5th Grade Science Eludes Dallas County Commissioner
By Conservative Hawk | July 17, 2008
You won’t believe this. This is the most absurdly ridiculous thing I have ever heard in my life.
It seems there is this Dallas County Commissioner named John Wiley Price who thinks the difference between “angle food cake” and “devils food cake” is somehow racist. But that’s not all. He also thinks it is racist to use the term “black hole” when describing a county office where paperwork is continuously lost.
Here’s the Story:
The Dallas County Commission held a special meeting earlier this month to discuss problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments in the County when Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield, who is white, said it seemed that central collections “has become a black hole” because paperwork reportedly has become lost in the office.
This brought outrage from Commissioner John Wiley Price, who is black. Price interrupted him with a loud “Excuse me!” saying the office has become a “white hole.”
If that weren’t bad enough, Judge Thomas Jones, who is black, then demanded an apology from Mayfield for his racially insensitive analogy.
Mayfield then attempted to explain that a black hole was a science term meaning “the invisible remains of a collapsed star, with an intense gravitational field from which neither light nor matter can escape.”
But they weren’t having that… 5th grade science has somehow eluded these two. The simplest explanation and most innocuous use of a figure of speech that happens to fit the situation somehow sparked a verbal race riot at a County Commission meeting.
Side Note: Wiley then went on the Dallas local Fox affiliate and tried to explain why using the term “black hole” was racist.
“So if it’s ‘angel food cake,’ it’s white. If it’s ‘devil’s food cake,’ it’s black. If you’re the ‘black sheep of the family,’ then you gotta be bad, you know. ‘White sheep,’ you’re okay. You know?” Price opined. “I think people should always be careful. You know, I’m okay if I’m ‘bartering’ with you. … But if I try to ‘Jew you down,’ Oooooh. Is that racist? I thought it meant the same thing? No, maybe it doesn’t.”
I can hardly believe this discussion is even taking place. It’s this kind of political correctness that is destroying our country.
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Remembering Tony Snow; RIP - You Will Be Greatly Missed
By Conservative Hawk | July 14, 2008
My friends, by now you have all heard of and are saddened by the death of Tony Snow. Tony died on July 12, 2008 at the age of 53 after a battle with colon cancer.
Tony Snow was a man of impeccable character who believed in his family, believed in his conservatism, believed in God and he believed in America.
His sharp humor and quick wit made him enjoyable to watch but his character and humility made him human. He was one of the most brilliant and well grounded men I have ever had the opportunity watch and listen to. And even with his great intelligence, he never ever though himself to be better than anyone else. He never complained about his illness and only looked for positive. Truly a remarkable and amazing human being.
I spent some time browsing the liberal blogs to get their take on it. Didn’t find too much except a few accounts on his career and a blog that announced his death and asked for people to find the time to “mourn the loss of those who were and will still be victims of the illegalities Snow tried his best to spin..”
You Tube had many comments referring to him as “evil” and “worm food”. Those repugnant sub-human urinal cakes who thrive in their cesspool of liberalism were the majority of comments coming from the liberal blogosphere and reveals the true character of liberals and their causes. There is a special place in hell reserved just for them.
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A Pause to Honor Or Forefathers
By Conservative Hawk | July 4, 2008
“If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude better than the animating contest for freedom, go home and leave us in peace. We seek not your council nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you, and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen.” - Samuel Adams
On this day of the anniversary of our independence, I wanted to take a moment to pause and think about what today means.
That the true power of a nation resides with its citizens. Freedom from the tyranny and oppression of big and overly zealous government was on the minds of our founding fathers. It wasn’t just to get away from King George and the “repeated injuries and usurpations…(and) the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States…” but it was a statement on all tyrannical and “big” government oppressions.
These are things you can’t find in the trash heap of any school or college library. Instead, you will find some intentionally obfuscatory new definition of what occurred on that hot summer day in 1776 at Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
The Declaration of Independence says, among other things, “That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government”. No more patriotic words could have ever been uttered.
Every time any government expands their powers and creates a larger gap between government and the governed, the meaning of Independence day becomes a little more lost. Yet, we continue to allow our government to oppress us with the perversion of the Constitution, creation of class envy, elimination of an entire class of people and laws that are so restrictive on our very basic freedoms that the founding fathers are rolling over in their graves.
So on this Independence Day, I hope you will follow me in reflecting on what it is all about. Sit back with your friends and family and enjoy the fireworks displays, parades and festivities. And if only for one brief moment, let it carry you back to the time when our nation was born. And don’t forget to salute and honor those who have fought so hard for the very principles set forth 232 years ago.
May God bless you, your family and those who choose to put on a uniform and fight for freedom. And GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!
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The Obama Left Wing Liberal Extremist Brand of Patriotism
By Conservative Hawk | July 3, 2008
Being that it is the day before Independence Day, I thought I would talk about patriotism.
Patriotism is and can be defined in only this way. It is the love of one’s country and a willingness to make sacrifices for it. It is a positive and supportive attitude to a ‘fatherland’ expressed by an individual or a group. It is not defined as community service or loyalty to the state, but loyalty to the idea of freedom for it’s people as individuals. It is never expecting something from the state. It’s that plain and simple.
I have heard left wing liberals define it as, and I quote directly, “disagreeing with your government when you believe they are wrong.” These same friends of mine, who are left wing liberals, give Barack Obama kudos for being “the most patriotic person in the picture below” because he expressed himself and what he believes.
What they are describing is a belief in the individual rights of people to not wear an American Flag pin or placing your hand over your heart during the National Anthem. They are confusing the exercise of rights with Patriotism.
You cannot simply exercise your rights and call it Patriotism. Rights, by the way that were created by patriots and defended by patriots. What you see on display from Barack Obama is the furthest thing from patriotism. It is pure disdain for the idea of patriotism. Don’t misread what I am saying. I am fine with his personal freedom to act this way but I am NOT fine with calling it patriotism.
All that said, you can see how the left wing liberal extremists are perverting what patriotism is and what it means to be a patriot. You can see where this nation is going and where we will end up if we allow the left wing liberal extremists to take control of it.
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Supreme Court Makes History; Strikes Down D.C. Gun Ban
By Conservative Hawk | June 26, 2008
10:45(CST)
In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court upheld the 2nd Amendment by striking down the Washington D.C. ban on gun ownership.
Justice Antonin Scalia wrote the opinion of the Court saying that the Constitution protects an individual’s right to own a gun.
“We hold that the District’s ban on handgun possession in the home violated the Second Amendment, as does its prohibition against rendering any lawful firearm in the home operable for the purpose of immediate self-defense.” wrote Scalia.
Joining him in the decison were Chief Justice John Roberts and Associate Justices Anthony Kennedy, Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito.
This decision was not without its restrictions. The Court, in their opinion, made it clear that the right to keep and bear arms is not all inclusive and is still subject to some regulation. Scalia added that there are a “variety of tools” such as “measures regulating handguns” available. “The enshrinement of constitutional rights necessarily takes certain policy choices off the table,” which includes measures such as an “absolute prohibition of handguns.”
Banding together against the Constitution were Justices John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, David Souter and Steven Breyer.
This decision is history making as the Supreme Court has made decisions reaffirming every other right in the “Bill of Rights” but has never made a decision of this magnitude reaffirming the 2nd Amendment since the Constituion was adopted in 1788.
This ruling will also affect the handgun ban in Chicago and all other cities, and probably states, that believe they are above the Constitution.
The most suprising element of this ruling is that four Justices rejected the premise that the 2nd Amendment is the only one that is NOT and individual right. This should tell you the direction this country will be headed in if the left wing radical liberals take control of all three branches of government. This amounted to 4 Justices trying to declare a part of the Constitution to be unconstitutional.
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2008 Election Predictions: U.S. House of Representatives
By Conservative Hawk | June 25, 2008
All 435 seats in the House of Representatives are up for election. Currently, 236 are held by Democrats and 199 are held by Republicans.
Of those, 199 are classified as SAFE seats for the Democrats with an additional 13 being favored by the Dems. There are 147 considered to be SAFE for the Republicans with an additional 19 favored by the Republicans.
In addition to that, there are 22 Democrat leaning districts and 20 Republican Leaning districts.
LEANS DEMOCRAT
There are 22 seats that lean to the Democrats. They hold 20 of them and are most likely going to pick off Arizona 1st and Virginia 11th. There are no Democrat seats that lean Republican.
DEMOCRAT FAVORED
Of the 13 seats where the Democrats are favored, one is held by a Republican who is not seeking re-election. The Illinois 11th is most likely going to fall to the Democrats with State Senator Debbie Halvorson defeating whoever the Republicans fill that ballot slot with.
15 SEATS WITH NO CLEAR FAVORITE
There are 15 seats, which I will go into detail on in posts in the very near future, but for now, this is what I say is going to happen:
Of the 15 seats with NO CLEAR FAVORITE, 5 are Democrats and 10 are Republicans.
REPUBLICAN SEATS
Alaska – At Large No Clear Favorite
Minnesota – 3rd (Republican Retiring) Republicans hold on to this one. (Primary to be held on 9/9/08)
North Carolina – 8th – Republicans fork this one over.
New Jersey – 7th – Democrats pick this one off easily.
New Mexico – 1st – This one falls to the Dems without a problem.
New York – 13th – I think the Republicans will keep this one.
New York – 25th – Chalk up another pick off for the Dems.
Ohio – 15th – Dems easily win this one.
Ohio – 16th – GOP manages to hang on to this one.
Washington – 8th – No Clear Favorite
DEMOCRAT SEATS
Alabama – 5th – Dems should easily hold this one.
Florida – 16th – Republicans lost this one due to the Mark Foley Scandal. Easy take back for the GOP.
Kansas – 2nd – Republicans lost this one in 2006 but should be an easy take back.
Louisiana – 6th – Lost to the Dems in a special election earlier this year. Dems hang on to it.
Oregon – 5th – Democrats have increased their numbers in this district. They hang on to it.
RECAP
After all is said and done, I think in 2009, the House of Representatives will look like this:
244 Democrats
191 Republicans
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Another Obama Lie; Women earn $0.77 on the dollar
By Conservative Hawk | June 24, 2008
Obama has been stumping around the country pandering to liberal women making the phony claim that women are paid $0.77 for every dollar a man earns. He is quoting from a report by the National Committee on Pay Equity.
This myth has been shot down over and over and over again. You see, the way they calculate it is not based on equal jobs/work. It is based on all jobs combined.
Factors that are not considered when calculating pay disparity are the chosen occupations. Men tend to go into areas like business, engineering and medical fields. Women tend to gravitate toward government work, education and psychology.
Maternity leave and the fact that women tend to work part time or leave the workplace altogether to spend more time with their children.
Let’s say you have 10 women and 10 men who graduated from college.
The 10 women go into teaching where they will make an average $50,000 per year.
The 10 men go into engineering where they will make $80,000 per year.
According to the liberal groups, that means men are paid $30,000 more than women. Another way to state it is that women make only 62.5% of what men make.
Let’s take that example and parse it. The 10 women who went into teaching are paid $50,000 for 1,080 hours per year of work. That breaks down to $46.30 per hour. The 10 men who went into engineering who make $80,000 per year and work 2,080 hours per year are paid $38.46 per year. That means the women are actually making $7.84 more per hour than men or men only make 83% of what women make. Now, I know this is a ridiculous argument to make but it really is no more ridiculous than the argument made by Obama and the other liberals.
When you compare education level, time on the job and the type of work, you find that the largest pay disparity between men and women is about 2% and that could go either way. Male teachers with 10 years of service and a Masters Degree do not make $0.01 more than female teacher with the same degree and time in service. And when you compare equal job to job, you will find the same thing. The only difference would be when women go on unpaid maternity leave. Naturally, they will make less money.
Bottom line is this: When Obama, the Com-PANDERER-In-Chief, says something, you can bet he is lying. That is not to say he lies all the time… Only when he is talking.
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How Liberalism Causes More Pain and Suffering than Good.
By Conservative Hawk | June 24, 2008
Liberal Do-Gooders and The Law of Unintended Consequences
There is no law more powerful and constant than the law of unintended consequences.
Liberal do-gooders, who lead from their hearts instead of their brains, have a penchant for causing more harm than good. This is evidenced throughout our history and is well documented. The main problem is that we are only permitted to judge them by their intentions and NEVER by the outcome.
The New York Times did a piece by Steven Leavitt and Stephen Dubner (authors of “Freakinomics”) where they catalogued the many unintended consequences of liberal do-gooder programs.
First on deck is the Endangered Species Act of 1973. As you will see here, they are causing more harm than good.
Background on the E.S.A of 1973:
The act, in essence, says that if an endangered species takes up residence on your private/personal property, you effectively cease to own the property and the endangered species becomes the new owner.
The Unintended Consequence:
A landowner in Boiling Spring Lakes, North Carolina noticed that the Red Cockaded Woodpecker began to take up residence in his old-growth pine trees so he was faced with a dilemma. Leave the trees and Woodpeckers alone and sacrifice his ownership in the property or cut the trees down.
The landowner decided to cut the trees down. In essence, he chased the Woodpeckers from their nests, possibly killing some of them not to mention the carnage of the trees.
A 1996 developers’ guide from the National Association of Home Builders is quoted as saying: “The highest level of assurance that a property owner will not face an E.S.A. issue is to maintain the property in a condition such that protected species cannot occupy the property.” So, the Do-Gooder liberals caused the death of trees and possibly the very species they intended to protect.
Another do-gooder liberal plan that caused some pain and its benefits cannot yet be quantified is the Americans With Disabilities Act.
Background on the ADA:
This law, among many other things, states that physicians are responsible for the out of pocket expenses associated with language translators for patients who either cannot understand English or are deaf.
The Unintended Consequence:
Dr. Andrew Brooks, an orthopedic surgeon in Los Angeles was confronted with a deaf patient that was having serious knee trouble. She wanted to know if her deafness posed a problem for Brooks. He told her that he did not because he could use knee models and written notes to communicate with her.
This patient called again to say she would rather have a sign-language interpreter. Dr. Brooks made arrangements for a sign language interpreter. The interpreter would cost $120 an hour, with a two-hour minimum, and the expense wasn’t covered by insurance. Dr. Brooks wanted the patient to pay for the interpreter or do without it. That’s when she told him that the Americans With Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) allowed a patient to choose the mode of interpretation, at the physician’s expense.
Brooks researched the law and found that he was indeed obliged to do as the patient asked — unless, that he wanted to invite a lawsuit that he would lose.
That meant Dr. Brooks had to lay out $240 to conduct an exam for which the woman’s insurance company would pay him $58 — a loss of more than $180 even before accounting for taxes and overhead.
Dr. Brooks would be paid about $1,200 if surgery was the only option. But he would also then need to see her for eight follow-up visits, presumably with the $240 interpreter each time. By the end of the patient’s treatment, Brooks would be solidly in the red.
He went ahead and examined the woman, paying the interpreter out of his pocket. As it turned out, she didn’t need surgery; her knee could be treated through physical therapy. This was a fortunate outcome for everyone involved — except, perhaps, for the physical therapist who would have to pay the interpreter’s bills.
What he did next was the unintended consequence. He told all of his colleagues and doctor friends what had happened and they all determined they would not take deaf patients.
Since the ADA passed in 1992, there has been a sharp drop in the employment of disabled persons because businesses are concerned that they would never be able to discipline or terminate the employment of any person who is disabled.
Now comes Barack Obama…the most do-gooding liberal of all. And he wants to take control of our health care system. How do you think that is going to work out?
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George Carlin: Rest In Peace
By Conservative Hawk | June 23, 2008
I wasn’t the biggest fan of George Carlin and probably wouldn’t have paid to see on of his shows, but I will admit that on occasion he made me laugh uncontrollably.
His wit and almost super human mind surpassed the speed of light. I could never understand how someone could move so fast and throw his routines off the top of his head the way he did. It always astounded me.
And while I was not a Carlin-ite, his death saddens me and I will miss his humor.
I thought I would share with you this video I found on You Tube. It spells out his views on Eco-Nazis. This is one of the particularly funny things I found.
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2008 Election Predictions: U.S. Senate
By Conservative Hawk | June 23, 2008
This election year is certainly going to be like none we have seen. Based on latest polling information, odds makers and recent election results, this is how it will probably play out. Naturally, these could change but as of today, these are my predictions.
The United States Senate is currently at 49 Democrats and 49 Republicans with 2 Independents who caucus with the Democrats so for the purposes of this assessment, we will say there are 49 Republicans and 51 Democrats.
There are currently 33 seats that are naturally up for election and 2 seats where the incumbent is running for an unexpired term for a total of 35 seats. Of those, 24 are held by Republicans and 11 are held by the Democrats.
TOSS UP SEATS
Most pundits have Colorado, Minnesota, Mississippi and New Hampshire listed as toss up seats. All are currently held by Republicans. While the polls say they are all toss ups, I say Colorado and New Hampshire will fall to the Democrats very easily, leaving only Minnesota and Mississippi in the toss up column.
SEATS LEANING TO ONE PARTY OR THE OTHER
Now let’s look at those seats that lean in one direction or the other. There are 5 seats either leaning Democrat or Republican, 4 of which are held by Republicans and 1 held by a Democrat. Alaska, Oregon and Maine are leaning Republican and will probably stay with the Republicans. New Mexico and Louisiana are leaning Democrat which means the Dems pick off another Republican seat. The Dems will hold on to Louisiana.
SEATS FAVORED BY ONE PARTY OR THE OTHER
And on to the seats favored by one party or the other. 11 states fall into this category with 9 seats favored by the Republicans and 2 favored by the Democrats. Alabama, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, North Carolina, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Texas are all held by Republicans and will remain in Republican hands after the election. Virginia is held by a Republican but will most certainly be another Democrat pick off while New Jersey is held by a Democrat and will remain in Democrat hands.
SAFE SEATS
On to the safe seats. There are 15 seats that are classified as “safe” for one party or the other. Arkansas, Delaware, Iowa, Illinois, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, Rhode island, South Dakota and West Virginia are all held by the Democrats and will remain in Democrat hands without question. Idaho, Mississippi (seat A), South Carolina, Wyoming (seat A) and Wyoming (seat B) are all held by Republicans and will remain in Republican hands without question.
New Senate Count: 55 Democrats, 43 Republicans, 2 toss up.
The Democrats could take as many as 57 seats if the two toss up seats go Democrat, but at this point, I am saying Al Franken in Minnesota is too much of a whacko and I think Norm Coleman will retain the seat by an historically slim margin. I am also predicting that Trent Lott’s old seat, currently held by Wicker will also remain in Republican hands.
But, for now, I am saying the Democrats will take no more than 56 or 57 seats, but if John McCain wins the Presidency, his Senate seat will be filled by appointment of Governor Janet Napaolitano (D-Arizona), and since she is barred from running for another term, she will probably appoint herself, which will give the Democrats another seat putting their majority at 57 or 58 seats.
RECAP
The Republicans can definitely say goodbye to these states:
Colorado
New Hampshire
New Mexico
Virginia
Republicans will possibly lose these states:
Minnesota
Mississippi (seat B)
Final Senate Count: Democrats may hold as many as 57 seats but will probably have a 55 to 45 majority.
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