each other. We need a President that wants to repair a wounded country—we're hurting from the inside out; we have wonderful men and women dying for a great cause in a land far away. These brave soldiers are fighting and dying for something that could benefit many if the right direction is allowed to prevail.

Are either one of these two candidates up to the challenge?

Thanks to Dianne Long from La Mirada, CA for her inspiring words!

OBAMA THE ELITIST STRIKES AGAIN!

HELLO EVERYONE,

As you know I am not a very political person. I just wanted to pass along that Senator Obama came to Bagram, Afghanistan for about an hour on his visit to 'The War Zone'. I wanted to share with you what happened. He got off the plane and got into a bullet proof vehicle, got to the area to meet with the Major General (2 Star) who is the commander here at Bagram.

As the Soldiers where lined up to shake his hand he blew them off and didn't say a word as he went into the conference room to meet the General. As he finished, the vehicles took him to the ClamShell (pretty much a big top tent that military personnel can play basketball or work out in with weights) so he could take his publicity pictures playing basketball. He again shunned the opportunity to talk to soldiers to thank them for their service.

So really he was just here to make a showing for the American's back home that he is their candidate for President. I think that if you are going to make an effort to come all the way over here you would thank those that are providing the freedom that they are providing for you.

I swear we got more thanks from the NBA Basketball Players or the Dallas Cowboy Cheer leaders than from one of the Senators, who wants to be the President of the United States . I just don't understand how anyone would want him to be our Commander-and-Chief. It was almost that he was scared to be around those that provide the freedom for him and our great country.

If this is blunt and to the point I am sorry but I wanted you all to know what kind of caliber of person he really is. What you see in the news is all fake.

In service,

CPT Jeffrey S. Porter
Battle Captain
TF Wasatch
American Soldier

American by birth
MARINE by the grace of God

Semper Fi

Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

TEDDY ROOSEVELT HAD IT RIGHT

Teddy Roosevelt in Egypt
Despite almost certain risk of being tagged a filthy racist pig and anything else the heavy hearted, high-minded so-called globalist, uh I mean, anti-globalist, uh fiddlesticks, the uh, let's call 'em the "which is it" crowd, can fathom in their ragged pursuit of raging chaos they prefer to call peace in their lifetime—when it comes to immigration and those immigrants who refuse to assimilate into America, TR said it best:

"In the first place, we should insist that if the immigrant who comes here in good faith becomes an American and assimilates himself to us, he shall be treated on an exact equality with everyone else, for it is an outrage to discriminate against any such man because of creed, or birthplace, or origin. But this is predicated upon the person's becoming in every facet an American, and nothing but an American...There can be no divided allegiance here. Any man who says he is an American, but something else also, isn't an American at all. We have room for but one flag, the American flag ... We have room for but one language here, and that is the English language ... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a loyalty to the American people."

Theodore Roosevelt—from a letter he wrote to the president of the American Defense Society on January 3, 1919 three days prior to his death.

To clarify these points I am working offline on an essay which seeks to identify and apotheosize The True American. Of course, this process must begin with Thomas Paine. And I don't mean the monolithic American, but simply the true American. Stay tuned.