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The F&C Editorial – August 17th Edition

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 03:44:56 +0100

Rick Perry

Texas Governor Rick Perry recently got into the race for President. Perry has a very impressive record of governing the state of Texas, a former Democrat turned Republican in 1990 is now a tea party republican which is key here.

Although Perry received nice poll numbers when he entered the race, will he be able to maintain that through the next election. See Perry is appealing; The Dallas Federal Reserve recently found that 37% of all new net U.S jobs since economist say the recession ended were created in Texas. This is no small selling point on what is likely to be the dominant issue of 2012. Perry does know how to link job growth to Texas’s policies of low taxes, spending control and tort reform.

The question with Rick Perry is will he be able to get Independents, moderate Republicans and Democrats behind him. I’m not a supporter of the Tea Party nor do I denounce them, but what I want being a moderate Republican, is a moderate. A person who can move to the center.

Obama has shown he cannot move to the center and is a left wing ideologue. Perry like Bachmann is a right wing ideologue. See right now other than Romney, you have a far left President going to be potentially challenged by a far right candidate. Will America vote for the lesser of two evils?

Obama campaigned in 2008 and ironically even now on his 90^th U.S tour of forever campaigning, that he was a centrist when we now know that was a lie, Perry will a have a hard time trying to sell the American people he’s a centrist. Perry being once a Democrat might be able to move to the center and could sell it, but again that sell will be hard.

Being a tea party republican might be tough for Perry, America knows what they have with Obama in office, but not sure who Perry or Bachmann is. We somewhat know who Perry is being a Governor and will know more in the coming months. Republicans and independents are desperate to find a candidate who can appeal across the party’s disparate factions and offer a vision of how put constraints on a runaway government and revive America’s economy. If there is such a candidate out there, he/she needs to step up to the plate now.

The Quote of the Decade

“The fact that we are here today to debate raising America's debt limit is a sign of leadership failure. It is a sign that the US Government cannot pay its own bills. It is a sign that we now depend on ongoing financial assistance from foreign countries to finance our Government's reckless fiscal policies. Increasing America's debt weakens us domestically and internationally. Leadership means that, "the buck stops here.' Instead, Washington is shifting the burden of bad choices today onto the backs of our children and grandchildren. America has a debt problem and a failure of leadership. Americans deserve better”

Senator Barack H. Obama March 2006

The F&C Editorial – August 8th Edition 2011

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 03:23:36 +0100

It’s been a while since I actually posted an article, although as many of you are aware I continue to be very active on the email, and text responses. Let’s start.

AAA was our national treasure, our point of pride, our guarantee to the world of our honesty, integrity, our ability. The unshakeable trust in the full faith and credit of the United States of America, in the face of whatever ongoing world calamity took place elsewhere.
We have let ourselves down, and the world. We are no longer worthy.

The recent downgrade reflects the mismanagement of our country by ALL branches of government and the inexperience of the members in financial and economic matters. Most seriously it reflects the total lack of respect for and understanding of the processes of government and specifically the need for compromise on critical issues for the benefit of the entire country.

But if the ground rules are simply internecine warfare, then all we get is a lot of useless noise and churn. Any outcome is just the result of superior tactics of partisan aggression, rather than consensus on the best plan elements to move the nation forward.

The philosophical starting point of today's Democrats is that they believe in a welfare state before they believe in capitalism. They promote economic programs of redistribution in an attempt to fulfill their misguided "social justice" policies.. That's what they're about: redistributive politics. The assumption is that there is some kind of perpetual engine of economic prosperity in America that is going to just continue. And therefore they are able to take from those who create and give to those who don't all in an effort to buy votes and retain power. Unfortunately, their world view goes against the basic principles of human nature. Taking something from one person that has earned it and giving it to another that is not willing to work for it serves neither interest. Obama certainly didn’t start the spending spree but he put his foot on the accelerator.

Obama simply wanted a spending INCREASE with no cuts! I wonder how that would have gone over. Obamanomics. Anyone sick of it yet? Anyone really want four more years of Obama, Geithner, Holder....? They can't even sell guns to Mexican drug cartels without messing it up!

NOBAMA 2012. What WE need to succeed!

MSNBC Confused?

I was watching Hardball with Chris Matthews a couple of days ago and heard him say, during one of his sarcastic rants, "Everyone knows it's the government that creates jobs." A few moments later, he was complaining that our economy would be jump-started with the injection of capital that currently sits on the sidelines.

This is contradictory. The capital to which he refers is owned by individuals and corporations, not government(s). The U.S. government can theoretically tax 100% of income, but it cannot force the liquidation and/or investment of assets. Clearly, therefore, it is NOT government but the private sector that "creates jobs."

Nice try, Chris.

Is the Liberal Media at Cult?

Is the liberal media a cult? Recently they have branded Christianity groups and tea party member’s terrorists. The racist word doesn’t work anymore so now they have to use other terms. What’s funny to me is the left wing media has issues calling radical Muslim extremists “terrorists” but has no problems calling the tea party that term.

Media in this country is no longer about honest journalism anymore it’s about how you can spin the facts. The media for the most part has always been liberal, if your not with the program, then your not one of us, isn’t that technically a cult?

When the media talks about radical groups, they should mention they are one of those groups, they have a purpose to make their side look good; the other side look bad; and distort the truth. They are in their own right terrorists trying to manipulate the news and push their will onto you.

Although the left wing media seem to be insignificant, their ratings are horrible and have been for a while now, a good sign people see right through them.

The F&C Editorial – March 20th Edition

Sat, 19 Mar 2011 15:14:54 +0100

craigbattaglino@yahoo.com

How convenient that the U.S and the world are becoming or at being unstable and Obama’s solution to the problem is to go play golf and fill out his NCAA Basketball brackets. He found that to be much more important than to address the debt that is drowning the U.S and the problems the world is facing.

Obama went golfing the day the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan and while the debate on the U.S debt was happening on the congress floor, Obama went on ESPN to reveal his NCAA brackets.

See Obama might have in his final four teams like Michigan, Ohio State, Kansas and Kentucky, but I bet my final four is very different:

My final four would have:

1. Addressing the high gas prices that threaten to derail the economic recovery.

2. Address the ballooning deficit and make budget cuts to stop America from drowning.

3. Address the unstable issues in the middle-east that threaten to explode the region and force economic problems across the world.

4. Address the high unemployment in the U.S that stands at 9%.

See there are two very different priorities happening here, on one side you have Obama the golfer and master at the NCAA brackets, then you have me and the rest of America who wants these issues addressed. The problem is our President has much more important issues to tackle it seems. So why is he the President? Obama has let these issues go unaddressed and still we here nothing that he plans on addressing in the near future.

Leadership Changes are Brewing

William P. Frasca

Revolutions, protests, civil unrest, power and leadership changes are brewing throughout the Middle East , America ’s National Security is at stake and yet our President, Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One’s” top priority is to organize, support and sanction additional conflicts and upheaval against the newly elected Republican controlled government of Wisconsin using the Unions as tools of aggression.

His main objective was either, to attempt in establishing calm or discovery on both sides, or rightfully ignoring this conflict by allowing home State rule to take its course. His unorthodox behavior to negatively join in by taking sides with labor, getting them all riled up, by throwing gas on a situation ready to explode is unethical. He always seems to aggressively participates in anything relating to the escalation of increasing division in America, but bows and crawl to every Tom, Dick, or Harry third world vicious self proclaimed Dictator, that hates America and approves of human atrocities and torture.

The State employees Union had no problem in organizing, because help is coming to them from all directions. They are not alone. Their allies joining there fight are multiple Socialist and Communist groups which have also been compounded with the unauthorized, none of their business, help and aide of the Democratic National Committee and our President Barack Hussein Obama, The Chosen One.

The Governor, who was left with a huge deficit and virtually broke, by his Democratic predecessor, took the Bull by the Horns announcing that the State is in a hole, with no monetary resources or surplus. His only alternative, at his disposal is to cut expenses, which also included givebacks from the State employees, aiming at the teachers.

His request or should we say demands included contributing more into their pension plans and paying a percentage of their health benefits. These are not unreasonable, because of the State’s budget crunch, even with a previous negotiated contract Labor and Management must work hand in hand. Management’s main concern is the save the State from financial ruins and Labor should support these measures to save the jobs of their rank and file. It serves no purpose for either side to forsake the State and allow potential bankruptcy.

Union officials should do everything in its power to save these jobs, even offering concessions. They’re not going to earn any extra points with the average tax paying non-government worker, who a footing the bill, while having their children presently, staying at home, because of protesting educators. Why should these State employees be exempt from any givebacks when other private and government employees, throughout the Country are presently relinquishing and experiencing these burdens?

Obama, should learn from the strength and courage portrayed by these Republican officials for their immediate actions and decisions to balance the budget, by cutting spending, and reducing the deficit in which he failed to do our President. His pansy attitude and belief, which is yielding to the Socialist Marxist Liberal Democrats and the Progressives, relating to their failed policies of constantly having the same mentality of taxing and spending our money relentlessly, destroying our economy and our future, in the unholy name of distribution of wealth. This Administration is in total shambles.

The Governor also included a potential unfortunate end to the Union ’s collective bargaining unit in negotiating all perks accept for wages and salaries. The State also wants to place upon them additional rules, regulations and burdens, dictating and controlling their policies towards the rank and file, diminishing their representative role.

Even though my opinions mirror those of the Governors, I still believe in the minimum interference of any Government intervention. Our Constitution, must be respected, obeyed and defended. This precious document protects all our legitimate citizens and groups, their inalienable rights, including the freedom of assembly, without violent malicious intent.

If we allow any portion of our Government to place limitations on anyone or group exercising and protecting their rights, then where does it end? Whose next? When and where does it stop? Who determines their limitations or demise? As “The rock group The Who” sang, “And the men who spurred us on, Sit in judgment of all wrong” “They decide and the shotgun sings the song”

Any Governor, or official, whether they are Democrat or Republican have no authority to control or manipulate the Unions, as the Unions have no authority to control or manipulate the State. Dictatorship, abuse, extortion and forced obedience must not be accepted in a free society. All sides of the spectrum consisting of Citizen/Government, Employers/Employees, Union or Management in the public or the private sector must have mutual respect and dignity. United we stand, divided we fall!

Any interference or control from Management or the Union that would indicate a potential dominance or takeover by either party must not happen. Such as our own Government must never have a one party rule. Our checks and balances must be preserved forever. Absolute power always corrupts.

The forced elimination or mandatory reduction of powers towards your opponent only proves your incompetence and insecurities. An unarmed shackled opponent will always be easily defeated. This goes for all involved the State, Private Businesses Non-Union and Union establishments. A fair and balanced equilibrium on all sides must be maintained.

Even “Right to Work States” which allows the options of creating or joining a Union , combine respect, decency, fair wage, proper working conditions coupled with tolerance, compassion and loyalty from both parties. Can this actually happen to States having a Union/Management environment that were struggling adversaries for years, without using strong arm tactics in obtaining their demands?

The Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers are snakes, for their cowardice acts of hiding in their Illinois holes, under a rock, running away from their responsibilities, halting the process. These elected officials are committing a crime against the people and their oaths of Office. They should without any hesitation be immediately impeached, and relieved of their responsibilities. They should also be indicted for their crimes against the State, which must include negligent of duty.

The Union is not an angel in all this. They’re members are demonstrating despicable acts, which should be recorded, reported, prosecuted and must not be allowed to continue or go unnoticed. All those employees that called in sick, were legally documented and caught protesting should be docked their pay, and reprimanded to the fullest extent possible, including the doctors who falsified their illnesses.

What’s happening in Wisconsin , good or bad, has all the indications of starting a domino effect with the possibility of other States joining in with similar strategies and policies. Let’s hope this doesn’t escalate into a wide scale mass reaction of civil unrest. This is America and we are all Americans. Malicious physical assaults, threats, aggressions, hostility, brutality and cruelty should always be impeded, and never used, Violence of course is never the answer. Calm, civility and peaceful rational dialog should always prevail.

The F&C Editorial – March 9th Edition

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 03:33:56 +0100

craigbattaglino@yahoo.com

So it wasn’t too long ago the far left was screaming about the high gas prices under George Bush and the Republicans. That same anger today is non-existent by this same group. In fact the far left media is trying to sway attention away from any blame going on the president by saying “Has big oil played all of us?” quoted by Erica Hill on CBS News.

No the facts remain that average gas price under George Bush was $2.64. Gas prices now average $3.51 under the chosen one. Gee we were told it’s all the fault of the Republicans and George Bush who is in bed with big oil. Under Obama oil prices were to drop like a stone. What happened?

It can’t be George Bush’s fault anymore can it? Well at least Bush did address the issue and rose the margins are the speculators to get in the game and the price of oil started to fall. You know what Obama is doing? Nothing. A true sign of a genuine leader at work.

Notes:

1. When Obama and the Democrats were ramming healthcare down the public’s throat and going against public opinion, the Republicans didn’t flee to Canada, they stood their ground and voiced their opposition to the last minute. Yet the Democrats in Indiana ran like little kids on the union debate. The far left called them patriots, but you know what they would have said if it was the Republicans, cowards. But it’s the Democrats who are showing their true colors and running like little children. This is how they solve problems? It’s no wonder they lost big in the mid-term elections.

2. Of course I’m not a fan of the union. What Governor Walker and others are doing to get union workers to contribute is about time. Unions outrageous demands are part of the reason we pay high prices for goods due to their out of control pensions and healthcare. The facts remain state workers pensions are fueled by the private sector and our taxes, while the state worker contributes zero. I’m all for limiting collective bargaining, but not abolishing it altogether. We have rights union and non-union to negotiate, that’s capitalism at its best. When you deny negotiations, that’s government telling you what to do and that’s a form of socialism, the Republicans are against this, so it’s odd that Walker who is a Republican wants to do this. Yes we know why he does, but that is pushing the envelop a little. Make state workers contribute to their healthcare and pensions like everyone else does.

The Middle East in Turmoil

William P. Frasca

The Obama Administration once again proved to the world and the American people that they are clueless. Their priorities are so discombobulated that they don’t know whether they’re coming or going.

The Middle East is in turmoil. The Islamic Republic of Iran, led by Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, an unstable erratic President, who identifies and prides himself as being a modern day, 21^st century Adolph Hitler is the definition of pure evil. His warped mentality and ultimate destructive solutions is an identical barbaric clone to this sadist, authorizing and justifying the complete and total annihilation of Israel , unmerciful genocide of its entire people. His self proclaimed, vain psycho illusionary destiny seems to manufacture his own sick interpretations and consent of his Muslin convictions.

Hitler didn’t stop with his persecution and murder to the Jews, his mass murder and hate continued to infect the world. Ahmadinejad will have the same sick ambitions of using any weapons at his disposal or means obtainable to commit crimes of mass destruction and murder. His loathing revulsion will escalate and spread to anyone who doesn’t mirror his self determining Muslin faith, with the United States of American, our Country, and our people in his sights.

The Iranians have been using any means at their disposal legal or otherwise for years in attempting to develop nuclear weaponry. All probability points to them achieving this goal in the very near future. They were able to maintain relations with friendly Countries sympathetic to their cause, that are wolves wearing sheep’s clothing, having alterative motives, offering them assess to other tools destruction.

Obama, the Socialist Marxist Liberal Democrats and the Progressives are obviously not guilty of giving those arms, but they are guilty of sticking their heads in the sand, when they had full government control, with pacification and empty rhetoric, hopping the problem would go away if ignored. Weakness always brings defeat.

We must question The Iranians motives with their request to Egypt , allowing their warships passage into the Suez Canal , and docking them close to Israel . Our President Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One” and his inept Administration does nothing, without even expressing a low tone of protest, to this obvious harassment.

All these negative entities which are liberally progressing from a molehill into a mountain are emerging into an explosive situation. All these adversities while Obama fiddles, hems and hors into a naïve, non-existent entity. This is beyond any reasonable intellectual belief or logic, for anyone to swallow, even if you are a great Barack loyalist, who worships at his alter, ready to mindlessly drink his blessed kool-aide. All evidences presented create an air tight case related to his sympathetic stance to the Muslim cause. Unfortunately, with the potentiality of having Muslim extremists taking over these successful revolutionary changes of governments, our National Security will obviously be compromised.

These individuals, as with past experiences, can not be dealt with on friendly terms, Any negotiations usually winds up with them taking a mile and wanting more, until they have totally destroyed your ideologies, and completely takeover your Nation. Countries such as Germany , Great Britain , France , and Italy and Australia have already realized this threat, steps within their own Nations and have taken corrective measures.

Passive resistance and tolerance proves to be a futile attempt in useless submission. This senseless road to peace will leave us defenseless by his passive reactions, allowing all hostilities and aggressiveness to grow unchallenged. When will we realize that we have no friends in the Middle East except for Israel , and our so-called acquaintances or oil business associates, are waiting in the wings, to betray our existence? Obama’s answer to bow and apologize is a sad humiliating symbol of representing our leadership and our Country that reflects upon us all, the voting electorate.

His complacent attitude, lack of concern and simplistic answer when asked the question concerning a possible rise to power of the Muslim Brotherhood, in Egypt , offers further proof of his close ties and relationships to the Muslim community, including the extremists with his acts of continued appeasements.

America is progressively losing its identity as the beacon of hope, freedom and strength throughout the world. We are being threatened with potential attacks by terrorist throughout the world. America is presently being invaded on our Southern boarder by hostile Drug Cartels and illegal aliens committing atrocious crimes, yet this Administration twiddle their thumbs and turn their backs on the problem leaving us and our enforcement agents totally defenseless and at their mercy.

If this is any indication, of these Administrations policies we are in deep trouble. The Middle East is tipping the scales of change, with the people thirsting for new rulers and different forms of Government. If the past is a barometer of the future, then we can expect American turmoil in this region. All successful past revolutionary attempts and government over throws, has resulted in a catastrophe. Let’s go back with the Shah of Iran’s losing power, during the Jimmy Carter Administration. Our President, Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One’s mirrors this gentleman’s failed policies foreign and domestic, he is his mentor. It seems as though his following in his footsteps will be the same disastrous outcome. Carter stupidity and inept passive policies, eventually developed Ahmadinejad’s rise to power showing his contempt and hatred for our Country. Unfortunately right or wrong history does repeat itself.

We must remain our Country’s watchdog, constantly monitoring and observing the maneuvers initiated by this Administration. This classic movie “The Manchurian Candidate”, immediately comes to mind concerning the comedy of errors demonstrated by this Administration’s bungling and total acts of ineptness, or are they really clever acts of well orchestrated forms of intentional planning?

Did we possibly elect, then candidate Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One” as our President, who was totally brain washed as a child, in the sensitivity and compassion towards the Muslim agenda, while idolizing the Marxist teachings of Communism? Did we possibly elect then candidate, Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One” as our President, who is totally willing to sacrifice America and the American people in the name of his non-aggressiveness, and total sellout, by placing his liberal Socialist beliefs and agenda, including imposing his political and religious convictions and correctness upon us all? We must as a free nation, peacefully and logically question his actions and motives?

The power of the vote is our most valuable voice and tool. We must participate, logically and intelligently in every election as though our lives and future depended upon it, because in reality, it does. America, we made a terrible mistake, let’s hope the damage made by this Administration is reversible.

The F&C Editorial – February 22nd Edition

Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:40:32 +0100

craigbattaglino@yahoo.com

At the State of the Union address back in January, Obama said that the government will lead the way to restore the future of America. So I guess Obama doesn’t believe that entrepreneurs have anything to do with America growing again. He believes the government will help rebuild the American spirit.

So entrepreneurs like the founders of Google, Facebook, Yahoo, Amazon, Twitter and a host of others had government assistance when they started their companies up? The facts are none of these companies had any help from the government, these companies came from the ideas of entrepreneurs which was possible because of capitalism, the free market. I know Obama and the far left hate that term but thousands of people are employed by the ideas of entrepreneurs which is capitalism and not because of government assistance.

Everyone of these companies are also ran with no government funds or assistance and are thriving. Can’t say the same for these organizations ran by our government:

· Amtrak

· The U.S Post Office

· Public Schools.

All of which are in shambles. Do we want this fate for America? The free market will bring America back. Of course this is something Obama cannot understand nor does he understand which makes him naive.

In fact use to the tax cuts extended by the Republicans, let’s face it, Obama had nothing to do with that, companies are starting to hire again and invest. The far left can’t understand that because they well, don’t understand. Or do they? Let me leave you with this, lets take Michael Moore and George Soros. Both hate capitalism but have seems to make millions off the free market.

The United States of America

William P. Frasca

The United States of America , in the past, was a nation of cowards and wimps, who feared the wrath of the Socialist Marxist Liberal Democratic Party and the Progressives. Naturally, I am not referring to the brave men, women and civilians presently fighting in our two (2) Wars that are in Afghanistan and Iraq , These Patriots are unselfishly risking their lives, losing their limbs and altering their lifestyles forever mentally, physically and spiritually, affecting not only themselves but their families. On the contrary, God Bless and Protect each one of them always. We owe an extreme debt of gratitude to them and all our veterans, we must never forget, but I am questioning the absurd political correctness being forced upon us by these extremist choking our society and our most valued freedoms of speech. These individuals are like the albatross placed securely around our necks strangling and sucking the life, with heavy ineptness crushing our liberties.

These unwritten laws and regulations imposed upon us, which uses past unrelated indecencies, phantom unsubstantiated guilt and false accusations, joined together by complete nonsense, manipulating, twisting and spinning the masses into silent submission, while they hypocritically stymie and destroy all truth, justice and the Constitution as ;long as it meets with their sick agenda. They use the same attack over and over again, calling all those against them racist, prejudice, cold hearted, insensitive, ruthless, stupid and uncompassionate.

They are trying to re-establish and redefine everything associated with the English language by completely reversing its meaning, placing all non-essential idiot checks, balances, innuendoes, by muffling all those who have the courage to contradict their motives into by labeling them as an enemy to society, forcing them to submit into their own acceptable approval form of political correctness.

These individual are not only attempting to inflict compulsory control over mind, manner and diction, with their liberal rhetoric but also to mute the voices of all expressions of logic, and opinions shackling free speech. They want to virtually outlaw simple words such as “targeting,” “bulls eye” and “war room”, used simply to describe all non-violent, peaceful strategies, overtones and associations. These words are not only used to peacefully describe political and non-political strategies, and identified in advertisements, but it is also a well known symbol of a popular department store.

These lists of words, devised by the Liberals that are totally taboo, in their own minds, which absolutely positively makes Senator Joe McCarthy’s scare relating to a Communist takeover of America in the fifties seem like a day in Nursery School. This is definitely a regressive downgrade to our free existence. Their simplistic logic of minimum intelligence, justifying this outrage by attempting to stop a reoccurrence in Tuscan Arizona by a mentally ill unmerciful individual who viciously shot, killed and maimed innocence, enhancing this devastation by the unconscionable murder of a (9) nine years old child.

They use absolutely all unproven, unconfirmed, unsupported documentations and bogus allegations by placing total blame on anyone who vocal these terminologies. As though these aggressive words would entice a mentally unhinged deviate to run out, and beg, borrow or steal a gun to commit unthinkable atrocities against mankind. They ignore the obvious, by denying the noticeable evidence and the instability of the alleged perpetrator, who has a history of being a disturbed sociopath of the extreme magnitude with violent tendencies. This is just another strong arm tactic used by the Progressives in controlling and limiting free speech.

The rhetoric continues with the same loud protest to place additional controls on the “right to bare arms”. This unfortunately limits and takes away the weaponry out of the hands of the law abiding citizens, who would use these tools to go hunting, target practice, or defending and protecting their families, property and self preservation against these violent predators. Unfortunately gun control has no impact on disarming the thief and the murderer, because they will always have the ability to obtain a gun illegally. We have always had the extreme unique knack of going backwards, such as arming the criminal and disarming the lawful citizens.

The government wastefully spends our hard earned tax dollars to defend the rights of the criminal, yet they unconscionably and unsympathetically offer little or no help, solutions, or finances in protecting the victim by abandoning them and leaving them defenseless to their own survival . Does anyone with any common sense acknowledge these ludicrous stupidities are permanently demeaning our society into an environment of savagery, where we reward the assailant and punish the victim? Only in America !

All these mandatory limitations, but our boarders are still being left open without the proper defense and are virtually leaving and abandoning our boarder patrol, wide open in harms way, with no backup or support.. Our Government is allowing our Country to be overthrown and overrun by the rampage overflow of illegal invaders, bringing additional hardships and criminal elements, while milking us dry

We are not permitted to offer any extensions of truths to the United States Congress when ordered to testify before them, but they habitually and constantly lie to us with a straight face when asked about their campaign promises, and future endeavors, in which they have no clue or desire to honor or respect.

Don’t mention, say or write any sacrilegious statements or negative remarks against another person’s race, creed, color or region, as long as your derogatory form of diction describes an American Patriot, White, Conservative, Republican, Christian, Sarah Palin, George W. Bush together with their families are fair game. These extreme insults, as long as if they are associated and limited to these individuals or categories stated are totally acceptable in the Progressive world of double standard and bigotry.

The name of God is forbidden in our public schools and in our public areas, yet we find a decrease in morals, safety and respect, with an increase in, sex, drugs, gangs, violence, which force our educational institutions and common areas into a war zone, establishing a protective world for the deviant, while initiating unacceptable deficiencies in teaching and learning. This must stop; hopefully it’s not too late.

They have the complete arrogance, without good conscience in removing “In God We Trust, from our currency, and abolishing “Under God” from the Pledge of Allegiance. As long as if it doesn’t offend, and we are totally tolerant to the demands of the non-Christians or the atheist. These are the same individuals imposing these hypocritical rules and regulations that show no dignity by bowing, curtseying and kneeling to dictators of third world renegade nations, whose only claim to fame are extreme violators of human rights, murder, tyranny, threats, ultimatums and intimidations. Life to them has no meaning, it is just another tool for them to use and discarded when finished.

Have the Socialist Marxists Liberal Democrats together with the Progressive have no pride, self esteem, or respect for themselves, God, Family and Country. The list goes on and on, but the power of change lies within each of us, “We the American People”. These antics and powerful divisive words manufactured as a negative device to separate our Nation must be peacefully protested and discontinued as soon as possible, because our freedom of speech has not only been breached but has the potentiality of being eliminated into oblivion.

The Progressives creed is plain and simple “do what I say, but not as I do. Don’t be bullied into submission, continue to voice your opinions, question authority, and don’t be fooled again. Remember we didn’t create nor are guilty of any manufactured past atrocities committed. We were just labeled totally responsible by the socialist Marxist Liberal Democrats and must be pay retributions. These retributions came in the form of social programs, entitlements, bailouts and quotas. Discrimination in any form should never be tolerated for any reason, remember two wrongs doesn’t make a right, it just increases animosity, separation, distrust and disunity.

The emergence of the Tea Party, free independent internet, cable television and talk radio has awakened the silent majority, including United States Senators Rand Paul, Marco Rubio and Ex Governor Sarah Palin, naming a few, who demonstrate new leadership of high courageous caliber and are pillars of strength. They ignited a welcomed and long overdo spark that reinstated our Founding Fathers precious ideology of a Nation “Of, By, and For the People”. Our Constitution must be defended, honored, respected and obeyed without prejudices.

The F&C Editorial – February 1st Edition

Tue, 01 Feb 2011 04:39:14 +0100

The top numbers cruncher for Congress warned that the federal government increasingly risks sending the country into a "fiscal crisis," projecting that unless cuts are made, within a decade the national debt could reach nearly 100 percent of all annual economic activity.

That's like having $50,000 in debt on a $50,000-a-year salary.

Congressional Budget Office Director Douglas Elmendorf, on the heels of a report pegging the 2011 budget deficit at a record $1.5 trillion, testified before the Senate Budget Committee on the risks of inaction. He said cumulative deficits over the next 10 years could run anywhere from $7 trillion to $12 trillion.

He warned that making budget cuts too deep, too fast could be "disruptive" to the economic recovery at a fragile time. But he said Congress will have to start balancing the budget soon if it wants to head off, or at least minimize, the chance of a national debt-driven fiscal calamity in the future.

"The longer that you wait to make those policy changes ... the greater the negative consequences (of the national debt) will be," he said.

Invoking recent economic crises in countries like Ireland and Greece, Elmendorf said waiting too long to curb spending and reduce the debt can have a host of consequences which all add up -- investors get nervous that the government can't finance its debt; the government loses the ability to respond to emergencies while interest rates eat up more and more of the budget pie; and taxes rise.

If such short-term policies are extended, Elmendorf said, the deficit would reach nearly $12 trillion over the decade, pushing the debt to almost 100 percent of GDP.

"Spending as a share of our national income is at the highest level in 60 years. Revenue as a share of our national income is at its lowest level in 60 years. No wonder that we are headed for the largest deficit ever

Unadulterated Evil

William P. Frasca

The disgusting uncompassionate, unmerciful display of barbaric slaughter administered by assassin Jared Lee Loughner at Tucson Arizona on Saturday January 8, 2011 was an act of pure unadulterated evil. This heathen, of the highest caliber, self proclaimed himself as a modern day Grimm Reaper, consisting of judge, jury and executioner. His actions deserve no merit or heroics, but it did without any question or doubt inflict pointless unwarranted harm, misery, grief and hardship to his victims and their families.

Even with all this catastrophe, misfortune and calamity, the American people always rise to the top by showing relentless resilience, strength and courage in the face of extreme danger.

Such as 74 year old retired Army Col. Bill Badger, who was grazed in the back of his head by a shot fired at him by the gunman and was bleeding profusely. He still managed to subdue the suspect by forcing him to the ground while he tired to reload his 9mm with a magazine containing another 33 bullets. God Bless him. Here’s proof why our armed forces are the best in the world, with the outstanding brave, unselfish leadership capabilities shown by this hero. He was not the only one that stood tall and held their ground by confronting the suspect. There was also Joe Zamudio and others who united in a group effort in assisting in his apprehension, holding this vicious monster, to the ground, until the authorities came, ending his senseless killing spree.

This tragedy we as American are presently facing, and are being emotional affected by all, with the needless massacre in Arizona has nothing to do with an individual’s right to peacefully, without any violence, to voice or express, their Constitutional rights. Certain Political demigods and the unsympathetic (bought and sold) idiots of the Press, have no shame or compassion as to use this misery and senseless act of violence as an offensive maneuver to illegally limit and induce forced government intervention on our precious Right to Freedom of Speech, as long as it is acceptable to the Progressive Puppet Masters.

They have the audacity to blame the actions of a crazed individual on all those who passively offer an endorsed positive logical diplomatic solutions and criticism to all those who abuse our American ideologies, by attempting to negatively change the status quo which is slowly but surely being replaced with Big Brother, Socialistic ideals. The free thinker has sounds are a soothing calm voice in these turbulent times of arrogant behavior submitted by political arrogance and forced submission.

Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik compounded this division and should have stayed within his boundaries which are to uphold the law. His comments questions and answers should have been directed to the case in question. Instead he demonstrated a lack of professionalism, by switching hats and becoming an inexperienced self determined physiologist, judge journalist and political analyst by making this unorthodox statement, "When you look at unbalanced people, how they respond to the vitriol that comes out of certain mouths about tearing down the government. The anger, the hatred, the bigotry that goes on in this country is getting to be outrageous."

He immediately became a champion to all the liberal loons, by condemning individuals who exercise their proper right of freedom of speech. It seems as though he’s trying to hide his own deficiencies, in this vile incident by placing the blame on someone else.

The bigotry of the Socialist Marxist Liberal Democrat reeks with the stench of hypocrisy. This act of unnecessary violence, which injured and took the lives of innocence, which included a nine year old child was not only despicable, but beyond the belief any decent human comprehension.

Our hearts, prayers and support must be extended to all involved associated with this cruel brutal sadistic (man made disaster and terror of extreme magnitude) with our deepest sympathy.

We must all form a united defensive wall to protect our civilization from the random acts of violence and destruction against all who have the courage to say what’s on their minds, by honoring their convictions and serve for greater good of our Country. This is not a third world nation; this is the United States of America.

This was obviously, and you don’t have to be Sigmund Freud to realize that this was enacted by an unstable, mentally deranged individual, which unfortunately resurrects its ugly head, with no limitations or boundaries, until it’s too late, within our society.

Warning signs of his instability were brought to the surface, throughout his life, by a variety of individuals, who notified the Authorities. Regrettably, it seems as though the minimum degree of acknowledgement and enforcement were used, because he did nothing wrong illegally. His physiological stability and evaluation became non-existent and his irrational mental state and behavior were left defenseless which progressively escalating into a savage state of wickedness.

Freedom of speech must forever be preserved and never stymied by mindless demigods that display an unfortunate lack of confidence. Their imposing will and ultimate control must never be accepted. Their antics must always be protested non-violently, diplomatically, without any hurtful physical intent, aggression or hostility. We must defend by all lawful means possible. Our Constitution must be forever preserved without ever yielding to their belligerent, antagonistic unacceptable dominance.

They without rhyme or reason threatened anyone who questions their regal illogical, unintelligent behavior with unscrupulous animosity. This violent dialog and behavior portrayed by them, whose goal is forced control that is projected by the Socialist Marxist Liberal Democrats and the Liberal media must never be tolerated is or endorsed. Peaceful dialog must always prevail and be totally endorsed by all.

We must always defend our valued God Given Unalienable Rights. We must never be intimidated or stymied by illogical accusations with no substance, which forces to impose a muzzle on the voices of the opinionated righteousness. The predetermined unsubstantiated guilt to silence the populous must always be eliminated. Our freedoms and the United States Constitution must stand firm without yielding or submitting to the power hungry, self serving and the self identifying twenty-first century Monarchs of endorsed Socialist rule. We are Americans and all expressions of non violent, peaceful protest and dialog must be forever preserved, without intimidations, manipulations, fear and arm twisting control.

The F&C Editorial – January 17th Edition

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 03:18:27 +0100

From the Rasmussen Report:

Voters overwhelmingly want to see last year’s health care law changed, but there is substantial disagreement about how best to do it. The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey finds that 75% of Likely U.S. Voters want to change the law, while only 18% want it left alone. Those figures include 20% who want the law repealed and nothing done to replace it, 28% who want it repealed and then have its most popular provisions put into a new law and 27% who say leave the law in place but get rid of the unpopular provisions.

It is worth noting that a majority (55%) take one of the middle ground approaches—repeal and replace or leave it and improve.

Overall, 48% take an approach that starts with repeal. That’s lower than support for repeal measured generally in Rasmussen Reports weekly tracking polls on the subject. It is likely that some people who prefer repeal when there are no other options for change are drawn to the idea of leaving the law in place and removing the unpopular provisions.

Just after Election Day in early November, 52% of voters said Congress should review the health care bill piece by piece and keep the parts it likes. Thirty-nine percent (39%) disagreed and said Congress should scrap the whole bill and start all over again.

Most Republicans and unaffiliated voters prefer to start with repeal. Most Democrats prefer to start by leaving the law in place. Republicans are fairly evenly divided between repealing the law and doing nothing or repealing the law and putting its popular provisions into a new law. Democrats are fairly evenly divided between leaving the law alone or starting with the existing law and removing the unpopular provisions.

Not surprisingly, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives favors starting with repeal, while the Democratic-controlled Senate prefers to start by leaving the existing law in place and possibly considering improvements.

Most government workers prefer to start with the existing law in place, while most entrepreneurs prefer to start with repeal. Those who work for others in the private sector are more evenly divided. Most voters under 30 prefer to start with the existing law in place, while most over 50 prefer to start with repeal.

From the beginning, polling has shown that some portions of the law are popular. However, the cost and means of paying for the law are unpopular as is the individual mandate. The Congressional Budget Office has projected that the law will increase government spending but reduce the deficit. Most voters believe the program will cost more than projected and increase the federal budget deficit.

The majority of voters oppose the requirement in the new law that every American must buy or obtain health insurance.

Voters with insurance are evenly divided on whether the new law will force them to change their own insurance coverage.

The Theme

William P. Frasca

Everyday the issues pertaining to the procedures and policies of this Administration led by our President, Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One” should be made into a new fall television show, which would far exceed all expectations in the Nielsen ratings.

The theme could be of one of these two categories, a “Situation Comedy”, with the leader of the free world having “No Clue” and the other, which would offer unfair competition to “Ripley’s Believe It or Not”. This would almost guarantee our President winning another trophy to place on his mantel right next to his unearned, undeserving, ludicrous recipient of the Nobel Pease Prize. At least, this time, The President’s recognition, would be well earned and deserved.

His nomination and acceptance, together with Al Gore’s, bad imitation of a sidewalk preacher, screaming and yelling that the world is coming to an end, by Global Warming with he, himself as the biggest offender, is a travesty. This compounded with Jimmy Carter, Yasser Arafat, to name a few, basically humiliated this high prestige and honor, into the gutter, compared to the outstanding achievements of Mother Teresa, is a mockery. It seems as though the winning qualifications are only political in nature, with unjustified credentials and characteristics with fantasized glorifications.

The main habitual problem we face as a society is not our elected officials that are slowly suffocating our rights as free human beings, and reducing our very existence into a zombie state of obedience. On the contrary, the enemy lies within us, “We the People”.

What’s said about an electorate that displays the same sad idiocies, together with a mindless clueless hypnotic state, which accurately reflects the mentality of the general population, who constantly and repeatedly make the same mistakes? Individuals who are willing to sell their souls and freedoms, in electing false Prophets of grandeur? What’s said about a civilization that places an unqualified arrogant masked Socialist “Snake Oil Salesman” into the Office of the Presidency?

The security and welfare of this great Nation has been compromised ever since the conception of this Administration. We witnessed the Attorney General, Eric Holder, and Homeland Security Secretary, Janet Napolitano attacking the great State of Arizona, for taking pertinent, essential steps in developing a righteous front line of self defense, preservation, and protection, against the unwanted, uninvited, advances and mass invasion of illegal aliens, drug cartels, kidnapping, robbery, violent crime, vandalism, deviants, and murder.

These steps enacted were actually enforcing establish immigration laws, and performing the job of the Federal Government, which is to protect America, against all her enemies foreign and domestic. This includes all American property and lives, which are totally ignored and left, hung out to dry, by the Socialist Marxist Liberal Democrats, who had full Federal control over this situation, for the past two years

Our citizens are suffering needlessly at the hands of these illegal foreign invaders, with constant pleas from the American people to secure our boarders, yet this Administration’s only answer is betrayal and procrastination.

We witnessed the disgrace of the United States Congress that performed vicious act of disloyalty, selling out and choosing sides against the Great State of Arizona, in favor of President Felipe Calderon of Mexico, who stood up and spoke in front of a joint session of Congress, with complete arrogance, dictating to America, while condemning and denouncing Arizona, one of our own fifty States as profilers and racist. He was given a standing ovation by most of the weak, cowardice yellow belly Representatives and Senators of the Liberal Socialist Democratic Party. Each one who stood and applauded should be indicted and convicted of treason. We must give some credit where credit is earned and commend members of the Republican Party, and some Democratic stragglers, who sat, expressed their outrage and showed their contempt and irritation.

We are accepting unfair searches and seizures, for a false sense of security, by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) at our airports, while well known safety loopholes in the system go undetected and uncorrected.

We are seeing all terrorist given the same Miranda rights as any legal American citizen convicted of a common crime. These individuals have no rights; any rights given should be through the articles of the Geneva Convention, because they have declared war on the United States and the American people. They are enemies of this Country and must be labeled and documented as soldiers of war. We have no alternative but to judge these unconscionable mutants by a Military tribunal, instead of a civilian court of law.

Yet this ludicrous policy is endorsed by our President Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One”. This would also increase unnecessary added risks to ours lives and residences, escalating vulnerability, with constant fear of potential attacks, during these hearings, with the taxpayers paying the enormous added costs. They are not entitled to have their final verdict of innocence or guilt judged by a jury of their peers. These rights are only reserved for all legal Americans, not combatants of war.

The perfect example of a potential tragedy, in which the federal prosecutors actually dodged a legal bullet, was with Ahmed Khalfan Ghailanito the first Guantanamo detainee who was tried in a civilian court. Different forms of essential evidences were thrown out, because it was considered illegally obtained, which would have been accepted in a Military Tribunal.

He was acquitted with charges of conspiracy and murder in the 1998 terrorist bombings of the United States Embassies in Nairobi, Kenya, and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. He was only convicted of one count of conspiracy to destroy government buildings and property. He was acquitted of conspiring to kill Americans and using weapons of mass destruction.

This is a disgrace, especially to all the victims and their families who suffered through his evil actions. When the jury and the civilian judiciary system refused to convict and acknowledge any of his responsibility towards the brutal deaths and unmerciful killings of these innocent victims, it must show reasonable doubt to all, with a minimum amount of intelligence, on its creditability.

Our unique judicial system has been established for all legal Americans. Downgrading their terrorist actions of planned intentional mass murder and destruction, showing their vile condemnation, of our way of life, is a useless attempt in futility. These are vicious cold hearted animals; unconscionable murders, and must not be offered in any way, shape, or form our sacred rights and privileges.

Now the Country is held hostage with the further humiliation of a website, which posted secret government documents associated with our National Security. “Wikilecks” held in their procession and announced to the world, thanks to the prime suspect in all this mess, Private First Class Bradley Manning, a 23-year-old military intelligence officer.

The unbelievable disclosure in all this fiasco was that Mr. Manning was arrested back in June for his treasonous actions. This happened almost (6) months ago, in which our Government knew that Mr. Manning gave these documents to “Wikilecks”. Why didn’t the Obama Administration initiate a well thought out aggressive plan of attack against this website and its creator? Why didn’t they issue an all points bulletin to arrest its founder Julian Assange or attempt to plug up the leaks by eliminating this website? Limiting the amount of damage to our National Security? Instead the Government did what they do best, nothing.

The day this became news, we heard from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Attorney General Eric Holder condemning these despicable actions of stolen State Department documents. They promised America and the American people that they will tighten all aspects of national security eliminating another situation of this caliber from ever happening again, but surprisingly nothing was said at that time from our President Barack Hussein Obama, :The Chosen One:”.

This only proves that we are definitely not in good hands and shows the lackadaisical attitude towards our safety relating to the escalated ineptness of this Administration. Their policies and procedures concerning National Security are non-existent. Their projected idiocy and naive behavior proves that they actually have no clue. No matter what happens to this “Wikilecks” website, or any potentially alleged arrests or prosecutions, this Administration has displayed a sad bungling lack of expertise in National Security. The stakes are too high to have an unacceptable useless inept policy of closing the barn door after the animals have left the building.

The tragedy we as American are presently facing with the needless slaughter in Arizona has nothing to do with an individual’s right to peacefully, without any violence, to voice or express, their Constitutional rights. Certain Political demigods and the unsympathetic bought and sold idiots of the Press, have no shame or compassion as to use this misery and senseless act of violence as an offensive maneuver to illegally limit and induce forced government intervention on our precious Right to Freedom of Speech, as long as it is acceptable to the Progressive Puppet Masters. Their bigotry reeks with the stench of hypocrisy. This act of unnecessary violence, which took the lives of innocence, which included a nine year old child was not only despicable, but beyond any human comprehension.

The F&C Editorial – December 7th Edition

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 04:10:47 +0100

craigbattaglino@yahoo.com

In a surprising setback, the nation's unemployment rate climbed to 9.8 percent in November, a seven-month high, as hiring slowed across the economy.

This is a reminder that the economic recovery is proceeding slower than many economists had expected. It is likely to push lawmakers before year's end to pass an extension of long-term unemployment benefits, which expired last week.

Employers added a net total of only 39,000 jobs last month, a sharp decline from the 172,000 created in October, the Labor Department said Friday. The weakness was widespread. Retailers, factories, construction companies, financial firms and the government all cut jobs.

Of course the disappointing figures caught economists off guard which once again makes you wonder just how good they are at their job. They had predicted the addition of 150,000 jobs, based on reports that showed busier factories, rising auto sales and a good start to the holiday shopping season in November. Yet all that failed to translate into mass hiring.

Private companies -- the backbone of the economy -- created only 50,000 jobs. That was down significantly from the 160,000 private-sector jobs created in October and was the smallest gain since January.

With hiring so weak, the unemployment rate rose from 9.6 percent to 9.8 percent. The jobless rate has now topped 9 percent for 19 straight months, the longest stretch on record. The rate could hit 10 percent next year.

Adding those unemployed people to others who are working part time but would prefer full-time jobs and those who have given up looking for work, 17 percent of the labor force is "underemployed." That was the same as October. Still, the figure remains close to a record high set last year.

Another grim figure: There was a record 1.3 million "discouraged" workers in November. Those are persons not currently looking for work because they believe no jobs are available to them.

The economy needs to add at least 120,000 jobs to prevent the unemployment rate from rising. To reduce the unemployment rate significantly, monthly job creation has to be a lot stronger -- up to 300,000 new jobs a month.

Economists say it could take until near the end of this decade to drop the unemployment rate to a more normal 6 percent.

The American Economy

William P. Frasca

The American economy is in shambles. We are experiencing a constant form of monetary and product producing regression, Public and private, which are leaving a negative legacy, not only our President Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One’, but also to the whole capitalist system. Spearheaded by the unscrupulous tax and spend, Socialistic ideologies inflicted upon ourselves, our businesses (big and small) by the soon to be replaced and not fast enough, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, The Incompetent One” and the unfortunately remaining Senate President Harry “The Houdini” Reid, better known as the “The Incoherent One”.

They accomplished this Marxist negative feat in less than (2) two years of their dictatorial rule, of running our precious Country into the ground, with failed Marxist procedures, policies and political appointments. America was unacceptably subjected to an unchained totalitarian rule that praised, and worshiped not only the shameful, reprehensible symbol of the “Hammer and Sickle”, but also welcomed an endorsed strategy of increasing a population who owe their survival to the Federal Government, becoming “Wards of the State”.

These illogical principles enacted hastily, ignorantly, and irresponsibly, of ignoring the wishes of the people, the unemployed, stymieing businesses, spending like drunken sailors, on empty programs, full of corruption has created our own home grown “Enemies of the State”. These intentional vain mishaps unconscionably increased our debt which rendered our dollar virtually useless on our own soil and throughout the world.

The banking and private corporation bailouts proved to be a “Benedict Arnold” in disguise, with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac still blood sucking our Treasury dry. The American people or should I say the taxpayers that were legally mugged, and forcibly confiscated of their compulsory monetary donations through “Taxation without Representation” by the Federal (Ali Baba) and the political thieves that gave it to these institutions, without any consequences for their greedy unprofessional actions.

They in turn administered tremendous bonuses to their hand picked executives, and refuse to offer or approve any loans or mortgages, which is compounding our situation. This debacle and a Government hostile to business that has the audacity to impose high corporate taxes, punishes the achievers and risk takers, places forced unreasonable regulations and policies, ignoring the small entrepreneur, offering little or no incentives, and turning their backs on the real estate market contributed to a depleting stalemated economy.

Some fiscal analysts might stress different theories on how this is only a temporary setback and our Nation, including personal wealth will eventually turn around, or some might even go out on a limb and state that our recession is over. Let’s put it this way, an individual doesn’t need a Degree in Economics or become a Certified Public Accountant to realize times are bad. The average American just has to look out their window and see an overwhelming increase of unemployed neighbors, homes displaying “For Sale or For Rent Signs”, foreclosures, empty bankrupt factories, closed small businesses and stores, with the rising cost of gas, heat and electricity, including all the bare necessities, such as food and clothing.

This is showing signs of a disastrous financial situation of combining a recession, with the possibility of runaway inflation that might also add additional printing and circulating of more worthless currency into our structure, which will negatively swell our financial system into an expanded balloon ready to burst. Remember Jimmy Carter’s failed policies; well they seem to be resurrecting to the extreme maximum.

Another albatross is quite obvious; we are no longer the worlds leading producer of manufactured goods. It is a sad day in America , when most of what we purchase as consumers are products produced cheaply from other countries.

If we read the labels on all our processions, the average American would wake up to the fact that most, if not all were made outside the United States . Made in America is a dying extinct species. This honored symbol, which was respected and admired by all, stood for a proud sign of quality, which reflected our unmatched Yankee ingenuity. Presently, unfortunately this is not the case.

Regrettably, all these products manufactured in other Countries can be easily produced here, without compromising health, safety and product excellence. A good percentage of our own American corporations have developed facilities in these third world locations. Which are producing a less expensive product, with favorable corporate friendly policies and regulations? Their profits, which actually measure their success, are increasing considerably, even with them paying high tariffs.

This is simple economics 101 for idiots. If there are no products manufactured, then there are no jobs, and if there are no jobs or opportunities then I’ll be forced to sell apples on the street corner and you couldn’t afford to buy them. This obviously is the slow death of Capitalism, having a hangman’s noose around its neck, held by the Progressive. They have created a society totally dependent upon the Government for survival. There’s one problem to their self proclaimed ingenious plan. If they keep us on this path of financial ruination, then there will be no one left, to pay the freight?

They even go as far as outsourcing Customer Service. Did you ever call a company to explain or correct an error to your account, or product purchased that malfunctioned and discovered that you are speaking to an individual from India , South America or the Philippines ? Not to mention all the illegal aliens, invading our shores. What have we become?

The biggest shame, mortification and embarrassment is discovering that our own State or local municipalities are further adding insult to injury, with them purchasing a combination of equipment not produced in our own Country, again paid with our tax dollars.

Things are so bad that we must hope and pray for immediate quick fixes, just to keep our financial heads above water such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday during the start of the Christmas season. Where’s our determination to succeed? Where is our drive to be on top? Where are the jobs?

It seems as though they hit a brick wall, which brings us back to our President Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One” soon fired House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, The Incompetent One” and Senate President, Harry Reid “The Incoherent One”, together with all the Progressives and Socialist Marxist Liberal Democrats., who seem to deliberately sabotage our life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Their philosophy is to have the populous depend on the Government; crush their aspirations, confidences and dreams, making them totally dependent, keeping them under their thumb, just to stay in power. What a disgrace to see a free America produce such inept bigots, of social dignity, by using the Machiavelli principle of staying in power, by using any and all possible means, even if it sacrifices and destroys our America values, beliefs, ideologies and our precious Constitution.

The F&C Editorial – November 24th Edition

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 03:06:37 +0100

craigbattaglino@yahoo.com

Why doesn’t the Democratic party see the writing on the wall? What do I mean? Why did the democrats elect Nancy Pelosi minority leader in the next Congress? She has an approval rating of 10%, an unfavorable rating in the 60% range, yet the Democrats ignored that maybe it was Nancy Pelosi that handed you a huge loss in the mid-term elections.

More than even President Barack Obama himself, she emerged as the heaviest drag on Democratic hopes of holding on to the House.

In district after district, from Florida's Gold Coast to central Ohio, in the Ozark Mountains, on the Minnesota prairie and in retiree-laden Arizona, Pelosi's face was plastered on billboards, recorded in video clips and emblazoned on mailers, is casting a pall over her colleagues’ chances of winning reelection.

Conventional wisdom holds that midterm elections are referendums on the president and Obama was certainly the central figure in the unfolding drama of the 2010 election. But the Democrats losing the House was as much a rejection of the policies and politics of a woman who has managed to simultaneously become one of the most powerful speakers in congressional history and one of the most unpopular figures in American politics today.

Now she will lead the Democrats once again, but this time in the minority. Does anyone think she will pull the Democrats out of the hole? She is the one who put them there and now hopes are she will pull them out.

What the Democrats fail to see is that people don’t like Nancy Pelosi; people blame her for the policies that were rammed down their throats. The message the Democrats sent to the people when they elected her Minority leader is that the American people are wrong and Nancy was right.

Once again, the Democrats just don’t get it and have put their agenda and ideology before the real priorities of the America.

Honoring and Defending Our Protectors

William P. Frasca

The Thanksgiving Holiday is just around the corner, which is followed by the welcomed hectic, reaction of unlimited exuberance and affection that brings out a multiple display of exciting blissful acts of warmth associated with the festive Christmas season.

No matter what strong convictions we are personally experiencing in our own sacred religious beliefs, it is a special occasion for reflecting on life itself, consecrating and being thankful for all the important precious personal tenderness, achievements, food, clothing and shelter. It is also a time to freely offer our unlimited generosity, hope, kindness, and love towards our family, friends, neighbors and even individuals or organizations we don’t even know. No one is forced to participate, but all are invited. Some will unfortunately experience unavoidable sadness in a year full of personal turmoil, and for all those we should always extend our patience, compassion, sympathy and understanding.

Every branch of the United States Military, including all civilian personnel, and our loyal allies must always be acknowledged in our hearts and minds. Our total appreciation towards all these brave men and women, wherever they’re stationed, at home or abroad, for their generous dedication and valor must never be relinquished.

These gallant individuals unquestionably protect our total existence as a great Nation. Their courageousness in hazardous life threatening situations is offered freely, and without total regard for their own self-preservation. Their acts of bravery are liberally administered to defend all our precious freedoms, including our exclusive preferences of religious worship, without prejudice. Their audacious, noble, heroic unending love for America and its entire citizenry must always be appreciated and never unjustly criticized.

These special gladiators of American sovereignty and independence must never be purposely placed in harms way without the proper equipment or a strategically well thought out plan of attack. They must never be denied using or operating any and all necessary weaponry at their disposal, to defeat all of America’s aggressive hostilities that violate our survival. All proper military and personal procedures of self protection must be honored. They must never be mocked, humiliated or falsely accused in performing their duties righteously and admirably.

They must never be forced or subjected to fight a political war leaving themselves defenseless to a violent unmerciful enemy, or used as political sacrificial lambs for the cowardice unscrupulous selfish demigods. They must never be a whipping post for any passive sellouts of unethical betrayal. Especially with the adversities placed upon them by the Socialist Marxist Liberal Democrats and the Progressives.

These arrogant liberal hypocritical bigots immediately stress doom and gloom, with the blame America first mentality. Their gutless behavior, without any authorization from the American people, projects a subservient unnatural demeaning role, for any free people to act, by profusely kneeing, bowing, apologizing, and denouncing this great Country. While condemning any crucial and critical military conflict as imperialistic, with no consideration or support for our troops. They only try to impose and force, through intimidations their own political correctness, enforcing their own unpopular, unacceptable ideologies as law, even going as far as stating what form of religious worship and beliefs are respected, permitted and accepted.

We as Americans must be truly honor our protectors of freedom, with sincere respect and tribute. Our most high caliber excellent military is unmatched, throughout the world. These individuals and their families are forever in our debt and must be properly compensated monetarily, mentally, physically spiritually and educationally, without exception. It is an unjustified, distressing, tragic situation in which we allow the illegal alien to have more protection, opportunities, rights and benefits than our veterans and their families. This is not only a shameful display of dishonor, but also an abomination to our society.

Let us all pray that Almighty God will protect them and their loving families always, and may each and every one of them come home safe and sound. These unselfish defenders must always have the strength and confidence that America’s love, trust, and loyalty are always with them. These elite protectors of extreme magnitude, including all our veterans who fought and participated in the defense of this great Country, The United States of America must never be forgotten. Let’s put it this way, amnesia, however slight, is definitely not an option.

Keep the Government out of our lives; don’t sell your rights and freedoms, for a false sense of security or baseless, groundless, inexcusable, illogical political correctness. Don’t disappoint these precious gutsy individuals, who are risking their lives and losing their limbs so your life, liberty and your pursuit of happiness are preserved forever. Don’t let them down, exercise your freedom of speech, continue to question authority, and especially don’t trust the government. Remember these immortal words of our last Conservative President Ronald Reagan when he said, “that the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, I’m from the government and I’m here to help”.

If my statements offend anyone, get a life, get over it. I am simply extending a message of good will and happiness, towards everyone, especially our military, in which I have the fondest admiration. This is my own personal message of remembrance and good will, in which I’m not imposing on anyone. You have the right and privilege to accept or reject it, but I also have the right to say and express it. Remember sensitivity and tolerance is a two way street. Your personal “non-violent” form of devotion is your absolute right. No one person or organization has sole ownership to that claim; it belongs to each and every American, without any form of forced mockery, humiliation, prejudice, deliberate spiteful, hateful, wicked, evil intent or bigotry.

So acquire a copy of the United States Constitution. Read every article, paragraph and amendment with sincere reverence and pride. When finished, give it a big kiss and “Thank The Good Lord” every day, with every precious breath, that you are blessed, with the privilege, of living in our beloved one free Nation, under God.

The F&C Editorial – November 12th Edition

Sat, 13 Nov 2010 02:33:16 +0100

Craigbattaglino@yahoo.com

The American people sent Barrack Obama a message in the mid-term elections. We are angry and we want you to change course. The question is will Obama get that message? The answer is NO.

If you listened to Obama’s press conference the next day you heard him say I take responsibility. But what Obama didn’t say is he takes the blame for the state of the economy and why voters are angry. Instead he told the American people he takes the blame on two accounts.

Not selling his policies good enough to the American people
Not being out of the White House enough doing PR.

Is he kidding? Listen, you cannot sell a bad product, Obama’s policies are bad and he’s been out of the White House trying to sell this bad product. In fact Obama said he needs to spend more time away from the White House but in fact he’s been away more times than any other President within their first to years.

Obama has been campaigning ever since he won the election so either he’s confused or he in fact lives in a bubble where he doesn’t get it. I believe it’s both. If you watched 60 Minutes the Sunday after the mid-term elections, Obama said people are angry not at his policies but they are angry he hasn’t sold them good enough. He actually believes his crap policies are good for the country. I’d say that is a clear sign Obama has no clue.

The next two years will indeed be gridlock, but that’s okay as long as Obama cannot get his left wing agenda through. The bad side is Obama is not Bill Clinton, his far left ideology will prevent him from moving to the center which will be his downfall.

So what can the President do to maybe regain some voter confidence back? Start with extending the Bush tax cuts for all.

Reversed and Corrected

William P. Frasca

The most sanctified non-lethal, non-violent weapon, used against anyone who would have the audacity of proclaiming themselves as the supreme ruler and untouchable dictator over the American people has finally been restored. We have reversed and corrected one of our biggest, negative mistakes made, in our history, as a Nation. We finally flexed our muscles, showed the politicians “who’s the boss” and took back the most precious gift, generously handed down to us from generation to generation, since the conception of this great Nation. We successfully completed this remarkable, historic feat legally, peacefully, without destruction and vicious malicious intent.

Our straight forward aggressive determination, yielding to no intimidations, threats or ultimatums, including defeating voter fraud, have preserved our highly distinctive Government, of, by, and for the people This proves that we still have our unique unlimited thirst for freedom, which can never be bought or sold by any individual group or established organization.. Our solid preservation in safeguarding our American heritage and ideologies stood firm in protecting and defending our United States Constitution.

These immortal words written into the Declaration of Independence, by Thomas Jefferson and signed by our courageous forefathers of freedom must always be and forever sealed and etched into our lives, minds, hearts and souls. This remarkable piece of literature that announced to the world our independence must be truthfully and undeniably passed down to our children, for the sake and survival for our Country. This absolutely positively represents a society full of free men and women and must be read and spoken with complete reverences.

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal and are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are Life Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”.

We as free Americans finally took back our lives. The Presidential and Congressional General Election of 2008 has set this Country back considerably, and the future will enlighten us as to what cost and measurement of degree. We mindlessly followed a man that had a Used Car Salesman “gift of gab”. Who was well versed and rehearsed in his dramatically displayed script of falsifications? His unscrupulous double talk in selling his substandard product consisted primarily of an unstable artificial Socialistic Hope, with numerous hidden recalls and malfunctions? We didn’t read the fine print. Unfortunately for the American people the lemon law has no bearing in replacing an incompetent, untrusting freedom robbing politician that has all the characteristics of an egotistical conceited control freak of extreme magnitude.

The proof was unfortunately realized by the “absolute power” displayed by our arrogant President, Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One” and his Administration, which included the Socialist Marxist Liberal Democratic Party. The voices of the people were muted, by sarcasm, self love, payouts and buyouts, which projected control, corruption, incompetence, distrust, vanity and ineptitudes, completely ignoring their employers, the American people. We the people allowed the tail to wag the dog. This form of degrading humiliating rule must never resurface again.

We freely gave up our life, liberty and pursuit of happiness, to a fictitious unscrupulous Socialistic legendary idol submerged in total grandeur. His totally liberal/progressive agenda was swept in by his dictatorial majority of zombie Kool Aide drinkers in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. Our God given inalienable rights unfortunately were threatened during his Administration’s youthful existence. These rights must always be preserved without prejudice, and must never be freely given, to any authoritarian rule by following them in a wave of hypnotic enthusiasm.

Our President Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One”, during his campaign and since his inauguration has manufactured the privilege of holding celebrity (Movie Star) status, having no limits, no boundaries, and no restraints. His excuses were boundless, denying any responsibility. He was the sacred cow, placed on a pedestal, by the main stream liberal media, together with their cable and newspaper offspring, that established and reinforced his illustrious illusionary perfect image. It is so disgusting to observe the power of the free press portraying no shame in providing and accepting a subservient role on bended knee of worship to his Highness. Our forefathers knew that situations of this caliber will always have the potentiality to exist and absolute power will always corrupt.

This precious gift initiated and created by our most brave and intellectual forefathers were the structural balance of power, formed within (3) three separate but equal branches. These levels of our government are The Executive, The Legislative, and The Judiciary, independently operated, with their own specially designated unique tasks, duties and powers.

No one branch has complete control in the function of our government, or has the total ability in influencing our lives, as citizen of the United States of America. No one branch of Government has complete dominance. No branch of our Government has dictatorial powers. We have what most countries of the world wished, hoped and prayed for, called “The Balance of Power”.

Unfortunately we as Americans take these simple well developed equivalent acts of checks and balances of limited control for granted, or some of us have no clue that they actually exist? We sometimes revert back and repeat the same enormous errors, by electing and placing candidates in power that are, “birds of the same feather”.

As we have observed in the last two years, our lives have been oppressed under this present day statute of defined self worshiping totalitarian rule, which allows a political party to have full dominance and control. A Party that imposes forced compulsion of unpopular beliefs and influences, with a high level of adversity and negatively, has no place in our society. We were virtually left defenseless to their every whim.

The process of selecting any vacancy in the Supreme Court was also tainted, because each one of the (2) two Justice’s selected for their lifetime positions, were hand picked by our President, Barack Hussein Obama, “The Chosen One” and was approved by the Socialists Marxist Liberal Democrats, of his party in the Senate, with a few Republican defectors.

Naturally these appointments mirrored his values and viewpoints. If this one party travesty, had the opportunity, to continue, without one branch in opposition. Then we may have been faced with the possibility of being shackled by our own government. Forcibly, witnessing our Republic disintegrating into an uncontrollable tailspin, with all three branches falling together in total unison, leaving the populous at their mercy. We would have no alterative, but to accept their ramifications, with all legal, legitimate means of non-violent protest stymied, until the next election cycle

This final result of any particular party receiving from the electorate, the complete verification of untouchable domination should be tossed into the deep dark hole of oblivion. No one particular party should have the opportunity or privilege of obtaining exclusive unlimited authority, whether they are Democrat, Republican, Tea Party, Socialist, Communist, Liberal, Conservative or Libertarian.

Our system of Checks and Balances must never be offered as a sacrificial lamb or eliminated. The Balance of Power must always be preserved. The United States of America, our Constitution and our entire God given inalienable rights must never be relinquished, constantly defended, and never negotiated. May the Good Lord in all his goodness, mercy and kindness bless and guide America always?