Janeane Garofalo: Spokes-idiot for the far left

"Ms. Garofalo applied this accusation of scrotolingus to people who attended the April 15 anti-spending tea parties. Since I was present at one of these in the city in which I reside, does this make me a scrotum-sucking, racist redneck as well? I won't dignify the first half of the accusation with an answer, but since I am black, how do I qualify as a racist redneck?

"The answers to these questions are somewhat self-evident, if this hasn't occurred to you by now. The purulent lexicon of the corpulent Miz G and her vacuous comrades is replete with more relational invective for people like me. As for the rest of the tea party attendees – which included Americans of every ethnic background – I imagine that, given sufficient time, she would have gotten around to applying more specific slurs to them.

"Certainly, it is well within this woman's rights to speak her mind despite being appallingly ignorant and ill-bred. It then becomes the civic duty of one such as myself to call attention to these defects – more especially because, as an entertainer, she is given immediate and unequivocal credibility by the establishment press.

"It is likely that part of what gave Ms. Garofalo perceived license to use that sort of language came from CNN's openly gay anchor, Anderson Cooper, having done so a week before. That incident, in addition to being equally foul and torpedoing what vestiges of credibility his network then possessed, was moronic on its face. It was somewhat like me accusing someone of being 'a commentary-writing, public speaking thus-and-such' by way of insulting them. Honestly: Who is more likely to engage in 'tea bagging' anyway – Anderson Cooper or the average tea party-goer?

"These occurrences are, as many will tell you, a prime example of projection on the part of the far left: They accuse their opposition of being racists, haters, homophobes, xenophobic and so forth, yet they are the ones who are most often demonstrably so. I would wager – given the makeup of the people at the tea parties – that most would have either been amused or horrified by Garofalo's tirade. Those amused would have expected it. Others would have been horrified that such a crude little creature would be given a forum at all.

"All of this is leaving aside the fact that Garofalo's diatribe – like Cooper's commentary – was abject stupidity: She maintained that those attending the tea parties were anti-Obama racists, when nothing could be further from the truth. Speakers the nation over iterated time and again that Obama was not the issue; many called former President Bush to task for the same offenses being committed by the Obama administration. The caliber of the crowd was uniformly middle class. Yet, this woman saw fit to run her meaty mouth in the vein of rednecks, racism and Obama, Obama, Obama. She had no premise.

"To many of us, it's no surprise that the likes of Garofalo have, like poorly-raised junior high-schoolers, descended into the faddish, giggling potty language of the gay subculture. So much the better for them (in their quest to debase America) if such speech comes into common use.

"What really needs to be taken away from this is a lesson the far left has learned well: Nuggets such as these need to be glommed onto and hammered home without mercy. They might well prove to be invaluable in the effort toward educating those Americans who don't know what they're supporting when they throw in with far left politicians, or when they pay heed to the mouthings of dullards like Garofalo simply because they're entertainers.

"Keeping our fellow Americans informed when our government, our schools, the press and our entertainment industry are dedicated to propaganda and disinformation is probably the hardest job that conscientious, morally grounded Americans will have in the years ahead. It is no longer an option, however – it is an imperative."

Thought-policing in Middle America

"Certain Democratic preachers on the Missouri side of the state line, including Kansas City's congressman, the Rev. Emanuel Cleaver, have been engaging in flagrant political shenanigans for a generation without a paragraph of scrutiny from Thomas or the Star.

"Despite the lack of evidence, Johnston took a beating from the Thomas articles. To defend himself, he was forced to hire attorneys and even a public relations firm."

The 100-day assault on America

"Did the president, after campaigning against pork and earmarks, really sign bills that include both? Yes. Will the president's new budget really triple and quadruple the annual deficit? Yes. Will the president's budget really double the national debt within a few years and then increase still more beyond that? Yes. Do the president and members of Congress, many of whom never operated so much as a T-shirt concession booth, really believe that they can 'modernize' health care, thus 'saving' taxpayers buckets of money? Yes."

and

"Obama offered North Korea a kinder, gentler foreign policy. What did he get in return? The North Koreans, in violation of a United Nations resolution, attempted to launch a long-range missile. The president condemned the act. The United Nations Security Council convened an emergency session. What happened? Nothing. Well, not exactly nothing. North Korea kicked out the U.N.'s nuclear inspectors and announced the resumption of its nuclear weapons program. And North Korea, along with Iran, arrested and imprisoned American journalists.

"On the other hand, Washingtonian magazine graced us with a spiffy, Photoshopped cover of a fit and toned swimsuit-wearing President Obama. So all is not lost."

Was Matthew Shepard just a robbery victim? 20/20 investigation says 1998 murder not an anti-homosexual 'hate crime'

"Shepard, according to the findings of the court, was kidnapped and brutally beaten by Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson after he made a sexual advance at one of the two men at a bar. According to McKinney's then-girlfriend, both men pretended to be homosexual in order to lure Shepard outside and rob him.

"Shepard was later found brutally beaten, robbed and tied to a fence. He died five days later of massive head injuries.

"Shepard's death and the trials of McKinney and Henderson galvanized homosexuals and their supporters across the country, fueling the call for state and federal 'hate-crime' legislation. Conservative Christians were singled out as having created a 'climate of anti-gay hate' where such a brutal act could happen."

Obama sows seeds of demise

"So if voters differ so fundamentally with the president on the very essence of his program, why do they accord him high ratings? They are like the recently married bride who took her vows 100 days ago. It would be a disaster for her life if she decides that she really doesn’t like her husband. But she keeps noticing things about him that she can’t stand. It will be a while before she walks out the door or even comes to terms with her own doubts, but it is probably inevitable that she will.

For Americans to conclude that they disapprove of their president in the midst of an earth-shaking crisis is very difficult. But as Obama’s daily line moves from 'I inherited this mess' to 'There are faint signs of light,' the clock starts ticking. If there is no recovery for the next six months — and I don’t think there will be — Obama will inevitably become part of the problem, not part of the solution.

"And then will come his heavy lifting. He has yet to raise taxes, regiment healthcare or provide amnesty for illegal immigrants. He hasn’t closed down the car companies he now runs and he has not yet forced a 50 percent hike in utility bills with his cap-and-trade legislation. These are all the goodies he has in store for us all.

"Obama’s very activism these days arrogates to himself the blame for the success or failure of his policies. Their outcome will determine his outcome, and there is no way it will be positive.

"Why?

• You can’t borrow as much as he will need to without raising interest rates that hurt the economy;

• The massive amount of spending will trigger runaway inflation once the economy starts to recover;

• His overhaul of the tax code (still in the planning phases) and his intervention in corporate management will create such business uncertainty that nobody will invest in anything until they see the lay of the land;

• His bank program is designed to help banks, but not to catalyze consumer lending. And his proposal for securitization of consumer loans won’t work and is just what got us into this situation.

"So Mr. Obama should enjoy his poll numbers while he may."

Notes from a lapsed Democrat

"Obama has also proven himself to be a liar of such proportions that if he had started out life like Pinocchio, his nose by this time would stretch from sea to shining sea. He has fibbed about everything from barely knowing Bill Ayers to never listening to a Jeremiah Wright screed, from banishing pork and lobbyists to providing transparency and change we can all believe in. On top of all that, while spouting the usual political piffle about economizing and saving the environment, he hosted the largest, most expensive inauguration in history, and from the way he and his posse jet around on the fuel-guzzling Air Force One, you'd think he was a rock star.

"All of that would be no more or less than business as usual, Washington style, if he weren't also working overtime to simultaneously bankrupt the country and turn America into a socialist state patterned after Castro's Cuba.

"The scariest part of all this is that so many Americans continue to root him on. Those of us who are opposed to his agenda are accused, like Rush Limbaugh, of hoping America fails. Nothing, of course, could be further from the truth. What we're hoping for is that America can somehow survive this frontal assault on our freedoms, and that our economic system can remain basically intact in spite of the combined efforts of Obama, Pelosi, Reid, Frank, Dodd and Geithner to destroy it.

"When I hear people in and out of the media who should get down on their knees and thank God or at least their ancestors that they were lucky enough to be born in America, instead parrot left-wing insults about this country, I want to slap them silly. I sometimes wonder if those folks who, in the 1950s, nattered incessantly about the Communist-inspired fluoride conspiracy were right. Perhaps there was something in the water that turned so many brains to mush. I mean, why else would so many of my fellow Jews be so utterly convinced that Barack Obama is the messiah we've been waiting for?

"For what it's worth, now that the president has fired CEO Rick Wagoner and taken over General Motors, do you suppose it will henceforth be called Commander in Chief Motors, and that Cadillac, Buick and Chevrolet

will be re-named Michelle, Natasha and Malia Ann? Which reminds me, it's still nothing but a rumor that Obama fired God earlier today, claiming that the universe isn't big enough for both of them."

How laws have replaced civility

"During the 1940s, my family lived in North Philadelphia's Richard Allen housing project. Many families didn't lock doors until late at night, if ever. No one ever thought of installing bars on their windows. Hot, humid summer nights found many people sleeping outside on balconies or lawn chairs. Starting in the '60s and '70s, doing the same in some neighborhoods would have been tantamount to committing suicide. Keep in mind that the 1940s and '50s were a time of gross racial discrimination, high black poverty and few opportunities compared to today. The fact that black neighborhoods were far more civilized at that time should give pause to the excuses of today that blames today's pathology on poverty and discrimination.

"Policemen and laws can never replace customs, traditions and moral values as a means for regulating human behavior. At best, the police and criminal justice system are the last desperate line of defense for a civilized society. Our increased reliance on laws to regulate behavior is a measure of how uncivilized we've become."

Miss California is right

"Since when did denying what you think simply to appease others to get what you want become a celebrated virtue? Homosexual activists constantly promote tolerance and 'being true to yourself' – except when you oppose their views. That is hypocrisy, and it has some dangerous ramifications.

"The fact is that in a few years, Miss California's words could not only cost her a beauty pageant title but could place her behind bars. Congress is again considering a bill to make it a federal 'hate crime' to commit certain acts because of the victim's 'gender identity' or 'sexual orientation.' Although Democrats have tried to assure the public that mere speech would not be impinged under such 'thought crimes,' just last week on April 23, Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee, D-Texas, let it slip that the 'hate crimes' bill was designed to 'protect those potential victims who may be the recipients of hateful words or hateful acts.'

"At the same time, Perez Hilton's venomous response to Miss California's statement has really done us a favor: It has shown us that liberals and homosexual activists will not rest until America accepts their redefinition of marriage as the next step in our cultural 'evolution.' It has also emphasized their harbored belief that any who refuse to toe that politically correct line deserve hatred, discrimination and perhaps prison.

"Liberal judges and radical homosexuals alike want everybody else to think and do as they say, even as they call 'evil good, and good evil' (Isaiah 5:20). They protect freedom of expression for their opinions only, and they are prepared to bully, judge or jail any dissenters.

"If you are not yet concerned, then you are not paying attention."

100 days of death

"On Jan. 20, 2009, Barack Obama began his death march as the most anti-life president in U.S. history."

Obama Gets a 'D' on State Secrets from Democratic Senator

"President Obama is receiving a "D" for his handling of state secrets in a 'rule of law' report card prepared by fellow Democrat Russ Feingold, a Wisconsin senator who heads a subcommittee on the Constitution."

Obama's 100 Days in Foreign Policy: Triumph of the Personal

"The question is whether the President's personal popularity abroad is translating into concrete results for the United States. So far it has not. There has been no outpouring of foreign support for U.S. priorities and initiatives. Moreover, on almost every issue, he has raised expectations of great change in U.S. policy but then pulled back when it became apparent that he could not meet his promises. His trips have largely been gestures focused more on his person than on policy, and the jury is still out as to whether this is merely a conceit carried over from the presidential campaign or an intentional strategy to redefine the nature of American leadership.

"The problem with promoting the person of the President as a stand-in for U.S. interests is that it leaves America vulnerable to the priorities of others. It is not all that difficult to get applause from foreign audiences when you embrace their priorities and criticize your own country. The hard part of leadership is getting others to follow when they are reluctant to do so. Except for some minor instances--or when Obama simply embraced already existing policies of foreign governments--he has gotten precious little for his efforts.

"That is the main lesson from the first 100 days: It is time for President Obama to begin focusing on the hard work of protecting America and asserting U.S. leadership, not by trying to enhance his personal popularity abroad, but by cashing in on that popularity for the benefit of his country. He should stop pretending that our interests always coincide with others--as if America were merely the chairman of the board of international consensus--and start discerning more astutely when they do and when they do not. He is the President of all Americans, and he should start acting that way."

Obama Continuing Bush’s Anti-Small Business Policies

"President Barack Obama has outraged small business owners across the country by continuing Bush Administration policies that divert federal small business contracts to Fortune 500 firms."