THANK YOU

SPECIAL POST

As this year of scandals comes to a close, I'd like to thank you for your readership.  In growing numbers, you have been following all of my blogs and it's indeed heartwarming to know that what I have to say and the opinions I have to give mean something to someone. 

My objective in posting these blogs is to keep people aware of what is going on around them in this country, not only from a political standpoint, but also with respect to important stories of every kind that do not make the daily news.  Of course, it is incumbent upon me to add my incredible wit, sarcastic as it maybe at times, sprinkled with a few puns and plays on words to try and put a smile on people's faces when we are living in times that make it difficult to smile.  

With your permission, I'll keep writing and blogging along... It's the American thing to do. 

... The Unknown Scribbler

OBAMA'S LAST BENGHAZI GASP?

The NEW YORK TIMES' claim over the weekend that the Benghazi Massacre was in fact caused by that famous video defies admissions by the CIA, DOD and Hillary Clinton that the attack was carefully orchestrated.  The claim defies all of the evidence and testimony presented so far.  

Yet, the Times article comes at a time when Susan Rice has just called the uproar over Benghazi a "farce." 

Is this the last gasp of a defiant Barack Hussein Obama trying to cast blame where it does not belong and perpetuate a cover up that never should have been tolerated? 

After all, as you know, both Susan Rice and the NEW YORK TIMES are wholly-owned subsidiaries of Obama, Inc.  Or, perhaps, Obama is trying to get the national attention back on him as opposed to being on Duck Dynasty?  

VIDEO OF THE YEAR... DON'T MISS THIS

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HERE'S SOMEONE TO BLAME

Here's a list you should retain and remember well next November.  Note: there are no Republicans or Libertarians on this list.  Should the Democrats increase their numbers in the Senate, which has the sole authority to ratify treaties, the U.N. treaty could be ratified and become law, setting up a Constitutional confrontation.  Given what happened with the Court over ObamaCare, our 2nd Amendment could be trashed. 

In a 53-46 vote, the Senate narrowly passed a measure that will stop the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty.  The Statement of Purpose from the Bill reads:  "To uphold Second Amendment rights and prevent the United States from entering into the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty."  The U.N. Small Arms Treaty, which has been championed by the Obama Administration, would have effectively placed a global ban on the import and export of small firearms.  The ban would have affected all private gun owners in the U.S. and had language that would have implemented an international gun registry on all private guns and ammo.

Astonishingly, 46 out of our 100 United States Senators were willing to give away our Constitutional rights to a foreign power.  

(Subsequently, Obama and Kerry signed the treaty with the U.N. and it must now go to the Senate to be ratified and become binding,).  

Here are the 46 senators who voted to give your rights to the U.N.

Baldwin (D-WI)

Baucus (D-MT)

Bennett (D-CO)

Blumenthal (D-CT)

Boxer (D-CA)

Brown (D-OH)

Cantwell (D-WA)

Cardin (D-MD)

Carper (D-DE)

Casey (D-PA)

Coons (D-DE)

Cowan (D-MA)

Durbin (D-IL)j

Feinstein (D-CA)

Franken (D-MN)

Gillibrand (D-NY)

Harkin (D-IA)

Hirono (D-HI)

Johnson (D-SD)

Kaine (D-VA)

King (I-ME)

Klobuchar (D-MN)

Landrieu (D-LA)

Leahy (D-VT)

Levin (D-MI)

McCaskill (D-MO)

Menendez (D-NJ)

Merkley (D-OR)

Mikulski (D-MD)

Murphy (D-CT)

Murray (D-WA)

Nelson (D-FL)

Reed (D-RI)

Reid (D-NV)

Rockefeller (D-WV)

Sanders (I-VT)

Schatz (D-HI)

Schumer (D-NY)

Shaheen (D-NH)

Stabenow (D-MI)

Udall (D-CO)

Udall (D-NM)

Warner (D-VA)

Warren (D-MA)

Whitehouse (D-RI)

Wyden (D-OR)

Folks: This needs to go viral. These Senators voted to let the UN take OUR guns.  They need to lose their next election.  We have been betrayed.

46 Senators Voted to Give your 2nd Amendment Constitutional Rights to the U.N.  (Two-thirds, or 67 Senators, must agree on an article of ratification.)  

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE

AND REMEMBER...

IF IT WEREN'T FOR ME, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE OBAMACARE!!!

COURT VIOLATES CONSTITUTION

Here it is, the middle of Christmas season, and I'm going to have to go on another rant. 

The situation is that  Federal Court Judge has ruled that the State of Utah has no state rights. The Constitution enumerates powers of the central government and specifically provides that powers or rights not enumerated in the Constitution are reserved for the individual states.  Nowhere in the Constitution is the subject of marriage mentioned; therefore, laws pertaining to the subject of marriage are reserved to the individual states.  

The Judge ruled: The state of Utah has failed to show that allowing same-sex marriages would affect opposite-sex marriages in any way.  The Judge should have ruled: Laws pertaining to the subject of marriage are solely within the realm of individual states and, therefore, this Federal Court lacks jurisdiction to hear the case.  

The damned liberal establishment, a minority in this country, is bound and determined to shove their one-sided agendas down American throats whether we like it or not, because they need to dismantle traditional values in order to weaken our national resolve so they can eventually overthrow our system of government.  If the state does not want to recognize or authorize gay marriages within the state, that's their business; to rule otherwise prima facie violates the substance of argument against polygamy.   

For us to allow liberals with anti-American, anti-Constitutional agendas to be appointed or elected to a judicial bench is our fault.   

OBAMA TAKES A BEATING IN THE COURTS

Two more major cases this week were decided against the Obama doctrines, and the White House is not happy about it.  A federal judge ruled Monday that the National Security Agency’s daily collection of virtually all Americans’ phone records is almost certainly unconstitutional.  Then, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that “the government appears to adopt the cavalier attitude that the President should be permitted to convey orders throughout the Executive Branch without public oversight...to engage in what is in effect governance by ‘secret law.’”  The second ruling stemmed by Obama's issuance of an executive order on foreign relations that he immediately classified and has refused to make public; this allows the President to run the country by secret laws. 

In both cases, Obama has seized so much power from the citizens that he has succeeded in transferring the power of government from the people to him... which is not only unconstitutional but is also a violation of the public trust and is dictatorial in its intent.  

Could it be that all of his chickens are coming home to roost?  Could it be that the blame is now heading exactly where it belongs... in Obama's lap? 

OBAMA CHALLENGED FOR RELIGIOUS PERSECUTION

The Vatican's Chief Justice, Cardinal Raymond Burke, has lashed out at the Obama Administration, saying that it's treatment of religious freedom in this country “is an absolute contradiction of the founding principles of this nation.”  

To my knowledge, this is the very first time that any nationally recognized religious leader has come forth to challenge what is rapidly becoming religious persecution in America; it is long overdue.  It's way beyond the time for us to be complacent any longer about the many outright attacks on our fundamental freedoms.  

Wake up America, or we're going to be to blame for letting our freedoms slip through our fingers!

GERALDO RIVERA LOSES IT

Geraldo has lost it... two ways.  Due to declining ratings, Rivera lost his national syndication; his radio show will now only be heard in the New York City market.  He also "lost it" by lashing out at his replacement, Bryan Suits and accused him of being a “right-wing jerk off Rush wannabe.” 

Rivera has always been a closet liberal; the fact that he also appears on FOX NEWS CHANNEL does not in any way turn him into a conservative.  The proof is in the pudding; rather than being introspective about his fate, he seeks to lash out and blame others.  That's full proof that he's a liberal. 

I even believe he thinks that George Bush was responsible for the Benghazi Massacre. 

BENGHAZI AND OBAMACARE

Benghazi, Fast & Furious, ObamaCare... you could spend all day listing things the Obama Administration has fouled up.  They all carry a common denominator...deliberate lies.  I think it's built around the proposition that a president can do whatever he wants and the public has no right to ask questions.  Napoleon, Caesar and other emperors practiced that philosophy.  

We've simply got to come to grips with the fact that Obama is a cavalier liar.  He has deliberately misled the American people since long before he was elected in 2008.  He has no one to blame for his failing poll standings but himself; yet, in a desperate attempt to deny culpability he chooses to blame racism for his problems.  

I wish I could say that one day, Obama will awaken and realize that he IS to blame, but that is unlikely to happen.  If it ever does, that will be the day the sun comes up in the west. 

REPUBLICANS TO CONSERVATVES: GET LOST

The Republican hierarchy cannot get over itself.  Regardless of the fact that it has consistently lost elections since 2008, the hierarchy still seems to consider itself as being God's gift to American politics.  In 2010, after a crushing defeat over the ObamaCare issue, it was the Tea Parties and the party conservatives who presided over a complete rejuvenation of the party and the take-back of the House of Representatives; yet, the hierarchy has done everything it can possibly do to encourage those Tea Party Members and party conservatives to pack up and get out. 

The recent attacks by Boehner and others against the Tea Parties and the conservative elements within the Republicans can result in only only thing: a continued split in party unity and the probable formation of a third political party.  In such a scenario, the party can only look forward to continued and deepening losses at the polls. 

One of these days, the "hierarchy" is going to realize that they have become the "lowerarchy" and they will have nobody to blame but themselves.  In the meantime, the growing conservative movement in the country is having less and less to do with the Republican Higher Command, as the polls already indicate.  If the damned Central Command is so happy with the Progressives, they should be the ones to pack up and get out. 

HAPPY

FRIDAY THE 13TH. 

YOUR VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT MAY CLOSE

Yet another casualty of ObamaCare is going down in flames, pardon the play on words.  The I.R.S. gestapo has ruled that volunteers in fire departments are "employees" and that volunteer fire departments must therefore provide health insurance.  Most volunteer departments serve small, often remote communities who would otherwise be unable to afford fire protection.  These departments operate off of donations and occasional grants, skinny budgets to day the least.  This leaves them unable to afford to pay for health insurance for their volunteers. 

An Administration official, oblivious to reality, is said to have explained, (I don't know what the fuss is all about; this only applied to departments with more than 50 on staff." 

Now, who is to blame for this bilge water, Barry? 

BENGHAZI DISAPPEARS FROM MIDDLE EASTERN MAP

Rep. Ann Kuster (D-N.H.), a Democratic congresswoman, declined to address questions about the deaths of four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, at a recent town hall meeting. According to a video of the town hall,  said she wouldn't answer Benghazi questions because the topic was the Middle East.  "I’m certainly not here to talk about it," she said. "We’re here to talk about the Middle East.”   

This goes to show you how these pious, know-it-all twerps we have allowed ourselves to elect to office really think.  Her statement says to me that either Benghazi is not in the Middle East at all, or she thinks we are dumb enough that we don't know the difference.  In my circle, they're referred to as "airheads."  She probably thinks Los Angeles is in New Mexico or that there are indeed 57 states. 

No wonder our government sucks. 

EIGHT MAJOR TECH COMPANIES: RESTRICT GOVERNMENT SPYING

Eight major tech companies including Microsoft, Google, Apple, Facebook, LinkedIn, Yahoo, AOL and Twitter are calling on Obama and the U.S. Congress to impose new curbs on surveillance after a series of revelations detailing how the National Security Agency (NSA) accessed and collected user data from their customers. "The balance in many countries has tipped too far in favor of the state and away from the rights of the individual — rights that are enshrined in our Constitution. This undermines the freedoms we all cherish."

Hooray and congratulations to these firms for standing up to the bullying, oppressive spying tactics being used against us.   Of course, Obama is not to blame; Kelsey Grammer did it.  

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE... IN THE TOILET?

The most recent poll shows that the approval rating for Congress has dropped to 9%... that's a single digit 9%.  It's the lowest in recorded history.  

What all of us need to do is to copy this post and paste on the 2014 calendar for the second Tuesday in November.  Do we really need to be to blame for reelecting a Congress that's been wallowing around in the toilet?  

WORD GAMES

I normally don't post this blog on weekends, but I was out sick yesterday so... what the hell.  I can spit out some more poison and vitriol just to make the world go around.  

So, Obama doesn't use the word "period" anymore.  And he no longer says you can "keep your plan."  I haven't heard him say anything much about keeping your doctor or your hospital, either.   Now, he's made another not-so-subtle change in his diatribe: he no longer uses the word, "affordable."  Pretty soon, when people really understand what quality of care they are going to be getting under this monstrosity, he's going to have to drop the word "care" as well, after which the Affordable Care Act will simply be known as "the Act."  I can remember when, as a kid, I used to sneak dirty books into my bedroom and read about "the Act." 

Somehow, I don't think Obama is using a condom. 

SORRY...

I sat down to write blogs and got a post on Zinger, but I am just so sick I can't do anymore. Hopefully, I'll be better over the weekend. 

The Unknown Scribbler

THE FICKLE FINGER OF BLAME POINTS TOWARD...

Washington's favorite good old boy, Harry Reid from Nevada, has quietly decided go arbitrarily exempt some of his staffers from ObamaCare and to continue their cushy current plans.  Ted Cruz promptly chastised Reid for it, to which Reid probably thought to himself, "F--- Cruz and the horse he rode in on." 

Now, I need to say this:  There are a whole lot of Americans who are ticked off about ObamaCare.  There were a whole bunch of us trying to get those Americans to pay attention and to let them know what a disaster we were going to have on our hands; nevertheless, they reelected Obama.  Obama pointedly said Tuesday that there was no way ObamaCare would ever be repealed under his watch.  So, folks, you created your own mess.  You are the ones to blame.  Deal with it. 

ANOTHER AMERICAN INDUSTRY LOST TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES

The Doe Run Company of  Herculaneum, Missouri has been in business since 1892.   It is a smelting plant that produces lead; lead is used in many industrial machines and, of course, ammunition.  It will be the last lead production company to close in the U.S. and 145 jobs will be lost.  The company cites insurmountable E.P.A. regulations as the reason for closing down. 

But the need for lead in the U.S. will continue.  That, of course, means that lead will be smelted in other countries and shipped to the U.S. for processing into various needed items.  So, the only thing that has been gained here is the loss of 145 jobs.  Soon, we will have the cleanest country on the planet and no jobs at all.  The steel industry left decades ago.  Auto manufacturing plants continue to downsize and move to Mexico or Canada. 

Maybe it's a good thing that the country is running out of jobs.  People need the additional free time to navigate the ObamaCare website. 

SCREW THE MILITARY... AGAIN

It's no secret that military personnel are underpaid for the services they perform.  It's also no secret that Obama has a great disdain for our men and women in uniform.  Since the first day in office, he has fostered a continuing attack, trying at one point to force military personnel to pay for their own health insurance.  He's also actively replacing top-ranked military personnel and getting rid of the experienced men and women most capable of leading our troops into battle when the needs arise.  He's also trying to change the retirement system, saying that military personnel who retire after 20 years of service can't start drawing retirement pay until they are 65. 

Military personnel depend on reduced prices at military exchanges and commissaries to help make ends meet.  The Obama Administration is now proposing the closure of over 200 stateside and foreign commissaries to "cut costs."  This means that the troops are again taking it in the shorts in terms of benefits.  

One of these days, Obama is going to want to take another trip to Vegas on Air Force One and there won't be any pilots around to fly him.    

FROM THE EMAIL BAG

Commentary by Lt. Colonel John Lewis Cook, USA Retired.

Just when you think the Obama administration cannot possibly engage in any more stupid, embarrassing episodes, you suddenly discover that you are wrong. This administration's capacity for insanity appears to be limitless.

The latest example of this occurred on Tuesday when the Pentagon hosted something called the Second Annual Gay Appreciation Day.  This tribute to the Lavender Set took place in the Pentagon's auditorium which is in the basement of the building. Normally, special events such as this take place
in the bright sunlight of the center courtyard. In any event, the basement is the perfect place for this venue.

Valerie Jarrett, the President's all purpose, all weather cheer leader was in charge and she was definitely ready for the challenge. Ms. Jarrett is famous for over-the-top statements that bear little resemblance to reality and on Tuesday, she did not disappoint. "Because we repealed 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell', our military is stronger and our country is safer now that
homosexuals may serve openly" she told the cheering audience.

This is a most sweeping assertion and it would, under normal circumstances, be accompanied with something in the way of proof to lend it credibility. After all, she is making the gay soldiers sound like supermen and, without them, the nation would be in grave danger.  However, there is nothing normal
about these circumstances we are facing today with this administration. It's as if Obama has repealed the requirement for any supporting documentation, on any issue.  In short, if the administration says it, it has to be true.

If the administration decides to make gays in the military the new Golden Boys, then they become Golden Boys. Period.  Next up was Chuck Hagel, the current Secretary of Defense who was selected to be the fall guy for the loss of Afghanistan. Unfortunately, he doesn't know it yet.  Taking his cue from Ms. Jarrett, he fell right in line. We're very proud of everything the gay and lesbian community have contributed and continue to contribute, he echoed, with the same amount of proof and less enthusiasm that Ms. Jarrett offered, which was none.

Then Eric Fanning, Air Force acting Secretary, heaped praise on a gay Marine Captain and said when he deploys in August, He'll be taking his husband with him.

I admit, it will take some of us some time to get used to these odd possessive pronouns, such as his husband, and her wife, but I suppose we should all make the effort because they are not going away. However, in the interim, it does appear a bit, well, queer.

To make the event complete, there was actually a gay General officer in the audience. Not much of a General, to be sure, only a Brigadier and not active duty but reserve, but technically, a General none the less.  BG Tammy Smith
is duly noted as the groundbreaking General officer that actually came out of the closet. She and her wife were duly recognized.

I'm sure the organizers are praying for a two or three star active duty General just to give the whole thing a touch of class.


While it is all too easy to make fun of these officials fawning over gays as if they were rock stars or an endangered species, there is a far darker side to gays serving openly in the military and none of these officials have the courage to address it.  The dirty little secret is this. During 2012, the
first full year where gays could serve openly in the military, there were 26,000 sexual assaults across all services. Of these 26,000, 14,000 were
male-on-male assaults. 

Yes, you read that correctly. More men in the military were sexually assaulted than women in 2012. 

So who is committing the majority of sexual assaults in the military? Well, it's the new hero who is making our country safer, according to Ms. Jarrett, the homosexual serving openly.  It's the same homosexual soldier that Chuck
Hagel is so proud of.  In fact, Hagel is proud of everything the homosexuals and lesbians are doing.

Well, do you think he's proud of this report that was reluctantly released last month that blamed the homosexual community for most sexual assaults in 2012? And why was there a 35% increase in sexual assaults from 2011 to 2012,
most involving male-on-male assault?

Could it be that throughout all of 2012, gays were serving openly and apparently taking full advantage of the repeal of Don't Ask Don't Tell, and came out of the closet in droves, determined to celebrate their liberation with anyone they encountered, regardless of consent?

When viewed through this lens of cold, hard reality, free from the distortion of political correctness, the whole gay issue quickly ceases to be humorous. In fact, it becomes utterly disgusting.  The truth is, gay soldiers are a real threat to real soldiers and this report bears that out. Instead of putting them on a pedestal, they should be tried and put in jail.
If this is allowed to continue, this virus has the potential of killing the military from the inside. For anyone who still has doubts about this, then I advise them to read the Annual Report on Sexual Assault in the Military, May 2013.

So, what is being done about this epidemic of male rape in the military? Precious little because if it is forced into the bright light of day, it is an admission that the great gay experiment was a total failure.

Meanwhile, as the military leadership was partying with gays in the basement on Tuesday, the last remaining grownups in the Pentagon, the operational folks who always have to make the hard calls during times like this, were wrestling with the latest orders from the President to cut ten combat brigades from a force that is already too lean. That will be roughly 45,000 soldiers who will, eventually, lose their jobs and the chance to finish their careers.

Soldiers who have done nothing wrong, raped no one, just doing their job, will be cut loose.  But have no fear. None of those who get cut will be gay. 

God knows, in this environment, being gay is being golden and the gays will keep getting a free pass until sanity is restored to the system.  When that will happen is anybody's guess because there are no George Patton's on the horizons.

Like those guys at Benghazi  the military right now is on its own. No help will be coming from this administration.

About the Author.
Lieutenant Colonel John Lewis Cook, United States Army (ret), served as the Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Interior in Kabul , Afghanistan , with responsibility for developing the force structure for the entire Afghan National Police. As of 2012, this force totals 157,000. From March 2008 until August 2012, his access and intimate associations with all levels of the Afghan government and coalition forces have provided him with an unprecedented insight into the policies which will determine the outcome of the war. It is this insight, coupled with his contacts and associations throughout Afghanistan that form the basis of "Afghanistan:  The Perfect
Failure."