Day: August 21, 2009

2009 Anal-Ocity

It has been a good year for anal statements and as we near the end of the year they seem to get more moronic.

I was wondering when she would pop off again, oh my bad…..Rep. Michele Bachmann of Minnesota….

I was also wondering when someone would try and connect health reform to the Constitution….my wait is over…..

It is not within our power as members of Congress, it’s not within the enumerated powers of the Constitution, for us to design and create a national takeover of health care. Nor is it within our ability to be able to delegate that responsibility to the executive.

Ms. Bachmann made this statement on Hannity’s show on FOX News.

Thinkprogress.org points out her mistake:

Had Bachmann bothered to read Article I of the Constitution before going on Fox, she would have learned that Congress has the power to “lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises” and to “provide for….the general welfare of the United States.”  Rather than itemizing specific subject matters, such as health care, which Congress is allowed to spend money on, the framers chose instead to give Congress a broad mandate to spend money in ways that promote the “general welfare.

As usual conservatives will NOT let the facts or the truth get in the way of their opposition to this president.

Tea Parties 3.0

Professor’s Classroom

Subject:  American History

Note:  I originally posted this on Progressive Independence (good site go to blogroll to get there).

In the beginning there were a bunch of “patriots” who dressed like natives threw a bunch of tea into Boston Harbor as a protest.  The original was not about patriotism, is was about profits made off of tea.  Neither are the ones to come.  Then as now…it is about profit and nothing else.   Years later…..there was a meeting of a newer generation of  “patriots” that met to demonstrate tax increases and now they are back and health care is the target.

But wait it does not end there…..Aug. 22 of the year 2009…there is a new “spontaneous” uproar of voices in the wilderness that feel they must be heard.  It is the American way…to be spontaneous in our disgust against a government that we feel is not responsive or listening.

Okay Professor…where the hell are you going with this?  Sorry…my intro went the way of most political discourse…off-track.

August 22 is the date that the new tea partyers have decided to make their stand…it will be called the “recess Rallies”.  These protests, oh my bad…..rallies will be as spontaneous as the original tea party….NOT!….They being planned down to the last detail and as with the original…most of the participants are being manipulated for an agenda that has little to with the intent.

These “rallies” are billed as a spontaneous outpouring of concern from the grassroots of the nation…the real people and their concerns with the direction of the health issues in the US.  When actually these rallies are being planned to the last detail by lobbying firms like Freedom Works and Red State and the ever popular Michelle Malkin…there are others in the far right movement that are “concerned” with the governments attempt to make health care more responsive to the people.  Ha!  Sorry could not say that without a giggle.

From the Recess Rally website:

The Recess Rallies, by default, are all scheduled for noon local time. If you are an organizer in your area and would like to be listed as a local contact, please contact us at rally@americanlibertyalliance.com.

The Nationwide Recess Rally takes place on Saturday, August 22nd, 2009. If you believe your liberty, your hard earned money and your way of life is under attack through dangerous healthcare legislation currently being proposed, get to your local Representative office on August 22nd and make sure he/she knows.

Spontaneous eh?  Sorry guys, but these protesters are no more spontaneous than the originals were…it is all planned to the last detail.

Recently I had a comment on one of my health posts and the person said that if the government took over health care then our security would be in jeopardy…..I asked for clarification on how at would effect my security…so far no answer.

Sorry I digress….the subject of the rallies seems to be that we will lose our right to choose and that any program the government is involved in will be a disaster….first of all….may I suggest that if you would take a good look at the protesters then you will immediately notice that about half of them or more are older Americans and you can bet they are on Medicare…..but wait!….is not Medicare a government program?

This series of tea parties will be like the last couple of tea parties …it will be more about the hate of the president than the actual issues that it is billed as opposing.  I am sure the constitution will be invoked and the usual hate placards will be visible.

Damn!….. this is great theater!