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Taxpayer Holiday

Below is an email that I was sent about the idea of a taxpayer holiday.  The idea being that instead of bailing out huge businesses that the taxpayers is actually paying (through the nose) for the government give the taxpayers a break to improve the economy!  LOVE IT!!!!
Dear Fellow Taxpayers,
Is the United States in a recession?  Does the economy needs a boost?  U. S. House Representative Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) has come up with a creative idea.  As a member of the Conservative House Republican Study Committee, Rep. Gohmert is proposing to use the $350 billion left of the $700 billion bank bailout to fund a two-month tax holiday for American citizens that would put money in the pockets of American taxpayers, and thus, boost the economy.
Read the article on www.pointofview.net or go to that website and listen to 12-2-08’s broadcast.  Kirby Anderson, host of Point Of View, encourages us to call our representative, support this bill, and perhaps, if the American taxpayer benifits, this will end the crazy bailout frenzy.
Kirby Anderson urges us to call our representatives to support Louie Gohmert’s plan.
For those is Amarillo and Texas Congressional district 13 Mac Thornberry’s local telephone number is 371-8844.  His Washington number is 1-202-225-3706.  Mac’s e-mail address is www.house.gov/thornberry.
We The People want to get on board for a tax bail out!  Please call your U. S. Representative today.  Perhaps this could be called a modern day Tea Party.

Add comment December 3, 2008

Dear Mr. Obama,

Barack Hussein Obama,

The New York Times carried a story on Saturday, October 4, 2008 that proved you had a significantly closer relationship with Bill Ayers than what you previously admitted.   While the issue of your relationship is of concern, the greater concern is that you lied to America about it.

The Chicago Sun reported on May 8, 2008 that FBI records showed that you had a significantly closer relationship with Tony Rezko than what you previously admitted.   In the interview, you said that you only saw Mr. Rezko a couple of times a year..   The FBI files showed that you saw him weekly.  While the issue of your relationship is of concern, the greater concern is that you lied to America about it.

Your speech in Philadelphia on March 18, 2008 about ‘race’ contradicted your statement to Anderson Cooper on March 14 when you said that you never heard Reverend Wright make his negative statements about white America .   While your attendance at Trinity Church for 20 years is of concern, the greater concern is that you lied to America on March 14.

In your 1st debate with John McCain, you said that you never said that you would meet with the leaders of Cuba, Venezuela, Iran, and North Korea without ‘preparations’ at lower levels .. Joe Biden repeated your words in his debate with Sarah Palin … while the video tape from your debate last February clearly shows that you answered ‘I would’ to the question of meeting with those leaders within 12 months without ‘any’ preconditions.  While your judgment about meeting with enemies of the USA without pre-conditions is of concern, the greater concern is that you lied to  America in the debate with McCain.

On July 14, 2008, you said that you always knew that the surge would work while the video tapes of you from more than a year ago show that you stated that the surge would not work.   While your judgment about military strategy as a potential commander in chief is of concern, the greater concern is that you lied to America on July 14.

You now claim that your reason for voting against funding for the troops was because the bill did not include a time line for withdrawal while the video tapes of you from more than a year ago show that you voted against additional funding because you wanted our troops to be removed immediate y … not in 16 months after the 2008 election as you now claim.  While your judgment about removing our troops unilaterally in 2007 is of concern, the greater concern is that you lied to America about your previous position.

You claim to have a record of working with Republicans while the record shows that the only bill that you sponsored with a Republican was with Dick Lugar … and it failed.  The record shows that you vote 97% in concert with the Democrat party and that you have the most liberal voting record in the Senate.  You joined Republicans only 13% of the time in your votes and those 13%  were only after agreement from the Democrat party.  While it is of concern that you fail to include conservatives in your actions and that you are such a liberal, the greater concern is that you distorted the truth.

In the 20 primary debates of last February, 2008, you claimed to have talked with a ‘Captain’ of a platoon in Afghanistan ‘the other day’ when in fact you had a discussion in 2003 with a Lieutenant who had just been deployed to Afghanistan .  You lied in that debate.

In your debates last spring, you claimed to have been a ‘professor of Constitutional law’ when in fact you have never been a professor of Constitutional law.  In this last debate, you were careful to say that you ‘taught a law class’ and never mentioned being a ‘professor of Constitutional law.’  You lied last spring.

You and Joe Biden both claimed that John McCain voted against additional funding for our troops when the actual records show the opposite. You distorted the truth.

You and Joe Biden claim that John McCain voted against funding for alternate energy sources 20 times when the record shows that John McCain specifically voted against funding for bio fuels, especially corn.. and he was right ….  corn is too expensive at producing ethanol, and using corn to make ethanol increased the price of corn  from $2 a bushel to $6 a bushel for food.   You distorted the truth.

You and Joe Biden claim that John McCain voted like both of you for a tax increase on those making as little as $42,000 per year while the voting record clearly shows that John McCain did not vote as you and Joe Biden.   You lied to America.

You and Joe Biden claim that John McCain voted with George W. Bush 90% of the time when you know that Democrats also vote 90% of the time with the President (including Joe Biden) because the vast majority of the votes are procedural.  You are one of the few who has not voted 90% of the time with the president because you have been missing from the Senate since the day you got elected.   While your absence from your job in the Senate is of concern, the greater concern is that you spin the facts.

You did not take an active role in the rescue plan.  You claimed that the Senate did not need you while the real reason that you abstained was because of your close relationships with the executives of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Countrywide, and Acorn … who all helped cause the financial problems of today … and they all made major contributions to your campaign.   While your relationship with these executives and your protection of them for your brief 3 years in the Senate (along with Barney Frank, Chuch Schumer, Maxine Waters, and Chris Dodd) is of concern, the greater concern is that you are being deceitful.

You forgot to mention that you personally represented Tony Rezko and Acorn.  Tony Rezko, an Arab and close friend to you, was convicted of fraud in Chicago real estate transactions that bilked millions of tax dollars from the Illinois government for renovation projects that you sponsored as a state senator … and Acorn has been convicted of voter fraud, real estate sub prime loan intimidation, and illegal campaign contributions.  Tony Rezko has contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to your political campaigns.  You personally used your political positions to steer money to both Tony Rezko and Acorn and you used Acorn to register thousands of phony voters for Democrats and you.  While your relationships with Rezko and Acorn are of concern, the greater concern is that you omitted important facts about your relationships with them to America .

During your campaign, you said: ‘typical white person.’  ‘They cling to their guns and religion.’  ‘They will say that I am black.’  You played the race card.  You tried to label any criticism about you as racist.  You divide America.

You claim that you will reduce taxes for 95% of America, but you forgot to tell America that those reductions are after you remove the Bush tax reductions.   You have requested close to $1 Billion in earmarks and several million for Acorn.   Your social programs will cost America $1 Trillion per year and you claim that a reduction in military spending ($100 billion for Iraq) can pay for it.   While your economic plan of adding 30% to the size of our federal government is of concern, the greater concern is that you are deceiving America.

The drain to America’s economy by foreign supplied oil is $700 Billion per year (5% of GDP) while the war in Iraq is $100 Billion (less than 1% of GDP).  You voted against any increases to oil exploration for the last 3 years and any expansion of nuclear facilities.  Yet today, you say that you have always been for more oil and more nuclear..   You are lying to America.

Mr. Obama, you claimed that you ‘changed’ your mind about public financing for your campaign because of the money spent by Republican PACs in 2004.   The truth is that the Democrat PACs in 2004, 2006, and 2008  spent twice as much as the Republican PACs (especially George Soros and MoveOn.org).    You are lying to America

Mr. Obama, you have done nothing to stop the actions of the teachers’ union and college professors in the USA.  They eliminated religion from our history.  They teach pro gay agendas and discuss sex with students as young as first grade.  They bring their personal politics into the classrooms.  They disparage conservatives.  They brainwash our children.  They are in it for themselves ….. not America     Are you reluctant to condemn their actions because teachers/professors and the NEA contribute 25% of all money donated to Democrats and none to Republicans?  You are deceiving America .

Oh Mr. Obama, Teddy Roosevelt said about a hundred years ago that we Americans should first look at the character of our leaders before anything else.

Your character looks horrible.  While you make good speeches, motivating speeches, your character does not match your rhetoric.  You talk the talk but do not walk the walk.

1.  You lied to America   You lied many times.  You distorted facts.  You parsed your answers like a lawyer.

2. You distorted the record of John McCain in your words and in your advertisements.

3.  You had associations with some very bad people for your personal political gains and then lied about those associations.

4.  You divide America about race and about class.

Now let me compare your record of lies, distortions, race baiting, and associations to John McCain:   War hero.  Annapolis graduate with ‘Country first.’   Operational leadership experience like all 43 previously elected presidents of the USA as a Navy Officer for 22 years.  26 years in the Senate.  Straight talk.  Maverick.  54% of the time participated on bills with Democrats.  Never asked for an earmark. The only blemish on his record is his part in the Keating 5 debacle about 25 years ago.

Mr. Obama, at Harvard Law School, you learned that the end does not justify the means.  You learned that perjury, false witness, dishonesty, distortion of truth are never tolerated.  Yet, your dishonesty is overwhelming.  Your dishonesty is tremendously greater than the dishonesty that caused the impeachment and disbarment of Bill Clinton.  Your dishonesty is tremendously greater than the dishonesty of Scooter Libby. You should be ashamed.

Mr. Obama, it is time for us Americans to put aside our differences on political issues and vote against you because of your dishonest character.   It is time for all of us Americans to put aside our political issues and vote for America first. It is time for America to vote for honesty.

Any people who vote for you after understanding that you are dishonest should be ashamed of themselves for making their personal political issues more important than character.  Would these same people vote for the anti-Christ if the anti-Christ promised them riches?   Would they make a golden calf while Moses was up the mountain?   Would they hire someone for a job if that someone lied in an interview?  …. of course not.  So why do some of these people justify their votes for you even though they know you are dishonest? Why do they excuse your dishonesty?   because some of these people are frightened about the future, the economy, and their financial security …. and you are praying on their fears with empty promises  … and because some (especially our young people) are consumed by your wonderful style and promises for ‘change’ like the Germans who voted for Adolf Hitler in 1932.  The greed/envy by Germans in 1932 kept them from recognizing Hitler for who he was.   They loved his style.  Greed and envy are keeping many Americans from recognizing you .. your style has camouflaged your dishonesty …. but many of us see you for who you really are   … and we will not stop exposing who you are every day,  forever if it is necessary.

Mr. Obama, you are dishonest.  Anyone who votes for you is enabling dishonesty.

Mr.  Obama , America cannot trust that you will put America first in your decisions about the future.

Mr. Obama, you are not the ‘change’ that America deserves.  We cannot trust you.

Mr. Obama, You are not ready and not fit to be commander in chief.

Mr. Obama, John McCain does not have as much money as your campaign to refute all of your false statements.  And for whatever reasons, the mainstream media will not give adequate coverage or research about your lies, distortions, word parsing, bad associations, race bating, lack of operational leadership experience, and general dishonest character.  The media is diverting our attention to your relationships and ignoring the fact that you lied about those relationships..   The fact that you lied is much more important than the relationships themselves…. just like with Bill Clinton and Richard Nixon … Monica Lewinski and Watergate were not nearly as bad as the fact that those gentlemen lied about the events …  false witness … perjury …  your relationships and bad judgments are bad on their own …. but your lies are even worse.

Therefore, by copy of this memo, all who read this memo are asked to send it to everyone else in America before it is too late.  We need to do the job that the media will not do.  We need to expose your dishonesty so that every person in America understands who you really are before election day.

Mr. Obama, in a democracy, we get what we deserve.  And God help America if we deserve you.

Michael Master
McLean, Virginia

Add comment October 29, 2008

Problem or Solution?

Add comment October 28, 2008

Amarillo Threat Letters

Chase Bank Hoax Threat Letters form Amarillo!

Federal authorities say more than 30 threat letters were sent to JP Morgan Chase banks around the country, all postmarked last Saturday, October 18, in Amarillo, Texas.

An FBI spokesperson said the letters all contained a powder substance that appears to be harmless. Additional testing is underway.

Full Story

Add comment October 22, 2008

BAILOUT PASSES!!!!!!!

Washington, D.C. – By a vote of 263-171, the House of Representatives finally passed the bailout bill Friday, sending it to President Bush’s desk for his signature.

I called my Congressman who originally voted against the bill in fact he even sent me his speech that he delivered from the House floor. Today he lost my vote because he changed his mind and voted in favor of the bill. I will update with the list of votes ASAP.

“How can we have capitalism on the way up and socialism on the way down,” said Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Texas, a leader among conservative Republicans who oppose the central thrust of the legislation — an unprecedented federal intervention into the private capital markets.”

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The core of the plan remains little changed from its inception — the Treasury Department would have $700 billion at its disposal to purchase bad mortage-related securities that are weighing down the balance sheets of institutions that hold them. The flow of credit has slowed, in some cases drying up, threatening the ability of businesses to conduct routine operations or expand.

At the same time, lawmakers have dramatically changed the measure, insisting on greater congressional supervision over the $700 billion, taking measures to protect taxpayers, and insisting on steps to crack down on so-called “golden parachutes” that go to corporate executives whose companies fail.

Earlier in the week, the legislation was altered to expand the federal insurance program for individual bank deposits, and the Securities and Exchange Commission took steps to ease the impact of the questionable mortgage-backed securities on financial institutions.

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These are the only Congressmen in Texas who support liberty and freedom.
Joe Barton – 6th
Michael Burgess- 26th
John Carter- 31st
John Culberson- 7th
Lloyd Doggett- 25th
Louie, Gohmert- 1st
Gene Green- 29th
Ralph Hall- 4th
Jeb Hensarling- 5th
Nick Lampson- 22nd
Kenny Marchant-24th
Michael McCaul- 10th
Randy Neugebauer- 19th
Ron Paul- 14th
Ted Poe- 2nd
Ciro Rodriquez- 23rd

Add comment October 3, 2008

Liar, Liar, Election Quagmire

During the past few days the major focus in politics has been the Billion $ Bailout. In this audio clip BUSH, MCCAIN, and OBAMA are all called out for using the SAME SPEECH- WORD for WORD!!!!!

Which party is on your side? Perhaps those who say that there is not difference in the candidates are correct. After listening to this clip I am wondering if the next president will lead us to into liberal socialism or conservative socialism.

1 comment October 2, 2008

BBB- ($700) Billion Bailout Bill!

It is a sad day for America. This is one time in my life that I am ashamed to be from Texas. For anyone who knows me they might think that is impossible. So why do I feel betrayed by my elected leaders? The approval by the United States Senate, including Texas Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison, and John Cornyn, of the 700 BILLION dollar TAX PAYER paid bailout. The final vote, 74 to 25, passed this piece of socialist legislation to the House.

As Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., a leading conservative, said the step is “leading us into the pit of socialism.” I hate to admit that Sen DeMint is correct.

This bill started out at 3 pages and increased to 450 pages. That what government does – it adds and takes instead of working the problem.

As a Rush Limbaugh listener said, “We have a crisis of confidence in government but not in the market.”

America THIS is your opportunity to make the difference! In the House of Representative the last vote was 205 for and 228 against. Only 12 TWELVE 12! votes are needed to pass this bill through Congress. Stand up for what you believe in! Contact your congressman! Take two minutes to email them or give them a call to vote NO on the $700 Billion Bailout Bill!

This is not over as Ronald Reagan said, “We fought, we dreamed and the dream is still with us.” The possibility of a keeping this country great is still alive. America needs your help!

MORE INFO

“The additional 341 pages in the Senate version have nothing to do with the bailout per se, but instead are an energy bill and a tax bill. In short, the Senate version is the same as the failed House version, but with the addition of (1) the irrelevant FDIC provision, and (2) other unrelated legislation. And the House version was just a 110-page expansion of the Paulson’s original two-and-a-half page proposal that had lots of extra window-dressing, but little in the way of new substantive provisions that are actually mandatory, enforceable, and monitorable. This means that the Senate version of the bailout bill has the same flaws as the original Paulson bill.” – Economic Populist

Add comment October 1, 2008

$700 Billion Bailout – Bad Idea

I am against the bailout. This is socialism and we cannot afford to step any closer to that line. This is even more important given the Dems candidate for president!

Here is the breakdown. The government wants to buy the debt on homes in the US. How do they by it? YOUR MONEY.

Freedom Works launched a petition against the massive $700 billion Wall Street Bailout that Congress is debating. Please take a few seconds to sign it!

Now lets talk about how this relates to the Presidential Debate. McCain wanted to postpone so that he as a United States Senator, elected by the people of his state to work to best represent them in issue of discussion, could be an active part in this bailout bologna. Obama was against moving the debate.

Once Obama realized that this was not a good position to take he decided to create some argument that a president should be able to “multitask.” Obama claims that we the American people need to hear where the candidates stand on the issues. He has been campaigning for almost TWO YEARS. He has had PLENTY of time to explain his personal positions. Why is he still concerned that the American people do not know where he stands? Perhaps because he has still not stated plans or ideas on a number of subjects during these past two years.

Ask yourself who has the servant’s heart? Who steps up as a Leader? Who is more concerned with doing the job than getting the job? Once again McCain has put Country First! And Once again Obama has chosen to put himself and his campaign first.

6 comments September 25, 2008


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