Obama Legacy

Now that the debate on health care is over and it has become the law its time to move on to other more pressing issues in the world politics. For an American president its never too early to talk about legacy. Anybody can build a library and a highway can be named after them, real work for legacy takes courage, vision, and determination. Obama has shown to have those qualities.

The odds against President Obama are still stacked mile high in the form of Cheney, Bush, AIPAC, Foxxx News and that ugly little GOP poodle that won't stop barking, Sarah Palin. Yet despite the odds, President Obama has done wonderfully. His stature as a leader around the world is recognized and improving. Just the other day Russian President showered him with unprecedented praise coming from a Russian leader for any sitting American president. He is well liked almost all around the world except in certain circles where he can not win no matter what he does short of bombing the entire world for the benefit of one group. As such he will have much easier time now with the next agenda item on the world stage, whatever that happens to be. In the process the stature of America the world over has improved. It's time for Obama to look forward and do great things, not only for America but for the whole world. Here is a list of top five agenda setting items:

1. End the war on terror - officially or otherwise
War on terror is the legacy of Bush and what a legacy that is. The legacy of hate and crimes against humanity. End the war on terror but that does not mean we can not promote democracy and freedom for the oppressed people around the world. There is no shortage of oppressed people around the world but the iron fist has never helped sustain a real democracy, and the alternative can only be pushed when there is enough of a peace and harmony to realize the dividends of democracy and freedom. That also does not mean we have to compromise on our security. What we need is to reign in the rogue elements within the government and stop the False Red Flag Attacks on America, which many think is an inside job.

2. Have direct talks with Iran - no preconditions
Under tremendous pressure from the wrong side of the isle, Iran was never offered a place at the negotiating table. The threats, from the remnants of the old regime still marauding as if Bush never left the office, never ceased. There was no offer made. The preconditions were all in place. The grievances of either side were never addressed. The outcome of the diplomacy with the second and third level diplomats (no influence and no authority to offer anything substantial) were a sham for the news media hounds to report the failure. Negotiations were means to an end. That end was to have the negotiations fail for the world to see that Iranians are not cooperating.

Its time for real negotiations with Iran. These talks have to be at the highest level, started and run by somebody that matters and by somebody who does not have minimal allegiance to special interest groups. No operative of AIPAC from the state department will do; that essentially takes the whole state department out of the running so it has to be an outsider to start and lead the negotiations with Iran.

Why negotiate? Although the threat to the world from Iran is overblown by leaps and bounds and only Foxxx News sees the trigger finger set to go off (which means anybody with iota of intelligence can relax, really), the ideological threat does exist and its substantial. A negotiated end to Iranian uranium enrichment crises can lead to other issues being settled without having to allocate resources and manpower.


3. Completely muzzle the old regime - including Liz Cheney
Stonewall Foxxx News and Associated Press. These two outfits have done more damage to American peoples' psyche then any other two outfits combined. The impact is tremendous but the truth finally comes out. They are strictly the mouthpieces for the far far right fringe elements and that include pretty much the entire GOP leadership of today. Far and wide there are no moderates in GOP anymore, none that get any press time. Its as if they have all converted to Islam or something - they never have a chance with the press.

More importantly, Liz Cheney, Daddy Cheney and the entire hate mongering right wing machine has to be shut down. Shut it down for the sake of American people. Enough with the hatred, enough with the wars, enough with the killing. People want peace and harmony. People want to live without hatred. People are tired of hatred. People want a new day and a new beginning.

4. Muzzle the Israeli war machine and stop aid to Israel until they come to negotiating table - with no preconditions.
The whole world knows we are supporting Apartheid regime but most can not say anything for fear of reprisals, or don't get their voices heard. Any descent is met with maximum penalty. The rule of law, the right and wrong, the human rights, everything goes out the window when taking sides with Iz-ra-eel.

5. Declare and recognize independent Palestinian state - without further delay
Single most important thing that President Obama can do for the world peace. A fully recognized independent Palestinian state would bring in the most vehement supporters of J1h@d and all the other undesirable things on the world stage. Its the single most important thing any president can do to create a lasting legacy, one that will be remembered forever in the history of the world. It will be that one milestone event that all other events will be judged against. Iraq war will be a distant memory, Afghanistan war will cease to exist. The time for a unilateral recognition of independent State of Palestine has come. Mr. President, act on this opportunity, act on it now, consequences be damned. There will be no consequences.

This is the legacy setting agenda that will make Mr. Obama one of the most popular American President in the history of the world.

What Would Obama Do

If he ran his presidency as if this is his one and only term in the office

There are people who question if Obama can win second term in the office. At this time he is being kept afloat, barely. The stock market ups and downs are just enough to make it look good for few days, and then it all falls apart until the next cycle. This is well orchestrated. The man behind this facade is the White House Chief of Staff.

Given the disillusionment created at the hands of same set of people, with collusion from the media what if Obama was to break himself free from his current handlers, fire his Chief of Staff and replace him with someone who really deserves the job, and ran his presidency as if this is his last term in the office. What would he do? If he was to keep the promises he made to American people without the interference from his handlers, those who voted for him first time can help him guarantee a win again. As things stand, the ones that voted for him are losing confidence in his ability to deliver on his promises. Not becuase he cannot but because his agenda has been hijacked. (Read analysis if his first term) Those who did not vote for him will never vote for him even if Obama gave them hoards of cash and promised them a place in paradise.
What can he do to affect a 180 degree about face?

He would tell Israel to take a hike
American image has been badly damaged in the eyes of the world, including our most trusted friends for the humiliating defeat of Obama policy when it comes to Middle East peace. The illegal settlements in occupied territories continue, evictions and murder at the hands of IDF continue unabated, the Israeli media war and smear machine continue to pull new tactics to undermine American foreign policy. If Obama ran his presidency as if he only going to be in the office for one term he would stop all aid to Israel until they comply with the legitimate demands of those who want peace in the middle east. He would reign in all the under secretaries running amok at the State Department making their own policy as they go along when it comes to Israeli and middle east politics. These policies are one of undermining Obama's policy of engagement with the leaders in the middle east.

Genuine Effort towards resolving Iranian Nuclear issue
Obama promised diplomacy and an extension of friendship towards Iran. That never happened. The current regime at the state department will not allow that to happen. From the very start of the Obama administration the approach to Iran was that of hostility, outright belligerence, and threats. The policy of disengagement that was put in place by bush/cheney cabal never, for one day, changed. The hand of friendship that Obama wanted to offer to Iranian was cut off as soon as Obama took office. The threat of Military action was never taken off the table, the embargo, and sanctions continue, and the bellicosity that preceded the current administration coming directly from the state department never ceased for one day.
Obama would silence all his detractors at the state department by making a historic trip to Tehran, talking to the Iranians directly, and offering them what no administration has ever done: a genuine engagement for real negotiations.

Stop the Bailout Scam
Billions and Trillions of dollars have been wasted to artificially prop up economy and that has not helped create single job. Only the larger corporations and their CEOs have benefited from the bailout since there is general perception that the pay czar is an inside man. What it may have done is a backward slide of job loss which is really not a gain but a false hope of an improved economy. That bubble can only last for a short time because there is nothing to sustain those jobs for the long run. The only people that have benefited from the bailout are the ones that never needed the bailout. The people that are pushing the bailout and benefiting from it are the same set of people. It's the trademark collusion of the filthy rich that include the bankers, the media, insurance companies, and the military industrial complex.

Geitner has proven himself to be part of the inside crowd and a failure, as suspected from the day one. Geitner must go. At this point Obama dog is probably a better candidate to run the fiscal house than Geitner.

Bring the Culprits to Justice
Those who have committed heinous crimes against humanity should be brought to justice. That includes some people at the highest levels in the previous government. This has to be done if America is to gain credibility in the world. Without taking this serious step towards correcting the wrongs at the hands of those in power we will lose what is left of any credibility in the eyes of the world. Without credibility the only way to keep our supremacy will be to create more wars, more chaos, more bloodshed. There are no two ways about it.

Universal Truth: If the criminals are not brought to justice they live to do the same or even worse crimes again.

Is there still time for an about face? Very little if any. It will take courage, it will take audacity, the same audacity that brought Obama to the office in the first place.

Will the New York Times ever stop the Politics of Hate Mongering?

Hatred by any other name is still hatred








New York Times need no introduction. It is one of the most widely read newspapers not only in the US but all across the world. What does New York Times as a company count as part of its holdings.

Here's a partial list:
Newspapers
The Boston Globe
The Courier (Houma, LA)
The Daily Comet (Thibodaux, LA)
The Dispatch (Lexington, NC)
The Gadsden Times (AL)
The Gainesville Sun (FL)
International Herald Tribune
Following are the International Herald Tribune Alliances with newspapers around the world
Haaretz (Israel)
Kathimerini (Greece and Cyprus)
JoongAng Daily (Korea)
The Asahi Shimbun (Japan)
The Moscow Times (Russia)
El Pais (Spain)
Daily News (Egypt)
Al Watan Daily (Kuwait)
The Ledger (Lakeland, FL)
The New York Times
The Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, CA)
Petaluma Argus-Courier (CA)
Sarasota Herald-Tribune (FL)
Spartanburg Herald-Journal (SC)
Star-Banner (Ocala, FL)
TimesDaily (Florence, AL)
Times-News (Hendersonville, NC)
The Tuscaloosa News (AL)
The Star News (Wilmington, NC)
The Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Radio
WQCR - FM (New York City)
Other
Boston Red Sox (partial)
NESN (partial)
About Group (About.com)

With a vast empire covering most major areas along with a well established distribution network for its flagship newspaper, the New York Times, there is very little that The New York Times Company cannot influence. Multiply that with the syndication of its publications over the Internet and other electronic media and add the international alliances via the International Herald Tribune and you have making of a media empire. What New York Times says becomes reality.

As the media giant, coming out of city of hate, New York Times has been spewing hatred towards Muslims and Islam for decades now. Never a day has gone by when the New York Times does not carry an article, most of the time several articles in one day, bringing out an aspect of Islam with a negative spin on what could easily be explained otherwise by a scholar of Islam or even a lay person that is even slightly versed in the teachings of Islam. The spin is always negative, the portrayal is always skewed, the outcome is always one sided. Always.

Some examples are more egregious than others and have far reaching consequences. Here are three articles that have appeared within the last three months.

On January 27, 2010 New York Times published what it called "The Jihadist Next Door" written by Andrea Elliott. It was a lengthy article and went into great detail about all aspects of the topic at hand. Not that much of it was accurate, it read very nicely and majority of it sounded very plausible. You have to know a lot about Islam and Muslims in order to look at it critically and refute some of the assertions it made. Unfortunately, most of the readers would have absolutely no clue. At one count there were 263 comments on the article. The article portrayed the life of Omar Hammami, born and raised in America. He went to school in Alabama and attended church while growing up in small town. The article suggests among other things:

• This kind of transition from normal school boy to a Jihadi is rampant among the Muslim youths
• The family structure within the Muslim Household is broken down
• This can happen time and again
• We must take action to prevent this from happening
• We are being over taken by the people with Jihadi agenda
• No one of Muslim faith can be trusted

This article is coming at the heels of another article from the same author about an Imam. One can imagine the mudslinging that went on in that article. That article garnered the author a Pulitzer prize. That is also part of the claim to fame for this article.

In a society that is a great melting pot something has failed this kid that went from small town USA to being aligned with the Shabab's army in Somalia. Not only that but he also in the process convinced few of his friends to go along with him. That something that has failed this young man is the very phenomenon of melting pot. What exactly is it that drove him to seek out these outside influences that were strong enough to change him from his moderate, even church going upbringing so radically? It's not what one finds on the Internet; it's not what is being preached at the mosques; and it's not what is being taught at schools. What is breaking down is the societal norms of inclusion. The constant bombardment of us versus them. From the time you wake up in the morning to the time you go to bed there is the constant barrage of negativity about one's religion, beliefs, and origins. It is the equivalent of school yard bullying. There is no escape from this which is driving many young Muslims towards seeking out ways to help the downtrodden, a basic tenet within Islam. It's absolutely no different from a jewish kid going to iz-ra-eel to learn more about the history and it's people and then coming back home and supporting iz-ra-eel in any which way he or she can using media, school programs, fund raising, debates, speeches, articles and the positive feedback that goes with that. All of these avenues and outlets are closed for a person like Omar Hammami. None of these normal channels are available to thousands of people like Omar Hammami. When your belief is strong and you want to do something with the strength and desire to help can manifest itself in many different ways.

On March 3rd, New York Times Published an article called "Divorced Before Puberty" written by Nicholas D. Kristof. The article talks about a 10 year old girl getting married to somebody that is about 20 years older than her. The article made it sound like this is something sanctioned by Islamic religion. It also made it sound like it happens everyday and everywhere in the Muslim world. Reality is far from it. The author not only tells the story of this little unfortunate girl but in the process malign Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, both Muslim countries.

There is no doubt about isolated cases of this inhumane treatment of girls and women but Muslims countries are not the only ones where monsters are perpetrating these crimes. Remember the Austrian guy raping his own daughter and having 5 kids with her, the Jaycee Dugard case in California is fresh on our minds, and the celebrity case of the singer of the Mammas and the Pappas having sex with his daughter. Add to these atrocities the child abuse cases in the Catholic church and the church actively hiding and muffling those cases by moving the priests around. All of that is swept under the rug and New York Times does not have much to say about any of that. On some of these cases there have been no reporting by New York Times at all since it did not happen specifically in New York. A rather convenient technicality.

Yemen is the way it is not ONLY because its women are deprived. It could be a contributing factor but not a top of the list contributing factor. It is the one sided policy of discrimination at the international political level of US and other western countries that perpetuate the situation in Yemen. Yemen is being used as the checkmate for Saudi Arabia. It is a well known fact that the militias of the Houti tribe were well armed and had sophisticated weaponry. They even had their own uniforms. That is a pretty good indicator that they are well funded and well armed. Those weapons did not come from Iran. Those weapons were channelled from South Korea to the ports of Sanaa, delivered to Houti tribesmen to fight against the Saudi government troops. The on-again-off-again assault of the Houti tribes over the Yemeni government forces and the Saudi villages is the direct reflection of the failed diplomatic efforts of Hillary Clinton. The rebels have declared truce for now. When the state department would like to do some arm twisting involving Saudi Arabia those Houti Tribesmen will rise again on queue from the operatives of state departments.

For Pakistan the dynamics are even more complex. Under the benign and very pro-American dictatorship of Mr. Musharraf, Pakistan offered its full support to US against the Taliban. This was done at huge risk to Musharraf's own life and well being. As a result of that he was a target of several assassination attempts. The dividend of all this effort and alliance went to India instead in the form of subsidies, equipment, and guarantees for its nuclear program. Not even a thank you for Pakistan. On the contrary there was additional belt tightening of funds and technology transfer to Pakistan. The most important reason: Pakistan is a Muslim country. Nobody from the current regime at State Department will ever support providing what Pakistan really needs to make the right progress in curbing the advances of outside forces like the Taliban.

For both Yemen and Pakistan, poverty is the one and most prevalent reason why women don't go to schools and don't advance to colleges. Schooling of kids is not free in most of Pakistan. When the head of the household has to make a choice between providing food for his family and sending kids to school, the food, a basic necessity, usually wins out, hands down. One must wonder if Kristof took this very real and hard fact into account while writing his well worded malignment of Yemen, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan. When is Kristof going to write espousing the benefits of policy of engagement instead of policy of confrontation with both Yemen and Pakistan?

On March 6th New York Times published an article with the heading: "Arabia: Inshallah, Obama" written by Maureen Dowd. Dowd's writing is academic, to say the least. She is what most would call an accidental Journalist. She would be better off writing for a blog instead of writing for New York Times where the readers expect lot more than the rants of an accidental journalist. (she probably does write for a blog with same hatred for Arabs, Muslims and Islam) The article rehearses a conversation between her and Prince Faisal, the Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia. The premise of the article, starting from the title, is poking fun at the Arabs in general and an undertone of tongue-in-cheek attitude towards what amounts to policy discussion and serious subject matters such as dealing with settlement activity by the iz-ra-eeli-s, the question of restarting the stalled negotiations for the peace process in the Middle East, and the Iranian crises.

Underlying aspects of the conversation:
First she uses the full name of Barak Obama with the middle name spelled out. Not a coincidence since it's not commonly used. It is only used when the purpose is to spread the controversy. Here is some of what she says:
"The address of the first American president with Muslim roots"
That is a thorn in many voters' side but New Work Times has to publicise that from time to time to keep things in check.

Here she goes for the jugular:
"It’s probably a sign of progress that Prince Saud calls it "a border dispute." Unless it’s just his understated way. He also refers to "the 9/11 incident" and alludes to the Holocaust obliquely as "World War II."" "Despite repeated attacks by Arab states and Arab and Iranian-backed militant groups, and a call for Israel’s destruction by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, Prince Saud suggested that Israel might be overreacting about security because of "World War II" and that this prevented a peace deal."

Here is the breakdown:

"Despite repeated attacks (justification for what Iz-ra-eel does) Border dispute (read as if he is undermining the severity of the issue), 9/11 being an incident (something that has totally consumed the American psyche when worse atrocities have been committed in the name of 9/11, but the media wants to keep that in the forefront, and despite the fact that many credible American politicians have called it something other than what the American government has led the public to believe), and referring to Holocaust as World War II (anything but that. It's the ultimate weapon in a news person's arsenal alluding to anti-semitism).

Thomas Friedman is the original three headed snake that talks with one head and bites with the other two. Maureen Dowd is clearly following in his footsteps. It would be wise for the Saudi government, and all the Arab and Muslim governments to declare journalists attached in any way to New York Times, Associated Press, and NewsCorp as persona non-grata and not allow any conversations with them especially by those who are in position of power. These so called journalists go there, eat their food, talk to them as if they are friends, put them at ease, get the unofficial take on the current issues and present them to the American public as if it is the official version. American people, not knowing Albania from Zimbabwe believe anything and everything that these journalists put out as news and spit it out on queue at the comments on the news and other forums to malign Muslims and Islam. Two for the price of one. Unfortunately the chances of Prince Faisal reading what is attributed to him in dialogues such as this one from Maureen Dowd in the New York Times are remote at best. What is even more remote is the possibility of any corrections of what is attributed to him. What is almost guaranteed from the likes of Friedman and Dowd is that they will twist and twist again what was said in a private conversation to promote their own nefarious agendas.

These are only three examples of the most recent articles that have helped expose the overall agenda of New York Times of hatred towards Muslims all around the world. More and more articles are showing up on daily basis that are suggesting that hate towards American citizens of Muslim origin or those who may have converted to Islam is OK and in fact maybe called for. There is not one Muslim country that is exempt from the wrath of news hacks at the New York Times. Those who best the agenda of hate among the New York Times and Associated Press writers are sure to get a berth at the highly coveted (kissing each other's ass) Pulitzer Prize.

Mr. President, Welcome To The New Roman Empire

The Gladiator And The Lions - The Lions Must Win

When Obama came to town as the new Sheriff he promised Americans a new deal. A new promise of hope. A new promise of reconciliation with the rest of the world. Not to further a cause of his own but to improve the image of America. He promised to remove the old tyrannical face and replace it with a hand extended out for reconciliation.

The whole thing lasted about 3 months or so and then, maybe he had a meeting with Dick, and it all fell apart. No promise kept, no hope agenda left to talk about, all gone, poof, disappeared in thin air. All we have left is legacy of the tyranny of Bush.

So it's no surprise that when it comes to dealings with Iran on any issue whatsoever the tone of the message is exactly the same as it was during the 8 of the lousiest years in the history of the US. The message is the same as it was then. The message was coming from State Department then and not from the White House. The message is still coming from the State Department and not coming directly from the White House. It's the same song and dance: get down on your knees and kiss our ass and if you don't kiss our ass we will kick your ass.

Reconciliation sheconciliation! We are gearing for one outcome and that is first the sanctions while we get ready, while we pull the wool over the world's eyes, while we grab all the money from Gulf states selling them worthless arms that they don't know how to use, while we lie to the world that we are doing all we can to reach a deal and then when all of that is done to our satisfaction we bomb them after all. It does not matter what they say or do, it does not matter how much they give, it does not matter what amount of their lawful rights they give up in the process, the outcome will remain the same. We have seen that happen to Palestinians too. No matter how much they give in, they have to give more. There is always one more condition they must meet before any single thing can happen. Remember this is the agenda coming from State Department.

It's all reminiscent of the age old game of gladiators vs the lions in the arena of a Roman empire. The king and the king's subjects must see the blood of the gladiator. It's what they have paid for. Gladiator must die. It's the only way they are going to get their money's worth. It's the only way they could lure the subjects back for the next show. It had to be a predetermined outcome, it was blood lust. If a gladiator was too strong they took his weapons away, then they tied his hands, then the blindfolded him. The gladiator must die. History repeats itself.

Hello Mr. Obama, welcome to the new Roman Empire.

Obama's First Year

Obama's first year in the office is turning out to be a huge disappointment. The wingnuts are celebrating and dancing in the streets while full of glee. Some of the democrats are stunned, others are cautiously optimistic that it may just wake some people up from their slumber and maybe, just maybe, things will get better for the long run. The real losers however are the American people. They know what they voted for. They also know that it was possible for Obama to deliver on the promise. But most of all, they know that its the collusion of media and a small but vocal minority that has hijacked Obama's agenda. However, the problem is most of these people are totally helpless when it comes to the influence of the media over the politicians. Most of them don't even understand it. Majority of them don't know where to start on tackling the problem. With all the blogs and all the twittering you would think people would actually have some power that is brutally usurped by the big media. Not so. The control remains with the big boys and they are not about to relinquish it anytime soon.

So what exactly is it that Obama needs to do to get his presidency back. He still has time but it's running out on him fast. He has few options if he stays the course. The changes have to be swift and decisive. He must take action before he gets to the point of no return. A point of no return is beyond the mid-term elections. If no drastic measures are taken to save this sinking ship it will be too late and he will be a lame duck long before his time.

He must stop pandering to the fear mongers. The Christmas day airline fiasco was a planned event. It was orchestrated at very high levels of several governments. Delta Airlines was a willing player. Obama must stop the fear mongering tactics implemented by the remnants of the previous administrations. The FBI, the CIA, and the DHS, all have people that are staunch supporters of George and Dick. They would still do anything for their old bosses, including orchestrating a spectacular show of force on Christmas day. Keep in mind many of these people don't celebrate Christmas so they have all the time in the world to plan something like this.

Obama must replace his chief of Staff. The current occupant of that office is an old hand at back stabbing and he is a snake, and no less. The nature of snake is to bite, friend or a foe. It's the nature of the snake and can not help it. This guy has no loyalty to America. As long as Obama has him as his chief of staff he will not be able to accomplish anything. On top of that, the blame of everything and anything will fall on Obama regardless of the actors involved. That is how the current chief of staff's training is. We all know where he got his training. The buck stops at Obama and nobody else will take any responsibility. Nobody has to because it's a setup. Its an exit strategy. Do you know who our Secretary of State is? Nobody seems to know that. The American foreign policy is currently outsourced like millions of our jobs, manufacturing, and everything else. Obama should take the reigns of foreign policy in his own hands and do some of the things that he promised during several of his speeches.

He must treat friends as friends. At this time we have no friends on account of the fact that our foreign policy has not changed from where it was a year ago. The thuggery, at the hands of under secretaries at the state department, continues. The hope of change that many people across the globe saw and hoped for based on the campaign promises is dissipating fast. People across the globe are realizing that George and Dick are still running the country. The ill conceived war on terror continues. Guantanamo bay prison is flourishing, Bagram is as torturous as ever. Looting of Iraqi oil continues. People that have committed heinous crimes, war crimes, are getting away on technicalities. US treasury is being looted in the name of bailout. There is no transparency anywhere.

The false reporting of rosy economic situation must stop now. The truth comes out sooner or later, usually the following day. Jobs, better pay, stability of the stock market, improvement in the housing market, availability of credit for businesses and for buying houses are some of the things people look at. The proof is in the pudding. When people are getting fired at the same rate others are getting hired, albeit at lower pay rates, the change people want to see is not forthcoming and so nothing is going to change. Perception is reality for most. Americans are stupid when it comes to foreign policy but not when it comes to their own pockets and prosperity.

Stop the expansion of wars. Yemen is a threat created to checkmate Saudis. For what reason, is beyond anybody's guess. The sophisticated weaponry the rebels have is not coming from Iran. Iran does not have those kinds of weapons to export. In addition currently their hands are tied up with problems at home mostly of their own making. Whatever happened to all the training and weapons that Saudis bought and paid premium price for? Whatever happened to the tactical support the "allies" were going to provide to Saudi government in case they needed it.

Sooner some or all of these measures are put in place sooner there is a chance of recovery for Obama's presidency.

Is Haiti "Cursed"

Here it is. Earlier in the day the Top 10 post said we want to see Rush and Pat Robertson gone from the news. Obviously this has had a huge impact and their ratings tanked (or so we think). So they had to do something real quick to reverse the affect of this posting and the subsequent rating plunge. They had to be back in the news. This is what they came up with:

Pat Robertson said Haiti is "cursed."
Rush lambasted Obama for doing the right thing: seeming to care and encourage people to help out.

These two people and others of their ilk are so into themselves that they can not forgo any opportunity, even a catastrophe of this magnitude, to promote their own hideous agendas. Why would they think otherwise. Based on the high perch they are sitting on they think no harm can come to them. They are thinking they are Gods. One hates Obama and the other hates the entire human race altogether. Then they add a little something to make sure they can back track and weasel their way out of the hateful comments they make.

Here is what they said verbatim:

While Mr. loudmouth was speaking on his radio show Wednesday, Limbaugh said the earthquake has played into Obama's hands, allowing the president to look "compassionate" and "humanitarian" while at the same time bolstering his standing in both the "light-skinned and dark-skinned black community in this country."

He also added this for extra measure: "We've already donated to Haiti. It's called the U.S. income tax." I wonder if he thinks the same when he unabashedly supports giving billions to I$rael.

This is of note and maybe start of something big. While Limbaugh received some support from his own ilk, nobody of note has stepped up to defend Robertson's claim that Haiti got hit by an earthquake because it is "cursed."

This is what he said during one of the airings of his (cursed) program "The 700 Club" on the Christian Broadcasting Network, Robertson said that when Haiti was still a French colony it's leaders "swore a pact to the devil" to get out from "under the heel of the French."

"They said, 'we will serve you if you will get us free from the French.' True story. And so, the devil said, 'OK, it's a deal,'. But ever since they have been cursed by one thing after the other." Then he continued. "That island of Hispaniola is one island. It is cut down the middle on the one side is Haiti the other is the Dominican Republic. Dominican Republic is prosperous, healthy, full of resorts, etc. Haiti is in desperate poverty."

Word on the street is that the French are seething with rage but can't do a thing about it. Probably because Sarkozy is "Con de class mondial" which is, for you non-French speakers means "world class idiot."

It's a matter of great surprise that both of these people remain in the media because they have huge number of followers. But the only reason they have these followers is perhaps because racism and bigotry is still alive and very well in the US.

It's not OK to say "Nappy Head H**" referring to a sports team and if you do you get humiliated, bumped off the network, and run out of town while Rush and Pat can get away with murder and nobody says a word.