Saturday 22 February 2014

MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE

I reached into a drawer the other day and there was a copy of the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence- a cold shot of terror went to my heart - the left is trying to undermine these documents. The question in my heart was "WILL THEY SUCCEED?!!"

I talk to people about this all the time they say " I know". Thank goodness they know, but what will we do about it? We hear about these eminent domain cases ALL THE TIME , where people's land is taken from them for any bizarre reason the government wants to come up with "There might be a frog that could live here someday", or "We don't like you reaching your property on an ATV"- whatever they like- and they condemn the property and offer the people some pittance of what the land is worth. Often times the people go to great expense to try to fight in court- but often they lose. The courts are controlled by the left as is the media and the schools. All in the name of "fairness" or  "helping the poor" or "being progressive".

One judge can get away with making the most unfair , unfounded decisions. One family in Massachusetts had their daughter taken from them by a judge who did not care that Boston's Children's Hospital made a diagnosis opposed to Tuft's University Hospital in TWELVE HOURS. He/she remanded custody of the child to the Children's Hospital at the behest of social services who again would not question the change in diagnosis. The child is now paralyzed and the parents can only visit her once a week on supervised visits!! The father had to act against the judge to go to the media and plead for help- he is under a GAG ORDER NOT TO SPEAK ABOUT WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO HIS FAMILY!! The government bureaucracy rules supreme.

The other day, famously, the Federal Communications Commission tried to put out a program to monitor news rooms. The propaganda was just too transparent - why did they want to monitor news rooms? Oh, they needed to monitor news rooms to "Make sure they were being fair to the poor". The cover for the government control is always the poor, or fairness, the 21st century or saving the environment or some other benign excuse that they think they can get away with.

Federal bureaucrats come up with the standards - like Common Core in our schools or eminent domain or freedom of the press, and the people are left in hamstrung desperation- their will and voice is neutered- they can't do anything.

The National Security Administration does its dirty work- collecting information on ALL innocent Americans- and yet when there is an obvious threat like Major Hassan or Benghazi on SEPTEMBER ELEVENTH - they are completely ineffectual. Why are they really collecting all this information? It's certainly not stopping terrorism!!

We all just hope to stay under the radar from a bureaucracy that can take our property, our families and our lives at any whim . A federal bureaucracy that is now running everything- including our schools. This bureaucracy is now intent on getting rid of the one thing that still stands in their way- our United States Constitution and the Declaration of Independence that defines and protects our freedoms. This bureaucracy from the left wants to rewrite the Constitution to give them more power and their plan is to use our children to drive these agendas.

As I saw that Declaration of Independence and the Constitution I felt helpless and afraid. I remembered that everyday in school when I was young we would salute the flag and sing "MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE, SWEET LAND OF LIBERTY, TO THEE I SING. LAND WHERE MY FATHERS DIED, LAND OF THE PILGRIMS PRIDE, FROM EVERY MOUNTAIN SIDE, LET FREEDOM RING".  When did these words become a joke? When did they become something to be jeered at by our non-patriots of the left ?

Our children are being propagandized in school in a captive audience - and we are very proud when they are able to stand up. We are being propagandized everyday- yes, they really do need to monitor news rooms to make sure the news is fair to the poor (yeah right)!! We, as grownups, need to protect our children by standing up to propaganda too. 

 The group "People for the American Way" wants you to believe the American way is not freedom and independence but slavery to government and forced redistribution. Propaganda and teaching methods for propaganda are called the "21st century". The leftist protestors are "Taking America Back". Back from what- from freedom to tyranny? Freedom from religion is now not having any. Morals are controlling and government intrusion in every minute of your life is just "keeping you safe".

America is being taken over from within and the American people must stop it. In Ukraine the people have taken to the streets- in America the grownups just need to stop listening to all the propaganda. A majority of the people can get sex and propaganda out of our schools. We can demand that our elected representatives get rid of all these departments and bureaucratic employees. Downsize the government and take your lives back. Start thinking for yourselves and put the propaganda artists out- MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE!!












Monday 17 February 2014

WHAT HAS HAPPENED?!!

As a conservative, it is somewhat bemusing to see our new liberal friends in the Common Core struggle be amazed that their country is "no longer the country I grew up in"! Why, there is corporate and Federal collusion!! YOU THINK?? You mean when the government gets too big and has too much power bad things like corruption and collusion happen?? Glad to see our liberal friends FINALLY waking up to this reality.

This is a rare moment in America these days, libertarians and conservatives and liberals alike, are all against Common Core. Mark Naison, cofounder of  BATS (Bad Ass Teachers- an organization of teachers against Common Core which now has over 38,000 members), is a liberal activist that has suddenly been woken up. He was doing a little history program with kids in the Bronx and suddenly- there was no time for his program - or recess or art or anything- the kids had to spend all their time preparing for the high stakes Federal Achievement Tests!!

I listened with great relief to Mark Naison's speech- our friends on the left finally get that we our losing our freedom and local control- that there is something very wrong in our country. Mark sees the reign of terror and stress that is being brought down on our teachers. I've realized for a long time that our teachers are being bullied- right under the eyes of all these "anti-bullying" programs (see "Knowing, Doing, B E L I E V I N G"). I brought this up at a recent Helena School District Budget Committee meeting. Students are individuals and SO ARE THE TEACHERS!! As I pointed out to the board members- would you like someone to come into your house and tell you what to say and how to act with your children? 

What Mark Naison realizes is that all this comes down on the children. Teachers under stress will not be good teachers. Teachers that can not teach in their own teaching style will be false and ineffective.We now have a Federal Educational Dictatorship - complete with master teachers, forced collaboration, data collecting, and Federal Tests with open ended questions that follow how children think- not just if they know the information!!

WHAT HAS HAPPENED?!! Federal bureaucrats who are not educators ( Marc Tucker), used YOUR MONEY to BRIBE the states and get them to fall in line with Common Core. The total going to the testing companies alone is $360,000,000. Pearson (going under many pseudonyms these days- like being called McGraw Hill and so on) is making a fortune rewriting all the textbooks for Common Core. Bill Gates has poured in $173,000,000. I remember the slimy guy getting all the Montana data sharing contracts. The joint legislative committee gave him all the time in the world to present- there were no competitors allowed to present and I know the Helena contracts are going to this firm- probably the rest of the state too. Follow the money. WHAT HAS HAPPENED?!! Government got too big- and with big government comes control and corruption. Our forefathers were very wise men and they gave us a constitution to protect us from just this situation. They gave us a constitution to limit government and protect our freedoms.

Finally the people on the left are realizing what it feels like to be sneered at and treated with contempt. Finally they are realizing that the message from the left that all Tea Party activists and conservatives are narrow minded and ignorant may not actually be true. Finally they see the elitists trying to protect their money and their power grab. WHAT IS HAPPENING? MAYBE WE WILL SAVE AMERICA BY CHANGING WHAT HAS HAPPENED INTO WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING TO GET OUR FREEDOM BACK.

Thursday 6 February 2014

THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE

I saw a disgusting display of corrupt government at the ELG ( Education and Local Governance Interim Committee) in Helena on Monday. The public sat for FOUR HOURS while the MTSBA ( Montana School Boards Association) brought forth their" caucuses" to lobby for a funding bill (SB175 which passed last session). The MTSBA LIVES ON TAXPAYER DOLLARS!! That's right- they get their money from YOU. They take dues from the school boards- from money YOU gave to the school districts to run the schools. Then they lobby and lock you out. Does this sound right to you? They say the world is run by those who show up- well we're showing up and what has been going on behind our backs has not been pretty.

MTSBA president Steve Meloy stood there like a king- calling up his witnesses for FOUR HOURS!! One of his lobbyists ( school trustees and superintendents!) turned back to him and said "Oh, I forgot to mention the bonds like you told me". Steve got red faced and laughed " You're not supposed to say that!" he whispered. Then, as soon as he was able, he got up and lied and said he hadn't coached or coordinated what they were supposed to say!! Hmm- there was no diversity in the comments- all listed as much as they could that they had gotten with the extra funding (no accounting so who knows if that's how the money was really spent- Helena school district said they were hiring counselors with the extra money- they aren't counselors they're social workers and they hired them INSTEAD of certified school psychologists- so personnel is now hired with "extra" money??) They were all 100% behind Common Core though most of them appeared not to even REALLY know what the Common Core Standards are- they hadn't read them. Oh- and the bonds- gee- just give them the money and more bonding authority- it's so inconvenient to have a vote of the taxpayers for bonds (though they would NEVER SAY THE WORD TAXPAYER!!)  and they want to just spend the money any way they want.

FINALLY - the public was allowed to speak- people from across the state spoke almost to a person against Common Core- very succinctly and with real life examples like student work and math papers. When the newspaper came out it called SB175 a "reform" bill- IN THE HEADLINE- and only gave the testimony of all these "notable" superintendents and trustees- the public testimony against Common Core from across the state was COMPLETELY IGNORED!! All the reading public knows is that SB175 is a "reform" bill-  word used to make you think it is reforming education- making it better!! And then of course that "all" the school administrators and trustees think it's wonderful- and all the "good" things they were able to do with the money!!

Then came the kicker-at the break I was told by a legislator that the legislature has no control over curriculum- the State Board has total control and the legislature can't do a thing about it!! An appointed board has control over what is taught to our children and our elected representatives have NO VOICE!! They've been to court twice and the courts just say the legislature has to do what this appointed board of nine tells them to do!! SERIOUSLY?? Your vote means nothing- the easily controlled State Board will mandate the curriculum that ROCKS THE CRADLE.

The left worked this all out in the 70's- taking power from the legislature and giving it to regulatory boards like the Montana Board of Education, that they can control. There is no need for this intermediary board- the legislature should pass laws and the Office of Public Instruction should be charged with implementing them- end of story. I always did wonder about all this "training" that goes on in Russia. Who does the training and what is it all about? I guess Bill Clinton could tell you because he went there with his Rhodes Scholarship for a year- so did Obama's mentor Frank Marshall Davis. Maybe these communist trainers taught all these people how to undermine the vote of the people by having boards established. Appointed boards- easy to control who gets on them and to rotate their terms so that if there is a conservative governor elected the liberals stay on until he is gone and they always maintain a majority. Very easy to just get these nine controllable people (hand picked for this) to vote for just ANYTHING the left wants.

Larry Arn the president of Hillsdale College notes that these regulatory boards are at the heart of America's choice about how they will be governed. Regulations by unelected boards are not the will of the people, nor are they succinct and understandable, nor can they be CHANGED by the will of the people. TIME TO GET RID OF THE BOARDS AMERICA. In Montana it will take amending that horrid constitution that the counter culture left was able to not pass- but cheat to pass- in 1972. We can do it and we will do it- America- it's time to start ROCKING THE CRADLE OF YOUR OWN BABIES!!

Sunday 2 February 2014

ADDICTION!!

Did you see the parents from Utah whose kids got their lunches taken away because their parents hadn't paid, on the news the other night? What did you think about that? Certainly the school could have had a better plan- like just having the kids call home and say they didn't have a lunch that day- not serving them and then taking it away!! But- how about the parents? Whose responsibility is it to feed their children? Is it your responsibility? Is it my responsibility? NO - the answer is it is the PARENTS RESPONSIBILITY TO FEED THEIR CHILDREN!! But these parents have been indoctrinated, though they don't realize it, to believe that they aren't  REALLY entirely responsible for their own children. They were outraged at the school - and looking for sympathy from the viewing audience!! It never even occurred to them that they are LAZY AND IRRESPONSIBLE !! Well, gee- it would take some effort and planning to go to the store each week and purchase food for lunches and then to prepare lunches for the children EVERY DAY ! It's so much easier to just LET THE SCHOOL TAKE CARE OF IT ! But, because the parents have been INDOCTRINATED TO IRRESPONSIBLE LAZINESS - they don't even recognize what they are not doing, and instead hold others responsible for what they should be doing themselves. This is the ADDICTION OF MARXISM. Everyone is a victim who NEEDS TO BE DEPENDENT.

 Well, what about afterschool daycare? It's so much easier to just have the school do it- you don't have to find a good provider and transport your children. What about healthcare? Gee, if the school will do it you don't even have to find a good doctor and get off of work to get the child to the appointments. What a deal!! Now the schools want to take children as young as three years old!! What a deal- you don't have to pay for daycare- the taxpayers will just take care of it!! Yeah- what a deal. There's no downside here is there??

Well, whatever the government gives the government controls. They will decide WHAT AND HOW MUCH YOUR CHILDREN WILL EAT. They will decide HOW YOUR THREE YEAR OLD WILL BE RAISED. They will decide WHAT HEALTHCARE YOUR CHILD WILL GET.  They will take over parenting and decide WHAT YOUR CHILD'S VALUES WILL BE. They will decide WHAT ACTIVITIES ARE APPROPRIATE FOR YOUR CHILD AFTER SCHOOL. Eventually they will drive other providers out of business and you will do and pay whatever the government decides. The government can then take away anything they give as well- rendering you dependent on the government's every whim. Your control over your life and your children will be lost because of your ADDICTION to government.

Americans should not compromise with this indoctrination of dependency and sloth- they should stand up proud with their ideas of freedom from government overreach and oppression. They should stand for the proud independent Americans that would rather pay their own bills today instead of paying the bills of others forever. We can have a proud industrious America where people work and invest for their futures instead of driving the government into ever more debt and leaving it to their children. We can have an America where our children inherit prosperity and strength and their parents retirement accounts when they pass, instead of having to pay for tragic ponzi schemes that are putting our country in peril.

One of the churches here in town has an add that says believing in Christ is just like making a wish  when you throw a coin into a  wishing well!! THAT'S ONE OF THE MOST RIDICULOUS THINGS I HAVE EVER HEARD!! NO, church is not all about YOU and what your are wishing for!! Church is about CONSCIENCE and MORAL RESPONSIBILITY and LOVE OF CHRIST. It's about living for something more than what your daily desires are. It's about your soul- your salvation and redemption.

Life is hard and will never be a panacea. Life is struggle for all of us. It is so easy for the left to sell ambrosia- just come along with us and we will pay your bills. Don't worry about a conscience- YOU AREN'T RESPONSIBLE- YOU ARE A VICTIM!! It's way past time for America to shake off these Marxist charlatans and turn to our true selves who know what our responsibilities are. It's time to start rebuilding America with people who have pride, respect and integrity. It's time to take back our lives
and our children. Shake off the ADDICTION America- it's a slow boat to hell.