Health Reform and the Tenth Amendment

HR 3200, the so-called health reform bill, in my opinion, is one of the worst pieces of legislation ever to be considered by Congress.  It, not only, would lead us down the path of socialism but, in the process, would bankrupt the entire country.  I am very happy to see that citizens are showing up at town hall meetings throughout the country and voicing their complaints about the bill and health care reform in general.  It is actually quite funny watching Congressmen squirm when the tough questions are asked.  And, it is even more interesting when they cannot respond to the tough questions because they have not read the bill or are even familiar with its contents. 

I suggest you continue going to the town hall meetings and voice your concerns.  And, do not be afraid to get angry.  The Democrat and Republican Congressmen must know they will not be reelected if HR 3200 passes as it is currently written.  But, please, do not get violent.  Violence at these meetings will do nothing except make the opposition look weak and dumb, and hurt the path of democracy.  Violence at these meetings is similar to me being called a racist this week because I stated on a public forum that HR 3200 should not pay for medical services for illegal immigrants.  Remember the protest ways of Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King. (more…)

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Tags: 'Health Care Reform, Congress, constitution, health care, HR 3200
Posted Aug 17th 2009 at 8:49 am in Politics | 20541472 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/fdemartini/2009/08/17/health-reform-and-the-tenth-amendment/Health+Reform+and+the+Tenth+Amendment2009-08-17+15%3A49%3A53Frank+DeMartini

The Media: Wrong on Jackson, Wrong on Palin

I have been driving around the Midwest for the last six days with my son playing golf, watching baseball games, visiting old friends and doing a few shows. There are a lot of benefits to this well-timed vacation. The weather was perfect and I missed the entire hullabaloo known as the Michael Jackson memorial. I didn’t see a minute of the lead-up coverage, the “service,” or the postmortem, no pun intended.

I was listening to evil talk radio in the car and did hear and read a number of reports on the event.  Depending on whom I was listening to, it was a freak show/circus, a fitting memorial or “not as bad as I thought it might be.”

I always thought of Mr. Jackson as a talented singer/dancer/songwriter who had poor impulse control. I thought this was due to the fact that the leeches and toadies who depended on him for money never said one simple word to him: “No!” Apparently I was very wrong! Until I heard and read reports from his memorial, I was unaware of his role in our society as everything from a civil rights pioneer to basketball coach. Martin Luther King Jr. and Pat Riley, take a break, the king of pop has got your back. I heard he was quite the philanthropist too; although there isn’t a Michael Jackson Foundation, he did at one time donate a reported $22 million to a single California family. (more…)

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Tags: Chicago Tribune, Christians, journalists, Martin Luther King, Michael Jackson
Posted Jul 13th 2009 at 5:03 am in Celebrity News, Media Criticism, Politics, Religion | 180658237 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjena/2009/07/13/jackson-palin-and-the-media/The+Media%3A+Wrong+on+Jackson%2C+Wrong+on+Palin2009-07-13+12%3A03%3A16Jeffrey+Jena

Hero-Worship and God-Kings

God-kings are not new on the stage of human history, nor do they exclusively occupy the dusty corners of the distant past. One need only look to the Japanese worship of Emperor Hirohito during World War II to see that an industrialized, modern country can still vest in its leaders supernatural authority. And there are far more subtle ways of making divinity out of men as well.

The Apostle Paul was warned two-thousand years ago that, “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Certainly his intention was to illuminate to the self-righteous that they do not live up to an actual standard of perfection, but perhaps there is more. For as surely as a man might be blind to his own failings, there seems to be some propensity in man to be selectively blind to the failings of others as well. This selective blindness may have many causes and find many expressions.  Some in our society carry cultural guilt and fear of accusations of bigotry that cause them to hold entire social, racial, and religious groups to different standards of judgment than others.  Still, it is the elevation of individuals above common scrutiny that creates idols of men. Whether it is a rock-star or actor, sportsman or elected leader, holding any man above reproach is folly, for in ceding to anyone our power to critique them, we grant them power man was not meant to have. (more…)

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Tags: Emperor Hirohito, Evan Thomas, george w. bush, George Washington, God
Posted Jun 14th 2009 at 12:36 pm in Uncategorized | 1584708 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jdboreing/2009/06/14/hero-worship-and-god-kings/Hero-Worship+and+God-Kings2009-06-14+19%3A36%3A09Jeremy+D.+Boreing

The Wisdom of the White Male

There is an often overlooked fact in the discussion of the advancement of minorities over the past 100 years.  No single group has done more to “level the playing field” bring about “social justice” or move our nation towards equality than the white male.

Unless I’m missing something, I don’t recall the Women’s Suffrage Revolt of 1920 where armed women stormed the Capitol, beheaded president Harding and declared their right to vote.  I also must have missed it when Martin Luther King Jr. unleashed suicide bombers on D.C. until Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

No.  Great men and women brought the nation together and increased awareness of social and political injustices.  The great service of Martin Luther King, Fredrick Douglas, Susan B. Anthony and others was to expose injustice and let the powers that be know that the Constitution should and does apply to all people.

Power, they say, is taken and not given.  Except, of course, in the United States. (more…)

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Tags: American History, Jr., Martin Luther King, Sotomayor, Suffrage
Posted Jun 8th 2009 at 5:03 am in Politics | 1500624 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lscott/2009/06/08/the-wisdom-of-the-white-male/The+Wisdom+of+the+White+Male2009-06-08+12%3A03%3A14Leigh+Scott

Angels & Demonizing: ‘Fiction With an Agenda is Propaganda’

Warning: This post divulges the entire “Angels & Demons” plot. If you haven’t seen the movie and intend to, go no further for there be spoilers…

People whose opinions I respect have defended A&D as not being anti-Catholic. This is probably due to the end of the film which delivers a trumped up moment of warmth and reconciliation between Tom Hanks’ Robert Langdon character and the Church in the form of a new Pope.  From my perch, this moment is a subtle but devious cherry on top of a blisteringly unfair and wholly dishonest attack on the Church.

Serial adulterer Martin Luther King, Jr.

Serial adulterer Martin Luther King, Jr.

Serial adulterer Martin Luther King, Jr.

One way to dishonestly destroy someone or something is to repeat only the negative about that someone or something. DreamWorks has just announced a new film about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and were it to focus solely on King’s extra-marital affairs no one would argue that the movie was anything other than a propaganda tool produced with the goal in mind of assassinating his character. (more…)

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Tags: Angels and Demons, Catholic church, Martin Luther King, Propaganda, Ron Howard
Posted May 19th 2009 at 9:37 am in Entertainment, Politics | 1381823 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jjmnolte/2009/05/19/angels-demonizing-how-cinematic-propaganda-works/Angels+%26amp%3B+Demonizing%3A+%27Fiction+With+an+Agenda+is+Propaganda%272009-05-19+16%3A37%3A26John+Nolte

Keeping our Eyes on the Prize

This week I had the honor of participating in a panel discussion on Civil Rights in the Age of Obama sponsored by the Milken Institute. Appearing with me on the panel were Ben Jealous, current President of the NAACP, Wade Henderson, President of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and Myrlie Evers-Williams, Civil Rights Icon and former President of the NAACP. The panel was moderated by Dr. Beverly Tatum, President of Spelman College. I was, as my father used to say, “Steppin’ in some pretty high cotton.”

I can think of no better proof of the victory of the traditional civil rights movement than that these distinguished individuals (and myself) were gathered together under the auspices of the Milken Institute to ponder what to do next. The battles of the civil rights movement so hard fought have been won. To those heroes, on whose shoulders my generation stands I say, “job well-done.” That is not to say that we need not be jealous of our civil rights. It is to say that it is time to shift our focus toward those things that will best guard our victories and secure those blessings for future generations. (more…)

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Tags: Beverly Tatum, Civil Rights, failed schools, Malcolm X, Martin Luther King
Posted May 4th 2009 at 1:41 pm in Politics | 126094No Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jphillips/2009/05/04/keeping-our-eyes-on-the-prize/Keeping+our+Eyes+on+the+Prize2009-05-04+20%3A41%3A42Joseph+C.+Phillips

Why Reparations Have Already Been Paid, With Interest

I may get in a lot of trouble for this, but that’s the risk you take with bold statements. And the bill on slavery reparations, currently before a Congressional committee, requires the boldest. Even President Obama stated he was against this a year ago. Why is this bill even in committee?

Well, if he isn’t going to say anything, I am. By the way, this is an old song. Never liked it.

The issue of reparations for slavery, once a hot topic of political speculation and conjecture among pundits everywhere, not to mention political agitation and racial tension, is fast becoming a possible source of yet even more crushing financial drain on an already shaky American economy.

It is called H.R. 40, submitted by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) with three co-sponsors, and its exact title is  “Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act.” It was introduced on January 6th of this year, and has since been referred to committee. (more…)

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Tags: Africa, America, bill, black, blues
Posted Apr 15th 2009 at 8:08 am in Politics | 1032783 Commentshttp://bighollywood.breitbart.com/jtsimpson/2009/04/15/why-reparations-have-already-been-paid-with-interest/Why+Reparations+Have+Already+Been+Paid%2C+With+Interest2009-04-15+15%3A08%3A28John+T.+Simpson