en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/3561219 Comments by wiredog55 http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2012/01/22/i-will-call-for-unity-at-cpac-2012-we-all-must-find-common-ground/#IDComment272219248 None of the links work for me, Mom, but it's not important. I am a retired Army soldier so I know very well how the military in general feels about the kind of unleader Obama is. The problem with the next great generation you cite is that they (military) are such a tiny portion of the total population and they have very little say in what happens at the polls. More importantly, a lot of the senior officers are very often just as wishywashy on liberty and conservatism as most democrats.......just look at Colin Powell for example. We truly have the most outstanding military in the world but they are not usually a deciding factor in politics. It might have helped if the draft have never been done away, at least then we'd have a country full of men who learned what the cost of freedom is and how precious is the need to protect it even from our own homegrown marxists like Obama. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:24:32 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2012/01/22/i-will-call-for-unity-at-cpac-2012-we-all-must-find-common-ground/#IDComment272219248 http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2012/01/22/i-will-call-for-unity-at-cpac-2012-we-all-must-find-common-ground/#IDComment272167376 I do not know if the source of this quote is legitimate or not but the truth of it cannot be denied. I recall the election of Bill Clinton and could never have imagined this country could vote for someone with so much scandal surrounding him. By the time he had been in office 3 years and we were looking toward the next election I just knew beyond a doubt the American people could not possibly reelect him after even more scandal surfaced. I was wrong of course. Now we face the same possibility with Obama and it is too scary to contemplate. For all our sakes we better hope and pray we can at least get a majority in the Senate and hold the House. It's already questionable whether or not the damage Obama has done can ever be undone, 4 more years will likely seal our fate as a new socialist state. I could list several things I don't like about all the Republican candidates righht now but the one thing I love about them all is that they all love America for the freedom and greatness she once had. Obama must be defeated, hopefully along with his sycophants in the House and Senate also. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:09:22 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2012/01/22/i-will-call-for-unity-at-cpac-2012-we-all-must-find-common-ground/#IDComment272167376 http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2012/01/22/i-will-call-for-unity-at-cpac-2012-we-all-must-find-common-ground/#IDComment272119653 All you idealists who won't vote for Romney or won't vote for Newt just need to go back to sleep and leave politics to the adults. Anyone who claims to be conservative or even libertarian for that matter who thinks that refusing to vote if your guy isn't on the ballot is an idiot. It doesn't matter if you have to hold your nose while you pull the lever, tap the screen, punch the card, etc., every voter with any brains at all understands we cannot allow 4 more years of Obama. It's just so totally childish to have the attitude that you'll take your marbles and go home if your candidate isn't on the ballot. Grow up and get a clue! It's more important than ever before not just to overturn and reverse the policies of a sitting president but also to have control of the appointments to the Supreme Court. If you're too ignorant, selfish, childish, vain or just plain stupid to understand this then you deserve whatever havoc Obama shoves down your throat next. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 13:51:37 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/abreitbart/2012/01/22/i-will-call-for-unity-at-cpac-2012-we-all-must-find-common-ground/#IDComment272119653 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224567174 Maybe Karen Lewis is great at her job? I wouldn't know since I'm not a member of the CTU. She is a complete nutcase though but maybe that's what it takes to be president iof a teacher's union in Chicago? Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:43:42 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224567174 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224566488 They are paid with taxpayer $'s so when you think about it every public sector union is an adversary of the public. They want as much as they can get and we want their services as cheap as possible. So whether it's the city council at the local level or the Office of Management and Budget at the state level, your representatives are the ones who sit down and fight it out with the union. Whatever concessions or wage/benefit increases the unions win come directly out of your pocket in the taxes you pay. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:41:01 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224566488 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224566461 My point is not that Karen Lewis should be excused for her bad behavior, just that she shouldn't be held accountable for doing anything for the kids since it's not in the charter of her organization to do so. The real point is that ALL unions are self-absorbed agencies that operate SOLELY for the benefit of their members and not the people they supposedly serve. In the private sector a union bargains with an employer for benefits for the employees. In that case there is an adversarial relationship between the union and the company. The union wants as much as it can get and the company wants to pay as little as possible. But who is the adversary in the public unions? You, me, her, him, EVERYBODY who is not a member of the public sector union is their adversary. When a public sector union bargains for higher wages or better benefits they are actually coming after YOUR money. ............. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:40:55 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224566461 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224566220 Notice that nowhere in the list is anything about educating the kids or being an example to them. The purpose of the teachers union is for the benefit of the teachers only and not ever the students. Yes, I know, it does say they "protect and improve the services of the public schools as a social agency for developing the capacities of the young and promoting adult education" but that has nothing to do with education. Instead it's about using the public school system as an agent of social change. Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:40:04 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224566220 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224566144 We, teachers, and other educational personnel in the Chicago public schools, being members of the Chicago Teachers Union, do hereby declare this Union to have the following purposes: l. to protect and improve the services of the public schools as a social agency for developing the capacities of the young and promoting adult education; 2. to promote and guarantee efficient and faithful service from us to the public and to insure to us in return for that service a fair reward and a just security; 3. in accordance with the Agreement between the Board of Education of the City of Chicago and Chicago Teachers Union, to assert, secure, and protect the inherent and fundamental equity in our jobs; 4. as the sole collective bargaining agent for members of the bargaining unit, to establish and maintain orderly and practicable democratic processes in the management of the Chicago public schools, in accordance with the terms of the Agreement; 5. to maintain a relationship of mutual assistance and cooperation with organized labor........................ Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:39:46 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224566144 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224565937 You all have the wrong idea here picking on poor Karen Lewis. All these comments about educating the kids and being an example to them are totally irrelevent. It shouldn't be that way but it is. The following is a copy/paste from the Chicago Teachers Union Articles and By-Laws: .................... Sat, 19 Nov 2011 23:39:04 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/eagtv/2011/11/19/angry-union-president-spews-insults-then-blames-us-for-backlash/#IDComment224565937 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/10/17/occupywallstreet-squatters-deface-911-shrine-statue/#IDComment209376590 You picked the wrong president for your "art". FDR had leanings towards socialism himself and certainly exemplified an elitist attitude toward the masses. The NEA would run you out of town for mocking FDR. If you really want their attention and money you have to choose a founder, Coolidge, Eisenhour, Reagan or a Bush. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:26:35 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/publius/2011/10/17/occupywallstreet-squatters-deface-911-shrine-statue/#IDComment209376590 http://biggovernment.com/dmitchell/2011/08/27/an-amazing-indictment-of-obamanomics-banks-that-dont-want-deposits/#IDComment187130577 The sad part in all this is that the Europeans who are looking for a safe place to park money would be more than happy to invest it in growth opportunities but the opportunities in the U.S. are so very limited because of this administration's policies. There are literally trillions of dollars out there just waiting to have a chance to invest and grow. The U.S. could experience amazing economic growth from doemstic and foriegn investors if our government would just get out of the way! As it is now no one in their right mind would put up millions and billions of $'s to create or expand a business not knowing when the Obama administration is going to swoop in and change the rules to take as much money as they can out of the business, either through financial/tax/econimic regulation or the socialist health care system recently installed. The sooner we can throw out King O and his cronies the faster we can be prosperous as a nation AND individuals again. Sat, 27 Aug 2011 14:51:03 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/dmitchell/2011/08/27/an-amazing-indictment-of-obamanomics-banks-that-dont-want-deposits/#IDComment187130577 http://biggovernment.com/dloos/2011/08/26/mitt-romney-and-newt-gingrich-agree-its-okay-for-the-feds-to-force-workers-to-pay-tribute-to-union-bosses/#IDComment187102168 If you want to "read between the lines" and make your own assumptions that's entirely your right to do so. I prefer to live in the real world and in the real world the video clearly shows Newt supporting right to work laws...... at the state level, which is where it belongs. As for Romney, nothing would surprise me but the author failed to support his claim and the one quote he cited from Romney also clearly shows he believes this is an issue for the states. The trouble with Romney in particular is it's hard to know exactly what he supports since he is doing a great job playing the middle of the road on almost every issue but even he made gave no indication that he supported a federal requirement to join a union. It's obvious we will not agree on any aspect of this article and that's fine. I'm just not going to let any author, liberal or conservative, get away with twisting words and making assumptions about any candidate unless he cites facts that support his claims and Loos failed miserably to do so in this article. The title of the article is nothing more than sensationalism without basis in fact. Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:28:07 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/dloos/2011/08/26/mitt-romney-and-newt-gingrich-agree-its-okay-for-the-feds-to-force-workers-to-pay-tribute-to-union-bosses/#IDComment187102168 http://biggovernment.com/dloos/2011/08/26/mitt-romney-and-newt-gingrich-agree-its-okay-for-the-feds-to-force-workers-to-pay-tribute-to-union-bosses/#IDComment187102046 I don't know why but I was forced to break this into multiple comments. It has become much too common to ask the federal government to become involved in issues in which it has no jurisdiction and should stay out. There is no Constitutional authority for the fed to mandate a national right to work policy on the states just as they likewise had no business supporting unions in the first place. Whether or not any candidate supports a federal law requiring states to support right to work laws is immaterial. Neither of these two candidates in the article have expressed support for unionism and to claim they have requires using the same liberal logic dems use to slander and lie about any politician they oppose. Loos provided not even one single quote nor voting record to support his claims. This is an issue for the states period and the fed has no business meddling in it either for or against. Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:27:25 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/dloos/2011/08/26/mitt-romney-and-newt-gingrich-agree-its-okay-for-the-feds-to-force-workers-to-pay-tribute-to-union-bosses/#IDComment187102046 http://biggovernment.com/dloos/2011/08/26/mitt-romney-and-newt-gingrich-agree-its-okay-for-the-feds-to-force-workers-to-pay-tribute-to-union-bosses/#IDComment186987780 By saying it's a states issue does NOT mean they support a federal policy for coerced unionism. Rather it means the fed has no business in the issue aqt all. This author is deliberatly twisting the words of both these men to suit his own agenda, whatever that may be. I personally don't care about either of them: Newt for failing to follow thru with his Contract With America in 1994 as well as cheating on his wife..... or should I say wives? Either way he lacks character in my opinion. As for Romney, he's way too moderate for my taste. Even so, they don't deserve to have words put into their mouths they didn't say. Sat, 27 Aug 2011 02:23:25 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/dloos/2011/08/26/mitt-romney-and-newt-gingrich-agree-its-okay-for-the-feds-to-force-workers-to-pay-tribute-to-union-bosses/#IDComment186987780 http://biggovernment.com/dloos/2011/08/26/mitt-romney-and-newt-gingrich-agree-its-okay-for-the-feds-to-force-workers-to-pay-tribute-to-union-bosses/#IDComment186926066 Okokok, I know I'm getting a little older and may not hear as well as I once did but I heard NOTHING from Gingrrich in this video supporting the fed's right to force union mempership. Did I miss something??: I watched the vid 3 times and surprise surprise, Newt said the same thing 3 times: that he supports Right To Work, that the NLRB should be defunded and that states who have Right To Work laws have better empoyment than those that don't. How does this author (Don Loos) come away with the notion that Newt said the opposite?!?! It's bad enough we have the liberal media lying to us. As far as Romney goes there's not a single statement in this article anywhere that supports the author's claim. When asked Mitt said it's a states issue. How does that translate into him supporting a federal law requiring union membership?? Just to be clear, I don't support either of these guys as a candidate for the presidency but I still don't like to see their words twisted into false claims. Fri, 26 Aug 2011 21:52:06 +0000 http://biggovernment.com/dloos/2011/08/26/mitt-romney-and-newt-gingrich-agree-its-okay-for-the-feds-to-force-workers-to-pay-tribute-to-union-bosses/#IDComment186926066