Archive for September 10th, 2011
HillBuzz Overnight Open Thread: September 10th, 2011
Please watch President George W. Bush at the dedication ceremony for the Pennsylvania 9/11 memorial.
Tomorrow is a very tough day for a great many people.
Can you please say some prayers, tonight and tomorrow, for everyone coast to coast who had a friend or family member who was murdered by Islam ten years ago?
“The Religion of Peace” murdered a good friend of mine, who was one of the bravest, boldest, and most interesting people the world has ever known. Until Muslims murdered her.
She wasn’t “lost”. She didn’t “pass away”. And she wasn’t “killed”.
She was murdered. By Muslims. In New York City.
And ten years later I still refuse to let the agenda-driven media and Islamapologists in the Left claim otherwise.
I don’t think I need to ask what’s on your mind this evening or what people are talking about, but here’s an open thread for you to reflect on what you remember about September 10th, 2001…before the world changed forever and in so many cases, great friends were gone for good.
TAKE ACTION: What are the most common attacks on Governor Palin you hear lately? We need to identify and then refudiate them
[h/t Essex&Orange for the awesome bumper sticker!]
Please help with an ongoing project to give people an idea of how to refudiate the consistent attacks made on Governor Palin by the Left, the GOP Cocktail Party establishment, and the agenda-driven media.
Can you name an attack you hear people make on the Governor, most often without any sort of evidence to back it up, or real explanation from the attacker why he feels this way?
Example: “She’s a quitter!”
Example: “She’s too polarizing!”
Example: “She’s unelectable!”
This afternoon, Justin’s helping me design some Debate Prep Cards I want to make that will tackle every one of these attacks you can list for me. I’ll take the time to make these as bullet points so that people can save them, print them out, and maybe cut them into slips they can keep in a recipe box to start preparing them to be surrogate speakers for the Governor after she officially announces her campaign.
I’ve have more information in an essay for each one, but I figure the cards would be a nice study aid just like I used all throughout school for most of my classes. You can keep little cards like this in your bag or in your purse, and whenever you have some time to kill, you can flip through them and start formulating your own “elevator speeches” for how you would convey these focused bursts of information to strangers in the few minutes you might have in front of them responding to one of the attacks on the Governor in person.
Things like this are hard work to put together, but with your help we can hopefully start stealing the Left’s thunder by neutralizing the attacks before they have a real chance to stick.
Can you think of a common attack you notice being repeated often and list a response you have found effective in refudiating it?
As always, be creative, so we can win one for the Saracuda with this!
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UPDATE: My friend CJK write in with the following additional request for good, solid Palin-related information:
Dear HillBuzz,
Saw your latest thread asking for help with refudiating (repudiating?) common barbs heard against Gov. Palin as a potential candidate. I’ve read Going Rogue and America By Heart, but have never seen a truly factual, objective short bio of Gov. Palin from which an individual might glean sufficient facts to develop the two-minute “elevator pitches” needed to respond to the standard clap-trap objections to Gov. Palin. During a quick scan of bios on the internet (Googled “Sarah Palin Bio”) it became apparent that most of these attempt, in some subtle and some not-so-subtle ways, to make Gov. Palin look bad. That includes the one on Wikipedia, which is one of the places where many of the less-informed appear to go to get their info on many subjects. It occurs to me that we really need to find (or draft up) a factual, objective short bio of Gov. Palin for use during the 2012 campaign, and as a source for the two-minute “elevator pitches.” Do you know whether any such short bios exist, or whether any are being written? Thanks again for all you do!
Love and prayers,
CJK
Do you know of an excellent, short bio of the Governor? If not what should be included and I will write one that can be told in an elevator speech.
The McObamas: Collecting pictures of the current First Couple making a couple of hippo-critical pigs of themselves
Yesterday, Drudge Report ran a headline declaring a big sales increase at McDonalds that coincides with Barack Obama’s rise to power and Michelle Antoinette Obama’s self-appointment of arbiter and critic of everything Americans put in their mouths…opening her own mouth not only to scold others for having desserts, but to scarf down all the delectable rare delicacies she’s been enjoying on the public’s tab while she and her husband fart merrily through taxpayer silk in the White House.
I very quickly cobbled together a montage of the Obamas gobbling all sorts of foods the current First Lady claims working Americans should never eat — which all photographic evidence indicates her doing this so there will be more for the Obamas to snack on.
I marvel at the sheer magnitude of pictures out there depicting Michelle Antoinette Obama hippo-critically gorging on meals worth hundreds of calories and costing in the thousands.
Do you know if there’s a site already in existence compiling all of these images?
Because I would love to collect as many unique images of Michelle Antoinette and Barack Obama snarfing down on all the burgers, fries, ribs, waffles, bacon-wrapped-bacon-stuffed-bacon (atop a bed of bacon served with a side order of bacon), and other delights with the permanent air of “Not for thee, ‘Tis for me!” in which this pair carries themselves.
There is a computer program called Andrea Mosaic that allows you to create photo mosaics using folders of hundreds of pics that you’ve collected. You can, thus, find an image of a big juicy bacon cheeseburger and then use the program to create a mosaic of all the shots depicting the Obamas eating that tiles into the burger image.
I also think it would be fun to create a mosaic of the logo for Michelle Antoinette Obama’s “Let’s Move!” campaign that is comprised of hundreds of pictures of her doing all the things her crusade against other people’s obesity prohibits regular folk from doing: all the burger building, snack shacking, lip smacking, and fry frenching that the First Hypocrite does on a perpetual basis.
What are your favorite photos of Michelle Antoinette Obama and Barack Obama eating all the things they tell you not to?
Do you know a place that has been collecting all of them, into a big gallery or a mosaic poster or something?
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UPDATE: I just had to bump this comment from Soleil up to the front page, because I’m sure it captures what so many people are thinking, especially when it’s time to pay for groceries and you realize you’ve just dropped $50 and have so comparatively little in your shopping bags. Meanwhile, in a world completely removed from our own, the Obamas take great joy in being served every exotic dish imaginable, with never a bill coming to them. The bill comes to you, of course, with Democrats always wanting to make you pay more at the store so higher taxes can go towards sending Michelle Antoinette on another vacation or to the newest, fanciest restaurant imaginable.
Soliel says:
This makes me sick. I have a bit of a different take on this. I am vegan. I am a conservative vegan. There are a lot of out there. I like my diet, it’s wonderful. It’s healthy, tasty, creative and not expensive.
What makes me so ill…not out of jealousy or envy, believe I am NOT envious of MO’s diet or fashion sense, body, etc…is that they claim to be so “progressive” yet they are so materialist, pleasure seeking, etc. They have no clue about deeper values! They have no clue about the beauty of a simple life with “high thinking, simple living”. In fact they are the opposite “simple thinking, high living”. To me that speaks of their character. MO especially, she is all about designer clothes, expensive meats and foods, and she still doesn’t look good! They are not evolved at all, they have little depth or gravitas…and little class. To shop and eat like this when so many Americans can’t afford the basics is just the worse classless act ever. God, they are revolting!!!
TAKE ACTION: American Artemis Project, Round Two – creating images of Sarah Palin as a skilled and fearless huntress
The mental image I have of Governor Sarah Palin is as an American Artemis — a formidable and fearless huntress encamped in the pristine north, pursuing her prey with stealth and determination.
I’m asking all artists and creative types to help develop some campaign images of Governor Palin depicting her as such, surrounded by Alaskan animals that represent aspects of her presidential platform.
The idea is this:
* to show Governor Palin as an Artemis-like figure in the middle of the Alaskan woods, with Mount Denali or other mighty wonders in the background.
* The Governor has a bow raised, with arrow drawn, pointing towards Washington. Since guns are so easy for the Left to exploit emotionally and mock, I want the hunting images of the Governor to use the bow and arrow since the general public does not associate this with crime and violence, just hunting and skilled marksmanship.
* The picture used for the Governor’s head is the one above…a great shot of her full of vigor and spirit, looking forward, and in command
* I like the stance of the Artemis illustration in the center, but the Governor would need to be shown in modern gear that flatters her, and not a Grecian toga (which would look Halloween-y).
* I also like the animals around the Artemis in that shot.
It would be great to have a burst of Alaskan animals at the Governor’s command ready to head to Washington with her, as if she’s inspiring them to help the country too.
In her recent speeches, the Governor has been using a lot of “R” words like “Rebuild”, “Restore”, “Renew”, “Return”, “Replace”, etc.
I wonder if we could work up an Alaskan animal to match each of these themes:
Bald Eagle = Restore American pioneer spirit, since you can get more symbolic of the American spirit than the bald eagle
Grizzly Bear = Rebuild the economy, like a Mamma Grizzly ferociously providing for her cubs by taking on all threats to their food sources and survival. Don’t mess with that grizzly, and don’t get in the way of Governor Palin when she’s focused on getting the country back on track
Wolves = Return to a respect for federalism, which is reminiscent of a pack of wolves being comprised of strong, individual members who work together for the good of the pack, but are still separate entities the way our federal and state governments cooperate, but Washington should not control the state Governors like zombie puppets or slaves
Moose =Replace Obama and force the Left out of power, much like a big bull moose that comes into a territory and forces whatever was standing there out of its way
Caribou = Renew development of natural resources, just like the caribou are such a valuable and well-managed food resource in Alaska
Polar Bear = to combat the notion that the Governor is “too polarizing” to be President, which is a pejorative aimed at her by both the Left and the GOP Cocktail Party establishment
What other animals would you include in the above?
What other “R” words have you gleaned from Governor Palin’s recent speeches we could represent with animals from Alaska?
I do, of course, realize that public schools stopped teaching mythology a while ago, since the focus is just getting those poor children in these classrooms to pass ridiculous proficiency tests, so the kids no longer learn much history or have any sense of culture. I am aware that the concept of the Grecian Artemis, the goddess of the hunt, is alien to a lot of people as a result. But, not everything in a campaign has to cater to the lowest common denominator. Not everything can or should be a creepy, tri-colored, poster with a single word on it like “Hope” or “Change”.
I’d like to see Governor Palin’s supporters raise the bar of political art with something really interesting and creative that takes the words and themes of her speeches and brings them to life through artistic representations of Alaskan wildlife and scenery.
Maybe it’s not something the official campaign will ever promote…but it’s a good theme for the Governor’s supporters to run with if we want to connect with that portion of the population that enjoyed watching the Governor hunt on “Sarah Palin’s Alaska” and know just how connected she is to strategically bringing down prey…both to fill her freezer and feed her family, as well as to take down her opponents in the political wilderness as well.
GREAT MERCIFUL ZEUS! PBS caught altering transcript to remove Obama’s “Lincoln founded the Republican Party” historical mistake
American Thinker caught PBS altering its transcript from Obama’s “Economy Saving Jobs Speech”, where PBS very clearly removed the part of Obama’s speech where he claimed Abraham Lincoln founded the Republican Party.
Lincoln actually joined the party two years after it was founded by someone else, in Wisconsin — and Obama should know this because during the 2008 presidential campaign, Obama wrapped himself in so many Lincoln analogies he practically claimed to be his reincarnation.
This transcript-altering is more of the same affirmative action pass Obama has received his entire life, where racists on the Left have run interference for Obama whenever he makes a fool of himself. When transcripts can’t be altered, they’re just hidden, so no one can ever see how poorly Obama did on something or how many mistakes he made, like when he received all Ds and Fs in his college and law school classes but was repeatedly passed anyway.
The Left has such a low opinion of black people, and thinks they aren’t capable of doing anything like speaking about historical facts correctly, that these racists at places like PBS insist on covering up Obama’s many mistakes to keep him forever their cherished, protected pet…instead of holding him to the same standard as whites who’ve held the same position Obama’s in, who are excoriated for such mistakes. I don’t think I need to ask you to imagine what PBS would have done if George W. Bush had misidentified Abraham Lincoln as founder of the Republican Party.
If PBS demanded Bush decipher ancient hieroglyphs from memory without aid of a Rosetta Stone, while simultaneously completing quadratic equations spelled out in Braille, and Bush stumbled in the attempt, the Left would deride this white president as a bumbling fool.
Because Obama’s black, however, outfits like PBS are impressed whenever our illustrious current president manages to identify the correct end of a phone to speak into (presuming he didn’t think the ringing he heard was the doorbell).
But, what else can we respect from a man who earned all Ds and Fs in school and was only promoted upwards because of the color of his skin and the exotic qualities of his name and personal narrative?
If you are reading this, you are the Resistance. Even if you don’t yet realize it.
The presidential election is still fourteen months away, but it’s smart to start thinking about how you can use your own unique and individual talents to help defeat Obama, the Left, and the permanent political class that’s created the ruinous financial situation our country faces. Kevin DuJan has begun conversations with his own circle of friends and personal networks to encourage people he knows to contribute their efforts to the 2012 campaign, in ways they all feel comfortable doing. If you are reading this, you are the Resistance…even if you don’t yet realize it.
TAKE ACTION: Write to Governor Sarah Palin and ask her to run for president.
Here’s the address(es) I found online for Governor Palin (please correct me in comments if you know of any better ones, but these seem to be the most often cited mailing addresses for her permanent office…they are NOT her home addresses or seemingly private in any way):
The Office of Sarah Palin
1140 W. Parks Hwy
Wasilla, Alaska 99687
– or –
Governor Sarah Palin
PO Box 871235
Wasilla, Alaska 99687
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Earlier this week, I decided to write a letter to Governor Palin asking her to run for president.
You can read the full letter for a detailed account of why I think Governor Palin’s being called to duty when the country needs her most, in much the way retired General George Washington was asked to return to a leadership position when he was the best choice to lead the country in a crisis.
History is being made all around us, folks. The 2012 election is not just about defeating Obama and the Left, but it’s also about taking on the permanent political class that’s comprised of BOTH parties (the Cocktail GOP establishment I write often about and the fools at the DNC who’ve allowed the Left to take over the country).
Governor Sarah Palin is the only person I can see, short of Congressman Allen West and a handful of other fearless patriots, who has the fortitude and strategic determination to do what needs to be done and face down the Left, the Cocktail Party GOP establishment, and everything the agenda-driven media will do to secure Barack Obama a second term.
I’d like to see Allen West as Governor Palin’s running mate next year, because with President Palin in the Oval Office and Vice President West traveling the country clobbering the Left and permanent political class in his own way, Americans would at last have an executive team that intends to GET STUFF DONE.
You betcha!
I want to ask you on a very personal level to write to Governor Palin today and ask her to run for President.
Give her a reason you want her to run and tell her briefly what it would mean to her.
Write down one thing you are personally willing to do to help her campaign if she’d agree to answer this clarion call.
I pledge to write essays and “TAKE ACTION! items” like this one giving people every idea I can think of to help defeat the Left and encourage everyone who reads my work to do all they can to defeat Obama, the Left, and all those that enable them.
What can you do to use your own talents for this cause?
Think about it. Pray on it a little. Then get out a postcard and tell Governor Palin about it.
You can write a full letter if you like, but a postcard works best, I think. Justin created the HB postcard pictured above just for this purpose and I printed it out and sent it to Governor Palin today (so, technically, she’s getting both a letter AND a postcard from a supporter here in Boystown, but you can do either, or, or both as well if you like).
I think it would be especially fun for you to send the Governor postcards depicting your home towns, the states you live in, or other things that mean something to you.
Write the Governor, ask her to run for president to rescue this country and restore the pioneer spirit that will make American strong again.
Think about this: if you write her, maybe she’ll never read it, maybe she’ll decide not to run anyway, but you’ll never have to regret NOT taking an opportunity to reach out to her and ask her to serve the country.
If you want her to run, you need to ask her to do so. She’d be putting her life on hold and committing her entire family to great stress and challenges with a presidential run.
If you really want her to put herself through this, take a few moments out of your day to put a postcard into the mail to ask her to run for the presidency.
Chime in below with the text of postcards or letters you are sending or offer advice to people who don’t know what they should say. I put both my letter and my postcard to the Governor in this post so that you can see what I did, but I would love to hear what YOU wrote too.
Don’t forget to let the Governor know what you are going to do to help her campaign as well!
