Since the dawn of the 21st Century and the election of George W Bush in 2000, there have been seven major "sins" committed by the United States that has led to the point where we are today. America has gone from the shining city on a hill to the punching bag of liberals and progressives worldwide. The Obama administration has taken the baton from those liberals and progressives and ran with it. Barack Obama is taking this country down a long and troubling road. When Barack Obama came to the White House he did indeed inherit a recession, however, it is a direct result of his policies that this recession has become as bad as it is today. President Bush also inherited a recession when he came to power in 2000, however, it is directly because of his policies of lowering taxes for corporations that led to a much shallower recession than anticipated.
The first deadly sin is the media. The mainstream media has always leaned to the left, however, never in American history have we seen the attitude of the media that we have today. Almost every major newspaper and television station in this country openly endorsed Barack Obama for President. According to prweb.com, 94% of articles about Barack Obama printed by newspapers from January through November 2008, portrayed Barack Obama in what they called a "positive light". Meanwhile, only 17% of articles about John McCain portrayed him in a "positive light". The end result was that Barack Obama was the least vetted president in US history. This is obvious when we look at the birth certificate issue. Barack Obama has spent more than $800,000 to a Chicago law firm to keep his birth certificate sealed. Last week on CNN, Newsweek's Evan Thomas when speaking about Obama said "In a way Obama is sort of standing above the country, above the world, he's sort of God". This simple quotation sums up the long standing media and far left view Barack Obama. Not as a President, but a God that can do no wrong. When the people of America start to envision and even state emphatically that the President is a God, then America has taken a huge step in relinquishing their freedoms and their future to the will of the government. This is something that the Founding Fathers, and George Washington in particular, warned against more than 225 years ago
The second deadly sin is tolerance is a one way street. This week Carrie Prejean, the former Miss California, was fired from her position. During the Miss America pageant, Ms Prejean was asked her position on gay marriage and stated "I believe that marriage should be defined as between a man and a woman". Before the question arose, Carrie Prejean was the hands down favorite to win the competition, however, after she answered the question truthfully, she lost. The judges who vote for the Miss America pageant were people such as Perez Hilton, an openly gay celebrity gossip columnist. After losing the Miss America crown, she was fired from her position as Miss California as well. The left has zero tolerance for conservative views while progressives demand tolerance from the right. If a conservative has an opinion that doesn't line up with the left's view then those people are demonized. Anyone who is against gay marriage is a "homophobe", anyone who is against Barack Obama is a "racist", anyone who is pro-life is "sexist" and against women's rights. When Bill O'Reilly spoke in a witch like voice while talking about Helen Thomas, the NOW and Code Pink blasted him but when David Letterman said that Sarah Palin's 14 year old daughter was "knocked up by Alex Rodriguez during a Yankees game" and said that Sarah Palin looked like a "slutty flight attendant", those organizations were silent.
The third sin is socialism. In the 1950's, socialism was considered taboo in the US. However, today, 1 in 5 adults say they would prefer socialism to capitalism. Is it any wonder that young adults (under 30) would hold that opinion given the amount of liberal teachers molding their world views. The Obama administration has already taken over GM and Chrysler as well as Bank of America and AIG. When GM emerges from bankruptcy, the companies that did NOT take bailout money will be unable to compete. For example, Ford will produce more of the cars that people actually WANT to drive, however, GM will be able to offer tax breaks to consumers which will force Ford out of business. The health care industry, while in serious need of reform, will not be better if the government seizes control. In the UK, where they have socialized medicine, bureaucrats determine whether or not you can have a procedure. If a 78 year old man needs dialysis, the government is most likely going to turn them down because of their age. Their reasoning is as follows: why waste $30,000 per year on a person who is already past the life expectancy for an average man. Also, in the UK there are year long waiting lists for procedures that are available on demand here such as CT Scans, X-Rays, and endoscopy. These procedures are able to detect injuries and illness before any symptoms present themselves and hel save lives. If socialized medicine is passed, then we all should be prepared to have a government official determine whether or not a procedure is worth the money. If Barack Obama has his way, then the country's largest bank, insurance company, auto-maker, and the healthcare industry will ALL be under government control.
The fourth sin is our apologist attitude. Since coming to office 5 months ago, Barack Obama has given speeches at the Brandenberg Gate in Berlin, at Cairo University and on Al-Jazeera TV. All of his speeches have been in stark contrast to the iconic speeches given by Reagan, Kennedy, and Nixon. Those Presidents stressed the benefits of a worl in which America is a superpower. They spoke of how Americans have fought and died for freedom and injustice all over the world for the last 100 years. They talked about the hope that America brings to the world, the benefits reaped by the world from American innovation and how, overall, American ideals make the world a better place. Barack Obama quoted from the Koran, and told the Muslim world that we are sorry for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. He failed to mention that Americans made free elections possible in both of those countries and released them from the terrors they were living through under Saddam Hussein and the Taliban. He failed to mention that America lost lives to stop the genocide of Muslims in Serbia and Croatia. He didn't speak about how America lost many lives trying to bring food and supplies to Muslims in the war ridden country of Somalia and Darfur. Instead he apologized on Al-Jazeera for "America's colonialist attitude and arrogance". He apologized to the young generation of Germans in Berlin about "Our arrogance" but didn't say a word about how America lost hundreds of thousands of lives to free Europe from Nazi occupation. Barack Obama has ordered the military to stop using the terms "enemy combatant", "acts of terrorism" and "Muslim terrorists" opting instead for "detainees", "man-made catastrophe's" and "freedom fighters" instead. This move by Barack Obama, especially in the Muslim world, gives the perception that he is weak and weakkness is abhorred in that part of the world.
The fifth sin is liberalism. In the last 20-30 years, the baby boomers have come to power and unleashed alot of their philosophies and social views on our political structure. Our country has gone from a place where everyone has the same chance of success and this was based on each individuals determination and ambition. Today, we have become a country of entitlements. Massachusetts recently passed legislation giving those who receive welfare a free car. These welfare recipients get a car, the taxes paid and do NOT have to return it EVER. If I was on welfare and receiving free food (food stamps), free income from DSS, free or deeply reduced housing (section 8) AND a free car, what is my incentive to ever get off welfare? There is none. President Obama also wants to give those who can't afford it free college tuition and free healthcare. Meanwhile, hardworking families who do NOT want state assistance are struggling to make car payments, struggling to make rent, struggling to pay their insurance premiums which can be as high as $800 for a family and are unable to afford college. The result is that the hardest working, honest Americans are unable to get an education while those who don't want a job can go for free if they choose. Barack Obama is someone who is committed to equalize the playing field, which is honorable, but he going about it in the wrong way. Instead of moving those on the bottom up, he wants to bring down those on top.
The sixth sin is politicians. Politicians in this country seem to be more corrupt and self serving than ever. Don't get me wrong, there are honorable men in Washington, such as John McCain and Joe Liebermann, however, it seems as if everyday we hear about more corruption and hypocrisy. Last week the Supreme Court heard a case about pictures of a few idiot American soldiers abusing prisoners at Gitmo (similar to the Abu Graib situation). The Generals on the ground in Iraq and Afghanistan have pleaded with President Obama not to release the pics because they said that "the release of these photos will result in the death of American soldiers". The Generals, including Gen Petraeus, are worried about Muslim outrage and the President agrees with them. The ACLU is suing under the Freedom of Information Act to have the photos released. The Senate, sponsored by Liebermann and Lindsey Graham, passed unanimously a bill that would delay the release for up to 3-5 years. The House, led by Nancy Pelosi, have refused to pass the same bill. Nancy Pelosi is playing politics with American soldier's lives. Chris Dodd, the recipient of several hundreds thousands of dollars from AIG, put language in a bill that would allow the execs of AIG to keep their bonuses despite receiving bailout money. Senator Dodd who received more money than any other politician from AIG (Barack Obama was 2nd) feigned outrage when asked about the bonuses. He eventually admitted that he put the language in, AFTER the public outrage had died down. Harry Reid put an earmark in the "Stimulus Bill" that provided for an $800 million train between Las Vegas and Reno in his home state. This "Stimulus Bill" had more than 8,500 earmarks in it and it authorized more money to be spent than any other bill in American history. Barack Obama said during the campaign that he would use the line item veto for any earmarked bill that came across his desk. He also said that every bill would have a "sunlight period" during which the public could read and discuss any legislation before it was passed. Obama not only signed an earmark laden bill but he also signed the bill within 12 hours, not allowing the senators who passed the bill to read it, let alone the public. This just goes to show that Washington is filled with those who will say anything to get elected and do anything to stay there.
The seventh sin is Barack Obama. President Obama has broken many campaign promises within 3 months of coming to office. Among them are the previously mentioned earmark and "sunshine period" promises as well as the promise not to hire former lobbyists (at least 24 on his staff as of now), his promise to bring fiscal responsibility (he has spent more money than any president ever in 6 months and added more to the national debt than every previous president combined). President Obama has appointed more than 20 "czars" to oversee everything from healthcare to CEO's pay. These czars are unlike secretaries that have to be confirmed by and answer to the US Senate. These czars ONLY have to answer to the president. The pay czar is currently proposing a plan to limit CEO pay to $400,000. This is another example of Obama trying to level the playing field by bringing the top down instead of the bottom up. Obama also has the largest budget in history which the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says will triple the national debt within 5 years. Obama wants to implement cap and trade which increases the cost of oil and gas for major industries. This would work well if an alternative was widely available and being used, however, we don't have enough windmills, solar panels and hydrocells to power every industry in the US so the result will be higher operating costs for businesses which means higher prices for Americans as well as an average increase of $100 per month per home in elctric bills. Obama appointed at least 8 people who, were they average citizens would be in jail, cheated on their tax returns. Tim Geithner, the Treasury Secretary said "I didn't understand the forms." This is the man in charge of our financial system. Attorney General Eric Holder dropped all charges against the Black Panther Philadelphia Chapter's president who was video taped outside a Philly polling station brandishing a police baton and yelling "be prepared to be ruled by the black man". Holder dropped all the charges AFTER THEY PLEAD GUILTY!! Barack Obama has spent 800k to a Chicago lawfirm to keep his birth certificate sealed. Every President in US history has had to show his birth certificate except Obama. Why? It is unconstitutional for a foreign born person to be President. Barack Obama grew up and was mentored by socialists such as Bernadine Dorn and William Ayers. He also was mentored by the racist Reverand Jeremiah Wright. Its no wonder then that Obama wants to increase taxes for companies to world high levels. This won't create jobs but will actually force comanies to lay off. If these companies do stay in business then they will most likely move over seas to a lower corporate tax rate country. Obama also spoke about how "the days of CEOs flying to Vegas for the day are over" the flew to New York to see a broadway show with his wife. I have no problem with "date night" but practice what you preach. It is obvious that Barack Obama has nothing but contempt for corporate America. He is punishing the successful people in this country by taxing them at levels never before seen, limiting how much money an individual can make and increasing the cost of their companies to do business.
If things keep going the way they are. If Barack Obama implements all of his policies and, God fobid, gets elected to a second term. Then America as we know it will cease to exist. Do you want the government in the car making business? Russia and Germany tried it and it was a miserable disaster. Do you want the state to control the media as it does now? A state run media controls the views of the people, the days of freedom of speech is over because Barack Obama will attack those who attack him via the media (he already has on several occasions). Do you want the government telling you and your family what medical procedures you can and cannot get? Do you want the government controlling the banks in the US? If they do then they will be able to make loans to political allies and contributors while denying them to opponents. We are headed for a disaster. If Obama gets his way then this country will radically change in ways you and I have never seen.
