IN 52 SECS WHY BARACK OBAMA CANNOT WIN A GENERAL ELECTION

Hearing the words in that speech might have made you feel a little uneasy...

BUT WAIT!!

Here's what he said in a CNN.com broadcast, March 19, 2008:

So when I am Commander-in-Chief, I will set a new goal on Day One: I will end this war. Not because politics compels it. Not because our troops cannot bear the burden– as heavy as it is. But because it is the right thing to do for our national security, and it will ultimately make us safer.

What I have talked about today is a new strategy, a new set of priorities for pursuing our interests in the 21st century. And as President, I will provide the tools required to implement this strategy.

That starts with enhancing the finest military in the history of the world. As Commander in Chief, I will begin by giving a military overstretched by Iraq the support it needs. It is time to reduce the strain on our troops by completing the effort to increase our ground forces by 65,000 soldiers and 27,000 Marines, while ensuring the quality of our troops. In an age marked by technology, it is the people of our military – our Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen – who bear the responsibility for complex missions.

That is why we need to ensure adequate training and time home between deployments. That is why we need to expand our Special Forces. And that is why we must increase investments in capabilities like civil affairs and training foreign militaries.[...]

In addition, I will invest in our civilian capacity to operate alongside our troops in post-conflict zones and on humanitarian and stabilization missions. Instead of shuttering consulates in tough corners of the world, it’s time to grow our Foreign Service and to expand USAID.

Instead of giving up on the determination of young people to serve, it’s time to double the size of our Peace Corps. Instead of letting people learn about America from enemy propaganda, it’s time to recruit, train, and send out into the world an America’s Voice Corps.

HUH??

What is he talking about, anyway?

We're not just talking about policies and differing views on social issues, here...we're talking about whether or not our country is safe, and whether or not we can keep it safe against its enemies.

We are on the verge of being left defenseless against all those whose major goal is to see its demise.

If Senator Obama becomes President of the United States, we will be well on our way to helping them to achieve their goal.

Perhaps, he will call me a "typical white person" but that man scares me!

May You Rest In Peace, Mr. Heston

Today the sad news came that one of our true Hollywood heroes has died.

Charlton Heston who was born John Charles Carter in Evanstown, Illinois died today, April 5, 2008 at his home in Beverly Hills, California,with Lydia, his wife of 64 years, by his side. He was 84.

Reports say that the cause of his death is unknown, but Mr. Heston had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease a few years ago.

In an August 9, 2002 statement to CNN he said this:

"For an actor, there is no greater loss than the loss of his audience," Heston said in his statement.

"I can part the Red Sea, but I can't part with you, which is why I won't exclude you from this stage in my life."

"For now, I'm not changing anything. I'll insist on work when I can; the doctors will insist on rest when I must."

"If you see a little less spring to my step, if your name fails to leap to my lips, you'll know why. And if I tell you a funny story for the second time, please laugh anyway."

Heston, a classically trained actor, concluded his videotaped statement by quoting Prospero from William Shakespeare's "The Tempest":

"We are such stuff

As dreams are made on, and our little life

Is rounded with a sleep."

May you rest in peace, Mr. Heston.

Heston's statement

Who Is This Man With Obama?

I know who this man is because I've been reading about him for quite awhile. I have thought about writing about him for some time, wondering why the real bloggers hadn't, but now someone has.

You can read it here: Who is this Man with Obama?