The Race Card

I accept that we look at the world a bit differently. Our entire lives, we've been reminded of our race, gender and household income. Any time we fill out a form, whether it be for a doctor visit or loan application, there's that question:

Race: White or Caucasian, Black or African American, Asian or Phillipino, Latino or Hispanic, Other???

Our government reminds us that we have different colors of skin or varying ethnicities. I've always checked that box "white or caucasian". I've never been a part of what the government labels a "minority", although there really isn't a box for me because I'm a pure American mutt, just like most of my friends!

So, no, I don't know where you're coming from when it feels like you're being discriminated against because you're black, asian or latino.

In the age of Affirmative Action, it actually seems that people who aren't white have an advantage! Isn't that why we disclose our race? It's not to make sure that enough white people are getting loans or the jobs, it's to require that a certain number of "minorities" get those things. These Affirmative Action rules discard being judged by the "content of our character" in favor of the color of our skin.

From the website of the National Association for the Advancement of Conservative People of all Colors:

We believe that race is an institution designed to keep like minded citizens apart and separate. The institution of race has given us racism, social and political segregation and numerous barriers both physically and psychologically. The NAACPC stands strong behind the belief that there are no differences in people relative to skin color.

I do know what it feels like to make bad decisions and wish I had something besides myself to blame. From where I'm looking, we have a President who has instated some of the most radical regulations that will bleed Americans of our liberties and our work ethic. Here are a few examples:

• Government borrowing and then spending to stimulate our economy does nothing but kill private business. TARP was the stupidest thing Bush could have done before leaving office. On Obama's request and with the help of a Democrat controlled Congress, Bush passed TARP in November months before Obama would be sworn-in. If he didn't agree with TARP, he should have let Obama sign it himself. Obviously, he agreed. Bailouts of corporations is unacceptable and un-American. Unless we let the market work, we will control it to death. Let them fail and watch innovation at work.
• Cash for Clunkers wasted tax-payer money to supplement the purchase of brand new cars. Before leaving the lot, the dealership was required to destroy the old cars, which negatively impacts the used-car market. Rather than selling them for use or for parts to pay for the program, they were destroyed. In the name of the environment, the Obama administration encouraged the unnecessary purchase of thousands of new vehicles and wasted the "reusable" cars for people who truly need a break. If participants weren't already planning to purchase a new car, Cash for Clunkers put each buyer in debtors prison.
• ObamaCare is a gigantic entitlement program that doesn't solve any of the real problems in our healthcare system. Medicare and Medicaid are programs that should be designed and implemented on the state level. It creates more taxes and takes over an entire portion of our economy.
• The Obama Administration is pushing hard for some sort of Cap & Trade legislation which disincentivises investments in America and leaches more profits from businesses & households.
• Extreme extensions of unemployment has encouraged some workers to enjoy the time off rather than taking a job under their pay grade or perhaps two jobs. Unemployment funds are dry in every state, so the unemployed are living off future taxable earnings of Americans.
• More than 50% of people granted government mortgage loan modifications are defaulting! Rather than allowing these people to default on their home mortgage, we supplemented their mortgages with tax dollars and they defaulted again anyway! Wasted, borrowed money when half of the recipients should have gone directly to renting!

It's the policies that infuriate me! And the catch is that Obama is doing exactly what he said he would! It's just that the results aren't what people hoped for. Instead of a government run utopia, we have a crumpling, over-regulated society.

It is the intention of our federal government to reduce our liberties and increase our dependence upon it. It's been a long and well-planned scheme beginning back in the early 1900s. We just happen to be in the perfect storm - an "economic crisis", a war (or 2), and a black president who fuels race issues to distract us from the destruction of our Constitutional Republic.

Let's get off the race card and focus on our Constitution. The changes back to our roots may seem radical, but once we get a taste of liberty and freedom, the rewards will be great!

Why isn't America taking the help it so desperately needs to clean up this oil spill? It's a major tragedy that evokes emotion in nearly everyone, even when finger-pointing is all over the place.

Almost immediately, organizations called for hair and stocking donations to make booms to soak up the oil. Thousands of people participated and thousands more oil sucking booms were created with almost zero cost. Before they could be deployed to help contain the spilling crude, BP engineers claimed that commercial booms were more effective and they wouldn't be using the organic hair booms. WHAT?!?

People all over America pulled their resources and volunteer hours to help contain the oil spill and engineers are denying the use of the donated booms? sniff sniff sniff... smells like conspiracy to me! Who makes these commerical booms? BP of course! (and I'm sure many other deep-seeded corporations) So what if they "don't work as well" - use two of them! They're FREE!!

Here's a comparison of commercial booms vs. hair booms:

Looks like the hair booms work pretty well! Especially AT NO COST.

Thankfully, states are taking advantage of the donated hair booms.

A more important issue is: why haven't all U.S. vessels been deployed for spill containment and clean up? We have ships sitting idle on the Gulf coast that could be skimming all day, every day, working tirelessly to get the oil before the oil gets our coast. Give them some hair booms and get to cleanin'!

President Obama has denied help from 13 foreign governments by not waiving the Jones Act, which requires that all goods transported by water between U.S. ports be carried in U.S.-flag ships. The restriction was created to support the U.S. Mercantile industry (effectiveness to be disputed). Sometimes good intentions are the source of destruction! By accepting help from other countries, we can control, stop & clean up this monstrosity of destruction. Once American vessels can handle ALL the work alone, we can send the help away.

Let's get our ships out there and let's take help from willing countries! We're not the first to go through a terrible oil spill; there is experience and knowledge all over the world - we can learn from history!