Obama Goes to Montana and Spins and Spins

No, he wasn't caught up in a tornado, unfortunately. Just that he and the spin doctors, according to the below, put the usual spin on their left-winged political agenda, and the truth is nowhere to be seen. Not in the press, and certainly not in the glib drivel that emanates from his oration.

As if there isn't enough bullshit in Montana (Yes, they have a huge number of bulls in that state..it's a great cattle market) the American people were fed a line about how receptive the people of Montana were to Obama and his health care plan. As the e-mail below points out, it was all allegedly staged as a giant, highly expensive ruse. Conning the people is Washington's game, and the current administration are geniuses at it. I guess if you stage it right, even the trip into the cyanide showers at Auschwitz could seem inviting, couldn't it? Another person with a moustache had a way with words that led a nation to ruin; a pied piper of sorts. Seems like the tactics are reappearing once again by isolating the dissenters and creating an illusion of support by the masses. As Kathy points out, smoke and mirrors, lots of them at our expense.

The e-mail, exactly as received:

Hello All,

By now you have probably heard that President Obama came to Montana last Friday. However, there are many things that the major news has not covered. I feel that since Bill and I live here and we were at the airport on Friday I should share some facts with you. Whatever you decide to do with the information is up to you. If you chose to share this email with others I do ask that you DELETE my email address before you forward this on.

On Wednesday, August 5th it was announced locally that the President would be coming here. There are many groups here that are against his healthcare and huge spending so those groups began talking and deciding on what they were going to do. The White House would not release ANY details other than the date.

On about Tuesday Bill found out that they would be holding the "Town Hall" at the airport. (This is only because Bill knows EVERYONE at the airport) Our airport is actually located outside of Belgrade (tiny town) in a very remote location. Nothing is around there. They chose to use a hangar that is the most remotely located hangar. You could not pick a more remote location, and you can not get to it easily. It is totally secluded from the public.

FYI: We have many areas in Belgrade and Bozeman which could have held a large amount of folks with sufficient parking. (gymnasiums/auditoriums). All of which have chairs and tables, and would not have to be SHIPPED IN!! $$$$$

During the week, cargo by the TONS was being shipped in constantly. Airport employees could not believe how it just kept coming. Though it was our President coming several expressed how excessive it was, especially during a recession. $$$$$

Late Tuesday/early Wednesday the 12th, they said that tickets would be handed out on Thursday 9am at two locations and the president would be arriving around 12:30 Friday.

Thursday morning about 600 tickets were passed out. However, 1500 were printed at a Local printing shop per White House request. Hmmmm......900 tickets just DISAPPEARED.

This same morning someone called into the radio from the local UPS branch and said that THOUSANDS of Dollars of Lobster were shipped in for Obama. Montana has some of the best beef in the nation!!! And it would have been really wonderful to help out the local economy. Anyone heard of the Recession?? Just think...with all of the traveling the White House is doing. $$$$$ One can only imagine what else we are paying for.

On Friday Bill and I got out to the airport about 10:45am. The groups that wanted to protest Obama's spending and healthcare had gotten a permit to protest and that area was roped off. But that was not to be. A large bus carrying SEIU (Service Employees International Union) members drove up onto the area (illegal)and unloaded right there. It was quite a commotion and there were specifically 2 SEIU men trying to make trouble and start a fight. Police did get involved and arrested the one man but they said they did not have the manpower to remove the SEIU crowd.

The SEIU crowd was very organized and young. About 99% were under the age of 30 and they were not locals! They had bullhorns and PROFESSIONALLY made signs. Some even wore preprinted T-shirts. Oh, and Planned Parenthood folks were with them.....professing abortion rights with their T-shirts and preprinted signs. (BTW, all these folks did have a permit to protest in ANOTHER area)

Those against healthcare/spending moved away from the SEIU crowd to avoid confrontation. They were orderly and respectful. Even though SEIU kept coming over and walking through, continuing to be very intimidating and aggressive at the direction of the one SEIU man.

So we had Montana folks from ALL OVER the state with their homemade signs and their DOGS with homemade signs. We had cowboys, nurses, doctors you name it. There was even a guy from Texas who had been driving through. He found out about the occasion, went to the store, made a sign, and came to protest.

If you are wondering about the press.....Well, all of the major networks were over by that remote hangar I mentioned. They were conveniently parked on the other side of the buildings FAR away. None of these crowds were even visible to them. I have my doubts that they knew anything about the crowds.

We did have some local news media around us from this state and Idaho . Speaking of the local media...they were invited. However, all questions were to be turned into the White House in advance of the event. Wouldn't want anyone to have to think off the top of their head.

It was very obvious that it was meant to be totally controlled by the White House. Everything was orchestrated down to the last detail to make it appear that Montana is just crazy for Obama and government healthcare. Even those people that talked about their insurance woes........the White House called our local HRDC (Human Resource and Development Committee) and asked for names. Then the White House asked those folks to come. Smoke and mirrors...EVERYTHING was staged!!!!!!!!!!!

I am very dismayed about what I learned about our current White House. The amount of control and manipulation was unbelievable. I felt I was not living in the United States of America , more like the USSR !! I was physically nauseous. Bill and I have been around when Presidents or Heads of State visit. It has NEVER been like this. I am truly very frightened for our country. America needs your prayers and your voices. If you care about our country please get involved. Know the issues. And let Congress hear your voices again and again!! If they are willing to put forth so much effort to BULLY a small town one can only imagine what is going on in Washington DC . Scary!!

Kathy

Bozeman , Montana

You decide. Does this sound like another Obama staged "Town Hall Meeting" where he buses in supporters once again and isolates his opponents? Sure sounds like it to me.

Rebates - Screwing the Public Even if You Jump Through the Hoops!

Rebates. The promise of cold, hard cash back for making their brand your choice! You buy the product, carefully read the rules, fill out the coupon, circle the date and purchased item on the receipt, cut out the UPC Code from the package, put the dated register receipt, UPC Code and register receipt in an envelope with the rebate address carefully printed on the outside and with your 44 cent stamp attached. Then you wait, and wait. Sometimes, you actually win, and then, sometimes you actually get screwed, as happened to me today.

This is no huge rebate, just $7.99 on a bag of Tyson frozen chicken. But after doing all the above and especially circling the purchase date (which I always do as sometimes I know it could be hard to find) today I receive a card in the mail from CMS Rebate Center telling me my rebate is not qualified because "Reg receipt did not contain a valid purchase date." WTF??

Luckily, I make copies of each and every rebate I send in and sure enough, there big as day is the purchase date of 7/19/09 circled on the store identified register receipt. The rebate period is from 5/1/09 to 10/31/09 so it sure was a valid date!

The rebate company states to resubmit the "missing information" within "7 business days" to an address they provide. I'm resubmitting it, and submitting copies to the Better Business Bureau, Consumer Affairs and filed a complaint with Tyson Foods.

Why? Because I think this is just another way to screw the consumer out of their rebate. Who could miss the purchase date circled? Do they employ the visually handicapped to read the submissions? What next...they'll say it wasn't returned within the seven business days and therefore invalid? Would save them lots of money to just send out postcards instead of rebates, wouldn't it? We all have heard about how some rebate companies have scammed their customers by refunding the money, but not to the consumer. And others who make big bucks by the number of rebates they can deny rather than by the number of rebates they fulfill.

As an investigator, I don't get mad. I generally get even at some time, sooner or later. I could tell you of getting ripped off for five thousand dollars some years back, that cost a company millions in the end, but that's a story for another day.

UPDATE: After writing to Tyson (who simply asked what I bought and no further response...no more of their products for me) and calling the rebate company (who were very nice on the phone I might add) I received a notice in my e-mail today, September 1, stating my rebate was being processed and would be received in two to four weeks. All of this for a rebate, which still brings the question of how many thousands are not getting their rebates because they don't complain?

I suggest people buy products with instant savings and let the stores know that the store should be doing the instant rebate and the work if they want to sell the product. Bags of old outdated chicken left on a shelf would tell the company more than you could imagine!

The REAL ObamaCare Plan

First off, for those who doubt this at all, Dr. Janda's writings and factual statements have been authenticated on Snopes.com at the following URL:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/soapbox/janda.asp

Written by Dr. Dave Janda

Thursday, 23 July 2009
As a physician who has authored books on preventative health care, I was given the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at a Congressional Dinner at The Capitol Building in Washington last Friday (7/17).

The presentation was entitled Health Care Reform, The Power & Profit of Prevention, and I was gratified that it was well received.

In preparation for the presentation, I read the latest version of "reform" as authored by The Obama Administration and supported by Speaker Pelosi and Senator Reid. Here is the link to the 1,018 page document:

http://edlabor.house.gov/documents/111/pdf/publications/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf

Let me summarize just a few salient points of the above plan. First, however, it should be clear that the same warning notice must be placed on The ObamaCare Plan as on a pack of cigarettes: Consuming this product will be hazardous to your health.

The underlying method of cutting costs throughout the plan is based on rationing and denying care. There is no focus on preventing health care need whatever. The plan's method is the most inhumane and unethical approach to cutting costs I can imagine as a physician.

The rationing of care is implemented through The National Health Care Board, according to the plan. This illustrious Board "will approve or reject treatment for patients based on the cost per treatment divided by the number of years the patient will benefit from the treatment."

Translation.....if you are over 65 or have been recently diagnosed as having an advanced form of cardiac disease or aggressive cancer.....dream on if you think you will get treated.....pick out your coffin.

Oh, you say this could never happen? Sorry.... this is the same model they use in Britain .

The plan mandates that there will be little or no advanced treatments to be available in the future. It creates The Federal Coordinating Council For Comparative Effectiveness Research, the purpose of which is "to slow the development of new medications and technologies in order to reduce costs." Yes, this is to be the law.

The plan also outlines that doctors and hospitals will be overseen and reviewed by The National Coordinator For Health Information and Technology.

This " coordinator" will "monitor treatments being delivered to make sure doctors and hospitals are strictly following government guidelines that are deemed appropriate." It goes on to say....."Doctors and hospitals not adhering to guidelines will face penalties."

According to those in Congress, penalties could include large six figure financial fines and possible imprisonment.

So according to The ObamaCare Plan....if your doctor saves your life you might have to go to the prison to see your doctor for follow -up appointments. I believe this is the same model Stalin used in the former Soviet Union .

Section 102 has the Orwellian title, "Protecting the Choice to Keep Current Coverage." What this section really mandates is that it is illegal to keep your private insurance if your status changes - e.g., if you lose or change your job, retire from your job and become a senior, graduate from college and get your first job. Yes, illegal.

When Mr. Obama hosted a conference call with bloggers urging them to pressure Congress to pass his health plan as soon as possible, a blogger from Maine referenced an Investors Business Daily article that claimed Section 102 of the House health legislation would outlaw private insurance.

He asked: "Is this true? Will people be able to keep their insurance and will insurers be able to write new policies even though H.R. 3200 is passed?" Mr. Obama replied: "You know, I have to say that I am not familiar with the provision you are talking about."

Then there is Section 1233 of The ObamaCare Plan, devoted to "Advanced Care Planning." After each American turns 65 years of age they have to go to a mandated counseling program that is designed to end life sooner.

This session is to occur every 5 years unless the person has developed a chronic illness then it must be done every year. The topics in this session will include, "how to decline hydration, nutrition and how to initiate hospice care." It is no wonder The Obama Administration does not like my emphasis on Prevention. For Mr. Obama, prevention is the "enemy" as people would live longer.

I rest my case. The ObamaCare Plan is hazardous to the health of every American.

After I finished my Capitol Hill presentation, I was asked by a Congressman in the question-answer session: "I'll be doing a number of network interviews on the Obama Health Care Plan. If I am asked what is the one word to describe the plan what should I answer."

The answer is simple, honest, direct, analytical, sad but truthful. I told him that one word is FASCIST.

Then I added, "I hope you'll have the courage to use that word, Congressman. No other word is more appropriate."
Dr. Dave Janda, MD, is an orthopedic surgeon, and a world-recognized expert on the prevention of sports injuries, particularly in children. His web site is noinjury.com

Democrats and Obama's Town Hall Meetings

First off, Obama pre-loaded his town hall meeting in Portsmouth, NH with a bunch of shills. The meeting was quiet and, as usual, Obama didn't answer any question directly, but did the usual dance around the questions leaving lots of room to change the story according to his whim in the future. The little girl who asked the health care question was pre-primed and was the daughter of a contributor and an Obama activist! Not a child with a simple question, but an Obama plant. Not even from New Hampshire, but from Massachusetts! Some say Obama even had people bused to the meeting from other states to assure a friendly crowd. What a bunch of crap that was.

Look at the video above. He compares the proposed health care system to the Post Office. Losing money every year, increasing the rates twice a year lately, cutting services and going broke. Yet he indicates that FedEx and UPS are doing fine. Hmm, sound like they need to let the private insurers handle this one with some government subsidies somehow? We definitely do not need a health care system that runs like the Post Office. Or, maybe when you reach end-of-life you suddenly go "postal"?

Far from the way the congressmen and senators were received at town hall meetings across the country. The public damn near tore their heads off about how the health care issue was being handled, spending and other issues. And Senator Arlen Specter had the unmitigated gall to state that the disgruntled Americans "were not necessarily representative of America". He must be a freaking idiot to think that and make that statement. Just who in hell does he think goes to those meetings to stand up and voice their opinions? People from Russia? No, Senator, Americans who are sick and tired of getting screwed by the way fast and loose spending politicians work on Capitol Hill. Those Pennsylvanians had your butt in their sights and were about to run you through the corn binder!

And it happened all over America. Yet the politicians think it's a minor issue and only a few loud-mouth Americans are speaking out. The crying shame is that more people didn't shout out on Election Day 2008 when it would have counted! But you can get these jerks out of office as soon as possible. Want to rock their world? Simply vote every incumbent Democrat out of office and put in a Republican and do the same for the Republicans. A completely fresh slate! And maybe start a campaign to impeach the egotistical, narcissistic leader who's at the head of this mess we're in?

One press release stated a "narrow slice of Americans who not only don't trust government, but also have come to regard it as a dark conspirator in their lives." WTF? That "narrow slice" is becoming a whole pie from what I see. Who decided that narrow slice theory. The yellow journalistic media who clears writings with the White House? With Obama at the helm people are becoming more and more distrustful of the government. With "planted" questioners to add to the dishonesty, tainted politicians on his staff from the very beginning. (usually they get that way after they gain entrance to office!)

Now I read that the government is worried because the right wing "militias" are once again having a resurgence in many areas of the country. The ATF as well as other official sources indicate such groups appear to be spreading rapidly, with "the most growth seen in a decade" according to the ATF. "Stresses of a poor economy, and a liberal administration lead by a black president" are among the causes for the recent rise, according to a report from the Southern Poverty Law Center.
Gun purchases are at an all-time high and building. Personally, I think the government is worried that the people will revolt over what they're doing? I don't condone that at all, and it is scary as hell to think about what could happen if something like that ever comes to being!

The politicians need to start thinking more about their constituents and less about their pockets and aligning themselves with their parties. That's one major problem...they don't vote with a conscience because I don't believe many have a conscience. They vote along party lines to pass what's best for the party no matter how bad it screws the American people, then go back later and spend billions or trillions more to try and fix what they screwed up in the first place. They're no better than the government contractors who throw away your tax dollars on $600 toilet seats, and $400 hammers, or building an aircraft that costs $44,000 an hour to fly. Then again, give them the ability to spend, spend, spend with no real oversight and it's like letting a child run loose unsupervised in a candy store. A very big and costly candy store at that!

Lack of Comments Tell Me Nobody Cares

After all this time, the blog has had but a handful of comments, yet thousands of readers. I can only suppose that means either nobody much cares, and I am completely correct in presuming America has become a country of apathetic lemmings who don't have much to share about where their country is going. Or, that most just don't give a damn about what happens in America and sit and hope for the best, come what may.

I've shared my opinions on what's gone wrong in the country, and now it's your turn. While you all pay your share of the huge tax burden the current administration is heaping on your shoulders, while you just sit and accept it, remember you heard the warnings from multiple sources, including right here. Remember the campaign promises of "not one cent in new taxes"? Last month it was let's tax the rich. Now the theme is more new taxes on the middle class! The middle class has been paying for everyone in this damned country forever, and it's going to get worse. Funny thing is how the "middle class" keeps being those who can afford it least, yet those who continually get all the freebies and screw the government on welfare and social service programs never end up becoming the middle class, no matter how much they make, because they hide it from the government. Same with the illegals who get paid in cash and don't pay taxes, and day laborers who get paid "under the table". Yet they will become beneficiaries of new healthcare legislation the "middle class" will pay for...

What is "middle class"? That all depends on who you talk to and where you live. In some areas of the country, living on $30,000 gives you a comfortable middle class lifestyle, while in California it will give you poverty. Maybe it's best to use what Wikipedia calls the Vernacular Middle Class:

Vernacular middle class

The term middle class in more colloquial language use may refer to all those individuals who might at one point or another be identified as middle class, as they occupy neither extreme of the socio-economic strata. Most of those with households income between $40,000 and $95,000 identify as "middle class." The term can also be used to describe those at the actual center of the income strata, who may also be referred to as the middle-middle class. There are many different theories on the middle-middle class. The middle-middle class may be composed of those households with annual incomes of 80% to 120% of the national median household income. Persons in this income range could, in accordance to solely economic reasoning, be referred to as the American average. Such households would boast annual incomes ranging from $35,200 to $52,800, and thus be located in the middle of the income range. Some of these households, while actually being in the middle and thus sometimes referred to as being middle class, cannot, however, afford the middle class lifestyle. Yet another definition states that the statistical middle class includes all those households with income ranging from $25,000 to $100,000. This is, however, a very vague definition, as it includes persons from all but the lowest quintile. Using this definition creates a class so economically fragmented that it would lump together those who are struggling to make ends meet with two incomes and those who are able to live the iconic middle class lifestyle with just one income and are highly educated.

Your president wants to assure his ingratiation with all the people who don't want to work, won't work and are on the eternal dole, the illegals and the minorities (wait...we're the minorities, so strike that comment) and he's willing to bankrupt the country to do so. The heads of the agencies handling the money can't account for where it has been going, and don't know how to answer factually questions from Senators and Congressman when questioned about it. They just either play dumb or are actually dumb, or a combination of both. Even overseers of entire government departments, such as the Federal reserve can't tell where trillions of dollars have gone. Or maybe they know and won't tell?

What happened to all the bail out money? Some of the banks took the money they were supposed to use to lend to people who needed mortgages, and paid off their own debts, and bought other banks. Then ended up in deep crap anyway. The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric on January 12 did a segment on this. What a shame for the American taxpayers, and the government made sure it slipped under the radar so we wouldn't see it.

So, America, sit back and get screwed. You seem to be enjoying the fruits of your voting booth antics. You pushed or poked the ballot blanks for this group of morons, and now we're all stuck with them. And sadly, our children and grandchildren will be stuck with the legacy of their overspending and huge debt. Strangely the incumbents try and place the blame on the former administration for all the failures, and pat themselves on the back for any small success. Yet look at the debt...why is it so much more today than a year ago? That wasn't the prior group giving billions away while you ate canned beans, folks.

Just ask yourself...are you and the economy better off now than you were a year ago? Is your 401(k) or retirement plan better off now than it was a year ago? Is unemployment better now than a year ago? Are there more store closings now than a year ago? Are there more bankruptcies now than a year ago? That's right, folks. You made a really bad choice. One Big Assed Mistake America...