Friday Night Fluff: A Little Red Corvette for Bungalow Bill

On Wednesday's Hump Day Hootenanny, Bungalow Bill mentioned that he was in a Prince kind of mood. Being that he's the guy who was my inspiration to start blogging, I thought I'd send this one out to him. Happy weekend, everyone!

Words of Wisdom from Bungalow Bill

Bungalow Bill's Conservative Wisdom ran a post yesterday concerning the security measures since the attempted bombing of an airliner on Christmas Eve. Well worth the read and definitely worth the repost!

Checkpoint Verbiage and Oppressive Big Government Conditioning

Clint Eastwood made a movie during the Cold War which he sneaks into the Soviet Union to steal a top secret and superior aircraft known as Firefox. I know the plot was a little out there considering the Soviets couldn’t even keep their tanks running, but there is a point to this. Throughout the movie, we see our protagonist, Mitchell Gant, break through the tough KGB security through a number of checkpoints, and his character must show he is conditioned to the government questioning at the checkpoints without breaking. It was common in the Soviet Union to be interrogated and questioned at numerous checkpoints throughout major Soviet cities, especially around key communist and military installations.

In recent years, I have noticed our government is conditioning Americans to similar questioning. You just have to go to the airport to see how common this really is. Even before the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) began harassing Americans at airport checkpoints, we were being conditioned to answer the three security questions as we checked into the airport.

The government was smart in conditioning Americans to getting use to and answering questions of authority. They left it to the airline employees to ask the three basic security questions.

Did you accept anything from anyone before boarding your flight?

You mean like a hug or kiss?

Did you pack your bags yourself?

No my wife packed my bags, and my mistress through in a special treat to make me think of her while I was gone.

Did your bags ever leave your sight or supervision before they were checked in?

Yes, some guy named Mohammed Abdul Jihadist told me he would watch my bags as I took a crap in the hotel lobby’s restroom this morning.

You quickly find out the airport doesn’t like jokes. They don’t like jokes because this has been part of the conditioning process. Our government, through these numerous checkpoints have begun conditioning people and soon in the United States, because our government doesn’t want to offend groups of people more likely to bomb airplanes, scenes from Firefox will be the norm in the United States.

They are conditioning people into believing it’s okay for the government to take pictures of our naked bodies, and I don’t believe all these TSA airport scares are coincidental. They are just too silly. If you have ever worked for the government, especially in the military, you know how strict the government is about securing your post and having the paperwork to back it up. Are you telling me there weren’t tools in place to remind a TSA agent at Newark Airport to reboot a federal camera that captures important security data for the nation’s security. What if that camera wasn’t supposed to be rebooted and the government was behind the man entering the exit checkpoint at Newark, all to get people to believe there needs to be increase security at the airports. Think about it.

Fear is the easiest way to condition and control people, and suddenly some Americans are okay with the idea of the government exposing and capturing their private parts to an image using high radiation x-ray machines. Fear controls the masses, and it’s been fear that keeps people from being smart asses as they check into their flights and answer the three silly questions. The three silly questions have slowly conditioned Americans for further security at airports. What if this was all part of a bigger plan? Are you really ready to discount the idea of a bigger plan?

Police Abuse in Ozark, MO

This was posted at Bungalow Bill's site. This is worse than the Rodney King incident, in my opinion, yet we heard nothing. Thanks for filling us in, BB!

Ozark Police Department's (Ozark, MO) Taser Cams Don't Go Far Enough

It's been just over a year since a teenage boy with a broken back was tasered 19 times by Ozark police officers in Ozark, Missouri. Mace Hutchinson was 16-years-old at the time. He was discovered under an overpass on US 65 with a broken back and foot. The story gained the attention of the national media including CNN and Alex Jones.

What happened next is unclear. What is clear is Ozark police officers abused the power they were given. Obviously immobile, police officers claimed it was necessary to taser the boy. One thing is for sure, how can Ozark police officers justify the use of a taser 19 times of a 16-year-old boy with a broken back and a broken foot.

Ozark Police officers claim the boy started chanting anti-police words, and tried to run from them across the highway. You have to remember the boy had a broken back and a broken foot and was probably in shock, not exactly the most mobile situation for a person. Regardless of what the boy done, the healthy Ozark police force should have been able to contain the boy and get him emergency medical attention without the excessive use of force. This isn't the first time the Ozark police have been accused of excessive use of force. Many residents in the small town claim police officers abuse their force and then cover themselves on their police reports often leaving out important details.

An investigation followed into the use of tasers in Ozark, MO. The investigation concluded that indeed Hutchinson was tasered 19 times, and Ozark Police Department Captain Thomas Rousset mandated that a $400 taser cam would now be attached to the tasers.

An amazing thing happened after the cameras were purchased. Not one officer used their taser in the first month in which the cameras were installed. Imagine that, when officers have eyes upon them which may disprove their police reports they work not to employ the technology.

The Ozark Police Department didn't go far enough. If they have technology to place cameras on tasers, then they have technology to place cameras on cops. Just because Ozark police or any police department in the country has a taser cam and which has lowered their use of tasers doesn't mean abuse by police officers has ended. Until police wear cameras on their persons, police reports will remain doctored and the average citizen is under the mercy of how honest the officer is who files the complaint.

According to Alex Jones, the Ozark Police Department did not return KY3's follow up calls to the story concerning the Missouri Highway Patrol's investigation of the Ozark Police Department. Are they really here to serve and protect? Until they have cameras placed on their persons, I have my doubts about that. I do know using a taser on a person 19 times violates their Constitutional rights.

Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Welcome to police state America.

Cap and Trade: A Post from Bungalow Bill

We're finding out more and more what earmarks were garnered in the Wacky-Marxist bill known as cap and trade. Bungalow Bill has done an excellent job here. It complements my earmark posts very well.

Friday, July 17, 2009

Moderates in Congress Were Paid Off With Campaign Contributions For Cap And Trade Support: Steve Driehaus and Other Democrats Sell America Out for $2,000

The Politico reports liberal Democrats in the House of Representatives bought the votes of moderates the night before the cap and trade vote. Tens of thousands of dollars were obviously used to pay off moderate Democrats who were initially opposed to cap and trade legislation according to the Federal Election Commission.

From the Politico:

Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) doled out $28,000 to reps who eventually voted yes on June 24, two days before the big vote -- on a day when House leaders were doing some heavy-duty arm-twisting.

Clyburn recipients who voted for the bill included a who's-who of battleground district Dems: Steve Driehaus, D-OH ($2,000); Martin Heinrich, D-NM ($2,000); Suzanne Kosmas, D-Fla. ($4,000); Betsy Markey, D-Colo. ($2,000); Carol Shea-Porter, D-NH ($2,000), Baron Hill, D-Ind. ($2,000); Alan Grayson, D-Fla. ($2,000); Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa ($2,000); Jim Himes, D-Conn. ($2,000); Mary Jo Kilroy, D-OH ($2,000); Kurt Schrader, D-Ore. ($2,000); Jerry McNerney, D-Calif. ($2,000) and Tom Perriello, D-Va. ($2,000).

On the other hand, Clyburn also gave at least $14,000 to Democrats who voted no despite his pressure: Mike Arcuri, D-NY ($2,000); Marion Berry, D-Ark. ($2,000); Bobby Bright, D-Ala. ($2,000); Chris Carney, D-Penn. ($2,000); Chet Edwards (D-Tx.), Travis Childers , D-Miss. ($2,000); Parker Griffith, D-Ala. ($2,000) and Harry Mitchell, D-NM ($2,000).

The same pattern held true for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who gave $4,000 to yes-voting Ohio Democrat Zack Space and the same amount to no-voting Chris Carney.

House Energy and Commerce Henry Waxman gave at least $16,000 to yes-voters on June, 25, FEC records show.

A Waxman campaign spokesman said the payouts were part of the usual "end-of-quarter activity."

Well, there’s proof moderates stand for absolutely nothing and will sell out their own country for just a few thousand dollars. Remember when more American factories move overseas causing more job losses thanks to cap and trade that people like Mary Jo Kilroy sold these Americans out for $2,000. This is criminal!

Remember all of these names at election time!!!

Thanks!

I would like to take this opportunity to send a big, mushy cyberhug and "Thank You" to Clay at Bungalow Bill's Conservative Wisdom (bungalowbillscw.blogspot.com). Because of his blog, I have a renewed passion for writing. I've always loved to write, and his blog rekindled that fire. He has been a most gracious and accommodating host, and I recommend you visit his blog. He's awesome!