2016 election, Hillary, liberals

Introducing the Hillary Clinton action figure!

I thought that this video was a joke at first, some sort of a parody perhaps. Once you get past the thirty second mark, you’ll see that the man behind this product is serious and even worse, might actually believe what he was spouting in the first thirty second of the commercial. You might be thinking that with the failed state Libya has turned into, the collapse of the Yemeni government that President Obama claimed was a success story six months ago, the general failure of the Arab Spring, and her husbands association with a pedophile that Billary, er Hillary might not be the right candidate. I wonder how that Russian reset is going? What about supporting the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt? I suppose that Jason Feinberg would just say something like “What difference, at this point, does it make?”

Can you do “The Hillary Shuffle”?

Off-Road

Black Canyon Creek

These photos are from a trail in Arizona that’s north of Phoenix on the west side of I-17. This trail is rocky, steep, difficult, and should only be accomplished by an experienced driver. Short-wheelbase vehicles will have an advantage in this terrain. Mistakes can easily lead to rollovers on the more tippy spots. This trail is also a lot of fun, has beautiful scenery, and is one of the better trails I’ve been on. I used I-17 to reach the general area, then took Exit 244, headed north, then west on the trail from Maggie Mine Road, and turned right at the Y-intersection. Just understand that there are several ways to reach this trail. The left turn is meant for an ATV or side-by-side. If you pass a mining claim don’t steal from it, just enjoy the scenery. I hope that you like the photos, click here to look at all of them.

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Islam, Islamic State, War

Fruits of the “Arab Spring”

I recently happened to stumble upon a video depicting just how successful the Arab Spring that President Obama was a big proponent of, is going. The video depicts Salafis in Tunisia and what they believe in. Just watch how much they want to live in peace and stand in awe of how they want to be in a prosperous, free republic.

By really any measure, Tunisia has had the least violent revolution and amount of bloodshed. The Tunisians live in a constitutional republic now. Compared to pretty much everyone around them, Tunisia is doing pretty well. If we turn our attention over to Libya the government that was formed after Gaddafi was removed from power no longer controls the two main cities of Benghazi and Tripoli. A civil war rages on and the body count continues to rise in Libya, probably safe to say that Libya is a failed state. But hey, the internationally recognized government is trying. One of the interesting things I should point out is that the Pentagon did more to try and stop the U.S. from entering the war in Libya than the State Department under Hillary Clinton did. The Washington Times piece on this aspect of the story is well worth your time. As we can all see, the 110 Tomahawks fired at Libya were for a good cause. I guess Hillary would respond to this criticism by saying something like “What difference does it make“.

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We can then focus on Egypt for a few minutes, where President Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton thought supporting (and still do actually) the Muslim Brotherhood was a fabulous idea. If you work at the New York Times, you even think working with the Muslim Brotherhood, who considers the United States an enemy, to be a great policy idea. Mohammed Morsi was elected president of Egypt, for a short time anyway. After millions of Egyptians decided to march in the streets and suffer under the Muslim Brotherhood no more, he was deposed and al-Sisi was elected as president. At least the Muslim Brotherhood is no longer in power and Egypt is avoiding the type of war that Libya, Syria, and Iraq are dealing with. The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) translated some of the Egyptian Government’s thoughts on U.S. State Department officials entertaining meetings with the Muslim Brotherhood. The Egyptians couldn’t be happier that this is actually be allowed to happen. On a side note, President al-Sisi is one of many Arab leaders who doesn’t trust President Obama and is looking towards Russia for support. Is this how leading from behind works?

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We could also talk about how a certain genius came up with “red lines”, said he was going to get involved in the Syrian civil war, and then (thankfully) backed off. I wonder if progressives count that as a foreign policy victory? As we all know, Iraq and Syria are still in the middle of a war that doesn’t seem to be ending anytime soon. Both the Syrian and Iraqi governments are nominally supported by Iran now, which is always a good thing right? Is it even proper to say that Iraq and Syria are countries anymore? I wonder how many people genuinely believe that the Arab Spring is working out well? Perhaps it’s also time for some progressives to take Obama for peace bumper stickers off of their car. If we’re not really going to finish a war why fight at all? What’s the point in risking American lives if the current administration isn’t going to take it seriously? I suppose that Iraq is doing as splendid as Yemen right now, a real foreign policy victory. I also wonder if I should believe that no American soldiers are in danger in Iraq?

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The Economist put together this map showcasing the condition of various Arab states. Doesn’t look promising does it? One thing not reflected upon the map is how the Yemeni government was toppled. If any information on this post is out of date, please let me know.

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Islam, War

Egyptian thoughts on Hamas

Perhaps those living in the Gaza Strip weren’t thinking clearly when they put Hamas in power. What do you think?

Off-Road

El Camino Del Diablo

This trail is another trail that you would take more for the scenery rather than the difficulty. While this trail does have some extremely dusty spots and a few rocks it’s a relatively easy trail to pass through. There are lots of old ruins, lots of beautiful cacti, and plenty of interesting geological formations to stand in awe of. Much of this trail is only a few miles north of the Mexican border and also runs along the Barry M. Goldwater Range. Do not enter the live fire range. A permit is required to pass through the trail which can be received at the Marine Corps Air Station, Yuma on the west side or Cabeza Prieta N.W.R. in Ajo on the east side. Look here for more information on the Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge. I took I-8E, got off at exit 14, took S. Frontage Road east until I turned south on South Ave. 15 East which then turned into a dirt road that wound through the La Fortuna Mine to reach this trail.

You’ll find a large number of water stations and emergency beacons along the trail, though during my time through I didn’t pass any illegal aliens. This trail is also frequently patrolled and there is a Border Patrol station near the east end. Enjoy the photos, click here to take a look at all of them.

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Economics, failures of socialism, socialism

More socialist failures, Greece and Venezuela edition!

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By now many of you have heard about the Communist government that was elected in Greece and the “promise” to do away with bailout problems. An agreement for a four month extension of debt payments was granted to Greece by the Euro zone and IMF creditors. It’s really amazing that the Greeks were desperate enough to believe that Syriza would be able to fulfil all guarantees made during the election and still keep the welfare state. I don’t believe in the Euro zone but a government that has no money and is asking for massive debts to be forgiven doesn’t really have many options available. Those that voted and believe that Greece can keep its welfare state, keep the Euro, and not pay back any loans could use a reality check.

What do those of you reading this think the odds are of Syriza keeping its promises, avoid a default, or keep the Euro? I personally believe that it’s time for Greeks to give up on the Euro experiment and regain some sovereignty. I suppose that almost thirty years of socialism with the Panhellenic Socialist Party just wasn’t enough for the Greeks.

Reuters-Greece runs out of funds despite euro zone reprieve

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   The other socialist failure that I’ll mention with this post concerns Venezuela, a country that exports essentially nothing except for oil. Now that those prices have collapsed all of the welfare programs provided by the state, massive expansion of the public sector, price controls, and other factors have caused the Venezuelan economy to enter a tail-spin. The country can’t supply basic goods to its citizens, constitutionally mandated healthcare isn’t provided, the country is near default, and inflation is over 60%. As should be expected, Nicolas Maduro is blaming capitalists, the CIA, and the United States. I suppose that progressives are also OK with the rising oppression of the Venezuelan people, it is being performed by a socialist government after all. If nothing else they will probably not say much about what is happening, unless it’s to blame the Koch brothers or something of that nature. I’ll close this post out with one last picture.

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Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Illegal Immigration, Politics, Republican Party

Thoughts on Illegal Immigration and the coming DHS “shutdown”

Some of you have heard of a coming “shutdown” of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). If your one of the socialists at say Salon, you’ll claim that Speaker Boehner is ignoring political reality and shutting down the DHS. In reality during the last so-called government shutdown over 200,000 out of 231,000 employees continued to work and non-essential employees were out of luck for a short time. Based upon the most recent oversight report issued by the Senate the DHS could stand to spend money more efficiently anyway. Many leftists will say that a DHS shutdown will be disastrous for Republicans, yet reality may say something different. Everyone’s totally going to remember that time part of the DHS shutdown for a short time in 2016. Why should local governments be so beholden to the Federal Government anyway?

   Do you guys remember just how poorly Republicans did in the last election? How would any of you reading this be affected? Are the borders suddenly going to be secure? Are any illegal immigrants going to be deported? Here are a few comments on the Yahoo! News article linked to in the previous sentence:

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I suppose that myself and anyone else not interested in President Obama’s Amnesty is not patriotic and doesn’t care about border security. People wanted the President’s policies enacted so badly that Democrats lost nine seats in the Senate and thirteen in the House last election. I suppose that time will tell if the Republicans cave on this issue. If we’re lucky, courts will continue to side with the states on Amnesty. President Obama is continuing to enact his Amnesty in spite of the most recent court order though, I wonder how that will turn out? I really do wonder why progressives believe that the Senate minority party should dictate all legislation regarding spending?

One of the videos I’ve watched about immigration recently was put together by progressives and decries those who support any enforcement of border control. You know that the guys at Brave New Films must be worth watching if they’ve succumbed to Koch Derangement Syndrome.  Below is the video and my own critique of it for anyone who’s interested.

   This film ignores many facts. If the Federal Government actually enforced border security perhaps there would be fewer people to detain. A large portion of illegal immigrants never show up to court or ignore court orders. http://cis.org/Immigration-Courts http://www.judicialwatch.org/…/doj-lies-about…/ http://www.prnewswire.com/…/illegal-immigrants-present… http://www.powerlineblog.com/…/mystery-of-the-missing… Most progressives desire amnesty even though it was already tried once in 1987. It was a complete and total failure since border security wasn’t taken seriously. At least when President Reagan signed his Executive Action into law he was enforcing the will of Congress which passed the Immigration and Control Act of 1986. http://thefederalist.com/…/no-reagan-did-not-offer-an…/ The current administration seems to be doing many things to encourage illegal immigration, stopping such activities might lower the number of people that try to get smuggled in the country. President Obama is actively ignoring current Immigration law contrary to his duty to “take Care that the Laws will be faithfully executed,”. http://www.powerlineblog.com/…/the-obama-administration… http://www.powerlineblog.com/…/obama-demonstrates-why…

   It’s funny how the video states that Russell Pearce Pearce has “obscure ties to Neo-Nazi” groups. What does that mean? What source are they citing? Robert Bryd was a U.S. Democratic Senator of West Virginia until 2010. He was among other things, the Senate Majority leader for a time. He was also a KKK member and actively recruited people to join up with him. So much for the Democratic Party and progressives defending minorities. http://dailycaller.com/2010/06/28/sen-robert-byrd-not-only-was-a-kkk-member-but-led-his-local-klan-chapter/ This video points towards how money has been spent on some conservative candidates, yet acts as if progressives have donated no money. Some simple research will show that leftists donate large amounts of money to their own causes. Plenty of rich liberals like George Soros and Tom Steyer donate money to their causes, ignoring this influence while decrying money spent by others is simply disingenuous. https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/list.php http://www.politico.com/…/blue-billionaires-on-top…

   The video cites the story of a man who died in prison, are prison administrators or guards in government-run prisons not ever incompetent? Do people not die in such prisons for preventable reasons?http://www.jailsergeant.com/Prison_Inmate_Deaths.html http://www.bjs.gov/index.cfm?ty=tp&tid=194 I wonder if these people would protest against Mexican prison conditions or their treatment of illegal immigrants? http://www.washingtontimes.com/…/mexicos-illegals…/… http://www.examiner.com/…/mexican-military-police… Overall, this video is very simplistic and selective with its evidence. Hey, I’m all for border enforcement and sending some people back home so that fewer prisons are necessary for illegal immigrants.

Since progressives are good at pulling heartstrings I suppose that I can too. Do black lives matter to progressives, or is it just the votes? Here’s the case of Jamiel Shaw’s murder by a “dreamer” for you.

Read about the murder of Vanessa Pham by another illegal immigrant dreamer. Nothing bad ever happens when someone overstays their visa right?

Take a look at the death of Drew Rosenberg.

Grant Ronnebeck was murdered by an illegal immigrant, Apolinar Altamirano, after Apolinar was freed on bail.

music, socialism

Hours upon hours of Communist music

In this post I’ll have hours upon hours of Communist music to blare out through your speakers. Some of you might be wondering why I’m posting this up? I would say that some of this music is actually of very interesting and quite musical, unlike much of the modern music produced in the U.S. today. Honestly, most national anthems are horrible pieces of music and not worth listening to in of themselves. Understand that not all of what I’m going to post could be considered musically sound. I like the Russian/Soviet songs the best, especially many of the ones like Dyen Pobedy. The Albanian music is also very interesting.

Many of these songs really do have some heart to them and aren’t just shallow attempts at making money. Which ones do you like? These songs are sure to be a hit amongst your progressive friends also. One thing I will add is that many of these governments may not exist anymore, or at least not in the forms envisioned when many of the songs were made. Enjoy comrade!

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The People’s Republic of China

The People’s Socialist Republic of Albania

The People’s Republic of Poland

The Democratic Republic of Afghanistan

The Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

The Socialist Republic of Romania

The People’s Republic of Bulgaria

The Socialist Republic of Vietnam

The Republic of Cuba

feminism, liberals, Liberty

Thoughts on the vacuous Patricia Arquette

Who else didn’t watch the Oscars? I’m sure that many people were excited to watch a bunch of rich people give each other awards and explain why they’re so great; some people just like that kind of stuff. As for the rest of us, we eventually heard about how there were some bad jokes at The Oscars along with a bunch of rich leftist actors acting as if they’ve studied the “causes” that they claim to champion. One of the best speeches to get a good laugh at was the very wealthy Patricia Arquette demanding the following of society: “It’s our time to have wage equality once and for all, and equal rights for women in the United States of America.” She’s so smart, she’s even calling for another amendment to the Constitution. I suppose that Arquette has never heard of the Equal Pay Act. Isn’t just touching to hear rich leftists decry inequality? It’s as great as hearing someone like Warren Buffett demand higher taxes when he could always just donate his money.

Let’s not forget that Patricia Aqruette received here award for that amazing film Boyhood. Who else has seen the Red Letter Media review for that amazing piece of cinema history? All of the great stars, like Lena Dunham praised Arquette for her speech. You know, the same Lena Dunham that makes up fake rape stories about being “raped by a Republican“ just because it seemed like a good fit for her stupid book. Don’t forget, facts don’t matter with the rich, progressive leftist. Now to tear apart Patricia Arquette’s narrative about the gender wage gap.

You’ve probably heard numerous feminist/leftist/socialists mention something about women earning 77% of what men do in the United States. It turns out that when you do things like control for various factors such as: job occupation, time on the job, number of hours worked, and many other important details that leftists will just gloss over.  Perhaps if elementary school teachers weren’t 91% women they might get paid for a full year of work. If you’re a feminist such as the socialists at Salon though, doing more research into the topic isn’t important. Just scream racism, bigotry, misogyny and whatever other word you like to smear your opponent. Remember, if you don’t see things the way a leftist does your opinion can’t be tolerated by tolerant liberals. It’s OK for feminists to pretend to (or actually) hate men though.

You’ve probably had enough of me rambling on now, let’s get to the heart of the matter and see how much the gender wage gap holds up to scrutiny. Enjoy!

As always, facts are for losers. Just use some anecdotes, it’s even better than real evidence!

If you’re interested in hearing the intellectual giant that is Patrica Arquette, here’s the Oscar speech:

Here’s the backstage speech:

I just can’t get enough of the feminist version of “equality.” Can you?

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