SAM' SOAP BOX - A CONSERVATIVES POINT OF VIEW

DISCLAIMER: THE OPINIONS ON THIS PAGE ARE THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF SAM AND ARE OPINIONS ONLY AND AS SUCH ARE PROTECTED UNDER THE 1st AMENDMENT OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.

This is a page dedicated to not being politically correct. I make no apologies. I feel there is way too much of that today. If you are easily offended, do not read this "Blog". It is full of political and social observations and comments. I am in my own way, attempting to educate all who want to know how our government works and how we can regain control so we can remain a government that is "Of The People, By the People, and For the People.

NOTE: I will not respond to or entertain any comments that are rude or disrespectful. Get your FACTS together before you comment then present them in a logical articulate fashion. Check out the sites I have include below. They are worth a look. This is a Living Document so please check back often. Click on titles to go to storys that I feel is relevant to the cause.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

OBAMA SELECTS JANET RENO'S ANTI-GUN POINT MAN AS NEXT ATTORNEY GENERAL

This is not good news. Click on the title to go to the story.

THIS IS MY "RANT OF THE DAY"

You just gotta love freedom of Speech. It really makes it easy to spot the true idiots out in our midst. Every time I see one of these kinds of bumper stickers, all I can think of is..."there goes another idiot, stay clear of that dumb ass". The thing that really puts me on my ear is the fact that allot of the idiots displaying this type of sticker are WAY old enough to know better. Like, in their 60s, 70s and such. Usually, with these kinds of stickers you will find another sticker that bashes GW. Things like, "My dog is smarter than your President" and other such derogatory crap. In my INFORMED opinion, GW was one of the best Presidents I ever had as a Commander and Chief. The other being Ronald Reagan. I have e-mailed the White House and told them that too. All the "Droids" know is what the liberal biased media has told them. They refused to be confused by the truth. There isn't ONE of them that is able or willing to understand that the ONLY reason we have not been attacked again here on our own soil is because of what he did, put into place and enacted after 911. All in all, they make me sick and ashamed of what other countries must be thinking of us right now. We must be the laughing stock of the world right now because of how our political system appears to work........

KENYA AMBASSADOR CONFIRMS OBAMA BORN IN KENYA

Well, here is a very interesting piece of information I came across. This is from a Detroit radio station, WRIF and was done on the air by their morning guy by the name of Mark. They actually called the Kenyan Embassy and got this directly from the Ambassador. Click on the title to go to the radio station. Copy and paste this address to go to liveleak to listen to the interview.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=4d7_1227317719

The interview is kind of long but it is well worth it. If this is true, what do we do now? His election would be in direct violation of the 14th Amendment. Copy and paste this address to see what the Constitution says.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural-born_citizen

The contention is, Obama is not naturalized. I have to admit, when I was researching this, it was tough to find. I was amazed to find that most hits were about questioning the eligibility of John McCain. He was born of parents in the military in Panama. Everyone in the military knows that all children born of US military personnel while stationed overseas are automatically US citizens but,.... may also be subject to the host country's laws regarding citizenship too. This depends on the Host/Tenant agreement the US has with each host nation.
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Friday, November 21, 2008

THE SECURITY OF THE UNITED STATES AND THE AUTO INDUSTRY

The contribution to the war effort by the big 3 automakers was crucial to the war effort. The Ford Company focused on airplanes and the new 4 wheel drive design called "jeeps". The B-24 bomber was made by Ford at their Willow Run plant. General Motors built all types of tanks , amphibious vehicles, aircraft engines and airplane propellers. The Oldsmobile division of General Motors made artillery shells. The Chrysler Corp. also became well known as a tank builder. All total, the auto industry manufactured about $29 billion dollars worth of products, about 12.5 million shells and almost 6 million guns.
As screwed up as the automakers seem to be, we cannot allow them to fold. Simply put, we need their abilities and talents to keep us free and secure. We cannot become dependent on war materials that are foreign made. The vehicles, guns or planes or whatever else we need must be home grown Nor can we do without their flexibility/ability to quickly retool in order to make whatever other products we may need in a time of war. It's that simple.

THE REAL REASON FOR THE 2ND AMMENDMENT - STRAIGHT-UP


There is no better way to say it than this woman did. Her name is Suzanna Gratia-Hupp and her parents were murdered by a crazed gunman. She hits the nail right on the head. Nuff said......

Thursday, November 20, 2008

DOD HIT BY UNPRECEDENTED CYBER ATTACK

Some people may not realize, but the DOD is for the most part, continually under attack via the web. It looks like a particularly bad attack is going on now. These attacks are being made by all sorts of adversaries. Nations and individuals. Click the title to go to the story.

HE TOLD US HE WAS THE CANDIDATE OF "CHANGE"

Well, so much for that. It has always been my contention that he was blowing smoke up everyone's butt by saying he was the man for "Change". In my opinion, he will toe the Dem line all the way. He is apparently filling his cabinet with insiders. What part of "Change" is that?? If people wanted true change, the McCain/Palin ticket was the one to do that. Both have documented "maverick" tendencies and have truly pissed off both sides of the isle. They would have bucked the system more than the Dems ever would consider. Click on the title to go to the story.

SENATOR PATTY MURRAY'S REPLY TO MY E-MAIL REGARDING THE 2nd AMENDMENT

MY LETTER;
I am writing this letter to you so as to inform you as to my concern over the possibility of renewed attacks on the 2nd Amendment. As reaffirmed by the Supreme Court, this right does pertain the the rights of the individual gun owner. As a member of the NRA, we as an organization, watch the voting records of all our elected officials and make sure that the voting records are disseminated as widely as possible. As we go into this new era, we are watching more closely than ever. I urge you in the most strongest terms to resist and NOT vote in favor of any gun legislation that will infringe on any law abiding citizens right to own, possess or carry weapons to include concealed carry.

SENATOR MURRAY'S REPLY;
Thank you for writing to me regarding limitations on gun ownership. It is good to hear from you.

Like you, I am concerned about the level of violence in this country, and its effect on our families and communities. While legislation to regulate the use of firearms is primarily a state issue, I believe that our national crime-fighting strategy should include reasonable measures to control firearms that strike a balance between reducing street crime and maintaining individuals' rights.

As a U.S. Senator, I have supported common-sense measures to reduce or restrict gun violence while posing the least possible inconvenience to law-abiding gun owners. Please know that if the Senate considers firearms legislation, I will keep your concerns regarding this important issue in mind. If you would like to know more about my work in the Senate, please feel free to sign up for my updates at http://murray.senate.gov/updates. Thank you again for writing, and please keep in touch.

I hope all is well in Vancouver.

MY REBUTTAL;
Not quite the answer I had hoped for. To me is sounds like ....." Well, I hear ya, but I'm going to do what I think is right, but thanks for the e-mail anyway".


Wednesday, November 19, 2008

SENATOR MARIA CANTWELL'S REPLY TO MY E-MAIL REGARDING THE 2nd AMENDMENT

MY LETTER;
I am writing this letter to you so as to inform you as to my concern over the possibility of renewed attacks on the 2nd Amendment. As reaffirmed by the Supreme Court, this right does pertain the the rights of the individual gun owner. As a member of the NRA, we as an organization, watch the voting records of all our elected officials and make sure that the voting records are disseminated as widely as possible. As we go into this new era, we are watching more closely than ever. I urge you in the most strongest terms to resist and NOT vote in favor of any gun legislation that will infringe on any law abiding citizens right to own, possess or carry weapons to include concealed carry.

SENATOR MARIA CANTWELL'S REPLY;

Thank you for contacting me to express your views on gun ownership. I appreciate hearing your concerns about gun control and understand how strongly you feel about the right to bear arms.
You should know that I take our Constitution very seriously. It is a most fundamental goal for me as your Senator to work to uphold the rights guaranteed by our founding document. Furthermore, I know that recreational use and collection of guns for hunting, sport, and other activities is extremely important to you and many other law-abiding Washingtonians.

Just as I am committed to protecting Second Amendment rights, I believe you would agree with my long-standing conviction that we must keep guns out of the hands of criminals and children. I believe that our first step in preventing further criminal and youth gun violence should be stricter enforcement of responsible gun laws that punish criminal use of firearms and that make access to guns harder for children and criminals.
As your Senator, you can be assured that I will work to protect the legitimate rights of law-abiding American gun-owners, while continuing to support responsible gun control legislation to reduce crime and make our communities safer. I believe both of these goals are important and can be simultaneously accomplished through common-sense gun laws and stricter enforcement of existing laws.
Again, thank you for contacting me on this important issue. Please do not hesitate to contact me again on this or any other issue.

Sincerely,
Maria Cantwell
United States Senator

MY REBUTTAL:
At least I got an actual reply from her. My only question is.......what does she mean by "common-sense" gun laws?

A CLOSE CALL

I was all set to sit down in my lonely, dark, dank writers garret and work on this page, however...., that all changed as I pulled into my driveway. There was a neighbor lady walking her dog out in the street in front of my house, and there was a pit bull there harassing her trying to get at her dog. Me being a 29 year retired military cop, I grabbed my Asp baton and proceeded to do everything I could to to fend off the pit bull. The pit charged me several times and I was able to get in a couple of strikes as I dodged it when it was attacking. I was able to get the pit distracted enough to get the lady in my house with her dog and call the authorities. So, anyway, I'm not in the correct frame of mind to be any good at writing now. So I will sit here, in my lounge chair and have a drink and try and calm down for the rest of the night. I'll be back at it tomorrow. Oh, by the way, all you Pit Bull lovers out there...........In my now INFORMED opinion, they are dangerous without any doubt in my mind...........

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

THE UNITED NATIONS IN IT'S INFINITE WISDOM........

First, I think that the United States needs to get out of the United Nations. This organization has been a dismal failure in my opinion. It has been fraught with scandal and questionable goings on for many years and I have yet to see any good come out of it. Here is the latest. Click on the title to go to this most recent fopar....

IS THE PRESIDENT ELECT DOOMED TO FAIL? OP-ED by SAM

He started his political career in 1997 and today he is the 1st African-American President (Elect) in U.S. history. If one was to go back and research the topic of race relations and riots, riots and other such confrontations have been going on as far back as at least 1908 when there were many killings in Springfield, Ill. As a kid growing up in that late 50s, 60s and early 70s, the riots in Watts, LA, Detroit, Washington DC, and Chicago are still a vivid memory as they were shown regularly on the evening news. My family would watch the “Huntley-Brinkley Report” as well as Walter Cronkite regularly. The TV would be full of images of the police beating the African-Americans or shooting them with water cannons and dragging them down the streets. The images of Martin Luther King standing up for equal rights for all were inspiring. Tragically, his life was cut short by an assassin’s bullet, but his vision lived on. All in all, I thought it was a very ugly time. Since then, there still have been many trying and difficult times and there have been many obstacles that had to be climbed and overcome. In my opinion, Mr. Obama’s election is a direct result of all those struggles and successes. Now that he has attained the highest office in the land, I have a hard time imagining the amount of expectation that is being heaped on him right now. It’s got to be mind numbing. It just seems to me that no matter how he performs these next 4 years, I can’t see how he is going to come out at the other end smelling like a rose with either party or the citizenry. I think that if he comes from the far left, the political backlash will be so great that the Dem’s will take a beating the next election. The same is true if he goes to the right. If he did that, he would loose his political backing in both houses plus piss everyone off that voted for him. Riding the fence might be his only option. Like I said, this is just my opinion and I am no political scientist so I may be WAY off on all of this.

Just a thought……….

HILLARY CLINTON'S NOMINATION FOR SECRETARY OF STATE IS NOT A SURE THING

As it turns out, there may be some conflict of interest due to "Bubba's" post Presidential philanthropic interests. Click on the title to go to the story. It's an interesting read.

Monday, November 17, 2008

WHAT WILL OBAMA DO WITH THE GITMO DETAINEES?

He has stated publicly that he plans to close Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. What is he going to do with the detainees? Bring them to the U.S.? If he does that, the ACLU will sue to make sure every one of these detainees has a trial in our normal legal system. By doing that, our Intelligence community will be irreparably damaged because our information gathering methods will become public. Will he turn them loose? Do I really need to explain how bad that would be? I think not... Is he going to make sure that there is no kind of pressure will be put on the detainees to in order to get needed info? Yes he is. How are we then going to get any meaningful intel from these hard core scum bags without pressuring them? These guys are hard core and only respond to more "direct" methods of questioning. We ARE at war. We have to do whatever we need to do to get the information that will save lives. Nobody likes the "T" word........However, does anybody else have another method, a better method of getting the critical info from uncooperative prisoners? Plain and simple, they have no rights under the Constitution and should not even be considered for such protection. These are people who conspire and kill innocent women, children and whomever else suits their needs. They want all of us here in America DEAD. That is there goal. We are the infidels and according to their belief, we must all die. Thats the truth of the matter.

HILLARY TO BE SECRETARY OF STATE????!!

Click on the title to go to the story. In my little mind, she is not only not qualified for the position, but she is the LAST person I would put in that position. In my opinion, she will sell us down the river with other countries because of her "vision" of what the U.S. should be. Remember that crap when Bill was President about the "Global Village"? Well, now she is going to be in prime position to work on that agenda, plus line herself up for the 2012 election.. Before we know it, will will be a clone of the EU (European Union)....If she has her way.....Lets pray that the "vetting" process finds something that disqualifies her. Who knows, they could find something "Bubba" did that does the trick. That would be poetic justice in my book.

CHINESE PHYSICIST ADMITS TO SENDING U.S. SPACE KNOW-HOW TO BEIJING

Click on the title to go to the story. This is not the first time this has happened. These foreign born so called scientists are given cart-blanch to do whatever they want to do and go wherever they think they need to go. It's commonly known that places like Los-Alamos Labs as other highly respected laboratories have a horrendous security record. There is so much stuff, it is almost impossible to keep track of it all. I feel sorry for the Security Managers who are really trying to to their jobs. It has to be hell. Budget cuts don't help either. It takes money to keep tabs on these foreign nationals. The intel community has been gutted because of excessive cuts. Now how bad have we been hurt by this latest loss of secrets? It's scary to contemplate.......

CONRESSMAN BRIAN BAIRDS RESPONCE TO MY LETTER REGARDING THE 2nd AMENDMENT

I am including here the e-mail I sent to my local Congressman Brian Baird, regarding my views on the 2nd Amendment. I have also included his response.

MY LETTER;
I am writing this letter to you so as to inform you as to my concern over the possibility of renewed attacks on the 2nd Amendment. As reaffirmed by the Supreme Court, this right does pertain the the rights of the individual gun owner. As a member of the NRA, we as an organization, watch the voting records of all our elected officials and make sure that the voting records are disseminated as widely as possible. As we go into this new era, we are watching more closely than ever. I urge you in the most strongest terms to resist and NOT vote in favor of any gun legislation that will infringe on any law abiding citizens right to own, possess or carry weapons to include concealed carry.

HIS RESPONSE;
Thank you for contacting me.
I take my responsibility to represent the people who live in Southwest Washington very seriously, which is why I deeply appreciate you taking the time to write to me. Hearing your comments and concerns on the important issues facing our country is important to me as I work to represent you in Congress. I believe that our nation's government is only as strong as the individuals who choose to actively participate in its improvement and am grateful when constituents take the time to contact me.

Please be assured that I do take note of your views and will keep them in mind as I continue to represent Southwest Washington.

Please visit my website at http://www.house.gov/baird where you can find information on my work in Congress and my positions on a variety of policy issues, as well as sign up to receive periodic email updates from me.

Sincerely,

Brian Baird
Member of Congress

MY REBUTTAL TO HIS REPLY;
I think it is entirely possible that this reply from his office is a "canned" response and is sent to every bit of correspondence he gets. However, that being said, I do not like what I feel is the condescending tone it has. In all my attempts to contact this guy, this is all I can get from his office. He has never sent a reply that I felt was the slightest bit personal or had a genuine feeling of concern or regard for my point of view. How he got re-elected is beyond me.......

Sunday, November 16, 2008

TELL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES WHAT YOU THINK ABOUT PRESERVING OUR GUN RIGHTS

I have written to all of my elected officials in the Congress and Senate explaing my views on gun rights. I have included my letter below. Feel free to copy and paste it into your message to your Reps.

"I am writing this letter to you so as to inform you as to my concern over the possibility of renewed attacks on the 2nd Amendment. As reaffirmed by the Supreme Court, this right does pertain the the rights of the individual gun owner. As a member of the NRA, we as an organization, watch the voting records of all our elected officials and make sure that the voting records are disseminated as widely as possible. As we go into this new era, we are watching more closely than ever. I urge you in the most strongest terms to resist and NOT vote in favor of any gun legislation that will infringe on any law abiding citizens right to own, possess or carry weapons to include concealed carry."
PUT YOUR NAME
FULL ADDRESS HERE, otherwise they will not consider or respond to your letter.

"Yes We Can . . . Ban Guns"--Obama Announces Gun Ban Agenda Before The Final Vote Count Is In

Here is irrefutable proof as to what Obama is going to try and do. We need to contact our elected representatives and tell them not to vote in favor of ANY gun control legislation.

ARE YOU A MEMBER OF THE NATIONA RIFLE ASSOCIATION?

If you are not a member of the NRA, I urge you to click on the title of this story. It will take you to the NRA site where you can join or renew your membership. There has never been a more important time than now to join. If we are to preserve our 2nd Amendment Rights, we need to pour as much money as we can into the NRA. The fight is on and we cannot afford to loose this one. I urge you to please join