Here is a little fun I had at Obama's expense. Hope you enjoy:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42571404@N07/4054070...

The really crazy thing is the Hittler Youth type group the visitors start up for the world's children and teens is called "Ambassadors of Hope". I hope this show is a huge hit but ABC has to be terrified about what das' fuhrer will do to them. Maybe a trip to the enemies list along with Fox?

Strangely this show is getting outstanding reviews. Go figure.

Dave, I'm citing more the logic or lackthereof in this whole idea. All violent crimes on some level are committed out of some hatred to give special categories based on skin color is both ludicrous and frankly racist. Also the absolute double standard wherein only white people can be accused of hate crimes is even more idiotic. Find me one case where a person of a different ethnic group has been accused of one.

In Knoxville we had two white college students brutally raped, tortured, and murdered (google Channon Christian for details) in one of the most horrific and gruesome crimes in US history and it was committed by four black men who had apparently bragged about killing white people. When request by the victim's families asked that it be prosecuted as a hate crime they were told no because and I quote the murderers "had white friends".It's the crime that should matter, not the skin color or sexual orientation. This is just more liberal white guilt and feel good reverse discrimination.

Nancy,

It's good to see someone your age who sees what is happening. The good news is most people your age will grow out of Liberalism once they are away from school for a few years and see how much the government takes from our labor. This is where the saying "a Conservative is just a Liberal who has grown up" comes from and is also why the focus of Democratic campaigns is the 18 to 25 demographic, with no life experience they often don't know what they're agreeing with.

The ironic thing is we know Islamic Terrorist kill because they hate us yet to the left their hate is not their crime, it is ours. What did we do to make Terrorist hate us? However were we to kill an Islamic Terrorist we would be accused of doing so because they were Arabic and therefore committing a "Hate Crime". It is a very twisted rabbitt hole we are falling down and I don't know where it ends.

Last night in a fit of boredom I did my tribute to President Obama. Believe me it's far more time than I normally like to devote to him but hope you enjoy:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/42571404@N07/4054070...

CNN aggravates me. Every time I turn, more like accidently flip by, their station it's always some ethno-centric (ie. racist) show that is on; Black in America, Hispanic in America...blah blah blah. At least now they are varying up the racism by throwing in a bit of sexism with the Women's Forums. Personally I'm looking forward to their upcoming special "Being a Obese Homosexual Transgender Left Handed Vegetarian in America".

I remember when I was a kid there was a big kid on our bus named Troy who was relentlessly bullied by this kid named Toby and every day Troy with almost no protest would surrender his lunch money to Toby without so much as a whimper of protest. At the time I simply thought Toby was a bully and Troy was a coward however I now realize in new speak Toby was “defiant” and Troy was being “diplomatic”.

This all links to the Iran situation and hearing Iran being referred to as “defiant”. Continually taking the lunch money from people unwilling to act beyond vague threats of pointless resolutions is not defiant, it is bullying and being unwilling to act (the US and the EU) is not diplomatic it is cowardly. I refuse to subscribe to new speak. Pardon my French while I borrow some sophisticated language from my grandfather but at some point we have either got to shit or get off the pot as far as Iran and nukes are concerned. Our current strategy isn’t only failed it’s laughable.

I think liberals and conservatives can agree that term limits are a must. Many of these people have never, ever worked in the private sector which is what leads to a lot of their aristocratic beliefs "we know better than you what you need". The problem though is the only people who have the power to install term limits is them which basically means we hope they grow a conscience and vote themselves out of power. It will never happen.

I see your "stateseman" point but I do not think it is necessarily a factor as it was at our inception. At our nation's birth only handfuls of people received education but now everyone does so the knowledge gap is very limited. Not to mention I think the true skills of a statesman; strong speaking, charisma, etc are natural skills and not things that are learned.

Random but did you know 9 Presidents never went to college? Including; Washington, Lincoln, and Truman. I just feel like we've been brow beaten by the intellectual navel gazing class into believing we cannot manage without them.