There is little doubt in my mind that vast swatches of the Republican party have lost their way with escalating debt and legislation such as the Patriot Act which threats our liberties. Why you chose to step off topic with your reply to this post is anyone’s guess. I’ll play your game for one brief minute, and address some of the issues you raise.

To lay the current financial mess the country finds herself in solely on the steps of the GOP is preposterous. The accumulated deficit is a result of both main stream political parties. In fact in the years between 2006 and 2010 the House has been controlled by the Democrats. As I’m sure you are aware, Article 1, section.7 of the United States Constitution mandates all revenue raising bills originate in the House. So this speaks to directly the control Democrats had in creating the deficit.

In the current budget which ends October of 2011, Obama will post a $1.5 trillion dollar deficit. Mind you this is solely the deficit for ONE year. To offer some perspective, Obama’s deficit is higher then the combined the deficits of all 43 previous President’s. And looking at his current budget proposal, you can find where he wants to make aspects of the Stimulus package permanent. The same Stimulus package which the nation has rejected as bad policy.

Both the Afghanistan and Iraq wars were sanctioned by Congress. The vote on whether to engage in war with both of these military actions was overwhelming in favor of action. Now the current military action by Obama has never been sanctioned or even brought to the Congressional floor for a vote. Instead Obama has willingly given the sovereignty of this country to a foreign body, the United Nations.

Racist rhetoric is a term co-opted by the post modern far left and no longer has impact. The left has went the way of chicken little, funny you should mention that, by calling out as racist any dialogue/political philosophy they disagree with. While I may not find Davenport’s depiction of Obama as a monkey funny, the same has been used depicting George Bush as Curious George. Actually if you look through the centuries of political discourse in this country, it has often been harsh. For example the Republican President Abraham Lincoln was depicted as a monkey clutching the Emancipation Proclamation, for his anti-slavery stance. The Lincoln depiction was used by the Democrats at the time because they were against freeing the slaves.

Trump is an opportunist of the worst fashion. Trump has supported enhanced court interpretation of eminent domain. Which given how he has accumulated wealth through real estate should surprise no one. Trump’s plan on dealing with China and the imposition of tariffs is laughable. Who does he think the additional cost for products will fall back on? The American people will eat these tariffs. Some may suggest that companies in the United States will benefit, however many of the products are no longer manufactured in the US, so Americans wanting “things” will continue, just at a higher cost.

Your suggestion of using optimism and hope as a campaign strategy is reminiscent of Obama’s “hope and change,” or his new “winning the future,” more rightfully called WTF. Each of these insult the intelligence of the American people and the new awakening of its citizenry. Any challenge to Obama needs to speak concisely to the direction he envisions for the country, backdoor socialism with greater federal control over the lives of every citizen. Speaking to his record and the numerous statements he has made is how you win elections, not like McCain who refused to broach specific topics.

The election in 2012 will be won by speaking to the founding principles of this country, by being honest regarding the debt we have accumulated and by promising a decreased and less intrusive federal government. The time for empty rhetoric of hope, change and optimism is over. Honesty and the courage to speak directly without BS is what will win the 2012 election.

Donald Trump is a distraction, while he may have touched a tenet of concern a majority of people have with Obama’s birth certificate, he is NOT a viable candidate and the American people will see this as more is exposed.

So why waste our time with these fools who use their racist rhetoric, like this Marilyn Davenport and Donald Trump with his birther unproven myth, why do we allow our Fox news people to keep talking down our country. Don’t they know we can win the next election with optimism and hope instead of the current rhetoric, that the sky is falling, if we are not careful we will end up like chicken little where no one will listen to us.

I understand you may not like the the direct quotes. I understand they do not fit neatly in to your ideology and probably cause you some cognitive dissonance. But the quotes are taken directly from the article referenced, they are what they are and no post modern twisting can change that fact.

Numerous papers have reported increases in health care costs across the board, often in the area of 9% annually. Many of the increases with individual health care policies swirl around the fact that there are now with Obamacare mandated minimum standards in coverage. Previously individuals could pick and choose what aspects they found important for their families well-being. For instance, if they did not foresee the need for drug and alcohol treatment coverage they could forgo this option, no longer.

As for suddenly this new Utopia of individuals staying home (stay-at-home dad or mom) because health care costs have dropped to pennies it’s not going to happen.

The only echo I hear is coming from your talking points and your inability to read the linked article.

“Can’t make up the foreign policy of a Super Power as you go along”

With Obama as commander and chief, he has control of all aspects within the military. Does it seem so unreasonable that given his desire to open US land based prisons for the Gitmo detainees, he would not have military commanders begin the search for military personal to staff these facilities?

Estimates at the time speculated prison staffing would require a minimum of 1,000 employees per facility. While pundits spoke in mid-2009 about the benefit these new jobs would bring communities, I cannot find anywhere Obama or Holder stating the guards would come from the civilian ranks. In fact given that the prisoners at Gitmo are there because of ties to terrorism, I know of NO military operated prison which is solely staffed by civilian personal.

The United States Army Reserve during this time posted job placement for Internment/Resettlement Specialists. Included in the job description is the following:

Internment/Resettlement (I/R) Specialists in the Army are primarily responsible for day-to-day operations in a military confinement/correctional facility or detention/internment facility.

Now some I’m sure are saying, “LOOK, internment facilities.. I knew it.” They do this without reading the next line in the job description:

I/R Specialists provide rehabilitative, health, welfare, and security to U.S. military prisoners within a confinement or correctional facility; conduct inspections; prepare written reports; and coordinate activities of prisoners/internees and staff personnel. (emphasis mine)

Notice, military prisoners much like the Gitmo detainees. The terrorist which Obama wants to bring to US soil.

Under the Army Reserve “ Advanced Responsibilities” description of duties continue and include:

Provide command and control, staff planning, administration/logistical services, and custody/control for the operation of an Enemy Prisoner of War/Civilian Internee (EPW/CI) camp.

Enemy prisoner of war fall within the classification of how the Gitmo detainees would be considered. Although admittedly they were called Enemy Combatants primarily since they did not wear a uniform of a specific country.

Civilian Internee involves having to do some research, since I am sure most individuals are not familiar with the words or terms used by the military. Although I’m sure once again it is easier to jump to conclusions then to do the time consuming leg work to discover the truth.

In following this trail, first we seek a military definition and find this for civilian internee:

(DOD) 1. A civilian who is interned during armed conflict or occupation for security reasons or for protection or because he has committed an offense against the detaining power. 2. A term used to refer to persons interned and protected in accordance with the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, 12 August 1949 (Geneva Convention).

The definition adds clarity and we are moving closer to understanding what exactly the Army Reserve is seeking yet looking at United States Marine Corps handbook of Enemy Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees adds insight.

Civilian Internees (CI) are individuals who are found in the vicinity of a battle zone and may be detained according the Fourth Geneva Convention under specific guidelines.

From page 33 of the USMC handbook:

Protection of Civilian Internees
1. Humane Treatment for Civilian Internees

The Geneva Convention concerning civilians provides a list of actions you may not take against a civilian in your custody, as well as a list of actions you must take to help the civilian internees. The Geneva Convention provides a “safety net” for those civilians who are taken into custody by their enemy. A good rule of thumb for treating civilian internees is to treat them as if they were EPWs.

The reason the handbook states treating CI’s as Enemy Prisoners of War is that the Geneva Convention deals more with the humane treatment of enemy soldiers than it does any civilian population on the battle field.

So through this endeavor we have found that the common language use of words differ than that used by the military. Civilian internee does not refer to the general populations but to individuals on the battlefield… period. You can attempt to twist the language to mean anything you want but without context it is intellectually dishonest. I contend that this posting by the Army Reserve dated back in 2009 was a direct result of Obama looking to move Gitmo detainees to US soil.

Now as far as your:

And, more importantly, is it still a conspiracy if you’re afraid to see it as such, deny it’s existence, make light or fun of others who see it for what it is, or if you’re afraid to be labeled a conspiracy nut because you’ve been programmed by the controlled media to do so?

Are you afraid of looking at the truth or are you so blind that you would rely on others vision of the world; without investigating even the most elementary aspects of what the Army is looking for in their job post? Given that I have allowed you to venture far from the originals post topic and have painstakingly provided you definitions for context, how dare you come in to my house and think you can rant about the blackbirds on the phone wires without the most fundamental aspect of knowledge.

Believe what you want, chase your blackbirds.. I will stay vigilante regarding bona fided attacks on our freedom and liberty.