Van Jones is a racist, a self-avowed communist, and is clearly anti American.  About President Obama, he stated “he is our guy”.  That is fact, no matter how much President Obama or Jones himself denies it.  What I have written above is based on Jones’ own words.  Van Jones is now the new “Green Czar”.  “Green” is another code word for “Communist” in America.  And that also is a fact.  Just read the histories of those currently describing themselves as members of the Green Party. 

Given the fact that President Obama hired Jones as a czar and given that Jones calls President Obama “our guy”, there can be no more denial.  President Obama agrees with Jones.  That means that President Obama is a racist and that President Obama wants to do what all the morons who voted for him either knew or denied:  He wants to change America into a tyrannical dictatorship.  BUT, not a dictatorship in the fashion of Stalin, as Jones might hope, but a dictatorship in the fashion of Hitler.  As I have said many times, President Obama is taking this country toward what can be termed Liberal Fascism (just go to the search engine and use the key words Liberal Fascism).  Don’t forget, Hitler’s party was the National Socialist Party.

One of the things that occurred during the period after the collapse of the Weimar Republic and the beginning of World War II was a restriction on free speech.  Now we see that happening here in America.  First, the administration talked about regulating radio stations to ensure that they could not carry conservative hosts without “balancing” with liberal hosts.  Of course, they overlook the fact that the government already funds National Public Radio which is purely liberal. 

Now, the government is censoring Fox News and specifically Glen Beck for his comments about President Obama.  As I have said above, I believe that President Obama is a racist.  That is all that Glen Beck said.  Those who believed that President Obama would bring change toward a more “open” society and a society that supports free speech were very wrong.  The only speech that the leftists allow is that which agrees with them. 

Color0fChange.org (which is a racist political action group) basically “commanded” advertisers to drop commercials on the Glen Beck Show or suffer the consequences.  Apparently a large number of advertisers did as ordered.  Guess what:  Van Jones is party of ColorofChange.  We now have a member of the administration demanding that certain conservative commentators be silenced. 

This is just another addition to my list of freedoms being taken away by the left.  The freedom of speech is paramount to the future of the America I know and love.  So much for free speech.

Welcome to National Socialist America.

(This commentary was also posted by me on the following site: 

http:davesthoughtson.com.  I strongly encourage you to visit that site.)

Apparently, President Obama’s supposed willingness to drop the “government option” in his health care plan was never serious…as predicted here and elsewhere.  It now appears that it may have been a trial balloon to determine whether or not he could gain enough concessions from conservatives to continue to push this catastrophe through Congress.  And by the way, co-op (as used by President Obama) is just another word for socialization of medicine.

Once the finalized Senate and House bills are in committee, the people and the Republicans will have little say in stemming the tide toward nationalized healthcare. President Obama gained no concessions and, in fact, not even increased trust from conservatives and a large percentage of Americans.  As a result, the balloon burst.  What was never a real proposal is now gone like the hot air it was.

President Obama will do almost anything to push through single-payer government-run health care.  Like the good Chicago politician and “community organizer” he is, he will try all maneuvers to get what he wants, even if a large percentage of Americans disagree.

So, why is it that so many Americans (even those who voted for him) are now balking at this move toward even greater government intervention in our lives?

First of all, many who voted for Obama were Republicans and Independents who never actually listened to what he was saying.  When he said that he wants bigger government, single-payer health care, gun control, and greater control over business, they seemed to go deaf.  Now they feel tricked.  Actually, the only trick is that they listened to Obama’s oratory style and not his words.  (To ground this a bit, listen to Hitler’s speeches and then read them.  The difference is remarkable.  Germans were also surprised at the evil they voted for.)

Secondly, a large percentage of Americans are happy with their health care or at least see it as better than a government option with its potential for stricter rationing and government regulation.  Those who have followed health care since the 1980’s, as I have, realize that managed care has done a pretty good job, given the financial limitations.  While managed care started out a bit rigid, over time a balance occurred. 

Unfortunately, that balance was upset when government became increasingly involved.  With rising legislation, regulation, and litigation, many of the strides made in cost savings were lost.  Unnecessary care was granted out of fear of government and legal intervention.  Today, it is very difficult for managed care organizations to say “no” to even some of the worst offenders.  The word “entitlement” has returned to health care and in some ways is as destructive as it was pre-managed care. 

Should the government take over health care, what has been seen as restrictiveness in some segments of the health care industry will seem like nothing compared to the rationing that will HAVE to accompany government funded health care.

This could be changed with LESS government intervention and more restrictions on the limits of litigation.  It cannot be changed with MORE government intervention.

Interesting, Howard Dean said this weekend that the Veterans Administration is one example of how well the government can run a health care program.  Has he EVER been involved with the VA or has anyone he knows?  The track record of the VA in caring for our veterans is abominable.  Many won’t even go to the VA for services they deserve because they can’t actually get that care.  Many Americans know that and want no part of government-run ANYTHING except the essentials!  The most important of those essentials is national defense. 

It is time for the government to start focusing on what it is mandated to do and to stop sticking its nose into areas it is not wanted other than by the liberal fascists among us.

As the health care and spending “debates” continues on, the left has begun condemning the right for not engaging in “reasonable discourse” and for not “reasoning together” with the Obama administration. 

Interestingly, there has been little if any room for the conservative voice in these so-called debates.  The concerns of those of us on the right are minimized immediately as being unreasonable, or even worse, as being racist.  That is one reason that the conservative voice has become so loud at the recent town hall meetings.  Those trying to voice their concerns are minimized and given platitudes with no foundation in fact.  As is the way of the left, the message is “just believe me, just trust because this is how I feel”.  In order to be heard, the right is raising its voice.  The left accuses these people of being organized at the hand of special interest groups.  Many on the left believe this because this is how THEY have operated for years, bussing in their supporters or worse yet, paying them for their time.  Much less so for the right.

It amazes me that those supporting President Obama’s direction are able to say with a straight face that conservatives are not willing to engage in “reasonable discourse” and that much of the furor comes from racist attitudes toward the President.  Consider what happened for the past eight years.  The left not only refused to engage in “reasonable discourse” regarding policy, they engaged in mean-spirited attacks on President Bush.  They called him every name imaginable, from stupid to evil.  For the left to now tell conservatives that we are being mean to President Obama and not willing to engage in meaningful dialogue is amazing and best and deceptively evil at worse.

The so-called debate will rage on.  Now the President says that he may be willing to forego the “public approach" to health care.  Of course this is just another ploy.  He could not ram the legislation through before people started to read it (as he did with the “stimulus” legislation.  Now he realizes he may have to create his socialized medicine plan in stages.  Don’t be fooled and don’t allow the bullies on the left to silence our voice.  Now it is more important than ever to stand tall and firm for America!

P.Z. Meyers is an Associate Professor of Biology at the University of Minnesota, Morris.  Professor Meyers considers himself to be an atheist.  Yet, he says that he “Questions everything” (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 8/15/09). 

This statement demonstrates something very interesting about atheists.  In fact, by definition, atheists do NOT question everything.  They hold a firmly held belief (faith) that there is no God.  This is not questioning…it is a statement.

By definition, the group of people who actually DO question everything (but remain open to the answers) are agnostics. 

As a Psychologist, I am a strong adherent of the power of scientific inquiry.  I also believe that there must be some type of higher power.  It is childish and narcissistic to outright reject any belief, faith, or idea, when we cannot really know the truth.  This approach to truth regarding science and religion is well stated by Kenneth Miller, a biologist at Brown University.  He wrote that “I don’t think that we gain much ground for scientific understanding by arguing that to fully accept science one must reject religious faith.” (Minneapolis Star Tribune, 8/15/09).

Rejecting what is not known makes no scientific sense.  Atheism is in itself a religion.  The faith held by atheists that there is no God is as strong as the faith by people of religion that there IS a God. 

Atheism takes its place with fanatical environmentalism, communism, socialism, and fascism as just another fanatical “ism” that is based on nothing but held strongly by true believers.