Dynastic Delusions

Russ Carnahan is the U.S. Representative of Missouri's Third District serving since January 2005. His district includes parts of St. Louis City and St. Louis Counties and all of Jefferson and Ste. Genevieve Counties. Russ and his wife, Debra, are lawyers formerly in private practice together and Debra now is a St. Louis municipal judge. Russ is the son of the late Democrat governor of Missouri, Mel Carnahan, and non-elected/appointed former U.S. Senator and former First Lady, Jean Carnahan. Russ's grandfather, A.S.J. Carnahan, was a member of Congress from Missouri as well, and Russ's sister, Robin Carnahan is the current Missouri Secretary of State and presumed Democrat candidate for the soon to be vacated U.S. Senate seat of Christopher "Kit" Bond.

Russ distinguished himself lately for meeting on July 20th with his constituents in the St. Louis area pushing Obamacare and well, frankly, making a fool of himself earning national coverage and ridicule.




Russ seems to be just one more liberal lawyer/politician who operates from the underlying assumption that all Americans are created stupid. Unfortunately for Russ, the apparent uninformed brain frozen robot spouting drivel looks to be Russ Carnahan himself.

Political dynasties seem to breed defective issue - just ask the millions afflicted with Bush Derangement Syndrome. Upon close inspection, the Carnahans offer little in American ingenuity and intellect let alone responsive respect for the people they serve. Isn't it time to end one more American dynasty and let the Carnahans figure out how to be productive members of society rather than empty-headed twits trading on the public persona of their predecessors?

Is It Clear Yet Claire?

Claire McCaskill, Missouri's junior Senator, Democrat and Obama supporter held a town hall meeting at Forest Park Community College in St. Louis on Monday, July 27th. Ms. McCaskill was not in attendance but rather sent staffers to speak for her. It was reported that the plan was to populate the meeting with supporters of McCaskill and Obamacare from followers of the far left blog, The Daily Kos. Apparently, McCaskill and her staff intended to show the public that the American people support yet another power grab by Obama and his minions and are solidly behind the government take over of our health care in the U.S. and one more massive rejection of our basic inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Here's what happened:

First, staffer Michelle Sherrod asked the audience to express their opinion on Obamacare.





Then a soldier stood up and gave the Dem staffer and her boss, McCaskill, a little lesson in governance.





On July 17th, a handful of middle aged tea party protestors in St. Louis visited Claire's office to talk to her or her staff regarding their concerns about her support of Obamacare. They reported that the staff locked the doors, pulled down the blinds, and a male occupant flashed them the "bird" with both hands, then someone inside called the police and said they were being threatened by these folks. Judge for yourself:




When questioned, Claire blamed the "finger pointing" on her neighbors...

Poor Claire, she is so ambitious for herself, maybe she just hitched herself to a falling star and forgot the constituents she is obligated to serve.

Rush's First Televised Address to the Nation: CPAC

Rush's First Televised Address to the Nation: Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Speech

In February 2009, one of Missouri's favorite sons (Cape Girardeau), Rush Limbaugh gave a memorable speech to CPAC - the Conservative Political Action Conference. Read the transcript here or link to the video.

http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_030209/content/01125106.guest.html

This is a crash course in conservatism in America and Rush is America's #1 Truth Teller.

Rush is mischaracterized regularly by the (liberal) media, liberals, and even jealous Republicans, on purpose. I always chuckle when I hear someone make a snide or outright vicious comment about Rush and do it in a way that suggests "yea, we all know what you mean... wink, wink." "He's a big fat liar and he goes off on angry rants all the time." Such statements tell the truth about the one making the comment - they don't listen to Rush and have not a clue who he is or what he is about. They scream their own ignorance with these remarks.

Rush does not "rant" nor is he an angry man. He is charming and women adore him. When he loses weight he is downright stunningly handsome! To me, his voice is a welcome friend whose company I seek each day. I miss him terribly on weekends when he is not on the radio. He sees issues so clearly and he uses humor and irony to make his points. He is a tender and loving cat daddy and often talks about his Abyssinian cat, Punkin. Rush is one of those amazing people - a genius level intellect who skipped the formal credentials - he didn't need them. But every day he is on the radio or TV or in print or giving a speech is a mini-course in politics, social thought, history, ethics, humor, philosophy, etc.

Anyone desiring to understand why Rush is a core component of the grass roots conservative movement in this country and why it is growing so rapidly should listen to Rush.

Oh, what I would give to see a debate between Rush and the skinny metrosexual guy claiming to be Pres! While the Obamamessiah would be desperate for his teleprompter Rush would just rely on his talent on loan from God.

(Now if I wasn't married and still lived in Palm Beach County ... hmmm.)

Recommended Reading

Here are my picks for critical reading from this week:

I STILL HATE YOU, SARAH PALIN by David Kahane from National Review Online

http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=NDE3MmE5MDVmMGM1YjQ2NmVhMjJkN2I2ZTcxMzhlNjU=

Then on the subject of the apparent never-ending list of Obama's Czars and the desire of the Left to silence the voices of Freedom:

Read: Andrew Palmer Want the hell scared out of you?
http://dprogram.net/2009/07/12/if-obama%E2%80%99s-new-czar-has-his-way-this-could-be-my-last-post%E2%80%A6/

Also see the latest Rasmussen poll on ObamaCare and the fact that Americans are finally waking up and coming to their senses.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/business/healthcare/july_2009/49_oppose_health_care_reform_plan_46_favor_it

Then of course I always recommend Smart Girl Nation, the online ezine:

http://smartgirlnation.com

Women In Black

We all have heard of the Men in Black, so how about let’s look at the Women in Black. No, I don’t mean alien invaders who show up after a close encounter of the something kind, or spy types, I mean women lawyers who wear the black robes of a jurist.

Let’s look at the ladies of the Supreme Court.

First, there is Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that diminutive creature with the perpetual sneer that poses as a smile, I guess that is what it is supposed to be. In 2006, then 72 year old Justice Ginsburg apparently took her job so seriously that she fell asleep at the bench. According to Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank:

"At first, she appeared to be reading something in her lap. But after a while, it became clear: Ginsburg was napping on the bench. By Bloomberg News's reckoning – not denied by a court spokeswoman – Ginsburg's snooze lasted a quarter of an hour.

"It's lucky for Ginsburg that the Supreme Court
has so far refused to allow television in the courtroom, for her visit to the land of nod would have found its way onto late-night shows."

Yeah, not to mention you-tube.

This week in an interview with Emily Bazelon for the New York Times Magazine scheduled to appear on Sunday, July 12th, titled “The Place of Women on the Court” Justice Ginsburg stated the following:

JUSTICE GINSBURG: “Yes, the ruling about that surprised me. [Harris v. McRae — in 1980 the court upheld the Hyde Amendment, which forbids the use of Medicaid for abortions.] Frankly I had thought that at the time Roe was decided, there was concern about population growth and particularly growth in populations that we don’t want to have too many of. So that Roe was going to be then set up for Medicaid funding for abortion. Which some people felt would risk coercing women into having abortions when they didn’t really want them. But when the court decided McRae, the case came out the other way. And then I realized that my perception of it had been altogether wrong.” (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/12/magazine/12ginsburg-t.html?pagewanted=4)

She really said that – this Jewish woman! Was it a Freudian slip? A truth telling about the real agenda of the genocide-lovers let slip by a person, a woman, a mother, a jurist who has the power to eradicate classes of human beings by the stroke of her pen? Who comprises those populations that we don't want too many of? Those of us who pay attention know the origins of the abortion and euthanasia agenda, and we know the history of Hitler’s Final Solution and Margaret Sanger’s affinity for eugenics. But we also know that Ruth Bader Ginsburg is former general counsel of the ACLU and activist for abortion and knows no compassion for the most innocent and vulnerable of our society. I wonder how she would rule if Josef Mengele stood before her?

Now, we are facing another woman nominated for the highest court of the land – Sonia Sotomayor. A woman and mother, and one more pro-abortion Catholic. Sotomayor served as a governing board member of the Puerto Rican Legal Defense and Education Fund (PRLDEF) from 1980 to 1992. This group published briefs in prominent abortion related court cases. In fact, in 1988, they called upon the Supreme Court in Webster v. Reproductive Health Services to read the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA) into the U.S. Constitution protecting abortion as a fundamental right.

Further, Sotomayor has been overturned in 6 out of 7 cases heard by the Supreme Court, the court to which she aspires: Ricci v. DeStefano, Riverkeeper, Inc. vs. EPA, Knight vs. Commissioner, Dabit vs. Merrill Lynch, Malesko v. Correctional Services Corp., Tasini vs. New York Times, et al. An excellent summary of these overturned cases and the one case which was upheld can be found at: http://oneconservativevoice.blogspot.com/2009/05/sotomayor-cases-reviewed-by-supreme.html

She has another case pending review before the high court: Maloney v. Cuomo which has strong implications for our 2nd amendment rights. And then there’s those embarrassing statements about the courts being the place for making policy (what about the legislative branch of government?), and the wise “Latina” possessing wisdom superior to a white man simply because of her life experiences (say what?). She still hasn't told us how this allegedly wise Latina compares to a Latino (male), white female, black male or female, Asian, Pacific Islander, mixed race person, etc. Perhaps Judge Sotomayor, who appears to rule based on race and ethnicity, missed that law school class on the concept that Justice is Blind.

If these female jurists are the best legal minds that the Democrats can produce we surely have all the information we need to oppose the appointment of another embarrassing, moral and mental midget to the Supreme Court, whatever the gender, or ethnicity, sexual orientation, religious or non-religious affiliation, and all the other meaningless traits that obscure the apparent lack of proper judicial temperament and intellect.

For more information on Sotomayor visit http://www.Sotomayor411.com

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Christians Need Not Apply

So many people have asserted that Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim. The name suggests it. His biological father was Muslim. He was registered in a government school in Indonesia as a Muslim and he has spoken of this time attending the mosque with his Muslim step-father with great sentiment. He delivered speeches in Muslim countries referring to the “holy Quran” while quoting it in Arabic with great ease. Obama bowed deeply to the Saudi king – an act blatantly wrong for the leader of the free world and completely surpasses W’s hand holding as an outrageous act by any U.S. Commander in Chief! He even went so far as to tell the world that the U.S. is not a Christian country and may even be considered a Muslim nation.

These acts and statements of Obama are truly puzzling unless one subscribes to the theory that he is really a closet Muslim and a stalking horse for Islamic terrorists and/or Saudi interests. Compelling, but I submit an alternate theory: Obama hates Christians.

Now, I am sure someone will argue that Obama belonged to the Trinity United Church of Christ of Dr. Jeremiah Wright and was baptized into a Christian faith. Hogwash! This was no conversion. Obama carefully chose his entrée to the world of politics by aligning himself with an organization that is a core institution in the black community – the church. But not just any church, Obama chose one out of the mainstream, one aligned with a belief system not found in the major Christian denominations. Joining the Nation of Islam and embracing Screwy Lewie Farrakhan as his spiritual advisor might have been a choice that would have little appeal but to those so aligned, and would never attract the mainstream black community or those self-loathing, guilt-ridden, political-correctness-paralyzed liberal whites, the brain-numb “I just want to be a nice person” wet noodles, or even the America-hating far left kooks. Jeremiah Wright tells you himself that his Chicago church is based on "black liberation theology" and the writings of James Cone. There is nothing Christian about it other than their central figure is named Jesus Christ, but that is about where the connection ends. It is a racist belief system that preaches white hate and reparation from white Americans. http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/02/obamas_mentors_mentor.html

In fact, I don’t even think that Obama believes in that ideology. I think Obama is an empty vessel, an a-theist, a person who exists in the absence of God. One could plumb the depths of his psyche to opine on the motivation for this mixed race man, abandoned by both parents, reared predominantly by white grandparents and in mostly Asian dominated environments. He looked in the mirror and saw a fellow that fit in where?

We don’t need Obama’s words, his actions speak clearly. After 56 years of public participation by Congress and U.S. Presidents in the National Day of Prayer with prayer breakfast meetings, other prayer meetings and related observances, Obama said no thanks and merely issued a proclamation. Obama gave a policy speech at premier Jesuit institution of higher learning, Georgetown University, on April 14th and required that the symbol of Jesus’ name (IHS) be covered up and regrettably, Georgetown denied its true Messiah and capitulated to the false one. Also in April, Mr. Obama appointed LGBT activist Harry Knox to his Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Shortly before this appointment in March, the same Mr. Knox launched an attack on Pope Benedict XVI which was published on the website of the Human Rights Campaign, a homosexual advocacy group. He publicly attacked the Pope and the Catholic Church previously in 2007. And yet with this not just “bias” but very real hate campaign against the Church, and advocacy of an alternate lifestyle that is not promoted by most religions, Knox was elevated by Obama to a national role concerned with faith-based policy matters!

Mr. Obama takes positions out of the norm and inconsistent with Christian teaching and natural law. He supports the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, and stated that he would sign the Freedom of Choice Act removing all restrictions on abortion including the Partial-Birth Abortion Act of 2003 which was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2007 (Gonzales v. Carhart). We heard the story of Jill Stanek and the shameful practices of a Chicago hospital killing aborted babies that survived the abortion (by leaving them unattended and denied medical care) and Obama’s efforts as an Illinois state senator to thwart the Born Alive Infant Protection Act.
http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/08/barack_obama_pr.html

The most recent slight to Christian America was the Pentagon’s refusal, after 42 years of participation, to conduct a fly-over at the Treasure Valley God and Country Festival held July 1st in Idaho. http://godandcountryfestival.com/ While a Christian event it is also a tribute to our military and Constitutional freedoms.

There are innumerable examples of Obama’s blatant disregard for everything Christian and they are chronicled every day. Only a fool would believe this man is a Christian or that he bears any positive regard for Christian America. Perhaps Mr. Obama, who tends to lack a most basic grounding in fundamental academics like history and geography, would do well to read not insignificant founding documents like the Mayflower Compact and the Declaration of Independence, the writings of George Washington (http://www.millennium-ark.net/News_Files/Inspire/Washington.html) and John Adams (http://www.faithofourfathers.net/johnadams.html), and so many others.

But then why should he? He is the new Messiah and he has declared that we are not a Christian nation.

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Socialist Psalm 23

I first heard this in a sermon by the late Dr. D. James Kennedy of Coral Ridge Ministries in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He found it so relevant to the times in which he found himself and that may have been the 1990s. Oh, if he only saw what was happening to our country today! I bet he would deliver a real fire and brimstone sermon about the shenanigans in Washington and the horrific consequences to our nation, our economy, our culture, and future generations.

I understand that some Christian groups take offense to this rewrite of the 23rd Psalm. There is nothing I can do about that. I think this is a clever, and not sacrilegious, modification of a much prayed biblical verse, and for our times it is quite relevant.

The Socialist 23rd Psalm:

“The government is my shepherd:

“I need not work.

“It alloweth me to lie down on a good job;

“It leadeth me beside still factories;

“It destroyeth my initiative.

“It leadeth me in a path of a parasite for politic’s sake;

“Yea though I walk through the valley of laziness and deficit-spending, I will fear no evil, for the government is with me.

“It prepareth an economic Utopia for me, by appropriating the earnings of my own grandchildren.

“It filleth my head with false security;

“My inefficiency runneth over.

“Surely the government should care for me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in a fool’s paradise forever.”

Credits:

There are many posts of the socialist 23rd psalm and no original author found.

Image is taken from a Glasgow socialist organization promoting itself on the web. It does seem a bit ironic and archaic to promote a "workers unite" mentality when in reality what is being promoted by this ideology is don't work - just take from those that do.

Missouri Musings - An Introduction

I am a Florida girl, through and through. OK, I know I was born in Michigan and grew up there and now I live in the Midwest. In fact, I have lived in the Heartland longer than anywhere I ever lived in my life. But isn't home where the heart is? I did live 16 wonderful years in South Florida traversing my teen years to mid-adulthood. The cloud streaked skies, the sounds of rustling palms and lapping ocean waves as they caress the sand, the smell of salt water, and the screech of marine birds overhead - all within reach if I just close my eyes and summon them. So, for me, I am still a Florida girl. But the name of the blog is Missouri Musings so what does that have to do with a Florida girl?

Well, this Florida girl will be musing from her Missouri home, sometimes about Missouri, travel in and around Missouri, politics, local and national, recipes, and who knows what else - isn’t that what musing is all about?

So, this is my new, very personal blog. I hope it will be thoughtful, entertaining, provocative, and just an all around good read.